Nebraska Newspapers

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The Omaha Morning Bee
$45^000 Is
Saved State
on Capitol
Construction to Be Resumed
Saturday—Texture of
Stone Is Found
Satisfactory.
Johnson Is Criticised
SperiHl Diftpntrli to The Omahn Bee.
u l.incoln. March 23.—Laying of
stone for Nebraska's new 56.000.000
fiatehouse will be resumed tomorrow
morning.
This stone, which prior to charges
made by George E. Johnson, former
s;ate engineer, sold for 75 cents a
t llblc foot, will be sold In the future
at an average of 60 cents a cubic
font. The difference in price for stone
paid for to date will be subtracted
from the quarryman's next pay check.
The reduction in price will aggregate
M5.0U0 for taxpayers of Nebraska.
An agreement to this effect was
signed today by Governor Charles AY.
Bryan. State Engineer Boy Cochran,
Walter AY. Bead, \Y. E. Hardy, AY.
11. Thompson, members of the present
state capitol commission, and former
governor Samuel 15. McKelvie and
Johnson, former state engineer, mem
tiers of the old capitol commission;
Architect Bertram Goodhue, mem
bers of the H. J. Struble Stone com
pany of Bedford, Tnd., and Prof.
Clark E. Mickey of the state univer
sity. The commission found that the
stone used was satisfactory In quality
and the same grades and textures in
the wall at this time will be used in
the future.
Newspaper Men Present.
The result of the Mickey test was
reported to the commission this
morning, and before he read his- find
ings, newspaper men were invited to
I,- present for the fird time since
Hie series of meetings began. Mickey
.1 -flared the stone was suitable for
the statehouse and was much strong
, i- in texture than was necessary, due
• t,. the fact the statehouse would he
steel building and the weight of
liie building would not rest upon the
s'one.
Following the Mickey report, mem
liers of the commission became in
volved In an argument ns to whether
iltis stone was that contemplated by
them and provided for in the con
tract. The various members asserted
different grades were necessary in
order to escape a dull, monntonous
appearance.
Johnson did not. deny this state
ment. He stressed the fact that if this
were true the prices of the three
grades used Is 47, 70 and ,7 cents a
. uhle foot and the state was paying
7.7 rents a cubic foot for each of the
three grades.
Head Questions Johnson.
Head accused Johnson of taking ad
• nit ige of the presence of newspaper
mrn to make a bad impression before
the public. Johnson denied it.
"Sow, Mr. Johnson. I want to ask
on if in all of Tour arguments w ith
ihe architect the commission has not
1 lacked you to the last ditch?" Head
"asked.
"Haven't we forced the architect to
follow your Ideas?"
“Vou have, absolutely, until now."
Johnson replied.
"But. here, gentlemen, is the point.
! served as a member of this commis
sion for months without pay and rep
lesented you while the architect is
I,Tawing $27,000 a year. He should
have been the one and not me, who
i discovered these errors which have
been rectified and which has saved the
Mate money.”
Thompson Enters Kray.
W. If, Thompson nskcrl Johnson if
l hreo different grades of stone had
not been presented to the commission
prior to awarding the contract and
v hether this stone wasn’t accepted ns
the stone to be used in the atalehouso.
"These samples were presented, but
they were not presented officially,"
Johnson said.
Another question fired at Johnson
i as why he did not make ills charges
earlier.
"You genllemen will remember,
that when this work started. I told
■ ou I felt confident to keep check
cm every phase of the work, except
ing the stone work, as 1 never con
structed a building in which stone was
used,” Johnson replied.
"After I became suspicious that wo
"ero getting a lower grade of stone
than we were paying for, I felt
my lack of exact knowledge. So, I
obtained Prof. Mickey and made a
thorough investigation before making
a decision.”
Oilier Criticism*.
fuller criticisms aimed at Johnson
were to the effect that he made Ids
< barges public before all members of
i lie commission had been apprised of
them.
