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CITY himiow VOL M. NO. #7« OMAHA. SATURDAY, MAY A, 1M4. “ TWO OKNTM » rr XIWNXJC** l **""* - J
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PRINCIPAL AT FAULT, BOY STRIKERS SAY
Disregarded
Request for
Exercises
Work Dpvntctl to Ynlltlg'trrii
Ton Mlirll Diarruiirflrtl
nl South High, l.cmlrr*
(Haim.
(. Punishment Threatened
Th» "walkout" of 200 boy* nt
,'touth High achoot early Friday could
have been averted by R. M. Marr*,
tirlnrlpal, IimU be *o dealred, declared
hoy ft who led the recalcitrant* Friday
night.
"He knew that we felt there atiould
he at leant exerclae* to commemorate
"Hoy*’ Day In the Dome" and had we
bean given them there would have
been no walkout,” one of them aald.
Hoy* claim that Hoya’ week ha*
been too much dlaregardcd at Houth
High and that they have a Juat grlev
a nee.
Not Vet Blowp Over.
tie#pit# threat* of Superintendent
uf School* lieverldg* that "punlah
inent will he meted out" th# boy* are
not in n peace-making mood.
The "walkout" took the form of a
parade through Mouth Hide hualnea*
dietrlct* followed by a rnaa* meeting
nt Athletic park.
It, M. Mnrra, principal of Mouth
High echoed, declared In th# afternoon
that two-third# of the boy* who
walked out In the morning had re
turned to achool and had been rein
itiated under the condition that they
Make up In extra hour* the time
luat. The "home day" atrlkera main
t in that not mor* than Mi etuden*.*
i<f mn«d to their aludle*. Th# mini
i ci grouped about the achool af 2 In
th-- afi-. noon w»* eetltnated a* neat
I Ml.
•erne In fie * it* pended,
- ' tVe will I lea I With th# '*frik»r»' *e.
7: ling to th*lr pa at r<-eordn," de
cjii - ,| t- I fad Marra 'Bov# whoee
- no<il i ndt.'-t haa heretofore been
pvtVx will ha retn»t*led If they will
r. I, make tip their work. Boy*
w,ir«» detwirlm»nf he* been non# too
good wilt l»* etiapendcd .from *ehool
cl-her temporarily or permenently."
Two of th# leader* of the etudent#
were senior* and a number of other
roeiHlier* of the June graduatingdaa*
w*r» re twirled In the crowd
'If wa* nothin# of any con**
ooeno*," «ald Mupei tntend»ni of
pc hoot* HfVerpVge "About 80 of the
Via hoy* got the Idea that It would
he a funny thing to enrak horn# t>#
caiia# thl* w»« Hoy#' day at home'
Hot more than half of them were
I aek within the hour,"
Ileveiiilg# Take* Hand.
"Will any punlnhmetil l/e mC'd out
In them?" he waa aaked.
,JVe», air, Indeed there will he," h»
an Id.
"Whaf will II he""'
"Thai I won't nny, They will find
nut In due »eHaon "
U. S. PUBLIC DEBT
IS $21,282,717,427
Wanhlnaton, Mny 1 —Tha piddle
field nf lha I'nlled Mtalea la now 121,
2*2,717,427, Ih* Trenanry department
announced today.
florin* the year ending Mar t.gov
ertrnienta receipt# were *3 I4l»,'^3*,•
k 4'ff, exreeding enpepdlliiree hy |l*7,
47**73
The politic d»hf waa reduced a hll
linn doltara during the year ending
May I.
We f/a#e
WifA (/*
Today
(icorga \. Isit eland,
Lincoln,
4 lilcf id the Nehraaka *4cellnn af
Ihr I . M, Weather Korea li.
A m«t*ornloglat of national repute,
ffi-orge A, Jsrveland, "weather man"
el Iditcoln, In charg* of tha .Vebraaka
urfbm iff iho f llmalologleal dlvlalon
t,f the ITnlled fftate* government and
Invfrtjrlor at the fnlveralfy i.f Ne
hraaka, la In Omaha to addreaa the
.f-braakn Academy of *c|eme af da
annual meeting
Mr tsiveelnd ha* recently been
irenaferred to fh» headahlp of the
,Vew England weather bureau »«rv.
•ce under the governtnen' An
honornrv doctor'* degree will he con*
ferr»d upon him wh»n he rear he*
Boaton.
The are* to he under hl« Jurladlc*
Mon la fwnfhlrda the alr,» of fte
hraaka. Cherry county In Mila ata*e,
being lai*er than the entire alete of
i 'cnnectlcpt.
