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CITY EDITION_ V0L. 54.—NO. 4. " OMAHA, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1924. *• TWO CENTS" °m.hc«u ■uSTwh.?"”* _~rhrirl” w*gley- .
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Supporters
of M’Adoo
Strike Baek
Say Bosses Using A1 Smith as
Stalking Horse From Be
hind Which They Will
Shoot Californian.
Bryan Bit Chafes Some
The revelation of that the
enemies of McAdoo were
flooding Nebraska with poi
son telegrams found the
Omaha “unterrified” as glum
and anonymous on Wednes
day as they were on Tues
day.
They talked freely, both
the friends of McAdoo and
of A1 Smith, but, “Sh! Don’t
quote me.”
All of which indicates that
there will be a lot of poker
faces aboard the democratic
special to New York, conceal
ing many conflicting emo
tions.
“.lust Against McAdoo.”
Further revelation! indicate that
those mysterious telegrams hinted
that the “goods” on McAdoo will be
the details of the $600,000 in fees he
is said to have garnered the first
year after his resignation from the
• treasury. Some of hia clients lie is
said to have solicited ami the solicita
tion letters are reported to be in
hand, or at least copies of them.
The McAdoo supporters struck back
at AI Smith yesterday.
“They don’t expect to nominate A1
Smith,” said an indignant McAdoo
booster. “All they are doing is to use
Smith as a stalking horse from be
hind which to shoot McAdoo In the
back. Tammany knows better than
to nominate Smith. However, those
Smith fellows are going to kill off
McAdoo, because they know he would
never submit to the domination of
Tammany. Taggart and Brennan.
They are not for Smith: they are just
against McAdoo.”
Dissension In Tamp.
The democratic special will leave
Omaha at 6:30 Friday evening, and
there are more than mere indications
that all is not going to be harmonious
thereon. More Nebraska democrats
expressed a preference for McAdoo
than for all other aspirants combined,
but Governor Bryan insists that there
were not enough preferential votes
cast to warrant giving McAdoo the
delegation. By the same peculiar
process of reasoning the governor In
i-ists that there were enough prefer
ential votes for him to make it lm
peratlve that the Nebraska delegate n
vote as a unit for him until he is
pleased to release it.
The delegates express a willingness
to observe the "favorite son” idea
for two or three ballots, but some of
them are not a bit backwards about
declaring themselves as opposed to
being made laughingstoeks by keep
ing it up indefinitely. And at least
two of the delegates have intimated
that they don’t care Ihree whoops
into an empty barrel about the gov
ernor's denunciations of A1 Smith ns
a. ”vvet". They are going to vote for
Smith as soon as opportunity af
fords.
"If Charley thinks he can keep me
from voting for Smith when the lime
comes by staying in the race him
self. he's got another guess corning,"
one out-state delegate is quoted as
saying.
A number of Nebraska democrats
who will be on the special train ven
ture the opinion that Governor Bryan
and his brother are playing to secure
the vice presidential nomination for
Charley.
Mullen Power Reliim] Throne.
"If Smith is really a contender,”
whispered one of these democrats,
"lie will help make Charley Ids run- j
ning mate, knowing pretty well that t
such a move would keep VV. J.
Bryan in line, despite frequent and
violent denunciations of Smith's w< l
ness. And in the event that the wet
At Smith and the dry Charley Bryan
are running mates. Charley and W.
(Turn to I'tur Three, f'nlurnn One.)
We Have
With Us
Today
\7i!li:ini Truman,
I'hornix, \ii/.
Ui put> Warden, State penitentiary.
One nf the men who have grown
up with the southwest and yet never
had to listen to Horace Greeley's
Admonition Is William Truman. Near
ly all of his life has been spent in
Arizona as an officer of the law.
in hit? youth Mr. Truman was a
cowboy, later lie was prospector and
then he was elected sheriff of Parnell
county. Me held this office for 15
years and during this time he cap
tured I’enrl Hurt, Arizona's notorious
woman train robber and bandit.
After I living thi office of sheriff
Mr. Trum it was appointed deputy
warden of the state penitentiary at
l lsf'once, Atir... which position lie now
holds.
Me is stopping in Omaha visiting
a nephew, Mr. George T. Randall.
