Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 5, 1924)
" The OMAHA M< >RNING 'JEE —* —«• » 1 _______ | jxttsrx1* "S ts CITY EDITION J VOL. 53. NO. 225. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1924. •' ‘ TWO CENTS'-“Kli-cSlKJ’.1""* V. y’"nl,:" / >» ' ■ ■' — —— ^ By Ma)| (1 yaar). Dally and Sunday. 16: Sunday, 11.10. within tha 4th ion a. Outalda tha 4th Zona (1 T«ar)t Pally and Sunday. Ill: Sunday only. Id. -" BOMBS BREAK ICE GORGES IN PLA TTE _aaa %o 30S _ COOLIDGE ORDERS TWO COrZZoSMEN INVESTIGA TED Will Probe Charges of Bribery Probe Ordered as a Result of Evidence Given by Chicago Grand Jury Indicting Colonel Forbes. Names Still Withheld Washington, March 4.—President Coolldge tonight ordered an immedi at* grand jury Investigation of t charges that two members of con gress had accepted bribes to obtain paroles and pardons lor persons con victed of crime. The announcement given out by C. Bascom Slemp, secretary to the president, follows: “The president. Immediately on noting tha evidence before the grand jury at Chicago implicated two mem bers of congress, gave immediate in structions to Seymour, acting attor ney general, and reiterated the in structions again this evening to Sey mour that prompt and immediate steps be taken to place the evidence before a grand jury and that he pro ceed with every diligence in "the prosecution of the case's.'’ A grand jury is expected to be con vened here shortly to go into the < barges against the congressmen. Their identity has not been made known, even to congressional leadeis, although it has been established that they are members of the house. Daugherty Testified. It also was disclosed today that while in Chicago last week Attorney (ieneral Daugherty appeared before (iie grand jury investigating veteran*' bureau affairs to submit evidence re garding the activities of the two con gressmen. Coincident with an announcement today by the senate veterans' com mittee that it would pursue a hands off policy in tlie matter, Representa tive Garrett, the democratic leader, introduced a resolution calling for the kjA appointment of a house committee to w e.-u a Irtish whether the persons men tioned in the Chicago jury's report were members of the house and whether theie was any ground for the charges against them. The resolution went to the rules committee of which Garrett is a member. He announced he would press for action on it, although he did not desire to embarrass any in vestigation that might .be conducted here by a grand jury. Information Conflict Inc. In a statement issued after he had introduced his resolution, Garrett said: ”It is felt that if those referred to are members of the house, it is the first duty of the house to ascertain the facts and take whatever action in the way of house cleaning is neces sary to preserve the confidence of the people in that body.” In announcing the decision of the senate veterans’ committee not to go into the charges involving the two house members, Chairman Reed de clared that information furnished him showed the matter was one for prompt prosecution, not investigation. He made this statement after a with conference John \V. H. Crim, government counsel In the veterans' bureau case, who Is understood to have Informed the committee chair man that the activities of the two house members bad no relation what ever to affairs of the bureau. David City Man, 80, Has 19th Birthday David City, Neb., March 4 —C. El. ler, senior member of the firm of L|| Eller 11 Son of David City, celebrated " hla 19th birthday anniversary on Friday, February 29, at his home when his friends gave him a con gratulation and flower shower as a token of the 80 years lie has lived. Mr. Eller Is able to be at his place of business each day. ,A family din ner was served at the home on Fri day tiight, at which Troy Eller and family. Julian Buckley and family and Mra. E. O. Sherburne of Cam bridge were present. r■ > Governor Bryan in Hot Water as Leaks Develop in Plumbing -.-.-J Lincoln, March 4.