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.I”--.- The Omaha Morning Bee VOL. 53_no. 182. *2S? " rn5.cr am«;,u:. miyj: i"W OMAHA, TUESDAY, January is, 1924. « two cents - Immigration Restriction Is Drastic Changes Made ill House Meas ure All Aimed to Cut Dow n Alien Influx—^uota Is Based on 1890 Census. Jews and Italians Hit By MARK SULLIVAN. Washington, Jan. 14.—The house immigration committee will end ith ^ .session and report the new restriction bill early this week. The most con spicuous aspect of the session and of the hearing of witnesses had by the committee is expressed by the fact that every change made by the com mittee Is in the direction of more drastic restriction. The chairman of the committee. Congressman Albert Johnson of W ashington, is himself a strong believer in restriction and was the leading pioneer of that policy. When he wrote the first draft of the bill. It reflected his rather strong re striction beliefs. P.ut it turned out that a majority of the committee out Johnsoned Johnson. This is a correct index of the sentiment of congress as a whole, which is strongly in favor of severe restriction, When the hill is finished this week, the main feature-of it will provide that the limit of immigrants admitted from any one country shall be, two per cent of the natives of that country already here, according to the census of 1890. This quota wilt admit In any one year a total of 1H8.S37 from all countries. The extent of this reduction will hr realized when it is compared with the total of 867,80* admitted under the present quota law, and the total of more than a^ million and a half, who rame in dm ng the last year of tinre strieted Immigration. Relatives Also Restricted. Another provision of the bill, as it l ow stands, will admit, in addition to rim quota, the wives and husbands or aItena already naturalized here, and a iso their children i, if under 1R years * .f age, and their parents if over M. As originally proposed, this provision w.is much more liberal and admitted minor brothers and sisters and minor nieces and nephews. This latter pro ' islon was cut out b.v the committee, md tlie admission of relatives may be . til down .'.llll further before the bill i- f nally perfected. The whole mat icr of admitting relatives above the mini* limits is still In flux. A further publication of the new bill in the di re-(ion or exclusion makes it possible now. for the first time, for Ametienn , .,Hen Is abroad to refuse to permit an alien to snil for America, if it appears on his papers that he is not admis sible. tinder the present and past conditions, all the consul could do was to cable the authorities in Amer j-a |,i be on the watch for the unde sirable Immigrant. -There were two marked aspects of the hearings, both of which reflected Hie strikingly changed attitude of America as a whole on immigration. In immigration hearings In past veara, there were always a .number cf corporation presidents and other business men, who made a plea for more Immigrants as a matter of labor supply. Practically none such ap peared at the present hearing". Rush i css has either been converted to the icw American attitude on immigra tion. or accepted It as Inevitable. Also, at past hearings, a number of ideal ists always appeared, who laid eln quent emphasis on the plea that. America should continue to be the tefuge of oppressed peoples. At the present hearings, practically no such V plea was made. The theory of Afr ica aS an open asylum for all Kurn peans who care to come has disa ppear ->d. Practically all the witnesses, who appeared at these healings In opposi lion to immigration restriction. were , apresentutlves of foreign language newspapers or other associations of the foreign born. Their plans weie in behalf of letting in mors pf the races they represent. Two Rare* Hard lilt. ft i» frankly recognized that flic two races whose, numbers will be great |y reduced by the new law are the Kalians, and those who come from Itussia and Poland—chiefly Jews. When the hill goes on the floor of the house this week, It will he op poseii, The first effort will be to ,nske tlm latest census of 1920 the basts for the quota. When that falls, the census of 1910 will be proposed, i ltd then the census of 1900. All l hr so proposals will have the pur pose of admitting more Immigrants, i specially a larger projmrtlon of the taros named. The strong expeetn lion Is that all those proposals wilt Iw defeated In the house. In the < nate, the fight may he more close, .senators coming from states where t nnstderable bodies of voters are of the races named, will try to make the revv law easier for them. The Italian ambassador iti America has already made a public protest against, the now bill, which will reduce the quota of Italians from upward of 40,000, un dor the present law. to loss Ilian 1,000 mid. i- the proposed law. The perfecting of this hill, ropre. uniting a trend of Immigration isdlry that goes to tbe heart of the stick ^ of trie Alltel lean people, Is decidedly the more important development of the week In Washington. Next In Importance, perhaps, Is a, reaction on the part of congress, tin assertion of its will, against pressure, In behalf -* two pending subjects. Jesse C. McNish Dies; Former Bankers’ Head ■. ... .M Jesse C.ffilfish. / .. .