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SCORES KILLED AND INJURED IN BLAST
Britain to
Outline Its
Peace Plan
Cabinet in Policy Statement
Will Let Premier Poincare
a Know the Mind of
England.
Discuss German Reply
By Universal Service.
London, July 10.—It is learned to
night thut the British cabinet will
meet tomorrow morning to discuss
the final draft of the proposed collec
tive allied note in reply to the Ger
man memorandum of June.
At the same time the cabinet will
consider the form for the statement
of British policy which Premier Bald
win and Lord Curzon will make
Thursday. Every care is being taken
to dispel and idea that this is "the .
last chance," but at the same time
to let Premier Poincare k*ow the
f**** mind of Britain.
Insists on Hughes’ Plan.
Premier Baldwin is insisting upon
the appointment of on international
commission as suggested by Secre
tary Hughes, and has already, ap
proached several neutral countries.
Sweden has been asked to send Prof.
Cassels as a representative. ,
France is to be reminded that there '
are several precedents for this course,
such as the commission of bankers
and its agreement to submit to the
league of nations assembly the sub
ject of reparations.
Revive Brussels Meeting.
In addition. Britain will revive the
proposed Brussels conference, \vhich
was originally designed to follow the
abortive Paris conference of last Jan
uary. To this revived conference all
the 'powers interested In reparations,
war debt* and the reconstruction of
Europe will be invited to aid in seek
ing a solution of the difficulties.
Tlie French ambassador visited the
foreign office this afternoon, and it Is
understood that he informed the
British government of the intentions
of the French government.
Lost Balloonist
Died Hero Death •
—
Lieutenant Null, Whose Body '
Missing, Believed to Have
Given Life to Save Rotli.
(By Associated Press.)
Port Stanley. Ont.. July 10.—The
fishermen of Port Stanley—more than
a score of them—were out on Lake
Erie again early today gathering
their catches and scanning the sur
face for Lieut. T. B. Null, missing
aeronaut, or his body.
Organized search for Lieutenant
Null, companion in the naval balloon
A-6698 of Lieut. L. J. Roth, whoso
body was found in the balloon basket
yesterday, has virtually been aban
doned.
Some of those who studied frag
ments of the water-soaked log of the
A-6698, found in the rigging of the
gas bag when it was picked up Sat
urday' pretend to see in the fear
decipherable entries, an heroic epic
of lake and air.
Lieutenant Null leaped overboard
Into the storm-tossed lake, giving him
self as human ballast in an effort to
save the life of Lieutenant Roth, the
pilot, a/cording to the story they ace
in the log.
Tracing the flight they believe a
storm Thursday night or Friday
morning dropped the big bag perilous
ly close to the waters of the lake. The
two lieutenants tossed oberboard all
ballast. The bag rose but, caught In
the fury of the storm, was again
forced toward the water.
Clothing, everything remaining that
could be thrown overboard were then
thrown overboard. It was then that
Lieut. Null leaped overboard, believ
ing the bag, relieves! of his weight,
would rise am] give Lieut. Roth a
chance for his life.
Lieut. Roth was probably so weak
from exhaustion that hts efforts to
stay In the basket were unsuccess
ful and he was thrown outside and
drowned.
Wife Finds Husband Dead;
Suicide Jury’s Verdict
Special Dispatch to The Omahu Bee.
Kimball, Neb.. July 10.—Bruce Per
rino of Kimball shot and killed him
self yesterday. His wife, returning
from Chautauqua, found the body. He
left, a letter to Ills wife and son, ex
plaining matters, but the letter was
not made public. It is thought he
was discouraged over backsets In
financial affairs.
Perrlne caine here from Creighton
Neb., five years ago and entered the
grocery business. I-ater ho sold out
and held a city position.
Coroner’s Jury brought In the ver
dict of death by his own hand.
“Ye Wayside Inn,” Sung by
Longfellow, Bought by Ford
Bjr Internstlonsl News Service.