The Joint legislative Investigation
committee will hold a meeting tomor
row morning. Architect Goodhue and
Johnson ore to lie present through
i ho meeting, whlki other members of
i he commission have been notified
l list they mny be wanted at any time.
Text of Findings.
The commissioner's findings In full
I follow:
Kirs' That the contracts entered
<Ti > to face Two, I olomn Three.)
Shenandoah. Ia.. Quartet
Celebrates Its Fiftieth
If eddirtf' A n n iversary
~
£ • ‘ I Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
L.ienandoah, la., March 23.—Fifty
years ago today Andrew -Sederburg
; and John Sederburg. brothers, married
j the Misses Blomberg, sisters, at Red
* Oak. Th/ former is a Fremont county
farmer, the couple having resided on
the farm ever since. Yesterday after
noon, assisted by 150 relatives and
friends, they celebrated their 50th wed
ding anniversary.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sederburg will
observe their golden anniversary Sat*
, urday. There will be 150 guests at
their home at Essex.
Corespondent to
Appear in Farrar
Divorce Battle
• ‘’Miss I..." Named by Singer,
Will Pro\e Innocenc e of
Chargee. Attorney
Declares.
New York, March 23.—Stella Far
rymore. 19. actress named as one of
t three corespondents in testimony giv
on by witnesses for Geraldine Farrar
I.onia Ambler.
in trial of her divorce suit against
Lou Tellegen, will appear personally
in the case and prove her innocence
of the charges a gal. it her. Louis
Brodsky, her attorney, declared today, i
Private detectives employed by the
former Metropolitan open star to
watch the movements of Tellegen
1 have testified that lie spent many
hours in her Riverside Drive apart*
rnent and once stayed all night.
They also describe a scene on a
bench in Riverside Drive park after
midnight. Miss Larrymore then was
referred to in the testimony as “Miss
I B”
The other young women named ns
corespondents were Miss Lorna Am
i bier, nn Australian actress of “strik
ing beauty,” who was alleged to have
spent a “month of bliss” with Telle- i
gen in n nlia* facing the sea on
Long Island, an 1 a Miss Clifford of
San Francisco.
Mr. Brodsky appealed before Ref
ere** Mahoney at a hearing of the
case and was granted an adjourn
ment of a week in which to study
jthe papers. He declared Miss Larry*
i more, who is a sister t*f Francjne
i Larrymore, Broadway star, desired
to testify and would answer any ques
tions that were put to her.
Mr. Brodsky claimed that Miss
Barrymore had never been given a
chance in the case. Counsel for Miss i
Farrar knew where Miss Larrymore '
was but did not notify her of the
charges against her. he added.
He asserted he would demand a
public lien ring for bis client when lie
i was ready to place* her on the wit- !
| ness stand.
Forged Uerman-Russ War
Pact Ht'ing Circulated
Munich, Mari'li 2:>.— \ foreetl tri al v
between Germany anil IJnssia, provid
ing flint Germany ami Kussia shall go
Co war attains! I’nland iKfanre’a mili
tary ally), in the event that I'reneh
anil Ih'luian troops advance further
into Germany, is heiiiK circulated in
Khineland district*, it was learned to
day.
HouseVotes
to Repeal
Code Law
Republicans Force through
Economy Program Fought
by United Democratic
Membership.
Combines Departments
By I*. < . POWELL.
Stuff < orrpspomient Tim Omaha Hre.
Lincoln, March 23.—The Mathers
key bill, providing for curtailed state
activitie s and placing them ufider con
stitutional officers, elected directly by
the people, passed the lower house on
third reading today by a vote of 0*
to 41. Whitehead of Holdrege, re
publican, who failed to vote when
the bill was first under consideration,
rallied to the colors today and voted
for the bill.
“This bill practically repeals the
present system of government and
places the enforcement of state activi
ties in ofih es of elected constitutional
officers, just where Governor Bryan
asked them to be placed before elec
tion,“ Hardin of Franklin asser ted.
Kl-ias.ser Is "Mapped.”
