Nebraska Newspapers

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Benjamin l ranklin.
Johnson Still Leads Coo&f£e m South Dakota Primary
- a
Senator Has
Margin of
2,000 Votes
Outlying Precincts, Still Un
heard From, Expected to
Increase Californian's
Lead—McMaster Wins.
*+ McAdoo Running Strong
By Universal Servlet.
Sioux falls. S. D., March 27.—Sen
ator Hiram Johnson of California Is
lha choice of South Dakota voters for
presidential nominee on the repub
lican ticket.
Tills Is Indicated by latest figures
tonight from Tuesday'* preferential
primary. Johnson now having a lead
of nearly 2.000 votes over President
• 'oolidge. figures from 1.663 out of
th* 1.826 precincts In the state give:
Johnson, 39,976; Coolidge, 38.197.
Ooolldge supporters practically con
'■eded, late Thursday afternoon, tho
victory of Johnson, according to re
ports here. It Is pointed out by John
son supporters that all the remaining
precinct* In outlying district* of th*
state, where the farmer vote, which
put Hiram across, was the heaviest,
and political dopesters predicted that
• Johnson’s lead would increase stead
ily until all the returns are received.
Governor W. H. McMaster, in his
fight for nomination as United States
senator, lias won out over Thomas
Sterling, incumbent, by 8,000 to 10,000
majority, on the face of available re
turns.
Only scattered figures are available
on th* democratic primary, county
auditors having received but few re
ports from th* outlying precincts.
What returns are available, however,
indicate a strong delegation for Me
tdoo, will go to the New York con
vention In June.
Th* race between Coolidg* aeid
Johneon has been s seesaw sITair.
•f* Early returns Tueeday night Indicated
that Coolidg* would carry the state,
although by a smell majority. Early
Wednesday forenoon Hiram Jumped
into th* lead, temporarily, but re
turn* from some of th* larger cities
sgaln put Coolidg* in front before
noon. The president held his sdvant
age until late Wednesday afternoon,
when figures from a number of the
rural districts again put th* Cali
fornian In the lead. During Wednes
day night and all day Thursday, John
son continued to gain, until even
Coolidg* backers admitted that his
lead was too much to overcome.
FORTY PER CENT
SURTAX PROSPECT
Washington, March 57.— A general
tax bill that has for Its maximum
surtax 40 per cent Instead of the
3712 that finally was agreed upon
between the warring republican fac
tions In the house, and Incorporated
in the Longworth compromise, was In
prospect today as the senate finance
committee continued to wrestle with
tl.a measure.
A survey of sentiment In the sen
ate indicated that It Is going to outdo
the house in wrecking the carefully
prepared scale of rates originally laid
down by Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon, calling for a normal tax of 3
per cent and a maximum surtax of 28
per cent.
The action of republican leaders In
asltlng the Mellon rates back Into
be bill was merely a gesture. It was
Seslgned to force a showdown vote
rn the original Mellon bill, possibly
•o further .demonstrate to President
odldge the utter hopelessness of
trying to pass the Mellon bill be
originally written.
FARMERS START
PLANTING OATS
Beatrice, Neb.. March 27.—A num
her of farmers In Gage county began
planting their oats crop today, and
I# the weather remains favorable the
work will lie well In hand within the
next few days. Spring plowing will
iIso he on in earnest If the present
leather continues.
I We Have
With Us
I Today
II. C. Mc'KrtvIe,
l.liirnln.
Cattleman.
Htapping at the fsstle hotel.
Born In Clay county, Nebru '<a,
Mr. McKclvlo received bis educa
tion In the schools of hls native
state.
Marly in life he became deeply
interested In the raising of esttle
and lias been for years a disciple
of blooded stock for farmers. Be
ddes being a breeder himself, he is
Interested In aiding other men to
S Improve the condition of their
herds.
At nreaent Mr. McKclvlo Is rest
liH* after huvfng managed the ninth
annual blooded cattle sale in South
Omaha. During tills sale 1 ,%0 head
Ilf blooded short horns were sold.
Among the champion si ort horn of
ihe world at two livestock shows,
Queen of Scots It. tlbe broujht n
price of $100.
