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Omaha r. 0. under Act nt anarch 3» I87».
' Bernhardt
Expires in
( Arms oi* Son
l.ml Conies Quietly in Sharp
Contrast to Realism and
Pathos Shown in Act
ing Death Scenes.
Hundreds Call at Home
Itj Adioplateil Press.
Paris, March 26.—Sarah Bernhardt
died peacefully in die anna of her
son. Maurice, at 1 minute before S to
night. In life she had had an
amazing power of emotion, of marvel
ous realism and pathos in her acting
of deuth scenes. At the end of her
days she quietly drifted away into
eternity, tired after her long fight
against death, which she did not wish,
but never feared.
Hope for the life of the great
actress had long since been aban
doned and half an hour before she
died those in attendance found her
sinking beyond recovery, though, j
knowing her recuperative powers, it '
whs thought she might live through- '
out the night.
Mine. Bernhardt died in a large j
room on the second floor of her home
with windows wide Open on the 1
Boulevard Pereire , the noise of
truck and railroad keeping up a low
roar to which she was long no- ,
customed. It was the sudden clos- j
ing of these windows, opened on the
finest day of spring, that gave the
signal to those waiting and watching
without that Bernhardt was dead.
Extreme Unction Administered.
Death xvas due to a renewed attack
• >f uraemic poisoning, which ltegan
Fridav, but the actress astonished !
her physicians by her repeated rally
ing and her will to live, just as she 1
did last December when hope had sev
eral limes been abandoned A priest •
)v as summoned hurriedly in the mid
dle of the afternoon when symptoms
of the gravest natute supervened,
but Bernhardt rallied and regained j
lucidity. The priest administered )
• 'itrente unaction, which she acknow
:edged with faint movements of the
hands and head, too weak to speak.
The widow of Edmond Rostand,
whose fame Is linked with that of
Bernhardt, and the poet's son,
.Maurice Rostand, were a the Iredside. ,
Bernhardt's grandson, M. Grosse,
brought the first flowers into the ,
death chamber—mauve and xvhite j
lilacs. Flowers came from many
friend!? quickly and soon the room i
xvas heaped with them, those from
i lie family and dearest friends being
placed on the bed.
Hundreds t all at Home.
The actress' son. aided by the fam
dy physician. Dr. .isret arranged the
mother's hair and clothing and ad
A justed her position on the large bed
(' on which she died, facing the win
P doxv.-. This room ;» filled with an
•ique furnitude, chosen by the actress
herself, with the 'vails covered with
tapestries, exe'-pt where hang many
autographed photographs of great per
sonages who were her friends.
Many hundreds of friends—persons
prominent in all walks of life and j
others, little known, but quite as dear
to Bernhardt, called during the three j
days of her last illness, but few of
whom were permitted to see her.
Aside from the members of the house- ,
hold and her closest intimates only
Dr. Marot and the other physicians
v visited the sick room.
Wl Messages of sympathy r me from
W all over the world. Carriages and au
iomobiles filed past the entrance from
morning until night: the whole worlt
seemed to be within the group of six |
doctors hoping foi recovery, but re
gretfully realizing that a great career
v.as ending.
Notified of Death.
J Arthur Mayer, editor of La Gautois,
ho had known Mine. Bernhardt for
Jr many years, was the last caller; he
arrived five minutes bef.re her death,
nut realizing what was happening,
left without aeeing her. Just as i.e
departed the windows of the bed
chamber closed, and a moment later
Dr. Marot appeared and informed the
newspaper men xvho had been keep
ing watch day and night:
"jlnu. Sarah Bernhardt has Ju.-.t
expired in the arm* of her son. With
her Were Maurice Rostand, Mrs. Ed
mond Rostand and her grandson,
.Monsieur Grosse."
Three an re and one years on the
stage did not fill her life; she found
time to ig- j>oet. novelist, painter nnJ
sculptor, yet seemed riex-er too busy
o see her many friends and always
iceklng sometbiry? more to do.