Sudbury, Mass., July 10.—"Ye Way
side Inn," Immortalized by the poet,
Longfellow, is toduy the properly of
Henry Ford, Detroit automobile manu
facturer.
It Is understood that Mr. Ford paid
1200.000 for Ihe relics and antiques
elone boused In the micient hostelry.
The Inn had been operated continu
ously since 16,'i6. It Is reported It will
tie converted into an historical mu
seum.
“Last Chance Saloon”
Boss Holds Faith in
London’s Prophecy
By International Mens Service.
Oakland, Cal., July 10.—"Jack al
ways said fire wasn’t hot enough
to hurt this place. Water could do
it, said he, if there be enough In
the world, but it seeins there isn’t.”
Mo quoth old Johnny Helnhold
today as he directed workmen In
their task of rehabilitating the
"l^ist Chance saloon.” Johnny be
friended Jack Condon, famous au
thor, when he found shelter behind
the bar of the “Cast Chance," a
homeless lad of 14. It was in the
"Cast Chance” that Jack picked
up from a dictionary the first rudi
ments of his writing ability and in
later years he immortalized John
ny, who made possible his educa
tion, In many books.
Jack is gone, but Johnny re
mains, and as long as he lives the
"Cast Chance” is to stand as a
Condon landmark. last night fire
razed an adjoining structure. Water
flooded the "I-ast Chance.” Firemen
begged Johnny to leave. But with
a big umbrella, he held the fort,
firm In the prophecy of Jack lam
don that fire was not hot enough
to destroy the “Cast Chance."
Nickerson Bank
Robbery Riddle
Still Unsolved
Safe Found Intact and Entry
Was Impossible Without
Knowledge of Time
lock, Expert Says.
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Fremont, Neb., July 10.—Investiga
tion of the Nickerson State bank rob
bery early Monday morning, which
netted yeggs nearly $26,000 in cash
and liberty bonds, ran up against a
stone wall, according to Sheriff Con
dit. A completed check of the condi
tion of the bank shows the absence of
$20,000 in bonds and $5,396.01 in cash.
A detective of the Pinkerton agency
has been called in to assist Condit in
following up the various angles of the
case. State Bank Examiner Frlcke
went over the books and helped ar
five at the final check.
Evidence In the mystery thus far
tends to show that the unknown per
sons entered the bank through a
scuttle In the roof and then broke the
lock on a door, giving access to the
main floor. None of the locks on
the vault, Inner safe or cash com
partments was damaged, although
the robbers succeeded in opening all
combinations.
No Yeggs' Prints Found.
A search for finger prints has re
vealed none other than those of per
sons connected with the hank. Sheriff
Condit said the finger prints might
have been made Saturday during busi
ness hours and the impressions would
remain until Monday. The fact that
a tlmelock on the inner safe was not
scheduled to open until 7:30 Monday
morning adds greatly to the mystery.
C. E. Negus, vice president, in
charge of the hank; Frank Bullock,
cashier, and Miss Maude Nlebaum,
clerk, were able to furnish good
alibis, Condit declared. The three
were called to trace their movements
from closing hours Saturday until
Monday morning, before Condit, State
Sheriff Carroll and County Attorney
John Oumb.
Harold H. Lorenz of the Diebold
Safe company inspected the combina
tions on the safe. He said it was im
possible for yeggs to determine for
what hours the tlmelock may have
been set. Only explosives could open
the safe with the tlmelock set, he
said.
Sheriff Condit and other officials
left Nickerson this evening for Font
cnelle for a conference with A- W.
Sprick, president of the hank.
Short $3,0011 in Notes.
Special Dispatch to Tha Ontalut Bee.
Lincoln. July 10.— K. c. Knudson,
secretary of the slate hanking board,
announced today that a week ago ex
arnlners found the First State hank
of Nickerson short $3,000 in notes.
By Aaanrlittril Prr»«.
