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ir~'„ The Omaha M irning Bee tt”’"." ; much change In temperature. _A A ^ ^ mik« ^ CITY EDITION VOL 54 N0. 8 ' • OMAHA, TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1924. " TWO CENTS'* <$?T\toc'>S L_-' 1 * J ’ Bt Ma)l (1 tw): Pally a»d Bundr. W: Sunday. u.so. within th« 4th tout. Oat»ia« th« 4th Zo.i« (1 Tt»f>i Pally ana Bunaar. Il»: Sunday only. U._ , , ,, Maughan Racing Sunon Last Flight Lap Leaderless Party Lost in Labyrinth Democratic Convention Opens Today Deadlocked on Nominees and Disagree ing on Policies. Battle of Ages Expected New York, June 23.—The democrat ic national convention will assemble in Madison Square Garden at noon to morrow with its favorites for the presidency deadlocked, its chief ad visers in disagreement over party pol icies, and its delegates seeking a lead er to guide them out of the wilderness of their own indecision. In the vast arena of the storied old amphiteheater. political observers ex pect to see enacted such stirring scenes as live forever in political his tory. It will be a battle both of men and measures, with burnished shield and tempered steel flashing In the radiance of a mounting flame of party enthusiasm. Despite the differences over plat form declarations, the convention Is looking to the contest over candidates as likely to furnish its greatest spec table and its most serious difficulty. The claims of 20 aspirants for the presidency have been placed before the delegates in a fevered preconven tion period, but there was no clear In dlcatlon tonight that the convention would find even in such a field the Standard-bearer It Is seeking. McAdoo Ahead In Strength In pledged delegate strength. Wil liam G. McAdoo stands well ahead of fcll of his competitors. Governor Al. Smith, the idol of New York democ racy, has developed a backing that Will put him in second place on the opening ballot. Down the line will be ranged a long list of others, whose managers tonight were predicting triumphantly that both of the leaders would bo eliminated In the end by the bitter rivalry between them. Today there was a rallying of strength in the camps of both Smith and McAdoo that kindled enthuiasm to a fever heat and kept the hotel dis. trict c>f New ork echoing with the cheers of marching delegates. Mr. McAdoo, taking notice of fast-flying reports that some of those pledged to him were preparing to quit, the fight after the early ballots, told a group of his supporters in a public speech that no delegate nad been sent to tae convention to “betray a trust." Gov ernor Smltt, appearing before'a crowd of thousands to review a civic pa rade, was welcomed by roars of ap plause and acclaimed by his artisans as the next president. Tone of I ncertainty. During the day most of the state delegations held caucuses to compaie impressions and plan their part of the big show. The tone of most of them was one of uncertainty anh specula tion, hut It became increasingly ap parent that many who will have con vention votes are disposea to make selections of their own after they have fulfilled their instructions to east their ballots for this or that can didate on the Initial roll-calls. Should the deadlock be prolonged, the con vention ItBclf appears determined to take upon its own shoulders the re sponsibility of picking a candidate rather than continue the stalemate In definitely by following blindly the ad vice of state conventions snd pri maries. The day's developments caused no change in the claims of victory emanating from the headquarters of both McAdoo and Smith, but there was no denying the growing show of optimism among the supporters of the favorite sons, who for the present are cast into the shadow by the tow ering strength of the two leader*. -- We Have With Us Today A. T. Bell. Hotel Manager, Atlantic City, N. J. Among the prominent men who are In Omaha this week attending the. J,|ons convention Is A. T. Bell, one of the owners and the secretary of the company which operates the Chalfonte-Haddon Hall hotels. This company operates two hotels in Atlantic City, with 640 rooms In all. Mr. Bell Is widely known In the east and among hotel men all over the country. He has been In the busi ness in that city for 20 