Madam Surah Bernhardt, who .it
n yean of ago seemed still a girl,
a<i knowfl to every land ns “the
vurlds greatest actre*^” What dis
sent ihere might huvo been to tics
• miniate, a id however far her detrac
tors ventured In their attempts to
'iinimlze her right to that distinc
tion, the numberless admirers of the
Divine Hai ah” remained convinced
ihut never before bad the singe pro
duced an artrees capable of snaring ■
to such heights In the realm of emu '
tlonul drama.
The work of Mme. Bernhardt was
t where a theme afforded the
eatest opportunity for a display of
her powerful emotions. At the ;
height of her earner this form of net
ting, based principally on love, hate i
and Jealousy, held the predominant
place now dedicated to character
delineations and Bernhardt never was
■ urpa-eed, her critics say, in this
‘ motional school. Hundreds of parts
lie either rewiote or created to suit
herself, seldom being content to act
them as Interpreted by otheis.
Three generations have praised and
even worshipped Hid art of Bern
hardt, and hundreds upon thousand*
Tf people around the world have
Pronged to see and marvel at her
noting without understanding the
Brsnch language, which elm invari
ably employed upon the stage. Once
* in Rio <je Janeiro, him was culled ho
(Turn to l .«. four, tvluniu One.)
Bernhardt Always Liked
to Visit Omaha on Tour
Snapshotted in Hah on Street
Here After Refusal to Pose
\lwa\s A isited The
Ree Office.
Sarah Bernhardt, in ail her luuis
of this country, always liked to come
to Omaha, where she played in the
old Boyd jheater on Hartley street a
number of times. She lmd been n
friend of Edward Rosewater, founder
of The Omaha Bee, for years. When
he was in Paris, he had been a guest
at her home.
In the later '80s and early 80s. the
“Divine Sarah,” when in this city,
never failed to accept Mr. Rosewater's
invitation to come to The Omaha lire
building after her performance and
let the editorial, reportorial and com
posing room forces look upon'her ad
miringly.
Sh£ had acquired some command
of the English tongue before that,
but she always smilingly avoided be
ing led into using it. .She had an early,
dream of playing Hady Macbeth in
English, but she never did, though
she did appear in the tragic part a
few times in England, but used the
French text.
Her Visits Enjoyed.
All the employes of The Omaha
Bee those days liked to see her on
her visits to the office, nlhelt there
was about them aft air more of awe
than cheerful camaraderie. They
I - ■- ■■ ————
Mme. Sarah Bernhardt.
Bazed at lier with full measure of
both interest and admiration, when
Mr. Rosewater piloted her through
the rooms. Hhe smiled back enjoy*
ing it. Slip was then in fullest pos
session of her marvelous powers in
(Turn »« I’.-ige Four, f'otomn Five )
Women Voters
to Meet in April
at Des Moines
Many .Notables Art* Expocletl
to Take Part in
Program Next
Month.
n.r International Nfwi seMic*.
Washington. March 2*i.— Many d:s
tinguished men and women are on ttic
program for the fourth annual con
vention of the National League of
Women Voters, which meets April
0, lu. 11 tind 12 at Des Moines. la..
Mrs. Maud Wood Park, national presi
dent, announces.
Included In the list invited arp Lord
Robert Cecil of London; Mrs. Gifford
Pinchot. wife of Governor Pinrhot
of Pennsylvania; Secretary of Com
merce Herbert Hoover; Justice Flor
ence Allen of the Uhio supreme court;
Mrs. Charles L. Tiffany of New York;
Miss Grace Abbott, director of the
federal children's bureau; Huston
Thompson of the federal trade com
mission; Miss Ruth Morgan, noted
woman's worker of New York, and
other?.
The convention sentiment will In;
“The most powerful factors in the
world today are clear ideas in the
minds of energetic men and women of
good will."
Among the subjects for discussion
are; ''Efficiency In Government."
“Child Labor and Welfare." “Women
In Industry," “Prevention of Traffic
in Women and Children." ' Interna
tional Co-operation to Prevent War."
“Political Status of Women," "I'n
pinployment Insurance," "Political Ed
ucation for Women." “ The Direct
Primary" and "How Can the League
Secure Rotter Candidates for Office?"
The annual election will take place
on the third day of the session.
Attendance of several thousand wo
men from all states is indicated by in
formation received at national head
quarters here.
