Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Corning Dee
VOL. 52—NO. 307. R Tt& m* ml? •."&£ OMAHA, MONDAY, JUNE 11, 1923.* SSJA" .U «■"” VTWQ CENTS "
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Fascism Is
in Control
of Bulgaria
Military Coup d'etat Is Com
plete Success—Other Coun
tries Are Facing
Revolutions.
_
Red Extremes Passed
By Vniversal Service.
Paris, June 10.—Fascism controls
Bulgaria tonight with complete suc
cess as a result of a military coup
d’etat.
All cabinet ministers have been im
prisoned and the state revolutionized
without the shedding of a drop of
blood.
The anti-red movement is gaining
a strong hold in the Balkans. While
the Bulgarians is the only nation so
far to follow Italy's example and
make a fasclstl dictator of the coun
try. there are indications that similar
. revolutions may soon be expected in
Greece, Jugoslavia and even Rou
mania.
Chancellories are Agitated.
Where this tremendous reaction of
anti cortimunism will stop is a ques
tion agitating chancellories today.
Diplomats everywhere realize that the
real pressing danger of Europe now
is not bolshevism but fascism, for the,
latter has been carried to extremes
' that even the reds wouldn't have
dared.
It is openly stated by the chief
fascists of Italy, France and Switzer
land that their ultimate aim is a gi=.
gantic facist union in Europe with a
view to Invading Russia to overthrow
the reds.
Enthusiasm For New Rule.
Sofia. June 10.—The new Bulgarian
government is firmly established and
has been welcomed with great en
thusiasm throughout the country.
No reaction appeared anywhere. The
public la maintaining order and regu
lar communications have been re
sumed. The king has approved the
entry of the coalition cabinet, with
Professor Tsankoff. premier and min
ist»r of foreign affairs and war.
The new cabinet is supported by all
the parties opposing the old govern
ment.
Agrarians Planned Plunder.
It is now discovered that on the
day prior to the coup d'etat, the
agrarian government planned to seize
the capital, arresting all dangerous
nonagrnrians and allowing the peas
ant guards to seize and plumW Sofia,
and establish an absolute dictator
ship. which compelled leaders of the
new government to hasten to estab
lish themselves.
This wns easy, because the entire
army, the reserve officers and all
other parties Joined the movement.
The grandest demonstration ever
seen in Sofia followed the ussurpation
showing Stamboulisky's dictatorship
to have been unbearable.
A remarkable lack of violence was
accorded agrarian leaders, although
public indignation was unbounded.
The new government is preserving
the strictest discipline.
(r*opyrl»rht. 1923.)
Young Wife Sues Aged
Iowan for Divorce
Shenandoah. la.. June 10.—Instead
of a honeymoon in England, where
the aged bridegroom claimed to be of
a fine family, Mrs. Edna Allison says
she was sent home from Omaha two
weeks after the wedding, her trunk
check and keys mailed her and she
found herself deserted.
The bride, who was Miss Edna
Journey of New Market, Is now suing
Francis R. Allison for divorce and
f AOO alimony. The couple were mar
ried March 7, 1923. at the home of
J. A Cheney, justice of the peace, a
numher of Shenandoah society folks
attending. The bridegroom was many
years older than his pretty bride.
In her divorce suit she claims he
represented himself to he worth
$30,000, but that the checks written
on the honeymoon were returned un
paid.
Fiancee Will Join Hunt
for Missing Merchant
Tacoma, Wash., June 10.—All ac
tivities In Buckley, near here, were
suspended today while the towns
people Joined In a search for Wash iny
ton Morris, wealthy retired 'merchant,
who has been missing since Monday.
Relatives of the missing man have
abandoned hope that he will be found
alive.
Mr. Morris was overcome by mon
oxide gas a few weeks ago while
working on his automobile, and since
that time he showed signs of amnesia,
his relatives report. Among the
searchers In Buckley today Is Miss
Florence Keeley of Auburn, formerly
a Buckley school teacher, who was to
have mnrrled Mr. Morris Thursday.
The theory of the searchers Is that
Mr. Morris wandered off Into the
woods.