Washington, July 10.—A new ele
ment of uncertainty in the ship liquor
tangle has been brought to light by
the receipt here of reports of the ap
pearance Of intoxicants in the dining
saloons of certain shipping board
vessels during those portions of their
trips which lie outside the three-mile
limit.
Whipping hoard officials apparently
dc not doubt the truth of tlic.se te
ports, but they are uncertain as to
the police powers of ships officers to
interfere with such liquor drinking by
passenger* so long as no member of
any ship's crew is Involved. In every
case reported. It is said, the passen
gers not only provided Hie liquor,
but did Hie serving themselves.
Jilted Lover Shoots Self
in Front of Girl’s Home
Sioux City, July 10.—Jilted by his
16 year old sweetheart, Claude Kschcl
man, 27 years old, a truck driver, shot
and killed himself In front of Hie
girl s home this morning.
The girl. Miss Evelyn Paulson, had
Just entered the yard on her bicycle
when Eschelman drove up In his an
tomolille and drew a revolver from
Ills hip pocket, shouted. "Goodbye.
I'm through," and sent a bullet
through his temple.
Eschelman hnd l>een an admirer of
ilie gill, but she repulsed ail of his
advance*
Heat Wave
Is Broke,/
by Kaiifo
Shower Follows 99 - Degree
Temperature in Omaha,
Which Sets New High
Mark.
Gale Sweeps Columbus
After the mercury reached 99 de
grees at 3 Tuesday afternoon for the
maximum temperature of the year, a
light thunder shower set In, breaking
Omaha's heat wave of the last week.
By 6 in the evening the tempera
ture had dropped to 79 and was three
degrees cooler two hours later. Cooler
weather.is predicted {f>r toduy.
Heavy Haiti at Norfolk.
Special Dispatch In The Omaha Bee,
Norfolk, Neb., July 10.—A heavy
rainstorm fell In and around Nor
folk today, bringing relief to crops
which needed moisture. The tempera
ture was around 100 and the rain
came as a great relief.
Downpour at Columbus.
Columbus, Neb., July 10.—The
backbone of a heat wave which has
raised the mercury as high as 99 de
grees for several days and kept it
around the 75 mark at night, was
broken this afternoon by a heavy
downpour of rain accompanied by
wind and thunder.
Harvard Needs Itain.
Harvard, Neb., July 10.—Several
times this week local theremometer*
have reached the 100-degree mark.
The large theremometer on the post
office. which is slightly shaded by the
building, has had this record on sev
eral days. Corn and other crops are
in immediate need of rain, and gar
dens, lawns and other vegetation is
begining to dry up and burn.
100 Degrees at Falls City.
Falls City, Neb., July 10.—After
registering 98 ^yesterday, the mercury
climbed two more degrees today, re
cording an even 100 at 4. p. m.
10? at Beatrice.
Beatrice, Neb., July 10,—Official
Weather Observer Everett Means at
4 j>. m. today chalked up the highest
temperature reading of the summer.
The "mercury reached 102. The Blue
river was at the normal summer
stage of three feet today for the
first ime since the flood of several
weeks ago.
London Is bwept
• by Terrific Storm
<By l*reM.)
London. July 10.—hiiglunil ryprr
jenord one of the worst thunderslorniN
in many yearn early today. It lasted
from midnight to 0 o’rlork tills morn
ing. London appeared to get the full
brunt of tlie storm, the remarkable
thunder and lightning display keep,
ing the majority of people awake for
hours. The Hre brigade was kept
busy answering some 40 calls from
llres eaiisod by lightning. One house
was destroyed and many persons were 1
Injured. The rain came down in tor
rents and brought Isindon traffic to
a standstill in many places.
Driven to Frenzy by Flies
Cattle Stampede and Drown
Mperlul Dkpalrh to Tl»# Omaha
Kearney. Neb.. July 10.—In a mad
frenzy to get water for a drink and
to shake of myriads of pestering files,
a herd of 185 rattle on the John Pow
er, place, located north of Miller,
stampeded, broke down a fence sur
rounding a large reservoir and
plunged Into the eool pool. By the
time a hired man had been altraeted
by their bellowing and arrived on
the. scene, 100 head of cattle had been
either drowned or trnmpled to death.