Many Attend Funeral of
< trrin (iooper in Ifumh«*Iclt
Special llUpatcli to The Omaha lire.
Humboldt, Neb., March 26.—The
funeral of Orrin A. Cooper "ng hel'l
with a service in the First Presby
terian church, of which Mr. Cooper
w as one of tlie trustees. Friends and
business acquaintances from Falls
City, Table Rock and other towns
were present. There were 10 of the
regular force of employes of the
Cooper Milling conqmny attended in
a body.
The two sons of Mr. Cooper. Huy I..
of this city and Cary of Klcsntro,
Cal,, and one daughter. Mis*. Ena Seu
berry of Omaha, were present.
Humboldt lodge of Masons escorted
thn procession to the church, took
charge after the services and perform
ed tho last rites st the cemetery in
conformity to the ritual of the fia
ternity.
Hope Abandoned for
I.enilie * Return to Politic*
Copenhagen, March 26.—Hope has
been abandoned that Ntcolal I«enlne
can’ ever return to active politic il
life, sulil a Moscow dispatch In tho
newspaper Polltlken today. It is un
derstood that, at the next meeting
of the communist congress leaders of
the Russian communist parly will
propose that either I.eo Knnieneff of
M. Ronefeld tie elected succes-or to
Cenlne In the soviet government.
Oklahoma Bandit Killed:
•'{ Surrounded by Posse
Tulsa, Ok!., March 26.—An un
identified hank robber was shot and
killed and three, members of Ills party
sre surrounded by a poose, 20 miles
west of here, following the robbery
of the Mannford State hank bile to
day. Capture of the three Is expect
ed soon. No estimate of the amount
of the bandit's loot has been made.
.
Title Valid, Says
Witness at Trial
V,. A. Culver. One of Original
25 fndieled for Fraud, De
clare* West \ irginia Prop
erly Worth Millions.
William H. Culver of Monrovia.
Cal . testified at the Colonial Timber
& Coal corporation cane in federal
court yesterday afternoon that in h!*»
opinion the Colonial concern has valid
title to the TOO,000 acres it claims in
West Virginia and that the property
is worth millions.
Culver is one of the 23 men orig
inally indicted in the case. He sold
his one-eighth interest in the com
pany to Walter L. Stif,kel for $ >0,000.
He Is now in poor health. He is not
being tried hut has not been promised
immunity.
Woman Causes Commotion.
Mr>. If. A Schneider of Fleming.
Colo., caused a rorprrotion among tkw
15 defence attorneys when she testl
tied that Harold Cozier, employe of
th« Gurranty Securities company, had
told her in 1918 that the Guaranty
company had vast * oa! lands in West
Virginia. The defense has ^Maintain
ed that thh government, Itt the in
dictment, charg'd two conspiracies,
ene in the Guaranty ch««e and the
other in the Colonial and that the
t .vo had no connection.
How half a dozen men gathered in
the office of Thomas H. Matters in
the Omaha National Rank building In
April, 1919, and incorporated the
Colonial Timber and Coal corfmrntion
for $10,000,000 was related in federal
court Monday morning by Lee Herd
man. an Omaha lawyer.
The half dozen and 10 others are
on trial charged with conspiracy to
use th»* mails to defraud.
Mr Herdman testified that he got
$100,M O of the stock. Willard V Math
• \vs got $1,000,000 arid the rest was
divided pro rata, Matters getting 30
per tent, Walter L. Htlckel of Kear
ney 30 per cent, Ralph Sunderland 17
per cent and smaller percentages go
ing to two or three others.
rropcrf.v < Inim Made.
Then $2,000,006 bonds were author
iz'd, half of these to be allotted under
th* same percentage*, and the re
mainlng half to Iks placed in the cor
poration *s treasury.
The Colonial corporation claimed to
have title to nearly 700.000 acres—
about 1.600 square miles—of land in
West Virginia.
A lawyer from Charleston, W. Va .
Junes 13. KUison, was present at the
meeting. He said the land Mas wor*h
$100 an acre at least, but never had
been plat 'll on Hie fax rolls and tlait
tho corporation, by paying one years
taxes, could get title to if.
