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. CITY EDITION J VOL. 53. NO. 231. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1924. * TWO CENTS'* V___J
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BUZZARD DISRUPTS EASTERN COAST
Sister of
Dead Girl
Tes tifies
Details of Alleged illegal Op
eration Recited—Testimony
Somewhat Contradicted
by Hospital Physician.
State Fires a Broadside
Counsel for the state shot its broad
side yesterday in trial of Dr. Frederick
Edtvartfs, charged with causing the
death of Lillian Holman, 18. January
14, by an illegal operation performed
in his office December 14, 1923.
Star witness for the state, Mrs.
Daisy Beenis, 17, sister of the dead
girl, called first on the witness stand,
recited details of the alleged opera
tion.
Her testimony was somewhat con
iradicted when Dr. A. P. Condon,
staff physician at Nicholas Senn hos
pital, who cared for the Holman girl
the last days of her life, following
blood poisoning from the alleged
operation, said autopsy examination
of certain organs did not reveal signs
of condition necessitating the opera
tion.
His testimony was substantiated by
Dr. J. H. Newell, associate surgeon
at the hospital present at the autopsy.
Many Women Present.
Both were called as witnesses for
the state.
Defense Attorney Gene O'Sullivan
attempted in examination of the two
doctors to establish the fact that
irregular conditions causing blood
poisoning could have been caused by
social disease.
Morning crowds attending the trial
were augmented by recruita during
the afternoon. Half of the spectators
wars women. In the majority young
and good looking, who hung on every
word of testimony. Many of the wo
men were escorted by men slightly
their senior.
Effort will be made. It was Indicat
ed by attorneys for the stats, to rest
ita case tomorruw.
Dying Statement Admitted.
Dying statement of Miss Hcmnan,
taken by Emmett Brumbaugh, at
torney, friend of the dead girl's
mother, on December SO, and the ap
pended clause In which the girl ad
mitted she knew she was dying, were
admitted as svldence over objections
of the defense attorney.
Effort was made by the defenee to
show that Miss Holman was In a be
wildered mental condition during the
last day* of her Ufa, during which she
signed a atatement accusing Dr. Ed
warde, as the result of drugs adminis
tered to assuage her pain. •
"Would these drugs which were ad
ministered affect the mentality of the
patient?" Dr. H. Newell, staff physi
cian at Nicholas Senn hospital, called
ae a state witness, was asked on cross
examination.
Little Effect.
"Very little effect."
“Would the drugs administered De
cember *0 do so?”
"They would have no marked ef
fect."
"Why not?”
"Because the amount administered
would only be sufficient to assuage
pain."
"Would they not make the patient
susceptible to suggestion?”
"No. I don't tffink so.”
"But a norynal persoh would be be
wildered?”
"Yes.’*
Here Deputy' County Attorney
Yeager took the witness.
"Did you say, before Miss Holman’s
death, that, she could not recover?"
After a reference to hospital
records. Dr. Newell replied in the af
flrmatlve:
"Did you see the body?”
"Yes, at the autopsy?"
“Would you say on the evidence
there that an illegal operation had
been performed?”
"No.”
History Against Doctor
"On tha history of the case?'*
"Yes."
Attorneys for the defense pressed
this point further.
"If the history could be relied on,
you mean?"
"Yes.”
"By history you mean those cir
cumstances which have been gathered
hy other persons'.' ’
"Yes."
Dr. NewsII substantiated the state
ment of a previous medical witness
that examination of the body revealed
no direct evidence that an Illegal oper
ation had been performed.
Dr. Rdwards sat throughout the
day back of Ills counsel, squinting In
Ills characteristic manner, with which
police and court attaches have be
come familar since his arrest.
G. R. Borland President of
Geneva Community Club
fieneva, Neb.. March 11.—Officers
of the Community club elected Mon
* day night ere: iVesldent, Cl. it. Bor
land; vice president. Russell Tetnrd;
secretary. Tyler Kdgeeonilje; treasurer,
C. V. Glenn. Directors are; l.ouls
T,aun. Knud Knudsen, \V. ft. Fulton
snd R. B. Waring
The cluh recommended Ihe purchase
Of a power malfltalner to use on tin
paved streets. The sidewalk aysteni
of flag decoration whlcB has been
adopted will be Installed ns soon ns
the county commissioners report Ihe
number of fngs needed for the front
of the county park.
