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• ”1 WEATHER FORECAST 1 f f f-\- 1 U 1 4 T T A A/ AH \TT\T/^ L) r' H THOUGHT FOR THE DAY jssh*^-*- 1 HE UMAHA A.ORNING JdEE _ _ Ahun not th* atniRRl?; fwe It. _ _ _____ ■ ■ — ■ ' ..1 — . ■ — "n„ r.od'A Rift. CITY EDITION VOL. 53. NO. 302. OMAHA, TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 1924. * TWO CENTS'* M ISMS"*-* ' V -■ -^ By Mall (1 Taar); Pally and gnnday. >6: Sunday. H.80. within tha tth aona. Outalda tha tth Zo.ia tl fanrli Patty and Bungay, All; Sunday only. »». ■ ■ i m President Signs ‘Makeshift Tax Measure ____ i La Follette Fights Close of Congress Resolution for June 7 Ad journment, Passed by House, Encounters Op position in Senate. Farm Relief Is Demanded By I nivrrsnl Service. Washington. June 2.—The first definite step by republican leaders to force an adjournment of congress was taken in the house today, where a resolution calling for sine die adjourn ment of both houses at 7 Saturday, June 7, was adopted, 221 to 157. The resolution was sent to the sen ate, where It encountered a proposal submitted by Senator Fa Follette to « ubstitute for adjournment a recess from June 7 to July 7. Fa Follette’s sub-resolution set forth that there is urgent need of legislation for relief uf the farmers, and that amendment uf the transportation act also is neces sary. It provided that after congress . reconvenes it should consider only the following subjects: Democrats Oppose Move. 1. Emergency legislation for the 11 lief of agriculture. 2. the Howell-Barkley bill for the settlement of disputes between car riers and their employes. 3. Amendment of the rate-making sections of the transportation act. 4. Reclamation legislation. Fa Follette’s proposal for a recess did not meet with much favor on the democratic side. Senator Curtis, republican whip, Is of the opinion that the house resolu tion for June 7 adjournment will be <sed by the senate. Fail to Follow I.eader. Ilepublican Feader Fongworth of ' led the resolution in the houae and 'emoeratic Feader Garrett spoke in favor of it. The progressive bloc, however, voted solidly against adjournment, as old enough members of the farm bloc to make the total negative vote on tlie republican tide 59. Ninety-five democrats also refused to follow th»lr vader in support of the resolution. Vhc three unattached representatives likewise stood against adjournment. Voting for adjournment were 136 republicans and 85 democrats. This action was taken in face of the fact that no railroad nor farm relief legis late had been passed or assured of passage. Water Polluted. Town Charges Rouging, Wyo.. Sups I’itc Oil Firms, Alleging Tainting of River. Cheyenne. Wyo., June 2.—The town council of Douglas. Wyo.. today filed cult in United States court here against the Standard Oil company of Indiana and four other refining con cerns to recover *610.000 damages for alleged pollution of the waters of the North Platte river by "crude petro leum oil, petroleum oil by-products, oil waste, oil refuse, acids and chemi cals,’’ discharged into the river, it is charged, from the refineries at Casper. The pleadings set forth thgt Doug las was dependent on the North Platte for Its water supply, that pollu ■ tlon of the stream made It no longer possible to use that water for do mestic purposes and that Douglas has been compelled, at heavy ex pense, to arrange for water from an other source. Actual damages of *410,000 and punitive damages of *200,000 are •ought. The corporations other than the Standard made defendants to the action are Midwest Refining com pany, Mutual Oil company, White Eagle Oil company and T»xas com pany. We Have With Us Owen Rowe O’Neil, Ktnila, South Africa, Doctor of Medicine. Among the few persons of the world, who can boast intimacy with savages Is Dr. Owen R. ONetl. He was born In a sunken valley at the northern border of the country of the Boers. Well equipped with brothers and sisters, he wae the youngest of 12 hoys and boasted 12 sisters, he grew up with natives herding his father's sheep. Dr. O’Neil's friendship with the na tives and the fact that hU uncle, ’•Corn Tais,” was messenger for the government and carried the monthly Indemnity to the king of Swaziland, made it possible for him to see niany native ceremonies. At present he is engaged in s leei ture tour of the United