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, % ~ t _ t WEATHER_FORECAST TT T? \ TJ A A/IY^D XTTXT C* THOUGHT FOR THE DAY jessst™m,,oh rhji"te ,n A lll> WlVlr\Jtl/\ 1\1Urvi\ ll\Or IlJCjS-j - ~ too eager to get a living, to be willing CITY EDITION ■ .— g.-r-1-Ti—mma MM.t ; , ■ .=g====^=- ■■■■■-: .--.-isj--" to atop to Hve.—OegOOd. __ __ VOL. 54. NO. 34. OMAHA, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1924. •' TWO CENTS" - 10 DIE AS FAST TRAIN HITS TRUCK . - -— — Boys Joke Tale of Franks Death Told Unmoved as 1 Parents of Victim Sob Leopold and Loeb Hear Sor rowing Mother and Father Identify Clothing of Slain Son. Death Demand Made By Associated Press. Chicago, July 23.—Nathan Leopold, Jr, and Richard Loeb faced the sor rowing parents of their boy victim today at the bar of justice. They watched them on Ihe witness itand as they told with tear-molst eyes the story of their son’s disap pearance and heard sob-choked voices whisper affirmative answers to the State’s profferred exhibits of the little fellow’s clothing. Leopold, motionless, and with an expression of only casual Interest on his features, watched the mother of young Robert Franks with scarcely the blinking of an eye. Loeb Shows Reaction. Loeb, his companion, gave little out Ward sign of perturbation. Throughout the day, however, Loeb showed some reaction to the proceed ings. He came Into court with eyes rtaring and jaw pendulous and fre quently licked his lips or picked at threads on his sleeves. Loeb leaned forward In hie chair. Leopold slouched down on his shoul der blades. The two young Intellectuals, whoge academic achievements branded them In their university standings as en dowed geniuses, were In court today In the first day's hearing before Judge Oaverly, chief justice of Cook county, in tho somewhat unorthodox legal proceedings which are to determine the fate of the confessed slayers. '• Facing the state’s attorney. Robert K. Crowe, with fixed eyes as he styled their crime the "most cruel, cowardly and dastardly murder ever committed In the history of American jurisprud ence," the 19-year-old defendants ap parently found mental stimulus in the oratorical effort of the prosecutor. Leave Court Jauntily. “In a brief pause which followed this climax in Mr. Crowe’s opening statement, the defendants whispered to each other words afterwards des cribed by Loeb as ’really funny.’ After hearing a detailed recital of their carefully laid plans, their ex ecution and the finding of the nude body of their 14-year-old victim In a water-filled culvert beneath a rail raod crossing in a desolats outlying section, once described by Leopold as an Ideal spot for ornithollglcal field work, the young defentants left the court room jauntily. As they entered an elevator to return to their guarded cells, they laughed audibly at each other’s twittlngs. t ’fhe proceedings are designed to in form the court exaepy on tlw evidence in the case, to assist him in fixing a just sentence. Formal pleas of guilty to two in dictments for kidnapping for ransom, and for first degree murder were en tered Monday, reversing previous pleas of not guilty. Today, in firm voices the youths once mord affirmed L* their pleas of guilty. Their fats now rests, in the language of Clarence Darraw, chief councel for the defense, on “the mercy of ths court.” Death Demanded Twice. Both prisoners were pointed out In court today by various witnesses as principals In activities described by the state’s attorney In his two hour opening presentation, as the exe cution of their carefully laid plans for their crime. Twice during the day did the state’s attorney demand the death penalty for the boys—ones In the "name ot the parenthood and the childhood of the state” In hla opening statement. Again It was determined late in the day when the defense tried to shorten the testimony and Mr. Crow# said he needed It to support his request for n death sentence. The defense strategy was almost cryptic. There was but a brief re (Turn to Pase Two, Coldmn Seven.) -——-——————-—— We Have With Us Today John Elmer Ferguson. Houston, Tex.. Presbyterian Pastor. Rev. Mr. Ferguson Is pastor of the Central Presbyterian church of Houa tton, the leadtng "north" Presbyterian church of that city. On the Invitation of a committee seeking a new pastot for the Westminister Presbyterian church of Omaha ho prenched her* last. Sunday, and the committee It .eager to obtain his services as pastTn here. , Born in Tennessee and educated si tlnlverslty of Texas, and the Me Cormlck theological seminary in Chi cago, Rev. Mr. Ferguson haa gainer an enviable reputation for hla devo tlon to religious work. He has a wlf< gnd one baby. f )- ^ -*3* The Farmers A .