Doll, 45 Years Old, Is
Slightly Out of Style
Defiance, O., June 10.—A doll, pur
chased In the village of Ney 45 years
ago, Is the properly of 9-year-old
Marlon Hanna here. The doll for
marly belonged to the child's mother,
Mis. Emery Hanna.
''This doll of mine Is no flapper,"
said Miss llanna. "Hlie Is Just a
i sweet girl of 45 summers, no gray
hair, nor wrinkles, but her dresses
are Just a little out of date."
"Travel, Resort*. Hummer Homes—
June 16 Vogu*—Out Today.”—Ad?.
W. R. Pate Elected Peru
Normal School Head
■V w
W. K. Pate.
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Dee.
Fremont. Neb., June 10.—W. R.
Pate of Alliance, Neb., tvas elected
president of Peru State Normal school
at a meeting of the board of gover
nors held in Fremont yesterday to
succeed A. L. Caviness whose resig
nation becomes effective in August.
Mr. Pate has been identified with
Alliance schools for many years and
is president of the State Teachers'
association. He is recognized as one
of the prominent educators of the
state.
Those in attendance at the session
were T. J. Mapors, president, Bea
trice; H. E. Reische, secretary, Shad
ron; J. M. Matzen, state superin
tendent, Bincoln; Dan V. Stephens,
of Fremont, recently appointed to
the board by the governor, and Ruth
pyrtle, another nefv member.
The meeting lasted until midnight
and was described as harmonious.
The election apparently was unan
imous. 1
Oriental Slays
Pretty Girl Who
Sought Convert
Memories of Sigel Murder in
Chinatown Den Recalled
by Killing of Physi
cian’s Assistant.
By Yniiersal Itfrvlre,
New York. June 10.—Memories of
the murder of Elsie Sigel, mission
worker, in a Chinatown den were re
tailed today, when Eulogla Lozade,
Filipino, confessed that he had
strangled to death pretty Blossom
Martin, a physician's assistant.
As in the famous Sigel murder, for
which Leon Ling was sought but
never caught, it was the misguided
urge of a pretty occidental girl try
ing to convert an oriental#to Chris
tianity. only to have her interest
mistaken for love. The blind rage at
love's rejection, to be followed by
swift death.
Tells of Murder.
Lozade, a squat, swathy man, one
whom the police referred to as an
"ape man,” a figure out of the story
of the jungle, told his story in halt
ing English today of how he had held
the girl's young white throat In his
brutal hands for nearly half an hour
of murderous rage.
The girl's mother, Mrs. Harvey
Martin of Troy, N. Y., weeping over
the death of her child, told the story
of her child's Christian Interest in the
Filipino, against which she had
warned Blossom, crying, ‘T expected
this. I knew he would kill her."
Discovery Was Dramatic.
The discovery of the girl's murder
came In a ramatic manner.
Blossom worked for Dr. George B.
McAullffe as an office assistant in
his home. Lozade was a houseman in
Dr. McAuliffe's employ.
In his confession, he told how. re
jected by the girl, ho had waited In
the basement of the house, attacked
her and strangled her to death.
Carries Body Away.
Trussing up the body with ropes
Lozade covered It with a portier,
then wrapped It In paper, ft’ilh this
bundle on his shoulder, the girl
weighed 140 pounds, Lozade only 120,
he staggered to the street coiner and
hailed a taxicab. He said he hoped
to get the body to some friends In
Elizabeth, N. J., and planned to
throw it into a sewer in Elizabeth.
At this point the police take up
the narrative.
The taxi driver felt "something
warm and soft" In the bundle and
called a policeman. J,ozao.j was al
ready on the boat which had
started to pull out. The police ser
geant shouted to persons on the
ferry to “grab that man with the
bundle."
Lozade made an effort to hurl the
bundle overboard hut was seized. He
fought like a mad man, but was sub
dued. When the bundle was opened
the girl's pretty head was revealed.
Mechanics Get Training
in Russian Universities
lly AftMoHnieri I’m**.
Vladivostok, June 10.—The univer
sities of Russia, Including that at
Vladivostok, now have facilities for
the higher education of workmen.
