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,zr-rr.| The ( imaha Corning Bee CITY EDITION ^ — ' ' r“" Papers). - VOL. 54. NO. 40. OMAHA, THURSDAY, JULY 31, 1924. * 'TWO CENTS1* ■ - ' Campaign of G.O.P.toBe ‘Affirmative’ “Deriding and deploring” to Be Left to Others, Chairman Butler Says at Chicago. (Outlook Bright in West Chicago, July 30.—The republican party leaders will depend on "an af firmative campaign," and leave the “deriding and deploring” to others, Williaip M. Butler, chairman of the national committee, said in a state ment today. The statement said: "The conferences I have had since I arrived in Chicago a week ago to day have convinced me tfcat the cam paign organization in the middlewest and northwest approaches August 1 in a condition of vigorous growth. "I have conferred in Chicago with party committeemen and leaders of nearly ail the states in these sections of the country and I consider the out look exceedingly good. Leaves Decrying to Others. "We are going to leave the decry ing, deriding and deploring to other people. The character of our candi dates, the strength of our platform and our record of postwar achieve ments through the difficult years of this republican administration enable us to depend on an affirmative cam paign. I believe the nation is more interested In accomplishment than In promises. "As scores of visitors, from many states, have been good enough to give me their views, one striking factor in the situation has become more and more apparent. Our purpose has been to make the campaign to a consider able degree an exposition of the char acter and record of President Cool idge. We find increasing evidence that voters everywhere have informed themselves, assayed the man and reached a considered conclusion that he is an ideal president. Record Known. "The extent of the general infor formatton about President Coolldge is large and encouraging. In the matter of labor, for Instance, callers seem to know that as governor of Massachusetts he took the liberal, forward looking view1 in regard to such measures as an anti-monopoly bill, a bill providing for direct sen atorial elections, woman suffrage, im proved working conditions for women, factory surgical equipment, shorter terms of work for women and chil dren and numerous other bills which have had the wholehearted support of labor. I find that the people of the middlewest know about this record. "On arriving in Chicago I stated that the east had asked with one voice for General Dawes as a speaker. It is not hard to imagine how the west feels. If we asked him to fill 10 per cent of the requests we have had he would lack the necessary time to fill even this percentage before the end of the campaign." WOUNDED MAN’S STORY DOUBTED Cozad, July 30.—Carlo* Alba, beet tender near Darr, who was severely wounded Monday night, explained that lie had accidentally shot himself while hunting rabbits. The bul led had entered the back a ' little . under the last rib on the left side. Alba's story is dffcjbtful as he had no powder burns upon his skin and It Is believed he could not have held a rifle In a position to Inflict his wound. Mail Heavy at Humboldt. eHumboldt, Neb., July 30.—A recent morning mail handled by Postmaster Clift and his assistant contained 42 ■acks, 630 pieces, 1,890 pounds, and represented $43.40 postage. Atlantic Suffera Drouth. Atlantic, Ia„ July 30.—The city of Atlantic was without drinking water and fire protection for a few hours Monday night when a water main burst. We Have With Us Today K. 1. Hart. Special Agent of Indian Nervi* r, Winnebago, Neb. Mr. Hart c.sniea from the place where "they shoot from the hip and they ahoot straight!" He la one of the best pistol shots In the country and has done exhibition shooting In so many rodeos and roundups that he can't remember them all. Rodeos, however, are Just a side line for Mr. Hart, ns he Is a. special federal agent for Uncle Ham, work ing with the Indians. He arrived In Omaha Tuesday and Is spending a little more than a week here on busi ness. Rut to get back to Ihr fascinating subject of rodeos, he Is managing a double powwow up In Winnebago starting August, In which he expects K.OOO Indians from all over the coun try to participate The first powwow is to be called the "Omaha" and the second, the “Winnebago." 