«V'.e\# the Mon ' -Vs' Corn receipts at the .naha Grain exchange Wednesday were 33 cars and wheat receipts >30 cars, com pared to 72 cars of 'corn and 70 cars of wheat on the correspond ing day a year ago. No. 3 hard wheat sold for $1.28 and No. 3 yellow corn for $1.04. On the corresponding day In 1923 No. 3 hard wheat sold for 92 cents and No. 2 yellow corn for from 82 to 82^ cents. \__t Youthful Bandit Confesses to 10 Road Robberies Toured Highways in Search of Spooners, He Tells Police — Companion Admits Two Holdups. Breaking down under rigid ques tioning, John B. Buckles, 19, 1618 Clark street, and J. E. Coughlin, 26, 1426 North Eighteenth street, ad mitted road robberies extending over the past three weeks to Omaha police early Wednesday morning. The pair was arrested Tuesday night as the bandits who robbed Louis Dredla, 1941 South Fifteenth street. Admits Eight Holdups. Buckles has admitted 10 hold ups, according to Omaha police. He declared that Tuesday night waa the first tlma that Coughlin had ‘‘work ed” with him, however. Confronted with Bucklea’ statement, Coughlin admitted hla part In the robbery of Dredla and of Guy Kelley, 1809 Cap Itol avenue, earlier In the evening. Buckles told detectives that he was alone in three of the robberies he ad mits. He Is giving information that will lead to further arrests, say police. “Eight dollars was the most I got In any robbery except those last night," declared Buckles. Chief of Detectives Ben Danbaum stated that he believed Buckles’ rob beries Involved $1,000 properyr loss. In their statements the two prison ers described how they toured the roads about Omaha Tuesday night In search of auto spooners. They said in part: Flees from Fight. "Let's go out and pick up a few spooners," Buckles remarked Tues day evening to Coughlin. "I don't know anything about that game,” replied Coughlin. "I’ll show you." "All right. I’ll take a chance." The pair met their first petting party parked on the road near Lake view park. "Buckles gave me the gun «nd told me to stick them up," said Coughlin. "But the fellow put up a fight and I ran baejt to the car.” "Well, yoil're sure greenhorn ban dits,” Helen McLaughlin told Buckles Wednesday morning. "I had $15." "I’m glad I didn't 'know,” returned Buckles. "It wouldn’t have done me ar.y good.” ’ Gee, but you were nervous.” de dared the girl. “They’ll give me about two years to collect my nerves In, sister,” the bandit grinned. Buckles snd Coughlin claim the Derdla stlckup netted them but 67 cents. The pair was on the- way home, having’found a scarcity of spooners, when they observed Kelley waiting for a ear at Twenty-fourth street and Kansas avenue. They then robbed him, they say, of $24 and his watch. Too Many Clgarets. "Well this will pay for the car. We can go out again some other night,” said Bucklea as they sped toward town. ' “Not me," declared Couglln. "I’ve had enough thrills out of this game." Buckles Is pleading with police that Harry, his younger brother, was not a partner to any of his robberies, “He was with me In tbs car one night but he didn’t know what I was doing,” he said. Gage Farmers Getting High Prices for Wheat Beatrice, Neb., July 23.—Threshing operations were resumed In some sections of the county after a delay of a week on account of wet weather. If conditions are favorable much of the wheat crop will be marked with in the next week at the prevailing high prices, more than $1 ft bushel. J. J. Holmbeck, Hying northeast of Beatrice, reports a yield of 24 bush els to the acre and oats at the farm of the state Institution east of the city yielded as high as R5 bushels to the acre. Frank Osman, farmer, living east of the city, sold 1.2R0 bushels of wheat from his RO acre field -it 11.02 a bushel, realizing a good prof't. Missing Ysnitli Located. Newcastle, Neb, July 23.