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1 VOL. 54. NO. 30. OMAHA, SATURDAY, JULY 19, 1924. * TWO CENTS “ ^ScS* g?™wh.r.'.’lfra ..
S » YSTEBY
Two Bandit Suspects Held for Murder
- V*
Bound Over
by Jury for
Henry Death
Girl Who Witnessed Fatal
Shooting Sobs Out Story
of Crime on County
Road.
Details Now Differ
Lawrence (Twin) Kenny and Wil
11am (Slippery) Riemers were bound
over to county court by the coroner’s
jury which met Friday afternon at
the Inquest into the death of Lloyd
Henry, who was shot by a bandit
Monday night and who died Thurs
day morning.
They are charged with murder
while attempting to rob.
Young Henry hit at one of the
armed bandits when he jumped on
the running board of the car In
which they were about to drive off,
according to Hazel Lewis, 1506 Yates
street, who was with him at the time.
Although they werfe summoned to
appear as witnesses before the jury,
neither of two Lewis girls came un
til officers went out and brought
them. Hazel, who wag Henry’s com
panion on the fatal ride, was brought
in crying and continued to sob as
she told the jury of her experience.
At times she was unable to talk.
Spinal Cord Severed.
Dr. H. A. Waggener and Dr. S.
MeCleneghan, who were the first to
testify, told that Henry’s death came
as the result of the bullet’s severing
his spinal cord. The bullet was found
between the third and fifth rib.
The story of the ride, the holdup
and the shooting given Friday was
somewhat different than the story
told to police immediately after the
affair. The three other members of
tha party that was held up—Cecil
Deeds, Hazel and Lorena Lewis—tes
tified to the following:
Deeds and Henry were riding in
Deeds' father’s touring car about 3
when they met the two sisters on
the street and asked them to go for
* a short ride. Deeds and Lorena
Lewis had known each other for
three years, but the other couple
had never met before.
Turns Out Lights.
They left Omaha about 10, driv
ing out toward Millard. Henry
drove out and Deeds drove back.
When they got to a spot about a
mile the other side of Ninetieth
and Pacific streets, on the West Pa
cific road, Deeds stopped the car
and turned out the lights.
Then Deeds and his companion,
Lorena, got out of the car and
walked west. According to the girl,
they went but a short distance, but
Deeds said they walked about 60
yards and stopped.
Deeds said they had stopped
about 45 minutes before the ban
dits drove up, but the girls said
only about five minutes. The
bandit car, a small coupe, drove
past from the west, according to
Deeds, and from the east, accord
ing to the girls. It stopped, turned
around and stopped a little to the
rear of the touring car.
Three men got out, two df them
armed, and ordered the couple out
of the car. They searched Henry
and then got In the car. They asked
(Torn to Pass Two, Column Fire.)
Sf’hool Head Resigns
to Enter Mission Field
Geneva, Neb, July 18.—Because of
ambition to become a medical mis
sionary in the foreign field. Superin
tendent J. P. Rigg of the city schools
has asked to be released from his
contract. Mr. Rlgg served last year
a:; superintendent and had been prin
cipal of the schools for several years
under Superintendent L. W. Welsel.
The school board Is looking for a
■citable man to take Mr. Rlgg'a place
and when he Is found will release the
present school head. Mrs. Rlgg also
desires to become a missionary.
We Have
With Us
Today
Paul Mooney,
Vice President, Producer* and Dis
tributors Co.,
Jiew York City.
Credited with being one of the
•’best pickers” of stories that would
make good motion picture films,
Mr. Mooney holds an unique posi
tion In filmland.
Vic# president of one of the
ginnta of the Industry, he le In vir
tue control of all Ita artlvltiea, for
the president of the firm devote* hi*
energies solely to the financing end.
Mr. Mooney has served In prsc
tlcally every phase of the movie
game.
