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Motorists
Defy State
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Quarantine
Troops Ordered to y lima to
Halt Advance of AutoisU
\ttrnipling to (toss
\risona Line.
Barrier Broken Through
e Phoenix. Arlz.. April IS—Slate
troops have been ordered to I nitm to
stop the advance of motorists coming
front California in violation of the
state's embargo, it was announced at
the governor's office tonight.
The troops will he sent on recom
mendation of the county attorney of
Yuma county, who reported local au
thorities were unable to cope with the
situation, according to the announce
ment.
Adjutant General Harris .acting on
orders of Governor Hunt, ordered four
National guardsmen and one officer
to proceed from Casa. Grande, Arlz.,
t i Yuma with one machine gun.
Troop* I,eave at Once.
The men are members of Company
I > and are under command of Lieut,
.b see R. Hill. Four other guardsmen
were ordered to proceed to Yuma
from Phoenix.
The troopers were ordered to leave
for their destination Immediately and
should arrive in Yuma with a few
hours.
Home of the motorists succeeded in
jetting on the bridge, hut none haw
- ached the Arizona side.
The adjutant general said he be
ll ted the eight troopers and Lieuten
ant Hill could handle the situation at
Yuma. "If more men are needed they
w 111 be made available.” he eald.
Aiitolsts Break Through.
Yuma. Art*.. April !».—Seventy au
t mobiles loaded with tourists broka
through the chalne that had prevent
. e-t their entry into an Indian reeer
t ,n Inn In California, opposlta hare,
this afternoon, and are reported head
ed for the Colorado river bridge in
11 attempt to enter Arizona.
Sheriff's forces of Yuma county
have been called to guard the bridge
ml prevent passage.
|jy entering the Indian reservation,
the motorists, according to officers,
eve broken the federal ciunrantlne,
i, hie his the same as that enforced
by Arizona.
Met By Ileputiea.
The motorists reached the Colorado
river bridge at 5 p. m. They were
met by a large force of deputy
sheriff*.
The motorist* are coming from
Knob, eight miles west of here.
We Have
With Us
Today
J. K. <M***n.
I openhagen, DwimaiU,
Diplomat.
Horn In 1*57 on the Island of It i n
.olm In the Baltic sea, Mr. olesen re
■ < lve(1 hie early education there and
■ t th* age of 15 came to the l.nlted
-late* with hla parents, settling In
Pennsylvania. In this country he
(tudled under private tutor* until,
it th# ag# of 1». h# went alone to
hlna, where a relative obtained a
■osltion for him In th* servlca of
. he Chlneae government.
In malting thts journey, which at
that period would have been a great
idventure even for an adult, young
deaen was gratifying a desire for
navel which he had felt since his
i nrly bodyhood, and having a natural
penchant for languagea. It waa not
hi long before ha wa* speaking
.bln*** quit* well. Kventually be
learned to write In that language,
n well a* to *peak Korean, French
nd German, In addition to Kngllsh
n nd hi* native Danish.
So that, when th* big moment of
hi* Ilf* arrived, Mr. Olesen was pre
i,,ired for It. Me wa* appointed Dan
ish minister to China, a post which
he held until the end of I»23, when
he resigned. Th* appointment gave
him, h* aay*. an opportunity not
inly to *erv* hi* mother country,
bill also to «ld th* Chine** by dealing
with them In »n understanding man
ner.
A eked for a narration of hla *x
porlenc* In the Orient, Mr. Olesen
united and replied that "one who live*
In th* east experience* so many wara
and uprlalng* that they are wont to
paaa Into the Umbo of forgetfulln***.”
I In recalled meeting Gen. 17, H. Grant,
when the fatnou* American reached
hlna on his trip around the world,
ind els.i renumbered that Mrs. Grsnt
tnd a son were In the jmrty. Me de
lined to comment on the .Inpanes*
situation which ha* recently arisen,
explaining that he know* many
.Japanese diplomat* a* well aa Ameri
can* In diplomatic **rvtce In the east,
and that any comment might he con
sidered "poor taste,” Mr. Olesen plans
to go to Colorado Hprlnga from
Omaha, and to the weat const from
here, before returning east to Wash
ngton.