—Governor c'hnr ley Bryan ha* been In "hot water.” for Rome time, It wa* learned offic ially today. The venerable plumbing In the gov ernor’a mansion I* going to piece* all at once, like O. W. Holmes' "one hoes *hay.” ( The governor said that In one night he hud to deal with hot water spout* in five different place* throughout the mansion, and that at pre*ent the Iron distribution pipe* are giving an Indoor geyser exhibition In Til* base ment. Pots and pan* have been used to catch the drip from the ceilings, and the parlor and reception hall have had to he replaatered. The governor said that the plumb ing replaced so far has been In short sections, ant h* fears thnt unusual pressure will break the old pipe* and turn the mnnslon Into a Turkish hath emporium. Co-Operation Needed to Make Omaha a Greater City, Eugene Eppley Finds Work of Des Moines Commit tee Proved Benefits, Hotel Man Says—Favors Simi lar Body Here. By BERNARD FENNER. A city may be great in spite of it self or because ofits men and their co-operation. Omaha is in the for mmer. class today, according to Eugene Kppley. Mr. Eppley was one of the Omaha delegation which visited Des Moines, la., Monday and was given first hand Information about the working of the Greater Des Moines commit tee. •Des Moines Is one of those cities which is great because of the co-op eration of its men. The 10 leading business men, who comprise the com mittee, are alive. They forget, while they are laboring In the interests of their city, that they are, In some cases, competitors in the same line of work. They work together for one end. And they get it. "It is a most audacious group of ment. They have no knowledge of what they can't do. The majority of cities know all about what they can't do. Des Moines doesn't think about that angle. Cnlimited Aid to City. "What could Omaha do under simi lar co-operation among business men? Well, when the progress of the city at the present lime without concert Action on Wheat Tariff Held Up by Another Row Commission s Controversy on Method of Delivering Re port to Coolidge Cause of Deadlock. By Associated Press. Washington, March 4 — Another row lit the tariff commission has held up delivery to President Coolidge of the commission’s report on its wheat In quiry, completed more than a week ago. The controversy has divided the commission on the same basis ns have the various differences which have stirred that body for several months. It revolves about the method of re porting to the president. Three members, including Vice Chairman Culbertson, hold that the report should embody definite con clusions arried at during the inquiry together with the commission's ob servations. Chairman Marvin and two other commissioners believe it should present only cost of produc tion figures on Canadian and Ameri can wheat and upon three varying bases. President Coolidge hag Indicated he is prepared to order an increase in tlie wheat tariff as soon as the com mission formally presents Its report but despite daily White House in quiry at the commission offices ^the report is being held up by the con troversy. Vice Chairman Culbertson after a call at the White House today said he could not say when it would be presented. Maupin Speaks at Dad-Lad Banquet Hartington, Neb., March 4.—One of the largest and most successful father and son banuuets ever held In northeast Nebraska was held In this city this evening. It was held under the auspices of the business men of Hartington. \V. H. Stelnbach, super intendent of schools, officiated as master of ceremonies. Will M. Maupln of The Omaha Bee editorial staff, was the principal speaker. Mr. Maupln Interspersed hi* talk with recitations of his poems dealing with the boys nnd illustrated his points with apt stories. Fall From Koof Cause* Death of Madison Pioneer Madison, Neb., March 3.—Gustave Teske, 02, an old resident of Madison county, died at his home here Sat urday. Mr. Teske was born In _Ger many and came to this county soon after. He married Miss Sadie Schmedecke at Columbus in 1S91 and three children survive the death of their father, Carl, who lives In Oregon; Herman In Norfolk and Wnl ter In Platte Center. His wife also survives him ns does a sister, Mrs. C. C. McAllister of this city. Ills death came ns the result of a fail a short time ago when he climbed to the roof of Ills house to fix the chimney and *ell. He lny for nome time In the cold and never re covered from the exposure. Women’s Gym Class Formed A clan* of 60 women and girl* are enrolled In a gymnasium Haas which met last week for the first time in the high school building In David City. The claaa 1* under the direc tion of Mrs. Frank Mlzern, wife of the county attorney. The officers of the organization are Ada Ncwans, president; Vivian Dee, secretary, and Mrs. F. K. Hansen, treasurer. Eugene C. Eppley. ^tl backing la noted, Imagine what colud be accomplished by having rep resentative business men trained in their particular lines meeting once a week to think up