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The ( imaha Morning Bee__ * VOL. 52—NO. 194. ' S™”'1 “ VTuSST aU1'« "iln?' lmim OMAHA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30. 1923.* Zn»:_TWO CENTS “Big Boss” Of Chicago Is Indicted Fred Lundin, Power Behind Mayor Thompson's Machine, and 23 Others Named t in School Frauds. Controlled Most City Jobs Chicago, Jan. 29.—Kred Lundin, for mer congressman and known as the silent power behind the political ma « hinc of Mayor William Hale Thomp son. and 23 others were named in a blanket indirtnient returned in court today by tlie special grand Jury which is investigating school board affairs. Vlrtua Rohm. I,undin's nephew, also was among the Indicted men who in cluded several Indicted previously hy i lie same grand jury in connection with the administration of the school funds and property. The indictment contains a blanket ^conspiracy charge and contains 21 pPeounts. ' Conspiracy Charged. The third count of the indictment charged conspiracy to obtain $1,000,000 from the city of Chicago, and the flftn count charged a conspiracy to obtain $1,000,000 from the state. The 13th count charged conspiracy for vie lation of duty In allowing contracts to be let at the instaiiec of Lundin. who witii others was charged with sharing in the profits. The 13th count charged ft prevention of competition. The 16th I i barged that $1,000,000 was diverted to the private use of various persons and firms by letting contracts and making purchases at exorbitant prices. The true bill was returned before Chief Justice Michael L. McKinley of tlie criminal court, who set the bonds of the defendants at $10,000 each. Mr. Lundin was reported to lie in Cuba ami Mr. Rohm was recently re ported to be in Los Angeles. Enormous Business. Rohm Is in the insurance business and it was reported that he and Lun din were partners for a time and did an enormous business in school insur ance. It was reported that this in surance business was bared before the special grand jury and that it was in connection with the insurance deals that the grand jury acted in connection with the case of Lundin and his nephew. Many of the others named in the indictment were past or present of ficers. members and employes of the school board. At the height of his power. Lundin was reputed to be the dictator of jn organization that controlled $7V *00,000 a year in putronage and 30, oOO political jobs In Chicago alone. Beginning of Breakup. The beginning of the breakup of the machine started a year ago when every candidate on the Lundin- I Thompson slate was defeated in the Cook county judicial election. Then the Chicago Tribune sued five ■wheel horses” of the organization in an effort to recover millions which, (he newspaper charged had been il legally expended to "experts” In con nection with public improvements. A special grand Jury began investigation of alleged graft in tho expenditure of school funds and that inquiry has been under way since August. An other grand jury more recently be gan investigating charges of pro tected vice. Born in Sweden. Lundin was born in tile Parish of West Tollstnd, Ostergotlnnd, Sweden, May IS, 1S6S. His parents took him to Minneapolis when lie was a small boy. His first money was earned selling newspapers In Chlcagcf. An old photograph tells the story of bis first venture into business. It shows Lundin, in the garb of a l street spellbinder, seated in a rickety wagon emblazoned with signs for! Lundln’s "juniper /tde, a wholesome, delicious, incomparable. refreshing, foaming but non-alcoholic beverage.” The driver was a tall, gaunt youth, a cowboy hat of colossal proportions topping a. mass of yellow hair while Ills eyes were shaded by huge amber glasses. * Two negroes thrumming guitars completed tho business equipment. Under a (laming gasoline torch, with ^^flie negroes strumming soft southern melodies, and Lundin ballyhooing his soft drink business was brisk and the odd figure became familiar in ipany parts of Chicago. Wins Political Power. At that time William Lorimer, later sent to the United States senate only to be ousted by his colleagues, was rising to political power. Lorimer sent for the young yellow-haired Swede and enlisted his aid as a polit ical spellbinder. Lundin made good by capturing a string of precincts. A* a reward he was given the state senatorial nomination in a democratic district, and as a result of a repub lican landslide was elected, serving four years. Years later, having won further po litical power. I,undin entered the con gressional tight in 1908 and was elect ed. serving ono term, only to be de feated. Ho had met William Hale Thompson about the time Lorimer put Thompson on the ticket for mem ber of the county board of review. In 1915 Thompson was elected mayor and Lundin then came to be known as the controlling4 power in Chicago politics. Army Fund Bill to Senate. Washington. Jan. 29.