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=■” The Omaha Morning Bee ™ VOL. 62_NO 285 Entered at Second-Clate SUttnr May 2* _ t ()1\T4HA VVKDNKSDAY MAY 1C 1 Q‘23 * By Melt (I Year): Dally end Sunday. H; »«aday. telthla the 4th innn TWO CENTS eve-1, tit. Itvy. tiOtf. Omaha P. 0 Under Act at Marn> ** UMAn/i, VV La Llie Ciolln I . 1V1AI 1U, Outelde the 4th {one (I Year): Oally and Sunder. 112: Sunday only. *1 fl*» Cente Eleeshtra . ------ V-'jfrn'. Mail Fraud Case Now in Last Stage ' Long Deliberation Expected as Jury Has to Vote on 10 Counts Against 13 Defendants. Trial Enters Ninth Week At 9:30 last night the jury in the Colonial Timber and Coal corporation case in federal court was still out, after nearly eight hours of delibera tion. The fate of Willard V. Mathews, Thomas Ii. Matters and 11 other men was in the hands of the 12 jurors . Each of the 13 defendants is charged with using the mails to de*' fraud on nine counts and conspiracy to use tlie mails to defraud in promo tion of the Colonial concern. Guar anty Securities company and other institutions. The trial has been on more than eight weeks. Inasmuch as the jury had to vote on lu charges against each of 13 de fendants—130 verdicts in all—no ear ly return was expected. Guesses ranged from late Tuesday night to Thursday afternoon as the time vften the jury might be expected to return. 40 Jury Under Guard. The 12 men retired under guard of Anthony Ruddy, deputy United States marshal, at 1:45, after Judge J. AV. AVoodrough had finished four hours of Instruction* and the attorneys for the 13 defendants had made their formal objections. Judge AVoodrough stated that be Would impose sentence* on any and all who may be found guilty as soon as the verdict is brought in. He placed the defendants technical ly In custody of United State* Marshal Cronin. They spent the afternoon and evening in the courtroom, corridors and the judge's chambers, passing the hours as best they could. Harris Fuller slumbered on a sofa in the judge * office. LeRobert Eykel boom, George Roach. Homer Moly iicux and Harold Cosier sat about a table, playing "mail jong," a Chinese game. Willard A'. Mathews and other cufentdants looked on at times. Wife by AHnister. In the courtroom. Rev. Charles H. Rogers, aged Congregational minis ter, reclined in a swivel chair, his feet resting on another chair. His wife sat by his aide. The ministering hands of the worn tnfolk were present through the suspensive hours. Mrs. AVUlard V. Mathews, Mrs. Walter Stick el and ip others of the defendants’ wives were t here. » Thomas H. Alathors was enduring h.s third experience of the kind. He has waited on two other Juries in the same court. Both the others found him guilty. One of ids daughters sat by his side in the afternoon. He - walked about the corridor and court-. t oofn a good deal. Most of tlie attorneys in the big ■i ase were there all through (he long wait also. Jury Goes lo Hotel. .At C the jurymen filed solemnly down the stairs — the elevators be tig stopped—and went to the Loyal hotel in charge of Deputy Ruddy and I 'iliff Anton Gross, for dinner. Judge AVoodrough announced that i the defendants could go out to dill ■!. but must return by 7:30 A’esterday was the second day of ' ninth week of the trial. Originally 25 men were indicted. Two of these are fugitives: Thomas M. Finney, who fled from Omaha t ight after the indictment; and James lilison. lawyer, who disappeared from 1 driest Oil. West Va. Fight Dismissed. Four others the government dis cussed before the trial started. One entered a pics of "nollo contendere.' Three more wire discharged after the t al started. Tills leave* the following 15: Wil lard V. Mathews of Omaha, head of t it Humber of hanking institutions now defunct; l.ucien Fuller. Kansas City lawyer: Rev. Charles Rogers. Lincoln, minister: Harris Fuller, former head of the Midland Savings bank. Lincoln: LeRobert Kykelbootn, George ItoHeh and Homer Molyneanx. Denver bank ets Walter Stroke), Kearney lumber man: Ralph Sunderland. Omaha: Har old Cosier, Omaha banker. Thomas % If Matters. Omaha lawyer: Vogel Gettier. Charlestown. AV. A'a.: John ilecox. Omaha hanker-; Howard Shar lick. Lincoln ■ stock salesman, and James Cloud, Omaha stor k salesman. Judge AVoodrough has directed a erdict of ncpuittal for Shnrrlck and cloud, leaving 13 on whom the jury is deliberating. Botly of Shotgun Trap V ictim Identified as Lincoln Youth Lincoln, Neb.. May 15.