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^ I—- VOL. 54. NO. 35. OMAHA, FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1924. *TWO CENTS- ‘BSftsa . . J
Boy Slayers
Bunglers,
State Shows
Leopold and Loeb More Mur*
derous Fools Than Murder
ous Fiends, Blood-Stained
Trail Indicates.
20 Witnesses Take Stand
By JAMES WHITTAKER,
I'nlversal Service Staff Correspondent.
Chicago, July 24.—Illinois state to
day In Justice Caverly’s part of the
local criminal court proved Nathan
Leopold, jr., and Dickie Loeb not so
much murderous fiends as murderous
fools.
And the defense force of attorneys,
smiling the Mona Lisa smile, which
either means four aces or four flush,
maintains silent neutrality while
State’s Attorney Crowe piles up the
evidence that little Robert Franks
was the victim of apprentice execu
tioners, bunglers from inception of
the crime to its finish—at the end of
a blood trail which could not have
been more clearly marked in the red
ink of Rand McNally.
Mr. Crowe leaves no stone unturn
ed which will fit Into the sepulcher.
Neither did Leopold and Loeb.
In fact, criminal and hangman
eeem so well in accord here on the
business In hand that, to those not
familiar with a peculiarity of Illinois
criminal law, the long proceedings
in the old courtroom on the north
side must have the character of a
new and lazy form of suicide.
Still a Gamble.
So, before learning the day's story
of how a whole community of 3,000,
000 Is being sucked near or into the
vortex of the case, the distant read
er must know how it is that the pair
did not kiss goodby to life when they
pleaded guilty.
In New York state, for instance,
the murderer cannot plead guilty to
murder in the first degree, by law,
which forbids self murder. Here,
however, there Is still a gamble after
admission of guilt. With death hold
ing all the aces, the defense has call
ed for cards.
Can It fill that Inside straight flush?
Another score of Mr. Crowe's regi
ment of witnesses passed the review
ing stand today, which differed from
yesterday only in the Increasing grue
someness of the proceedings. The
trial is broader red as it approaches
the culvert in which, on May 21 last,
the university students stuffed the
nude body of Franks.
Finishes Horrible Hour.
’At dusk, Mr. Crowe had emptied
his bucket of scarlet, when William
G. McNally, chemist to the Cook coun
ty coroner, finished a horrible hour
of dispassionate dessertation on hu
man blood.
Here It was on Leopold’s trousers,
there It wns on Loeb's coat—on the
pleasure car which they used for
their compHnifin's hearse—In the up
holstery of that car, on socks, shirts,
neckties, boots, everywhere.
The pair had crushed little- Robert's
skull with a tnped chisel, which,
soaked with blood, they had thrown
Into the gutter of one of Chicago’s
public thoroughfares, to be picked up
by the first passerby.
Are these, then, the adepts, the
super-craftsmen in crime—who left
more marks of their passage than
wpuld be left by a wet dog?
It Is Mr. Crowe's business to prove
the pair to have been masterly con
spirators, unmasked by the cunning
of himself and his men. It la Clar
ence Darrovv’s to prove them sub-nor
mal bunglers, ruined by their cir
cumstances. Assuredly, It was a de
fense day.
Father’s First Smile.
Nonetheless (so Impressive Is Mr.
Crowe’s masterful building of his
tale) Jacob Franks, the emaciated
father of the victim who Is in court
for the second time, rushes up to
(Turn l« P turn Two. Column Five.)
We Have
With Us
i Today
T. C. Johnson,
lies Moines,
Fire Brick Salesman.
This Iowan, who is a guest at
the Elks club, covers Iowa, Ne
braska, fit. Louis, Kansas City
and St. Joseph In his line of busi
ness. He Is a keen observer of
business conditions In this terri
tory. He stated that business
conditions are showing Indications
of steady Improvement. He looks
for a marked change within the
next #0 to »0 days. He bases this
chiefly on activities In his busi
ness ns well as In general lines.
"There Is better buying every
where," ho sntd. "In Hen Moines
there Is a general feeling that the
business curve is rising and in
Kansas city I found business men
optimistic. Wns just In Waterloo,
la., and you would he surprised
to nots the Improvement there."
Mr. Johnson stated that he looks
every morning for the "We Have
With lls Today" feature In The
Bee, which paper h# buys en
fOUl'
Round One.
Carpentier met Tunney In the center
of the ring with a left to the body and
a left and right to the head.