Annual reports of various com
Bnlftees were given at the business
meeting belli after the monthly din
tier.
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Blind Buyer Favors
Omaha as Market 7 own
Arthur Scranton, cowner with
his wife of the Gift and Baby
shop at Red Oak. la., does all his
own buying despite the fact that
lie is totally blind, l,ast year his
wife made the trip with him. but
litis year it's up to hint, he says.
"Des Moines has tried to get our
trade for the past year, but I lived
in Omaha until about two years
ago and like to do business where
I knowf the people," he remarked
yesterday.
“Another reason we like to come
to Omaha during market week is
because the people here know how
o entertain and to make guests feel
welcome.
‘‘There are many things I
bought this trip which J wouldn't
have thought of it if the salesman
came to the store. That's another
reason 1 like to make these market
weeks."
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Howell Proposes
Relief Substitute
for Norbeck Bill
w ould Provide for Financing
of Stock Purchases on
the Installment
Plan.
Washington, March 31.*—A substi
tute for ths NorbeckBurtness bill,
the special farm relief measure
pending before the senate, was of
fered today by Senator Howell, re
publican, Nebraska. It would pro
tide for the expenditure of $6,000,000
for'financing diversified farming in
four northwestern states on what the
author described as the "contract in
stallment plan" similar, he said, to
that, used commonly by furniture
stores, Irhereas the Norbeck Burtness
measure would provide for direct
loans.
Senator Howell's substitute was
presented just before the senate re
cessed and after an attempt to have
the NorbeckBurtness bill recom
mltted had failed by a vote or 1Z to
52. Ha explained It contemplated the
purchase of liveetock by the secre
tary of agriculture and lta sale on
"Installment" to farmer*.
Home Objections Made.
Thera was no opportunity for de
bate upon the Nebraska senators,
suggestion, except by Senator Bruce,
democrat, Maryland, who contended
the eame objections would lie against
It as against the measure It sought
to repl/ice. Debate which became at
times bitter preceded the elimination
of a committee amendment offered by
Senator Harrison, democrat, Missis
sippi. which added 1250,000,000 for
loans to cotton farmer*.
Senator Dadd, republican, North
Dakota, who had charge of the meas
ure, urged the defeat of the amend
ment, declaring it had been added
‘‘solely for the purpose of getting this
bill out of the committee." Senator
Reed, democrat, Missouri, Immediately
denounced auch procedure, declaring
It fumiahed the country a "pitiable
spectacle."
Called Political Gift.
Senator Harrison dented that the
amendment had Informed the com
mittee vote, asserting the Norbeck
Burtnesa bill would have been re
ported regardless of his modification.
The bill wes described as a pure
political gift to farmers of four
states by Senator George, democrat.
Georgia.
"The American farmer will never
be assisted by a project which trans
fers his burden to the whole people,”
he said.
In addition to Senator Howell's
substitute proposal, there remained
tonight to be acted on the amendment
of Senator Buraum, republican, N.
M., appropriating 120,000,000 to bol
ster the credit of weakened banka In
the northweet.
Publication of Wilson’s
Letters to Be Checked
Washington. March 11. — Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson has decided to avail
herself of her legal rights to cbsck
publication of selections from her late
husband's letters and manuscripts
until she can determine in what man
ner the war president's papers will
bs given to the public as a whole and
In an authorized way.
It 1* Mrs. Wilson's Intention either
to have his letters and mansucrlpta
assembled and published by some one
who will act on her authority, or to
gather them Into a collection and
make It available to the public, prob
ably be depositing the papers in some
national Institution, such ss the li
brary ot congress.
Marines in Honduras Again.
Washington. March 11. For the
third time since contested elections
threw Honduras Into a state of rev
olution, 1'nltcd States forces have
been landed at a coaatal town to pro
tect American Interests.
The state department yesterday waa
advised that following the capture of
Celba by government forces, the de
stroyers Bllllngslsy and lairdner put
marines and suitors ashore to guard
ths compound of the American con
sulate in which all Americans have
been concentrated.
Hugo Stinnfs III.
Berlin, March 11.—Hugo Stinnes,
the Industrie) magnate, who la con
fined to his bed by a nervous con
dltlon brought on by overwork, will
he able to travel within a few data.
It Is announced by his physicians,
and will probably depart for a health
resort outside Germany.
Merchants
Optimism Shown by Dealers
From Many States Attending
Spring Buying Week
Here.
