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V VOL. 54-NO. 52.__OMAHA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1924. *_TWO CENTS- TBttral fZSSMS** ^ __
Deadlock
on Ruhr Is
Unbroken
After Two Conferences of
Five Hours Each French
and German Delegates
Unable to Agree.
Time Factor Is Problem
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By AmotUM Press.
London, Aug. 18.—After two con
ference* lasting five hours the French
and German delegates to the Interna
tional conference tonight were still
deadlocked on the question of the
time to be allotted for the military
evacuation of the Ruhr and it was
decided that Premier Herrlot of
FVance, Chancellor Mane of Ger
many, Premier Theunls of Belgium
and their assistants would meet
again at 9 tomorrow morning In an
other effort to reach an agreement.
Louis Loucheur and several other
French political leaders are In Lon
don conferring with M- Herrlot and
the German delegation Is of the opin
ion that these men have Induced the
French premier to stiffen up his pol
icy as he seems more adamant In his
' contention that a year's time must
be left for the evacuation, than when
he returned from Paris on Monday.
During today's conferences, the
French and Belgians waived their
claim to maintain their nationals on
the German railways. Agreements
also were reached on the amnesty
question and oft other minor matters.
Germans Not Ro Calm.
At the conclusion of the conference
this afternoon, M. Herrlot said: "We
are in the midst of negotiations which
are progressing normally and which
will he continued tomorrow.”
■ I The Germans were not so calm In
their estimate of the negotiations
which Foreign Minister Stresemann
regards as being in a critical state.
Prime Minister MacDonald of Eng
land and the other conference lead
ers are standing ready to lend any as
sistance possible to the three nego
tiating powers pr rather to the two
contending powers as the Belgians
really are not a party to the bitter
controversy.
The Americans have 1st It be
known that they are anxious to ren
der any possible assistance If the
principals In ths controversy need
outside Intervention of any sort.
While both the Germans and the
French said that the terms of the
proposed commercial treaty were not
discussed today. It was understood
the French were holding out for guar
antees of liberal treatment. Any
concessions the French may make In
shortening the time for the evacua
tion of the Ruhr will undoubtedly be
In exchange for assurances that Al
satian pfoducts will eontlnus to be
admitted to Germany duty free.
Delay Might Be Fatal.
The Germans declare that a delay
In evaouation of the Ruhr might be
fatal to Germans In that a change In
the French government might bring
In a party which would refuse com
plete evacuation. The French and
Germans In their private conferences
have agreed upon the provision of the
report of the third committee which
provides for the arbitration of con
troversies which may arise over the
quantities of goods to be delivered by
the Germans. The two contending
powers will select arbiters or, If they
are unable to agree on the arbiters,
k they will refer the controversy to The
"Hague court.
A meeting of the big 14 probably
will be held later tomorrow morning
If the French and Germans reach a
settlement of the Ruhr deadlock. At
11 In the morning, the committee of
which Col. James A. Logan, Jr., Is a.
member will meet at the British
treasury office to formulate the
agenda for the conference of finance
ministers In Paris.
BADLUCKTRAILS
ARGENTINE FLYER
Calcutta, India, Aug. 13.—Major
Zannl, Argentine round-the-world
aviator, met with further mlsfortunee
while trying to start for Rangood to
day. He made five attempts to h .p
off, bursting a tire each time.
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We Have
With Us
Today
A. M. Huston,
Druggist,
Pawnee Pity, Neb.
Mr. Huston operates a "coraor
drug store” In Pawnee City, which
serves the community as somewhat
of a barometer of the geneial feeling
In the district.
"Yes, there seem* to be a more
optimistic feeling,” he said while In
Omaha on buslnese. "The farmers are
predicting better crops than ever. The
merchants of the town are reporting
an Increase in bustlH»ss, and the gen
rial pulse of our community Is beat
> lng regularly and healthily.
1 ''Good roads it- one of the para
mount topics of conversation these
days with almost every family own
lng an automobile, and a demand for
Improved Nebraska roads looms as
» certainty In ths near futuiF
PAIR LICENSED;
DODGE CEREMONY
Steve Mona, 21, Mott, N. D., and
Genevieve Volska, 15, 8910 Patterson
street, are In the county Jail because
they thought all that was necessary
to get married was to get a marriage
license.
