Gale Claims
.Four Ships
in Pacific
Furious > Storm Takes HeaVy
Toll Along Washington and
British Columbia
Coast Line.
Members of Crews Saved
8-Attle, Feb. 15.—bP)—The north
Pacific's “graveyard ' of ships''
claimed four more vessels as viW
tlms In a furious gale that swept
ocean off the Washington and
►^British Columbia coast lines.
The four vessels known to have
been lost were the steamer Nika,
burned to the water's edge near
I'matilla reef; the freighter Santa:
Rita, lodged high on a rock ledge
near Clo-Oose, Vancouver Island, B.
C.; the motorshlp Coolcha, pounded
, by huge waves as It lay on an ex
posed reef at Albert Read, near Vic
toria. B. O., and the British freighter
Tuscan Prince.
Ship Total I.oss.
The Tuscan Prince is a total loss
on Ktevan Point, Nootka Sound, B.
i, according to a wireless message
from the United States coast guard
cutler Algonquin. The crew was
landed safely.
A later message from the Algonquin
►aid that the crew was on the beach
near Carmanah light, Vancouver
island. The message said, the men
had a fire and some tents.
“We are breaking up fast; we are
going to drown," was the last mes
sage from the Tuscan Prince early to
day. Then Its spark failed and it
was unable to give its position. Re
peated calls brought no answer and
ships that went to the rescue were
unable to sight it.
Crews are SaTed.
The crews of the other three ves
sels were saved.
Word by word, the wireless mes
sages. often halted or broken, brought
the story of the storm's toll Into Se
attle during the night and today.
First, late Wednesday came word
from the coast guard cutter Snohom
ish. Capt. R. R. Waesche:
"Wo are going to aid steamer Nika,
ported lost rudder, dangerous posi
non off Umatilla reef.”
The Snohomish was at Port Ange
les. eight hours' run from the dls- 1
ableil vessel.
A little later another message, from
Victoria, said the Coolcha had been
abandoned and the crew taken off
by the salvage steamer Algerene.
Then word came that a station at
Walla Walla, Wash, far inland, had
heard the Nika’s call for aid. The
Snohomish reported it would reach
the disabled craft at midnight. The
regular routine of the air began again.
Vryel Reported Afire.
Once more out of the west came
an "S O S.” faintly, and a call:
“We are on fire. Help.”
There was no signature.
The operator at the naval radio
station at Bremerton, Wash., thought
he "heard Nika say something about
fire aboard,” but couldn't understand
Itv all.
The Smith Island radio compass
station reported:
"Apparently inexperienced operator
on watch.”
Tho Snohomish searched vainly for
the vessel and reported no progress.
The steamer Kewanee, off the en
trance to the Straits of Juan de Fuca,
saw a glare, evidently from a steamer
afire.
Shortly after 3 this morning tho
Santa Rita broke Into the aerial con
versation.
‘‘Wo will be there at 4 o'clock."
said the Santa Rita’s keymsn.
Another hour later and the Santa
TSita had struck a Vancouver island
ledge and was itself calling for help
(freaking Up Fast.
Another call came: \
"SOS. Tuscan Prince ashore, latl
Ifc^jOide 4-r-" here the wireless failed.
HVe are breaking up fast, we aro
going to drown," said a faint second
message.
Other radio messages received were
as follows:
"Santa Rita, off Tatoosh on rocks
sinking, receiver broken, cannot bear
anyone working. The water Is rough.
Captain asks is anyone on way. U.
M. Cutter Algonuuln off Columbia
river, attempting rescue Tuscan
Prince."
"Santa Rita's receiver in commis
sion Again.” V
Commercial messages filled the air
again and then came the Snohomish:
"Rescued total crew of 34 men from
burning Nika. Now standing by
wreck. Will give report later.”
More (lad News.