—The body of the youth killed at Joplin, Mo , Friday morning by * shotgun trap set by a restaurant keeper there was identi f.ed aa that of Aubrey G. AA’Insor, 17, of Lincoln, by the young man's father. John G. AVirrsor. Marks on the body and the story of the young man's companion, who now is In Lin coln. furnished sufficient proof of Identity to convince the father that the dead youth was his son. Time Limit of Ultimatum May Be Extended by England By AiiwlRtM IVrrr. London, May 15.—It was anounaed In the house of commons that the British government would reasonably extend the time limit set in the ulti matum to Russia so as to permit of further negotiations. Steamer Goes on Hock*. Norfolk, Va . May la. The Railfli & Mail steamship Santa Malta Is aground one mile south of Cape Henry The coast guard tug Mas coutin and other tugs have been ret to Its assistance. The vessel went ashore during a heavy fog early to day, Americans Who Were Captured by Chinese T.HIW (Canir-e) S)~t2 [ I/cyd "X-gpvfba p. a*sSX,, | Miss Minnie MiKadden of Provi dence. Rhode Island, long-time friend of Misa I.ucy Altltbli, s stcr-in-law of John D. Rockefeller. Jr., whs with Miss Aldrich when they were captured by Chinese bandits on .the railroad train between Shanghai and l’ekifi. Both were later released. IJoyd I.ehrbas, formerly asUtaut cl y editor of the Chicago American, but now with the China Press, was captured, blit es caped. with a graphic story of the raid Thomas II. Day of Ridgewood, X. J.. wag captured, but was released and sent to .Shanghai with a demand for ransom for the captured pris oner-. Former Premiter of France Dies De Freycinet Surcuuili* at \ge of 9t—Was Strong Friend of Clemenceau. By Associated I'rrM. Pans. May 15.—Former Premier lie Fl comet is dead. The former premier, who was !M years old, had been in poor h'-alth for some time, lie and former Premier Clement e^u were old time friends and it was retailed today that one of the firsts visits the "Tiger" hail on his return from the United States in Jan uary was to De Freycinet. with whom he discussed his American trip and the reparations question. The aged De Freycinet became somewhat ex cited and after the visit of Clcmen ceau. De Freyclnet s physician fty- , hade oilier visitors. In February, how ever, M. De Freycinet was -o far im proved that lie was able to attend I lie meeting of the French Academy anti visit Premier Poincare. Couple Under Probe in Six Deaths of Kin Newark, V •!„ .May 15.—The in* vMllgllhn into tIn* deaths of re la fixes of Mi. ami Mr* John Creighton, for the Midden end of one of whom the roii|de were arraigned xesti relax on charges of murder, may bn x*id ened to include six instead of three c rime' Development* Into last night indl ated t luif the county prosecutor would s*»ek |i* rmi-sion today to ex hume horlhs of tbree other relative* 1 in addition to the two for which up piiratio* wan dmwn up yesterday. Sine* the prosecutor began prepa ration* to Investigate the deaths of Mr. Creighton's parents, following the finding- of poison in the stoma eh of Charles Ft. Averv. 18-year-old brother of Mrs. Creighton, be has learned that the grandmother of the1 alleged murderess and two «*f her aunt* died under auspicious eircunv stances within the last s» ven year*. Romance, Yes! What hidden things of the romantic past are lying around under our very noser unseen, unsung. In some Omaha attic there is a dusty old “sideboard,” gray with age and steeped in the traditions of the past. What Kentucky colonel must have mixed mint juleps from his store of fine liquors kept in thN old sideboard? How milady of today would gasp over such a wonderful old antique. This story is not n myth. There are dozens of such things offered for -ale through The Omaha 11 e e "Want” Ail columns from lime to time. Whether you want to buy or ell, read The Omaha Bee “Want” Ads they are seething with human interest from beginning to end. Mountains - i Captives of Chinese Bandits Taken Farther Into Hills on Eve of Negotiations for Their Release. Ministers in Conference By .