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    The Omaha Sunday Bee HOmE
VOL. 53—NO. 18. WK«8T««j"WS OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 14. 1923. _FIVE CENTS
Admissions
Changed
by Vajgrts
Father Says Gun That Killed
Daughter’s Betrayer Was
Discharged by
“Jerk.”
Mother Gives 2 Versions
By B. H. PETERS,
Muff Correspondent of The Omaha Bee.
Seward, Neb., Oct. 13.—Kaleidosco
pic changes in their confessions by
Mr. and Mrs. Vajgrt today have so
confused the evidence that County
Attorney McKilip was unable to file
the charges against any of them to
night for the murder of Anton Lana.
He hopes to be able to do so Monday.
•the latest development is(a state
ment by the father in which he says
that when he arrived at the straw
house where Lana met Ills death, the
farm hand was on the ground and
Julia, his wife, "was not on top any
more." Some one, he does not know
who, thrust the loaded shotgun into
his hands. He pressed It against
Lana's right side. Then came a jerk,
how he is unable to state, and the
gun exploded.
This is the second change in his
confession in two days. Ho or tinal
ly stated that he met Lana fl?elng
from the two women and struck him
down with a cluh. This morning he
uenied having arrived at the straw
house after the tragedy had been
concluded. Now comes this last con
fession, and McKilip does not know
where he stands.
To Constable George F. Runty of
Milford, Mrs. Vajgrt this morning de
Jared that she and her daughter left
the house armed with the shotgun
and revolver. This afternoon she de
nied the statement to McKilip and
i etumed to her yesterday'** confession
in which she says that they found
Lana with the two guns in his hands
(iirl Sticks to Story,
Alby, the daughter, is the only one
of the three to make no changes In
l he last two days. She adheres to her
declaration that her father was not
present until after the deed was com
mitted, and In this she agrees with
her mother.
Vajgrt explained his withdrawal of
tVie statement that he had assisted In
■“the killing by saying that his head
liad cleared after a night's rest and
he could now visualise the scene in
the stratvhouse on Monday morning.
Mrs. Vajgrt and the four younger
children were brought from the farm
house near Milford to Seward this
.-.fternoon, county authorities being
unable to secure any one to stay the
night there. There was something
infinitely pathetic in the sight of the
three girls, Libby, 10; Vlasta, 8, and
Lillie, 4, huddled together in the cor
ner of the county attorney's office.
Nnw and thin the two older girls
would smile shyly when spoken to by
some kindly stranger, but the little
blue-eyed Lillie, the one blond in the
family, never gave any indication
ihat she was aware of their presence.
Kiddles See Town Wonders.
It was the children's first trip to
.Seward, although their home is only
17 miles away, and for a short time
they forgot their mother, who sat
with bowed head bgfore the county
attorney, as they were shown the
wonders of this town of 2,500 peo
ple. The boy, Frank, was in a much
happier state of mind than yester
day when he stood sobbing beside his
mother, assisting her with her con
fession. Jle went into ecstaeies when
lie w-as taken through the Seward
gymnasium.
"Wouldn't it be great if we /had j
(Turn to l‘a«e seven. Column Seven.)
Omaha Baker Suffers
Amputation of Leg
< . Kuenne. 1018 South Twenty
eighth street, veteran Omaha baker,
was reported considerably improved
,t T.ord I.lster hospital last night fol
lowing the amputation of his left leg
lust above the knee. The operation
was performed Thursday. Four weeks
■ go Mr. Kuenne underwent an opera
tion for appendicitis. Resulting com
plication* necessitated the ninputa
tion. _
WHERE TO FIND
Tlu Big F'ealurts In
THE SUNDAY BEE
__
PART ONE.
Pngf. |—|f. \|>lIn. Author of “Out
line of II»Ntcr> Indict* Itritlwli Hi
pendltnre on Military Scheme a*
“Solemn Clii1«ll»hno*N.“
I'hkc 7—Hindu Student to Spread
SpbrnU l.eurnlnu In Indio on
0 rad nation From State I nWendt*.
Pnih R—Editorial.
PART TWO.
I'mkc* 1, 2 and 3—Sport*,
pace \—Title Content Cartoon.