years. Mr. Bell arrived in Omaha early Monday morning. Upon going up to the observation tower of the Wood men of the World building, he was Impressed with the number of large buildings Omaha has some distance from the downtown section, he said. He is looking forward to an ex ccptlonally good time at this cnnven M tlon, because of the anxiety and worry which he experienced in the last convention and which he will not experience this time. Mr. Bell was president, of the Atlantic City I.lons club last yenr when the con vcntlon was held there. He says it Is a great relief to be Just one of the delegates. Notorious Omahan Leads Jail Break 1. E MM II. Diggs Nolan. Omaha Cleans Up Streets Littered by Sunday Storm Large Crews at Work Repair ing Damage and Clearing Fallen Trees From Roadway. Work of clearing the city of the debris left in the wake of the storm which swpet over Omaha and vicin ity Sunday evening, shortly after 6, began early Monday morning. The wind reached a velocity of 52 miles an hour, which was the highest recorded since June 12, 1922, when it blew at 54 miles a hour. The highest temperature of the day was recorded between 4 and 5 Sunday afternoon, when the ther mometer stood at 90 degrees. At 7, after the storm had passed, the tem perature was recorded as 61 degrees. The southeast portion of the state suffered the most from the storm. Meteorologist M. V. Robins declared. Crews were busy clearing away fallen branches of trees from the streets and parks. Drives that had been blocked were again opened. Me r Lightning Hits Auto; Occupants Are Unhurt Glass that fell outwards when lightning struck the touring car driven by K. F. Clary, real estate man, 508 Omaha National hank building, oil the Military road west n{ Benson, was all that saved his wife and two small daughters, from serious injury. Tlie Clary family was returning from Bennington, N’eli., and had only reached Sixty-ninth street and Military road, when the storm broke. Lightning strurk the lower windshield, crashing it into pieces, traveled along the steel frame of the top of the automobile and broke file rear window. The Clarys stopped at a farm house after the experience to wait until the storm had stopped. V _' chanics began to repair the damage at the air mail field. Every effort was being made there to continue the air mail service on schedule time. Crews from the Northwestern Bell Telephone company were working to restore the 1,000 telephones which went out of service during the sfbrm. The company offlrlals reported that in western Iowa and Nebraska all serv ice had been stopped at 42 points. At Bennington 150 poles were down, at Florence 20 poles were down and south of Valley there were more poles leveled. Cost of cleaning the streets alone will be approximately $5,000, Commls sloner Dean Noyes said. For the fourth time this month scraping equipment will be necessary to clear some of the streets from mud. Chimney Hits Greenhouse The large chimney at the Hess & Rwoboda greenhouse was blown down with a great amount of damn go to (Torn to Psgs Two. Column Seven.) Brakes Fail to Work; Mail Carrier Injured Grand Island, Neb., June 23—Boy Brewer, 45, rural mail carrier serving out of Hazard. Neb., ran Into Bur llngton passenger train No. 42 west of Ravenna early today, the brakes on his automobile falling to work He was heurled for some distance and his car wrecked. The train was stopped and the unconscious man was brought to a hosiptal here, where It Is said he Injuries are very serious, the skull being badly crushed. Marking Sunshine Highway. Falrbury, June 23.—C. V. Wilson of Mitchell, H D., Is In Falrbury, pro moting and marketing the Sunshine highway, whose northern terminal Is Brandon, Canada, and southern terminal Brownvllle, Tex., on the Mexican border. He jises a sheet metal plate 10x14, bearing a large let ter R within a circle. On a straight road three markers srs used to a mile and six nt turning points. The road leads from Western to Falrbury and on south through Mnrrowvllle, Kan. Prtcrrmin Wins Prize. Atlantic, la., June 23 —C II. Peter man, butter maker at the Extra creamery for the past 12 years, has been awarded first prize In a butter making contest held st Audubon. In Mr. Peterman scored 04 per rent Paul Border of Manning, la., was a cloae second with 93 12 per ceiv Diggs NoL»§ Leads 20 in Jail Break Former Omaha Druggist, No torious Police Character, Escapes County Jail at Memphis. Under 15-Year Sentence Memphis, Term., .June 23.