Nebraska Newspapers

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^VOL. 53-NO. 184. ££? ? TtS? Zr*mS& Fte_OMAHA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1924, - 'X'kJFt, ..V T.’.*?. "«,rS.£ ZTl TWO CENTS “ ^TuV. '?£UT'
Fall Flayed
OverTeapot
Dome Lease
Senator Charges Former Cab
inet Member Corruptly Sold
Cast Cation of Naval
Fuel Reserve.
Raps Denby, Daugherty
Washington, Jan. 16.—Corruption In
connection with (he lease of the Tea
_ pot Dome naval oil reserve to the
Sinclair Interests was charged today
the senate against Albert B. Fall,
former secretary of Hie Interior, by
Senator Caraway, democratic, Ar
kansas.
Mr. Caraway assailed Secretary Den
hy and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt
in connection with their approval of
Hie lease atel attacked Attornel Gen
eral Daugherty. Ho declared that as
long as Mr. Daugherty remained at
(lie helm of the Department of Jus
tice, "they may sell the White House
and be absolutely immune from any
prose out ion in the federal courts.”
Reviewing the lease and dwelling on
(he several statements made by Mr.
Fall and 1-alward B. Mi-Lean. Wash
ington newspaper publisher, as to the
funds used by Mr. Fall in enlarging
and improving his New Mexico ranch.
Senator Caraway summed tip hi* ad
dress with this declaration:
"We are faced with this humiliating
situation for I lie first time in t lie his
tory of America so far as I know —
and I hope it will lie last time—a
cabinet officer betrayed the high trust
imposed In Dim and for a corrupt
consideration sold the very means by
■ibid! our national defense is to be
protected.”
Senator Caraway declared that
fter President Harding, without au
thority, had transferred the naval oil
reserves from the control of the Navy
department to the Interior depart
ment, Mr. Fall "without notice to the
country, negotiated some kind of a
deal with two oil people and parted
with the last gallon of America's na
val reserve fuel.”
J>ryan Again Asked
!o Senate Hearing
< luiuuiiltee Requests Gover
nor's Presence January 25,
When He Will Again
Be in Stated
Lincoln, .Tan. 16.—Not discouraged
y two failures to obtain Uovernor
i c yan's appearance at a hearing, the
jw-i&te committee investigating rood
claims today announced that a third
invitation would fie extended the gov
ernor.
After 'a conference with the gov
i rnor'a secretary, F. •'. Radke, the
committee fixed January 25 as the
dale, Ftailke having assured the mem
heps that the governor hail no pre
vious appointment! for that date, .so
far as he knew.
The governor managed U' evade the
two present invitations by pleading
previous engagements, the first be
ng the meeting of the hoard of
paroles and pardons, and the second
his trip to Washington to be present
t the meeting of the democratic na
ilnnal committee.
Date of Stormy \ight
Will He a Determining
Factor in Paternity Case
Columbus, Neb., Jan.*16.—Whether
.Alfred Otlo, Hoone county farmer,
was a guest at I he home of Pauline
Kroehlhh. Humphrey (Neb.) fanner
girl, over night on June 19 or July 17,
1321. is one of the questions of im
portance in a paternity case In the
Plalte county district court here. In
which the girl Is trying to prove Otto
the'father of her child, horn March 20.
1 ;i2?, demanding through the courts
that the farmer come to the financial
aid of the child.
The Froehlich gill contends Otto
visited ot her home June 19, 1921,
■ nd was forced to stay at her father's
house all night. Otto makes a flat
denial, declaring it was Hie night of
July 17. 1921, that a rain storm forced
him to slay at the girl's house all
night. Records of Hie weather l»u
I-.mii from Columbus were produced
and showed no rain fell on the night
• if June 19 but that one of the heaviest
rains of tile summer did fall July 17.
