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    Arms Conference
Is Mentioned in
Oil Lease Trial
Witness Testifies Orders for
Secrecy in Naval Matters
Were Issued at Time of
Big Sesson.
Los Angeles, Oct. 30.—Secrecy
maintained relative to the first gov
ernment contract entered into with
the Pan-American Petroleum and
Transport company, involving the
construction of fuel oil storage space
at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and the
leasing of land in naval oil reserve
No. 1, of California, was linked In
directly today with the limitation of
arms conference held in Washing
torr.
The defense, opening upon Its tes
timony at the trial, Informed the
court of the government's suit for
cancellation of contracts and leases
with the Pan-American, brought out
through the testimony of Dr. H. Fos
ter Rain, director of the bureau of
mines, that the order of secrecy had
been Issued hy Theodore Roosevelt,
assistant secretary of the navy, coin
cident with the holding of the arms
conference.
That he should treat all matters
concerning the Pearl harbor project
in a confidential manner was first
called to his attention through a let
ter, dated December 9, 1921, sent
from Roosevelt to Edward C. Fin
ney, first assistant secretary of the
interior, Dr. Bain testified.
The, communication, the witness
stated, ordered that since the fuel
storage project was a war defense
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Halloween Dinner Guests to Feast
on “Cold Pack” Prairie Chickens
Prairie chickens from the sandhills
of Nebraska, shot several weeks ago,
will be served at a dinner Thursday
night by Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Stack
of 4814 California street.
Mrs. Stack Is an expert in using
the "cold pack" method of preserv
ing the chickens, and although those
to be served Thursday night were
shot this season, chickens shot last
season an deven two years ago are
frequently served at the Stack home.
"I prepare the chickens and fry
them brown Just as though I were
going to serve them immediately,”
explained Mrs. Stack. "X then place
them in glass jars and submerge the
Jars in water, boiling them for two
hours, I then seal the cans, and the
meat, packed tightly, keeps perfectly
until we are ready to serve It.”
The Stacks use the same method of
preserving fish which they catch
each summer at Isle Royal.
Rev. Edwin H. Jenks, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, is greatly
interested in this method of preserv
ing game meat, and declares that
Mrs. Stack is so proficient in can
ning it that regular meat canning
factories are put to shame by her
efforts.
Guests at the cold pack dinner will
be Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gardner,
Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Alexander, I)r.
and Mrs. M. E. Barnes, Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Phurn, Mr. and Mrs. Ed
Knapp, Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Gay
and Mr. and Mrs. Guy McKenzie.
They are members of a bridge club
which holds monthly dinners. The
party will be fn the nature of a Hal
loWeen celebration.
plan all matters relative td It should
be marked "confidential."
"This was about the time the
limitation of arms conference was in
session in Washington?” the witness
was asked by Frank J. Hogan, chief
defense counsel.
"It was about that time."
"And later at this conference the
four-power pact was reached?"
"Yes."
“And it was while this conference
was in session that you first were
appraised of the navy's wishes re
garding the Pearl harbor project?"
"es, that is true."
Dr. Bain previously had testified
that, at the request of former Secre
tary of the Interior Albert B. Fall,
he worked with the Navy department
in the formulation of plans and the
solicitation of bids for the Pearl har
bor project, which included the ex
change of crude oil for fuel in stor
age.
Widow Ends Her Life When
Jilted by Her Sweetheart
Ravenna,a Oct. 30.—Mrs. Emma
Duba, widow, 30, committed suicide
by drinking a quanity of carbolic
acid. Shortly after the mail carrier
delivered a letter at her house she
went to the next door neighbor, Mrs.
Albert Mrkvicka, and handed her the
letter and an empty bottle. Mrs. Duba
died shortly after a physician arrived.
The letter was from a sweetheart,
and. stated that he no longer cared
for her.
Western Nebraska Farms
Selling at $70 an Acre
Bridgeport, Oct. 30.—More than 3.000
acres of land in 23 pieces have been
sold by one real estate firm at Sidney
in the past three months, in every
transaction the purchasers having
paid for the land in cash, at an aver
age of $70 an acre. Other firms re
port more movement in farm lands in
the valley during the past three
months than in the entire previous
year, and most of the sales are being
made for cash.
Garage and Car Burned.
Louisville, Oct. 30.—Thomas Schma
der's garage was burned to the
ground Wednesday morning. A new
Oakland touring car was destroyed.
The loss is estimated at about $2000
with $1600 insurance.
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Val Peter Hits
at Opponents in
Senate Inquiry
Declares Steuben Society En
dorsement of La Follette
Insult to Persons of
German Descent.