—More than a score of prisoners, led by H. Diggs Nolen, notorious police char acter, escaped from the Shelby coun ty jail here late today. The prisoners escaped by digging a tunnel through the rear wall of the Jail building. Jail officials said they could not determine the exact num ber of prisoners who escaped until a check of the cells was completed. Diggs Nolen is well known to Omaha police, both from record and personal acquaintance. At present, Nolen Is facing a five year federal sentence for using the mails to defraud, and a 15 year sen tence In Tennessee for forgery. Nolen at one time operated a drug store In Omaha. He was known as a Lothario, tailor's model, wlley rogue and master mind of the underworld. Attempted Denison Swindle. A former medical student, rum run ner, opium Importer and confidence man, he was sentenced to five years in Leavenworth penitentiary on Janu ary 11, 1913, for an attempted swindle of Tom Dennison. He gained some prominence In criminal circles by this move and by several subsquent daring efforts to break jail her and in other cities After serving a year of his sen tence, he became a trusty snd es caped, only to be arrested two years later in New Orleans, where he had been forging checks and drafts. Southern cities and small towns came to the point where they pre. vented him leaving a train passing through. If he appeared to wish to stop off Sensational Escape. His most sensational eacape was in 1923, when he left a United States deputy marshal, Newton M. Butler, in the lurch at a Hawaiian cafe In Memphis. Tenn., where Nolen, his sixth wife, and Butler were dining. The government ofll< lal relaxed his ’ iidlanre for a moment, and that mo ment was enough for the elusive Nolen to escape. There are more than 50 indictments lending against him now. ; Police of a dozen cities remember ! him and are on the lookout for him. 'it is thought that he may have struck southwest for the Mexican border or to ttie Atlantic roast. e EX-POLICEMAN IS FINED, REJAILED T.ouis Dietz, a former police officer, 839 Pine street, was haled Into po lice court Monday morning on * charge of disturbing the peace, was found guilty, fined 125 and placed once more In Jail, this time at the re quest of the county attorney's office. Dietz became abusive to Officer Baldwin, who had arrested him, and when the court ordered that the man he rearrested. Baldwin asked for the honor. Dietz Is being held for Investiga tion. Storm Holdup Victim. Thomas J. Osborn, 2216 N street, was a belated sufferer from the stdrm Sunday night. He was on hla way home through the dark which envel oped South Omaha after the failure of the street lights. At Twenty-third and N streets two men leaped upon him, forced him, at the point of a re volver, to give up $42, and then es caped. Osborn complained to police. Beam Opens Revival. Beatrice. Neb., .lone 23.—Itev. J. S Beam began a series of revival meet ings In the First Christian church at Blue Springs Sunday. The meetings will last three weeks. Mr. Beam, who has been conducting similar meetings at Geneva, will he assisted by his two daughters. Bees Are in Clover. Pnwnee City, Neb.. June 22.—Bee keepers In Pawnee City and vicinity stated that this Is one of the best years for honey production, they have had In many a year. There Is an un usual amount of white clover In all of the lawns and pastures and this Is one of the finest honey producing crops. Still Seized on Farm. Cambridge, Neb., June 23.