The Idea Is to make engineers and
other technical professional men out
of mechanics. The host teacher* have
been engaged and the salaries paid
are higher than In any of the other
faculties. The classes are held In
the evening, so as to give the work
er* engaged/tn the different govern
ment factorle* und workshop* a
chance to attend.
Claims Meetl
Opened ^
Washington
Canada Takes Step in Control
ing Its Foreign Affairs
in Sending Delegation
^ to U. S.
Alien Property Involved
By GEORGE F. ALTHJER.
Washington CorrcNpomlent Omaha Ilee.
Washington, June 10.—Despite the
pledge exacted from Canada hy the
British home government not to ap
point a Canadian minister at Wash
ington until the imperial British con
ference has been held in London next
October, the dominion government
has demonstrated that it has taken an
additional step forward in the direc
tion of control of her own foreign af
fairs which may result in an under
standing between the two govern
ments on the St. Lawrence canal proj
ect.
Two Canadian ministers and other
high officials arrived in Washington
tonight for the purpose of taking up
directly with American officials the
question of difficulties arising be
tween the two countries over prop
erty in the hands of both American
and Canadian alien property custo
dians.
To .Meet {larding.
They are Sir Lomer Gouin, minis
ter of justice: A. B. Copp, secretary of
state; William Pugsley, Canadian rep
resentative before the claims commit
tee; D. K. Newcomb, deputy minister
of Justice, and Thomas M. Mulvejf.
undersecretary ef state. Major
Ralph. Canadian custodian of alien
property, is ex.-ected to arrive to
morrow. The ministers will be enter
tained at luncheon tomorrow by Sec
retary of State Hughes and later In
the day will be received by the presi
dent.
The quiet appointment of the com
mission which has not been heralded
in Canada is*understood to suggest the
method by which the Canadians will
meet the objections to their appoint
ment of a permanent minister. They
recently negotiated a fisheries treaty
with the United States on their own
account and apparently propose to
handle each important question di
rectly as It arlse*|
Objection Explained.
The decision of the McKenzie King
government not to appoint a resident
minister here until the imperial coun
cil has passed on the question, is un
derstood to be due to the objection
within his own cabinet represented by
the attitude of W. S. Fielding, minis
ter of finance. Whle ostensibly here
on alien property matters, it has been
suggested in Canada that the domin
ion is now prepared to reopen nego
tiations on the Great Lakes—St.
Lawrence canal question.
The question which the present
delation will take-up arises out of
the fact that certain securities, chiefly
of the Canadlnn Pacific railway, im
pounded by the American alien prop
erty of German nationals domiciled
in Canada.
On the other hand, the Canadians
have possessed themselves of proper
ties owned by German nationals of
American origin. It has been sug
gegted as important that a general
rule hearing on this question should
he adopted by both countries.
The visiting Canadian delegation,
it is believed may also take up with
American officials the final determlna
tlon of the new substitute for the
Rush-Bagot treaty governing arma
ments on the Great Lakes which has
been unaccountably hanging fire, al
though It is understand to ha\^ been
practically completed.
Program Broadcast
by Sunday Schools
WOAW gave a 9 o'clock Sunday
morning children's da ^program, con
ducted hy Rev. R. R. Brown. The
Dundee Presbyterian church Sunday
school, the First Baptist Sunday
school and the Methodist Kptscopal
und Pearl Episcopal schools took part.
Paul Weimer. superintendent of the
First Baptist Sunday school, spoke
on the significance of children's day.
Miss Alice Christensen gave a soprano
solo, “Children's Day." One feature
was the welcominug tnlk of little Miss
Crosby, the youngest performer over
station WOAW since Its operation,
the little girl being under 2 years of
age.
$150,000,0000 Loan Will Be
Sought Ity IT. S. Treasury
/ Washington. June 10 The trios
ury tonight announced Itw oulil seek
a loan of $150,000,000 to round out
Its financing fur the current llsral
year, ending June 20. The new cer
tificates of indebtedness will mature
In six months and, tl Is expected, will
ho retired largely by tax receipt* In
(he next two quarterly payments.
