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Paris Today
Is Goal of
U. S. Fliers
World Cruisers to Make Des
perate Efforts to Reach
French Capital From
Vienna in Day.
To Aid in Bastille Fete
By Associated Pres*.
Vienna, July 13.—The United
States army around-the-world avia
tors arrived here at 3 this afternoon
from Bucharest. They will start on
another lap of their journey tomor
row morning.
By BASIL I). WOON,
I'nlversal Service Stuff Correspondent.
Paris, July 13.—Desperate efforts
are being made by the American
world fliers to reach Paris in time
to take part in tomorrow’s Bastille
day celebration. They may succeed,
according to late reports reaching
Paris from central Europe late this
afternoon.
Reports which, however, seem to
conflict, indicate that the American
airmen left Bucharest this morning
for Vienna, where they hoped to land
tonight and take off at dawn tomor
row for Paris with a possible halt at
Strasbourg. If their schedule Is main
tained, they should reach Paris about
10 tomorrow morning.
The air review at Longchamps has
been called off on account of the
heat, but in spite of the torrid weath
er, a grand reception is being pre
pared for the daring round-the-world
travelers when they arrive.
The French army, the Aero club of
Fiance, many famous airmen. the
while of the American OImpic team,
and practically the entire American
colony are joining in the plana to
make the arrival of the fliers the
season's most noteworthy event.
Frencli aviation chiefs have offered
all the resources of the air service to
he placed at the command of the
Americans as soon as they arrive.
The weather bureau expects a
storm during the night, but it should
he a fine day tomorrow, according to
the forecasts. There are, however,
ominous reports from the Alps, over
which the gjrmen must fly en route
to Parl3, dispatches stating that
storms are brewing there, with
high winds.
COOLIDGE PARTY
GOES ON CRUISE
Washington, July 13.—Still suffer
ing and sorrowing over the death of
th-ir youngest son, the president and
Mrs. Coolidge were aboard the yacht
Mayflower last night sailing south
ward into Chesapeake bay.
They wljl cruise in the hay over
Sunday, returning to Washington
Monday morning.
In the party were the president's
father, Col. John C. Coolidge of Ply
mouth, Vt., John Coolidge, the presi
dent's son; Mr. and Mrs. Frank W.
Stearns of Boston and Mrs. Arthur
Capper,of Kansas.
The black mourning costume which
Mrs. Coolidge wore immediately fol
lowing her son’s death, was changed
today to simple white. The president,
wore a black mourning hand about
the left arm of his gray coat.
SMOKE BOTHERS
AIR MAIL FLIERS
San Francisco, July IS.—Denso
smoke arising from burning forest
i land in California is causing consid
erable inconvenience to air mail
service fliers. It was revealed last
night.
Pilot Winslow, who brought In the
westbound plane from Reno, arriv
ing at Crissey Field at 9:42 o'clock
last night was forced to rise to a
height of 11.000 feet over the Sierras
to escape the smoke clouds, he re
ported. He made the trip In one min
ute less than two hours, however,
which la average flying time.
The westbound mall was delayed
six hours owing to a storm over
Iowa.
We Have
With Us
Today
Mr. and Mrs. XV. .1. Vogel,
Chiropractors,
Waterloo, la.
After an auto tour of 14 months
duration, Mr. and Mrs. Vogel stopped
in Omaha Friday on their way hark
home to Iowa. They started. June 15,
1323 and expect to get back about
August 1.
The$ have traveled all over the
United Rtntes as well as In Mexico,
Canada and Alaska. However, East
ern Nebraska and Iowa look better
than any other section of the country,
according to Mrs. Vogel.
Near Albany, N. Y., they stopped
to view the $30,000,000 railroad con
struction Job being managed by Mrs
Vogel's brother. They drove down tin
Atlantic cor«t, taking In sll of the
big cities nl ug the way, then went
west on the southern trail.
After a short side trip into Mexico,
they went on to the Pacific coast and
then up along the coast. They also
took a two-weeks trip up to Alaska.
