I The Om ah a N orning Dee t: “ I ___ _ t ___ __ _ , . i i ii if^ui i m none of moral principle.—Webeter. CITY EDITION ] ym c< ' OMAHA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 28, 1924. * TWO CENTS" “mfttffl H2SJ!** -' _ ~ - ■ ■■ ■- 1 " ■■■■ a' 1-— ■ — Farmers Warh^u of Death in Dike War Hurricane Batters 5 Big Liners Scores of Pagsengers Hurt When Atlantic Gale Hits Ships; Wireless Sum mons Ambulances. Heavy Toll Paid Storm By rnlteml Service. jfci New York, Aug. 27.—More than 100 versons, Injured when a hurricane battered tho White Star liner, Arabic, were taken off the ship on her ar rival here late today. Forty-five were so seriously hurt that they had to be taken to hospitals In ambulances that had been summoned by wireless. The entire upper works of the ves sel was shattered and the cargo shifted, causing a list of 10 degrees. All the damage was caused by one big wave off Nantucket. By Associated TreM. New York, Aug. 27.—Atlantio ship ping paid heavy toll to the hurricane which raged over the seas from the south to the north Atlantic for the better part of the last three days. With the arrival In port late today of the White Star liner, Arabic, bear ing more than 60 persons Injured In the 100-mile gale, shipping officials learned that the hurricane had caught many vessels In Its sweep. At least five large liners, heavily loaded with homecoming passengers, fought their way' through the gale that at time* whipped the waves Into battering hillocks between 40 and 60 feet In height. The Arabic, her sick bay filled with injured, her decks stripped of life boats and her portholes smashed In, was the hardest hit. The Homeric, also of the White Star line, ran Into the giant storm In Its waning strength, but had eight Injured and suffered damage to her superstruc ture. T he Munslon liner, Munargo, from Nassau and the Orizaba of the Ward line made port badly battered. The Italian liner Gluzppe Verdi, with 155 passengers, escaped the heart of the hurricane and came through with nothing worse than a few smashed life boats and porthole glasses. All were from a few hour* to a day late. Of the 62 persons who received In juries necessitating the doctor’s care aboard the Arabic, seven were so badly hurt they had to bo removed to hospitals. FRANCE RATIFIES LAUSANNE PACT By Associated Press. Paris, Aug. 27.—The French senate, today ratified the treaty of Lausanne with only 20 negative votes after a debate of two hours. The chamber had voted ratification on Monday and thus the senate's action today gives official French adherence to the treaty which was signed July 24, 1923, re establishing peace In tho near east. France Is the fourth power to ratify the treaty, which became effective August 6 on Its third ratification, that of Great Britain. Italy and Japan previously had voted their ad herences. 2 BODIES FOUND UNDERNEATH CAR ^ Santa Cruz, Cal., Aug. 27.—Be Death an overturned automobile at the foot of a 30-foot embankment near Sequel, on the San Joss road, the bodies of pretty 17-year-old Charlyn Witherly of San Francisco, member of the Casino Bathing Girls’ review, and Leslie F. Klhler, 25, local real estate man, were found today, solving the mystery of their disappearance last Friday. A statewide search had been made for Miss Witherly. r We Have With Us Today John M. Bedell, Goldschmidt Corporation, Chicago. Mr. Redell Is the son of the late John Redell, who was chief of the Omaha fire department from 1&95 to 1901. He is now western district manager for the Goldschmidt corpor ation of New York city. This visitor Is stopping at Hotel Fontenelle and la enjoying a few daya, noting the progress of Omaha •Ince ha lived here nearly 25 years IfO. Sines leaving here In 1901 he had rot returned until a few week* ago, •when he waa surprised to see the various metropolitan Improvements. He stated that Omaha has a splen did fire department and In other ways has assumed the proportions of a real City since he waa a youth here. Mr. Itedell lives In Chicago, his native town, hut always has a good word to say for Omaha. He attended the cl os lng show at the Ak Sar Tten den and id he knew several Chicago theat re rlcal men who would he pleased to book this year’s den show for a run In the big city by the lake. "We In Chicago know of Omaha," be said. Counterfeiting Gang Rounded Up in Lincoln Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, Aug. 27.