—M I. Dougherty, who disappeared from his home In the Dally community several miles southwest of here, the middle of Inst week, has been located at Sloan, la., where he had gons to visit relatives without saying anything «4>cut it to his parents. 00-=> *1" 5mahatoBe in Center of Air Routes High Postal Official Says This City Holds Logical Place in Future Chan nel Network. Urge More Air Mail Use Omaha as the center of a network of air mall channels extending In all directions to Important cdtles was pictured by Col. Paul Henderson, sec ond assistant pastmaster general of the United SUtes In a talk before the Chamber of Commerce Wednes day noon. Colonel Henderson was Introduced by Ford E. Hovey, chairman, execu tive committee of the Chamber of Commerce, who presided at the lunch eon. He was preceded on the floor by Postmaster Charles E, Black and Carl F. Egge, superintendent of the sir mail service. The speaker first dealt with the enormous extent of postal business. "The United States postofflce de partment is handling 1,300,000 parcels annually by parcels post, although that service is but ten ^ears old," said Colonel Henderson. "Ths postofflce department service costs 3*13,000,000 a year. Postage defrays all but $25, 000,000 of the expenditures. The only postofflce department In the world which is not self supporting. Many foreign mail departments are money makers. "Veto Was Wise Move" "Recently Congress passed a bill providing .for the Increase of the sal aries of 300,000 persons employed In the postofflce department by 3*7, 000,000 although there was no appro priation to meet the expense. A cour ageous little fellow In the White House vetoed It on that ground. It was a wise move, but It took cour age. “The air mall annual budget Is $2,000,000. Since the day and night servidfe was Instituted July 1, 94 per cent of the air service has been on schedule In spite of severe storms vrhich have clung about the plains region. "The $2,000 dally Income Is not as much as I might wish. I should like a Ally business of $5,000, but I am not complaining. The rail mall habit It strong and It will take time to educate business men to the advan tages of air mall service. “I ean forsee no end of air mall service In the next ten years. Our pilots fly and make landings as safe ly In the night aa In the daylight Nocturnal plane service should con nect any town from $00 to 1400 miles apart. Omaha could success fully Inaugurate a nightly mall serv ice with New Orleans. Omaha Should Be Center. "Within in years, 15.000 miles of air mall channels should be in op eration in the United States. Omaha and Chicago should become the cen ter* of such an air system, for the railroads followed the trails and the air routes will follow the railroads. "The present success of the service is due to Superintendent Cart F. Egge and the 43 pilots who take the dally risk. "I personally, prefer fhs hors* and buggy age. but ths United States can not aasume second place In aerial de velopment." John T.. Kennedy, president. United Slates Nntlonal Rank, also expressed himself as favoring the “horse and buggy” age, "Rut the United States must lead In the air,” he declared. "The air mall service is more Important than people realize. It is more Important than ths rail mall service end has great possibllltlee. By the shortening of distances It will wield a great In fluence In the development of civil! zatlon.” Missionary Society Hears Talk by Ministers’ Wife Humboldt, N«b., duly 23.—Mission ary society of the Find Presbyter Inn cfbiroh of this <ity held » specfhl meeting Tuesday, at which Mrs. 8 S. Hllsrhar, wife of ttev. 8 fi. Hllschet of Lincoln, delivered the principal address. Forty women from the Presbyterian church at Table TlocK v/era guests on this occasion. Married in Council Bluffs. Th* following p.mnn. nhtutn.fl mtr rings licenses 1n Council Bluff* yaaterdnv W H Rod well, Oakland. In.JJ lne» linger*. Oakland, in....... Aea Fny. Omaha . F.mily Awnboda, Omnha .. C IT Ellsworth. FI Pane, Tex ..... I.nttln Cartwright, Hellsvue, Neb .... m W’nlte^l.iiebe., Omnha . JJ lintel Swelnner, Omaha .1S John Roclt, nmnhn ..-SI Lillie Kcx’h, Council Bluff*.. <»ncar Hllbranse, I^Sf. Neb .•••• *7 Ruth Co u It a*, he* Molnta. la. .