4 Labor to Commit Itself to No One Political Party • So Declares Samuel Gompers on Eve of Meeting to Con sider Policies of Candidates. Atlantic City, N. J., July 30 —Only one thing can be sure as to the po litical policy of the American Federa tion of Labor in the romlng campaign, its president, Samuel Gompers, de clared today, and that is that "we shall commit ourselves to no political party as partisans." Mr. Gompers’ assertion was made in a statement issued on the eve of the meeting here of the federation's executive council, in which he dis cussed the political problems now con fronting leaders of organized labor, and added: VVU Consider Platforms. "Neither I nor any other person can say what will be the result of the deliberations of our executive coupcil until those deliberations have nurtured.” While the statement did not touch upon the efforts to procure the en dorsement of the federation for Sen ators La Follette and Wheeler, presi dential and vice presidential candi dates, respectively, of the third ticket organization. Mr. Gompers agreed that particular interest attached to the session. The federation would proceed to "consider men and plat forms on the basis of their service, past and promised, to the wage earn ers and the great masses of the peo ple of our country," he said, and promised a vigorous campaign before the electorate for the candidates found suitable. "Principles, Not Parties” "Our great movement is Army con vinced as a result of long practice that the one hope for the wage earn ers on the political field lies In being partisan to principles and not to po itical organizations." Mr. Gompers said in the last cam paign, “we supported candidates rep resenting four political parties. As a result of that support, and as a result of the support which the friends of labor were able to give, there were elected to the last house of representatives 170 progressive members, the great majority of whom have since Justified the failth reposed in them by service rendered. That was a triumphant vindication of the tremendous advantage of non-parti san activity, adding its great weight to the ong chain of evidence as to the value of the policy which the Ameri can Federation of Labor has for so many years pursued.” MERIDIAN BRIDGE NEAR COMPLETION St. Helena, Neb., July 30.—With all bills for erection of the Meridian highway bridge across the Missouri river near here paid to date, the railroad deck entirely completed and work on the upper deck being rushed, It is estimated that 85 per cent of the big structure is completed and traffic will pass over the bridge by October 15. Paving of the highway deck Is be ing done, beginning at the Nebraska sloe, and a narrow gauge railroad has been constructed to carry the mate rial from the South Dakota side. The lift span of the bridge Is completed and ready for operation. The Man dan, a government boat, coming up the river, will be the first boat to demand the use of the lift span York Insurance Agent to Go on Trip to Alaska York, July 30.—Charles 3. Hum phrey of York, general agent for the Peoria Life Insurance company, has gone to Peoria, III., where he will Join the Pearia “Hundred Thousand Dollar club" for a trip to Alaska, The party will leave Peoria August 2 and will hold their annual convention at Seattle August 8. The convention will lie held aboard a Chinese liner do nated by the city of Seat'tle. At the close of the 'convention the party will sail for Skagway. Married in Council Bluffs. Th* following prrnoaa obtained marring* llr*n**« In Council Bluff* y*»t*rdny: Nam* RffiMenca Ago John Nyntrom. Omnha fcl Kiln Kinriall, Omaha 41 Klrharrf Pavla. Mhetifi ndoa h. 1*. .. .16 V*r* Hrnith, Omaha . 26 William I .on a, Omaha . .. 11 Mary Orlfflth, Omnha ........ 22 flaunt Innriff, Takamah, N*b . 22 Viola M*yara, Takamah. N*b . 23 Trnyko Nl« htillrh, Omnha ..11 l.lbby Bnnak, Omaha . 21 Chart*# M»*pow*ll. Klrkmnn, In.21 K.th*l Obr#»*ht llnrlan. In.IM o T Curran. Lincoln. N*b .. . 24 f.uriia Phillip*. Lincoln. N*b 21 Mldn*v kmllh. Omaha 20 Mil ha I I tail worth, Omaha 20 (Julnton Itobbinn, Llnooln, Nab . 2* (Gertrud* titicaae. Lincoln. Neb.23 State Fights Alienists’ Testimony Prosecution Bitterly Opposes Judge's Ruling to Admit “Mental” Evidence in Franks Case. Trial Deadlocked by Row By .JAMES WHITTAKER, rnlvereal Service Staff Cnrre.pondcnt. Chicago. July 30.