The Interest rate will he four per
/■nt, slightly lower than previous of
ferings o {government securities have
paid.
Pdlicc Chief of lteatrice
(,)uilH to Ke-Entrr HutpneM
N|ici lnl H to Tilt* OiiiiiIih ||»*r.
I tea t rice, Neb, June 10 —Chief pf
Police While, head of the police de
partin' ut for 11 month*, ha tendei
ed his resignation to nMyor Kailnw.
effective Thursday. Mr. White will
a mi ume charge of the foundry nnd
machine shops with which he' was
formerly associated Paul Action, old
est offU-er on the force In point of
service, will succeed him as chief, j
l
>rs Shot;
•* -prisals Expected
-
^ By Universal Service.
Cologne, June 10.—The ambushing
and slaying of two French officers
near Dortmund last night has brought
about a new and critical situation in
the French occupational areas.
The French authorities are heated
over the killing of the two officers,
and prompt reprisals are expected.
The German population is reported In
an “ugly mood.”
Messages from Dusseldorf say the
French officers were attacked by
three armed German civilians, who
lired several shots beforet the French
men could make any attempt to re
ply to their fire.
Both the Frenchman were dead
when found by their comrades.
South and West
Hit by Storms;
Loss Is Heavy
Colorado Youth Is Drowned;
Macon, Ga., Reports
$1,000,000 Dam
age in Hour.
Macon, Ga., June 10.—Damage es
timated at $1,000,000 was caused to
Macon property by a storm that broke
over this city at 12:30 o'clock this
afternoon. More than six Inches of
water fell In less than an hour and
a half.
Roy Is Drowned.
Loveland. Cpl.. June 10.—One life
was lost and roads, bridges and farm
property were damaged by flood
waters late Saturday night and early
Sunday morning, when the Redstone
river poured a great volume of water
into the Buckhorn river, seven miles
west nf Loveland. The floods followed
one of the heaviest rains recorded In
this section of Colorado in many
years. The rush of water caused the
Buckhorn reservoir spillway to give
way. Residents of the district say
the entire Buckhorn valley was
flooded.
Richard Foote. 10, was drowned and
his body carried away. Bridges and
roads throughout the district were
wrecked or damaged.
Wichita Hooded.
Wichita, Kan., June 10.—One hun
dred and forty-five persons were made
homeless by a flood in Wichita.
Hundreds of others were on high
lend following a 7.6 Inch rain,
all of which sent rivers and creeks
out of their banks. Train service
was almost completely halted.
Hr Aftftorlatrd Piyn. *
Kansas City. June 10 —Virtually all
streams In Kansan were bank full
as a result of heavy rains which fell
over the entire state. As much^a* six
Inches of rain fell In some places In
21 hours.
Hundreds of persons living In the
lowlands were driven from their
homes and a further rise in many of
the creks and rivers was expected
tonight.
Property damage was heavy. A
dispatch from Pittsburgh stated that
a human i#ody was seen passing down
the swollen waters of Spring river,
near there.
Reports from Coffeyvllle stated that
severe flood damage was threatened
by the continued rise of the Verdigris
river. Onion crek. near there, was
reported higher than ever before In
history.
A largo part of Newton was
flooded and hundreds were forced to
leave their homes. Atchison, To
peka A Santa Ko tracks were under
water at Valley Center, causing train
service to be suspened.
The Cottonwood 'river was up 19
fi t at Kmpnrla, and still rising, hut
since It was reported comparatively
stationary at Marlon. Farmers In
the vicinity were hopeful that a
serious flood would be averted.
Tornado in Arkansas.
Joplin, Mn., June 10.—Two children
were Injured, a number of farm
homes were demolished nnd orchards
laid waste when a tornado passed
seven miles southwest of Rentonvlllr,
Ark. , according to a dispatch re
ceived here. .
The two small children of J. W.
Brown, n farmer, were hurt, when
the Brown home was demolished
One of the chddien was struck by a
falling piano and another by por
tions of a brlrk chimney, which col
lapsed.
Ilridge Is Damaged.
