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WEATHER FORECAST ^P T T TA ( i\ M A IT A IV / AD XTTXTP' T)l?'CV THOUGHT FOR THE DAT — 1 nh UMAHA IV UKJNIJNIj Dh,n what cooler. _ ___^ I."nrV^-Ememon. CITY EDITION VQL 54_NQ u_OMAHA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1924. *_TWO CENTS1» SSffag"""- ■ - Mishap Puts \\ orld Flyer Out of Race Lieut. Wade’s Craft Forced Dfr.vn En Route to Iceland; Cut Adrift After At tempt at Salvage. Rescued by Destroyer t - - By Associated Press. Aboard United States Steamship Richmond. Aug. 4.—The Boston, the airplane piloted by Llent. Leigh Wade in the American army round-the-world flight, was abandoned early this morning. The plane was taken in tow by the Richmond yesterday after Lieutenant Wade and his mechanic, Sergt. Arthur M. Ogden, had been forced down at sea by engine trouble while negotiating the hop from Kirk wall, in the Orkneys, to Iceland. The Richmond's effort to salvage the wrecked plane was abandoned when the machine, which had been gradually filling while being towed in a heavy sea, capsized. Seeing the hopelessness of attempting further to save it, the officers cut it adrift. The Richmond then turned about and made for Reykjavik, Iceland. By Associated Press. London, Aug. 4.—Misfortune has again laid a harsh hand on .the American army world flight expedi tion. Two of the dauntless pilots, Lieut. Lowell H. Smith and Lieut. Eric Nelson, with their mechanics, are at Hoefn Hornafjord, Iceland, ready to continue on to Greenland and over the bleak watery wastes of the north Atlantic to Labrador, but Lieut. Leigh Wade and Sergeant Ogden, his mechanic, are out of the t running through no fault of their own. Rescued by a British trawler and the American destroyer Billingsley after they had been forced down at sea by engine trouble on the hop to Iceland from Kirkwall, In the Ork neys, Wade and Ogden stood by help lessly on the deck of the U. S. S. Richmond and saw a steel boom weighing a ton crash through the fragile tissue of their plane while endeavors were being made to hoist it aboard the vessel. The wings nfthe machine had prev viously been seriouslybeen damaged In th* forced landing at sea and the two men had worked for six hours in a spirit of never-say die, attempting to make temporary repairs which would enahle them to rise again and continue their adventureous argosy. Tlje accident during the hoisting pro cess after they had hoarded the Rich mond sent all their hopes crashing. By International Newi Serylee. On Board United States Cruiser Richmond, in the North Atlantic, Aug. 4—Lieutenant Wade, one of the three United States army pilots, who set out to fly around the world, stood broken and nearly In tears at the rail of this cruiser at dawn today watch hi the disabled airplane which he had piloted more than 20.000 miles. The vrecked plane drifted slowly towards he rock of Faroe islands while the iviator with a sad face looked on. The plane, the Boston, was a total vreck by the time the cruiser had Hissed out of sight. As the Rirh nond drew away, Wade turned with tole courage written upon his face. Vllhout a word he walked to hi« unk and turned In. He said he was ! > II in for lack of sleep and would be II right after a few hours' rest. The Richmond took the Boston in ow and started for the Faroe Islands, it the line parted and the port wing d the machine was crashed by heavy •eas. After experts viewed the ma liine. they said it would quickly be i total wreck and not worth trying to salvage. Then it was decided to abandon the airplane to Its fate upon the rocks af the bleak north Atlantic Islands. I We Have With Us Today l lias. A. Meyer, Los Angeles soap Manufacturer. Mr. Meyer may be referred to as the man who came back." Algo, he came "clean from Los Angeles." Nearly 20 years ago he lived In fimaha and attended Central High school; then to the University of Ne braska, and pursued a technical ad ucatlon in Germany and at the Bos ton Tech. He Intended to be an engl neer, but in the whirligig of affairs he went Into the snap manufacturing business. He la now vice president and treasurer of the Los Angeles Soap companyr-a concern which ships its products to 10 western states and has an annual output of more than 60,000,000 pounds of snap. Mr. Meyer, whose activities enable him to otitain a broad view of bust ness conditions, stated that general business conditions show