Now That the Robins Are Here—Don’t Expect the Ladies to Confine Their
Studies to the Oil Leases.
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Boy, 13, Shoots
Father in Head
Nebraska Man May Die as
Result of Wound From
Son’s Rifle.'
By International >>»» Sen lee.
Milford, Neb., March 27.—Glenn
West, 1*, shot and dangerously
wounded his father, Guy West, farm
er, living nine miles southeast of
here in Seward county, Wednesday
evening, with a .22 rifle. The bullet
entered a little above and to one side
of the left eye, and Is still embedded
In the temple. An operation will be
performed today, which will deter
mine the recovery of the father.
■The boy, held by local authorities,
ran away from home two days sgo.
He said that his father, while under
the Influence of liquor, had beaten
him unmercifully.
I.ast night, according to the story
told state officers here, Glenn re
turned home. He went to the garage
and found the rifle. Returning to the
house and seeing his father sitting in
an arm chair nestr the window, he
shot him. Glenn was taken Into cus
tody today by County Attorney Me
killip, Sheriff Scott and officers from
the state law enforcement department
at IJneoln.
Physicians attending the father re
fused to state definitely Ills rhances
for recovery until after the operation
has been performed.
COUNSEL GRILLS
GRANDPA ROMEO
Wahoo, Nsb.. March 27.—Levi
Keiser, "giandpa Itomeo," held his
own on the witness stand this morn
ing In the hearing of Ills appeal from
a Judgment of Incompetency.
Called to the stand by counsel for
the plaintiff, his son Harry, he "held
Ills own" for more than two hours of
cross exaruination.
After close examination over a note,
his newly acquired wife, th«* former
Irene Buell, Ashland attorney, was
called to the stand. Thirty years
younger In age, Mrs. Keiser expressed
her firm belief that her husband was
sane In every respect. She was only
kept on the tvltness stand for a few
minutes, and Keiser was recalled.
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| Girl, ('.lad in ISi^ht
A It ire. Leaps From
Window of Pullman
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Mills city, Mont., March 17.—At
tired only in her night clothes, nn
unidentified girl leaped from a pull
men window of Northern Pacific
trnln No. 2. last night find evidently
r scaped serious injury, ns a search
along the right of way today between
Mllea rity and Hebron, N. !>., where
she was last seen in the train, failed
to disclose anv trace of her.
The young woman was on her way
from Keattle to i'hlcngo. When the
j train loft Miles Pity, slie retired for
I the nlgiit. Before the train reached
Hebron, the porter noticed the our
| tains of the bortli moving In the
I wind and inter discovered that the
young woman was not in bed
Her clothing and luggage were In
' (he car. The missing girl is about 20.
Norfolk. Neb.. March 27—Grace
Lutheran church of Norfolk has the
record of being the only church
known which will not take an excuse
from member* of the congregation for
not being marked "present" at Sun
day services.
When two members of the congre
gation stated they could no longer
hear the sermons, because of defec
tive hearing, the pastor, the Rev. Mr.
Brandhorst, purchased a telephone
transmitter and Installed it near the
pulpit. It was connected with bat
teries, but plugs were put in the pews
which furnished those with defective
hearing with a pair of ear phones.
Now they sit in their pewa and
hear the sermons as of old.
One member of the congregation
became an Invalid. The pastor strung
a wire from his church to the inva
lid * borne four blocks away. Now she
hears the sermon end the choir and
never misses a service.
DISEASE CAUSES
BIG CATTLE LOSS
Sim Francisco. March 27.—The
Intact outbreak of the foot and mouth
diaeaao In California will reault In
the destruction of 7,*74 cattle. 89
hogs and ISO sheep In the Merced
area, the state department of agricul
ture announced today. Kan Joaquin
county went Into close quarantine
when It was discovered the disease
had broken out on one ranch.
A clrcue of hundreds of head of
horses and wild animals was served
with quarantine notice. None of the
circus livestock Is Infected and the
quarantine was made as a preven
live measure. The state has ap
pealed to all licensed veterinarians
to volunteer to aid In combating the
disease.