Steve says he Is willing to go to
a church to get married. The couple
was brought back from North
Dakota.
Death Toll in Big
Chinese Flood
Reaches 50,000
Millions Homeless as Result
of Streams Swollen by
Rains and Snow—Crops
Damaged.
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By Associated Frees.
Shanghai, Aug. 18.—Millions have
been rendered homeless and at least
50,000 persons have been drowned In
devastating floods which are sweep
ing widespread areas of China, sub
merglnb thousands of villages.
Thousands of refugees are pouring
Into Pekin. It Is Impossible to get
even an approximate estimate of the
fatalities, but 60,000 Is said to be a
conservative estimate.
By International News Sendee.
Shanghai, Aug. 13.—Death toll in
the terrific floods that have swept
vast areas of North China Is ex
tremely heavy, possibly reaching 60,
000 according to reports received here
today from the devastated provinces.
Millions are homeless.
In the Kalgan district, It Is esti
mated 4.000 persons lost their lives in
the breaking of dikes.
Villages Inundated.
Thousands of villages were Inundat
ed and great tracts of farming Lands
flooded.
Two thousand villages In the Tient
sin region were wholly or partly sub
merged.
Advices from the devastated reg
ions say that the authorities fear
pestilence and famine.
Soldiers are being used for relief
work.
Crops Damaged.
Damage waa greatest in the prov
inces of Chl-L.1, Honan, Hunan and
Kwang-Tung.
Tremendous damage was done to
livestock and crop#. The monetary
loes la incalculable, the report stated.
The Pel-Ho river was In flood and
for a time, the city of Tien Tsln, with
Its great foreign population, was in
danger.
Floods followed heavy rains and the
melting mountain snow.
HUSBAND CLEARED
OF DOUBLE SLAYING
Los Angeles, Aug. 13.—Charles \V.
Dorris of Long Beach was acquitted
In tha superior court here today of
two charges of murder In connection
with the recent shooting to death In
his apartment at Long Jteach of hls
wife and Henry D. Meyer of Pasa
dena.
Mra. Theresa Dorris and Meyer, n
former business associate of Dorris,
were killed last J.une In Dorris' apart
ment. Dorrla was present at the time
and hie etory on the witness stand
was that Meyer shot Mrs. Dorrla
when she Interfered with Meyer's at
tack on her husband when Meyer
sought to destroy a promissory note
held by Dorris, and that Meyer was
killed by his own pistol while strug
gling with Dorris.
TRAFFIC SIGNALS
NOW, C. OF C. PLEA
Commissioner Henry W. Dunn hu»
been urged by members of the traffic
safety committee of the Chamber of
Commerce to purchase the safety de
vices In use on downtown streets Im
mediately Instead of watting until
the 1925 budget Is available.
The signals are only Installed on
approval at present and will be re
moved soon. The safety committee
Intends to card Index traffic viola
tors.
ITALIAN FLYER
FORCED BACK
Kirkwall, Scotland, Aug. 18.—Lieut.
Locatelll. Italian lang distance flyer,
left Houton bay today for Hornafjord.
Iceland. He hopped off at 11:08
o’clock following the aame route ns
the American aviators.
After flying a short distance, Lo
catelll encountered had weather which
compelled him to return to the
Orkneys.
SHERIFF’S SQUAD
KILLS ONE BANDIT
Seattle, Wash., Aug. IS.—Tipped off
and lying In wait since morning,
Sheriff Matt Starwlch and six depu
ties shot and killed J. Brown when
Brown and two other attempted to
rob the Snoqualmle Valley hank at.
Tidt, Wash , line today. Two bandits,
one wounded, were captured
Marrictl in domicil Bluff*.
Tha following HTH'ini ohlilnrrt mur
i|mk« U«<*naaa In Council Hlu'Am yNlerdity.
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Imrla In< nualln* <MnrU. Onialm . 2*1
Itrunla Mriina, Talmaga. Nab. .. >1
Ruby Kallay. T*cum*«*h. Nab.1H
John Waat phnlan North IJ**nd. Nab, tl
Ruth Rtravar. North Hand. Nah .. 1*
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-HO*
xoung Bride
Dies in 100
Foot Fall
Bigamy Suspect Asks for Pen
cil and Paper to Write
Confession; Mate
Is Held.