Pltates. He will address a Rotary elub meeting here June II Bishop Stuntz lakes a Sudden Turn for Worse Bishop Homer C. Stuntz. who was stricken by paralysis at Miami, Fla., and who was brought home to Omaha some time ago on a stretcher, took a sudden turn for the worse last night. Although his condition is reported grave, it is not necessarily hopeless, according to Bishop Stuntz’ personal physician, Dr. W. O. Bridges. Ah early report that Bishop Stuntz had sulTered another stroke was denied by Dr. Bridges. "It was not exactly a stroke, but he is very ill tonight," he said. Delayed Payment for Reelamation Appears Probable House and Senate Committees Write in Amendments Giving Farmers Five Year Moratorium. By P. C. POWRIX. ffH.hlnstnn Correspondent The Omalin Bee Washington, June 2.—Through ef forts of four public-Bpirlted citizens from northwest Nebraska, the keep ing of hundreds of thousands of dol lars In the irrigated district of Ne braska was made possible today by amendments to the reclamation bill adopted by both the house and senate irrigation and reclamation commit tees. The bills will be taken up in the next few days and. according to assurances by Senator Borah, to the Nebraskans, the administration will do everything possible to put it through at this session. The Nebraskans who arrived in Washington Friday and who have been working quietly for these money saving amendments are: A. N. Ma thers, Goring; J. T. Whitehead, Mitch ell; Charles Kearney, Morrill, and William Morrow, ScottsbluiT. Mathers represented interests of the Gering-Fort I^ramie project, which is to be opened next year, and will entail irrigation of 100,000 acres. •This project Is on the south side of the North Platte river. The other three men represented interests of the project on the north side of the North Platte river, which has been under irrigation for a number of years. Mathers Asks Two Changes. Mathers, in- representing the new project, desired two amendments. One gnve users of Irrigation ditches five years before they began paying the government for its work. The other ended for annual payments of 5 per cent on returns of irrigated land instead of the « per cent an nually on cost of construction. This latter payment prevails at this time. Morrow. Whitehead and Kearney, representing the other district, de sired recess on payments for three years on the land now under Irriga tion. They also desired the 5 per cent payments. The committee adopted all amendments proposed. "On our new project farmers have i»een hard pressed in holding on to their land for a number of years waiting for the water and are emhar asseil in advance of receipt* of the water." Mathers said. "It is esti mated that the first year's payments will amount to $400,000. "Under the 5-year moratorium granted by the committee amendment this money will be kept In Nebraska at a time when it is sorely needed. In addition, when, at the end of five years, the farmers do begin payments they will pay in accordance to the crop income instead of a flat price which, in certain years, is- almost confiscatory. Bill Follow* Recommendation*. The reclamation bill, a* reported out today, closely follows recom mendation* made by the fact-finding committee appointed by former Presi dent Harding, to study the Irrigation problems of the country. Members of the commission were present to day at the committee meetings. Con gressman Bob Btmmons has been ac tive in getting action on the bill by the committee. Other citizen* from Holdrege and Hastings have endeavored to get ac tion by the Interior department on the tricounty Irrigation plan calling for expenditure of $24,000,000. Senate Daugherty Body Adjourns Till Wednesday Washington, June 2.—Former At torney General Harry M. JJaugherly will advise the senate Investigating committee on Wednesday whether he will appear before it on the following Friday as a witness. With this understanding, the corn mittee adjourned today until Wednes day after a ehort and uneventful sea slon. J. B. Barstow Sinull Heads New York Produce Exchange New York. June 2.—J. R Barstow Smull. former vlee president of the fnlted States shipping board, was elected president of the New York Produce exchange today. R IT. Wun tier was elected vice president and Walter R Pollock treasurer. The regular ticket was unopposed. Car Hits Dog; Overturns. i New Market. la , June 2.