good things for Omaha. "A person of note is never permit ted to enter Ites Moines without some mark of recognition being shown. If the person is a woman, the committee sees lo it that a suitable reception committee of women is in readiness. Omaha is al lttle backward in this matter. "When something for ill* good of the city Is to be done, the ones to do it are already organized and ere ac customed to working in harmony. There Is no time lost in getting a group together. "That is where the great good of the committee results. It goes out after things It wants for the city. In stead of taking things as they come, the men of Dea Moines are up and do ing and are always seeking new good tor their city. They got the canton ment during the war. bringing consid erable business to the city. They are boosting the through highway from river to rivet*. Good Hoads Essential. "Good roads Is ona of the pets of this committee. Omaha men would do well to pattern after this commit tee for this, at least. Furthering this movement would do away with the present experience of traveling on a good road through one county only to drop off into a mud hole at the coun ty line. Objections to extensive road building in the state have been over come by systematlo campaigning. "There is practically no overhead expense to this committee. The way the work is done, results are accom plished with a minimum of expense s»d egort. In fact, ecort la about tm- only thing expended by the com mittee or the city In attaining their ends. The state benefits, the city benefits, but is not required to spend large sums of money, because the thing Is got at the proper time. Aid to Chamber. "Instead of disrupting the Cham ber of Commerce, this committee strengthened it. There are many things which the chamber < i*»i not do. which the committee does. "A half dozen of us got to talking about Omaha at lunch a few weeks ago and naturally the talk veered around to the Greater Ires Moines committee. Correspondence began between the cities and the visit re sulted. We saw the committee which Is never larger than 30 members, at Its regular Monday session. "We have not formally organized here a a yet.” This organization probably will fob low In a ahort time, according to hints dropped by several of the men who were on the trip and by others who have lookd into the plan. Oshkosh Village. Officer Would Ban ‘Howler’ Radio I.lncoln, March ♦.—Village Trustee A. D. Riddell of Oshkosh has written the state legal department Inquiring whether an ordinance prohibiting the sale of "howler sets” for radio ap paratus would he legal. Assistant Attorney General Dort has answered that villages hnve the right to pro. hlblt nuisances, but the question whether the sale or use of "howler sets” eonstltutes a nuisance would hnve to he decided In the courts Married in Council Bluffs. The following peraons obtained mnr rln*H license* in Council Illuff* yesterday Charles Handera, Omaha. 6.1 Lulu Richardson. Omaha . .... 41 Ifolfar Lnraen. Omaha. 24 Carla Larsen, Omaha . 20 Mlarhel Culton. Omaha . 10 Gertruda Forbes, Omaha. 22 Frand* Henner. Nebraska City, Neb . 21 Cectlla Bruat, Nebraska City. Neb . 20 Rimer Hlesland. Wood River, Neb. ... 16 Allra Ben field, PfOfMfi KlO. '.’4 Joseph Harazln. Gretna Neb. 8* Helen Bartis, Oretna, Neh. 8* Joseph Rehor, Wilbur, Neb . 1* flam Bit pick ft. MIIIIkaii, Neb Joseph Bvarc, Wilbur. Neh . 22 Rmrna Sleplc.k*. Wilbur, Neb. 21 Loren Menney, Omaha 24 Lot nia suiiivan. (tntftna . Arthtir DeLaterre. Omaha . 21 f<<ie111a Kratky Omaha . 21 Ray Johnson, Persia. I* 26 Mildred Graham, Perils, la. 1* Lloyd Campbell, Loveland. 1* 20 P’lla Stoher. Missouri Valley, In. IN •f M. Ha*. Omaha 1 Kleanor Behrers, Omaha . Bon Ballev, Blair, Neb . . Kritth Hall, Kenner, Neb . 1 William Noyes, « oumll Bluffs. ’« Lena Peterson, Cmtwil Bluff* I" Harry Finch. Randolph, la Mlnnt. H artman, Sidney, Ii.. ZI r -- / Norris Stirs Senate on Farm Relief Scores Attempt of Southern Democrats to Add Amend ments to Norbeck BilS for Their Districts. Senators Stay for Debate By P. C. POWELL* Washington Correspondent The Omaha Bee. Washington. March 4.