(Today
Henry Ford, Acute
Stage.
The Childless Duke.
Beware, “Good Stuff "
Labor Fights Itself.
^By ARTHUR BRISBANE^
Henry Ford’s public message to
Mr. Weeks, secretary of war, will
interest politicians and farmers.
Ford invites a libel suit by his
blunt statement that Weeks plain
to sell Muscle Shoals piecemeal
to prevent Ford’s producing cheap
fertilizer there for farmers, thus
interfering with the fertilizer
trust, which practices extortion
notoriously.
Ford’s talk is blunt. Every real
newspaper in the United States
Will print it. Weeks is accused
of destroying what might be made
“the greatest munition plant on
earth, our greatest assurance of
victory, in case of war,” to keep
Ford from giving cheap fertilizer
to the farmers.
President Coolidge knows that
this statement by Ford will be dis
cussed in every farm house in the
United States, and believed by 999
6ut of 1,000 farmers.
After this attack on Weeks,
Ford will be bound to enter the
1924 election as a candidate
against the republican party and
let the farmers decide between
him and the republican administra
tion. Ford couldn’t possibly do
less.
It’s an interesting situation for
Mr. Coolidge, also for Mr. McAdoo.
The sane decision—90 per cent
of the people who own Muscle
Shoals would advocate it—would
let Ford take the plant and show
what he can do about his promise
to supply cheap fertilizer and send
cheap power 200 miles in all direc
tioris.
Any republican who thinks that
Ford would poll a small vote as an
independent knows little about
politics or the present nfood of
American farmers and working
men.
The duke of Veragua, direct de
scendant of Christopher Columbus
in the ninth generation, wonders
“what Grandfather Christopher
would think of America, the Levia
than, Panama, flying machines,
submarines.” Old Columbus, of
course, would think these things
the work of witches and devils.
But what would he think of his
descendant, Veragua, 52 years
old, unmarried, who will break the
line of descent when he dies?
Many accidents may have hap
pened in the nine generations, but
it is hard to imagine a man de
liberately and officially breaking
such a chain, real or imaginary.
“Good stuff,” or bootleg whisky,
as its friends or foes recommend
it, may become unpopular. , *ix
“prominent citizens” of Pans, 111.,
died after sampling “good < stuff”
that John Tokoly had just sectored
“in the-'ttriginal prewar bottles;”
a few others probably will die.
Whisky mixed with fusel oil
that kills you in half an hour, and
whisky mixed with synthetic co
caine that doesn’t kill, but makes
you a dope fiend and permanent
customer of your dishonest boot
legger, may be working toward
real prohibition.
A death penalty is apt to dis
courage thirst. Providence works
mysteriously.
Labor, through the American
Federation, demands greater cut
ting down of immigration, and
without knowing seeks to cut down
its own prosperity.
We can’t sell our products to
Europe. We must sell them to
each other. To do that we need
more population. Another hun
dred millions could easily be
assimilated in half a century.
Labor that lacks leisure for
thinking might say, “Bigger popu
lation, lower wages, more men
hunting jobs.”
When the population here was
under four millions, just one man
in the United States, a New Eng
land carpenter, was able to earn
one dollar a day all the year round.
Good workmen could be hired for
less than $100 a year.
Our increase in population to
one hundred and ten millions has
not cut wages. More people, more
land used, more demand for food
and manufactured goods would
">ean more work, better pay.
(Copyright. 1*28.)
Stresemann Rules
Germany as Dictator
By International New" Servire.
Berlin. Oct. 14.—Chancellor Gustav
Stresemann emerged p» constitutional
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 relchstng, as 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 retrhstag with only 24 op
position votes.
Butter-Barley Tuition.
Munster. Germany, Oct. 14—The
school system of the little West
phalian town of Oelde, near here, has
boen placed almost entirely upon a
butter barley basis.
Pupils pay their high school fees
In fats and grain which in turn are
"spent” for School maintenance pur
poses. Children from Ocldo arc as
scased a pound of butter monthly,
while pupils from the country dls
trlcts pay either In butter or barley.
