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:/ VOL. 54—NO. 75. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1924. * TWO CENTS In °r?v.h*<;:n?. Khfewhcra ‘ *" ^ ... J
High Seeks
Suspension
|of Officer
T’iles Charg es With Governor
Against Knox County At
torney; Says Not
Strict Enough.
-Governor in
i -
Special Dispatch t® The Omaha Bee.
Lincoln, Sept. 9.—Demand made to
day on Governor Charles W. Bryan
)>.v F. A. High, secretary of the Anti
Saloon league, for suspension of Wil
liam D. Funk, county attorney of
Knox county, charged with failure to
properly enforce prohibition laws, is
creating much comment in Lincoln.
High, in calling upon the governor
for the third time in wto years to
dismiss public officials on the same
grounds, states that he is acting at
the request of leading citizens of the
county, who are displeased with
Funk's actions, and supports his
charges with numerous affidavits.
Among the damaging affidavits filed
against Funk is one signed by O. A.
Dudsehus. a deputy under Tom Car
roll, state sheriff.
The governor was plainly perturbed
when the High demand was filed with
liith. He declined to discuss the mer
its of the case. His interest appear
ed centered on the fact that Duds
chus, a state deputy, had furnished in
formation to High, whom Bryan d:s
likes bitterly because High, during
the last campaign, asserted that Bry
an. in tying up with Hitchcock, had
delivered a blow to the prohibition
cause.
Carroll’s Man Gives Information.
“You don't mean to say that one
of Mr. Carroll's men furnished Infor
mation to Mi*. High?" the governor
inquired.
Then he asked who the charges
were filed against.
“I have never heard any complaint
against that official,” he said, when
informed of the Identity of the per
son against whom the charges had
been filed.
The charges deal chiefly with al
leged failure of Funk to go the limit
in prosecutions of Unuor violators.
Several affidavits were to the effect
that when the raids were made and
sufficient evidence found to Justify
prosecution on a liquor manufactur
ing charge, Funk permitted the de
fendant to plead guilty to illegal pos
session, which called for a light fine
or sentence.
Another Is to the effect that Funk
had been quoted as asserting that he
wouldn't prosecute any one for mak
ing beer or wine, as all of his time
would he taken up in such work If he
started such prosecutions. This al
leged statement, according to affida
vits. was made after a raid had been
conducted in Knox county and a
of beer and wine were confiscated.
Says Tlinmaa Hacks Him.
High sets out that Governor Bryan
has full power to suspend Funk pend
ing filing and prosecution of the
county attorney In court. In fact, ae
cording to High, this power was
granted the governor by the last
legislature at the governor's request.
High further stated that Klmer IS.
Thomas, federal prohibition director
at Omaha, had examined the evidence
and supporting affidavits and pro
nounced it legally sufficient to Justify
ousting Funk from office.
A year ago High requested Govern
or Bryan to suspend two democratic
municipal Judges at Omaha, who ar
cording to High were not properly en
forcing the prohibition laws. The gov
ernor steadfastly refused to act.
The Knox county attorney la a re
publican. There 1* much conjecture
as to whether the governor will han
dle the Knox county case as he did
the Omaha erses presented to him by
High.
BOLT DESTROYS
KEROSENE TANK
Wilmington, N. C., Kept. 9 —More
than 1,000,000 gallons of kerosene oil
were destroyed here early today when
lightning struck a storage tank of the
Standard Oil company.
Spreading flames quickly trans
formed the 70-foot high tank Into a
glagntlc blow torch which bored a
hole through the darkness and shot a
wall of flame skyward fully 200 feet
above the topmost rim of the tank.
The plant was a total loss.
We Have
With Us
Today
C. C. Hutchinson,
Abilene, Kan.,
Toatal Superintendent.
Mr. Hutchinson comes from the
town where they boast that the water
ta 99 9 10 per cent pure. The entire
town Id supplied by spring water.
Abilene In also noted fbr Its Abilene
water. Thle Is Mr. Hutchinson's
first visit to Omaha anil he Is very
much Impressed with our city.
Omaha also receives carloads of
eantsloupe# from the Abilene eectlon.
Hr. Hutchlnaon Is one of the sup
erintendents of the Abilene povtuf
floe predicts that Cnllldae will not
only oarry Kansas hy an overwhelm
ln^ majority but that the president
w ill be re elected.
Coolid^c issues
Greeting to
Fliers
By Universal Service.