*•••••• .11 June* Gray. Omaha ..IS Helen June*. Omaha .. i'S Ckrla Grail, Oeetna. Nnb.17 Meri* Vom, Omnha ..II John VCraka. IJnwnod, Nsh..If fctnrte He<ll*o*k, Hruno, Nnb........... 11 Tony Salerno, Omaha . II JUUaUtlb Aufllno, urnaha H * Endres Blames Hitchcock and Mullen for Jail Feeding Attack "I guess Mullen and Hitchcock are taking this method to get even with me because I didn’t do what they wanted at the New York conven tion.” said Sheriff Mike Endres Wed nesday, commenting on a renewed movement to get a bill through the legislature to take the Jail feeding from the sheriff and give It to the county. i "Yes,, they were pretty sore be cause I never voted for McAdoo,” continued the sheriff. "I voted for nearly everybody except McAdoo and Smith. I knew neither one could be elected. "Well, If they want to take their spite out on me this way, let them do It. I took care of myself when the bill was up In the last legislature, and I can do It again. I'll beat them. Watch me. They've been getting beaten pretty regularly of late." The sheriff admitted that he does "make a little” on feeding the prls Coolidge (Jets Good News From States in West Iowa to Go Republican, Ver non Hague Declares—Pres ident to Carry West Vir ginia, Sutherland Says. _________ Bj Universal Berries. Washington. July 28.—Cheering news from Important states of the middle west was brought to President Coolidge at the White House today by republican leaders. k Former Senator Sutherland of West Virginia expressed confidence that his state, the home of John W. Davis, democratic presidential aspirant, would cast its electoral vote for President Coolidge after a hard fight. Vernon D. Hague of Iowa charac terized as "preposterous" the claim that Senator Da Follette, the progres sive candidate, had even a chance In that state. It was a certainty. Hague said, that Iowa would go for Coolidge. Ohio Safely Republican. Walter F. Brown of Ohio pledged the 24 electoral votes of the late Pres ident Harding's home state to the re publican national candidates. Brown admitted that the Da Fol lette-Wheeler ticket would show con siderable strength In Ohio, but the democrats, he asserted, would be the principal sufferers. The state aa a whole, he said, was safely republican The resources of the anti-republi cans, according to Brown, lay In cer tain of the Industrial centers of the state. In these localities, he main tained, the progressive ticket would cut heavily into the normal demo cratic vote, thus Improving the si ready roseate prospects for a sweep ing republican victory. Iowa In Coolidge Column. The 13 electoral votes of Iowa will be found in the republican column In November, according to Hague. Hague called at the White House pn his way to New Ir'nrk City, where he will confer with former Repreaenta tive Hicks, manager of eastern na tional campaign headf^uartera. The Towa leader asserted that Senator Brookhnrt did not represent the real wishes of the state. Brookhart'a fall ure to endorse President Coolidge. he said, would have little effect on the outcome of the election. Senator Curtis of Kansas, republl can whip In the upper house, and James B. Reynolds, In chnrgs of re publican headquarters ih the national capital, also discussed politics with th" president at the White House today. Japan Will Not Make War On U. S., Traveler's Belief Hartlngton, Neb., July 2*.—Giving an account of hla trip through the orient to guests at tha home of H. E. Burkett here, H. A. Evens of Sioux City, la., who recently re turned from the old world, declared “Japan will not declare war ngnlnst (he United States because of the ex elusion act,” Japan, ha said, has been crippled financially by the recent de structlva earthquake and In no way <s In condition to equip and trnns port an army. Mr. Evans spent some time In the Philippine Islands, snd Is convinced the people of those Islands are by no means ready for Independence, Mr, Kvana said that an unatahla government, civil wars, famines and other causes hav\ disrupted China politically and It I* In a stale of tur moil. York Pnstnffirc to Bo Opon 12 Hours Sundays Vork, July 2.1 - Major Iloldermnn, new pnatmnaU'r. haa made a new rul log In record to the Sunday hours si the Vork i>ostoff|ce The office will remain open from 7:30 In Ihr morning