an upward tendency, and he hases this state menf on recent observations in west ^ ern and northwestern states. He added that business In Ta-s Angeles U maintaining a high level. Omaha's Importance as an agricultural and livestock center, he said, la well known in Lug Angeleg, Fatal Mishap to Wade’s Plane First in 15,000 Miles of Flying World Fliers, However, Have Had Many Other Harrowing Experiences—Smith’s Ship Almost Consumed by Flames Over French Indo-China. This Is the fourth Installment of Harden Talbot’s series on the Amertran world flight. It deals with what the fliers eonsidered their most serious situation In the first 18,000 miles of their trill—when I.leutenant Smith’s plane was t'oreed down In Freneli Indo-Chlna. and he. consumed two days in getting a new engine. By HAYDEN-TALBOT, Fnlversal Service Stuff Correspondent. Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, Aug. 4.—Lieut. Leigh Wade Is definitely out of the world flight and the other two planes are at Iceland preparing for the hop to Greenland. Wade's plane, the "Boston,” has been abandoned by the Richmond, but a British trawler Is towing it back to the Faroe Islands. From the time that Major Martin was lost in Alaska, reducing the world flight expedition to three planes, 15,000 or more miles of air were traversed by the men who left Houton Bay in the last two days to fight their way to Hornafjord, Ice land, and the loss of the ‘‘Boston" is the first real accident to end seri ously. Forced Down In Monsoon. However, in other parts of the world the fliers had many harrowing experiences and just before leaving England, Lieutenants Smith and Ar nold related some of them to me, in cluding a fire which menaced Smith's plane over French Indo-China, forcing him to come down during a monsoon. Both Lieutenants Smith and Ar nold, in describing the mechanical imperfection which forced the leader of the flight to cut off power and glide downward onto the surface of the water, stressed a point that noth ing derogatory to the machine should be inferred. Both insisted that similar defects might reasonably be expected in the most nearly perfect mechanism ever devised. But in spite of their obvious ignoring of the human equation and their mutual minimizing of their sheer heroism, surely their Joint nar rative sufficiently bespeaks their pos session of this quality. And here, substantially, Is their tale: "Apart from the wretched atmos pherie conditions to which we have already referred, everything has gone swimmingly with ail three ships. "Just before this trouble we had been fighting our way through a monsoon which we could see had kicked up some very rough water. The thought occurred to both of us, not at all unnaturally, that our plane could not last five minutes if we should have to land In those moun tainous seas. But as none of us had experienced the slightest engine trouble In more than* 10,000 miles. It was only a passing thought. Both Realized Banger. "Then suddenly the thing happened. It was only a few minutes before we both knew that something was radi cally wrong. Both of us sensed the slackening of the driving power. It was as if the propeller blades were not biting into the air as they should. But In the unusual atmospheric con ditions which caused our instruments to show 1,000 feet elevation at sea level, and considering the monsoon, neither of us suspected the truth. "When, however, we saw dense black smoke pouring out beneath our engine, the realization that something was radically wrong burst upon us. "Our first fear was that the en gine was on fire, or If not that, at least some vital part was smashed. Whatever it was the thing of vital importance was to land as quickly as possible. "At first glance this look hopeless ly out of the question. An instant cutting off of the engine made no Im pression upon the quantity of smoke that continued to pour out under neath the engine housing. Successful landing, "Suddenly we spied a lagoon which seerned completely landlocked, and as It presently developed, was as calm aa the proverbial millpond, having escaped the force of the monsoon. It was a long glide and seemed never ending, but we Just managed to make It without many Inches to spare "In the meantime the other two planes, seeing our plight, circled about, waiting for our signals ” tip to this point both Smith and Arnold contributed to the mntter of fact narrative, but