—Deadlocked by the state’s stubborn determination that medical evidence, by which the young murderers, Leopold and Loeb, hope to purchase their forfeit lives, shall not be heard, the first day of the defense concluded today without the taking of a word of testimony. The fight is against Justice Cav erly’s ruling made early In the day that the mass of pathological testi mony, documentary and oral, with which Clarence Darrow will seek the court's mercy, shall be admitted. Justice Caverly ruled: "I have the right to know whether these two boys are competent to plead guilty or not guilty.” The dispute flared up within a few minutes of court assembly. Alienist Struck Dumb. When William A, White, psychia trist, of Washington, D. C., was called by Darrow immediately after the state formally rested its case, Crowe rose with his neck hair bristl ing. “Object — incompetent, irrelevant, immaterial" he barked, and bit off Dr. White’s offer of his name and ad dress at the middle Initial. Since that moment, the alienist from the ea.st has been a wax work on the witness stand, stiTick dumb by the exceeding volubility of the mob of attorneys who have set out to in sert an encyclopedia of medico-legal jurisprudence betwen his name and his address. "Vou folks have gone off on a tan gent,” Interrupts Justice Caverly, with mild exasperation. Nevertheless, State’s Attorney Crowe motions his expert assistant, Thomas Marshall, to dust off another! volume of Blackstone and intone an other supreme court Instance. “State Beaten Both Ways.” For Mr. Crowe has just become con vinced, to his horror, that Mr. Dar row, when he pleaded his charges guilty, practically guaranteed them their necks and did snatch away from a hard working state's attorney two convictions with one word. He shouts: "The state is beaten both ways. If the defendants get the sentence they want from this court—if they get a penitentiary term satisfactory to them and their lawyers, they won't appeal. “If they get that sentence, the state can't appeal. "And if the court gives the death sentence after hearing insanity testi mony, the verdict won’t be worth the paper it is written on." But Justice Caverly is of the opin ion that there is no Indication that the defense will try to prove the youths Insane. If they do, he adds, the jury which Crowe is clamoring to have Impaneled, will promptly be as sured. Another Despairing JVntest. Just one more despairing protest comes from Crowe: "Oh, well, they won't call It Insan ity—they'll find plenty of other names for It." And Attorney Bachrach of defense counsel, delighted with the trend of events, delighted with Mr. Crowe's despair, delighted with Justice Caver ly’s simple humanitarian resolve to hear Leopold and I.oeb once before, perhaps, they die—Mr. Bachrach grins into Mr. Crowe's outraged teeth and retorts: "Call It green cheese If you like." The hours sre a passing in review of all the warped creatures of court history whose wretched stories of madness are written In the sheep skin volumes piled up before the bench. dene Oeary, who killed a Chicago clttxen because nn didn't like his nose, Is summoned out of those files. He was found Insane after the death sentence, reads Mr. Mnrshnll, and the watchful state waits patiently for him to recover his sanity In Cheater asy lum, whereui«>n he will l>e hanged. “Not Case In Point.” , "That was after conviction,” re marks Justice Caverly, “It Is not a case In point." Marshall, presently, Is ronturlng other.madmen out of other volumes. He has a forgotten butcher of the human animal which he has found in California recorda. Is this a case In point? Justice Caverly writes his Instance from Illinois. Mr. Marshall obliges [ with a late murderous gentleman (Turn In I'ase Four; I'nlumn Meven.) Drilling for Oil Resumed. I’lnttiimouth. July 30.