Me is on his wav to New York to at
tend the democratic national con von
tion as a delegate from ArUoitf ,
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Dawes Eager to
Open Campaign
Fight at Lincoln
Lincoln, June 18.—Frank P. Cor
rlck, who managed the pre-primary
campaign in Nebraska for President
Coolidge. arrived here today with the
information that Charles G. Dawes,
republican vice presidential nominee,
desires to open his campaign in Lin
coln, where he began his professional
career, and which was his home
seven years.
Corrick, who came here from Wash
ington. where he is connected with
the national committee, said he had a
conference with General Dawes and
National Chairman Butler while in
Chicago and that Mr. Dawes express
ed his willingness to make this place
the scene of his opening address. Noti
fication of his nomination. MV. Cor
rick said, will probably be at his homo
in Evanston.
Three Drown as
Car Plunges Into
Water-Filled Pit
Bodies of Two Women and
Man Discovered by Boy
Swimmers—Fourth Vic
tim Sought.
B.v I'niviTHiil Service.
Chicago, June 18.—Trapped In their
sedan when It plunged Into a water
filled quarry, the bodies of two wo
men and a man were recovered today.
Search for a fourth body, believed
to lie that of William A. Bauer, hus
band of one of the women victims,
was continued until late in the night.
The hody of Mrs. Hauer was clad
only in silk underwear when it
floated to the surfac- of the quarry
pond along with Ihat of .Mrs. Geral
dine Mickelborough. her companion
on tile fatal fWi>. Still grasping tin
steering wheel of the machine, when
It was raised by means of a derrick,
the driver of the car, George I..
Townsend, was found.
Although authorities believe that
the party plunged Into the quarry
through accident, they arc Investigat
ing the disappearance of Bauer, who
is said to have been separated for
several months from his pretty young
wife.
Hoys Discover Tragedy.
The automobile was resting on a
ledge of the Wheaton quarry, nine
feet under water.
Two boys who went to the quarry
for a swim noticed oil floating on the
water and began diving to ascertain
its source. They found the sedan nnd
saw the body of Townsend hunched
over the steering wheel. Opening the
door of the automobile the brought
several pieces of woman's clothing to
th» surface, and notified Sheriff lies
terman.
Efforts were made to raise the car,
and soon the bodies of the two wo
men floated to the surface.
‘‘Apparently the women either
jumped before the sedan settled on
the ledge, or released themselves
after it struck the water," said
Coroner Hopf of DuPage county,
where the quarry is located.
Believes Deaths Accidental.
"I believe the deaths were accid
ental. It looks as though they had
been out on a party, perhaps stop
ping at the quarry for a swim. In
backing the ear around, it fell over
th» precipitous ledge into the deep
water.”
Townsend was an automobile sales
man 38 years old. Mrs. Mlckel
borough was 40, and shared her home
with Mrs. Bauer after her divorce
from Bauer.
They had loft their home at 1:30
Monday afternoon, authorities learn
ed. and reached the grove bordering
the quarry in the evening.
Authorities tonight declared they
were seeking a possible eye witness
to the tragedy in a man who anony
mously called the highway police and
told of having seen an automobile
toppl< over the ili^f Into the quairv
pond.
Dawson County Odd Fellows
Planning I5ig Annual Picnic
Cossad, Neb., June 18. The Odd Fob
low* of Dawson county will bold their
annual picnic August 20 at Vasty's
Drove, six mile* enat of Coznd and
12 miles northwest of Lexington, on
I be Lincoln highway. Grand officers
of the state wi 1 be present. One of
I be feature* will be the annual base
ball tournament. The tourney will
be carried on by elimination. There
will also be contests for the children
and women ant| th" men who do not
represent their lodge* on the baseball
field.
Farmers Postpone Trip.
Shenandoah, la., June 18.—The
trip to Wisconsin planned by Page
county farmers seeking (luprnsey
milk cows was postponed on account
of the heavy rains and the fart that
not quit* enough farmers sre Inter
ested to make a good carload The
cows may be brought down In the
late summer or fall If enough farm
era are interested In the project.
Congressman Returns,
Columbus. Neb., Jmm 1M — emigre**
in;in nnd Mr*. Kdgnr V inward arrived
today by automobile from Washing
ton, D. C. The Third district Ne
braska congrss*rn«n **xpo# t* to « pen
campaign hendouattoi hoc next
week, in anticipation of the coming
election* j
Barrie;^^i
Pat v$;£'each,
Japan Told
Right to Regulate Immigra
tion Lies Within Inherent
Power of Nation, U. S.
