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I ::~:i | The ( imaha Sunday Bee I“:z] FALL OF TREB KILLS GIRL AT PLAY Fort Crook Air Field Dedicated Wreath Drops From Airplane in Simple Ceremony Hon oring Flyer ^ ho (>ave Life in ^ar. Mother Sees Services Throe Airplanes of army huff sailed in stately formation, thfflr motors purring rhythmlertlly. Two straight, rigid lines of soldiers stood nt present arms. Bai l; of them were more than 1.000 silent men and women. In the open spare between the two lines of soldiers three men, apart from all the rest, waited. Finally the three army airplanes parted. One swung, birdlike, to the right: the other, with equal grace, to the left. The leading plane soared low between the lines of soldiers, and its pilot dropped a wreath. Then one of the three men in the renter, Father. Lloyd B. Holsapple, turned and prayed. The second of the group, Maj. Gen. George B. Duncan, spoke briefly. The third man, Cas per Offutt. lifted his hat and shook the hands of his two companions. Spectators Shed Tears. Arid thus was Jarvis Offutt field dedicated at b>rt Crook Saturday aft ernoon with such a simple but Im pressive ceremony that many of the old friends of the Omaha flyer, who gave his life In the world war, wept nd made no effort to hide their emo tion. * The mother of Jarvis Offutt, the Omaha youth whose memory was be ing honored, watched the dedication ceremonies from an automobile. • We can all recall,” began General Duncan in his dedicatory speech.” ihe inspiration of our people, the sac rifice of Individual ambition, In weld ing the nation to unity of action In 1SI7. which enabled us to obtain a solidarity of purpose and power never before known. "It showed what results a people inn achieve with an objective to at tain. It showed how far our people w -uld go in service and sacrifice for i be common good. We had hope that nur sacrifices would give us regener ation, would renew our strength for civic and social transformation, and that wc would become a people lead ing better lives and thinking better thoughts. Work is Incomplete. "It is evident to all that these an ticipations and hopes have not been realised and that the expression of individual service has again turned to absorption in personal interests. It i« with this matter that you who are here today should be concerned, each within his sphere of Influence . . . Our responsibilities are as great today as in 1917. This field, dedicated to the memory of Jarvis Offutt, must in years to come carry with it the thought of service in which he gave his life, and like a benediction find an echo in the hearts of furture gen erations.” Nineteen airplanes took part, many of them doing stunt flying over the landing field and hangar at the close of the dedication. Seven of these ships were flown here from Fort Riley in command of Maj. C. L. Tinker. Seven more were flown to Fort Crook by reserve officers from Kansas City. The drum corps of Omaha post No. 1. American Legion, was present in uni form. The program was opened with a V* concert by the 17th regiment band. Those directly in charge of the dedi cation program were Malcolm Bal drlge. Walter Johnson and Maj. I/. S. Churchill. As a conclusion to It h reserve officer dinner 'was given at the Burgess-Nash tearoom. . - i 10 Largest Realty Deals in Omaha Total $123,850 Following are the 10 largest real ej.tate deal* that were filed last week in the office of Register of Deed* Perce: *02 North Twenty-third street, If. A. Wolfe to F. E. Kenower, MO,000. 139 North Thirty-first avenue, Mary A. Patrick to G. M. Bly, *25,000. 3310 California street, M. W. RIs ter to W. J. Mitchell, *7,200. On Fifty-ninth, between Leaven worth and Marry, D. A. Johnson to R. It. Johnson, $8,000. 2738 Whitmore street. W. A. Matliews to Matilda P. Tyson, *6.900. 5106 Webster street. Margaret L. < levelsnd to D. W. Lyle, *7,500. 3911 North Eighteenth street. Rose Thurston to Juliana Stevens, *7,500. 6713 Florence boulevard, Ortavla R. Overton to Georgians J. West over. $8„500. 6921 Florence boulevard. J. A. Tufverson to W. M. Kaufman, *8.900. 