Married in domicil Bluffs.
f\iill HoUrll. Chicago, III . 2'*
I. • *. e 11 a Urwla. Chicago, III. 19
\ ernep Petermon. Omaha. 22
I j .|t i MnrKati, ninahn ......... 27
Arthur Hchwartzer, Omaha. 29
Mabel I .a reon, Omaha...- .29
I tar* l Sheldon. North T<oop, Neb ... 22
nuth Moore. Ulyas***. Nab ... . 21
Ronald l.aiigheln*, 7»» llevue, N*h 2*1
tins- 1-fennlngNon, Bellevue. Neb . 22
P» x ter Hall. Ile-I Cloud. N*b. .. . 2*
.'■IIlilred Marah, Grand Inland, Neb . 2ft
Frank Moffett. Omaha . 21
Km IIU Wateon. Omaha. 21
.1 ;t Fu« hear. I tan. Neb...... 27
M a bln Patera, I* tan. Neb. . 17
Phillip Marlaco, Idnroln, Neb. 2?
I.ivira Medina. Idnroln. Neb . 19
Theodor* Atnea Fremont. Neb. 21
Kil. n Chrlatenven, Fremont, Neb. ... 1 *>
i ,o y White. Omaha... 24
Inna Olson, Omaha ............ 17
a^^^lfrrd Price, Council JRiiffe .. 27
Julia Flood, t’ouncll Hluff*...,. 21
Ralph I'rake. Crete Neb "4
Amelia IJvIngeton, Mattel!. Neb. 2"
llxjfry Htlenberg, Omaha. 2*
Cold!* Malslleb. Omaha. .. 21
j r: llarrlei, Omaha ... 2^
4 «(•■! • Monty, Grand Island, Neb.... 12
Raising Money Is Chief Problem
at Democratic Committee Meet
-1- <5
Refusal of Wealthy to Give Aid Nearly Caused Closing
Headquarters in 1920 Campaign—Impartial Cress
Ranked Next to Finances in Selection of N. Y.
By MARK 8ULMVAN.
Washington. Jan. 16.—The ques
tion of choosing the convention city
by the democratic national commit
tee was really subordinate to tlie mat
in- of raising money. That is why
the amount of money offered by the
various cities was important. The
democratic national organization is
today $158,000 In debt. This debt is
a relic of the campaign of 1920. Din
ting the 1920 campaign, the ileum
c rats had far fewer rich supporters
than the republicans. At all times the
republican organization was ade
quately financed. But at no time did
the democratic organization have as
much money as they could have used
legitimately ami advantageously. At
one time, during ttie 1920 campaign,
it was a question whetherwthe na
tional headquarters ivuud not lie
locked up within 24 hours for lack
of money to pay the rent, in the
course of various emergencies that
arose during the campaign, the com
mittee borrowed $240,000 from banks
on the security of notes endorsed by
the following democrats of national
prominence;
Timothy T. Ansberry of Ohio: John
Barnett of Codoradoj Bernard -M.
Baruch of New York; Thomas Chad
bourne of New York; ilorner S. Cum
mings of Connecticut; Francis 1. Gar
van of New York; Joseph Guffey of
Pennsylvania: William Jamieson of
Iowa; Vance McCormick of Pennsyl
vania.; A. Mitchell Palmer of Penn
sylvania: Joseph P. Tumulty of New
Jersey.
Debt Slowly Reduced.
For the past three and a half
years, the democratic chairman, Cor
dell Hull, has been paying interest on
this debt and working hard to pay
off soma installments of the princi
pal. lie has reduced It to $15S,nnO. At
the same time he has had to raise, in
addition, about $10,000 a month to
keep the committee going. The demo
cratic national committee runs at an
expense of about one third that of the
republican national committee.
The republicans find It much easier
to get money from their friends and
followers than the democrats. The
republicans ended the campaign of
1920 with a debt of upwards of
$1,500,000. The last of that debt debt
was paid off by the republican na
tional treasury some six or eight
weeks ago, nnd the republican com
mittee now has a clean slate. With
the money received from New York
for the convention, the democrats
now will have a clean slate. Never
theless. the committee must now look
forward to the coming campaign, and
the extremely trying work Chairman
Mull has done in soliciting contribu
tions from Individuals in the past
must be repeated. In order to provide
funds for the next campaign. It is
a curious fact, for whatever signifi
cance it may have, that the total
amount of money collected by both
the republican and the democratic
national committees during the past
two years has probably been less than
one tenth of the money collected by
the Ku Klux Klan from its members
during the same period.
Demand Independent Press.