Ptttrn 5—Automobile Section.
Pi* *e «—Murk Sulllvuii Write* of
Hiram Johnnon'* ( iindidaev for
ITe> identic I Nomination.
Tare *—Market*. .
1*H-K< *t l». 10 am! II—4imlfl«d Adver
ti*tuk• ,,UIT THREE.
riur«'N I R—Society. . .
I’aice 0—“Married Idfe of lk*lr,i and
AVarrcn” ami Shopping Wlh lolly.
I'nve* 10. II nml 12—Movie* and
Theatrical New*.
FART FOITt.
l our r.iire* of Mo*t ronulwr Comic*.
M AO A/.IN'E SECTION.
Pair* I and 2—“TlaM*ure* and T»1
iH*fk," «tnn of Oepiirt incut, Store
1 Icrk'* ( • urtahfn hy Millionaire,
:t—Muriel no I Not***, lev O. O. Me
l flit're. and Conunent on l.nvy and
Uluroiilrnt. bv Abe Martin.
Paurf. I and ft—Mow Air*. « oolldye
Manatee* the While limine.
Pa ire* t» mid .— lluim* land for Klu
dle*. . . ..
pAKi* H—Fa*hlon Fanny.
AM'OtillAVI RE SECTION
I’ayc I—Omnlui’N Own I t* n Hunter*.
1 John Braudel* mid W ife
t'ii*e** •». 2 mid 4—lntere*tln« People
and Scene*
France Bestows Honors Upon Two
Heroes of War at Ceremony Here
James \V. Hanbery.
New Tech School
Will Open Monday
W i t li 3,200 Pupils
Ruiltlin;' Ik So Large Recent
\ isitor bearing Pedometer
Discovers He talked
Two Miles.
The new Technical High school,
which In the opinion of several vis
iting engineers and architects is
the best equipped and planned high
school in the country, will Ire open |
for classes at S:30 Monday morning.
The hundreds of pupils will begin
arriving much earlier, eager to sec
their new school before classes begin,
school authorities anticipate.
"I don't think there will Ire any
need for tardy hells Monday morn
ing." said John II. Beveridge, super
intendent of schools. "Everybody’ll
be on time."
An enrollment of 3,200 pupils la
anticipated.
So large Is the school building that
a recent visitor who wore a pedome
ter discovered that he had walked
two miles while inspecting it.
"But the cost of the building per
pupil Is l<ss than a majority of
schools," declared Mr. Beveridge.
"Nor should pupils have any diffi
culty In finding their way about. All
moms are plainly numbered, and
everything will be handled In a most
systematic manner. Principal Dwight
K. Porter will be In charge. One hun
red teachers are on the faculty."
(ir«-<‘k Minister
London, Oct. 13.—Foreign Minister
Alexandria of Greece has resigned,
said n dispatch from Athens tonight.
The Greek ministers of war, Justice,
Interior and public Instruction hand
ed In resignations, but Premier Gona
tas persuaded them to remain until
the decree promulgating elections Is
Issued.
Brig. Gen. G. A. L. Dumont
Pins Medals on Breasts of
James Hanbery and
Eldon Anderson.
James W. Hanbery, Omaha news
paper man, was decorated with the
French medal of honor yesterday at
Fort Omaha In recognition of his con
spicuous valor at the battle of Cha
teau-Thierry.
KIdon Anderson, son of Mr. and
Mrs. James Anderson, Council Bluffs,
was made a chevalier of the Legion
of Honor for conspicuous bravery.
The honors were conferred by Brig.
Gen. G. A. L. Dumont, military at
tache of the French embassy, Wash
ington, D. C., before the drawn-up
troops and a large crowd of citizens
who lii}ed the hillside.
The two young men in Uniform—
Anderson on crutches because he
lost one leg in the war—stood in the
middle of the parade ground while the
Fort Omaha troops marched In and
took their places, facing the officers
who stood on the opposite side of the
parade ground with American Legion
representatives behind them.
The Fort Crook band struck up
the inspiring march, ‘‘Somme et
Meuse," written during the war, and
tho two young heroes marched across
tho Intervening space and halted In
front of General Dumont, who had
Brig. Gen. Halstead Dorey of Fort
Omaha on his right.