—The annual Army appropriation bill, carrying a total of $340,341,396.28, was reported to the senate today after the military committee had added $6,687,192 to i the measure as passed by the bouse j The senate committee struck out ' y^fcihe provision which would have pre- j vented continuance of retired pay to , Maj. Gen. John G. Harbord, who re1■ ccntly retired to accept an executive ! position 'with a radio concern. The provision was opposed vigorously by j ■Secretary Weeks Political Strategist Under Indictment I'reil Lundin. probably one of the greatest city and state political strategists exec produced in Illinois, has been indicted with 24 others in connection with graft investigation of the Chicago school haard. Great Britain Sends Soldiers Into Mosul Area Turkish Press Already Con siders Conference Failure and Heralds Danger of Conflict. London, Jan. 29.—(By A. P.)—In view of (ho Turkish attitude at Lausanne regarding Hie Mosul district, the Brit ish military authorities in the Irak have dispatched a battalion of troops and also a few airplanes to the area between Mosul arid Serghat (05 miles south of Mosul) as a precautionary measure. Consider Parley Failure. Constantinople, Jan. 29.—(By A. P.) —The Turkish press considers the Laussane conference already mori bund and expresses gravest apprehen sion over events to come. The Akcham says that official circles regard war as inevitable unless the league of nations finds a solution, other than the British, proposals, acceptable to Turkey. The Terjumau quotes an unnamed official as declaring that the gov-; ernment will maintain its position to the end, and means war. "We are not to he fooled by the suggestion of another conference.” the paper adds, "because if the peace we demand cannot be obtained at Lausanne it certainly eunnot be ob tained elsewhere." General pessimism is reflected among the foreign officials. It is reported that the Angora assembly will meet in special session today, Mustapha Kemal being on his way there from Smyrna. The league of defense has also held an extraordinary meeting and a council of ministers has been called. Report Secret Pact. Belgrade, Jan. 29.—The government : newspaper. Tribuna, says today that Foreign Minister Tchitcherin of Rus sia and Jrniet Pasha have made a se cret agreement at Lausanne by which Russia and Turkey will give each other military support in Jhc near east in case hostilities are resumed. The agreement, which is said to have been accepted by both, the soviet and Turkish governments, stipulates that Russia will send several divisions into Mesopotamia should the British and Turks take up arm?. Business Is Reported Slow Along Marine Rum Row Highlands. X. J.. Jan. 29.—iBy A. j P.)—Marine rum row, that patient as .setnblage of liquor ships that rocks on the waves of Ambrose channel, num bered 17 today—three steamers and 14 sailing vessels. Business was dull. Observers ashore could discern but little activity among the fleet, which whs reported to have enjoyed brisk trading Friday and Saturday nights with the bottle fisherman of Xew Jersey and envir ons. Local runners, it appeared, would be forced to abandon any plan.\ they may have had for present action, be cause of the iee^in Sandy Hook bay. U.S. Budget Ta Balance This Year Imliralioiib Arc Tl’ Washington. Jan. 29.—(By A. P.)