Washington, Sept. 9.-^President
Ooolidge today issued the following
greeting to the army world fliers:
"It is with a renewed faith in
America that I welcome you. A new
record of achievement has been made
in the last six months in the domain
of aviation. It has been made by
men who wear the American uniform.
"It has been your skill, your per
severance, your courage, that has
brought this great honor to our coun
try. In what is probably the great
est opportunity for future scientific
development of transportation, your
enterprise has made America first.
"I trust the appreciation of yonr
countrymen will be sufficient so that
In this field America will always be
kept first.”
Industries Fonn
Units to March
on Defense Dav
j
Places for Assembling for Big
Parade Are Announced;
Stores to Close
at 4.
The following directors of the local
Red Cross chapter In Omaha donated
their cars for use during the parade
of the national defense test, Septem
her 12, to be used by Disabled War
Veterans, Daughters of 1812, War
Mothers, Veterans of the Civil 'War,
women of the G. A. R. auxiliary, and
men who are unable to march: Dr.
A. C. Stokes, Walter S. Jardlne,
Gould Dietz, H. W. Tates. Dr. Glen
Whitcomb, M. C. Leary, Mrs. J. E.
Davidson, Mrs. Charlss Metz, Mrs.
W. E. Bohn and Mrs. R. Ktilakofsky.
Miss Nell Christensen, in charge
of the Red Cross office, desire# 80
or more additional automobile#.
Great enthusiasm I# being shown
by Omaha business firms assisting the
committee. The Union Pacific railway
has enrolled an entlr# engineering
battalion. The First National bank
will turn out as a body, and will rep
resent Company D, 855th Infantry.
Hayden Brothers will furnish an en
tire company. Ford plant is organlz
ing a motor transport company.
Reveille at 6:30.
It la desired that every musician
or anyone who can blow a bugle or
a cornet sound reveille at 6:30 a. m.
on Defense day. It Is desired that
all musicians In Omaha take part
in the parade.
Mrs. Halstead Dory is In charge of
organizing the army women of Fort
Omaha and Fort Crook iij canteen
work and will take part In the pa
rarle in a body.
WOAW, broadcasting wave lengths
of 527 meters, haa been given wave
lengths of 327 meters for September
12, so as not to interfere with other
stations In the broadcasting of the
speeches of President Cpolidge and
General Pershing on Defense day.
The following women of Omaha
have been assisting the national de
fense committee as a women s motor
corps: Mrs. Yates, Mrs. Sherman, Mrs.
Sulphin, Mrs. Powell, Mrs. McGInley,
Mrs. Klplinger, Mrs. Johnston. Mrs.
Davis. Mrs. Milllkln, Mrs. Dellaplnne,
Mrs. Flynn. Mrs. .Newbranch.
Parade at 4:30.
The parade hour has been set for
4:30 to prevent any possible con
flict with Omaha business activities.
All units and organizations will ns
semble, starting at Sixteenth and
Cuming streets. Units will form as
follows: Police, Sixteenth and Cum
Ing; 17th Infantry, Sixteenth and
Cuming; national guard, Eighteenth
and Cuming; nondlvisionai group.
Sixteenth and Burt; 89th division,
Eighteenth and Burt; 66th cavalry.
Nineteenth and Burt; patriotic so
cieties, Sixteenth and Webster; lodges.
Seventeenth and Webster; Father
Flannlgan home. Nineteenth and
Webster: service clubs. Sixteenth
and California; schools, Eighteenth
and California; Red Cross, Salvation
\imy, Jewish Welfare, Sixteenth and
Cass; Y. M. C. A.. Y. W. C. A , and
women clubs. Seventeenth and Cass:
Italian and Bohemian section. Eight
eenth and Cass: Industrial section,
Sixteenth and Chicago.
George Pray, president of the As
aorlated Retailers, announced Tues
day that that organization had do
elded to (lose stores at 4 on Friday,
Defense day, to enable employes to
take part in the parade.
Ruling on Appointees
Affects Two at Aurora
Aurora, Sept. it.—Two euaea In
Hamilton county nro nffectod by n
recent ruling nf the attorney general
that county officers appointed to fill
vacancies hold offlr^ only until the
next regular election rather than un
til the term of the officer whoso
place (hey were appointed to fill
would have expired M. F. Stanley,
county attorney, serving by appoint
inent following the death of John J.
Reinhardt, and It. A. Knderle, ap
pointed to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of County Commie
I sinner Claude Wright, are the two
officers affected by the opinion.
