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Chemicals Used to Keep Body of Student Hidden President of University Called as Witness in Investigation of Death of I .eigh ton Mount. By International >tm Service. <'hicago. May 2.—President Walter Dill Scott of Northwestern university, members of the 1921 sophomore corn freshmen tlaHses and former com panion of Heighten Mount, will be called in the inquest into the death of the unfortunate youth whose body, weighted with debris, was found Mon day night under a pier at Evanston. Indications are Mount was slain by n group of sophomores who were haz ing freshmen, of whom Mount was one, when he vanished in Septem ber. 1921. ‘ I have been told the president of tlie university is not interested in this investigation,” said Coroner Wolff in announcing the names of witnesses. "He wiU be today. Ho is a witness.” Much importance is being attached to discovery of a knife found in the 'cairn from which the body was taken. Efforts will be made to identify it. From the police at Evanston came the startling disclosure today that chemicals had been used on the body in an effort to hasten decomposition before t" should be found and thus make identification Impossible. There w-as no odor in the neighborhood dur ing the many months the body lay under tha pier. *• It was generally accepted today that young Mount was a victim of drown ing. Ducking freshmen in the lake was a favorite method of torture miiong sophomores who were hazing freshmen at the time, according to students. Youth, Hurt in Auto Plunge, Held for Motorcycle Theft Gordon l<. Holmes, 22, Chicago, was arrested Tuesday night at a hospital, where he was taken by a motorist who found him walking to Omaha from the scene of an accident, 10 . npiles west of Omaha, in which his atm was broken. He is being held for investigation, following his con fession of the theft of a motorcycle in Chicago. With another youth, whose name he refused to divulge. Holmes rode the machine to Omaha. Here they traded it off for an automobile, in which they were continuing their lourney to the coast when it went into a ditch. Holmes' partner was uninjured. Omaha Firm Given Contract for Paving at Falls City Falls City, Neb.. May 2.—The C. A. Richey Paving company of Omaha was awarded the contract for the pav ing of three new districts in Fails City. The company's low bids on the three kinds of paving from which the city council will make its choice were: $129,378.53 for brick paving, $99,699.22 for Trinidad Lake asphalt and $97, 638.60 for oil asphalt. Thirty-five thousand square yards of paving are ‘ to be laid in the three new districts. Pioneer Woman Evangelist of Three States Expires Norfolk, Neb., May 2.—Alniyra Yanervy Lcttow, old-time evangelist in Nebraska and Iowa, died at the home of her son, Gordon Yanervy. In 1881 she helped establish the R street mis sion at Lincoln and in 1889 a similar mission in Omaha and was identified with the Rescue Home of Mother Lee. She made evangelistic tours in Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas. She was born In Youngstown. N., Y., in 1839. Radio Aids in Search Kidnaped George Fiske. Omaha representative of the General Electric company, re ceived a telegram yesterday from H. L. Munroe, president of the company, asking for support in the search for a kidnaped child. The child disappeared April 30 at Schenectady, X. Y. He is Verner Alexanderson, HI year-old son of E. F. W. Alexanderson, chief engineer of the Radio Corporation of America and the General Electric company. The WOAW radio station in the Woodmen of the World building broad cast the description of the boy last night. The same is being done by all stations in the country. The boy is chubby and has blond hair and blue eyes. He was last seen in Schenctady being escorted by a man about 25 years old. The man was of medium build and had a small dark mustache. Colonel Parker to Speak. Col. John F. (Gatling Gun) Par ker, United States army recruiting officer at Kansas City, will speak over the radio at 7 Thursday night at the Sweeney broadcasting station on "Pacifists and the New Army.” Musical Program Broadcast. WOAW broadcast a * musical pro gram Tuesday night, combining vocal and instrumental melodies. The enter tainers for the evening were the West sisters, Lawrence Dodds, Hazel Smith Eldrldge and Mrs. Lawrence Dodds. Among the numbers sung by Mr. Dodds were "Smilin’ Through” and Rudolph's “Narrative," from La Bo heme. Vocal selections by Mrs. Hazel Smith Kldridge included "Black bird's Song," "Twilight” and "In Italy.” Of the numbers played by the West sisters, "Drink to Me Only With Thine Ryes," “Minuet” and ‘‘The Shep herds Dance,” won the appreciation of auditors particularly. PROGRAM SCHEDULE WO AW U uodnien of the World, Omaha (360-meter wave length.) 