' ==-1 The Omaha 'Morning Dee prT=rf] i |.\ alhle for tHlent l» fenlus.—Amlel. CITY EDITION . --- ■ - -_-VOL. 54.—NO - Hamuli OMAHA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1924. * TWO CENTS1" ^.“c."4. ES.nwh«i’,,u- — "---=-00S / ...--=— ■ --- ' Solicitors Given Final Directions 'Instructions to Be Given , Workers in Community Che?t Drive at Big Meeting in Hotel Fontenelle. All Teams Organized More than ",50(1 workers, who will participate In canvassing the city during the Community Chest drive, will meet tonight at the Hotel Fnn tenelle for the final "pep" meeting before the opening of the campaign Wednesday morning. Harley Conant, general chairman, has made every effort to make the meeting the “peppiest" of the cam paign. The American Legion drum corps will play in front of the hotel, and will lead the workers into the ballrooms. Opening prayer will be said by Rev. Thomas Casadv. The opening address will be given by Dr. Irving K. Cutter, president of the Community Chest. Mrs. A. H. Fetters, chairman of the women's division of the workers, will speak, as will W. F. Baxter, member of the Community Chest executive committee, and Henry Monsky, vice chairman of the Community Chest. Working Rians Complete. All plans for conducting the drive have been completed. The city has been divided into territories and quotas have been allotted to each ter A rltory. A feature of the campaign this year will be the "Minute Men,” a group of 120 men headed by A. C. Scott. These men. Frank Builta, chairman of the general team di vision, said, will he sent out to "clean up" each territory where the designated quota had not been ob tained by the regular workers. Teams to work In the downtown dis trict have been appointed, There are 690 men on these teams. They will cover the 69 territories of the busl ^ ness district under the direction of 69 captains. In South Omaha 25 cap-. 1ains will direct the work of 250 so licitors. Everett Buckingham will have charge of the men soliciting employes of the stockyards and pack ing plants. Women Workers in Residences. Elton C Loueka is acting as chair man of the Industrial division. In this division 125 captains will supervise the work of soliciting each of the business houses which employ 50 or more persons. The canvass of the residential sec tions of the city will be made by 1.500 women. Ilrs. A. H. Fetters Is to have charge of this branch of the work. Every home in the city will he called upon. I Edward White, acting as chairman of the team for the t’nion Pacific Railroad company, has organized the employes of that Institution Into an association for the furthering of the Cumunity chest cause. Already 2.500 employes of the com pany, workers In the headquarters building find in ihe shops, have ex pressed a desire to aid. Carl R. Oray. president of the rail road. has taken an active interest In the organization work. Standard Oil Organized. The Standard Oil company has also begun organizing its employes. J. A. Ha vies Is In charge of the work. Frank Keogh, president of the Pax tnn-Oallagher company, has asked every employe of the Institution to (Turn to Page Two, Column One 1 * AGRICULTURE BODY BEGINS ITS WORK Washington, Nov. 17.—President f'oolldge today put up to the commis sion of representative farm leaders be has appointed the problem of map ping out a program for the perma nent stabilization of agriculture. Briefly welcoming the commission, ■which met In the cabinet room at the White House for Us first session. Mr. C'oolldge told the members of his pur pose in naming the organization and placed entirely in its hands the for mulation of a workable plan of farm a relief. ~ No statement was forthcoming from the White House after tile meeting. Robert D. Carey of Wyoming, chalr man of the commission, said the in mstigating body would meet, this afternoon Ht I hr Department of Agri culture to organize and discuss apian of procedure. Eight of the nine commissioners were presented to the president. Charles H. Barrett, chairman of the national board of farm organizations of t'nlon City, Da , the only absentee, expected to reach Washington for the organization meeting. e We Have With Us Today We Have Willi I s Today R. 15. Wallace, Ml ( ampo, Tex,, Ranker. Mi . Wallace Is a native of Texas, Mail Is proud of the dlstlnel Inn. He is cashier of the Cmiimen lal Stale bank \ of El Carnpo, which Is In southern f Texas. 