The Omaha Corning *ee
. VOL. 53—NO. 163. ETi TS*OMAHA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1923.* SJA",Si «h„~i TWO CENTS '•
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Souder to
Drop Fight
for Liberty
Convicted Lincoln County
Official Believes Further
Effort Would Be
Fruitless.
l o Be Sentenced Jan. 7
lly Associated l'rcas.
North Platte, Neb., Dee. 23.—De
claring he had ‘‘made his fight” and
that he did not see how he could go
any further, Samuel M. Souder,
former Lincoln county treasurer, con
y ieted last night of arson in connec
tion with the burning last April 23
3(1 of the old county courthouse, indi
cated today his fight for freedom was
Souder. tired from more than two
weeks of listening to the testimony,
was lying on his bunk al the Lincoln
county jail when the correspondent
tailed at 1 this morning At 11:20
he had heard a jury pronounce its
judgment, but he had no adverse
criticism to offer. Neither did he
.comment on the statement of the
trial judge, J. L. Tewell of Sidney,
that the “evidence amply justifies the
verdict.” Judge Tewell had been fair,
he thought, and it was up to him to
lie a good sport.
Although still insisting he did not
burn tlie courthouse, and "never beat
anyone out of a dime," Souder ex
pressed belief it would he useless
kv carry on his fight. Before the
jury reported, he had said he would
appeal the case to state supreme
court, but apparently he had given
l he matter reconsideration. lie as
serted his funds had been exhausted
and did not believe he would care to
accept any assistance from his aged
father.
Health Begin* to Break.
The prisoner, who pointed out his
health had begun to break, saw no
ultimate results in a continuation of
his court for acquital.
Perhaps, he said, his difficulty had
been because he was too much of a
good fellow while he held public of
f>e. adding some of the folks he as
sisted were among those who had
i urued on him when public sentiment
began to go against him. He recalled
at one time he had $1,700 in worth
less checks, received at his office,
KLgijtfi he had made good himself
without turning them over to tho
sheriff.
Souder was not surprised at the
verdict. He had expected it right
along and recalled he had told some- ,
oije a week ago he anticipated a ver
dict of guilty. Ills wife, however, for
whom he felt the greatest eoncern.
tiad been positive in her 'belief that
Souder today would stand before the
electors of Lincoln county who thrice
had elected him treasurer, a free
man. Coming as it did, just before
i 'hristmas, the Verdict was not a
very agreeable presentj he said.
Sheriff L. L. Berthe, whose prisoner
Souder lias been since last September,
was described by Souder as a real
man in recalling how the sheriff had
taken the witness stand when called
by the defense to admit he had been
mistaken about the date he made a
fruitless search of Bouder's nearby
farm for certificates of deposit repre
senting more than $50,000, about $10,
ooo worth of lK>nds and around $1.20$
in cash, all of which, after the fire,
was found to have disappeared from
the money safe in the treasurer’s of
fice.
C directed by Souder.
The day previous, while being taken
fr6m the courthouse to the jail across
tly> street, Souder told the sheriff he
was mistaken in his dates. The lat
ter said he would straighten the mat
ter out. A long distance telephone
massage from the sheriff to T.incoln
that night resulted lit verification of
^ouder's statement and the following
l*q|.8heriff Berthe told the Jury the
search had been made on May 4 and
not on May 12. as he had previously
testified. Souder’s counsel used this
incident .In concluding argument as
an example of the ease with which In
correct statements could get before a
jury.
"I am a republican and the sheriff
is a democrat, but he's a man,”
Souder declared.
Souder. who was Indicted Ivy a
grand jury charged with embezzle
ment of a total of ?4i>, 117.77. is ached
iled to appear before Judge Tewell
January 7 for sentence on the arson
charge, according to an announce
ment by the latter early tialay. The
penalty Is an Indeterminate term of
from one to 20 years, but tile court
may, if ii secs fli, raise the minimum
and lower the maximum. It was the
prosecution's contention that Souder
burned or caused to be burned, the
courthouse, to cover up an alleged
shortage, and that Souder knew the
day before the Are auditors were com
ing to Investigate county affairs.
Srottsbluff Woman In
Charg** of New Hospital
Hcottabtuff, Neb., T)r<-. 23.—Miss
J.ydla Keller, who for some years was
in churae of a Methodist hosiiilnt In
Chinn, but who returned to the
United Htates when the hospital
burned, has been placed in chaise of
the new West Nebraska hospital,
which Is about ready to tie opened iti
this city.