Rad news then came of the Tuscan
Plince. "Number lives probably lost
when Tuscan Prince went ashore near
Estevnn. Going to vessel's aid,” said
a message from the tug Sea Mon
arch, which had been standing by the
Mania Rita. The latter vessel at that
time was reported in no Immediate
danger.
Just before noon the Snohomish
told of the rescue of the Nika's men
In a radio message as follows:
“Sea waB too rough for lowering
of boats, so Snohomish put how up
close along stern of the burning Nlk»
and took crew off with Improvised
. breeches buoy, men putting buoy on
and Jumping into waftr and being
hauled aboard. Heat Intense. No
^j|ne lost, three men slightly hurt.”
All nfternoon the wlrleess men
•carchcd, via the air, for tho Tuscan
Prince. Early tonight, with their
ears still glued to the head receivers
they awaited vigilantly for further
Jrord,
Ford Unable to Survey
Nebraska Water Power
Lincoln, Feb. 15.—Replying to an
invitation to make a survey of the
water power resources in Nebraska
and'take charge of their development,
Henry Ford expressed his interest in
the “undreamed of possibilities” of
utilized power in this state, but stated
that business interests prevented his
looking into the matter at this time.
The invitation was in the form of
a resolution introdueed in the Nebras
ka house of representatives by Lundy
of the Seventy-ninth district, a copy
of which was sent to Mr. Ford. The
resolution asked that Ford bo mem
orialized to make an industrial sur
vey of the state, and pledged him the
support of the Nebraska government
and people.
In an address before the Omaha
t 'hamber of Commerce some time ago.
Mr. Ford Stroke of the possibilities of
the undeveloped water power re
sources of Nebraska and indicated bis
interest in their development.
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Ultimatum to
Governor Laid
Before House
Resolution Demands Introduc
tion of Proposed Bills Bc
fore February 20 or House
Will Begun to Function.
Lincoln, Feb. 15.—(Special.)—In a
resolution introduced in the lower
house today. Governor Charles W.
Bryan is called upon to hasten in in
troducing constructive bills to sup
port his skeleton bill calling for an
executive council form of government
to take the place of the administra
tive code form of government. The
resolution was signed by Grant S.
Mears, chairman of the house appro
priations committee, and T. B. T)y
sart. chairman of the house judiciary
committee.
Text of Resolution.
The resolution. In full, follows:
"Whereas, thefre Is now pending
before the house of representatives
constructive legislation; and,
"Whereas, the consideration of such
legislation i^ being delayed through
courtesy to his excellency, the gov
ernor. Charles W. Bryan;, and,
"Whereas, the proposals made by |
his excellency in his various com- ;
municatlons have not been forthcom
ing; and,
"Whereas, the legislature has now
been in session more than six weeks,
therefore, be it
Resolved. That his excellency, the
governor, be respectfully requested
to offer, on or before February JO,
1923. his proposals for consideration:
and be it further
"Resolved. That should such rec
ommendations be not received on or
before the above date, the members
of the house of representatives will
no longer delay such constructive leg
islation as they deem to be to the
best interests of the people of the
state of Nebraska.”
Vote Is Held Up.
An objection to its consideration
was made, so under the rules, the res
olution cannot lie voted upon for 24
hours.
Throughout the legislature, among
republicans and democrats, the gov
ernor Is beginning to be criticised for
his alleged perpetual destructive pro
gram and his refusal to advance any
thing of a constructive nature.
Each day he spends nearly an hour
with newspaper men and fully half
of that time Is spent In repeating his
campaign charges against the McKol
vie administration.
Roth the appropriations committee
and judiciary committee are helpless
to progress further until the gover
nor takes some step to clarify the sit
uation and Introduce bills to dovetail
with his budgetary recommendations.
Help Is Refused.
The appropriations committee at
tempted to advance some of its work
last week by asking the governor to
either appear In person or send a
representative to the committee to
make explanations. The governor re
fused this proposal.