1 "My pari of the country Is p>r-pet ous." aaid Mr. Wallace. "There were good cotton snd rice crops and good price* forsthem. The cattle business It bad. howsvsr.’* Mrs. Vanderbilt’s Sister Quits Films ryvY'v Fired! says film head. Quit! says Thelma Morgan Converse. At any rate, Mrs. Converse, twin sister of Mrs. Reggie Vanderbilt, has left the movies flat and hereafter they will have to get along with less blue blood. Body of Woman j Missing 10 Days Found in Lake Believed to Have Been Tem porarily Deranged; No In quest Planned lty Authorities. The body of Mrs. Ella Prnger, 41. who disappeared from her home. 2532 North Nineteenth street, No vember 8, was found floating in Car ter lake Monday morning by George Burris, Seventh and P streets. W. H. Plager, hushand of the dead woman, has been frantically petition ing police to aid hint in locating his wife for more than a week. He said that he believed that she was tempo rarily deranged mentally at the time of her disappearance, ’ Burris had gone to Carter lake early. As he Was standing on one of the piers of the Illinois Central rail road he noticed a body floating In the waters of the lake. He managed to get the body to the shore and secure It, then he went for help. No Mark of Violence. The body had apparently been In the water several days, and there was no mark of violence. Mrs. Plager's hushand first told police of his wife's disappearance on November 3, and the banks of Carter lake were searched at the time in the belief that she might have fallen In. According to Mr. Plager, his wife had been fond of walking near the lake, Prncher told police that his wife had acted peculiarly on the Friday when she disappeared, and he thought that she was partially demented tem porarily. She hail torn the linen from the beds, be said, and refused to remake them. \\ andered From House. After wandering about the house aimlessly all morning, he said, she left her home about 2 p. m., without saying where she was going. A watchman at the Hoc ust street bridge told Plager that he had seen a woman answering the description of Mrs. Plager walking near the bridge late Friday, Watchmen for the Standard Oil company recognized the body as that of a woman they had seen walking down the Illinois Central tracks Satur day night. The body has a deep cut. on the chin. When found, the head was above water. Funeral services for Mrs. Prager will he held Tuesday afternoon at the Omaha Funeral home at 2. Surviving her, besides her hus band, are two sons, Edmund and Floyd; one daughter, Mrs. F. G. Penry; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Edmund; ope sister, two brothers, two stepsons and one step daughter. LOWDEN DECLINES POST IN CABINET llv InteriiHtionnl >>»■ Mervlee. Atlanta, (in., Nov. 17 Frank O. Govvden, former governor of Illinois, who declined the republican nomina tion for the vice presidency, last sum mer, also has refused to sit In Presi dent Goolidge’s cabinet ns secretary of agriculture, it was learned here today. C. K. Gonwell, president of the Cotton Growers* Co-operative As sociation of Georgia, made the an nouncement while Introducing Low den to members of the association in the. hearing of the former governor, who did not deny It. Conwell said foolldgft had made the offer Infor mally and that it. had been declined. Canadian Case Dropped. Washington, Nov. 17 -The supreme court refuaed to advise the eighth « Ircuit court of appeals whether the counterfeiting of Cunadlun excl/e stamps Is hii offense punishable mi dec the criminal code of the United .States. A case involving the question was dismissed. \dniiral (ids Hank. Wauhlngton, Nov. 17 — The much litigated claim of Capt. JefterMon 1 Moner, of the navy, that whan retired he should have been given the rank nf rear admiral, waa dlapneed of hv tha auprama court, which hald that he [ waa antltlad to that rank. Farm Group Decides on Its Program Coolidsre's Commission to «• Analyze Legislation and Seek Co-Operation of Farmers in Work. Addressed by President Washington, D. C., Nov. 17.