(/berk Head* Committee—W. Tt.
|^*Tk was elected chairman of the
(food roads committee of the chamber
of commerce at a. meetlns held Hat
urday noon at the chamber. ,T. It.
Hoot was elected vice chairman and
W. A. Kills reelected secretary.
Chris Ats Human Being
Inspiration to Others.
Says Rev. R. E. Bailey
“If Jesus was miraculous, then He
is no inspiration to the mankind of
(he world." said Rev. Ralph K. Bailey
Sunday in his sermon at the First
Unitarian church.
“It must lie true that our mortal
equipment is essentially the same as
His. if we are to find any challenging,
comforting significance in the true
and shining good ways in His life. A
person without hands would find no
challenge in the accomplishments of
a Raphael; a person without a tongue
would receive from the eloquence of
a Webster no call to similar achieve
ment, and, similarly, a person with
moral endowments in kind than of
Jesus could realize no inspirational
value in the Nuzarene as an example.
“Jesus was the first great teacher
to group clearly and to emphasize con
sistently the sublime two truths of re
ligion: that Clod is a father, and what
He expects from His children is
purity of heart. These two teachings
are the hope of the world. We do
well to rejoice in the commemoration
of the absence of Him who brought
these truths into the light and nobly
lived them. Make gods of those whose
precarious fame needs the Petitions
exaltation, Jesus does not need it.
His monuments, institutions of mercy,
fill ail the countries, and continue In
creasingly in this day. Jesus is suf
ficient cause for our deep and glad
Christmas rejoicing."
Curran Named Head
of West Side Club
The West Side Boosters held their
regular meeting Thursday' evening at
Morton park pavilion. It was decided
to limit the activities of the club to
the promotion of improvements and
aiding the playground project in that
district. The following officers fpi
.the coming year elected are as fol
lows: President, W. J. Curran; vice
president,* W. B. Fitzgerald; treas
urer, Emil Buscher; secretary, Wil
Ham O'Connel; chairman house com
mittee, B. H. Trapp; chairman legis
lative committee, John Blankenship;
chairman publicity committee,
Thomas Smith.
On Wednesday evening at Morton
park pavilion the West Side Boosters
Athletic association was formed for
the purpose of promoting athletics
among the young men of that neigh
borhood. The following were elected
officers: Pre»dent, Ray Donovan; vice
president, John Hickey: treasurer,
Thomas Smith, and secretary, George
Magrane.
France Blocks Move
to Limit Aircraft
• _
Washington, Dec. 23.—An Interna
tional conference looking to the re
duction of aerial armaments would be
fruitless at the present time because
of the unwillingness of France to
confer, it was decided at a White
House conference between l’desirent
Coolldge and the duke of Sutherland,
under secretary of sir for the British :
cabinet.
Troubled conditions in Europe were
ascribed by the British secretary as
the reason for the reluctance of
France to limit its aircraft.
He reaffirmed the desire of Great
Britain to enter into an air parley
at the earliest possible -moment, how
ever. and Indicated that steps in that
direction would be taken as soon as
conditions will warrant.
Premier Poincare Is
l phelti hy Parliament
Paris, Dec. 23.—The chamber of
deputies gave a vote of confidence to
M.i Poincare early this morning. The
vote was 336 to 192.
Lost Doctor
Murdered,
Is Theory
Belief Also Expressed Missing
(ieddes (S. D.) Man Had
Lapse of Memory After
Collapse.
Lodges Join in Search
Geddes. S. D., Dec. 23.—Dr. Fred
10. Kyle, prominent physician and
surgeon, owner of a large three-story
hospital and much farm and city
property here, disappeared after leav
ing Sioux City, December 11, in a
motor ear.
Dr. Kyle is unmarried, 62 years old,
six feet two inches tall, weighs about
220 pounds, is gray haired, smooth
faced and has blue eyes. Nothing
has been heard from him since he
left the garage at Sioux City, when
lie said he was going to Geddes.
It is feared here that he was held
tip and murdered or that he has had
a lapse of memory due to, a recent
physical breakdown and. has driven
away to some other part of the coun
try.
