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CITY EDITION , VOL. 53. NO. 226. OMAHA, THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 1924. *' TWO CENTSV_-fcrt * *ochf,Ur- J
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Coolidge Is
“Principal,”
Says Heflin
Alabama Democrat Believes
President Referred to in
Telegrams Between Capi
tal and Palm Beacb.
Used by McLean in Wire
Washington, March 5.—Edward
It. McLean, Washington newspaper
publisher, and intimate friend of
p the late President llarding, will be
given an opportunity to tell all he
knows to the senate committee in
vestigating tlxe leasing of the naval
oil reserves by former Secretary of
the Interior Albert It. Fall.
This decision was reached today
by the committee, which determined
to hear the publisher in an execu
tive session and ask Inin to re
veal frankly all that he knows of
the circumstances surrounding the
granting of the leases and subse
quent developments.
Washington, March f>.—As the oil
committee prepared today to estab
lish the identity of the ‘‘principal”
mentioned in one of the celebrated
McLean telegrams, Senator Heflin,
democrat, Alabama, told the senate he
thought the reference was to Presi
dent Coolidge.
"I think the ‘principal’ referred to
here is the president,” Senator Heflin
said after reading the message sent
to the Washington publisher at Palm
Beach on January 2!) last by Ira E.
Bennett, an editorial writer on the
Washington Post.
Senator Heflin expressed the belief
that the statemnet in the telegram
th?t ttxere would be “no resignations"
was in keeping with a published state
ment. about that time that President
Coolidge had said he would not per
mit Secretary Denby to resign at the
time the senate was demanding his
resignation.
"I think these two things are con
nected up,” Senator Heflin said, “that
0 they mean just what this telegram
9 sets out; that the ’principal’ had been
Heen; that xeaction In a political way
is expected; that there will he 'no
I'ocklng of the boat nnd n6 resigna
tions.'
“I should like to have the commit
tee ask Bennett tomorrow—I under
stand that he is going to appear be
fore the committee then—to explain
:his telegram in detail.”
Referred to Again.
The "principal” Is referred to In
another of the McLean telegrams ex
amined today by the oil committee
behind closed doors after the public
hearing previously announced had
be<;n abandoned. The text was with
held until tomorrow, hut some com
mittee men said it might he of assist
ance In the effort to ascertain who
the "principal” is.
Having received Information that At
torney General Daugherty was in
Florida at the time the telegram was
sent, senators said they would seek
also to establish the nature of the
message which the Bennett telegram
informed McLean had been delivered
to the "principal.”
White House officials would make
no comment on Senator Heflin's state
ment other than to say that Bennett
had conferred with the president on
several occasions, but that there was
no record showing that he had a
conference on January 39.
Bennett also declined to comment,
■eying hla statement would be pre
•anted to the committee, upon which
h* ha* b«en in attendance for several
day» In response to a subpoena.
Examine 300 Telegrams.
Something like 300 telegrams re
ceived and sent by McLean and others
at Palm Beach were examined at the
two hours’ executive session of the
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Journalism Students Will
Write Stories of Tourney
The school of Journalism of the
University of Nebraska is organizing
Its students Into a correspondence
staff, Prof. M. M. Fogg, director, an
nounced. They will write about the
14th Nebraska basket ball tournament
March * 8 for the home town papers
of the students in the school.
It is planned to write about the
games for the country weeklies es
pecially. sending stories featuring the
work of the home-town teams. Last
year such stories signed by students
were published In 25 papers. Tills
year It 1s hoped to have over 50
papers.
Damage Done by Twister
Near Pawnee (lily Tuesday
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Dec.
Deatrice, Neb., Ma rrh E.—According
to Information received here, consid
erable damage was done to farm prop
erty near TSern, Kan., southeast of
I'awnee City, Neb., and In the vicinity
of Seneca, by a twister early yester
day. No fatalities are reported. A
heavy rain fell following the wind
storm.
Lincoln Woman Not Guilty
ft of Assault to Do Injury
Lincoln, March E.—Mrs. Nannie I.