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Lutheran Meeting.
Fargo, N. It., Sept. It. Approxl
niately 600 delegates, Including some
from the Pacific const, gnthered here
today for the opening of the alx dgy
general missions oonferenee of the
Norwegian Rutheran church of Anier
lea, the first nf Its kind ever held.
One Killed,
Three Hurt,
U. P. Wreck
Harry B. Fleharty, Democratic
Nominee for Attorney Gen
eral, Badly Bruised in
Crash Near Columbus.
Collision Comes at Depot
Special Dispatch to The Omnlin Bee.
Columbus, Neb., Aug. 9.—One man
was Instantly killed, thre persons
were Injured early today at Oconee,
Neb., nine miles from Columbus,
when Union Pacific passenger and
freight train No. 79, westbound to
Cedar Rapids and Spalding, crashed
into rear passenger coaches of Union
Pacific train No. 77, passenger and
freight, northbound to Norfolk.
The dead:
tiem Sheridan, 20, Platte Center, ]
Neb., student, brakenian on No.
79, crushed where he was standing
between the engine and rnal ear of
the rear train.
The injured:
tieorge Loshbaugh, engineer,
No. 79; unconscious from nervous
prostration-, clung to the throttle of
engine after the crash and had to >
he literally pried loose from his
seat.
Harry Fleharty, Omaha, demo
cratic nominee for state's attorney
general of Nebraska, passenger on
No. 79, enroute to Fullerton to de
liver a campaign speech, badly
bruised, suffered a few minor cuts.
Mrs. Eva Van Cleve, Spalding,
Neb., passenger on No. 79, cut and
bruised.
TrainNo. 77, which leaves Colum
bus at 6:25, la combination freight
and passenger train with two pas
senger coaches, a baggage car, and a
coach at the rear.
Because of switching at the C. C.
Sheldon elevators between Columbus
and Oconee the train lost time, it
is said. At Oconee the train was
standing in front of the depot Just
ready to depart. Anticipating a clear
track, *9 pulled Into Oconee, rounding
a curve near the depot and crashed
headlong Into the passenger cars of
the Norfolk train. Unable to are the
train just ahead of him until too
close to stop, Engineer Loshbaugh
Jammed on the brakes, but the Irn ’
pact of the train shot the engine of
79 Into the passenger coach ahead.
Coach Splintered.
Part of the rear coach was
splintered.
Ed Bennetson, Columbus, branch
litje roadmaster for the Union Pa
ciflc here, had a narrow escape from
death between the engine of 79 and
the rear coach of 77, when the crush
came. Bennetson was riding in n
road inspection motor handcar, fol
lowing No. 77.
Dr. E. H. Morrow, Columbus, ad
ministered emergency treatment to
Lonhbaugh, Fleharty and Mrs. Van
Cleve. Sheridan’s body was taken to
Platte Center.
FUNDS ASKED FOR
S. Y. A. GRAVELING
Aurora, Neb., Sept. 9.—Resolution!.
asking for state and federal aid for I
graveling the S. Y. A. highway
through Hamilton county were passed
by the county commissioners at their
regular meeting. A delegation from
Hampton requested that the section
of the highway passing through that
village be graveled and ths matter
will be taken up with Division Kngl
neer Green In the nenr future.
It has been rumored for nearly a
year that the course of the S. Y. A.
would be changed so that the road
would go through Aurora aouth of the
railroad track a and thus eliminate
two crossings. The commissioners
are said to be opposed to any such
change, although no official expres
alon of opinion has been made
R. Y. A. la one of the beat high
ways In the atate and la tha logical
routs for considerable travel east
from Grand Island, the third largest
city In the state. It passes through
York, Aurora snd Reward, county
seat towns of three of Nebraska's
leading counties.
Fairluiry's New $200,000
School Building Opened
Falrbury, Noli., Hept. B School
opened Monday In the new $200,00*1
high school structure completed Sat
urday. Falrbury school* had been dls
organised for a year while the new
building was under construction and
clnssen were held In available empty
rooms.
The schools are headed by A. M
Nelson, formerly superintendent at
Auburn. He has a force of assistant*
number about half a hundred
Rusboom brothers of Falrbury had
fhs contract for the new building and
Flak A McGinn la of Lincoln were the
architects.