The Masonic. Elks and other fra
ternal orders of which he is a mem
ber are being asked to assist in a
nation-wide search for him. Broad
casting stations are being asked to
broadcast his description and that of
liis car.
Deaths From Poison
to Result in Suit
Columbus. O . Deo. 23.—Suit for
damages against a manufacturing
drug company, charging mlslaiieling
of poison, which, administered by two
Columbus physicians for another non
poisonous drug, caused the death of
two women and serious illness to a
physician, was reported to be contem
plated by the husband of one of the
victims.
The two women, Mrs. Minnie Davis
of Columbus and Mrs. Nellie Paul of
ClrdeviUe, died within a week of
each other last September, after hav
ing been treated with the drug, ac
cording to their attending physicians.
Dr. Jonathan Forman and Dr. E. J.
Gordon, « tie> made public the cause
of the women's deaths last night after
a protracted investigation by the two
physicians, aided by a majority of
the local medical profession.
Both women died soon after a solu
tion of the poison had been admlnis
tered to them, the physicians said.
The drug, according to the physi
cians, had been purchased from a
local wholesale drug dealer.
Attorney General Rules
Slayers May Be Hanged
Lincoln, Dec. 23.—Attorney Gen
eral Spillman filed a brief In
supreme court in which he reviews
the testimony in the case of Sol Wes
ley and Leroy Mauldron, two Omaha
men in the state penitentiary under
death sentence for the killing of W.
31. Deerson. An appeal for a com
mutation of sentence to life imprison
ment acted as a stay in their execu
tion. Attorney General Spillman, in
his argument, advises the court that,
in his opinion, society is justified In
taking their lives as a penalty for
the "wanton and unnecessary crime
they committed." The appeal for
commutation was based on the alle
gation that the two colored men were
the victims of racial feeling and that
they did not have a fair trial.
SUNNY SIDE UP D
“A. D. F..“ Glenwood, la.: Thanks
for the suggestion. Had forgotten
“The Knd of the tforld," by Kggles
ton. Am now assured of a holiday
week of good reading.
In the old days nothing could have
been drearier than a hotel at Christ
mas time. Then about the only thing
that distinguished Christmas from
any other day was a little dub of
cranberry sauce in a side dish at the
dinner table. Hut now—O boy! A
huge Christmas tree adorns the lobby
of the hotel which is rapidly becoming
home to ine, and nil the guests have
been having a lot of fun helping to
decorate It. This Christmas eve and
Christinas day wdl be a lot brighter
to those who endure hotel life because
of that tuc. While you are leading
Ibis I am speeding westward to "'elp
decorate a much pmaller lice, but It
will lie In my own home. It Is going
to to finest Christmas tree In all
the world.
“J. W. W.,“ Omaha: A new brand
to rue. but very satisfactory. Just the
same, A few more such contributions
and I may yet he rid of the clgarct
habit. t
Because of the medium whereby I
am permitted to get this suggestion
to my democratic friends, nobody can
charge either medium’ or writer with
ulterior motives, but why don’t Ne
hraska.democrats land the democratic
national convention for Omaha? The
municipal auditorium Is large enough
for any liHtlwmil convention, and
Omaha, lias unexcelled hotel facilities.
With one exception no man elected
to die presidency lias ever been nom
inated In a convention held west of
the Mississippi river.
Hpeaking of names that fit, here’s
another to add to the list now being
compiled: Toe A Pyo pastry Co.
The Community Chest wiui filled,
and surely ,1. K. Davidson snd the
splendid men and women who assist',|
him will enjoy a Christmas made all
the happier and merrier by reason of
the knowledge that they were instru
mental In making Christmas brighter
and happier for thousands.
In which connection 1 call atten
tion to the glorloua fact that The
Bee'a Tree Shoe fund Is not a Christ
mas enterprise. It doesn't work one
day in the year and then lay off. It's
on the job every day when the
weather la cold. Your Christmas din
ner tomorrow will la.ste all the better
if you season it with a gift to the
Free Shoe fund.
The following, addressed to this de
partment, and coming front Gothen
burg. Neli., Is reproduced here over
my violent protest:
''Greetings to the editor of Sunny
Hide Up.
It's the first article 1 read over toy
coffee cut).
A very large budget lit a very small
space—
lilveryday life without ruffles or lat e.’’
MRS. II. M. C.