—A counterfeiting gang was rounded up In Lincoln to day by police and federal officers. IV. N. Parker, 64, and Eldon Outz, his and passed spurious silver dollars, ac an dpassed spurious sliver dollars, ac cording to police. A third man im plicated is being sought. The arrests were made by Sheriff Claude Hensell of Lincoln. Parker, according to police, stated they first attempted to pass the dol lars Monday night. Not more than $10 were placed in circulation. When a raid was made on Parker's home officers found a complete coun terfeiting outfit, including molds, a melting QOt, metal pot, plaster paris, 74 counterfeit dollars and a number of tools. Two women have been questioned relative to the operations of the coun terfeiting gang, police stated. Parker at one time was proprietor of a smnfl store. He told officers he needed more money and selected this means of obtaining it. He has been an employe of the W. S. Buck Mercantile company of Omaha. Reichstag Vote on London Pact Is Doubtful Now Prospects in Berlin for Dawes Plan Are Now Adverse as They Were Favorable; Prophets Give Up. (BULLETIN) By Ansoolatnl Pr«n. Berlin, Aug 27.—The relchstag this evening failed to give a two-thirds majority necessary to pass the rail road bills embodied In the Dawes plan. The vote was 24$ against 174. By KARL H. VON WIEGAND, I niversnl Service Staff Corresimnrtrnt. Berlin, Aug. 27.—Within 24 hour of the derisive vote, the most saga cious political prophet cannot tonight say with certainty that Germany will or will not ratify the London pact. At 7 this evening the chances against the relchstag giving the nec essary two-thirds majority are so strong as the chances were for It yesterday at the same hour. Shortly before midnight last night all the compromise work of Foreign Minister Streseman, which the lender of the opposing nationalists forecast as Insuring ratification, was complete ly overthrown. The German farmers, especially the Junker element, have ordered "thumbs down” on the pact and the Dawes plan, unless the Ruhr he evacuated. Of the agricultural leagues which are closely affiliated with the national ists, 20 have adopted resolutions re acting the London pact. vThat news brought the wavering nationalists In the relchstag, who were inclined to vote for the pact, to a sharp halt and may spell the rejec tion of the Dawes laws. Tonight there is talk of postponing the vote until Friday, In the hope that an additional day may make new compromises pos sible. Bernstorff to Quit. “I fear the pact will not get the required two thirds vote." remarked Count Von Bernstorff to me In the relchstag this evening. "It seems In credible that the relchstag would de stroy, or at least delay by two months* the results of all the hard work of the London conference, but I am fear ful that is what will happen and that the relchstag will be dissolved to morrow or Friday." Bernstorff told me he would not be a candidate for re-election In the event of dissolution of parliament. "I have had enough of It," he said, -and shall devote my time and energy in the future to league of nations work.” Former Chancellor Wlrth Is equally pessimistic, saying, "all Indications to (TilVn »«. I'eae Two. Column Four.I GREECE SENDS NOTE TO SOFIA Athans, Aug. 27.—Greaca aent a nota to Sofia today demanding aatla faction from Bulgaria for the killing of a Greek frontier guard during a clash on the border. Greece claims that Bulgarian troops made a raid over the border. Bui garla contends the trouble arose from a foray of comltadjis (lrregulnrs) over whom the government has little con trol. GOV. DIXON TAKES LEAD IN MONTANA Helena. Mont.. Aug. 27 —After run ning behind In tha early returns, Gov. Joseph M. Dixon took s slight lead todsy over Lee Dennis, state railway commissioner, In the rsce for the republican gubernetorlal nomina tion. On returns from 1S2 out of 1,52$ precincts Gils J. Frtksnn, demo cratic candidate for governor, was far ahead of Judge Hoy Ayers. Whaling Crew Safe. Cuttyhunk. Am 27. Fight men from the whaling hark Wan dernr, torn away from companions In snother host when their vessel was wrecked In Vineyard sound last night, were brought eshore here today by cost guards They had epenl the night on a light ahlp. Mail Slueth Admits Part in Big Theft Chicago Postoffice Official Held on $50,000 Bond Charged With Planning t Rondout Crime. Say Evidence Absolute Chicago, Aug. 27.