—When 'lie ear driven by TJ. Hanlels of Hop kins, Mo., struck a dog In the road near here, the car was turned over Into the ditch, being badly damaged. \ Hits Freight! Coaches Telescoped by Force of Collision; Blast of Live Steam Scalds Pas sengers. Switch Is Left Unlocked Ity Internntionn! Service. Williamsport. Ind., June 2.—Ten persons were killed and between 40 and 50 injured early today when a crack Wabasli passenger train crashed into a westbound freight train on a siding west of here. The dead' E. Phillips, bearing credentials of an employe of the Fo'rd Motor com pany of Detroit. Itabbi P. Goldberg. New York. Mrs. W. H. Pauley, Decatur, 111. Mrs. Annie Halloway, Toledo. Harry Elseman. St. Louis. Carl Dungan, Huntington, Ind. Walter L. Mitchell, St. Louis. C. Burkhardt, Peru, Ind. George Korstno, St. Louis. Unidentified man. The- train was a fast passenger, northbound from St. Louis to De troit and New York, leaving St. Louis at 6:30 last night and scheduled to arrive in Detroit at 7:15 this morning. Coaches Telescoped. The passenger coaches were tele scoped by the crash Into the freight and many of the injured were scalded. The injured, several of whom may die. were taken to hospitals in Wil liamsport and Danville. Those whose identities were learned Included: Joseph J. Baker. 428 Old Fort Place, Fort Wayne, Ind., scalded; John Swanson, Lovey, 111., scalded: J. C. Wilmut, St. Louis, assistant civil engineer on Wabash railroad, scalded; Charles A. Hall, St. Louis, real estate department Wabash railroad; George Cosmo, St. Louis, assistant civil en gineer. Wabash railroad; M. Schulte. St. Louis, scalded; Walter Ryckl. De troit, legs and arms cut; Axel Nelson. Lovey. 111.; Thelma Burke 1505 Twen ty-fifth street. Detroit, internal in juries; L. E. Toellgen, Chicago & Al ton traffic agent, Detroit; Nicholas Cecil, Holland, Mo.; Otto Hein. Fre mont. O., manager National Carbon works, limbs and face scalded; Wal ter Rolas, St. Louis, head and legs cut; J. S. Driscoll, Belmont, III-; Harry Spoor, Urbana, III., cut and bruised: Toby Desonie, Detroit, limbs and head cut; Chaff Jarnero, Lovey. 111., back and hips broken. Bralieman Blamed. W H. Eckhart. superintendent of the Wabash, issued a statement to day placing responsibility for the wreck upon Davis E. Torrence, brake man of f-e'ght train No. 21. The freight train was ordered onto sidings at Williamsport and because of its length was split and placed on two sidings. The switch at the second siding was left unlocked. Sup erintendent Eckhart said. Train No. 50. another fast north bound passenger, passed over the un locked switch without trouble. When the northbound Detroit flyer struck it. tlie engine. Iitiggnge car and ex press car passed over safely. The remaining five roaches—a smoker, chair car and three Pullmans, split the switch and crashed into the freight engine. The first car, telescoping over the massive engine, tore the steam jacket from the engine, freeing the live steam over the Imprisoned passen gers. Most of the Injured were caught in the scalding blasts. All of the cars o»mained upright, though telescoped as the heavier Pullmans shot forward through the smoker and chair cars. The track was torn up for a distance of 300 feet. BAPTIST MEET CONDEMNS WAR Milwaukee. Win.. June I.—War as ( a method of settling international die putea. was condemned in a resolution adopted at the northern Rnptlat con vention here today. E. E. Bartlett Re-Elected Head of Cotton Exchange j New York. June 2—Edward K ' Rartlett. Jr., was re elecled president ; of the New York Cotton exchange for a term of one year. Richard T. Har ris was elected vice president and Janies E. Maury re-elected treasurer. Married in Council Rlufft*. I The following: person* obtained msr ■ ring# licenses yesterday In Council Bluff*: Nimi and Address Age Frank Layher. Grand Island. Neb. 27 Iluth M. Robbins. Grand Island. Neb 19 Hervy M. Christensen. Fremont. Neb.. 2* Helen B Griffith. Fremont. Neb. 27 Lawrence M. Peterson. Arlington. Neb. 29 Violet Warren. Arlington. Neb. -1 Everett Sale*. Om#h*. 21 Emllle Hllek, Omaha . 19 W. r». Hack. Dunlap, la. 24 Bernice Pokett, Dunlap. la.... W. L. Trumhle. EaaJe, Neb . 2* Olive May Olsen. Eagle. Neb. 2ft Tony Garry. Arts da. Wv«. 