™„'.| The Omaha N’orning Jee _ .. _ „ ___ email maketh a great.—Chaucer. CITY EDITION ^ y0L M NO fti OMAHA, MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1924. • ^ _ Ha ..... . 1 - . 1 ’" THE A TER WRECKED B Y BOMB EXPLOSION I ■■ I --- . . Observers See Victory for Coolidge Eastern Newspapermen, Fa miliar With Politics, Con cede Advantage to Presi dent in Nebraska. Davis Third Place Choice How will Nebraska vote for presi dent? La Follette lists the state as among those that will be found In his "blockade column" this fail. The Cool idge managers Insist It will be safely republican, and Clem Shaver, speak ing for the democrats, says the corn huskers will help roll up the total for John W. Davis. The Job of "sizing up the vote" Is one of the most Interesting things connected with a presidential cam paign. The campaign committees, di recting the affairs of the various po litical parties, have their special squads of sizers up, but usually their reports are for the secret use of the campaign chairmen. The real unbi ased slze-up Is made by representa tives of the big eastern newspapers. The slze-up of Nebraska Is already under way. The advance guard of the newspaper men was In Nebraska last week. Charles N. Wheeler, rep resenting the Universal Service and International News, the greet news gathering service of the Hearst pa pers, was In Omaha for four days. Angus McSween, representing the Philadelphia North Amerlcsn, was here for three days. 1 Coolidge Favored. Both men mingled with the out state editors, democrats, republicans and La Follette supporters. They put In a. day at Lincoln, talking with the various party chairmen, and they visited Governor Charles W. Bryan. All in all they had a splendid oppor tunity to get the views of the various claimants and their work *a« made particularly easy hecsuse of the meeting In Omaha of the state edi torial association. The conclusion of both these trained observers Is that Coolidge has the edge in Nebraska, with the La Fol lette vote a probable second and Davis running third. The conclusion Is based upon a bal ancing of the various claims, com parison of the vote of previous years «nd the present state of prosperity. Their opinions are therefore based upon conditions at the present time. The eventualities of the campaign may change the size-up. Speaks As Authority. Wheeler expressed the judgment of both observers in this statement: "The click of the cash register Is drowning out the appeals to discon tent In Nebraska. Unless Coolidge or Dawes pull some kind of 'boner' the vote of Nebraska will be found as It has usually been found In the repub lican column this fall.” In order to understand the value of the conclusions of such men as Wheeler and McSween, their past ex perience Is, Interesting. Wheeler has been political editor of the Chicago Herald and Kxamlner for several years. Prior to that he handled poli ties on the Chicago Tribune, was In charge of the London bureau of the Tribune foreign staff. Was one of the Tribune war correspondents. Was in Ireland at the time of the upheaval that resulted In the formation of the Irish Free State Represented De Valera In the United States when he was raising money for the Irish rev olution. He has been close to politics, both state and national, for more than 20 years. Knows every political leader of consequence In the country. , Has traveled with the special trains of several candidates for president, during their swings around the circle. He knows when a politician Is merely claiming the earth and when his claims are founded upon sound reasoning. ftelnrted for Skill. McSween has represented the Phila delphia North American In Washing (Torn to Puce Two, Colnmo One.) We Have With Us Today Albert O. Patera, Chiropractic Engineer, Kiiwm City, Mo. Mr. Peter* In a pioneer chiroprac tor, having been. In the profeaelon 16 year*. He la especially Interest ed In research work pertaining to the connection of pyrometry with rhlropractio the same as now In In dustry and to standardize the meth od of locating spinal pressure. Mr. Peters worked on an ama teur pyrometry apperatus hefora hie waj- service and la In Omaha now demonstrating to local chiropractors the neuropyrometer which has been assembled by the William Meyer company of Chicago, regard I «d as tha foremost * ray house In the country. Mr. Peters wsa a classmate of Hr. X>>e W. Edwards at Palmer school of chiropractic and Is a guest, at the 1 Edwards home whole in tha city. Court Refuses to Return Her Baby _--- —.. Plea of Mrs. Thomas h. Staple* that abandoned baby bn returned to her vm denied In Newark rourt. Caae was put to higher rourt. Baby was born three months after mar riage and ahe and husband feared censure. Organization of Democrats Named Campaign Personnel of Davis and Bryan Is Announced Completed. Dr Vill versa! Service. Washington, Aug. 24.