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' ,_ The Omaha Morning Bee i”r:r . '' ' / Where doubt, there Truth Is—'tls her CITY EDITION --l-^----—• .-<■■ > ---- *■■■ ■ - —--u.---*•-'.--~ - shadow. —Philip James Bailey. >_ VOL. 54. NO. 39. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JULY £0, 1924. * TWO CENTS- °MK.ri ---' Leopold and Loeb Show First Shame Boys Hang Heads as Confes sions, Blaming Each Other for Crime, Read in Court. State’s Case Near Close B.v JAMES WHITTAKER, Universal Service Staff Correspondent. Chicago, July 29.—The state of Illi nois, but for the brief testimony of one witness, rested its case today against Nathan Leopold, jr., and Richard Loeb, murderers of little Rob ert Franks. State’s Attorney Crowe was con tent to rest on the impressions of deceit and horror left by the readings of the first cool denials and the final cold confessions of the crime made by the pair and read In court in the order of their making. The last witness for Crowe will be his assistant, McMillan, who will con test the defense theory of ‘‘subnor mal emotions’’ by his story of a very human breakdown of the boys In a washroom of the state’s attorney’s office Just before they confessed. Clarence Darrow of defense coun sel, will proceed a few minutes after court opens tomorrow morning by calling as first defense witness Dr. William A. White, alienist of Wash ington, D. C. First Gestures of Shame. The reading of the confessions in open court forced their first public gestures of shame from the two de fendants, who hung their heads while the droning voice of a court stenog rapher brought out from shorthand record the details of their unherolc efforts to fasten the crime on each other, when caught. The clerk read Leopold's accusa tions of Loeb: "Loeb tells downright lies.” He read LoebVi counter accusation: “He hit him wth the chisel—Nath an Leopold, jr. I've been made a fish right along here.” When the droning voice had gone on for many minutes, away from this unpretty passage, when the eyes of the mob had shifted again from their two drooping heads—then only did Loeb hesitatingly seek the eye of neighbor Leopold and smile a tenta tive smile of reconciliation. /angeren i>i-puie. They have parried all blows to their safety. It was finally a blow to pride that brought down .their guard. Characteristic of this unique legal proceedings in which both defense and prosecution have eagerly collab orated to establish guilt, was the reading of the confessions made by ' the boy criminals after their arrest. At one tlms Attorney Bachrach of defense counsel relieved State's At torney Crowe at the long Job of read ing the confessions and the state ments which led up to the confes sions. The readings were expected. But none expected the angered dispute which broke out between opposing counsel at the outset of the day's proceedings, when Crowe demanded the court's attention for a formal criticism of defense tactics in allow ing publication Sunday of alienists’ reports on the two immature slayers. Deliberate Propaganda. "This is deliberate propaganda,” as serted Crowe. "It is known that this elaborate apology for murder cannot be introduced as evidence. Publica tion should not have been used as a device to bring such matter to the attention of the court.” Clarence narrow, arranging a sol emn face and motioning his asalstant counsel, the brothers Bachrach, to stand Importantly with him, assured the court that none of the counsel had knowledge of how the extraordi nary documents were released to newspapers. Justice Caverly listened, polite and bored, to this furious fugue of law yers and then stated: "Neither side need fear. Threats and Intimidation will not affect me. I am entirely unaffected by the pub lication of the reports. The case will be decided on courtroom evidence." In the words, “threats and intimi dation,” Justice Caverly made hie first reference to the waste basket fuls of messages sent him by the public. r We Have With Us Today MaJ. Wallace .Jalta, Quartermaster Department. V. S. A. Retired. MaJ. Wallace J. .Taka Is spending the week In Omaha, where for man> years he was quartermaster sergeanl In charge of the depot at Fort Crook Neh. He Is now retired from th< government service. He Is stopping In Omaha en route from his summei r; trip In Colorado to his home Ir Michigan. Major .lake was chief quartermas ter of the General Pershing hendquar tors at Chsumont, France, with th< A E. F. during the world war. The soldier sent a collection of wat relics to Omaha lodge No. 89, llenevn lent Protective Order of Elks, o] which he Is s member. The roller lion gathered oversees Is conceded t< be one of the finest In the country an< Is now at the new Elks' club. Aviator and Three