In the choice of a city fob the con
vention. mnuch emphasis was laid on
the desirability of having In the con
vention city an Independent press
willing to give impartial and non
partisian treatment to the various
candidates for the nomination. This
insistence on the value of a disinter
ested press in the convention city was
an echo of the convention nt San
Francisco in 1920. when one of the
local papers In all its references to
McAdoo kept speaking of him as "the
Crown Prince” nnd "The Heir Ap
parent.” The friends of McAdoo re
sented Mi's bitterly, regarding It as
an effort to create prejudice.
At one Mine during the San Fran-i
cisco convention in 1920. Senator Har
rison of Mississippi publicly threat
ened that no democratic convention
would ever again go to San Francisco
unless the attitude of the local press
changed. The faet that the New
York papers,' being more numerous
than those of any other city and co\
erlng the widest variety of shades of
political though, would he most like
ly to give comprehensive and unbiased
reports of the convention proceedings
had weight In its selection as the con
ventton city.
So ;iiso lmd the fact that the finan
cial offer of New York was certainly
as large as that of .San Francisco,
and had In addition a contingent fea
ture that may provide more.
Committee High Class.
The nulstanding feature of the meet
ing of the democratic national com
mittee in Washington this week was
tile high quality of the 53 men and
53 women who compose it. No one
could watch their deliberations with
out thinking of them ns having com
mon sense, substantial personalities
and high ndnded qualities generally.
This fact was especially true of the
women, who In the democratic na
tional committee, are on a 50-50 basis
of equal power with the men.
The meetings of the committee pro
vided a wholesome sight and one In
spiring confidence in contemporary
American life and the national des
tiny. Another noticeable fact was that
among the women members present
there was a prevailing disposition to
favor McAdoo, and a latent tendency
to break Into etrong enthusiasm for
him.
Man Works for
Poor Children
Solicits Friends for Cash to
Buy Shoes for
Kiddies.
Pre,tousle repdrted ll.3M.3l
Csh In Sehutt. Otoe. Neb l.«"
4. I*. Ferguson. Aurora. Neb g.OO
F. (i. Gustafson. Marquette, Neb
4. R Nelson. Phillips. Neb l.*R*
Gust % Oder son, Phlllin*. Neb I Ot*
Frsuk Herrmark. Phillips. Neb J no
Arthur llergn>»rk. Phillips. Nub l.ltn
Mrs. John Bergmark. Phillips
Neb.
Joe Olson. Aurora. Neb ...... I."*
FUwIn Peterson. Marquette. Neb 1.00
Vlrk Gustafson. Aurora. Neb _ _
Total ... . gl.8114.11
F. G. Gustafson of Marquelto.
Neb., went out among hig friends
and raised 110 for the Frne Shoo
Fund.
Again yesterday every contributor
to this fund to buy shoe* for the!
destitute children of Omaha lived in
a town outside of Omaha. It really
seems that the out state people are
the most generous and kind of heart,
doesn't It?
They have their reward For they
know the wonderfully fine glow
about the heart that follows giving
to the poor and needy, espeidally
when they are helpless, Innocent chi)
itren whose very lives may depend
on warm footwear on cold winter
days.
Administered economically, not a
penny of this fund goes to pay any
one Interested Jn Its collection or dis
bursement. Kvery cent goes to buy
shoes for cold little feet.
If you will help, send your check
or rash to The Omaha Bee. Checks
made payable to “Free Shoe Fund."
And thank you.
Aerie Claims Record. •
Candidates from Nebraska City,
Fremont. Council Bluff* and Omaha
were initiated Into the Ragle* lodge
Tuesday night at, the hall in South
Omaha. The South Omaha aerie now
claim* to he the largest In the state.
SUNNY SIDE UP
It iff an old cufftom having in ef
fect the weight of common law, that
the man who refuses a woman s leap
year proposal of marriage shall pr*
rent the rejected one with a silk
dress. | ment this in the hope that
It will either result in a rush to the
marriage license bureau or a lioom
in the eilk market.
Huge sign on Hfiteenlh, lietween
Fa main and iKjdge, cause* some Mid
den hopes, only to he followed by
disappointment. Investigation die
closes that It nays ‘Burbon” Instead
of “Bourbon.**
Aspirations «*f some politicians re
minds. John I/grig was for yearn on
end a Justice of the peace In the old
homo town In Missouri. Ben Htokes
was ejected constable. John and Ben
were hitter enemies. 1»olticni1y and
noctally. Ben wajs elected and In due
lino: walked Into Judge 1/.grig's of
fire and said:
“Jedge, I com© In t’ have you quali
fy me fur this here office of con
st a hide."