Tragedy Near Mt. Ranier
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Shelton, Neb., Aug. 1*.—John Aaron
Jordan, alleged bigamist, has been
arrested by authorities of Long Beach,
Cal., In connection with the mysteri
ous death of his bride, a former
Shelton girl, as a result of a fall
from a 100-foot cliff at Mt. Ranier
National park.
Jordan was said to have been with
his newly wedded wife when she
plunged to her death from a high
cliff. He reported her death to the
park authorities, but declared that he
was farther up the mountainside at
the time.
Promises Confession.
Mrs. Jordan was a daughter of the
late Maurice O. Kessler, pioneer Shel
ton settler, who located on a home
stead near Shelton In 1878. She had
been a resident at Long Beach for
eight years.
Federal authorities will prosecute
Jordan, according to reports. He has
asked for paper and pencil and de
clared he would write a complete
confession and history of his life In
the eolltude of his cell. Anthorltles
states that the case will develop Into
one of the biggest criminal cases In
the history of Long Beach.
Married last February.
Jordan Is sn alleged bigamist with
a police record, according to Long
Beach police, and has been married
six or seven times. Three of his
wives have died under mysterious cir
cumstances, It is charged.
Several years ago Jordan was con
victed of bigamy and served a prison
term at Leavenworth. While In the
penitentiary, he learned the laundry
trade and has been In the laundry
buslneas at Long Beach. He has been
arrested at Long Beach three times
and at one time was questlond con
cerning a safe robbery.
On February 2, 1924, hi married
Miss Sadie Kessler. They were on
their honeymoon to Mount Ranier
national park when Mrs. Jordan met
her death.
Sister Intervenes.
A sister, Miss Margaret Kessler, ac
companied the couple as far as Rnse
burg, Ore. She stated that she and
Jordan engaged In numerous alterca
tions and disputes because of his
treatment of his wife. Finally she
declared Jordan became so ugly 1*
his treatment of his bride that she
could stand It no longer and decided
to return home.
Jordan Is alleged to have told the
sisters that he owned a large ranch
In Idaho and promised his wife they
would go there and enjoy a marvel
ous vacation.
Park authorities and forest rsng
srs questioned Jordan for three days
following the death of his wife, hut
he maintained his Innocence.
MEXICO. RUSSIA,
RESUME OLD TIES
Hy Amorl»t««l Fre»P.
Moscow, Aug. 13—Full diplomatic
relations between Mexico and soviet
Russia have been resumed as the re
sult of negotiation* carried on by rep
resentatives of the two countries In
Rerlin.
R. R. Pestkgovsky, who, ns a Polish
revolutionary * .lie. li\«*d lr. London
for n number of y< nr*. has been *t>
pointer! soviet unr •ntaiive in Mexi
co, whllo Pi Mast Un \ adilo,
present Mexh n envoy In Norway, is
assigned to M» scow.
SHIPSTED TO BE
CHIEF SPEAKER
Senator Henrik Shlpated of Minnc
aota wilt be the principal speaker at
the I.a Follette state mnea convention
to be held In Grand Island Tueeday.
August 19, according to word received
from the I.a Follette headquarters In
Chicago.
Robert M. Iji Follette, Jr., may alao
come to Nebraska for the convention.
The Grand Island convention will
he held In Llederkran* hall and will
convene at 1 p. m.
WARSHIP SENT
TO ALEXANDRIA
Hy A.nih litt.-il I'rena.
London, Aug. IS.— In connection
with the trouble In the Sudan the
admiralty haa ordered the battleship
Marlborough to leave Zara, 1 mlmntla,
for Alexandria. The light cruiser
Weymouth, en route for Colombo,Cey
lon, wae ordered to Fort Sudan,
where ehe arrived yesterday, and the
aloop Clematla la on her wHy for the
enme port.
(irrWH Fight h’«»r**Ht I'ires.
Great Falla, Mont , AUK l > Crew a
of foresters and railroad employea
are battling a forest Are a few miles
north of Monarch, which yesterday
gained a SO nr re alart before It wna
reported. This Is the worst Are re
ported so far this summer In Jeffer
son National forest, according to
looal aJtaohes of the asrvlc%
Everybody Has Fantasies, Says
Alienist in Trial of Slayers
j
Witness in Leopold-Loeb Case Testifies That Day Dreams
Do Not Compel Conduct, Nor
Excuse It.
