The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, December 24, 1923, CITY EDITION, Image 1
The Omaha Corning *ee . VOL. 53—NO. 163. ETi TS*OMAHA, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1923.* SJA",Si «h„~i TWO CENTS '• ^^ _ __ ■-_■ - - . -. -... _ , - -- -*■ ---- . . _ ■ - ■ ■ - " —— ■ ■ 1 ■■■■'■■ ■ - —■■ ■ 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 -■-1 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. 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