[esse Me Nish, 15, wealthy land owner and officer of several stale banks, died Sunday in a Denver hos pital. His home was in Sidney, Neb., where lie was president of the Amer ican hank. Mr. McNish was vice president of SeottshlutT National hank and former president of the Nebraska' Bankers' association. lie is survived by his mother and sister in lais Angeles and his wife in Sidney. It is understood that the services wi.'l he held in Omaha, I inlay or Sat urday. Gov. Brvan Silent on Brother s Pick for Presidency * Candidacy of Florida Fdnca lor Never Dipciissed With Him, Nchraskau Declares. By P. c. POWKiil.. Wnoldiiilon I orrespondenl The Omaha Bee. Washington, Jan. 14.—Gov. Charles W. Bryan refused to talk today on the authentivity of a Florida press dis patch staling that his brother, William Jennings Bryan, has announced his favorite for president was a Florida university professor. The governor I was naked if he would insist that Ne- < hraska delegates be Instructed for the Florida professor. "As I haven't dis cussed the matter with Mr. W. J. Brvan, I have nothing to say on the subject now." he said. The governor, asked If he would i support Arthur Mullen or W. II. Thompson for national committee man, replied that as their candidacies hadn’t been definitely decided upon he couldn't answer. "T had Intended coining to Washington for some time," he explained. "When 1 flip covered that my date for going to Washington dovetailed with the meet ing of the democratic national com mittee here I didn’t think it was nec es«ary to postpone my trip." The governor declined to discus.4 national or state issues He was ac. rompanied to Washington by W. 11^ Thompson of Grand Island, present national committeeman. HI* brother is expected late tonight or tomorrow Rail Merger [\<*l»raski. r'ropo'ses Bill for U. S. Operation of Boads, Ships. Coal Mines and Dams. __ Washington, .Ian. \4.—A gigantic government corporation, empowered to operate railroads and ships In such a way as to control rates and to buy up coal properties and build power dams, was proposed today in a bill bv Senator Norris, republican, Ne- \ bra ska. In acqui#Lng the railroad mileage necessary to control rates, the com pany, which would be known as the Federal Transportation company, would be required to construct or purchase railroads “connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and like wise the Great I*akes and Gulf of .Mexico by as many lines ns may be necessary to accomplish the pin pose of this act “The object of the bill/* Senator Norris explained, “is to regulate in terstate commerce by the instrumen tality of a government corporation which has power to build a railroad anywhere in the I'nited States and to purchase by condemnation pro ceedings. “Tt is likewise empowered to pur chase railroads at private sale, pro vided in such case the amount paid shall not exceed a valuation placed upon that railroad by the interstate commerce commission "The funds would b® provided by the treasury issuing 32 year bonds at 4 1 2 per cent. "About tlie only thing the govern ment does in the operation Is to lend this corporation its credit." said Sen ator Norris. "There will be no profit, no divi dends; there will he no stock, hence nobody will get any profit out of operation. It will be transportation at absolute cost/* Gontrol would be vested in a dlrec torsliip members at**, salary of S2O.D00 each per annum, who would Ire removable at the will of congress on passage of a concurrent resolution. Rates on Wheat Cut in Canada Reduction to Vancouver at Fort W illiam Made to Aid Growers. Calgary. Alberta. .Ian. 14.—Freight rates on grain from the Peace river district of northern Canada to Van couver, B. and Fort William. Ont., have Wen reduced 2 to 5 cent* a hun dred pound* by the Canadian Pacific ft Kdmonton. JtunvegHn A British Columbia railways, ll was announced today. Westbound rate reducvtlon* range from 2 to 3 cents while reductions on rates to the Ft. William terminal range from 2 to u cents. The reductions were made as a measure of assistance to growers in tlie Peace river district, according to |i. C. Coleman, flee president of the Canadian Pacific railway In charge of western lines. * 1SUNNY SIDE UP One theatrical manager and two movie house manager* have called up to inquire If ticket seller* at their place* were guilty of referring to a middle aged P»e representative as "this i Not so. |t wa*n * ;t u show shop. It tt.'is at an entertain riant staged by stu dents at a local pub lic school building. 