But Ladies, Ladies, That's No Way to Sell Your Fish
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hbbsSw
Denby Assumes
“Full Blame” for
Teapot Leases
Fall Not Rff*pon*ibIe, Assert*
Ex-Navy Secretary—Ac
tion Taken to Prevent
Drainage Loss.
Adrian. Mloh., April 1*.—Full re
sponsibility for th* Initiation of th*
policy which resulted In the tensing of
the naval oil reserves wsa assumed
here tonight by Rdwln Irenby, around
whom raged a storm of rrltlclsrn In
th* senate before hi* retirement last
month a* secretory of the navy.
"Had I not taken the action I did
to protect th* Intereeta of tha nnvy
in these reserves against th# tre
mendous loss of drainage," he de
dared In an address, "I would have
been falae to my trust and culpably
negligent In the psiformance of my
duty."
Replying to what he aald had been
an Insinuation of collualon on hla part
In connection with th# oil leases, Mr.
Denby aald he had never been talked
to about the naval petroleum reserve
situation before he entered the cabi
net by th* president-elect or by any
of hie cabinet or other advisers.
"My appointment waa somewhat tin
expected," he aald. "and waa not an
nntinced uptll about February 25.
Therefore, there wa* no collusion ss
to eny acts to be performer by tne
although even that Insinuation baa
been made.”
"Shortly aftei' taking office, it waa
represented to me thet. drainage of
th# reaervea waa proceeding rapidly
offset wells were necessary. Reliev
ing that th# Department of the In
terlor wee beat qualified to handle for,
th* navy Ita enormously valuable re
aervea, I turned to the Interior de
partment for advice on the subject.
I then asked the secretary of the In
terlor If he could not take over the
administrative control of the naval
petroleum reserve*.
Secretary Fall did not sak ms. I
asked him. I warded to stop the
squandering of an Invaluable re
sour*#. Together then, the secretary
of the Interior and I presented the
matter to tha president of the I’nlted
Htat.es and after he had given It rare
ful atudy, he decided to Issue an ex
ecutlve order.
"Thereaftler a aearchlng InvestIga
tlon waa made by the Department of
the Interior Into the whole problem
and In the meantime certain offset
wells were drilled by the Department
of the Interior with the knowledge
and approval of the secretary of tin
navy, although he did not sign those
Individual contracts.
"Rater on—October 19, 1921—after
discussion of ths subject with th*
counsel of the secretary of th* navy,
I gave Rear Admlial .1, K. Robinson,
engineer In chief of the navy, charge
of the oil reserve* under the naval
establishment.”
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Course in American
Jazz Music Planned
for Acatlrmy at Home
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Nsw York, April 1*.—Rstshllsh
ment of a chair of American mualc
at tha American academy In Home,
devoted to the study and development
of Jazz mualc. Is being considered,
Mrs, Charles H. Ouggenhelmer, rhsli
man of the Philharmonic orchestra,
announced today.
Mrs. Ouggenhelmer expressed the
belief that American music, popularly
known as jazz, typified the pulse of
America, had attained a, world wide
apiieul and had become accented as
the first really American art.
Hpeaklng on behalf of the commit
tee of the academy, which every year
sends art students to continue their
studies In Horne, Mrs Ouggenhelmer
sold this year's benefit concert for
the academy would tie of Jazz music,
Part of the funds thus raised would
ho used to establish the rontrrnplafed
chair, ahe added.
PRINCE OF WALES
POPULAR AT PARIS
Parts, April It,—The prlnre of
Wales left at 7:J0 tonight for I At
Tnuquet, where he plans to spend the
Kastertlde, nearly *0 hours behind
the schedule hs had originally laid
out tot himself. Tha prince Is find
lug It very hard to tear himself a wav
from Monlmarte, where for the last
fiva days, or rather, nights, he has
has had a real royal time In a bernm
Ingly regal manner.
Incidentally, he has probably made
the fortune of a young American who
recently opened a dancing establish
ment In Montmarte, which the prince
frequented assiduously on four sip
ccsalva nights.