40 pounds of barley a month. Tho
proceeds thus collected have gone
to assist In buying the school's win
ter coal supply and to reimburse. In
part, the teachets who gratefully re
ceive butter or barley In preference
to the constantly depreciating paper
mark.
Admissions
Changed
by Vajgrts
Father Says Gun That Killed
Daughter’s Betrayer Was
Discharged by
“Jerk.”
Mother Gives 2 Versions
By R. II. PETERS.
Staff Corrcdtiorident of Tlip Omaha Bee.
Seward, Neb., Oct. 14.—Kaleidosco
pic changes In their confessions by
Mr. and Mrs. Vajgrt have so confused
the evidence that County Attorney
McKilip was unable to file charges
against any of them for the murder
of Anton Lana.
The latest development Is a state
ment by the father In which he says
that w'hen he arrived at the straw
house wher^ Lana met his death, the
farm hand was on the ground and
Julia, his wTfe, "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. He original
ly stated that he met Lana fleeing
from the two women and struck him
down with a club. Saturday he de
nied 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 declared that
she and her daughter left the house
armed with the shotgun and revolver.
This afternoon she denied the state
ment to McKilip and returned to her
yesterday’s confession In which she
says that they found L«na with the
two guns In his hands.
Girl Sticks to Story.
Alby, the daughter, is the only one
of the three to make no changes in
the last two days. She adheres to her
declaration that her father was not
present until after the deed was com
mitted, and In this ehe agrees with
her mother.
Vajgrt explained his withdrawal of
the statement that he had assisted in
the killing by saying that his head
had cleared after a night's rest and
he could now visualize the scene in
the strawhouse on Monday morning.
Mrs. Vajgrt- and the four younger
children were brought from the farm
house near Milford to Seward,
county authorities being unable to
secure any one to stay the night
there. There was something infinite
ly pathetlo In the sight of the three
girls. Libby, 10 Vlasta, 8, and Lillie,
4, huddled together in the comer of
the county attorney’s office.
Now and then 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
that she was aware of their presence.
Kiddies See Town Wonders.
It was the children’s first trip to
Sewartt, although their home is only
17 miles away, and for a short time
they forgot their mother, who sat
with bowed- head before 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 bis j
mother, assisting her with her con- 1
fession. He went into ecstaoles when
he was taken through the Seward
gymnasium.
"Wouldn’t It be great if we had
something like that to play in." he
exclaimed, and then, quickly, fearful
lost he might be though disloyal to
his home, he said, "but wa have n
good time at the farm, too."
It so happened that the children
were being taken out for a walk as
Vajgrt was brought from the Jail, for
further examination. He passed them
without a word or look of reeoghitlon
and they stood watching him wist
fully until he disappeared into the
sheriff s office.
While Vajgrt was being examined
his wife set in the county attorney's
office, her heavy coat still unremoved
although she had been in the heated
room several hours, looking always
out of the window, while her face
worked spasmodically us she fought
to keep back her tears. It was al
most inconceivable that this was the
woman who went out Into the cold,
grey dawn of Monday, gun in hand to
meet her daughter's betrayer.
Mother Breaks Uown.
She finally broke down and cried'
bitterly when told that she and her
family would not be permitted to return
to the farm tonight. They were nil
taken to the county Jail, where the
women's ward was made ready, be
cause no one can he found to stay
with them in the little house.
She left the courthouse tonight
with Sheriff I. N. Boott. Clinging to
her hand was little Lillie. The other
children, although their eyes were
wet. were rapidly forgetting their
parents’ trouble In the thrill that
came from a promise that they would
be taken to the movies tonight, one
more novel experience in a day that
has alternated between sorry and
happy surprise.
Jerry Issna of Hurrah, Okl., broth
er of the dead man, arrived In Seward
this afternoon. In order to get a
train for the north at Oklahoma City
ho had been forced to make a 50-mllo
detour, floods having swept out nu
rnerous bridges In his part of tho
slate.