—The demo cratic national committee today an nounced the completion of the per sonnel of the campaign organization designed to elect John W. Davis of West Virginia president, and Gov. Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska vice president. Besides Clem L. Shaver of West Vlrginiafl who was named chairman of the campaign committee some time ago, the organization consists of. Mr*. Emily Newell Blair of Mis souri. first vice chairman; Samuel B. Amldon of Kansas, second vice chair man, and Frank Hague of New Jer sey, third vice chairman. Charles A. Greathouse of Indiana, secretary; Burt New of Indiana, ex ecutive secretary; Jesse II. Jones of Texas, chanrtnan of the finance com mittee. James W. Gerard, former ambassa dor to Germany, treasurer, and Robert N. Harper, of the District of Columbia, assistant treasurer. At the national committee head quarters here the organization con sists of: Senator Key Pittman of Nevada, director of the organization bureau: Mrs. Emily Newell Blair, in charge of the women cooperative activities, William B. Wilson, former secretary it labor, in charge of labor co opera tive activities, with Mrs. Rose Yates Forrester, assistant; Richard 8. Jones, In charge of veteran end club activities including first voters. Representative James V. McCiintlc, of Oklahoma, chairman of the speak ers’ bureau, with John F. Costello of the District of Columbia, his as slstant, and Mrs. Bernice K. Pyke, of Ohio, vice chairman. Robert W. Woolley of New Jersey, chairman of the public committee; Richard TJnthlcum, executive direc tor of publicity, with Grattan Kerens, Mrs. Blair Banister and Clifford R. Snyder, as his assistants. Thomas J. Spellacy is manager of the eastern headquarters at New York, and Lincoln Dixon, manager of the western headquarter* at Chicago. 4 - — .— — ONE KILLED, 2 HURT IN PLANE CRASH I,ong Heach, Cnl., Aug. 24.—('Ilf ford Haas, 27 of Montebello, Cal., was killed; Russell f'asteole, 24, of Whit tier, was probably fatally Injured and Thomas Mundy, 25, also of Whittier, waa slightly hurt when the airplane In which they were flying fell here today from an altitude of 500 feel. Munday was piloting. Polk. Nob., to Celebrate Eighteenth Anniversary Polk. Neb., Aug. 23 -The 18th an nlversnry of this oily will he celehrat ed here August 27. J. N. Norton democratic candidate for governor whose home la here, will he the prin clpal speaker. A hall game between York and Polk teams la scheduled as an attraction. Japan Buys Law Libraries. Ily AMo«Ul«d l*rw»«, Hamburg, Germany, Aug. 24. — ,fai>an la systematically buying valu able German libraries The Tohoku university recently acquired the li brary of Ttoctor II Reckel, a oele br&ted professor, and Toklo lmlver slay has purchased the 8,000 volume library of Dortor Neubecker, a Hoi delberg Juris Samardick Takes 16 in State Raids Federal Agent Opens Cam paign to “Gather Up What Moisture Still Remains in Nebraska. Two Automobiles Seized At the opening of whnt Federal Frohiblttan Enforcement Officer Rob ert Samardick declare* la a statewide drive agalnt bootlegger*, IS person* are In the city Jail «t Norfolk await ing trial at the next session of fed eral court In that district which opens In two weeks. The federal agent and three auto mobiles milled with deputies left Oma ha' Saturday shortly after noon and returned Sunday night. At West Point, Neb., where the of ficers stopped for gasoline, attendants asked the reason for the number of men. They were told that the men were going to "play Norfolk on Sun day." Thinking that Samardick meant they represented a baseball team, they asked what the result of the game was as the officers passed through the town on the way to Omaha. (."Sixteen to nothing." replied Sam ardlck. Dance Raided. David Nunn Ally and his wife, Jean, 1817 North Broad etreet, Fremont, were the first to be srrested. At Norfolk 11 person* were arrest #d for alleged possession and sale of intoxicating liquor. Those arrested are: William O. Townsend. 