—The commission recently appointed by President Coolidge to make a com prehensive analysis and report on farm problems with a view to arriv ing at a program for the permanent stabilization of agriculture derided at its Initial meeting today to proceed along three lines, namely, the study of pending farm legislation, inquiry into the administration of present law's and plans for inculcating In the farmer an appreciation of the value of co-operation. Eight of the nine members of the commission, comprising leaders in farm life from every agricultural sec tion of the country, called at the W'hite House before entering execu tive session at the Department of Agriculture and were welcomed by Coolidge. The president addressed the members briefly but his remarks were not made public. It Is under stood, however, that he made no rec ommendations, instead placing the problems entirely tip to tha commis sion for examination and recommen dation. at the same time giving assur ance that the inquiry need not be limited in scope and that the com mission will have at all times the co operation of all government depart ments. Coolidge In discussing the agrlcul tural situation as It stands today Is understood to have followed in gen eral the subjects as outlined by him in a public address last week before the Association of J,and Grant Col leges. Coolidge Understands. “It was very evident." said a state ment issued later in the day at the Agriculture department based on comments of the commissioners, “that the president had a thorough knowledge of the agricultural situa lion and was sincere in his efforts that something should be done to bring about better conditions in agri culture and a better balance between agriculture and other Industries." Proposed legislation expected to come under the commission's study, it was believed, Includes the McNary Haugen export corporation hill, the Norrls-Sinclair hill and Capper-Wil liams and Curtis-A swell measures— all either awaiting consideration at the coming short session of congress! or In the course of completion in j committees. Consideration of these and any other measures that may be proposed later is expected to be given with the hope of corollating or elim inating objectionable features and ar riving at a plan which will suit all j Interested parties. Present farm laws will be gone over. ! It was said, for the purpose of de termining whether they are being properly enforced or are grouped tin der the proper department or bureau and whether it would he advisable to transfer responsibility for their ad ministration. Education of the, farmer, which President Coolidge has said must be conducted along scientific lines if he is to meet the conditions of the future, when the natural increase of popu lation and the Inevitable tendency to industrialization will place the United States among the nations producing a deficit rather than a surplus of agricultural staples, also will he dis cussed by the commission. Carey Presides. Robert D. Carey of Careyhuret. Wyo., presided over the meeting ns] chairman, and all were in attendance j except Charles S. Barrett, chairman of the national board of farm organi zations, who is In Oklahoma attend ing the annual meeting of the Funir era’ union. The second meeting of the commis sion will be held tomorrow morning, when Its organization will tie com plete.l and work begun on the a sernbiugc of data for consideration. The commission was first suggested by /’resident Coolidge in his speech accepting the republican nomination, tint, at the suggestion of a number of farm leaders, he delayed appointing it until after the elections, that Its work might not become involved in polities. It will report to him. and he is then expected to take such ac tion as he may deem necessary or otherwise. Although there has been no indlca tlon of how long the commission may require to complete its Investigation, It Is the general belief Hint tt can com plete recommendations requiring legislative action before the present congress lapses. The president has Indicated that he would like to have surti legislation as may bo necc-sarv passeil at the coming short session of congress, which terminates March 4 (>erman Leader Dies. Merlin, Nov. 17 I’iiinI von Ifeydr Lrnrnl, lender of the ronnervatlve MHrty In l Ik* day* of tin* umpire find Known n* the "mn i owned klritf of l’ruanta,’* died fit the /i^r of 7 4. !>00 CliifHjin dimmeii Held. Chicago, Nov. 17.-—Approximately Son arrests were made over Sunday In ths police drive against gunmen ordered by Mayor Deven| Confessed Member of $2,000,000 Mail Theft Cans; Tells of Rondout Robbery Declares, on Witness Stand, That Former Postel Inspector Supplied Information Which Led to Holdup; Buried His Share of Loot in Texas. Chicago, Nov. 17.