311 North Twenty-first street, H A Wolf company to Frank Pender, *13,500. Thirty-eight font strip at Twenty fifth and Famam, south side, Alfred Millard, Jr., to William Redgwlrk, (13,750. Dorothy Wadman Says, Only answei .lames Montgomery Flagg,1 noted illustrator, When inter viewed in New York, would make to report that engagement with his beauti ful model. Miss Dorothy V. Madman (above), was off was "Ask Miss \\ oil man.” VVe did. Her answer was: "Bunk! Mr. Flagg and I will be married in June.” ___ WHERE TO FIND The Bis Feat urns of THE SUNDAY BEE PART ON K. raff 1. Child, 10, killed by falling bran' h of tree, Omaha may he key city to Rock Is land's new trunk llrp. Samson decree* drive for 5.000 n^w Ak members. Writ stops annulment of Northwestern trains. Girls win all Boys' week essay con teaf prize*. Fort Crook sir field dedicated. Tage 2. "Mothers’ Day," poem by Wtl! M. Maupin. Page 4. Former teacher in Omaha school hap py, though now invalid Page fl. Invalid news agent supports self and daughter. PHge 7. Former Nebraska senator author of resolution making Mothers’ day national holiday. Pnge g. Farm land prices hold f:rm Real estate transfers are plentiful. Page 10. fwirm of bee*, saved from tree limb 33 >ears ago. ••earn'1 two city lote Co-ed to edit Iowa university paper. Page II. Rabies test high in Brandeis clinic; prize* awarded. National Hospital day to be observed Monday. PART TWO. Page* 1, 2 and 3. Baseball, race* and other sports. Pnge 4. Rev. George Horn telii' perils of lit divorce laws. Page 5. Automobile section. rage g. Ora n, livestock, financisl and other markets. Page* 7. g and 3. Classified advertising Pag 9 10. Book reviews PART THREE. Page 1. Mothsrs' day picture* Au'o merchant leaves town to be married . Former Omahan at Egyptian tombs Pnge 2. Order of Does conventior Legion auxiliary to decorate graves. Page 3. Omaha Dolors’ Wives club to enter tain wives of state doctors Club calendar Page 4. Council Bluff* society news Omaha chapter D. A R close* suc cessful year Page g. Benson society news Shopping with Polly. Page 7. Features on stage and screen In Omaha. perry Hammond reviews new plays In New York. Page g Fifty-five enter lists of Omaha rodeo. Page f». Music announcement* and programs Page 10. Editorla Is. -Sunny Side Up,’ hv Will M Maunm "A Tribute tn Mother," by Herr, lie Dunn. _ „ rege II. l.lovif George mil H O Well. give their vlewe on Hrltleh government , "%,«Vr».ltl..." by o o Molntvre. Abe Martin, 'On Office Holdln Pnee IS. Happylend, for the Ktddiee PART FOIK. Four pegee of moel populer comlre. AIXOGRAVTRE SECTION. Four pegee of pictures_______ GUINN WAIVES; ON WAY TO OMAHA Detroit, Mich., May 10—Jean Francis Guinn, arrested here last Thursday with his show-girl bride of two days, waived extradition proceed Inge today when two Omaha (Neb.) detectives arrived here to return him to Omaha, where he Is to face a charge of stealing $2,200 from an Omaha trust company. His brble. formerly of Terre Haute. Ind.. hai announced her determination to have their marriage annulled. Guinn expressed a desire to go back to Omaha Instead of Florida, where he said he had heen Indicted on 54 counts ranging from forgery to burglary. He said he had escaped from a road gang five times, the last time In April. Commons in Uproar . By Associated Press. London, May 9.—Ths house of com mons closed today s session In sn uproar this afternoon because the spesker allowed the Scottish horns rule bill Introduced by Mr. Buchanan Glasgow labor member, to be talked out. Pandemonium reigned for sec eral minutes until the speaker de dared adjournment. | Samson Decrees Quest for 5.000 New Ak Members Must Have Representative Roster If Ak-Sar-Ben to Personify < hnaha. Samson, his majesty's lord high chamberlain, has ordered the Knights of Quivers, forth in the quest of new Ak Sar-Ben members. The recognized success of Ak-Sar Ben over a period of nearly 30 years h-is been due to its membership and to the fact that each year nearly 3.000 men hand themselves together as a working unit*fnr the promotion of Omaha and the territory tributary to the city. Ak-Sar-Ben, without lls large membership and the