—After more than two month*' delay spoilt la flail, lug for the diamond point drill which became embedded In rock R00 feet underground, workmen succeeded In releasing It and drilling has been re sumed on the Nehawka Murray teat well being drilled in Cass county. Night nnd day shifts are on the Job and barring further accidents dril ling will be continued until either oil Is struck or the promoters are satis fled they have picked a dry hula. * . « » * ' . u 5 -v Lawyers in Oil ^illse Go on Vacations; jauge Goes to Work Hastings Falls Heir to 2,000 Pages of Affi davits to Peruse During Month of August— September 8 Set as Date for Hearing. District Judge W. O. Hastings has been voted the enormous legal Job of reading several thousand pages of affidavits and deciding whether or not 14 oil companies should be enjoined from doing business in Nebraska. The lawyers decided Wednesday to submit the case on affidavits, thus avoiding much toll during the heat of summer. The state declares, the companies are combining to fix prices and stifle competition. This is indignantly de nied. A galaxy of in lawyers, represent ing the defendants, and four repre senting the state declared unanimous ly that they wanted to take vacations. Nobody thought of Judge Hastings' vacation. The judge accepted the Job with out a murmur. He will spend the hot weeks of midsummer poring over the affidavits while the legal gentlemen are vacationing. September 8 is set for beginning arguments. After it is all over the judge will decide whether or not a temporary injunction should be al lowed against the companies. The Judg® denied a motion of the Tidal Refining company that It be dis missed from the case on the ground that it doesn't do business In Nebras ka. John P. Breen read from testi mony showing that a Tidal filling sta tion, Twentieth and Harney streets, obtained its daily price by telephoning to the Standard company’s office. Woman Is Found Near Death; Foul Mrs.Gertrude O’Reilly Cooper Discovered Unconscious in Denver Apartment—Di vorced Husband Sought. Denver, Colo., July 30.—Mrs. Ger trude O'Reilly Ramsey Cooper, who was found unconscious In the gas filled kitchenette of her fashionable Capitol Hill apartment here Tuesday morning, tonight lingered between life and death in a Denver hospital. Efforts to solve the mystery of her condition have been unavailing. Mrs. Margaret O'Reilly Casey of Edgewater, a Denver suburb, mother of Mrs. Cooper, fnalntained her belief that her daughter had not attempted to end her life, and Patrick Casey, her step father, was firm in the belief that Mrs. Cooper was the victim of foul play. "When she last visited our home last Friday night, she was in high spirits," Mr. Casey said. “I know of no reason why she should have at tempted to end her life. She was ap parently happy and had plenty of money." Paul Ramsey, 12-year-old son of Mrs. Cooper by her first marriage, de clared he saw his former step father, J. H. Cooper of Kansas City, in Den ver Tuesday night, according to Mr. Casey. However, he refused to di vulge the man's whereabouts, Mr. Ca sey said. The boy also said his moth er had received three telegrams Sun day, one coming from Cooper, who said he waa corning to Denver for a visit, according to Casey’s story. The youth had been slaying with his grandparents since last Thursday night and was unaware of hia moth er's condition until identification of the woman was established today. According to Mrs. Casey, the Coop ers were divorced in Wichita, Kan., four year* ago. PEGGY HOPKINS SUES FOR DIVORCE New York, July 30.—Peggy Hop kins Joyce, blond beauty of the stage and Internationally known as a ‘'heart-breaker" Is through with married life. She's going to forget all about love, go bark to her pro fessional career, as an actress—and die an old maid Her latest and "only romance"— her marriage to the handsome but not wealthy Count Gosta Morner, has gone to smash on the rocks of reality, and there Is nothing for petite Peggy to do but try and forget. She's absolutely through "with paying any of the count's bills," she said, and has Instructed her lawyers to bring suit for separation. Count Morner. It was learned to day, has brought a counter action against, the countess for the annul ment of their marriage. lie denies with some heat that his wife had to IMiy his bills. While he Is not well off financially, ho said he has a good position with a Chicago tooth paste company. Funeral Hcltl at Wymore for Auto Accident V ictim Wymora, Neb., July 30.