With hi# lemlly, he will motor *acf
tale In Mny, arriving at hi* dealing
HtOU before Jone 12 Mia. I-o'/eland
1 wa* an Omaha Kid, Mlae I,Milan
fltaeie, aiater of Harry Heel* of Ihla
Mr._
Girl, 12, Believed
Kidnaper's Victim
rswi
Dora Irvine, It, mysteriously dis
appearing from her home In Brook
lyn, N. V., was kidnaped by a man
in an auto, woman told detectives,
Senate Committee
Votes to Inspect
Rio Grande Valley
Derision of Land Fraud Inves
tigator* Made Over Protest
of Heflin, Who
I.auurhed Prolie.
Washington, May 2,—Oyer the pro
test of Henator Ifeflln, democrat, Ala
bama, prosecutor, the senate commit
tee Investigating alleged land frauds
In the lower lllo Orsnda valley of
Texas voted today to visit at an early
date that section to pursue Its Inquiry
after examining sevej-»| rnora wit
nesses In Washington,
The decision to shift Ihe scene of
the Inquiry followed sn executive ses
sion of ihe committee «t which Hena
for Hheppard and flepres-H^atlve
flarner, Texas, democrats, appeared
to urge that lha (ormriltlee Inspect
llr«t bund the lands involved hi the
alleged fraudulent sales. The commit
tee decided to confine further testi
mony Here to that hearing on alleged
misuse of rh» malls and under present
plans wilt conclude that phase after
hearing three more witnesses, Includ
ing Will Mays, former postmaster gen
eral,
Henafor Heflin, author of the In
quiry resolution, entered vigorous oh
jeetlon to this program of procedure
and served nolle* thof I-- would carry
bis flgut to tha post-,litre* and post
roads upmmlttce, of which the In
vestlggtlnff body Is a auhromirtltlee,
and, if necessary to fb« floor of ih*
senate Itself, •
la-cisring the committee members
would "not lie able to get to Ihe val
ley until tune or .Inly," Henaior
Heflin served notice thet "I'm going
lo flghf lo have this caee heard here
and at Kansas fitly before we gel, lo
the valley,"
The senator explained he desired lo
move Ihe Inquiry to Kansas flfy be
cause he said "leitars from wbnesses
say ihev would testify if permitted to
leeilfy elsewhere then In the valley,"
HAROLD KNUTSON
FOUND NOT GUILTY
Washington, May *- fleprssenta
tlva Harold Knufaon of Minnesota
*»a found not guilty hv a jury In
Arlington cotinfy, Virginia, of
charges growing out of an automobile
ride In Virginia last March with
l-eroy M Mull, a Washington govern
ment cierk
Testimotty agalnel Hull had not
fi»en atarfed and the proe*'Ullng at
torney announced he would move to
nolle prosse the case
In a statement, after the verd'ef,
Representative Knutson said If was
"just wnat I have expected and I
have be«-n confident of the outcome
r,ght along,"
Tha jury was said to have taken
Hires Ira Hols.
|U. S..Fliers
Nol to Wait
for Leader
Tiirrt* Plane* to Prnrcrtl
Without Major Martin. He
lirvrtl Forrril Down
in Storm.
Boats Continue Search
nr IntemalloMl !*»w» Hervlce.
Washington. May 2.—Th« American
round the world airplane flight will
lie continued without tbs leadership
of MaJ. Frederick I* Marlin. It was
announced at the War department
today. A telegram was dispatched to
Lieut. Lowell Smith, second In com
mand. to proceed wllh hi* three
plane* on the flight from Dutch Har
bor, Alaska, whenever he Is ready
and to disregard Martin.
No word ha* come to the sir service
up to late this afternoon concerning
the whereabouts of Major Martin.
Lieutenant Bfeaell, advance officer,
w»a ordered to etay behind at l.'nalaa
k», to continue the search for Marlin
while the other three planes, piloted
by Lieutenants Smith, .Nelson *nd
Wade will probably bop off tomorrow
for Nafsan, In ths Aleutian Islands,
their nest lap.
These three plane* have been ready
to proceed for about 10 day* snd
have been held up by Martin's varl
on* accident*.
Hr Asseelsl'd Press.
Cordova, Alaska. May 2,- MaJ. Fred
erlek L. Martin with hi* flagplane
Seattle of ths 1’nlted States army's
round the world flight ws# still mis*
log today,
Despite the fact that !h# cosst
guard cutter* Algonquin. Pioneer and
Hsld* and all available tannery hnata
havs beep searching for 24 houre they
have Secured no irate of the miaefng
airman
The Algonquin I* sending small
boat* along the shore and Into small
bsv* that larger vesaeis tan not en
ter In order that no nook along ths
Alaskan peninsula from f'hlgnlk to
Shumlgan Island may remain ones
ploretf.
