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ss^sssr.-sr The Omaha \i. orning Kee VOL. 53—NO. 7. om."’.'1 " OMAHA. MONDAY, JUNE 25, 1923.* gjJA" m V^z.-V "* ™ "» TV> 0 CENTS GAMBLER SLAIN BY BLUFFS BANDITS ’ _JS) - Bather Is Drowned in Carter Lake Lawrence Dunn, South Side, Is Pulled Under When Weeds Entwine His Body. Friends Try to Save Him Death by drownin% claimed one per son among the thousands of Omahans who sought relief from the intense heat which maintained a steady pace of 96 degrees for nearly three hours yesterday afternoon. Lawrence Dunn. Thirteenth and Edwards streets. South Omaha, lost his life at 5:30 yesterday afternoon when he became enmeshed in weeds while swimming across Carter lake. He sank the third time while John Erlcson and John O’Connor, 6414 South Thirteenth street, companions, were endeavoring to reach him. Friends Attempt Rescue. O'Connor was In a rowboat follow ing Dunn and Erlcson when the former became tangled in the weeds, which, with octopuslike tenacity, clung to his body in the shallow water near the north shore. He was pulled under and became strangled. The growth impeded O'Connor as he frantically ‘sought to row to his companion, Ericson attempted to swim to the bont to aid In the rescue. The defbe weeds prevented progress of the bosj. Body Found in Hour. The body was recovered with grap pling hooks an huur later by George Hartman and F. A. Pardun, Carter Lake cliib members! The heat yesterday equalled the temperature of the day before, when It reached the peak of the y'ear. The ?fydegcM evenness lasted from 2 to 4 ™ ‘ernoon. The temperature was daybreak and 93 at 3 in the evening. Special Jury to Try Accused Murderess Scottsbluff, June 24 —A special Jury has been summoned for the district court Monday to try Mrs. Julia John ^ ,‘itr of Mitchell'for murder. The charge grew out of the slaying of Policeman Albert Peterson of Scottsbluff by Frank Allen, alleged bootlegger, at Mrs. John's home April 25. Allen was later killed after he had fatally wounded Sheriff George Heiser of Ogallala, who was leading a posse for his capture. The state alleges that Mrs. Johnson harbored Allen in her house before the shooting, and permitted him to escape from the back door, to prepare an ambush for Peterson and Deputy Sheriff Guy Carlson, who was wound ed. Last week the county commission ers rejected a claim of $100 presented by Mrs. Johnson for damages to furn Ishings of her home from the blood from the wounded men. who sought aid In her house after the shooting. Army Friendships Renewed in Omaha Miss Tennis .%Cown of Craig, Mo.. Is visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs G. C. Craig. 2214 North Forty eighth street. Her visit was prompt ed by the visit here of Captain and Mrs. A. W. Dubery of Oakland. Cal. Mrs. Craig and Mrs. Dubery are sis ters. Miss McCown is a sister-in-law of Captain Itay of Fort McDowell, Ban Francisco. Her friendship with the Dubery's has extended over several years and acquaintances have been renewed at various army posts in the United States and the Philippine is lands. Captain and Mrs. Dubery lived at Forts Crook and Omaha 25 years ago. At present the captain is Instructor L_r.y military science In the Oakland schools. T.aboritc Party Barred bv Oxford Authorities By I nlverssl Hervirr. London, June 24 —The vice chan cellor of Oxford hns refused to allow the laborltes to hold a garden party on the university grounds because David Kirkwood, the Dumbarton la 1,or leader, is scheduled as a speaker. The vice chancellor hns niso forbidden n meeting of the university labor club because George T.snsbury, another la liorile lender and writer, has been In vited to speak. linsentlng the action of the unlver slty authorities, the citizens of Ox ford have invited the proscribed la bor leaders to address a mass meet ing. Lausanne Conference Completely Deadlocked London. June 24.—The Lausanne conference is now completely dead locked. Hlr Horace Rumbold, the Rritlsh representative, has cabled the govern nient that It Is Impossible to proceed further with the negotiations and that the situation demands govern mental direction. The BrilIsh cabinet w-lll hold a ses Sion Monday to discuss the situation, It Is probable that the government ■wdl draw up, In conjunction with A-ance, a serious warning to the Turkish governpient at Angora. Vogue's Hot Weather Fashions July 1 Issue—Out Today.—Adv. Title-Hunting Society Matrons Haunted Duke While in United States By Vnlversal Service. London, June 24.