The band played'"The Marseillaise"
and "The .Star Spangled Banner"
while the crowd stood at attention
with bared heads.
General Dumont first pinned the
Legion of Honor decoration on the
breast of Private Anderson, tapped
him on both shoulders with his sword
and kissed him on both cheeks.
He then decorated Lieutenant Han
bery with the French medal of honor.
The lieutenant also wore the distin
guished service cross with which he
was decorated two years ago at Fort
Crook.
In front of the officers stood Mr.
and Mrs. James Anderson of Coun
cil Bluffs, parents of KIdon and Mrs.
Hanbery, the lieutenant's wife. They
were the first to greet them after the
ceremony. Then the officers and the
general public congratulated them.
Kx-Benator Hitchcock was among the
first to shake hand3.
General Dumont Is the house guest
In Omaha of Mr. and Mme. A. M.
Borglum. He was entertained last
evening at the home of Dr. J. F.
Despecher by the Alliance Francaise.
I^> occupies the position at the
French embassy formerly occupied by
a brother of Mme. Borglum, the late
General Paul Vigtial.
Yesterday noon. General Dumont
was the honor guest at a luncheon
given by Frank Boyd, vice president
of the Omaha National hank, In tho
bank dining rooms. Mr. Boyd pre
sided. General Dorey made a short
speech and General Dumont re
sponded.
Other guests at the luncheon were
Mr. Hanbery, Gen. Matt Tinley. Dr.
F. J. Despecher. W. R. Watson, T. R.
Porter, A. M. Borglum. C. W. Martin,
Major Cole, A. R. Groh and Kendall
Hammond.
Ex-Premier Lauds
Canada s Record I
I
Sops Groat Future Ahead for
Dominion—Final Speech
in Winnipeg.
Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 12.—David
Lloyd George's final speech In Canada
was delivered here tonight. It was a
eulogy of Canada's part In the world
war and a tribute to the British em
pire, whose future, he said, Is full of
promise.
Lloyd George extolled the possibili
ties and resources of t'anada, which,
he said, is capable of maintaining a
working population of 600,000,000. lie
said that the British isles could bo
placed In tho center of Lake Ontario,
leaving a wide navigable channel all
around.
"Europe Is worse than ever before
in its history," he said. “The war in
Dieted greater destruction than any
previous wars and because of the suf
feting there will be millions and mil
lions looking toward toe land of the
west fur homes for themselves and
their families. You have a land that
develops tho manliest <|ualltles. Cana
da Is not a soft job for anybody arid
men who look out for soft Jobs In
life are fit only for the soft jobs."
Shoot It!!!
Have you ever been out in the woods and had an oppor
tunity of making a good snapshot of animal life?
Have you ever had an opportunity of “shooting” a bit of
action or pictures of un automobile wreck or an accident?
Have you ever come across something that you believe
would make an interesting picture for the paper?
The Omaha Sundny Bee wnnts to see what the amateur
photographers of Nebraska and Iowa can do.
The Omaha Sunday Bee will give prizes of $20, $15, $10
and $r> for the best pictures submitted between now and No
vembor 15. The only restriction is that the picture must be
taken by an amateur and must be taken in Nebraska or Iowa.
Put your nann and address on the hack of each photo.
Send them to the Alcogravure Editor, The Omaha Sundny Bee.
Shoot It!!!
Clara Kimball Young
Named by Millionaire
Kxtnjsaii
Clara Kimball Young, noted motion
picture actress, has been accused by
Joseph Sachs, millionaire Pasadena
(Cal.) merchant, of having persuaded
his wife, Mrs. Carolyn Sachs, to leave
him. Charges and counter charges
of gay moonlight bathing parties on
Santa Monica’s beaches were set
forth in his answer to his wife’s suit
for separation.
Wealthy Eastern
Capitalists Hunt
With Omaha Party
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Week's Trip in Nebraska
Sandhill* Planned for Vis
itors Who Are Guests
of Omahans.
Ward Burge**, J. T. Davidson,
George Brand el* and Fred Montmor
ency, with five prominent business
men from the east will leave tonight
on a hunting trip In the Nebraska
rand hills near Valentine.