1 have found thr theater attaches of Omaha universally courteous. A n <1 most student*, too. | Still wondering what psychological Impulse stirs Ibe dr Will M. Maupiil. partment stores to stage 1 heir heat bargain rales at the exact time when it Is financially bn possible for rne to avail m.'r'ir there of. The Crime of 'Til was had enough, hut not to be compared with the situ ation now complained about. A recent Incident In a district courtroom In Omaha reminds in* of an Incident In Nebraska's political history. A convention was held In Broken Bow to nominate a candidate for congress In the old Third dlstVict. A cardinal rule of the pally holding the convention win that no lawyer should he permitted to hold member ship. After several ballots the charge vvaa made that one of the leading candlditlcs was a lawyer. Ilia sup porter* managed In force a recess, during which time they ft timed up tliclr defense. When the session was resumed the candidate's floor manager admitted that’the candidate had al one time been a lawyer, hut having been dls barred It" was eligible to membership and a worthy aspirant fur On noml nation. But Omar M. Kem was nominated. The alleged discovery of a new gold district in the Black Hill* recalls to mind that Nebraska has had some cold excitement* In day* gone by. Oldtlmera will remember the flurry caused by the report that gold In pa' irig quantities had Men discovered near Milford. And only four or five days ago there was a flurry in the North Platte valley, near Bridgeport, nv’r the rumor that profitable placer mining was Ming carried on in the North Platte river. And hovv many times have Nebra* Ians heqrd of some housewife find irig a nugget of gold in a chicken's crop, causing n flurry of excitement in the vicinity? All of which does not Include the gold brick discoveries. Nor the hard earned Nebraska gold that h«s been hurled In the bowels of the earth In I'tnh. Colorado, Wyoming and Houth li&kota in nn effort to find more gold. The no* t successful gold digging operations In Nebraska were conduct ed during ,t!io flush period of the world war. when gold estimated as being worth from >30.000,000 to $7T*, 000,000 was excavated from the pock ets of Nebraskans by means of the stock certificate dredging system. A democratic friend of mine Just dropped in to remark that a ,forme» Nebraskan's boost for a certain F1orl da educator for the democratic presl d-Mitbi! nomination will get about as far as the former Nebraskan'* effui • to Indm e ii democratic contention *t tirand Island to Include a county op linn plank In the state platform. Horne democratic friend asserts that Chicago will get lb* democratic no tionnl convention, ('hlcago being In • lose touch with Canadian ports. Wonder what he means by that? * W. M. M. Sheriff Says Curry Will Not Escape Again Lincoln, Jan. 14.—Andy Hcmmerle, leputy of the Colorado Mtato peniten* irv at. Canon Citv, arrived here to day to take back Charles Curry, es caped llfetermer from the Colorado In stitution, who had been released from the Nebraska penitentiary by the hoard of paroles and pardons on peti lion of Colorado authorities. "He's a pretty tough customer,” he said, and explained that lie had brought along handcuffs and an ''Ore gon boot” so as to make sure that Curry would not again escape. Curry served 13 years in Colorado before Ills transfer to a road gang made his escape possible. State Affairs Go on Shelf While Bryan Takes Trip Consideration of Howard Case and (ias Raise to Be Delayed for a Week. Gincoln. Jan. 14.—A w eek will elapse before Governor Bryan can take up the case of Gabor Inspector Jerry Howard, whose action In drawing a gun on Harry B. Zlmman will be brought before the governor by Gabor j Commissioner G. B. Frye. "Official en gagements," which Include the meet Ing of the democratic national com mittee at Washington have taken the governor out of the state. It is understood today that Zimman will file written charges against How ard. "I didn't appoint Howard and 1 have no jurisdiction to remove him." G. B. Frye, labor commissioner, said. "The complaint of Mr. Zimman and the dis position of the case will reat with Governor Bryan when he returns." The Howard Incident is not the only matter that awaits the return of the governor. Gasoline, which he has several times declared should not he sold higher than 16>4 