— Representatives of the government’s "business organization" assembled for consideration of budget prob lems, were told In a message from President Harding that for the first time since the fiscal year 191B the nation’s income and outgo probably would balance at the end of the cur rent fiscal year, on June 30. The president's message, delivered by Vice President Coolidge, announced that instead of a deficit of $693,000, 000, estimated at the beginning of the fiscal year, the economy drive had 10 days ago forced the deficit to $92,000,000. Mr. Harding urged a continuation of the efforts at curtailing expendi tures and eliminating waste, declar ing that by such continued attention would the balanced budget be real ized on June 30. Supplementing the president's plea. Brigadier Oeilrral Isird, director of tlie budget, called on all government workers to subordi nate local, departmental, or sectional requirements to the greater good of the whole people admonishing the of ficials that "U. 3." means the United States" and "not us." Outlook Is Good,' General Lord reported that the final estimate of expenditures for the current fiscal year, surveyed January 13, was $3,574,554,132, while the fore cast of receipts on the same day was $3,481,904,959. This leaves, he pointed out, a deficit of slightly moro than $92,000,000. and he expressed the hc lief that with five months of the fis cal year ahead in which to cut away less than one-fifth of the amount eliminated in the excess expenditures in the first seven months of tho 12 month period, the deficit could he eliminated. He declared, however, in this con nection that "the tireless, unremit ting efforts of tile president to ac complish the result must have the support of every public servant.” Statements Substantiated. General Lord's speech carried evi dence in support of statements in the president's message that results were only now- becoming apparent. He re viewed tho work of the various agen cies subordinate to the budget bureau, showing how thousands of dollars were cut from estimates here and there, and millions in some instances were lopped off of the original fig ures by those intent on making the nation pay ns it goes. The administration's economy pro gram alone has not tieen entirely re sponsible for the showing which now siyins to warrant definite statements of a balanced budget this year, the general said. He pointed to Increas ing collections of revenue under the drive for back taxes by Commission er Blair of the bureau of internal revenue, and greater customs receipts from duties levied in the new tariff act. More highly specialized handling of all the government's Pevenue sources, he added, have also brought in funds. Nomination of Sanford to Supreme Bench Approved Washington. Jan. 29.—The nomi nation of Judge E. T. Sanford of the eastern and middle Tennesee districts, to be an associate justice of the su preme court, succeeding Justice Pit ney, who recently retired, was con firmed by the senate. It is expected that Judge Sanford will dispose of certain court business which has accumulated in his dls drifts before coming to Washington. He will probably be present when the supreme court reconvenes on Febru ary 19 at tile close of the recess upon which it entered today. With Judge Sanford the supreme court bench will again have its maximunf of nine members. A number ot important cases have been awaiting n full bench for argument and these will be assigned for hearing early in March. Oil Price Advanced. Billings. Mont., Jan. 29.—The price of crude oil in the rat creek field of Montana has been advanced 10 cents a barrel, bringing the price from $1.70 to $1.80, it wras announced from the offices of the Mid-Northern Oil com pany today. A Throbbing Romance Based on one of the most astonishing and momentous achievements in American history—the winning of the immense west for the United States by two dauntless young men, Meriwether Lewis and William Clarke. Involving the great conspiracy of the brilliant Aaron Burr and the sad career of his beautiful daughter, Theodosia. A story which will move every reader so deeply that he can never forget it. “The Magnificent Adventure” By Emerson Hough EVERY WEEK DAY IN The Morning Bee (BEGINNING FRIDAY. FEB. 2) Head of Late Czar Preserved by Russ Reds in Alcohol Manila, P. I„ Jan. S8.—(B.v A. PI—The head of the lale Ciar Nicholas of Russia and those of his family who met death with him at Kkaterinberg at the hands of revolutionists, are being preserved in alcohol in the Kremlin at Mos cow, according to Captain Kirmin. chief of staff of the Russian refu gee fleet anchnrrd at the Mariveles quarantine station near here. Captain Kirmin. who servrd witli Admiral Kolchak's anti-bolshevik army in Siberia, asserted that docu ments captured by Kolchak troops at Kkaterinberg revealed that the. heads of the murdered members of the Russian royal family were rut off and preserved in alcohol and the trunks of the bodies burned. Next Wednesday Is Zero Hour at Lausanne Meet « Frantic Attempts Being Made : to Prevent Rupture of Con ference—Treaty Pre sented to Turks. Lausajine, Jan. 29.