All code modification Mil* *re In
and ready for consideration before
the Judiciary committee. However,
through courtesy to the governor,
this committee has, to date, refused
to consider any of these measures
until the governor present* hi* meas
ure*.
Whisky Valued at S18.'>,0()0 '
Stolen From Warehouse
Chicago, Fob. 15. — Approximately
1,500 coses of whisky, valued at. f 105,
000, have been stolen from the ware
house of B. McClasky A Son, distillers,
Alfred Martin, agent for the company,
; reported to tits police. Mr. Martin
; said he learned of the theft yester
day when he visited the building for \
the first time since February 1 and
found a broken lock on the warehouse.
Police and federal prohibition offi
cers Investigated the report and
found the warehouse entirely empty
of liquor. Nothing to show how the
liquor Jad been taken front the build
ing could be found. It was said.
Father of Bishop Dies.
Newark. N. J.. Feb. 15. — George
Biller. 7fi, a retired Newark lawyer
and father.of tho Key. George C.
Biller, bishop of the Episcopal
diocese of South Ijakota. died yester
day at his home In Belleville. He came
to America from England 35 years
ago. Two other son*. Rev. Ernest C.
Hiller of Philadelphia and Fred W,
Hiller of Uenver, and foui daughters,
survive him.
Girl PCr ,,
•Ja *■
by^lamo
Jury Holds
Verdict of “Manslaughter’’ Is
Returned in Murder Trial
After 27 Hours’
Deliberation.
9 tor Acquittal at Start
A verdict of guilty of manslaughter
was returned against Mike Adamo,
alias "Singing Mike" Ha Porte, at
7:40 last night by a jury that had de
liberated for 27 hours liehind tiie
locked doors of the Juryroom.
The jury was locked in the Jury
room at 4:30 Wednesday afternoon
and deliberated until 7:30 last night.
For hours the evidence was consider
ed insufficient to warrant a judgment
of guilty of murder, as charged, the
jury standing 9 to 3 for acquittal.
Yesterday afternoon the nine men
who had been for acquittal compro
mised on a verdict that carries a
penalty of one to 10 years’ Imprison
ment.
Judge Charles A. Goss was called
at 7 and received the verdict from the
foreman of the jury. Charles M. Wal
ther, 2547 Hickory street, at 7:40.
Adamo Offers No Comment.
Adamo sat bihind his attorney, his
clothes carefully pressed, his shoes
brilliantly shined, far removed from
the picture usually Imagined of a
person oh trial for life, when the ver
dict was read. He made no comment
when ordered returned to the countv
jail, hut stood up und beckoned to the
nail Iff to accompany him from the
courtroom.
The evidence presented by the state
was not sufficient to warrant a death
penalty. Mr. Walt her said. It was
this "slim” evidence that held the
jurors locked for so long a time, he
said.
• Girl Shot in Struggle.
Adamo was charged with the mur
der of Alice Rinehart In the Lincoln
apartments December 8. The shoot
ing took place after a party that
began in Mike's spaghetti parlor,
Seventh and Pacific streets. Adamo
pleaded that he was drunk and that
he had not shot the girl, but that
she had been shot in a struggle for
possession of a revolver that she had
seized from a dresser drawer.
“I was drunk,” Mike said, "and difl
not want to argue with her. She
pushed me aside and went to the
dresser and got a revolver and in the
struggle that followed sho shot her
self.”
Scouts Accept
•Schiifs Offer
Region Eight to Receive
$6,000 a Year if it Raise
. Same Amount.
Region 8. Boy Kcouts of America.
In third annual conference at Hotel
Fontenelie yesterday accepted the
offer made by Mortimer L. Schlff.
member of the national executive
committee, of 86.000 a year, provided
a similar amount ho raised, to be
used in the extension and promotion
of scouting.
The matter of raising the 86,000 to
match the 86.000 offered by Mr. Schiff,
as per conditions is left to each in
dividual region, it being optional
whether this is raised by Individual
subscription or council quntn.