The heaviest taxpayers In Ne
braska? Comparatively few people
know them. Met one on the corner
yesterday, both of us on the wsy to
church. Ills nsjne la George Hol
comb. No, he doesn't own the prop
erty he pays taxes on. He's the man
who pays the Union Pacific's taxes.
The only regret that will grip me
on Christmas day is that I'll he so
far away from the splendid bunch of
fellows with whom It Is nty hnppy lot
to mingle during the week The best
I can wish for each one of them the
charming women associates Included,
of course—Is that Christmas will be
as full of Joy for thorn ns I know
mine will he, 500 miles from them,
whooping things up with a lusty
hunch of kiddles, each one of whom
will, I hope, consider Had the hlggcnt
kid of the lot.
And so a Merry Christina* to all.
Including even the proofreaders and
the man with the blue pencil.
tV. M. M
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Earthquake Prophi
Declares Mexico . try
W ill Be Obliterated
By t'nlversat Service.
Mexico City. Dec. 23.—Dr. Nobles,
the “earthquake prophet of Phila
delphia,” is the author of a new
prophecy which has increased the
"mental and spiritual apprehension"
among the Mexican masses, declaring
that “Mexico City is to be obliterat
ed.”
Dr. Nobles’ prediction lias been
widely circulated by word of mouth,
and coupled with the declaration that
he “successfully prognosticated the
Japanese disaster,” the hopelessness
of the city between the revolution
and the prospects of the earthquake
has already caused the suicide of at
least one citizen.
Reports from Indian communities
tell of prayers and secret offerings to
offset the earthquake.
New York persons have taken the
reports so seriously that they have
left the doomed city.
Professor Villeralo, head of the Na
tional Geological institute, declared
that there are no scientific manifesta
tions to uphold the earthquake pre
diction. However, the recent , earth
quake in Sonora has augmented the
fear of the populace.
Lower Taxes Aim
of Adam McMullen
In Filing for Kepnhlican
Nomination for Gover
nor. Beatrice Man An
#
nouuces Position.
l.incoln, Dec. 23.—In a sta lenient
accompanying l)ls filing for governor,
Adam McMullen declares that he un
derstands. In a large measure, the
Deeds of the farmer, "whose problems
are my problems and whose hopes
and endeavors and economic require
ments are intimately and actively
my own." His statement follows:
"The favorable reception given my
candidacy for the republican nomina
tion for governor at the last primary,
and a consciousness of the expres
sions of good-will reaching me from
all parts of the state, Impels the be
lief that I am. In a sense, obligated
to become a candidate at this time.
Therefore, I have entered my per
sonal filing as provided by law.
"Having lived In Nebraska since
childhood and having enjoyed the
educational advantages of our public
schools and university, and having
experienced a fair (ihare of our busi
ness and agricultural opportunities,
I stand ready. In return, to render
back to the state any public service
I may be able to perform that might
add to its advancement and material
well being.
"In years past I have served my
home community in executive and
administrative capacities and at
different times I have been honored
m-ith membership In both branches of
our legislature.
"I believe I can say that I under
stand. In a large measure, the needs
of our people, especially the needs of
the farmer, whose problems are my
problems and whose hope# end en
deavors and economic requirement#
are intimately and actively my own.
"If nominated and elected to the
, office of governor I shall do my best
to help administer the business of the
state In an efficient and economical
manner, and the only pledge I shall
make in the coming campaign Is the
same pledge and only pledge made
l*y me in the last campaign, and that
Is a pledge to the people that where
evor, through my recommendation or
official action, the burden of taxa
tion can be lessened or the conditions
of the state Improved In any way. It
will be promptly done.”
Mild Weather Prevent*
Shelling of Corn
Norfolk, Neb.. Dac. 23.—Corn re
ceipts at elevators ha\s fallen off
considerably as a result of the corn
being too damp for shelling. The
weather for the past week In north
Nebraska haa been like springtime.
Rose bushes and shruhbery have
budded and holyhocka are sprouting.
Farmer* can't shell corn In this kind
of weather and are waiting for real
cold temperature*. It la the mildest
winter In years. Coal men are not
selling coal and retailers are not un
packing heavy wearing apparel be
cause there* Is no demand for it.
Former Otnahn Boy, 10.