—(By A. PJ— Constructive influences are being brought to bear on the various delega tions at the near east peace confer ence to reduce to a minlunnim the chances of a rupture of ttie conference on Wednesday, when the allied draft of the proposed treaty of peace is officially submitted to the Turks. Although the allied front still re mains unbroken, three are clear in dications that France and Italy, at i least, will not subscribe to any pro ceedings having the ring of an ultimatum to the Turks when the draft treaty is handed them. The Turks are beginning to show evidences of despair. The treaty was presented privately to them today. It consists of more than 150 typewrit ten 'pages, and contains many clauses io which they are absolutely opposed, and many others, inserted at tlie last minute, which they say they are un able to understand. The Angora delegates are now dis trustful of anything and everything the allies put forward. If ihe Ottoman delegation returns an answer it seems likely that the French and Italian delegates will be ready (o remain in Lausanne for a limited period, even if Marquis Curzon does leave Friday night. Lord Curzon's departure is deemed quite justified in view of the impera tive duties calling him to Londan, but it is believed the representatives of (lie other allies will hesitate to abandon the conference while there is still hope of reaching an accord. The idea of an adjournment Is be coming repugnant. It is pointed out that such a stop might well be in terpreted as a rupture and that de spite the terms of the Mudania armis tice. this would open the possibilities for renewal of hostilities, from even the consideration of which all Europe shrinks. Richard Washburn Child, chief American spokesman at the confer ence, is filling an important role in the present attempts to reconcile the views of the various delegations. Husband Pays Fine of Man Found With Wife A husband who caused the arrest of his wife and another ntan at the Goodrich hotel in Council Bluffs Sun day paid the fines of both on a charge of disorderly conduct in the Bluffs police court this morning. The woman is Mary Dinsmore, 25, Fremont, Neb., and her alleged com panion at the hotel was C. \V. Cook, 42. Arlington, Neb. The husband who caused their arrest after going to | Council- Bluffs in search of his wife, j is O. Dinsmore. After paying Mrs. Dinsmore's fine anil loaning Cook the money with which to pay his, Dinsmore, accom panied by his wife, left for Fremont in his automobile. Cook departed for his home on a train. Legion Judge Advoeate Dismissed by Commander Indianapolis, Jan. 29.—Humphrey C. Harrington of Indianapolis, judge advoeate of the department of Indiana , of the American Legion, was dis missed from his office by Perry Faulk net^ department commander, for what Commander Faulkner termed “be traying his organization.” The action grew out of the light on the hill be fore the Indiana legislature to pro hibit the holding of the annual 500 mile automobile race and sporting events, at which an admission is charged, on Memorial day. Commander Faulkner also charged that the judge advocate had mis i quoted him. -- Officers Raid Big Still. I Cambridge, Neb., Jan. 29.—(Spe I rial.)—Sheriff Brett of Beat '- City and Officer AlBerti of Cambridge tap 1 lured one of the biggest stills that has been found in this part of the coun I try at the home of Henry Missing, ! rear Arapahoe. A room had been [ walled off In the basement with an opening through an upstairs closet, j Fifteen hundred gallons of mash ami 15 gallons of finished product were I taken In the raid. • A heavy fine was | paid in county court and the prison I ers were turned over to federal au j thoritics. Jail for “Wolf of W all Street.* Washington. Jan. 29.—Holding that j his motion for a writ of habeas corpus was for the purpose of delaying his I incarceration and was without merit, I the supreme court today ruled that j David Lamar, “the Wolf of Wall Street,'* w'old bo required to go to 'jail and serve the sentence imposed on hlrn on conviction on the charge of | conspiracy in restraint of foreign j commerce Get Rid of the Pests First House Committee Tacks Amendment to Income Tax Law Change Regarding Exchange of Property Only Half Meets Desires of Treas ury Deparlmcnt. Washington, Jan. 29.