By International New* Serrlee.
Chicago, Aug. IS.—Two Noted alienists testified today that Nathan
Leopold and Richard Loeb are sane.
Theae all.nista were Dr. Hugh T. Patrick and Dr. Archibald Church.
State Attorney Robert K. Crowe has two other alienists who are ex
plcted to give corroborative testimony to prove to Judge John R. Caverly
that the slayers of little Robert Franks are sane and that the law should
exact the extreme penalty—death by hanging. These are Dr. William
Krohn and Dr. H. Douglas Singer.
At the conclusion or the court seR-i
sion today State's Attorney Crowe
promised that the case would he
ready for Judge Caverly to decide
within 8 or 10 day*. He believed It
would go to the Judge a week from
tomorrow.
Clarence Darrow, noted criminal
lawyer and an orator, Is expected to
consume two days In his argument.
The state's attorney will require two
days to argue his side of the case.
Darrow will urge Judge Caverly to
be merciful, to spare the college
youths from death. He will plead
that they are sub normal.
Will Demand Death Penalty.
State's Attorney Crowe will de
mand the death .penalty. He will
argue that there were no mitigating
circumstances; that the crime was
long premeditated and executed in
full knowledge of what the law would
demand for It.
All the beautiful theories built up
by the defense were being shattered
by the state's alienists today.
Dr. Patrick and Dr. Church ex
plained "dreams" and "fantasies"
that alienists and lawyers for the de
fense dwelt upon so persistently.
The dreams that filled young Loeb's
mind were not out of the ordinary,
Dr. Patrick said.
Many of the questions and answers
were technical, professional and
meant little to th* layman. But out
of It all the alienists made this so
clear that any layman could not fall
to grasp It:
That Leopold and Loeb are not
mentally unsound, that they are
healthy and responsible. They are
just criminals.
Dr. Church followed Dr. Patrick
and told about dreams.
“Everybody Has Them.”
"Fantasies and day dreams mean
little," Dr. Church aald. "Everybody
has them. Everybody knows they are
dreams. They have an lntereat in re
lation to character and conduct, hut
they do not compel conduct nor ex
cuse It."
So Leopold and Loeb, Instead of
dreaming of being great lawyers, of
being wealthy, of having "castles In
Spain," dreamed of being master
criminals. And they followed their
dreams and are criminals—by choice.
The defense has dwelt much on the
fact that the crime was comnxitted
for "experience," likening it to the
scientific work of a student. But
State Attorney Crowe, through Dr.
Patrick, brought out that the hope of
getting $10,000 ransom from Jacob
Franks, father of the child, had en
ormoue weight a a a motive.
Dr. Pntrlrk revealed how Leopold
and Loeb planned to spend the $10,
000. He told how Leopold was Inter
rogated Just after his arrest and was
asked, “You boys didn't need any
money; surely the acquisition of
money, the ransom, had nothing to
do with this.”
Money \\:<s Involved.
And Leopold, according to Dr Pat
rick., then confessed that money did
have something to do with It. Dr
Patrick said:
"And I think It was fbe explana
tion of that statement that they told
us what they were going to do with
this money, and the arrangen^enta
they had made for keeping It In a
safety deposit box. and tho arrange
ment that none of It was to be spent
Inside of n year in Chicago, hut that
ono of them was expecting to go to
Mexico, and they thought It would
lie safe for him to spend Soule of his
part down there, nnd the other was
expecting to go to Europe, and they
thought It would be safe for him to
spend his money abroad. It was to
be divided 50-50 by the way."
The rnrefully laid plans of the slay
ers. the state Is bringing out. showed
Turn to I’sse Two. Column Three.)
4,000 PERSONS
DROWN, REPORT
Shanghai. Aug. 13.—Four thousand
persons were reported drowned In the
region of Kalgsn, Chihli province, by
I the bursting of dikes according to
word received here today from Pekin
CUDAHY RITES
Los Angeles, Aug. 13.—Funsral
services for Mrs. Margaret Cudahy,
widow of th* late John Cudahy, pack
er, will tie held here late today, after
which th* body will b* sent to
Chicago for Interment.