now Lieutenant Smith gravely proceeded: "Obviously I had been completely occupied In getting the ship down, hut the minute we had landed I dls covered what Arnold had been up to In the meantime. And I would like to say this was about as nervy a stunt as I ever hope to see, “In the face m the full gale whose force was Increased by the speed of our machine, Arnold had grabbed the fire extinguisher, climbed out of his after-cockpit, climbed over the struts and got down to the bottom of the engine. Arnold Quenches Fire. “Of course, he knew It was Impos slhle to use the fire extinguisher while we were In the air, but his Idea was to he on the spot and go at the Job the Instnnt. we did land. And that Is what he did do, and with such good effect thnt the fire was out by the time I had Joined him on the pon toon.” Listening to this encomium by his chief, Arnold blushed like g school boy. Ills face and neck suddenly lie i tin*' flame colored while he tried to grin a protest: "It wasn't anything at nil," Then as If to get over the cm harrnssment In the shortest possible time, Arnold Insisted on diverting the tale Into Its former lmpetenp.il channels. Smith gravely consented to leave the remainder of the story to his observer, who went nri; "As soon as we found out we had nothing to fear from further fire, out (Tutu te I'mis 1 mi, luluinu One.J 0 9)~ - ■ ■ —---- ■ — ] Wheat Receipts Set Record Here: 770 Carloads in Odd Mark Broken l»y Nearly 100 Cars—Improvement in General Condi tions Noted. A new record for wheat receipts in Omaha was established Monday morn ing when 770 carloads of the grain were accounted for in the various railroad yards. The record for wheat receipts, which has stood for more than two years, was 676 cars. Trading on the floor of the Grain exchange was slow. Only one carload of wheat had been sold at 10:30 and that, graded as No. 2 hard, brought The total number of carlonds of grain received Monday was 617. Ship ments of corn were about average, only 24 carloads being received Mon day, Wheat Yield I.arger. In these heavy wheat receipts is seen an indication that the wheat yield Is larger than was previously estimated. "There has been e marked improve ment in general conditions throughout the state during the last two weeks.” said an Omaha hanker. “This is due to increased prices for livestock, par tlcularly hogs, and to the higher prices being paid for corn and wheat. "The record receipts of Monday iff dicate U>at the wheat yield is heavier than previously estimated. Rills of lading show that most of this wheat is Nebraska wheat. In Nebraska there is an unusually heavy acreage Of corn, mostly in excellent condi tion. Corn Is I,ate. "In some parts of the state corn is from 10 days to two weeks late, but recent favorable weather has giv en cause to believe that it will reach maturity before frost. In this event the state will work out of Its over extended condition much sooner than has been anticipated." CHEMISTS SEEK CAUSE OF DEATH O'Neill. Neb., Aug 4 —Chemists of the University of Nebraska at Lin coln are examining the contents of the stomach of Mrs. Anto Soukup of Page, to ascertain whether she died of natural causes. A preliminary re port received by County Attorney .1. D. Cronin, coroner, states that the presence of some corrosive substance, yet to he determined, has been found by the university chemists. Mrs. Soukup, wife of Anton Soukup. a farmer residing near Page, died suddenly Friday morning. Thursday night she had suffered an attack of ■hysteria and a physician was called A coroner's jury was Impaneled Sat urdav afternoon and an adjournment taken pending the report of the chemists. Mrs. Soukup had threatened suicide Farmer Near Broken Bow Props Dead in Pasture Broken How, Neb., Aug. 4.—Bciijn min F. Welch, 70, residing four miles west of Broken Row', died suddenly of heart failure. Mr. Welch had gone to the pasture early In the morning to look after the cattle and ae he did not return when the family thought he should n rearch was In stituted. He was found Just as he was breathing his Inst. Mr. Welch and family cams to Cus ter county In 1801. He Is survived by his wife and four sons. Funeral services were held nt the home Sun day and Interment made In Broken l ow cemetery. Minister In Wed. ShennndonJi, In., Aug 4.