Powers and his family were in town
at the time, attending the funeral
of a relative. He estimates his loss
at about 410.000.
Pioneer Nebraska Lawyer
Di e« Afler lain" Illness!
M|»*#inl DispAtrh to Tl»« Onnilitt lire.
Nebraska City, Neb.. July 10.—Kd
win F. Warren, one of the beat known
pioneer attorneys of Nebraska, tiled at
hia homo here after an Illness of sev
eral months’ duration. He \*a* born
In New York In 1841 and graduated
from Yale in 1864.
Four yera later lie came to this
city where he practiced his profession
| until a few months ago. He was a
thirty-third degree Mason, having re
ceived the degree in 1885.
He is survived by his widow and
I« ne daughter. Mrs. Chamberlain of
l Kansas City. Funeral services will be
| held Wednesday.
Limb* Oil Kedtictinn*.
Pittsburgh, July 10.—-A reduction
of 25 cents in the price of the prin
cipal grades of crude oil was an
non need at the opening of the mar
ket today. The new prices are;
New York Transit anil Bradford
district, in a barrel; National Transit,
Southwest Penn, Kureka Pipe Lin#
and Buckeye Pipe IJne, $2.75.
Other reductions were; Cabell, 21c
to $1.50; Somerset, 15c to $1.40; Som
erset Light, 20'- to $1 55; Itngland,
16e to 76<*.
Man Slrivkrii in Field
N|»*rlfll to Tim OniMhit lt#e.
Beatrice, Neb., July 10 —George
Withers, Liberty fanner, was strlok
on with paralysis in the harvest field
today and fell from hi# hinder, 'Hie
main ran away, Wrecking the nut* bine
by colliding with a pout. Mr. Withers*
condition Is critical and h*- Inis not
spoken a word since being found in
the field
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G. 0. P.—Oh, Bill, Look Where I Got to in One
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South Dakota Man
Chosen Elks Head
[amt** G. McFarland Elected
Grand Exalted Ruler by
Grand Lodge.
Atlanta, fin., July IP.—Junta G.
McFarland of Watertown, 8 D., vtu
elected grand exulted ruler of the
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Kike at the first session of the grand
lodge In its convention and reunion
today. His name was presented by
Governor H. W. McMasters of South
Dakota.
In his speech of gcceptanee, Mr.
McFarland denounced bolshevism, I.
W. W.-lam and other ill-grounded lsma
>f the present day, declaring the Elks’
irder was a law abiding, law support
ng, law-enforcing fraternity.
Boston was chosen as the 1924 con
vention city.
The annual report of Grand Secre
tary Fred Robinson showed tl!at the.
order has a membership of *26.825, an
Increase of 14.16* since the last meet
ing. Fifteen new lodges were char
tered during the year, making the
last numbered lodge 1,470.
Totnl Income for the year ended
May 31 Inst was given as 1413.302.75,
i net gain over expenses of $107,43*.
and the total assets of the grand
lodge were placed at $1,0^9.912.25.
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J. Opdcn Armour Raises
$7,000,000 to Pay Off Loans
Be International New* Service.
Chicago, July 10.—Approximately
17.000. 000 has been raised by J. Ogden
Armour through the disposal of prop
srty and holdings In commercial In
stitution* during the past few days,
It was learned today.
Armour Is expected to net close to
15.000. 000 from Hie sale of 111* hold
logs of between 1*,0ti0 and 20,000
shares In the Continental and Com
mercial bank.
Sale of the hank stock follows close
ly on Armour's disposal of the Wind
sor park golf link*, purchased by him
to serve as a campus for the Armour
Institute of Technology. Armour Is
understood to have received $1,000.