—Stimulated by a strong, emotional address by Senator George W. Morris of Nebras ka, In favor of farm relief through i passage of the Norbeck $60,000,00# relief bill, the senate launched into an exhaustive, almost fiery debate today over the right of government to advance money to any one class or group of people. When the senate adjourned tonight about 20 senators had been on the floor discussing their Ideas of the farm problem and nearly all chairs in the senate chamber were filled, a marked contrast from the almost va cant appearance of the senate cham ber yesterday when farm relief burst on thq horizon following weeks of oil scandal debate. Senator Norris put spice Into consid eration of the Norbeck bill when he bitterly scored the attempt of south ern democrats to add amendments to the bill calling for additional millions for benefit of their districts. He clill lenged their right to such appropria tions and pointed out the responsible reasons for the plight of the north western wheat farmer for whom the bill was personally Intended. Objections Are Strong. The effect of the Norris charge to southerners tsklng advantage of pos sible need of their votes to put the bill through to load it with millions for use of their constituents Is prob lematical. In many quarters It Is ae serted It might turn southerners against the bill If they do not get any thing out of It and their opposition backed with opposition from certain easterners Tolght cause Its death. Certain eastern senators objected to the bill on the ground that furthering of the dairy Industry In the north west by government aid furnished un fair competition for eastern dairymen. Gooding of Idaho announced oppo sition because he believed ths pending McNary-Haugen measure would give the necessary relief. * Norris opened his address by re viewing the growth of diversified farming in the northwest from 1911 to 1917. H» produced charts to show how wheat farmers had learned of di versification and had gone Into diver sified crop raising to a large extent. Responded to War Cry. “Then," said Norris, "the war oame on. They were Importuned to be come patriotic. They read placards and heard speeches the keynote of all being: “‘Help win the war. Raise more wheat.' •'His story discloses that no man responded mors whole-heartedly than did the wheat farmer In doing his hit. He went against his beet Judg ment. dropped diversified farming and went pell mell Into ths wheat business. He sold his cattle, he dropped doing everything on the farm except raise wheat. "We passed a hill ths spirit of which waa to make a minimum pries for wheat In order to further stimu late wheat growing. What hap pened? "The agency which handled all of our wheat transformed ths minimum price of wheat Into the maximum price. In other words whlls wheat was being sold by ths farmer for $2.20 ft bushel It was sold In Italy and other countries for $4 snd $5 per bushel. I'nited States Makes 160,000.004. "The corporation set up by the government to handle wheat made a profit of $00,000,000 from the wheat sold, by farmers. Not a cent of this money was returned to the farmers. The profit which should he the farm ers' profit during the war Is less than the amount we are asking. "After the war the farmer. Induced to drop diversification, found himself unable to return to it. Thousands of them are broke. They can't even buy a cow. We are asking for money to loan them to start diversi fication again. "For this reason the wheat farmer is entitled to this relief through the government which at Its own re oueet Induced him to stop diversi fication and start extensive wheat growing. Other section do not suffer us a result of a like condition ufgcA by the government and we have no right to make an omnibus measure of this bill.” Senator Capper pointed out that the amount of wheat necessary to produce a harrel of flour In 1913 cost no more than the same amount of wheel produced In 1923. "Yet the oonsumer is paying $7 1.0 per barrel more for flour," Capper said. Community Cluli at Callaway. Call* way, Nab.. March 4 -Th* annual mating; of th#» c'nllnwny <’omnuinltv club will f»o hHd Frldnji, A bnnquH »tmll<«r to tha on* h*M ht*f your will b* **rv<s1. Tito pupil* of 111* Otllfiway High Achuol ii* pi Mi til ing for th* Annual •leciumulot y conical. April 3 Chief Figures in.the News of the Day \$f,cv<r. Willio/tv JGwccmi, «ToSc pki**Daniels* 5 A.