—Mi** Darin Ollne, a tencher. will be mar ried to Rev. .T. Sljcfred Denson of Uohllng, Neb., nt fl o'clock Wednes day night at the Emmanuel Lutheran church. Members of the wedding party will be Miss Effie findd of liar court. In., Vernon Denson of Darron. Wls . Elaine Wallin ami Miriam Ollne of Essex, Ivan Turnqulsf, Oscar Wal lin and Louis Kkeroth. Married in Cniinci I Bluff*. The following persons obisln^d m*r Hum limn**-* In c'minull MlUff* y*»eter •ley; Name lleeldence K y Hwltxcr, Irvlnirtnn. Net* IF Riveter, Irvlnx»*>n. Nek . 1° • ’hnrlee Rdwsid Korns. <len«s. Neb 42 AWsfsmt. Oenoe, Neb Thomas V Hurfon I lm fin Neb 51 rami M Wheeler Klealer Colo. .51 AI Raker, Council Piaffe .. J7 &ena Wyman, Council iiluXfs •*••«•••• Ex-Sergeant Accused of Army Fraud Bound Over to District Court Here—Charged With Forging Discharge Papers. Officers Cause Arrest R. A. Woodman, former sergeant In the United States army, was bound over to the district court and bond was set at 55,000 after a preliminary hearing before Commissioner Roehier. held Monday afternoon In the court room at the federal building. Witnesses testified that Woodman forged a set of papers, including a discharge paper, and obtained money from the government under names which he manufactured. Only one ease of this kind was brought out in' the hearing, but army officers working on the case say that they have several others which they will prove in the trial next fall. Used Captain’s Name. Up until March 3 of this year Woodman was a sergeant in the personnel office at Fort Omaha where he had to fill out discharge papers such as he is alleged to have forged after his own discharge. Witnesses testified that he sent a private from the fort down to the finance office with the papers on which he had forged the name of Capt. L. S. Tooie, fort commandant. Captain Ely, head of the finance de partment, became suspicious of the papers and found that they did not belong to the man who brought them to him. Secured Army Blanks. Captain Ely filled out the check, but gave the private instructions to hand the reply directly to Captain Toole, who immediately had Wood man arrested. The charge against Woodman is de frauding the government. It is not known where he got the blanks w hich he filled out as they are supposed to he safe-guarded, testimony brought out. FREE BRIDGE PLEA IS MADE BY HALLE Columbus. Neb , Aug. 4—A cam paign to make the Missouri river bridge, to he completed at Yankton. S D., October 15, a free b-idge in stead of a toll bridge by having Ne hraska and South Dakota purchase the structure from the present stock holders, has been launched Iv John Halle, St. Helena, Neb., for 12 years the original and official Meridian high way booster. Halle has received a persons! pledge from Governor Mr Masters of South Dakota that the northern state will co-operate in the plan and left Columbus today for Lin coln, where he will visit Governor Charles Bryan with the same object In view. Halle asserts that present toll charges of 50 cents tor auto and driver and 10 cents for a pedes trian are prohibitive CLIFF BALDWIN OFF FORCE AGAIN Clifford Baldwin, motorcycle offi cer, was dismissed from the police force again Monday by < 'hlef of Po lice Charles Van Deusen. The chief permitted Baldwin's re tnstatement on the department Friday after a charge of robbing the State Bank of Irvington had been dis missed Tha reinstatement was on condition that Baldwin suitably sup tort and respect his wife and children I Following the receipt of a tetter! Monday from a woman whom Van I Deusen had questioned, the ihlef -te rlnred thst Baldwin had broken hi® word and dlsmlsaed him once mo’e Poultry Show I’himiPtl at Mitl-Nebraska exposition Cnlufnbu#, Neb. Auk » - Effort 1 ar# holmr made l»v the t*oar 1 of di rector* of the Midnebrn*k« Apcrlrul tural Expoeltlon association, which embrace# nine counties In central northeaatern Nebraska, to have the IMntte Valley Poultry and Pet Stock aaaoclntion hold it* show in mnjunc tfon with the exposition September 2.'