—William F. Fahy, postal Inspector, held as “brains” of the $2,000,000 Rondout mall robbery, has confessed to complicity In, the crime, Chief Postal Inspector C. H. dlarahan of New York stated today. “Fahy Insists he had no bad Intent becoming mixed up In the Job,” Mr. "larahan said. He refused to go Into letails of the degree or character of B'ahy's alleged participation in the ’rime. According to Chief Inspector Clara lan, who Is in charge of the Investi gation that led to Fahy’s arrest, said :he evidence against the latter is "ab iolute.“ “You may be sure the postofflce luthorltles would not have arrested ind charged Fahy unless they knew hey had the goods on him,” he said “We are convinced from evidence ve have obtained that the same brain hat planned the Rondout robbery schemed the others in this part of the country. “We are convinced also that Fahy ’ramed Big Tim Murphy in the Union station robbery and government In spectors, now enrouteto Leavenworth, ivlll try to get Murphy to tell all he knows about the man higher up." Coincident with the alleged confes sion of Fahy came the announcement that a delivery of $14,000 In bills, j claimed to he a part of the Rondout I loot, had been traced to the accused | official. This money, according to a high j federal official, was sent to Fahy by lames Murray, recently arrested as n suspect in the Rondout robbery. Mrs. Fahy, wife of the accused j man, is firm in her belief that her husband is innocent. She has threat ened a counter-exposure of conditions In the local postoffice, which she said would drive some of the officials out of-the government service. By International Mrm Service, » Chicago, Aug. 27.—A shakeup that will rock the postal department In the middle west was In the making here today on the heels of the arrest of Postnl Inpector William Fahyand his arraignment on the seneatjonel charge of being the brains of the 12. 000,000 Rondout robbery June 12. Further Investigations which led to Fahy's arrest postal officials hope to connect a series of big postal robber ies over a period of several years—at Toledo, Pullman. 111., Omaha and the Dearborn and Union stations here with the Rondout raid. Other smaller robberies which may be hooked up with the raids which postal Inspectors say show the hall mark of the same master crook's handicraft were In Harvey, III.: Whit Ing, III.: Elkhart and Eaet Chicago, Ind., and St. Louis. In every Instance the bandits have struck at a strateglo time, when rich and heavy shipments of currency or negotiable bonds were In trsnslt snd have lost no time In finding the loot they Bought. Inspectors today were in route to Leavenworth, Knn., to question “Big Tim’’ Murphy, convicted of leadership of the Dearborn mail robbery. In hope that he would add to the Information they say they have already uncov ered. HOPE GIVEN UP FOR MOTHER OF M’COY By International New a Service. Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 27.—Hope for the recovery of Mrs. Mary Selby, aged mother of Kid McCoy, held In jail here for the murder of Mrs Teresa MoTf. was abandoned by her phyalclana today. Mia. Selby, stricken shortly sfter sbs learned of her ton e arrest, la at the point of death. It was said. "It grieves me far more then the fact I'm accused of murder,” said McCoy, when Informed of hie moth er's condition. The former pugilist will appear to morrow to plead to Indictments charging him with murder, shooting and wounding three persona and robbing four others. He will plead not guilty to all charges, according to Ids attorney, E. L. Devin. Il;irrinji|on Will Open I,a Folktt* Campaign O'Neill, Neb., Aug. 27 —M. F. Har rington of O'Neill has been selected by Regional Director Frank Harrison to