The eastern guests are 3. G. Alex
ander. vice president of the Central
Trust company, Chicago: K. W. Bn*
sick, president of tho Basslck Alentlte
company, Bridgeport, Conn.: K. A.
Megeath of New York: and Kd. Ham
ilton and James Watson, Baltimore
bankers of Hamilton & Co.
They will go first to the Wood*
Bros, hunting lodge; then to the lodge
of George Braudel* nnd N. B. Upd.ke
and then to the Uackherry club which
is 33 miles south of Wood Lake.
Ducks snd prairie chickens sie the
principal gnme sought. The party will
be away a week.
Oklahoma Towns
Swept by Floods j
—
Stores and Homes in Wood
ward l nder Water From
River Ri se.
Enid. Okl., Oct. 33.—All stores were j
flooded and numerous residence were
partly submerged by a nine-foot wall
of water which swept through parts
of Woodward. Okl., today when the
North Canadian river overflowed
from recent heavy rains, according to
reports reaching here over crippled
wires tonight.
Scores of persons are said to have
been made homeless, although no
lives are believed to have been lost.
Extensive damage, as yet unestt
mated, was caused.
Streams in this vicinity have been
swelled to joist flood stage by heavy
rains which have fallen continuously
since early last evening.
Freedom, a small town on the
Cimarron river, also was Inundated,
advices said, stores there tying
flooded.
Railroad traffic Is demoralized.
Nearly IttO bridges have been carried
away ami sections of trackage In a
number of places are out.
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Oklahoma City, Oct. 13.—A flood of
greater and more damaging propor
tions thnn that suffered last spring,
the worst In the city's history, was
sweeping down on Oklahoma City, and
warning* had been given hundreds of
residents to desert their homes.
Train service was demoralised and
many towns were cut off by swept
out bridges and Inundated tracks to
night.
Trouble Looms as Chinese
Ministry Is Bring Formed
Bjr .%*Aorlntr»l frew.
Pekin. Oct. 13—Organization of
President Tano Kun's cabinet Im prov
ing tn be a problem for tlie Chihli
politician*.
Wii Chlng Kli n, chief organizer of
Tsno'a campaign, bn* a strong . Inlin
on tbn premiership and 1* said In
have the support of Wang Chen Ping,
civil governor of I'hthlt province.
Tstin, however. Is said to favor W W.
Yen. former foreign minister, for
premier.
rut < ity t:intok
Of Tim Ivctilng lire
Pay* S.'i for a face.
Have you "malted In"
On yours yd?
Keep an rye prrlcil
Three Hurt
in Accident
Near Gretna
Woman Driver Pinned Be
neath Overturned Car—
On W ay to Visit Sis
ter at Bennett, Neb.
Trio in Omaha Hospital
Three persons were Injured, one of
them seriously, when the car in which
they were riding overturned near
Gretna, Neb., Saturday afternoon.
The injured are Mrs. M. E. Sud
duth of Bluffton. Ind.: W. H. Sudduth
of Missouri Valley, la.; and Mrs,
Mandy Sudduth, 81, his mother,
Mrs. W. H. Sudduth and M. E. Sud
duth, other occupants of the car, were
uninjured.
Itrouifht to Omaha.
The party was brought to Lord
Lister hospital by Dr. Hllsabek of
Gretna, In a oar donated by E. T.
Hughes, Gretna banker. At 4:S0 p.
m. Mrs. M. E. Sudduth recovered
consciousness. Physicians believe she
has a chance for recover. She suf
fered a ruptured bladder.
W. H. Sudduth suffered a lacera
tion on the right harul, and Mrs. Man
dy Sudduth received scalp wounds.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Sudduth wtre
visiting at the home of the Missouri
Valley Sudduths. The entire party
waa on the way to visit a sister of
Mrs. Mandy Sudduth. Mrs. Caspar
Statler, and a Mrs. Deborah Minney
of Bennett, Neh.
Woman Driving.
Mrs. M. E. Sudduth, who was driv
ing the car, failed to observe a turn
in the road and the car went into
the ditch, overturning, other mem
bers of the party said. In the front
seat with Mrs. M. E. Sudduth was
W. H. Sudduth. Mrs. Sudduth was
pinned beneath the car when it over
turned.