—The duke of Man chester, writing his life story In the Sunday Herald, relates that when he first went to the United States tt search for work, American society thought he was after an heiress. Consequently, he said, title-hunting society matrons with eligible daugh ters were "constantly at my heels." The duke says he found from his experiences that American society was "more snobbish and more aristo cratic than the English.” U. S. Government Planning to Force Railway Mergers Legislation Before Next Con gress to Carry Threat of Federal Ownership as Alternative. By Intermitionnl News Service. Washington, June 24.—Backed by every agency at the command of the Harding administration, the United States government will seek to force the consolidation of all American rail roads into a few great transconti nental system by enactment of com pulsory legislation in the next con gress, International News Service learned. A tentative draft of the govern ment's plan calls for creation of from 18 to 22 giganlic nation-wide systems, crisscrossing the United States from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from Canada to the Mexican border. They will replace the 600 carriers now in operation. U. S. Ownership Alternative. The government will write a threat of ftderal ownership Into the proposed legislation as an alternative to volun tary consolidation in accord with the administration unification plan. If the roads refuse, the government plans to effect 'the consolidations through the medium of temporary federal ownership, but with a provi sion for return of tlje unified sys tems to private control later by sale of railroad bonds to the general pub lie. If the whole merger plan fails, permanent government ownership Is held out as the only remedy. These details of the government's plan were revealed by Senator Albert B. Cummins, republican of Iowa, chairman of the Benate Interstate commerce committee and coauthor of the existing transportation act. Three Successive Steps. The method of compulsory consolida lion has three successive steps. Cum mins revealed, and he declared It a "'legality that would never be ques tioned hy any court of law." These are: 1. Creation of great government railroad corporations similar In char acter to the emergency fleet corpora tion. 2. Federal condemnation of exist ing railroad corporations and acquisi tion of the physical properties hy forced sale. 3. Transfer of the physical proper ties to the government corporations, which would give the government full power to merge whatever roads it pleased. The lines would later be re turned to private control by sale of bonds from the government corpora tions. The administration will make every effort In the next congress to enact compulsory consolidation legislation. Senator Cummins said. "Without It, we are helpless to carry out the ad ministration plnn of consolidating the roads. Must Have Transportation. "If we should fall In our consolida tion plan entirely, we will have per manent government ownership of at least 100,000 miles of railroads. These will be the weaker roads nnd while this Is unthinkable, the nation must have adequate transportation, even if the government must enter the rail road game, buy and operate a num ber of carriers. "This money would be needed only temporarily, us the roads would later he returned to private control |n their consolidated form hy selling the sc curltles on the market. "The question of values In acqulr ing the roads would he settled solely by the courts. There would he just enough great systems to guarantee that each will earn the same rate of 'fair return’ under normal conditions. It will be easy to divide all the roads Into from IS to 22 great systems, so this will result.'’ (Copyright, If2! ) Higginlintham Murder Trial Mnv Be Postponed Hy Universal Service, I.nke City. Fla., Juno 24.—The death of the wife of counsel for T. W. Higginbotham, who is charged with Ilrst degree murder In connection with the death of Martin Tabert, may cause postponement of the trial which Is scheduled to begin here Monday Judge McMullen granted a motion to continue three weeks ago because the defense vvns not prepared. Since Hint time the wife of Fred Cone of I.akc City, one of the counsel for the tie fens*-, has been III and died In a Jack sonville hospital Saturday night. “■Dry” Parley Culled. N|#«*«l»il lo Tim Oiimlm life. Lincoln, June 24 K. A High, .\> linmktt superintendent of the Anti Huloon league, l**ft tonight for VV#nI ervllle to Attend ;i parley of Held mteentH called hy I*. A Lake!, general Mupnrlntendfnt 2 Members of Harding >";;;^'led i ..o in Which Newspaper Men Touring Mountains Plunges Into Bear Creek Canyon. Two Seriously Injured fly Associated Pres*. Denver, June 24.