Others Die in Crash failure of a new type monoplane to function properly caused the death at Los Angeles Monday of Burgess Creeth, son of Mrs. M. Creeth of Hastings, Neb.; Osmond Belcher, de signer of the ship, and the wife and 8-year-old son of the latter. Creeth was a commercial aviator, taking up this line of work after his return from overseas, where he serv ed in the air corps. State Injunction Suit "Scandalous,” C Firms Charge Say “Characters Besmirched” by Attorney General— Judge Hastings Con tinues Hearings. The companies selling gasoline In Nebraska object to having their cor porate "characters" besmirched by an injunction to "prevent them from do ing what they claim they are not do ing.” they told District Judge Hastings Tuesday morning at the hearing of one phase of the state's suit to enjoin them from fixing prices and doing other things. The 6tate was represented by At torney General Spillman. John P. Breen. T. J. McGuire and Bernard McNeny of Red Cloud; the 14 de fendants by nearly that many lawyers. Judge Hastings voiced serious ob jections to granting even a temporary order, "unless on a finding of viola tion of the law establlsed with rea sonable certainty.’’ "Injunction Won’t Hurt.” Mr. Breen and Mr. Spillman point ed out that a tempory injunction "wouldn't hurt the defendants." “We are merely asking an injunc tion to keep them from violating the law and if they are not violating it, as they say they are not, the tem porary injunction .wouldn't hurt them." This brought W. H. Herdman, de fense attorney, to his Bet. ■‘Suppose," said he, pointing his finger at Breen, "suppose someone asked the court for an injunction to keep you from annoying your wife when, in fact, you were not annoying her.” "Oh, that would he scandalous—If I had a wife,” said Breen. "So Is the charge against t-hese companies scandalous," chorused the defense sttorneys. "It infers we have been and are violating the law when we are not." New Affidavit Filed. The case was finally continued un til Wednesday at 2, when it will be decided w hether to proceew with bear ing of oral testimony or appoint a referee to proceed on the affidavits. The state was allowed the rest of Tuesday to file additional affidavits. A large sheaf of new affidavits was filed by the state Tuesday morning. One was by Howard Frye, Mitchell garage man, who says pressure was brought to bear on him when he started selling $10 gasoline books for $9; that District Superintendent Ellis and Roy Gorman of the Omaha Stand srd office told him he must cut it out; that they had cards printed reading 'T9>4 cents" and threatened to sell at this price at all Mitchell Standard stations, the price bring 2 cents lower than his. Ho submitted, he says. Luther League Convention to Be Held at Vermillion Wynot, Neb., July 29.—Member* ol the Lutheran churches of northeast Nebraska. Including those of Obert Masked, Ilartlngton and Wynot. are planning to attend the big Luther league convention to be held at Ver million, 8. D., July 31 to August 3 Rev. 8. T. Sorenson of Moorhead Minn , will deliver the opening ad dress Thursday evening, and Rev. N M. Olvlsaker, executive secretary ol the International Luther league, win recently returned from a year'a trav el and study In Europe, will give tin principal address Sunday evening. A sacred concert by the choirs of all the churches present will he giver Sunday afternoon. Following a picnic supper In th< , city park there the Vermtllton cltj bend will give a concert Friday even In*. Man neid for Torture of Baby Girl Police Find Child Strung Up by Wrists — Tempting Food Placed in Front of Her. Just Discipline, He Says Versions of medieval torture by which Roy Hill, painter, 2026 St. Mary avenue, Is alleged to have vented his temper on 3-year-old Margaret Wis ner and her sister, Dorothy, 6, were disclosed by polk- Tuesday morning. Hill Is held at central station on a charge of disorderly conduct while police heads and the city prosecutor search for a specific charge, carrying a heavier penalty, to file against him. Hill admitted tying the baby, Margie, by her wrists to a bed or wall and placing food or any article which she wanted on a table a few inches from her hand. It Is also charged that he placed the baby on a bed and sprinkled her chest with stfgared water to attract files which would torment her. The man denies that he attracted files with sugared water, but admits dripping water on the little girl's chest. Such attempts at torture, say neighbors, augmented whippings to which he subjected the two girls for minor offenses. I’arents Are Separated. The two Wisner girls are being boarded and roomed at the Hill home by William Wisner, their father, who is separated from the mother, who lives at