The prince has made a great hit
In Paris and Is now as popular In
the Fremb capital aa hla grandfather,
who waa the first prince of Wales
to enjoy real popularity among the
French people.
Report That American*
Slain in Albania Denied
Washington, April I*.— Hepurls
from Athens that two members of
the crew of the .1 I*. Morgan yacht
“Corsair" had hern murdered In AI
banla were declared to be “without
r.ny foundation" Inm message received
from the Albanian government today
by Prof, f'hck Rezl, Albanian * orn
mlasloner to the Cnlted glntes
Cow* Vt reck Train.
Nogales. Arlz, April 1* -Hliiklng
i herd of rows on the right of wsy
bear ISsperanza, Honors, Mexico, s
Houthern Pacific do Mexico passenger
train was wrecked yesterday with a
toll of one death and several Injured,
according to meagre reports received
here today. Heveral cara wire He
railed, the report slated. The loco
motive fireman was killed and sev
eral others of the crew hurl The re
port did not slate whether any pas
sengers were Injured
Proposal Made
to Hold Up Bids
on Shoals Issue
Adoption of Definite Policy
on Property Urged Wit
nesses Attaek Henry
Ford Offer.
Washington, April 18 — Suggestion
was mad# at the senate committee's
Muscle Shoals hearing today that all
of the pending hid* be set aelde and
the government adopt a definite plan
wdh re*|«ect to the property and then
call for hid* and execute It.
Senator Ralston, democrat., Indiana,
advanced the proposal and Chairman
Norris said he saw no objection to
the Idea and added that he under
stood It confirmed with the Muscle
rihoala policy of President Coolldge,
ns set forth In his message to con
gresa.
' A* It stands now." Renafor Rais
ton said, "the ■government ha* no
plan for disposal of Muscle Shoals
and before bids are considered a
policy should be adopted."
All of 1 he witnesses at today's hear
Ings attacked the hid of Henry Ford
R. I*. Itowen, national lecturer for
the Nonpartisan league, said If Ford
old lined Muscle Hhoals the commit
tee would Ire “selling the nation's
birthright.” O. F draff, president of
the American Nitrogen product* corn
[■any, Seattle, Wash , said he opposed
the lord bid and all of the other
bid* because on th# hnsl* of theh
term* no private enterprise could
face the competition, and Hugh Mc
Rae of Wilmington. N. C., * land
rci tarnation expert, declared the Ford
proposal contemplated * "virtual gift"
from th* government
Cavalry Troop From IYxh*
Arrive* at Fort Mruilc
Nttii jrlff, H f), April 1# on#* of
fle*r nn<1 2H m*n of th#* Fourth
Hint** rivalry hav* Hruvol at Fort
Th*y rniru* illrwt from Fort
Hum I fount on, Tm. Romnfnd#*r of
th« miuadron, 300 In all. In #*xprrt#»«l
to J*nva th# po*t for Fort
Mftftd# al>out May 4
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Ret elation Shows
Simmons Innocent
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ft* AMiMlNfrd V*re*«.
Lincoln, April 18 "Hlmmont Is not
guilty."
This Is the revelation I b it flashed
before the subconscious mind of a
Lincoln woman, when aim was told
of the case of W, II Hlrnmofis, who
Is sentenced 'll* In the electric
ebnlr for murder The pardon board
heard his (ilea for rommutntlon of
sentence to life, and I* now consider
Ing th# sppeaf.
Oovrrnor Mrs an Is a membrt of the
board. The woman cams to him to
day with her "vision.’’
Bill Raisers
(Discovered
by Flight
Coiinlrrfrilrm Held in Kan
ea-i Towns Hud Pumpin'!**
nuliu lliddni in
Omaha.
Mother Blames War
A loving mother sent Wesley Krlp
prndorf off to war In 1917 when the
country needed men At that time
Wesley was just reaching manhood
Warfare twisted her boy's morals
and made a crook, then sent hint bark
to hrr, Mr*. Julia Krlppendorf, 3011
Miami street, moans.
