r WEATHER FORECAST ^ f |P T f TA i Ilf li IT 4 A/ ATIXTIXT/^ T & l-'' T> ^THOUGHT FOK THE DAY. ' -sswtS-.- 1HE UMAHA lYORjNINCjr L>EE - ,i1|TpTpgnT|M|_iamB;;cnD|cn||C_:3=::cclc:::::_a_E_3__^^ _- _„ .. - - -- - The etretn of toll, the fret of rere. v city EDITION j y0L, 63—NO. 244 OMAHA. THURSDAY. MARCH 27. 1924. * TWO CENTS" cK£‘c££V_-w«.hjn,t0n o^n. j ___ «y Mali <1 T—Mi Pally and dunday. »>: BunJay. HU. within til. dth mom*. Out .Id. ih. 4th Zo.ia <1 T»aMi Dally and Sunday. »lt; Bund.y aoly. M. _. COOUDGE LEAD IN DAKOTA CUT TO 557 '__:_* *_ Slayer of Aughe Gets Off WitS^Le Imprisonment Jury Shies at Demand for D ea th _—_ Fifty Ballots Necessary Before Jurors Arrive at Agree ment; Out 27 Hours. App eal Is Unlikely A verdict of guilty of first degree murder and of being an habitual criminal was returned by a jury In Judge Fitzgerald’s court Wednesday against Joe Guzwesc and his punish ment waa fixed at life imprisonment in the penitentiary. lie killed City Detective Frank Aughe in a drug store at Sixteentli and William streets, January 31, while resisting arrest. The state sought the death penalty. The Jurors went out at 12:15 noon, Tuesday, deliberated all night, and agreed at 3.15 Wednesday. On the first ballott they stood unan imously for the verdict of guilty in the first degree. Fifty ballots were taken to fix the penalty. On the first 10 ballots they stood 7 to 5 for life Imprisonment: on the next four ballots they stood 8 to 4 for life Imprisonment; then back to 7.to 5. On the 30th ballot they were divided 9 to 3 for "life.” From then to the 49th ballot It stood 8 to 4 and on the 50th ballot, which was taken by standing Instead of in WTittng, the 12 men were agreed oft life Imprisonment. Guzwesc smiled and spoke a few words across the table to County At ioiney Henry Beal, as he sat wait ing for the jury to take the box. He showed no 'emotion when the verdict was read. According to statistics. "life'' sentence means only about 11 years. The defense is understood to be sat i.ulrd with ttue decision of the jury, end it is considered improbable that motion for new trial will be filed. before the trial began, attorneys fr»r tite defense offered to permit their client to plead guilty to second degre murder, and accept a life sen tnce, but County Attorney Beal in sisted that he face a charge of first degree murder in court, with a pos sibility of paying the penalty with his own life. Widow Not Present. Widow and daughter of the slain detective, who have attended sessions of the trial, were not in court when the verdict was read. Miss Ara Aughe, sister of Detective Frank Aughe, was present, however. No date has been set for the formal pronouncement of sentence upon the convicted slayer. After sentence Is pronounced, he will be taken to*the state penitentiary at Lincoln, to begin his term. JENNINGS ARRIVES FOR OIL HEARING ■Washington, March 26.—The senate / committee on public lands and sur veys—the oil committee—suspended its hearings today to consi#r pend ing bills, but It will get back to its investigation tomorrow to question witnesses on reported “oil deals” dur ing the 1920 republican national con vontion. Al Jennings nrrived here today from Taing Beach. Cal., and had a con ference with Senator Walsh, the com tqittee prosecutor. He promised ' a w hale of a atory” when he takes the stand tomorrow but would not discuas a statement recently attributed to him to the effect that there was a million dollar "oil deal” at the Chicago con vention in connection with the nomina tion of the late President Harding. Postponement Denied in Sale of Railroad Kansas City, Kan., March 2«.— Judge John J. Pollock. In federal toprt today denied a petition of Brit ish stockholders in the Kansas City, Mexico ft Orient asking a postpone ment of three months in sale of the road, scheduled at Wichita, Kan., to morrow. We Have With Us Today Arthur M. Evan*. Chicago. Journalist. Stopping at Hotel Fontonellr. Arthur Mnybury Kvan* was born Auguat 30, 1874. In Gllnton, Northamp tonshire, England, and came to the United State* with hi* parent* In 188t. He graduated from the University of Michigan In 1899 and entered news paper work at once. During the years from 1908 to 1918 he gained considerable fame ns author of the “By the Senator" column In . _^i the Chicago Herald. In 1918 he join ed the staff of the Chicago Tribune end has been connected with that paper ever since. Evans was assigned 'n the peace Conference and later accompanied the Tate President VVIIaon on Ills tour of England, France and ltai» I Call for Mr. Diogenes IF YOU FIND HIM TELLTM HE? NEEDED IN THE INVESTIGATION COMMITTEE ROOM . AT WASHINGTON* Engineer Quizzed on Tax Bureau Dismissed Employe Denies Knowledge