Good Roads Association
Directors’ Meeting (Jailed
Norfolk. Kept. 9 Onoi.il <11*. n*
*|on of th# activities and work >»r tin
N«bra*ka flood Itoa.l# n**o. latino
will Iw held at h mncllng of th# of ft
c#r» and director* at Columbua on til*
afternoon of H#pt#mb#r 12.
a E. Hlakaman of Norffoflk, pr*S
d#nt of th# aaaoclatlon, ha# callad a
matting which will t»ka tip a cam
patgn for atatawld# lmprov#m#nt ol
roada. A good road# advocat* from
Iowa will ha ona of tha apaakfra.
Father of Republican Nominee for
Governor Does Highland Fling at 93
John H. McMullen, Born In
Scotland, Recites Burns’ f
Poetry Fluently.
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Beatrice, Neb., Sept. 8.—When a
genuine Scotchman gets too old^p do
i he Highland fling, he's getting dog
gone old.
So says John H. McMullen, father
nf Adam McMullen, republican nomi
nee for governor, who celebrated his
ninety-third birthday her* recently.
To prove that he's still a "laddie,”
despite his 93 years and his distinc
tion of being one of the oldest Odd
Fellows In the United States In the
length of membership, McMullen
celebrated his anniversary by skip
ping through the lightning steps of
his favorite dance.
I may puff a bit, but I do It,” ho
said afterward.
McMullen is a typical Scotchman
of the old school, and tys love for
highland customs has not been
dimmed by his 75 years' residence In
the. United States. His favorite
book Is still Burns' poems, and his
constant companion is a Scotch
collie.
McMullen was born in Edinburg on
August 27, 1831, the son of Duncan
McOerry McMullen, a prominent ar
chltect, who designed many of the
finest public buildings in Scotland. In
1849 he came to America, bringing a
bride two years his junior.
They first made their home In New
York state, and the young husband
became a mechanic's apprentice with
the New York tt Erie railroad. A few
years later he became a railroad fire
man, and felt that he had almoet
reached the heights. In a few years
more he reached his goal—promotion
to the engineer s side of the engine
cab. There was a celebration that
night at the McMullen home.
For many years he piloted an #n
gine on the Erie railroad, and then,
in 1883, he moved with his family
to Wymore, where he lived until
coming to Beatrice a few years ago.
Mr. McMullen had joined the Inde
pendent Order of Odd Fellow* In New
York In 1854, so that he has now
been a member for more than 70
years. He still holds his member
rfofin TMcWu/ftTl j jj
ship In the AVymOre lodge. He la
also a member of the Masonic lodge
at AVymore, which he Joined In 1884.
He is a charter member of the Wy
mote Kebekahs.
Since coming to Beatrice to make
his home with his eon, Mr. McMul
len has read Incessantly, usually
Scott's novels or Bums’ poem*.
At his “birthday party,” someone
asked him for his favorite poem. Un
hesitatingly he recited the following:
In there. for honest poverty.
That hangs his head, and a'that?
The coward slave, we pass him by,
And dare ha poor, for a that!
For a that, and a that.
Our toll* obscure, and a that ;
The rank Is but the guinea • stamp;
The man s the gowd for a that.
What tho* on homely fare we dine.
Wear hodden-gray and a’that;
Ola fools their silks, and knavaa their
wine.
For a man's a man. for a'that.
Their tinsel show, and a'that;
The honest man. tho' na ar aae poor.
Is king o' men for a'that.
Then 1st us pray that coma tt may,
Ae come It will for a'that.
That sense and worth, o'er a' the aartn,
May bear the gree. and a'that;
For a that, and a'that:
T* n coming yet. for a'that;
When man to man. the warld o af,
Shull brothers ne for k 'hat_ .
Two Convicts Fail
in Prison Break
Plot Frustrated When Con
victs Heard Trying to
Bore Way Out
Speclsl Dispatch Is Tlic Omaha Be*.
Lincoln, Sept. 9.—Two long term
convicts sought to escape from the
state penitentiary at Lincoln, prison
officials learned today after an In
vestigation that extended ae\crai
days.
The men, Burt King, eenteneed
from Burt county for bank robbery,
and Fred Welteel, from Richardson
county for burglary, are said to be
two of the most desperate men In
the state prison.
The prisoners, by boring a elrculai
hole with an auger, could have easily
made their escape by the us* o- a
rope. They drilled eight hole* In the
cell wall.
Both men occupied the aunt cell
For several night* guards heard
noises eomlng from what they be
lieved were the cells After Investl
gallons they were unable to locate
It. But this morning prison officials
decided to make a systematic search
of every cell Eveiy man was or
dered out of the cells and an Investi
gation made.