Morehead and Thorpe
Endorsed as Candidate*
TJneoln, March 27.—Congressmen
J. H. Morehtad, democrat, nnd R. H.
Thorpe, republican, were endorsed nn
primary candidates by farmers and
labor groups of the First congres
slonal district meeting at the local
labor temple. The conferences were
railed to carry out progressive pn
lltloal action, ns outlined In the nn
flonal political policies of the organ
isntlnn. The meeting was attended
by railway men, Lincoln and Have
hark shop craftsmen, farmers’ union
representatives and other Individuals.
Married in Council Bluff*.
The following .persons obtained mar
rlag'- Meanses In Council Bluffs yesterda.v
•T. A Wolfs, Omaha . . O
f.snors M orris. Coffey vllls, Kan. '
\. If. Jefferson. Omaha .
Itom* Kerstetter, Washingi on. Nob ... 1®
1 llarmin Pfeifer, Omaha "I
j Ifascl Hsnry, Council Bluff* . 11
| Bert Williams, Omaha. . ♦
Klyrnentyna Higgins. Omaha. "0
i Martin Rnide, Bennett Neb m
, Bertha Kuhn. Beaver Crossing. N*l» II
I Frank McKinney. Tyler. I'm ’
| Johanna Hte< kler. Friend, Nob. )4
* Horner Bobbins, omshn .... I
Bush Moody, Omaha . ...
| Oeorg* Monkman, Harlan. Is . .
Clara Mlersland, Tlsrlan. I< !'■
• 'ail Hansen, Wnlbaeh. Nob ... . .1
Bessie Webbies. Wnlhacdi. N«h. 11
M ,1. Linn, 1 )mih«. .. ? I
' \Tfte Rudd, ornnhs I
Robert There, jr . West Point. Neb . . "*
i Hellish IJft... West Point, Neb........ 11
Keiser Has Sound
Mind. Doctor Says
“Aged Romeo’’ (Claims He
Ik Able to Take (.are of
Himself.
Slice 1st nupalrh In The Omaha Bar.
VVahoo. Neb . March I*.—I.evi
Keiser. T9, known a* the "aged
Romeo" since hie re*o»nt marriage to
Mra. Irene C. Buell, ia a* normal as
any man of hia age, according \ >
Or. O. A. Young of Omaha, who took
the stand, for the defense this after
noon.
Keiser la defending himaelf In die
trlct court here against a counly
court verdict that he la mentally In
competent,
Dr. Young, qualified as an expert
witneas, told the court that lie was
specialist In mental ami nervous dis
orders and had been on the staff of
tlie slate hospltnl at Hastings,
1'alike the county Judge, Judge
Frederick Shepherd, who i* hearing
the case, permitted the witness to
testily that Keiser. In ills estimation
was qualified to handle business.
Tlie defense will tomorrow call doe
tors J. F. Hauvetz and F. E. Way.
trot 11 of Walioo. who testified as ex
pert witnesses In county court.
Attorneys announced tonight Ilia!
theje would lie eight witnesses called
in nil tomorrow, lull that It was |irob
able tlie case would he conclude*l he
fore court adjourned for the night.
J. W. LANGLEY AND
WEST INDICTED
Washington. March ?7.—Represen
tative John W. I.angley of Kentucky
anil Millard K. West were indicted by
a grand jury here this afternoon on
chargee of corruption growing out of
the recent Chicago grand Jury Inves
tigation of the veterans' bureau.
Tarnglcy tens Indicted separately,
and Jointly with West. Russell M.
Sacked, Sidney Reis. Ren I,. Moses
and II. M Hat tier. The charge In
each case was "conspiracy to commit
offense,* nndc^ the national prohi
bition art.”
Three Cheeks Identified
in Governor McCray Trial
Indianapolis, March 27.—Three
checks aggregating $75,000, drawn In
favor of ihc Discount ami l>epo*lt
Slate hank of Krntland, lnd., ww»*
Identified nn coming from the Indiana
state tjoard of agrlculturn by Miss
.Vlnnlc Fisher, load bookkeeper for
the hot id. ;t t i ho trial today of ClOV
ernor VYurren T. Mot'ray. on « rhnr^p
of embezzling $155,000 of the hosrtl a
funds.