(Continued From Fase One.)
from the republican committee and
that $2,500 more Is due.
"Who furnished the material for
these publications?” asked Senator
Borah.
"Most of It I furnished; the repub
lican nntlonal committee furnished
some.”
Untermyer brought out that a
paper called "The Mid West,” which
Is printed at Peter's Omaha shop was
a La Follette supporter until Peter
visited Roy West, secretary of the
republican national committee, early
In August. Then It became a sup
porter of Coolidge.
"Mr. Lochray (publisher of ‘The Mid
West’) was Indebted to you?” asked
Untermyer.
"Yes."
Owed Peter $1,500.
"He owed you $1,500 and was about
to quit publication?”
"He owed me $1,500 but he didn’t
say he was about to quit publishing.
Peter told of seeing Lochray in
Chicago In an effort, be said to col
lect his money. It was after thnt
conference that the Mid-West began
to support Coolidge.
"Did you get your money?” asked
Untermyer.
“No.”
"Have you got it yet?”
"No.”
"You are still printing his paper?"
"Yes.”
"Did you say anything to him
about the paper's flopping 'to Cool
, idge.' ”
"I did not. I could not control the
policy of his paper.”
Peter said Lochray had paid him
some money for printing the paper
since that time.
Lochray Testifies.
Untermyer took the inquiry back
to the "flop” of the Mid-West from
La Follette to Coolidge.
Teter accused Untermyer of trying
to harass him when he had answered
the same questions. Senator Borah
broke In:
"Did you suggest that Mr. Lochray
change the policy of his paper?”
"1 don't remember."
Kirkland then took a hand.
"Did you Induce Mr. Lochray to
switch his support from La Follette
to Coolidge?”
“No, sir.”
J. A. Lochray, publisher of the Mid
west, a weekly newspaper, testified
that he had no arrangement with the
republican national committee regard
ing his paper.
"What's the polltlcr of your paper?”
asked Chairman Borah.
"It Is supporting Coolidge for re
election.”
Lochray testified that he had re
ceived $1,000 from Republican Nation
al Committeeman McCloud from Ne
braska for circulating additional cop
ies among laboring men in Nebraska.
He said his paper had supported
La Follette up to October S, when It
switched to Coolidge. He said this
had not been the result of any ar
rangement with the republican na
tional committee.
Lochray Denies "Switch” Forced.
Untermyer developed that Lochray
while In Chicago, before October 3
last, had telegraphed hls wife at
Omaha that he was going to suspend
publication and move the paper to
Chicago. It was sometime after that
that he received the $1,000 from
McCloud.
"Who did you see to talk to before
this switch on October 3?” Unter
myer asked.
"Nobody."
Lochray denied that he had sup
ported the communist party in Amer
ica.
He said he had supported "Indus
trial unionism” which be found was a
"stepping stone' to the communist
party.
"Didn’t the central labor union of
Omaha withdraw Its support of your
paper on that account?” •
Denies Peter Influenced Him.
“No, there were various reasons,
some personal."
It was brought out that the repub
lican national committee put up the
$1,000 paid to Lochray by McCloud.
The check was payable to the na
tional committeeman. The publisher
said he had asked McCloud to get the
national committee to put up money
for circulating some of his papers.
Replying to Kirkland, the witness
said Peter had not Influenced him in
ehanging hls support from La Fol
lette to Coolidge.
"This $1,000 payment was for pub
licity; that's about the size of it?”
asked Kirkland.
“You had your reasons for switch
ing to Coolidge as stated In your pa
per?”
"Yes.”
The editorial was In the Issue of
October 3 and Lochray said that until
that time he had not talked to any
one about getting money from the
republican national committee, nor
did he have that In mind when he
wrote it.
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UP BY ELECTION
(Contlnned From Fare One.)
not be nearly so bad. The republican
party has on ostensible majority In
both branches of congress, but be
cause of La Follette's disaffection,
blocs and personal ambitions. It fails
of a working majority on party lines.
Hence the doubt and uncertainty
that would follow the throwing of the
election of a president into the house
of representatives.
It would give rise to suspicions, to
charges of corruption, to rumors and
doubts that could not be otherwise
than harmful to business and sub
versive of good government.
History reveals that years of na
tional elections have usually been
years of business doubt and uncer
tainty. This year has been a welcome
exception to the rule. Business has
been steadily growing, particularly In
the middle west. That It would have
been better with the element of po
litical doubt removed, no one will
have the hardihood to deny. The
likelihood of the house of representa
tives being unable to elect, In case of
a tie in the electoral vote, with fur
ther likelihood that the vice president
elected by the senate would become
president, has already slowed up
business.