While In Omaha they are visiting In
I** W. EdWS-de
New York Mayor Seeks
Rest After Convention
Branded Minister
Fights to Regain
His Lost Memory
Pastor Missing Since June 30
Discovered With Letters
“K. K. KBurned
Into Back.
By Universal Service.
Battle Creek, Mich., July 13.—His
mind still filled with the terrors of
an attack on him by a mystery hand,
during which he was branded with
the letters ‘‘K. K. K.," according to
doctors, Rev. Oren C. Vanloom, pas
tor of Berkeley Presbyterian church,
last night was in Nicholas hospital,
fighting to regain his memory. Dur
ing moments of his restless sleep,
Vanloom cried out:
"Don't let them get me!”
He was thrown into frenzied terror
when strangers entered his ward.
The letters "K. K. K.," three Inches
high, were found by a nurse as she
was bathing him. Dr. A F. Kingsley,
attending him, verified the find and
said the branding apparently had
taken place within the last seven
days.
Late yesterday afternoon Vanloom
was still unable to give authorities any
information regarding his disappear
ance, or of the apparent attack. Brief
mumblings told of his great fear that
further harm would come to him.
Collapses on Street.
Vanloom collapsed on a Battle
Creek street late Friday. Identifica
tion was not made until the accidental
discoverey of papers on his person.
Mrs. Vanloom, his wife, arrived
here yesterday.
Hospital attaches last night were
maintaining a guard about Vanloom's
ward. All persons were, refused ad
mittance pending drastic efforts to
re-establish his wandering mentality.
Doctors said he had been without food
for days and he apparently suffered
much from exposure. His face and
hands were badly sunburned.
Orchard Lake had been the ob
jective toward which Rev. Oren Van
loom, pastor of the Berkeley Com
munity church, departed from his
suburban home, June 3a. Intending
to spend the day Rt the lake, the
minister also had planned to go on
tc Flint, where he was to make an
address.
Fails to Return.
When he failed to return home at
the end of this period, it w’as dis
covered Vanloom had not reached
either Orchard Lake or Flint.
Since July 1, police of Berkeley
and Royal Oak have been conducting
a state-wide search for him. Several
clues which led Into neighboring
states and to Canaria, failed.
Friends and relatives of Mr. Van
loom believe the branding was the
work either of the Ku Klux Klan or
of someone who sought to conneet the
organization with tho pnstor’s disap
pearance. Mrs. Vanloom does not be
lieve the k’lan Is responsible. Al
though the pastor had sometimes at
tacked the klan, he had done no more
than other preachers, ehe said, and
she does not believe that there was
any reason for the klan’s attacking
him.
A black hag which the pastor took
with him when he left his Berkeley
home, was still with him when he
was brought to the hospital, but ap
parently had not been disturbed. A
clean shirt, pajamas, the pastor's
toilet articles and his Bible were In
place Just as he had left them.
Relieved Heat Victim.
When Valoom was taken to the hoe
pltal after being picked up on the
street he was believed to he suffer
ing from the heat. A womnl had
telephoned to the police that s man
had fainted on a street corner. The
police rushed to the spot and found
the pastor and took him to the hospi
tal without questioning the small
group of men and women who had
gathered shout him.
Heavy Hainw at HastinpH.
Hastings. Neb., July IS. Rain Iasi
night and toilay aggregating more
than one Inch covered Adams county
and territory, making a total of near
lv two and one half Inches of mole
[lure during the pant w*-1*
Hearst Not
Sure W hom
to Suppdy,
Publish “Will Stand o
Sidelines” Until He H^o na
Chance to Observe Actions
of Davis and Coolidge.
Mayor Hylan Agrees
William Randolph Hearst plana to
'‘stand on the side lines" In the fight
for the presidency. lie will "await
the actions and the statements” of
President Coolidge and of John W.
Davis before he definitely aligns him
self w'ith a political party.
Hearst owns 23 daily newspapers
and half a score of monthly maga
zines. In order to win the publish
er's support in the campaign the
democratic nationnl convention
turned its back on a direct espousal
of the league of nations.