Davis was found not guilty of a
charge of assault to do great bodily In
Jury by a Jury In district court. The
case grew out of the allegation of
Otto Meyer, farmer neighbor of Mrs.
Davis. tha> the latter tired a shot
gun at Meyer following an argument
over sprue hogs.
Wheat Report
Given Coolidge
Washington, March 5.—The tariff
commission today delivered to Presi
dent Coolidge a report on its wheat
inquiry and the president is expected
soon to proclaim an Increase*in the
present duties on wheat and wheat
products.
Iowa Convention
Slapped Labor in
Face, Says Lewis
Failure to Endorse Brookhart
and Omission of Labor Aid
Resolutions Flayed by
Federation Head.
By Assoc luted
Des Moines, March 6.—The repub*
lican state delegate convention held
here Tuesday was characterized ‘‘an
insult to voters of Iowa," because it
failed to endorse Senator Smith W.
Brookhart and neglected to mention
the interests of labor In the resolu
tions adopted, in a declaration cir
culated among labor leaders today by
John C. Lewis, president of the Iowa
Federation of Labor.
Heads of 12 labor organizations had
signed the declaration tonight and it
will be sent to all labor publications of
the state and to Labor, the national
workers' organ, at Washington, Mr.
Lewis announced.
"The convention," says the declara
tion, "insults the intelligence of the
republican voters of Iowa because it
ignored Senator Brookhart and named
Senator Cummins as a member of
the state delegation.
"The standpatters in control of the
convention,” the declaration contin
ues, "slapped labor In the face by
Ignoring labor Interests in the resolu
tions, while It took a stand on be
half of agriculture and the soldiers
bonus.
"We therefore protest against the
treatment accorded labor and Sena
tor Brookhart, and call upon our peo
ple to resist this action by marshall
ing forces and voting unanimously In
the June primaries for Brookhart."
Republican party leaders today re
iterated their gratification over the
endorsement of president Coolidge by
the convention, but some prominent
members did not conceal a feeling
that the Instruction might lead to
complications in the coming primary
campaign.
One prominent republican In the
state senate declared the convention
demonstrated conclusively that Iowa
should have a presidential primary,
"to prevent such steam roller tactics
as we witnessed yesterday.”
Muny Court Measure
Passes Iowa Assembly
Dcs Moines, March S.—Passage of
the municipal courts hill, with an
amendment under which municipal
court Judges would not he permitted
to act on habeas corpus petitions, was
the only important action taken in the
legislature today. The amendment
was put through, its sponsors de
clared, to curb an abuse in which
municipal Judges often intervene with
district court cases. The bill also car
ried a provision to permit appeal di
rect to the supreme court from the
municipal court.
The legislative insurance Investiga
tion will reopen tomorrow, when the
committee plans to review annual re
ports of Insurance companies on file
in the insurance department.
Woman to Be Charged
With Poisoning Baby
Nebraska City, Neb.. March 5.—
County Attorney W. F. Moran an
riounced he would file an information
charging Mrs. Walter White with
poisoning her 13-months-old son. ills
action, he said, was based on the ac
tion of the coroner’s jury, which today
brought In a verdict that the child
came to Its death as a result of poison
administered by its mother.
Mrs. White is alleged to have at
tempted to commit suicide, but Is re
ported to be recovering.
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Romance, realties, complications,
mystifications all are in the story.
“Cordelia
the Magnificent”
which begins In The Bee today.
Cordelia Marlowe, daughter of one
of those many families whoso for
tune was swallowed up In the
period following ttie war. decides
that she must go to work.
She heroines the dupe of a clever
but unscruploiis lawyer who uses
her as a private detective against
her own friends.
A certain young man is deeply In
love with her but she puts him
out of her mind, at least she
thinks so.
The climax of tier adventures as
tool for the blackmailing lawyer
Is told by I.erny Scott In
“Cordelia
the Magnificent”
which will appear serially in The
Omaha Baa each day.
.Sr»r» I t
Farm Relief
Measure Is
Laid Aside
Norbeck - Burtness Bill Will
Come Up Monday Writh De
bate Limited to 10 Min
utes Each.