open the la Follette out state campaign with an addressi at the Oreeley county fair at Oraeley Wed nenriay, September I. It was announc ed here today. Hamlits Releas* Am*riran. Waahlngton» An* 27 Th* Htnti* department marie p iblle today a dls patch from the conaul at Punmgo, Mexico, reporting the rHoaaa l*> Mexican Uunllf* of Tt. O. Marrlnpnn. klrinn|K’ri Aiiftii*t 16 at Topahainim*. Tha nAvIra* nalri Rarrinean would in rlva In Punic* thla weak and »i» parantly hud miffered n* harm Ha l« nmnnffr of tht Brock Manila Lumbar Turpantina cocnpany of South Carolina* 1 Explosion of Booze Results in Death of Two By International fiarrlee. Detroit, Mich., Aug. 27.—Two prls onere were killed and 12 Injured when seized moonshine liquor exploded In the Vlnewood police station at 2:30 this afternoon. The explosion deluged all prisoners In the main cell block, with liquor, which almost immediately took fire. A sea of fire cut t^e men off from rescue, and officers outside the cell block stood helpless, listening to the scyeams of the burning men. None of the officers was injured. The explosion occurred In a cell where liquor was stored. An operative of the state food and drug department dropped a five gal lon jug of liquor. There was a deafen ing explosion when the jug hit the floor, and a flash of flames lit the en tire room. The explosion and fire wrecked that! wing of the station In which the cell block is located. I Kearnev Man New Legion Head; 1925 Meet to Columbus! Flection Brings Sixth Conven tion to Close; Report of Welfare Committee Adopted. By Assoc luted I'ress. Grand Island, Neb., Aug. 27.—Ne braska legionnaires were on their way home tonight after windng up their sixth annual convention today with the election of C. M. Courtney, 29. manager of a creamery company branch at Kearney, as the depart ment's new state commander. Colum bus will be the scene of the 1S2S con vention at a date to be fixed by the executive committee later, that city having won In a contest with Seward by a vote of 264 1-2 to S3 1-2. The Omaha delegation split Its 83 votes equally between the two, while Lincoln cast all of its 23 for Seward. The new commander, who succeed Charles Taylor of the l'nlversity of Nebraska faculty at Lincoln, served overseas In the world war In Com pany C of the 134th infantry, made up of national guardsmen. He made a short speech of acceptance, promis ing to work whole heartedly In the legion's behalf during the year. Sev eral hundred women members of the auxiliary organization also brought their convention to a close with the selection of Mrs. C. E. MrGlneson of Lincoln as president to succeed Mrs. G. H. Ackerman of Ainsworth, who wss named as this state’s repre.-cn tatlve on the national organization's executive committee Chaplain Itaps Pacifists. Adoption by the legionaries of tho report of its welfare committee headed hy Dr. Luolen Stark of Hart lngton, recommending appointments by federal judge# or a compensation commissioner for each state to pass on claims of disabled former service men, a refusal to amend the consti tution so as to prohibit an officer of the legion to hold office In any politico) organization, and an address by National Chaplain Ezra demons of Dwatonna, Minn., marked the close of the convention. Chaplain Clemons, referring to what he sold was a wave of pnelfl Ism In the enuntry, deelared that a "lot of people were passing reso lutions nownda.vs saying war was de plorahle." addin* that "we have got some In ^ie ehurch I wish were out of It." The speaker also touched on the decision last spring of 33 students (Turn l« Piiff Two, ( olmnn Ob#.