—Sumner Curtis of Washington, representative of the republican national committee ac companying President Harding's party on its western trip, was killed and Thomas French, driver of the car. was fatally Injured when the automobile in which they were mak ing a mountain tour plunged off the road Into Bear Creek canyon, 25 miles from 'Denver, late today. French died mi the way to a hos pital. Two other men, Donald Craig, manager of the Washington bureau of the New Tork Herald, and Thomas Dawson, Colorado state his torian and veteran Washington newspaper man. were seriously In jured in the crash. Members of I-arge Party. The accident victims w'ere mem bers of a large party of newspaper correspondents, who, because Presi dent Harding was resting this after noon. dropped their work and took an excursion to the mountains as guests of the Denver Press club. President Harding was not with the party. The route taken follows a tortur ous trail through the canyon. It was at an extremely sharp curve near Evergreen, at a ipolnt where a mir ror Is posted for the protection of motorists, that the steering gear of one of the machines broke, accord ing to reports reaching here, sending the car over the cliff into the creek bed below. Only a few members of the presi dential party made the nutomohile tour of the nearby mountain parks. The Invitation was expended by the Denver newspaper men to the visit ing correspondents, hut was accepted only by a few. the majority of the party deciding to accompany Mr. and Mrs. Harding on their tour of the metropolitan district and to the Army general hospital. Operate on Craiz An operation was performed im mediately at the county hospital In an effort to save Mr. Craig's life. Hi* scalp was severely lacerated and it was feared he had sustained a frac tured skull and Internal Injuries. Mr. Dawson suffered fractured ribs. Injuries to his spine, a lacerated foot and possible internal Injuries, accord ing to physicians at the hospital. President Harding telephoned per sonally to the hospital to learn the condition* of the injured, as soon as he received word of the accident. The president expressed deep regret over the tragedy. The body of Curtis wns taken to the mountain home of C. C. Gates. Denver rubber manufacturer, near the spot where the automobile dropped off a 73-foot cliff. French's body was brought to Denver and the other two victims were taken to a hospital there. The men were returning from Look out mountain where they had at tended a luncheon extended by the Denver Press club. Curtis was dead when other members of the party, composed of correspondents aceom panylng the Harding party and lien ver newspaper men who followed In other automobiles, reached the wrecked machine. Paris Police Break Up Meeting of Communists By uteri 1‘rfM. Pari*. Juno 24. Several thnunnnd communists and worked gathered In the Place de l'Opera for an announced demonstration against fascism and the royalists, hut the heavy forces of police and mounted repulican guards sent to the scene, together with the great number of spectators, made the program Impos sible of fulfillment. A few groups Started singing the "International" at which the police charged and the crowd fled, the dem onstration and spectators alike sprint Ing from the blue coats The only person Injured was a man among the specators. wearing on Ills breast the Insignia of the Legion of Honor. Fourteen Armored Care Move S200.000.000 to Bank New York, June 24 Fourteen armored cars, each carrying six men and a machine gun, passed through the streets in pairs with $200,000,000 in securities and cash which was being moved from the Bowery Havings bank to Its new launch In Forty second street opposite the Grand Central terminal. Detectives were stationed at strage glc points along the route, uniformed police kepi th" line of traffic open and each pair of bullet proof cars was preceded by a motor cycle police man. - (.corgiii Town W ill HiiiM Hydroelectric System Hnmo, (In . .him* 24. Klnuncl*ri» • r« planning to hmnpM th«* power of Two Hun fiT'-k, near her*’ and g**n ••rate electricity for opmntinK a mm Mn«Mon roller mill. grl*t mill a ml overall and *hirt factor) In nihil thm to thin the power will ho tr»«n* milted fur light? in ««veiul put la of Rom# Harding Urges Application of Golden Rule in Sunrise Sermon Several Hundred Persons Hear President in Rear Plat form Address at Colorado Springs—Says Religions Quite as Essential as Civil and Human Liberty. By t'nlvrrsal Service. Denver, June 24.