\*fto<‘iatetl Pret*. Shanghai, May 16—The Suehow bandits have moved their foreign cap tives 10 miles farther back into the mountains behind Idncheng. accord ing to advices received here early this morning. This action in carrying their pris oners still farther into the hills is taken as a strategic move on the part of tlte brigands to impress tlte Pekin government onthe eve of negotia tions for tlte release of the foreigners. Dr. Merten*, who lias been attend ing the captives, lias 1 ceil refused permission to make any more trips into the mountain stronghold. By lniwn.nl Service. Peking. May 15—A hurried confer ence of the leading foreign ministers was called late today to discuss the new situation created by the deadlock of negotiations for tlte release of cap tives held by the Chinese bandits. A rising tide an anti-foreign feeling is feared. The British consul at Llncheng telegraphed today that a quarrel between the 110 bandit leaders was the cause of the deadlock. .shift Responsibility. The Chinese government apparently wants to shift responsibility for the negotiations onto tlte diplomatic corps and five foreign consuls now in Lincheng. Presentation of a fresh demand by the bandits that arms and ammuni tion lie issued to them prior to their enlistment in tite national army I? said to have been the stumbling block which prevented release of the prisoners yesteiday. when they were scheduled to he freed. Encouraged by the fact that ah, his demands had been met, the com manding bandit chieftain aurrenly de clined to deliver the prisoners until his ne wrondltion was met. Two Women Held. About 15 foreigners, including two women, are still held by the bandits. Keneral Tso Kun, Inspector general of the Chinese national troops in Shangtung province, who is responsi ble for the safety of persons traveling through that province, did not scent interested in the capture of the American. British, French, Mexican and Italian citizens. It was two days after til# seizure before he sent a representative to Pekin to inform the government i»t the ••nrffvrtliiiaf* in cident.” French Take Over Teuton Dve Plant Intend In lake \tva\ Such Dyestuffs as Are Due France. By Associated Cress Bet tin. May 15.—The French have occupied the Baden Aniline end Soda works at Ludwigshafen, according to a message received here today. The employes have not attempted to eu ter the works which are shut down, with an entire French regiment quar tered there. The street railways at Ludwigshafen have ceased operation as the result of French occupation of the depot. The Limburg railway station, post office and othet public buildings were occupied by ihe French troops. Frank fort advires state, and the city was . ut off from unoccupied Germany. In Ludwigshafen the laborers on duty at both the plant* seized weap on! and staited to leave, but no one was allowed to enter the works. The lloechst works were surrounded by a strong military cordon. According to German advice* front Ludwigshafen the French announced that the anllene am! soda works were id iipied mei'-lv to s' l/'i and irmove su< h quantities of dyestuffs as were due Frame ami Belgium under the peace treaty. It was not expected that the plant would be occupied foi more than a week. The Baden Anllene and Soda works were one of the principal sonnea of Germany s i heiuh al supplies for hoi munition during the war and attempts vvei e frequently made l-v the alb'’* to bomb It. 4.000-Barn-l “(iuihpr' Is Brought In oil Niiwil Bc-rnr Wrt^humtori. .May 1 • A "Kuahvi with tit »'iinmtr«l pi rwltiot tup of 4.BOO barrel* of oil a day baa lieen brought in on tin? Teapot Dome naval oil ic »«»rve In Wyoming, the Interior do pertinent \va* notified today. The well i* located In the flection which v*n* taken po* ion «*f l«*t ye n- by a detachment of I'nlted Stair* marine* to atop alleged treapaa^lpK by a pri vate company. Lrgislalurr Altoliflie* I -<• of I.h-Ii in Florida Tallahassee. Flft May 1 • I’m poral punishment In the murky prison ..imp' of Florida lias born forever prohibited. The senate refuted to re consider the vote arreptlnjr a house amendment to th« Turnbull bill to that cIT. ■ t The matter has now lieen duly passed on by both branches of tho leglMlutuie and only awaits the signature of (lovcrnor ffardee. SririiIi'l Kilh ItiniM'lf. \\"n t*i May lu l)r Ai thur t on ilop Webster, nationally known Mcieptint, anil fin- 20 vents a UHinlnt of the fmitlts of Clark tinl* veisity. today < tided his life In his private of fir. I.y shooting himself vnili a tcsolv.t purchased only * abort I line bvfoi e. i 1 Aged Priest Visits Wang in Mountain Stronghold Brigands Found to Be Highly Educated, Intelligent Men, Determined Demands Shall Be Met and Show ing Little Faith in Promises of Chinese Govern ment—Will Slay Captives if Terms Not Met. By Associated Press. Slianghui, May 15.