“Well, Ben.’* said Judge Ugrtg,
looking over his epees. "I kin swear
you in, but all h— couldn't qualify
you."
Senator John B. Kendrick of
Wyoming, formerly a Nebraska cow
puncher. Me got started In the cattle
business punching cows for the late
(*. B. Hoard. latter went, to Wyom
ing and started ranching In a small
way, and Is now one of the largest
rnncluricn In the country. That Is to
say, hi is the titular bead of the big
ranch, but In reality hi* sou does th#
ranching while Dad does the senator
ing.
W hen the Nebraska de' gallon hies
forth to I h« democratic national con
xention. 1 wonder if Its members will
have ns hilarious n time as another
Nebraska delegation enjoyed going
down to th* name city on a tbe.it
Political Occasion? W ill there he anx
seagoing tugs'.’ Or display* of tup
ing ability? or strenuous sessions of
lh« I'plift Committees’* I apprehend
that I lie idol of that I90H delegation
will not he so vociferously hailed by
the 1921 delegation.
Conditions and environment impel
me to explain hv relating i» story
about .fames Whitcomb Riley. A
gushing girl cornered Mr. Riley at n
if’ocptlmt and exclaimed:
"Oh. Mr. Riley, I understand von
• •an get n dollar n. lute for all fh"
vers*- you write, is that true?”.
"Yes, ma'am." replied the poet
"Mow fortunate you are,” gushed
the woman, ".lust think how much
money you can make!"
"Well, you see. ma'am.*’ pa t lent I v
explained Mr Riley, "the trouble Is
that I sometimes sit. for day* and
days and can't think of a blamed
line.”
If the erase for committing suicide
b\ Jumping from high buildings eon
tin lies, it max he 11 oceans ry to equip
.ill of our skx ■rompers with safety
nets.
"Apartmmt for Rent.” Is a sign an
a .lone* street residence. Anything
to go with th# mint?
TV. Id. M.
Tr Is
£j£*'’^ed by
.tebel Boats
Three War Vessels Patrol
Harbor of Big Mexican Oil
Port—American Tank
ers There.
_
Naval Battle Imminent
By International >c»* gen Ice.
.Mexico City, Jan. 16.—Three rebel
gunboats today are blockading Tam
pico, tbe greatest petroleum export
port of Mexico. The gunboats are
patroiing off the Tampico harbor. It
is understood they arrived from Veru
Cruz yesterday.
Complications are foreseen If the
rebel gunboats interfere with tank
steamers owned by American petro
leum companies.
A naval battle may be fought off
Tampico for the first time In more
than half a century if the Obregon
government, as is hoped here. Is able
to acquire warcraft to combat the
rebel gunboats.
It was understood the Obregon gov
ernment attempted to purchase five
small cruisers from the United
Stales, but the deal was held up.
Nearly 25,0110 troops, comprising the
total fighting strength of both fed
ernls and rebels, face each other on
a 60-mile battle line between J,a Pie
dad. state of Mirhaocan, and Pen
jamo, state of Guanajato.
President Obregon is personally
commanding the government army,
which numbers 15,00 Oln the field and
4,000 in reserve.
Former War Secretary Enrique
Estrada is leading the rebel forces.
Dairy Movement
m
in Nebraska to
Be Started Here
Prominent Men From State to
Meet Saturday to Organize
-c-Kailroad Head
Will Preside.
Thirty prominent agricultural men
from all part* of Nebraska have been
Invited to Join with Omaha men In
organizing a statewide dairy alevSlop
ment association. A meeting will be
held at 10 Saturday morning at the
Omaha Chamber of Commerce.
The atm of the movement I* to form
a general service organization to en
courage farmers throughout Nebras
ka t* keep more dairy cows. The
proposed organization would also as
sist farmer* In obtaining good dairy
cows. It Is planned to form local
dairy organizations which would not
only help farmers in selections of
animals, hut would be Instrumental In
arranging monthly payments from
crea mchccks.
According to officials of ths Cham
her of Commerce, the plan has been
tried In many counties and has met
with universal success. These coun
ties Include sections around Fremont,
Sidney. Kimball, Scottsbluff, Gerlng
and Aurora.