"Did you really believe that this
bad been left off of the Mates thx
lists?" \v c. Dorsey for tho govern
ment. asked Mr. Herdman.
"Well, at first, I didn't, but when
some of the men went buck and ven
fled It. I did.” was the answer.
KUison, the lawyer, has disappeared
and all efforts of the government i>
i apprehend him have failed.
Herdman testified that, he sold out
his Interest for $10,000 In June, 1911.
i There is no charge against him.
Stick©! bought his interest and later
bought Matters’ quota of l>onds. $25u,
000 worth.
Herdman said It was understood
I that the securities were not to he
*oUl to Hie public until title to the
vast tract was perfected. Two wom»n
iianied Gregor;,, living In Chlcsgo,
were the holders of the alleged title
They were very poor and wer#
brought, to Omaha for Interviews nt
1 the expense of some • f the promoter*.
Bandit* Shoot Kaiiha* < iilv
Offirer, Kk.ano W ilh $10,000
Kan*.i« «'lty. Mo., March I* -Ap
proximal Hy 510,000 wan obtained by
tour bandit* who held up the cunhler
of the Mlnaouri Ibtliy rnnipany her#
today after >hooting and aoriounly
wound!* * Paul H. hhupo. motoi i vcle
patrolman. Th# bandit* /jpad In a
motor rur.
233.87 Mil.-* an Hour.
Day ton, o, March ?(i. Unit, n
I,. MHUglian, today ret n new *|ic<>d
murk <>f 23;!.g? nulci uu hour at
Wilbur Wright field ,
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Pk 4 ade
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Dope Evil
Drug Firms to Confer \X itli
Federal Officials in Attempt
to Regulate Importa
tion of Narcotics.
Estimates Are Prepared
Ily Initfriwl Swtire,
Washington, March 25.—As a prac
tlcal step toward combatting the
growing drug evil, representatives of
the big American drug and chemical
' manufacturers will meet here Tues
day with the federal narcotics control
hoard to fix the quantities of crude
opium and coca leaves to he imported
into this country during the next fis
cal year.
Every one of the seven firms
known to the government ns engag
ed in this line of manufacture will tie
icpresented at the conference. These
are:
Maywood Chemical company. May
wood, N. J., which imports ami deco
cainlzes the coca leaves In the manu
facture of coca cola syrup; Merck A
Co., New York; McKesson and Rob
bins. New York; Powers. Wightman
and Rosengarten, Philadelphia; Ell
Lily A Co., Indianapolis; Parke, Davis
A Co, St. Iutuls, and Mallinckrodt
Chemical Works. St. Louis, who con
vert the raw material Into drug form
for the pharmaceutical trade.
Estimates of Needs Prepared.
I Preliminary to Tuesday's conference
j the federal narcotics control board
was in session today, preparing an
estimate of the country's needs. This
will ho compared with estimates sub
mitted by the drug manufacturers,
and between the two the conference
will reach an agreement nn what im
ports will he permitted next year.
It Is the purpose of the government
and the manufacturers to cut off
surplus hv holding imports down to
actual requirements in this country,
plus such legitimate export trade as
the manufacturers may have.
This step toward drug regulation
Is being taken under the nuthorlty of
the narcotic drugs import and ex
port act of May 25. 1321.
Tuesday's conferecne, however, Is
expected to he a preliminary step also
toward putting Into effect the recently
enacted Porter narcotic control ac
which seeks, through diplomatic n#
gotiatinns. to restrict production of
crude drug plants to actual medicinal
needs of the world.
* Will Ask Co-operation.
When the conference fixes what is
needed tn this country it will give the
State department the hosts for rego
nations with other nations. Produe
ing countries probably will hs asked
to restrict exports to the United States
to an amount not to exceed the estt
mated total legitimate requirements
here and to see that those exp--:!s
reach only those concerns that the
American government recognizes as
proper agencies to receive the »up
plits.
Such restrictions would tend to put
a close check nn American supplies »t
both ends of the line so far is legi
timate tiade is concerned, leaving thi*
government then only the illegitimate
smuggler to deal with until such time
as the producing countries should en
ter treaty agreements to hold produe
tion down to actual world needs
Thirty Years in Pen
for Admitted Murder
I'larlnda. la.. March 25—When
Clyde Ridenour admitted he shot
Stanley Pfander. deputy sheriff, the
trial of Ridenour. Lloyd Heller and
Arthur Fisher came to an abru|t end
Ing here this afternoon.