000 for the property. Armour sl-o
lias disposed of his “Gold Coast" prop
srty, tt Is reported
Receipts from the sale of his vnrl
aim holding* will he used to liquidate
loans totaling $20,000,000 made last
February at the time of the Aimoui
Morris merger. It I* understood
Turkey Wnnls Warship*
Removed ith Fanil Forces
By Associated Tress.
Lausanne, July 9.—Turkey wants
Great Britain lo remove It* warships
from Turkish wstei* simultaneously
with Ita land forces, that Is, within
six weeks after the rat Ideation of the
peace treaty by the Angora govern
ment, The warshfps of Francs ami
Italy also must go, ismet Pasha de
clare*. so that Ottoman subjects may
tie freed of all this evidence of foreign
dominion.
The allied repi esentatl\••* lm\r re
ferred the matter to the home go\
-inment* and It Is rumored that
Great Britain will Agiro to a vedut
tlon In the number of ships, hut will
decline to withdraw all of them,
lending general rat I heat loti of the
straits convention, which fixes the
number of warships which tnn> pa**
through the Dardanelles and Hie Bo*
phut ua
Navy Officer Thrashes
Minister for Paying
Attention to Bride
Boston. July 10.—Resenting atten
tions to his wire of two months. Lieul.
AVe«ley M. Hague of the I'nited
States navy yesterday afternoon
whipped the Rev. George L. Paine,
who had married them. In Paine's of
fice here.
Lieutenant Hague then tipped his
hat to the minister's typist, apol
ogised for his roughness, and hacked
out.
The Rev. Mr. Paine later admitted
that he had recently asked Mrs.
Hague to go motoring, had asked
her, while chatting with her In a
meadow, for a kiss, and had kissed
her—merely paternally—when she
refused. He then took her to her
home In Cambridge.
As Lieutenant Hngue walked into
his office the minister extender! his
hand, but the officer Ignored it and
shot his fist to the Rev. Mr. Paine's
jaw. knocking him down. The
clergyman went Into clinch on aria
ing and Lieutenant Hague then
shoved his head through a plate glass
door. The officer then pushed the
clergyman back Into the office and
departed.
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‘Soul Searcher’’ Newes
Lie Detecting Device
H» Internullnnal News Service.
Berkeley, Cal.. July 10 —The scien
tific cop* have a new device for ex
tracting truth from persons In whom
this virtue la alleged not to exist.
ft t* the "soul searcher" and is the
product of the hrain 'of Dr. Albert
•Schneider, professor of criminology
at the summer session of the Uni
versity of California.
By capillary attraction it draws the
truth front the flngwr tips of the un
willing and does It without their
knowledge. The new machine Is said
to have the "lie detector” and "truth
compelling serum" backed off the
map.
The new soul searcher Is an aclapta
tltm of the D'Arsoaval galvanometer,
to which Dr. Schneider has attached
a tube containing mercury. The
fluctuations of this mercury as in
duced by electric current are meas
ured. The subject unknowingly fur
nishes the electric current himself
when he pUces the unsuspecting tq>s
of ms fingers on spec ially prepared
No crude questions are asked By
suggestion, however, the akllied op
t itor draw* painlessly from hi* soul
sll which Is hidden deep, and the
harder he tries to conceal the more
emphatically the mercury register*
the truth.
Jew* in Kaetcrn Thrace
killed in (Hash With lurks
Hr Inlrrimtlonil Nf«i Hertkf.
Athene, July 10,—Several Jews have
been killed in Kaslern Thrace In
clashes with Turk*, tt was reported
here today. The disorders are thought
to liar* arisen over Turkish regula
tions against certain foreigners enter
ing and leaving the country.
Some Jews have demanded authori
ty lo leave t lie country.
Hot'* Fool (Nearly Severed
St'ei-lal llUpstrh ta The Omaha tree.