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Whrat Krrri/tlx for
Ihry 180 Cart
Wheat receipts nt the Omaha
Uraln Exchange Wednesday were
I t o cars and corn receipts tl ears
No 2 hard wheat sold at rfom
$1.18 to $1 .301* and No. 3 yellow
corn at $1.07.
(in the corresponding day a year
ago 30 ears of wheat were received
and 53 car* of corn, at which lime
No. 2 hard wheat eold at from
$1.00 to $1 01 and No. I yellow corn
eold at •• eenta.
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Joyride Results
in Pair’s Arrest
High School Girl, 15, to Be
State's Witness Against
Them.
Investigation, Instituted when
Helen Blakesly, 15, 2423 Caldwell
street, Junior at Central High school,
failed to return home Tuesday night,
led to the arrest of Eugene Bauer,
19. 5308 North Twenty-fifth street, and
Emerald Nielsen, 21, 6410 North
Twenty fourth street, by Detectives
Fritz Franks and Deroy Wade Wed
nesday morning. A third arrest Is
anticipated.
The youths face serious charges,
according to Chief of Detectives Ben
Danbaum. The girl, now In the cus
tody of her father, probably will be
turned over to juvenile authorities.
Bauer told detectives that he had
taken the girl oa a drive out to the
Ku Klux Klan meeting west of Peony
park Tuesday night. He said that
they later picked up Emerald and
drove about until 11, when they left
the girl at Twenty-fifth and Cuming
streeta.
Helen Blakesly declared that she
drove around with the boys until 3
Wednesday morning. When they
passed her home she saw all the
lights lit and was afraid to go In.
She says that Bauer gave her money
and she spent the night at the Ed
wards hotel.
The girl's parents, Mr snd Mrs. F
D. Blakesly, asked police to eearch
for her Wednesday morning, fearing
fhat she had run away to marry. She
was turned over to police when she
appeared at the home of her dress
maker, Mre. R. E. Foraell, 558 South
Twenty-fifth street, late Wednesday
morning. r
TWO HELD IN
MAN’S DEATH
gperlal Dispatch to The Omaha Iter.
Shenandoah, la.. Aug. 13.—William
Tarr. a third member of the fatal
poker party at Charles Reynolds'
home at Hamburg, figures In the clr
cumetances surrounding the killing
of A1 Webber of Sidney.
The coroner's Jury at the inquest
recommended that both Reynolds and
Tarr be held for investigation. Tarr
was with Reynolds when they re
ported to the eheriff'e home asking
protection.
Neither man Is said to havt made
a confession or statement as to who
did the shooting. First degree mur
der charges will be filed against Rey
nolds, Harold Porterfield, county at
torney, states.
Stormy Jordan of Sidney, a fourth I
member of the party, left by train j
for Council Bluffs at 3:30, 15 minutes
before the tragedy, according to the
evidence.
IDAHO FOREST
BLAZE RAGING
Mackey, Idaho, Aug. 13.—A raging
forest fire .one of the largest ever
known In the central Idaho country,
la burning across a SO mile front In
the l,oon creek section of t'uster
county. It is said the fire originated
from a clgaret. The forest service
has a large crew of men on the scene,
and efforts to control the flames are
kepi tip day and night. Tha fire la
believed to he beyond control.
BANK ROBBERS
MISS $10,000
Independence, Mo., Aug. 13.—I,e*s
than 11,000 In cash was obtained by
five bandits who held up the First
National bank here today, officials
announced after checking up on the
funds. In their hurry to make their
get away, the Imndlts overlooked
$10,000 In the vault.
The robbers apod toward Kansas
City In a large automobile.
(lorn Weathers Storm.
Ilea Moines, la., Aug. 13 I'esplt#
violent windstorm* on August K which
flattened large area* of corn In north
and central Iowa, the crop ha*
straightened op remarkably and will
not he seriously damaged, Charles
r>. Reed, director of th# Iowa weather
and crop bureau, declared today In hi*
crop report for th# week ending last
night.
Forger Sentence*!.
Broken Bow, Nett,, A tit; 13 Forest
(lalllngton. who hail been held In
tha county Jatl since the fir “f of
July, wna given a sentence of from
ono to three vear# at hard labor In
the state reformatory at I.tneoln
when he pleaded guilty to forging a
$13 check, (lalllngton had Just fin
ished eervlng • 30 day sentenca for
Illegal possession of liquor.