Attacked by Democrats
__
"Washington, March 5.—After three
days of debate the Norbeck-Burtness
bill, first of the current farm relief
measures to be taken up by the sen
ate was temporarily laid aside late to
day in favor of the postoffice appro
priations bill.
An agreement was reached that
from 3 next Monday afternoon all
debate would be limited to 10 minutes
for Individual senators on the farm
relief bill and an equal time on any
amendment then pending or pro
posed.
Senator Dial, democrat. South Caro
lina, denounced the measure as “an
attempt to make one taxpayer pay for
the mistakes of another.”
The bill would appropriate $75,000,
000 to finance diversification of crops,
particularly in the wheat growing sec
tions.
Federal aid for farmers Is no more
essential than is assistance to the
banking machinery of the northwest,
Senator Bursum, republican. New
Mexico, declared in advocating adop
tion of his amendment which would
appropriate $20,000,000 for "stabilizing
banks and trust companies in agricul
tural districts.”
The public has lost faith In banks.
Senator Bursum said, alluding to the
succession of failures reported from
the grain belt, which, he said amount
ed to 95 per cent of the banks In
North Dakota. Senator Dadd, re
publican, of that state said this
figure was inaccurate, failures there
aggregating only 96 out of a total of
800.
“And those 96 were practically all
small banks of limited capital and
with Improvident loans,” said Senator I
King, democrat, Utah.
Organization to Control
Corn Prices Is Urged
Kankakee, III., March 5—A com
mittee of 50 will control the price pf
corn In America, if the National
Farmera’ union succeed* in its plan
outlined here today at the conven
tion of corn belt farmers, by Paul
B. Talbot of Des Moines, la. Farmers
from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Min
nesota attended and at noon paraded
the streeta carrying banners demand
ing "coat of production plus a reason
able profit.”
From here, Mr. Talbot and other
speakers declared the farmers must
return to their own communities and
pledge enough corn farmera to with
hold next season's crop from the mar
ket, to assure the national union
power to control the price farmers
will accept. After the four states are
organized, RO districts, or more will be
created, and from each district an
active farmer will be elected to the
statistical committee, which will de
termine the production cost and an
nounce the country-wide minimum
corn price farmera will demand.
From November 1 to January 1,
next, the union will exert every ef
fort to complete organization. Their
committee of 60 will not commence
deliberations until nfter the corn Is
harvested, and the acreage and yield
known exactly. Then labor cost,
taxes. Interest, machinery and equip
ment costs and overhead, will he
figured exactly. Kach farmer who
Joins the union will record his own
production cost on a statistical blank
which he will file with his represen
tative 'of the committee, and frofn
these blanks the necessary averages
will be calculated.
"Acreage, yield and consumption of
corn Is well known," Mr. Talbot de
clared. "Three billion bushels have
been produced and consumed In each
of the past three years. With maxi
mum production and maximum con
sumption known, we have all the ele
ments needed to control orderly mar
keting. Through cost accounting and
knowledge of the yield we can de
termine the cost and the reasonable
profit.
"It Is granted by financial, pro
fessional and business Interests, that
we must have a better price."
Complete Credit Body.
Minneapolis. Minn., March 5.—Final
organization of the $10,000,000 agricul
tural credit' corporation to relieve
economic distress In the northwest
states was completed today with the
appointment of Kd Schulenberg as
head of the corporation'* work In
Montana.
Mr. Schulenberg has been the Mon
tana representative of the First Na
tional bank, 8t. Paul, for the lR»t
four years,
I.rgion Will llrlp I)i-al*l«-d
War Veteran to Keep Home
John T. Wonlsey, 3325 North
Thirty sixth avenue, will not lose his
home If the American T.eglon can
prevent It, Adjutant llough aald yes
terday.
Woolne.v'a $100 check was reduced
to $32 without notice March 1 though
lie Is In a nerve shattered condition.
"This may have been done ns
punishment for t>elng nbsent without
leave from a hospital," sold Hough.