In itm opening nU&tcnYrnt yesterday,
the prosecution contended It would
show that Mo<V«y had converted to
his personal uao money given him
by th« agriculture board for deposit
In the Kent laud hank, of which ha
was formerly president.
Sen iees \\ ill He Held
lit Temple Israel
"The tYiiphetlc Spirit” will he
Knhhl Frederick Cohn's subject Frl*
day night at Temple Isiaei The
Htrnn^e Fire" will he his Ihetne Hal
urday morning st 10.30.
Air Probe
Blocked by
Officials
So Testifies Ex-Government
Agent Before Senate Com
mittee—Says Airplane
Firms Overpaid.
Two Concerns Named
Washington, March 27.—H . L.
Scaife, former agent of the Depart
ment of Justice, told the Wheeler
Brookhart committee investigating
Attorney General Daugherty today
that he quit the department because
his investigations into aircraft frauds
were blocked "by powerful interests
caught in the meshes of the law."
lie cliarged also that the principal
report he made relative to these
frauds. Involving the Standard Air
craft and Wright-Martin concerns, has
disappeared from the department
files
Scaife told the committee he had
found evidence of overpayment of
more than *7.000.000 in two cases
"before they stopped me."
He produced a memorandum signed
“A. F. Myer, special assistant at
torney general,” who was In charge
of aircraft prosecutions, instructing
him to take no more audits of air
craft payments.
Testimony l-inks Ip.
Scaife'* testimony linked up with
that of Gaston B. Means, another ex
agent of the department, who testi
fied 10 days ago he collected $100,000
in $1,000 bilie from the Japanese rep
resentative of the Standard Aircraft
corporation anil turned it over to
jcsse \V. Smith, the "bumper ard
ft lend" of Attorney General Dauglv
i* Finally Scaife "aid he became "so
disgusted ' lie quit.
. "There was an overpayment of !c,
'-Ct.478 to the Wright Martin Aircraft
I corporation, and $2.554.331 to the
i Dayton Wright company," said Scaife.
"1 was trying to get an audit of
the Glenn D. Martin Aircraft cor
poration when I was stopped.”
“Were you ever toid that your in
vestigation was hitting the hig fel
lows and would liavo to atop? ' Ash
urst
“I wan given Gaston B. Mean* as
an assistant, and we were the only
investigators, but later we were both
taken off, because wo were getting
up among the big crooks.”
Scaife drew a laugh when he said
he had Investigated Means. Means
had already testified he Investigated
almost everybody in Washington, In
cluding Secretary Mellon.
Scaife said he assigned Means to
locate “three large files of important
documents relating to the Spruce air
craft case” which were shipped from
the Pacific coast aircraft base to "a
private address In the east.
"Means found the files and got a
confession from the man who got the
files," said Scaife.
sent to Wall Street
“The flies wei-f sent to Dwight D.
Davis at 96 Wall street, New York.”
"Why were they sent to Wall
street?”
"I don't know: that's one of the
reasons why I resigned
Scaife charged that the Standard
Aero and the Standard Aircraft cor
poration "were both owned and con
trolled by Mitsui A Co."
"Mitsui * Co. were Japanese fin
anciers and before the war were pay
rnas'ers for the German secret serv
ice. . tm
"Our Investlgalic ta of the Stand
ard Aircraft corporation showed It
had collected $2,267,342 Illegally froSi
the government In a settlement of
their claims. The $2,267,342 was paid
them for •depreciation of property'
when they didn't own the property.
In addition they collected $370,499 foy
rentals.”
Reasons Sought
"There were a hundred thousand
reasons for dropping tlie prosecution,
but can you tell us one of them?”
asked Ashurat.
Before Scaife replied, Wheeler in
terjected:
"Yes there were 106.000 reasons and
each of them was a dollar bill.”
WORLD FLIGHT
DELAYED AGAIN
Seattle, Woih , March 77.—The
world flight of the four big Itougln*1
cruiser* will he drlnyed lure until
the middle of next week. It became
apparent today when work whs rc
aumed on lifting the flagahip of
Major Frederick ],. Mprtln from It*
land gear to the pontoon*. Haiti line
Impeded activities at Sand Point Held
nttd the proposed "hop off" next Sun j
day has been abandoned.