Omaha Plan Is Endorsed
Optimism regarding business con
ditions is being spread by the hun
dreds of visiting merchants attending
spring market week here. They are
unanimous In endorsing Omaha mar
ket week.
Many of them wera to be found
yesterday in wholesale houses looking
over the new lines of merchandise.
This year, there Is a large number of
women from out in the state who are
Interested In their husband's business
to such an extent that they do the
buying of women'a appaxel. They
share the hopeful attitude of the men
folk.
Farmers Are Buying.
"Conditions, business and farm, are
getting better right along," said I*
M. Halt of Greeley, Colo., who op
erates etores at I Jim a r and Cham
pion, Neb. "People are buying. We
h^ve had a wonderful cdrn crop and
prlcea are about right. The fact that
the people are buying Is, In itself, a
good sign. People In general will not
buy, even if they have the money,
when they are convinced times are
"hard." If they are sure that every
thing will shape Itself rightly, they
will spend even If money Is a little
tight.
"I've marketed In Omaha for 20
year*, and I believe that merchants
should go to market personally at
least twice a year. They get ideas
there they could never get elsewhere.
"There is no city in the country
which has made the phenominal
progress that Omaha has in the last
10 years in merchandising lines." Mr.
Halt is editor of a sales paper, Mu
rell’s Cash Store News.
Slump Is Passed.
L. E. Na<l»n, Stamford, Neb., w
confident that the bottom of the
much advertleed elump hae been
passed snd the up grade hae been
reached-.
' "The farmer te getting better
prices for hie goods note and la be
ginning to spend money," he re
marked as he atopped In an aisle of
ons of Omaha’s largest wholesale
houses.
"These market weeks are Just the
thing. Ideas are the big things In
business. Hers it Is possible for mer
chants from all parts of the trade
territory to meet and exchange Ideas.
Some fellow from South Dakota can
see how another man in southern
Kansas handles a certain situation.
He In turn may he able to help olh
era out of difficulties. Without this
interchange of Ideas, the merchant in
the smaller towns la liable to get
Into a rut from which It is hard to
emerge.”
W. C. Ross, Omaha, vice president
of the Wlnton Trading company, la
organization which takes care of
mining stores, believes that there ere
three reasons why persons corns to
market weak In Omaha.
"Coming here enables the small
town merchant to see what Is being
handled by large atoree in the city.
He seee lines of merchandise which
a salesman csn not carry. Novelties
ire brought to him. He la In the buy
ing mood: that la the big thing.
"He feels that wholesale houses at
this time are prepared to shads the
price of goods a trifle during this
week snd comew to take advantage
of thla reduction.
"The third reason la just ts Im
portant as the other two. The mer
chant has an opportunity to relax. He
brings the wife and daughter. They
see new things, have do household
cares for a week. Daughter Is snter
(Terw ts Pass Rise. Column Two.)
Severe Quake Registered.
Washington, March 11.—A rarfier
"severe" earthquake, about 2,000
miles from Washington in a southerly
direction was recorded esrly today on
the seismograph at Georgetown uni
versity.
The tremors began about B:51 a. m
and continued until shortly after 7
o’clock, ranching a' maximum Intern
alty between 5:57 and *:01. Father
Tondorf, the seismologist, said the
record was Isas clear than usual he
cause of the storm In the south and
that therefore hla estimate of the dis
tance and the duration of the quake
were uncertain.
Plaintiff Wins Suit.
The suit of Camptiell W. Fair
agnlnat the Postal Telegrnph Cable
company, which Involved B7B and has
been fought through municipal court
and two days in district court, wsa
decided In favor of the plnntlff by
direction of District Judge Deslle.
Fair sent an order to a New Turk
broker October 24, 1922, to sell 100
shares "Ino." In the telegram this
was stnt as "two.” Befora the mle
taka had been rectified tha stock had
gone down 7fi cants a share. Tha
company alleged the telegram was In
distinctly written whan delivered for
trannmlsalon. *
Former Klan Head Guilty.
Houston, Tex., March 11.— K, V.
Clarke. former Imperial wlcard of the
Ku Klux Klan. wne fined $o,000 in
federal court here yesterday foi \ In
latlon of tha-Mann act. He Whs ac
cused nf transporting a woman from
Houston to New in-leans In Febru
ary, 1921.
