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Congress
to Convene
This Noon
Republican Insurgents Give
Notice of Plan to Block
Organization Until De
mands Are Granted.
House Deadlock Certain
Washington, Deo. 2.—The 6Sth con
gress will convene tomorrow at noon,
but how soon it will be able t6 pro
ceed to husiness appeared tonight to
rest with the progressive bloc.
Republican insurgents in the house
have given notice that they will block
organization. Those in the senate
have made no public announcement,
<*ffh admittedly, they have the votes
to tie things up if they elect to do so.
In view of this situation, repub
lican leaders are entirely at sea as
to when President Coolldge will be
able to deliver his first annual mes
sage to congress. *
Representative Rongworth of Ohio,
the republican leader, said tonight
that at the outset of the session the
house would begin voting on a
speaker, and that if a deadlock en
sued, an overnight adjournment would
be taken.
In the senate, the program of the
majority leaders is for the swearing
in of newly elected senators and an
adjournment until Tuesday out of
respect to members who have died
since last March 4. There seems to
be little disposition on the part of the
republican insurgents and democrats
to upset this plan.
Nelson Figlits Flans.
Reiterating the determination of
the progressives to block organization
of the house. Representative Nelson
of Wisconsin, chairman of the bloc,
declared today in a statement that
“congress is attempting to organize
order the same old guard and-under
ihe same old cry 'Hall, hall, the
ganc's all here’.”
"The opening maneuvers of the old
guard leaders,” he Bald, "indicate
promises of continued service to the
railroad manipulators, grain gamblers,
coal operators and Influential federal
faxo(5Hgers, but none whatever to the
citizen, who is unable to maintain a
lobby to represent him here, a lobby
•Unt serves os the liason between
secret committees and the favored
Interests.”
With the democrats expected to line
up solidly for Representative Garrett
ot Tennessee for speaker, republican
leaders, basing their estimation on the
vote on their party conference yes
terday, conceded that Speaker Gillett
undoubtedly would fail to obtain a
majority of the first ballot. With 214
of the 225 house republicans present
at yesterday's conference, Gillett re
ceived 130 votes; Cooper of Wiscon
sin, a leader of the Insurgents, 15;
Madden, Illinois, 8, and Little, Kan
sas, 1.
Deadlock is Certain.
Leaders of (he Insurgents say that
they will swing from 15 to 20 repub
lican votes away from Gillett, and
einfce there are 207 democrats, this
number would be sufficient to bring
about a deadlock.
Representative Longworth, who was
elected leader yesterday, said tonight
there had been no conferences be
tween the organization and progres
sive leaders and predicted that there
would be no effort to compromise
differences prior to the voting to
morrow.
The tight the insurgents are making
3ft the speakership question is de
clared by their leaders to be evidence
of their strength and determination,'
ouce the house Is organized, to Insist
Ml modification of house rules,
•"liberalization'' of committees and
consideration for legislative program.
Until the house is organized, the
®!fjgerminatlon of the ratio as between
republicans and democrats of the
standing committees and the assign
ment of majority members of those
committees cannot he made by the
Committee on committees. Democrats,
at a loss ut the time of tile caucus
last night as to what representation
they will be given on the committees,
were unable to proceed with the se
lectipn of their members of the ways
and means committee, who in turn
select the democrats on the other
committees.
Kntlot'H<'Mi<-nt for Garrett.
The only business transacted at the
caucus was the unanimous endorse
ment given Garrett for speaker, the
election of Representative llenry T.
Rainey of Illinois us chairman of the
caucus, and the rejuectlon of a pro
posal by Representative Stevenson of
South Carolina to take away from
the democratic wavs and means com
mittee members the power to make
committee assignments and to place
such authority In the hunds of a com
mittee on committees.
The time of launching of any organ
ization fight In the senate now 1s prob
lematical. Republican leaders have
taken the position that since the sen
ate Is a continuing body reorganiza
tion unnecessary and have Indicated
that the Initiative In projecting a con
test must come from ether the demo
crats or the republican Insurgents.
IMan Conference Today.