. to 2fi. instead of the flr»t week in I’lecemher. poultry men will hold n meeting August 14, at which time they will vote nn the proposal Chautauqua at lloatrirr. Beatrice, Neb , Aug. 4 - Beatrice (Tinulauqim assembly opcnc.l here with a large attendance for a run of a week. The sessions are being held at Athletle park ' Buddies' was the first number. The HkI!ilriskV players and John Hark Ketohem appeared on the program Saturday afternoon and evening. Child Hittrn hv Sttako. Pent rice, NpH., Auk. I Kny, the Httl# dniMthtcr of Mr min Mr* S Hoy i mi. r of thi i 'in. i \ |i Initi. vi m bit *en on the upper lip. supposedly by * bull'omhr, while plnylttp out in ^ field, A physician cnutcrUcd th«‘ wound. Girl Kirkt'tl by Horse. Beatrice, Net., Aug 4 Kstel Britton, living near Crab Orrhard, was kleked In the bend hv a horse, end for s time her condition was •srlous An ugly scalp wound was Inflicted The girt 1* under the care of g phyelclan MacLaren Aba ions Globe Trip Plane Smashed Beyond Re pair in Siberia, He Wires; Hull and Engine Salvaged. Picked Up by Trawler By Associated Frees. Cordova, Alaska, Aug. 4.—MaJ. A Stuart MacLaren, leader of a flight around the world hy British poldlers that started at Calshot, England, March 25, announced In a wireless message received here today that the adventure had been abandoned at Nikalskl, Komandorski Islands, Sir beria. By International News Rerylee. Cordova, Alaska, Aug 4.—It will lie necessary for Commander Stuart McLaren, British round the world flyer, to abandon his flight, according to delayed radio dispatches reaching here today from the Canadian trawler Thlepval. According to meager dispatches re ceived from the Thlepval, the wings, floats and tall unit of MacLaren's plan were shashed In an accident off the Siberian coast and, as no spare parts were available, repairs could not be made. The hull, gears and engine of the plane were salvaged, and with Mac Laren and his flying companions were taken aboard the Thlepval. The Thlepval arrived at Nlkolkski at 5:45 p. m. last night. It had been ^assigned to patrol Si berian waters during MacLaren's at tempt to fly from Kuriles Islands to Canadian soil. SEARCH FOR DEATH CAR ORDERS JURY A coroner's jury Monday afternoon found that L. J. Dexter. Fort Crook soldier, came to his death hy being struck at Fiftieth and Q streets early Monday morning by an unidentified car driven by an unidentified driver. It was recommended that the sheriff, and police exert every effort to appre hend the parties 1n the death car. The Inquest was held at the Heafey and Heafy chapel. South Omaha. A! Berry, Fifty first and U streets, who was walking 4n feet behind Dex ter at the time of the accident, test! fled that the machine which struck the soldier was attempting to pass another car at the time. He said both autos were going between 30 and 35 miles an hour. W. A. Foster, deputy sheriff, testi fied to the narrowness of the street at the point and declared that pedestri ans were Imperiled by the fact that no sidewalk existed. He urged jurors to recommend the laying of side walks. The coroner's physician testified that Dexter died almost Instantly of a fractured skull. Numerous cuts and bruises were about the body. The Im pact of the death c*r knocked Dex ter 14 feet. U. S. CRUISER GOES TO RECEIVE BODY Xaple*, Aug. 4.—The t'nlted States j miser Trenton ha* been ordered to pr<K*eed to Persia to take on board and carry back to the t’nlted States the body of Robert W. Imbrie, the American vice consul *t Teheran, who wa* killed by a mob recently The vessel will leave here Friday. Thirty-two sailor* from the Trenton today rendered military honor* at the unveiling of a tablet here In honor of Italy * war dead. Homer M. Dying* ton. the American consul general, at tended the ceremony. Moltier an<l Daughter Tea Hold at Church in Dunhar llunliiir, Neb., Aug. 4—Ladles' ken slngton of the Presbyterian Mission ary society gave a mother snd daugh ter tea In the church parlors. Forty mothers and 40 daughters sat side by side at the banquet table. A fine program was given, with Mrs. Wilber W. Anness as toastmlstress. Mrs. I)r. J. E. Bloomlngdale of Nebraska City snd her mother were special guests of hpnor. The committee In charge consisted of Mrs. Earl Scyfer. Mrs. Reuben Johnston. Mrs. Walter Lowrey, Mrs. Will Lowrey and Mrs. W. W. Anness. The event will be observed annually after ihls. (look Pica RcfuM-d. Fort Worth. Tex, Aug. 4—The plea of lJr. Frederick A. Cook, for mer explorer and convicted oil pro motor, for release on a writ of habeas corpus, was refused today by Federal Judge Wilson. % /-----—N Wheat Receipts Set IS CHI Hi fill Mark WhMl receipt* at fhe Omaha drain eichange Monday war# 770 ear*, and corn receipt* 2(1 car*, cum pared to 275 car* of wheat and . » cm* of corn on the correspond ing day <|f 1923. It w/»* a new record f«*i* wheat at the Omaha market. No. 2 hard wheat a dd for from $141 to i 1 88, "lid No .1 > dlow corn nold for $1.0*, compared to Pl*o to 8*o paid for the **mc grade of wheat, and 81c for the ■*me grade of corn on the *ame day * year ago. --/ h Loeb Says “Nothing Inside Me, when Unmoved by Sight of Mrs. Franks Leopold, According to Dr. Htaly, Abandons Plan to Write Book in Jail to Preserve His Intellect, and Now Hopes to Make Speech on Gallows if Hung. By JAMES WHITTAKER, Universal Service Staff Correspondent. Chicago. Aug. 4.