-J.Cv'eogfbsc'bt l fltLou- jvricKclA5‘ toa^vortk, Cfet&e P<m 5 Col C\iHe? k fn .. ■ ■- . *■.. —■■■ »"■. ..1---** "•'""" "'»■■ ■ -- Th Colonel Charles R. Forbes, for mer head of the United States vet eran's bureau, has been Indicted in Chicago on the charge that he accepted a bribe of S5.000 from ,1. W. Thompson, Healthy contractor, to whom Forbes awarded hospital building contracts. Babe Ruth, world's champion slugger, has been stricken with his fourth attack of Influenie at Hot Springs, where he was doing preliminary spring train ing. Congressman Nicholas I/mg woiili of Ohio, is author of the In come tax reduction bill as finally passed by the house. Governor Alex ,1. Groesbeck of Michigan, wras sum moned to Washington for a con ference with President C’oolidge the inference being that he was to be offered the post of attorney general when Itaugherty resigns. Senator W illiam Marconi has an nounced that within a few weeks It will have perfected apparatus that will enable him to send mes sages along a narrow lane in which only the station at which they are aimed will be able to pick them up. Former Secretary of the Navy Josephus Itaniels of North Caro lina. is being boomed by his friends for the democratic presidential Domination. Iowa Delegation Backs Coolidge State Convention Votes Al most Unanimously to Sup port Present Incumbent. By A.inrint.4 Press Des Moines. March 4.—Iowa's dele gation to the republican national con vention will go to Cleveland with In structions to support President Calvin Coolidge under aiy alrnoet unanimous vote of the state delegate convention hers this afternoon. - The only opposition to s proposal that ths delegation bs Instructed for the president came from ths Tenth congressional district. The vote to Instruct followed ad dresses by Joseph I-Yalley. who moved that Iowa put Its support behind the president, and by Robert Healy of Fort Dodge, who declared the stale republican organization should now declare Itself a fighting organization, take the lead In reelecting Coolidge. referring to' the criticism that might arise because of the present state of affairs In Washington. The convention Mien endorsed for mer Cntted States Senator Charles A. Rawson of Des Moines for national committeeman from Iowa to succeed John T. Adams of Dubuque. Selection of the Iowa delegation to the national convention was com pleted early this afternoon without a contest from the floor on any of the candidates. Four Farms Bring Over $200, Cash, Per Acre Newman Grove. Neb . Meroh 4.— Four well Improved farm* close to Newman Grove were sold last week for cash. The lowest priced farm brought 1225 per acre and the high est farm sold for $275 an acre. Britain Plans to Link All Ponsetikimis Together London. March 4.—Great Britain It going to build wireless station and lay down cable lines in the near fu ture in it*. possessions fringing the Caribbean sea In order to link them together and with the mother coun try to prevent the imperial combina tions from falling Into the hands of foreigners in case the private Ameri can negotiations for purchasing the present French cables in the West In dies are consummated. Brewery Ordered Destroyed. Chicago, March 4.—United Slats* District Attorney Edwin A. Olson to day delivered to Marshalltobert l.evv a court order for the dost ruction of the equipment, machinery and plan! of the Elgin Ice and Beverage com pany. The plant la valued at more lhan $200,000. Similar orders against 14 other breweries In northern Illi nois now closed by Injunction will be sought, Olson announced. Geneva Debater* \\ in. Geneva, Neb.. March 4 The local ! High school debaters won a decision I from Glny Outer In tbelr arguments j fi»r the negative of the question: Resolved. That the Immigration 14tw» Should He Further Restricted.” Members of the Geneva team ere I Howard Hamilton. Roland Props! | and John Gewacka V The Day in I Washington] The house ordered an Investiga tion of the shipping board. A batch of light win* and beer Mils were Introduced In the house. Tiie house began consideration of the bill to lease Muscle Shoals to Henry Ford. A dispute In the tariff commis sion held up the commission’s re port op wheat duties. President t'ooHdge reaffirmed his adherence to principles of the Mel lon tav phm. Joseph C. Grew, minister to Swit serland, Was nominated to be un dersecretary of state. The text of the ship liquor treaty between the t'nited States and Grew! Britain was made public. The exservice men's anti-bonus league was attacked during hear ings on a soldiers' bonus bill in the house. Modlfiration of the I. C. C. or der for automatic train control de vices was asked by 89 first class railroads. An investigation of charges that two members of congress had ac cepted money in connection with paroles and pardons was asked by Representative Garrett. Tennessee, the democratic leader. Attorney General Daugherty'a counsel were furnished a letter by the senate investigating commit tee outlining tlieir privileges