Many telegram* and letter* from all
parta of Nebraska approving the
movement have been received. Rend
ers Include bankers, business men and
farmers. »
At the present time. Nebraska haa
r.00,000 dairy cows; It. Is believed that
1,000,000 Is the logical amount. Iowa
lias 1.100.000 dairy cows; Minnesota,
I. 600,000 and Wisconsin 2,000,000.
One of the chief arguments ad
vanced in favor of the movement la
the fact that butter fat and cream
products have not fallen In prlve ap
preclablv since the war. It Is said
that by the Introduction of this plan,
Nebraska farmers would have some
thing to bring ready cash the year
around.
Presiding at the meeting will tie Carl
II. Gray, president of the Union Pa
cific railroad and chairman of the
agricultural committee of the Omaha
Chamber of Commerce.
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KAl.I.S CITY The Knights of
Pythias hall has been sold to the
Knights of Cnltimbtjg.
Wisdom Plus
Experience
Wisdom plus experience
is a hard combination
to heat, but add an
Omaha Rre Want Ad and
you have a trio as invin
cible and inseparable as V
the Three Musketeers.
So thinks Mrs. Kerr of
Davenport street, for
Mrs. Kerr added an
Omaha Roe Want Ad to
her experience and wis
dom and the combination
rented her rooms. !,ot an
invineihle Omaha Ree
Want Ail rent YOUR
rooms. Phone AT 1 ooo
anil ask for an Ail Takei
It'e Results That Count
His New Mechanician
You aren't I
GOING TO TAKE
IT ALL APARi
ARE YOU?
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\ British <&»»*
Uniform Traffic
Laws Are Urged
at Cities’ Meet
Fifty Delegates Represent 17
Citirs at Opening of Con
vention at Grand
Island.
Grand Island, Neb . Jan. 1#—Sev
enteen Nebraska cities, represented
by about 50 delegates, were seated
when, after Invocation by Rev. Mr.
Austin, Mayor Ellsberry of Grand
Island delivered the opening wel
come address to the 15th annual meet
Ing of the League of Nebraska Muni
cipalities hers late this morning It
was through Mr. Ellsherry’s repeat
ed efforts that the convention cam*'
to this city. In addition to the usual
extension of hospitality, the mayor
presented to President William Mad
gett of Hastings a gavel made out
of the old O. K. stone on the Califor
nia trail. Mayor Mndgett responded
briefly In accepting the gift, the
more formal response being delivered
1 y \ ice President Yillnrs of Tecum*
sell, who congratulated Grand Island
on its publicly owned utilities and
urged the consideration during the
convention of several subjects of
common interest.
A. F. Beuchler. local publisher, was
called upon for an Impromptu resume
of Grand Island’a municipally owned
electric utility In connection with Its
waterworks.
Before reecs* was taken until 1
o’clock. President Midgett appointed
ns a committee to audit the record*
of Secretary Treasurer Theodore
Berg of Lincoln. Mayor Lohers of
Grete, Engineer Walters of Ord anti
Mayor lllghee of Callaway, and as
committee on resolutions. Mayor
Keith of Superior. Engineer Wilke
of Lincoln and Mayor Porter of
1 Void* cg»
The opening number of the after
noon session was the annual address
of President Mndgett
Judge \\ H. Barnes city attorney
«*f Eairhiirv. addressing the con yen
Hon on the subject of traffic reguls
Hons, urged complete uniformitv of
laws and regulations for smaller
cities, and similar uniformitv for *
second class from 5.000 t*» C.vnoo
population, with metropolitan cltle*
having much their own ordinances,
excepting such regulations as could
commonly b* supplied to all three
da*****. Sin h common regulations
should Inchub better requirements
hefon license* wen* issued t«» drivers
Ho would like to see the . 1 fv at
tnrne v* of il such classifies! ton* of
cities get together and draft i com
nion law II** also urged a greater
Interest In nil public and espeelallv
municipal effnh*
Instead of a score of cities, every
city in the stilte should have a rep re
‘•♦•ntatlvc at this meeting and pay bis
expenses
\ most lively dls<ii*.H.i>u followed.
participated In by Helegste* .1 nek son
of Lincoln, lllck of Fremont Will *
of Lincoln. Justice Forsythe of t'ol
lr #»v|cW . MaVn FllshpIV |{c\ Vustlfl
and P J Traill of Grand island.