UeneiA. Nib., July 10. Fred Owen*,
son of Joseph Owens, had Ills right
foot almost severed from the leg by
a mowing mgetuu*.
tf
Harding Party
Dons Overcoats
Alaska's leather Chilly. Bui
Reception at Juneau Is Warm
—Everybody Turns Out.
R) Intern*!!on»I »*| Sertlff.
Aboard U. 8. 8. Henderson With
rVesldent lttrding in Alaska, July 10.
—(Via Naval Kadio.)—President Hard
ing reached Juneau today, receiving a
tumultuous welcome from the popula
tion.
The transport Henderson passed
through Taku Inlet, those on board
viewing the glorious Taku glacier dur
ing the early morning and making
Juneau by mid-forenoon. Scores of
boats In the harbor loosed their sirens
to toot a hearty welcome.
After landing President Harding
and his party were escorted by le
gionnaires and regulars from t'hllkoot
barracks to the governor» mansion.
Children dressed in white and sta
tioned at the street intersections sang
their welcome and threw flowers at
President and Mrs. Harding.
President Harding will remain at
Juneau as the guest of Governor
Bone "Tver night, leaving early Wed
nesday njorning for .Seward, where
Saturday lie will start a week s trip
over the government railroad to Fair
banks and Valdes..
This afternoon the president was
scheduled to view the Mendenh.il
Glacier after which he was to go to
the city hall, where the president
and his cabinet are due to confer
with a committee of citUcns over
pending Alaskan matters.
Masons. Klks. pioneers and other
fraternal workers were to participate
In another welcome, presenting gffta
and at 4 p. m. the president was to
visit the Alaska- Juneau mine, and at
T p. nY he Is to dine at the governor's
mansion. From 9 to It p. m.. the
president Is to hold a general recep
tion to Alaskans,at the governor's
mansion.
lavst night the Henderson plowed
through a dense fog, the imminence
of the mountains necessitating con
stsnt fog horning from the Hender
son to the destroyers, Forty and Hull,
her escorts. Chilly weather requires
overcoats constantly.
“Antelope" Smith Funeral
Services Held at Kearney
**P*« 1*1 l»U|**lch I* TTir <>m*h* Rae.
Kearney. N'ch . July 10.- The funcr
al of George N (Anlelopcl Smith was
hold Sunday. Mr. Smith, SO, died on
Saturday. Il« came to Buffalo coun
ty In net. locating here two year*
before the city was incorporated Mr.
Smith represented Buffalo and Slier
man counties In the slate senate two
term*. He acquired the sobriquet
Antelope, bemuse of his f ndness
for limiting this animal when It was
still plentiful In the state He is
survived by hls widow and five ehil
dren.
Boy i Return From Tour of
“\X e*t" in Decrepit Flivver
Johnny Gibson, son of Mickey Gib
son. cigar store proprietor, and Ned
Kastman, son of .1 I. Kastman, jo.'tn
* ass street, returned yesterday from
a psi sonally conducted tour of the
•real," which went as far as Grand
Island. Neli, with a broken down
flivver, which they had purchased for
1100 and a thin dime.
They wire arrested in l.lncoln tor
speeding, but were reissued.
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Women Workers Fall
Victims of Bullets
Made for Use in War
Munitions Plant at East Alton, 111., Wrecked by Explosion .
-—Employes Salvaging Cartridges Slain—Guards Sur
round Plant and Details Are Kept Secret—De
tonation Is Heard Over Mile Away.
Names of Dead and Injured Kept From the Public
Alton, III.—At least a half dozen persons are reported killed and a Brora
njured in an explosion this afternoon at the plant of the Western Cartridge
company in Kast Alton. The explosion, which occurred in the salvage de
partment, where men and women were salvaging* the powder from Cnited
States army rifle bullets made during the world war. was characterized kj
if final, as one of the most serious in the history of the company.
_ "m. A of O V~i rte T i i f SI I Mid
Shelby Bank i
Closes in Wake
ji
of July 4 Bout
J
Follows Great Falls Institu
tion in Shutting Doors—
Both Run hy Backers
of Big Fight.