—Funeral services were held at the Episcopal church hers for George O. lluckett, 05, the ceremony being In chnrge of Rev. Father Gillespie of Falls City. Mr. lluckett was killed Sunday on the highway south of Nebraska City when tbs auto ha was driving skid dad and fell from a lfi foot embank ment. Mr. Huckett formerly lived In Wymors for 31 years, during 12 of which he served as master mechanic for the Wymors division of the Rurllngton railway and six years ns traveling road foreman of engines The remainder of the time he was a passenger engineer running Wy more, HI. Joseph and Red Cloud, lie also served several years as master mechanic for the llurllngton it Sterling, Coin., and at Alliance. He returned to Nebraska City as round house foreman eight months ago. The widow and a grown family sur vlve, and will make their home at Wymors, whers the family hold propel ty. Troops Summoned to Put Down Riot in Reformatory * Three Inmates Shot, One Per haps Fatally, in Disturb ance at New Jersey Prison. Rahway, N. J., July 30.—Police re acrvea from Rahway and Woodbrldge were railed to the Rahway reforma tory thla afternoon to quell a riot among the prisoners. Three Inmates were shot, one per haps fatally, and one guard was In jured. The disturbance started In the din ing hall and spread throughout the open sections of the reformatory. Superintendent Frank Moore called for 10 state troopers to be sent to the reformatory to remain until the trou ble is quelled The resort by the guards to rifle fire and the arrival of Rahway po lice served to quiet the rioters. According to oficials of the instltu tlon. which is a boys' reformatory, housing 800 youths, 80 of whom are negroes, the trouble started Monday night over a remark made by a negro boy to a white boy. The latter carried the fight to the yard where his brother aided with him and for a time a race war threatened. Assist and Superintendent Templeton quelled the dlficulty. At noon today the trouble broke again, the fight became general, dishes were thrown, tahlee overturned and smashed, and parts of them used for weapons. STEWART GIVEN SHERIFF’S OFFICE Plattsmouth, July 30.—The question of who 1* sheriff of Cass county, which has long been hanging fire, seems to have been settled tempor arily at least, by judicial edict handed down by Judge C. C. Stauffer of Omaha, upholding the Injunction sought by E. P^ Stewart, Bryan *p polntee and actlpg sheriff, against former Sheriff C. D. Quinton, his at torney, A. I* Tldd, and others. The decree gave Stewart possession of the living quarters In the county building, which had been retained by Quinton following his Indictment last fall, and Quinton has vacated At torney Tldd, who had a sheriff's sale In which he was Interested, conducted by Quinton (although It was never confirmed by the court!. Is now sign ing his name as attorney to similar published legal notices In which Stewart officiated, and It would seem that the Bryan appointee holds the winning hand at present, although by the decree of Judge Stauffer he has been required to post a *1,000 bond. Appeal of Sheriff Quinton from his recent conviction In district court for malfeasance pi office is still pending In the state supreme court. Tha IIv Ing quarters In tbs county Jail are now occupied by Deputy Sheriff W. It. Young, whose apolntmem by Stewart as deputy and Jailor was duly confirmed by the county commis sioners. Bratrice Home Rnltbod. Beatrice, Neb, July 30.—In the absence of Mr. ami Mi s T. E. Weekcs their home on North Fifth street was robbed. Nearly every drawer was ransacked and a considerable amount of Jewelry and other valuables taken. f— —-\ New Drive Is Named II ebsler Boulevard In Honor of Omahan V j Plattsmouth, July 30— Platt* mouth's new boulevard has been named after John It. Webster of Omaha. The drive, grading of which has Just hern oi mplctcd. extends through the Nehrnska Masonic home grounds here, comprising a short cut and clltultiatIng a steep grade on the Omaha Kansas City federal high wi y, entering the city from the north It was officially accepted by the city council Monday night as a part of the street system, and by tmsn linous vote was designated Webster boulevard. Mr, Webster Is chairman of the Masonic home building com mittee. having charge of the crec tion of the new *100.000 Infirmary here The boulevard will Jater be paved 4 U. S. Fliers Sweep Into Scapa Flow Three World Planeg, Like Huge Gray Geeae, Glide Into Bay at Kirk wall. To Continue Trip Today By HAYDEN TALBOT, CnIrerMi Herrlrr Huff Correspondent, Kirkwall. Orkney Islands, July 30. The American world fliers will con tinue their journey homeward tomor row. The three planes will rise from the water in Houston bay at 5 a. m., their next stop being "somewhere in Iceland.” The planes were thoroughly gone over tonight and all are reported by the airmen as in tip-top shape for the hard days ahead. By DAMON RUNYON, • rnlrersol Service Stsff Correspondent. On Board the Cruiser Richmond, in the Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, July 30.