till 7:30 In the evening, In atead of ctnalng at 10 In tha morning and opening again for a short time In tha evening. This will give greater opportunity for patrons to visit the lobby to deposit mail and tq gat thalr mall from tha boxes. oners in the county Jail. County Clerk Dewey produced the figures for 1923, which show that the sheriff re ceived $23,141 for feeding county prisoners, $8,164.60 for feeding state prisoners, $7,941 for feeding federal prisoners, and $253.50 for feeding foreign prisoners. It totals 205,129 meals, for which the sheriff received $39,500.80. What his profit was no body outslA of his office can tell positively. "But,’’ said a county commission er, “at the county farm we serve wonderful meals at a cost of a little under 10 cents each. The meals served by the sheriff must eost him much less. , “We serve the same number of meals at the county farm for $20, 105.52. The sheriff received $39,600. 80. Figure it up.” An official in the county clerk's of fice estimated the sheriff's income from mileage and fees at $600 a month. His salary is $333.33 a month. Canada Black Rust Adds Millions to U. S. Crop Values Wheat Prices Jump 8 Cents Upon Reports From North •—Other Grains Follow. Chicago, July 28.—Black ruat,' threatening to wreck much of what haa been left of the drouth-etrlcken Canadian wheat crop, added many millions of dollars today to the specu lative value of farm products In the United States. Roughly, almost 8 cents a bushel. Such increase of price within 24 hours for about 'he entire wheat production of this country was shown by the action of the Chicago market. Prices for corn, oate, rye and pro visions followed wheat upward and closed with big galna Both In giant volume of trading and degree of ex citement In the pita, aa well as In steep climbing of values, the day on the board of trade here rivaled crucial occasions of the world war. Bernard W. Snow, former assistant secretary of agriculture, sent the news from Winnipeg that set the markets here aflame. Mr. Snow is widely known as one of the leading authorities of the United States on crop conditions, and the fact that he telegraphed personally, saying wide spread black rust Infection had de veloped In Manitoba, came with thunderbolt effect to the wheat trade. R. O, Cromwell. R. W. Klnyon and Georgs M Recount were largely re sponsible for part of the day’s ad vance in the tvheat market. Each of these men are seasoned crop experts, and all of them sent dispatches early In the day Indicating that drouth con ditions In Canada had heretofore been underestimated. Mr. Ijecount figured that owing to drouth the crop In the province of Alberta this year would total only 40.000,000 bushels, as op posed to fast year's aggregate of 16G, 000,000 bushels. PORTLAND UNION STOCKYARDS BURN Portland, Ore., July 28.—'The Port land Union Stockyards, owned hy Swift A Co., caught on fire here this afternoon. The flames spread to the Pacific International Rlvestcck exposi tion building. . All available city fire apparatus was sent to the Kenton district in which the stockyards are located. The flro flghtera were ham|«ered In reaching the fire, by a wall of flames across the only available rhad to the stockyards. The loss on the pavilion was estl mated at $580,000 *nd It was stated that the total loss at the stockvarda would probably mount to about $700, 000. Curious Old Coins Owned by Nebraskans Brought to Light Randolpti, Nob., July 13.—Publico tlon about an old American dollar owned by Carl Hinge of Hartlngton has brought to light many curious pieces of money In northeast Ne braska. Z. L. Houghn of Randolph owns a rar« and valuable American half dollar, dated 180R and apparently made by fusing together two thin pieces of metal. Mr. Roughn also has an American quarter coined In 1831, an American J(1 cent piece, a half cent piece and other coins which have been out of circulation for many years. Perry Jarvis of Carroll has a col lection of old coins, the oldest being ft foreign coin, dated 1 ”74. F. M. \\ ai htler of Harttngton hns an old Herman coin, bearing dale 1705, which was found by Mr. Wnehllpi a father when the former’s grandfather was digging’ a cellar at hi* home fn Baiony. It I* a silver piece worn thin and much of the let tering has been obliterated On one side of the ooln appears a coat-of arm* Mr Wachtler has refused an offer of 335 tor the treasured piece. I Hopkins in Race to Stay, Say Friends Omaha Commissioner Tosses Hat in Ring—Norton Statement Fails to Catch Standpatters. Delegates All at Sea (BILLETIN’.) Lincoln. July 23.