cents a gallon, is up 2 cents. Just prior to leaving I.incoln tiie governor stated that he would move In the matter after he had received official notification of the Increase. If one is to figure as does the gov ernor. who says he has saved the people of the state pillions by bring ing down the price, bis junket to Washington will cost the taxpayers of the slate a respectable sum of money because of the necessity of paying the Inn-ease for the seven days h« will be absent. That, of course, la on the as sumption that Governor Bryan will really put gasoline on sale at the former price. Despite these two incidents alone that demand gubernatorial action, the governor's private secretary, F. C. Badke, today maintained that there was nothing of Importance for the governor to handle. "Just the routine business." he said. "Has Giant.-Gov. Fred G. Johnson been notified of the governor’s ab sence?” he was asked. "Well, he knows about It,’ was the reply, and when pressed for a more definite answer, returned an affirms live fo the question. The visit of the governor to Wash ington during the meeting of the dem ocratic national committee, was ren dered more interesting to political ob servers today who read of the can didate for the presidency proposed by William Jennings Bryan. The elder Bryan Is too astute a politician fo believe that his candidate, Dr. A. A. Murphree, president of the I'nlverslty of Florida, has a cham-e for the nomt nation, and his move la Interpreted here to mean that he la making a play for the control of the Florida delega tion to the national convention. Farmers Ask New Fnconie Tax Ruling Vahoo Chamhrr Claims Auto .Should Be Classed as Implement. Wahoo, Neb., .tan. H.~Following complaint* that farmer* of 8aunder* county, Neh , had been unfairly treat **d by representative* of the Internal reventie department In filingamounta r»f Income fax, the Wnhoo Chamber of Commerce, nt an open meeting here, went on 1 ecnrd a* follow*: “That farmer* should be Allowed n deduction for depreciation on their automobile* In the same manner a* any other farm Implement, nn auto mobile being an absolute necessity In the operation and maintenance of a well conducted farm; “That farmer* should be allowed n deduction for repair* and mainten ance nf their automobiles and should be allowed n deduction for oil and ga« required to properly operate said farm*. "The amount of deduction In all •ire* should he governed by th« In dividual case If automobile 1* used for p|e*juir» purpose* * part, of the time that fact should be taken into consider*! Ion. The Wahoo Chamber of Commerce respectfully ask a careful consider* Mon *nd new ruling as to the matter of farmers' csre on thHi Income tax ret urn*.M It t , . . , . PiitroluiHii killed l>\ Hmidit in M. ^ . Holdup New York. .Iiiu It Patrolman John 8chn*ld*r fell dead, a bandit’s bullet through hi* brain, Htindax when he went to the ie*i iie of men «nd women lined up before thr« e gun man in a reaUutant Dawes Says SavingMark First Duty Reparations Delegate Warns Ghaos Fares Kurope Unless German Currency Is Stabilized. Pleads Common Sense By l.’diverge I Seri Ire. Paris, .Ian. 14.—Hrig. Gen. Charles G. Dawes' sensationally measured and considered statement that Imminent disaster is facing Kurope "unless common sense is crowned king.” shocked the reparations commission from its complacency today. It also startled official circles and alannpd the financiers into a realization of the nearness of danger. General Dawes did not mince words, declaring that “all the world has seen the economic life of Ger many ebbing away. With it the credit of all the European allies suffers because the world realizes that If the Germans lose their capacity for work, Germany loses its capacity to pay i epa rations." "The reestablishment of German productivity is the starting point of European prosperity." he said. Ntabilire Mark First. "What is the use of deferring the plain statement to this committee? Why waste time in formalities or In meaningless courtesies and conven tionalities" "There is no use trying to stabilize the budget while the mark Is worth less The first thing we must do is to devise a system for stabilizing Ger many's currency so we can get water to run through the budget mill, het us build the mill after we find a stream to turn Its wheels." General Dawes then scandalized the European members of the com mission privately by declaring: "I propose to work day and night with yon. and will take only half an hour for lunch—In fact, I will go without lunch If necessary. I shall expect the commission to do the same.” General Dawes had not gotten Into his speech more than five minutes when he reached Into his pocket and pulled out hfs famous briar pipe Brvan Will Not m Join Senate Meet Engagements Out of State Pre vent Governor's Presence at Committee Hearing. Lincoln, Jan. 14.