2 9 Juanita Kruse, Peoria. Ill...... 71 Will E H. Thompson. Omha. 21 Alice II. Clark, Council Bluffs . 21 F. P Walter Lincoln. Neb. 21 .Marie Alice Abbott, Lincoln, Neb. 19 William M Lovelace, Exeter. Neb. 2* Lillian E Marl;worth, M<Coo! Jet . Neb 21 George Cisshlt. Logan. 1* . 27; Helen Oelth. Logrn. Is. . * Warren tl Johnson. Oakland, la. ?*• i onlway Kldtler. Oakland. la .. 24 H A Howell, Omaha. <7 1 C. W. Warren, Omaha. . -o j Ferdinand B. Wheeler. VA) rla. Neb . 29 Celia Capsk. Burwell. Neb. . Charles P. Christensen Blslr, Nsb- <1 Anna Gutschow, Blair, Jvbb. •• i * Leopold Boy Gay as He Danced With Her Night After Slaying, Girl Says University Co-Ed, Fascinated by Brilliance of Youth. De clares He Joked About Confessing to Crime Day Before He Was Taken Into Custody. By A. J. LORENZ, I nli ersal Service Staff Correspondent. Chicago, June 2.—The Intuitive critical faculty of a woman today analyzed the characters of Nathan E. I,eopold, jr., and Richard Loeb, confessed slayers of Robert Franks. The comparison was made by Miss Susan Lurie, refined, wealthy senior coed of Chicago university, Leopold's most intimate woman friend. She was Ills luncheon guest the day be fore he was taken into custody as owner of the spectacles found near the body of the Franks boy. She had danced wtlh Leopold a few nights after the kidnaping. For more than a year they had been good friends. "We met at a Washington prom,” said Miss Lurie. "Nathan fascinated me with his brilliant mind. Our inter ests became mutual In our study of French.” Then, with emphasis: "But w# were not sweethearts. We Were not engaged. Let me make that plain. Perhaps he said things that some girls would take for proposals, but I think I understood Nathan." "Friendship Impossible.” Two weeks ago Miss Lurie said she was "proud that Leoi>oId was her friend.” "Sow, of course, all that Is impos sible.” she added. Then, turning for the moment from reminiscences to a comparison be tween the two youths, Mi«s Lurie said: "What is strangest to me is that detectives, mysteries, murder, kidnap ing—all of those things could he in Nathan's mind when they belonged to a world unknown to the 'Babe' Leopold I knew. "Dick Loeb was inclined toward such things. Dick read detective stories. He had many such maga zines and was fascinated by mys teries. He was with Leopold fre quently, and. of course. I met him. “Dick was the one who was inter ested In police matters. "I think Dick was a fine boy. but his intellect was not of the same brilliance ns was that of Nathan. Dick was more 'down-to-earth. ’ Nathan was long on talking of mys teries of the mind. Nathan was an unusual man. of great intelligence, one whose brain works fast.” Aloof On Campus. Leopold's aloofness from other students on the university campus, Miss Lurie said, was noticeable. "He was not very popular,’’ she declared. “The other students called him 'Ritzle'!" ^n odd twist to their friendship was revealed when Miss Lurie re called that Leopold, the day before he was taken into custody, at lunch eon had Joked with her about con fessing the Franks crime to permit her to claim the $1 <5,000 in rewards offered for its solution. “He laughed gaily over that as we sat in the Cinderella tea room, read ing the account of the manhunt irv the papers,” Miss Lurie said. “We had another engagement the night after the Franks boy had been killed. Nathan seemed gay. He did not once mention the sensation sweeping the city. We danced and were very happy.” Postal Salary J Raise * Measure Passed by House j Bill Proposing Increases Esti mated at Between 63 and 80 Million Dollars Year. Goes to Conferenc®. Washington, June 2.—A bill carry ing salary Increases for postal em ployes, differing in many respects from the one approved recently by the senate, was passed today by the house. The bill, which was psssed by a standing vote of 230 to 14, proposes an increase in salaries, estimated by the postoffhre committee at 105.000,000 a year, and Postmaster General New at $80,000,000. Proponents of the sen ate hill placed its annual cost .at $55, 000,000. • Called up by Chairman Griest of the postoffice committee, the bill was passed under suspension of rules, which limited debate to 40 minutes, prevented amendments and required a two-thirds vote. It now goes to conference with the senate, where It will he determined, among other questions, whether house conferees will recommend acceptance of the amendment by Senator Rorah. republican, Idaho, which would give publicity to campaign expenditures. Cnder the house measure, an aver aye increase of ahout 8300 a year is extended to clerks, carriers. Inspect ors, supervisors snd ssslstant post masters 22 PERSONS HURT AS TRAMS CRASH San Francisco, Cal., .June 2.