Ridenour,# who shot Pfander in the
lungs, was sentenced to HO years In
penitentiary, Heller, whose bullet
grazed Pfander* face, drew 10 v#-.ir*
and Fisher got five
\fcif** of Former Kaiser
tine* to (iermuny on Vi-il
T„on<lon. March 26- Pi Inc**** H*r
m!n<», wife <>f »h* former Garmun * m
peror, ha* kouo to Germany, *iy» a
d lap* toll to Tho Timm from Th*
liauu'v Sh«* nlJI p'nnln 111 that conn
try for month*.
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“Home Sweet
Home” Is Still a
Popular Song
Its refrain run* through the
head* of hundreds of Omaha
people who watch The Omaha
Bee "Want” Ad column* em h
day.
And when they catch sight
of the little ad that seem
meant for them, the song
changes to "1 henr vnu railing
me.1
Mrs. A. f! Johnson, 4.tin
Binney, had a house which cer
tainly corresponded with some
one'* idea of a home for she
called up and ordered the ad
"killed" nftcr it appeared ii
last Sunday'a Omaha Bee.
This is what she said :
"Please cancel my
nd. People started
calling at 7 o’clock
in the m o r u i n g
Could have rented
fifty houses.
Why don’t YOU give tin
homo hunter* a chance to look
over your house oi apart
mcM? Ju*t phone At Untie
1000 atnl n k for a "Want”
Ad taker.
It s a Good 1 hing Cousin Jonathan Knows How to Take a Joke
‘
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V.ftT
H u I irTI
r
NOW Aj I WAS
v J'W SAVING ABOUT r
^ UHt BRITISH
?vi«VSirf
) BECw \
--Pardon \
/] mistake &
v ) TAi.SE i
'JstatC*£nT ]
'w3Qirit.H j
Reavis to Lead
in Prosecution
of Fraud Cases
Former Congressman ami \n
otlirr ’Vclira-kan to Repre
sent l . S. in Trial of
Two \\ ar Suits.
■H/erl* IM*|iAtrh In The On.4lt% Bee.
Washington. Mamh 2<*.—Form* 1
Congressman Frank Rea via of Ne
braska. appointed special assistant to
th* attorney general in the prosecu
tion of war fraud cases took the spot
light today when it wa- announced
the government charged two with war ,
fraud*. The rase is the first fruits
of t. e intensive investigation which
Mr. Rea vis and hr assistants, one of
whom is Don M. Knfteld. also of Ne
si a. have beer, making
T1 •' persons charge, with fraud an*
Lieut. Col. Arthur A. O'Brien. tf. 8
army, and David J. Maloney attorney
representing the Newbury Realty
company of Boston.
Ti appears that the government
leased the Newbury building in Boh
ton in December, 391#. A claim was
presented, for reimbursement for
money spent In fitting it for the r- v
ernment * purposes with the result
that it is now claim'd the government
was defrauded out of $28.-10 24.
It !•« claimed Colonel O’Brien wa«
assigned to duty in Secretary of War
linker's office and tluit the then seem
tary of war tailed upon Colonel
O'Brien for information in settling
claims growing out of Ihe act of
March 2. 191?.
It i« alleged bv the government that
Colon* l O’Brien had the claim allotted
ifter a claim l»oanl bad said if did n*»t
come tinder the provisions of th** act
Fortner Congressman Reavis will
have charge of the prosecution of this
til s<*
Vn.lrew I'.. Sihcrt. <>. A. K.
Vi ler,»n. Dio at \\ alrrloo
Andrew K. Siherf. a resident of
Waterloo, Ndi . for ’4 years, died Ha
urdav at his home theta Mr. Fibert
hh* a retired farmer and Grand Arm)
man. In November 1919. Mr. ami
Mrs filbert celebrated their , guide i
tedding anniversary.
Me is survived by In* wife, Mrs
Mai fra ret tfllhert; six sons. George of
Fullerton. »’a! ; Harlan of Mitchell.