“The 1 ted Cross has been helping and
we will carry him along until we git
his compensation adjusted.1'
Hiram Johnson to
Speak Here in March
Lincoln, March 6.—Senator Hiram
Johnson is booked for a return en
gagement in the state of Nebraska,
starting a three day speaktng tour
March 24, Frank Harrison, his state
campaign manager, announced here
today.
Definite dates for the trip through
the state have not been set. but Mr.
Harrison said he probably would ap
pear in Omaha on one of the three
days and 'at Norfolk on March 24.
Fails City or Nebraska City and a trip
through northeastern Nebraska are
planned on in the itinerary.
Coolidge Restores
Deserters’ Rights
Affects Only Those Deserting
After Signing of the
Armistice.
Washington, March 5.—President
Coolidge by proclamation today re
stored the rights of American citizen
ship to all deserters from the army
and navy during the three-year period
between the armistice and the formal
ending of the world war.
The proclamation. Issued upon the
recommendation of Secretaries Denby
and Weeks, affects in no wise those
who deserted in the face of the enemy
cr at any time before the armistice,
and does not remit nor commute the
courtsmartial sentences of those who
deserted after the armistice and prior
to the end of war.
The president acted to clear up a
situation whereby those who desert
ed after the fighting ceased suffered
the same loss of citizenship as those
who left the military forces during
the war’s prosecutions.
Ixwit All Rights.
The war was actually over on No
vember 11, 1918, but all who deserted
after that date and before the last
proclamation of peace, on November
17, 1921, were deemed under the law
voluntarily to have relinquished and
forfeited their rights of citizenship,
as well as their rights to become cit
izens and to be forever incapable of
holding any office of trust or profit
under the United States or of exer
cising any of the rights of American
citizenship.
Secretary Denby in a letter to the
president made public at the Navy
department coincident with issuance
of the proclamation at the White
House declared the citizenship penal
ties "however Justifiable in cases of
desertion committed during the pros
ecution of a war are uncommonly
harsh and severe for offenses com
mitted at any other time.”
Many Are Mere Boys.
With mere boys, ns many of them
were when they deserted, a full con
ception of the slatutory disabilities
which confonted them was not pos
sible,” Denby said. "It is during the
years which have ensued, and which
they may yet have to live, as they
grow to manhood and old age, that
they realize the terrible consequence
of their offense and the shame which
It Involves and which, unless re
lieved they must carry with them to
the grave, to the everlasting dis
honor of themselves and their pos
terity. They are forever marked
men living In a country without any
of the benefits of citizenship and for
ever deprived of obtaining auch ben
eflts."
The action was taken by presiden
tial proclamation and affects more
than 100 men. It does not affect the
status of Hrover Cleveland Rergdoll.
Wilber Men Accused
of Running Lottery
I.Incoln, March B.—Operation of a
lottery and advertising It through the
malls la the charge brought against
nine merchants of Wllher, Saline
county. In a complaint filed today
with Assistant District Attorney
Stewart by H. E. Randall, postoffice
inspector.
The complaint charges that the
merchants mailed a large number of
printed circulars "concerning a certain
lottery and gift enterprise offering
prizes dependent wholly upon chance,”
to ho conducted at Wilber between
January 2S and March 22.
The i-oinplalnt names the following
ns alleged offenders: Herald A.
Hreer, Erank Karl, Charles Poplsll,
Rudolph R. Stastny, Edward N. Hour
er, Adolph Hhlmoney, Harry l*'. Mag
nuason, Vaclav Novak and Anton
Novak.
Message From Chancellor
in Harding Commemoration
Lincoln, March 5.—A letter from
Vancouver. II. C., asking Chancellor
Avery of the University of Nebraska
to semi a message of good will from
the university, to he used on the pre
sentstlon of a painting of the late
President Harding to the National
Press gallery st Washington, was re
ceived today. Chancellor Avery said
he expected to comply with the re
quest. The painting, he said. Is In
tended to commemmorate President
Harding s visit to Vancouver In July,
10113. at tlio time of his tour of the
northwest.