Railroads Hesitate.
That business plans of Immense
Importance to tho country at large
are being held In abeyance until cer
tainty takes the place of uncertainty,
is too evident to need corroborative
testimony. Men aro not given to tak
ing big financial risks in the face of
doubt.
Railroad managers are usually busy
at this time of the year, planning for
the year ahead. Faced by doubt and
uncertainty they naturally hesitate
making plans for anything more than,
things actually needed. Capital ex
penditures for extensions and Im
provements are laid aside for later
consideration, after all doubts and un
certainties are removed.
What Is true of the great public
service corporations is equally true of
the great manufacturing Industries.
They are not Inclined to Increase their
forces, add to their reserve stocks and
plan for bigger business in the face
of the probability of stagnation be
cause of uncertainty and the danger
of long months of acrimonlus debate
while the country waits to ascertain
who shall be the chief executive of
the nation.
Man Hurt by Plow.
Ponca, Neb., Oct. 3p.—While oper
ating a gang plow, Karl Carter had
his left foot badly Injured when it
slipped from the foot rest and the
bone, just above the big toe, was
fractured.
Bee Want Ads produce results.
Good Hoads Plan
Crystallizes at
Conference Here
Omaha Pledges $10,000 for
Campaign of Education;
Six-Year Program
Approved.
(Continued From Pace One.)
better public thoroughfares, and he
told in detail the methods employed
by the Iowa Good Hoads association,
of which he is president.
"We have truth and righteousness
on our side although we are now In
the minority," he declared, "and we
expect to win despite the odds
against us."
350 At Luncheon.
Judge Lynch's address was at a
luncheon at which more than 350
Omaha and Nebraska business men,
bankers, farmers, legislators and
civic organization representatives at
tended. John T. Kennedy, president
of the Chamber of Commerce, presid
ed. The conference followed the
luncheon. Blakemun urged that the
highways be taken out of politics
and administered by a commission
serving without pay. That is part of
the program of the association. T. C.
Byrne, of the Greater Omaha com
mittee, endorsed the plan heartily,
and declared that he would supervise
the raising of the $10,000. Arthur
Bowring, of Merrlman, Neb., told of
the difficulties in the northwestern
"sandhill" section of the state. Fred |
L. Nesbit of Omaha, vice president of
the association, declared that good
roads would eliminate the greatest
competitor of the small town mer
chant—the mail order house. W. C.
Lusk of Yankton, S. D., said that
South Dakota was fully as interested
as Nebraska In Nebraska’s good
roads program.
Following were some of the out-of
town men who attended the luncheon
and conference:
Frank J Beets. Fremont: J. Baumann
West Point: Arthur Bowrlnk Merrlman:
F. E. Baldwin. Ainsworth: M A. Blne
ston. Oakland; Edwin Bell. Papllllon: F.
I. Boyer. West Point: F M Cowden
Oakland: Paul Colaon. Fremont: R. 1.
Coi-htan. Lincoln: -I E Cornish, Tekamah
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Two Masked Bandits Hold
Up Sciota (Bl.) Bank
Quincy, 111., Oct. 30.—Two masked
bandits held up the state bank at
Sciota, 111., 12 miles northwest of Ma
comb, 111., at 2 this afternoon and
escaped with an amount of registered
bonds, the value of which has not
been determined,
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PIONEER’S RITES
AT PAPILLION,
FoMflt services for Mrs. Harrls< a i
Sprague. 80. resident of Papilllon,
Neb., since 1874, were held Wednc •
day morning in the Papilllon Presb; •
terian church. Mrs. Sprague died
Tuesday morning after a short 111
tess.
The funeral sermon was preached
by Rev. Mr. Morning of lies Moines,
who was a friend of the Sprague fam
ily when he was a pastor at Papil
lion years ago.
Mrs. Sprague is survived by her
husband and two i hlldren, a son, Reu
ben of Sterling, Colo., and a daugh
ter, Mrs. Nora Dugan of Stoneham,
Colo.
Custer County Civil \\ ar Vet
Celebrates 86h Birthday
Callaway, Oct. 30. — On Monday
last Thornteen H. Crossley, a resident
of Custer county since 1SS3, celebrat.
ed his 80th birthday. Mr. Crossley
is one of the few remaining veterans
of the civil war, serving In the Sift
Iowa infantry. His first home In Cus
ter county was a homestead In Elk
Creek township, a part of which la
still in possession of the Crossley
family.
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