Letter States.
Note Friendly, but Firm
Washington, June 18.—The Ameri
can reply to the Japanese protest
against the exclusion provision of the
immigration act was made public here
tonight by the State department sim
ultaneously with its publication
through the foreign office in Tokio.
It is cordial and friendly in tone, but
at the same time makes it clear that
the exclusion in no way trespasses
upon any written or implied obliga
tion on the part of the United States.
Secretary Hughes points out that
congress was wholly within its right
in trie enactment of the provision and
that the action taken "Is mandatory
upon the excutive branch of the gov
ernment and allows no latitude for
the exercise of executive discretion
as to the carrying but of the legis
lative will expressed in the statute.”
The construction generally placed
upon the American note is that it
conclusively demonstrates the view of
the Washington government that the
exclusion law is a closed incident and
that no attejnpt to modify or alter
its terms is to he expected.
Pleaded at Candor
Secretary Hughes, in the note
which he prepared with utmost care, ]
expresses pleasure over the "friendli
ness and candor” of the protest com
munication delivered to him by Am
bassador Hanihara on May 31.
'You may be assured of the :eadl
ness of tliis government to consider
in the same spirit the views you have
set forth," Mr Hughes continues.
The note then analyzes the exelu- |
-ion provision applicable to all aliens ,
ineligible to citizenship as it Is modi
fied by the exceptions contained in ,
the act and points out: ,
“It will be observed that, taking |
these exceptions into account, the .
provision in question does not differ |
greatly in its practical operation, or i
in the policy which it reflects, from ,
the understanding embodied in the
gentlemen's agreement under which ]
the Japanese government hns oo- j
operated with the government of the |
United Ht ites in preventing the end- |
gration of Japanese laborers to this t
country.” . (
4 o-oeraviou .Appreciated
Appreciation of this co operation in
carrying out a "long established pol
ley" is expressed and the communi
cation continues: "indeed, the appro
priateness of that policy, which has
n^t evidenced any lack of esteem for
the Japanese PPf>ple. their character
and achievements, has been con
firmed rather than questioned by th
voluntary action of yo'ur government
in aiding it* execution."
The substantial difference between
tlie ex< luainn provisions and the gen
tlemen's agreement, the note con
tinues, lies in what President Cool
idge described In his statement nt the
time he signed the immigration bill
as the determination of congress to
exercise "its prerogative in defining
by legislation the control of iVnmi
gration instead of leaving it to intei
national arrangements.'’
Jt is Tint understood that this pre
rogntive *is called in question, but.
lather, your government expressly
recognizes that ‘it lies within the in
herent hov< reign power of each state
to limit and control immigration to
its own domains.’ an authority which
it is believed the Japanese govern
ment has not failed to exercise in its
(Turn to I’u*e Tliref, Column Three)
Farmer Hurt in Runaway.
Beatrice, Neh., June 1*—Henry
Lucks of this city sustained a broken
shoulder, an ugly gnsh in his side
and other injuries when a team nt
tached to a mowing machine ran
a way with him on north Sixth sir<'t.
If collided with an eloctrl flight pup,
throwing Lurks to the pavement The
machine was wrecked.
Married in Council Rluffs.
The following persons oh twined mer
rLose license* in Council TUuffe vest' r
day • \
T). \ Kolb Lincoln. Neh ."X
T.. E. Kitchen. Lincoln. Neh. 14
V r» Schleese’ruann, Lincoln Neh *1
AImn Carter. Lincoln. Neb.14
Carl Peterson. Grand Island Neb ... "t
Olndv.e Guilford. Powell Neii."\
TTu«e. n Adklne. Conn' ll TUuffe . "1
Tner niehop. Council TUuffe '’I
0 r/ 'fort. n«» n. T’nderwof'd Ta . "7
F'ether CHnsman. Neoln. In .
John n»M k'T. Stnnton Neh.....77
LI i i llitnff. Stnnton N>b .
• I 'it ' Htl*i ’in . "7
I.in. Taylor. Omaha . 19
Hi'*-- Muffley. Connell ’Huff* .
nit Sto-flrr. TFuttlns** Neh
Hncii »•’i hrcnholtr Tr*l*nnee. Neh
Freds Get**-. Hunhnr. Neh. . II
t I W'int'Ts. T.iirnn Til ?s
1 'sth*r.no Olsen. Council Muff* . ’5
IV .T, f-'i liurmon. Glen wood Is ... 91
Mildred Msddork* Silver City. I* _ V
Marrv Lee Council Muffs .17
Irene Ruby. Council Muff* .17
I’et e Rrnhorjr St. f’dw-srd". Neb . 9?