Delegates wripe guests of the Omaha
council at luncheon at 11:30. Thirty
of the members went to Camp Gifford*
on an Insertion tour yesterday after
noon, returning at Tt.
An Informal discussion on camping
took place St Hotel Fontenelie after
the return of conference members
from Inspection tour to Camp Gif
ford.
James K. West, chief scout execu
tive; John H. Piper, regional scout
executive, and Walter W. Head,
chairman of region 8. left for Denver
and Pueblo yesterday afternoon,
where loral council conferences will
he held. I,. L. MacDonald, nntlonnl
camp director of New York city, left
for Lincoln.
Government Tightens Up
on Naval Kesignations
Washington, Feb. 15.—Naval ae'n.l
♦ my graduate* will he required to put
in throe years service In the navy nf
ter graduation hereafter before rcsig- 1
nations tire nrcoptrd for the purpose,
of permitting the officers to enter
other government services or to se«*k
employment In civil llfr.
Since the war It has been the cus
tom to accept resignations of officer*
when presented and for the seven
months tjust passed these have aver
aged lfi a month. The announcement
says there is at present abort*** of
20 per cent In line officers at sen.
Italian Government Buys
Eleventh Century Church
Home, Feb. ID - The government
butt bought for 1,600,000 lire the
church and monastery of Ht. I bobbin,
erected in the eleventh century tiy
Hope llonorus I, on the dto of the
undent Homan senate bouse built
by Caesar and Augustus. The brick
walls of Its facade <lnt« from the tlino
of Diocletian.
The object of the govcruitlSbt Is
to preserve the ruins of tjie senate
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Sheridan Knocks Out
Strike in Sixth Round
In the semi-final of the American
Legion boxing card at the Auditorium
last night, Homer Sheridan of Sioux
City knocked out Johnnie Strike of
Akron, 0.,/ln the sixth round of their
scheduled 10-round light. Sheridan
had the best of every round, but
strike battled gamely throughout.
Barney Herman of Omaha won a
decision over Farmer Lodge of St.
Paul In 10 rounds. The Omaha man
had all the best of the early milling.
Hounds seven and eight went to
Lodge and rounds four, nine and ten
were even. Both men were strong at
tho finish. %
Mathews Must j
Finish 10-Year
Term in Prison
Fifteen-Year Sentence of Louis
Llernt Also Is Affirmed
by State Supreme
<iourt.
Lincoln, Feb. 15.—(Special)—Foil#
Important legal cases affecting Oma
ha were decided today by the Ne
braska supreme court.
\V. V. Mathews, president of the
defunct Pioneer State bank of Oma
ha, who Is now in the penitentiary
serving ,a sentence of from one to 10
years for tho embezzlement of $200,
000, must serve his time out, under
the court's opnion,
* Mathews asked the court to set
aside his plea of guilty on the ground j
that he was sentenced under a
statute which had been repealed with
out a saving clause.
Louis C'lernt of Omaha must serve
15 years In the state penitentiary for
participating in tho robbery of the
Decatur State bank the night of
June 2, 1022. under an opinion hand
ed down by the court. Clernt claimed
that the Hurt county district court
had held him responsible as a prin
cipal In tho robbery w hen, In fact, he i
was in an automobile 300 feet away !
from the bank at the time It was
robbed. • 1
The Court held that the driver of
a bank robber's car is as guilty as
th« principal.
The court reduced a Judgment|Of
$45,000 against the railroads in Omaha
running Into the 1 "nlon station in
favor of John O'Hara, who lost both
eyes in the explosion of an electric
detonator white employed by the
roads.
The Douglas county district court (
was directed by the supreme court to
reduce this Judgment to $35,000.