McCoy Say s
Mrs. Moers
Killed Self
Police Untangling Latest Los
Angeles Mystery Find
Evidence to Support
His Story.
Divorced Husband Found
I,os Angeles, Aug. 1*.—Th* most
thoroughly tangled case In the recent
police annals of Los Angeles, with
Norman Relby, "Kid McCoy" of prize
ring' fame, as Its central living fgure
and Mrs. Theresa W. Moers, divorced
wife of a wealthy antique dealer, shot
to death, tonight claimed the atten
tion of the Los Angeles police.
McCoy, dazed and incoherent, is
held by the police on suspicion of
murder.
Albert Moers, divorced husband of
the dead woman, also has been lo
cated after a frantic eearch for him
following the discovery of Mrs. Moer’s
body this morning.
The ex-puglllst, nine times a hus
band and who, common report said,
was planning to make Mrs. Moers
his tenth wife, in the first hour or so
after his arrest would make only one
statement, and that was "he killed
the only woman I ever loved.”
Later, he varied It.
"She committed suicide last night,”
he mumbled. "First I put her on the
davenport. Then I moved her onto
the floor."
Detectives found what appeared to
be corroboration of this, a large blood
spot on the davenport and a smaller
one on tha floor whoro th# body was
found this morning by the apartment
house Janitor.
Clasped McCoy's Photo.
Near the body waa a .81 calibre
automatlo pistol, and a bullet to lit
It was taken from the woman's head
by police surgeons. Clasped In the
hand of the corpse was a photograph
of the ex-puglllst. They had been liv
ing at the apartment as "Mr. and
Mrs. N. Shields."
Shortly after the body was discov
ered McCoy threw tho first compli
cation Into the case.
Brandishing a .45 caliber pistol and
shouting Incoherently, he ippeared In
the residential district brokerage of
fice run by Sam Schapp and hie wife.
Ann. William J. Ross, a New Torker,
was standing by the counter.
McCoy, swearing and cursing, ac
cording to these three, proceeded to
rob them and ordered the men to dis
robe, apparently to block pursuit.
Ross attempted to diaarm the for
mer prize fighter and received two
bullets In the thigh. McCoy flrd four
more shots and slightly wounded
Schapp and his wife, then departed
running.
As he fled across West Lake park
his pistol fell from his pocket and a
patrolman arrested him.
McCoy's apartnlent was searched
and a note waa found a* followa:
"1*o whom It may concern:
"All my belonglnge to go to my
mother, Mrs. Mary E. Selby, (till
Mesa drive. "Norman Selby."
The note was dated August IS.
Moers la Iterated.
Mrs. Moers was killed or commit
ted suicide about midnight of August
II. according to police surgeons.
Police combed the city snd sur
rounding country for Moers before lo
cating him late in the day.
Closer examination of Mrs. Moers'
body revealed further complicating
evidence. The lip had been cut
through as though by a heavy blow.
There were other cuts on the arm.
Indicating a possible struggle.
The bullet had entered her left tern
pie, ranged downward across the
(ace and lodged under the right eye.
McCoy was taken out to the scene
of the denth, but was unable or un
willing to throw any further light on
his previous unconnected statements
Mrs. Moers snd her husband had
been divorced recently. Then she
charged Moers with robbing the an-j
tlqUS "tore of $50,000 In securities
Mid valunbles while a property set
tlement was being arranged
Moers was brought into court
several times snd last Monday his
preliminary hearing was set for
August 15. IBs ball was fixed at
$bf,000. which he furnished.
At all the court sessions, excepting
that ot last Monday, Mrs. Moers ap
(Tnm to Taae Two, Celnmn foor i
Powrll Family in Wreck.
Humboldt. Neb, Aug IS.—-Otto
Powell and family living five miles
northeast of the city, were going
home from Chautauqua Sunday eve
ntng during a heavy shower when
their automobile^ etruck (he rail of a
small bridge and Mr. Powell took a
header Into the dltrh. Fortunately
the car remained upright and no one
was seriously hurt.