interest of these 5,000 citizens, would be no greater than a dozen of other towns and cities. But with these men actively interested in Ak-Sar-Ben and Us activities it become, an organi sation that has no equal In the world. Ak-Sar-Ben is unique And by this uniqueness and the good it exercises for the community, it has attracted the attention of most every large city In the United States The $10 that each Ak-Sar-Ben mem ber Is asked to pay are spent in pro viding entertainment for himself and his guests. In 1923, his majesty's players entertained more than 9,000 Omaha visitors at the den. The visitors have gone away with a good Impression of Omaha and an ap preciation of Its hospitality. Ak-Sar-Ben cannot continue to suc ceed without a merbership of at least 5.000 members. Because Ak Sar-Beft represents the city and can't pnsslhly do this unless the city, by Us men. is represented in Ak Sar-Ben. Samson urges Omahans to pay their annual due* now and become enrolled on the 1924 rns!*r. ! 3 BANDITS LOOT GOVERNMENT MAIL Ry Internnthinnl \ rwi Service. f'hicHgn, May 10 Three bandits held up thp Indiana Harbor post office early today, loaded four sarks of registered mail containing remit tanees to Indiana banks Into a large touring oar and escaped, driving south, The mall had just been delivered from the Pennsylvania station when the bandits appeared and held up Superintendent Edward Standlsh and four clerks. It was belleyed that several other sacks of mall were also taken, but a full rherk had not been made. — Married in Counril Bluff* Th* fallowing paraon* obtained mar riage liccnan* in Council Bluff* yaatar d a v; John Laddy Omaha .31 Thelma ParUtna Om»h» 31 Arthur Young Grand Inland Nab 21 Kathryn \>ub*rt. Grind I*l*nd. Nab 21 r,*n P Korth. Council Bluff* . . 2® M a aboil# FT. Codwln, Omaha 9'» F#llx Dunlap. Omnh* 2R ha Munriav. Omnh* 4 Richard M Navtllr Jijt»*burg Colo. :’?> Aim Or it to Will. Caaary, I* .34 Martin Ri tnnmniwl Norfolk Nab. . '4 Patty Hir». spring field N*b.21 Antnn Doud* Ornahn *' ChriBtin# Li*k#v#r. Omaha ... 4i A J Coordt, Om*h* *8 E\* B Fahkoll. Omaha . 91 Arrhl* Thompaon Omaha . 3f» Luc ill • Holland, Omaha 11 Is. H Samualaon. Norman Nob. .. 4 Antonio F • k*on. Mlndan Nab. . • Ralph Brjlrg Davanoort la ..22 Margartt Davldaon Pa^anrort Ta ., 2ft Dick N'atfald Grand taland Nab. 2’ Ella Wjlpaiml Grand Taland. N*h. . .21 Martin Btllou Aahland Nab ... 21 Mlldrad Manlay. Fort Calhoun. Nob. . 21 R R R-dfiald Omaha .: Ella Mia t Idaon Omaha .. .... 2^ Glad von Randall. Omaha . 2*1 Dalav Ahr*n* Omaha 2: Car! Hobart Carlaon Omaha . I* Lutlla Rhoad** Omaha 2* wuiiam A Xurth, Omaha. I* Mabal F. Carlaon. Omaha . II * Omaha May Be • Key City to Big New Rail System v Rock Island Plans Definite M ovc for Consolidation in Trunk Line to Mexico. Omaha is to be the key city In a great program for a new transconti nental railroad. The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific is planning to buy the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient. This will give the Rock Island a direct line from its eastern connections at Chicago, through Omaha, Wichita. Kan.; Chi huahua, Mex., to Topolobampo and tide .water, on the gulf of California, It Is understood that contracts are already In the making with transpa cific lines to the trade of the orient. Thus Omaha's position as a great railroad center will be further mag nified. This new program of railroad expansion has kg>en under considers tion by Rock Island officials for sev eral months. It came to a head in the last few days through the recom mendation of J. E. Gorman, president of the Rork Island, to the board of directors of that line that the proper ties of the "Orient'' be acquired by purchase. Only Unking Required. A few gaps in the line, both in the I’nited States and in Mexico, remain to be completed, but taken as a w hole the new transcontinental route Is ready made and requires only the linking together to make of the Rock Island one of the truly great rail road systems of the country. This is one of the first definite moves toward consolidation of weaker and stronger lineB authorized by the