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Grist Ground by the Mill of
Investigators at Washington
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Washington, March 27.—Developments today In the oil lease and Daugh
erty investigations were:
1AI Jennings, reformed train robber, repeated to oll_committee story
• told him by the late Jake Hamon, that $1,000,000 was paid by him In
eonnecion with republica omlnatlon In 1920, among recipients being named
Senator Perose, Harry Daugherty, Will H. Hays ad others. Jennings said
Jlamon disclosed bis desire to be secretary of the interior, go as to be able
to “grab” the oil reserves, enrich himself by millions and become the next
president of the United States.
2Roxie StinBon was stopped by the Daugherty committee from giving
• the names of the group of five, who, she said, made $33,000,000 on a
deal in Sinclair oil stock, told to her by Jesse Smith. Daugherty’s counsel
refused to assume responsibility for making the names public.
3 Harry Sinclair's case involving his alleged contempt of the senate was
• withheld from the grand jury for another day by reason of the fact
that the jury was bbsy indicting persons alleged to have dealt in bribery
in connection with liquor permits.
4 Officials of he republican and democratic national committee organiza
• tlons were summoned to appear before the oil committee tomorrow to
explain contributions from the oil interests o their respeeive campaign funds.
5 Tax records of the Gulf Oil corporation were practically impounded
• by the special senate committee Investigating the Internal revenue
bureau. The resolution thjt brought abotu the Investigation was introduced
by Senator Couzens, and the committee’s action was a result of testimony
that the corporation had been allowed “lessee depleion” reductions in the
settlement of its cases.
£? Senator McKellar, democrat, of Tennessee demanded in the senate the
vs resignation of Secretary Mellon, charging him with holding office in
violation of the federal statutes because of his interests in numerous busi
ness enterprises.
Bryan Obtains
Gasoline Supply
for Sale in State
Governor Declares He Will
Fix Price Three or Four
Cents Below Present
Rate at Stations.
■r amcum r>fii
l.lncoln, March 27. — Governor
Bryan announced today that he had
been able to obtain a continuous sup
ply of gasoline and that he would be
gin accepting orders from municipal
ities, civio organizations and Individ
uals who would sell the gasoline to
people of the state st three to four
rents below the present prices of the
fuel.
This announcement followed at
tempts started by the governor some
time ago to obtain the gasclina tup
ply.
“I will now be able to furnish gaso
line In carload lota at a wholesale
figure which will permit it to be re
tailed from three to four cents below
the prices now bring charged at fill
ing stations,” the governor said.
He displayed a telegram from a pro
ducer offering six million gallon* of
high test petrol at the rate of 500,ft00
gallons a month, and Indicated that
several other *ources of supply were
available.
The only drawback on the gaauMne
sale by the state, he said, is the fact
that committees, clubs and (owns and
ettiea would probably not want to go
to the expense of installing a pump
for the gasoline.
“While It requires mors capital and
more facilities to handle gasoline titan
Is needed for coal," the governor said,
"vet If the people are in earnest and
cooperate with their local official
and myeelf. means will be found to
realize a vast saving In the coat of
till* essential commodity.”
“The consumers’ part will be to get
together In each community and or
ganize associations or clubs pledging
themselves to purchase gasoline from
a municipal filling station when one
ts established. Whenever local offi
cials fall to act In the matter, public
committees can he named to provide
necessary stations and storage tanks.
Car* hauling the gasoline will range
in capacity front seven to 10 thou
sand gallon*.”
The governor sai^ that he would
capei-t the gasoline dealers to *e!l
wttli only enough margin to pay coat
of handling and equipment.
He diJl vitot 'state w hat wholesale
price of the gwgollne would be.
He declared tlttn. the country “is
flooded with gasoline” and said hs
anticipated a movement In the mar
ket toward a lower scale
Rich to Replace Gray.
Talk of Carl Gray, Union Pacific
president, liefore the Kiwanls and
T.lons cltihe at the Rome hotel Fri
day. has been callri] off due to Mr.