—Jesse Newton, ono of the six confessed Rondout mail robbei's, today told from the witness stand the story of his part in tha $2,000,000 holdup. Brent Glasscock, another of the confessed men, directed the opera tions of the bandit band, Newton said, and James Murray and Wil liam J. Fahy, former postal In spector, supplied Information con cerning movements of the malls. Murray, Fahy and Walter MoComb are now on trial for complicity In the robbery. Newton said that Murray was the first to suggest "some good Jobs around Chicago," and plans were laid to Intercept a $100,000 currency shipment In Indianapolis. This fell through, however, when the band learned that its information was erroneous. Fahy, Newton asserted, was the person who told them the money was to i>ass through Dan ville, 111., ami not Indianapolis. Then, the witness declared, Mur ray gathered Informailon concern ing the shipments of currency over the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. I’aul railroad and a plan was laid to hold up one of the more heavily laden trains. Newton and his brothers, Joe, Willie and Willis, and Brent, Glasscock and Herbert Holliday, all of whom have pleaded guilty, met In a South Side rafe to perfect last minute arrangement*. Willis and Holliday rode the blind of the train out of Chicago and the other four drove to Rondout in two automo biles. Stopped Train With light. "Glasscock stopped the train with a flashlight," Jesse Newton Con tlnued. "Pretty soon Ilolllday came up to me with two men, the engi neer and the fireman, and told me to take them and the flagman up to where the cats were standing. 1 let them sit on the bumper of one of the ears. "Pretty soon Holliday brought Willie over to me. He was shot. We put him In one of the cars. Glasscock shot him, but I can't understand why." Immediately afterwards, the cars loaded, the hand drove off, finally stopping in Ottawa. 111., where Mur ray met them an hour later. Mur ray, Newton said, passed several hours in going through the mail pouches and then the party started for Chicago, leaving one of the ears, which contained the empty pouches and a quantity of nonnegotiuhlg papers at a farrti near Joliet. Money Hidden In Jars. After spending the day in Chi cago, Newton declared he became frightened upon learning of the ar rest of his brothers, 'Willis, Joe and Willie, and so hoarded a train for Dallas, Tex. He said he buried $4,000 of his share of the loot "in four little glass jars about six miles out of San Antonio on the Fredericksburg road.” At the opening of today's soesion counsel for the defense moved that the testimony thus far be stricken out, contending that it had not been proven that the securities and cur rency taken in the holdup had been definitely identified as that put aboard the train in Chicago. Judge Adarn C. Cliffe overruled the mo tion. Wine-Hunting Is Costly to Youths Strangers Lead \ isitort to Lonely Spot; One Wounded in Foot. Wine-hunting with strangers turned out to lie had business for four youths from Fremont and Pierce, Neb., they reported to South Omaha police Sun day afternoon. They lost their thirst and $17, and one of them was shot in the foot hy the strangers. The hapless youths were Henry Kerstine. Mike Cregar and W. A. Cregar of Fremont, and Robert Flair of Pierce, Neb. , According to Blair, the four were having hreakfast Sunday morning In a restaurant at Sixteenth and Webster streets when the two strangers ap proached them and offered to take them to a place where they could find wine. The strangers were mild-spoken men. and the four visitors were flat tered by the attention. When the strangers even offered to furnish the ear, the bargain was sealed and they set out. The two strangers drove them to a lonely spot half a mile south of Albright, and then dropped their com pany manners and ordered them to reach fur the clouds. The three Fre mont men obeyed, but Blair unwisely sought combat, lie was soon put hors do combat when a bullet lopped off a toe. After the party had been searched and robbed of $17 and a gold watch, ihe strangers drove away, leaving the four visitors with no wine hut a morning after taste In their mouths. They walked to Albright, where they caught a car to South Omaha and reported the robbery. Blair s Injury Is not serious. COOLIDGE MEETS CHIEF OF LEGION Washington, Nov. 17.