—Application of the Golden Itlile In all relations between governments and institutions for a closer brotherhood among all hu manity was the theme of a sunrise sermon delivered by President Hard ing from the rear platform of his train today. The "sermon" was heard by several hundred persons at Colorado Springs, where a brief stop was made. The sun shone down resplendently over the mountain tops and made a fitting scene for the discourse. As the presi dent finished a little girl in white handed to Mrs. Harding a varicolored bouquet of mountain flowers. "The world needs more of the spirit of the Man of Nazareth," the presi dent said. '"If we could bring Into the relationships of humanity among ourselves and the nations of the earth the brotherhood that was taught by the Christ, we would have a restored world, wo would have little or none of war, and we would have a new hope for humanity throughout the globe. There never was a greater les son taught than that of the Golden Rule. If we could have that one faithfully observed, I would be willing to wipe out the remainder of the commandments. Religious Liberty Vital. "If we are going to make of this America of ours all the fathers sought, if we are going to make it true to the institutions for which they builded, we must continue to maintain religious liberty quite as well as civil and human liberty. The United Slates never can afford to deny religious freedom In this republic of ours." The president expressed a desire to have America a little more earnest in religious devotion. He said that, following the war. there has been a tendency to slip back and think only of selfish pursuits. This is one rea son, he said, why he has been so zealoUR in trying to have the country committed to something more than International helpfulness, "so that it may be ready to play its part among the nations.’’ World Tom With Hate. "One of the troubles with the world today Is that it is torn with suspicion and hate,” the president continued. "Europe is in a condition of feverish relestlessness and Is feeling the effects of the poison engendered by old time passions, enemies and rivalries, so that one people will not trust another. Would It not be better If somehow we could bring into the lives of those na tions the spirit of Him whom the Father gave to the salvation of men. and exerted ourselves to spread brotherhood and new trust and new confidence among peoples, so that they may live in that fraternity which tends to solidify and cement together mankind? "I should like more of fraternity among ourselves In the United States; I should like more of fraternity among the nations of the world and If we could apply the Golden Rule, about which none of you will dispute, we would be the happiest people of the world. There would he no in justice to complain of. there would be no hate and no rivalry, there would be no industrial conflicts, but human beings would live among their fellows as they would like to be lived with. That would bring a state of blessedness to mankind.” Race Track Bets Are Scored by y Baptist Pastor “Terrible"’ Is Verdict of Rev. A. A. De I.arme on Gambling at Ak-Sar Ren Field. "Terrible" was the expression used by Rev. A. A. DeRarme, pastor of First Baptist rhurch, in describing the Ak-Sar-Ben race track, gambling yes terday morning in his sermon. "It is one of the worst sins in the, community, especially since so many people are involved in It.” he declared He told of a little girl whom ho had have lost large amounts of money in this way" said Rev. Mr. DeRarme. He told a little girl whom he had overheard bragging about making $10 by picking a winning horse. "This," he said, “is sowing tares in a field of wheat. That girl is getting the wrong attitude on life front the start.” He also told his congregation what harm the state of New York is doing to the I’nlted States and Itself in its recent stand on prohibition. "Another instance of sowing tares in'a field of wheat was the last city election in which incompetent offi cials were given high offices. There were plenty of honest, good men who could have filled the positions much better,” said I he pastor. His sermon was entitled “Wheat and Tares.” Rev. Mr. DeRarme com pared the life of an Individual and the community to a field of wheat. He showed that It Is hard to keep out the "lares” in either one. He said "The good and evil mingle ami arc confused. Most of the evil Is done under the cover of darkness, while men sleep. The tares or evil only grow where the wheat or good has already been sown." Sister of Murdered Man Testifies for Kx-Priest Montreal, June 24.