The court also made its final de*i- j
sion in the famous "Pork and Bean” '
<4^o, which has been in Nebraska _
courts for years. Miss Clrace Osborne
and Louis Pierson claimed to be the
inventors of the pork and bean bis
cuit and charged that the packers of
Omaha had stolen their patent. They
demanded $120,000,000.
The Douglas ^-ounty district court
dismissed the case with prejudice. The
supreme court today upheld the dir
trict court's action.
Escaped Prisoner Is
Captured at Holdrege
Holdrege, Neb., Feb. 15.—(Special.) (
— Lloyd ltsigenetter, who made a sue
cessful escape from the Hitchcock
county deputy sheriff, ^fhn was tak
ing him to I lie state penitentiary at I
Lincoln, was captured here by Sheriff .
I loyal Hanson and Chief of Police
Hen Deahenderfer.
Relgcnelter was found at the home
of some friends and tried to escape
when the officers arrived. He suc
ceeded in removing tho handcuffs and
leg lions at Fairmont and spent the
day in the loft n^a barn pear the
railroad track.
The handcuff of the right wrist re
fused to respond to the picking pro
cess slid lie attempted to remove It
by filing througli the slip. This sim
ply locked tighter and he was forced ,
to wear \t until removed by Sheriff
Hanson.
He was determined to escape snd
attempted lo strike the sheriff with
the remaining link. lie was turned
over to the Hitchcock county officials
and tnken to Lincoln.
Cold Mi ave Not So Severe
in Omaha as l'redietcd
The rol<l wave predicted fnr Omaha
by tho went her ntnu yesterday fulled
to materialize. lowest, t^mperuture
rernrdetl wan 1 shore zero nt 7 yes
terday morning. Prediction is f.ilr
Friday, without much change in tem
perature.
At Valentin*. Neb. the mercury
went to ft below, at Sioux City 4 be
low and nt North Pint to 4 above.
Veteran Open Club House
Lincoln, Feb 15.—Ths local post
of the Veterans of Foreign War* ob
served Ihn anniversary of the sink
ing of th* Mnlnn here last night by
formally opening new clflb rooms ami
carrying out a patriotic program. Kx
service men of nil wars since the Civil
war packed the ball.
Veteran Railroad Man Dies
Mncoln, Felt. l.i Frederick Jf
Stolmker, 77, fur 50 \c.ira on employe
of the Ilurllngton Hallmm! company
In the shops nt Plnttsmoutb* died nt.
the home of hl« daughter hero to
day. If** wan for ninny years a mem
ber of jh«i city council of Platts
mouth.
The Unwelcome Suitor
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Sentence Law Is
Recommended for
Postponement
ttr\an Plan to Repeal Indeter
minate Sentence* Op
posed by Commit
tee. 6 to 4.
Lincoln, I-'eb. 15.-—(Special 1 — The
house Judiciary committee voted to
day, S to 4. to recommend the Bvran
hill calling for a repeat of ths in
determinate sentence law for indef
inite postponement.
Representative Ralph Wilson. Lin
coln, who is fronting the Bryan plan
to rcp.nl the indeterminate sentence
law, served notice on the conrtmittoe
that he would endeavor to lift the blit
over Its head, when the recommenda
tion Is made to the lower house.
Vote on Hill.
The committee voted as follows:
For Indefinite postponement: . Gal
lagher, Ilaldrige, Amspoker, Elsaaser,
Morgan, Hardin.
Against indefinite postponement:
Dvsart, Wilson, Keyes, Densmore.
'fhis action by the Judiciary com
mittee followed an afternoon spent in
consideration of criminal problotns by
the lower house.
The house refused In committee of
the whole today to accept. In their
entirety. three Wilson bills which
would make maximum sentences, life,
for assault to commit, robbery, mur
der or rape. That part was retained
which makes persons guilty of these
crimes Ineligible to parole, pardon or
commutation unless newly-discovered
evidence of innocence Is presented.
The old maximum of 25 years for
these crimes stands, while the min
imum was raised from 2 to 5 years.
