Today'
Dangerous Teajwt Dome.
She's Back in the Mill.
ISetv Style Killing.
The Hen's Ancestor.
^By ARTHUR BRISBANE^
A few days ago everything
looked wonderfully smooth for the
administration.
Hiram Johnson might be able to
stir up something but “wise men’*
said it didn’t seem probable.
McAdoo might %iake a strong
democratic run, but it probably
wouldn’t make much difference.
Now comes the Teapot Dome oil
scandal, with the oil reserves of
the navy sold to a private Concern,
and a very unpleasant discussion
as to what happened to a certain
lump sum of $100,000.
Unless that is thoroughly cleaned
up immediately and by the re
publican! themselves not waiting
tor democrats to do it, it may
make a big difference in the elec
tion of 1924. However, it is not
likely that Mr. Coolidge will wait
for democrats to do his house
cleaning.
Yesterday’s testimony concern
ing the Teapot Dome, especially
young Mr. Roosevelt’s account of
his resigning from the oil com
pany, will interest you and the
voters. You will probably hear
from President Coolidge and the
attorney general within 48 hours.
That is not the sort of scandal
that can be allowed to simmer too
long.
Myra Cole, 17, went to the mill
at 6:30 in the morning, in the little
Massachusetts village of Hill’s
Grove, and got away at 5 in the
afternoon. She thought she would
try New York.
She went without eating for
several days, fell in a faint on the
street, and has been sent back to
Hill’s Grove.
She will start in again at the
mill, go in at 6:30 'n the morning,
and get out at 5 in the afternoon.
Dut things used to be worse.
More than 80 years ago, the late
Albert Brisbane, who wrote for
the front page of Horace Greeley’s
New York Tribune, asked the good
men of New England who advo
cated abolition of slavery: “Since
you are so much interested in the
poor black slaves, why don’t you
free your own white women that
you drive into our mills before
daylight and keep there until
dark?’’
Albert Brisbane, by the way,
used to pay Horace Greeley cash
for the right to write his opinions
on the Tribune’s first page. His
unworthy son has a better finan
cial arrangement.
This telegram is received from
Reno, Nevada:
“Two Chinese will be executed
by lethal gas, Carson City, Nev.,
February 8. Fearful that horrors
may attend this untried experi
mental means of execution. As an
admirer and reader of your ar
ticles largely read daily in this
community, would appreciate any
thing you could editorially say.
- Reverend Otis L. Linn, Superin
tendent, Presbyterian Church of
Nevada.”
The Society for the Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals kills super
fluous cats and dogs in a lethal
chamber. The animals don’t know
what is going to happen, their
death is merciful. What can you
say about civilized human beings
forcing two Chinamen into an air
tight “lethal chamber,” turning on
deadly gas and killing them? The
constitution of the United States
forbids cruel and unusual punish
ment. This method of killing is at
least unusual. A good lawyer ought
to be able to postpone that execu
tion.
Will the men be tied down or
strapped in chairs in the lethal
cell? Will they be killed two at
a time or separately?
Will they be left free to dash
their heads in despair against the
walls of the deathtrap?
Will a Chinese interpreter ex
plain to them what is going tQ.hap
pen? Will a clergyman mumble
prayers through the walls of the
cell? It’s an interesting experiment
in our “civilization."
Dinosaurs used to lay eggs. You
knew that. Did you know also that
they had gizzards and that scien
tists find in skeletons of dinosaurs
large, finely polished pebbles1
which, in the dinosaur’s gizzard,
ground up food, as the hen now
grinds her food with gravel in
her gizzard?
And did you know that the hen
of today is the direct descendant
of the dinosaur 70 feet long? The
hen would probably object to that
statement while Mr. Bryan ob
jects to Darwin’s theory. Bub in
both cases the facts are over
whelming.
A big dinosaur would weigh
200,000 pounds. What Burbank
will reverse, evolution’s process
and give us a chicken of that size?
England discusses seriously abol
ishing the gold standard. The
United States having half of all
the gold available for money, it
wouldn’t be bad, from the English
viewpoint to select another stand
ard. But for the present, the thing
can’t be done.
Men demand something in the
way of money that can't be created
artificially. Silver might do, but
W3 have that also. Abolish the gold
standard and you abolish gold's
value.
Curiously enough, Russia, home
of the misty rlble, is to go on a
gold basis in April. They have dis
covered that paper won’t do.