Twenty-second and Corby streets. Wisner Is a fruit peddler. The little girls have been in the HU1 home since June 21. Sergt. Frank Murphy and Officer Ernest Krueger were dispatched to the Hill home Tuesday morning, when Capt. William Russell was informed by neighbors that a little girl was suspended by the thumbs from the wall. The police found the tiny girl with her arms strung above her head, a bowl of grapes on the table close to her face. The baby was tied with neckties by the wrists. The ties were tied to a wire coat hanger suspended from the wall by a nail. Tied for 30 Minutes. Hill admitted to officers that the child had been tied with her arms above her head for .10 minutes when they arrived. He denied that Mar gie's feet were oft the floor. Sergeant Murphy said that when he entered the room the baby was exhausted and dangling by her wrists. She bears dark red welts about her baby wrists. "I wasn't trying to hurt her. I was Just disciplining her," Hill told police. "They are both mean and stuhborn. That Is the way to handle them.” Neighbors are aroused and will ap. pear against Hill In court. They said they notified the welfare board of the cruelty practiced In the Hill home, but no action was taken. "I was afraid to Interfere when my husband got mad,'* declared Mrs. Hill. "He has an awful temper.” lias Two Children. The Hills have two children, Bernice, 14, and Jesse, 12. Neighbors told officers that Hill became angered at the Wisner chil dren if they cried. Little Margie, crying in Sergeant Murphy's arms Tuesday morning, told him that Jesse Hill had pinched her. When she ran into the house crying, Hill strung her up, she said. Mrs. Mona Hallgren, 2019 St. Mary avenue, said that her child told her how Hill refused to give the Wisner girls anything to eat when they were hungry. When they started to cry, Mrs. Hallgren said, Hill Is alleged to have placed food within their reach and dared them to eat It under penalty of being slapped. Then lllll laughed at the frightened babies. She said she had seen one of the girls tied to a chair as she passed the house recently. Smeared Karen With (Hue. Mrs. Anne Lewis, a roomer In the Hill home, told of Hill putting sug ared water on the baby's chest. She also charged that Hill smeared Mar gie's and Dorothy’s faces with glue. "I want my mamma and papa," the two little girls sobbed Tuesday, morn Ing. They followed the officers nnd Hill to the patrol wagon, tugging st the policemen's pant legs and crying to tie taken away. Police announced that they would he taken care of by the Juvenile au thorities. The father, William Wis tier, hurried to the police station when notified. He said lie would place the children In a good home if allowed. "J'll do something with that fel low," he said of Hill, his features tense with anger. Engagement of “Yeast Kings” Ex-Wife Announced as Decree Is Granted By C. F. BKRTBLliI, fnlvcnwl Service Staff Correspondent. Paris, July 29.—A few minutes after receiving the formal notification that her divorce had been granted, Mrs. Julius Flelschmann, former wife of the American "yeast king" and former mayor of Cincinnati, an nounced to her friends that she Is engaged to marry Jay O'Brien, the polo player. The announcement, she said, was "strictly confidential." Kver since the report became public that Flelsch. manna were to be divorced, it has been rumored that Mrs. Flelschmann would wed the dashing polo player, who already has had two wives. They have been seen dancing together fre quently of late. The date and place of the wedding has not been set, but it will occur probably either In Paris or Deauville next month. U. S. Files Suit to * Cancel Oil Lease on Indian Lands Government, If Successful, to Take Action to Invalidate 20 Other Permits on Reservation. » » IWII , u U1J - J IIC II ment today developed another phase of Its effort to clear up the oil lease situation. Attorney Genera] Stone issued or ders for the filing of a suit to cancel an oil and gas prospecting lease ap plying to a reservation created by executive order for the the Navajo Indian nation in southern Utah. If the government is successful in this suit, it will take similar action to invlldats more than 20 other such per mits, 18 of wh7Ni were granted by former Secretary Fall of the Interior department and which apply to Indian lands in a dozen different western localities. Other Permits Refused. The suit ordered filed is against E. M. Harrison, the Midwest Oil com pany. and the Southwest Oil company and is based on an opinion recently submitted by the attorney general to the president, in which he held that Mr. Fall’s construction of the general leasing act of 1320 was In error when it applied the oil leasing provisions to reservations created