President Madgett Mayor Kclthlv of
Superior. and M.ivoi Lnenthol **f
t'lmdroii Throughout Hie <ti««
ran the svldent conclusion that pub
v
lie opinion must be aroused to demand
and support stricter enforcement of
present and of newly needed legisla
tion.
The delegates were guests tonight
at a 6 o'clock banquet tendered by
the Kelly "Well company of Grand
Island, and later at the Majestic
theater.
Doctor Gives Alibi in
Lincoln Murder Case
Lincoln, Jan. IS.—Clarence C. Her
bert. Lincoln chiropractor, on the
stand today In his own defense
against a charge of murder because
of the performance of a criminal op
eration. told members of the Jury
that he was In the offlre of Hr. Jo
seph Adolphus, an old friend, at the
time the operation is alleged to have
been performed.
To support his alibi. Herbert's at
torneys called four witnesses, includ
ing Hr. Adnlphu* who declared they
had seen Herbert there
He admitted that he had been
aeked by Mrs. Fay Holmes. In
whose home the operation is declared
to have been performed, to perform
the criminal act, but that hs had
refused.
The state rested its case late this
morning after having called Kath
erine Itoth. on whom the operation
is said to have been performed Mrs.
Holmes, and police officers as wit
nesses.
Northwestern Dork Loss;
Blaze Is Spreading
By VtMHwInfed Fr##».
Ashland. Wls, Jan. 1*. — Damage,
unofficially estimated at $1,000,000.
was caused by a fire that destroyed
an or# dock of the Chicago &. North
western Railroad company and is
continuing to rage, menacing two
adjacent docks
Assistance in the nature of men
and pumping engines Is on the way
from Superior and Iron wood.
Ilonse of Hope Kleetion.
T V Stroud was elected president
of the House of Hope st the annual
meeting Mondav afternoon other
officer* ate Cl. It. ray tie, vice pre.nl
dent and W. W Head, treasurer.
T. F Stroud. O. H Payne. R. J
Pinning. Could Piet*. George A
Roberts. In J TV Pord. IP V. Hamit
ton. 1' P Stevens. Walter S Jardlne.
George K. West, Jtavid Cole. Charles
\\ Martin Walter W Head and
Robert IV I i*1tke were re elected to
t he hoard of t!lister*
The Day in
Washington
Another offer for^ Muscle Shnwl*
was rtreiiw) at the War depart
ment.
The democratic national com
mittee visited Woodrow Wilson,
complet'd unfinished business and
adjourned.
Fdward V Hurley ot Chicago
was nominated by President Cool
idgr as a democratic member of the
debt funding commission.
Augustus Thomas, playwright,
urged abolishment of theater ad
mission taxes before the house
ways and means committee.
Senator Borah, republican. Idaho,
assailed France for failura to ad
just tts debt to tlie l nited State*.
The house immigration commit
tee approved a provision of the
Johnson hill which would bare
Orentiala from the Inlted States.
Former Secretary Fall was ac
rused o» haring "betrayed the high
trust imposed in him” in a speech
hy Senator Caraway, democrat,
Arkansas, dealing with the Teapot
Borne naval oil rrserva lease.
President Coolidgr, addressing
delegates to the \nti "saloon league
convention, said there was "no
such thing as liberty without ob
srrvance of the law."
Great Western Sugar
to Declare Dividend
New York. Jan 16.—Director* of,
the Great Western Sugar company,
largest l**et sugar producer in the
I'nited State# with 1* factories in
rolorado, Nebraska. Wyomfng and
Montana, will meet here tomorrow
and increase the annual dividend on
the common stock from 14 to M it
was learned from official iourres to
day.
Director* believe that tha increase
I# justified by the Urge earning# of
the company for the past >e*r. which
are estimated at f10.00A.00A after
taxes and plant depreciation. Aft*r
deducting preferred di\Mend«.«* (hi#
showing indicates a balance for th**
common stock of more than $ 1T a
share.
ife Slayer Jailed.
Aurora. Ill Jan. 16. Warren 1.