Britain will soon laiffich two
gigantic new battleships with all
the latest improvements, 680 feet
long and 106 feet wide. Over hero
we are junking battleships half fin
ished to oblige England. It is
unable to compete with us, finan
cially, in battleship construction,
but admirably able to befuddle us
diplomatically. It did that at the
Washington conference and now
tells our baby boy diplomats that
we may not even increase the elc
vation of our guns. That would
make them shoot further
(CoorlKht. 1931 i
4
Grand Island “Dream Girl” Hales Bluffs Youth
Before Jury When Wedding Plans Are Disrupted
Love Letters Read in Court;
Girl Cries on Witness
Stand.
Letters dripping with love and
affection, written by Robert Wollert,
21, 1118 Fifth avenue, Council Bluffs,
to Virginia Neligh, 19, of Grand
Island, Neb.,(were read in open court
Monday by Coupty Attorney Frank
E. Northrop in Wollert's trial on
charges filed by the girl.
Second day of the, trial opened
Tuesday morning before Judge Earl
Peters in Council Bluffs district court.
Youitg Wollert was graduated from
a Council Bluffs high school and
Miss Neligh has a wide acquaintance
in the city.
Girl on Stand.
Miss Neligh, chief witness for the
state, was on the stand all Mon
day afternoon and she resumed the
stand this morning for cross-examina
tion at the hands of W. E. Mitchell,
chief counsel for the defense.
Wollert denies relations with the
girl, according to the opening state
ment of his attorney.
On the stand Monday Mis.* Ne
ligh testified that she first met Wol
lert in the spring of 11122 when she
was visiting at the home of her sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Everett Swanson,
then living at 1120 Sixth avenue,
near the Wollert home. The ac
quaintance was made through Wol
lert's sister, yorothy.
The couple became firm friends, in
September, Miss Neligh returned to
Grand Island, where her family has
lived for 11 .years, but the following
spring, returned to Connell Bluffs, to
visit the Swansons. She returned to
Grand Island in July, but again
visited Council Bluffs in September.
It was then that she made known
her condition, she said, and Wollert's
arrest followed.
Miss Neligh testifier] that Wollert at
first admitted his responsibility, and
arrangements for their marriage were
going forward until objections on the
part of his family caused him to re
fuse to go ahead with the plans.
She declared that It was under
stood between them for some time
that they were to he married. The
letters read In court "ere written
whilf Miss Neligh was ip Grand Island
last summer, before her return to
Council Bluffs in September. Twelve
letters In all were Introduced iu evi
dence, but only two of them were
read.
So far, cross-examination has failed
to shake the girl's story. After three
cr four more witnesses are called for
the state, the defense will begin the
presentation of its case. The case
probably will not go to the jury be
fore Thursday.
T'he court room was crowded yester^
day, and today standing room was at
a premium. Fully half the crowd was
composed of women.
Miss Neligh cried on the witness
stand yesterday under cross examina
tion, hut retained her poise today.
Following are extracts from two
of the love letters Introduced ss evi
dence:
. . July :t.
Dearest Virginia:
I cannot resist the temptation to
answer your njost welcomed letter this
evening So, my dearest, you won’t
have to wait very long for my answer
Mom told me thnt jour letter tame in
this morning’s mail. Although I didn't
get to read It until after I gut home,
the mere fart that I knew that there
was one at home waiting for mo
cheered me up consjjeiablt
I certainly have felt blue since you
left. No doubt you laugh at this, but
it’s ao. I wish that 1 could convince
>ou that 1 really have meant every
thing that I have told you about my
affection and love for you. Isn’t there
some way that I can make you stop
doubting my love for vou ? To tell the
truth. I really believe that my love for
you la deeper than yours for me. You
v\
wm. t believe it of course, but time will
tell.
I'm home here ail alone -and am
loneson..-! fie*-. I don't sea how I’m
going to stand it after be ng with you
pet much' I surely wish that I were
there, or you here (that would be much
better. 1 P. -“ally I wish that I could
<-»»mo to *a« you, but that’s Impossible
for awhile. I’d go tomorrow or to
night If -I could There’s certainly a
lot that I could say, but what’s the use.
you'd either doubt It or not believe It
ai ail.
Some day I hope that you will know
how it*ii' h T really - arc for you. No
doubt this letter disgusts you. doesn't
it. with all this sentimental stuff It’s
• he wav I feel, so it’p the way I write.
Some day I hope to be something sod
then may lie mv dreams will come true.
It seems a long time to wait, but then
you know, "true love endures." I won
der if you will be waiting for me then?