Senate democrats will hold a con
ference tomorrow morning and their
Jiaders any they will nominate Sen
*^itor Pittman of Nevada ns tho party
candidate for speaker pro tern. There
ran he no nomination In the senate,
however, until there is a. vote to pro
ceed to the election of a president,
Rs Senator Cummins of Iowa holds
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that office until his successor has
been chosen.
The attitude of the progressive bloc
in the senate still is undefined. Some
of the leaders say an organization
fight always is in the back ground,
but their chief interest is in obtain
ing an adequate recognition df the
standing committees and particularly
on the interstate commerce commit
tee and finance committees.
Iowa Lawmakers'
to Meet Tuesday
to Revise Laws
Members Doubt if General
Legislative Program Can
Be Restricted at Spe
cial Session.
Des Moines, Dec. 2.—One state sen
ator appeared in a towntown hotel
lobby Saturday for a senate caucus
which failed to convene because no
body but him came to attend it. And
if the caucus had been held, it would
have been about the only outward
sign that the Iowa legislature Is pre
paring to convene Tuesday in special
session to revise the Iowa code.
The joint committee of both houses
on patronage met this afternoon to
settle two or three minor positions
in the staff of legislative aids, but
even their activities were negligible
because practically all the officers of
the senate and house will be back at
their places without special election,
holding over from the organization
meeting of the extra session which
followed the adjournment of the regu
lar session April 18.
The retrenchment and reform com
mittee of the legislature will meet
Monday morning. Legislators who
began to arrive on evening trains
seemed agreed that to restrict general
legislation at the code revision ses
sion will be next to impossible for
the reason that at a code revision
session where all manner of legisla
tion is being considered it will be hard
to draw the line between proposed
code changes which are within the
limits of any rule barring general
legislation, and pet laws which any
member of either house may be ach
ing to Introduce.
A number of the, lawmakers
thought the most graceful way out
of the predicament would be not to
make any rule against general legis
lation. Others believe that such a
rule ought to be passed, but admit the
difficulty of making It effective.
Most of the legislators will reach
the city tomorrow and Monday, to
pitch Into the work of code revision
when President Hammill of the sen
ate and Speaker Joe Anderson of the
house bring down their gavels Tues
day morning. •
Prague Man Dies of
Mysterious Disease
Fremont, Xeb., Dec. 2.—Frank Sed
lacek, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Sedlacek of Prague, died at a local
hospital following a mysterious at
tack of paralysis. Physicians were
baffled in an attempt at a diagnosis.
Early in October Sedlacek was sud
denly stricken after returning from
work In the fields. He lay down for
a brief nap at noon and when he
woke the youth was paralyzed from
the waist down. Doctors believe the
fatal illness may have been an attack
of pyelitis, a form of paralysis.
Settles Board Bill
Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 2.—George
Wright, who was arrested at Omaha
and brought here on the charge of
jumping a board bill of $18 held by
Mrs. Elizabeth Hoover, settled by pay
ing the bill and costa which amounted
to $51.53.
Eight-Year
Mystery
Is Solved
Bones of Child Found in
Pennsylvania Are Identified
by Father as Those of
Jimmy Glass.
Search Was World Wide
By ('nlversal Service.
Scranton, Pa., Dec. 2.—The eight
year-old mystery of little Jimmy
Glass’ disappearance was finally and
definitely cleared up today, when the
bones found under a brush pile near
Greeley by Otto Winkler were identi
fied by Charles Glass, the boy's fath
•r.
Jimmy was wearing overalls and a
pair of "Coward" shoes on that spring
morning in 1915, when he ran out
of the house to play. And among the
grim effects that had withstood the
long siege of the elements were two
brass snap fasteners and a part of a
shoe sole on which the word “Cow
ard'' was faintly discernible.
Identified by Father.
Mr. Glass, who came from Jersey
City, his home, after being notified
of the find, considered the evidence
complete. It was for him the windup
of a ceaseless waiting and a ceaseless
searching over all parts of the world,
For since his son’s disappearance, Mr.
Glass has followed clues to South
America and to Europe.
It Is now assumed that the lad,
who was then only 4, got lost in
the woods and after wandering around
for hours, succumbed to fright and
exhaustion.