of Graft or Corruption in Bureau. Washington, March 26. — Tax records of the "Mellon companies" were brought today to the committee room of the special senate committee Investigating the internal revenue bu reau, but the committee did not reach them during the session. Its time was occupied with Charles F. Brown, one of the group of appraisal eugi neers dismissed from the bureau last year. Brown recounted the circumstances of his dismissal, making charges of incompetenry against his former chiefs, later also separated from the bureau. He declared specifically, however, he had no knowledge of any graft or corruption within the bureau. At the conclusion of the session Brown said he would present the case of "another Mellon company" on which he had worked. He named Alien P. Davis & Co., a Pittsburgh steel concern, but bureau officials said this was not a Mellon company. It developed that Brown's infor mation that Secretary Mellon was interested in this company came front the engineer who assisted him on tax appraisals. Pressed hy Sen ator Watson, republican, Indiana, to say whether he had knowledge of any influence on the part of Secretary Mellon or any one else, to, bring about a liberal construction In the case, he said he had not. It was indicated that the commit tee tombrrow would take up an ex amination of these cases, In which previous witnesses have made gen eral allegation that the taxpayers were dealt with liberally by the bu reau. BURIED SYRIAN CITY DISCOVERED Pari*. March 2*.—French archaelo giata working In Hyrlw have (Uncov ered at Haliyeh, In the Rnphrate* region, a Greek city founded Juat after the death of Alexander Jhe Great. 2.24H yearn ago, and abandoned in 273 A. D-. when the deaert aanda covered It. Among the object* found are parch ment*, one of which, written In 199 B. C-, In wild to be the oldeat Greek manuacrlpt extant. Married in Council Bluffs. Tha following peranne obtained mar nilage llrenaea tn Council Ftluff* yester day : Harry Elea. Parker. S. D. . 2* Phoeba Butterlay, Mooaa Jaw, Can. . 33 Elmer Folay, Anaelmo. Nab . 23 Naomi Judge. Anaelino, Neb.II K M. Warrall, Omaha . 21 Graca Cunningham, Otnahft . 21 carl Miller, Omaha .. "t Emma Carlson. Oimiha .i'1 Howard Ifaase, Kearney. Neb .... 21 Varna Caraway, Fjgalngton. Neb 1*i A R. Kellogg. Fremont, Neb ... '.’I Then Ml era. Aurora, Neb. I* F'efer l.lndlng, Kinnard. Neb in Thona Madsen (Mnaha William Plachel, PlachelvUlt, Nab. . . foaephina Tobtla. Niobrara. Nab.1* LANDSLIDE KILLS 50 NEAR NAPLES Home, March 26.—Fifty parsons have been killed in a landslide In the seaport of Amalfi, 26 miles southeast Naples, according to a dispatch from Amalfi to the Glornale d'ltalla. Amalfi,'on tlie gulf of Balerno, Is picturesquely situated on the sum mils of lofty rocks crowned with em battled walls and ruined towers. It suffered from a landslide In January, 1900, when a portion of the promen tory on which it is situated fell Into the sea. U. S. DEATH RATE SHOWS INCREASE Washington, March 26.—Th# dsath rat* of ths country continues to In crease while the birth rate continues to decline. Statistics compiled by ths census bureau show the annual death rate to have been 12.6 per 1,000. of popula tion in the first nine month of 1923, compared with 11.8 for the sains per iod of 1922. Th# annual birth rate was 22.* per 1,000 compared with 23.1. Montana had the lowest death rate with 7.0 per 1,000 population and Vermont had the highest rats with 15.S. North Carolina had the high est birth rate with 30 2 per 1.000. Montana had the lowest with 17.5. EXPLORER PLANS TRIP TO POLE London. March 26.—A projected new expedition to the north pole Is reported. The Westminster Gazette says a young Icelander, Grettler Al garsson, Is starting for th# Arctic early in May on a preliminary trip to Nova Zambia and Franz Josef land. This expedition Is a prelude to an other In 1925. under Algarssons leadership, the objective of which will he the pole. JOYCE BANKS ON TRIAL NEXT WEEK Joyce Banks will be placed on trial In district court next Monday for the haystack murder of Henry Me Ardle. He will be the third of the trio chnrged with the crime to be tried. The other two. Griffin and Welter, were each found guilty of manslaughter. Jap Strainer Sink*. London, March 26.—A message to Lloyds from the North Foreland wire less station reports that ths Japanese steamship Tokuftika Main sank after colliding with the German steamship Teimdal near Itungencss In a dense fog last niglu and that 23 of Its Clew are missing. The llelmdat took off 15 men of the Japanese crew, said the message, and arrived al Dover todas with its bows damaged. Cattle Disease Held in Check Source of Foot and Mouth Malady Traced to Cali fornia Ranch. San Francisco, March H.