Hearst opposed John W. Davis and
has denounced him as “Morgan’s at
torney," "attorney for the telephone
trust" and similar harsh expressions.
Not only will he stand on the side
lines and await the Jumping of the
cat, but John F. Hylan, mayor of New
York city, and referred to by New
York newspapers as “Mr. Hearst's
mayor," will also "w'alt and see.”
“Hearst Rig Man,” Says Hylan.
Mr. Ilearst and Mr. Hylan passed
through Omaha Sunday morning In
the private car, “Coleridge,” which
was attached to the Overland Lim
ited. They are on their way west for
a vacation at Mr. Hearst's ranch,
near San Francisco.
Others In the party included Mrs.
Hearst, ?frs. Hylan, secretaries and
maids.
Mayor Hylan did not let the op
portunity to praise his chief sup
porter, Mr. Hearst, pass. “He Is the
biggest man In this country,” said the
mayor of the country's biggest city.
"He made It possible for New York
city to have a progressive adminis
tration. I-Ils papers printed my
stories and thus gave me a hearing."
The publisher smiled deprecatlngly
and Insisted that his friend, the
mayor, would have been elected with
out the Hearst papers.
Needs Rest After Convention.
Mayor Hylan attributed his need
for rest to the importunities of dele
gates to the democratic national con
vention.
“Hearst needs a rest, too," he said.
After insisting several times that
the present administration of New
York is "progressive," Mayor Hylan
explained that Tammany Hall is a
misunderstood organization In the
middle west.
"TAmmany does not control our
city,” he declared. "We have a pro
gressive administration.”
Whether the city is progressive In
spite of Tammany or because of It,
was not made clear.
When asked to make public his
hobby, Mayor Hylan did not mention
stamp collections nr pewter plates.
Fighting is his hobby, he said, and
his opponents are the Wall street
"element,” middlemen and rent
profiteers.
Call On Me, Hylan Crges.
Mayor Hylan wished to make it
elear to the west that New York city
does not claim to have a monopoly on
wlsdorti; that his city is responsive to
ideas, even from the west, and oc
casionally gleans an Idea from this
section of the country.
"The welcome sign's right on the
mat,” he concluded cordially. "When
the people of the west come to New
York we ll show them what we have.
Just call around at the city hall and
ask for me and we will ehow you a
progressive administration and a pro
gressive city.”
SUBMARINE RAMS
AND SINKS YACHT
Princeton, Mas*., July 13.—The
j United States Submarine K 29, under
going standardization trial* late ye*
terday rammed ami annk the 70 foot
Hailing Yacht Mlladl, from Marble
head. The accident occurred near the
entrance to Providence harbor. The
owner of the yacht and hi* crew of
seven were reacued. The S 29 wai
undamaged and reported no Injuries
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“Ain’t Nature Wonderful”
By UNCLE PITE.
V._I____J
O'Neill, Neb., July 13 —The ftrrt
near fatality of the summer flahlnn
season In north Nebraska occurred
lest Sundny st Cottonwood lake, when
Bill Martin o(* Heaver Flats was at
tnvkeil by n school of voracious pick
orel.
Mr. Martin, who Is s fisherman of
note and the winner of Inst year's
• hninplonshlp of tha Oalnmas valley,
had waded out well Into the lake In
<>ne of It* shallower sections and waa
engaged In casting for the fresh water
sharks with « spoon hook. After sev
eral pretty fair si^ed catches, he lost
Ills Inst spoonhonk wdien It became
entangled in a moss bed and be then
substituted a large and lifelike rubber
frog.
The imitation frog proved « great
attraction for a time, but several of
the big fish in striking short became
angered at the imitation being foisted
upon them, and in their rage attacked
fiie fisherman who, well out from the
here, was immersed neatly to his
V
Ji
armpit* In the water Their needle
like teeth soon punctured Mr Mar
tin’* breast waders and he became
so waterlogged that he was unable
to protect himself.