by executive order. Mr. Fall's interpretation of the provision was given upon applica tion for a lease by Mr. Harrison, said here to be an official of the Mid west company, and under that con struction of the law the other permits also were granted. Since the present attorney general placed a different construction on the law, the Interior department has re jected all pending applications for permits on suoh land, numbering tome 400. Acre* Involved. Mr. Stone and Secretary Work of the Interior department are in accord that no further leasing of the lands Involved should be permitted until congress authorizes extraction of the oil or gas. They feel that congress should express its view as a guiding policy for the executive department to follow. The lease sought to he canceled in the government's action covers land set. aside by an executive order of President Arthur in 1R84 and applies to 2,580 acres There have been many similar executive order* concerning other parcels of Indian land since that date and Mr. Stone dellcves that the present suit, which will be prosecuted in Salt I<ake City, will determine de finitely the government's position for all future cases. ^ ork anil Kearney Guard I nits Go to Ashland Camp 1 ork, July 23.—The local company "f the i34th Infantry, Nebraska Na tional Guard, entrained Monday for Ashland where they will spend two weeks In camp. More than 100 men are in the company which Is one of the largest In camp. Inspection of equipment and personal appearance was held at ths armory preceding their march to the depot. But few men were absent when the time came to go and thoae had legitimate excuses. Kearney, Neb.. July J#.—Forty sev en men of Wagon Co, 120, 35th Wvl slon. Nebraska National Guard, en trained Monday for Ashland, to at tend ths two weeks' rnmp. In ad dition a hoapltal unit, of 10 men, also entrained here. Captain I I) Beynon was In rhnrge of the former unit, while Captain E. A. Drake presided over the hospital unit. I wo Nebraska City Girls Injured in Auto Accident Ttoatiir*, N>b., July 29.—Hone Wolken and Helen Morrlepev of Ne break* City were rut nnd bruised severely In »n *Uto accident five mlle.-t north of the rltv while titling with two Beatrice young men They were picked up by Jacob Kutherfnrd of thl* city, who w a* on hi* way from Lincoln, arid brought "to Beatrice, where their injurlca were dr* ***ed Married in Council llluffs. The following couplea nl<lelt«e<l mnt rlege llreneeg In Council muff* yPaterda' N»m« end Addin* Age llnpmer Richie. Omaha. 13 Marla a*w*rd. Omaha. 91 l (' Mlnear, Hominy. Okl .. 44 Haael Milion Omaha . 39 Paul Kraynek! Omaha . 1M»“* Lm,h* UiiUliUli Mrs. Fleischmann’s beauty has at tracted a great deal of attention In fashionable resorts here where she Is rapidly achieving a reputation as one of the best dressed women in Europe. Following her remarriage, she ex pects to return to the United States, but later may make her permanent home In Paris. Counsel for Julius Flelschmann had denied that Mrs. Flelschmann was to wed O'Brien or that the polo player had anything to do with their sep aration. He also denied that Flelsch mann had settled $5,000,000 on his wife. The Flelschmann parted on the most friendly basis. Mrs. Flelsch mann was the "yeast king s” second wife. She was previously divorced from Louis Hemlnway and Is said to be wealthy in her own name. O'Brien's former wives are May Murray, the movie star, and Irene Fenwick, actress. Five Are Drowned as Auto Plunges Into Reservoir Broken Axle Sends Machine Hurtling Into 100 Feet of ^ ater at Shoshoni Dam. Billings, Mont., July 29.—Five per sons were drowned in the Shoshoni reservoir near Cody, Wyo., yesterday afternoon when a broken front axle sent the touring car in which they were riding hurtling over a 40-foot embankment into the water. A dispatch to the Billings Gazette today gives the dead as follows: Mr. and Mrs. Junius Tanner of Clover, Utah; Carl Tanner. 9, son of the Tanners; Willard W. Welsh, 12, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Welsh of Cowley, Wyo.; Sarah Welsh, 10, laughter of Mr. and Mrs. Welsh. The bodies of Mrs. Tanner and the two Welsh children were recovered a few hours after the drownlngs. The body of the Tanner boy was taken out of the reservoir Tuesday morning. It ts believed that Tan ner's body is either in ths car or pinned beneath It. Scores of Cody people are aiding in an effort to locate the car and pull It out of the reservoir, which at this point Is more than 100 feet in depth. Leora Tanner, 11, daughter of the t’tah couple, was in the car at the time It went into the reservoir, but escaped the fate of her parents and brother by jumping. SECRET SERVICE HEAD INJURED David W. Dickenson. 