The Frenchman rushed Tunney and
peppered him with lightning blows. Car
pentier missed a right and Tunney caught
him with a right to the Jaw. They
clinched in the center of the ring, Tun
ney scoring heavily In the infighting.
Tunney got over a hard right to the
Frenchman's Jaw and Carpentier held on.
They were sparring at the bell.
Round Two.
Carpentier rushed in, changed his
mind, Tunney peppering him with rights
and lefts to the body as he stepped back.
Both used heavy rights at close quarters*
with honors even. Tunney got over a
long left and beat Carpentier to the
punch. They traded rights. Tunney's
left found Carp’s face and the Frenchman
clinched. Georges missed a right. Tun
ney catching him with a beautiful right.
Carpentier's right eye was cut at the
bell.
Round Three.
Tunney’s right landed squarely to
Carp’s head and the Frenchman clinched.
He plugged Carpentier’s body with lefts
and rights in a clinch. George* got over
a beautiful right to Tunney’s head. They
clinched. They exchanged rights to the
jaw. Carpentier reeled when Tunney’s
right caught him on the jaw when he
was off balance. Carpentier feinted.
They were dancing at the bell.
Round Four.
Carpentier stung Tunney with a left to
the Jaw, Tunney countering to the body
with a right. They exchanged body
blows in the clinch that followed. Car
pentier got over the best blow of the
fight, terrific right to Thnney’s head
which Spun the American champion half
way around. He crossed his left to Tun
ney’s head, hut Tunney came back with
a stiff right that forced Carpentier to
back.
Round Five.
Carpentier’s right found Tunney’s head
again and they wrestled agalnat the ropes
in a neutral corner. Carpentier landed a
left to the chin, a similar blow to the
head and miffed « right uppercut.
Tunney was backing up. Carp missed a
right and they clinched. Tunney missed
two lefts. Carp landed a left to the jaw-.
Tunney rushed Carp to the ropes with a
left, then crossed his right to the French
man’s body. A short left to Carp's Jaw
dropped him to his knees, but he was up
Immediately They were in a clinch at
the bell.
Round SI*.
They exchanged rights In the center
of the ring. Tunney missed a right lead.
They wrestled around the ring. Tunney
missed another right. He landed a right
uppercut. Carp staggered Tunney with a
weak right. Carpentier scored with his
left, hut missed with a right follow.
They were sparring for an opening at the
bell.
Round Seven.
Carpentier got over a hard right, but
took several rights and lefts to the head
In return. Carpentier's right found Tun
ney’a Jaw again. Carp stumbled and fell
to hla knees In a neutral corner. Carp
landed his right to Tunney's Jaw and
took a similar blow in return. They ex
changed rights and lefts 1n the center
of the ring, with honors even.
Round Fight.
Carpentier landed his right to Tunney’s
jaw. They clinched. Carp complained
Tunney's left to the body was low They
wrestled around the ring Tunney
landed his left to Carp’s jaw, th# French
man retaliating with a shower of rights
snd lefts that drove Tunney to the
ropes. Tunney missed a right. Carp
also missed a right, and stumbled to the
floor of the ring at the bell.
Round Nine.
Carp stung Tunney with a vicious right
that drove the American to ths rope*
Tunney landed a weak right. Both missed
right lesds Carp Jabbed with his left.
Tunney landed his left to the body. They
clinched tn a neutral corner. Carp landed
a beautiful right flush on Tunney’s Jaw
Carpentier landed a left and right to the
’aw but the bell Interrupted hfs advan
tage.
Kounrl Ten.
Tunney knocked Carp to the floor with
a right He was up at the count of six.
He went down again from a similar blow,
but was up at one The Frenchman wan
weakening and unable to defend himself.
Tunney was trying frantically for a
knockout. He showered him with rights
and lefts. The referee attempted to stop
the fight, hut Carpentier brushed him
bark and flew at Tunney. They mixed it
furiously. The Frenchman was punch
drunk, but he kept boring In. A right
[dropped Carp again, but hs was up at
! the oount of eight. Carp fell to the
floor as the bell sounded.
His handlers worked frantically with
him. The crowd gave him a great ova
j tion.
Round Eleven.
Tunney staggered Carp with a left and
followed it with a right. Tunney’s left to
the body forced Carp to hang on Carp
landed a. left to Tunney’s Jaw Tunnev
rushed Carpentier to a corner with * left
to the head. Carpentier stumbled to the
floor, but was up Immediately. They
flinched in a neutral corner. Carpentier
missed a left and Tunney landed his
right. Tney were in a clinch at the bell
Round Twelve.