—A large still, with quantities of mash and liquor was seized by Officer Alberti of C'ambrldgo on Frank Ogerzalka'* farm In lied Willow county. Oger zalka was arrested and lodged in Jail at McCook. Two Smallpox Cases. Two rases of small pox were re ported to the health department Mon day morning. One was Howard I.undgren, 14, 3214 Cass street, and the cl her was Mabel Okerherg, t, 6420 Parker street. Fire at Bakery. Firemen were called to extinguish a blaze In* the bakery of Joseph Zelana, 5407 Smith Twenty flint street, Sunday night. The fire started In an electric motor from a abort circuit. Thera wae little damage. h i t Record for Numbers of Drivers Who Have Brakes Tested 1,700 Motorists Come for Free Examination by Experts— City and Business Officials Jubilant Over First Day Success. First day of the brake testing drive in Omaha, sponsored by The Omaha Bee, for the promotion of public safety, was more successful than In any other city where drives have yet been held, according to Manager Jerry Cavanaugh. More than 1,700 cars were tested during the day—three times as many as were tested the first day of any similar drive In other western cities. “It indicates that Omaha motorists are eager to co-operate for the good of the city,” said Police Commissioner Dunn. "With such a spirit there should be no need to worry about the future of Omaha. The drive will un doubtedly cut down the number of accidents.” Makes Streets Safe. Chamber of Commerce officials and A. B. Waugh, commissioner of the Automobile Trade association, also were enthusiastic over the success of the first day of the drive. “This brake testing is making the streets safe for the kiddies,” said Commissioner Waugh. “It is a big thing, worthy of everybody's co oper ation. A large majority of the cars tested passed the tests with flying colors. A few failed, and In almost every Instance the drivers promised to have iheir brakes adjusted or repaired, and return for another test. The round pink windshield stickers began appearing on many cars during the afternoon. These stickers are given each motorist whose brakes are found to be in good working order. No Confusion at Test. The Inspection Is being carried on between Fourteenth and Fifteenth on Capitol avenue. “For the safety of other motorists, for your own safety and for the safety of the kiddles who will play on the streets, cooperate In the drive and have your brakes tested.” was the plea of Manager Cavanaugh. The efficiency of Sergt. Payne and his men kept the early morning test ing going In a most orderly fashion, whereas there might have been a rush and confusion due to the large number of automobiles, trucks and taxicabs on hand to be tested. Many Foreign IJrenses. Many of the cars tested Monday bore foreign licenses, and some of them failed to pass the test. "It will let the wide world know that we are doing everything possible to make the streets of Omaha safe." was the comment of Police Commis sioner Dunn. “These foreign cars should undergo the test Just the same as the Omaha cars. They are helng driven In Omaha and should measure up Just the same as our own cars.” "8. O. 8.—safety or sorrow”—is the slogan adopted by the brake ex pert* and testers. Brake experts from the following GEN. PERSHING GUEST OF KING J.ondon. June 13.—Oen. John J. Pershing was accorded the signal honor today of being the guest of King Oeorge and Queen Mary along with King Christian and Queen Alex anderlna of Denmark In the royal box at the International horse show American Ambassador Kellogg and Col. Kenyon A. Joyce, United States military attache, also were attached to the party surrounding the royal box. Ranch Foreman Resctiei Two Mpn From Drowning North Platte, June 23.—Frank C. Karny, foreman of Three Mile ranch, about «F. miles northwest df this place, rcsuced Vic Halltgan, North Platte attorney, and John O’TGonnel of Klslo. Neb., when he rowed to their rescue In s small boat after the mo tor boat In which they were riding had overturned on, the lake at Three Mile ranch. 2T> Knights Initiated. Tnlcrldgc, Neb., .fun* 23. Twenty five cnndidnte* from various towns In northeast Nebraska, Including Toler Idge, Wayne, Trofton. Fnrdyco and Hartington, were initiated Into the Hartington council of the Knights of Columbus at Hnrtington Sunday. Gas Gut at Pawnee City. Pawnee City, Neb., June 23.