—Foreign diplo niatir represcnlatives were under per emptory orders today from a bandit chieftain called Wang, to guaranteo by nightfall, that the Chinese govern ment would meet his demand tiiat several thousand of his followers, en trenched ill the mountain fastnesses of Shantung, be forgiven for their depredations and accorded the status of regular soldiers. Should the dip lomats or tlm Chinese government fail to comply, the price, as fixed by Wang, in a letter delivered to the American consul at Lineheng, is deatli to the foreigners held as hos tages. The letter was brought from the bandit headquarters to Ltncheng by Kev. William Lenfers, an aged priest <>f Lincheng. who, walking sight and day through tlie wild country, reached the mountain top where the captives were held Sunday, lie conferred with the chieftain, received the messago addressed to the foreign ministers in •-'hitia and left immediately on the perilous, exhausting journey back. Father Lenfers reported that the bandits would not accept the pledge of Chinese officials and so had in sisted on foreign guarantees. Imme diately after reporting to the consul, the priest dispatched a letter to Max Friedman, a brother of Leon Fried man, one of the captives. The letter which was delivered to The Associat ed Press in Shanghai today, gives a vivid picture of the priest's interview with the leader of the outlaws. High on Mountain. Reaching a village high on a moun tain, Saturday, Father Lenfers, ill from exhaustion, was told that he could interview the chieftain at 8 o'clock the next morning. "I slept well in the bandit village," he wrote, "and the next morning was ready to confer with the bandit lead era. It was !• when a messenger came, tolling me that the second in com mand was coming then. He arrived with an armed guard with three rifles and about 110 drawn Mauser pistols, lie ordered me to march with him (.'limbing, we went over the mountain top and arrived at another small vil lage. where he told me was the head quarters. 1 saw bandits everywhere, but alt were respectful "1 was taken into a house. In a < lean room, having a tattle and four benches. I was given the place of honor at the bead. "Sun Mel ' A., the second In com mand. seated ' himself opposite others who entered Then a young man— lean, well , d eased. Wear; .i eye glasses— {appeared The others showed him ievcry mark of respect, and I then learned that lie was called W ang. tite Commatider • in.- chief. Throughout mtr lryterview, he was quiet-toned, cordial, friendly, grim. "Taking a seat ar my left, he ex Plained that his men were not ban dits but hail been deprived of thsir livelihoods when they were dismissed as soldiers, unpaid They determined on the wholesale kidnaping of foreign ers to force Pekin to re enroll them all in the military service. He empha sized that they did not want money In i etum for the captives "I listened to everything " he >,iid and promised everything iliat 1 f■ It 1 could promise. "Wang quietly told that lie had pre pared for the slaughter of h:s cap tiles unless his demands were accept ed within, first he said, three days, then two days. The demands were that troops lie withdrawn, with the a.-aurance siren that there would be no reprisals tn any form, and guar antees that the Pandits be re enlisted In the military forces. "1 talked with him for more than an hour, but was (inutile to soften or modify the demands, which included guarantees from the foreign dlplo muts, since the bandits were unwilling By Associated Press. Tientsin, May 15.—That the lead ers of the bandits who are holding more than a tflizen foreigners in the hills hack of Elncheng are ; highly educated, intelligent men. determined that their demands shall he met and showing little, if any faith in promises made by j Chinese authorities, are among tile statements made by Roy Ander f son. American, who returned from a trip to the robbers’ stronghold. ! Anderson said that his negotia tions were without result, since the leaders of the brigands assert , ed any agreement made by the Chinese authorities must be backed up by tlie pledge of some respon sible foreigner, lie declared that villagers of tlie neighborhood eith I er are frankly in league with the bandits or are in sympathy with I them. o accept any pledges front Chinese of I iicials, however placed. 