Amarillo, Tex., June 10.—yix hun
died feet of the Santa Fe’s mam
moth bridge spanning the Canadian
river, near Canadian. Tex., wiu
washed out today. Traflle east and
north of Amarillo Is tied up,'the Fort
Worth * Denver City bridge across
the same stream having been washed
out.
The heaviest rise In years on the
Canadian was brought nbout by three
Inches of rain on Friday.
Trains north over the Fort Worth
& Denver City and east over the
Santa Fe are being routed over the
Itork Maud through Tueumarl, N. M
Oltluhnmn situation (irate.
Oklahoma City. June in. — Flood
conditions In northwestern and north
ern Oklahoma assumed grave pro
portions as the result of heavy rains
during the past two days.
Tile North Canadian river at Wood
ward, In northwestern Oklahoma, was
reported higher than at the erest of
the disastrous flood "tof 10 days ago
The heaviest rain In rears was re
ported In western Oklahoma and the
Texas Panhandle Iasi night and to
day. Three lirehes was recorded last
night at Woodward
A six foot w all of water disabled
I lie Kt I.mils San From Isoo railroad
bridge over llu South Canadian river,
tiorfh of Thomas, early tills morning
and stopped traflle over the Kansas
city. Mexico & Uncut bridge, up
| stream.
Air Flivver in Which Barbot Made
_Many Flights Crashes to Ground
(Pacific and Atlantic Photo)
This picture shows the machine In which Georges Barbot, Frenchman, made many flights, after It crashed to
the ground at Fauisboro, N. J., while flying from New York to Washington, II. C. Barbot escaped without injury.
New York—Georges Barbot, French pilot of the air flivver, is not discouraged because his machine was forced
to descend while flying from New York to Washington.
Barbot landed in a tree top at Paulsboro, N. J. His machine was wrecked and he returns to France, but prob
ably will return.
The flivver received national prominence when it flew the English Channel at a cost of less than a dollar. It
was capable of traveling an hour on a gallon of gasoline at a rate of speed of from 15 to 75 miles an hour, accord
ing to the wind. It weighed 500 pounds and was so small that it could land comfortably in a street.
Hampton Church
Celebrates Its
Golden Jubilee
Zion Lutheran Congregation
Has Identified Itself With
Progress of State—Now
Has Schools.
Special PUpat'-h to The Omaha Bee,
Hampton. Neb., June 10.—Zion
Evangelical Lutheran congregation
four miles northeast of Hampton
celebrate^ the golden Jubilee of its or
ganization today. Two services were
held, one beginning at 10 a. m. and
the other at 3 p. m. A sacred concert
was given In the evening. The jubilee
speaker In the morning was Rev.
Theodore Moellerlng of Cincinnati,
former pastor of the congregation.
Rev. C. F. Brommer. present pastor,
addressed the surviving charter num
bers. Rev. H. Moellerlng of Snyder,
Neb., spoke in the afternoon. A male
choir, directed by Prof. J. T. Ruhr,
and a mixed choir, directed by Prof.
E. Lueders. sang at both services.
The early history of Zion church
is closely associated with the pioneer
history of Nebraska, the first mem
hen*. Martin Worth and family, set
tling in Hamilton county In October.
1868. Two of the .charter members!
now living are widows of civil war
veterans. Martlm Werth's nearest
neighbors were eight miles away and
the nearest family of his fdlth was 20
miles away. Straggling Indians were
occasional uninvited visitors.
As soon as several other Lutheran
families had come Into this vicinity,
all met for divine reading services in
one oft he sod homes. Rev. K. Th.
Gruber of Lincoln Creek was the first
pastor preaching to them. This was
In November, 1870.
Soon other Lutherans settled here,
so a congregation was organized,
which Rev. Mr. Gruber continued to
serve until the fall of 1875, when the
first resident pastor. Rev. G. F. Bur
ger of Staunton, Neb . accepted a call.
Rev. Mr. Burger was succeeded by
Rev. Theodore Moellerlng of Brazil
Mills. Neb., who, in turn, was suc
ceeded by the present pastor. Rev.