—A movement was started this evening with view to switching J. J. Thomas of Seward from race for senator to race for gov ernor, making Kenneth McDonald the candidate for senator. Thomas had not made appearance at a late hour, but la expected some time tonight. McDonald has several supporters In committee as candidate for governor, and two or three of the mhave ex pressed willingness to support Thomas if both are willing to have the switch made. Special DUpatrh to The Omaha Bee. k Lincoln, July 23.—Democratic poli ticians gathered here tonight on the eve of the meeting of the state cen tral committee tomorrow to select a candidate for governor to succeed Governor Bryan, admitted It waa a gamble who would win the nomina tion. The J. N. Norton atatementa Issued In the afternoon to the effect that If selected Norton would support Davis for president aa well a* Bryan for vice president failed to win the stand- j pat democratic element as Norton I followers hoped. The fact that Nor- j ton failed to commit himself on ; whether, or not, he would accept the La Follette convention endorse ment aroused suspicion that the state ment waa nothing except a vote catch ing Instrument to fool the Fimon pure democrats. Thers waa a persistent rumor that In event Norton couldn’t win on the first ballot, the Bryan men will desert him and turn to K. C. Knudson, one of the governor's "yard sticks." * or C. M. Skiles of David City, another well known Bryan man. Both of these men received honorable mention In hotel lobbies from Tom Allen, slate chairman and brother ln-law of the Bryan boys. Knudson EleglMe. Says Allen. “Despite reports to the effect that under the law Knudson cannot be a candidate because he holds an office under the code form of government I hav» information to the effect he can enter the race legally,” Allen said. "What we want le a winner, a man who can capture the progressive vote.” John H. Hopkins of Omaha was the first avowed candidate to appear in the hotel lobbies John Morlarity of Omaha and other friends of the Oma I ha city commissioner stated emphatl tally that Hopkins was In the race. As to whether or not Hopkins would ' permit his name to be placed in i nomination has been a matter of con ! Jecture until today. Certain politicians looked for much the same deadlock between Hopkins and Norton In the early balloting as thsre was between MrAdoo anft Smith at New York. In that event the Mullen Hltrhock forree are expected to get behind Dan Stephens of Fre mont first, and Kenneth McDonald of Bridgeport If Stephens falls. Bryan Has Busy Hay. Governor Bryan, who selilhm misses an opportunity to talk to newspaper men, was extraordinarily busy today attending a meeting of the state loard of equalisation. Newspaper men who had seen the governor leave more Important meetings than the one held today to talk to them by the hour couldn't refrain from a smile when It wm announced at hia office that he couldn’t be Interrupted to talk about the gubernatorial situation. Members of the state committee with few exceptions were late arriv ing. F H, Eastman of Franklin, as serted that th* flrat choice of demo crats In the republican valley waa J. N. Norton. John Hopkins waa also popular, he asserted. Eastman was called early at the office of Tom Allen. After he left he neglected t« mention the llopklns candidacy again. O'Malley Supporter* Insistent. J. R. McCann of Beatrice declared the democrats of Gage county wanted Dan Ftephens. McCann I* a democrat of the old school who would rather go down to defeat with colors Tvlng than to attempt ot win aid of a third party which has nothing in common with the democratic party. Tom l.annlgan of Greeley county was In the hotel lobbies with former Representative O'Malley, an active, new candldtee for the nomination at hi* *!do. Kannlgan stated that Gree ley county always went democratic and seldom asked for anything "I think now Greeley county haa a right to demand thy nomination,” Ianntgan asserted •’O'Malley 1* everything th# other enndtdatea are and there la no re**on why our county should again b* neglected after Its many yean* of service for denicciacy." 