—The senate In vestigating committee today received from Governor Bryan an acknowledg ment of |ta second initiation to him to attend a hearing. In which he de clares that the communication wn> “not received by me until several days after X had made official engage ment* out of the state." The governor Intimates that he will not attend any hearings In person, no matter what their dates might It, hut say* that he will he glad, iiiw.it his return, to supply the committee with Information In writing. Mis expressions of regret at ii * in j ability to he present follow: "The communication of your i mu mllte* of January 9, 1924. referring to certain official communications as found In the Senate Journal of th forty second session of the legislatuie, th* Mouse Journal, and other raonrds. et cetera, and asking for data on same received. “Tour communication was not re reived by me until several days after I had mad* official engagement* out of the atata and had already made hotel and railroad reservations. “The time was too short. before my departure to h«\e prepared and sup ply to you in wilting the data, in formation. et oetei-a, that you request ed, but upon my return to th* stale, whlcn will he within one week, l will he glad to supply your committee, In writing. With such data and Informa tion to cover your request and such other matters that may Jie proper to bring before your committee Guide Rock Buildings Destroyed by Flames (luide Rw k, Neb., Jan. 11. Fire early this morning mused oxer $5,000 damage and reduced the printing of flee of the tStildc flock Signal and the only bnker> In the town to ashes in less then one hour. Both building* Were frame and were hr tween brick building* which prevented loss of the entire business section, the town hav j Ing no fhr protection except a small chemical apparatus. Ths fire Marled from an explosion of a ga* stove In the bakery, which whs operated by .?. t \ t ruble and own i*d by H. B Hunter. Building, machiii ery and stock were a total loss The Signal was edited by Harry Vaughan and the building owned by him. Mop! of the contents and machlner> was saved. The loss is partly covered by insurance. Plldl < tprilillg of I{«•;<• I. Hcatrhe. \cl» , .Ian 14 \ cieu nf men Is at work trying do open the Holden rod highw.iv between Beatihf and Fnlrhury. They have reacbe«t I'd lis, lo miles west of here, and have hern oncotmlerIng huge snow drifts (uui lo $i\ fsal high. Democrats and Insurgents Win Fight for Repeal of House Rules Muster 208 Votes to 177 of Regulars in First Round of Clash to Allow Amendmets to Re Made to Tax and Tariff Rills From Floor. 11,1 .ianoriltol Trees. Washington, Jan. 14,—Democrats and republican insurgents, combining against the republican house leaders, today won the first round of a rules revision fight by mustering a majority for repeal of the Under wood rule, which restricts amend ments from the floor when revenue and tariff bills are under consider ation. The democrats and insurgents cast 208 votes, against 177 cost in support of the republican organization. Washington, Jan. 14.—In the very midst of its efforts to quiet those ir repressible twins, taxation and bonus, congress had to give attention 11slay to various disturbances in other parts of the legislative household. Such a rumpus was kicked up over the house rules that the republican leaders were kept guessing whether they could maintain discipline or would have to give in to the revision of house procedure demanded by the democrats and insurgents. The de bate raged on the house floor all clay while legislation waited. In the senate things were a little quieter, although all sorts of political dynamite was lugg»d into the cliam bet- in the course of the day's ram bling debate. Senator McKellar re vived the Muscle Shoals row in a speech charging that the Alabama Power company was largely British owned and Democratic Reader Robin son delivered a party pronouncement on f abroad legislation. A new cash and carry bonus plan was proposed by Senator Burstim. Before the ways and means com mittee the representatives of inter ested industries asked for repeal of taxes on the movies, industrial alco hol, stock transfers and rugs. Sec retary Hughes told another commit tee that political appointments to the diplomatic corps are not so bad as sometimes supposed; Secretary D»n by renewed his protest against amal gamation of the War and Navy de partments, and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt explained why a certain part of Brooklyn was no place for a bluejacket. With the Russian. Teapot Dome and Mayfield investigating committee sharpening up their dissecting instru ments Senator Copeland, who is a physician, got a subcommittee to gether and made plans for a thor ough probing of the diploma mill scandal. Former Nebraskan Tells of Killing Wife Warren J. Lincoln. Ilr AiMW-alrd Press. Aurora. III.. Jan. 14—Warren J. Lincoln, lawyer, horticulturaliel. and distant kinsman of Abraham IJncoln. confessed last night that he killed his wife, I.lna. dismemliered her body and burned it January 10. 