* MAN JAILED ON CONTEMPT CHARGE •lens Peterson, Omaha. was sen fenced to four months In tail by Judge W. C. Ratcliff Wednesday morning In Council llluffs district court for contempt of court. Peterson Is alleged to h«ye vlolnt ed a liquor Injunction. I.lquor Is said to have been found In hla car by of flcsrs a week ago, "Tou think too highly of violating the law," Judge Ratcliff told Peter son. "If you sre brought before nie again you'll spend a year In the pent tentlary.” TEACHERS MEET HERE THIS WEEK Htnte Superintendent John M. Mat 7.en will address the Douglas County Teachers' Institute st their meeting Thursday, at the court house Super liltendent J. H. Beveridge snd Miss Klizaheth Sheehan are also on the program. Principal J. O Masters, Principal R. N. Marr, Mlsa Belle Ryan and George Crocker will nddrcea the meeting Friday. Bluffs Woman Surs for $20,000 ns M mrt Balm f.lnculn. Aug 27 A suit fm $20, MoO for alleged breach of promise was filed here today by Miss Helen Olsen of Council Bluffs. In , against Alfred Westland, retired carpenter She claims he promised he would marry her afler he had persuaded her to so company him on a trip during July. His love coolsd sines then she claim* and h* has refuted marriage. Norton Put in Hole by Progressive * J. M. Paul Tells Democratic Nominee to Take Defin to Stand on La Follette or Davis. Fighting Butler, He Says J. N. Norton, democratic candidate for governor of Nebraska !e being smoke* out by the leaders of the progressive party. He la charged wttl) working to keep Dan Butler off the progressive ticket In order that he may get the progressve vote "by default" Thse charges are made In an open letter to Norton by John M. Paul, | chairman of the state central com mittee of the progressive party. Paul demands that Norton openly i declare himself for La Follette or for i "the Wall street candidate of the democratic ticket.” The letter is written In such a way that Norton cannot avoid an answer. His silence In to be Interpreted as an answer In favor of Davis. Thus It puts the matter squarely up to Nor ton. The alternative, Is to support La Follette or face Butler as a progressive candidate. Paul s letter in full Is as follows: "Harvard, Neb., Aug. 24.—To J. N. Norton, Candidate for governor on the democratic ticket: It has been pretty thoroughly Impressed upon my mind that Harry Swallow and Floyd Bollen who seem to he the active spirits In opposition to the placing of Dan Butler’s name on the progressive ticket for gover nor ore taking this action In your favor. . — "Now, we progressive party members are whole-heartedly sup porting La Follette for president. The action of the above objectors to Dan Butler can have but one object and that ie to corral the Iji Follette Vote for the democratic candidate for governor. ”1 understand that your position In the matter of presidential can didates will he a neutral one, end that Floyd Bollen takes the same position. The progressive party of the state-of Nebraska Is on record as being against such straddling and evasion. We have very good authority for the statement that He. who Is nt for me Is against me,' and that ’No man can serve | two masters.' if you are not actively support ing La Follette for president then you are against him. Your position 1* evidently taken to get votes for yourself. We do not Intend that the progressive vote will go to you. by default. If you are for I Milan lodges of sis towns, Itn hiding Ws lion, Weston, Walthllt, I'ecatur. Hoop er and Fremont, comprising the eov enth district, will hold their annual picnic at the Pythian pork west of Fremont on Thursday. Member* of other Kntght* of Pythian and Pv thten Slater bulges are Invited to per tlcipat*. G. 0. P. Committeewoman “Rolls Up Sleeves” and Gets Down to Work I Special niepatrh to The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, Aug. 27.—Mrs. Edgar B. Penney of Fullerton, republican na tional committeewornan, arrived In Lincoln today, pulled off her coat and rolled up her sleeves, figurative ly speaking, and launched Into the campaign. "I am here for keeps until after election." Mrs Penney announced as she walked into republican headquar ters at the Llndell hotel. "Organiza tlon work for wohien will be under way in earnest in a short time." Mrs. Penney irttends to remain at state headquarters constantly, ex cepting two weeks spent at national headquarters at Chicago. Ip the fu ture all communications concerning work for women In the republican camp should be address to Mrs. Pen ney at Lincoln. Mrs. Draper Smith of Omaha, former national committeewoman, had Intended to »p?nd part of her time In Lincoln. The condition of her health has interferred with Mrs. Smith's plane. Charles A. McCloud of York, repub lican national commlttman. will spend part of his time in Chicago and part In organlxntien work In Nebras ka. Mr. McCloud ie a member of the executive committee of the repub lican national committee. Lust for Money ^ as Only Motive of Bov Slavers, Prosecutor Says J »_'_ J Crowe Hurl* Broadside of IS rath at Loch and Leopold Defense; Cliarpe* Mienists With Perjury and l rpes Extreme Penalty. Chicago. Aug. 27.