Mr. Brommer, formerly of Beatrice.
The first church, now used for
school purposes, was built In 1877;
the second In 1883: the third In 1897.
From the first, the church strove
to give its youth a thorough Christian
education, and has provided a day
school. Since 1915 It has two such
schools, one near the church and one
four miles north. Two male teachers,
fully accredited by the state of Ne
braska, are In charge of these
schools. The following have In turn
served In the congregation’s school*
K. England. Rev. Mr. Burger. I*mf
Eug. Schulz, Prof. Jul. Sagehorn,
Prof. R. Meyer, Prof. E. Flrnhaher,
Prof. J. T. Suhr and Prof. E. Lueders.
The congregation possesses a
church, two schools, a parsonage, a
teacher's dweling. and 25 acres of
land.
The church record shows that dur
ing the fit) years. 1,080 persons ha\o
hen haptlzed. 877 confirmed, 197
couples united In marriage, and 278
members buried. Though three
daughter congregations have been
branched off In the course of time,
the mother church still numbers 478
baptized souls. 312 communicants,
confirmed members over 14 years old,
99 voting members, and 92 rhtldrcn
In school.
Grasshoppers Invading
California Gardens
Santa Barbara, Cab, June 1ft—Mil
lions of giasshn|^H*i s have appeared
in the fertile field* of the northern
part of this county and appeal* for
a lit have come to the county horti
cultural commissioner. The pests
are sweeping down fronKJhe moun
tains in untold legions and are In
vadlng gantens and bean fields. The
situation is described ns menacing. In
a few districts the young bean plants
have been eaten down to the ground.
Cuno Urged to Keitinin Firm
on Attitude Toward Ruhr
llv % ■•nr hi ted I’rsss.
Berlin. June 1ft -Chancellor Cuno
was urged on behalf of Cernmny *
youth to remain firm in his altitude
toward the Uuhr occupation in »
speech by the district president of
Muenster, at a reception there in
honor of the chancellor. In reply,
says a Central News dispatch, the
chancellor declared the government
would do all possible "In accordance
with hunoaty and loyalty,
Plans Sunrise-Sunset
Flight Across Country
i TMm
I-leUt. Russell Lowell Maugham,
holder, of the world s speed record
for aviators, has announced his deter
mination to attempt a flight between
-Now York and San Francisco "be
tween sunrise and sunset." He plans
to "hop off" after a few days spent
in tuning up his army pursuit plane
for its transcontinental flight. Maug
ham's speed record Is 24S.5 miles per
hour, made at Selfrldge Field, Michi
gan. He w. n the Distinguished Serv
ice Cross during the war by account
ing for four enemy airmen.
12 Columbus Bovs j
Confess to Thefts j
That Baffled Citv
j
Youngsters, 11 and 8. Are Re
sponsible for 25 Robberies
in Three Months,
They Tell Police.
Special 111,patch to The Omaha Bee.
Columbus, Neb., June 10.—Police
have solved the mystery of £5
burglaries In Columbus during the
past three months by the arrest of
| Pearl Shaw, Ilf and Henry Ernst,
K, After being grilled for several
hours following their capture while
on one of their midnight escalades
they admitted to chisf of Police
Jack Lehman and County Attorney
Otto Walter that they had looted a
barber shop, twice robbed a grocery
store, twice entered a wholesale
house, removing the glass from the
rear door and after obtaining their
swag put the glass back carefully.
The Columbus laundry was prowled
every Sunday hy the boys, who tap
ped the till for movie and tobacco
money. A grocery, a coffee shop
and a butcher shop were entered
four times.»
Thefts of pocketbooks from an
automobile garage, money from
teachers and watches are among the
activities Mid to he admitted by the
Ernst and Shaw Imys. The young
sters told police that they planned
entrance into the buildings through
windows carelessly left open and at
other places with skeleton keys.
The Sl.aw hoy was raptured tn
entering a meat market through the
lee chute. Four awaiting police of
fice™ caught him. His confession
implicated the other boy, who also
confessed.
Henry Ernst, when asked why he
indulged in the midnight raids, said:
"Oh it was Just lots of fun—Just
like the movies.”