—(Special.)— The house ways and means committee adopted an amendment to the income tax provision governing the exchange of property which is regarded as only half way meeting the desires of the Treasury department. As amended, the law stands as it was except that “stocks, bonds and securities” are es pecially expected from the provisions ot the law which say these, when property is bought for investment or productive purposes, may be ex changed for other property without payment of extra income tax on the property exchanged and that for which it is traded. As the law was originally written, it held that property held for produc tive investment purposes might he ex changed. The Treasury department held this enabled speculators in scocks and bonds to take out their paper profits and exchange them for oilier securities, thereby escaping a proper tax payment. , Representatives Green, republican, Iowa, had introduced an amendment acceptable to Secretary Mellon which eliminated any exemption concerning any kind of property purchased for investment purposes. This was further than Chairman Fordney wanted to go and the major ity of the committee voted to confine the change to the specific exemption of “bonds, securities, etc.,’’ from tax ation in each transaction. Bluffs Man Must Serve Life in Prison for Arson Plot Tom Gates, convicted last week in district court in Council Bluffs on a charge of Arson, was given a life sentence in prison yesterday by Judge Thomas. Gates was the owner of a candy store. A feature of the case was his conviction upon a statute which pro vides severe penalties for an attempt to burn an inhabited building. There were several families, including a number of children, occupying rooms on the second floor, of the Gates’ store building. Dav’s Activities j in Washington The house adjourned out of respect for Representative Burroughs, re publican, New Hampshire, who died Saturday night. The French embassy declared that despite reports to the contrary, France had not moved more than 50,000 troops into the Ruhr. The house naval committee decided to postpone until the next session action on the proposal to establish a fleet base at Alameda* Cal. Discussing the European situation, Senator McCormick, republican. Il linois, recommended in the senate that the old world be permitted to "learn by painful failure" the error of its ways. Robert Woods Bliss, third assistant secretary of state, was nominated to be minister to Sweden, President Harding selecting J. Butler Wright, now a member of the Brazilian expo sition commission, to be third assist ant secretary. Cash dividends totaling $16,037,000 and a stock dividend of $45,273,000 have been paid by the Shell company of California, since its organization. G. C. Van Eck, chairman of its board of directors, testified a$ the senate oil investigation. After a house provision which would have denied retirement pay to Major General Harhord, who re cently accepted a position with a radio concern had been eliminated, the army appropriation bill, carrying approximately $330,000,000, was re ported to the senate. The administration was called upon by Senator McKellar, democrat, Ten nessee, speaking in the agnate, to make immediate demand upon the British government to disavow state ments of Chancellor of the Exchequer Baldwin last Saturday, "casting as persions upon the American senate and the American house of repre sentatives and upon the American people .and lastly, upon the American debt funding commission." Nevada State Senate Votes to Repeal Dry Amendment Carson City, New. Jan. 29.—The •senate of the Nevada legislature voted to repeal the Nevada initiative pro hibition amendment and also the leg islative prohibition act, which if con curred in by the assembly, would leave the state with no prohibition law of its own. Aviator Falls Nearly Four Miles, Rights Plane, Makes Safe Landing Mount demons, Mich., Jan. 19.