Lieutenant Rlssell, advene* officer
of th* flight, I* directing th# search
from on board Hi* Ha Ids which Ha*
been stationed st Dutch Harbor, The
llalda tarries all the spare part*
[needed for outfitting th* I4g Isingle*
plane* being tieyd In Ih* flight and
will be able to furnish needed repairs
If »he Seattle I* found disabled.
The weather remain* unchanged
fold w.ndtr are blowing, carrying
snow from th# mountain tops,
HOWELL URGES
SENATE RADIO
Washington, May 2.—Th* whole
reunify soon may lie granted lb# boon
of drinking st th# fountain* of sen*
torlal wisdom without even watting
for th# t 'ongressional Record to come
from the preases
I'bder a resolution adoptSd today
the senate Inquired of the War and
-Navy department* whether It would
be ‘Tee id hie" to broadcast It* pro
ceeding* by radio through govern
ment stations
If was protested by Senator Howell.
Nebraska, sod m»t with Install! and
unanimous approval
WALLY’S WIDOW
OPENS AN OFFICE
I/OS Angeles May 2,—Mr*. Dorothy |
Davenport field, former aefress snd j
widow of the 1st* Wallace Held, has :
entered the tesl estate business lier# |
under the fl pi path* of the M<*. i
Wall*'* field Iteslty company, ape
Mails) ng In Hollywood ptofierl y, II
Iecsme known today,
American Warship May Transport
Famous Statue From Greece to U. S.
fly KOHP.HT » I'RKW.
f Mfiomf a*#»if* mhitr r wrr*>n*adr*f.
I/Oltdon, May 2, Th* tranyporring
of fo.t«it*|/*' rrfatu* of ■ llrrm** "
from fir**" fo th* l nl»*d tttai** In
an diofrloan wrtrahlp ha» t»**n aog
f**r»d hy ih* Mallanin gov*rnm»n*
Thla nnn«trno*m*nf. waa mad* h*f*
'oday hy Hanry Morgan! halt, who ar
rlvad tn l/rndon on hi* way fo Jfaw
Turk. Th* Ath»na au'hort'l*» a**k
only a guarani** for fh* *afaly of
tWa. aw of th* world"* gr*ai**f maa
f*rp|*r*a of aoulpfur*, wM*h »h*y
have agr**d to loan to Ih* tfnitarf
Miaf** for nation wld* *«MMfIon aa a
tokan of fir **<•'« grailtud* for A to*r
loan aid lo daatltlll* flr<rk»
"Our flral profwaal," raid Morgan
thau, "waa that Am*r1oa pur< ha**
'I term#*,' hut fha Ihlhnlr govern
m»nt aaid that no offer would Indoo*
ill lo part with au>h a national tr*aa
or*
" W* than offornl in »hftrga* f| a
hrad admir tin In lliftar ah'* afohM
Id ln*p»>» I hr y Mlftfofc, Inn pr/a'a'd#
l'» la d'vntad |n lUr'U i ‘,af h*|f Iha
pr*fn>i, with * fin* «ri» nf f»»ling,
dmlln'd ip mak* * l"g*»r nf
Harmaa,' In na* hi* nwrt w nrd*
"Ha ih»n grarlnualv nffar»d tnj
Inan Ih* atatn* In tit a* a mark »f
gfpr#'lat|nn. nf Maudlin*** nf ih*
Iwn rmmtrlaa and nf Am*rt'*a 3»n
• rnalfy In f|r**<#
".Vat urally. It la hi* duly in »»f*
gnard II from In** nr damag*
M< f«< nthan la aaillpg on May t In
fi* *<rndlllnn« imd»r whirl) ad*'|tin(a
pr*" ai»iInn# will I/* tak*n fnr fh*
aafafy of "Harm**'' during Ih# m*an
vnynga and Iha pafind nf avhltdtfnw
wlil/'h la In lad fnr I* rnnnlh*
Ttilrly rnna*uiria In hlg Am#r1a*fi
rftia* will ha » an nppnrlnnly In
ahnw Harm**, »hl« h I* now *r 'dym
I h'la.
Actress Quits German Husband So
“He Won’t Be Barred From Heaven”
Mr K4ltt. II VMS WriMANH,
• nltee**f Mdrr *t*ff I nrrrtpnndrat.
Merlin, May I.- Reran*# »h« did not
"want in bar hi* way In heaven," nor
“he In hla way In a better Job," Tt/iy
Reverldge, daughter of Thllo ,f. Rev
erldge of Hollywood, c«| , and grand
daughter of former Governor John I,
Meverldge of Indiana, hna left her
IHerman buaband and returned to the
etage.