After a talk with the county nt
torncy he announced that funeral
services would be held tomorrow
morning. Jlurlal will he at Milford.
As ho came In to the room the
younger children, when told who he
was, shrank away, but frank who
recalls the day when he worked for
i. stayed where he wns.
Latin Detective Tongue.
Vienna, Oct. 14.—I.atin has been
recommended by tile international
police conifress na the International
detective language.
I)r. Drossier, secretary of the con
gross, contended that l,atln alone Is
I osslble because of International
jealousies
It Is taught In every school on th>
continent snd Is supremely suitable
for police telegrams because of Its
conciseness, he said.
IF/iy Shouldn’t She Be a Champ?
Miss Florence drey, champion pushball pusher of Pacific coast, defeated
the entire pushball team of the University of Southern California. If you
have any trouble Identifying Miss drey—the pushball is in the center.
Germans Loot
Ruhr Shops as
French Watch
Police Put Up Little Resist
ance Against Rioters Who
Clamor for Food
and Clothes.
By Aanociated PreM.
Dusseldorf, Oct. 14.—Fifty or more
stores were sacked of food and cloth
ing in Dusseldorf during the day by
unemployed and lawless elements, and
the looting continued at night, almost
unhindered, except by a few resolute
but quickly vanquished store owners
and shopkeepers. Pillaging likewise is
reported from many other parts of
the Ruhr.
The French troops at the request of
the city authorities took over protec
tion of the public buildings, because
since the French disbanded the security
police, there remain only 200 blue
police, who aret able to do little
against the plunderers. French armor
ed cars and cavalry frequently cleared
the streets today but the crowds scat
tered only to gather again when the
troops passed.
The French have also placed de
tachments to guard the building where
the allied personnel are employed, but
otherwise have adopted a strict "hands
off" policy. The German population
In general showed an apathetic at
titude or found the scenes amusing,
no one even trying to dissuade the
looters from breaking open the stores
and emptying them of merchandise.
Many of the half hundred stores
entered were stripped completely.
Pillagers this afternoon broke into one
department store In the heart of the
city and carried, off about 300 suits
of clothes and a large amount of other
merchandise. One looter came out
carrying a lavender suit of high
visibility, which he tried on In the
presence of a laughing crowd at the
foot of the Von Molkte statue.
This attitude of disinterested amuse
ment was adopted even by scores of
French soldiers who mingled with the
Germans. The shopowners were the
only ones who resisted; some of them
were women, who threw handfuls of
flour and pepper In the faces of the
advance guard of looters, but this
merely delayed matters for a moment
As the success of the plundering
movement became certain, the looters
were well reinforced and by afternoon
the pillaging became more widespread
and systematic.
Plundering Is reported from Duisburg.
Buer, Bochum, Essen, Cologne and
a number of small towns, like Neu
stadt In the French area, where Ger
man fiolica fired, wounding 11. The
situation at Duisburg became more
menacing with the complete shutdown
of 13 large factories employing about
100,000 operatives.
Ex-Premier Lauds
Canada’s Record
Sees Groat Future Ahead for
Dominion—Final Speech
in Winnipeg.
■Winnipeg, Man., Oct. 14.—David
Lloyd George’s final speech In Canada
was delivered here Saturday. It wns a
eulogy of Canada's part In the world
war ar^d a tribute to the British em
pire, whose future, he said, Is full of
promise.
Lloyd George extolled the possibili
ties and resources of Canada, which,
ho said, Is capable of maintaining a
working population of GOO,000,000, He
sakl that the Hrltlsh Isles could he
placed In the center of Lake Ontario,
leaving a wide navigable channel nil
around.
"Europe Is worse than ever before
In Its history,” ho said, "The war In
fllc*ett greater destruction than nny
previous wars and because of the suf
fering there will he millions and mil
lions looking toward tho land of the
west for homes for themselves and
their families. You have a land that
develops the manliest qualities. Cana
da la not a soft Joh for anybody and
men who look out for soft Jobs in
Ilf., are fit only for tho soft *ohS."
Famous Apple Stall Is Gone.
