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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.
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Governor Bryan in
Hot Water as Leaks
Develop in Plumbing
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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
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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
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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.
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