Carpentier landed a pretty right to
Tunn«y’s law Tunney was warned for
hitting low. They wsltxed around the
ring carpentier landed a right to Tun
ney s Jaw, but Tunney countered with a
harder right to the Frenchman’s face.
Carpentier’s left staggered Tunney Car
pentier feinted with hla left and crossed
his right to Tunney’s head Tunney's
left found Carp's Jaw at the bell.
Ronnd Thirteen.
Carpentier rushed Tunney to a neutral
corner with rights and lefts to the head
They flinched Carpentier wss warned
for hltttng low Carpentier staggered
Tunney with a right cross, and the Amer
ican countered with a right that shook
Carp's head. They both landed rights to
the head, Carpentier scored to Tunney’s
body They fought furiously at close
range. They were In a clinch at the
bell,
Hound Fourteen.
Tunney rushed Carpentier. but the
Frenchman .linked and lifted Tunnev
clear off the floor, swinging him around
in midair Th**v fought at close quar
ter*. Thev pawed st earh other at long
rnnge. They exchanged rtshta to the
head Tunney landed a right upperruf
Carpentier’s mouth was bleeding. Tunney
landed to Carpentier’s body snd the
Frenchman yelled foul. Ills hsndlsrs
rushed Into the ring and dragged him to
his corner as the hell t.\r* Dsscsmps.
Csrpentier’s manager attempted to argue
with the referee, but Orlffin ruled the
blow legal.
Coolidge to Help Sp ed
Up Drv Law Enforcement
Washington, July 24.—Wayno B.
Whoolor, general counsel of the Anti
Saloon league, told President Coolidge
today law enforrcment must be speed
ed up.
Wheeler said he Informed the presl
dent "the people are hack of us” In
seeing thnt the Volstead act Is strict
ly and relentlessly enforced. He Inti
mated the president promised his
hearty co-operation In the drlvs to dry
up America.
Joy Morton Subscribes for
50 Harding Highway Shares
Nebraska City, July 24.—Joy Mor
ton while here yesterday subscribed
for R0 shares In the Hsrdlng Me
morial highway which crosses thn
river at this point, lie will make a
contribution <>f $2fiO a year for a
period of three years anil becomes a
life member.
Married in Council Bluffs.
The following parnona olilolneil mnr
rleife lt< ennea In Council Bluffs yesterday
(I r Lett, Omaha . it
oil Lew la, Omaha . >1
Warran Teiwla, Council Bluffa.•*•••«. 4t
Beanie Carroll, Connell Bluffa.. 24
Tony Raimondi. Omaha ... M
May Wanoet, Oioaha MMyWimtuu **,
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Carp Loses;
Technical
Knockout
Tunney Wins Fight When
Frenchman Fails to
Respond to Bell at
15th Round.
Ratner-Berlenbach Draw
BULLETIN.
New York, July 24.—Gene
Tunney, American light hea
vyweight champion, won a
t e c h n ic a 1 knockout over
Georges Carpentier, French
light heavyweight, in the fif
teenth round of a scheduled
fifteen-round match when
Carpentier failed to respond
to the bell at the fifteenth
round,
New York. July 24.—One Turney,
American light-heavyweight cham
pion, met Georges Carpentier, colorful
French heavyweight. In a 15-round
match at the Polo grounds tonight.
Tunney's title was not at stake by
a ruling of the state athletic com
mission. At 2 this afternoon, Car
pentier weighed In at 173 and Tunney
at 173 1-4.
Heavyweight* took the ring for
the first match, when Sandy Slefert
of Pittsburgh faced George Erntloch
of New York In a four-round prelimi
nary. The judge* decided the match
v/ae a draw.
The first preliminary bout started
at 8:18, daylight saving time. The
gigantic pal k was only comfortably
filled at this time.
The cheaper seats were well filled,
but the more expensive chairs were
slow in drawing occupants. The
crowd was estimated at 36,000 when
the first bout was called.
Kirpo Early Arrival.
The heat was stifling and every
body had his cost off. Luis Angel
Flrpo was an early arrival, the South
American, In company with Tex
Rickard, slipping Into a ringside seat
virtually unnoticed.
The ring used tonight is the same
one that held the historic Dempsey
Firpo match last September.
Ray Neuman of Jersey City gave
way over 15 pounds of weight i t ad
dition to height and reach and won
a decision over Ia»o Gates of New
York In a six-round slugging match.