By A'WiatfA Prrti.
Great Fall*. Mont., July 10—The'
First State Bank of Shelby, of which ,
Jim Johnson, one of the backers of!
the Dempsey-Gibbons bout. Is presi- !
oent, closed its doors this morning,
according to a statement made here |
by State Bank j-.xamir.er L. Q. Skel-j
ton, who is here to take charge of the
Stanton Trust and Savings bank,
which went into voluntary liquida.
tion Monday noon.
George H. Stanton, president of the
Great Falls Institution, also was one
of the backers of the July 4 cham
pionship battle at Shelby.
Mr. Skelton stated that the reason
for the closing of the Shelby bank
was that it was affiliated with the
Stanton bank, which closed yester
day.
The Shelby bank is a state Institu
tion with 1200.000 assets, having a j
capital of 125,000 and deposits of
about $193,000. according to its last i
statement. Mayor Janies A. Johnson j
of Sh-lby. ihe man who is reputed, to I
have lost more than $100,000 through j
the Dempsey-Uibbon# fight and who j
I ut up $65,000 of the second $100,000 i
payment for the Demrsey purse, be
sides being president of the bank, is
one of its principal stockholders. No
statement has been Issued by Mayor |
Johnson, who is In Shelby, nor by I
Bank Examiner Skelton.
When the second payment of $100.- i
000 was made to Dempsey in Great j
Fulls on June 15. Mr. Stanton was i
credited in the dispatches as having'
put up $50,000 and Mayor Johnson 1
*15,000. the rest being made up by |
Great Falls‘men.
This statement was afterward cor- I
rccted to show that Mayor Johnson
was ths ‘‘angel" In the crisis, having
really put the $50,000 credited to
Stanton in addition to another $15,000.
At the Stanton hank today, no
statement was Issued further than
the one made by Mr. Stanton last
night to the effect that the Dempsey
UiblKin* fight had nothing whatever J
to do with the failure oi his bank, i
that he had not put a dollar of the
bank s money or his individual for- I
tune Into the fight in any way and j
had only contributed his Individual ]
efforts to aid in rals.ng the money
called for by the purse.
The state superintendent of banks j
today took over the Stanton Bank and !
Trust company, as well as the First
State bank of Shelby, the Johnson j
bank.
Women Convicts
Stab Prison Guard
• By
MfAlMUr, Okl. July JP—One
guard was stabbed with a pair of
scissors, several were beaten and fur
niture was destroyed by women in
mates of the Oklahoma state peni
tentiary. who turned on guard* who
Bought to end a quarrel betweeu sev
eral of the women jestervJav and
ptaged a general rtot in the women's
ward,
Otilctmto of Minnesota \ nlc
M atrlietl a* Sign for l^l’l
Hr twnHutel t’rrri.
Rf Paul, Mitin.. July ’P—Outcome
of the Minnesota senatorial election
on July 1( will bo watched closely in
national political circles as possibly
having a bearing on the next presi
dential election. It was said by iwmie
polltcal observers here today. ®
The trend of the republican vote for
Coventor -I. A. O. Preua, and that for
Magnus Johnson, farmer lalw'rite, po
litical observers declare, will gtve
them a good indication of the senti
ment of the people, at least in this
section of the country, on the policies
of the present republican national ad
ministration.
tJovernor Preua ha* the endorse
ment of the administration and he
approve* its program and action*.
Johnson opposes the Harding plat
form. *
iliaulatiqua til (ii'iirva
lH«(MMrh I# Til# Omnhi* B##.
lirnexu. Nfb. July Iti A chnuuu
qua will l»* held her* July S* to
furiitahwd by tb* Midland oin'Ult Two
itiMmlway 1 v'upi»\ Kick* ’
mid "Ifrbf'iidlj Kiifttiio!*,'1 will b# lu
cludtd lu U19 pi ogi cun.
here were at least six person* killed
n the explosion, but their name*
:ould not be learned.