- (Gaso line war In Pawnee City opened re cently when the price was cut from 20 cents to 1B *3 cents Other oil ro'mpnnlre then dropped to 17 cents. Put the “Act” in Action Xk-Sar-Ben came to the rescue when things vvrre at the Imrcst ebb In the history of Omaha and Nebraska. \re you doing your part in "Seeing It Through?” Says ftenrge XV. Johnson, presi dent of file Omaha notary club: "It should not be necessary to chase down any loyal Omahaii to aril him n membership In XU Sat urn. Itather should loyal Omniums he ehaslng down the membership committee. Ah Bar lien has made undying friendships for Oninlia; has allayed sectional findings and jealousies, cultivated stale pride and loyally, and hiillded a more patriotic cltlrenshlp July I should sen the meiuhershlp well shove the 5,000 mark.” -S motor car companies were on hand to conduct tests Monday morning: O. N. Bonney Motor company, Han nan Van Brunt, Nebraska Buick, Willys-Overland and Hansen Cadtllac. Tuesday another set of brake experts will be on hand. Powell Among First. In charge of checking, besides Cavanaugh, were J. D. Rourke and T. E. Miller. About 5 per cent of the cars tested needed brake relining, according to these men. Clarke G. Powell, commissioner of the Chamber of Commerce, was one of the first to submit his car to the tests this morning- He drove his car at 20 miles an hour and stopped in 37 feet without difficulty, thus earning the pink "O. K.” sticker. "I'm sold on the proposition, and (Turn to Page Two. Column Four.)_ Twenty-Foot Fall From Chimney Is Fatal to Workman Was Repairing Guy Wires Blown Down in Sunday Night’s Storm—Was Resi dent of Grand Island. O. K. Woodward, boilermaker, 5041 South Twenty-fourth street, was in stantly killed Monday afternoon when he fell 20 feet from a chimney which he was repairing at the Omaha Ice and Cold Storage company, Fifth and Leavenworth streets. Woodward, with Victor Peterson, was replacing guy wires to the chim ney that had been blown away by Sunday night's storm. One guywire had been put in place and Peterson, on the roof of the cold storage plant, was preparing the second when he heard Woodward fall to a fire wail and onto the roof. Both men were working for the Drake • Williams - Mount company, Twenty-fourth nnd Hickory atreeta. Woodward was accustomed to working in high places but, accord ing to Hugh Williams, official of the company, must have lost his head. The dead man came to Omaha sev eral rCeeks ago from Grand Island, where he has a mother living at 520 East Twelfth street. M’ADOO GREETS 9 DELEGATIONS Fir Aworliitfd Fr*«* New York. June 23 — Progressive democracy will recover the American government from privilege and de bauchery and set If again on the high road of moral standards, William <> McAdoo declared today In an ad dress of greeting to delegates from nine western states, Hawaii and the Philippines, who came In two spe dal trains. Facing the cheering delegations from a balcony In front of bis up town hotel, the candidate for the democratic presidential nomination told them his enemies were spread ing the word that after a few bal lots they would turn away xrom him There were cries of "no, no" from the crowd which choked Fourth avenue for a block. "I know you didn't come here to betray a trust," McAdoo continued. "We're last ditchers," cried one delegate. from Oregon, amid cheers. "We're not only last ditchers. Mr McAdoo replied, "but we are for democracy triumphant." Living Mag to He Feature of Celebration at A ork York, Neb., June 23.—One of the features of the old-time Fourth of July celebration being planned for York is to be a living flag made tip of school children from the grades. Miss Corn Conaway, director of pub lic school music In the city schools, is In charge of the details. About 300 children will be In the picture. They are being drilled on patriotic songs to be given. Ilritlgr Gangs La itl Off. York, Neb , June 23.—Owing to re cent hravy rainfall, York county bridge gang have been laid off the past week, the water In the creeks being so high it Is impossible to work. Much work Is being done on the highways to get them In shape after the recent rains, which have washed the surface dirt off into tile ditches. Two Girls Missing. Beatrice, Neh., June 23.