9 TO 10:30 NIGHTLY THURSDAY, MAY S. Under the nunplree of the Omaha N« tioiiHI hank and Omaha Trust company. Hell Gwyn Dances Edward German Country Dance, Pastoral, Merrymakers. West Sisters String Quartet. Solo—"Till the bands of the Desert Grow Cold" Ernest R. Ball E. F. William* .Xylophone Solo—“Green witch Witch” Hugo G. Heyn, accompanied by Kloise West Me.Nichols “Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes” • . Arr. by Poehon West Sisters String Quartet Solis—“All Indifferent Mariner’’. Frederick Field Bullard K. F. Williams Marimba Solo—"Silver Threads Among the Gold” (Plyacd with four nutlets) Hugo G. Heyn Serenade .Hadys ! West Sisters String Quartet Ak-Nar-Ben—Ten-minute Talk, "Sun *on" . Charles R. Gardner Piano Solo—“Pyramyths" . Jesse Sutton Solo—^“Danny Boy" E. F. Williams .Marimba Solo—Caprice Viennols (By request) Hugo G. Heyn. accompanied by Elolsa West M rifle hols Piano Solo—“Kitten on the Keys'*..,. ..Jesse Sutton; Solo—“Rocked In the Cradle of the Deep” .J. F. Knight E. F. Williams Xylophone Solo—“No1h,’* Hugo G. Heyn, accompanied by Kloise West McNIchols Novelty Plano Solo—No title. Written and played by Jesse button Bohemian Dance Kassmeyei West bisters String Quartet Canadian air pilots flew 294,449 miles, carrying 9,153 passengers, and handled 77,850 pounds of freight dur ing the year 1922. • .Southwest Corner Fifteenth unit Douglas— 1WI5 Stag® Coadies on their way across the plains to the f;old fields of the west put up at Mar owe Hunt’s livery stable on the southwest corner of Fifteenth and Douglas streets, the site of Browning ICing & Company of today. Nebraska farmers of the late sixties brought their ox carts therp to he re paired. Toward the close of each day the pioneers of Omaha industry gathered at the stable door to talk over their business problems in a friendly way; The Com Exchange National Bank maintains the d#iocratie spirit of pioneer days. The officers are friendly, easily accessible and al ways ready to talk over your business prob lems in a way that is helpful and stimulating. Com Exchange National Bamilk "Has An Interest in You" 1603 Farnam Street Teutons Offer to Pay Reparations Set 30,000,000,000Gold Marks as Amount—Rejection by France Likely. (Continued From Cure One.) loans of 5,000.000,000 marks each the note proposes that In ease these amounts cannot be raised fully by issues of bonds at normal rates be fore the dates fixed an impartial in ternational commission shall decide whether, when and how the amount not yet accounted for is to be raised. The same committee would decide in July, 1931, whether, when and how after July 1, 1923, the Interest not pro vided for in the first instance is subse quently to be raised. As to the makeup of this com mission Germany proposes tiiat either tlie syndicate which puts up the first loan of 20,000,000,000 gold marks or a committee of international business men bo chosen according to the sug gestions of Secretary of State Hughes, a committee on which Germany Is to be represented with rights equal to those of other nations. As the third alternative the note proposes a court of arbitration com posed of a representative of the rep arations commission and a representa tive of the German government to gether with a chairman whom the president of the United States would be requested to nominate in case the other two failed to agree as to the nomination. For American Participation. The note stresses the difficulty at arriving at a tangible basis for com puting Germany's economic and fi nancial capacity In her present situa tion and it declares every solution must be sufficiently clastic to take this condition into consideration. It should be further noted, says the document, that German owing to the lack of surplus profits from her own products will in the near future oe unable to raise any large amounts of capital from her own resources, and that consequently