They found the cell occupied by
Weltgel and King, In the upper tier,
was the one the noises were coming
from. They then fnupd the hole*.
An Investigation Is being made to
determine who emtiggled the auger
Into the cell.
WELFARE BOARDS
URGED BY DIXON
Aurora, Nob . Sept ft -John G
Plxon of TJnroln at a union church
aw lea here urgorl atnte movie con
sorahlp and the organization of atate,
county and city welfare board* to
pan* on varintiM forma of amuaement
and otherwlsa "aafcRuard our boya
and girl*."
He naked that nomination* be made
[ fn in each church to a county com
mittee which would Interview Candi
da tea on moral and other queationa In
the election thin fall No definite
action wia taken at the meeting
toward the formation of am h a com
mittee nfl th« church repreaentatlvea
wlahed to ronault others before tnak
ln« nomination*
Prize Swimming Pool
to Hr Used for Sknting
Atlantic, I t., S»'pt a Avoc.i hwIiii
tiling: pool, one of the three larRcst in
Iowa And the one which won a hand
some $H00 silver cup for the Avncn
I* don post fop outstanding: service to
i he community, has heen drained and
lowed for the Henson. It will he re
filled when cold weather nets In nnd
u »d for skating Total receipts for
th# season w< re $2,500, which w ill he
applied on the construction cost.
$10,000.
Youth Killed lit Hi* Work.
Mutt#, Neb, K#pt, I* A1 Trimble,
non of Mr mid Mr* I’ W Trlmbl*
off thl* pirn-#. »** killed *t lh# lisht
plnnt *i Mttcholl, 8 D., «lien h# bad
been amployad.
fc -Ml
Chile President
Forced to Quit
—
Yield' Resignation to Military
Cabinet Which Assumed
Power Friday.
By Associated Prcaa.
Santiago. Chile. Sept. 9.—President
Arturo Alessandrl of Chile has re
signed and has been succeeded as
president by General J-uls Altnmar*
ino, head of the military cabinet
which assumed power Friday night.
President Alessandrl tendered his
resignation after it had been re
quested by the cabinet and the lead
ers of the military group who asked
him to absent himself from the coun
try snd asserted they would guar
antes his own ;>«r»onal safety and
that of his family.
COLD RETARDS
CORN GROWTH
Norfolk, Sept. 9.—Cold weather 1*
holding 1'H‘k the maturing of rorn In
North Nebraska, and farmers who
were most optimistic a week ago are
now predicting early damage by
frost Only a few field* of corn are
out of frost danger at thl* time.
Ponca. Sept. 9—Practically all
farmer* In this vicinity have com
pleted putting up their wild hay The
crop I* ’only about three fourths not
msl. Corn continues to mnture well
nnd I* rapidly leaving the "milk
stage
Shenandoah, la.. Sept. 9—A. E.
Beach, prominent farmer in thla sec
tion. already has some corn that the
frost would not Injure, but moat of
th* crop will not ha safe for 10 dava
yet Farmera here believe the entire
crop will mature If froat keep* away
until October 1.
Prize* Awarded in Corn
Contest at Fairbury
Fairbury, Sept. 9 —The llat bine
bank of Fairbury held a corn ronteat
In which 100 entrica were made by
Jefferson county farmer*. Tha tallest
stalk measured IS feet 3 Inches; the
second «n Inch less. The longest ear
measured IS Inches: the nest an inch
less 1'i lies were awarded to ei
hlbltor* living near Thompson, Fnlt
bury nrnl Endlcott owner* of bottom
farms.
27H Pawner County Farmer*
Petition for Farm Bureau
Table Hock. Neb , Sept. Peti
tion* filed with the county cl«rk, A.
H. Bock, at Tawnea City, asking the
commission*!* to organl** a county
farm bureau and employ an agrlcul
tural agent for Pawnee county con
tained the names of 27S farmet*. Two
petitions mi file remonstrating against
tb|» proposition contain 19S names
Firebug Face* Second Trial.
lledfoid. In Hept. 9 Trial of
Thornm* Clarev, for araon in the night
lime will start Wednesday, The d»
fendanl waa convicted In May of
aiaon In th* day tlm*. and 1* serving
a a*nl*nc* at Fort Madison. II* 1* •>'
cosed of bavin* burned th* building*
of hi*, landJoi *
Officials in
W ashington
Greet Fliers
_ i
Heroes of Aviation Met by!