--No trace li.is been found of Lorene Stovall, 15, and a girl named llofncre, who dls appeared from their homes In Wy more about two weeks ago. Officers sny they came to Heatrlcs In a car in company with two young men. but ttiat Is the Inst seen of them. Prisoners to Mow Lawn. Center, Neh . .tune 23 Prisoners In Knox county Jolt here are being made usefu by giving them the Job of keeping the court house lawn mowed and In good condition. Light Hates ('iitinWayne. W ivnf, Wl» . Jun« 23. A 10 p»'> rent reduction in th* rnten of #lsctrtc llKhtw nntl city la to l»# given the patrons htrt soon S Bluffs Man New District Lions Head John Galour Elected Governor at Nebraska-Iowa Meeting —Braille Paper for Children Approved. Big Convention Today The Nebraska-Iowa district of Lions, at a session today preliminary to the eighth annual International Lions convention Tuesday, elected John Gabour of Council Bluffs district governor and selected Waterloo, Ia., for the 1925 district meeting place. Blind children of the United States will have a magazine of their own to read, the only one of its kind in the world, if the International convention Tuesday adopts the recommendation of the Nebraska-Iowa district. The district convention adopted a resolution urging the international body to back the Braille Junior Mag azine. published at Cincinnati. Adop tion of this resolution followed an ad dress by Dr. M. K. McCarthy of Cin cinnati. The magazine was first backed by the Lions of Cincinnati, and distributed free to the blind chil dren of that city. Then Lions of the state of Ohio took it up, and all blind children of Ohio benefited. Now Lions are determined to extend the free dis tribution of the magazine to all blind children of North America. Give Paper to All Blind. While there is much literature in the Braille system of raised letters for blind adults, there is little such literature, and no magazine of chil dren's stories It is the plan to give all blind boys and girls the advantage of children who see, and let them read with their finger* the same stories as their more fortunate brothers and sisters read. Selection of a meeting place swung to Waterloo when Mason City with drew-, supposedly to give W. A West fall a free hand in his race for the presidency. Waterloo polled 10* votes and Fort Dodge. Ia.. 22. The vote was then made unanimous. X. Nady of Fairfield. Ia., was the contender for the governorship against Mr. Gabour. He received 38 vote* to Mr. Gabour's S9. and the srledtion of Mr. Gabour was then made unanimous. Boys' Band Broadcasts. While the district convention was in se—don, delegates to the interna tional contention viewed the city, saw the Ak Bar Ben races and prepared for the convention Tuesday. The Kimball (Neb) boys' band broadcast from the W. O. A. W. sta tion front * to 6:4."> Monday night, under the direction oif H. L. Bohnan. The hoys’ band of 32 pieces and Lions delegates, making up a party of 47 persons, drove from Kimball, the nex4 to the last city on the west border of Nebraska, to Omaha, to play for the Lions. In gTatitude for the support of the I.ions club of Kimball for four years. "They helped us get instruments.! and uniform*, and gots^is boys jobs and everything, and we wanted to play for the Lions," said Charles Rodman, on# of the player*. "Kim ball Isn't much of a city, only 1,500 people, but It sure is a hustler, anil we sure are proud of the Lions." The Kimball party drove the 450 miles by auto. Sunday they made only 50 miles, stopping at Blair to give a concert Rt a church service. Accompanying the hand Is Miss Max ine Mathers. 15 years old. a singer The youngest drummer Is 9 years old. The average age of the players la 13 to 14 year*. Reception at Auditorium. The auditorium was the scene of the first social affair of the conven tion Monday night at 8 o'clock. Con vention chairs had been cleared away and the hall turned into an Immense ball room. The Klmhall boys' hand and the Council Blutfs high school band had the honor of opening the program with a brief concert. After the con cert the first period of dancing be gan. with music furnished by the Omaha Lions club. Hugo Hevn. direc tor. The Concord club orchestra later In the evening assisted the Lion* op chcstra in providing music. M1»s Mary Stewart Kdwards, prlma donna coloratura soprano, formerly of the Metropolitan Grand Opera com pany. was on the program She ac companied the Ban Antonio fTex.l delegation to the convention. Senor Ita Alma Real, Mexican prlma donna, brought to the conx-ention by the K1 l’aao Lions club, aalso sang several selections. Pittsburgh Lions, who nppeared on WOAW Monday night at 9 o'clock and who will be heard