While In Germany, Krippendorf
held up a man. lie was apprehend
cd. court martlaled and sentenced to
five years in Fort Leavenworth. A
year ago he waa pardoned by the
president, after serving four year* of
hi* term.
While there, however, he had form
ed an acquaintance with Frank Car
ter, alias Harold Davidson. Carter
escaped from a county Institution In
Texas recently. He corresponded with
Krlppendorf, signing hi* letters
"Harold Davidson." Carter made his
way to Omaha and located Krlppen
dorf.
Taken Into Home.
Krippendorf took the escaped ex
convlet to live with him and his moth
er three week* ago, sleeping on the
duofold that hi* companion might live
with them.
When Detectives Bob Heller, Joe
Mlklas and Jack Montag searched
Carter * grip after the pair had dis
appeared with a rented car from a
local "dr1 ve-it-yourself” firm, they
found paraphernalia for changing U
bills to 110.
Krippendorf and Carter are now In
custody of police at Atchison, Kan.
The pair had driven the car from
Omaha to Falls City. Neb., w here |
It we* vrre ked. They Peade their
way on into Hiawatha, Kan., where
they are alleged t* have stolen the
car In which they were apprehended
at Atchison. The pair confessed, ac
cording to Omaha police.
"If I llad Only Known "
Counterfeit materials seised here
have been turned over to federal
authorities. The pair now ta wanted
for pasafng phony bills In Omaha.
Krlppendorf served overseas with
the l«th field ertlllery.
"If T hed only known that David
eon wa* the Carter my boy knew at
I^nvenworth," moan* the heart
broken mother.
"The only thing I hold against my
boy I* that h* brought an ex convict
to my house."
RUSSIAN PRINCESS
GETS PRISON TERM
By rslversel Werrlce.
Rerlln, April 1* —The Russian
Princes* Olga Knslowakl, young and
beautiful, was sentenced IB eight
month* In prl*on *nd expulsion from
Denmark at th* conclusion of her
term, by th* criminal court at H*l
slngfor*.
Her father, a noted general and
very wealthy, played a prominent
rol« at the rear'* court. H* was ex*
cuted by th# holshevlk# and all hi*
property confiscated. Th# princess
mad* a dramatic escape, having only
th* clothe# *he wor* and a portion
of the family Jewel*, valued at about
$25,000. fth# fled to Denmark.
Rather than sell her own Jewel*,
to which #h* clung In spite of her
poverty, "be stole jewel* and money
worth $2,000 and wa* arrested
D. & R. G. TO SPEND
MILLION ON RAILS
Denver, Colo., April 15.—J. If
Rencom, receiver for the Denver h
Rio Orand# Western railroad, today
announced the placing of order# for
approximately $1,000,000 worth of
steel rail* The rails will lie used to
continue throughout the year th* re
reivers' plan for the rehabilitation of
the rond, Instituted several monh# ago
and which hy the eml of th* month
will represent an exiiendltuie of ap
proximately $1,500,000.
According to Mr. Reacom, before
the end -if the pn -ent year every foot
of th# main lines In the narrow guag*
system will have been replaced bv
heavier rails, while virtually even
mil# of the standard guag# lln## will
have been replaced with heavier steel.
I.ittt’oln I* inn (irl#
New Capitol Rid*
IJneoIn. April IS - The slut* capital
rommIMon In It* merlin* yontrrday.
nllowod ##v#rnl #xp»*M*# nct'Olifll#
%WRnlp<l two contract*, according In
the #err« tnry*# report today. The
c ontracts for tpcclal lumlwiff (d«**r
h*n»1l#«. Ntldp fixture, etc 1 wrr**
• warded to ii Isirnoln firm lit $6.106
Thl# #p#< ini mnfrii-il wn for only
th# governor# offfi r n th# new
building, th# puprrtiif court nn$1 th#
Mnt# library. MW# wf * *» opened
fnr r|-ib • t tr ||f|^ a ii>I WOOdWOrU in
lb#**# offImi,
Luis, Pet Boa Constrictor of State
University, Dies of Hunger Strike
Hi UMlIntN ffH
(almoin, atprll li,—t.ul*, t*ra con
•motor at the l'nlver*lty of N*hr»*k«
ron|opy department. who hfl* attained
considerable notoriety since lit* accl
dental arrival In I.lrtcoln In a carload
of hannnaa from th* tropic*, died
late yesterday. The snake had l>*en
on a "hunger strike" since his sr
rival.