Gray's absence from Omaha.
Attempt Charged
to Misrepresent
' Cost of Bonus
Senate Finance Committee
Practically Clears Up Ad
ministrative Provision#
of Revenue Bill.
Washington. March 27.—Renewing
their program of day and night ses
sions, the senate finance committee
today practically cleared up the many
administrative provisions of the rev
enue bill. The schedules of excise
and miscellaneous taxes, most of
which were revised by the house ere
to be taken up Immediately.
Meanwhile, democratic members of
the committee spent another after
noon in an unsuccessful effort to
an agreement on the Income tax
schedule which they will offer as
substitute for the Mellon rates voted
Into the bill by the finance commit-1
tee.
The surtax rates proved the stumbl
ing block. Senator Simmons of North
Carolina, ranking democrat on the
committee, presented a schedule
which It is understood followed the
general lines of the Gamer plan sup
ported by house democrats with a re
vision of the brackets and a reduc
tion of the maximum rate to Shout
40 per cent.
Before taking up the revenue bill
today, the committee heard army and
navy officers on the soldier bonus bill
pasted by the house with ,a view
to determining the number of veterans
who would he eligible for the in
surance provision and the average
length of service of the veterans.
While members of the finance com
mittee prepared to-work out their own
estimate as to the cost of the hilt in
the light of the dispute between gov
ernment actuaries involving a differ
ence in estimates of more than $2.
SbO.OOO nOb, Chairman Green of the
house ways and mean* committee
Issued a statement charging ' a de
liberate effort to misrepresent the
cost of the soldier bonus bill."
COOLIDGE ASKS
SPECIFIC POWER
Washington, March 27.—President
Ooolldge recommended to the senate
Wednesday passage of special legis
lation to remove all doubt as to the
authority of the chief executive to de
tacli men In the military and naval
service* for special duties. The
comptroller general questioned the
legality of such appointments and has
refused to approve salary accounts
for thepi.
Builder# Endorse Krone.
Resolution endorsing George Krone
for city commissioner was passed st
a special meeting of the leva id of direc
tors of the Omaha Builders' exchange
Mr. Krenc Is president of the ex
chu-ige.
Need Some One in Washington
to Do Something, Says Sloan
V J
"If Senator N'un is haa beon In
i \Vnaliln*ton 21 yens and lias done
nothin* In thal time to Improve con
J dltlone, then It I* time Nebraska
voter* sent *ome otto there who can."
"old i'harles H. sioctt, repuhlloan
[ candidate for the senate Thursday
nlRht In rommentln* on Norris' state
ment that "thin* have been Roltt*
wroriR ever since he has been In
WashinKton."
Mr Sloan epoUe in Omaha before
the t.tvestook exchanRe. before women
member* of the republican commit
tee, and at ihe Mount Maria Mnptist
ehurch.
"Senator Norris cave he is not
parllsnn 1 am- lie sacs he has no
part v to defend I h:n e And t
i would rather have the judging; of
thethe voters of the stats than that
of outside senators ho have en
domed Norris."
Mr. Sloan called at ten ton to the
faot that he was re*ponsib\-. as niem
her of ills stale senate, for 4 lie ' anti
olsomarsarlns law- which \iid the
foundation for the growth W the
dairy lnduitn in Nebraska ^w hlcli
ha* made Omaha the greatest V'ngle
manufacturer of butter In the win Id "
\n a congressman from NebrasV*
said Mr. Sloan he had hit rod noil
measures whloh made posaiMe the
eradication of liog cholera and tuher
oulosis through government a«».a
lance of the farmer.
Mr Sloan In his address before the
Mount Maris Baptist church k|vkr
on "Ooorl r'llisenshlp. *
Records of
Four Thefts
Disclosed
Young Woman and Husband
Arrested in Connection
With String of Burglariea
in Four Cities.
Telegram Is Intercepted
f v
^ Omaha Homes Robbed J
John Gamble, 103 North Happy
Hollow boulevard.
Dr. Grant William*, 4803 Farnam
street.
W. T. WUson, 113 South Happy
Hollow boulevard.