—A universal draft In the time of war and retire ment of disabled emergency army of ficer s were amontf proposals Included in an American I^egion legislative program presented to President Idgo today by James A. l>rain, the hgion s national commander. The program was adopted hy the last legion convention. In the wav of a universal draft, the legion supports the t apper lohnson hill, providing for the drafting of capital, labor, Industry and trans portatinn, in addition to man power. Lincoln Man May Pie From Prinking Iodine fiprrlul lh»ii*trli to The Omnlm Hee. Lincoln. Nov, 17.—Henry L. Paul son, BO. Is in a serious condition In n local hospital ns n result of drink Ing lodln hy mistnke nt noon today. As l’.zra Wilson, a neighbor, passed the house, Paulson rushed out, shout ing: ‘ I've taken the wrong medicine.” Wilson railed an ambulance and Paulson was hurried to the hospital. No Damage* in Panama. Washington, Nov. 17.- Passengers who suffer Injury In wrecks on the Panama railroad, n government Instl lotion, were held h\ the supreme court t«* have no legal right to collect damn gen. Ohio Melon Pul. Flmlhiy, (>., Nov. 17. The dlrerlnr* if the Ohio cnmpanv rleclsred n .jimr terly dividend nf 25 cent* * *h«re pity »I>1* Dscembsr 31. 1924, to stock holdsrs of record Novsmbtr 39. 1924. Father and Son, 4, Drown in Cistern Mother Finds Bodies in Nine Feet of Water After Long Search. Special Dlapatrh lo The Omaha flee. Atlantic, la., Nov. 17.—Frank Dim lek, 27, farmer living near Extra, la., and hi* ion John. 4. were drowned In a cistern on a farm a mile east of Extra. The father and SQn returned late in the evening from town and th» former Immediately went about his chore*. The little boy accompanied him to the barnyard. When supper time came Mrs. Dim lek lnstluted a search when the two did not return to the house. ' Their bodies were found In the cis tern, it Is believed the boy tumbled In and that the frenzied father plung ed In after him. There were nine feet of water In the cistern. Ulmlck was a world war veteran. EDUCATION WEEK APPEAL ISSUED Spec I® I IMupilch tu The Omnhn lire. I.lncoln. Nov. 17.—John M. Matzen. superintendent of public Instruction, today Issued an appeal to the people of Nebraska to join In making mi tlonal education week, November 17 22, "an event worthy of this stale which has less percentage of Illiter acy than any state In the union." "In Nebraska,” Matzen said, "we can make this week the occasion of the greatest statewide educational rally ever known by putting on nn Intensive campaign of salesmanship that will really sell' education to the people. There Is a favorable attitude on the whole toward the schools but It Is passive and It should be made active. "If we hope to enlist an active ln ten»t we must advertise the alms and'purposes of education and let the public understand iho values and vir tues of the educational structure they are supporting, ‘ It Is the duty of all friends of ed ucation therefore to think seriously and work hard on I he problem of keeping the Idea of public education before all the people ’ CHIROPRACTORS ELECT OFFICERS OUpntrh to Thr Omnhn Bfr Unhimbtis, Nob . Nov. 17. — Pr. I.er Edward*, M. lb. Omnhn chiropractor, has been elected provident of thr Nr braska branch of thr Universal Chi ropractor* a**oclatlon at thr organ ir.ntlon's state convention hove, ac cording to Or. Clara H. Acrni, Colum bu*. president during the past year. Other officer* chosen were: DrJ Wand* J. Hoyle, Nebraska City, vice president; Dr. (J. o Cii*t, I.lncoln, secretary; Dr. A. .1 Uuengnlor, (Jen evn, treasurer. General discussion of business mat ters relative In the Interest* of the organ 1/.atInn, through formal a* well a* a wide variety of forma) talk*, and promotion of a better acquain tance with one another through the opportunity for nodal mixing t harm' characterised tho session*. Tho convention, ths fourth annual gathering of flic Nebraska branch of the Universal Chiropractors asoda tlon. dosed with a banquet in the Thurston huitl this avanlng. First Gale of Winter Hits East Snowfalls Reported From Mis sissippi East to Coast; Storm Rages Along Atlantic Seaboard. Temperature Dropping By rnitprml Sfrvlff, Chicago, Nov. 17.