42, night clerk at the I,ev1 John hotel; Herman Prlbnow. 53. 225 Klug avenue; Martin O. Heck man. 403 Blaln street, and Sam Russ. 37 East Madison avenue, Norfolk, were arrested In the latter'e new coupe on the outskirts of town The new sport model car of Davlfl Milligan and Its owner also were taken Into custody. At a dance which was In progress about five miles northwest of Nor folk federal officers appeased from all directions. Without Interrupting the musle of dancers Samardick and his cohorts nosed out those wh* had brought liquor to the party and after procur ing sorno of the fluid promptly ar rested the salesmen. To Be Intensive Campaign. Jens Hoggatt. 2«, Homestead art dltion and Bteven Carrico, 23, 1300 South Fourth stree were taken In this manner. Edward Phillips, 37 East Madison avenue, who has been out of Jail about a week, according to Samar dick, after serving a 40-day sentence for bootlegging also w»* arrested. Frank Rnutenberg, 110 South Ninth street was another victim. Edward Pockrandfc, *10 Wain street, was arrested and a warrant was left to he served on his brother, Martin. Martin was not »t homo when the officer* from Omaha called Those arrested at Rattle Creek were Andrew Davla, William Whet stone and Jacob Scheleck. Thes* arrest* are but a prelude In the Intensive campaign against boot legging In smaller Nebraska towns say* Samardick. "We have a line on evsry boot legger In all part* of the state end will apply the sponge to gather up the moisture that remains In Ne braska," said the federal prohibition agent es hs prepared to get the first aleep he ha* had In 24 hour*. SOVIET ORDERS EXECUTION OF 24 By O. I>. TOIJ8CHV8. tnlvmil Service Staff f’orrevpondent Berlin, An*. 24.—Twenty-four per lorn, Including several young women teachers, hova been aentenced to death by a aovlet tribunal at Moa cut» for killing three communleta. According to a dlepatch from Moa cow the murder waa an act of re venge because the three communleta, oatenalbly to examine her reference*, entered the home of a woman teacher named Ivanova, and outraged her Ivanowa I* among those aentenced to be executed. Women’ll Clubs Convention Plans Being Formulated I.lncoln, Aug 24.—Arrangements for the state convention of the state federation of women's clubs to be held In Grand Inland. October 14 to 16 are well under way. It was an nounced by Mrs. J. F. Ackerman of Ainsworth Mr*. Paul Perry of Ord. the federation prealdent, and Mr" Ackerman met here to dlscua* prelim Inary matter* which will be taken before the convention. Hpeclal report* of delegate* to the biennial convention of the national federation held In I,o» Angeles last June will be made 1025 License Plates Beady. I.lncoln, Aug 24.—Auto license plates for 1925 have been delivered to tha county treasurer her*. They are mad* with orange colored plates and black numerals. 11 ■ Majority of Persons in Chicago Favor Hanging for Boy Slayers Leopold and Loeh Grow Old Under Shadow of the Gallows; Darrow Will Make Final Plea for Their Lives on Monday. J»7 rnlvenwl Service. Chicago, Aug. 24.—Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb are growing old under the shadow of the gallows. The slayer* of little Robert Franks were restless today. They know It will not be long before Judge John R. Caverly passes sentence upon them. It Is a matter of life or death to them and the suspense Is becoming almost unbearable. All the smiles have left the faces of the youthful slayers. Three months In Jail have added 10 years to their appearance. V American Fliers Hop in Two Hours Over Greenland Smith and Nelson Are at Ivigtut Now—No Trace Yet of Loratelli, hut Search Is Still On. ———. * By I'nlrenal A*rvlr«. Washington, Aug. 34.