— Adelnrde T>e lorme, former priest, on trtnl f<*f the murder of his half brother, Raoul, purchased an automatic pistol lets than a month before the murder, It was testified by Oscar Hanes, gun and locksmith. Ruliets fired from a weapon of the same calibre as this were found in the body, the prnsecu tlon claims. Miss Lilly Delorme, sister of Raoul, Was tin the stand for some time Hh swore that the uhbe did not leave the house, between *1 1° and oft tl • night of the murder, her testimony being fn support of that of the for mer priest who said he did not leave the house at all on the night of the murder. She said he was tn the cel lar between the hours mentioned, at tending to the furnace. (>il Burner Factory I* Planned in l.incoln Lincoln, June ’JI A corporation has been formed here to tninufo lure a new oil burner it will have a paid up capital of *100,900 The plant will he Installed in rpiarteis used by the Old Patriot Motor Work * officers nnd directors are: Ouy K DogswrH, ftert Faulkner. .Samuel II. Lesh, Oeoige J Woods, Puc» Woods, and Thomas f\ Woods. I.ifditiiinp Kill- Caddie. Pittsiuirgli, June 21* John Pear • elk, * raddle it the i*a*<»le .hanunn » • If link wuv m«iaiit|y kill* ! h\ lightning m an electrical storm 'The boy. with a hag of clubs over bis shoulder, was struck on the head while crossing the coutsc Pouf men In tlm vicinity wers knocked down but escaped injury (I Newspaper Folk Initiated Into Indian Tribes {Jig Powwow Winds Up Meet of Press Association at Nio hrara—Many Attend Ceremony. specie! Dispute* to Thu llnthl lie#. Niobrara, Neb., June 24.—Gov. Charles \V. Bryan. Secretary A E. Sheldon of the Nebraska Historical so ciety, Past President J P O'Furey and Vice President Marie Weeks of the Missouri River Press association and P. P. Perrin, secretary of the Missouri River Press club, were formally adopted into the Santee In dian tribe here Saturday evening at a big pow wow which was the closing number of the program at the mid summer meeting of the Northeast Ne braska Press association that con vened here Friday. The adoption ceremonies took place in the presence of fully 1.000 people gathered at Niobrara Island park at the mouth of the Niobrara river and were in charge of the oldest chiefs T the Ponca and Santee tribes, Tat anikt Man. Walking Buffalo and White Shirt, assisted by a band of Indian dancers In full war dress. As the sun went down the tom tom began te> beat and the braves assem bled for the ceremony around the big ampflre and gave exhibitions of their various dances. Farmers and towns people also assembled in the park for i he ceremony. Visiting editors were tendered a ban ijuet on the island Friday evening at which Mayor Snvha delivered an ad dress of welcome which was respond ed to hv F II Price of Newman (drove, president of the association. Mis K. K. Butt of Niobrara spoke on "The Town and the Press,” a response being given by Mrs Marie Weeks of Norfolk. Princess Winona sang Indian songs In ull Indian cos tuipe. a part of the dress consisting of 2*5 elk teeth J. P. O'Furey, publisher of the Martlngton Times, who Is secretary of the association, was the toast master. T,oeal arrangements were In 1 nrge of Ed A Fry, publisher of the Niobrara Tribune. l'p M Secretary Ole Buck of the Nebraska Pie.s association. P P, Perrin, secretary of the Missouri River Pre*s club and .T. M Kelley 1 Sioux City delivered short talks. \\ I'oiif Nc.ir ITnrvard to Rf* I{i*;iiK for llnr\***t in Wrok Harvard. Neb., June The wrhenf crop of the vicinity will he ready for harveat within the next "<«k <r Irt day*, according to farm or* The crop, which appear* In « fine condition. I* turning fast and farmer* are buay securing help and overhauling machinery to harvest a bumper yield Horn has beep cultivated once In m- *f field* and others are going ovtjr It a second time. A dense and rank growth of all bay in aeep everywhere. Hrnwen and wrenched mower* are frequent re suit* of attempting to cut alfalfa field* foo quickly. \rl>itr;itioii Troaty Willi (irctit Hritflin Ronrwed Washington. June ?| official an nmmmnenl was made at the State department of the renewal for f I \ •* year* of the arbitral Ion treaty between the 4*ult«*<| State* and Orrat Hrltain The pact provide* for the rcfci cnee* of dispute* between the two nation* to The Hague, and wt* first consummated in 1909 A Will Draft Dollars in Next War —PRESIDENT HARDING. President Pledges Best Efforts to See Full Justice Meted Out to Wounded and Needy Veterans. Visits Army Hospital llj- Prnii. Denver, June 24.