After the vote was taken, Klstisser
of t)maha appealed from the decision
of the chair, asserting the bill created
new executive oflWrs and 11 j t under
the constitution a two thirds vote of
(he membership was necessary. El
sasaer's move failed to get united sup
port of his own party, which ex
pressed disgust at such "horseplay,”
and Speaker Mathers' ruling that the
bill was passed was upheld by votes
of both democrats and republicans.
The next bill pass eel on third read
ing was House Roll ."IS. whloh-ecom
blnes the departments of agriculture,
labor and public welfare and places
them under Charles TV. Pool, secre
tary of state. These three depart
ments handle all Inspectors, except
bank and insurance Inspectors, and
will enable Pool t«> use one inspector
where before thr<e were necessary.
I rged bjr llr.ua
This was one of the chief economies
Governor Bryan and the democrats
Insisted upon before election. Despite
these lire election pledges, the demo
cratic mendiers, with patronage seek
ers at their heels, voted solidly
against thy bill, and it was passed
only because the" republican majority,
minus Nelson and Gallagher, voted
solidly for it .
Both bills now Ro to the senate for
consideration. It is probable thev will
be placed first in the senate judiciary
committee presided over by Senator
John TV. Cooper of Omaha.
Harding Tours Florida
Town in Shiny Fliwer
Daytona, Fla , March —Some
what lata on the = hedule of her
cruise, the houseboat Pioneer, carry
ing President Harding and his vaca
tion party northward, today was on
the Halifax rivrr. slowly pushing to
Ward 8t. Augustine, the terminus of
ths water cruise.
President Harding diverted from his
routine to a considerable degree on
yesterday when his boat stopped at
(Titusville for gasoline anil supplies,
by taking ii tour of the town In a
shiny new flivver, driven by a young
man In khaki. The president was ac
companied only by Dick .Jei-v:s of the
secret service detail,
I wo Hundred Political
Prisoners Slain l»y Soviet
Rondon, March 23,—Two hundred
political prisoner* were shot down in
towns in Georgia, while other* were
tortured amid tho corps* * of the !
street*, according to n formal charge
made hero today by a representative
of tho Georgian republic ngainst the
Russian soviet. Tho Georgian* ac
< use tho Russian bolshcvist* of <re
nting a reign of terror in the little
tran*< auensiun republic. The victims
of the shooting* were political pris
oners who were Alleged to have con
spired against the soviet government ,
of Georgia imposed by Moscow.
Special Motor Delivery of
The Sumhty Bee Until 10 A. M.
Sometimes it happens that
inclement weather or a new
carrier hoy or something else is
responsible for the fact that
The* Sunday Bee fails to arrive
promptly at your front door
Sunday morning.
All carriers are through de
livering papers on their routes
by o’clock Sunday morning.
In case your paper doesn’t
arrive by that time, phone
AT Untie 1000 beforf 10
a. ni. and ask for “City Circu
lation.” Give your address to
the man who answers and a
paper will he sent out to you by
special delivery.
We auk everyone to ph one
before 10 a. m., because the
last (rip is scheduled to leave
at that time, and later calls
cannot always he given the
service we desire.
PHONE ATLANTIC 1000—ASK FOR CITY CIRCULATION
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE
Inmate of Kansas State
Hospital Changes Diet
From Spoons to Keys
Parson, Kan., Mart'll 23.—John A.
Melgrene, inmate at the state hospital
for epileptics here, has changed his j
menu from spoons to doorkeye, physi
cians at the hospital said today.
A week ago Melgrene was operated j
on and 27 spoons, six spoon handles ,
and a safety pin removed from his !
Stomach.
For a week he grew better and it
was believed lie had not only recover
ed from the operation, but that irri
tation of his Intestines during the
j operation would cure him of epileptic I
j seizures.
But Thursday night as an attendant
was taking his temperature, Melgrene
! snatched a doorkey fro'm a ling
carried by the nurse and swallowed I
it before she could take It away from
him. I
According to Dr. J. T. Naramore. a
j specialist in mental cases who has
; charge of Melgrene's case, the key Is
liable to cause death.