'Then I begged to see the captives. | l'irst they brought In Leon Fried : man. He loked well and sat down • i'id talked to me for a quarter of an I hour. He then called Eddy Elias, since he talks German. Elias also ' was well—red-cheeked. Major Allen 'hen vas brought in. ile was calm, ; self-possessed. Next, the younger Elias was carried in—carried, because his right foot was infected and badly swollen, the condition of it looking se. rious. When he asked for medicine, the bandits told him a doctor was com ing to see Chevalier Musse (an Ital ian attorney of Shanghai). Elias said his foot pained him. I talked to the captives, told them all that was being done and explained the demands of the bandits. ‘ Then i resumed my conference with the chieftain. After I had begged him and pleaded with him he agreed to lengthen the period of his 1 ultimatur, fixing three days (from May II). ' The chieftain then ordered that the terms lie drafted. This was done, and a Chinese called Yung read a transla tion of the draft and handed it to me for transmission to the diplomats. ‘‘I said to the chieftain: 'You are too smart, too intelligent, to shoot these inocent persons for nothing,’ adding, however, that I would walk the whole night, sore feet and all to carry out his word. 1 said 1 felt sure the diplomats would acquiesce in the demands. "He replied: 'Do not deceive your self, or lielieve me soft. What 1 threaten I will carry out exactly as I promise. You are a missionary, a ml you know that what 4 say is true.’ "Then, speaking In English, 1 turned to the prisoners, saying: 'He . will uot carry out his threat, because X shall hasten to Iiineheng, and I am certain the diplomats will do everything to save you.' "The prisoners sat wri'ing replies to the letters I had brought in to them, and Leon Friedman wrote a general appeal to the diplomats, which all signed. < nnftrenee Ends. "The conference ended about noon. Elias was carried out. and the other captives followed him. 1 begged to lie allowed to take along Major Al len, store it had hern promised the preceding night that we would be al low-ed to take out six of the tap lives. The Itandit leader, however, told me that at 10 o'clock a messenger had arrived reporting a movement of troops fiom Eincheng toward T-aoyh wang. Commander Wang added: 'If you don't keep your promises, w, won't keep ours. Y’ou said troops were withdrawing, and these ate Yraln troops coming in'." Father Eenfers, of German nation ality, u a member of the Mission Order of the Divine Word lie left' f.lncheng alone on his dangerous mi* slon. Bandit. Slain in Heart of Chicago Heights Chicago, May 15.—One bandit was shot and Killed and two escaped when » Monad * f poll* * officers engaged in a pitched revolver battle with the bandit trio in the heart of Chicago Heights' business district early today, The dead bandit has been identified as Clarence Coleman. 24, according to t h« police 'Hie police were railed to the scene by pedestrians who reported that three bandits wne shooting up the street When the officer* appeared, they were greeted with bullets from the bar.dn* cuna Coleman v\.»* shot through the heart. The nolle* believe one of the other bandits was wounded Later two men giving tho names of E. Kane and Richard M< Llnnin were taken into custody for Investigation. Coleman’s widow, in whose home Kane and McT.innin were found, also was detained. Iliili'h Aircraft Kxprrtii ( insider \erial Pullman Loudon, May 1 r». — Plana for a ♦ erlal Pullman are being examined by Pi Utah Aircraft authoriti** A great, aliro* n.etnl naloun like a lung, tapering Pullman cm in the hn»in of the Idea. It will run on ordinary rail way track* and will be barked into a railway *1 at ion to receive Its paw sengera. When they are aboaid an engine will take it to mi neiodinnu where It will be bolted to an airplane i hn*Mi and will alifd tin < ar whr»l* When the plnne «nt\< * nt It* dc« Iinatlon the i»ro«**s will i,«• t*e\n>od loiatliau Hi Id I p |i\ I'ojj. Newpot I New#. V a.. M.a iin eauae of tin* d»,n*»r fog that g « \* wore* w* the nmrn ng advanced tin* *« bed tiled departure of tin giant liner Leviathan f*n fh *utni \\ a * post poned nt ihe la*t tniuuta loda> until tomorrow. U. S. Sugar Case Goes to High Court Washington, .'iav 13.—Formal ap peal hy the government from the New York, federal court decision denying an injunction against the New York sugar exchange, ta to he filed tomoi row in the supreme court and on j Mondn\ the Department < f Justice will move t«> advance the case for as early a heating as possihh New York, May 15—Plans for a muss meeting to protest against eon tinned attacks on the sugar trade hy government officials were understood to have hern discussed at a secret Meeting held today on the floor of the New York coffee and augur exchange It was reported that the meeting would he held tomorrow In the \N all street district. P>.i--ring of • wap.iper men and ••• inns monger 1m»\s front the flnot caused a flurry of excitement in the trade. \l the office of the superintendent of the exchange It was said no an notitn emrnt would he made as to the nature of the secret session. I PEIK’Y HAMMOND The highest paid dramatic iiitie m the world is Percy Hammond. A master of the Knghsh language and a thorough student of tlie drama. Ham mond's stories of the theater me both informing and en tertaining. lie tells the whole story of what is transpiring along it road" ay Percy Hammond wtites a weekly letter on the theater in New York. It appears only in THE SUNDAY BEE .. \ Open Break Is Avoided by British I Ultimatum Terms to Russia Are Kxtemied and Par ley With Krassin Is Planned. Move Meets Approval By .