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British Labor Chiefs
Appear at St. James
I in Blue Cloth and Gold
J
London, March 11,—The social
ist government had its first gold
braid day today when King
George held at a levee at St.
James palace.
Premier Ramsay McDonald and
Lord of the Privy Seals J. R.
Clynes appeared gorgeously at
tired in blue clot hand gold. The
other ministers wore a modified
form of levee dress—evening coat
with knee breeches and silk stock
ings.
Tonight's newspapers appear to
find much amusement depicting
the labor officials participating In
an ancient court pageantry,
"looking just as distinguished In
their brilliant uniforms as the old
tories.” ___
Stockmen Plan
Southern Trip
23 Boosters Leave Thursday
on Good Will I our to
Colorado and Texas.
More livestock from ths south to
keep Omaha second livestock market
in the United States Is tbs slogan
of 25 men who will leave Omaha
Thursday at 4:25 to visit Denver.
Colo.. Dalhart, Amarillo. Fort Worth
and Houston. Tex., to get jcqualnted
with the cattle raisers of the south
and west.
The excursion, headed by Everett
Buckingham, president of tlie Union
Stockyards company, will include
South Side stockmen, representatives
of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce,
tlie Klwanls club male quartet, and
a radio operator.
At Houston the Omaha men will
attend the Texas and Southwestern
Cattle Raisers' association convention,
March 18, 19 and 20.
Omalia Market Advantage*.
“We ran point out to them many
cases where traders from Omaha buy
on the lower river markets for re
shipment to Omaha*” Buckingham
said. "During the last few years
prices of cattle have been such that
shippers to Omaha, as compared to
shippers to lower river markets, have
netted 25 cents to RO cents a hun
dred more.”
Radi* Aboard
A A per al feature of the voyage will
he the radio receiving eet Installed
to receive Otnaha programs and
message* from WOAW etatlon. The
stockmen will be given a digest of
the daily local news and stock mar
ket reports.
Those who will make the trip In
dude;
Everett Buckingham, E. P Peck,
W. it. Kilpatrick, Heber Hord,
Charles R. Gardner, M. A. Tancock,
John Fit* Roberts, W. E. Reed, Clar
ence Owens. Herbert Johneon, R. M.
loverly, Allan Dudley. Bruce Mc
Culloch, John Roberts, H. O. Klddoo,
Sol Degen- and George McDonald.
The Kiwanis quartet la composed
of A. I„ llobbe, Frit* Carlson, Harry
Dlsbrow and Ralph Ebrlght
Washington Is Called
“Wettest City in U. S.”
Washington, Marh 11. Prohibition
Commissioner Haynes was directed by
President Coolidge today to Investi
gate charges of Rear Admiral Charles
P. Plunkett, commandant of the
Brooklyn navy yard, that Washington
was “the wettest city In the United
States."
Commissioner Haynes was called to
tbe White House and his attention di
rected to published statements bv Ad
miral Plunkett at a poltc* trial ye*
terday In New York and asked to as
certain from the naval officer the
basis of his Information with s view
of correcting any atich conditions as
described.
Quark Doctor Sentenced
on Manalaughter Charge
Hartford. Conn., March 11.—George
M. Sutcliffe of Unlonvtlle, who ad
mlttrd he Had obtained an eclectic 11
renee to practice medicine by fraudu
lent meana. waa aentenced to Jail for
six months for manslaughter today.
He had pleaded not to contendere to
taualng the death of Albert C. Hoody,
an etservlc* rnan through overdose
of ether.
Superior Woman Injured.
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Beatrice, Neb , March 11.—Blinded
by tight*. Frank Schuster of g-j
parlor, Neh., lost, control of his auto
mobile and It crashed into a culvert
two mile* newt of Kill* on the Golden
Hod highway. Mr*. Hrhuater was
badly cut by flying glass and was
taken to Beatrice for treatment. The
automobile waa damaged cynaldcr
ably.
House Delays ‘23 Tax Cut.
Washington. March II The move
m*nt to ohlaln Immediate Nction on
the proposed JB per cent reduction In
Income taxc* payable thla year was
revived In the house today, but ns
quickly turned down Republican
leaders dsclrted that action could not
he obtained on a resolution before
March 18. when find Installments ais
due.
Californians rgp Alien Han.