Neuman weighed 171 and Gates
186 1-2. Neuman was the aggressor
from the start.
Mason Defeats Frltsch.
Harry Mason, English lightweight,
won a verdict on points over Paul
Frltsch of France In a tame elght
reunder. Mason kept under wraps
until the seventh round, when he
opened up. snatched the aggressive
from his French opponent and weight
ed the scales of victory In his direc
tion. Mason weighed the lightweight
limit of 135, while Frltsch scaled 131.
Paul Berlenbach. ,\pw York middle
weight, met Augle Ratner of New
York in the eight round semi final
Berlenbach weighed 165 1-2, Ratner
161. The match started at 9:40, day
light saving time
Berlenbach started the first round
confidently, battering ilatner with
rights and lefts. Ratner, however,
fought cautiously, tying up his op
ponent In the clinches.
In the second round, Berlenbach
backed Ratner to the neutral corner
and pumrneled him with rights and
lefts, but Ratner survived by hanging
on. Ratner landed Juat often enough
to make Berlenbach cautious The
milling was fast, Berlenbach was try
ing frantically tor a knockout.
Ratner started to work In the third
round, landing a terrific left to
Berlenbach's left eye, nnd the blood
showed. The one-two punch followed
that slowed Berlenbach. Berlenbach
missed a wild right. They were mix
ing It at the bell.
Furious Exrliange.
In the fourth round. Ratner boxed
Berlenbarh prettily. Paul swung but
Ratner wa* not there. Few damag
ing blows were landed tn thla round.
Rerlenbach caught Ratner .n the
ialter'a corner In the fifth round
and in a furious exchange of blow*
(Turn to Tuxe Two. Column Tire.I
Creek Straightened.
Homer. Neb., July 24.—A large area
In thla locality has been saved from
being flooded by straightening the
Omaha creek near here, und It I*
believed that a project under way to
further enlurge and straighten the
big ditch here will do away entirely
with the floods which have menaced
thla community year after year.
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More Money for the
Farmers
Thirty three cars of wheat and
44 cars of coin were received St
the Omaha rjraln Exchange Thurs
day, compared to 50 curs of wheat
and 38 cars of corn received on
the Corresponding day In 1923.
No. 2 hard wheat sold for $1.20
to $1.20, and No. 2 yellow corn *t
$1.05. In 1923 the same grade of
wheat brought 91 to 92 12 cants;
83 cents was paid for tbs same
trade of com,
iv-|-1, I mmmmmmfl
ranuL*1" /lust Receive Profits
From Prevailing High Prices of
Grain, Omaha Business Man Says
Man Who Grows Corn and Wheat Should Protect Himself
Against Drop in Market by Holding Crop and
Selling Part at a Time, Declares
Randall K. Brown.
An shown In statement* recently
made by leading business men in
Omaha and
IJncoln, there
is a growing de
mand that the
farmers of Ne
braska make
the bulk of the
profit due to
the prevailing
high prices of
corn and wheat.
This demand
has grown to
the proportions
where it Is re
ferred to as the
"N ibrnki
Idea."
The situation
is further ex
plained in a
comprehensive way In a statement
by Kandall K. Brown of the Coal Hill
Three Children,
Trapped in Room
by Flames, Die
Caught After Exit Cut Off hy
Blaze—Texas Fire
Takes Human Toll
of Six.
Neola, la.. July 24.—Verna Wilson.
3. was burned to death and Arthur
Wilson, 5, and Naomi Wilson, t.
were so badly burned they died late
this afternoon In a Are tn the borne
of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Wilson her#
early today. Two other children es
caped, Albert, IS. by leaping from a
porch roof and Della, 14, by plunging
down the burning stairway. Both
parents were slightly burned trying
to save the children.
Verna died four mifiute* after she
had been removed from a bedroom
window by firemen. She, Florence,
12, Naomi and Arthur were trapped
by the flames In sn upstairs bedroom.
Florence, also, was burned before her
removal by firemen.
Mrs. Wilson was burned about the
face and hands when she attempted
to rush up the fiery stairway to the
rescue of the children In the upstairs
roooms.
Delia and Albert Wilson, 14 and
13, respectively, were dressed and
downstairs when the fire was discov
ered. They were uninjured.
Mr. Wilson was overcome by smoke
ss he slept. Firemen carried him out
of the window.
The Are, of undetermined origin,
was discovered by a passerby who saw
smoke rolling from the window* of
the dwelling.