\sso<*iHte«l I’rrM. London, May 15.—The outcome of the eagerly awaited Russian debate ) tonight in the house of commons was tihe announcement that there would he no immediate break between Eng land and Russia, but that negotia tions would he started through Leonid Krassin, who was in the gallery lis tening to the debate. Roland McNeill undersecretary for foreign affairs, announced on be ha If of the government, that Foreign Sec letary Curson was prepared to enter into discussions with M. Krassin ami that, in order t oenable the latter to communicate with his government in Moscow, the time limit mentioned in the British ultimatum to the soviets would ho reasonablv extended But. he added, this should not be taken to mean that the British would he satis lied with anything less than compli ance with their demands. IJoyd George Satisfied Fni titer Premier Lloyd Georg. ex pressed satisfaction with the an nouncement. and said he thought the government had taken a wise direc tion. Gossip around the lobbies had it that the time limit would be ex. tended another iO days .1. Ramsay MacDonald, leader of the opposition, opened the delatte with a strong attack upon tlie gov ernment's policy In which he attri buted all the troubles between Eng land and Russia to the failure to recognize the soviet government. He invited the government to produce documentary proofs of its i barges against the soviet, and maintained that the Russian jeply opened the way for a settlement through an in ternational conference. No Hostile Intentions. Mr McNeill, in replying strongly, repudiated the suggestion of hostile intentions toward Russia. He declar ed that the government has made a rases belli of its grienvances. hut that si the an idea had never for a moment been tentertalned. The government did not desire to destroy the trading agreement between the two countiies, but simply to ensue its proper ob servance. Rx> ept on the single point relat ing to the rights of Br.tiafc fisher r-en. the Russian reply was entire !y unsatisfactory, and the government ' "Uld not admit that the Invasion of their rights in this matter could he met by holding an Inin-national con* ferine** on the question of settling disputes with regard to territorial wa tei limits »1! over the world The government's concession took much of the sting out of the subse quent debate, in which Mr Lloyd George provoed hearty laughter hy d eclating that Mr. Ten it. h-tin, the soviet foreign minister, was not re volutionary In the commonly accept ed use of the term. ’>ut was leallv as great an aiisto.rat as t'umm.” The former premier maintained that iadshevism was a passing phase and that the government ought to realize it was smuthing much more perma nent than bolshevism that they wire up against. They should, therefore, take advantage of the present oppor tunity for .-onver sations Former Fremiti Asquith .-xpi-ssed a desire to asso. late himself with ev erything Mr. Lloyd Geot ge had said. Mrs. Obenchain Denies Charges Bj InlfriMliiinnl >rw* vnirf. !.o« Angele*. May 15.—Declaring •h* did not pavk her own auiten*** when ehe loft the county jail on the afternoon «>f !a«t December 4 and oi»Aei|uent!y did not know that a he arried away article* Raid to have be longed to Clara Phillip*, "himmfr murderer*." Mr*. Madalynne Oban* chain. In a statement several hundred w onta long, explained today to t'hfef Deputy Dtatrfct Attorney A*a Keyee hetr |>o* v ast on of the personal effet ta of the "tiger woman. She added tha;. with the • \ *^11111 of a hatter ed picture frame, ahe did hot know when she found the thins* among het belonging* that they he longed to Mr* I’hilhns Mra. Obenrhain wn.* railed b> the authorities for interrogation after Harold t'arlton had turned over t«• the sheriff * off: . the night die** l»i« lure frame and a tv an iru re *et which he aald Mra Obcmhain had given him to deatrov The article* wen immediate!