^^rll** Lindahl. Newman Grove. Neb 14
Frolf Or’rtbn . 11
t'orothy Wee*. Gmalis .19
Maurice Smith OmiHin . 92
llcnn WYkenlght tnfiaha 91
' ipm Morel;, Omaha .... .“4
Vi rny fr,*v*|| Council TUuffe .. . "A
*r«r:• - ''V-l '* -^,frj VnTley Tn\ . , . 7°
Helen Wirth Tlsrl**n. fr* . .f*7
P-'Inh ”*• rf T »nrn»i Neh . .*. 97
* na 111 h *i i ' i d Neb .
C T 77 ndnrf »M-Jr v i, 7 «"
M • \ J< f TUnlr Vet* . . . 4 •
'•hrM! . N11 * *• n • If II TUuffe .
FfKie Kin* i’nun'll Muff* .. .... 2«
h»e lluldn Oituhn .. ......... If'
‘ora It* lie l»oy|c, Omaha . 27
'riiomse cflpee. Omaha .17
Kathryn Newcomb Council TUuffe . 7t
T Jov d Kina Omebe 17
Minnie KanaraeFs, T.s Verne, la 21
John Glatter. Shelby Nab. 24
C) lo Zollars, Chalky. Nab.
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Millionaires Son and Dancer Wed
Thomas I’. Iranian, jr., heir to millions, and hride, .lulita S. Ilojt of
Norwalk, Conn., dancer, are celebrating in New York after their elopement.
Brvan Reprieves
Simmons; Parole
Board Gets Case
Exrrutioii of Slayer Postponed
Until July 8—Further
Death Stays
Possible.
Lincoln. Nt-li., June Ft.—A third re
prieve Mt i ving the execution of Wal
ter K. Simmons. for tlie murder more
than two >< rs ago of Frank Pahl,
Spencer (N'eb.i garage man, was Is
sued today hy Governor Bryan. The
reprieve runs until July S. the date
for the next meeting i f the state
pardon and parole board. I'nder the
law- the governor may reprieve until
the next meeting of the board, 01
not longer than 3tt dais.
The issuance of il.e may vv is In
line with the executive's , ::pressed
intention yesterday, in which he said
lie wanted to give the state legal do
Partnient more time to interpret a*
tion taken in Washington in the fefl
eral supreme court. Vs there was
some doubt In the state house as to
the effect of the (tenth sentence of
the acceptance by the high bench of
the filing for a wilt "f ccrlmnri. th>
governor ** id he wished to -,'i\e Sun
mans "tin benefit . f the doubt."
Chicago, June JS.— Vew evidence,
which his attorneys expect will save
tiie life of Walter liay Simmons, un
der death sentence at Lincoln, Neb.,
who was to have been executed today
for the murder if Frank Pahl, tn a
bootlegging killing, lias been found
and search has been made for an In
dian from Lake Andes, S. I).. Jose
phlali Coombs, of Spencer. Neb., one
"f Simmons counsel said here today.
Mr. <'numbs and Judge la. P Holmes
of Lincoln .ire on their way home
front Washington nhr <• two waits of
certiorari wore docketed Monday for
I. earing before tin* I'nlted States su
pro me court in October
Howling*. Wyo.. June IS, -Jim
II. i inm. who is serving a term of
from eight to 15 years In the
Wyoming state penitentiary for man
slaughter, today declared he knew ah
solutely nothing of the killing of
Frank Pahl In Boyd county. Neb, in
May, 1922, according to Frank A.
Hadsell, warden of the prison.
Herman, when questioned by War
den Hadsell concerning reports front
Chicago, that he had been quoted as
knowing something about the slaying
for which Walter Hay Simmon* I* un
der sentence of death in Nebraska.
(I'* la red he never received any
money mu ip-v r told any one that
I" hud received uni money or even
in u anything concerning the slay
in*. .