Washington, Maroh 1t Four Call
fornln nrgsntxntlon* Joined today tn
urging the »enats Immigration com
mittee to retain In the Immigration
bill a section which wouftt exclude
alien* not eligible to ,-tt |r.»n*hl|>. The
Japanese embassy has protested
against such a lan,
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Lenroot (^uits
I Oil Committee
Resigns Because of 111 Health:
Ladd in Line for
Vacancy.
By .%*»oriat*d Frf*#.
Washington. March 11.—Senator
Lenroot of Wisconsin ha* resigned as
chairman and member of the public
land* committee, which te investigat
ing the oil scandal.
His letter of resignation is on the
way here from Southern Ptnea. N. C.,
where he haa been for a week resting
'' The Wisconsin senator's warning
that ha might retire as chairman was
given during a senate speech two
weeks ago in a debats in which he
wws assailed from the democratic side
for -having vlait<*d Albert B. Fall in
his hotel here before Fall Informed
the committee he had borrowed $100,
000 from Edward R. McLean.
Senator I,add of North Dakota, a
member of the I .a Follette group In
the seriate, is neat In line for the
chairmanship. He has been acting
chairman in the absence of Senator
1 .enroot.
This statement was authorised by
Senator Lenroot:
"Since coining to Southern Pine*
I have not recutiernted as t had
hoped, and it will not be possible
for me to continue my work on the
committee on public lands and sur
veya.
"I realized some time ago that I
was nearing the point nf exhaus
tion and stated upon the floor of
the senate that If the oil Investiga
tion continued Indefinitely. 1 would
feel compelled to resign from the
committee.
“I have given nearly four months
of service In this Investigation, try
lng aa best 1 could to keep up with
such other work as could not bo
neglected, with the result that I
cannot tn my present etate of
health continue any longer,
"J hope to be able to return to
Washington next week, but shall
not attempt anything more than
routine work of my office until my
health Is restored "
Butler County Tradicrs
Hold Anuuul Convention
I lav Id City, Neb.. March 11 The
Butler Count v 1>nrh#n * wool t Ion
haM Hr .list annum I education
al convention ynaterday In the David
City High achool auditorium.
Mra. H. II. Went*. president of iho
Nebranka Htntr Parent-Teanhar aaeo
elation, delivered the principal ad
dream. Mir. ft. A tlarrlenn. former
preaident of the parent teacher amao
elation. also spoke
Married in Council Bluffs.
The follow of portion* obtained marrltf*
dlctnae* In Council Uluffa yemtenlfy.
,!o«fph Isorenri, (>t!ar Rapldi, 1*. .
,t<*»t>bln* Ttpley, Odar Rapid*. I* 1
Kenneth Wnoittr Klrkiian, If.. i*
.?• «\* Ulllty, klbkm.t I* ^ .. ., 1«
John Mty«*t». Urttnwoed. \>b. .
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" *II*i Phclt’k not .iur N»b .,.."9
< 1 r• * w V min k l>«c*iur Nob .14
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(Uoifia klftf oY»4. Neb '4
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HernW • Kent, la . ,0
j( harlla T4<w»nf*ltt <JI«n*oo<l. 1* »
J < lott Miller. Hioiti «'l|t Ik t
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^dn* ('hri(<('ii«t< HurUu Im 'E>
I Olefin Uvimin, 0>n«h*
bucllt Jobnton. Alva. .Neb 20
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The Day in j
Washington
The death of l.npcx (lUtterrei. dr
facto president of Honduras, was
reported to the State department.
President Conlidge asked congress
to adopt a resolution revincing by
!# per cent Income taxes payable
March 15.
\n application for a pardon (or
Kdward A. Kumely, former editor of
the New 5nrh Mail, was refused by
President Cnolirigc.
California organizations were
1 hoard by the senate immigration
committee to exclude aliens iueligi
ble for citizenship.
President Coolidga directed Pro
hibition Commissioner Haynes to in.
xestigate charges hy Hear Admiral
Charles P. Plunkett that Washing
ton is the wettest city in the I nited
States.
The house voted to leave to the
Department of Justice for the pres
ent Investigation of charges develop
ed before a Chicago grand jury In
vestigating the conduct of two rep
i resenUHvra. '
President Conlidge will be guided
by advice of the special oil council
in acting on h. L Dohrny's offer
to continue tank construction work
at Pearl Harbor, it was atinnunrrd
at the White House.
Senator I enroot resigned as chair
man of the oil committee.