—Un conscious because of the severe cold, First Lieut. James D. Summers, pilot of the first pursuit group at Selfrldge field, fell from an altitude of 19,000 feet to within 100 feet of the ground here Saturday afternoon, a drop of nenrly four miles, before he recovered bis senses, righted his plane and made a safe landing. Announcement of this experience was kept secret by aviators at Sel fridge until ln.Se today, when it was officially related. Summers had been ordered to take part in maneuvers by Brig. Gen. Wil liam G. Mitchell. With sevrrhl other aviators be mounted to a height of 19,000, when thermometers of the planes registered -0 degrees below aero. ■ Summers was hut half conscious when other aviators reached him after his descent. KxatnitiXng physicians announced nerves ovof both his eyes had been frozen, causing temporary blindness, and that unconsciousness probably followed in a few seconds. He practically had recovered today, it was announced. Describing his experience Lieutenant Summers said: "At 19,000 feet my motor was run ning smoothly but the cold seemed to chill me. 1 was making 175 miles an hour. Suddenly everything began to get hazy and I started to work the controls. Then everything went black. When I revived I was dropping rap idly and but about 400 feet above the earth. Somehow, X don't know Just how, T got my ship under control and made a sale landing." >< - Fake Riot Slairetl to Scare Kluxers, Leader Charges Counsel Says Jail Attendants Tried to Intimidate Pris - oners Arrested in New York. New York, Jan. 20.—Paul 1?. Ether idge, imperial counsel of the Ku Klux Klan, todav charged that attendants in the Gates avenue court in Brook lyn had staged a fake riot outside the cell of eight clansmen, arrested Thurs day night, in order to intimidate them. Frank Burke, a court attendant, and other officials flatly denied the charges of -Mr. Etheridge, who assert ed that members of the order were being persecuted in New York and that Magistrate Dale had no right to denounce the klan at the arraign ment of the prisoners on charges of having blackjacks and whisky in the automobile in which they were ar rested. Describing the riot alleged to have been faked, Mr. Etheridge said: "The treatment of the men, from the time they Were locked in their cells in police headquarters, was not that which is ordinarily accorded con victed criminals. "The attendants at the Gates*ave nuo court endeavored to scare or in timidate the men by staging a fake riot outside their cells—one attendant even faking a telephone call to police headquarters for reserves in order to quell the mob of 2.000 people outside the court who were trying to get at. these Ku Kluxers. Another attend ant shouted: ‘Let me get at these Ku Kluxers; I’ll tear them to pieces’.” "The action of Magistrate Dale is regarded by the klan as one of the most astonishing evidences of official bias and prejudice against the or ganization I hat has ever come to its notice.” Republican Leaders Plan _ to Push Principal Bills Washington, Jan. "9.—With only five weeks Intervening before final ad journment of congress, republican leaders of the senate today deter mined to utilize every possible means to bring about passage of three prin cipal pieces of legislation, the Len root-Anderson rural credits bill, the army appropriation measure and the pending shipping legislation. The first step in the development of this program was taken at today's session when Senator Lenroot, republican, Wisconsin, gave notice that he would propose a unanimous consent agree ment to vote on the rural credits bill Wednesday. Should the agreement fail. It was said the republican lenders would. If necessary, resort to night sessions. Rcla! ives Continue Vigil Beside Mail Declared Dead Phoenix, Ariz., Jan. 29.—Witli the ending of tfie sixth day since tleorge W. Stevenson passed into an uncon scious state, members of his family this afternoon still continued their watch by his body and held to the be lief that Stevenson is in a state of suspended animation and that life will return to him. The body lies in an undertaking establishment, where It was removed by order of Coroner Fred Ilolen after nine physicians had pro nounced Stevenson dead. Under the conditions of the coroner’s order, the family was granted the privilege of watching the body until convinced of death. Strike in Ruhr Valley Complete Railway and Wire Scrvic’0 Tied l"p—Newspapers in Occupied Area Sus pended by French. German Workman Killed Colilenz, .Ian. "!>.