hi the Daughnrty inquiry. Samuel Knight, San Francisco, was nuomlnated as special govern ment counsel to test Standard Oil company of raHfortila. oil land titles. William J. Burns told the senate nil committee that Kdward B. Mr lean is on the Department of Jus tice rolls as a dnllar-a-year mem ber of the bureau of Investigation. Senator Walsh, democrat, Mon tana, laid before the oil committee correspondence showing that K. I„ Doheny sought last December to Interest him in an nil enterprise and that he refused to enter any venture I lust might make him ap pear In a wrong light In view of his official position. Hebron Adopts Filiform Flag Federation System Hebron, Neh.. March 4.—ilehroti bualnea* men have completed arrange ment* for uniform flag decoration* to ha placed In front of each bualneaa houae. About SO bualneaa men have adopted the new avatem and It I* ex pected to he lnatalled within a month The flag* are 4xS feet, mounted on a 1* foot wooden ataff* The Hebron American I.egion poat haa been active In aecurlng the *y*t»m. Sbiokley Pioneer Bilried. Geneva, Neh., March 4.—The funer al of John I,. William*. SS, wa* held at the Methodist church. Mr. Wll Hants resided on a farm near Shlckley from 1S72 until 1902, when h* came to Geneva Hla wife died her# In 1914. j Ha la aurvlved hy alx aon* and two daughter*. One daughter, $1ra. Ar villa Itrundnge. and a eon. Fred Wil liam*, reside In Geneva. Ilealrlre—Mrs Mabel Ijtnglry. 4* n resilient of lleatrlce, tmased away cl Mlnnrnpolis Minn, where alte had gone fo>- ti-.'-it-— cut she is aurvlved by her huabttnd, O P latngle.v and four children. , Welter’s Fate in Jury's Hands Alleged Accomplice in Me* Ardle Slaying Sits Like Graven Image. While Mrs. William Welter wept silently Into her handkerchief, closing arguments were mad© Tuesday morn ing to the jury’ In district court at the trial of her husband for the tfiurder of Henry McArdle. whose charred body was found In a strawstack In Sarpy county the morning of Novem ber 24. The case was submitted to the jury at 12:1a. Welter has sat like a graven image all through th* week of trial, scarce ly moving a muscle. He was not put on the stand. Griffin Twisted Principal witness in his favor was James Griffin, found guilty of man slaughter two weeks ago after trial for the murder of McArdle. Griffin-'s testimony differed in several places from his story given at his own trial. “Griffin's story Is Impossible In a hundred places." exclaimed County Attorney Henry Beal in his argument, referring to a statement by counsel for the defense that “Griffin's story Is not improbable." “That statement by the defense is an insult to your intelligence," de clared Beal. "Boy" I4efeu»e "And," he continued, positing at Welter, "don't be taken in by the ‘boy’ stuff defense attorneys have been pulling. Welter is no boy. He has arrived at the age when he must stand responsible. The defense would have you believe he was a mere coun try lad, trimmed by city slicker*. But it was Weller who. according to the evidence, helped get together this gang." Judge Fihrgerald, In his instruc tions. pointed out again that the jury can bring in a verdict of murder in the first or second degree or man slaughter or scquittal. Legislative Candidates File in Two Districts T.inooln. Marcli 4 —The following legislative filings, all for the lower house, were made Tuesday: John S Wise. Hamlet. Mighty eighth district, republican, refiled: S. M Kinaingrr, Hayes Center. Mighty eighth district, democrat; W, V. Vo taw. Maywood. Mighty sixth district, republican. James H. H. Hewett of Alliance filed for district Judge In the Six teenth district. ^tudents Invite Gage County to Attend Play Wymore, Neb March 4 —The Y " • C. A. student Imily of the Wymore High school will give a play entitled. ''Springtime," at the l.yrivi theater Thursday and Friday. Twenty two of the high arhool students make up the oast. A booster motor trop to al Itowns in southern Gage county In the Interest of attendance to th^ play has been made by students F our \\ olve* Shot in Drive Near l eigh Columbus. Neb.. Man'll 4 -Four wolvea were shot in a wolf drive held in the l.elgh neighborhood A Noil MO men took part in the drive form .ing in line* four and five nub* in [length, one animal escaped. Explosive Dropped to Save Ship F6rced Landing Occurs as Gorges Near North Bend Are Blown Out—Boys Maroon ed on Island Rescued. 12 Washouts on U. P* Special Dispatch to Tha Omaha Baa. North Bend, Neb., March 4.