6001 North Thirty-first avenue, head of the fed eral secret aervioe department. In Omaha, suffered a possible fractured skull Tuesday afternoon when he was struck down at Seventeenth and Capl tol avenue by a car driven by Mrs Grace Peterson, 1424 North Seven teenth street. Mr. Dlcglnson attempted to cross Capitol avenue orf the north when he was struck down by the oncoming machine. Me wrs attended by Dr. It F. Mullln, 716 Brandeis Theater build lng, and later removed to Paxton •Memorial hospital. Police are holding Mrs Peterson on a charge of reckless driving TWO SUSPENDED BY K. C. TRADE BOARD Kansas City, July JJ —The Kansas City board of trade late today sus pended W. B. J.lnroln, local manager of the Armour Grain company, and George E. Marry of Chicago, presi dent of the company, from member hip in the hoard, "for misrepresents lion of wheat receipts." I.lncoln was suspended for in days and Marcy for 60 days. ( Itniilanqiia of (,ozaif Closes Successful Season Coznd, Neb., July 29.—The 13th an nual Chautauqua of Cozad closed a successful season last night with the presentation of the play "Frecklea” front the book of the same name written hy Gene Stratton Forter to a •n parity audience. The local committee, named hy the I'hamber of Commerre. announced at a dinner given Saturday night In honor of Congressman Barkley of Kentucky, and Tlnoher of Kansas who debated the campaign Issues Sal in-day night, that they had already contracted for a six day aeason In 1925. They also announced that thla year, with season ticket rates the loweat on I ha circuit, and tha lowest they have been here In tha entire 13 years of i hautauqa, the nominal sum of $1 SO, they hsd finished with a alight prof It. Cuttle Feeder Fxpire* \V hile W nrkmg on Farm Coup City, Neh, July Georgr McFadden. farmer, died suddenly Monday at his home two miles south "f this rif> Mr McFadden, an ex tensive cnllle feeder, was preparing to lake cnllle to lamp City for ship ment to the Omaha marketn when he died, lie had been In apparent, good health, and the eauee of hts death Is not known McFadden leaves a wife and grown children He was an early settler In thla vicinity, A' —1—' u: lie Policeman Identified in Bank Holdup Held as Suspect in Irvington Robbery—Boys Declare He Drove Bandit Car. ‘Frameup,’ Officers Says A motorcycle officer of the Omaha police force may have been one of a quartet of bandits who held up the Irvington State bank April 29 and escaped with $2,000 after locking the cashier and a patron in the vault. This was disclosed yesterday by the arrest of Clifford Baldwin, who is now In county jail, held for investigation after two Irvington boys picked him out of a group of 10 at central sta tion as one of the bandit quartet. A '‘frameup" Is Baldwin's reply to the arrest. “That’s the man who sat at the steering wheel of the car.” say the , youngsters, John Blleck, 10, and Rus sell Kyte, 10, both of Irvington. Patron In Bank. Kyta waa In the bank at the time of the robbery. He positively pointed out Baldwin as the driver of the rob bers' machine. Kyte could see the auto from where he stood with his hands above his head in the bank, while W. M. Dirks, the cashier, could not. Dirks, Kyte and Blieck were brought to Omaha Tuesday morning to Identify Baldwin. Other persons who saw the bandit car and the ban dits will be brought here In an effort to Identify the officer further. A. E. Olson, driver for Fire Chief Salter, told police that Baldwin Is the man he saw driving toward Irving ton shortly before the robbery In a car answering the description of the robbers' machine. Baldwin waa ac companied by three companions and turned his head away when he saw Olson, It Is alleged. Olson was In structing naw Are drivers outside th<’ : city limits. Repainted HU Car. Police have information that the officer repainted his car three days after the robbery. The painting was done at the pillbox at Thirty-third and Cuming streets, where Baldwin was stationed. Baldwin was arrested by Detectives Frit* Franks. Leroy Wade and Ben Danbaum who, with operatives of the Pinkerton agency, have been work ing on the case since the robbery. Baldwin was questioned Tuesday morning by Danbaum and Chief Van Deusen. He declared his car had been stolen j the day of the robbery. "Why didn't you report it?" "I didn't think it necessary,” Bald win replied. Later, In county Jail, he accused Chief of Police Charles H. Van Deu sen of "framing him." He declared that his superior bore a grudge against him because of difference* be tween the two long ago. He stated he could account for himself every minute of the day of the robbery. ''I have a perfect alibi,” he lr. ; stated. Dismissed: Reappointed. Baldwin was appointed to the po lice department October 7, 1919. He was suspended on July 6, 1920 for conduct unbecoming an officer. July 16 he was dismissed by Commissioner Henry Dunn, but waa reappointed No vember 1. 