Neb Flank i>f Wnvside. Neb . \\ 1
llain of Omaha Have of Waterloo and
Floyd of FIKhorn, and by two da ugh*
ter*. Mis Charles Doherty of Poet/
Colo, and Mr* Tl. K Tuttle of
i Unaba.
Fun* liii services will be held Wad
ne«iU»> afternoon at 2 hi the Chi Is
tiin churt h in Waterloo. Iturial will
be In Prospect Mill cemetery In l.T«
horn.
I hm- Id (
u( Killing l)(*|Mil\ Slirriff
rimimifl. 1,1 . Murrh -Civile Ri,1
•Hour, "4. Floyd llelhr, IH and
Arthur Fl*her, 14. appeared before
Judge Fill Peter* In district court
here this afternoon ami entered pleas
of guilty to charge* In connection
with the sho«*ttny of Deputy Sheriff
Stanley Pfandor |h»« « mbei \
Kidenoui was sentenced to .10 years
at Fort Madison. Mellon t«» 10 years
at Foi t Madison and Fisher to 5 years
m \nnmo* » John Kmhreo a fourth
member of the band, confessed and
was sentenced lost week.
Dwlor dm l ri.il for Munlri.
Han lbego Cal , March "T Dr.
l«ew i* Jacobs, dashing young army
phytician, wont on trial here today
In the superior court of Judge Spen
cer M Marsh foe tbr nuirdei *>f Mi*.*
Frltrle Mann. b*m:(ifvil Interpreter of
Uricntai dances. I
4 1
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River Eatinjr
C
Wav Into Town
SeNcral lluiltliii"? at Decatur.
Neb., i breateiiecl by Current,
Diverted by Ice Corge.
The Missouri river here is nearly
two feet lower than it was Saturda>.
the w«ath*»r bureau reported.
\t Sioux fity it fell 8.9 feet in the
18 >uir> end inn :*l « a. m. Murid#*'
The biggest be jam to the north is
now at Decatur, hut a small passage
through this at on** sid** of the river
was re|>ori**d Mond:i> morning.
Diverted from its channel by a part
of the Ice gorg* w hich floated doe n
th* river fr m Sergeant*# Bluff, the
Missouri river ea»irg into th* town
of Derature. Neb
At 10 a »r Monday the powerful
current had cut 3d f*et into the bank
on the northern edge of town, threat
ening several buildings including the
old Decatur elevator, which has been
abandoned for several years.
The channel now occupied by the
river is the old channel. L>u* to the
formation of u bar several years ago,
th* stream w.t diverted toward the
Iowa tide. It Is this new channel
which 2s blocked by the gorge, re
suiting in tor** of water being hurled
against the north border of the town.
Fall cf - f*et since T a. m. was re
ported at 10 a mi Monday, and danger
to Iowa territory in the vicinity was
thought to have passed.
Workmen were attempting to
rulvage several small buildings and
other property on th* threatened ter
ritory on the Nebraska side. The
main part of town Is only two blocks
(rom the place where the river is
\v*Aring tway the bank. Resident#.
i.*»we\er, do rot t-'ieve the town it*
self is In dunger.
Melting of the u* R<>i*ge will r*
store the river to its former channel,
they saw and relieve the situation.
Rich Sentenced to Life
Imprisonment in Ohio
« le> eland. O . 'lari It -*>—William
\lherf Kith, alia' llewe) Mallor). ?l
year oM burglar, h'lhlnp and Run
man. who Nought l<> r.rape I rial in
Cleveland hy "ronfi-N'inu" a double
rnnrriiT in Omaha. Veb, rernntl). »a'
lodaj aenlrninl In lilt* ImprtannittMit
h> I oinmnn I'lea' .luriRe Wallher
after ph'adini: Rnill> to a i harce of
hui'Rlary and larrcni. Omaha imllee
nrii\ rd Ilia! hi' 'Vonfi'N'iim" nn a
fake and lie mii« relumed here for
trial.
Harding Scorns Full
Dress oil Hot \ight at
Fashionable Hotel
*t. Augustine. Klu . March ?t>.—
Ha* President Harding delt a death
blow to the hard rind fast custom in
Klorida hotels of 'dressing*' for eve
mint?