Both of the youngsters come from
good families and have had good
grades In school Their activities In
the past few weeks have compelled
Chief of Police Lehman to put extra
men on the night force. The Shaw
boy at the request of his futher,*wlll
be sent to Kearney' Industrial
school. File Ernst hoy's father de
mauds that his son stand trial. Both
nr* confined In the county Jail.
—
Hoy Suicide Wrote of
Fatalistic Conviction
1.eh-eslrr, Kniflaml. .Tun* 10.—Ben
junun Ho ill nr. II. drank poison Iht*
aft or elaborate piwp* rations ami after
writing letters to all hi* friend*, the
undertaker and the eoroner. The
hoy*' lettei-* showed hi* complete be
lief In fatalism, III* unfitness to live
and hi* unwelcomenes* In world I
Johnson Guilty
of Manslaughter
Verdict of Jury
Deliberation Continues Three
Hours—Convicted Man Re
leased. $10,000 Bond—
Leniency Promised. ^
Special I>l*pateb to The Omaha Bee.
Fremont. Neb., June 10.—Andrew
Johnson. 65, charged with the killing
of William Jurglng. 37, during a
booze party at North Bend last Oc
tober, was found guilty of man
slaughter by a Jury in district court
hero after three hours’ deliberation,
The Jury recommended leniency in the
pronouncement sentence which, ac
cording to the state, calls for not
less than 10 years to life. Johnson
was released under $10,000 bond, fur
nished by relatives pending his ap
peal for a new trial, to be filed within
the next three days.
Verdict Reached at 657.
The verdict was reached at 6:57 p.
m. The Jury retired for deliberation
at 3:45.
Johnson was arrested by the coun
ty sheriff following a shooting affair
at his home, where he had been en
tertaining Jurging and James Her
bert. 75, from his supply of liquor.
As a result of an alleged quarrel when
Jurging refused to obey his hosts
command to leave the bouse, Jurging
was shot. He died five days later.
The defense claimed that there were
three probable causes of Jurging'*
death: First, there were three drunk
en men in the house with a revolver
and the shooting might have been
accidental: second. James Herbert,
the third guest,' now missing, may
have fired the fatal shot: third, that
the alleged dying statements made
by Jurging, accusing Johnson, may
have been the results of a wander
ing mind. Influenced by opiates, pain
or the Influence of liquor.
Relatives at Side.
Johnson has resided at North Bend
the past 25 years. The prosecution
brought out that he had often been
arrested for intoxication and even
since his release under bond on a
charge of murder, he has been ar
rester! on two different occasions for
drunkenness and fined in both In
stance*.
His brother, Nat Johnson, of Cali
fornia. and sister, wife of Tom Fow
ler. vice president of the Union Na
tional hank. Fremont, were at John
son's side throughout the trial. The
Judge promised to grant leniency in
pronouncing the sentence, undoubted
ly because of Johnson's advanced age
and ill health.
Poland to Have Direct Radio
Communication With America
By Associated Press.
Warsaw June 10—The building of
a radio station in Warsaw, which will
he one of tne moat powerful In the
world, has been undertaken with a
view to giving Poland the opportunllt
of directing communication with
western countries without having to
rely upon communication through
other states.
The work of construction was coni
menceo\Jn February. IMS, and will be
finished next July.
The total cost of the station
amounts to almost $3,000,000.
H Killed Vlhen American
Ferry in Russia Collapses
By International News Verier.
London, June 10.—Forty-one persons,
one an American, were drowned when
a cable ferry upset at Kuxbas. the
Russian Industrial town, according
to news dispatches received here to
day,
Tha other victims wen Russians
The ferry was American built.
(»rocer Killed by Train.
Hy Intr Ttint Kvn.-il Nm» Scnlee
Long Roach. Cal., June 10.—James
Pullman. 53. grocer, formerly of Salt
I-ska City, was Instantly killed when
a southbound Los Angelea train car
ried the man beneath his automobile
for more than 400 feet, mangling his
body beyond recognition.