The Irrepreeelhle American girl,
who, for a abort time, played a aort
of Jogn of Are role In Herman na
tlonallatle circle* hy agitating arnlnat
the Frenrh colored troop* In fhe
Rhineland, got Into conflict with the
Catholic church hy marrying h Ha
vanan foregter named Jaeger, who
had divorced hi* flr*t wife.
Jaeger waa excommunicated hy the
church and at the aame time hi* em
ployer, Moron Cramer Klett, a high
dignitary In the church, Informed him
that through hla marriage with Mlaa
Meverldge he had cut hlmaelf off from
*11 chance nf advancement In tl>e
aervlre, .lieger waa told that he
could not become flr*t foreafer, a
place to which b* had aaplred,
"Marriage l» heaetly attiff under
• ueh Hretimataneea," **ld Ml** B***»
ld*e, who ha* * number on the Va
rlety *tage here. "I am a poor gam
bler on th» matrimonial roulette
wheel, hut th«e neat time I will put
fny bet on the color* red, whit* and
blue."
She wn* (1r*t married to an Kngllah
man and had lived In I^ondon. hut the
marriage w.aa annulled beraun* It wn*
never ron*umm*t*d.
Kite now declared ah* ha* been per
aecuted in her mountain village
largely hc<-ati«e ahe opposed Bavarian
•eparntlon from the reloh. A* her
father disinherited her, ahe aald, ahe
la compelled to return to the stage
to make a living.
She Is a sister of Kuhns Beveridge,
one-time famous beauty and noted
American eoiilptr***
General Strike
of Actors June 1
Will Be Averted
Proiluring Manager*’ .Woria
linn, in Conference.; Claim
Compromise Vi ill Sblve
Problem.
Hr IrlrmtlMil Arxxi Berrte#
New York, May 2—There will h*
no general strike of artora June 1
s/llii It* consequent disastrous effect
on Ihe theatrical bualnaaa of the
country. It waa predicted In well In
formed quarter* today a* the Produc
ing Managers’ association met to con
aider (ha crisis.
What probably will happen, It was
asld, la this:
J The manr.gcra will decide fleet
ef VII, fh.u a strike fr/usl be averted
2 The” l«eu* with the Aartots'
Fqillty association will be comprom
ised rynd a Id year agreement signed,
2— The comproifitaa will mean. It
waa said, that theatrical companies
for the near 10 year* will he com
posed nf Id per cent equity member#
and 20 per cent Fldelty or non
Kqulty member*.
The Fldelty members are mostly
comprised of stars, who resent the
Idea of working under a union con
tract, preferring the old method of
dealing personally’ with tba manage
ment.
While officials of tha Kqnlty an
nounred they ara still determined on
a complete Kqul'y shop. It fe regard
ed aa a certainty they will agree to
a compromise If effected on the usual
basis.
The unsettled condition* *a a re
suit of the present crisis I* beglnn'ng
to show It* effect along the Rialto,
Floret)* 7,|egfc|d, who la opposed to
the Kqulty shop, announced todey
that Ih# "Follies' will close May 17,
because of existing condition* The
road lour of the Kolllcg of 1911” will
terminate at Newark. May Id, and
he sold, the company'* 1’aclfte , oaet
Kit»r waa cancelled because of the
probability of a strike.
THAW’S SISTER
NAMED IN SUIT
V*w YnrU. May i ■Hiippi»mfntin*
h*> illriMlIim «ult *y;»ln»t th*
fount*** <f» f'fr!*ny, *l*t#r of tlnrry
K Th*w, Mr* M*d*Hn* l(*l*n Mor
d*f*l hs* filer! ault for dlvor**, nurti
In* tli* fount*** *« ffi r*#pond*nt. It
w.-t» l**rn*d todnf.
Th* youn* hit*Mnd w** •»rv*d
with ptip*r* In th* »ulf whll* »pp»*r
Ir* h*fnr* t<iipr*fn* fngrt Jintlr*
I *t*i« today in »n »ffort to oht*In
rn*tody 'tf hi* 14 nionlhw-old dnt,*h
tfr
Mr* Mord*ra| rhar**>l th* fount***
with lurln* h*r hu*t,imd with *lft*
■ nil «i!f**fl th* p*|r w*r* sullfy of
lndl*< r*f|on* on « trip to Pari*. In
**lh*r.
Th* dlyorr* p*U4lon all**** th*
co inte** **v* Mord*<*l *n agtomo
Irll* *nd 14,404 <n r,i*h
f.omlon I'a (ran. World on
Wav. Mi niifrr \**ert«
Ift'ldoo, M> 1.~ l-i farndoti J-l
».tnf"
r;*' Thom** I'hllllp* Moptiff nun
111*r of Mtoontahorv, *#y* it I* *rU
In* *t Vorwlrli, h* *ald
f win do* nrl*h« fr!*h**o»d *imot
fHn*« »nd *om«tim** wl*h f w»t*
not n th* tnihtfri london ha* >•*
font* p***n iiodfr nur t *ry *•,*». Th*
dolt**r I* that otl,»r plum* m*y h*
fom* th* **m» A poirun ho* *o't<-n
Into tho \rrv roixtltutlon of th*
world,"
Married in l.niim-il llluffn.