—The foot and mouth disease outbreaks in 1 mk Angeles are being held In cheek, and in San Francisco all evidences have been wiped out, federal and stale of ficers announced today. In other parts of the atate the epidemic sit uation la being controlled. The source of the Infection in Los Angeles and here was traced to a Mercedea county ranch and * cattle chute In Merced City. The stock yards In Los Angeles and San Francisco are In being disinfected. Cattlemen In Merced and Msrlpoaa countlea met today' for perfecting plana for co-operating with ths atate and federal authorities and it Is ex peeled that 5,000 cattle will h*v« to be destroyed in ths two counties where the latest outbreak occurred. CHILD LABOR BILL IS REPORTED OUT Washington. March 26.—An amend ment to the constitution to (five con gress the power to regulate and pro hlbit the labor of children under 1* years of age was favorably reported to the house today by the Judiciary committee by a vote of 14 to 2. It provides for the suspension of all state laws that would conflict with the amendment. WOUNDED VETS TO HEAR RADIO Washington. March 26.—World war patient a in governmet hospitals toon will be helped to while away the hours with rsdlo entertainment. Director Hines of the veterens’ bu reau, In an order today, Instructed construction agencies of the bureau to equip all government hospitals for tadio reception with connections dl rect to the beds of patients. BERGDOLL COMES TO SERVE TERM Washington. March 26.—Grover Cleveland Mergdoll, notorious million sire draft dodger, will sail from Ham burg tomorrow on the North German liner Deutschland, for New York to give himself up to the American government and serve his sentence for desertion, according to advices re ceived here today. Roliviflit Uprising Kntla. Fin# no* Air#*. March 26. A <1i* patoh In I,n N«cl«»n from !.a P«z. I'oIiyIh, quote* nn official communion lion i«*iu‘'l there n* RiinnuncInK the oml of Hi# Holiviiin uprising Tin* coinruiinicr 1 ion any* the rebel* hobl ihr A'.out It and to draw their own conclualons. Senator Johnson Insists that the people must take his word for It. If they do. they will get Into trouble." Colorado Cattleman Found Dead in Hotel at Chicago Chicago, March 2A—The body of l< A. McMurray. wealthy cattleman of Fort Collin*, t'olo., was found In til* room at a hotel lata today. Physi cians declared h*s had been dead at least 2fl hours. Heart itlsense Is be lltved to have caused bis drslh. The body wss found after a maid had been unable to gain admission to the room. McMurray had made ar rangements to leave the hotel tonight after enmtdellng business transact Ions with the Wool Growers’ Commission company. lie had been In Chicago since March II. Slayer Sentenced. t’anper. Wyo . March Jam#* \. Herman. Indlnn \wu‘d of ihc govern ment from the Hoaelmd ropcrvutlon, who war convicted of umtiRUughter In connection with tho killing *»t l«nvoy® lant September of H A \n t1#r*on. nil Held worker todny uho wen fenced 1n dietrtet finirt to IH»ni right to 16 yeAtt in the tiale penitential.\ # Do the Days Work, Whatever Be' the Opposition and Objection —Calvin Coolidge. Nothing cyan be as eloquent of the inner reserve of a man os his o\an words and actions. This is particularly true of those men who are In "that fierce light” of which Tennyson speaks. Calvin Coolidge is today under the beating raya of that light which searches cut a man's inmost soul. Will he break under it? The answer is in his own words, spoken before the Massachusetts state senate, January 7, 1914, long before he knew he was to lie president of the United States. "Dn tile day's work," he said, "if it lie to protect the rights 't the weak, whoever objects, do it. If it be to help a powerful corporation better to serve the people, whatever the opposition, do that. "Expect to be called a stand patter, but don't be a stand patter. Expect to be called a demagogue, but don't be a demagogue. Don't hesitate to be as revolutionary as science. Don’t hesitate to be as reactionary as the multiplication table. Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong. Don’t hurry to legislate. Give administration a chance to catch up with legislation. "We need a broader, firmer, deeper faith in the people—a faith that men desire to do right, that the commonwealth is founded upon a righteousness which will endure, a reconstructed faith that the final approval of the people is given not to demagogues, slavishly pandering to' their selfishness, merchandising with the clamor of the hour, but to statesmen, ministering to their welfare, representing thelrdeep, silent, abiding convictions. "Statutes must appeal to more than material welfare. Wages won't satisfy, be they ever so large. Nor houses; nor lands; nor coupons, though they fall thick as the leaves of autumn. Man has a spiritual nature; touch It and It must respond as the magnet responds to the pole. To that, rot to selfishness, let the laws of the common wealth appeal. Recognize the Immortal worth and dignity of man. I-et the laws of Massachusetts proclaim to its humblest citizen, per forming the most menial task, the recognition of his manhood, the recognition that all men are peers, the humblest with the most exalted, the recognition that all work is glorified. • "Such is the path to equality before the law. Such is the founda tion of liberty under the law. Such i sthe sublime revelation of man s relation to man—Democracy.” ,_._._ J French Cabinet t Overthrown oil Pension Matter By International New* Service. Paris, March 26.—Premier Poin care* cabinet which ha* been In power since 1922. was defeated in the chamber of deputies today on the question of pensions. Immediately afterward, Premier Poincare left fo% the Elysee palace to present the resignations of him self and his cabinet to President ilii Itrand. The government's defeat cam* dur ing the debate upon an amendment to amend the pension bill. Minister of Finance Da Hast eyrie demanded a vote of confidence against the pro posed amendment, which the gov ernment opposed. The cabinet lost by a minority of 17. the vote being 271 against the government and 254 in favor of It. After the ministry's defeat. Min ister De Hasteyrie left the chamber followed by the other members of the cabinet.* May Refuse Resignation. P.elief was expressed that President Millerand would exercise the utmost pressure to prevent Poincare from quitting office, perhaps going so far as to refuse to accept his resignation. M. Poincare, ever since the crea tion of his government, has held two poets—(hat of premier and for eign minister. His defeat comes at a critical time, as delicate diplomatic negotiations are under »way with Great Britain on the forthcoming re port of the reparations experts. Three British ministries have passed out of power since M. Poincare as sumed the stewardship of the French government. They were the govern ments of David Eloyd George. Andrew Bonar l*e friend*. The Weather --/ I'or ‘i hour* 7 p tu Mir.h i»»if utloo tiii'hni ndit huDilro.it h« I Total 0 Total »lnrt* .Ikiunm *. * IS rxiTM 15. Ilmirh Ti'miH'mlurra. A HI. ..... 34 M III .3 3 a Hi. ... 34 3 a in 17 • A Ml 13 1 n A HI 41 I . * 1. uoun .0 i \ p m 1*. «». ..ft* * p. m .ftt ft p. »w. •> p W . . R«» 6 p m . .ft* T p m .,.. v« I P tu. .ft. $ 4 Reiser's Mind Imperfect. Two Doctors Assert Examination Is Made in Court Room Upon Agreement of Attorneys—Judge Quashes Laughs. SpM-lal lli.murli ta The Omaha Baa. Wahoo. Neb., March 2S.—Doctor* appointed by the court, after an agreement'between attorney*, to •* amine Devi Keiaer. T9, told the judge this afternoon that the old man. who created a sensation by marrying a woman attorney SO years hi* Junior, was not in "the best of mental con dition." The doctors who made the ex amination were E. O. Weber and Frank Tornhohn, both of Wahoo. Keiaer was on the stand practically all day and will be recalled when court convenes tomorrow. Unlike the first trial. Reiser's humorous answers to questions put to him are not permitted to amuse the courtroom. Judge Frederick Shep herd rapping sharply for order at every outburst. James Barry, attorney for the plain tiff, asked Reiser h«w large a family hi* father had. "There were 13 children. ' Reiser answered. “Name them.” he was Instructed. Two names came readily enough. Then the attorney cut In. He Was Sixth. "When were these children born?" he asked. "I don't know. I wasn t there. Tou see. I.was sixth." wag the answer. Further questioning on family rela tions was suspended. "You are aure that you are alive and active now?" Reiser was asked. "You bet Alite and full of fleas." he answereel. When asked what he meant by that, he explained that it was learned when he was much younger, but "not as young as some here." Ijiwyer-Wife Present. Although the courtroom at the first trial waa well filled with women spectators, there were only three in the room this morning. The crowd of curious friends of Reiser who attend ed the first trial are not In evidence now. Mr*. Reiser, formerly Irene Buell, whose marriage to the eged "Romeo" stirred up the trouble that has te stified in the suit, has been present throughout the action. CITY IS GETTING SPRING SCOURING Six tractors have been set at work by Street Commissioner IV»an Noyes to clean the debris of winter from the streets of Omaha. The oommlasloner said Wednes day morning that his depart ment had received many inquests for cindering unpaved street* about the city. These wit! all be filled within a few days. Slight delay In complying wlttl part of the cinder orders was due to the muddy condition of the roads on which cin dering was contemplated. HOWELL RADIO' BILL APPROVED Washington. March !