—Lieutenants Smith and Nelson, army round-the world aviators, flew today from Fred erlksdal to Ivlgtut, Greenland, in two; hours and 15 minutes, according to the radiogram received here this af ternoon by Major General Patrick, chief of air service. Other messages reported that no trace of Lieutenant J-ocatelll, the missing Italian aviator, had heon found up to last night, although American cruisers searched 4,300 square mites of water. The message to General Patrick was signed by Lieutenant Smith at Ivlgtut and read ea follows: "Left Frederlksdal 10:60 (Sunday morning). landed Ivlgtut two houre, 16 minutes flying. No. 3 pontoon damaged by Ice last (Ssturdsy) night, even though guarded by Island Falk sailors and native* employed *o keep Ice away. Will change both motors apd go •tfvrr thoroughly before at tempting to continue.” The message regarding Locatelll cams from the cruiser Mllwalkee. It was dated yesterday and read! "Flyers held Frederlksdal fog. Pan lih authorities sending out search par ties and doing utmost locate Locatelll. Fog Impeded Search. "Fog Impeded search by Raleigh and Richmond. They searched only 4,300 square miles today (Saturday). Weather Improving. Raleigh must proceed Ray Island evening twenty fourth (Sunday). Richmond continues search fuel permits. "Detail Rrazos (supply ehtp), Pe troit (cruiser) appreciated "May request commander scouting fleet send two destroyers Gulf Maine guard flight to Pictou, Rostnn. WlU not unless absolutely necessary ” Ivlgtut Is tbe laat stopping place of the aviators before they make the fl nal Jump which will bring them to the American continent. How peril ous are the conditions surrounding the flight In the northern waters. In the opinion of officiate here. Is clear ly demonstrated by Smith's brief word telling of Ihe Injury to the pon toon of plane No. 3. Even with the airplanes riding In harbor. It was pointed out, the menacing Ice was ahls to do some damage By DAMON RITNTON, Service Htaff Correspondent. Aboard I". 8 8. Richmond, Satur day night, All* 2S—(Radio via Rail* fale nnd Fogo, N. F.l—Intanalv* aearch along the Greenland coaat has failed to give *ny~*lgn of Lieut. An thony I.ocatelll up to a lata hour thla evening. The Richmond and the Raleigh will continue th« aearch until they are aure the mlaalng Italian aviator la not on the eaat coaat outelda of the Ice pack Captain West of the Danlah war ship Islam] Falk la organizing a aearch party to eaelet In the hunt along the eaat coaat. If Locatelll went heyond Fredar Ikadal It I* believed he could not have gone for on account of lack of fuel. Lieutenant* Smith and Nelson mny find him hidden In aom* fjord. After Aviator Koliada's return thl* morning gnother attempt wa* mad* to launch the Richmond’* plan# but It failed on account of the rough sene Smith report* the return of on# kyak without having found a trace of the missing aviator. An other kyak la etlll eearchlng, Tha Danlah kovernment la co-op erallng In the aearch a* well a, many native#, Belgian* to Evacuate Two F’o*t* Next Montli Bruaeela, Aug 21 —Dortmund will b# evacuated by the Relglan troop# In the flrat day* of September, aaya Libre Belgique. The newspaper any# It leema that the cuetoma poet at Llppeweael will be abandoned at the aam# time. If the eltuatlon continue* aottefnc tory, the newspaper nsaerla. the cli\ss of 19211 will not he required b> bo kept with the color# for the supple mentary two months, as waa the caae [with the preceding ciaaaea mad* by Clarence Darrow when court convenes tomorrow morning. For two days the venerable old war horse of the courtroom has pleaded that they be spared an Ignominious death to spend their natural lives In a penl tentiary—In darkness end disgrace. "The law can be vindicated without killing anybody else," Darrow argues. 'A life behind the bars It enough." And Darrow goes on to turn bark the pages of history, when the death penalty was Imposed for almost every known offense and he tells the court as 'the penal cod* was mad* less ter rible, crime grew lee* frequent.” Darrow to Finish. Bo Darrow will continue hie argu ment tomorrow, making an honest ef fort to show Judge Caverly society will be beet served by sparing the lives of the slayers. Darrow la expected to complete hie argument tomorrow, although If he should talk on for another day It would cause no surprise. Darrow Is an orator, an entertainer. H* could talk forever and the crowd would still be ready to listen to him. After Darrow haa finisher. Attor ney Benjamin Bachrach Is expected to make the final argument for the defense. How much time he will re quire Is not known. Judge Caverly will not limit the arguments. He wants to hear all that the defense and prosecution has to say. State'* Attorney Robert E. Crowe