TAXI CHAUFFEUR
ROBBED OF CAR
Kearney, Neb., July 18.—Henry
Munson, local taxi driver, took Craig
Sleener of Grinnell, la., on a trip west
last night. Nearing Odessa, six miles
west of here, the young man notified
his chauffeur he had no further use
for his services and ordered him out
of the car, backing up his demand
with a gun. Munson complied and
went to a nearby farm and telephoned
officers in various directions of his
predicament. Several hours later
Sleener was picked up at Holdrege,
while he was attempting to dispose of
the machine at bargain prices.
Allen Summons
State Committee
to Meet Thursday
Bryan’s Withdrawal From
Race for Governorship to
Be Submitted at That
Time.
Special IMapatrh to The Omahn nee.
Lincoln, Neb., July 18.—The demo
cratic state committee will meet at 2
Thursday, July 24, at the Lincoln ho
tel, according to Tom Allen, state
chairman. The governor stated his
withdrawal would be ready to submit
at that time.
Meantime, storm clouds are brew
ing heavier every hour in Lincoln.
—
“Yardstick” Wants It.
K. C. Knudson, secretary of the
department of currency and bank
ing at Lincoln—one of the “yard
sticks,” named by Governor Bryan
as a suitable "demo-radical-pro
gressive” candidate for governor
—is hot after the Job.
He was in Omaha Thursday so
liciting support among the heads
of financial institutions. Evident
ly he doe* not propose to let the
governor’s kind word* go by de
fault If he ran help it.
Just what Governor Bryan may
think of a “yardstick” actively so
liciting support from bankers and
other financial “Interests, is not
known. He may speak to Knudson
about it.
'-'
Congressman Edgar Howard arrived
today with a candidate of his own In
the person of former State Senator
Charles J. Phlelan of Platte. Phlelan
plays to the La Follette element the
same as Howard does.
Ed Howell of Omaha was another
state house visitor. He stated posi
tively that J. N. Norton of Polk
wouldn't be suitable. There Is much
talk of C. M. Sklles of David City, a
well known outstate leader.
State Senator Emerson Purcell of
Broken Bow arrived In the city to
day and announced positively he
wasn't In the race. He Is a candi
date for re-election.
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Lincoln, July 18.—The moat Impor
tant fact now being considered by
Governor Bryan la the forthcoming
state convention of the "La Follette
party," the date of which will be de
cided upon at a meeting to be held
at Lincoln July 26.
The governor Is anxious to have
that convention with him. It Is to
nominate a full state ticket. J. N.
Norton of Polk, It la understood. Is
favored by the large number of those
who will attend that convention.
It Is understood Bryan feels that If
Norton la named for governor by the
La Follette party the democratic
party must endorse him. Therefore
Norton's friends are urging that
Bry-an beat them to It and direct the
state committee to name Norton.
While Bryan Is understood not to
care whether the democrats endorse
the I,a Follette nominee, or the La
Follette party endorses the demo
cratic nominee, the real "democrats"
of Nebraska are very much worried.
Worries Mullen Crowd.
Ths new turn In affairs, due to the
coming las Folletto convention, Is
giving aid and comfort to Norton's
friends, but It Is bringing sleepless
nights to those In the Mullen-Hitch
cock camp, who declare they would
prefer defeat as a "democrat" to vic
tory tied to the La Follette band
wagon.
"I wish to goodness," said a for
mer democratic wheelhorse who hns
now gone to sulklpg—only he didn't
say "goodness'—that ^he La Folletto
bunch would put Charley on their
ticket for vice president. It
would mesn that the democratic na
tional oommlttee would cordially In
vito him to get off ths democratic
ticket. Then we could have a real
national democratic ticket. Me vote
for Davis and Bryan? Guess again.
I'd Ilka to vote for Davis, but I'm
against taking any chance of getting
Charley for president. So It'a me for
Coolldge.”
And more than tide one democrat
haa aald the aame thing. "Make sure
of Coolldge" la going to he a rallying
cry all over Nehraaka.
Wheeler to
Run With
La Follette
Democratic Senator, Bolting
Own Party, Accepts Nomi
nation for Vice
President.