Firemen were hindered In Aghting
the blaze by the smallness of the
rooms and the quantity of furnish
ings In them.
Ranger, Tex., July 24.—Thre# per
sons are known to be dead, 11 Injured
are at the local hospital and three
are missing following a Are which
last night destroyed a half block of
business biddings here, with property
loss estimated at $100,000.
SKELETON FOUND;
MAN, WIFE HELD
Chattanooga, f!a , July 24.—\V. It
Rennett, district freight agent of the
Southern railway at Rome, Oa., end
hie wife are detained at police head
iiunrtera here today for Investigation
In connection with tha finding here
about a week ago of a woman's skele
ton In a shallow grove under a houee.
It was stated by the chief of police.
It developed that an nged aunt of
Rennett, Mlaa Augusta Hoffman, oc
cupied thla houay and myst"rlously
disappeared In 1915. The finding of
n pair of gold rimmed spectacles In
the grave hearing the trade mark
of an opllrlan nt Knoxville led tho of
ficers to Knoxville, where they re
covered a letter written by Mrs
Claude Parker of Rtnta College, pa.,
which stated her suspicion that her
slater had mysteriously disappeared.
According to thla latter, the Bennetts
claimed that Miss Hoffman loft Chat
tanooga, Intending to go to Knox
vlllo, snd that aha later met and
married a man named Brown and
went to California.
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Teacher to Sturt J)airy.
Randolph, Neb.. July 24.-0. T.
Boon, who has heen the agriculture
teacher In the Randolph public
schools for the post three yours, has
decided to give up teaching and will
enter the dairy business In Illinois.
Placck Visits Beatrice.
Beatrice, Neb., July 24.» E. K. Placek,
democratic candidate for congieas,
was In Beatrice yeaterfday. He la
making a campaign over the district.
He will apeak at Hiller August 11 and
at Ohlowa on August 4.
Coal company. Mr. Brown ha* for]
year* taken the poaltlon that the first
consideration of the business men In
Omaha and throughout the state
should be the welfare of the farmers
—without that there Is no prosperity
In Omaha or elsewhere In the state.
Prosperity at Hand.
"The swing of the pendulum seems
to have reached nearly Its end In
respect to the adverse condition* that
have for some time existed against
the farmers," said Mr. Brown.
“Reports from the Agricultural de
partment at Washington Indicate a
13 per cent shortage in the 1924 world
wheat crop, compared to the large
yield of 1923. Canada, our neighbor,
Is apparently short somewhere near
30 per cent, due to unfavorable dry
weather conditions.
“The Nebraska corn crop, even
though Bhort of last year’* record, Is
In far better condition than that of
the heavy producing com states to
the east. With the large general corn
shortage In our country, this crop
must of necessity continue at a high
price.
“While It la true that 80 per cent
of our Nebraska corn Is fed on our
farms to our livestock, and while the
present prices of livestock are rela
tively too low on the basis of corn
prices, the law of compensation must
soon prevail and advance livestock
price* to higher levels.
Lesson from Cutten.
“It ha* always been considered that
the wheat crop Is the ready money
crop. For this reason It has usually
been dumped upon the market soon
after harvest. The result has been
that the farmers did not obtain a
fair value for It—In fact, not a cost
value.
“The late profit made by Arthur
Cutten of Chicago on com has
taught the farmer that his profit
must he obtained by holding hla grain
for better figures, Instead of passing
It on to those who have been more
astute in their Judgment, but who do
not lend their hard labor to It* pro
duction.
“The farmers In Nebraska are al
ready laying their plans, from all
wc can hear, to hold their whe.it.
This movement was started last sea
son. The idea then was new. The
crop was tremendous. The plan wa*
only partly supported. It had the
effect, however, of at least holding
up the price of wheat from reaching
lower levels.
Other State* Should Follow.
“The Idea of 'selling wheat slowly'
is a most excellent one. No doubt It
will he expanded and taken up hy
the farmers of other state* and result
In a better price for wheat in the
future for all farmer*.
“Agricultural product* are the
basis of all wealth and prosperity;
therefore, every merchant and hanker
is deeply interested in the farmers'
success and should bear with the
farmer at this particular time in not
forcing his crops to market. Pos
sibly the withholding, the slow sell
Ing of wheat for the time being may
delay temporary buying. In the long
run It will re establish the farmer on
a profit basis and place him on the
final road to prosperity.
Farmer Come* First.