will make the closing argument for the state. That may come Tuesday, If Darrow and Bachrach finish to morrow. The state'* attorney hat Indicated he will he able to lay his argument before the court In three or four hours. If this program la fol lowed Judge Caverly should have the case for decision by Wednesday. Court attaches end court . tns will hardly venture a guess as to what the sentence will be. I liter re I .Never Ijagged. The people of Chicago have fol lowed every detail of the trial. In terest hae never lagged In the de velopment* elnce the day that Jacob Frank* received a letter demanding 110.000 ransom for the return of hie son, and the body of his child was found under a railroad culvert. And Chicago Is divided on the ques tlon of what the punishment of the slayere should be. It is »n unequal division, perhaps, but a division, nevertheless. In talking with men in the etreets on* fled* two classes who favor mercy—men of the higher Intellect and Individuals of the rrlm Inal class Men of education, refine (Tore Ia Page Two. Column Two.I PERSHING PLANS TO VISIT BEATRICE Beatrice, Neb , Aug 24—Comple lion of the plane for th# vlalt of Gen eral John J. Perehlng her# on Thur* day, Aug 28. haa been announced by Captain Thomaa Wllann, preeldent of th# local reaerva officer#' club, and Major Charlea Clarke, commander of Bitting Norman po#t. American I.a g1on, Beatrice. General perehlng will be met at l.lncoln by Major J, Kd C. Fleher. Captain Wllaon end I.leut. Clyde Dempater ae member# of a reception committee which la to eacort him to Beatrice by automobile Th* ceremony at th* court houee will he followed hy a hotel luncheon at which cover# will he laid for 100 world war veterans, member* of clvtc organisation# and other*. General Pershing will leave her* on hi* return to l.lncoln at 2 p m. RETIRED OREGON MERCHANT LOST New Vork. AUg. 24.—Johann Braun, 89. a retired merchant of Portland, Ore., who anllrd from Ham burg on the ateamahlp Albert Ballln. which arrived In New Vork today, disappeared from th# ahlp after the vessel we* under way to lOnglend Mr*. Braun explained that Braun i had gone to Germany to take wafer cure* and waa suffering from melnn cholla. Porcupine* Annoy Railroad. Seward, Alaake, Aug ?4—Th# gov ! eminent* Alaska railroad has to fight porcupine# Rubber In any form! la to th* porcupine what waatapape.'l and rubbish are to th* American goat, popular for lunching purpose*, and th* railroad official# have order ed rubber boa* In pumping station* and ell ruhtier fixture* to he hung on high pole* IInil Working on Hudgrt. l.lncoln, Aug "4 Work on the gtale budget |a under way. Finance Secretary Hall haa announced. He la collecting th# data for Governor Bryan Hole Torn in Lobby; Door Blown Out Owner Tells Police He Be lieves Union Responsible— Leaders of Workers Deny Charge. $1,000 Reward Offered Police late Sunday were etill In a labyrinth of mystery as to the per sons who attempted destruction of the Boulevard theater, 3305 Leaven worth street, with bomb or dynamite early Sunday morning. Neighbors were awakened at 2:15 Sunday morning by a terrific explo sion which tore a huge ragged gap in the floor of the theater lobby, shat tered the box office and blew the doors from their hinges clear across the street and against the Muny Ice station. Joe Daytch, proprietor of a grocery, 3803 Leavenworth, with hie wife and daughters, Ida. 18, and Hebbecha. 12, were aeleep above the store at the time of the blast. Mrs. Daytch still Is suffering from shock Incurred when the eoacussion rolled her from the bed to the floor. "We all got up,” said Daytch. "We thought a lightning bolt had struck the house We ran to the rear of the apartment and looked out but could see nothing By the time we arrived back at the front of the build ing police had arrived and it was then we discovered what had happened." The explosion shattered the plate glass window In the Daytch store. J. F Bredln, manager of the thea ter which for the past two year* has been operated as a non-union house told police he believed the attempt to wreck the place was mad* by union men. Bredln oj-*rst#a his own motion pic ture machine. "I have been hounded by the union to Join and have had several argu ment* and a lot of trouble with the union,” Bredln told police. Official* of theater unions Sunday