Esch-C'ummins law. The new plans recall the early days of railroad building and bring back the romance of the empire makers of two generations ago. The names of Gould, Hill and Harrl man come to memory and those who have followed the Rock Island'* plans feel that there will be a reawakening of the western spirit, especially in Omaha, "where the weat ia at Its best." One Man's Dream. A railroad from Kansas City to the Mohican border at El Paso. Tex*, and thence diagonally across Mexlro‘'fn Pacific tidewater at Topolobampo. was the dream of Arthur Stillwell. His dream Included a connecting (Turn in Pur# Hfrrn-A, Column On#.) Jap Exclusion Effective Julv 1 j Landing Cards for Seamen Eliminated in Final Agreement. Washington, May 10 —The Japanese exclusion provision in the tmmlgra tion bill will become effective July 1. 1924, under a new agreement reached today by house and senate conferees. The compromise reached today Is substantially that reported as the first agreement of the conference, which was reconsidered in deference to the wishes of President Coolldge. »*' action by the conference was neces rary when the house yesterday re fused to approve March 1, 1925 as the effective date. The only other Important change made In the conference report was removal of the requirement that alien seamen entering ports of the Vnlted States must har e landing cards ind»n tlfylng them. The new report will follow the same preliminary procedure accorded the first one. It will he reported to the house Monday, and. tf accepted there, will go to the senate. FREMONT PAIR~ IS RECONCILED Special Dispatch to Tile Omaha Bcc. KYenmnt, Neb , May 10—The sepa ration of Mrs Thelma Peters and her husband. Alfred IV, Peters. Fremont newsdealer, was short lived, accord lng to Mr. Peters. Friday Mrs. Peters filed suit for divorce, hut today Mr. Peters gave out sn announcement that a reenn dilation has been brought about a few hours later. “It was Just a mlaundersfandlng. ' aald Mr. Petera. “We re reconciled j now and perfectly happy.’’ STONE TOBE HEAD OF DEPARTMENT Washington, May lft.—The T’nlted j Plates bureau of Investigation, here tqfore managed by one of the coun try's leading detectives, may bo oper ated In the future under the direct control of the attorney general Following a conference with Presi dent Coolldge at the White House today, Attorney General Stone slid that he might not name a successor to William J. Burns ns srhlrf of the bureau, electing to run the bureau hlmeetf or to aasicn one of his legal aeslstants to the Job. Husband Lausc* \rre<t. .Tesu Savana, 2414 R street, was arrested Friday nielit on complaint of B. Arroyo. 2414 R street, who told police Savana came to his heme when he and hi* wife had retired and w hen Arroyo met him at the door, pullad s gun and ordered Arro>o in get out of the house Writ Stops Annulment of Trains Supreme Court Order Against Northwestern Road Af fects One Omaha Schedule. Commission Edict Cited By .Annfwlated Prean. Lincoln, May 10.—Threatened dls continuance of certain passenget trains, without the approval of th( state railway commission, announce,' to take place Sunday on the North western, was blocked today through Issuance of a peremptory writ of man damus by the state supreme court. The wtII was given upon spplica tlon of Attorney General O. 8. Spill man acting as special attorney fm the commission. It orders the road to keep all trains in service. After an informal hearing of the case as related by the attorney, five judges of the court issued the writ and made arrangements to have it transmitted to Omaha by this after noon so that operating officers ol the road would not take the tralnt off tomorrow. The trains ordered kept in service are: No. 24 and 25—Lincoln to Rlaii and return; No. 11 and 12. Long Pine to Norfolk and return; No. 309 and 310, Oakdale and Omaha and return The writ cites an old commission order which requires roads to ahtaln permission before any train Is re moved. World Fliers Land in Attn Plane Starts From Seattle to Search for Major Martin. By A«MM?iated Prm. Cordova, Alaska. May 19.