Says ‘Only Course Open’
By Universal Service.
Washington, July 18.—Senator Bur
ton Kendall Wheeler, democrat, of
Montana, today was offered and ac
cepted the nomination for vice presi
dent on^the independent ticket with
Senator Robert Marion La Follette of
Wisconsin.
Formal announcement of the accept
ance by Senator Wheeler of the offer
to become Senator X,a Follette's run
ning mate will be made tomorrow at
the meeting of the conference on
progressive political action. At the
time Senator Wheeler will outline the
reasons why he will bolt his party
and cast his fdbtunes with the "pro
gressives.”
Wheeler accepted the place at the
urgent personal solicitation of Sena
tor La Follette.
Considerable pressure was brought
to bear upon Senator Wheeler by old
line democrats, when they heard he
bad been offered a place on the I-a
Follette ticket, to kcpp him from ac
cepting. They make no secret of
their fears that on the stump Senator
Wheeler could do the democratic
ticket Irreparable harm In many
states.
No Other Course Open.
The senator today ,gaid he was
loathe to cut loose from the demo
cratic party In the forthcoming cam
paign, but after the New York con
vention failed to nominate a progrea
sive and "went to Wall street for its
standard bearer, no other course was
open to me than to follow the banner
set up by La Follette.”
Because of the restrictions Imposed
on him by his physician. Senator La
Follette will not be able to conduct
such a vigorous campaign aa In
previous years, and for that reason
he was anxious to enlist Wheeler as
his running mate so he could bear
the brunt of the fight.
To a large extent La Follette will
act as the general of his forces, with
Wheeler as his chief lieutenant, who
will be called upon to carry hit mes
sage to every hamlet, town and
crossroad In states with liberal tend
encies.
Committee "Prosecutor.”
Wheeler gained a national reputa
tion soon after he took his seat In
tile senate by demanding an lnveslt
gation of the Department of Justice,
as conducted by Harry M. Daugherty,
then attorney general. Senator Brook
hart of la., was named chairman of
a special committee to make the In
vestigation and Wheeler was the
"chief prosecutor."
The national committee of the con
ference for political action this after
noon formally extended its invitation
to Senator Wheeler after word had
been received that Senator La Fol
lette desired that the Montana senator
he given the second place and that
Senator Wheeler would accept.
Today's session of the progressive
committee was otherwise given over
to a discussion of campaign machin
ery. A supreme executive committee
of five waa appointed to coordinate
the effnrta of ait the various groups
in the Ln Follette organization and
to decide disputes of a Jurisdictional
nature whenever they arise. This
committee consists of William H.
Johnston, Isabel Kendlg of Washing
ton. Thomas I* Pierson of Iowa, Syd
ney Hillman of New York, and K. T.
Woods of Mlssoflrl.
Nebraska Case Considered.
•
With this committee, and equal In
authority. Is a committee appointed
personally by ftenator I -a Follette
It consists of Representative John M.
Nelson, Gilbert K. Ros, Robert M. I<a
Follette, Jr., and Herman L. Krkern.
Difficulties In getting on the bet
lot In eeveral states, among them
West Vlrglntn and Nebraska, were
considered and It was agreed that
vigorous court action ahould be taken
wherever nn attempt was made to
keep the IjH Follette ticket from the
voters.
In order I o get on the ballot In sente
states, La Follette will have to have
party emblem. He cannot appear as
an Independent, and so a committee
was sppolnted to create an emblem.
It was decided that tills emblem will
not be an animat.
Four Wymorr Families
Go to Cheyenne Roundup
Wymore, Neb., July 18,—The no
nunl roundup staged at Cheyenne
next week Is attracting several fain
tiles from Wymore, n distance of near
ly ROO miles, the pnrllea making the
trip by anins. Those going from
here this week sre W L. Jones, Leo
Holmes, Wilson Ktncnde snd llsrry
Htepliyison snd families
Progressives Fear Governor Plans
to Sacrifice Them for Ambitions
Suspicion Grows That Bryan Will
Let Hitchcock Name Candidate Whose De
feat Will Be Assured by Half-Hearted Support.