—President Hard-^ ing's first official act after his arrival here today for a visit of more than 24 hours was to assure the soldier sick at the army general hospital that; he would keep ‘ everlasting at it" to see that full justice was meted out by the government to its wounded and needy veterans of the world war and would “consecrate” himself, his every influence and endeavor, to prevent another war on the part of the United States." “But," Mr. Harding said, address ing a group who assembled to wel come him and Mrs. Harding to the hospital. "I want to tell you if ever there is another war, we will do more than draft the boys. If 1 have anything to do with it, we will draft every dollar and every other essen tial." Gives Word of Cheer. To the sick in the wards, the presi dent also gave a word of cheer while Mrs. Harding went from cot to cot. handling each patient a flower and leaviftg a message of love and good wishes as she passed. One pale faced soldier who had lost both limits told the first lady, in answer to her solici tations. that he “was all right and feeling fine." His wife who sat be side the cot said, “Jack tells al the visitors that hue then he was always a good sport.” Earlier In the day. following soon after the arrival in Denver at 10. the president and Mrs Harding, accom panied by Senator and Mrs. Lawrence L. Phipps, attended church services, took a short ride through the city’s parks, and then rested at the resi dence of the Colorado senator until the visit to the hospital. Break in Journey. The arrival here marked a break in the trip to the west coa»t and Alaska in more than a restful way. He came into contact with new indus tries and Interests and left behind the purely agricultural regions of the middlewest. The party was welcomed by a reception committee consisting of Governor Sweet. Senators Phipps and Adams and Mayor Stapleton. Another greet.ng of a pleasant nature was the weather, affording the travel ers a relief from the hot temperatures which attended the trip from Wash ington here. Resuming hi* active program Mon day Mr. Harding will he taken on a tour through Denver's business sec tion. boulevards and parks with a stop at the state house to greet the chil dren of the city. At noon he will speak at the Auditorium on "law en forcement" nod noon afterward* will leave for Cheyenne, for another ad dress late in the day. The president told callers today that he had been touched by the cordiality of the reception accorded him through the middlewest He spoke particularly of the greeting extended in the rail road renters nnd declared his experl enve in the Kansas wheat field near Hutchinson Saturday would remain us one of the high points of ids trip. Many Visitors Attend Camp Fire Girls Camp r*iwlil Pi*pntch t<» Tho OmahA R*«v Cambridge. Nab., Jime 24—Sunday wan a big day at the camp of the southwestern Nebraska Camp Fire girls who have been In annual conven tioji at Camp McKinley park. Today over 1.000 visitors were at the ramp There was a splendid ex hibit of work in the art crafts depart ment, awards for which will he an nounced Tuesday. In the athletic events S^urday the following wore winners Basket hull throw. first. I,nolle Fugate; second, Itilma Bfremmcr. Tennis serve, first (Bennie Furtlc second. Kdna Hunlock. Basket l»all long throe His! Sylvia Norman; second. <Bennie Purr e Fifty yard dash, first. Hen* Wil burn; second. Audrey Greggory. The camp associat on will vote upon a name for the organisation Monday at n grand council fire. Final cere monies will be held Tuesday evening 16 YoungOrro A in l)ri\p mi “Potting Parlio?" Minneapolis. June 24 — Sixteen boys and Kiris, nil but one under IF nil of prominent families, have l»een taken into custody the list three days as the result of drinking and "petting** parties, the police announc ed Police have sworn out warrants against several taxicab drivers charg ing sale of liquor to the youngsters. Some of the boys will he released aft er they have testified against the driv ers because parents of the girls re fuse to prosecute them. Radio l x«*d ill Sracli for Mining Hrlvidcr«* Hoy Nebraska wireless stations are’ broad< ttfting announcements of the disappearance of l#oren J Bartrls. Id. Helvidere, Neb The boy disappcai ed from him home June 11 lie is f* fret K inches tall and has light hrowfe hair Fred It Bartels of Geneva is conducting the seaith. s Soviets to Build Huge Pyramidnl Monument in Honor of Bolshevism By I nlvernal Service. Berlin, June 24.