—Like three huge grey geese drifting Into a hunter's blind, out of the haze of the late afternoon, tho American round-the-world fliers dropped Into a little sheltered cove In the Scapa Flow at 4 o'clock. They are now anchored in sight of the masts of the sunken German war ships. Rear Admiral MaeGruder of the Richmond stood on the bridge of the flagship watching their arrival. On the banks of the cove. American mo tion picture operators had their tri pods mounted since early morning. A few residents of the little town of Kirkwall, 10 miles away, had helped them keep the long vigil. Captain Cotton of the Richmond Immediately sent a ships boat to bring the fliers aboard the flagship. Two boats with fresh fuel were wait ing In the cove for the fliers. "V" Shape Formation. The planes came in a “V” shape formation—one In front and the other two flying abreast a little way be hind. The officers and men on the Richmond watched them pas* directly over the cruiser and silently waved their hands In greeting The fliers made the trip from Hull, 400 miles. In a little less than six hour*. The Richmond, which arrived early this morning, had been keeping look out all day for the fliers. Nu word having reached the ship of their de parture from Hull, the watchers had almost given up hope that they would get in today. Major Davidson, as sistant military attache at the Amer ican embassy in London, Lieutenant Commander I-elghton of the Rich mond, and one of the navy's fliers who is a member of Admiral Ma Kruder's staff, went ashore early, picked out the cove for the landing and made arrangements for fuel boats Use Flagship ss Marker. Plane No. !. with Lieutenants Smith and Arnold, was the leader. No. J, carrying Lieutenants Wade and Harding, was behind on the right, and No. 4. with Lieutenants Nelson and Ogden, was on the left. As the plane* passed over the Richmond, the fliers' faces could be seen above the rim* of their ma chines. They made no gesture of recognition, but evidently had seen the flagship from a long distance snd had used It as a marker for their landing The Richmond planned to give the fliers a salute with the siren, but the planes came so rapidly from the moment they were sighted, they were over the ship before the whistle could be blow n After passing over the warship, they m*(je a wide circle over the green hilts of the Island and then glided gemlv down Into the cove, bobbing about on their pontoon* to the slight swell of the water like lards at rest. (Copyright. 1 S?4 v Plans to Huild Hridge at Hulo Are Discussed Falla City, Neb . July SO.—South eastern Nebraska nnd northwestern Missouri. seporate>1 by the Missouri river may be linked as one trade ter ritory If plans for construction of s wagon bridge across the river at Hulo materialise. 1,Inklnk of the two states would open a new vast trade territory for Falls City, n cording to the Iocs! Chamber -a«f Commerce, nnd a Joint committee representing a doaen towns In the two stolen la working on pinna for launching the movement. Page County Herd of Hogs to Ho Shown at State Fair Shenandoah, la.. July SO,—I’age county will he represented at the state fair at 1'ea Molnea by one herd of hogs at least. John Christensen, spoiled rolsnd China breeder, la plan nlng to take the best representatives of hla herd. Hunaway Cirl Heard From. York. July SO —Verna I'etrlck. 1». who disappeared from the J \V Hurt farm near (Ireshnm, has written to Mrs Hurt from IV* Moines The girl says alie left the Hurt home In company with a hired man SO year* of age. who has gone to Illinois to gel hla rhlldien out of an Institution aftei which »he expects they will he married Woman Killed, 27 Injured, as Train Derailed New York, July 30.