Co«|'i«lge as They Land in
Drizzling^ Rain at Boll
ing Field. .
Nelson Is Forced Down
By GKHRJiF; w. HINMAN. JR.
Universal Seri Ire Waff Correspondent.
Washington, Sept. 9.—The nation,
In theperson of President Coolidge.
greeted the heroes of the army round
the-world flight when they landed at
Bolling field in a drizzling rain at
3:10 this afternoon.
The 220-mile flight from Mitchel
Field, New York, was attended by
fog, rain and other perils quite com
parable with those encountered by the
aviators on the more dangerous por
tions of their Journey around the
globe.
They left Mitchel Field at *:35 east
ern standard time, in a driving rain
storm.
They were forced do* n at Aber
deen, Md., by Impenetrable fog at
12:20, while the President and the
members of the cabinet were await
ing them at Bolling field.
An hour later, they defied the ele
menta by resuming the perilous Jour
ney to Washington, and then, just
south of Baltimore, the New Orleans,
piloted by Lieutenant Nelson, broke
an oil pump gear and was forced
down in an open field.
Nelson Picked Up.
One of the escort flight, command
ed by MaJ. Gen. Mason M. Patrick,
chief of army air service, dropped to
earth and picked up Lieutenant Nel
son, and again the Journey southward
was resumed with Nelson flying. The
substitute plane wag that of Louis
Melsner, • sivlilan pilot, of McCook
field, Dayton, O.
Finally, the two surviving planes,
the Clhlcago, carrying Lieutenant
Smith, commander of the flight, and
the Boston II, with Lieutenant Wade,
swung in through the fog and rain
over Bolling field and dropped to the
ground before the president and the
highest ranking officials of the
American government.
The president and Secretary of War
Week* stepped forward from the
:hrong of dignitaries to greet LleuWu
ant Smith, whose ship was the fiut
to make a landing. Lieutenant
Wad*1* plan* missed the field the
first time, and circled hack to land
before the president. Lieutenant Nel
■on landed In the airplane which had
picked him up after his own New
Orleans had been forced down for
the first time in the 2S.OOO-mlle
flight around the world
Few words i\ ere spoken. The
president grasped each of the fliers
by the hand, while the echoes of an
artillery salute of !1 guns boomed
across the country.
The outstanding remark of all was
Lieut. Smith's: “I'm damned glad tb
be here."
The wheel* of the United States
government were a ta alandstill for
five hours while the president, mem
hers of hit cabinet, diplomats of
fvrelgn 4inds. and high officers of
ihe American army and navy waited
in the rain at Bolling field for the
delayed coming of th* aviators.
The president broke up the regular j
Tuesday cabinet meeting shortly after
10:30 In order to lenve the White
House In time to be at the field at
about 11:11, just before the time at
which the aviators were expected to
appear.
Rain was ailll falling when the
president and Mrs (Volldge entered
the military reaervation at the field
a few minutes after 11. The presl
dent left hi* car and entered the
headquarters building to learn the
latest new*. He found that he was
the first to arrive and that the fliers
were expected about noon.
The president and his |w»rty than
drove to the edge of the landing
field, where, despite the rain, hun
dreda of persons from Washington
were on hand to greet the aviators.
GOVERNMENT CORN
FORECAST LOWER
Washington. Sept. 9 -Forecasts of
this year’s crop announced today b>
the Department of Agriculture placed
corn production at 2 512.000,000 bush
els. compared with a forecast of 2.57$.
000,000 bushels a month ago.
Production forecasts of other crop?
(In millions of bushel*, le., 000,000
omitted) follow: Oats, 1.495; barle>.
194 rve. K5 %, buckwheat. 15.2; whit«
potatoes, 413; sweet potatoes. 75; to*
1*0e© (pounds) 1,195; flaxseed, 29, rtov.
*»2 4. hay (tons), 15.5. apples. 1<$ \
peaches, 51.7
Reatricr Pioneer Dirt.
Beatrice, Neb., Sept v Wlllltm
R. Tripp. RR, plwiw nf Beatrice. died
at hi* home *1 Grand leland after
a brief lllna** H* I* survived by
on* aon. William Tripp. Jr. Tho
body wae brought bon* for burial,
lb* Ibid Follow* N'lnc In rharg* Ml
lb* gra\*.
New Korea! Fire.