London, Oct. 14 —A famous land
mark for over 100 years ho* van
ished wiili the disappearance of a
tiny apple mall from the front of
Lincoln's Inn. the headquarters of
London's lawyer*.
The stall was a family one and
ha* seen four ‘generations, nil of
whom used to sit In the same man
tier, muffled up in winter and sum
mor, hut with the death of the last
of the line there Is now no one to
carry on the “business.''
On# of the conditions of their long
tenancy was that then' should be
no shouting to advertise their wares,
heme the popular name they received
of "the silent old women of Lincoln »
Inn."
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New Tech School
Will Open Monday
With 3,200 Pupils
Building Is So Large Recent
Visitor Wearing Pedometer
Discovers He Walked
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 be open
for classes at 8:30 Monday morning.
The hundreds of pupils will begin
arriving much earlier, eager to see
their new school before classes begin,
school authorities anticipate.
“I don’t think there will be any
need for tardy bells Monday morn
ing,” said John H. Beveridge, super
intendent of schools. "Everybody'll
be on time.”
An enrollment of 8,200 pupils la
anticipated.
So large la 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 less than a majority of
schools,” declared Mr. Beveridge.
"Nor should pupils have any diffi
culty In finding their way about. All
rooms are plainly numbered, and
everything will be handled In a most
systematic manner. Principal Dwight
E. Porter will be In charge. One hun
red teachers are on the faculty.”
Oklahoma Towns
« Swept by Floods
Stores and Homes in Wood
ward Under Water From
River Rise.
Enid, Okl,, Oct. 14.—All stores were
flooded end numerous residence were
partly submerged by a nine-foot wall
of water which swept through ports
of Woodward. Okl., when the
North Canadian river overflowed
from recent heavy rains, according to
reports reaching here over crippled
wires tonight.
Hcores of persons are said to have
been made homeless, although no
lives are believed to have been lost.
Extensive damage, as yet unesti
mated, was caused.
Streams In this vicinity have been
swelled to past flood stage by heavj
rains which have fallen continuously
since early last evening.
Freedom, a small town on the
Cimarron , river, also was Inundated,
adjvlces said, stores there being
flooded.
Railroad traffic Is demoralized.
Nearly 3faI bridges have heen carried
away ami sections of trackage In a
number of places are out.
Oklahoma City, Oct. 14.—A flood of
greater and more damaging propor
tions than that suffered last spring,
the worst In the city's history, waa
sweeping down on Oklahoma (illy, and
warnings had been given hundreds of
residents to desert their homes
Train service was demoralized and
many towns were cut off by swept
out bridges and Inundated tracks to
night.
Holdup Foiled as
Victim Grabs Gun
Real Estate Man Then Re
frains From Shooting
Fleeing Thug.
It. 9. Oboist, &6. 3022 Myrtle nvr
nue, a real eMatft man, outwitted and
I routed n holdup man m ar Twenty
first wnd Evans streets after the thug
had drn^n a gun on him.
Mr. Obfcrst re eived a nu , • from
an Evans street resident asking him
to rail. With Mrs e»b< tM l.*» drnv*
to Twenty first and Evans, then left
bis car and with a flashlight began
hunting for the number of the 1,. iim
he wns seeking
A man stepped up behind him and
pressed a gun to bis bark ui . t d,
who told police he was formerly a po
1 Iceman in Sioux City, swung ground
quickly, turned the flashlight full hi
the bandit’s face, and d the gun
which was pointed at ihim, ho ••aid.
Th© bandit fit ! Oberst furt ■ 1 the
gun which he had Jerked from the
man’s hand, over to police. He sat l
hft refrained fi ■ in stmotlng at th
bandit beenuss he knew of two r*ftl
eerw who were serving time hrmum
they hat! shot and killed a man the\
couldn't prove was it bandit.
You'll always find th© best sport i
news In Th© Evening lie©
4
Two Men Ordered
Here to Protect
u. s.
Prohibition Director* Heed
Threats Made on Life
of Robert Samar
* dick.