W > more in Itinerary
ol Kansas City Boosters
ANytuim. Nib., June is — Wynror*
, mpn hflnis nnd citizens are Turning
up lu antii Ipation of (he booster visit
i" Wymor# of the Kansas City corn
nu i t ini delegation of business firms
which is to arrive here by autos st
•’ o'clock June 27. About 125 boosters
. '•*? expected to parade Wymore
ir**ty led by their Jaxs band, srul
I di*tribute souvenirs. They are mak*
bij; a tour over Missouri, Iowa, Nc
l*tuFka and Kansas.
Pavilion Plan Adopted.
Pawnee City. Neb., June is—Civic
nffnlni committee nf the Pawnee Pub
lic club has decided to build a pa
vilion at the park for the con
venience of enmpera an well an for
I'nwnee people Construction will
►Curt Thursday morning. member*
workiiiK lu relay*, and It l» hoped
work will he completed by nightfall.
Haiit'hinan Muds l ife.
Ily Atbilrliifril I’rt-s*
North Platte, Neb., June IS.—
i I aide* 11. I inly, ex county clerk of
.McPheroon county and prominent
ranchman. commuted eulclde at hla
much home, north of flufherland, 'thie
morning by turning a gun upon him
self end dying Inatantlv. Paly has
been In vary poor feagjJife,
Navy Gun Turrets
Death Traps for
Gobs, Says Officer
M< lliod of Escape t rged l>y
W itness at Inquiry Into
Battleship Mississippi
Disaster.
San Pedro, Cal.—June IS.—Battle
hips* gun turret*, while giving the
men who Reive the guns valuable pro
tection from an enemies’ tire are,
under other circumstances, by the
very nature of their construction,
veritable death traps to the sailors
they were designed to protect, ao»«
cr nhng to the testimony developed
today at tho investigation of the ex
plosion .'board the 17. S S. .Missis
sippi last Thursday in which 4* lives
v.ere lost.
This jp-int was brought forward by
Went. Commander Edward J. Foy.
gunnery officer of the Battleship New
Mexico, and it mv:i» indicated that
tee court of inquiry would recom
mend that noons of escape from the
-'in turrets on all battleships be pro
vided.
Meat. Commander Foy, detailing
the work of rescue following the flare
*• • k in No. 2 turret of the Missis
M'f k •‘a d that he was "forcibly 1m
"!T.*sed with the necessity for some
method for escape, from the gun tur
ret either by hatches in the tops of
the turrets or by openings in the
ler, r."
Th** possibility of one of the index
tags on the sin. T. N\ T. containers
having found its wav by mistake Into
the No. 2 turret guns, to hold for the
next charge a spark that would ignite
it prematurely, was touched on In
the testimony of R. E. Goodwin, sea
man of th* New Mexico, who was
posted ns an ob*»» rver In the handling
i f om of No 1 turrent on the Mis
risippl the day the explosion oc
curred.
Goodwill said he had removed two
°i Ike tags from bags In transit to
the guns, and added that he had not
s'r n any of the Mresiss ppi s gun
c**ews do so. P .1. Hynes, captain of
No. 2 turret, who was so seriously
burned by the flarehack that it was
believed he might die. today Is re
ported improving aboard the hospital
ship Relief His testimony is ex
pect*d to throw' valuable light on the
ra ises of the disaster
President Opens Travel
riiroiifdi Y ellowstone Park
Washington, June IS — TvnvM
through Yellowstone National park
was opened for the season late to
day by a signal from President Cool
ld;?e who pushed n button at the
White House sending nn electric
fl .Mi to Salt Hake City Senator Smoot
of I'tah was present.
Boys Get Pen Terms.
Hastings. Neb.. June IK.—Cecil
Fleming, IK, and Vernon Cole. 10.
both colored, today pleaded guilty to
attempting June S to wreck Burlington
passenger train No. 10. west of Min
den. and were sentenced by Judge pll
wurth to from three to 10 years In
the penitentiary. The hoys were put
off an earlier train near Axtell. and.
angered, they attempted to wreck the
next train following. They put n 30
foot rail across the tracks.
White Way to Be Extended.
Atlantic, la., June IS.—Further Itn
provementa on primary projects In
Cars county have been ordered by the
county Iwiard of aupervlaora. White
way No. 7 highway, already brought
to grade between Casey and Anita, a
distance of approximately 20 lutles,
will be extended from Anita to Wlota,
the next town went. A mile and a
half uf the. anme highway will be im
proved east of i ■ «
Ministers’ Pirnir Postponed.