Th* foil'twlmg p0t»ott* >.M«**tf in»rti,t|>
liter,*** <fl I ’ftrff,* II Ithtffg y # y r * f t1 t »
rllilam (trmiia ?#
Mai'# yOmah«
f * OlfHMI f* It. -^1 Mi f f a
> a«ll Bat afiatifi, Kaanaril ?
BlMar Om»h» *,*, -I
Mat OmaHa » ,, . . 1%
Milfdf* f#. / f .-HIT A / ft , * *«* . I#
Mm • r**ft*>. f ir../, *t
IWilliam Butler
Withdraws From
Race for Senate
I’reMtlent** Choice for Repub*
liran National Fhairtnari
sliip Inane* Statement
Following Conference.
Washington, May I,—William M.
Butler, selected by President Coolldge
for the republican national chairman
ship, announced tonight hie withdraw
al from the contest for the republican
nomination for t'nt/ed States senator
in Massachusetts.
Arriving h»re today from X*w
York, Mr. Butler conferred with the
president and then Issued a formal
• atement In which he aald:
"In antic pa Bon o* arrive sendee in
tha presidential campaign In ermine
Hon with tha national committee, It
hg* seemed to me beat to announce
a* this time that I will not be a can
didate for the republican nomination
for I'nlfed Statea aenator, I am In
terested in the election nf a national
and ata*e republican ticket end In a
personal way, more than all el»* pm
lit leal. In the sucre** of Calvin Cool
idge I fully appreciate the honor
and distinction attached to the great
office of senator from Masaachtiaetta,
hut the opportunity for party eervl- a
ba* come In another way.
"I am deeply grateful for the many
evidence* of generou* support of my
•xpecfed candidacy after the Cleve
land convention and I hop# mv good
friend# will not he disappointed he
cause of this turn of event#."
Tb» withdrawal of Mr. Butter from
the senatorial contest Is regarded hy
soma political leader* h»re as paving
the way for entrance Intn the race of
Chinning It Cog, governor of M i*»a
chuaette. Idiot* A. Coolldge, former
assistant eecretery of the treasury,
t# an avowed candidate for the nom
(nation
Mr Hitler made public a revised
Hat of convention delegate* aa select
»d up to and Including today. It
show* the Cord Idge campaign mans
ger* claiming *60 delegatee who have
been Instructed to vote at Cleveland'
for Mr, Coolldge or hav* endorsed
hi# isndldscy. Tide total I* 31S
more than n»< »«*ary to hrlng about
Mr. Coolldge'* nomination
Nenftfor Johnson of California t*
given 16 delegates op the |t*» and
Senator 1,4 Kollefte of Wisconsin I#
conceded J* delegates
Minimi Rrgfrifn (.beck
Forger N'gbbctl g| Lincoln
Beatrice, X*h . May I — Archie
Shepherd we# arrested at. Mncoln
today and brought hark to Beatrice
on e non fund check charge. It la
alleged he passed a Worthless check
at the Owl garage at Wrmore, Neb
Shepherd is aald to be a railroad man
and frtrmerlv worked at Wvniore
President
Halts Arms
Sale to Cuba
t I'.rtihiirgA Drrlnrpfl on Sliip.
mrnt nf Munition* In
Ri*lirl Knrrr*—Vii*w«l
VI itli Marin.
. .ii. mm
U. S. Battleship on Guard
Hr I nlirnwl *er*lre,
Washington. May 2.— President
Coolldge today declared an embargo
on the aiilpment of arms and arnmu
nitlon to Cuba. The embargo was or
dered at the request of the Cuban
government through Ambassador Tor
rlente her*
Revolutionary forces |n Cuba bad
negotiated for the purchase of a large
quantity of war material* from prl
vat* concern* In thi* country, It was
revealed, and they were lielng ac
cumulated In various part* of Florida
prepsratory to shipment to Cuba.
Ksception Provided
In th# president r proclamation
I* provided that an exception to the
embargo be marl* In the cane of Bales
of arms by the I'nlted Hbit'-s to Ihe
recognised Cuban government. At the
War department It was admitted that
a certain <|uantlty of munitions »l
ready had t>een sold lo • the Cuban
government.