Following a visit at Bennett, the
party had planned to motor to
Seward, Neb., to visit a brother,
James Sudduth.
W. H. Sudduth is agent for the
American Express company at Mis
souri Valley. M. K. Sudduth Is an
engineer for the Marion A Bluffton
railroad.
Tourist Is Freed
of Murder Charge
Large Crowtl in Court Room
Hears Closing Arguments
in Case
dgaiiala, X<*b.. Oct. 13—Me! VYer
(len. 2S. public accountant of Detroit,
Mich., was acquitted here tonight by
a Jury of the murder of drove C.
Hodman, an Ogallala real estate man,
September 11.
The courtroom was eo crowded to
day that several women fainted.
Worden took the stand In Ills own i
defense and told the story of the
shooting. He and a friend were driv
ing back from Yellowstone park and
were four ndlea west of Brule, Neb.,
on the I-lncoln highway, when they
encountered Rodman, who asked
them to lend him a pair of pliers.
After some altercation h" said Rod
man Jumped on his running hoard
and he thought he was being held tip.
It was for this reason that he fired,
ho said.
Following the shooting the two Do>
trolt men fled, hut were raptured at
Ogallala by Policeman Art Brennan.
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Stresemann Rules
Germany as Dictator
By International Ntm Service.
Berlin, Oct. 13.—Chancellor Gustav
Stresemann emerged today as consti
tutional dictator of the whole German
state.
The coalition government remains
In force. The social democracy par
ty gets a new lease of life. Dissolu
tion of the reichstag, us threatened,
would have driven the bulk of them
toward the ranks of the reds.
Realizing this fact, the socialist
minority which opposed the dictator
ship law, swung Into line at the last
minute when the measure was adopt
ed by the reichstag with only 24 op
position votes.
Bluffs Doctor
Named Kiwanis
Club Governor
Dr. Sidney H. Smith Chosen
'Head of Nehraska-Iotva
Body—Separation Move
Defeated.
Lincoln, Oct. 13—Dr. Sidney H.
Smith of Council Bluffs was today
elected governor of the Nebraska
lowa. district of Kiwanis club. C. W.
Watson of Lincoln was for the third
time elected district secretary and
Rion Dow of Fort Dodge, la., was re
elected treasurer. Six lieutenant gov
ernors were chosen, one for each
division. Des Moines was selected as
the meeting place for 1924.
By a vote of 4S to 30, the proposal
to divorce tho Nebraska-low^ division
and make each state a separate dis
trict was defeated and no overtures
will lie made to the International
body to separate the two-state or
ganization.
Spirited del»ate followed the pro
posal, Its advocates asserting It
would give each state a more definite
standing. Those in favor of con
tinuing the merger argued that the
present union had been so successful
that It would 1st a tiackward step to
dissolve It. As now constituted, Iowa
has 27 clubs and Nebraska 23. The
growth in club membership, It was
declared, had been phenomenal.
Edmund F. Arras, international
president, addicased the afternoon
session, telling of the club’s purposes
and hopes. Fret! C. Parker, Interna
tional secretary, explained the work
ings of the international machinery.
The Lincoln meeting showed nn at
tendance slightly In excess of *00.
Holdup Foiled as
Victim Grabs Gun
Roal K»tat<* Man Then Re
frains From Shooting
Fleeing Thug.
H. 45. Oberst, Ui. 3023 Myrtie ave
nue, a real estate man, outwitted and
routed a holdup mart near Twenty
first nnd Evans streets last night,
after the thug had drawn a gun on
him.
Mr. Oberst received s message from
an Evans street resident asking him
to call. With Mrs. Oberst he drove
to Twenty-first and Evans, then left
his car and with a flashlight began
hunting for the number of the house
he was seeking
A roan stepped up behind him and
pressed a gun to his back. Oberst,
who told police he was formerly a po
liceman in Sioux City, swung around
quickly, turned the flashlight full In
the bandit's face, and seized the gun
which was pointed at him, he said.
The bandit fled. Oberst turned the
gun which he had Jerked from the
man's hand, over to police. He said
he refrained from shooting at the
bandit because he knew of two offi
cers who were serving time because
they had shot and killed a man they
couldn't prove was a bandit.