The In ml was first kept in a atore
window*here, hut when he refused lo
eat. he was given to the zoology de
partment of the university. There
professors and students catered to the
dainty appetite of t.ul*. They tried
to entice him to eat gat-, moo, hit
l»nn null everything the* I* lieted »e
delicacy fur l>oa cunatrtrfi ra.
Hut Lula would hot IttiMb#.
Finally come the word of a wotnatt
who had Irallted snakea for the stage
“Olva him milk bulbs," she eald
It wag done and Lula seemed more
alive and frisky. He wtill refuged the
more nolld food, though.
Sinologists explain that death may
have been caused by lick of nutrition
or by no me reptilian paiunlte.
Lula' name wan known n« far away
an Lon Angela*, from where person*
sent recommendations as to tils diet.
Jir. It. W. Walcott, ch*li man of the
/oology deportment, and Luis' be*t
friend, announced this morning that
an Inquest will he held.
Immigration Bill
Barring All Japs
Passed by Senate
m
Vnieiidinent (iites Preference
to Farmers Seeking Kn
trance—Quotas for \& e-t
ern Hemisphere Out.
tVadilndon, April IS.—The immi
gration bill, providing aiiiiinc other
thing* for the exclusion of Japanese,
wa» passed by flie senate toiiijlit.
The vote on final passage wa* 62
to 6.
Washington. April IS.—Rapidly dis
I losing of a score of relatively unim
portant amendments, the senate con-,
tinned in night session tonight its j
work of whipping the immigration I
bill Into shape for a final vote.
The extra hours of work were t&k j
sn under a 10 minute debate rule and !
with the notice of Senator Heed, re
publican, Penneyl' tala, one of those
In charge of flie floor, that h* ex
peered to dispose of the measure be
fore the session concluded.
Taro Important proposals affecting
the bill aa a whole were disposed of
today. An amendment by Fen;.tor
■fmmoni, democrat. North Carolina,
waa adopted which would give prefer
eriee to farmer Immigrants whenever
a State d elded there was a dearth of
such labor within Its confines, and
the suggestion that quota limitations
be extended to all countries of the
western hemisphere put forward by
Senator Willis, republican, Ohio, was
rejected by a substantial majority.
Vigorous Opposition.
The Willis amendment aroused vig
orous opposition from both sides of
the chamber on the ground that It
was unnecessary In view of the small
net Immigration received from North
and South America, aa well as because
It was "subversive to the theory and
spirit of Pan-Amerlcanlsm."
Senator Reed Insisted that countries
of South and Central America bore a
different relation to the Halted State*
than did those of Kurope and were
entitled to a radically different treat
ment From the practical standpoint,
he added, the proposal waa "faulty
because of the trouble and expense It
would entail in the guarding of the
long Canadian and Mexican borders.
King Amendment Rejected.
I hope, he said, "we can extend
to Mexleo the same system which has
worked so well In Canada. That la to
have a fr<-e trade In persons across
the border and establish In Mexico,
with Its consent. Immigration oftlcea
to Inapeet allena landing there."
Without a record vote, the senate
rejected an amendment hy Senator
King, democrat, ftah, dealing with
admittance of alien seamen. It would
have required every foreign ship to
take away In her rrew as many men
as she brought, providing a landing
card system of Identification, and pro
hibited the entry of any ahlp bring
ing aliens of excluded nationalities.
The senate Immigration committee.
Senator Tteed of* Pennsylvania said,
was practically unanimous In the he
lief the subject would be dealt with In
a separata hill.
WORKMEN FIND
BURIED THEATER
Phlllppopolla. Bulgaria, April 1*.—
Archaeologist* are stirred by the dl*
covery of "what is evidently s
Itoman amphitheater In th* city
aquare, PJumala
The workmen were . Igglrs founds
tlons for 4 new structute. when four
meters lie|»w the surface of the
square they came upon a flight of
marble stairs of massive construc
tion and surface, worn smooth by the
tread of many feet.