—Three CnPed States army aviators enrlr cling the globe landed safely at Attn Island at 9 p m. last night, Pacific coast time, after a Journey of 530 miles from Attka Island In the Aleu tun archipelago, according to a wire less message received here today. The squadron under command of Lieut. Lowell H. Smith, piloting the air cruiser Chicago, made the trip - Mi ' ■ . — . I - San Franclsm, May 10.—l.irut. F.arle S. Tonkin took off from Crslsy field at 0:30 a. m. for Seattle, where he will embark on the cutter Bear for Maska to make an air search for Major Frederick I,. Martin, missing commander of the l nited States army round-the world air flight Tonkin experts to read) Seattle tomorrow snd will sail early next week for the north. The Bear will carry a Curtis plane and full supplies for the air search. v—-e' In 10 hours and 50 minutes, having lef* Attka island at 10:10 a m. yes •erday. The flight was made In fair weath er with some head winds encoun tered. The arrival of the aerial armada at Attu nv-raed completion of the first of seven divisions of a 2T,000-mile around the world journey. Respite strong gales, blindwing blizzards, and the loss of their former commander. Major Frederick L. Martin, In the neiphbohond of Chignik, Alaska, the Intrepid filers have covered 4.990 miles In 09 hours and &S minutes actual flying time since leaving Clo ver field, Santa Monica, Cal., March 17. Meanwhile, nothing has been heard coi i-ermng the fate of Major Freder ick I. Martin and his mechanic. Staff Sergeant Alva L,. Harvey, who have been missing since April 90, when the;, left Chignik, Alaska, for Dutch Harbcr, I'nalaska, Newly Named Head of Bond Clothing Firm Charles C. Lohrman.who has been associated with the mens clothing business In Oma ha for over 8 years, has been appointed mana ger of the Bond Clothing company store In Omaha. Mr. Lohrman has lived In Oma ha all hla life nnd has become known to thou sands of Omaha men. W. P. Jungles, vice president and general manager nf the Bond company- of Cleveland, spent Friday In Omaha with Ieihi man. Bov Burns in Bin. Pv International News Service. Chicago, May in—Police today were looking for the hoys who put Gustave F-erkstroni, 9. in a coal bln on the bark porch of Ills homa, built a fire in It, then locked the lid on the child. He was discovered by his mother when she saw smoke, but died after telling how- he came to be In the bln. dinners of Boys’ Week Essays Girls Win AH 3 Bovs' W eek Essay J • Contest Prizes Judges iu Omaha Bee-Peters National Bank Find Merit in \lau\ Papers Submitted. PRIZE \\ IN NEKS General, S.iO. 'liw l.eila Hon, 212 Morris apartments. High Schools, *25. Esther Tomlin son, 2315 C street, South High. tirade schools, *25. I.ucile Smith. 4221 South Twenty first street, Gar field school. HONORABLE MENTION. General. Mrs. tiara Marquis, SMI North Eighteenth street High sellouts, Jessie Bubnn, Elev , entli grade. Holy Name sc hool. Grade schools. John Buresh, Jung insnn school. Girls Won all the prizes in The Oma ha Bee Peters National bank—Peters Trust Company Boys' week essnv con test on "Why Are Boys a Nation s Greatest A-set'’" One hoy got in on the honorable mention but only one Judges were Louis Hiller, general chairman of Boys' yycek.%cnd Herbert Potter. They went oyer the mores of essavs carefully. Essays submitted by Grace. Mary. Ailcen, Ji sale, Margaret and Miner' i were far mrre numerous than those submitted by John. Charles and Henry. The girls »e»m to have a highrr appreciat e of the value if boys than the boys themselves. Boys Too Modest? rtf course may be the boys are too modest to speak up. "It is the desire of the Pet»rs Trust company and the Peters National hank to encourage the development of sound rit ’»nshlp and In rfferirg * prize in connection with The Omaha Bee for th» pest essay on America * Greatest A*s*t. the Growing Boy." w-s have hoped to direct more atten tion to the training of our boy* and the opi'ortunu ie« that are offered them," said R. C. Peters, president Of the two hanking institutions. "In this country our government reflects the character of our citizen ship and as we devote our energies to building the charaoter of