"The Nebraska Idea, 'sell wheat
slowly.’ Is a fine one and the lead of
The Omaha Bee In this matter should
he taken up hy other newspapers pub
lished In the wheat belt.
“We cannot expect to prosper In
this midwest agricultural section un
less the farmer prospers. Neither
i 111 there he business coming In to
the stores of the large citlc* unless
the farmer can secure a profit for
his products above the cost of pro
duction. Ia>t us liear In mind, too,
that his profit must he greater than
prewar on account of the greater
cost of manufactured articles. If 1
was to guess at a price for wheat to
day that would Ire compensatory on
the basts of the present cost of manu
factured articles, 1 should say that
the farmer should he receiving $1 40
per bushel for his wheat. In view of
the world's shortage Indications arc
that farmers can obtain this price if
the farmer will 'sell wheat slowly'
Official Confer on
Dropping Winner Traina
Special Dispatch »•> Tlis Omaha Its*.
Norfolk. Neb., July 24.—II. K. Dlck
Inson, general superintendent, and
other offtrlnle o the Chicago A North
western railroad, are conferring with
business men between Norfolk end
Winner regarding the railroad's appli
cation before the state railway com
mlselon to tak# off two passenger
tralna on the Winner line.
Considerable opposition has devel
oped over the proposed plan of tak
log off train No. 41t which goes Into
tlie Itoachud country In the after
noon.
Burdette \ isila Shenandoah.
Shenandoah, In,, July 24,—llov
Charles llurdette of Springfield, Mass
brother of llnhert ,1. Burdette, famous
lecturer. Is a gueet at the home of
hie cousin, Hev. John W. Todd, lie
hea Just returned from 20 years In
India and will make his home In bait
Lake Cll^r,
Gray Silver
Farm Grain
Firm Head
Harry Keefe, Walthill, Neb.,
Named First Vice President
of New $26,000,000 Mar
keting Concern.
2 Iowans Made Officers
Chicago, July 24.—Gray Silver of
West Virginia, Washington represen
tatlve of the American Farm Bureau
federation, today was elected presi
dent of the $26,000,000 grain market
ing company, representing a merger
of five of the largest grain companies
in the country, which eventually Is to
bo farmer-owned and controlled, ac
cording to plans.
Other officers elected by th® board
of directors are:
Harry L. Keefe, Walthill, Neb.,
first vice president.
G. M. Dyer, Speicer, la., second
vice president.
J. W. Coverdale, Ames, la., seere
tary-treasurer.
The executive committee Is com
posed of President Silver, Secretary
Coverdale, Millard Myers, Chicago,
chairman of the hoard of directors;
Mr. Keefe and Fred A. Mudge of
Peru, 111.
The officers and board will serve
until the second week In February,
1926, when the first annual meeting
of the grain marketing company will
be held.
Panes Feature
Battle in Brazil
1,000 Civilians f Killed Out
right in Revolution, Offi
cial Dispatches State.
Hr International News Servle*.
Montevideo, July 24.—A battle fea
tured by airplanes was fought last
night and early today at Sao Paulo,
according to reports from Santos.
Federal plans bombing the town
brought down a rebel plane which
attempted to drive them off, the San
tos report said.
Several thousand troops were said
to have been engaged on each side.
The federal# have concentrated heavy
artillery about the town and are shell
ing It constantly, the reports eald.
All Americans in the city ate said
to be eafe, hut terrorized by the artil
lery fire.
Washington, July 24.—Ons thou
sand civilians have been killed out
right In the Brazilian revolution, It
was reported today In official die
ratches to the State department.
Moat of the deaths were du® to the
bombardment of Sao Paulo by federal
artillery. Heavy fighting continues
in the outskirts of the rltv, the dis
patch added. The rebels remain
firmly entrenched in the city.
GAS WELL BLAZE
OUT OF CONTROL
Fort Collin*. Colo,. July 14 —The
gas well of the Union Oil company
of California, which wa* brought In
near here Saturday and which caught
firs yesterday, still was burning un
controlled today and company offl
rials said that because of complica
tions It may be several days before
the fire Is extinguished.
Oas escaping from the casing below
the control valve at the top of the
well has caught (Ire. making It Im
possible to extinguish the blase with
a charge of dynamite Their only
hope now. they snld, was to smother
the biasing gsa with steam. Prepa
rations for this method are under way.