That !* being discussed lure fol
lowing tin* executive'* appearance in
suit of very light weight white ft* tv
or is n» the fashionable Hotel Ponce
dr l.eon Saturday night.
It was a decidedly warm night and
practically without exception the
men w. i*» 111 < Mtiventional. not to s*y
uncomfortable, attire.
Heretofore the president has al
bored strictly to « uatotn lit the mat*
ter of nitire, but he \n understood
!•» have told intimate* Unit the cun
Nfm of dressing warmly and nncottv
fortabh on hoi night* "I* a foolish
line,'*
The prevalent and Mis Harding
ontlnued to make their outing a
democratic one They ate in the
main dining tooui with ths other
gufsta
I
Communist Party
Still Functioning
in l nited States
^ itne-s at Trial of William
Foster \flmit- Meeting 'ft a«
Held in New York
'ft eek Aj:o Sunday.
E; VMM-lnlnl Press.
' Joseph. Mich.. March 26.—The
communist party of America was
meeting and functioning as a paity
organization and discussing illegal
activities a* late as a week ago Sun
day. according to evidence produced
by the state in the trial of William
F'/eiei charged with violating the
ritnlna! syndicalism taw of Michigan.
Altai king the claim of Charles E.
i Huthenberg. a defense witness and
• odefendant of Foster, that the com
munist party had passed out cf ex
! istence last January, merging its
identity, with the legal worker*'
'party, the prosecution, on crosa
exam n ' lion won an admission that
Mr. Huthenberg had attended a com
munist gathering in New York on
Mart h 1*
Ruthenberg admitted tliai he and
| another men,her of the central ex
‘ «< utivw committee of the workers*
i party was present and that the other
(member delivered a speech in Ger
'man. which Ruthenberg translated.
Effort# of the state to get Ruthen
berg to aifmlt that the communist
‘partv had Issued orders forbidding
its members to testify for the govern
ment in any court of law wc-ia un
successful. The witness said he had
never heard of the polk \ and wa*
‘here by direct onler of the national
executive committee to appear and
! tell ail he kne wabolit communism.
| tell all he knew about communism,
sink together and not testtfv against
each olher if it could tie avoided
I . S. Ketl Parly Persecuted
to Cover. Sa>h M itness
Hi tbe associated Press
S- Joseph. Mich.. March 2« —The
third international of Moscow advised
American communists to form a legal
party. Charles JC. Ruthenherg, co
defendant with William Z Foster on
charges of criminal syndicalism, tes
lifted today on Foster s trial.
Reading ftom the theses and re»l
Unions of the third world congress
1 of the communist International, held
at Moscow in 1*11. Rutbenberg found
,a section which the state had not read
when the document was presented In
evidence for thA prosecution, and from
this he gave the Jury the communist
international's explanation that the
illegal, underground organixatlon in
the I'niled Stales was the outgrowth
of persecution
The state ma le an ut successful *f
fort today to tiar Ruthenherg from
the stand and expunge hi* testimony
of last week from the record
Blimp Make*. Flight.
Akron, O . March 2*—The l'1. the
government's newest and blgg-est non
, rigid dlrigihle, made its second suc
cess! u I flight over this city todav. It
ren mined in the air more than three
hours, encirvling the citv several
times af’er which it mads a safe
landing.
The Weather
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Jury Blames
Knihal for
Boy's Death
Testimony Given at Inquest
That Youth Went to Man’s
Home on Request of
His Son.
Five Witnesses Testify
Stephen Knihal. 3519 Jefferson
street, was recommended to be held
for trial in the dis
trict court for the A
fatal shooting of ■
■iamea Holecek. 15. 1
3622 Polk street, J
Saturday night, by ™
a coroner's jury
that held an in
quest yesterday aft- A
ernoon at Korisko^
Funeral Home. )■
Lloyd Anderson,
12, Thirty eighth
and Harrison James Holecek.
streets, testified he was with young
Holecek just before the latter was
killed and that they had gone to the
home of Martin Martijezic. stepson
of Stephen Knihal, for the purpose of
trading for some pigeons and as they
stood in the back yard of the Knihal
home, near the garage, a man came
out and fired three shots. Holecek
dropped and Anderson said he ran.