Plalnvlew, Nob., June IS Mlnlr
tera of the county with their wives
had planned on a picnic this week,
hut on account of the storm pout
poned i| unUJ next Monday
ft
Third Party
Won’t Pick
La Foiletle
Wisconsin Senator Again Re
fuses to Re Considered as
Nominee—Duncan, Mc
Donald Favored.
J. L. Beebe Scores Press
By Associated Cress.
St Paul, Minn., June 18—Senator
La Follette was eliminated tonight
as a possible presidential candidate
of the national farmer labor progres
sive convention. William Mahoney,
a leader in the farmer-labor party
of Minnesota, announced this, saving
he again had been assured the Wis
consin senator did not wish his name
even to be considered by the present
gathering.
Mahoney announced that word of
this was taken to the nominations
committee -of the convention by John
F, Sinclair of Minneapolis. He ex
plained that Mr. Sinclair was Senator
La Follette s Minnesota representa
tive.
The nominations committee there
upon began making up a list of pro
visional presidential candidates, with
Duncan McDonald, Illinois labor lead
er, as a favorite. The convention, it
was reported, would he asked to nom
inate a ticket which would remain
in the field until Senator La Follette
made plain his status as a presiden
tial candidate.
It also was announced that Mr. Sin
clair had advised this convention to
co-operate with the conference for
progressive political action, in Cleve
land July 4. Mahoney said a com
mittee to represent the Pt. Paul body
probably would he sent to Ohio.
B.v < HARI.F.S V WHKKI.KR,
T fliversnl 8-nk-f Staff ('orr<-«|»nniiriit.
St Paul, Minn . June 18.—The con
tention took another recess late this
evening after an all-day speech-mak
ing, to meet again tonight when the
plan of organization of the new party
will he submitted.
Aside from naming the committees,
the convention has had nothing to do
today hut listen to speeches All of
the speakers devoted some time to a
severe castigation of the press. That
got a big hand and, after William
P.ouck of Washington had set the
pace early today by denouncing the
newspapers and newspapermen, the
other speakers bore down heavily on
this theme and were cheered wildly.
Rev. J. L, Beebe, pastor of the
Peoples' church at Omaha, was one
of the severest cast!gators. The
"keep press" stood for everything
"rotten" in the world, he said, and he '
was quite sure that the truth was
not in or within a thousand miles of
It.
Reinp s minister, the delegates
warmed up to him at the outset and
cheered again and again as he paint
ed us a hand of loathesome creatures
SLAYER SPURNS
INSANITY PLEA
Chicago, June IS.—Nathan Leopold
Jr., who with Richard Loeb, awaits
trial on charges of kidnaping and
killing Robert Franks. 13 year old
school boy, may not rely on Insanity
as a defense, he Is quoted as saving.
In spite of efforts of alienists exam
ining him and Loeb to find mental de
feels.
"I'm not insane and I'm not going
to lie made to appear insane." he is
quoted ns saying.
Sanders Heads Speakers.
Chlc.Kto, June 18.—Congressman
Everett Sander? of Terve Haute. Ind ,
whose nomination as vice preslden
tial running mate with President
Coolldge on the republican ticket was
widely expected during the Cleveland
convention, today was appointed dl
rector of the speakers' bureau of the
national republican committee. Chair-]
man William M. Rutler announced
Sanders succeeds l'r Horace F.llis.
Defeat Indicated.
Capetown, South Africa, June IS —
Former Premier tlcneral J«n Chris
tian Smuts and the South African
party have Seen defeated in the
Union of South Africa general elec
tlon upon the face of incomplete re
turns received hers today. It prob
ably will bp a day or two before the
final result Is officially known.
Judge Commits Suicide.
Columbus, O., June is—Judge U
M Wnnnmaker. 58 years old, nsso
elate Justice of the Ohio supreme
court, who had attained wide rccog
nltlnn for his advocacy of legal |o
form. Jumped from the fourth story
window of n hospital today and was
killed. He had been suffering from
a nervous breakdown.
Hail Breaks Vi iiidnws.
By \«*«trlrttnl Prr»«
Spenctr, Neb . June* is.—Window
pane* wirt* broken, autonioMlrp
parked on the street* were bettered
up nnd roof* of houses spHntereO
by h heavy hail storm that struck
Spencer early todny. No estimate* of
the amount of dninnfft* weie n\tillable
Iowan on Mississippi Safe.