Those killed are reported to be wo
nen. The actual cause of the explo
lion has not been determined. Coro
ter C. M. Streeter of Alton was iuib
noned to the plant to lake charge of
he bodies o fthe killed. A guard was
brown about the plant immediately
ifter the blast, and no one was per
mitted to enter. The explosion is said
o hav* been heard a mile from th*
ylant.
Newspaper men. who were denied
Ldmlttanee to the plant, were told by
tmployeg that th* number of dead
was seven and that the Injured would
Lotal between !J and 40.
The explosion destroyed a buidding
approximately 100 feet square. In
which th* cartridges were being sal
vaged.
Sleuths After
Leviathan Crew
200 of Men Accused of Jump
ing British Ships for Bet
ter American Pay.
By InerlaiH Frees.
Cherbourg. France. July 10.—The
liner Leviathan arrived here today on
her first transatlantic voyage as a
passenger ship under the American
flag. She landed S0O of her passen
gers here and continued on to
Southampton.
By A m»n4 Fresa.
London. July 10—The expected ar
rival of the Leviathan at Southamp
ton late today i# attracting Interest
far beyond shipping circle*. Th*
liners pre war antecedents, her die
puted claim to the world a record ton
nage and her cargo of reputed mil
lionaires on the present voyage hav*
all been widely discussed in the news
papers.
Four Scotland Tard detectives left
London for Southampton yesterday
with about 200 warrants which pre
sumably are to be served on men ac
cused of deserting British ships when
attracted by- higher wages offered in
th* L'nited States. Evidently referring
to the Leviathans tonnage. Harold
Saucder, chairman of th* Whit* Star
line, in a public speech yesterday, said
there was a certain ship which
claimed to be able to blow herself out
as with a bicycle pump, and then laid
claim to being th* largest Tessel
afloat. He added that th# dock au
thorities would not object to the ton
nage. but would make the owners
pay for the hot air.
The arrival of the Aqultani* with
out mails, which th* American postal
authorities are said to have held for
the leviathan, believing that the lat
ter would arrive first, leads the Daily
Mail to point out tha a delay of 54
hours had been caused by thia *r
rangemnt.
Th owners of motor coaches are ad
vertising trip* io Southampton for
the coming of the big ship.
Editor Called on Carpel
for Attacks Against Court
1-as Vegas. N M July > —Carl C.
Magee, editor of the Albuquerque
Tribune, will be called before David
J. Leahy. presiding Judge of the
Eighth judicial district. Monday, to
file his answer in four orders to show
cause why he should not be sentenced
for contempt of court.
The charges grew out of attacks al
leged to have been made by Magee in
his newspaper on the court and Judge
l^ahv during Magee's trial on a
charge of criminally libelling Frank
\v. Parker, chief justice of the state
supreme court. Judge l,e*h.v. who
presided at the libel trial, sentenced
Magee to IS months at hard labor in
the state prison
Hr ( unk. of North Pole
Fame. Indicted in Oil Fraud
Hv IniernaOmtal hews Service.
Cleveland, ti . July 10.—Dr. Freder
ick A. Cook, who gained internation
al fame by ' discovering" the North
pole, was this afternoon indioted by
a federal grand Jury here charged
with using the mail to defraud, of
fering for sale stock of the Mid Amer
ican Oil A Hefinlng company. Twen
ty-three employee were jointly indict
ed wilh him.
Cook is now under Indictment at
iFort Worth. Tex . where he is ached
idled to he iried In September on a
similar charge.
Iowan \ ictim of Heat.
Cedar Kapida. |a . July if—
|l’liartoi( A Ihirrh. 10 voarw old -s
brat victim of the Heat here. He w«a
found (load lodav at the hvnte of 111
sister Mr# Ed OVonneU rhw
coroner pta oouv -ed .death due to
| 'is'i'l disen- in raf t-> the »xtt*n.e
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