1923, along w.th that of her brother. Byion Shoup. whom, he maintained, had teen shut t« death by Mrs. Lincoln. Lincoln disappeared from hia home April So, last, and hi*- wife and Shoup were suspecicd of his murder. The lawyer horticultural!*! suddenly re appeared on June 10. explaining his absence by cha’ging Mrs. Lincoln snd Shoup had kidnaped him, only to dls apiienr again four months later when whisper* of suspicion that he possibly had slain Ills wife snd brother-in-law reached him. A fortnight ago the Aurora police told The Associated Pres* that they were scaiching for Lincoln to question him al*out the dls appearance of his wife and Shoup ,-tnd. w lien he applied for a poaition In i 'htcago last Thursday learned of his address through the Arm with which he sought employment. Arrested Sat urday and confronted with charges that he had done away with the brother and sister, larcoln confessed, concluding w ith "I'm glsd to get that load off my soul." The Lincolns were married In Mount Pu'askl. III., where Lincoln was post master, and TJna Shoup. his clerk. In the office Lincoln studied law after they were married, hut after practic ing a year gave this up and purchased lhe Kinsll truck farm near Aurora, where hr said the crime was com mitted. Lincoln's father is dead hut his mother now lives in Lexington. Neb lie has a son, John, by a first mar riage, living In Chicago. Girl Is Hurt When Car Skids Off Bridge I (.i-and Island. »l* . .bin. 14. Two '•niN skidded off Hie south end of the Platte iiver bridge *i\ miles south of here Inet night. Only one of the or rup&nts wm hurt. Miae Fa\ Stahl ne. ker of this city receiving a *e\ere cut on the bln. Four colored people, identity up known. In a touring car. approached the bridge from the south. The ap progch Itself 1a on a cum a and the car skidded Into the ratling and went through It. hut hung o\er the elite being later pulled Into the city. Still later, at Identically the sun,*’ spot, rinrcme Trover*, driver: Harold \\ 11 eon and tlerhart flnchllt*. all of On trill Pity. In Travers' sedan, aooom pin ted by \1ioe Seymour Fay Sight neckrr and another girl, whose name they an \ they did nft know, hit the hi Idge In h mannei to skid off. the car lauding eight leet below on the Ice, top that. Fortunately the upper structure of the Medan collapsed onl> slightly, and the only Injured member of Hit party was cut by glaas ^ I Louise Salerno to Face Trial for Death of l scle idow of Slain Man Calls for \ engcancf Before Inquest —Verdict Is Given in Three Minutes. Mr*. Jx>uis» Salerno. II. 70S Pierce street. ws* ordered held for trial in connection with the slaying Sunday afternoon of Peter Sfernaa, 33, her aunt's husband, by a coroner's jury investigating the killing at the Hoff mann funeral home Monday. The Jury reached it* vtrdict after three minute* of deliberation. At the Inquest immediately pre ceding the verdict Mr*. Kferaa, with tear* in her eye*, pleaded for venge ance on the elayer of her husband. Sunday morning at lf>:IO and re 1-noise Vlnciquerra. Mr*. Salerno's cousin, took the stand and testified that she went to the Salerno home yesterday morning at lh:30 and re mained there until the time of the shooting, shortly before 3. She said she told Mr*. Salerno that Sfera* had made improper advance* to her, and that he told her of alleged relations between himself and Mr*. Salerno, from the time she was 11. AH He Said Was "Ouch." In the afternoon the two women talked to Mrs. Salerno's sister*. An toinette and Helen Pirrucelto. 10 and 15. respectively. They admitted, Mr*. Vlnciquerra said, that Sferas had given them money and that he had been familiar with them. Mrs. Salerno called Sfera* When he came to the house Mr* Salerno said to him. “It isn't enough that you've got me. you ve got my two little sisters, too." "Tou shut up. or 1 11 get you,” tea* the reply, the witness testified. t/Ouls» Salerno bad two revolvers. Mr* Vlnciquerra saw them in her hands 15 minutes before, she testi fled "If I don't get hint w.th one. Ill get him with the other." Mrs. Salerno said, according to I-ouise Ylnciquer ra. After Mrs. Salerno shot, all Mrs Vlnchjuerra heard Pferas say was "Ouch!" Then the two women drove to se an attornev. He was not In his of fiee, and