—A light snowfall —the first of the season for Chicago —whitened the ground today and gave warning of winter’s approach. The temperature was near the freez ing point most of the day. Snowfalls were reported from the Mississippi river east to the Atlantic coast. A storm raged along tlie Atlantic seaboard and ships arriving at New York today were covered with snow and ice. according to dispatches from New York. One sailor was washed overboard from the White Star liner Adriatic when she encountered a 90 mile gale off the American coast. (apt. Roy Maxwell, Canadian air official, was lost in a blizzard that swept the northern Oreut lakes, ac cording to a message from Sault Ste. Marie, Canada. Searching parties had failed to find him up to a late hour today. New York had the lowest tempera ture for many years, 18 degrees above zero. The weather bureau told of unset tied conditions over the middle west and Intimated other storms would sweep over the country before the end of the week. Benton Harbor, Mich., Nov. 17.— Snow' flurries of Sunday developed into the first big snowstorm of the winter today. The temperature was 18 degrees above zero at 4 p. m. Several Inches of snow remained on the ground. Milwaukee. Wia.. Nov. 17—Milwau kee and most of Wisconsin Is in the grip of a blinding snowstorm. The storm already has caused unt death and numerous minor accidents. John O. Knfahr. 6 years old, was killed by a skidding truck. The storm prom ises to break a 28-year record for No vember. JUDGE TO SPEED GOVERNOR’S SUIT Hy Associated Press. Springfield, 111., Nov. 37.—Litiga tion over state funds Governor Len Small is alleged to have withheld while state treasurer of Illinois, today proceeded another step when Circuit Judge Frank Burton. In receiving the report of the master tn chancery that the governor must account for $1.000.000, declared his intention of pushing the case before Attorney General Edward J. Brundagee retires from office. Oscar Carlstrom. who was elected to succeed Brundagee, made speeches during the campaign in which he declared he would dis miss the suit. Evidence submitted in the civil suit was of the same nature ns that pre sented tn the criminal case tried at Waukegan. At a isditleal rally at his home tn Kankakee following his election No vernber 4, Governor Small thanked the voters of Illinois for their confi dence In him and vindication of the charges, ns he Interpreted the large vote given him. Circuit Judge Burton announced that his hearing of the master s re port will open next Monday. ESCAPED PRISONER ACQUIRES “TITLE” Auburn, N. Y.. Nov. 3 7.—The atom of how an escaped Auburn prisoner broke Into Washington, P. C., society while representing himself as Lord Syke. was unfolded when he was ar raigned in court here today on a Charge of unlawful escape William S Cownie. the heralded "Lord Svke," told the court that at the time of his apprehension In Washington lie was alioiit to confer hit "title" upon the daughter of one of Washington's prominent naval of ficers nfter hating fleeced another woman, over rieslrlous to be Ij»dy Svke out of several thousand dollars arid a hotel keeper out of a large hoard bill fiSr hla luxurious apartment which he maintained. The hotel proprietor was respon sible for his capture. State Rate I \port Will l'i(ilit (!oal Tariff Raise Hpectnl Dlspateh tn The Omaha Itre. Lincoln, Nov. 17.—lr. G. Powell, rate expert for the Nebraska rati wav commission, left for Washington today to represent the state before tit,* interstate commerce commission in n cool rate case involving freight charges from Colorado and Wyoming mines in points In the state. An ivintlner for the federal bo,l\ lias loommeiuled that rates from southern Colorado mines Into Xebra* ka tic lowered, but that those from Wionting to territory In this state, west from Grand Island. Hastings and Nupelor tie raised. The rnmnds slon Is fighting the latter part of the recommendation of the federal ex amlner, Missing Girl Found at Y. W. C. A. in Omaha A frantic four-day search for Ger trude Rasnick, IT, was concluded last night when she was discovered living at the Omaha V. W. C. A. under an assumed name. News of the discovery was reported to her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rasnick. and she was at once taken to her home. Fremont Police Arrest 4 Bovs on Theft Charges i Youths Admit Stealing Num erous Automobiles From Streets During Last \ear; Captured After Chase. Hperial IM*pat«h to Th« Omaha Bw. Fiemont, Xeb., Nov. 17.