Otto Winkler, the farmer, was hunt
ing near Greeley, when he made his
tragic find. He kicked a hard object
and looking down, found it to be the
skull of a child. Searching a little
further he found two tiny rotting
shoes with the feet bones of a child
in them. He immediately marked the
spot and carried his news to Greeley.
Search orld H ale.
The citizens of that town, knowing
that the Glass family were spending
the spring in Greeley that year and
that little Jimmy was the only child
who had ever been reported missing
in that region. Immediately came to
the conclusion that It was he. Word
was sent to the father In Jersey City,
and upon hls arrival this morning, a
large crowd from the town followed
Winkler and Glass to the spot.
A further search resulted in the
find of other bones of the skeleton.
They were placed in a sack and turn
ed over to the coroner. The father,
visibly affected, went back to Greeley
nnd made arrangements for the trans
portation of the bones to Jersey City,
where they will be Interred.
Following Jimmy’s disappearance lit
1915, It was thought for a time that
he might have been captured by a
band of gypses. But this theory was
abandoned after a child, who had been
living with a gypsy hand near Greeley
was found to be someone else.
Brick Factory Is
Destroyed by Fire
York. Neb., Dec. 2.—Fire today
broke out in the boiler room of the
York Brick & Tile company of this
city and completely destroyed the
brick manufacturing plant. The fire
was first discovered near the lioller
room but when the fire department
reached the scene, the fire, aided by
a strong wind, had spread to the dry
ing sheds and was beyond control.
The buildings are a total loss but are
covered by Insurance.
SUNNY SIDE UP
Hope to live to see the day when
great crowd* of cheering atudenta
will swarm aruund the depots en
thusiastically to greet the return of
victorious debating squads, or give
a rousing farewell reception to the
honor graduate of the class. Uut I
am growing old.
Still insist that our high schools
are lamentably weak In the matter
of teaching Nebraska history and
geography. High school football
team on the train with me the other
day. Boy* changed depots at Grand
Island. Did not know what railroad
they were on or what direction they
were going. One Insisted that Union
Pacific went to Raunni; another
disputed it. Second one said Burling
ton went to Itavennn, and first one
disputed It. Both right and both
wrong. Both knew a lot more al>out
football than they did about the state
that was paying for their education.
Something wrong somewhere.
Too many petty givirtM worming
their way into- present (lay affairs.
Pay toilets in depots and hotels; hat
checkers In hostelrles. bellhops who
hang around waiting for a tip for
doing what they are paid to do. Thfs
tip buslnesa degrading alike to tipper
and recipient. Must have a law
passed.
I've heard a lot of stories about the
scourge of grasshoppers In Nebras
ka In the early days, but the best
one rumeis front Kenrncy. John Hen
ning suys be had just finished sawing
and piling a big stack of cottonwood
lumber the day liefote the 'hoppers
lit there. The wood was so wet and
green, says Henning, that the 'hop
pers ste It down to the last splinter.
One of the biggest projects In his
tory of the state Just, about Com
puted, and without any considerable
fuss. Sinclair pipeline across entire
state from northwest to southeast,
with huge pumping stations scat
tered the entire distance. Will em
ploy many hundreds of men, and has
furnished employment to thousand*
during the last IS months, Kearney
will he headquarters of the compuny,
which itperutes from Teapot dome to
Kansas City. The big pipe will carry
from DO to 120 tank carloads of oil a
day.
Nebraska already ban one lag ,lin'
nel, on the Burlington between A111
nnce and Crawford. Hut it will l>e
a mere bagatelle compared with one
now being bored In Scotia Bluff
county. It will be naa'e than a tulle
long and 20 feet In diameter, and will
carry irrigation water to a vnst laxly
of hind west, south and eaet of
tiering. Big horea to he sure, these
two tunnel*, hut not comparable with
the bore who Inslnt* on standing on
the corner and forcing you to listen
while he tells how he would run the
rullroad* and the finances anil the
business of the country.
Amusing little experience on the
train the other day. Listening to
several farmers and cattle feeder*
discussing conditions. Young’fellow
hutted Into conversation and began
discrediting University of Nebraska
Said It was ruining young men, espe
cially farmer boys. Utnally asserted
that he ought to know what he was
talking about because he wn* a
regent of the university. Asked him
his name and he avoided answering,
and when I remarked that I thought
I had a persona! acquaintance with
every regent of the university now.
and for 30 years past, he muttered a
few words and disappeared. I admire
a really artistic liar, but the clumsy
one meets with my disapproval.