The noise of the onslaught attract
ed other pickerel to the scene and
they In turn attacked the well nigh
helpless fisherman. By slow degrees,
however, he finally managed to woik
hla wav Into the < enter of the moan
bed, where the dense vegetation some
what Interfered with the assault* of
the ferocious fish.
Mr. Martin’s cries for help at length
attracted the attention of fishermen
at other points on the lake and they
nime to his rescue In flat boat The
rescuers finally succeeded In heating
off the swarms of angry and blood
thirsty fish with their ears and
dragged the nearly exhausted victim
Into the boat Mr. Martin's wounds
inter were given attention nt the
Be*vet I’lat" hospital, and tint*** a in
feet|on sets In he Is expected to re
i cover.
Leopold-Loeb Defense Expected to
Ask for Delay in Trial as First Move
PttW' 'entiment Divided in Franks Murder
~ Cant Hang a Man When He's
^ Vl'J OO*5 »/ Money," Expression Most Heard.
5 ^ - Q \ Correspondent.
. j Jv'S. SCRIBNER.
>c)f\1-Tiio, July 13.—When Nathan
Leopold and Richard Loeb are
brought to trial for murder on Aug
ust 4, the first move of their attor
neys is expected to be a motion to
postpone the case to a later date, it
was learned today. The state is ex
pected to demand an immediate trial.
The question will be one for the trial
judge to decide.
Insanity, as was predicted when the
two college youths were arrested for
slaying little Robert Franks, w-ill be
the main plea of the defense. The
state of Illinois will not hang a crazy
man for murder. So the trial may
be to determine whether Leopold and
Loeb are sane or Insane.
Clarence S. Harrow and Benjamin
Bachrach, attorneys representing the
college youths, began to lay the
groundwork for their Insanity defense
almost immediately after Leopold and
Loeb had confessed. The confession
revealed the most shocking, strange
crime in the criminal history of the
state. They had slain the boy for the
thrill of killing; a sort of an experi
ment. and they also had hoped to get
$10,000 ransom from Jacob Franks,
millionaire father of the child. They
intended to use the money for a trip
to Europe.
Moral Imbecility.
A dozen alienists, retained by the
defense, have had the youths under
constant observation for more than a
month. Most of the alienists have
completed their work and submitted
their reports to Hr. James Whitney
Hall, noted alienist of Chicago, and
chief of the sanity investigation for
the defense. These reports are said
to agree that the youths are suffering
from some form of mental derange
ment, probably moral imbecility. It
may be quite difficult to convince a
jury of 12 men that two youths suf
fer from the same malady. Stage's
Attorney Robert K. Crowe believes
that it will.
State's Attorney Crowe, who will
personally conduct the prosecution,
has had four alienists for the state
examine Leopold and Loeb. But it
was only a superficial examination,
lasting only a few hours. That was
while the prisoners were In the hands
of detectives, before they were turned
over to the county jail authorities.
Since the prisoners have been In jail
they have refused to submit to an
examination of state alienists.
Asylum Best Hope.
But the state's attorney believes he
will bea ble to establish that the
youths arc not insane in the sense
that the criminal laws provide. The
youths may he a “little queer,’ men
tally a bit twisted by their pampered
lives and super-education—but not so
crazy that they did not know it was
wrong to kill. And all the law pre
tends to protect from the gallows Is
the slayer who Is crazy and not ac
countable for his acts. The prosecu
tion will probably admit that some
queer twist may be found in the men
tality of anyone, that by tracing
back the lives of ancestors some
member of the family may be found
(Torn to Two. Column SIt.I
MacLaren Ready
to Span Pacific
British Flyer Reaches Minato
After Rattling Dense Fog
and Motor Trouhle.
By AMocIatrd Prew.
Minato, Japan, July 13.—Conquer
in* difficulties arising from engine
trouble and a dense Pacific fox, A.
Stuart MacBaren, British around -the
world aviator, arrived here from
Kasumigaura at 5 33 p. m today.
Tomorrow he will set forth on the
Ion* and perilous hop across the Pa
clfic from this city, which Is nt the
northern extremity of the main is
land of Japan.