—At the risk of mesmerizing everyone, Includleg Justice Caverly, to a state of aberration In which millions of persons who did not kill Robert Franks will seem less sane than two murderers, the Leopold Loeb defense desumed today Its process of explanation of the crime. In the end It will he, by machinery of paradox, a Justification. Dr. William F. Healy, of Boston, succeeding Dr. White of Washington, on the stand, has a paraphrase of the latter's testimony which persuades, such Is the power of reiteration. -(5 U. S. Investigates Killing of British c1 Subject in Mexico Plans Formal Protest to Gov ernment—England Asks for Prompt Arlion in Affair. By International News Servian. London, Aug. 4.—The British for eign office today asked the United States to Investigate the killing of Mrs. Rosalie Evans, a British subject, In Mexico, and also to protect all of Great Britain s rights in this af fair. a Washington, Aug 4.—Arthur Schoen feld, American charge d affaires at Mexico City, acting for the British government, will present a formal protest to the Mexican government against the slaying of Mr*. Rosalie Evans, a British subject. It was learn ed here today. Diplomatic relation* do not exist between Great Britain and Mexico, and In view of the recent departure of the British charge d'affaires from Mexico British official business In Mexico City has been handled through the American embassy. Mexico City. Aug. 4 —The rupture between Mexico and England may be widened by the killing of Mrs. Rosalie Evans, a British subject, near her ranch in the state of Puebla, accord ing to fears expressed here today. Mrs. Evans was on her way to her home when assassins shot her, firing 10 bullets into her body. It Is be lieved that the killers were agrarians who sought to take possession of the woman's ranch. A force of troops has ben dispatch ed to the scene of the killing from the nearest garrison town. However, the murderers had a 12-hour start and got Into the mountains before the soldiers arrived. Secretary of State Colugna deplored the shooting. A sister of Mrs. Evans lives In Los Angeles. Cal. Mrs. Evans was one of the most picturesque figure# In Mexico. She had been a widow for many years, but was fully capable of managing her property alone. She made her ranch one of the garden spots In Mexico. She was a natural born farmer and her success with crops and flowers made the agrarians living near her angry with Jealousy. The foreman of Mrs, Evans' ranch, John Strauss, a German cltlxen. who was riding with her. was seriously wounded. CEDAR RAPIDS HAS LIGHT RAINFALL Cedar Rapid*, la., Aug 4.—At five mlnutea past 1<l a. in , August 4. 1914, annw fell In Ceder Rapids. Weather aharka are advised tn pre serve this for posterity for It has never happened here before In the memory of the oldest Inhabitant The snow was In fine particles and melted ns f ist as It •!!, hut It was snow just the same, ss a score of re liable persons are prepared to swear, if necessary The snow came at the end of a violent rainstorm. Star Mar He ^ oil. New York, Aug. 4.—If Oeorge Walsh, motion picture actor, married Miss June Mathias of Salt I,ake (Tty, i'tah, a scenario writer, relatives of neither in New York knew anything about it today. They were waiting for the couple to arrive from Rome, where the marriage la reported to have taken place. Threatened \\ ith Hatchet. Robert S. Han^n threatened hi* wife, Frances, too I South Seven ttenth street, with a hatchet, declar ing he would spilt her head open, she testltled In domestic relations court, where she obtained a divorce Monday. He left her without food or fuel and then returned and broke In the door, she said. He Is a tailor. Alleged Slayer Held. I.o* Atig*l*a. Oil.. Auk. 4 Said to h# wanted tn Satina, Kan , on a nmr <1*r charge. Keonard Peteraon wax taken into custody her* today. Ac I'ordlng to th* nuthnritte* her*. Peter