—Twen ty-two persons were Injured today when a '‘K" line municipal street car dashed through Twin Peaks tun nel out of control and at Church and Delores streets telescoped the resr end of an •'I,'* line car which was proceeding In the same direction. Class of 33 Graduated From Hebron High School Hebron, Neb.. June 2 A class of ,s:i students graduated from the He hron v High school. Miss Dorothy Mitchell won the scholarship The graduates are Lewis Carter, Ray mond Gordon. Ray Klnzie, Ralph Krakow, Horry Kiahn. Charles Mitchell, Allan McDonald. Wesley N’eyhart. Dwight Colson, James Mer ritt, Arthur Bowles, Kenneth Ayers, Kvelyn Rergan, Florence Brown, Dorothy Belsner, Rose Rrnbec, Mil dred Bussell, l.eone Bowman. Mary Carter, Llllya Conrow, Gladys Dagen hard!. Helen Gray, Nellie Gallant Laura Helmet-, Kvelyn Keith, Beryl Lawless, Phoebe Lowry, Dorothy Mitchell, Ruth McCulstlon, Marjorie Turner. Esther /utter, Helen Bald win. Four Tourists Jailed. Trenton, Neb. June 2.—Four men arrested by Sheriff Carroll and lodged In Jail here, have confessed that they stoic the car in which they were traveling. In Detroit, snd taht they stole provisions at llasl ingr as they passed through They are helng held until officers rnmr from the enet for them. Teacher to Go to Ghiua. Shenandoah. In., June " Miss Alice .Murphy nf Tabor, who has been teaching at Ksaex for two rears, will go to Hartford. Conn , In September to attend the Kennedy school of mis sinus and will sail In l!)2i> (or China to become s missionary o Albania in Grip of Revolt; Rebels March on Capital Martial Law Proclaimed a? 6.000 Armed Revolution aries Demand Resigna tion of Government. Bv International Near* Jerrire. Tendon, June I.—Revolution broken nut in Albania and strong taehments of rebels are marking upon Tirana, the capital, according to a Brindisi dispatch to the Rally Mail today. _ ' Italian warships st Tirana have been warned to be ready to proceed to Albania. The rebel force is said to be com posed of 6,000 men armed with field and machine guns. The government army consist* of 3.000 well trained men. Martial law has been proclaimed throughout the country. The rebels sre demanding the government’s res ignation and removal of the capital to Scutari. Rom*. .Tune 2.—Twenty-eight Al banian rebels and 32 government soldiers were killed in an hour's but tle near Tiranl. It was reported from the Albanian capital tills afternoon A decisive struggle between the Al banian rebels and regulars I* believed imminent. An Italian warship ha* been sent into Albanian waters to protect Italian live* and property. COURT GRANTS GROSSMAN WRIT Washington, June 2.—Philipp Gross man, recently committed to tha Chi cago house of correction upon orders of Judges Carpenter and Wtlkerson after President Cooiidge had pardon ed him. was today granted a writ of habeas corpus by the supreme court. The highest court, in October next, will go into the merits of the contro vc-ray as to the authority of the pres dent to exercise executive clemency it. cases where pesons sre held to he ill contempt of court. Grossman's sentence by former Judge I,andis for contempt of court in connection with a violation of a prohibition padlock Injunction was commuted by President Cooiidge after the supreme court hnd refused to re view his rase. Columbus Commrrcr Body Starts Dritr for 400 Members Columbus, N>h.. June !.—A cam paign to obtain 400 Individual mem berships at $2.i a year payable quar terly was launched by the Chamber of Commerce at a dinner at the R\nn* hotel, attended by more than 60 bust ness and professional men. Active campaign workers will be sent out among businesa men and merchants. Hoy •> I foil! for <';«r Tlieft. Kearney. Neb.. June J.