Suspicion Is growing in minds of
certain astute politicians that Gov
ernor Charles TV. Bryan will eventu
ally double cross his radical pro
gressive friends and surrender to
Mullen and Hitchcock, letting them
name a gubernatorial candidate of
the conservative democratic type.
These politicians are saying among
themselves, that the governor will
consider first of all his own personal
interests. They charge, too, that he
is willing to see the ticket defeated
this fall ' —
It is said that Bryan really believes
the Davis candidacy to be wobbly.
That this is doubly true because of
his brother's bitter denunciation of
Davis before the nomination making
his support now savor much of hy
pocrisy. If Davis and Bryan are de
feated. “Brother Charlie” must find
a place to light. He must have some
thing that will keep him in the public
eye until the next democratic conven
tion rolls around.
Make Martyr of Himself.
“What would he better personally
for Bryan," these politicians ask.
"than to submit under protest to the
Mpjlen-Hltchcock demands and by
half hearted support of the guberna
torial candidate make sure hts defeat
at the polls.” •
Then, according to those who feel
they have the key to the democratic
governorship problem, with the de
feat of the democratic national ticket
Bryan would return to Nebraska In
the position of a man who, at the
next election, would have a better op
portunlty to win the governorship
than any other democrat in the state.
He would have so framed things that
he would be looked upon as a martyr
who had been forced to submit to a
weak man, not of his own choosing.
His 50,000 majority two years ago
would be pointed to as proof that he
was the one man who could win.
Scheme a Master Stroke.
That would again make “Brother
Charlie" governor of Nebraska a1 sec
ond time when the national convention
meets. The governorship of a doubt
ful state like Nebraska Is a strategic
position always for a presidential can
didate to hold In a national conven
tion.
In short, such a scheme would be
a master stroke for Bryan. The de
feat of the democratic gubernatorial
candidate picked by Mullen and
Hitchcock would further destroy their
prestige with the democratic party In
the state. Also It would prove the
truth of his prediction that only a
demo-radlcal-progresslve could win. It
would also Insure him against any
one gaining control of the state ma
chinery and endangering his leader
ship of the Nebraska democracy.
Farmer Getting
Benefit of Grain
Price Increase
Billion Dollar Gain in Agri
cultural Value* Expected
to Help Other Indus
trie* in Turn.
ny A. J. LORENZ,
rnlfm»l 8-rrtce **«ff rnrreapondent.
Chicago. July 18.—The 81,000,000.000
increase In agricultural values due to
the rise In wheat and corn prlcea
during the last month la reacting
directly to the farmer.
The boom, however, la expected to
be passed on In direct line to other
Industries, bringing about a revival
of prewar prosperity. ,
This Is the view which economists
today took of the revival of Interest
In the grains.
Plour has Jumped approximately 81
a barrel within five weeks, keeping
time with the advance of wheat and
corn.
Prices for Amerlcsn wheat have
gone up 30c and Canadian wheat 42e
a bushel since June 12, when the sd
vnnee began.
Its peak since May, 1922. From an
j average of 20,000,000 bushels of grain
■ a day, as the extent of trading, this
week found the "pit” handling 110,
000.000 bushels s day. Sixty nine mil
Hon hushele of this amount were In
wheat for future delivery.
B. W Snow of the Orange Judd
Farmer. In commenting on the situa
tion, today declared:
"The farmer Is actually getting a
good shars of the profit, especially
on wheat, and thus finds this advance
Is to his own advantage.
"The edvance comes at a time when
the farmer happens to hsv# a greet
surplus of grstn to dispose of. He
has his winter wheat Just harvested
and a good supply of corn In many
cases Thus he now Is getting rid of
very large quantities of grain at very
high prices."