Is Killed Under Truek
Shenandoah, In , Dec. 2.1 Donald
Tinker wns Instantly killed near Wat
son. Mo., whan he foil bom-nth a mov
ing truck driven by his father, < ’lvde
Tinker. The hoy wns rushed to Wit
-on but died on the wav. Beside* his
parent*, tbs boy is survived by a
brother. The family recently moved
to th* vicinity from Omaha. The
burial of the 10 year old boy wns at
.Shenandoah.
Norfolk Kiwanian* Fleet.
Norfolk* Nob, Dec. 23.—P. I.
Murks was site ted president of the
Klwanls club of Norfolk, succeeding
C. J. Fleming, first president nf the
club. Other officers sleeted for tin
ensuing, year are I. Ii. Nicola, vice
president; P, J. Fussier, treasurer; t\
A. laederer. district trustee < . .1.
Fleming, J A. Brown, ,1. t’. Stitt i
Ik iMimhnm, J. S (lihson, Dr. tirmn,
I*. IHehl, Dr. H I-’. Tsylnr and * barb s
Schram sre new directors.
Bakst to Visit II. S.
Paris. Dfr. 23.- l.oon Bakst. dcvor
ator and scenic artist. In nailing on
thn M»»Jr«tl«% January 1. to lsrturo In
ICngltsh throughout tha I nlt«d Ntfi.tr*
• m thr mihjoct of form ami now color
in painting
1
dirigible
Helpless in
V iolent Gale
Diximidt*. With 5Q Officers
and Men on Board, Drifting
Over Gulf of Gabes—Aid
Being Rushed.
Gas Supply Exhausted
Hy AhMidutel Tree*.
Paris, Dec. 23.—The great French
dirigible airship Dixmude, with GO
officers and men on board, wag drift
ing helplessly today in a violent gale
over the Gulf of Gabes, on the north
coast of Africa.
French warships are reported to be
proceeding at full speed toward the
gulf t</ aid if possible.
The late direct news received from
the airship was that it was headed
over the Gulf of Gabes and requested
aid. The ministry of marine later re
ceived confirmation of the distress of
the airship from land stations over
which the dirigible had been seen
drifting steadily eastward. Some sta
tions reported that the Dixmude ap
parently was badly damaged. Previ
ous reports received from the airship
said that a number of Its crew were
111.
The Dixmude left Cuers-Pierrefeu,
near Toulon, at G last Tuesday morn
ing for a three-day flight to Insalah,
southern Algeria. This trip was suc
cessfully accomplished. The six mo
tors of the airship were used until
Friday afternoon, fighting Its way
eastward to Tunis in a strong heat}
wind that spread southward from the
French coast. The gasoline supply of
the airship became diminished, msl
It was Impossible for the ship to re
turn to France. Then it began to
drift with one motor running. Oc
casionally It used another to run the
wireless plant so as to be able to send
out distress signal*.
The French cruiser Mulhouse and
all the torpedo boat destroyers in the
legion were hurriedly sent towards
the Gulf of Gabes and the garrisons
In the Tunis district and southward
made ready to help the Dixmude land
or to send aid If the airship was
wrecked.
The Dixmude is commanded by
Naval Aviation Lieutenant Du Plessls
de Grenada, hut owing to the fact
that the air craft was out to exceed
its world duration record of 4.GOO
miles, made in September, it carried
a number of aviation officers as ob
servers, including Captain Yvon, as
sistant director of military aeronau
tices, and Captain Hennlque, com
mander of the Cuers Pierrefeu avia
Don district.
The Dixmude reached Insalah after
33 hours ut flying in fine weather. It
then started to return, but at Biskra,
French headquarters wirelessed it to
remain In the south, as there was a
violent storm along the French coast
which would make its recrossing of
the Mediterranean dangerous.
Greek King and Queen
Arrive in Bucharest
Bucharest, Pec. 23.—Kina George
and Queen Elizabeth of Greece nr*
rived here Saturday from Athens.
They reached the port of Constanta
and journeyed to Bucharest, a dis
tance of about 63 miles, by rail.
At Constanta the king and queen
were welcomed by the crown prince
and princess of Rumania and Prince
I’aul and Princess Irene of Greece.
Kin* Ferdinand ami Queen Marie,
members of the Rumanian fovern
ment. representatives of t lie army
and navy and members of the Greek
colony met them on their arrival In
Bucharest. The party waa cheered
as it left the railway station.
Overdue Comet Found.