8hen«n< K, h. la June is.—Leslie
Painter, sailor on the ill rated Mis
slsslppl." which was recent 1 \ torn h\
explosions, Is safe and unhurt, ac
| cording to belated news received by
his parents, Mr. and Mis. Hairs
| Palmer at Coin.
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BELGIAN WINS
BALLOON RACE
Brussels, June 18.—The Belgian
Aero club his afternoon announced
Lieut. Ernest Be Muyters. pilot of
the Belgian balloon, ISelgiea. has won
the Into; national race for the James
Gordon Bennett cup, De Muyters
landed near Edinburgh, Scotland,
ftcr traversing the English channel
and England,
Fifth was the best position obtained
by tiny of the three United States en
tries. Capt. H. E. Honeywell got
fifth place, W. G. Van Orman got
12th place and Major Peek 15th.
Second place went to the French
aeronaut. La Porte, who landed near
Brighton, England.
Colorado Forest
Fire Menacing
Moffat Tunnel
300 Men Fighting Flames—■
Smoke Darkens City 22
Miles From Scene
of Blaze.
Denver. Colo., June 18.—A serious
forest fire is raging one quarter of a
mile south of the west portal of the
Moffat tunnel, according to a tele
gram received here late today by the
Moffat tunnel commission.
The wind is blowing-the fire away
from the tunnel, but should the wind
change its direction, the tunnel work
ings might be endangered, it was
announced. Three hundred men are
fighting the flames.
The private telephone lines of the
commission are down and the only
word coming through is from Fraser,
Colo., in Grand couyity, nr % the
scene of the fire.
Boulder, Colo., June 18.—Led by
Fire Chief Johnson and government
forestry department-officials a crew
of firefighters left here late today to
nid in steming the forest fire raging
near the Moffat tunnel. Fmake from
the fires. 22 miles from Boulder, ob
s ured the afternoon sun here and
cast the town into darkness.
HOTEL IS LEASED
. AT SCOTTSBLUFF
Hughes brothers, who wor 14 years
owned and operated the Davts hotel
at Harlan, la., yesterday secured pewu
sission of the Lincoln hotel at Scbtts
bluff. Neb., according to an announce
ment by E C. Epple^. owner.
The Lincoln hotel is a strictly fire
proof structure with approximately
lao guest rooms, nearly all with bath.
The Eppley Hotels company recently
acquired the property through the re
ceivership of the defunct Nebraska
Hotel company.
The entire transaction was handled
through the hotel brokerage offices of
I. A Medlar, editor and publisher of
the Mid West Hotel Reporter.
PASTOR SHOT BY
SON HE CHIDED
Canton. 111., June 1?.—Shot In the
hack by his 13 year-old son. C. A.
Bnrtells. a minister and constable
lay on the floor of his home st
Smlthfleld, north of here, and pleaded
until the boy relented and put away
his gun a l!-year-old companion of
young Bnrtells told the sheriff today.
The shooting took place late last
night, the boy witness told, after the
father had reprimanded his son for
misconduct. The son Is In the county
jail. here, and the father, near death,
is in a local hospital.
Man Accused of Auto Theft.
Beatrice, N'eb., June 18.—Charles
Kassing, was arrested today and
lodged In jail, charged with stealing
a car belonging to O. F. Went*, who
has hee ncutting and shipping walnut
Ices out of Cage county to Kansas
City and other points. The car was
found stalled In a mud hole 10 miles
north of Beatrice on the Corn Husker
highway, and Kassing's arrrst fob
lowed.
< ar l p-ct in Sandstorm.
Plalnview, Neb., June IS—In a
blinding sand storm a car containing
eight boys from Battle Creek was
overturned into a ditch. The driver
«as unable to see the road on ac
count of the thick clouds of sand, and
the oar ran off the grade. One boy
suffered a leg fracture and several
others ware hurt.
Farmer Hurt in Fall.
Columbus. Neb., June 18—Fred
Slttje jr . farmer of Creston. Neb .
tod iv is suffering from injuries sus
tolnod when lie fell from the top of
a SO foot windmill and struck a boarJ
with an upturned spike.
Howards Return by Auto.
Columbus. Neb. June IS—Con
gressman and Mrs. Edgar Howard
arrived today by auto'moblle from
Washington. f> C The Third district
congressman experts to open cam
paign headquarters here next week
! The Weather
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|Wanted to
Free Pupils
in School
ilmnate of Hope Institution
Voluntarily Tells Author
ities of Kindling Blaze
in Attic.