again Tuesday night at *. also con tributed music, by a trio and a quar tet. assisted by Jack Phillips, tenon International Meet today. The International convention will open Tuesday morning at 9 30 o'clock with John S Noel. Grand Rapids. Mich , president of the order, in the chair He will be preeented by J Penn Ringer of Omaha with a gavel made up of wood from 40 states and provinces Frank Myers, general chairman oT the Omaha I.ions com mittee. will open tlie meeting. After (he singing of "Star Spangled Ran ner" and "God Saxe the King." Rev. George A Miller of the First Chris Han church will gixe the invocation Mayor James Pahlman of Oma iia will welcome the I Jons, and Lieut. Col. Charles M R Graham of Lon (Tarn to Tut Two, Column Sta.l if Texan Claims Record as Most Faithful Lion Harry A. Gardner of Amarillo, Tex., attending the Lions’ convention. Is boasting of a record In Lionism. He believes he is the only Lion who has attended every international conven tion, and who has not missed a regu lar meeting. Gardner is a charter member of the Amarillo club and at present holds the office of deputy district gover nor for west Texas and New Mexico. Since becoming deputy governor a year ago he has organized 13 clubs in his district. Chairman Hull of Democratic Partv •» Overcome by Heat Shock From Learning Na tional Committee Able to Pay Its Debts Too Much for Hull. New York, June "3.—Chairman Hull jf the democratic national commit tee. was confined to his bed today, recovering from heat prostration, ex haustion from overwork, acute In digestion and shock from learning suddenly that the national committee had been able to pay all ita debts and would enter the presidential campaign with a clean slate. The strenuous hours devoted to pre convention arrangements and the quadrennial ticket scramble began to tell on the chairman yesterday. As a grim coincident. Mr. Hull toppled out of the chair at his desk last evening in a faint just as the finance committee reported that all debts were paid. Mrs. Hull pul her husband to bed and was guarding him today against ail visitors, sympathizers and ticket seekers. The physician said he expected Mr. Hull to be able to take the gavel when the convention gr-es into ses sion tomorrow. WALL LAKE MAN ADMITS SLAYING Hr International »wa Srnirr Wall Like, la., June 2S—Confess Ing to the murder of Mrs. Henry Mesfenbring. his mother in law, Harry Davis, -to. t -day pleaded for Immedi ate arraignment to plead guilty to the murder on Saturday night. Davis' attempt at suicide failed. His ribs deflected buleta aimed at his heart. He is not In a 'serious condition. About six weeks ago he married the daughter of Mrs. Mesfenbrink, who has attempted to separate the couple, he said. Mrs. Davis Is IS years old. County Attorney A. B Walter an nounced today that arraignment of Davis would he made as soon as his condition permits. Husband, 92. Dies Month After Death of AA ife. 90 Hartington. Neb.. June *3—After living together over 67 years, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Flaugh, died here about a month apart. A little over a month ago. Mrs. Flaugh died, being 90 years old, and now her husband. 92. has followed her. Mr. Flaugh !» aurvlred by nine children. Ell Flaugh of Orient, la : John W. Faugh of Knoxville. In Chester Flaugh of Harlan, la.. Mrs. Martha Shannon of llaxton. Colo . Mrs. Viola Escher of Worthington, Minn. Miss Eliia Flaugh of Laurel, and Mrs Etta Corson, Charlie Flaugh and J. Allen Flaugh of Hartington. besides SI grandchildren and 14 great grandchtldren Wayne Alumni Honor Snygg. Magnet. Neb.. June 2f—At the annual meeting of the alumni asso ciation of the Wayne state normal school. Donald Sn>gg of this place was elevfed president. Glen Lawrit son of Allen, vice president: Miss TVirothy Muse of Wayne, secretary, and Roily l,ey, Wayne, treasurer. The Weather l___ Wr S4 lieuty emtins ' r m ,t»ns IS rrsi-ll nation. Inctis* amt Huaflleitlhs - Total. I't, total atn,-» Jannsrs I, 14 SJ sat a,a. it. Hourly TmpiTstsrM I a m I r » . II « a m ....... *1 I r m ...... si 7 a ...si J r in .. *’ s s, m .49 4 p m . Si Sa m I* 4 P m . *1 is s m . ‘1 « I' m . SI It a m .. ■ . H * p m SI It soon . t» • P m . »> Dawn-Dusk Flyer West of Salduro Coast-to-Coast Pilot in Fine Spirits as He Hops Off Following Last Stop. Sighted Near Wendover Salt Lake City. Utah, Juae 23.