non fled from Snliua with a young woman, who aoconipanted him to i^n* \ngelet* Nine (iainlilcrs Fined. Franklin, Neh . Aug 4 Sheriff O O. Harrell visited tl'» rendesvous of a hunch of gamblers hear Riverton and arrested nine men. all of whom pleaded guilty and nets fined 13 and costs rack s I "Dickie Loeb and Babe Leopold, testified Dr. White's understudy, “had an incredibly strange compact, where by Dickie was to receive certain re wards from Bshe every time he com mitted a crime.” The rewards, it seems, are not to he mentioned in open court, and Dr. Healy whispers a paragraph of his testimony into the record. The inci dent gives a false value to Dr. Heaiy’s story suggesting that it will differ from Dr. White's nursery tale of wicked wooly Teddy Bear# by a bit of increased horror. Only Whispers Once. The difference is fictitious. Dr. Healy does not whisper again. He has nothing to tell that he could not megaphone. At this late date, for instance, Dr. Healy cannot curdle any blood with his story of Leopold's intentions to make a thrilling gallows speech, if the law will give him that floor: "Leopold told me that the important thing in this trial Is not the saving of his life, but rather the preserva tion of his intellect. "He hoped that he would be given the chance to make a last speech If his sentence was such that a last speech would be necessary. In this speech he would show that he had led a very consistent career." At one time this apology of Leo pold was to have been a book—a thick book. Babe, apparently, for all his indifference to the fact of imprison ment. has fallen victim to the habit of jailbirds, which is sloth. The doctor, who began his testi mony briskly and without notes, hut was drawing from the contents of a fat brief case by dusk, has a whole chapter for the subject of ths indif ference of Leopold and Loeb to Jail, Slayers Lore 4a 11. They don’t mind It. They love it. "Dick's insistence that he Is com fortahl# in Jail and finds pleasure In the wearing of his Jail clothes is pa thetlc. He says: " I'm living it out It's Just what I pictured lo myself as a child ' " State's Attorney Crowe, marvelous In his wakeful resistance to a week of intellectual opium smoke from the witness stand, s*»fuses his tears. He interjects: "Did Loeb say anything about lik ing a life eentenc# to Jail?” Th# doctor discreetly transfer* his attention to Leopold, who has another way of expressing relish for this de lectable bon bon, crime: "Would you murder yotir own de fense counsel. Walter Bachrach?" is one of the questions Babe has been asked In dulcet voice the doctor reads the answer: I would If there was anything in it I find nothing in my nature to prevent my doing it again.” "No emotion at all." the doctor ex plodes with unconcealed enthusiasm. Lucky doctor. He has had the privi lege of examining something as rare and as thrilling to his scientific heart <s a man with no windpipe or a hahv with an eve in the hack of its head Judge I Interest. He wants Justice Caverlv to un derstand this He roughs three times to divert the court's attention from a window giving one the vista of Chi cago harbor. On the eighteenth day of thia trial Justice Caverlv, for the first time. Is caught looking out of the window The doctor proceeds with matter that Justifies the exclamatory cough: "Ixveh told me he looked forward to feelings of emotion when Mrs Franks, the mother of the stain child took the stand. Weil, he was dis appointed. He tried, he says, hut he couldn't feel a thing Bo he too, says: " ’There* nothing at all Inelde of me—nothing .’ ’’ Emancipation Day Observed. Shenandoah. Ia.. Aug 4.—Colored resident* of Shenandoah attended emancipation day observance at Lake Crabill. Clarlnd;i. Monday. Following the barbecue dinner a procram was given. Hew P. January spoke on The Condition of the Race Refort the Inane of the Proclamation ” Dividend Declared. Chicago, Aug 4 —Directors of the Standard Oil company of Indiana to day declared a cent dividend on capital atock, pavahle September 1$ to stock of record August IS. it was announced at the local office of the company The Weather ——- - • F«*r ?4 hour* smlmi T p m AacuM * !*?