—(By A. I'M—Seven of the most influential newspapers In tho occupied territory have been ordered by the Rhineland high com mission to suspend for periods rang ing from ono to 10 days for vublloa lion of articles deemed prejudicial la public order. In addition, a number of German newspapers'printed in unoccupied Ger many are forbidden the right to rir culato In tho Rhineland for periods ranging from one to three months. Assemblages are forbidden by an ordinance posted in all tho cities, but crowds continued to gather nightly singing "1 leutschland Vber Alles.'' A. large demonstration was* staged Sun day night before the offices of ths socialist newspaper, Khennischo Wort. Tho demonstrants were dispersed by the police. German Workman Shot. Berlin, Jan 29.—It Is reported from Treves that a German workman, while leaving a restaurant taday, was shot dead l>y a Moroccan soldier. The telegraph and telephone opera tors in Kssen went on strike at 4 tlu* afternoon. All wire communication between that city and the capital is interrupted. Traffic at Standstill. Coblenz. Jan. 29.—(By A. P>—Rail hoad traffic In the Rhineland waa brought almost to a standstill at 4 this afternoon when the partial strike which has been in progress the last few days suddenly became general. Officials Ousted. Dusseldorf, Jan. 29.—(By A. P.i-« The French occupational authorities today began a series of wholesale ar rests and expulsions of the highest German state officials, chiefs of bu reaus and municipal heads of services for refusal to obey orders. The telegraph office here Is closed and not a sinsle word has been dis I a tolled from Dusseldorf over the tel egraph wires, even to Holland and Switzerland since 7 Sunday evening, although brief telephone communica | tion has been possible. The German telegraph operutnrs have refused to resume work as long as soldiers are posted, at the offices. Strike Complete. Kssen. Jan. .27.—(By A. P.)—Tli® railroad strike i9 complete throughout the Ruhr valley, and the few train* that are running are manned by i French crews. The German population waa ' warned by the newspapers today not to travel on these trains “owing to 11Ho French disregard of signals, which is likely to cause accidents.” The French authorities are taking extraordinary precautions to prevent sabotage and outrages. Ask Karly Parliament. I.ondon, Jan. 29.—(By A. P.)—Tha parliamentary labor party today de cided to ask Prime Minister Bonat* I,aw to convoke parliament earlier* than February 13, the date set for it® reassembly, in ortler to give consid eration to the situation which haa arisen in the Ruhr valley In conse quence of the French occupation. Girl Is Prevented From Killing Sell Holly Steward, ?3, was prevented I from jumping off the Houglas street bridge at 8:30 last night by Joa Brown, taxicab driver, Paxton hotel, a half hour after her uncle. H. 1,. Steward. 1R3I Victor avenue, reported to police that she had left home with (lie intention of killing herself. Miss Steward had asked Brown ifli haul her to the bridge. At the first toll house she wanted to he let out. ac cording to the driver’s story. Whila Brown was making change for a dol lar Miss Steward ran to the railing, where Brown grasped her. He hailed passing motorists, who notified Motor cycle Officers Freeman and Yost at the west approach to the bridge of the girl's apparent endeavor to commit suicide. Miss Steward was taken to Central police station. According to her uncle, who later took her home, she has been despondent because of the death of her father and mother in the past year. Hitchcock to Attend Funeral of Karl Gaddis Washington. Jan. 29.—(Special.B— .Senator Hitchcock left • today fop Omaha to attend the funeral of Earl Gaddis. Senator Hitchcock was great ly moved by the report of Mr. Gaddis’ death. The death of Mr. Gaddis was announced in the senate press gallery where he was well known among ths Washington correspondents. 0. K. Sanford Nomination. "Washington, Jan. 29.—The nomina tion of Judge E. T. Sanford of Ten nessee to be an associate justice of the supreme court, succeeding Justice Pitney, who recently retired, was or dered favorably reported today by a unanimous vote of the senate judi ciary committee. The Weather Forecast. • Tuesday: Probably anow and colder. Hourly Trill|irnilures. ® »• ">. !R ! 1 a. m.41 * «• so * i>. m.43 * »'• SO s l>. m.40 5 “• si >4 p. m.AO ® "• nl.S3 A p. m.4(1 " "• « « l>. m.47 ' " *» 1 p. i«. 45 I1* l,u«n <1 s p. at.