President Zeya* yesterdiy asked
the Cuban legislature for an appro
priallnn of $400,000 to It# used In the
purchase of war supplies
At least one American warship with
a full complement of marine* aboard
la now anchored In a Cuban port and
other battleships o' »h# nr* la! **rv
|ce septadron are within easy aailing
distance of Cuba. TTepert* that ms
rln** already had been land'd were
dented bv the Hint* department loday
situation t«ra»e.
The Irsi report 'fis prpgrys* of
the e'ubsn revolution made to th*
Plat* department by Ambassador
Crowder declared that only ?% sol
dl»ra had revolted The m it break, he
d»r|ar*tt occurred In th* province of
Santa Clara
leader* of political factlona at
tempting to overthrow th* Zayas ad
ministration declared yesterday that
tha revolution has spread over the
entire Island and that fhe r»hel
furies greatly outnumber the federal
troupe. The Plate department hsa
been advised that thege reliellious or
ganisations have a large jrtembershlp
In Cuba and offirlfil* h<w- view the
situation with gtave concern.
Receiver Asked
for Oil Company
»
Mismanagement of Pierre Oil,
. Corporation** \ffair«
Charged.
fyonis, May * Unit for a
receivership for the Pier, e a Ml corpor
ation, with outstanding capital stock
of |tr.,6M,IMHI. was filed In the I'nlted
States district court today by Mra.
Mattel V, Prl**l. a shock holder, who
charges mismanagement of the cor
potation a affairs
Mrs Priest asks that a truat fund
he created to i»i« charge if all]
aesela and that a receiver he named!
who shall lie directed to Institute stills
against directors and offlrera of th#
company "who m«y have wrongfully]
• pproprlated er diverted funds."
The petitioner alleges that baruuel
and Alvin Cttfermyer, New Torlr
attorneys for the corporation, hate
’ dominated ' the officer* of the com ,
puny, among whom she names Kfcen
fttrhards. II H Thorne, Fred lewta-i
nhn, W II Coverdale and Ifenry I
Parker Ilicharda, vice president. Is,
a son In law of M Clay Pierce, the i
founder
“Nerone ” Posthumous Opera of Boito,
Surpasses Expectations of Critics
Mitm M 7 Th<- r>. wliiHInfi laat
night at Ibn nfmra nf ’Martin*" nt
Naff* a i«>*t btirooint npnra nr Arrt*«
f..lta, (titpaa/Hl thr ripartailttnt f
thn«* whn for mam- d*va had hann
Waiting to haar thla am a nf thr dead
rr,a »'*r
Tfta n|»rra reran lad a Ingn-al ran
Imitation i f Hnltn'a rharanat |»fln«.
Tit* nnt« »»t r*flii*<| and rlrvarly
emoMnad with tha atriaing dlrnrrtty
and rh* tartar of aarh laldeati. Thr
llbrcln «ta» magniflrant from a
Ilfarary atttndtailnf, whlla (ha <-»«( nf
th.iniit*f« a n'datita «tw»,
To.# anltil londtnlad with rrmth
ft Ivor
It -.i Halt.. to tin f,,. )».| >,n '•
pf Aalarw. t»a« In auprilt vole# and
ana in *>/"|Mtonal (w rfi.1 man- <• of
an a*ttamely dlffli tilt tola, Imih
anmlty and Malt Ion trail). I.nla*
fWf.ir** mm R1JM4. wmm hfyfcN
r*I % faulty h#r voir# «!»#.* log tl»1lra‘*
Moirmt in hm reitlll'nn of f h#
virgin* »on* AnrtlUn* P*til'*
pluvnl III* rm> of N*rn ill'll »r
r»|Mlhlf.
M«r»*l ,fotirti#f *m a powerful
hfnvnri Mago. wtiil* >H* l|»*|M* voir*
of rarln Hnl*ffl •• K*nu»l «a* full of
Irodrrf!*** Th# tmaari Kilo f*inaj tuf
II** port of Tlgolllno
Th# op#ia wa» nagril with *»
r*lt*nt d#r orat|v# finish «n<1 nvlimiM
A •(rlltIng *.<***» wa* the Via App.a
< *m#t*rp In Ih# flral ai l, wh#r» N#ro
liuflra *hr A«li#« of hia ino*h*r. Mnr*
Ilian Ton |.*t «/i)i w#r# tin the "I a a#
At lli« tim*.