—The soviet govern ment Is about to emulate the uncient Egyptians' by erecting a gigantic monument in pyramidal form perpe tuating the virtues of bolshevism for posterity'. It will be the highest structure in the world, towering 1,302 feet. Itussian artists connected with the staff of the commissioner of fine arts of the soviet government are busy drafting designs for this colossal eighth wonder of the world, which is to be erected in Talin field, just out side of Moscow'. The monument will be In skyscrap per form and will have the contour of a pyramid. It will be built of steel and glass. The gigantic structure will he built to completely turn on its base in 365 days, setting in motion huge clock machinery. The pyramid will be topped by an Immense globe, which will mak< h complete revolution in 30 days, so that the entire structure will not only serve as a monument to bolshev ism but will also perform the func tions of a calendar and a clock. Thousands Seek Any Relief From J Sweltering Heal Unusual High Temperatures Reported Throughout Mid dle West—Three More Deaths in Windy City. By I nivcrMil Service. Chicago, June 24 —A blazing sun beat down on the midd’ewest today. The heat wave that has held the coun ary in its grip for two weeks remain ed unbroken. Three deaths in Chicago were at tributed to the high temperature, which ranged from 90 to 95. accord ing to. location. Four died Saturday and the total deaths attributed to the June hot wave has reached 20. Chicago's great downtown district simmered like a fireiess cooker. The streets were all but deserted. Chicago had gone to the lake and the country. Twenty emergency bathing beach es were opened by the authorities. Thousands found relief there. The water was cold, but the bathers plung ed irt sweltering and came out shiv ering. E ft-guards’rescued a score from drowning after they suffered cramps. High Temperature* Reported. The country in the immediate vi cinity of the Great Lakes does not show as high temperature as localities in the interior. Through Illinois, south ern Wisconsin. Iowa. Missouri and Kansas temperatures ranging from 50 to 100 were reported. The low temperature of Lake Mich igan was explained by Henry T. Cox. weather observer here. “During such weather as this, whatever wind there is tends to move the warmer surface water of the lake, but does not disturb the cold water be low The shock to bathers is greater when they plunge into the lage from an air temperature of high degree.'1 Early days of June found the north ern teaches of 1-ake Michigan f iled with ice floes The ice lias melted, but the water still remains cold for many weeks. Hydrant* Opened for I’oor. The authorities took cognisance of the suffering of the pour. Water hy drams were opened In the ghetto. Children splashed in gutter streams or stood in the cold water spurting from the norr.le. Forbidden b.'s of gi en in the parks lost the protection of the park po licemen. Entire families rested in the shade of trees and shrubs. In Lincoln |airk, along Chicago* lake front, every inch of sha le uml-'i the trees was occupied during the aft ernoon. Other parks were also con gested,. Streets and highway* to the coun try saw a steady stream of automo biles pouring o\er them from dawn until far Into the night. The feO.ooti car of the millionaire scraped sides with the 5150 "used" Ford. The weather bureau could offer no immediate relief from the hot wave The temperature is approximately 20 degree's above normal I w«< Vdtlitions to .levy idi Hospital \r»' IVdimtotl Denver. June 24 —Dedication of two new additions to the National Jewish hospital for consumptive* feat tired simple btu Impressive ceremonies at tended bv a group of distinguished Denver cltlirns and d« legates from all over the west, who an* attending the annual merlins of the hospital association. Tlie Louis D R-aumont home for nurses was given to the hospital by Heaumont in memory of his sen Dudley. It was presented to the ho< pita! by Joseph F JaiTii. Denver The second dedication was that of the Ilofhelnwr children's building, pro sonted to the hospital, that projyer care of the children assigned then might be afforded. W ur-t I'jirt «d Mt I tna Fruptinn \ irtuaily Over lb VsnorlHted I r... Catania. June :i Ail indie Alton* are that the worst i>art of the Mount Etna eruption is virtually ovei Nat urnlly. this does not mean that the flow of lava stones. ashes