she needs foreign loans which, however, can ofily be ob tained when German credit is re stored. The note contains recurring sugges tions that American recommendations in respect to the adjustment of repa rations lie adopted. Aeference is also made to the Bryan agreements in connectiion with the so-called securities demand by France. The outstanding bid for American participation in the reparations issue is based on the position that the presi dent of the United States name the i third member of the financial com mission which would decide the man ner in which the sums lacking to make up the full amount of Ger many’s offer after the first loan be raised. Women and Pupils See Better Homes Exhibit ((onflmieri From Vatr Onr.) used for discussion In several of the woman's dubs. A special musical program was broadcast from the Woodmen of the World radio station yesterday to the radio receiving station at the Better Homes exposition. The program, which started at 2:30, included selec tions by the Better Homes exposition orchestra and music by Max Ohrnan, jazz singer; Bill Cusick, saxophone player; Ray McGrath, banjo, and lad die, Kahn, piano. It. B. Howell Speak*. "The trdbble with the American home is that there isn't enough home," Senator-elect H. B. Howell tolij a large audience at the Better Homes exposition at the Auditorium Tuesday night. “Put more home in the American home and there won't he anything the matter with It,’’ said Senator HowelL He was the chief speaker on the program last night. Ills subject was “What Is tlie Matter With the Amer ican Home?” F. Cushing Smith, noted landscape gardener and architect, spoke on "How to Plan a Small City Hot," and Hunt Cook, nationally known Interior decorator, talked on “The Dining Room.' ’ Hundreds Are Attracted. The show is attracting hundreds ot men and women interested in better ing the home. Thei e are programs daily at 3 and 8 p. in. •Senator Howell in hia address com plimented The Omaha Bee and the merchants for their unselfish atti tude in putting on the Better, Homes expostion for the purpose of showing practical ways of making the home a better place in which to live. "The home is very important for civilization is measured by the quality of the home,” said Mr. Howell. ‘The higher the civilization, the better the home. We have a fine home stand ard here and therefore we have a fine civilization. but there still isn't enough real home in the American home. Wc need more home life. The 33 beautiful exhibits proved very interesting to the enthusiastic crowd last night. Groups of nftn and Sure Relief FOR INDIGESTION I |WMCCST70*y 6 Bcll-ans Hot water Sure Relief -ANS 25* and 75* Package* Evarywhar* Yellow Cab Rates Reduced Again ■4 Yellow Cab Rates Reduced May 1 Our volume of business has increased and, in accordance with our promise to the citizens of Omaha, our rates arc reduced accordingly. New Meter Rate* For first Vi mile (or fraction thereof) for one person..30C For each succeeding 1 •» mile (or fraction thereof) .10c For each additional person for whole journey.30c4 For eaeh 4 minutes of "waiting” (or fraction thereof). . . - IOC4 Hand baggage carried free. Hour Rate 'One to five persons. $3.00 Yellow Cab rates have al ways been regulated by the pub lic of this community. We want them to be still lower—as low as in any city in the country. Give us the volume—your patronage—ami we will lower the rates. We want to conduct our* business on the basis of large volume and small profits. Cab riding is an every-day convenience and with our new low rates could not be considered a luxury. For most occasions cab riding is cheaper than your own car. Get the Yellow Cab habit and save money. Hail them anywhere Yellow Phone A T lantic 9000 women stood In front of the various model rooms discussing pro and con their Ideas of the ararngements of the furnishing and so forth. Many young couples were among them. :.lr. Cushing Smith discussed the planning of a small lot with the aid of a small landscape, miniature house, garage, flowrer beds and gardens. All of these were artificial. As he spoke he placed the various objects Ini place. 