—A woman was killed and 27 persona Injured, 13 of them seriously, late this afternoon when several cars of an express train on the Long Island railroad Jumped the ralla, one of them sideswiplng an electric locomotive on an adjacent track at Woodalde, L. X. The 13 seriously Injured were brought to the Pennsylvania station in a special am bulance train and then transported to Bellevue hospital. Policeman Faces Charge of Attempt to Kill Actress Officer Accused of Beating Rosetta Duncan Held to Grand Jury—Audience Cheers Decision. Chicago, July 30.—Police Magistrate Henry U. William* of Evanston to day ended temporarily the argument In his court as to whether the police of Cicero beat Rosetta Duncan, comedienne and the "Topey’’ of the stage, or whether Miss Duncan as saulted the policemen, by ordering Charles Wldlock, one of the officers, held to the grand jury under 31,000 bond on a charge of assault with in tent to kill. A big audience of court fans which had been forced to adjoiyn from an Evanston theater rented^y the jus tice for the occasion to another build ing when th* theater management wanted the building for a matinee, greeted the decision with cheers. Rosetta testified during the day that she was beaten by Wldlock and several other policemen when she attempted to "joke" with them about arresting her brother, Harold, for a traffic law violation while the Dun cans and friends were driving through Cicero the Fourth'of July. She suf fered a broken none, a cracked rib, a blackened eye and a twisted wrist, she said. The burly officers had another story to teB. They claimed that Miss Duncan became abusive and that when they attempted to restrain her, she not only scratched them, but bit and kicked as well. They exhibited scratches and bruises as substantia-1 tion of the injuries. Attorneys for the policemen maintained that Wid-1 lock might accidentally have struck Rosetta's nose, but declared that the officer could not thus have broken it. An assistant state s attorney desig nated Policeman Widlock's fist as a "deadly weapon,” maintaining that Miss Duncan weighed only 110 pounds, while the officer tipped the scales at 225, and that the difference in avoirdupois made the attack upon the plaintiff an attempt to kill. FALLS CITY JAIL FUGITIVE CAUGHT Falls City, Neb., July Jo.—Dr. J R. Montgomery, one of four prisoners who escaped from the county Jail here about three months ago, has been captured at Sedan, Kan., according to word received by Sheriff A1 Toung. He is said to be wanted In nine coun ties of Nebraska and Kansas on the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses, agreeing to furnish eye glasses and treatments, receiving money In advance, but falling to ful fill the agreement. Candidate for Governor Makes Speech at Denison Denison, la., July JO.—C. U. Davis, who will run for governor of Iowa on the LaFotlette-Wheeler ticket, made an adress In the public park here. He has been a resident of 1 >enlson for many years, but recently has been working as a mason at Ames Mr. Davis made sweeping ar ralgnment of both the old political parties and made liberla promises of reforms In the state if elected gover nor. A county organisation was formed Lighting of Match Starts Fire That Destroys Auto Cosad. Neh July 30.—While taking! on gasoline at a local filling station.1 Warren Zook struck a match to light , s clean The flame ignited the gassy vapor in the air and ths automobile took Are and was destroyed. New Mail Carrier Named. Flattsmouth, July SO—Charles E. Stanton resigned as mall carrier a few days after the service was Inaug united and was succeeded by Earl Babbitt, cne of those ranking ftext highest In the recent examination for carriers. The service comprises north side and south side routes.! with two deliveries daily. The Weather .— » For 14 hours rn<1-n* T p m JuJjr It* Tfnti^rtfnrr nrrei pi tailor in.hr* and hundredth* Total. * Total alma Janvaty l, \% St itrficlancy. 