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Cannon Are
Installed on
U. S. Cutters
Prohibition Fleet Will Patrol
Coast With Orders to Shoot
to Kill to Prevent
Smuggling.
Liquor /Boats Increase
By Inlveraal Service.
New York, June 10.—The use of
the navy in the war on demon rum
will immediately be Invoked on a
limited scale.
Before this week Is over, the reor
ganized prohibition fleet, consisting of
revenue cutters armed with cannon
ranging from four to esix pounders,
augumented by a flotilla of eight
speed boats capable of 50 knots an
hour and armed with one pounders,
will float out to battle with orders to
shoot to kill If necessary.
Beyond the three-mile limit, rum
row, an array of colorful ships loaded
with liquor consigned to United
States bootleggers, lies at anchor
waiting development.
Many Boats in Trade.
Preventing any of those vessels
from rushing into unload Its rum
content direct Into waiting trucks, as
has already been done by one daring
shipper, or the successful relaying of
the goods by smaller boats, is the task
assigned to the prohibition fleet. The
size of the problem was Indicated to
night in reports that 25 rum shipa
were anchored at scattered points
along rum row off New Jersey, and
10 off Montauk Point, with 500 motor
boats. sloops, yawls and other smaller
craft operating between the “mother
ships” and the shores.
Revenue cutters that will engage In
the liquor war with cannon are the
Seminole, and Seneca, now reported
to be equipped with four and six
pounders, respectively, and the Gres
ham and the Manhattan, which will
Immediately join them with loaded
guns.
Order Speed Boats.
The eight speed boats that will com
plete the "dry navy” will Boon be
slipped off the ways of a New Jersey
shipbuilding corporation. Their speed
will be twice that of the cuttera that
have heretofore given chase to the
laughing rum skippers, and they will
be able to shoot over sand bars and
through shallow waters where cut
ters have not dared to follow the deri
sive runners.
Kight more ships are reported te
have Joined the rum fleet alnce yes
terday. attracted by the possibility of
supplying liquor to foreign vessel#
coming into New York "dry” to com
ply with the supreme qpurt ruling on
the Volstead law and the treasury de
partment regulations made effective
this morning.
9 Men. Six Women
Arrested in Raid
Led bv Samardick
Bungalow Roadhouse Visited
by Federal Dry Officer
and Police—Liquor
Found on Tables.
The Bungalow, a roadhouse two
blocks inside the city limits st Sixty
fourth and Center streets, was raided
Saturday night by Robert Samar,
dicyk, federal prohibition officer, and
police. Nine men and six women were
arrested.
According to Samardick only thoss
on whose tables liquor was found
were arrested. In his story of th*
raid. Samardick said:
“When we entered, soma of th*
tables had liquor on them. We took
six partly Ailed bottlea of the ituA."
Pauline Ghere was charged with
t-eing the keeper of a disorderly house.
She was released under $i(K> bonds
and the others, charged with being
inmates were released under $"»
bonds each.
One petite blond put her head on
the shoulder of her escort and sob
bingly declared that she “thought it
was a shame to be arrested for buy
ing a sandwich “ IJquor was found
on her table, according to officer*.
Two of the girls, unable to obtain
j bond were placed In jail.
It is said that police waited several
days before staging a raid of their
own and waited until Samardick could
be present.
Samardick said last night that with
the evidence taken there is not
enough to hold the persons arrested
on a federal charge.
“We can't prove possession of
liquor or sales on Pauline," said
Samardick." To all appearances it
was a hip-pocket" party."
Tratel Broadens Mind
but Flattens Purse
St raul. June 10.—Travel hroadens
the ntlnd but it flattens the purse.
Oscar Fredericks arrived here today
front Shelby. Mont., and bought a lot
beside Selby lake from a stranger
for J&0 Policeman told Fredericks
Selby lake la a slreet car line.
Hudson Maxim (Opposes ♦
Karket of J.t/« Rand
Newark. N. .1 . June S— Hudson
Maxim, inventor of a device to lessen
the noiae of firearm*, haa had to
appeal to the courts in au effort to
stop the racket of a Jan h*tk<l la •
danc* hall near^tui M>«i%