The long arm of the federal gov
ernment hag stretched into Omaha to
protect Robert Samardick, federal
prohibition agent, whose life has been
threatened frequently.
This was the statement made Sat
urday to a reporter for The Omaha
Bee by H. L. Duncan, chief of the
mobile prohibition agents for this
district, who arrived Saturday from
his headquarters in Minneapolis.
On the heels of Mr. Duncan came
two of his agents, primed and ready
for any kind of action. These men
have orders direct from Washington
to gu^rd Samardick, whose operations
here in the arrest and prosecution of
bootleggers has earned him a na
tional reputation.
Ready for V lolence.
*'I want to say that the person or
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 Sa
mardick and If necessary use my
entire forcd to protect his life. He
Is only carrying out his orders the
same as any of my other agents."
Samardick yesterday vigorously de
nied that he lured Earl Hanlng to
the Irvington farm to "frame” the
suspended prohibition sleuth who for
merly worked out of U. 8. Rohrer’s
office.
"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.
”1 believe Samardick is too smart
a fellow to be framed by his enemies,”
said Duncan. “I know they have tried
it in 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 11 men. At
Hotel Rome, where Duncan Is quar
tered, employes stated that he regis
tered alone. Duncan said the only
new arrivals were the two men as
signed to Samardick.
The announcement of Duncan's
visit to Omaha wag a signal for all
Illicit liquor places to put padlocks
on their doors.
Usually Saturday Is a big night for
the revelers, but it was different last
night. At the various places where
.one might procure home brew or a
nip of moonshine the ''lookout” would
quietly pass the words: "Closed.
Duncan Is In town. Pretty tough.
Nothing doing until Duncan leaves
Omaha.”
Nebraska Legion
u,
Men Meet in Utah
Two Special Trains Arrive in
Salt f.aki* City and Hear
Recital.
—
Salt Lake City, Oct. 14 —The Corn
busker special out of Nebraska and
Douglas county special from Omaha
met for the first time at Salt Lake
City and 360 Nebraskans en route
to the Legion convention enjoyed ft
get together fest.
They parted company following the
organ recital at the Mormon taber
nacle.
The girls' cadet corps of Hastings
again held center of Interest, ecllps
,ng the various organizations of other
states. The girls were personally
greeted at the Utah state capitol
building by Gnv, H. C. Mabey, first
Legionnaire governor In the country.
The greatest reception yet accorded
the Nebraskans was tendered last
night by the citizen# of Grand Junc
tion, Colo., when nearly half of the
city's 13,000 people, headed by the
town hand, met the train tnd escort
ed the Nebraskans to the main part
nf town where a street dance was
1 held In honor of the Cornhuskers.
The streets were decorated for the
occasion, affording a sight that will
long live In the memory of the Ne
brnskans.
Patrick IMurphv
Dies at !i2 Years
(Retired Omaha livestock
Man Succumbs Suddenly
to Heart Failure.
Patrick .1 Murphy, 82, pioneer Oma
ha resident, died at a local hospital
Saturday night of heart disease, fol
lowing an Illness of two days. For
.-tin at 50 years Mr Murphy was r tv
neeted with the livestock business In
South Omaha.
Surviving -Mr. Murphy are his
wl-low, four sons. John, Thomas F.
and Dr. Flank Murphy of Omaha,]
md 1 Iftw .11 M. Murphy of Now York
jolty, and four daughters. Mrs J. It
Henry ami Mrs. Ff J. Henry of Sehuy
lor. Mr* .1 hit Mctlulre and Mrs YY
]; Sti.itib of Lincoln.
Mr Murphy had retired front husl ;
n s and had moved to a country i
place near Schuyler, lie was return I
log to live In Omaha Ills death was
sudden and was quite unexpected.
Sisters Dip Together.
Pomeroy, <>, <> t. 14—A double
funeral \uh held here for Mr*. Will
Ih.ihi*. i >, and Mr* Mary Wilson,
r.o, alafrr*, h<Hh nf whom died n*
tlm r« Mult of t inrcr Their death*
were three hours apart.