they went to police station, where they surrendered themselves. Dr. P. Metier eghan. coroner's pli> sidan. testified that he examined Pferas' body and found two bullet wounds, either of which might haw caused death tine bullet entered the body ’n the right breast, and camc to rest near the spine, h aaid. The other entered tinder the right arm and was deflected downward, coining to rest in the spine itself. Mrs. Palerno on advice of counsel made no statement. Mrs. Vlnetquerra testified that the statement which she nt%de to police at the time of her arrest, was vol untarjr, and that she was not co erred Into making It. No Weapon Knunil Antonio rirrucello, father cf Mi Salerno, In whose poolhall pferas! died, testified that Pferas staggered Into the place and said "Your daugh ter shot roe." He testified that J!3 in cash was taken fi-oin the body, hut that no weapon was discovered Mrs Ytnrtnquerra testified that aha la positive she saw a gun in Pferas' hand at the Salerno home Francisco Allano. SOT S ulh Sev entlv street, l.uls Garott, 1403 Dark Wtlde avenue, and Fred Romangl.o. *17 Poppleton avenue, corroborated f'lrrucello a testimony that no vv e.i pon w is found on the hixlv lieorge A. 4 uxtec W It. t George V v'uatrr Women s l.e i.'fj ixirpa will give a sunshine t»trtv We.t needsy sfternon, .lanuatv Ik ;v| the home of Mis Stephen Rowe' a South Vhlrtv fust 'treet Member'of Old Guard post No 7 ere invited guests. Husband to Take Back Erring Mate "She ^ a- a Weak Woman,** J Vt rongeif Man Sa\s of Wife Who Eloped With .Nephew. Pair Are Facing Charges Fond Du Dao, Wig.. Jan. 14.—Fien RJckliffs. former marine and veteran of the world war. who eloped from 1-a.ke View*. Jn.. with his uncle s wif' and hep two daughters and i- charged with playing “sheik" to his aunt ani the older of her daughters since last September. was to be arraigned f*n trial here today. Ricklif*. in addition to tlie charge* he faces here, also is wanted in Oma ha foe violation of the Mann ^t. ac cording to word received here from the federal authorities. Wiliam Steenblock, husband of the woman in the strange lo\e tangle and uncle of the corn belt I>othario, waf I to renew his efforts at the same tin.« to secure the release «*f his wife Mrs. H**na Steen block. %ut when she jwan called before Judge C. A. Fowler. The woman is being held as a material witness against Ri< klifs and a!?c face? the likelihod of finding herseli charged, not only with illegal rela tions with her nephew, but with con tributing to her own daughter's delin quency. *T know I ha\e done wrong.” said today, ‘ but 1 am willing to make up for it. "My husband is the nrc*t wonderful man in the world-and if I g*t out of this trouble. I wil ao hack to Iowa with hi mand try to make a happy home for him and the children.'’ Willing to Forgive. "She has been a good wife to me for 16 years." sa.l Steenblock, ‘‘She wronged me, but I am willing to for give her and take her back. She was just a weak woman.” Just what luck Steenblock may have Is problematical. Hig wife is held on a charge of contributing to the delinquency of her daughter, Frieda, It, with whom she occupied the ‘ love nwt ' at ?S First street, end in adiftioi is held aa a material witness against Rirkllfe. T6. w he will face a federal charge of violat ing the Mann act. District Attorney James Murray prepared to oppose any move made to obtain the womans release. "I like movies and good times and my nephew. Fred, offered me these things,” Mrs. ,«te*nblock said. “My husband and I had several minor quarrels and I thought he was erase! to me. I Intended to sue him for a divorce. "When Fred suggested going to Milwaukee with my daughters Frieda and Katherine, 11, I readily agreed. 1 was tired of Lake View and wanted to get into a bigger town. Disclaim* \ny Ia>ve. "Rut Fred could not get work there and we came to Fond du Lae. Dur ing the last four months I have learn ed what a mistake I have made, but I was afraid to write to mv husband I was afraid be would kill nv> If be knew what T had done.” Rii kll?«. former soldier and ne>phevy ■ >f the ’inn s wife with whom he w** found living, occupies a cell in the -ante j»:l where M:w. Steenblock ta held. “Well 1m it a jam.' he said to day, “and I expect to tak ea ‘rap’ for It. "Rut when anybody says I was in lovt with my aunt, they are eraay. I just played good Samaritan and got the worst of it. "She lett I-ake View with her two laugh leva, and came to Milwaukee. l.ater «he wrv'te to me and asked nve .to come here. She raid she would keep house for nte I felt sorry for her and the two girls and that s why 1 am in j»:l today Doctor Goes to Trial Over Death of Girl Klneoln. Jan 14.— Dr, C. C. 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