San Jose, CaJ., l>ec. 23.—Th# D'Ar
rest comet, reported by astronomers
at Leipsic university as considerably
overdue, has been located far in the
south by Dr. Max Wolf, astronomer
of Meidelbutft- Germany, according to
a telegram received by Dr. Robert G.
Aitken, associate director of Lick ob
servatory.
Death Comes to Helen Hamilton
t
Hazlen I-Igi mil text'-.
Camden, X. J.. Dee.. 23.—The player
of 13-year-old Helen Hamilton that
death might relieve her long suffer
ing from a. ruptured heart ms
answered today.
Little Helen, who has been an in
valid nearly eight years, constantly
prayed for death. Today she lapsed
into unconsciousness and a moment
later the end came.
The case of little Helen attracted
wide attention. Might years ago. some
of her playmate* in a spirit of mis
chief. buried her in a sand pile. Ko
great was her fright that it caused
an injury to her heart.
Morehead to Contest W ith Brvan
lor Control of National Delegates
Appear afire of H arden Fenton as Candidate for Delegate
to Demin ratir \utionnl Convention Presages Stiff Fight
fin- !\ebrasha Representation.
Its I*. < I'OWKI.I
Huiliiiiglwii 4 nrropiiniknf I he 4lmstia Her.
Washington Dei 23.—A news dis
patch printed in The Omaha Bee of
last Tuesday under a Lincoln date
line is looked upon by slot jhlltlclsns
watching the presidential trend as a
f.r.st indication that t,’ongre.-«ma.i
John H. Morehead of Falls City in
tends to assert ills right to control
some of the delegates to the demo
cratic- national convention, tie sanu
as the Bryan brothers. The dispatch
under discussion follows:
"Warden W T. Fenton of the Ne
I. r ask a penitentiary today an
nounced he s04>n would circulate
petitions to have his name placed oft
the ballot as a delegate to the na
tlonai democratic convention from
tile Firs! district ’
In onler to get the hue of reusrn
ing on which politicians base their be
lief that Morehead intends to send
men to tite convention who will fol
low his guidance in voting for a
presidential nominee one must go
back 20 or 25 years to poittVs in
Hichuidkon county in which Falls
City, the home cf Fenton and Moite
head. is*!oci]ted.
I .<>> nI to Mol e-head
In those days Kenton was a aah*
m«n for harvesting machines in the
county with a wide acquaintanc e anil
many friends. Morehead, older than
Kenton, was budding out in politics
In those days he vcn.- political boss
of Richnrdsc n county.
The demon at* wanted to elect a
sheriff. Morehead selected Kenton as
the man. He backed Kenton in tho
campaign In short, he made Kenton,
politically, in Richardson county and
Kenton wan sheriff there one term
after another.
Next, one finds Morehead a newly
elected governor with ensiles of pie
to distribute. Ho didn't forget Ken
ton. lie appointed Kenton warden
of the pen tentiary and Kenton has
held that position e\ er since. Ken
ton is a man who doesn't forget
favors deene. *
Fhnton has demonstrated the* time
and again. Politically hs does as
Mor^he^d desire*. When McKelvie
was elected and came up for re elec •
tim a second time Morehead was run
ning against him. It is known that
Warden Kenton went to McKelvie
and told him that he didn't wish to
double-cross him. that lie was going
to do everything imsslhle for More
head and he would gladly resign If
his work in behalf of Morehead would
•mharrasa Governor McKelvie. Mc
Kelvie told him to stay on the Joh.
In the congressional fight last fall
Error Made in Swapping Horse
Glands; Big Race Is Called Off
Htian, l« threatened with an art Inn for malpractice In Judge Klintns
court because lie made a mistake In horses In a case ,if gland traps
plantation.
Sapollo has been recognised as possessing the necessary speed and
endurance to win the mile and one-eighth event, but lacked the stamina
for a lighting finish so Mr. McKenna conceived the Idea of borrowing
a couple of glands from one of the string of relay horsea wllli which
tllenn Shively has been cleaning up all the local rodeos this fall.
It seems that Doctor Wilkinson, who was selected to make the
necessary surgical exchange, made a mistake while at the Shivel.v ranch
.nd Instead of securing glands from one of the relay horses, made the
transplantation from Northern l.lghts, the champion outlaw of north
irn Nebraska and southern South Dakota. No one has ever ridden
Northern l.lghts without pulling leather
flic opciatlon *'f itself vvhs a surgical Vicos and both Sapollo and
.Northern IJglita iccovered rapidly front It Th. doctors mistake In
holers was not discovered until last I'rldnv night, when Sapollo was
given a tryout before local admirers.