TH* p*tf«rritani # H*g*n al * ,** IH
IH* r«(nlni nml *ml*tl a I IV* Hit*
miirnli’i TH* rIt'*!{>(« for 'tit pm
formant * a'miunlnl In I,pop Poo Hi*
Joyride May Cost
P. M. Plant $500,000
Helena .learner, former churn* beau
ty, la anlnc Philip M. Plant fur I.VIMI,
<100 a* reault of a joyride In which
Mia* .learner claim* ahr waa Injured
In an aitlo rriah that marred her
fraf urea.
Judge Refuses to
Dismiss Charges
Against Bankers
Fir*! Five Count* in Howry
Dunn liHiictmrnt Qua«brd
lav Court. How
ever.
IJn« uln. May 2 YaAarm I Diulrlr!
Judge KlIMt tbi* evening dented tht
motion of th# tld^rtM that he dismiss
the charges against I*. II. HoWijr and
I a, t Dunn, former uffb isla of th*
City National l*nk, charged with Mo
lating th* national bank law. Judge
Mftoft said ha would not »*# justified
In taking tha run* from the jury in
tbs fries of * lie cvid*f*cc brought tr>
the government sfrbk h announced fha
comptetiof) of Ha cane, a*v* for rs
bitffal iMpiimoov.
The court, however, did n*4 dismiss
and announced It will I«t#r order a
verdkt of a«<iuittal upr»« the first
five count# In the Indictment. The
*iifh count, which relate* to an over
draft of thA Nebraska Aircraft com
panv, stand* according M th* ruling.
Judge Klliott, ruling on tha motion
to dtrcct a verdict of not guilty on
tho pi*venth count of the indictment
that the two defendant# conspired to
misapply the fund# of tha hank, said
ha had no doubt a* to the construe*
tlofi of the law and the situation pre
sent yJ
A considerable number of tranaar
t’ons had I*aen t*#tffted, he said. In
voicing promoter* and *ch#me* for
the floating of * large line of paper
uM now n to director® of fb* t*itv Na
t Iona I and b* declared ha would not
f*e justified in saying now (bat there
are no fa* •* or t*lrc4tm«t*ncea sup
porting tl»a tberuv of the prosecution
Me would, t berefore, rule that the
government ha* presented a cane that
should go f<ith# Jury
Judgr Kllioft said the sorernmer*t
is not reftulrc'l to pro vs a* a matter
of law the expresM term* of a eon ,
aplrary, < on«pir*< Ic* he said, are
not formed and operated openly. If
prove*! at ail they must l*e proved by
fa* *# and < lrrtimat/in< am round ins
th# acta done and by what fa a re*
soil a Ids and rational Inference from
those i irrumatanre*
The five count* dbunlMMed had ref
erence to allege.! mlaappflcailon of]
bank fund* by !u>norln|r nf rhe. kI ;
payable in com etna In which llowev I
*fd Ib.nn were said In le Intereafed
The Court held that by i liu act I he
hank had no! been deprived of Ha !
fund# unlawfully
Today a feetlmony w n a rhleflv from !
*nvernmenf eypert* and employe* ef j
lh# hank. The defenae l» area an !
n minced at adjoummeni of court* will
open tomorrow
Bfilrirr (iivil War
\ rtcrin Dir* il Home
Tea nmeeh. N'eh . Mar 1—William
Wallace .lolv*. 91. a r-at'lenl of j
Johnaori county for Mi year*, died at |
til* home In Termnaeh today
Mr Jobe* waa a native of New .
fork etate. and aerted with Company
tl, IJd volunteer Infantry nf I III j
nm* durina the civil war, enltetlna
at t'ntontown.
Mr. ,1'ihea te aurvlred ha fhiir rhil
drrn William K. Johca. Jaa I.. Johce
and Ml»# Nettle Jete. of Tevumeeh. j
and Mra John Irvtn *.f Hanford, fal I
Mra lobe* d ed In !>:? M- Jnfe* ■
located -on a farm here in 1471 Th* j
funeral will he at the H..iu' Rattir ■
day afternoon at 4 o'clock
f The Weather I
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President
Included in
Criticism
KvKrtlrral HfiHMinrrt
I'nliliral l*rr««nrr I ***«l In
Krrr Conxirlrtl < liirgRO
Salnnnkreprr.
Denies Scanty Evidence
By U IVNK III MPMRfcT.
Set-tire *Mff
Washington. May I — Kenesaw
Mountain l,endl«, In a fiery spirit
typiral of bis beet day* nn the fed
eral bench, gave llie Itnugherty lm»<
titrating committee of the 1‘nited
State* eenate today hla verelon of iha
pardoning of Philip I. tiroaeman.
In hie criticism of thoee respon
sible for the pardon, he Included’
President Poolidge. Hpertatore hurst
Into applause again as the white
haired crusader against lawlessness
arose from the witness chair and
pounded the table to make more em
phatic his denunciation of political
pressure brought t" hear to save from
tall the Phlrago saloonkeeper whom
he had sentenced for violation of the
Volstead act.