Picnic Held to Promote
Jefferson County Fair
Falrbury, July 24.—Officers, super
Intendenta of departments and Jeffer
son county commissioner attended
a picnic at the fair grounda In Fair
bury, held to promote the annual fair
and get acquainted. Jefferson conn
ty has the distinction of putting on
it successful fair without horse races,
automobile race or any gambling at
traction. The picnic will be made an
nnuual affair. J. O. Clreenawalt Is
president of the Fair association and
C. K. Qllmore, secretary.
Harvest Picnic Planned.
Plxott, Neb., July 24.—Arrange
menta are being made for a big har
vest picnic to be held here Auguat 15,
The picnic, an annual affair, will In
clude a program of speaking, music,
games snd races
For ?4 tl-oirs en.tlna T p ni t«lv S4
Precipitance ln-hee rp.t hon.tredth*
Total, ,n| Total linn January 1. lie*,
itaflclem-y ,7 4.
Hourly Temperatures
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NOMINATED )
4. N. Norton. •
THE BALLOTS
First: Hopkins, 11; Nor
ton, 10; McDonald, 7;
Stephens, 8; Dahlman. 3; ,
Skiles, 2; Thielen, 3; Tay
lor, 1; Ingraham, 1; Chap
pell, 1; Knudson, 1. Total,
48.
Second: Hopkins, 11;
Norton, 12; McDonald, 9;
Stephens, 6 Dahlman, 1;
Skiles, 2; Thielen, 3; Tay
lor. 2; Ingraham, 1; Chap
pell, 2; Knudson, 3. Total,
52.
Third: Hopkins. 12;
Norton, 9; McDonald, 8;
Stephens, 7; Dahlman, 1;
Skiles. 3; Thielen, 2; Tay
lor, 1; Ingraham, 1; Knud
son, 6. Total, 52.
Fourth: Hopkins, 9;
Norton, 10; McDonald, 10;
Stephens, 10; Skiles, 3;
Taylor, 2; Ingraham, 1;
Knudson, 3; Dahlman, 1;
Thielen, 3. Total, 53.
Fifth: Hopkins, 12; Nor
ton, 12; McDonald, 9;
Stephens, 8; Skiles, 3; Tay
lor, 3; Ingraham. 1; Knud
son, 4. Total, 52.
Sixth: Hopkins. 11; Nor
ton, 11; McDonald, 10;
Stephens, 8; Skiles, 2; Tay
lor, 2; Ingraham, 2; Knud
son, 5. Total. 52.
Seventh: Hopkins, 10;
Norton. 10; Stephens. 9;
Skiles, 2; Thielen, 3; Tay
lor. 2: Ingraham, 1; Chap
pell, 2; Knudson, 4. Total,
53.
Eighth: Hopkins, 12;
Norton, 11; McDonald, 11;
Stephens, 10; Skiles, 1;
Thielen. 2; Taylor, 2; In
graham, 1; Chappell, 1;
Knudson. 2. Total. 53.
Ninth: McDonald. 19;
Norton, 23; Dahlman, 1;
Skiles. 1; F. J. Taylor, 1;
Knudson, 2; O'Mallev, 7.
Total. 54.
Tenth: McDonald, 20;
Norton. 29; Dahlman, 1;
Ingraham, 3; O'Mallev. 1.
Total. 54.
Eleventh: McDonald;
1 19; Norton. 32; Dahlman,
3. Total. 54.
Twelfth: McDonald. 23;
Norton, 31 Not voting, 1.
Total. 54.
Thirteenth: McDonald,
23; Norton. SI. Total. 54.
Fourteenth: McDonald,
25: Norton. 28. Total, 53.
Fifteenth: McDonald,
23; Norton, 28; Dahlman,
1. Total, 64.
Sixteenth: M c Donald,
23; Norton. 30; Dahlman,
j 1 ; not voting, 2. Total, 54.
Seventeenth: McDonald,
20; Norton. 34.
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Farm Bureau Head Will
Speak at Hamburg Picnic
Shenandoah, 1*.. July 24.—A ape
rial picnic committee of thp Fremont
County Farm bureau, Hppointpd b>
Charlea Thieaeen, preiHdent, met with
a committee from the Hamburg Kie
wanla club to arrange for the trl etate
picnic which will be held at Ham
burg August 22. They decided to
etiRsge lWn Deeitune*' Omaha Kind
I'reptdcnt O. K. Bradfute of the1
American Farm Bureau federation ha*
accepted an Invitation to apeak.