W. Id. M.
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fient Clubman, and Irene Castle, Who Married Secretly
MaJ. Frederic Mcl-auglilln, secretary treasurer W. F. McLaughlin com
pany, weds -Mrs. Irene Castle Treman.
Chicago’s Gold Coast and Rialto were sent Into rdptures of gossip when
it became known that MaJ. Frederic McLaughlin, society leader and sports
man, on Thanksgiving eve had married Mrs. Irene Castle Treman. divorcee
and dancer.
The couple obtained a license at the county clerk’s office at 5:30 o’clock
on Wednesday afternoon and were mnrried late in the evening In MaJ. Mc
Laughlin’s bachelor apartment at 333 North Michigan avenue.
They are on their way to the Pacific coast, where they will hoard a
boat for a, honeymoon In the Philippines, Japan, and China.
When they return in about two months Mrs. McLaughlin will take her
place as head of the Michigan avenue apartment in which their romance
had Its beginning last spring.
The bride Is well known In Chicago society. When she was here last
year she was invited to many society affairs and was a frequent guest In
the homes pf the society leaders. At that time she is said to have attended
several parties given by Major McT^ughlln under the chapcronage of friends
at whose home she was sfaying. It was thus, according to reports, that the
dancer’s romance with the Chicago sportsman had Its beginning.
Major McLaughlin divorced his first wife in 1910. She was Helen Ken
near Wylie, a Baltimore society girl whom he met during t-he ’’Streets of
Paris” fete In the Coliseum during the winter of 190G. She was a guest at
the home of Mrs. Walter W. Keith. They were married ln Baltimore, Card
inal Gibbons performing the ceremony and Clive Runnels acting as the best
man.
Kor a few- months the major and his bride lived In apparent happiness
at the Onwentsia club, but so<an she went away. In December. 1910, Major I
McLaughlin charged she had deserted him and obtained a decree.
Mrs. Frederic M< latuclilin, who was formerly Mrs. Irene Treman and
before that Mrs. Vernon Castle.
Johnson*ls
Favorite
in Dakota
Republicans Assembling at
Pierre for Proposal Meet
ing—Claims of Contenders
Conflicting.
State Issues Foremost
Ifjr I'alver-sat SmW.
Pierre, S. I>., Dee. 2.—That Hiram
Johnson will receive the majority pro
posal by the South Dakota republi
cans, when they assemble In their
state proposal meeting here December
4. Is the confident prediction of the
backers of the California senator's
campa Ign.
Although the Coolldge people make
claim* of victory also, a serene con
fidence seems to eslst around the
Johnson headquarters.
Pierre, a little town of s few thous
and, Is already swelling Its population
with hundreds of proposal men, can
didates and Interested onlookers, ar
riving for the big day Tuesday. The
main hotel lobby Is a seething sea of
political Intrigue, while on every floor
of the hotel dozens of conference*
are being held In the candldnclnl
headquarters.
National Issues Obscured.
The state situation In each party
has obscured the national ono snd
pushed It Into the harkground. It is
significant, perhaps, that one finds
signs, "Senator Sterling's Headquar
ters," "flovernor Me Master's Head
quarters," but none whatsoever for
any of the presidential aspirants. The
work for them Is being done In con
nection with the state campaigns of
meir respective advocates.
Governor NcMnsters, In addition to
heinx himself a oindMAte for the* re
publican majority proposal for the
senatorial nomination, is the big man
in the Hiram Johnson < ampi^iKn, and
the lenders figure that a vote for Mr
Masters Is a vote for Hiram, too.
Married in Council Klnfft*
The following per eon a obtained marrlatm
IP enaea in Cuuncll niuffa yest#rday;
II F. Mi»|rr, Omaha . . . 22
Marie Stratton, ornnha . 22
ll I. Taylor, Columbua. N»-t» ?«•
Mildred Fox, Citlumbua. Neb. 22
Iblward Urtt. Omaha . .. . 2.'