On the Kasumlenurn Minato fllchf
MarBaren was forced once to return
to Kasumlxaura, owinx to enxlne
trouble, and to land twice en route
beeause of thick fox, which made fly
inx danperous.
ACCUSED SLAYER
ESCAPED CONVICT
Red Bluff. Cal, .July 13.—Fred
Johnson, hold here with ITnrry Wll
llama for the murder of Sam Her
manson, a forest ranger, after the
two prisoners^ had robbed the Rank
of Tehama here, made a statement
yesterday. aooording to the sheiff's
offioe. admitting that he murdered his
employer. Harry Hpencer, in Iowa, in
1917, and escaped in July, 1922, from
the penitentiary at Fort Madison, In.,
where he was serving a life sentence
for the crime.
Johnson said that he worked an a
truck driver at the prison and es
mped hv driving through the gates.
HANIHARA GOES
THROUGH OMAHA
Amhassfldor Hanlhnra. Imperial rep
resentative of the kingdom of the
rising sun, st Washington, passed
thrnught Omaha on the Pacific Limit
ed Sunday morning at 12:20.
The Japanese diplomat, who Is en
route to the Pacific coast where he
will hoard ship for Japan, did not
discuss International affairs during
his brief stop in Omaha. He was
asleep In hla compartment.
Ambassador Haniharn is on his way
to make official report to Tnklo on
the Japanese exclusion act of the
United Htates. g
Mayor Sentenced
on Liquor Charge
Cit' Executive Must Serve
Two Years in Federal
Prison.
Detroit, Mich., July 13.—Governor
Oroesbeck announced late yesterday
that he would take no Immediate aetion
toward the ousting from office of
Mayor Peter C. Jezewskl, of Ham
tramck. who yesterday was sentenced
by Federal Judge Arthur J. Tuttle to
serve two iears in De.vcnworth peni
tentiary. Mayor Jezewskl and 30
other* Including Hamtramck city of
ficials, saloonkeepers and officers of
the National Products company, were
convicted Friday night of violating be
federal prohibition law in a conspir
acy to sell beer in Hamtramck sa
loons. The mayor, Max Wozinskl,
former commissioner of police at
Hamtramck, and John Ferguson, for
mer police lieutenant were involved,
the government charging that they
connived to permit the beer sales by
preventing police officers from inter
fering with saloonkeepers handling
the beer of the National Products
company.
Gov. Oroesbeck early this year or
dered an investigation of conditions
in Hamtramck. sending state troops
there, and appointing h special assis
tant attorney general to investigate
charges that Michigan's fourth larg
est city was operating "wide open "
Jezewskl was summoned before the
governor and was given ninety days
to remedy conditions under threat
that he would he removed from office
for failure to do so.
DOLLAR-A-GALLON
GAS IN AUSTRALIA
Chicago, July 13.—A dollar a gnl
Ion la a common price for gasoline in
Australia, where the poor man's ear
Is unknown, according to Alfred J
Jones, minister for mines of Queens
land. Mr. Jones Is recovering here
from Injuries sustained when his taxi
cab went over a bridge Into an nn
need canal. Mr. Jones was sent by
his government to the imperial ex
position at Wembley, England and
thence to this country for Investi
Rations considered ns of Industrial
importance.
"We Import M*1 nno.ooo of oil Into
Australia," said Mr. Jones, "rhlefly
from the United States. This year oil
has been found In Australia, although
20 years ago geological opinion was
that oil could not be discovered there "
Mr. Jones said he had letters to
leading oil producers In California
and that he also hoped to obtain do
tailed Information relative to the ad
ministration of the United States 1’e
troleum act.
SHIP WRECKED;
19 FEARED DEAD
Cork, July 13.—The new steamer
IJsmore, belonging to the Cork Steam
Packet company, hound for Blrkan*
head, wai wrecked off the Wexford
const Friday. It is feared that 1!» of
the crew, Including three Spanish
firemen, were drowned. Only one
survivor thus far has l>een washed
u shore.