Hay, Virginia deac. you wouldn't
think of letting anyone read this let
ter, would you"* I know that all yours
are read by no one hut myself—I'm
that selfish 1n my love for you.
Well. I guess that I'd better close for j
this time, my drarrst girl 1 only hope
that you will think of me once in h
little while and believe me when I say
that 1 love you With all the love 1n
the world to the dearest girl in the
world, I am. your ivaethttrt,
BOB.
August 1, 1923.
My dearest:
Your IMter came yesterday. 1*
seemed like agvs since I had heard
from you flee, l was certainly hnupy.
When Mom informed me that tnere j
was a letter for me from Grand J-dand i
I could hardly wait until 1 could get
home to read it.
My. I certainly miss you. Virginia
dear, I do believe that you would come
back to C. IJ If you really knew how
much I want you. It surely seems
strange not to be calling up your
telephone number every afternoon or 1
traveling down to your home every
other night.
My, I surely wish that I could be i
with you tonight—I arn awfuly lone- !
»■• in ** for > oil, dearest girl 1 rt only
hoping that*you will he able to con
hit*■ k to C. TV In the v-ry near future.
1 wonder what you are doing tonight *
Anything but thinking about m*-. I'll
bet.
Gee. it doesn’t seem possible, hut It
was Just n week ago last night and to
morrow night that 1 was with you.
dearest. I’ seems like six months, t
wonder If 1f will be that long before I
run thke you in tny arms again Per
haps by that time you won't want me
to. how about it? Jus: think—only
14* miles Haparst* ua tonight'
Well. Virginia you must believe me
when 1 i ell you again how much l
think of you. dear (\ TV surely Is a
dead pi ■ •* sin-a you went away. Now,
dearest. I must «-iose. Writ* me soon.
«ause Pin so or*ely and your letters
help a lot »o cheer me up. Well, good
night. My T*re, to Girl, as ever, with the
same truo love.
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Lenine, Soviet
Founder, Dies
of Paralysis
Communist Chief Most Spec
tacular Figure in European
Statecraft Since Time of
Napoleon Bonaparte.
(Contln11.fl from Fax* One.)
of the RusBian government, in No
vember, 191'..
Lenlne’s death came at a time when
hl» colleague, Leon Trotsky, as spec
tacular a revolutionary figure as him
self, was ill and at war with the cen
tral executive committee of the corn
m uniat party. Disease and death
thus*removes from the arena two ol
Omaha branch of the workers’
party passed a resolution of mourn
ing for Lenine’s death. Tom
Matthews is secretary.
the most ijctlve figures that set the
red flag flying over Russia.
Specialists Summoned
Specialist* had been suinmonec
from Germany from titno to time
They succeeded in prolonging Le
nine's life but could not save it. JJur
ing most of the time he was 111, he
lived in a modest villa on his coun
try estate outside of Moscow, attend
ed dally by his wife.
Members of the people's council ol
conimissariesMthe government of the
federal socialist soviets, vlsiteel him
at intervals for counsel. Sick or well
Lenine remained the idol of the Rus
slan communists.
At the last meeting of the execu
tlvcs of tlie all-Russlan cornmunisl
party, which ended only last week
a resolution van adopted that Rub
sian youths should be compelled tc
study the political teachings ol
Lenine art the basis for the futurt
government. While Lenlne's death h
felt throughout the world, he has al
ways remained more or less of an oh
scure figure. He was content to re
main in the background and allow
the lesser lights to occupy the lime
light.
It had been long reported that
Lenine would be succeeded by a tri
umvirate. IX was a notable circum
stance that his death found a vir
tual triumvirate In power. Zinoviev
head of the Petrograd soviet, leader
ill the third Internationale and inem-i
ber of the communist executive com
mittee; Stalin, people's commissar for
minorities (nationalities) in the soviet
government, and Leo Kamenev, third
viee president of the council, are
virtually in power. They are lead
ing the communist "old guard"
against the hostile faction under
Trot xky.
Dictator of Russia.
For six years Leniuo was practi
cally dictator of Russia. Allied pow
ers waged war against him, but with
out success. His notable military
falluro was the war against Po^nd
when Poland was saved by French
troops. ,
Lenine's real family name was
Vladimir llyitrh Ulyanov. Ho came
of a noble family, but was banished
from Russia because of his nihilist
(socialist) principles. He lived a great
part of his life in France and Switz
erland. He -..ns living in Switzerland
during the world war.