Judge Felton Undecided
on Whether He \\ ill File
Islnroln. March r> Judge B
Let ton of the et.'ite eupteme court
won undecided Wednemlay on
whether Im will file fur rennmlnntlnn
in tho nnnpolUic.il primary. The time
limit for filing • xpiron next Saturday
tnl Judge Lettnn it giving the mat
rri coneideratloa
And He Keeps Cool Through It All
i
Welter Crime
Record Bared
Man Convicted of McArdle
Slaying Has Checkered
/ Career in Courts.
When Tllstrlct Judge Fitzgerald re
marked to a Jury In his court at 10:55
Tuesday night that be had "learned
certain things not brought out in the
trial" regarding William Welter, he
referred to the criminal record of this
man who was found guilty of man
slaughter for the death of Henry Mc
Ardle In a shooting scrape Novem
ber 23.
This etocky. dark complcxtoned
young fellow, who sat Immovable
throughout the trial, seemingly un
accustomed Jo prosecution and scared
by court procedure, Is not new to the
prosecution of the criminal law
Records In the hands of County At
torney Henry Heal show that he was
convicted of larceny for breaking Into
the store of F. P. Kversole at Elk
Creek, Neb., October 12, 1922, and
this case Is now In the supreme court
on appeal.
Robber ( barge Pending.
The record shows that another
charge is pending ngalnat him for
robbery of the store of Beebe Bros.,
Tecumseh, Neb., and that this was
set for trial March 17. One Joyce
Banker Is also involved In this com
plaint. Joyce Banker Is the third
member of the trio charged with the
murder of McArdle. County Attorney
Beals expects to place him on trial
about March 17.
The records also show that h* was
sentenced to a year and a day and
lined $2,000 In federal court al Eln
coin for violation of the Volstead act.
It Is said that Welter's young wife
raised $10,000 for his defense In the
murder case. He had three attorneys.
Married in Council Bluffs.
Th# following persona obtained mar
riage liranarB In Council Bluff* yaaiar
day:
Frad Ttadam*k*r. HalUm Nab. ;*
Anna S» hmala. Alma. Nab.21
Olaf Krombtrjr. Banaon. Minn . 27
Anna Japp. Kannard. Nab. ..• ••• >“
Ion Brown. Wahoo. Nab. .. . j*
Thelma Marlin. Caraaco. Nab."•>
Fred Brightanburg, Omaha . .. 41'
Oalay Htcmaan. Chamber*. Nab . 21
O H Fltskt. Tekamah. Nab.37
rctbal Kin*. Tekamah. Nab .. t*
lrn» Bundgard. Council Bluffa ... .. *
Krnlly Boahma. Council Bluff* . 23
William Bulllvan Kansaa City, Mo. .. 21
ltuth Joar*. Omaha .. 19
chart** Dnyla. Omaha .«. 43
Haaala Kltaer. Omaha . 43
charlaa Kn*rl, ftavanna Nab . 2*
Kthal llunsberger. Havanna. Nab. .... 19
Kanttath H.hartow Wl*n*r Nab. .... 21
fna* 81'hroadtar. Mrrlbnar. Nab. ...... 21
Fdward McCoy. 8iUar City, la.2t
F.dtth Burgoln. Silver Cltv. la . 2*
T F Ilobartaon Independence Kan "?
Vabel M< Oanlel Torrlngton, Wwo .. 22
Lealia lloifnhmini. Kannard, Nab.21
b'dyihla tlltrhann Kannard. Nrb.17
>••• Ilut*. Lincoln. Nab ....... 21
Francises Bihar*. Lincoln, N*b. .20
Henry Walter, Farragut, U
Italia fluaaell Tabor, la . ... 24
r C William* Urand Island. Nab, ...13
Mabtl Ox for 4. Grand Uland N*b. .. ST,
The Day in
Washington
v _,
The oil committee suspended it*
public hearing* to examine more
telegrams.
The tariff commission made it*
report to President ('oolidge on
wheat duties.
President ('oolidge informed the
Philippine independence mission that
the time was not ripe for Philip
pine independence.
The democratic veteran.*’ rum
mitfee laid before the house ways
and mean* committee a new bonus
plan.
The house continued general de
bate on Musrle Shoal* with the
Kord offer being alternately at
tacked and defended.