Renegade Indian
Band \\ iped Out:
Leader Escapes
1 Squaws and 3 Bucks rap
lured—Another of Out
laws Killed—Old Fosev
Still at Large.
Irternational New* sPr*ire.
Montecrlln. I tali, March 23.—l (all's
Indian uprising is over.
The little hand of Piute Indians who
Monday started war lias been prac
tically wiped out.
Four squaws and five bucks are
prisoners. Cowboy (barley, one of (lie
renegade hand, was killed, bringing
I lie Indian death (oil probably to five.
Old Pom y. leader of the w ai ling
t'teg, and Joe Bishop, father if the
young Indian killed Wednesday, are
the two Indian remnants cf the liand j
still at large.
l ight for Captim.
The fight for the raptor’ of the
renegades i onttnunl nil e«> yester
day through the inn, i -- r rt of
southeastern Utah. ,
The white posiie. after taking the
trail of the lrdmns, d n**< ! and a i'-n
tlngent was sent to guard all of the
trails out of the country.
The fleeing Indians w re forced In
to the canyi n south of Klk Mountain,
in a place where a break occurs in
the San Juan river.
A desperate bushwhacking flg-it
followed.
Cowboy Charley wag slain In a last
stand and five bucks and four squaws
in h(s section surrendered as the only
way out.
Temporarily Escape.
GUI Posey an dJoe Bishop, the
former said to be too years old. made
their way into the rocks and tem
porarily escaped.
The posse is in hot pursuit of these
two who are expected to die before
permitting their capture.
The de.speratenes.s of (he fight was
indicated when the posse, following
tho two remaining members of the
Indian baud. found Old Posey '
blanket with two bullet holes through
It.
The rocks Into which the two In
dians fled nru .1 part - f the mo; t
rugged country <»f San Juan county.'
It may require days for the posse to
track the pair. although »4»e last run
ner in reported the prospect was for
a speedy capture or a last stand tight.
It.'iisC in \\ nolens l’l icr
\\ ill Roost < ilothiug < lost
A telegram announcing that an In
in* reuse of 12 12 per cent in the
price of woolens would he made
on April 30 was re« cive<f yesterday
by George' Braudels of the Blunders
stores from the A merit an Woolen
company.
This announcement dries n*»t come
ns a surprise to Omaha merchants,
who have expected that a sharp In
crease in the price of woolens ho on
would be put into effect. Thin 12 1-2 i
per cent iniTrfCM will cause cor
n-spending advances in the prices of
nil mat* rials made from foolens. par
ticularly both men and women's
clothing
Man Walks Into Motor ( .tr;
Suffers Brain (itniciission
Thomas linker. 1S1I Wi 1 n rr si reel.
suffered slight concussion of the brain
mol mi abrasion to the right ™r nl 1
r,:oo Friday afternoon when he was j
knocked down bv n delivery truck
of John Hath, florist. |n front of 1113
North Ihglilernth siren.
Maker was crossing the street and
Walked Into I lie * do of the a II to- 1
mobile, it was s-aij. The car w-as
i i drii1 n h' I. Ilon.lg'td, 1001
North Twenty-ninth street.
flakei was attended by a police snr
gfon and taken home.
( liartcr to Be <»rantt*tl to
\otv "I'li'fi'li of Anifrifa"
•'Fascist! of America " new patriotic
society, will he given a slate charter,
• ays the secretary of state.
To a reporter for The Omaha. Bee
.Mi Pool od I cannot see why a
charter shouldn't lie planted. The
organisation Intends to live up In the
laws of Nebraska
(irand I.lctoi Fuller of the eoolety j
nil that no Institution ran be denied
the right lo • xlst which lias such 1
Ideals ns the Fasclsti of America.
Guess the Boys Might as Well Go Back in the Smoker
I every
I thing .
taken
gentle men)!
PRES I* DENTIAL.
Be|r TH l
19 2 5 f J
Pi "dv \\ iinrl \
rr . < 4
Shoi*ls ScUlr
at SI00 a Share
Ifoail <>f <orjioralioii VIIonn
Brokers to Bun I* r o m
Shares Held in ’New
'i oi k Bank.