4 Hot? Yes—But Fine for the Com Tea, It was hot. Persplringly so. Soda fountain clerks worked over time. Electric fans did likewise. It was the hottest day of 1*24. Meteorologist M. V. Robins, sweltering in his weather store, found solace in predicting cooler weather for Wednesday night. But the mercury continued to rise. It rose to 95 above zero, giving the thermometers their first real test of the summer, then stopped. But the corn kept right on growing, far into the night. Tou could al most hear it. Charge of Murder Against 2 Bandit Suspects Dropped Prosecutor Abandon! Effort Effort to Convict Kenny and Reimers, but May File Otlipr Allegations. Hazel Lewis ewore positively that Lawrence ("Twin”) Kenny and Wil liam Reimers were two of three men who held up her and Loyd Henry the night of July 14. a mile west of Nine tieth and Pacific street*, and killed Henry. On the stand, at the preliminary hearing of the men in county court Wednesday morning, she repeatedly declared ehe recognized them by their size and voices. When asked by Deputy County At torney Dan Gross, “Would-you be willing to have these men sent to the penitentiary or hanged on your testimony alone?" she replied. "I would." Other similar question* were asked her by Gross and Gene O'Sullivan, counsel for the defense. To all of them she firmly answered that the defendant* were two of the holdups. A recess was then taken, after which the defense asked permission to recall Hazel to the stand. Kenny's twin brother, Clarence, was In the room and the girl's attention was directed to him She asked him ques tions and then asked Lawrence ques tion*. Finally she admitted that "it would be pretty hard to say. They look like twin* to me." After re peated questioning and much hesita tion she admitted she couldn't be posi tive In identification of either man. Gross Makes Motion. Mr. Gross then moved that the charges of first degree murder while attempting to rob be dismissed, but that Reimers and Kenny be sent back to Jail to await Cling of some oUier charges. Judgs Crawford ordered it so. Mr. Gross said it would be impos sible to get a conviction on the sole testimony of Hazel Lewi* and that there are no other witnesses Kenny and Reimers were apparent ly. the most unconcerned men in the crowded courtroom. Well-dressed youth* with shiny hair they are. Cecil Deeds was the first witness He told how he and Lloyd Henry started out In a touring car the eve ning of July 14, picked up Lorena and Hazel Lew;*. 1506 Tates street, at Sixteenth and Caes streets about 9 and then drove to Millard and final l.v came back to the Pacific road a mile west of Ninetieth street where they stopped the car. Deeds and Lorena got out and walked down the road. They witnessed the holdup and slaying from a distance. Lorena Lewis told the sams story as Deeds and could not Identify the men. Hazel Tell* Story. Haz^l. an attractive girl with a boy i*h shingle bob on her black, wavy hair, a black dress with low neck and no sieves, proved a quick and ready witness. Hazel said ehe hsd declined to give a positive Identification at tha cor oner's Inquest becuse the feared vio lence. Threat* had been made against her and her brother, ehe said. A men threatened her brother in Harry's pool hell, she said The county attorney's office Is said to b* in possession of a clue to the real murderers of Lloyd Henry. W ar Souvenirs Presented Hartington Postmaster Hartington. Neb. July ts.—Post master I-outa R Flby, who served In the world war, has been presented with a memento of war day* in the nature of a dugout sign which was sent to J. O. Best* by a Hartington soldier during the ear. The souvenir sign, which was placed over a Ger man dugout during the war. convey* the Informatlozi that there w*» shel ter for 70 men In that dugout. The Weather - . Knr 84 (ion™ antilnp t p m ,(*t* 8* r*<H'iplt«tlon, tnot-aa and Hnn.iro.lth*. . TV'tt, non* total a'n. a an.tat. l 1*44 drft.-i*n.‘(, as llmtrl. Trmpnrnl nrro * » ■* •» 1 p. m. »t> * »• •» M 8 p to . I » m. ♦] « p to IS * » ■ M « p m *4 If ■ ™ >8 I p TO »l t • in .