Teacher Fined.
Ihunford. Kiurland, Ort 14.—Arnold |
ll.tm ork, m hoolmaater, paid $2f* 1
firm for striking a irlrl pupil with a
cimp Ju t iu*** t*h»» was unahla to do
iome of her school problem*.
\
Government Acts to
Guard Agent’s Life
Committee on
Wallace Books
Returns Report
Company’s Assets Shown to
Be Only $23,000 Less
Than Liabili
ties.
Creditors' committee investigating
the condition of the R. B. Wallace
company In Council Bluffs made Its
report to creditors Saturday night.
Attached to this report was a finan
cial resume of the company's condl
tion, made by a certified public ac
countant.
The report, which is labeled a "ten
tative balance sheet,’’ lists the com
pany's liabilities at $ti63,652.96. The
assets total $23,553 $9 less than the
liabilities, according to the report.
Items of assets are listed as fol
lows:
Real estate eonlrsc's .
Real eetat" mortKaKos . ■Ml, '?
Real rata-e in-ratmenta . 101,45X44
KorecI'/aure* . . 1,480,64
Arrountu rt'Celvabl**. insurants
and mist ■ llaneou* .. 6v.-42.Z2
A< ounti receivable. officers
and employes . 30* 44
Due on ln<'omplet* loans .... Ji?,27».bD
<$.i ks tnd bonds, book valus .. 41.316 46
Tst certificates . 6£4-*|
Fixture* sr. 1 improvements ...
Accrued Interest . . . . 2.r- < 34
Incorporation !’fe Insurance ... lo.OVO vw
Liabilities are shown «•< fol’owi
Cf r.tra •:* on pro; * r ?y
r**- ! or. . ntract
Mortgages r.-.jabison same .... 216.9 4 8 83
Hank overdrafts ,!!?256??
Hue borrowers on loans 186.9.5 11
Accounts payable, rentals and .
miscellaneous .... *4.114.jO
A< ounta payable current bills ?'J
Accounts payable contractors 14,3.5 -4
Accounts payable officers and
employes . .*<“47 * ;
Notaa ; ay&J>I* . ‘
I • is< our *s .^. 4I.JJ0.J0
Accrued taxes . -.J*1
Accrued Interest . 4.14- 3.
The creditors committee was made
up aa follows: Emmet Tinley, E.
Crawford. R. W. Healey. H. A. Paul
sen and J. F. MrCargar.
Congressional Bank
Body to Visit Omaha
Washington, Oct. 14—The Joint
congressional committee of inquiry on
membership in the federal reserve
system, headed by Representative
MrFadden. chairman of the house
banking and ourrency committee, an
nounced a tour of the middle
west and south next month to Inves
tigate local banking conditions tn
their relation to the federal reserve
system.
For the past two weeks the commit
tee has lieen conducting hearings
here, goirg into every phase of gov
ernmental participation in banking
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, November
5 and 6; Omaha, November 7; Kansas
City. November 8 and #; fit. Louis,
November 10; Little Rock, November
11; Dallas, November 12; Houston.
November If : New Orleans, Novem
ber 14: Montgomery, November 15.
and Atlanta. November IS.
18 Arrested in
Waiters' Club
Deputy sheriffs raided the Porttrs
and Walters club at Twenty fourth
and Seward streets, taking IS Inmates
to the eltv Jail and selling cards and
dice found there.
The deputies also arrested Joe Cal
lone in a cigar store at 722 South
Thirteenth street, where liquor was
said to have been found under a renr
doorstep
Sheriff Kndres sent his raiding
squads out Saturday afternoon with
23 search warranty.
Day Evening Dresses.
London. Oct. 14—Evening dresses
will t>e gayer than over this winter,
and dress salon exhibitions Indicate
that they will Incorporate in their
design more than ever an atmosphere
reminiscent of the eighties.
You'll always find the best sport
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Bluffs Doctor
Named Kiwanis
Club Governor
Dr. Sidney H. Smith Chosen
Head of NebraskaJowa
Body—Separation Move
Defeated.