New V .ik, March 23.—Piggly NVis
glv. ofi«* of Wall street s leading topic*
for the* past few days, virtually
dropped out of sight today, when £
majority of these caught 'short*
Tuesday when tlading in Tiggly Wig
gly Stores, Inc , Has* A common
stock was suspended on the Non
York Kx« hangv. s- it led the^r n* outita
bn the ImsIh of the $100 offer made
by Clarence Saunders, president of
the corporation.
While accurate Information as to
the number of share* delivered to 1
W. Bradford, counsel for Mr. Saun
ders, was withheld it was stated that
by far the larger number of the
"shorts ’ took advantage of the lower
offer. Thursday they were required
by Mr. Bit under* to settle at $150 ex
1 epr when they were able to find stock
an the outside at price* ranging from
$110 to 114...
A few sab ■ were made in tin* early
forenoon at $125 to $135 previous to
receipt in New York of Mr. Saunders’
instructions to the National Bank of
Commerce, where he hod a consider*
able supply of the sfn.-u, to permit the
"shorts'* to buy it for delivery to b-:
* » « t tative .i I ire Tin
mtside market drop tied with that an
nouncom* nt to $90 bid and $10*9
isked. Most of those- who were short
In the stock, however, vljrfted the N 1
lionnl Batik of Commerce and bought
Mr Baundci s' stock at $100, immed;
tt' ly delivering it to Mr Bradford.
Mr. Bradfoid. who is a Washington
attorney and director in IMggly Wig
jly corporation, said he would remain
in New York Saturday to settle with
I be few shorts who failed to put ,n
in appeal a non today.
loo Mtirli ItroadwaN Mlamnl
lor SikMi’ii I>«-atti of Woman
Pittsburgh. March V'3.—Tm, much
Broadway and the resultant head
indiftf. Some man's lovo shadow in
the background. So Taicille Bast. 3 4,
former Pittsburgh girl, known on
Broadway as laicillc Marshal, came to
Pittsburgh Thursday took 4 d-*M* of
sleeping powders ami this afternoon
she rests on a marble slab In the lo*
■ r«! morgue. Whether her death was
an nccldent or suicide, has not been
determined.
1 lie Weather
.
Forecast.
Saturday. fair and colder.
Hourly Trmpci aitires.
* t% in ta 1 |». •»«. 4 i
Hum 'S ? i». m. . It
7 s in. ai :i |i. m. »i»
a ». 10. s 4 |i n* vt
ll t. m.14 .> |i. in .. 4 \
in s. in. . :u a •• m. 13
II n. Ml. aw 7 |I III 4 0
It noun It H |i m HI
Falls City Man
Killed In Blast
Slump Blowing Demonstra
tion Kmls Fatally — Son
See Father Crushed.
sprrial I)i«palrh to Ihf Omaha Brf.
Falls City. Mach 23.—.V piric acid
blasting deminnstration that drew
farmers from all parts cf Ritchard
snn county, culminated into a tnig edy
this afternoon, when Jonas Heim,
farmer living south of Pawson. was
instantly killed when struck !n the
haoJc of the head by a flying stump
weighing 200 pounds
His son, standing near hltn was
unhurt.
It was the fifth and last demonstra
tion of the day. given by T. E. Hien
ton of the state agricultural depart
ment nn the Eou.s Nefsger farm near
Pawson. The others had proven high
sinvxsful. and County Agent J
I,. Worrell had received numerous
orders for the explosives, one of the
checks being from Heim.
All of the otwervers had lieen given
instructions to stand 115 feet away
from the dange'rspot. facing the
stump In order to dodge it instead 'f
turning and running Voting Helm
stood still and watched the stump ris
ing over his head after the explosion,
hut his father turned and ran, the
flying timber crushing his skull.
lived hut a minute. According to
Hienton, this was the firs taeeident
In the state since the introduction of
tree blasting by picric add.