4n his first remarks he lauded i the Chamber of Commerce publicity signs in street cars which read: "Omaha a Good Place in Whieh to I-lve." “That's what you need first,” said Mr. Cushing-Smlth," and you have it in Omaha. It Is a wonderful city.” Me demonstrated with his small ex hibit how to build an automobile driveway in which ;tn automobile can turn around without tearing down the hedge and spoiling the family gar den. Mr. Cook in discussing the dining loom said that the servantless house is fast approaching. "Modern con veniences of the home and the mod ern demands of the servant are tend ing toward making the servantless home," said Mr. Cook. Mr. Hunt »Hid that it would be a great loss if the old fashioned dining room disappears. "We used to meet around the diningroom table to chat as well as to eat," he said. "The dining room should be the clearing house < f the home. New Building* Completed at Feeble Minded Institute at»efiel Dispatch lo Th« Omaha Bm Beatrice, Neb., May 2—Three new buildings at the feeble minded Insti tute have been completed the past few weeks at a cost of over SlOO.OoO. One was the main hospital building, erect ed at a cost of *65,*00. another was an addition to the old hoapllal which cost 122.000. and the third for a new bakery plant, built at a coat of I1S.OOO. SIXTEENTH AND HOWARD STREETS This Week Omahans Will Study Better Homes Sixteen lecturers and 35 fully equipped rooms are to help you make plans for more convenient, more beautiful and more attractive homes. It is almost impos sible to go to this exhibition or hear a single lecture without bringing away something that will be valuable in the years to come. Auditorium All This Week New Hand-Made Sunroom Furniture in wonderful finishes and upholsteries; we name a few; * Buff and black—gold and robin's egg blue—eggshell, black and red—Venetian gray with gay colors—Italian brown—silver and mauve—frosted mahtfgany. New Chairs and Rockers— 835.00, 838.00. 830.00. New Davenports- 854.00, 898.50, 5115.00. 8123.00. New Chaise Lounge—§54.00, §65.00. New Ferneries— §14.50 and up. New Tables—§21.50 to §35.00. You'll Enjoy the Motion of this Gliding Lawn Settee We illustrate the “BOYER” Gliding Settee. The strongest, smartest, smoothest settee on the market. Finished in green and natural with a final coat of weatherproof varnish. This settee is ready for life in the outdoors. Your porch, lawn or tree “haded nook will be made the more enjoyable by this furniture. -t . • f*1 ’ Fumed Oak t Porch Sw ings (As pictured) Complete with rustproof chains and hooks for hang ing. 3-ft., G-in. size— . t-ft. size. $4.50 and $5.50 5-ft.siz- . $7.50, $9.50 and $11.50 L.___- *»' •* Two Wonderful Values in Fine Lamps l-.very living room needs both a junior and bridge lamp elinsen with due regard to the furnishing, wall covering and drapery of the room. In our selection of shades we considered this very carefully, so that at Orchard & Wilhelm Co. you will have no trouble in finding just the lamps in'either bridge or junior style to harmonise in color. Junior Floor Lamps Special! Beautifully designed shade- \n a new shape surmount two-tone walnut bases. Lamps are equipped with tasseled vP t'y rn pull cords and fancy tops— >PJ6.JU (A* Illustrated) Other good values are shown at $.t9 50, $45.00. $49 50, $175 00. Special Bridge Lamps In black and midnight blue enamel with hands of gold and equipped with beautiful georgette shades in all good •*)£■ an colors. Complete—> &J.UU Fumed Oak Chairs, Rockers and Settees Sturdy comfortable type as pic tured . 86.50 Chair to match . -85.75 6-foot Settee to mat. h. $11.50 Other Fumed Rocking Chairs at. 81J.S5 Arm Chair to match . $11.25 4-t't. Settee to match . $5.75 Maple Porch Chairs and Rockers W ith double hand-woven cane scats $2.50, 83.50, 83.05, 84.50, $5.00 and 86.00. Gayest of Bed Spreads with Curtains, Scarfs and Carers to Match Ideal for Spring and Summer Use Fancy Bed Spreads Our assortment of fancy Hod Spreads, twin and full size, in stenciled, ap pliqued, candlewick and crewel embroi ilory, is now complete in all the newest design:, in pink, hiuc, yellow, orchid and combinations of those colors; priced at $5.25, $5.75, $6.75, $7.50, $8.75 and up. Tuscan Net Spreads Wo arc showing the very newest designs in Tuscan Net Spreads, with bolster cover, curtains snd scarfs to match prices very reasonable. Sheets and Pillow Cases in the face of advance in price. Prices quoted here arc practically mill cost of production. 72x99 Orient Sheets $1.75 81x90 Orient Sheets. $1.75 81x99 Orient Sheets $1.85 42xoO Orient Cases. . 45c