He said Martin had told them to come
the back way.
Heard Three Shots.
Frank Krof:. 3513 Madison strec*.
said he heard three shots, saw Kr. -
dial come out of the house with a
flashlight some time after the three
shots were fired and found Holecek
dead. He said Holecek was large fc •
his age and that tip-re had been com
plaint of prowlers in the neighbor
hood for some time.
Mike Obad. 3622 Polk, stepfather of
young Holecek testified the boy ha 1
told him shortly before the shootirg
that he was going out to trade ! m'
some pigeons.
ft McCleneghan. coroner's physi
cian, testified that Holecek was prob
ably killed instantly a bullet having
entered the back of his head, sever
ing the spinal column.
Stella Zager. 12, 55h7 Jefferson
street, told of prowlers around the
Knihal home several weeks ago.
Martin Martijezic. 12. stepson of
Knihal. denied that he had an en
gagement with Holecek and Andersen
to trade pigeons.
Mle;-d Slayer on Stand.
Stephen Knihal, alleged to have
f-rsd ’he fatal shot. -*-s« puy or the
«tan.1 by his a* *tcey. William Jamie
son. He said *nat about S Saturdav
ever ng his sob. Steve, jr.. 7, was look,
ing out of the rear window and told
him there were some men in the back
yard.
"1 hastily put or my ha* and cos’ '
sr. i Knihal. ‘and my wife hand* l
me my revolver. 1 ran around tht
garage ard stumbled and the pist- !
went off. I fired two more shot*. I
went hack into th* house and late •
came out w.th a flashlight and saw
Holecek lying on the ground. T r*
back into the hous* and called up
the poke.?. If 1 had known the tw..
callers had been boys I would to '.
have shot, but several weeks sc
two men tried to break Into my f
rage and at various times there have
been prowlers around my home:."
Knihal will be arraigned for a pre
liminary hearing before Judge W:
iam F Wappich in the mumcinel
court tomorrow morning.
Archbishop Sentenced
to Death by Soviet
Rv \ caocieted Pree*.
Mo*.ow. March 26 —- Archbishop
Zepliak head of the Homan Cat hoi o
church in Ku-sia. and all the H
priests on trial with him. charged wiri
opposing the soviet government. Wf »
found guilty today. Archbishop Zer
liak »nd Vicar General Butchkaviu..
were sentenced to death. The central
executive committee ordered a stay cf
execution of the death sentence*. Ftv *
of the pr.seiners were sentenced to It*
y ears' imprisonment—the priests Kr -
vetto. Kiaaior.d, Tuna vetch. Kodavit
and Feouoroff. Kighi others reoeiv* l
three-year sentences. while two wc »
given a six month term, the latter i- -
eluding one choir boy. whose senter-e
was commuted
Air Defense to Practice
on Realistic Targets
Washington. March 2*—Antiair
craft defenses sooti will he given tha
opportunity of firing at a realist-.o
target as it trave’s through the a
as a result of an invention. known
technically as a target glider *
« liich has Iven perfected by the et
gineerlng division of tbs array a:
service at McCook field. Oh o.
The target glider has a w.-.g span
of i; 12 fee’ and weighs only It
pounds. Report* of experiment* •
McCook field announced by the Wa
depaitmetit, shew that the device,
which l# fastened to tbe ten of _n «.
I lane giwduallv descend* to tbe
ground at a speed of about Jvi mi!e»
an hour when released.
l ieutenant in Coma 54
Months 1 ikely to Recmer
Man Ftaraieco. March IS.—Anr.v
physician* were putxled by the re
markable recove rv of oon*dou*nese
by 1. etc Harry R. 1,'yaon. wlx> ha .
been gown up to die after M month*
■f com* l ieutenant I'ys-on. four ami
a half yeera ago. suffered a **ve-e
cent usaion of the twain in ar. a Wide -
in Hawaii. An operation to remove
the measure left him In a coma fro •
which he never recovered until ve«
terday. when to the surprise of h
attendant* he roused himself at *
from sleep and *pok# nmraall) H
>e ucw held fot hi* re,ovary
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