W i-con-iii Man I' Killed
li\ Train al Nalentine
Special Mi-patch to The llmitin Her.
Vab’Uthte. Neb.. March 23. -Alton
Christensen. 30. whose home is be
in veil to tx> at Klkhorn. Wis.„ was
accidentally killed by a Chicago 4
North wester n train here
French Premier
Brands Radical
Deputy as Liar
\\ iltl Scene Knacted in Cham
ber lien Poincare Refers
to Berthon as “ Vbomi
nable Scoundrel.
llr AtaoriHted
Paris March !3—Premier Poin
care, angered by communist in
sinuations that he wa* controlled by
Deputy Leon Dedaut. royalist leader
started a scene of wild disorder when
in open session of the chamber today
he called communist Deputy Andre
Berthon an "abominable scoundrel.
The chamber immediately went ».Id
while deputies hammered their desk*
and ushers ran about trying to re
store order. The presiding' officer
vainly rang his liell for a quarter of
an hour to get a hearing and calm
i the chamber down.
"That1 man." shouted M. Poincare,
pointing at Deputy Berthon. "dared
1 to say he had against me and mine
abominable evidence which I feared
would be published.
1?« !ied when he - ■• 1 t: p -
mler angrily ejaculates!, and the depu
ties, most of whom had not heard M
Berthon’s accusation, jumped to their
feet, all of them, w th the exception
of the communist* and a few of the
radicals cheering Poincare madly.
After the first uproar had spent it
self the *ea*lon was adjourned, but
pandemonium broke loose again when
the chamber reconvened a quarter
of an hour later
The scene followed a demand by
Deputy Berthon for Immediate discus
sion of the government-* request for
supplemental credits for the Ktihr oc
cupation
’It Vi as Just Lovely/' iVliss Harding's
• ^
Comment \fter Slumming Tour
» c
lit I nir»r*nl **ri t ire.
N''iv ^ t»rk. Mar<i h "[ enjoyed
it veiy much It was Just lo'ol' "
Miss Abigail \ Harding sister of
President Harding. Uslav thus de
set I bed her reset km to a "slumming
l'*r(y" to drcenwich tiling..
People from tVInsted. Conn.:
Kokomo. I ml I.um. Mielv, and every
•’here ' sit the Sawdust Inn In the
Vilnius when they come to the tug
town. Ami when Miss Harding and
•'■■r party dropped in Tlmrsda- night
,t caused no stii. until a man wliisp
ri-ed to Manager t'rosby:
That's I ’resident Harding's sister!"
After that things warmed up at
llio Inn. l'lck Anderson put a lot
nuae soul Into his rendition of "The
Hose of Picard' " and i idgtng to the
heart' hatidli lapping of Mias Haiti
Ing the song made a hlg hit mth her.
Miss Harding and her sister. Mis.
r It Vina" returned from a trip
to S nil1 Aiio l ira mill I ke all people
who come to N- « 1 • h she dc
elded to "go slumming
There were only four In ttie party
when it staitnl They went under
Washington arch ,n i tav and
stopped h r a perk into tieftiiionu a
Then they went into scyeral places
with odd names like "The Kit Hole"
and the "Klumingo s Nest
Just about this time somebody
"•polled ihe fun." «« Miss Harding
wild, l y i itifymg the |>olioo who and
where Miss Harding was So when
the party nwclied the "Owl Inn" on
Mulberry St t i nt, four policemen and
several nine, secret service men
Joined the party.
It began to look like a "social bet
terment" committee out looking for
material for a report, and Miss Ha id
trig was losing Interest. Hut l1 ck An
derson's solo made her think of the
I wild pm tiie out ill Marion, where
Brother Warren visnl to l-h-w the
"um pah ’ horn, so she realty en
[Joyed d.
Flood Stage
Is Near at
Sioux City
Drop in Temperature In*
creases Danger to Towns
Above Gorge—Second
Jam Is Broken.
Many Flee From Hom$>
Sioux City. la , March 23—The 10
miio ice gorge in the Missouri river
below Sergeant Bluff la., still holds.