* I'i * i D'tt At Inn tiirhsg ana hundrvJth* Total, T fatal Aiac# January 1. T4, dtftrtvnoy t #? Mom tv tamparatur** t • t« * i r m .. t v * * m ...... T T | ja m .... * J A. I«, ,1ft I p m ....... ** * • m TI 4 p m ,. *« * a. n> . , . ,. , I • I p m ... • ' 1* a m 14 I p m, M It • m *4*|* m 4V it aeon ... IT I p m ...... It Desperate Means Used to I\ab Trio Postoffice Robberg Seek Refuge in Colorado Mine Saturday and Pursuers to Force Them Out Gunman Believed Shot Grand Junction, Colo., Aug. 4 — Chlorine gas will be forced Into the Palisade mine, near Palisade, Colo., tonight In the hope of driving the three men who are alleged to have robbed the Palisade postofflce last Sat urday of more than 115,000 In stamps and cash, from the property. According to officials, the robbers took refuge In the mine late Satur day. One of the men tried to escape Sunday night but met a volley of shots from officials and retreated Into the mine and It Is believed he was wounded. Early In the day officers announced they had abandoned the plan to force gas Into the mine, but tonight their plana were changed and Martin Wen ger, postofflce inspector, and Sheriff Jeff Watson of Palisade came to Grand Junction and obtained a sup ply of the gas. which will he forced into the mine through the fap.s which regulate the circulation of air within the property. I-ate this afternoon officers guard ing the mine fired at two men who had taken raefuge in the property and who sought to escape. It was believed one of them was wounded. During the afternoon the imprison ed men were active within the mine, according to the watchers outside, and it was believed they were suffering from thirst or hunger. It is said there is no water inside the mine. Deputies are of the opinion that food and water was to have been supplied by a confederate, but that he fall* 1 because of the close guard maintain ed at the property. Today the sus pect a were heard at both air en trances at the mine and later at t o main portal where two were fired upon. Men May Make Break It was believed the men would make a break from the mins after darkness tonight. Electric lights hsTe been strung oyer the mountain side and at all en trances. The mine portal Is well up the side of the mountain and spot lights that were plaved about the entrance last night were visible for long distances. About a dozen mine employes had been sworn In as deputy sheriffs. Inspector Winger and Sheriff Wa' aon late today ordered no one to fi:e on the suspecta If there Is a chance to call on them to surrender It was said by those directing the man hunt that unless the men are near the portal of the mine when chlorine gas It forced Into the prop erty that those Inside will perish. The mine has several miles of under ground huts and tunnels, it is sai and a considerable time will be re quired to force the ga# through w-tn the aid of fans. The portals will be closely guarded when the pus bar rage begins. — OCCUPATION LACKS BRITISH SANCTION l^ondon. Auk. 4 —"Nothing tha* Great Britain has achieved since the allied reparations conference opened shall he construed as British eo dorsement of military occupation of the Ruhr or separate set n hv France." Premier MacD'-vld a nouneed In commons this afternoon. Premier MacDonald explained the allied agreement, saving it had i-s defects, hut they were due to the Versailles treaty. "We will work to correct them." added the speaker. / " .. . . " \ Good Morning George! By Cinnamon Toast* X Good morning George' Good morning Mr Toast' What's the news ahroad this rr'rn lng* Well, there happens to he srme thlng about a feller from ahroad Peggy Joyce tried htm out on lo cation hut she says he don't screen so good He cross-examines her and says she counted her before hushan i xxlth only two fingers xip and the rest folded In and she should have signaled with her whole hand He allows Peggy Is O, K. In pictures t guess, but her memory is A. W O. 1 Before he Mendelsohned her he wss going to make carbon remover for folks gbtndere. but It seems he ft so stuck on Peggy * handwrttln' he loved to see her practice a lot which was mostly on bank check* But P J she got the writer*' cramps and as she couldn't pitch with her left and had to carrv her right in a sling that changed her checkin* account to time deposit Which aln t moonbeam music and a dry well don't help ytxhr thirst none Now Peggy want* htm to gixe hack her old gray suit which she iuvs xxss only hia while he was hern. She mv* front new on »h* Is going to he a old m< t hxit she didn't flit n the fig- res we don't know how old Remember the ptente this *x*n:r.g. Car here al 4 air. I