Another Hill Declined.
The house likewise declined another
Wilson proposal to make the max
imum for habitual criminals 75 years.
Tito sentence for habitual criminals
recommended by the house le 10 to
20 years Habitual criminals were
denied parole or commutation of sen
(once. \ habitual criminal under
terms of the bill is one convicted of
a felony three times
Another Wilson hill recommended
for passage denies persons convicted
"f robbing banks by violence, paroles,
■ imputations or pardons and makes
the sentence for such offenses 10 to
25 years.
A last bill recommended makes pos
sihle employment of county Jail In
mates on county roads and provides
ompcnsntlon for their labor.
Kansan City Bank Closed
Kansas City. Mo.. Feb 15.—The
West Side State bank, capitalised at
1100,000 and with deposlta totalling
1000,000, was closed by order of the
• late Unnnce department. IVrnnld 55'
Ib’ss. president, blamed Its difficulties
ni bad loans but expressed hope that
there would be no ultimate loss to dr
pojitnr*.
Student's Strike Ended
Havana, Feb. 16.—Students at the
University of Havana returned to
their rlaagronma today after being
an strike since .fanuary 11. to enforce
their demands for administrate* and
pedagogical reforms
Warehouse Bill
Killed in House
Plan for Storage of Materials
for State Institutions De
feated. 54 to 36.
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Lincoln. K*b. 15.—(Special t—After
the lower house defied retailers In
towtfs containing state Institutions by
advancing :i bill to third reading em
powering the state board of control
to erect a storage warehouse at Lin
coln for state institutions, it reversed
itself today, and when the bill ci c
up for third reading it was killed by a
vote of 54 to 36. •
The purpose of the bill was to ob
tain at wholesale prices thousands of
dollars' worth of state institutional
materials and supplies which are now
purchased at retail prices by Institu
tion heads from local merchants. The
IJncoln delegation voted solidly
against the bill.
The vote on the Mil follows:
Bor passage: Allan, Amspoker,
Ball, Barbour, Belding. Beshuasen,
| Bock, Broome, Collins, O. B.; Collins,
G S; Colman, Dvsart. IHsasser,
Krr.st. Gilmore, Gordon. Hughes.
Johnson. Kautsky. Ke<k. Kelfer,
Miner, North. t>'tiara. Bollard. Reece.
Regan, t R-i nolds. Smith. Svnhoda,
Thatcher, Thomssen. Tinline, A'ance,
AVilson (Dawes), Yoc|mm totoc'.
Total. 3G.«
Against: Auten, Auxier. Axtel).
Bailey, Haldrtge. Brown. Burke. Davis
(Canal, Davis <Killmorel, lh*nnis. Dens
more. Donnelly, Dutcher, Kgger, Ea
sam, Gallagher, Garber Gould, Green,
, Hall. Hansen. Hardin. Harrington,
Heffeman, Siueftle. Hyde, Jacohv,
Johnston, Kemper. Keyes, Lamb,
t.undj-, McCain, Mears, Mitchell,
Moore, Morgan, Neff. Nelson. O'Mal
ley, Otteman. Beterson, Raaach,
Smiley, Staats, Stlhal, AA'ells. AA’hlte
head. AVilsoti H.ancaater>. AA'Ingett,
AA’ise. AVood. Yorhuro (Saunders).
Speaker Mathers.
French Loan to Poland
Approved by Parliament
rati*. Wb 1 ■ \ loan of 400,.
oo#.onil fmnos ni Poland km voted by
the Wench parliament today. It is
officially described "for the purpose of
improving Poland* tiftamlal and ec
nomlc silnation so (lint it may resume
Its pro tier place In the European con
cert of nations and play the role to
which its geographical position and
history entitle it"
The vote on the measure was M5
to Hi. Many of those who voted
against It declared the loan, while
destined ostensibly for the organisa
tion of the Polish army against "tin
warranted attack from the east." was
really put through as "a means of
coercion against Germany from Mo
west"
Two W ayne Firemen Hurt;
Fire Damage at Knola
Wni tie. Neb. l-'eb IT- tSprcul 1
Two firemen were Injured while fight
ing a fire during 10 below sero t--ni
peratur* here A terrific g tie was
blowing over this section during tlie
night.