\ said to have bo* 11 Positively Identified a* thoae of Mi* Phillip* Iri>>l) Home Sorfclarx H«‘>igns from C.altinrl London. May' 16. Home Dot'rttsrjr Hi Wgeman has ttndcml his resigns tmn the Kxchange Teh graph s;»vs The possibility of the real#nation of the home secretar> was forecast "hen the house of Lords '••fused to overturn the dec. on of the tour f appeals in granting a writ .o hah. as corpus to Ail OT.rien. win was one of the hundred Lisp men «»nd worn*- \ arrested in l .ngi.i nl and S .Hand an 1 iieported to Irelai d O'Brien \\#n returned London from Ireland today, and threatens to bring damage suits against the home secretary and the gmet intent for false liuprui'i him'. <200.00(1 I i II. 1,1. Okwii.h v * Mmv m \ mnn Ki* iik In* itiim* b* \\ hit*. Ihm l« I r\ til In til !■>.; . .■ In lw Vml: r « I. IlnpliH x\ tint i'll Hi Rinlir Pb , i»n • lIihik* of rtnhi :■ kIIuk I200.IMHI mb. ■ b\ nounix tuilhoi'Ulvf in,* atieinuon. f American Banker Slain by Paris Police (J-2U ee. ao-'z-. | When :< Pm:« |ioli< *- nspevtor r[i«n *nl fire <in » riwinK Apache on» of his wild bullets pierced th** heart of James .Miller Parmelee, 27. chief clerk j iti the Pari* branch of the Cuaran ! ty Trust company of X< w York, kill* 1 mg him recently. Pannelee served in the French ambulance service until America entered the war, when he enlisted in the French artillery, won a lieutenancy und was twice decorated tor valor. Picture Screen to Be Successor of Blackboard Tlioma* Edison Testifies His Experiments Have Shown Movies Logical Method of Instruction. .V w York -May 13—The children of todaj * n hool children will get their education at schools in which the mo tion picture *• reen will supplant the Machlx-ard and the motion picture film will take the place of text books, Thomas A. Edison predicted today at the federal trade commission of charges that the Famous Plays Lasky corporation and six allied organiza tion* constitute a motion picture true:. The f-onouff inventor, whose recent questkmnpires have led him to say harsh things gl*out piesem educa tional methods in the United States, was called for the ixpip'*** of develop ing the importance of the film indus try and its possibilities for the future. Experiment* itti Children. H«* disclosed f*m the first time ex periment* with school children which i-* said had convinced him that SB per • ent of j|U kn»*wle~*ce .** rer> .ved through the eye, and that motion pie * ure* ate i«>0 per cent effh ient for its dissemination. I have made a c* < d niam experi ments in the lino of teaching chil dren by other met ■ > than hooks Mr Edison told the commission. "I ma le an e \ peri men t with a lot of pic tures to tea* h ohildi en * hemistry. I trot 12 children ami a*ked them to writ© down what they had learned from The pictures I was amazed that su . • complicated subje- ? as cbomit *1 v "*•* readily grasped by them to a large extent Through p ture*. The Pitrts of the pictures they d!d not understand I did over and over again, until they finnlh understood the en the picture.' Movie* Just Marled. "What, in your opiniou is the fu lure growth of the motion picture?" Mi Edison was asked "I think motion pictures have just started.” he sold, "and it is my opin ion that in 20 years children will he taught through pictures and not through book*. A«'sed his npintM! i* to the g» ne: al influence over the people mot up picture films. Mr. Edison said: "The motion pin me is the mast powerful avenue of infltuniing people, and will increase from year to year .1 .1 Tig.ut United State* <om miss.oner of education was another witness who predicted extensive educational use of movies In the fu ture The fact that more children at tend the movies now than ate en rolled ip the schools, he thought, proved that picture* were a more nat ural means of Impacting inmoiation lion than text hooks and the spoken word. Britain \-k« Err** Siatr lo Krturu All Dt-purlrrs IauuIpii, May 13.—As the tcsult of the house of lords do’isuui in the case t Art O l»t * n the U iti.**h government •* requesting the Irish free state gov eminent to return to England all the prisoners deported to Ireland. Home Secretary Hridgeman announced in the house of common* today. The Weather far ?4 halt « •ndini ? p m, Ma\ la. IfJI. TfmparalaN Hi*ha*i, (cm eat. 41 mean. 4f nor mai, kJ Total atn< * January l. nr. llumUllt.t . OrrmtHir 7 n m »i noon f» »» m . Jt t’rerlpitat it*tt lm|ir> m«.l Munrirnttlu T«tal *0 Tola) a;m Januar y l. T ♦$ . ovitaa, Jh ll«*url> frm|»rrat him 'pm 44 t p - pi 4 4 * * 1 7 • .... pm -,.. 4k 9 « ’ rt 4pm . 4T * * *« . • i* P m . 61 lit a m hi * p m ..... i? Han ■? * p. m it I* n»*en 3J s ». m 4a t riH pern litre* at : I* M f'hO'fite ' I'uvlilo 4 t*a'#np«vt Hmp*<1 i’Hj 4» l*rm#> t s*jt i.av• «« W* Me ft - 1 v-*i * Ke «• 1 tt'dae CU> 4 4 Min uiait t am»'‘i 4a S mt\ l u> it North ruuo ». 