'Tile committee again examined
John F. Major, ronfldrntial employe
of Kdwarri R. Mclean, and went
over telegrams subpornard from.
Three Rivers, V M.. home of Albert
B. Fall.
/ililman Renews Demand.
Washington. March 11.—Represen
tative Zlhlman._ republican. Maryland,
today renewed hla demand that the
house authorize a searching Invest!
gallon of reports that criminal evi
dence was developed against htm and
one other member of the house before
the Chicago grand jur>.
Declaring he was guilty of no
wrong doing. Mr. Zfhlman protested
on the floor of the house sgsinst a
recommendation of the judiciary com
nilttee that the matter he left en
tirely to the Department of Justice
for further investigation.
Berlenliarh-Delaney Hunt
O. K.. \A ith Commission
New Yark. March 11— The state
nthletlc commission today rsfused
to Interfere w ith the Paul Her ten
t*aoh Jack IVlanev middleweight fight
nt Madison Sun*re Harden next Frl
drrv niglit nfter hearing protests
a gainst Hie match filed by Newark
promoters and the New Jersey bo\
Ing commission. Ths protest was
based on a bout ue\t Monday at
Newark in which Her'enhach is slsi
ed to meet Jackie Hlatk.
Mr Allot, it* Kilt* in Carolina.
Washington March 11 -William Cl
MoAdoo will lie entered as a candidate
In the presidential primaries In North
Hamlins, Halter it Brock. h.e man
ager for that slate. announced here,
today.
I ouriets iii l DrUxftl.
t'lilw. Mur. i\ 11 Many Vmcrti .in
• nil Hrltiffh touti#tj» me h*M up in
>'Myut nnd 1»\ th<* *U"p<*n
*itm nf railway triff.c, oaa tug to
flood*
Prisoner Claims
Shot Accidental
Woman Killed in Struggle;
Over Weapon. Parole
Board Is Told.
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I-incoln, March 11.—Victor Moss
serving a 10-year senton*e f..r roati
slaughter, shot and killed Mis. Ixetta
Linton at North Platte when a gun J
was accidental!) discharged in a
struggle fgr possession of the weapon.'
according to the story told to the!
board of pardon* at the penitent larv
Tuesday by <'•. T. Touvello Moss
counsel Jealous on the part f
Mr*. Linton Is said to have beep the
cause of the quarrel which led to the
shooting
•Moss had been rooming at the Lin
ton home and told the woman that ;>o
»aa going to Oklahoma. She reach*d
for a gun and in the struggle which
followed it was discharged accord
ing to testimony. Mrs. Linton died
five day* later. The quarrel which
preceded the fatal shooting ts sa d to
have started over the fact that Moss
was wearing a ring riven him by a
telephone operator.
Petition* in behalf of Mo«s were
presented by the W C. »T. 1' and
War Mothers of North Platte. Jude
J. I.. Tewell. who sentenced Moss
has no objection to releasing the
prisoner.
Douglas county applicants lieagd
at Tuesday s session, were Richard;
Harris, serving r to 4 year* on aj
statutory crime, and Frank Randal! j
serving 1 to T >ears for hurglaiv.
Tildrn and Mr*. Wiphtnian
1 eamt'd in Double* Kvent
Boston, Mass.. March II.—William
T. Tilden, II. of Philadelphia, will
team with Mrs. George \V. Wight
man of Brookline in the national In
door tennis mixed doubles champion
ship tournament which starts Mon
day on the l.ongwood Cricket club's
covered courts at Chestnut Hill.
Word was received front the national
champion today of hla new partner
ship.
These two placet* between them
selves won 39 national lawn tennis
championships. Mrs. Wight man won
her first national title in 1809 when
she came east front Berkeley. Cal., as
Mias Ha.-.el Hotchkiss She is t lie
wife of the president of the United
States law in Tennis association and
(lie mother of four children
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\u|o Overturn*.
Mike Karakl and John Zedttch,
Forty-sixth arid Harrison streets, were
injured Monday night when the car
which Kaskl was driving and In which
Zcdttch was a passenger overturned
at Forty second and Harrison streets
They were attended by a police sur
geon and removed to their homes.
The Weather !
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Direct Wire
Service Is
Destroyed
Terrific Gale Extends From
Maine to Gulf—Said to
Be the Worst Sturm
Since 1888.
F^our Killed in New York
Washington March It.—The bug
-ml vvhu.li wan whirling along the
eastern seaboard tonight had left a
trail of disrupted wire conimun a
tlon extending Jar down into the
southern state?.