— Lieut. Maughan passed over Wen dover. Utah, nine miles west of Sal duro, at 5:55 p. m., Pacific time, ac cording to the Western Pacific rail road dispatcher's office here. He traveled the nine miles in about four minutes, having hopped off at 6:51 p. m. Salduro. Utah. June 23.—Lieut. Maughan reached here from Cheyenne, approximately 586 mile* distant, at 5:20 Pacific time. He hopped off at 5?51 for San Francisco, the terminus of his transcontinental flight. His plane was working perfectly and Maughan announced as he took the air that he "had made his last stop." Lieut. Maughan was ln^fine spirits and confident that this time, his third venture, he would accomplish the cross-continent dawn to dusk flight which he twice tried before without victory. San Francisco Is approximately 575 r.iles from here in an air line. By Associated Press. Cheyenne, W'yo., June 23.—Lieut. Ru«sell L. Maughan, flying from New York to San Francisco between dawn and dusk, landed on the Cheyenne air mail field at !:17 this afternoon, with nearly two-thirds of his flight behind him. From New Y'ork to Cheyenne he covered 1,680 miles. The distance from here to San Francisco is 89A miles. lieutenant Maughan apparently had difficulty in landing here. He cir cled the field several times and twice skimmed the surface before ho finally made a perfect landing at a •peed estimated at close to *0 mile* an 'mur. Maughan said as he approached Cheyenne he experienced a recur rence of the nauaea from protracted nervous strain which caused him to collapse here last year. He quickly became normal after alighting from his ship and chatted with frlentta ! from Fort D. A. Russell while hia plane was being Inspected and re fueled. Get* 4-Gallon Hat. T. Joe Cahill, on behalf of tha Frontier days committee, presented Maughan a "four-gallon" sombrero. Maughan smilingly donned the big hat and posed for • picture. Maughan s spirits rose as his eick j ness passed. He expressed confidence that he would successfully complete his flight. "I have been hucking head-winds all the way from New York except a short distance this side of North ! Flatter said Maughan. "I have been ! flying at about feet because the 1 • isibility was better at hat altitude. Sure He'll Make It. "I'm feeling much better than when j I arrived here last year and I'm con | fldent I'll be able to land at Frisco by dark. My ship has been behav | ing well except for one break east of Dayton. "I'm pretty tired, of course, after | flying since 3 this morning, but th* fact that I've covered only three-fifths of the distance doesn't discourage me —I'll make it through. I'm sure." At 2:85. Maughan was handed an encouraging weather report from Rock Springs, 200 miles west. He smiled as he read it. It said: "Partly cloudy. Celling and visibil ity practically unlimited." Maughan hopped off at 2'S4. raoun j t.-dn time, circle t the field and headed I straight for the Rocky mountains, 80 miles to the west Cheyenne. Wyo, June *3 —Lieut. Russell L. Maughan passed over Pine ! Fluff*. Wyo . 40 miles east of here, ! at 2:91. mountain time. By International bears Srrrteo. N rth riatt*. Neb.. June S3.—Lieut. Russell Maughan. dawn to dusk cross country flyer, going strong, left here at 1 p m,, mountain time, for Chey enne. Maughan landed here unexpectedly and remained on the ground while hia plane was refueled. He said he was feeling fine ant the machine was In "perfect order." He continued optimistic over the success of his remarkable trip and said he would be in Fan Francisco be fore sundown. Spsrlal Ptapatrh to Th* Omaha Be* Wymore, Neb, June 23—Lieut. Russell Maughan. army dawn to dusk flyer, passed south of Wymore at IS.OS p m. today He left St. Joseph at 11 JS a m and passed over End! eott, west of here, at II *0 p m , a distance of 115 miles In 42 mtnutee. The trip today covered territory 1* miles south of the route test year. The plane paused Wymore IS 25 p m. I last year. 1 x-Senator Hfiity Better. Falrbury, June 28.—Sx Senator John Heasty has returned to h(B Falrbury home from Rochester. Vmn where he ha* been raking tteatment Hie health ts Improved, but he ts ettll weak