Classy Co])s Study Up on Drawing
Room Manners in Book of Etiquet
Pete McGuire, Car! Swenson eml
Pot" HUcy, member* of the morals
•quail, are face to fare with a terrible
ordeal.
Yesterday Police Commissioner
Butler Issued a ukase commanding
them to obtain evening dress In
preparation fur unannounced visits to
the nionde «le chic to observe and sec
that Yolsteudcun principles are being
upheld.
"What Is this here evening dress'”
the three are nsklng, They've seen
It in the movies. They know In a
general way what it looks like, hut
how to put It on, they don't just
savvy.
Alai even lifter they get It on, how
are they going lo art?
Pete McGuire, who Is over six feet
mil ami heavy in proportion ami luis
a tine Klllariiey brogue, says he has
noticed In the movies that detectives
always keep their hats on In dm wing
moms.
Hut Carl Swenson, who Is taller
than IVIo and not so round, says
Ihls la all wrong. Hats must he it
moved, he declares, even hv dicks.
Ili-re Are the llulcs.
The chosen three have consulted on
their entry Into polite society, and. it
Is Hold, a few simple, llule rules have
h*en drawn up so that they will not
commit any faux pas at the Omaha,
Athletic, Country or other c lubs or In
any homes where their new duties In
the "soup and nuts ' line may call
them. The rules:
IV> not remove coats, no matter
how hot the room.
Collars and ties must not be re
moved under nny circumstances.
Do not pick teeth after meals.
Do not address guests by their
first names.
Ik) not strike matches on the
table tops,
Do not smoke pipes.
IV) not pour coffee In saucers to
cool.
For tilory of Force.
The three musketeers. It Is said, are
determined to commit no breach of
manners. A thorough study of after
six logs will te made The mystery
of whether to wear white or black
ties, and white or black vests and
whit kind of shirt studs, and other
angles of the tailor-made law will be
carefully scrutinised- for the glory of
tho force.
Duller aays they are. to go to all
evening affairs "where Invitations nre
not required " He doesn't expect
many invitations to the trio to join
social gatherings if the butler at
the front door nsks for their Invita
tions. the three will mutter a polite
"Pardon! Our mistake"' and oore
away to their motor equipage parked
unobtrusively around the corner.
The safe thing In the future In
Omaha seems lo he to admit by Invito
Don only A word to the wise Is sup
posed to he sufficient.
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Washington Orders Two
Men Assigned to Protect
Dry Agent From Violence
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Prohibition Officials Take Cognizance of Threats Made
Against Life of Omaha Dry Raider by Sending Agents
Here From Minneapolis to Help Him in Cru
sade Against Bootleggers.
Resorts Close With Arrival of Dis trict Chief
Government Acts to
Guard Agent’s Life
Congressional Bank
Body to Visit Omaha
Washington Oct. 11 —The Joint
congressional committee of inquiry on
membership in tho federal reserve
system, headed by Representative;
McFadden, chairman o( the house j
banking and currency Committee. an
nounced today a t.vr of the middle
west and south nc/.t month to Inves
tigate local banging conditions in
tlielr relation to the federal reserxe
system.
For the pa«t two weeks the commit
tee has t>een conducting hearings
here, going into every phase of gov
ernmental participation in hanking
affairs, looking to a general revision
of banking legislation by the new
congress.
The committee will leave here Sun
day, November 4, and will visit the
following cities: Chicago, Novembet
5 and 6; Omaha. November 7; Kansas
City, November S and 9; St. Louis.
Noveml>er 10; Little Rock. November
11. Tlallas, November 12: Houston.
November IS, New Orleans. Novept
ter 14 Montgomery. November l'».
and Atlanta, November If.
Jap Volcano Active.
Tokl.i. Qct. IS-—The famous vol
cano Mlhara im Oshlma island lias
again la-come active, according to
dispatches received b. re. It Is said
to be emitting volumes of smoke and
large quantities of lava.
They Never Fail
Kee classified ads are daily
proving their value for money
pulling power. Today one of
their demonstrations was the
renting of a furnished room
on the corner of 2.1d and Har
ney Sts., with only one day
publication of a 2-line ad.
t
Kent your rooms the same
way. l’hone AT 1000.