.Snow and rain, lashed by the heavy
gale from the Gulf of Mexico, has fal!
rn all along the coast, and storm
warnings still are up from Kastport.
Me., to Jupiter Inlet, Fla.
Miles of telegraph and telephone
wires have been laid low. Washing
ton tonight bad no direct wire com
munication with the south and many
wires to the north and west also were
town.
The storm, described by the weather
bureau s? one of the worst ever t
perk-need at this season. was said to
'■re ventral o'er Delaware tonight,
outinuanw of snow and rain '.ae
! predicted for the north Atlantic state?
tomorrow while clearing weather was
in sight for the south Atlantic region-?
N.-.v York March 11 - While o
-mere were today recalling the
great blizzard of 1**S this vicinity
-i? again in the throe? of a vlol*n;
v.ind, snow and rainstorm such as has
-caroely been witnessed since the days
f that blizzard.
Mishaps4n New York harbor where
, giant ships like the Aquitanta were
buffeted about like straws: casualties
i ,n metropolitan streets when pedes
! flans were maimed by falling srgn?
nd unmanageable motors and serious
\ disturbance of the schedules of the
’ ootlegging fleet along Rum Row tn
[ ip n-.i'e wind? were features of the
unusual weather. Four persons died.
two of them women.
The strong wind* encouraged an un
usually high tide, causing the water*
to i ise nearly two feet above normai
high mark bringing the ocean almost
f0 some street level* in Manhattan
and on the Jersey coart.
.\# untainoii* sens were reported
from Nantucket 1-ight to the \irglnia
Caper, v .th all small craft taken to
cover.
Like ?« year* ago it wa*
stated, two great *torn.s coming from,
opposite direction* were In head-on
collision with a possible repetition oi
that norm in sight on its ann!\e.„a >.
Justice Department to
Probe Accused Solans
Wa.hinstor Marco I’.-TV house
decided tonight to lei'e to ti e s
partment of Justice. i- r the r.T‘.
Investigation of charges tl.a‘ h‘
ln-en made against two represent*
ti\e** before a Chicago grand jue?
]o reaching th:s decision the houe
-.. opted the recommendation of
I judiciary oommlttrtt that no house
jiniestigction be auth«r.-ed and
further effort" be made tj ha'C f -
s'- * 5
The resolution adopted b> ♦ '"•*
of 1*; to lhS. a’.ro instructed the V'- •
! •wrtuiont of JurtitW to proceed w hh
out delay in the investigation.
\matrur Hal! Lea?ue« lo
Holtl Meeting 1 onizli
In the absence of I'arrolt Mullen
prescient of the American lease
who is out -f the city attending
school and Hill Ammo*, president o*
tlu> Southern league, who is out c
the city on a business trip. SOsTetar"
Dennison of the Mun.v Ha ■'■■ball a.-s
ciation hr„s called a meeting of thes
leagues for this evening in room
of the city hall at 5. Team* tl:
ire re in these leagues lest season an
new teams that intend to enter etth
of these leagues should hnae a rer.e
sentative on hand.
Secretary Dennison again wis e
to remind the amateur team* tha
franchise fee's are now being accept,'
and must be paid before contract
will l>e issued to them next Monday
| morning
Colorado * Delegation
Instructed for t.oolidge
Colorado Spring*. Colo.. March 11.—
Clarence C. Hamlin. Ordorado Spring*
publisher, today a a* elected rep*]
llcsn national committeeman from
Colorado by the republican state cor,
ventlon.
Colorado * delerstlon to the repot
lienn national convention tovtaw »«<
Instructed by tbe republican state cot
ventlon to vote for President CoolMge
for renom{nation
Prepares for Spring Rain?.
Anticipating the annual spring
floods. the Council Hluffa ctt> council
last nialit Instructed the city streets
and alley* department to clean cul
vert* In all par*9 of the cstv E I
Spetman, city engineer, advised the
council that plan* already have been
niavte to clean the sewer*.
Jordan Decision 1 odd'
1 Metrlet .lodge Troup will give *
1<- ision i od* v oil a mot ton for »
new trial for rail Jordan, recently
fbund guilty oc a robbery ,-Siarse
I uhlte 1 Vfen der lojin v Ha hi win d»
cl*'-e* ht* belief that the v ".:th *
innocent.