1929. Hi* father. Daniel Baldwin, was a I ollreman before him snd wss noted among hi* fellow* for his sttength. Baldwin was turned over to Sher iff Mike Fndre* He will be arraigned In county court. Endree heartily complimented Jlen Danbaum, chief of detective*. 'The police department ha* been doing Home mighty fine work.'' he said. Legion Members Lend Aid in Repairs at Pleasanton Kearney. Neb.. July 29—Twenty seven memhera of the local American legion peat. shouldered shovel*, journeyed to Pleasanton Sunday and tendered their services to Mayor W. R. Scribner. They put In 10 hour*, hsullng dirt and filling In washed out Main street. A total of 22R load* of dirt, S40 square yards, were placed before the hoy* called It a day. Main streets Is passable again through the village the county having reconstrurted the washed out bridge and fill today. Judge Colby Returns Home From Hospital Reatrtce, Nob. July 19—Judge U W, Colby, who underwent a eerious operation a few weeks ago at a hoe pltal at Rochester. Minn., was brought home today by Mrs. Colby, who ha* been oonstantly at the hed elde sonce he was taken sick. It la belleve<1 that he will soon regain his health Judge .1 R Ra|>er of Pawnee City Is holding a brief term of the district court here In the ahsenre of Judge Colby, and will ett on the bench un III Judge Colby Is able to assume his duties. Fair Opened at Bedford. Red ford. Is , July 29- Taylor t'oun Iv fair atarted today and will continue five dava Special auto rscee will he featured Saturday One hundred and fifty horses ars entered in race*. Virginia Man Heads Grain Firm Merger Gray Silver. Martinsville, W. Va.—This photo shows Gray Silver of frfartinsburg, W. Va., who was chosen as president of the new grain marketing company by the temporary board of directors at the Great Northern hotel, Chicago Mr. Silver will head the executive committee and Mr. Coverdale, who Is secretary of the American Farm Bu reau federation, will be secretary treasurer. Millard R. Myers. Chicago, was selected as chairman of the board of directors. • Man, Led to Shoot Self by Marital v Troubles. Better Doctors Believe Would-Be Fremont Suicide Will Rerover—Wife Still Re fuses Reconciliation. Seeds I PUpstrb to The Omaha IW. Fremont. Neb., July 19.—George F. Hartman, JO, who sought to commit suicide Monday night' after an unsuc cessful attempt to win back his wife's love, following her application for divorce, will recover, doctors believed today. Although wounded twice In the chest neither of the charges hap pened to hit a vital spot. Just before Hartman shot himself he scribbled a note giving the reason for his act, following his ejection from the home of his wife s parents. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Haines. "All I wanted was to talk to my wife. I cannot live without her. So tell my wife the last thing I wanted was to tell her this. Goodbye.'* The nots was handed to one of the offi cers who arrived on the scene just after Hartman attempted his life. At the hospital where Hartman be lieved he was dying, he called for hie wife. IVhen she arrived at the bed side he protested his love for her but Mrs. Hartman failed to respond to. his pie,* for forgiveness. She ex pressed her sorrow for his action however and remained at his bed side, j holding his hand as he lay suffering , frtm the gunshot wounds. Haines, who was somewhat bruised In a hand *to hand fight with the younger.man, had recovered from his injuries today. Hartman Is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. I.. Hartman, North Bend Hs for merly owned a pool hall at that place which he later traded for lsn l. Hi« ' wife s divorce plea on grounds of nonsupport still stands. \rmagost Family Holds Reunion at David Citv Dnrld City, Neb. July 29—Family ; reunion of David B Armagost and his children »■«* held at the home of his daughter, Mrs, W, C. Buehta. In thla city In attendance were Day Id Armsgoet, Will Armagost. Mr and Mr* W. C. Buotot*. Mr. *nd Mr* David Curry of David Ctty, Mr-snd Mr* Rolon Jonea of Gresham, Mr «nd Mr* John Smith of Albion. Mr* C. A Wood of Denver. Mra George Grover of Minneapolis and Mra. Carl Jungerman of Haatlng* Thla Is the first time Mr. Armagost ha* seen his children together since their tnsr j rtsge. ‘>2 Bushels of Oats to Acre in Gage Countv Beatrice. Neh, July 29 A. A Tletten, farmer, living between De Witt snd Plymouth. Neb . finished threshing a 10-acre field of oats to d*v and reports the enormous yield cf 92 bushels to the acre Thla is a record yield for this section of the state The grain ws* grown on new ground The Weather ---— _A 14 hour* on.Pnff t r m. Jut* »% rro**!pM«tton nn,\ h«ntr*<)tha ! T.