Helena Lumber!. Schuyler, Neb. . 19
Ilex I liul'.uy Sioux t’lly, la ........ 23
Irene 111 at« I Olenwoml, la . I*
Frederick l.ee, (innhn . is
Sophia Hoffman. Omaha.M
1 »nti|r»l Mi-tllnlty, Omaha .. in
Dorothy Froat, O'Neill, Neh .. 19
Johnny (’handler, Omaha . ......... 1*
Laura Fre»*e|, Omaha... lx
K. t’haae, Lincoln. Nab ... ?. 2«i
Dorla Mitchell. Lincoln. Neb. 20
1)4ward Huffman Fremont. Neb .... 2!
Father Shelton. Plraftnnt, Nab . 22
.1 II Jobe*. St Haul. Minn . ...... 4 1
Marla Arenadorf. St Paul. Mlnit .... 21
Wtlaon Hottnrff. Norfolk. Nab. ...... 21
Fva dray, Norfolk. N*. »» .. 2<»
t’arl Rlpplirni, Dm Maine*. ta. 2"
Jeanette Oliver, Iliwood, la . “H
D If. Mi-Cnlt, Omaha .. .1.<
Laura Itolund. Omaha . J!
Itaymond Maunder* "maha . .'I
llortcnee Moure. Omaha 19,
S t' Nheperd. Omaha . Si
May me Hart otnnhn in1
ffenlattiln Miller. Llnnln. Nab . |2
Ada Moody, Lincoln. Nab.,,..19
Niobrara Rabbits Steal Chickens,
Climb Trees and Chase Dogs Home
Trapper Crossed Pet Bobcat IT itli Bunnies
in Hope of Producing New Fur—Hybrid
Becomes Great Pest in Ranch Country
O'Neill, Neb.. Dec. t—His experi
ments in the hybridizing of wild ani
mals, although successful, having
proved most disastrous through the
creation of new pests, Patrick Par
nell, a ranchman, near Pelican Print,
on the Niobrara river, his decided to
quit Interfering with nature.
Mr. Parnell gained some notoriety
in scientific circles several years ago
by his success In crossing the Jack
rabbit, or American hare, with the
Niobrara bobcat. The experiment
suggested Itself to Mr. Parnell one
spring when the children discovered
a litter of extremely young Jnok
rabbits In a meadow along the riv<<r
rnd brought them home and placed
them with the newly arrived family
of their pet bobcat. The little fellows
being atom the same size ns her own
progeny, the mother bolioat readily
accepted them in the family circle and
the kittens and bunnies grew up to
gether.
The Idea of crossing them In the
hopes of developing a new fur, sug
gested Itself to Mr. Parnell, who traps
tor the market In the winter, when
he saw that tha young animals re
tained their friendliness toward each
other ns they approached maturity.
The result of the hybridization was
an omnivorous animal, with the
fecundity of the rabbit, weight a’ out
20 pound*, with the feet. claw*, jaws
and teeth of the bobcat, but with the
legs. body, ears and general appear
ance of the jackrabblt to the casual
observer.
The fur proved not to he commer
cially desirable and the animals were
not acceptable as pets, for they
preyed alike on the green stuff in the
garden and the occupants of the
chicken coop. So Parnell eventually
took them up the river and turned
them out well away from the homo
ranch. Since that time the hybrids
have Increased rapidly, ns the coyotes
which keep the jackrabblt from In
* rearing unduly by feeding upon them
will have nothing to do with one
which bites anil claws when cornered.
The farm dog generally beats It yelp
ing fur home when he sees a rabhlt
climb a tree. As gardening and
chicken raising no more are profit
able along the river since Mr. Parnell
invented his new animal and turned
it loose there was talk of prosecuting
him for damages, until he finally
agreed to do no more biological ex
perimenting The Pelican Point Com
munity club is arranging for several
hunts this fall and winter and also
Kts ordered n number of traps, In
hn|»e of exterminating the pests be
fore spring comes.
Knowledge From Cod,
Says Rev. Van Winkle
We can never know unless someone
from Ooil conies to teach us. said
Rev. George Van Winkle In his ser
mon Sunday morning nt Olivet Bap
tist church.
"The learned Nlcodetnua mi el to
the young l*n phet of Nasareth: 'We
know that Thou art a teacher come
from God'" Mr. Van Winkle said.