*.—Poclarlng that the air la "the Inalienable posses slon of the people," a bill by Senator llowell, republican. Nebraska, today was approved by the senate Interstate commerce committee. Kadio licenses and other "privileges for the use of ether' would t>e restricted to two years duration with power vested hi the pr< • .drill In stltiul them In time of nai oi other emergencies Victory Is Claimed by Both Sides Reports From 1,169 Out of 1,825 Precincts Give Presi dent *33,451, Johnson 32,894 Votes. - McMaster Lead Increases Sioux Kails. S. D., March 26.— Gradually trimmed by additional re turn* from rural precinct*. Calvir Coolldge's lead over Senator Hiraitf Johnson in Tuesday's republican presidential preference primary earl* tonight had been reduced to So' vote*. Throughout ths day the president had clung persistently to a narrotj lead which diminished as belate* rural returns came in, until th count early tonight In 1,169 of th* state's precincts gave Coolldge 13,46 and Johnson. 32,594. The standing prompted renewed predictions of victory from the John son state managers, but the Coolldge directors did not recede from their early statement that their reports in dicated the president would win out. The unofficial tabulation of return* on the republican senatorial nomina tion showed Governor W. H. Mo Masters swelling his majority over Senator Thomas Sterling, 1 130 pre cincts giving the governor 35,965, and Sterling 27.320. Scattering return* on ths demo cratlc presidential contest wera favorable to W. G. MoAdoo, who, stste democratic headquarters do dared, had carried th# state nearly three to one over the elate of dele gates seeking to go to the national convention uninstructed. SUSPECT TAKEN IN MAIL ROBBERY Chicago. March J*.—Thomas Tuo hr. alleged west side gangster, was ordered turned over to federal au thorities In criminal court this after noon after police said hs had been Identified as one of four men who took pert in the 1150.000 registered meil robbery et Harvey, Til., yester day. Tuohy was arrested In a round up of 15 mean last night and. police eay, was identified by William Rue sell. 60, mail truck driver, whom the robbers held up. A. E. Qermer. chief post office In spector, announced an Investigation was under way to determine whether or not the holdup resulted from In side Information givsn ths robbers by persons in the employe of the Poet office department. BOOZE BONBONS SEIZED JN RAID New Tork. March t*—Tha aouree of "boosy bon-bons" which hav# be come the latest refreshment at tome N'ew Tork dance halls wae believed by prohibition agent* to hav* been uncovered today In a raid on the Eegue Candy company. Quantities of candy coctail*—alert der glass tubes of liquor, chocolate coated end packed In ribbon tied bon bon boxes— were seixed. aa well as somt gallons of cognac. S!6 quarts of alcohol In can* and two cases of It. DANCING RESULTS IN BAN ON CHURCH New York, March it.—Bishop Man nlnjj of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of New York today in form eu Dr. William Norman Guthrie, rector of St. Mark in the Bowery, that hi* church would remain ‘‘without Epiaco* pal visitation or nministration" for ft* lector * refusal to discontinue eurvths mic daneinp in connection with sen* ices at the church. Summary of The Day In Washington The independent offices appropria tion bill carrying $395.49*,590 su reported to the house. Th« house voted to modify the han on enlist ment of boys under II years old In the army. The senate recommitted the Wadsworth resolution proposing a new method of ratifying constitu tional amendments. The senate interstate commerce committee reported a hill proposing freight rate revision for agricultural commodities. Officials were Informed that tbs Honduran revolutionary leaders had agreed on V'a ista l>aMla as pros! slonal president. The fodri-si power comm isston urged congress to go slow In sir barking on a general policy ol electric power development. Herbert Hess. American l.egion actuary, told the senate finance committee tlie house soldier bonus lull w on Id cost $3.300.000.000. An unfavorable report was de cided upon by the senate oil com mittee on tha nomination of Samuel Knight to be special oil counsel. Uoxte Stinson told the ruiugherty committee of Jess Smith having mentioned w> her a deal in which $35.001*.tHkt was made by live men In 19:’.' and disclaimed any belief that Smiths death was other than auiu 4