—With tlu arrest of four boys, all under 17 yeari of age, police believe they have solved the numerous automobile thefts that have occurred in Fremont the lap? year. The boys are Blanchard Beem er and Ora McQuire, on parole from the State Industrial school. and Lyle Fitzsimmons and Ted Lincoln. The capture of the lads followed th'j theft of a touring car owned by C. J. Malmsten Sunday night. The ma chine was taken from its parkins place in front of a local church Sheriff Condit and an aide, stationed on the south edge of town, saw the machine speeding across the Platte river bridge and gave chase. The rar was later found abandoned and a net spread around that portion of the t wn resulted in th® arrest of Lincoln Leemer and Wtzsimmons Their confessions implicated McQuire. who was also brought in. The boys admitted the theft of other cars. Condit stated. Charges will be filed Tuesday. WORLD FACING GRAIN SHORTAGE Ottawa, Out.. Nov. 17.—The world this year faces an estimated bread grain shortage of 574.000.000 bushel'* —401.000.000 of wheat and 173.000.000 of rye—it was estimated h,v T. K. Do herty. commissioner of the interna tional Institute of Agriculture at Rome. The estimate is based upon official returns trt the institute from all im portant countries of the world w ah the exception of Russia, Mr. Doherty said. Recent forecasts of European re quirements have ranged from 600,00?. noo to 650.000,000 bushels of wheat, he nsserted. He estimated that the bread grain shortage in Europe, as compared with production and colt sumption last year, would be 340, 000,000 Jnishels divided 177 5 million bushels of wheat and 167 5 million bushels of rye. POLICE TO PROBE JERSEY CITY FIRE Jersey Pity, X J . Nov. IT -Police were working toda> to determine the truth or falsity of a report that pyromanfac* caused the $2.000 00" blaze which swept several piers. In Jured three men and menaced the en tire waterfront in the lower section f the city yesterday. The fii e. Jersey Pity a second in which millions were ! st within thro** days, followed so closely upon the heels of the first that police and fire officials, unable to determine definite Iv the cause of either, declined to make a statement one wa> or an other. Solar Hrfininj: Dividend. New York, Nov. IT—An extra divi dend of |5 n share in addition to the regular semi annual dividend of $ today was declared by director* of the iSolar Heflning company. The Weather n.— „ ___J l‘Vr "* hi-ntA ending T r m N.i 1’i*m t |»l i .< t l»n, Inrlit's mid Hun>li>e removed, "I know that I have made non* ipt inductive Jl.OOO.i'OO worth of prop |' rty bv the police fight on vice, j gambling, moonshfning and bootleg -ing. 1 1 i ye put m end to the biggest bonanza controlled by a set f clt rers that ever operated outside the law." Friends of Collins, whom Mayor Dover raised from the ranks to head the police f roe, s*\ that he is being blamed for the recent democratic de feat In Cook county. Chief Collins war on Speeders which haa resulted ir. the arrest of thousands of motor ists, It is charged, cost the democrats many votes. The police fight on pro hibition they declared had the same effect In many of the "net wards." Thus the slaying of a gangster chieftain has brought about a shake up in Chicago's political affairs that may halt Chicago's crime record. 3 MEN KILLED IN CAR CRASH Redondo Beach. Cal., Nov, 17 — : Three Mexicans w ere killed and three I seriously Injured teal ay when a Ft i-ific electric interurtvin car bound (from the beach to Do. Angeles struck • k is ; ",c handcar on which a dozen I or more section hands were riding. Hank Uobltt'r ( aplurotl. Vlbuquerque, N M. N--v i:._The First State 1 ink at Dei v -men, N. M , was r-obhed this morning by a lone bandit who took $3,200. The robber t scaped in an automoble. but a p sso took up the trill and cap tured him within an hour and re* i covered the money. The prisoner re* 1 fused Is* gi'e his name. lie was j taken to jail at Clayton, Gillette’?- I kpoiiv's, > >.88.Y t0. spring field, Vis* N. 1 17—it peak [or F M. Ornettes statement of bs j expenditure* in h.s successful cam I * for tho \ tv.’.* J Si.iit'j* •fttAlov' -1‘ - P hrr© shows *4*1*111 W al'Ii Spent >'*,77 I. Boston, Nox 17 Sr l |x ivi I W *l*h *p»*nt '74 n hi* unsuev