I'll, horse showed hi* oldtime form and speed and all wont well
until his ruler tickled him as he turned Into the homestretch on the
(Inal round At tlie touch of the spur things began to happen.
Ms polio went up In the air, came down stiff legged, then ihtvered,
reversed and sun dished. After which he threw Ills rtder, hit • couple
of rallblids. Jumped ttie fence and headed for the open range.
Moth McKenna ami Shively believe thev Imv e cause for action
against the doctor, ss Sapollo is too light for an outlaw and Northern
l.lghta t* not built fot speed.
• •
Fenton ae .in took . p ih.- tdgrls for
•Moieiie.nl He organ./.-d Lancaster
county for Morehead arul s a result
of his personal popularity in the city
of Lincoln he cut the Mg lepuMican
majority in Lancaster county down
by several thousand.
Now this same Kenton, this inan
who fights for the man who made
him, is stepping a little higher into
! polities. He's getting Into the na
tional game, just as Morehead is dip
ping into the game game.
Members of the Nebraska delega
tion who km w all of these facts run
I'erning the quarter-century fi .end
• hip of tne two men have no doubt
that Keeton consulted Moreh'ad be
fore be became a candidate or More
head requested Kenton lo fil» If
Kenton is select d. it s t 1" to 1 shot
that the man Morehead watjts to be
the presidential candidate will be
I the man Kenton will lir.e up behind.
Moiel.ead with two terms as gov
ernor has many fast friends in tho
tanks of Nebraska democracy.
Whether other .undidates with the
Morehead brand on then- political
skins will crop un in the various dis
tricts is something being watched
closely by the Nebraska delegation In
Wash ngt- n which is necessarily
watching the p.-es'dentiul prellntinar
■es In Nebrask i with interest and
anxiety.
Kenton's Possible Reward.
Probably the most interested man
in the delegation in this move by
Kenton is Edgar Howard of Colum
bus It is admitted openly by Edgar
that lie intends to support the eatidl
data th< Bryans want. That the
Bryans want to control the Nebras
ka delegation to the national conven
tion 1* a certainty.
Tli it Morehead cra-ses hi* fingers
when lie shakes hands with 111* old
political pa tv enemy. Governor
Charles W. Bryan. i« an open secr*t.
That Governor Bryan handles liis
fingers in tlie same way when he
sliakcs hands with Morehead is an
oth r open secret.
That both the Bryans and Mere
head are anxious to o ntrol the demo
cratio party in Nebraska is a third
open secret.
That Kenton watli an enviable re
putation established as a prison man,
might, if he and Morehead picked the
right presidential nominee ami that
nomine*' should be elected, become an
j active ami successful candidate for
appointment to th« w irdenshlp of the
federal penitentiary at Leavenworth
is within the realm of possibility. The
wardenship of la'avenwortli peniten
tiary and the Atlanta (Ga l peniten
tiary is still a political plum. The
guards at the federal la'iiit* ntianes
are under civil service
" tse politicians began planning
tli,u far in advance And Kent on has
be n ill imlilics for years, the same as
Morehead Nclthei of them is a noi
i> e.
lM\ir n*fk. Kiiiing Our.
Injuring l\\ o. to Hr |’rt>l>rtl
Vtlanta IV, I;: • tnves’.gallon will
he held next week to determine thp
eause of the wie. k of the l>lxle
l.lnilted, t'hiowgv .Taokaonville train of
Ihe N (' & Si. I, railroad In which
Kngltieer J. 'V Drown was killed and
two other ntenihera of the train crew
sustained slight Injuries It Is an
nounced
The accident occurred a few hun
dred xards front the station at Kenc
>aw. near here, the engine turning
oxer and pulling the Kiggage car and
two Pullmans from the tails. Sev
eral of the iviss.-ngei« were shaken
tip and some of tlr women passon
sera suffered from the shook.
liuntrrs Kill Kucrontt.
Heatrioe. Nett . Pe. . ;.l —Hunters,
wlih a (wok of fox hounds captured
and killed a largo raccoon on the Niue
fixer northwest x'f the .-Itj The ml
mal weighed SO pounds V mimlter
of these animals hn\* heen killed in
tlua locality the last few wx-oks.