Js|» Smuggling Plot llarrd.
Seattle, Wash, April 11 — I, ut her
T Wecdln. t'nlted States Immlgra
tl"n commissioner, announced today
that a plot "to smuggle Japanese Into
ihla country had lieen uncarlhed and
that It Japanese had lieen arrested
In the last four days In western
Washington, as a result.
Firt* KilK Family.
Quebec, April If—Mr. imd Mrs
| W illiam Itamaay and their IX yearohl
Ison, William, were burned to death
•“day In their home at Breakeyvlllr
Stella Lover of
Bride F orger to
Let Her Suffer
Wealthy Farmer Whose
Cheeks She Raided Says
Affection for Dorothy
Miller Is Dead.
There 1* a limit to the patience of |
Art Nedrow, wealthy farmer of 8t»l’a, j
Neb, and former fiance of Dorothy!
Miller, brlde-of n day, who wa* de
sorted by Jean LaRoue last Tueeday, |
soon after their, wedding In Council j
Bluffs.
"I suppose I could marry Art." I
mused Dorothy In the city Jail Fri
day. "That would be a way out. !
wouldn’t It?"
But Dorothy 1* wrong She can't
marry Art now. Dispatches from \
Stella say that Art Is "through " His j
pride la wounded. HI# love for Doro i
thy 1* killed.
Art Not "Way Out."
Dorothy hasn't heard of this. yet.
8h* will learn before long that Art Is
not a way out of her trouble.
She left Nedrow teat September to
buy her trousseau In Omaha and make
great preparation* for their nuptial*
this spring. He sent her. *b* say*,
about *2.200, Including about *1,200
gained by her by raising cheeks.
She was arrested Thursday on for
gery charge*. On Wednesday she
wa* a pathetic suppliant In the oobn
ty attorney'* office a* a deserted bride,
fyiftoue h«d flown for part* unknown,
taking with him several hundred dol
lar* of money she had obtained from
Art through raising two check* of * 1S
snd *35 to *175 and *27*, respective
ly. she soy*.
The money from her first love'*
check* eh* had used to plungs, with
La Roue, into a *»r!c* of gay parties
which terminated Tuesday night
wh'n h* left her.
Tired Honoring Check*
Dorothy 1* chiefly sorry for her sell
and smiled through tear# and cried j
In smllea In th# chief of detective*'
office Friday morning wheer *he
signed a confession.
Folic# have found that La Roue
never wa* on the Orpheum circuit
nor wa* anyone hearing th# name of j
Hal Taggart, which he told Dorothy
he used.
IJkcs Omaha Boy*
Bitting in the chief, office her
golden turban lilted over one eye
and her chin snuggled In the fur
which one of Nedrow * raised checks
had bought her. ah* told of her court
•hip wrlth Nedrow after ehe me* hton
In Auburn, Neb., In her capacity as
nurse.
'T think Art will take me back."
she said wistfully. "But I rasJly
like the boys here lit Omaha better
than any ol' farmer. They have more
rise, on a dance floor."
' I raised the fire^ check In Bep
tembor." confessed Dorothy. "Art
raised caln but it blew over. I didn't
rale# any more until thle February."
The girl has raised about nine checks
In all, abe aaya. Nedrow has met
all but the last two.
WOOI.EN LABEL
BILL OPPOSED
Washington, April It—Passage of
the French hill providing for the
labelling of woven woolen fabrics to
show the woolen content, was op
posed today before the house com
merce committee by John T. Wood.
Philadelphia, representing the Ns.
I tonal Wool <! rowers of Boston.
The measure, whl-h designs "to
prevent deceit and unfair prices that
lesult from the unrerealed presence
of substitutes for virgin wool." Mt
Wood mid. could not be enforced as
i hemlcal laboratories „e| lorn agreed
on the analysts of woolen fabrics
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20 Olliers
Hurl in Fire
al Chicago
Firefiglilrr* and Sprclatori
Buried Brneilh \X all# of
Box Factory; Stockyarda
Swept liy Conflagration.