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I trin I'olloirs Sislrr
in I hath II rrli to Pity
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Helen May Nour*e, I. diinl Fri
day morning at the home of Iter
parent*. Mr. and Mr*. n II
Nourse. Oarner township. Just one
week to a day following the death
of her twin sister, |{ol»ertn Fileeit,
If rout the mime cause, whooping
cough.
Bryan to Be
Welcomed
Here Today
Vice-Presidential Nominee to
Be Met at Train This Morn
ing by Large Body
of Citizens.
To Be Escorted to Lincoln
—
Charles W. Bryan, governor of Ne
braska, democratic candidate for vice
president, returns home today. He
is due to arrive over the Burlington
at S:in this morning. He will stop
over in Omaha about half an hour
and then go to Lincoln and the gov
ernor's mansion.
Mayor Dahlman Issued a proclama-'
tion on Saturday, asking "every man,
woman and child” in the city to be
at the Burlington station at train
time that they might take part in a
rousing welcome to the returning vic
tor.
It is expected that thousands will
answer the mayor's request and that
there will bo a real old fashioned
home coming welcome.
A delegation of Omaha democrats
will board the governor's train and
go with him to Lincoln, where an
equally large reception and welcome
will await him.
Joy Mixed With Trouble.
The joy of the home returning
candidate is mixed with troubles, how
ever. There are at least half a
dozen democrats who feel that the
honor of taking on the nomination
for governor belongs to them, now
that Mr. Bryan must step aside tor
his national candidacy.
Mayor Jim Is among these aspir
ants. His friends are urging him
with insistence. Some of the out
state candidates have been unkind
though to suggest that the mayor
took advantage of hig strategic posi
tion to stage the big welcome for the
purpoep of turning the spotlight upon
himself.
His friends on the other hand reply i
that the mayor only did the cour
teous thing and that it was the duty
of the Omaha mayor to arrange for
such a welcome—that if the mayor
nf the Gate City had h»en a repub
lican Instead of a democrat. It would
have been equally his duty to wel
come a returning governor of Ne- 1
brnska. who had carried off the hon- i
ors Governor Bryan has corralled.
Be that as it may, it is expected j
that if Mayor Dahlman can get the;
governor off Into a corner, during his 1
stay here, he will use the opportunity j
to present his case.
Butler at Work.
While the mayor Is thus making
his political hay, he will be narrowly
watched by Commissioner Dan But
ler, who has launched his own cam
I aign under the slogan. "A business j
man for governor.” Nor will the j
friends of other candidates, near can
didate*. and "receptive minded” dem
ocrats, be idle.
Among these will be the friends of
the following John N. Norton of
Polk. W. H. McNIchols of Islington.
John H. Morehead of Falls City, Emil
Plmseh of Wahoo, Kenneth McDon
ald of Bridgeport. Dan V. Stephens of
Fremont, T. S. Allen of Lincoln, and
Charles Graff of Bancroft.
Thus the home coming will be a
busy affair, busy with the spirit of
welcome—busy with the spirit of ri
valry.
In the hack ground of the political
maneuvering will he the governor ami
his personally selected state commit
tee. with Tom lien at Its head. And.
too, Messrs. G M Hitchcock and Ar
thur Mullen. The former senator
was steam rolled at the New York
convention by W J. Bryan—who not
only vetoed his selection as a har
mony candidate for president hut
w hen the time came to go to Nebras
ka for a vice president, slipped in his
brother.
Bryan's Choice Eagerly Awaited.
There are many in Nebraska and in
the nation who feel that Gilbert M.
Hitchcock would have been a much
superior choice for vice president—a
choice much more representative of
Nebraska.
For thia reason friends of the for !
mer senntor anil friends of Mr. Mul-I
(Turn to Tuse Two. Column Two.)
BRYAN ON |0a i
SAYS SPECTATOR
Dr Mullin of Omaha, Arthur Mill
lins' uncle, was not a delegate to the;
New York convention, hut he was
there.