Lincoln. Oct. 14—Dr. Sidney H.
Smith of Council Bluffs, la., was
elected governor of the Nebraska
Iowa district of Klwanla club. C. W.
Watson of Lincoln was for the third
time elected district secretary and
Klon 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 45 to 39, the proposal
to divorce the Nebraska-Iowa division
and make each state a separate dis
trict was defeated and no overtures
will be made to the international
body to separate the two-state or
ganization.
Spirited debate 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 be a backward 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, addressed the afternoon
session, telling of the club’s purposes
and hopes. Fred C. Parker, interna
tional secretary, explained the work
ings of the International machinery.
The Lincoln meeting showed an at
tendance slightly In excess of 600.
Walton Charges
Aired This Vt eek
House Probe Body Quizzes
Scores in Secret Session
at Capital.
Oklahoma City, Ok!., Oct. 14 —
Working until late at night, the house
of representatives' committee con
tinued its Investigation with a view
to impeaching Governor J. C. Wal
ton. Dozens of witnesses were calledj
behind closed doors and questioned.
Persons from all walks of life were
questioned. Governor Walton's office j
probably will be the first against
which specific charges will be brought,
It was Indicated tonight. Charges are
to be made In the house next week,
according to several members of the1
legislature.
Governor Walton tried to ob
tain from Attorney General Short the
sere-ices of C. W. King, assistant at-j
torney general, as a legal adviser to
replace Aldrich Biake, ousted counsel
lor.
Short said It was unlikely a spe
cial counsellor from his office would
be assigned to the governor, as King
ha* been sent to Washington to pre
sent another case to the supreme
court. The attorney genera, s office,
however. Short said, is at the dl*
t'osal of Governor Walton.
"Governor Walton, as chief execu-:
tlve. has been an utter failure." Dr
K. T. Bynum, ousted bank commit- j
sloner, declared In a formal state- .
meat. "Further than wicked abuse of i
the state's resources to satisfy his po
litical friends, the governor has no,
policy." Blake and Bynum came un- ]
der the Walton ax Friday night.
Bishop Declines.
Prague, Oct. 14 — A Slovak bishop,
who was refused a passport to-Amer
ica recently by this government be
cause he Intended to propagate the
policies of the Slovak separatist party
recently was invited by President
Masnryk to the president's castle at
Tcpoltc harry, along with other Slovak
bishops. He refused the Invitation and
telegraphed the president as follows:
"Tour government has hurt me to
the quick and up to date has refused
to give me any satisfaction I there
fore cannot sit at your table."
Tourist Is Freed
of Murder Charge
O
Large Crowd in Court Room
Hears Closing Arguments
in Case
Ogallala, Neb., Oct. 14 — Mel Wor
den. 28, public acc< untant of Detroit,
Mich., was acquitted here by a
jury of the murder of Grove C.
Hodman, an Ogallala real estate man,
September 11..
The courtroom was so crowded to
day that several women faint'd.
YYerden took the stand In his own
defense and told the story of the
shootlr.sr. He and a friend were driv
ing back from Yellowstone park and
on the Lincoln highway, when they
encountered Rodman, w-ho asked
them to ltnd him n p..r of pl>r*.
After some altercation he said Rod
man jumped on his runniwg board
and he thought he was b-ing held up.
It was for thig reason that he fired,
he said.
Following the shooting the two De
troit men fled, hut were raptured at
Ogallala by Policeman Art Brennan.
Noted French Glider Is
Killed a> Plane Crashes
Lymph, Eng., Oct. 14—The world
lost one of its most daring glidir
pilots when Alexandre Maneyrol of
France crashed to the ground
after attaining a height of 9,640 feet.
His email plane, its wings giving
away' in the face of a stiff wind, fell
while he was mak.ng a second at
tempt at altitude record in the mo
tor glider competition.
Maneyrol made a sensational glider
fi ght last October, for which h» won
a prize of £1,000, beating all gliding
records, which up to then had been
held by Germans.
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