LABOR REGIME
MEETS DEFEAT
London, July 18.—The labor gov
ernment of Premier Ramsay Mac
Donald was defeated In the house
of commons today by an adverse
vote of 171 to 149.
Turkey Threaten* Break
With Soviet Government
By I nlt erMl Hervlfu.
Berlin, July 18,—The Turkish gov
eminent, according to a dispatch
from Constantinople, lias notified the
Soviet government at Moscow that
Turkey will break diplomatic rela
tlons with Russia unless ths latter
promptly ceases Its communistic
propaganda In Turkey.
A Russian military attache and the
Rusalan cnneul at Angora are report
ed to have been arrested, charged
with espionage end spreading proga
gsnda.
Hanihara Sail* for Japan.
8nn Frnnclaco, July 1# Mnnanuo
Hunlhnra, Japaneae amhaniador to
lhi* United Staton, aulled for Ynkn
Hama today on the l,nyo Klaen
Kalsha liner Korea Marti.
Navy Air Giant
Will Cruise to
Pacific Coast
Shenandoah to Participate in
Fleet Maneuvers in West
After Operations on
Atlantic.
Washington, July IS.—A cruise of
the navy dirigible Shenandoah from
l^akehurst, N. J., to the Pacific coast
for maneuver! with the battleship
fleet and subsequent return to Its
hanger In New Jersey wni announced
today by the Navy department In
a tentative schedule for the airship's
operations from August 1 to next
February.
The schedule calls for the return
of the airship from operations with
the Atlantic scouting fleet to T.ake
hurst November 7. The remainder of
that month will be spent In over
hauling the Shenandoah preparatory
to the transcontinental trip and ope
rations with the battle fleet of the
Pacific during January and Fehruary
next year.
Beginning August 1, the Rhenan
doah will start lta first actual experi
ments with the fuel ship Patoka.
which haa been equipped with a
mooring mast These tests will he held
with the Patoka acting as a mobile
haa* In Narragansett hay and waters
of Ixtng Island sound. New York.
THREE CHILDREN 1
BURN TO DEATH
Ironton, O., July 18.—Amy, 12;
I.lndsay, 10, and Cornelia Barber, 8,
children of Albert Barber of Coal
Grove, O., a suburb of Ironton, were
burned to death In a fire which de
stroyed their home early today. Mr.
and Mrs. Barber and the youngeet
child, Maxine, 6., were saved, though
all were painfully burned.
AFFIDAVITS BARE
BOMB CONSPIRACY
Providence. R L. July 18.—The
Providence News will say today that
Governor Flynn and Assistant At
torney General George Hurley have
obtained affidavits alleging to reveal
a conspiracy through which the gas
bomb was placed In the senate rham
ber recently, causing sickness to sev
eral members.
I,a Follotti* on Railnt.
Charleston, W. Va , July 18.- The
controversy among local political
leadera to to whether Santnr R M
la Follette, Independent presidential
candidate, can get Ills name on the
1 .allot In West Virginia, was decided
today In favor of the Wisconsin sen
ator. when Secretary nf State Houe
ton O. Young, who has the final say
In the matter, announced that the
way was open.
Married in Lmmril Rluff*.
Th* following paraona obtained m*r
rla** lb antra In Council Hluff* yaatri -
d*> :
Nam* R*a|«1*n< • Ago
Hnhbtn*. Omihi.,21
«ila T\* Young, Omaha .1 »*
! Vnl U Mopptr Council Hluff*. 4»*
Martha l'i<\|», Cnundl Hluff*. S»
Hartvlg W .fanpan Oiftnha H
Mota LIlfgaiMi, Omaha . . ... IV
llail*y Hloan. Tarkio Mo . "I
MllUrnd Wlh on. Tarkio. Mo . 1 *
V. 1C 4 NobaraalL i*m*h« . 33
t'larlc* Kune*, Omaha .II
Globe Flyer
Safe on Isle
in Pacific
i
A. Stuart MacLaren and Com
panions, Lost Three Days,
Sighted hy
Steamer.