Officers Check Up Story
T.ns Angeles, June 18—Josephine
Hertholme, 14, now an Inmate of the
Juvenile Hall here, today confessed
to having set fire to the Hope De
velopment school at Playa Del Rey,
near here. May 31, when 24 lives were
lost, according to an announcement
today by District Attorney Asa
Keyes.
The child, on* of the former in
mates of the home, told Keyes, ac
cording to his statement, that she set
the home afire without any assist
ance, or without suggestion from any
second party.
Keyes declared that the girl gave
no reason for her act, and added that
she had volunteered her Information.
She appeared at hia office, he said,
with the announcement that she "had
something she wanted to say.”
Checking Story.
District attorney's Investigators are
engaged in checking the story.
The gir! said she touched a match
to a pile of kindlingwood in the base
ment, Keyes announced.
"I didn't like the school, and X de
cided to burn it down, so all the girls
could go home, 1 the girl's statement
read. It was announced. "I didn’t
mean to kill anybody. I Just wanted
all the girls to be free, so they couM |
have a good time like other girls.”
The statement related how she
went to bed on the night of the fire
and after she heard the matrons go
to their rooms, she slipped on a ki
mona and went to the kitchen In
search of a match.
Sets Fire to Kindling.
"I couldn’t find the match,” the
| statement said, "so I went back to
I my room. I remembered I had a
broken match hidden In one of my
|b- ses, and I found it, and again went
j downstairs.”
Her statement told how she pulled
(<• ut a sack of kindlingwood. placed It «
under the rafters, and set fire to It.
She returned to her room, she said,
and got Into bed. and waa thinking
f her plan to free the other girls
when she heard the matron scream:
"The building's on fire; corns chil
dren, come with me.”
PASTOR WHO SHOT
MAN HAS NEW TRIAL
Mexico. Me . June 18.—The Rev. A.
Burns, minister of this city, who
rst -night was found guilty af as
sault to kill for the shooting of How
ird Conger, traveling salesman of
Lincoln Neb., was granted a new trial
'day Date of the trial was set for
July 11.
Bu:t« who was doing graduate
work in Chicago, returned to Mexico,
Mo., when he said he learned that
' onger had made Improper advance*
toward his wife, who was rooming at
the home of L. N. Henderson. Conger
was a guest In the same home while
seeking to rent a house so that he
could move his family from Lincoln,
Neh.
Conger testified he met Mrs Bums
■ t the Henders-m home but denied
h* had ever attempted to force hi*
attnetions upon her.
On the day of the shooting. Conger
said he met Mrs. Burns on the street,
accompanied by her husband, whom
he had never met. As he was about
to pass the coupe. Conger said Burn*
began shooting. No words pissed
between them. Conger testified he
was unarmed.
Potato Crop I* Menaced
by Black Rot and Beetle
Columbus, Neb . June IS —The po
■Sto cr-'p In the lower Loup and
errtral Platte river valleys threaten*
’ be a t-Ha! loss. The moist weather
has --exulted In the tubers going into
greers Warmth and water soaked
soil are producing black rot.
The Colorado potato beetle Is al
ready literally swarming In the low
and potato fields Nightly rain*
make It impossible to keep polaon
sprays on the greens to cut down the
invasion of the pests
Weather condition* are bringing a
quick Increase of myriads of Insect
life and among them literally million*
of tinv grasshoppers a! >ng banks of
stream*.
W ire Chief Transferred.
Wyniore Neb. June IS—Ross L.
Jackson, for the last IS year* a teleg
rapher and wire chtef for th# Bur
llngton railway and th# Western
I’nlon Telegraph company at the Wr
more division offices, has been trans
ferred to Brookfield. Mo.
Rolariatts Hear McCarthy.
J M McCarthy of the Schmerhom
company spoke to the Rotary club In
Its regular noon luncheon Wednes
day. His subject was "Cordage and
Twinett* Classification In Rotary.’*
Al Dreaher presided .
I warns for Teachers Fixed. I
Bloomfield. Neb . June IS —Miss
\nna Chladek. county superinter,Jent
of schools in Knox county, has an
nounced that teachers’ examination*
! w ill he held June *7 and Ts at Bloom
, field, Niobrara and Center *
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