Dead wood. S, IV, St'pl. I* Another
fniNt flra brok# out yesterday In the
Boulder park region, gig mil** from
treaderood, whei* for three day# and
nlghte I«n men have been fighting a
blase which ha* *pre»d over a wide
front.
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World Flight Plane
Must Have New
Motor
Baltimore, Sept. %—Installation of
a new engine in the world-flight
plane "New Orleans" will be neces
sary to enable It to continue the
flight to Seattle. Lieut. John Harding,
ja„ mechanician, said tonight. Tnc
plane, piloted by Lieut. Erik Nelson,
was forced down today at Halethrope,
Md., about 10 miles south of Balti
more, almost at the end of its New
York-Washington lap.
Lieutenant Harding, who was left
with the "New Orleans" when Lieu
tenant Nelson proceeded to Bolling
field in an escort plans, said an ex
amination of the engine showed the
mishap to have been caused by a
stripped timing gear. Repairs were
found impossible, he said, and a new
motor brought late today from Bolling
field will be installed tomorrow morn
ing. /
The New Orleans suffered no other
damage, making a perfect landing on
what was Maryland's first aviation
field. Both Lieutenants Nelson and
Harding said it was "lucky, that's
all" that the accident occurred where
and when it did, the old field being
the most suitable landing place be
tween Paltimore and Washington.
Candidates Ready
«/
to Tour State on
Speeeh Campaign
Republicans Meet Today to
Discuss Plans; Howell
and Norris Ready in
Two Weeks.
Special Dispatch to Th« Omaha Bee.
IJncoln, Sept. *.—With the spec
tacular part of the political campaign
nearing an end with the exit of John
W. Davia, democratic candidate, from
Nebraaka, the hard working part of
the campaign la beginning.
The Davia special had hardly faded
away on the Rook Island tracks Sun
day bijore democratic politician* be
gan giving their autoa a final inspec
tion In preparation for an extended
tour of the state in the interests of
various candidates, including their
own.
Testerday three candidates on the
democratic state ticket left state
headquarters at the Lincoln hotel for
extensive tours of the state in the
interest of their candidacies. They
are J. J Thomas, candidate for I'nit
ed States senator; J. N. Norton, can
didate for governor, and Harry B.
Flehartv, candidate for attorney gen
era).
Two years ago the republicans
opened their speaking campaign
early. This year, ths republi ans are
lagging behind and the democrats are
itoing everything possible to get a
start on the republicans.
Howell To Go On Tour.
The only republican candidate who j
ha* done much campaigning to date
is Adam McMullen, canadate for
go\ernor. McMullen has l.een visit
Ing various points of the state con
stantlv and in a short time will start i
on a scheduled tour.
On Wednesday all republican candi
dates will meet at republican head
quarters at the Lindell hotel, and
an effort will he made to ascertain'
definitely how mans speaking dales!
they can fill By the last of the week
it I* hoped a fairly comprehensive j
schedule can be issued by the stale !
speaker s bureau at republican head
quarters.
On* of th# most extensive tours tn
behalf of the republican party will Is- 1
undertaken by Senator R B Howell,'
beginning about September 15. Sen-i
ator Howell hopes to spend six weeks j
In the state, although efforts have
been made by the national speaker s
bureau at Chicago to get him to cut
his Nebraska trip short and spend 1
more time in other states.
Senator Howell s trip will be I
fraught with considerable interest I
outside of that attached to the suc
cess of ths national ticket
Norris To Campaign.
All during the hot days of the turn
mer Senator Howell ha* been work 1
Ing quietly tn Washington on certain
leglslathe subject* which may be the
center of much debate during the
winter montha that congress is In
session Railroad legislation Is one
of the subjects he may discuss and
It Is also probable that he will spend
aim* time In a diacusaton of water*
power development tn the state as
well ns In the nation.