Judge Ivandls nailed as un'rue the
statement of Assistant Attorney den
eral P. W. Mlddfektuff. In recom
mending the pardon, that Orosarnan
was convicted and sentenced upon
the uncorroborated testimony of only
on* witness, later discredited ,
Producing a record of testimony In
ihe trial, he pointed out that four
other witnesses fold of buying whisky
in (Iroaaman's saloon.
hiiepiriuo* of Merita.
'Clroaatpan ran a aaloon, a ragular
aaloon. In that <1l*trW of Chicago
which breed* crime and erlmlnala." ha
“Xi-Mimed. "Ho waa running It whan
ha waa pardoned "
lla pointed out that Homar K Hal
pin, Kr»d 1'phatn and Judge darrelt
wrta aetlta In afforta to proaura a
pardon.
Thaaa gentlemen a-a *U frlanda of
mint, but I would la auaplalotja of
tha tuerite of an apple 'lion for par
don If I hay wara on II. ha mapped
.hulg* l-andi* apar*«l no ona. At
torney Paul Howard, rapraaantin#
neugherty, uuegtloned him aa |o
whafhar ha wan tad to ha planad In
tha poaltlon of rrith-ialn# Praaldant
Conlidge. who a ra n f a rt tha pardon,
Judea I-andia rapliad that thara
waa an outcry In Chicago foltowln#
fha nawa of tha pardon It waa ra
pot'ad tha tail* had hean mlarepre
•anted la tha praaldant.
"I hoped tha pardon would ha recall
ed." ha added.
•apartatoca Applend.
Mr Howland preawed hla <|uaalIon
again.
' With tha knowledge or ahaane* of
knowledge you hare, you wontd »«t
wleh id Ira plead In I ha poaltlon of
rrttlclr ng 'ha egecutlre would ymt* '
Judge lanitu herniating for a mo
ment. fumbled with hi* cigar *"
' If you call It crltlcem I g->»aa t
will hate to let It aland " ha rapliad.
doeci*tor* who lammed 'he room
applauded.
Judge I.»rd'a « plct'irtadUe figure,
hi* wealth of ailter hair, high while
collar, and a white four In Hand tie In
aharp contra at with hi* black ml,
wo* alnglel out hv apectatora aa ha
entered I ha door
There wa» a burat of applauaa
dm ling broadly, ha ahock hand* with
donator Rnekkifl, chairman of tb*
i 'inimlftee. then other aanatora.
Prarc in Hfiniliirpa.
Washington Mar I A "*tata of
p-acc now obtain* In Honour** and
*11 facto'n* hate daPnlleb ge. epted
tha *e|ectb-n of f.enera! Toata aa
prot |atonal praaldant, dttmner Wetlaa.
*i>e<|*t r»pre*»ntatt*» of Preeblent
f'oot dg# raporiad today at the dtata
ddpat tmatft
f-»
Summary of
The Day In
Washington
The M Xary Hattgro farm r»tl#f
Mil rrpmi#d to th* h*»u#r
Th* Mil for r*vlalng »#*tal mi
ll iea w»# report rd to th* hmiw
I'rmidrnt ( 'ooltdg# d#< l*r#d in *»n
tiorgo on arm* #hlpta>#nla to l*uhn.
Th# dtatffcf of I'olomhia no
pr-m# mttrf heard a*tuman|g In
th# Htndalr eotitunpt »•*#.
Th* a*n*t» anted an
«|t»< o#0 for Iti <-ontin**nt fm4
rl#pt#t#d hv tnv#»ti«atioo».
K ti. 1-tfhoM J<*nry Korda »#<*
r#tary, »t»tniriH hv th# mo
at* agrlrtiltitral pmnmttt#* mnatd
#rttig Mu ml# Mtm!a Wdt
Murry M thuiherty f11*d a* ‘n
Jonnlon #utt to pr*r#nt th* m*.
at# Daughrrtv rommltte* front
fatnirtg ht* telegram#,
fi»ngrr#»t< ral art ton on 'h* aot.
itIri hnnita hill tana nompteled with
final adoption of th# mnfrrenm
report hy th* hou##,
l*r##ltl#nl i'ooltdg# ram# mil Mr
Japan##* #tilu*Mn Mil, It *>«
«t#t#d. h# I# trying to arrsng* It
In * imiltrf oourt*»••!• to Japan
h#tv#*ott Mountain landt* an*
th# mnet# Jtaughrttv rnmmltt #a
ht# opinion of prohtMt ton tmfamh
h »nl and other i|»#>tl#Ka
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