those who \vi| soon be our citizens, teach ing them how to live sound. well (Tnrn In Pegs Tee. C'elumn One.) FRENCH FARMERS FAVOR POINCARE Hr luwIntH Pr««. Paris, May 10. The agricultural bloc will swing Premier Poincare Into power again In tomorrow a parllamen tary election. It Is asserted bv the government campaign managers. Prance has 4.500,000 land owners, moat of them peasants, among whom are about one third of the national electorate Tha farming Interest*, combined with the commercial and In duatrial forces are relied upon hv the premier to supply him with an adequate majority. The farmers have been making more money In the last two years thsn net befors and it Is difficult to find In the rursl districts any peas ant or proprietor who Is not In fa'or of keeping M Poincare In power. ■ Merchants’ Dinner Will Hr Thursday Plan* for the fourth annual ban hum of th#* South Omaha Mrrchnnta association at the Exchange dining lmll Thursday evening are complete Over 400 tickets have been die trlhuted. City and county enmmls* •Honera and l>r R. I Wheeler nil! be gue*t* of the evening Table* mill be cleared after the dinner to make room for dancing m hlch v 111 Net till midnight. California Slaarr Hangrd. Pan Quentin Cal.’ May 9 —Marino f.assrst. SO. the oldest msn ei sj hanged In California, went to his death here today on the Quentin prison gallows. Ths trap was sprug at Id 1J o'clock and Casar** was rronounc*d d»ad si 10 26. Senate Members Can’t Even A^ree on Combing Hair |Foiirtrcn of Number fly in Fare of Custom and Part Locks oil Right. Side. Wiurbincmn. May 10.— Th* Unit*-.! j Stales senate, which seldom can tjrree on anything, cannot even agree on which side of the head the hiir should be parted, a poll taken today by a bored teporter has disclosed. Most of humanity parts it* hair on the left side for no good reason at all, except, jierhaps. that )'>'* a hat it. ;ust a* it * a habit for most M u* to be right handed. Those senators who part their hair on the left side of their heads, if they it ill have hair at all. may b* termed “stand patters ‘ Lik« all good re I artinnarles. they refuse to be swerved from an ancient custom But among the progressives, who I think the extreme left ha* had the part long enough and that It now is time to let the righ* aid* possess it. are Senators Spencer of Missouri. Bransard of Louisiana. WiUis of Ohio. Couzens of Michigan. Walsh of Massachusetts, George of Georgia. Glass of Virginia, Copeland of New York, Overman of North Carolina, Harvard of rielawire Harrison of Mississippi. Capper of Kansas. Ed wards of New Jersey and Ferris of Michigan. A coodlv number of «enators av'-'d being dragged into any controversy by being perfectly bald. Senators Borah of Idaho and Wat son of Indiana are not bald, but they cet around it nicely, too. Watson never comb* or parts his ample hair r.nd Borah parts his thick mane ex hotly in the middle. GIRL-WIFE HELD ON MURDER CHARGE Bartolr. Kta.. May 10.—Mrs Pai»> Milton. 14 v»srs old. is s prisoner in the Polk county .tail here on a murder rh»'t' following her confession that after a quarrel she slipped a poison tablet tntq her husband s coffee just to make him nick. and from the effects of which h* died a few days ago. "I oouldn t read very well and 1 thought the tablet was medicine, and I had no idea it would kill him. she •aid. CLUB WOULD CURB WOMEN SMOKERS Atlantic City. X .1 . May 10- Ana tion wide effort to halt w« Wins among women has been launched h\ a club of \h0 young women in Ocean <»ro\e, Miss Porothy K**eves Its pres tdent. Informed member* of the Staff Federation of Women * Flubs. In thf thirtieth annual session here. Similar clubs are growing rapidly in othet cities. Miss Reeves said, ( The Weather V—--> gp’- 24 h*ur» e*4t*i t r m Vi* 1C Relative hum A\t\ per '•state T a •* *4 * * m - Precipitate* inch** «»4 huttdred’h* JM»! T Tetal euv*e Jennarv i. 4 • « if Henri* Tempersturea 4am '• I r 4' • an-.. 4' tarn .41 • am... s lam.*. 41 p a m ... «< 11 i m ... .4' II Boaa ,... Child, 10, Hit on Head by Branch Tot Walk* To Feet Toward Home, There Collapse* ami Dies of Hemorrhage of Drain. Wire or Wind Is Cause Helen Hfykel. 1». daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Hiykel, 1615 Casa street, was killed Saturday afternoon when the limb of a tree fell eight feet, striking her on the head. The little girl walked about 75 feet to her home ami collapsed. Doc tors were summoned at once, hut she died from a hemorrhage of the brain half ifn hour later. Helen was playing near the tr»# with several other children, witnesses told police. The tree is on the site of the Kagles’ home at Seventeenth and t'ass streets. I'laying With Brother. Helen was playing with her brother. Fred. 6 a cousin. Fay Hiykel. and Chuck Keen, 424 North Sixteenth street, according to the father. Vernon Ray. 1616 Webster street, and R. Timberlake. 4619 North Twen t>-ninth street, told polite they- saw a wire on the tree before the limb, which weighed about 15 pounds, fell. Ray said he noticed the wire first several days ago. He is an Eagle and visits the Eagles' home frequently, he told police. He was in a nearby shoe shop w hen the accident occurred, he «aid. He declared he believed the wire was fastened to the branch. Helen O Brien. 13. 716 North Seven teenth street, told police the young sters of the neighborhood had been trying to put a wire over the tree for several days. Police believe they were attempting to fashion a swing. Offer to Trim Tree* Refuvd. ,T. E. Lowry, 31T North Seven teenth street, told Detective PalmtRg that he had visited official! of the Eagles lodge and offered to trim the trees on theig property for them, but had been refused the work. There was no wire on the tr»e *t 11 a. m according to C. O. Zaikin, 1612U Chicago afreet. The father of the dead girl told the detectives there was no wire on the tree and that the absence of any fence on the property seemed to per ra.t children to play- there. Judge C. W. Britt, chairman of the board of trustees of the organization, was called to the scene of the acci dent. He said he knew nothing of a ' wire on the tree and his attention had not been called to ary. An inquest probably will be held in an effort to determine if the bran h fell from the tree because of a wire or through the blowing of the wind, Palmtag said. The gir! is survived by* her father and mother and brother. Sh* was a pupil at St John achool. FARM RELIEF BILL UP NEXT WEEK Washington. May IP —Definite de cision to have the house consider the McNary Haugen farm relief bill *t this sess.cn of congress was reached today hy republican leaders. A'Surance was given supporters of the measure that it would be taken up by the hcuee the last of nest week or the first of the week following. Th» farm bloc was not content with the agreement reached this week by a republican conference that' seme relief measure" would be con sidered. It was Indicated, but wanted the promise made a part of the print ed record. WHARTON’S SISTER IS IMPROVING Mrs Nels n Taylor, 7*. a sister o» i • he lat* .'oh-! C Wharton, who wax seriously injured when driving with her son. Dr. Rurt C. Taylor, from Lincoln to attend th* funeral for duds* Wharton tc be held today, is still confined to Wise Memorial hce 1 Pita!. Dr Taylor w-*s IP miles out from Omaha when he was blinded by the headlights of a passing motorist and drove into an embankment. The swerve threw Mrs Taylor to th# side of the car. fracturing her shoulder blade J* is expected that she will be taken to the it hartcn home Mon day to recuperate FEDERAL AID TO CONTINUE IntfrniHnnal N#i*« *#tt*c#. ifrhinston. M.*y 10.—‘Continuation for four y#*r« of f*«1#ra! in rec uperation with atat#* In th# vocation al rehabilitation «>f ptraona disabled m tnduatry is provided in a bill which pasaed th# houa# today. Purine 1JT.1 th* United States con* trlbuted I S.'S. JUT for thta work ard I; the SB cooper*?.ns states, $Btll.?M. I It hss b##n estinu’eU that there hsa | been annually 111,(KM persona in th# I United Sfst#s in need of vocation*! i rehabilitation. 1 otter ( AUbr* \rrt bf. Fersvcol. Fla Ms- IP.—Charged with sendtne . threatening letter to jFreeident C- tge Claveoc* H Car lip. » German w «* taken into custody | today by government usr.’.i •