Lincoln confessed wife slayer, was in
the Vutora jail last ti ght, faced with
two warrants charging murder in the
first degree. He will l*e held without
Iwiil landing a grand jur> Investiga
tInn of the case next month
Special Edition of The Omaha Bee
Outlines Plan to Vid \\ heat (Growers
The iM'tMiii of The Omaha Rea for the » piox. unit of the .nun! t ion
of th*> wheat fnrnin* of the mlddlewest is to l*e fully and graphically ee:
out In a spe.iat wheat grower* edition to he issued as a part of the tegular
Sunday paper, Sundux. .luntiarx CO
This Is the first time a social edition of this charnder has ever Ween
Issu'd by an Vmerloan new*po|>ei. The Omaha IVe has oon*i*tently taken
the leadership in aupport of those thing* that mean happiness and pro*
perily to the pimple of the great nilddlexxest
The isauame of till* *|teclal edition is a put of that program of trader
► hip In It will he f»et out not only the program xvltnli The Omaha Res' l*e
hexiH to he necessnix to the salvation of the wheat forme ts hut the fax'*.s
figures and official pronouncements supporting that program. Member* of
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Shenandoah
Aloft With
20 of Crew
55-Mile iml Break? Test
Moorings of Craft Inch
Disappears in
Storm.
Ship Headed for Canada
Mitehel Field. V Y., Jan. Iff.—
Radio communication with tha
Shenandoah was established at tits
army station tonight. The rne»*
sade read. "All O K. Will ridp
out storm. We think we are over
New Krunswick. Holding our own.
Verify position and send ad
weather information."
The message wan the first indi
cation that the ship's wireless out
fit was working. It was signed b<f
Commander Fearce and picked tip
by Corporal Hagemann. It was ad
dressed to lakehurst.
Hakehurst. N. J., Jan. 16.—The ah'
ship Shenandoah, moored to heavy
steel masts for a 10-day period, broke
away from Its moorings early tonight.
Struck by a strong southeast gale
the giant dirigible drifted aimlessly
and soon was out of sight. A crsw
of 20 men was on board.
Apprently the craft had been dan)*
aged, for fragments of its outer rig
ging fluttered to the ground as it
sailed away. The wind was blowing
at about 55 miles an hour.
The naval communications offlca
In New York was notified and offi
cials there Immediately tried to get in
touch with the Shenandoah by wire
less. but at last reports had been un
successful.
Ship Canada-Bound.
Captain Heinen was on board with
the crew.
While officials at the air station
would not hazard a guess on the
plight of the men on board, it was be
lieved the ship might be carried, into
Canada by the wind.
Officers pointed out that Captain
Heinen, who cams here from Ger
many to help supervise the building
of the aircraft was one of the most
efficient operators of lighter-than
air ships in the world. They based
ti.eir hopes for a safe return of the
dirigible -upon his ability to maneuver
it through the severe gale that was
accompanied in -this section by •
blinding rain.
Craft Quirhly Disappears.
The Shenandoah broke away from
its mast shortly before 7 o'clock. A
crash audible shove the roar of the
storm brought officers and men-from
their barracks, but they scarcely
bad had time to adj'ist field glasses
before it was lost in the darknses
and rain.
As the alarmed men of the air sta
tion gazed upward, bits of the torn
outer rigging fleeted down upon
j their heads This caused consider*
j able anxiety as it was not know®
1 how badly tbs ship had been d®2D*
aged.
Officer* pointed out that thers w*J
no danger of an explosion aboard the
Shenandoah as It Is filled with non*
explosive helium gas. Aside from
the fact that It might drift fnt*
northern wild* and beyond it
believed the ship would stay aieff
for a considerable length of tins*.
The few persons who saw the ship
actually break away said It lurched
uncertainly as the storm increased ta
Intensity, then, rteing slowly begiq
to drift to the northwest.
Snow Drifts Block
Blue Valiev Roads
j
Beatrice. Neb., Jan. IS.—With ftl
temperature six t>e!ow and a strong
wind blowing from the north, tka
highways in thia section aj-e -gala
bl.xked by drifting snow. A number
of auto parties leaving the city were
forced to return because of hug*
drift a along the roads
Edward Pelehant. driver of f e auto
hus between here and TJncoir, rat*
Into a big drift near Cortland !a»t
nigbt and was forced to rental1 there
until morning when the car sit dug
out an.l driven to Beatrice He froge
one of hi* ears H a hands were also
frost bitten.
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