and cinders will i> ise immediately but the flow has lessened considerably from early in the yveek when the people of the surrounding country fled fiom the lava stream Lincoln Man Shot After Dice Game “Slim” Kay, One of Trio Held Up l>v Gunmen, Dies From Wounds in Four Hours, Failed to Obey Command Slim Kay. 131 North Eleventh treet, I.in oln, Neb., was shot and fatally wounded by two bandits wbt I held hitn up at an early hour Sun day morning as he was leaving the >-■■■ t,f. of a large dice game with twe •mpan.ons lie died four hour! later in Jennie Edmundson Memorial i hospital. Council Bluffs. With nine Council Bluffs men, Kay drove to a pasture about one-half mile west of Dumfries, la., at 11 Saturday night for the purpose of staging a dice game, according to Sheriff P. A. Lainson, who investi gated the shooting. The men gam bled for three hours, then started for home. Ira Stevens. 2121 Avenue D, and Walter Niehaus, 705 South Sixth street, were with Kay In his machine. All of the others had left the pas jture when this trio started. As they approached the main road, they were bilged to stop and open a gate in the fence. Refuses to Obey. As the machine came to a halt, two bandits, both armed with revolvers, stepp-■' from a bush and ordered the trio to hold up their hands. Kay who was driving, refused to comply with the demand. ' l'ou will have to kill me to get my m oneyi" Kay told the gunmen. He stepped from his automobile as he -ail this and the taller of the two bandits shot at him three times. Two of the bullets struck him in the head and he fell to the ground. The brakes were released on the automobile when Kay left the steer ing wheel and the car rolled several Pet from the spot where the shoot ing occurred. The band.ts followed It and searched Stevens and Niehaus, taking al! their money and valuables. Bandits Rob Kay. Then they returned to Kay and robbed him of all cash and Jewelry. Ordering Stevens and Neihaus not to follow them, the two gunmen then disappeared in the darkness. The robbery victims placed Kay -n the machine and drove to Jennie Edam-dson hospital, notifying police . upon their arrival of the shooting. The wounded man died at 6 yesterday morning. 1’. : ■ e took charge of Kay s auto mobile and foun in it a complete hx'rtable poraphernalia for gambling, including lanterns, dice and dice boxes, a marked table cover and other equipment. Bluffs Men Present. Other Council Bluffs men who were |prf-.c-rt at the dice game, according to Sheriff Lainson, are Wilham Lafey. 211 Thirteenth avenue: William Bry son. Thirteenth street and Seventh avenue arry Pr«x<ks, city fireman: lorn ' and his brother. Twenty eighth street and Avenue L: Ear! 'into ns, 1'.,: mount avenue: Clifford Fallow and Tom York. ibtiffs police located Kay’s wife at k«- h. ::u * f friends whom she was - •" ' itnnha and she came at ; nee to the hospital, remaining at her I husband * I- i>. ie until his death. H;-- Is-dv will be taken to Exeter, ; Neb., for burial. I ;i-t Survivor of McVey HoMup \-k« Commutation .1 li - MOrh t« The Omaha Her ,*‘n' 'J*1- June 54 —^ony Ciarlette, • '■ survivor of the trio of bandits. ' h° hr Id up the Hnxel McVey resort • ti Omaha In 1914 and killed Henry C. , Nickels lank clerk, has applied for * commutation of his life sentence. " 1 '■ * application, state* e w.i* only IS at the time and was 11' '' t irtb •’ r bhcry by hi* tn< older companions, who have died in j penile-'ary. lie has an excellent prison record and is leader of the penitentsrv hand. People Driven From Homes l»> Fava How Returning It' I nlirhal Non he. V ‘■' e -< -Mount Kina'* fury ^ tt'-nch sub'.ded that many ! ' (suits in the threatened district • to their hdtoes. accord ! "it t-> disjvitches from Catania. The a t I s a has b A«,--ed to about Hi I yards an hour. >' ' • r M ««.-! ni announced that j Plat s were under way for the re I f a *c in.stem l.nes. of the j • ‘t> of Messina, which, with Reggio .nd other towns was destroyed by I tv:b '.nuke of 1: » P«»!nn«l Repins I'nforeing < ompul'orv l duration I.avv' Warsaw, June 54 -The first step I towards the introduction of ccmpul *ory edit it ten in Poland, as provided by the constitution, has been made b( the tnl sttv of education, which An > that, beginning next fait, ill Vhlldren born in Poland who h*Ae reached ihe age of T shall be Obliged to go to school, I lie Weather Hourly ' 1 *' m . I * » ** ' i i w . . *, . ’ * »* . * * : 2 i» m %. »« 1 * w '2 ( D ttt.. w 4 * ‘t 2 I* wt ’ * *'* ** < p. at.. «* * i' m. .,***., •. I »* m -% ?« » p m.,,.*.*,, ,U M