The Norberk-liurtne** cijpp di
versification hill was laid aside in
the senate until next week because
of growing opposition.
Senator lleflin, democrat. Ala
bama, announced he believed the
"principal” referred to in file Me
l.ean telegrams was President
('oolidge.
Indications of another important
turn in tlie fortune* of Attorney
(•enernl Daugherty were seen in
developments at the White House
and before the special senate in
vestigating committee. ■
Opposition developed In the sen
ate Pi Samuel Knight as counsel to
conduct tile Standard Oil cases on
the ground that lie had been coun
sel in a hank In which the Kocke
fellers are interested.
Amnesty was granted by Presi
dent t'oolidge to all deserters from
Hie army and navy during Hie per
iod between the armistire and tlir
official conclusion of the world war.
While House officials said every
phase of Hie evidence developed be
fore Hie (liirago veterans grand
Jury and not |iassed upon because
of lack of jurisdiction would be
gone Into by * grand Jury here.
Congressman’s Father, Vet
of Sherman's March, Pics
York. Nob . March *5 — William I'
McLaughlin, 77. died at the home of
IHe eon. Congressman M O Me
Lsughlln, Tuesday morning. He en
listed ms » drummer In the civil war
Ht the nge of 1.' He was with Slier
mnn In Ills famous march to the eo«
and served in the Thirty third WIs
consln regiment. Funeral services
will he held this afternoon.
Came W arden Runs Afoul
of Prohibition Officers
Grand Island, Neb , March 5 The
liquor law enforcement here today
drugged Into Its net even no offi.-er
of another brunch of the law l.'lmer
Heitralman game warden. He
pleaded gulitv to the ehnrge of Intovl
cation and was fined $25 and u*isl».
Coolidge Confers
on Daugherty
Hold* Conference as to Possi
ble Successors—May Call
for Resignation.
Washington, March 5.—The ques
lion of Attorney General Daugherty's
immediate retirement from the cabi
net is again receiving serious con
sideration.
The situation today suddenly devel
oped to a point where the selection of
a succesFor was taken under advise
ment at the White House.
Those under consideration for the
post Include William S- Kenyon, for
mer senator from Iowa and now judge
of the Eighth Vnited States circuit
court of appeals; Frank H. Dietrich,
federal district judge of Idaho, and
Curtis D. Wilbur, chief justice of the
supreme court of California.
Steps have been taken indirectly to
ascertain from each of the three men
named whether he would accept if ap
pointed.
One of the factors which have again
brought the question to an acute is
sue was the situation resulting from
disclosures in the recent veterans'
bureau grand jury Investigation at
Chicago.
Some of these disclosures, accord
ing to information laid before Presi
dent Coolidge, relates to matters over
which Mr. Daugherty has had at least
technical jurisdiction as head of the
Department of Justice and in which
persons close to him were said to be
involved.
In addition, the question has arisen
whether the attorney general under
the stress of the senate investigation,
will able to give his official duties
the attention they merit.
All of these considerations have put
a new face on the situation since
Mr. Daugherty left Wnshlngtpn a
week ago after apparently convincing
the president he should be t'ermttted
to remain In office unt% the senate
inquiry Is concluded.
Whits House officials decline to pre
dict when the neat move will come,
but some of those high In adminls
tratlon counsels believe that a re
quest to the attorney general for his
resignation is Imminent
Again Head* School?.
Og*Ualla, Neb . March « —Rov O
Young wna reelected tuperlntenden!
of the Ognllala achool*
I The Weather I
V-/
For 24 hour* fritting T j> m . March I
Temperature
H!ghr»t. 44 )one»t. It mean. If nor
ma; i: Total m.m* at nee Januarv t. II
Precipitation. inches and hundredth*
Total. 0 Total ainc* January t. t 44
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Itmirlr Temperatures.
lam i" 411
a a. m . . ..11 Ip nv..,.. 4.t
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Utica Man
to Lincoln
WithOfficer
Fa-ther Hires Detective to
Search Out Secret of Mur
der—Brother Discusses
Case With Officers.