—A. J. Mar lin and John Jenkins, hoys, are being held for alleged theft of a car, prop erty of Art Koeppe. The boys were arrested near Gothenburg, where they ran out of gas. They said they planned to drive to Scottshluff. or possibly to Wyoming, and dispose of the car. Will Build ( IuMmmim’. Bedford, la.. June 2. At the men It g of the Bedford County club here was unanimously voted to erect a 45.000 clubhouse during the coming summer on the club grounds north of the city, v Insanity to Be Plea of Boy Slayers “Dementia Jazzmania" Term to Describe Mental State of Youths Who Killed Franks. State to Claim Pair Sane By InivrrMit Service. Chicago, June 2.—"Not guilty by reason of insanity." That will be the defense of Nathan E. Leopold, jr., and Richard Loeb when placed on trial for kidnaping and slaying Robert Franks, 13-year old school boy. The trial is expected to be the most sensational In the annals of the coun try, according to attorneys who were lining up today for defense and prose cution. The defendants are sons of million aires. It was estimated the combined fortunes that will be available in the attempt to save the young men from the gallows aggregates $15,000,000. "Jazzmania" Victims. A new phase already has been coined to describe the mental state of the defendants—it is "dementia jazz mania." It is an offshoot of “de mentia Americana," which held pub lic attention a generation ago. when Harry K. Thaw was on trial for the slaying of Stanford White. Thaw was found not guilty of murder because of Insanity. The new type of insanity, accord ing to alienists, exaggerates the ego of the individual until he Imagines he is mentally what Jack Dempsey is physically—a sort of super-self. The state Is already preparing to combat the Insanity plea. State's At torney Crowe has had three well known alienists observing the youths —Dr. Hugh T. Patrick. Dr. William O. Krohn and Dr. Archibald Church. These alienists are said to be. as a result of observations already made, prepared to swear that the youths are sane and that they were sane at the time the crime was committed. Karly Trial Predicted. Leopold and Loch were arraigned before Chief Justice Cavtrly in crimi nal court today on writs of habeas corpus secured by Clarence S. I>ar row, their attorney. Justice Caveriy • ordered the defendants surrendered by Chief of Police Collins, in whose custody they have been, to the cus tody of Sheriff Hoffman of Cook county, to he held without hail pend ing grand Jury Investigation. The case will be laid before the grand jury tomorrow, according to State's Attorney Crowe. He predicted that Indictments would .>e returned tomorrow. The defendants then will he arraigned on the indictments and a date set for their trial. An early trial was predicted. NORRIS DENOUNCES FORD SHOALS BID Washington, Junj 2— Denunciation of Henry Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals and the recommendation that the great nitrate and power project be operated by the government came today from Senator George W. Nor ris, republican, of Nebraska, as a report from the majority of the sen ate agriculture committee. To permit Muscle Shoals to pass under the control of one man or cor poration was described by Norris as "almost criminal.’’ Husband Cruel and IX ife a “Nagger." Petitions Allege .Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Beatrice, Neb., June 2.—In a cross petition filed In the district court here today, Mrs. Josie Hinds of Odell, Neb., seeks alimony amounting to ! $35.000 from C. X. Hinds, banker at that place, who recently inatlgated suit for divorce from his wife, charg ing that she nagged him almost to death. In her petition Mrs, Hinds charges her husban 1 with extreme cruelty and threatening her life. She further al leges that he owns property valued at more than $100,000. The couple was married at Wahoo, Neb . in 1895 and have three children. Diplomas Awarded 27 Lutheran High Students Deahler, Neh., June 2.—Alumni day and graduation cxercisea were hold by the tAitheran High School and Busi ness college during the paat week. For the alumni day banquet 10P plates were aold to former atudents from varloua parts of Nebraska and Kan sas. Ttev. O. Graehner. former di rector of the school, delivered the oommciicement address. Twenty seven atudents received their dfplo niHS. Tiros of ^ okr in 10 rek9. Columbus Neh., June 2.