13* Hourly T'mpenaiure*. Ham - *1 \ m ... . * • t a m.isoi.ilt 1 p m ...... ** j Tam... «» I r» to »» ! turn. TS *pm *» | tu tu Tl }>pm M j t o * nt t «t 4pm t ? I 11 4 UK > S T p nt ft J 11 noon *4 Ip in. .... tl i Objects to Elevation of Big Rifles Proposed Alterations in Bat tleship Armaments Breach of Washington Treaty, America Informed. Officials Make No Reply By Associated Press. Washington, July 30—Disclosures ir. London today that the British gov ernment had made formal representa tions to the United States and Japan contending that In Its opinion any Increase In the elevation of the guns of existing battleships under the flag of any nation signatory to the Wash ington naval limitation treaty would be a breach of that treaty, gave an entirely new aspect to the discus sion of this subject which has been in progress In this country for two years or more. The announcement was met with complete silence on the part of offi cials at the 8tate department, but at the Navy department, Secretary Wilbur, speaking on the basis of press reports and not upon any official representations he may have seen, de dared that ‘it is a good idea to have the question raised in order to have it settled ” The announcement ir London, it is believed in this con nection, has served to give the ques tion a diplomatic statue it has noi before known. No Reply to England. So far as known, the Washlngtor government has taken no steps to ward replying to the British repre sentations. It is believed that the communication referred to in tbt house of commons by Arthur Ponson by, under secretary for foreign af fairs, was transmitted several week; ego at least. In view of this, it is evident that the Washington govern ment sees no reason for urgency in dealing with the situation. The announced purpose of th* Navy department is to resubmit to congress at the next session its full program for modernisation of the. older battleships of the American navj\ That program includes eleva tion of turret guns to give them mod em battle range. At no time has the Navy department, despite a very extensive study by the general board of all of the proceedings of the Wash ington conference and its committee and it* experts, conceded that the provisions of the treaty could fairiy b® interpreted to prohibit the mod erniiation work it has repeatedly rec ommended to congress. Based on Section 1. The British communication is be lieved to be based on a provision in section 1, part 3. of the treaty which prescribes replacement rules and says with reference to existing battleships: "No alterations In side armor, in caliber, in number or general type of mounting shall be permitted." Exception to this qualification at® made to permit Franc® and Italy to increase thesr armor protection and the caliber cf guns to the treaty limit of 16 inch weapons and also for the British to complete armor alter ations on the battle cruiser Renown which were in progress when the treaty was drawn. Officials familiar with the proceed ing* of the Washington conference experts' committee, which framed these technical rules embodied in the treaty, have indicated that the rule quoted above was adopted on sugges tion of the British experts and for the specific purpose of preventing the rebuilding of old battleships under the guise of reconstruction work. Armed at Replacements. The object aimed at. it has been said, was to make it impossible to replace 12-inch guns on old ships with 16-inch weapons, completely changing the military characteristics of the ves sel Involved. The phrase, "general type of mounting." in the treaty lule would apply in such a case. It is said, vs an entirely new mounting would have to be installed to accommodate * gun of larger caliber thnn that of the weapon for which the original mounting was designed It is known that the application of wording in the treaty to the proposal of the Navy department to raise the gun elevations on older ships was fully considered by the navy general board before the original recom mendation for a modernisation boare was made to congress Norfolk Legion Protests Bryan Defense Pav >taml Special' niepalrh to The Omilia Bee Norfolk. NVh . July Si' —Governor I Bryan'* refusal to cooperate with the national administration in us defense day plans brought a vote of protest by the local post of the American las gK'n Kesolutior.a protesting the Gov ernors action are being drawn today by a legion committee. Kite Hurt in t'r«i'h. Fort Morgan. lYdo , July so — M Scanlon. f«. former resident ot Arlington, Neb. was m.iured severe^ when a car he was driving ran tnto another car four miles west of Fort Morgan Scanlon was driving the oar. which contained four s'ther men. who were also cut an.l bruised The Injured men were brought to Fort Morgan to receive mediant *1<1