Loss Set at $1,000,000
Chicago, April 18. — Fiv«
firemen arc known to have
Ijpen killed and a score of
other firemen and spectator*
were buried beneath the fall
ing vails of a burning four
story box factory on the west
side tonight. Many of those
buried in the debris are be
lieved to have perished.
By r>lirnal mnl»,
Chicago, April IS.—Hr* that hrok*
nut In th* l.'nlon atockyarda at It
thia morning wa* brought under con
trol at « tonight. Th* property loaa
will aggregate |1 000.000.
the fir* broke out In th* Armour %
Co. warehou**, * five ttory atructur*,
which burned quickly. It apread to
an automobile salesroom adjoining,
destroying more than 1,000 new car*.
With great rapidity tha flame*
»r>r»ad to at her building* In tb* dia
tri't Forty fir# companlea fought
tha blaze.
Itf International >ew* Service,
Chicago, April 17.—Th* fir* »t th*
•tockyard* which waa at 1 o'clock
believed under control broke through
th* f Ire wall* which w»r* ex
pee ted to check It* progrea*. and wn#
threatening th* hug* h*y b*ma of
Armour A Co. Thr»# additional
alarm* were rounded bringing more
apparatus to the eeen*.
Chicago. April IS.—Flame* burnt
through a fir* wrall with renewed
rigor thl* aftemoow In the old hog
bouae. a fl ve-etory brick building once
owned by Mcrr.s A Co., but now th*
properly of Armour A Co,, In th*
heart of th* stockyards. Th* re
newal of the flame* again endangered
surrounding building*.
The building, now u*ed aa a ware
house, waa under lease and aub let
to an automobile company whoa* lit
car* In atorage 'here war* burned.
1'ntll the Mat* burat out anew th*
damage had been eetimated at M®#.
OtM), largely confined to tb* upper
floor* which were ruined and caved
In.
Many employe* In nearby building*
were driven out when the fir* flr*t
***umed dangerou* proportion*. Mot*
than * *cor* of engine companies re
sponded to regular *nd aped*I call*
A atockyard* fir# la alway* regard
ed *• on* of danger to firemen and
property because of comNuettbt* tub
stance* and th* congeatloa *f prep
erty _
Three Die in Blast.
Johnston. Ts . April II.— A mo* her
nd two of her children war* kftled
hsra today whan an exploMow
wrecked tha home of Anthony Pra*ko,
Five other mem hern of tha ftunllr
were burned seriously. Fire depart
ment officials belleee that res, leak
ing Into tha house from a main, waa
set off when smember of the fansffy
lighted a match.
WITNESS BEFORE
WRONG PROBERS
Washington. April H—George H.
Maxwell, director of the National Ree
tarnation association, waa oalled be
fore the senate Daugherty commit
tee today to eiptain statements made
by him in a letter to Senator Aahuret.
democrat, Arirona. charging a "Flktl
Darla eczema to steal tha Coloreds
river.”
Senator Jones republican. Washing
ton. objected to taking up the Colo
rado river controrerey as Irrslavwnv
and Chairman Brookhart agreed "an
less ha connects tt with tha Depart
ment of Justice In soma way " Max
well then said tha letter waa seat
under a "misapprehension" aa the
committee h# had In mind was "tha
reclamation committee." He admitted
that ha had no personal "informatfea
aa to tha department " Ha waa ex
cused.
WOMAN CASHIER
FOUND STRANGLED
Chicago, April I*.—Mrs Beasts
Gaenaatan. a restaurant cashier, waa
found strangled to death In her apart
ment late Thursday. A telephone wire
was wrapped about her neck and bar
clothing torn. Ateaander Oordoa,
Vtii-«n as the woman's sweetheart,
was being hunted by the polios.
Sinclair Motion Opposed.
Washing!-n. April tt—District At
jtornsy Peyton Gordon ashed the s»
[preme court of the District of Colusa*
s is today to strike out tha motion cd
llarry K Mine lair to quaah !u» Indict
iment fur contempt of tha eeeaim
(Sinclair has pending also n <trmu-rer
which Is to lie argued.
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