IT’S RESULTS PER
DOLLAR THAT
COUNT
The long arm of the federal go'
ernment has stretched Into Omaha to
protect Robert Samardick, federa.
prohibition agent, whose life lias been
threatened frequently.
This was the statement made je*
terday to a reporter for The Omaha
Bee by H. X.. Duncan, chief of the
mobile prohibition agents for this
district, who arrived Saturday from
hlg headquarters In Minneapolis.
On the hce'.s of Mr. Duncan came
two of his agent*, primed and ready
for any kind of action. These men
have orders direct from Washington
to guard Samardick. whose operation*
here in the at reat ts£ prosecution of
i l-ootleggers has earned him a na
tional reputation.
Ready for Violence.
*T want to say that the person
persons who endanger the life of Bob
Samardick will regret it." said Mr.
Duncan. "I have orders from Wash
ington to assign two men with 8a
raardick and if necessary use my
entire force to protect his life. He
i* only carrying out his orders the
*ame as any of my other agents."
Samardick yesterday vigorously de
j i.ied that he lured Karl Hanlng to
I the Irvington farm to "frame" the
| suspended prohibition sleuth who for
jiiorly worked out of X'. 8. Rohrer'a
j ■ 'ffice.
"I also want to deny another state
ment made by certain ward heelers
that I tried to induce another Omaha
government prohibition official to
bring a bottle of liquor with him to a
certain place.
“Try as my enemies have often
tried, they will never get anything on
me.” said Samardick, who was
closeted with Duncan for several
hours yesterday morning in his room
at the Hotel Rome.
"X believe Samardick is too smart
a fellow to tie framed by hts enemies,"
said Duncan. *T know they hare tried
it .n Omaha. They have tried It in
other cities "
No Joy in Omaha.
One report was widely circulated
throughout Omaha’s liquor rendez
vous yesterday that Duncan had ar
rived in Omaha with XI men. At
Hotel Rome, where Duncan is quar
tered, employe* stated that he regis
tered alone. Duncan said the only
hew arrivals were the two men as
signed to Samardick.
The announcement of Ehincar.s
visit to Omaha was a signal for all
illicit liquor places to put padlock*
i on their doors.
I'sualiy Saturday is a big night f-.r
(he revelers, but It was different la*:
night. At the various places whe~*
I one might procure home brew or a
nip of moonshine the "lookout'1 would
quietly pas* the word*: "Closed
Duncan is in town. Pretty toug!'.
Nothing doing until Duncan leaves
Omaha."
Mrs. Stokes on Stand
as Witness for Mate
BocoevUle. Mo., Oct. 11.—By a cun
ous twist of legal procedure, Mrs
Helen El wood Stokes today became
a witness for her millionaire husband,
who is suing her for divorce in New
York.
When the last of a dozen witnesses
had been examined here in the ape
rial hearing to determine whether cr
not Mrs. Su kes. ns the pretty Helen
Elwood, had visited Booneville and
Hunceton before her marriage. Georg*
Brownfield. Stokes' attorney,
asked permission to question Mr*
Stokes Isador Shapiro. Mrs Stokes'
attorney, acquiesced, and hi* client
took the stand.
Shapiro called attention to the fact
tb.it as a matter of record Mrs. Stokes
now.- was her husband's witness.
When Brownfield decided not to ques
tion her, Mrs. Stokes again took her
seat. She had not been asked a ques
tion, but tire court ruled that the
record stand that she had been called
as a witness for her husband.
Noted French Glider I*
Killed as Plane (’rashes
Lympn, Eng . tvt. IS.—The work!
lost one of its most daring glider
pilots when Alexandre Maneyrol of
France crashed to the ground this
afternoon after attaining a height of
S>.i'"p> feet. His small plane, tt* wings
giving away In the face of a stiff
wind fell while he was making a sec
• ml attempt at altitude record in the
motor glider competition which
ended Malay
Mansyivl made ;> sensational glider
fl ght last October, for which he wow
a prize of Cl.000, beating all gliding
records, which up to then had been
held by German*.
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