"Attended every session." boasted
Dr. Mullin. "It was the first national
convention I ever attended, and prob
ably will he the last. Wouldn't have
missed it for anything Lost a lot
of sleep, hut haven't a atngle regret
“Brother Bill was a pretty Mg fig
ure. all right, and managed to keep
tn the limelight: hut Brother Charley
was the hoy with the achemes and
tiie maneuvering. He knows all the
Mg 'une tn the iwirty. and they all
seemed to think he was a pretty big
man. He didn't show up on the
floor very much, but he was right
there every time the bosses got to
gether for conference." continued Dr
Mullin
"Didn't think from the start that
either Smith or McAdoo had a
chance, hut the nomination of Davis
was « surpriee."
Rail Executive Sees
Fatal Grade Accident
Menacing Flames
Continue to Sweep
Forests on Coast
Roaring ^ alls of f ire Raging
Over Wild Areas From
Southern California
to Canada.
By S. M. HOLLAND,
Universal Service Staff Correspondent.
San Francisco. July 13.—The great
est forest and brush firs menace In
the history of the Pacific slope con
tinues virtually unabated tonight.
Roaring walls of flame of gigantic
proportions rage over wide areas from
southern California to British Colum
bia and Vancouver, and then on east
ward through Idaho to Montana. In
Washington fires are raging in the
Colville national forert near Wenat
chee and In the Sonqualml district.
Forest officials fear that If the un
usual dry spell Is not broken, much
damage will result.
With four gigantic forest fires
mounting on far flung fronts in Cali
fornia. the spotlight of anxiety con
tinues turned to the conflagration
sweeping the national forest reserva
tion of Santa Barbara.
1.000 Meii Rattle Flames.
In this district, more than 11,000
n en are battling a w hirlwind of
flame roaring along a IS mile front.
Latest reports state the fire Is en
tirely beyond control. Scores of
ranches are reported to be in peri! |
and fear Is expressed by forestry of j
ficlals for the safety of hundreds of
summer campers in the "campers'
canyon" region.
Airplane observers are directing
the firefighting operations in the
Santa Barbara district. Up to this
time the Santa Barbara fire has for
tunately not destroyed heavy timber.
The loss Includes buildings on two
ranches and more than 50 summer
homes.
Summer Homes Menaced.
The district for w hich the fire is,
now headed Is thickly dotted w-ith j
the summer homes of Los Angeles
and Santa Barbara millionaires, Va- i
ratlonfkta and ranches yesterday!
were fleeing before the flames.
Two men arrested on suspicion of.
having started the Santa Barbara .
fire were released today on $3,000 hall ,
pending an Investigation. The spe
cific chargp against them is that they i
allowed a flash of fire to get behind ,
their control without notifying rang j
era of the spread of the fire.
TWO MEN HELD
IN SLAYING RACE
Chicago, July 11—Two men, both ]
i f whom admit their names are John 1
Kammerer. but who deny that they'
the the John Kammerer, wanted for
the slaving of a family of five at
Villa Park, a Chicago suburb, on June
.10, w ere under arrest last night in!
connection with the crime. The first
Kammerer was taken into custody at
Freeport, 111., and the second was
picked up here when Identified hv a '
reetaurant owner who had once env
ployed him.
The man arrested In Freeport told
the police there that he knew the
Kdera. the family wiped out by the i
supposedly mad murders*.
Thomas Pappas, the reetaurant 1
owner who led to the arrest of the
Chicago Kammerer said that hs had i
seen the latter's picture In the
papers after the murder. The man
arrested here answered the deacrlp
tlon of the man iteen loitering about
ihe Fder home shortly before the
crime was committed.
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Fnspecti^l
EngineKih'
2, Injures ^
Truck Hurled From Track
Near La Platte—Tragedy
Leaves Nine Children
Parentless.
Rail Official Is Hurt
Death rode the pilot of a
Chicago, Burlington & Quin
cy railroad inspection engine
early Sunday morning near La
Platte, Neb., 13 miles from
Omaha, and took the lives of
two, and injured four, two
seriously. The dead aiLd seri
ously injured were riding in
a motor truck and were on r.
fishing expedition.