Departed After Funeral
SptM-ial Oitpatrh to The ttinnlm Bee.
Lincoln, March a.—Louis fealster,
brother of Edward Balster, slain Utich
farmer. Is with officers here tonight.
Balser was brought to Lincoln by J
M. Buell, Omaha private detective,
'after the funeral of his brother.
Buell was called into the case today
by Henry Balster, wealthy father of
the slain man, to assist local and
county authorities. At the time, the
father declared that he wanted the
murder captured, regardless of his
identy.
L* H. McKillip. Seward county at
torney, came here to assist state law
enforcement officers in unravelling
the mystery. In the ofifees of the
state sheriff, Balster discussed the
death of his brother tonight.
Balster was found dead early Sun
day morning and it was suspected
that he had been attacked by holdup
men who recently attacked another
Seward county farmer. Until tonight
no arrests had been made.
Investigation of the Balster farm
immediately after the slaying dis
closed a pair of gloves near the dead
man's body that were this afternoon
identified as the property of J. W.
O'Neill, Utica.
O'Neill, however, has never lieen
suspected of any connection with the
murder, and it is thought that the
! murderer stole his car, which was re
ported gone late Saturday night by
O'Neill, and planted the gloves near
the scene of the murder after he had
found them in the automobile.
The murderer also attempted to
cover his tracks by killing two of
Edward Balster's chickens and throw
ing them near the body to give the
‘ impression that chicken thieves had
lieen responsible for the crime.
Balster was buried at Utica this af
' ternoon. Friends 3tarted to arrive
'.here early today and the service*
were attended by hundreds of per
sons.
Another session of the coroner’s
jury- was to have been held at Utica
tonight, but the hurried Journey of
McKillip to Lincoln caused a post
ponement.
Woman Candidate for
Place in House Files
Lincoln, March 5. — Perry M.
Wheeler, Omaha, filed for judge of
the Fourth district, and Henry M.
Kidder, Fremont, filed for judge of
the Fifth district today.
Mrs. Clara C. Humphrey. Muiier..
filed for republican state represents
live from the Ninety first district.
Other legislative filings made today
are:
House: L. L. Hines. Benkleman.
Bighth district, democrat: Samual P
Delatour. Lewellen. Ninety-fourth dis
trict, democrat.
Senate: William L, Phillipey. Hoi:
county. Twenty-second district, repub
lican; E. R. Saddler. McCook, and
Paul Jones, Benkleman. democrats.
Twenty-ninth district: Rev. W c. Kel
ly, Cambridge. Twenty-eighth district,
republican, filed acceptance of pet;
lions.
Quinton Appeal Does
Not Affect Removal
Lincoln. March 6.—Judge A. C
Troup. Omaha, who sat with Judge
J. T. Begley of Plausmouth during
the trial of Sheriff C. U. Quinton of
Cass county, in a telephone tcorrversa
tlon with Governor Bryan last night.
toM the executive that it was not hi#
intention or understanding lhat when
the suspended sheriff appealed and
filial supersedeas bond It would have
the effect of setting aside the re *
moval.
The judge promised Governor Bry
an to forward his written statement
to this effect. Governor Bryan Tuaa
day refused to grant hearing on the
proposal to reinstate Sheriff Quinton,
saying that his order and the eonse
quent court order would stand, until
an appeal filed by Quinton w-as beard
Lecturer on Passion Play
at l.ihhou Church Forum
Gibbon. Neb March 5—11 G Wei!
enaiek. Grand Island lawyer, lectured
in the Presbyterian church here on
ihe Psaaion play at Oberammergau.
Mr Welllnalek toure\l Kurope In 19JT
and saw ihe Passion pl*y twice
The Sunday night foruir.s at this
church are bringing the very best of
speakers to the services and fill.rg
the auditorium
l . S. Prelates Confirmed.
Kbnie, March 5—Reports that tie
ted hat of tile cardtunUte has failed
upon two American prelates Arch
bishop Patrick .1 Hate* of New York
and \n hi lain •> »;■ ,> gi \\ ng|
d*’lein of Chicago, were confirmed a:
th* \«Ucan todti