Rescued by Destroyer
London, July 18.—A. Stuart Mac
Laren, British round-the-world flyer,
who has been missing nearly three
days on a flight from Tetorofu Island
to Paramashlru, In the Kuriles
islands, was found at Iturup Island
this morning, according to a dispatch
from Tokio.
The flyer and three companions had
been missing since Tuesday. They
hopped off early that morning on
the 450-mlle jump and should have
arrived at Paramashlru about noon.
The happiest person In England to
day was Mrs. Stuart MacLaren, the
flyer's wife. She had scarcely slept
since Tuesday, when the first word
came that the British plane was over
due.
Iturup is the largest Island in the
Kuriles. Its northern tip Is about
400 miles from Paramashuri, indi
cating that some trouble must have
forced him down early in the flight.
The message from Tokio brought no
details. It merely stated a passing
ship had sighted the plane. A Jap- ;
anese destroyer is proceeding to
Iturup.
While the first dispatches did not
mention MacLaren's companions, it
was announced here they, too, were
safe. They are Flying Officer W. N.
Fiendereltti. Sergeant-Engineer R. H.
Andrews and Col. L. G. Brooms.
Tokio. July 18.—A. Stuart Mac
Laren. British round the-world flyer,
was rescued early this morning by a
Japanese destroyer, several of which
had been searching for him since his
disappearance, three days previ
ously.
First reports to the British enjhassy
and Japanese navy department did j
not state whether the British round
the-world plane had been wrecked in
its landing In Turu bay, whe: the
destroyer found the fliers, but of
ficials said they beHeved both plane
and filers were safe.
CAPITOL PLANS
AGREEMENT MADE
Lincoln, July IS.—Th* eapltol com
mission has mad# a tentative agree
ment with the representatives of the
Goodhue architectural firm and rep
resentative* of th# Goodhue estate,
relative to the completion of plans
and supervision on the new eapltol.
To date the state has paid to Good
hue *247,183 99. There is admittedly
due to Mrs. Goodhue *32,816. The
agreement Is to the effect that the
architectural firm la to complete all
plana and aupervlae construction to
completion for *80.000, to he paid In
Installments. This does not Include
plans for the heating plant or super
vision of Installation. The eapltol
commission say« this tentative agree
ment la satisfactory to both sides and
undoubtedly will be signed.
It changes the planning and super
vising from a percentage to a flat
basis. and th# commission asserts it
will save th# state about *75,000.
AMSTERDAM GALE
TAKES TOLL OF 11
London, July 18.—A violent gale Is
sweeping over Amsterdam and 11
live# have been loaf, said a dispatch
today from Amsterdam. The victims
were flsheunea whose boats sunk or
capslred when the storm w hipped the
sea Into a fury.
There was considerable property
damage and all air service has been
•uapended, the dlapatch Mid.
7 PERSONS DIE
IN PARK BRAWL
By A «*«1 Fr*M.
Lisbon. July IS.— Four guards, one
soldier, one woman and one police
officer were killed yesterday in a fight
which broke out In Kdward VII park
after a policeman bad reprimanded a
soldier for speaking Improperly to a
woman fishmonger.
Delia Defends Socialists*
Failure to Selcet Tieket
Chicago, III,, July IS.—Flugene V
Debs, veteran leader In the socialist
party, from th# sanitarium In which
ha Is confined near here, today Issued
a public statement. In ths form of an
open letter to the party, accepting the
nomination of the recent Cleveland |
convention as national chairman.
The letter was a defense of the ac j
It n of the conv ention In falling to j
! nominate a socialist ticket for the!
I fall campaign.
CHINESE STRIKE
GROWING SERIOUS
By Associated Preas.
Canton, July 18.—Th* strike of
Chinese employed as domestics by
foreign householders and In a va
riety of capacities by forei^i firms In
Shameen, the chief foreign quarter*
here, is assuming a more serious
aspect. Twenty-six unions now have
allied themselves with the efforts of
the Shameen employes to have re
pealed British consular restriction*
on their entry and departure from the
foreign quarter. The cargo boatmen
and shipping coolies. Important
unions in this port city, are to Join
the strike, it Is said.