—Married only IP weeks and claiming that !m mediately following the wedding, his bride began accusing him of infidelity and threw hia clothing out of the door, Dewey Stevenson has filed a iveitlon for divorce from Susie AMs Powers Stevenson. Box Hurt in \ uniting. Beatrice. Neb., June 2 — l*o. the young son of Mr. and Mrs, j. J Zelmmg. of this city, fell while doing a pole vaulting stunt ai his home on South Sixth street and Moke both bone* in hla right arm, Bossie Is Bound , Over fortrial on Charge of Bigamy Lawrence, Kan., June 2.—C. F. Bossie, former city clerk of Omaha, Neb., waived preliminary hearing on a charge of bigamy in a justice court here today and was bound over fot trial on the charge in the November term of district court. Bossie was married to Emma Walmsley, December 22, 1923. His first wife, Mrs. Maybeile E. Bossie, was here to testify against him. He was released on $1,000 bond. ___ Returns Coming in Slowly in Iowa j Primary Election m Voting Light in Some Places —Chief Interest Centers in Brookhart-Swcet Contest. Pes Moines, June 2.—Returns were coming in slowly tonight on the re sults of Iowa's statewide primary election for national, state and county officers. In some places voting was reported extremely light. The chief interest centers in the fight between Smith H. Brookhart, United States senator, seeking re nomination, and Burton E, Sweet. The men are republicans. Des Moines, June 2—Burton E Sweet took a lead of 229 votes over Senator Smith W. Brookhart in the first 45 precincts reporting tonight on today's primaiy contest for repub lican nomination for Senator. The vote was: Brookhart. 3,272; Sweet, 3,501. Bubuque. Ia,, June 2.—An extreme ly light vote is being cast in Dubuque and throughout Dubuque county in today's primary election. Only 1,819 votes had been cast at the 14 Dubuque city precincts at 2 p. m., as compared with 5.600 at the same hour in the spring city election and more than 6,000 at the same hour in the last school election. Because there are no important contests for nominations to county of fices in Dubuque county on the democratic ticket is believed to be the reason for the light vote. EIGHT MEN HURT IN TUNNEL BLAST X I Reno. Xev.. June 2.—Eight men were injured, six of them seriously, in an explosion in the Southern Pa cific railroad tunnel under construc tion near Summit. Cal., late last night. The accident was caused when a drill struck s stick of dynamite that had failed to explode in a previous blast. BARKLF.Y-HOVVEI.I. BILL WITHDRAWN! Washington. June 2. — Believing! that there was no chance of con gross acting at this session on his bill to abolish the United States rail road labor board. Representative Barkley, democrat, of Kentucky, to day withdrew the measure from fur ther consideration. Kanea* \\ oman Celebrate? 100th Birtluia) \nniversary Pawnee City. Xeb . June 2.—Mrs. , Bertha Perkins of Sabetha, Kan., ; celebrated her 100th birthday anni ' versary recently, receiving about SOb guests Six of her daughters were present. She reared a family of 10 children, seven of whom are still living, and has more than 50 grand children and twice that many great grandchildren. and her descendants are scattered into every state In the union. Her oldest son, Joseph, now dead, was a veteran of the civil war. Her grandsons were in the Spanish American war. and grandsons and great grandsons in the world war. She has lived under the administra tions of all but our first four presi dents of the United Statgs and Is intensely patriotic. Many Teachers to \ttriid Summer School at Wayne Newcastle, Xeb . June 2.—An un usual number of school teachers from I northeast Nebraska are planning to attend the summer school at Wayne State normal this year, as the Ijvw regarding teachers' certificates In Ne braska which became effective this spring compels those who hold ele mentary and second grade state cer tificates to take 24 weeks' Additional training in an approved school before ■ their certificates can !>e renewed. Spanish War Vet Pic?. Norfolk. Neh . June 2—Capt. J. I Thorburn, veteran of the Spanish American war and prominent In the insurance business In north Nebras ka. died after a lingering illness In hi* home here. He was $S year* old. The Weather ) _____/ Vor 74 hour* entUri* 7pm .lun* 7 rrfilritHtlop, Ittchf* u.tid h uuli?ilih* Tot*! r total at no* January 1. * i# #*• ,.«» « o> lloiirlt Trm|*fnttnrr». h » m.d** 1 P m ... To n i m.\ . S< 7 p m . . * I : * m M s p m T4 * a. nt.. .. .M ♦ j» m ... 7$ • a . . . . * v p. m.7 % l } A a m “ p. Ri. .71 it a m. . • * 7 tv m . .*.* II noon .