In the inspector’s pilot
house rode Edward Flynn,
general manager of the Bur
lington lines west, N. C. Al
len, superintendent and C- C.
Terhune, roadmaster.
The officials sat in full view of the
irr.pending tragedy, believing until
the crash came that the driver of the
car had seen the approaching engine
and would stop his truck.
A piece of tjie wrecked truck tore
through the left front window of the,
inspector's pilot house. Injuring
Superintendent Allen.
The victims of the eras hare:
The Dead.
Mike Freyer. 48, 2523 Amr stree^ ,
instantly killed.
John Bogatr, 4.Yh 2o34 South Twrn
ty-fifth street, died while being re
moved to Clarkson hospital.
The Injured.
Mrs. Mike Freyer, thigh frartured.
severe contusions about the head and
face and possible Internal injuries.
Reported to be tn a serious condition.
Ilennire Freyer, 17, her daughter,
right arm fractured and possible in
ternal injuries. Condition serious.
Albert Doljs. driver of the car, lip
cut and arm bruised.
N. C. Allen, struck In the side hy
a piece of metal. Condition not seri
oils.
Two other members of the party,
sens of Freyer, Lawrence and
Stephen, were uninjured and. afte
an examination by physicians were
taken to the home of a neighbor.
Frank Blank. 2517 Arbor street.
Truck Hurled From Track.
According to Flynn, who from h;s
place in the Inspection engine cab.
was in a position to observe the truck
until the crash came, the machine
slcwlv crossed the track to the left.
Its driver, apparently unaware of the
approaching locomotive, slowed down
still further and the truck was strad
dling the track when the crash came.
The Impact hurled the truck from
the track and broke the left front
window of the Inspection cab. A
piece of the wrecked machine tore
through the air, striking Allen in
the side.
The locomotive, which, officials said
was traveling 25 miles an hour, was
stopped and Flynn hurried to the La
Flatte station, where he called
Plattsmouth and ordered a baggage
car and locomotive sent from Omaha
tc take the Injured to a hospital
Second Parent Dies.
With Rogstz's death, a few minutes
after he had been placed aboard the
special train, a family of nine chil
dren. ranging In age from 2 to 20
years, was left without a parent The
mother died more than a year ago.
Yesterday's frag: - accident la the sec
ond in the family within a vear, a
son, Leonard, having been killed in
a collision between a street car and
an automobile.
The crossing where two lives were
w:ped out affords a clear view of the
tracks for more than 200 feet on
either side. The crossing also has
a crossarm warning s:mal
Steady Rain Falling.
A steady rain which nag falling • -
the time the crash came mav have
accounted for Dolls' failure to observe
the approaching locomotive, accord
ing to D C Jordan, who lives Jftn
feet east of the crossing and who wr s
the onlv eye witness of the trsgedy.
apart from the three officials In the
cab.
Tbe party left Omaha at 5 Sunday
morning for an outing and fishing
cpedttlon near the scene of the acci
dent. according to George H Carr
and slfe. 2505 Arbor street, who
escaped Injury or possible death
through a last minute dee'eion to re
main at home
Flvnn and Us party were on a trip
to Pacific Junction to Inspect the
roadway wh'ch has been swept re
cently by heavy rslne
MISSING CASHIER
OF BANK CAUGHT
Rock Island, III., July IS —-Harry
D. 8ct*wr. raahiar th* Flint Trust
and Sarlng* hank of K.i*t Molina. who
41**p|**rod thro* week* ago. and
loft * not* that ha wa* going to drown
himself in the Mi**.**ipp| river. 1a
under arrant at Down*. Kan. Th*
hank i* abort $1P6.$04 claimed to hava
N*n loaned on note* by with
out knowhNtg* of the board of direct
or* Thn money wa* need hy Raet
Mohnr dtliNin for had investment*
a«<l 1* lost. it 1* claimed Setirwr wa*
arrcatcti In a telegraph office when
hi* fund* ran out and h# wired *
friend for money.