interviewed by Detectives Frits Franks and Roy Wade declared they did not belleva the explosion the work of a union man and declared posi tively It wa» not sanctioned by the union. According to Bredln a meeting will be held Monday by Omaha theater owners associations the Omaha Film Board and Associated Exhibitors, In which action will be taken regarding the blast. Bredln ha* offered a reward of 11,000 for arrest and conviction of the guilty persons. That destruction and perhap* in tlmidatlon was the purpose of the ex plosion rather than robbery Is the belief of Bredln. “There was not a thing taken from the box office where the explosion took place." Police are also working on the theory of eefe blowers using an over charge of ‘soup.’ The property Including the theater and grocery store building are owned by Hugh and Joseph Mffcry QUINN SUPPORTS DEFENSE DAY PLAN By I nlicr.nl Washington, Aug J4.—John R Quinn, national oommandsr of tho American Legion, unreservedly *up ports national defense test day, Sep tember 12. end calls on legionnaires everywhere to volunteer their serv ice* to the authorities In charge. In a letter to Mrs Anthony Wayne Took, president general of the laugh ter* of the American Revolution *nd chairman of the national test commit tee. he declared the legion partly re sponsible for th# act of 1920. provid ing for a tryout of the war machine, hut denied that the orgsnlwition de sire* war. SAMPLE DEFENSE DAY PLAN READY Washington, Aug 24,—A wimple plan for the observance of defense day on September 12 be. been worked out by the War department. It will 1 e aent to oltle. and oomnuinlttea all over the country by the national com mittee to support the defense test. The work of the new committee, compo.ed of the executive* of mi »t of the patriotic sislellos of the country, will be educational and will oonat*t of explaining the purpose of the test • no methods of carrying It out Socinl Worker* to Meet. Lincoln, Aug 14 —The annual meet Ing of the stats conference of uncial worker* will b* held In the aortal science building of the Vnlverelty of Nebraska, It wn» announced her*, on Octolier It* to 21 Mia* Orao# Abbott, director of the federal children's hu reaau Washington, will speak, togeth er With Mrs F 11 Fteger, aet-retarr of the Provident association of St Louis Henry Nlonaky, Omaha, Is pi cablet) t of th* etxt* conference. Firebug Started 115 New York Fires After confessing to starting 115 Ares In as many days, George C. Gus tow, called a most vicious pyroma nlac, was held ir. New York without ball. Gustow claims he haa a Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde dual personality. Mrs. Ferguson to Pass 100.000 Mark Successful Woman Candidate Declines to Stump for National Demo Party. By t'nSnwl tmlf. Austin, Tex., Aug 24.—According to election figure# as far as reported. Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson's majority over her opponent, Judg# Felix Rob ertson. In th# vote cast In yesterday’s democratic primaries for nomination for governor is clos# to lOd.POO with about 570 000 votes accounted for. It Is estimated that there remains to be reported 40.000 to f0,000 vote# with a possibility that th# numler still to come In may reach 75.000. Due to the fact that this was Bun day, election officers of a number of counties failed to make any report It Is appoint that Mrs. Ferguson’s majority may reach 320,000. The state democratic convention to ratify the nomination of Mrs. Fergu son and other candidates for state office will be held In Austin Septem ber 2. At thhat convention a platform which will contain planks In accord ance with Mrs. Ferguson's views on question of state affairs, will be adopted She will attend the conven tion and It is expected she will make a formal address. Unofficial Information cam# to her ] today from Washington that she la j to be invited by the national demo-; cratlc campaign committee to make a j series of political speeches In behalf; of the Davis Bryan ticket in the east and north. It Is stated that she will declftie the Invitation because of the fact that she 1# not a political speaker. SYRUP PROLONGS LIFE, IS CLAIM Vienna. Aug 14.