In 1917 when t,ho Russian govern
nient was tottering Germany allowed
Lenine and a few colleagues to pass
through the country in a sealed
train. At that time the czar, Nicho
las, had been overthrown. Alexan
der Kerensky was In power and Rus
sia was still waging war against Gcr
many. Rut the "councils'* in the
army and navy had weakened their
strength and Germany saw- a chance
for a bloodless coup.
Lenine and his adherents arrived
from Switzerland about the same
time that Trotzky arrived from the
United States. They started their red
revolution in Petrograd and after
bloody fighting the moderates under
Kerensky were put down. Lenine
and Trotzky came into power.
The following year (1918) they no
gotiated a treaty of peace with Gcr
many at Brest-Litovsk. This treaty
was hitterly denounced by the allies,
and later by the Russians themselves,
but they abided by It and from that
time on Russia ceased to he a factor
in the world war.
Lenine put George Tchitcherln in
power as people's commissar for for
eign affairs (foreign minister), a posf
he still holds. The first three years
of the soviet regime was marked by
Internal warfare and foreign invasion
The United States, France, Great
Britain, Japan. Rumania and Poland
united in making war against Russia,
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At All DYuRgtat*
but it wan like trying to walk through
a gigantic feather bed. One by one
the Invasions and rebellions were
crushed, leaving Lenine secure at
Moscow.
(lives Up Power.
But the strain of his position told
upon his health. At first Lenine took
frequent vacations. They became
longer, until finally he had to give
up power altogether.
Foreign statesmen united in admit
ting that Lenine was not only one of
the most spectacular figures Europe
has produced in the past century, but
one of the most powerful. From his
place In the kremlin lie Issued orders
that were obeyed by the "proletariat”
not only in his own country, but In
foreign lands as well. He had become
almost a myth when his death was
announced today.
Lenine had married, but had no
family, lie was the author of many
books upon rmmnunism and socialism
Many attempts were made upon
I^nine's life, but he escaped them all
to die a natural death, peacefully in
bed. *
Dora Kaplan, a woman socialist,
shot Lenine, and he had a narrow
escape from death. The bullet was
not removed from his breast until
over a year later. This wound is said
to have hastened his death.
t Hj Associated Free*.
Nikolai Lenine, lawyer pamphleteer,
and finally director of all Russia, was
the organizer and chief exponent of
tiie movement which i»ecame known
as bolshevism, and which *he char
acterized as "the great experiment;
the dictatorship of the proletariat.”
The career of this short, plump,
bald headed little man. who turned
Russia topsy turvy and probably as
much Influenced the other nations of
the world as any other man of his
century, was full of adventure from
his boyhood. lie was a revolutionist
at school, at the academy, at his uni
versity, and ever afterward. .
I^nines real name was Vladimir
lllitch Ulianoff He was born April
24, i870, in the town of Simbirsk, of
a bourgeois family with a pronounced
Tartor strain, reflected in Lenlne's
high cheek bones and slightly slant
Ing, cynical eye*. His father was
responsible master at a communa
school at Simbirsk and was very well
known among the school teachers of
his district. Lenine himself attended
the high school at Simbirsk, and b>
a strange coincidence his principal
was the father of Alexander Keren
sky, whom Lenine afterward over
threw to become premier of Russia.
The spirit of revolution against
the czar entered into practically every
Russian school In those days, and
Lenine, with some of his companions.
Is said to have smuggled the works
I
London, Jan. 22.—Predictions
were uugle In Russian circles here
this afternoon that Leo Kamenev
may be appointed lenine s suc
cessor. It is regarded that Trotzky
will not succeed Lenine owing to
his illness and his quarrel with
the central executive committee of
the communists. Kamenev is the
third president of the Russian
federal republic of soviets.
of Karl Marx on socialism into th»
school and to have read them witli
all the secret fear of discovery that
American schoolboys have of being
caught with a dime novel hidden be.
hind their geographies. M. Kerenek%
reported tliat I^nino was ft very
studious pupil, introspective In hit
thought* and shy In bis relation!
with his schoolmates. When Lenine
was 17 his eldest brother. Alexander
Ullanoff, was sentenced to death anc
hanged for an attempt upon the life
of Czar Alexander III. which was
organized by a terroristic organiza
tion of which he was a prominent
member.
Lenine himself never was a member
of any terroristic organization, but a
desire to avenge his brother’s death <g
Is said to have ruled his life.
Reed a Candidate.
Atlanta. Oa., Jan. 22.— United
States Senator James A. Reed will
ire a candidate in the Georgia presi
dential primary election March 15, it
was announced here today.
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