Drivers Avoid Collision
by Ditching Tlicir Cura
Chester.* Neb, Aug 13. As Biuce
flrogory, young elevator msnager. of
Byron, was driving his father's auto
to Hubbell, running st high spred. j
with two other |>orsona in the car. a
i ir driven by Hurley HHerwood. fai m
cr, suddenly emerged from the side
road. A colltsjon seemed certain, snd I
both drivers steered their ears for j
the ditch on oppoaltte sides of ths \
highway. The <wre both turned over
snd the oocutiante were thrown out.
but not •ovorely Injured
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BOY MAY LIVE
WITH LOCKJAW
Harold Finkel, 7, son of Mr. and
Mr*. Morris Finkel, 2215 Pratt street,
will probably survive sn attack of
lockjaw due to the Injection of
anti-tetanus serum.
The boy has displayed typical evi
dences of the disease for the past
10 days. _
Candidates Draw
Battle Lines in
State Campaign
McMullen and Norton Speak
on Same Platform—Demo
cratic Candidate Pes- *
gimistic.
Special Dispatch to Ths Omaha
Hy a Ktftff Correspondent.
Beaver Cropping, Nab., Au*. 13.—
Battle lines In the etate campaign
were drawn today when Adam Me
MuMullen, republics ^candidate for
governor, and J. N. Norton, demo
cratic candidate, spoke from the same
platform at the 30th annual Old
Settlers picnic.
The McMullen speech was based
upon optimism built upon the rising
pries of farm product* snd a bumper
crop and backed by the hardihood
of the Nebraska farmer.
The Norton speech was that of a
pessimist, of a man who virtually
admits that unless he can paint a
picture of blackness and despair and
force the people to believe in that
his hope of political victory Is lost.
Adam McMullen rapidly sketched
the lives of the early settlers in Ne
braska, thei* triels and their hardi
hood in building this country. He
described the hard times of the early
90s snd thsn drew a vivid word pic
ture of the riches of Nebraska today.
| The future to him, backed by cour
age and energy, looked brtght.
Norton, on the other hand, drew a
picture of dgspalr and poverty and
ended by admitting that prices were
better and crops were good.
"But," he ehouted, "the republicans
can't take credit for It. They refused
to take any discredit for conditions
two years ago bo they can't take
credit for good times."
In opening his address Mr Norton
told hi* audience that there might
be some doubt among some as to
where ha stood politically.
"I am a democrat." he said. "And
there are many who will admit they
are democrats this year who wouldn t
admit it four years ago."
Ths next onslaught of Norton was
to throw himself at the Bryan ahririe.
He vehemently told his listeners he
was behind the Bryan policies and
would do everything possible to fol
low in Bryan's "footsteps.''
"If It is necessary I'll have the
state eell coal and gasoline and it I
think it is necessary I’ll do every
thing in my power to pass a law so
there can be no doubt as to the state's
right to sell these commodities," he
said.
Next he relaunched the Hitchcock
attack of two years ago on deflation,
laying the blame for It upon the re
publicans, the same as Hitchcock did.
This was the major subject for argu
ment In the Hitchcock Howell cam
paign, Howell defending the repub
licans and winning In the election by
a 75,000 majority.
Mr. Norton also used stock argu
menta against the tariff.
As a speaker. Norton proved inter
esting. His years of Chautauqua
work has taught him the value of
Interspersing hia remarks with funny
stories. He mentioned the fact he
was a farmer three distinct times and
in speaking of the farmers always
referred to them as "we fanners."
Numerous state officers, repub
licans and democrats, listened to the
addresses of ths two candidates.
CAPPER WILL AID
G. 0. P. CAMPAIGN
Chicago, Aug. 13.—Senator Arthur
Capper of Kansas In s letter today
to Representative Everett Sanders of
Indians, chairman of the republican
speakers' campaign bureau, expressed
his willingness to aid In ths fall cam
palgn Representative Walter New
ton of Minnesota visited republican
headquarters and volunteered his
services for a tour of ths northwest
Boy Scout* in Camp.
Nebraska City, Aug 1J—Thirty
seven Boy Scouts of this city have
gone to the John La rah farm near
I'nlhn to camp for ths next two
weeks The boys are under direc
tion of r»r, A. N Smith, scoutmaster
of troop one.
Canning to Begin Next Week.