—Experiment* by Professor Mladejovsky of Prague university, to prolong th* allotted span by menns of a scientific syrup are causing widespread tnterest In medical circle* hsre. Proceeding from the discovery that a slllolous acid 1* absolutely r.seee sxry for the human body to maintain elasticity of th# arteries. Mlsdejov sky has prepared a syrup consisting of a combination of slllclous acid with an extract of the insectivorous plant Prosera, the application of which will make slllclous acid digest Ihle. It Is claimed that this prspara lion will heal arterio sclerosis, and thus lengthen life. COOLIDGE AND DAWES TO CONFER Plymouth, Vt„ Aug 34.—President Coolldge today invited Charles O. Pawes, his running mate, to visit him her* on hi* return from Mains and arrangements wet# mad# for a con fisettee tomorrow afternoon. Hath, Me Aug 34—Charles O Panes, republican candidate for vice president, announced today that he would confer with lh-ealdent Coolldge j tomorrow at Plvmoulh, Vt . where the chief executive Is spending his vaca lion. Per 14 hems *rdtn« T p in Attsttst tv Praalal taMea terhe* »nd hundredth* 1 Telst. I' S, »,,(*l *lnr* J**u*ry t. I* fl| d*ftei*ney, I 44 Nett Hr T ew pern t 44 re*. 4 • tw t1- I n m .... *1 4*tw . it 4 p m *v 'em.44 lent * 4 {l * • m 4* 4 , m • - 4*nt te lent t 14* 1W,. . T 4 * p m * 4 i , II • m 4* T r m 4. It BOOB ... 11 I P IB ... I' Family Dies When Train Strikes Car Machine Carried 120 Feet and Hurled Against Bridge Abutment—Death Comes Instantly. Coroner Holds Inquest Special JMapatch »o The Omaha gM, Sterling, Neb., Aug. 24.— While authorities tonight are questioning officials of St. Louis-Pacific Coast train of the Burlington railroads fu neral arrangements are being made for an entire family of six which was wiped out this afternoon on a grade crossing one mile west of town. The mother and four children were killed outright and the father died a few minute* after the train crew reached him. The dead are: Chris Hoehne, 49. prosperous farmer of Johnson county living three and a half mile* northwest of Sterling. Mr*. Hoehne. 47. Their fonr children, ZeIma, 14; Arthur, 12; Alfred, 10, and Wal ter, 7. Train Traveling Fast. The train waa late and wu making up time when Hoehne drove hi* car upon the track*. Traveling between 45 and 50 mile* an hour the locomo tive atruck the Hoehne car and car ried It on the pilot for 120 feet where It waa hurled against the abutment of a bridge Portion* of the car were thrown 100 feet by the force of the Impact and a part of It waa hurled down an embankment. The Hoehne family ws» on It* way to visit A. C. Rathe, a cousin of both Mr. and Mr*. Hoehne w*o were, themselv**. cousin*. Rathe, with his wife, were standing on the other side jf the crossing and were wltnes*e* >f the accident. They hurried to help the train erew and to offer assist ince to their relative*, but none was litre when they arrived. Several of the bodies were mangled oeyond recognition and aU were thrown far from the track* by the mpact of car and bridge abutment. Train Crew at Inquest. Engineer Frank Newel!, who re turned here tonight to appear before in Inquest, eald that it was too late to check hi* train when he aaw the Hoehme car. Witness** of the ac -ident. ear that Hoehn* apparently ild not aee or hear the train. With Engineer Newel! at the inquest to night was Train Conductor Mauck. The two men took their train Into Lincoln after the accident and then -eturned to Sterling to testify at the nquest The Hoehne* have no relative* nearer than cousin* here It mi eald tonight that funeral irrangements had not been definitely nad*. but that th* aervlce# would jrobably be held Tuesday. Sterling 1* about 40 mile* southeast >f Lincoln. NINE KILLED WHEN WIND HITS CHURCH N>w Orlaana. Aug. 14—Nina person* irara killed and nlna tnjurad whan a twlater demolished tha 9t Phillips church at Patricks. I>n a Id a two »on« Allstar and Mial ■om, who sailed from T-lvarpoot yaa erdajr. will participate In tha Oxford ’nlcn debating tour 1n Canada and ha t’nlted St.itca Thirty five da wtes have been arranged Wounded in Duel. IVy l shswl Service. t.labon, Aug 14 —Former Premier 'unha Taal fought a duel with Col f. Valdex today. wounding him. The fight results.! from a speech n which l-eal charged the officer rllh etlrrlng up an uprising M o\ ie St«r« Weil. tew Angalca Au*. 14 VUtaUn Fee mm, motion picture sot or. and Wtni red Kingston, alao of tha soieen rare married here t,y*ar Farnum >aa divorced a week ago u Kano