Police late Thursday clearsd record* •
of four more recent robberies and gave
Omaha a glimpse of the season's first
girl burglar.
She Is Mrs. Ruth Cameron, who
with her husband has left a string of
burglaries netting thousands of dollars
in four cities.
Detectives Pete McGuier and Bill
Cummings arrested Frank Cameron
her husband, on description as he was
driving away from the postofllee In »
sedan stolen from Charles M. Powell.
Denver, early this month. Police be
lieve them to he members of an Inter
city band. Their statements incrimi
nate a Denver jeweler as leader.
Under severe grlling he gave hi*
Omaha residence address at a local
hotel. Detectives Frank K; I lion and
i Willie Davis arrested her there amid
five iarge grips loaded with wearing
apparel, a 38 caliber army revolver.
100 rounds of ammunition, much
jewelery and a fortnight old fox
terrier pup which she cuddled to her
heart and called "Schnapps.
Incarceration in city jail deprived
' her of Schnapps. The pup was cared
I for by Bob Craren. secretary to Chief
of Detectives Charles Van Deusen.
Police intercepted a telegram at the
hotel in Omaha where the pair regis
tered, It was from the Denver fence
and warned them not to send an}
more loot to his business address.
Aceording to the girl she accom
panied her husband on his night
prowling of home# in Chicago. Den
j v»r, Kansas City and Omaha a*
chauffeur.
! Omaha homes prowled to which t-'#
j pair have admitted those of John
i Gamble. It*? North Happy HoU»w
j boulevard, on March 12: I>r. GrSBt.
] Williams, 43<i: Fa mam street, snd
W. T. Wilson. 513 South Happy Hol
low boulevard. I-oot valued at *20.0»*>
was obtained by them in three
rights.
"I never actually participated in
entering a home." said Mrs. Cameron.
"But I was always there a block or
so away in the car waiting for Frank.
*<We would drive around until **
found a home darkened and then l
(would drive past for almost a block
j Frank would go to the house, ring
(the bell and if no one answered he
would go in. by the door, window or
any other way he could get in.
We were married two years kgo
In Chicago. My home is In SC Fouls
but I haven't seen my mother since T
SIS ?. Frank used to work for ti*«
Yellow Cat* company in Chicago, bu
he was fired.
"He then fell in with a felloe wh<>
has spent meet of his life in prise
They used to rob homes togethe
The town got too hot. #*> we went to
Denver. There Frank continued and
me helping him by driving the car
We never made much in our Jobs be
cause everything we got went inline
diately to Denver by express and we
were paid by the man there."
"We got more than $2 worth
of things from Omaha homes, but all
wo got was about $80."
Mr* Cameron regretted gl' ing up
the dog.
I 1. v -- n gift to her from a farmer ;
between herp and Kansas City.where'
*he stopped to ask the road. The j
pair cam# to Omaha from Kansas
City last week.
Police escorted Cameron to the
home of Max Flotow. M»20 Cass ttree;
robbed of several hundred dollars'
worth of clothing and Jewelry laet
night. He admitted he committed the
burglary.
Summary of
The Day In
Washington
Tax return* of "Merlon com
jvante*" were explain*! before the
| senate committee Investigating -the
| bureau of internal revenue.
The new- immigration bill pro
viding a baste quota of J per cent
of the 191® census was reported by
the senate immigration commit
tee.
Representative John I.angle.' of
Kentucky and fl\e others were in*
, dieted on chsigw* of conspiracy te
, obstruct the operations of the gov*
eminent.
At Jcnninge fold the olt com*
mittce that Jake llamon told him
of plans to nominate Warren G,
Maiding at Chicago In l??0. and
that tt c*v®»t llamon >t,®®®,®®®.
The oil committee subpoenaed
the treasurer of the democratic na
tional committee, George White?
the former chairman, and K. 1»
j lV'hen> to Inquire about campaign
| funda.
The senate Paugherty commit
tee braid ’.he oroe* examination of
1 Tootle Stinson and charges by H
| 1 * Scaife that he ha-l been \ee
in effici t* to expose allege . » i •
; ci aft graft, ^