Nebraska City, Aug. IS—Ths Otoe
Rood Products canning factory of
this dty is ready to begin ths canning
of tomatoes next week. Ths firm has
approximately 1.000 acres of sweet
corn contracted and about TOO acres
of tomatoes.
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Driver of
Mysterious
Car Sought
Left Suitcase Containing
Women’s Clothes at^Gas
Station—Description
B roar! cast.
Body Found by Two Boys
Omaha and Iowa police are
confronted with a new mur
der mystery following the
finding of the fully clothed
body of a young woman un
der a highway bridge near
Bedford, la., yesterday after
noon.
Boys, swimming In a stream under
theb ridge, discovered the body. It Is
believed to ha vs been thrown there
by thes layer Tuesday morning. Tha
first clue may lead to Omaha. Polina
In cities and towns throughout Iowa
have also been notified.
Left Suitcase As Security.
Thee lue was supplied by tha at
tendant of a gasoline station. On
Tuesday mernlng tha driver of a ear
had bargained for gasoline, leaving
a suitcase in paymeht. The car bore
a Nebraska license.
The attendant did not know, how
ever. what direction the driver took
offer getting the gasoline.
When news of the murder came to
the attention of the attendant yea
terday the euepieloue circumstance*
connected with his visitor of Tuesday
morning came to mind and he opened
the suitcase, revealing a complete out
fit of wdtnan's clothing. .
Efforts were made at once to trees
this clothing as well *s clothing found
on the young woman's body. In as
effortt o trace the victim of the
mystery.
Description Broadcast.
A description of the young womar
was sent at once to the Omaha police
with a request for its wide publica
tion.
As furnished by Bedford police, the
deecriptioa Is as follows:
Age. about "a.
Height. 6 feet 4 Inches
Bobbed hair, brown eyes.
Gray skirt, light brown coal.
blue blouse, brown sandals
Police are searching for records vt
elopement. If the man with the
man with the woman's suitcase was
the murdered. It Indicates, police be
lieve. that he had Induced the young
woman to elope with him and that in
a quarrel the woman was killed and
her body carried to the bridge and
thrown off.
Death From Broken Neck.
Death had apparently come after
a violent struggles and resulted from
a blow which broke the neck. The
face was covered with welts and
bruises, made by a blunt Instrument.
Two boys, who had slipped away to
swim In West 10* river, were respon
sible for the discovery. I.yie Schreck
14. was climbing up the bank when
he discovered the body. Frightened
and excited he lost his footing and
fell against a bridge girder. His com
panlon, Milton Mick. 14, horried to
hts help. When the struck boy had
recovered from his dared condition
the two boys ran to a nearby fanti
house where they telephoned the
sheriff.
An examination of the ground and
of the condition of the woman s cloth
ing led county officers to believe that
the woman had been slain some die
tanoe away and the body carried in
a car to the bridge, where an attempt
waa made to throw it into tbs river.
(Tara te race Tas, Olnsa Taw)
Good Morning, George!
By Cinnamon Toast.
V^
Goad naming. George
Good morning, Mr. Tons*! /
Anything startling today*
Xot a thing. But let me tell yotj
about aomethlng lucky that happened
for m* last night Out to our board
ing house w# hava a alphabet aoup
contest onca the week Tan of ue
guv* ant* tors hits each and tha
hous* furnishes tha aoup It * aorta
near aoup without much kick, but a
lot of funny little letter* mad* out of
spaget. T guess It !* Well, tha head
dame she sels a plat* of soup in
front of each feller and eh* says tha
word Is •'separate." On your marks,
get set, dip!
Then every guy hurts In hi* soup
for letters that spells the word and
haa to lay ’em out In order and. of
course, he ha* to spell the word rtrht.
The first feller through get* ths pot
The gang mussed It up aomethtn*
flare* and rassed tha damp for pickin'
a tough on*. When T waa a kid hv
knee pants and tha first reader I
couldn't do much with that word
Tha teacher aaya sh# guesae* tt was
Just my punk memory and ah* would
help me about It.
So she act# m* np on th# front
platform and says to take th* rum
out of my mouth ami stick |1 on mv
ncss Then everybody that come* in
and aaka me what Is It for t could
tell th*n\ "separate," only I t* to
*a,y each letter alow by ttaetf and
mu th# whola word to once
That'* how coma I know B so
good and won tha pot
Car at I tonight, airv
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