Two farm buildings were distroyed
at Knola. Neb , and the Knola garage1
was wlpe<t out by fire.
At Gordon Neb., it was ?2 below
itro
Three Children
Caught in Blizzard.
Frozen to Death
Bodies Found in Sleigh—New
^ ork Suffering in Bitter
Cold \\ ith Scant Sup
ply of Fuel.
Alierdeen. S. D„ Feb. 13.—Three
children of Fred Feck, firmer living
near Eureka, were frozen to death in
Monday's blizzard and their bodies
discovered in their e.r-lgh yesterday*,
according to word received here lo
da f.
The children, a girl of 12. and two
boys of 14 and 7, had been visiting
relatives and were caught in the snow
storm en route home in their sleigh
drawn by two horses. Apparently
they became confused and took shel
ter near a hay stack.
Wheaton. Minn., Feb. 13.—Trapped
by yesteiday's blinding snow storm,
Henry Hennen of Dumont, was
frozen to death and his body found
today near Dumont.
Intense ( old y>»reps New d ork.
New York. Feb. 13.—A wave of in
tense col<1. heralded by a rutting wind
that nt times achieved 72 miles an
Ilnur velocity, brought suffering to the
city today, zi.-.int fuel supplies quickly
disappeared t>efore the biting cold,
estieclally on the'low* r East Side,
where coal is bought by the sack full.
Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 13 —A bliz
zard was sweeping western New York
today. 4
The biting gale drove the mercury
below the zero mark and added the
loose snow to the huge drifts remain
ing from half a dozen blizzards last
month.
Two railroad shop employes were
killed at Falrport when they became
(Torn to Peg. Three. ( slums Tee.)
Veteran of Civil War
Kel ea*e<I on Rum Charge
Murray, l'Iah. Kch. 15. — Horace
I.i 1'ue. TO, serving a sentence In the
city Jail here on bootlegging charges.
"'•»» release*! when i**'llce learned the!
he |M a civil war veteran and has 01
honorable discharge from the ui : m
army. 1 -i T'ue was convicted las!
week an.l entered to pay a tine of
l*0!» or serve Tin dn>.« |n tall. At tl
time he did not make known his ser
vice in the war.
Insurance Rill Killed
Lincoln, T>b. 15 —ml '-The
house insurance committee killed the
Whitehead hill tonight. This hill pro
vlded for a 1150,004 appropriation to
be used as a revolving fund by tbs
slate hall Insurance department. It
ba* heen the subject of numerous
committee hearings
The Weather
Force ji»f.
Frulny. fair; not much change In
temperature
Hourly Tempera!lire*.
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Collapse
of Wa 11 s
Aids Work
22 Streams of Water Are Be
ing Thrown Directly on
Flames—Morris Plant
Damaged.
Several f iremen Hurt
Fire in the Armour hog plant, which
was (Recovered at 5:43 Wednesday
morning was still burning fiercely
last night, with a loss estimated at
between 11.500,000 and 11.750,000. The
fire is under control unless something
unforeseen interferes. North and
south walls have fallen, and for the
first time since the flip started, fire
men can throw water directly on the
fames. *
Firemen were temporarily driven
back early last right by breaking of
ammonia piiies in sections 17-15-19.
The supply was quickly shut off and
a slight breeze cleared the air of the
fumes.
The fire died down in section 19 and
efforts were centered on the south end
of section 17 and ail of section 15.