—State’s Attorney Robert K. Crowe used all of to day to argue that Nathan I-eopold and Richard Loeh should be hanged for the slaving of Robert Franks When the hour for court to recess came, he was still talking. He will resume tomorrow. The state's attorney waa unsparing in his argument today. He hurled a broadside of wrath at the defense, charged that the defense alienists had perjured themseives to sav# the slayers, and cried that lust for monsv— ransom money—was ths motive fop the crime. Magnus Johnson in Bryan-La Follette \ o t e Conspiracy Rt'vral* Hand in Statement He Will Support Governor for Presidency in Event of Deadlock. The declaration of Magnus Johnson, farmer labor candidate for b'nlted Slates senator from Minnesota, that he plana. If elected to vote for Charles W. Bryan for vice president, thus making him president In the event Coolidge Is unable lo get a majority In the election la cited as further evl dence of the 1 a Follette Bryhn eon splraejr. Burton K. Wheeler. I.a Follette fan dldate for vice president, has already announced he would rote for Bryan Now come* Johnson, ths U Follette senator In Minnesota Old line democrats In Omaha, who have repeatedly charged such a plot to Governor Bryan, who traded Hitch cock out of the senate, point to thf Johnson declaration as one more piece of evidence. Those democrats helleve that before the campaign has progressed much further. Governor Bryan will tie com pelled to express himself on this point. They hold that W J. Bryan la aa much opposed (o T>av|a now as when he denounced him at the democratic national convention, and that he Is withholding hta criticism now only because • Brother Charlie" Is a can didate for ylge president. They hold, too, that the Bryans understand the I.a Follette scheme lo deadlock the election as well as does "Fighting Bob," and that thev arc looking forward lo furthering the plot that they may benefit by It 30 Day* for Hnrltcr. Fred Beene. 2125 North Twenty fifth afreet, employed at the barber shop of Hanley * Tay lor, 170* North Twenty fourth street was sentenced to IP day* In tall Tuaadav for the theft of barber teo!» from the ahop J. WP • uuuf Pinjria « mru unuei im spurting wrath of the proeecutor. They shrank from the lash of his tongue when he shouted "Hang these rats' And If these two defendant* are hanged they wH! show emotion ajid fear, and you will find that these cowardly asaassim will have to he carried to the pal low*..’’ . Certainly this case should he In the hands of Judge John R. Oaverly not later than tomorrow. Rut It was in dicated today that It would not end court procedure hv any means. There I* another charge hanging over the head* of leopold *nd I»eb—* charge that on conviction carries the death rcna-lty—kidnaping Face Another Trial. The state's attorney ind rated late today that immediately .after the mur der case is disposed of he will call ur the kidnaping charge Two Incidents broke the monotony of the hearing today. A* l-oeb and Leopold were being led from the courtroom to the Jail during the noon recee*. a pretty girl threw a note at their feet It read: "Peer Pick and Rabe—Good luck Alice." Loeb—"Dickie"—bent over to pick it up, but a balltff get It first. An other hatllff had reoogniied the girl who threw It. She waa apprehended and held m custody until ahe ex plained she didn't mean any harm She was released with a warning. Outside the courtroom on the street s crowd had gathered, dleap potnted because there ws* no room Inside A street orator made a apeech. re viewing the crime The crowd se lected a "jury” of IS of their num ber and vote.! on what punishment should be given the alayer* The flret ballot atsad 10 to J for hanging The second 11 to 1 for hanging, and the third !