*t*l total altidf dan y t>SF A* Icfour j. 1 \ 1 ttonrtv TPBUwmUtrr* Jam T • 1 r m T' ! • m H I r m «: tarn T* I i* m t> *• ™ »» it* m IT ••m .. T 4 lam H ^<**m T$ f a m «« U » rn .u t IV m ...... Ill 1! «•••!• Ir «u ,:i4 Puzzled by Defense Day Conclusions “Inferences Source of Sur prise,” Says Statement— Promised Co-Operation With Government. Criticized by Omahans Washington, July 29.— Governor Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska “has drawn rather extraordinary infer ences from what seems to be a perfectly clear document,” the War department de clared today in a statement answering the governor’s criticism of the “defense day” program for September 12. Governor Bryan’s statement that he does not favor any plan contem plating mobilization of the civil or Industrial resources of the country or anything else that savors of a na tional holiday devoted to preparation for war drew tha reply that such "in fluences are a source of surprise to the War department." Said He Would Co-operate. The statement asserted that th* commanding officer of the Seventh Corps area on May 31 reported that Governor Bryan had expressed his desire "to co-operate with the depart ment to the fullest extent." President Coolidge earlier in th* day made known that he probably would not reply to Governor Bryan. It was declared at the White House that the president considered his re cent criticism of those condemning the government's plans for defense day aa “unfair’’ as sufficiently out lining 'hla views. These were staled comprehensively In a letter to Fred erick J Libby, executive secretary of the National Council for Prevention of War. last Saturday. The War department statement de clared that such plans as Governor Bryan has authorized for observance of defense day—ordering assembly of r.attonal guard organizations under his control ar.d appointing local com mittees—"will enable the department to carry out Its plan in the state of Nebraska completely." No Civilian Mobfflration. Referring to Governor Bryan’s pre vious premise of co-operation, the de partment statement offered the ex planation that the governor's more recent stand "presumably is due" to the wording of a document issued since then by the corps area com mander giving instructions to the re serve officer*. In this document, the statement continued, "no reference can be found to mobilization of civilians.” "The nearest approach to this," it added, "!a a statement in the docu ment that civilians who volunteer their services fer the day will be per mitted to parade with the national guard and organized reserve organi zations in order that the processes of mobilization may be simulated. The fact that all participation by civilians in the ’defense test' is purely volun tary has been emphasized In all in structions in regard to the test " Only Co-operation Sought Replying to the description of -!.« program as a "mobilization." the de partment insisted the only thing asked for was "voluntary co-opera tion during the ceremonies of the day of those citizens who desire to parade with organizations, on the theory that, in case of war. they Trobablv would enlist therein." Mobilization,” the statement added, means the bringing to war strength In men. arms and material of the armed forces of the nation. Nothing of this sort ia contemplated. "The governor further states that this test will convey a wrong im pression to the people of preparation f 'r war when there is no war in Sight. The law Imposes upon the "*r department the requirement of organizing dlxuaiona so that they will be prepared for rApid and complete mobilization in the event of an ewer gency. The ‘defense teet’ Is designed to enable our people to visualize the process** necessary to such a com plete mobilization. Will Not Mislead. "It la designedly beinr held when ‘Turn to **«*» Twe, Column Ob*.) Rutlrr County Religious Festival Draws Crowd PsvM City, Neb.. July is —Butler county religious festival at City park .lrew a large crowd, although the rain spoiled the morning's program. After dinner's pageant ea* put on undsr the direction of Rev. Mr. Case of Belter ood and at SJO a young reop!# s rally was held A men's chorus furnished music for the ev*. ring services. Newcastle to Have Park. Newcastle. Neb July :« rbe vtb lase hoard of Newcastle has voted io huy land for a pulhic park and play grounds. and a special election will he held Aug Vet 1 to vote on tesulng Ponds to amount of $1,160 for that purpose Eolith Breaks Jail. Paild City. Neb. July tt —Robert I'leelk of Pavkl Cliy, charged with auto theft, broke out of tall here Sunday nvwntng by twying tooee the rrame of the window and pushing the Pars back.