\\ c*ta Make Park« Tour.
t\'«*d. Neb., July 24 - Rev. Victor
We*f and family of Coaad have Juet
returned from an attended tour of
the middle w-wet, having v)*tted eev
eral of the moat Nwutlful of the na
UonaJ jrmWs,
Bosses Put
Over Polk
County Man
Backed by Bryan, Hitchcock
and Mullen, He Goes Over
After 17 Ballots
Taken.
Hopkins Withdraws
Apert*I D1-patch in Th# Omaha Bee.
Lincoln, July 24.—J. N.
Norton of Polk will carry the
standard of Nebraska democ
racy in the fall election. At
8:30 last night, on the seven
teenth ballot, the democratic
state central committee nom
inated him for governor. His
nomination was gained at the
expense of Kenneth McDon
ald, Bridgeport, his only
strong opponent from the
ninth ballot.
N o r t o n’s victory was
achieved through the com
bined forces of Governor
Bryan, Gilbert M. Hitchcock
and Arthur Mullen. The
western part of the state
backed McDonald and clung
to him tenaciously until the
seventeenth ballot, when
three switched to Norton,
giving him the nomination.
Hopkins Withdraw*.
When the committee recessed at
5:30 last night John Hopkins of Oraa
ha was In the lead with 12 votes
Close behind him came Norton atu
McDonald with 12 each. Dan Steph
*na of Fremont followed with 10 am’
the r**t of the pack trailing.
When the convention was agait
( called to order Chairman Tom S. A!
I ’.»n elect rifled the detega’es by read
jin* a statement of Hopkins announc
1 ing his withdrawal from the race
Cloee on the heela of that announce
ment was a telegram from Stephen*
stating that he was not a candidate
and asking that hi* name be removed
from consideration.
Hopkins announced that hi* with
drawal was in the "interest*" of "har
mony ' He was met with loud cheer
ing that died away to permit th*
Bryan Hitchcock Mullen steam roller
to get Info action.
Mullen swung to Norton, joining
Mr*. Harvey Newbranch. who had
been casting her ballot for him
throughout the afternoon. Th# Nor
ton totai climbed rapidly until, on th#
11th ballot he lacked two of nomlna
j tlon. hla total being S3.
| However, th# McDonald follower*,
tinterrifled by the show of strength,
j voted doggedly for their candidate
I who matched Norton * rise by going
j to 23 on the 12th ballot.
West \cain-t East.
| It was the west against the **«•
|The small town and the ran ge a gainst
I the big cities and the big bosses.
The balloting continued, and so did
the deadlock. On the 14th hallot
I Mayor Dahlman came hack Into the
race with one vote, that he held unt:'
jthe 17th and deciding ballot.
Quigley Puts Norton Over. %
From his high of S3 Norton went
down to 33 on the 15th. to climb again
to 30 on the l*th. The two were
taken from McDonald, who dropped
from *5 to 23. The Bridgeport c*n
| didate had had his run. ard the word
i»*nt out to put Norton over cn the
jrext ballot.
The first defection from the Nor
ton ranks came when J w Bym* of
Columbus answered ' Norton" when
his name was called. Then came
<Tnra to r«*e Two. Column Toot.)
Widely Known Stockman
Succumbs to Injuries
Nelson. Neh . July 14 —The body of
Nathaniel I* Moore who died at the
Superior hospital, waa hurled hare
Wednesday. Mr. Moore fell from a
| windmill tower on his farm near Nel
j «on. about nine weeks ago. receiving
I injuries from which he never recov
[ ered. He waa a farmer and stock man
S and waa widely known among track
men of the state, having visited the
fairs for many years He leaves three
! sons and one daughter. Robert and
: Frank Moore are alter - t the state
university and the daughter. Francis
la a member of the McCook school
faculty.
low a oman Chosen Vrt
Supervisor at Spokane
Shenandoah, ta., July *4—M:aa
Florence Castle daughter of Judge
and Mr* George H Castle, who la
spending the summer with her par
ents. has been elected art snper
vlaor In the public schools of Spe
kane. Wash. M*** Castle who la a
graduate of the Fntverslty of tows,
Iowa City, taught last year and had
been reelected at Austin, Minn.
Farm SoI»I for $.a2.(KHk
Rlalr, Neh, July £« N T l.und
Real Relate agency has dosed a farm
deal that shows returning confidence
In land values In Washington count?
The Carter farm of lgi' aorea was
sold to Fred Olsen for iJf.th'tV This
farm te located on tha Washington
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