4' Valtn .uo *. ts Hot Springs Recovers From B lood No Loss of Life in City. Po lice Declare—(Quarter Mil lion-DolIar Hotel De stroyed by Fire. Cloudburst in Mountains By 1 NiyerHl Sye'lf*. Hot Spring*. Ark.. May 13.—Th*. flood and fire that swept Hot Spring* i’.as subsided. There lias, been no los* of life according to police authorities wiu spent the day searching piles of de l hi i* for bodies. A dozen jierson* r* poried missing early in the day hav« been accounted for. Central aver.ue. the main street i* a wreck. The Marquette hotel a fire-story building. i« a mass of charred rut .* a* are four smaller building* in th* same block. The hotel was valued at 8250.000. Hood hollows Cloudburst. The flood followed a cloudburst lit the mountains north of Hot Springe, at 7 last night. The small stream that carries away the normal drain age v.as bankfull in 10 minutes. Then the water began to spread. At 8. the water was rushing down Central avenue, three feet deep. It rose steadily, a taging torrent. Store , front* were lettered in. basemen'* filled with water. Automobiles in the streets were car ried sway. Hundreds took refuge on top of buildings. Others fled to the high ' hills which surround the city. No Ix>*s to Tourists. The Kastman hotel, a popular re sort for eastern and northern tour ist*. was crowded but suffered r.o damage. Vo tourists suffered loss or injury. according to a canvass of ho tels made late today. Karlr reports indicated a scors of live* had been lost, but the missing were found to hare spent the night where the storm caught them, or with friends. The city was in darkness when the fire broke out in the Marquette ho tel block. The fire is believed to have been caused by lightning. Firemen attempted to check the flames but succeeded only in confining them to the one block. Fire fighting equip ment could not Is* used advantageous v because of flooded streets. No Fear of Famine. The telephone and telepranh of f;t e* were flooded. Wire commun ication with the outside world was hist at 8 last night and only partial ly restored today. Linemen worked heroically to restore tangled pole* and wire* The first w.re waa u*»d to transmit messages to relatives and friend*. Hundred* of messages wei-e being received tonight from anxious relatives of people here Railroad traffic was demoral.zed to every direction. In the mounts.n passes bridges weie swept away. l-o*s of food supplies was heavy but relief agencies tonight estimated suppl;. » would last unul train ser vice is restored. Blizzard Falls on Eastern Colorado By Internatieaat Sew* *erv iee. Denver Colo.. May 15.—A storm of blizzard proportions prevailed over the eastern slope of the Rocky moun tains today from Cheyenne. Wyo. to De- \ er with a heavy fall of snow or the latter city .Snow fell in Chey *'i i.-t and in the northeastern section* Colorado, turning to rain south of Denver. The precipitation will continue through the day according to weather bureau official* extending as far south a* New Mexico, with probably l-weiiug temperatures tonight. Freezing temperatures were report er from the farm and fruit sections of i orth' cntral and northeastern Colo t.i.lo ami i: was feared the unseason able weather would result .n much damage to fruit. Nebraska Crop Prospect* Improved by Snowstorm Special Dispatch la The Omaha Bee S "i-,*'-luff, Neb. May 15.—Sr.ee. driven by s northeast wind, fell in e North Platte valley today begin n i.g at iU»n and continuing through the morning. Special Dispatch la Tha Omaha Bee. ■s Ny b May 15 —h ow w.i* falling here this morning following an ail-day ram yesterday. Farmers are jubi'ant over the probable effect on the crops. VV.nter wheat is mak i'k good progress. Man Companion Admit' lilcntil) of Clara Phillip* T«gii. igalpa. Honduras, May 15.— -s* Carson, who posed as ih* hus I'liul of the woman held by the Hon duras autliorit . » as (Tars Phillips California hammer murderess, told newspaper men today that the woman in tealitx was Mrs. Phillips. Carson, who is also being held by the authorities a swelled, however, tl it Mrs Phillips was not responsible for the dealh of Mis Alberta Mead ows. for which she was bonxtried the teal slaxer. according to hts nary, being another woman In x iew of th s, e added, he wool fight against er tradition of Mrs Phillips, speiidtnt flli.OoO if need lie in her defense Carson has addressed a number of notes to President Utnterrex. ask.ng for an tntetx.ew but he has received n« reply. Import* During March. " ishin*ton May li —Imports . . tit. 1' ied states during Mat'll amounted to Jltf:' 000 000 cvmpaed w : i ' » in »h ..are ee '. i.ef . ?« ID ManA, I»i| X