Threats have been made to sailors
on vessels under foreign registry with
ths object of cutting off the supplies
of foreigners on the Island.
Platte Valley in
Flood Following
Heavy Downpour
Hail Beat,* Dawn Grain Fields,
Causing Thousands of
Dollars Damage—
Roads Washed Out.
Rain fall was general over Ne
braska Thursday night. Heavy pre
clpitation was reported In the south
central portion, according to Meteor
ologist M. V Robins.
Three and 45 hundredths Inches of
rain fell at Grand Island, 2.55 at
Holdrege, 2.15 at Hastings, 135 at'
Culbertson, 1.18 at Fairmont, 1.03 at
Columbus, .85 at Broken Bow, .77 at j
North Loupe and .79 at Falrbury
Only .01 Inches had fallen in Omaha
at 7 Friday morning. A light driz
zling rain fell throughout the morn
lng.
Temperature fell to *5 degrees dur
ing the night.
By Aaeoctated Prep*.
Kearney. Neb.. July IS.—The
Platte valley experienced one of the
heaviest rains in years yesterday,
last night and early today. Flood con
ditions developed in some localities
and it is feared that roads were badly
washed out. Some of the hlghwayge
were closed to travel. Kearney had
two Inches of rain, Lexington, four
and one fourth inches; Gibbon, four
and one half Inches; Sumner, five
inches, and Oconto, six inches.
Grand Island, Neb., July IS.—An
unusually heavy rain fell here dur
ing the night. By 7 o'clock this morn
ing the gauges measured 1 45 Inches,
and the steady fall, unaccompanied
by wind, hail or lightning, la con
tlnulng.
Reports from Ravenna show a fail
of live Inches there, with two Bur
lirgton passenger trains held up sr\
eral hours because of the unsafe
tfhek conditions.
Reports received here show one inch
at St. Paul,-Neb ; 2:75 at Wood River,
1.71 at Ponophan, S at Aurora and
4 0* at Centra! City. The rain ex
tended to the Colorado line.
Columbus. Neb., July 1*.—Many
thousands of dollars of damage was
wrought to growing corn and oats
and to wheat in the process of har
vest by a severe hailstorm which
swept throttgh the extreme western
part of Platt# county, and eastern
comer of Nance and across the Platte
into Polk county.
Wymore, Neb.. July IS.—A severe
wind storm struck Wyinors and vi
cinity early Thursday morning tweak
ing down many treea and doing some
dsmage to property. Several telegraph
poles were broken off north of Blue
Springs. According to railway reports
three Inches of rain and some hall
did considerable damage In the
Chester vicinity. An Inch of rain and
hail in 20 minutea is reported west of
Guide Rock with damage to crops.
Many, trees were blown dow n and all
rroaa country wires prostrated. Four
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Rurlington Train Kills
Team of Draft Horses
Preston, Neb., July IS.—A valuable
team of draft horses was killed and
a wagon smashed, and the IS ye*r-old
son of J A Williams of this place
narrowly escaped death when the rig
was struck by eastbound Burlington
fast train No. 42 near here Wednes
day evening The hoy had been help
ing the father mow weeds and cut
hay along the railway tracks and
when he started to drive home he
became confused on the tracks ahead
of the mahlng passenger train and
tried to hack the team up.
For 14 hours aedint ? p. m July 1*:
rre.-lpstsUv-h InoC.ei and Hundredth#
Tut si. it: total one January l, 17 7*
tiaflelsncy. 14
Hourly Temperatures.
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Shot in Own
Defense, He
Tells Police
Movie Operator Claims He
Fired After Tony Vene
ziano, Victim, Wounded
Him in Arm.