"Jisua himself declared llial He had
come from God and would return to
God. ant that He hid come that we
mlkht have life and have It more
abundantly Rven the Homan sol
diers sent out to take Him and bring
Him to the rulers, came back with
out Him anil the only excuse for
their failure was that never man
spake Ilka Ibis man. The com
nnm people heard Him gladly, foi
He spoke with authority and not like
the other teachers of Ills day
"This great teacher gatrtered a few
young nun tORdlu t and taught them
mid the> have preserved Ills words
Jesus ga\o as Ills authority, God.
who had S' nt Him. and declared. If
any man heareth these words of Mine
and duetli them he shall be . like s
man who bull! his house on the rtick.’
"The Invitation stands today, and
la given to all men. Tome, learn of
me.’ Come Into the school of the
Great Teacher. He teaches how to
Itv« without worry or nti\ ct> He
teaches how to live without jealousy
anil hatred. When the nations conic
Into Ills school and sll at His feet
mid learn of Him they will leant war
no mom "
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Offer of One-Fourth
of Bank Tax Refused
Lincoln, Dec. 2—The lender of
hanks of the slate of one fourth of
their assessed tax will not he acceptod
by the state board of assessment. Un
cording to announcement of State
Tax Commissioner W. H. Smith, on
behalf of the members of the board.
He said the board is prepared to re
slst the proffer of the hnnka to pay
taxes this year under the Intangible
law Instead of the law, which he sal^t
had prevailed In the stg'e for u
ijuarter of a century, with the excep
th.n Of 1822. The bankers Insist, tl
was said, that their property can Ire
assessed only ns Intangible. The
board maintains It Is tangible Com
missioner Smith has notified county
treasurer* not to accept the tender
by the banks of one-quarter of the
regular lax rale,
School (Ihihlrrn Deposit
Total of $130,093 in Hanks
Dep »it«» |n the Council lllutYe public
at'hoola saving* bank la»t week totaled
51.169. according to Theodore Stain,
superintendent. Reports were re
celved from only 16 of the 17 achoola
in the district, hut out of «n enroll
no nt of 6.066, 4 *21 etudentn, or 79
I cr cent, were depontforn during the
wet K
Since the inauguralIon <%f the ay*
t« in in January 1971, depotlta total
j 1130,093 02, tilt tepoit thowg
Fire Breaks
Out During
Church Rite
Congregation Turns Out to
Fight Flames That Disturb
Morning Services. Threat
ening Edifice.
Heaver City, Neb., r>ec. I.—While
the auditorium and Sunday school
room of the Christian church here
was crowded at 11 this morning,
flames broke out. threatening to con
sume the structure.
The entire congregation turned out
to fight the blaze and the volunteer
fire department, hampered by frozen
hose lines, concentrated on saving
the minister's residence near by. Sev
eral persons narrowly escaped injury
when a tall chimney fell. Services
were held In a theater building to
night.
Flames Ravage
c
Town of Vi everts
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Store. Dance Hall ami Resi
dence Destroyed in Early
Hours.
Lotleepole, Neb., lVe. 2.—The vil
lage of Weyert* »as almost wiped off
the map by a fire early this morning
The store building and Its entire
stock, the residence and the commun
ity dance haU, all owned by H. G.
Willingham, were destroyed. The
loss is partly covered by Insurance. ,
A masquerade dance was held In the
hall Saturday evening and about
3 o’clock Sunday morning the dance
hall was In flames and the fire spread
to the store and dwelling house An
alarm was given and several of the
farmers responded, hut were unable to i
check the flames.
Niece I< Sole Heir
The will of, W.-H Ware, pioneer
Council HlufTs lawyer, who died last]
week, was filed for probate Saturday !
It names his niece, Irismae Malone ]
as sole beneficiary and appoints her;
executrix of the estate without bond, j
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Villages Are
Destroyed
Bodies of Victims Tangled
Among Fallen Trees; Home
less Counted l»v Thou
sands.
Bergamo Valley Is Waste
Beigamo. D^c. -—Six hundred
dead, three villages destroyed and 50
square miles made desolate. This
was the toll of the flood from Gleno
lake, when the great dike guarding
It collapsed, releasing the water,
which carried all before it. It swept
over the hills and down into the
valleys for a distance of 15 miles to
I-uke Iseo, which checked the mom
entum of the vast stream.