(..a.. M t r> m M i8 OtK» p^a..%4. M « *s ik Smokestack Crash Kills' 4 at Detroit _ « Occupants of Picnic Convey ance Hurled 100 Feet in Grade Crossing Accident —10 Injured. Bodies Badly Mangled OtLk Harbor, O., July 1*—Ten per son* were killed and 10 others wers Injured, some seriously, early tonight, when a New York Central passenger train crashed Into an automobile truck at a grade crossing outside this village. Toledo, O., July 23.—Ten persons are reported killed In a collision be tween a New York Central passenger train and a truck load of picnickers on a grade crossing at Oak Harbor. O.. 20 miles east of here, early to night. The track 1* said to have been re turning with a load of young people from an outing In the woods. Falls t« See Train. Officials here said the driver of the truck left the wheel and looked both ways of the track. A- train was pass ing on the eastbound track, but the driver, whose name was not learned, failed to see the’fast train which was bound for Toledo. . The party was from Attica, O., and was returning from an outing at Locust Point, near Oak Harbor. The train struck the truck squarely In the middle and hurled the occupants more than 100 feet. Some of the bodies are said to hare been mangled almost beyond recognition. Two of the Injured have arrived at a Portington hospital and more are said to be on the way. One of the arrivals ha* been Identified as Miss Sura Huffman, 36. The other is an unidentified boy about 15. Smokestack Kills Four. Detroit, Mich., July 23.—Four per sons are reported to have been killed and several Injured when a large smokestack fell in the downtown district this evening. The stack Is re ported to have struck several auto mobiles when It fell Into a street crowded with automobiles carrying person* to their homes from work. The stack, believed to have been weakened by action of the winds and weather, fell from the roof of the I Charlevoix building, an 11-story I structure. Three of the persons kill- ' i ed were in one automobile parked in | front of the structure. TWO MEN BURNED IN GAS WELL FIRE Fort Colllna. Colo., July 23.—The Mitchell gas well, which came In last Saturday night, caught fir* late to day. The well ha* been Bowing be tween 20.000.000 and 25.000.000 cubic feet of gaa a day. It is located 13 mllee north of here. The fire can be seen from Fort Col lins. The well came In with an esti mated flow of SO.000.000 cubic feet, but had been partly turned off and the flow reduced. The well is owned by the I'nion Oil company of California. Roacoe Fisher and Andrew Fem berg. workmen, were dangerously burned and several other* were less seriously hurt. Fisher and Farnberg were brought to the Fort Collin* hos pital. It Is believed the fire started when a pebble struck the cap, a spaA jigniting the gas. BEATRICE FACES WATER FAMINE Spertal ntspatrh te The Omaha Bee Beatrice. Neb., July II.—Beatrice has faced a water famine the past few days because the city wells north west of town were flooded with muddy water when the blue river overflowed It banks on account of the heav y rains northwest of here. Hundreds of cltIrens are carrying water from wells In buckets. Juga gnd what not. The Paddock hotel, the largest In the city Is being supplied with vrster hauled from tha state farm east of Beatrice. A epeclal elec tion erlll be held here August l lo vote bonds In the Installation of a filtration plant In the river. Cambridge Roy Succumb? to Injnric? Received on Fourth | Cambridge. Neb, July II— Alton* Ogorrolka, a boy, h»s succumbed to Injuries received on July 4. when fire works caught fire In a car In which he waa riding. The car ran into the ditch and all occupant# were thrown out but Ogorsolka, who waa the only one hurt. H* wae severely Irjured about the head and several specialists were called, but they wei e unable to do anything for him. Two Farly Cambridge Settler? Hie Suddenly Cambridge, Neb., July IS —Samuel Brown, teamster, who had lived here for years fell dead Tuesday. 11a was 75 and waa still active Abe Stahl, who homesteaded here, collapsed and died as he waa pre paring lo leave the hospital, where he had an operation for hernia 14 days ago He was a prominent mem ber of the Uvangettoal church sal of the l. o. O. r. Ml I tf" ’-"-^ewgi hiha aa^^Q^^