The water stage of the river at Sioux
City was 16.4 at 7 p. m. and had rieea
•lightly more than an inch sinca *
p. m. Flood stage is 17.
A email gorge at Onava, la., went
out late this afternoon, lowering the
level of the river at that point two
feet. The gorge was located about
12 miles below the big gorge at Ser
geant Bluff, j
The flood menace Increased with a
sharp fall in temperature. Mild
Weather, in the opinion of those at
tempting to break the jam. would
have a tendency to cause it to break
of its own accord. The cold wave
v. ill solidify the gorge ar.d strengthen
its resisting powers against the big
head of water it js now holding and
permit the water to rise to still
greater heights.
Residents \re Warned.
Water in the Floyd river, a small
stream which flows through the east
ern part of Sioux City, is nearly bank
full as a result of backwater from th*
Missoori river.
Police warned residents near the
Floyd to be prepared to move.
Settlers on the lowlands along th»
river near the gorge have moved vs
higher ground or are prepared to flea
on short notice.
If both gorge* should break at once
it is believed the lowlands near tha
river for 40 to 50 miles south of Sioux
City would be inundated. Warnings
have been sent to all point* to be on
£u trd.
Ode Known Death.
Aheady the backed up water, that
r r.tir. ucd ■■■ r e w ' off , v s we a
made to break up the gorge by dyna
miting. has caused one death. Several
\o Danger Here
Mthougli the Missouri river at
llniaha cljntbed 1.6 in. lie's the last
Jl hours, M. V. Robin*. meteor
ologist, sees no oceasion for Oma
ha to be alarmed over the Ice jam
below Sioux City which is back
ing up a big lake of water.
“When the gorge breaks, the
river will rise, of ronrse. but it
probably will not have much ef
fect this far down." he said. I’res
-nt stage here is lb? feet. Mood
date is 19 feet
Prediction for Kridaf night was
fair and colder. Temperature was
expected to reach l<* *>r 15 degree*
by morning. Sioux City is due for
fern weather. It was 19 below in
Prince Albert, Canada.
\t >iou\ ( ity the river wa« 16 9
Teel, only .7 foot below fkvod stage.
other persons were reported drowned
and hundreds of head of livestock. Im
plements and dwellings were carried
sway The property damage Was esti
mated in exec's of llbb.ObO.
As men attempted to break the wa
ter barrier, warnings were sent out
to all re^dent* south of the gorge to
sliadondon their homes Many had
alrt <ie; i j- ! ' g - *
give away suddenly, thpse d recti nj
the dynamiting said that the tre
mendous head of water would destroy
property within h wide range along
the lowlands south * f ICassSeMd
island.
Two Ineff il vttemp - we «
jj
ping bombs from aft airplane. Al
though the explosions tore bug*
‘craters In the gorge, slush Ice filed
them rapidly, l.ittle headway seemed
to have Ish a mu,’ y > :t*i *;'tU' It.
off dynamite charges.
N“ lljnc'r in Onitli.v
T-ist Omaha stool have nothing '»
fear when t! ■> I'tifti on (he M
souri river s jr Sous City break*.!
according to lb y N". Towl, former city!
■ imimissionor and civ ! engineer. Mr,|
Towl <ii< that the levees butt by hi*
company are three ft'et higher titan
the flood stage of l?^o anil wilt pro*
t, t the low lands from danger
Sir Tow! ha« .uperinlei'alrd the . .*
I st ruction of nt * r retards at Ttwlt o i 4
t’lty iu.d declared last l ight that h«
had received information front that
city that the protection was holding
Utt the present crisis
The hfehraska sle of the river in
l igher than the Iowa side keohiis g
to Mr Towl, but would hate been m.
, undated were : not for the protection
Installed against the river s ratag,'
Mr, Towl will leave th.s morning
for the scene of the Hood and make a
|perwotal inspection of conditions tone*
if any renodist n sure* are neoi w
sary to protect tlie Kart Omaha tow.
lands.
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