Bergamo valley today is nothing
but a barren waste of mud and wa
ter—a veritable lake in which it is
dangerous to venture, for in soms
places it is over a man's head. In
this soggy mass, the bodies of the
victims lie tangled among fallen
trees, telegraph poles, buildings and
bridges. The homeless are counted
in the thousands, most of whom are
mourning for lost relatives, or search
ing for their bodies.
Relief parties from Milan ami
Brescia are on the scene while all
available troops have been mustered
to aid the shelterless. The bishop of
Bergamo received a telegraphic dona
tion from the pope for the purpose of
undertaking Immediate extensive re
lief.
There is great fear among the sur
vivors of other dams breaking, es- ,
ecially as today is the Feast of St.
Bibbiana, on which according to popu
lar superstition, if it rains it will
rain for 40 days and 40 nights. •
The three villages almost com
pletely destroyed were Dezzo, Corns
and Bueggio. Of the 500 inhabitants
of Dezzo, only three survived.
Conspiracy Charged
Against Oil Concern
Lincoln. T>ec. 2—A damage suit fo>
*17,000 against the Mutual OU com
panj- of Kansas City and its officer*
"as filed In the district court by rhe
Hotchkiss Oil company. The damage*
sought are for an alleged conspiracy
whereby it is charged the defendai*
company obtained control of the
Hotchkiss company's tanks and Ailing
stations and converted them to it*
own use. forcing the latter company
to suspend operations.
According to the petition, the Mu
tual made an oral order to the H vtch
kiss company In which it agreed to
supply the necessary capital to ex
1 and the business of the latter it
Hotchkiss company would agre*
to purchase all gasoline and oil from
the defendants.
In pursuance of this the defendants,
it is alleged, secured control of the
hooks, together with a bill of tale of
the Hotchkiss properties. Then, ac
cording to the complaint, the Mutual
company began foreclosure proceed
ir.gs and in alleged violation of the
asreement, gained possession of its
assets.
I
Claim Rates Cheaper
on Northern Roads
Minneapolis. Pec. 2—The closing
sessions of the Kansas grain rates
casa before examiners of the inter
state commerce commission Mere re
vived the argument to the effect
that rates on northern lines in the
1 nited Slates are lower than those
farther south, because the Canadian
Pacific, through an agreement with
the Canadian government, carried
grain on low schedules In return for
25.000.000 acres of land and JiS.OOO.
000 once gran toil the road.
The so-called "Kansas rate case" is
a fight of wheat growing states of
the middle west to obtain a 10 per
cent reduction In grain schedule* The
hearings, which closed in Minneapolis
today, will be resumed in Spokane
IVcember 5.
Roy \ . oolwy Succumb?.
Table Hock, Neb , Dec. S.—Roy V.
Woolaey died suddenly at hie home
In Tecumseh Thanksgiving morning
He was a son of the late Sheriff W,
H. Woolsey of Johnson county. Fu
neral services will be held Sunday af
ternoon under the auspices of the
Sons of Veterans, and burial will be
in the Tecumseh cemetery. Surviving
him are a w ife and two children, alse
two brothers and three sisters m fol
lows: Wright Woolsey and Currs
Woolsey of Wymore; Mrs. Myrtle
Marble, Albuquerque, N'. M , and Lena
and Hard Woolaey of Tecumseh.
Runaway Brothers Nabbed
Wilbur J. Hruhn. IS. and his
brother, Otto, were arrested Saturda'
in Council Bluffs because the lighte of
their automobile were not burning.
At the station ttolice found they were
runaway* from Miles, la. Hollow want
they admitted that they left home m
their father's car after a quarrel with
him.
Mi" Minnie \lwain Dies.
Table Rook. Neb IHv 1 Miss
Mamie \ twain. 4' died at the home
of her brother, Henry Furrow eight
miles northeast of Table K.w'k Fu
«< ml «ervi is weie held at the home
of her brother by Kev K. P Ikwvher
Of F.bt I Ires Ul|i III Ml! i| tliS HtUU
boldt cemetery.