The latest word from Senator Nor
rls la that he Intetidn to drive from ]
hln summer home tn Wisconsin to
Nebraska in th« next 10 or 15 days ;
1'pon his arrival and after a short
time spent at IJncoln Senator Nor
rla will niake an extensive campaign
throughout the state He. too. It ex
peeted lo diacuaa water power legis
latlon which will come up in the ns
tlonal congress during th* winter «s
well as in the state legislature at the
next session
K.nollmrnt in McCook
Schools Show Increase
McCook Net Sept. 9 — McCook
public school* opened Monday with
the largest largest opentng j’ay en
rollment In it* history. 1.41k pupils be j
Ing enrolled In the several buildings
and grades Supeiintvndant J A
True has aeeoctated with him 47]
teachers TMi opening enrollment
will b* materially Increased
jThreat of
Death Sent
to Caverly
Heavy Guard Set in JaiJ tt
Prevent Boy Slayers From
Ending Own Lives
During Night
Indifferent Air Assumed
Chicago, Sept. 9. — Three
millions, men, women and
children, prepared to retire
to their beds in Chicago to
night, impatient of the hours
that must elaspe before they
learn what Judge Caverly
will direct shall be done with
Nathan F. Leopold, jr., and
Richard A. Loeb. Never be
fore in the history of the city
has there been such suspense
preceding the climax of a
murder trial.
Though none will be allow
ed in Judge Caverly’s court
room tomorrow, except th^
chief figures in the drama,
these millions will wait,
breathless almost, until the
words arespoken that deter
mine whether the wealthy
young roues shall play their
last role on the gallows or be
sentenced to pass the re
mainder of their lives behind
the wals of Joliet peniten
tiary.
And of these chief figures?
What of them a$ the curtain
of their live3 slowly draws?
Nathan F. Leopold. Jr., calloused
a* ever-offering to bet, “either
and." that lie and Loeb would be
hanged, that they would not he.
Richard \ Loeb, sleek, thinking
of hi* clothes, the clothes he anrl
Leopold •will wear tomorrow, when
they answer the order, "bring in
the prisoners."
These two. outwardly careless re
tired early. Those who have watched
them recently say that their behavior
is largely bluff and that they are
really In fear of death, though each
has a fatalism that leads both to be
lieve that they will be permitted to
live—to lite, and like those who are
told of in the Balled of Beading Geot.
look up to. "that little pauh of blue,
that prisoners call the sky "
There w-ere heavy guards around
them tonight. If they are to die. the
state will take their lives. They will
not be permitted to take their own.
Judge Caverly. who will call the
player# to their rides, hlr.iself the
hief actor, alone knows the chief
lire# in the drama. He will act with
promptness. He too. retired early to
night. that he might l* ready.
Chicago. Sept. J.—Nath r.n Leopoi ,
■tad Bichard 1 .oeb will have their last
big day in court tomorrow. At ?:lt>
in the morning they will stand be
fore Judge John K. Caverly to hr.. -
the judgment and sentence ti e ecu,
imposes for their idea of guilty to ,
charge of murder.
Judge Caverly can send th-m ti
the penitentiary or condemn them *->
the gallows The\ kidnaped arc
killed Robert hVanke a little who*'
boy, last May.
The court setting will be as I«co
pold and Loeb would hast* It—plenty
of display. Half a hundred gnurd*
will be thrown about the cwni.ad
court building early In the mormn
The building will be closed, eicrm
the criminal courtroom, where Jud,.
Caverly presides.
Judge Caverly will be under guard.
Chief of Detectives Hughe# will hhu
self act as chief bodyguard to the
judge.
Leopold and L-»eb will he brought
from the county jail. ,.di* nnlng tfc -
courtroom. In charge of the regular
jail guards and a squad of •pc.iat
guards.
Mans Threats.
Threat* poured in at the criminal
building today.
If 1 .eopold jsnd Loeb aie not
hanged we will blow up the building."
read on# letter received by Sheriff
rvter Hoffman. Others threatened
the lives of Judge Caverly. the youth
ful sla>ers and lawyer*.
Leopold and Loeb be'iev# th y aie
going to get a l;f sentence If Jute*
Caverly tell# them tomorrow tbojr
must spend the rest of their natural
lues in prison, they will smile Rut
should he pronouno# the death sen
tence jail attache* predict they w id
break down.
Leopold offered to bet t, la"—thi-tw
to one— tlist it would he a Ilf* aon
it now Ha had a coin a ni* hand
ready to put It up" when a guard
sloppwl him with the Injunction:
No belting goes in here. U #
against the rules "
The court proceeding* »re expected
to be brief, tasting not mere than had
an hour. Judge Caverly will read h.s
-•pinion covering the question of miti
gation and will then proceed to prw
nounoe formal eentenc*.
VnuimWn Ot»o» $50,000.
i'll rial lanla. Sepl » Hr* liatnl.it •
of Amundsen. aitto extderar,
who hna filed * U'l mi«:r pet n tea of
bankruptcy, are fJO.ih'O, It *■*
learned.
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