Argument Causes Affray
After hours of questioning, Phillip
Blackwood, 1806 South Sixty-second
street, picture operator at the Mus*
theater, confessed last night that he
fired the shot that killed Tony Vene
ziano, 1910 South Tenth street.
Venezlano died In St. Joseph hoe
pltal at 8:30 Friday morning, eight
hours after he had been brought there
by two men who did not give their
narfles.
Blackwood, In his confession, de
Clares that he shot In self-defense
after he had been attacked and shot
in the arm by Abe Cirlan. 1014 8outh
Twenty-fourth street.
He declares that he went to the Ik*
Payne soft drink parlor at the corner
of Twenty-second street and Popple
ton avenue early Thursday morning.
There he found some friends and was
given several drinks, he said. There
were several musicians In the party
and, after a time, they moved out to "
the sidewalk where a dance started.
Remarks Wart Argument.
Blackwood, as he danced, noticed
Cirlan looking on. He went up to
him, he declares, and asked why he
did not Join the others on the side
walk. Cirlan told him that he could
not dance, to which Blackwood re
plied that he, also, was unable to
dance, but that did not prevent his
joining the crowd.
At these remarks, the confession
states. Cirlan took offense and an
argument followed. Nothing came of
it, however, and Blackwood was per
mitted to start for home unmolested.
Upton arrival there he decided that
he wanted one more drink before go
ing to bed, and returned to the Twen
tv-second street and Poppleton ave
nue district, he said.
The places to which he went to
purchase liquor being closed, he tvent
to Payne’s place, believing that Cirlan
would no longer be there. However,
the first person he saw was Cirlan.
who reminded him that he had or
dered him away from the corner and
that he meant what he said.
Carries Gun for Protection.
Blsckwood was carrying a .38-call
her revolver, which he purchased, he
declare#, as protection against bandits
who have been terrorizing motorists
on the county highways.
Cirlan s threats, Blackwood says,
were punctuated by a shoae ml then
by a shot • h,eb struck Blackwood In
the arm. he sound of the shot
a crowd r\ >. from Payne's and
closed In ot 1 *; Ir self-defense, he
drew hts i \ . fired and shot
Venezlano. t <x ion state*.
Numerous 1 * h- ! for Investi
gation In conn crime,
declare that B, a strug
gling with Venex. kwood
shot the mar. and l._ '"v "mig.
gle, shot himself.
FORD MEN GIVEN
COOLIDGE PHOTOS
Detroit, July IS.—Large sired photo
graphs of President Coolidge hav*
; been sent from the Dearborn cf,e«t
1 of the Ford Motor company to si’
Ford dealers !n the United States It
was learned today. Company offi
otala are emphatic in declaring thet
no Influence whatever will be brought
: to bear upon dealera to have them
surport the Coolidge campaign.
MAYOR FINED $10
ON SPEED CHARGE
Knoxville, Tenn , July IS,—Mayor
Merton was fined Jib on a charge of
1 speeding tn municipal court today,
j The mayor paid the fine.
"They all look alike." said Judge
Bob” Williams In assessing the fin*
"That s ih* way to do it," said th
' mayor; "play no favorites
Failure of Rill Permits
N. P. to equire More I.aud
Washington, July lv—The North
1 ern Pacific railroad will hea bis to
j continue its policy of acquiring pub
I lio lands in the northwest until eon
! press reconvenes in December. N>
i cause of the failure cf the general
j deficiency bill at the last session cf
congtess. it was learned today.
In the meantime, the forestry serv.
ice is much concerned over the fats
of some 1,060.006 seres of forest lands
adjoining ths lines cf the Northern
| Pacific extending from Wisconsin to
i ihe Pacific, claimed by the Northern
[ Pacific as inclusive In its grant.
More Postal llrrk< Hirod.
Washington, July 1?.—Ths Posted
: flee department today announced that
[ Postmaster General New and ant her
11red the appointment of 16b new
[clerks in the New York postoffice:
!f# in the law Angeles post office and
-0 in the St 1 ,ou.s post of fiee.
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