*i I p- m i* Bill Flayed by Coolidge in Message Defects Pointed Out in Biting Attack; Approval Given Only Because of Tax Cut Urgency. Will Seek New Law Sooit B.r UniTmal Vrrle*. Washington, Jun« 2.—President Coolidge signed the 1924 revenue bill at 4 this afternoon. Immediately thereafter he issued a statement citing its manifold and grave defects, and expressing fear for the nation’s future economic weifarw if another congress does not supplant that which is obviously a patchwork piece of legislation. The president attacked the meaa ure, constituting a distortion of tba Mellon schedules, from numerous standpoints. His views are concurred in by the secretary of the treasury, who drew the bill originally sub mitted to the house and senate. The president made it clear that ba affixed his signature only because of the immediate urgency of tax reduc tion, the glaring faults of the hereto fore existing law and the fervent hope that the new one will not Uva long at the hands of the new con gress. Delivers Biting Attack. It was directly charged by thg president that the bill was tacked to gether not on an economic, but on a political basis. The president prom ised to bend all hie energies next De cember to bringing about genuine tar reform. In an aggressive style, reminiscent of Theodore Roosevelt's best papers. President Coolidge delivered a biting attack upon the various sections of the bill, and flayed congress for dis carding the Mellon plan. Failure to reduce surtaxes to Ice* than 40 per cent, he asserted, means that "initiative and enterprise are throttled." The enormously high federal and state tax of 40 per cent, added to the gift taxes and inheritance taxes levied by the state*, amounts to d "prac tical confiscation of capital,"1 the president declared. The provision for publicity of tn I come tax returns, he continued, "sac rifices. without reason, the rights of : the taxpayer." and he believe# it will "result in the concealment of milMena of dollars o fineome which would otherwise be reported "Redaction, Not Reform." Among his sword thrusts were these: "The bill represents tax reduction, I not tax reform. " | "If we are to maintain the Ameri can standard of living and hold cur place in the world, we must adjust our taxes upon an economic and not a political basis." "A correction of its (the bills' de 'fects may be left to the next session of ccfiigross I trust a bill less pol itical and more truly economic mar jbe passed at that time. To that end !l shall bend all my encrg.es " "As a permanent expression of go\ jernment fiscal policy, this bill oon | tains provisions which, in my opinion, .are not onl> unsatisfactory, but are Iharmful to the future of this coun try.” "We arc presented with a plan of taxation which punishes energy and ! initiative and must decrease reve nue.” Will Kvljaust Resources. “It is proposed to take capital and I to use it in the ordinary operating ex penses of government. We are thug to live, not on income, but on prin cipal. and to that extent we exhaust our resources and prevent the indus trial expansion essentia! to our in creasing population and our high standard of living "Rv far the greater part of the loss o* revenue which will be brought about by the bill Is in income taxes "Of the 119.000.000 persons is thi» country, less than A POP.000 pay in come taxes directly. The remaining 109.009,00 who pay no such direct taxes are given no relief from what thev pay indirectly in everything the* buy. Thev. too. must have tax re duction. These conditions the present MU does not meet." Carey's Homer Aids Pirates to i Carry * home run with Cuyler en base in the eighth inning gave Pits burgh the lead oxer 9t Louis the IMi.-.trs winning yesterdays game. < to s. New Tx'rk broke exen In a twr* game senes with the Boston Braves, winning yesterday by a score of 9 to t. Kelly scored four runs for the Gtanta and hit a home run. a double and a single. The Trinceton university polo four, ckamptona of the east, xvon tha na tional title by defeating tha Univer sity of Arttona. champions of the xxest. S to 0. in the second and deeid i).g game of their series at Port Ham ilton Urea Britain s ixax is cun double# tea mdx’featext the Stwmih doubles team throe sets to one in the sectmd Rtirepeau round T1<r latest news in the xxorM of sport will he found on pages • M4 U