Clarence' Urban of line company
X". 1K. stationed at Eighth and Fier. e
streets, was caught by debris, as he
ran when the north wall collapsed
Pricks struck him beiow the knees
and both feet were injured He v.as
taken to Paxton Memorial hospital,
where it was said one of his feet was
badly crushed, although not serious.
He lives at 3423 South Fifteenth
street.
Carl Itisse. chauffeur at Station No.
6. is in Lord Lister hospital. The
nozzle of a high pressure hose, which
he was directing, broke loose from his
cold, benumbed hands and struck him
in the stomach. The extent of his
injuries have net teen determined.
The fire began to die down at noon
yesterday. Repeatedly the fames
woukl hurst forth with renewed In
tensity and threaten to spread, but
were rapidly brought under control.
Walls Collapse.
The north wall, with the exception
of a triangular section in the center.
■ ollapsed at 4:15. The south wall fell
in two sections, the first at 5:10 and
the second at iil. These walls were
sections 17 and IS of the hog plant.
Beveji pumps have been throwing
water on the blaze continuously since
fi Wednesday morning. Last night
streams of water were I •ring played on
the fire .
Sparks from the Armour f.re ig
: ite! a wood-n runw ay f* the Moms
plant yesterday afternoon. An alarm
was sounded about 1 o'clock, but the
blaxo was quickly extinguished.
Tart cf the wall in section If.
where the fire is now hottest, caved
in shortly after 11 this morning,
strewing hundreds of tons of masonry
both inside ar.*l ouiside the building.
The south wail of the structure
looks like an iceberg where streams
from high pressure hose lines have
been playing on it. Spray from the
hose nodes has froxen and farmed
snow drifts about the base of the
wail.
A. TV. Armour, vice-president of
Armour & Co, who arrived yesterday
morning fr> m Chicago, declared that
rebuilding operations wiiU be started
as soon as possible.
"We will begin rebuilding as quickly
a* possible, and we may be able tc
start hog killing by today by mak
ing a temporary arrangement In a
|>ortion , f < ur own plant w hich is un
damaged," said Mr. Armour.
"We want to buy hogs on the
Omaha market and kill them here s«
quickly as possible. Last fa!l our
hec kill i:t <'hi >c> was burned. TVs
were iterating again within four
days."
Mr. Armour declared that the cor
solidatkm between Armour A Co. a:d
the Mortis Packing company will not
help In this situation, because each
plant must be operated as a unit.
Other than this he was noncommittal
on the consolidation.
Model Plant.
When reconstruction Is begun. Mr.
Armour aald the new plant will b»
» model of Its s it, and equipped
"ith the latest machinery. He point
ed out, however, that st is Impossible
to pour concrete in rero weather.
The tire Is me of the biggest in the
bistory of ike Armour onpuiy. Mr.
Armour declared.
(i i\ Willis, general manager of
th- local plant, says hr hopes to tie
In a position shortly to liandle the
company'* lieul business In hogs sat
iafactorfly,
'White we haye suffered severely
bv the fire, by rearrangement of the
distribution of our orders to other
plants, yyc will be able to take care
of our business satisfactorily," he
said
\»siatance Offered.
"All of our neighbor packer* have
offered assistance In helping ua to
(Turn is I »4* Tns. rslunts t'oar.)
Body of Slayer Identified
as That of Sioux City Man
Chleajxh FcK 15 —Th* body of a
man who recently »hot and killed
Policeman IV, .1 O'Malley, w.k jd*nti
H«h1 as that »»f Jam os K**«1 of Sioux
t'lty la. Th* Mt*nUf. uitMj w*.* made
h\ Max P;v :*h t*f Sion\ i'iiy ar t th*
1mh1> will ba taken Kick t»v lk R
Head. .i brother. for 1 \a
According to the js . v the d*\<.l
man w-rvtyl a term In the low pent*
trntiarv for Itaiykry b*fora coming
to OhvAje»v lh was abet by IVlic*
roan s K Kennedy, aftar he hj»
Alain o Malley*