—• Thrilling war scenes were re-enacted today when ore of«he two huge Mar tin bombing planes, breaking up Ice gorgee In the Platte river east of here, made a forced landing, casting off Its surplus bombs before volplaning to the ground. I-ahding with a cargo of 100-pound bombs would have meant disaster and the fliers dropped the explosive at random before reaching the earth. Fortunately the projectiles fell onto the river. The plane was undamaged. Two gorges were broken up by the two planes, one six miles east of North Bend and the other about nine miles east. Twenty-five bombs were dropped at the first place. It was at the second point that the forced land ing occurred. There are 12 washouts on the main line of the Union Pacific between North Bend and Ames, some of them 200 feet long. The last train o^er the line was No. 19, westbound, leaving North Bend at 2:20 Tuesday morning. Trains are being detoured over ths Stromsburg branch. No. 10, eastbound, due out of North Bend at 10 tonight, is expected to be the first train sent over the repaired track. Two thousand men are working to replace the damaged track, under the direct supervision of General Super intendent Woodruff and General Man ager William M. Jeffers of the Union Pacific. It Is estimated that It will be 10 days before train service is normal* .at this point. The ice In the river Is reported to be breaking up rapidly. The general breakup Is expected to occur within a day or two. The two planes returned to Lam bert. between Schuyler and Richland, where a landing field has been estab lished, for the tngfct. Boys Rescued. Fremont. Neb., March 4.—Six Fre mont boys, marooned on an island in the Platte river east of Fremont since Sunday afternoon, were safely brought back to the mainland yester day afternoon. The boys were obliged to spend the night on the is land when a heavy Ite floe carried off a small wagon bridge, ths only connecting link with the mainland. The boys are Arthur Mason. Vir gin Miller. Alvin Miller. Jack Men* denhall, Lloyd Wilts* and Byron Pep-rrs. Val Rosengreen, farm hand on Sheriff Condit's island farm, brought the boys to the mainland by boat, making two tripe. When the boys discovered their plight they made their way to the 8. Taylor Island farm where they tele phoned to their parents and allayed fears of anxious mothers. All re mained at the Boy Scout camp on the island during the night. Platte on Rampage. The Platte went on a real rampage in Dodge county yesterday, with ths water rushing along the Vnion Pa cific railroad tracks near North Bend and farmers were forced to take their stock off the lowlands. The first farmer to suffer serious loss thus far was Albert Nelson, who lost CO hogs by drowning when ths river first went over its hanks Sun day night. Appeals for help re ceived In Fremont brought aid In tks moving of stock to safe ground. For one mile west of North Bend the Lincoln highway is inundated and traffic is completely blocked oa that road. A drainage d;tch near the Charles Hurich farm, two mile* east of Ames, diverted the flood waters back into the river. 4 The Platte was reported bank full Schuyler and Rogers today, with no serious damage as yet. Maple Creek tore loose Sunday and went over Its hguks near Hooper. Ice t.orge Shifts. The ice gorge that haa threatened farm lands near Schuyler for the las* few weeks shifted slightly yesterday and forced flood waters into Butler county, hut did not greatly Increases the danger to Butler county property. Both the North and South Platt* rivers were reported to - hare fall.'!* one tenth of a foot at North Platte byt Meteorologist M. V. Robins of Omaha, This might Indicate an ice jam fur* ther up the river, he said, but it would not interfere with the Bow of the water. It was reported at Schuyler that Ice which began breaking up late Monday was Is'ing carried away in a stream 100 feet wide that had opened In the north channel of the Platte, with tho result that flood waters on the north river lands were rapidly receding. The Riniington and Vnlon Pacific railroad property near Schuyler la said to !>e in no Immediate danger. I The Weather I V-—-*_S T*mp*ralurr—Highest. «•, |««sit SI: j «****. s*. norms*. Jt. total rio**a I aim# Januarr 1, < rm-lrilglldfl. In. he* «n,1 Handro<*tho— I Total «*i' total ••no* Janiuri 1, 1 »ti IfltTf**, o i>: Mourlv Tpnijn r Umit* ► • ■ i p, m ...»« * • m. . 3? t p, m .4* t ft. m. ...... Sr s p r»» . . .4# * *. m 3 3 4 p n» 3* * » m. i £ r iv 1# * m * « p m , %, J ? ' i » w "*> r i% jh W r, ,-n i ft n- SI