Capital Is
Aroused by
Disclosure
Name* of 2.000 Liquor Buy
ers. Prominent in Wash
ington. Claimed by Police
* to Be on List.
Congress to Investigate
By I niyeryal Service.
Washington. Dec. 23.—Nationally
prominent client* of a bootlegger ring
famous m Washington's official life
hare been saved from feared pul.
Ilclty by the strange and mysterious
disappearance of a list containing
their names
Today, ro one will -ay what lias i>e
come of the document on which po
li'-e officials declared there appeared
names of at least tvo cabinet men
hers, sis-res of congressmen and jti
■ •(Trials as well a» parao -
internationally socially well knowi
About it there is brewing a scandal
that promises startling proportion
1’ulice who made arrests of what
they claim to hie tne most extensive
ring of rum salesmen ever rounde..
declared tonight that they confisca1
id a list containing approximate!'
4.0OO names.
Deny seeing Document.
International revenue officials, to
whom police say the list was turn
over with other evidence, deny the
existence of ?ur*h a document.
In the ring, rounded up. four of the
members have confessed, police d
dare. These confession* are said i.v
police ro involve at least one fore.-i
legation which enjoys diplomatic im
munity in all matters pertaining to
liquor and something else. One • • '
the confessions, it Is learned, ga''
the police the key to work out tl
code by which prominent person?
were lis*ed and earned their a
counts. Since this occurrence yeeter
day. this pert of the evidence ha
gone to iiarts unknown.
Elmer Irey, chief of the intern
revenue bureau's intelligence off
said tonight! 'There is no such d**
merit. It is a myth. If a list c?
existed I never heard of it or saw it
Police made the arrests and not
ed up the case, following a br*-a
with dry agents and charges th
they were in league with th* bo
lecsers are equally a» emphatic th.
there is a list and that its publics
tton will .nils a national scandal.
IVIi< • Tell of list.
IJeut (i Davis. 1n charge of tl •
capital's liquor squad, said ‘hat
list of name* no taken.
"T cannot say where it « But n
not let anyone tell you that there -
no such document." he declared.
But. in spite of the mvsteno
status of the clientele list, it tlresilt
seems sure that a congressional i>
vesUgntion will he demanded. Tl •
'urge comes front both drys and we?.
Senator Sheptmrd of Texas at >’
Representative l pshaw of Georg,
declare.! that they would get a*.the
fails ind have congressional pul.
licit? for those who have been patron
ting bootleggers while under an oath
to uphold the constitution.
Following closely on a formal state
tnent from Wavne B. Wheeler of the
Antisaloon league that those on the
list would l>e prosecuted, the Amoeia
tion Xgamst the Prohibition Amen.'
ment c lied for the fullest publidtx
John Zimmt'rcr. Sewartl
Pioneer. 1« Burietl
£
Sewatd. Neb.. l>ec. 23. — Dintr .'
service* for John Ziminetrer. ss. wb»*
died Monday, w ere held here, evei v
[ business firm of Steward dosing dm
■ ng the service*. Interment was at
Nebraska City
Mr. Zimnterer, who was born
FrittHngen. Wuerttenbcrg. German.'
I January 32. 1854. came to Aroeri
when 14 and first made hie home in
Nebraska City.
In ISIS h.s broth* r Anton Z;
merer and brother-in law XX tllia: i
Biachof established t hardware bti'
ness in Seward and placed him i
chante. In 1XSI he was married to
I'hilomena Sami, of Nebraska Cit> .
In 1S'2 he bought out the firm -■*
Zlrrsnicrrr A Btschof
He serwsl as a councilman and
twice as mayor of Seward lie wns
a charter inemtw-r of S? X n.-ent’s
Catholic i hitrch
His widow and a s u John F Z.in•
merer, eurvl'e lew .'ling
\N ;*r PriMinrr* Frrrtl.
H* \»*r« mlr<| I' r*%
I - »\(*nu-Mih Kan Ihv. *.;» T*r
|ty seven men, convicted of wartime
oiTenses and sentenced to the federal
penitentiary. were released last nigh
[They were among the SO violators of
wartime laws recently ivmtonod by
^President lVt4|»lgv Three of thoea
who received pardons were left be*
[hind—held for deportation to th.nr
[native countries
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