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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
