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CITY EDITION VOL. 54-NO. 14. '* * OMAHA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1924, •_TWO CENTS'■ ’fT.Vc.'.V. xSSSlm?* [- -’
I I
First Step
in German
Rail Plan
4 Americans and British Bank
ers Place Credit of $15,000,
000 to Disposal of State
Railway Company.
Earnings Pass Estimate
By A.wirilltpf] Prw*.
New York, Nov. 27.—First steps in
financing Germany's railways, as re
constituted under the Dawes plan,
were taken today hy American anil
British bankers, who placed a credit
of $15,001),000 at the disposal of the
German State Railway company.
One-third of the loan will be In
pounds sterling and will lie under
written by a London hanking group
headed by J. Henry Schroeder & Co.
The New York hanking syndicate
headed hy Speyer & Co., Includes the
Kquitable Trust company, the Chase
Securities corporation, Blair A- Co.,
the Bank of ihe Manhattan company,
and the J. Henry Schroeder Banking
corporation.
World's Largest System.
Organized In accordance with the
Hawes plan to take over the opera
tion of German railroads under pri
vate management, the German State
Railway company constitutes what Is
said to be the largest railway system
in the world, having 33,000 miles of
load. Two-thirds of the equipment,
consisting of 31,000 locomotives,
M 70,000 passenger cars and 750,000
” freight cars, is less than 10 years old.
The original cost of the system, ex
tending into every part of Germany,
was $6 200,000,000. Present capitali
zation consists of $3,095,000,000 com
mon stock, issued to the German gov
ernment or the German states, and
$2,620,000,000 first mortgage repara
tion bonds, guaranteed by the Ger
man government, which have been Is
sued to a trustee appointed by the
reparations commission. The com
pany also Is authorized to issue
$476,000,000 lit preferred stock and
^^>$22,500,000 second mortgage bonds,
which will he pledged as security for
the $15,000,000 credit.
Karuings Grow.
First indications that the railway
provisions of the Dawes plan are op
erating successfully are given in a
report to bankers, which says that
net earnings of the system promise
to exceed the estimates of the Daines
commission. The experts estimated |
ihat the profits from th« first year
operation would total $95,000,000. but,
according to the latest official infor
mation. net earnings for the first 15
months, beginning October 1, 1924,
now are expected to reach $260,000,
oon. This would represent an annual
return almost as large as in the last
I prewar year of operation.
The $15,000,000 credit, which Is
designated for temporary use as ad
ditional working capital, will be avail
able to the railway company until
January 31. 1926.
Freight Steamer Sinks.
London, Nov. 27.—During a furious j
Rale in the English channel today
the freight steamer Hartley, of 2,0001
tons, hound for Ghent, sank off
Portland with all hands except two.
who were rescued hy the Liverpool
steamer Mac Harm, says a dispatch
to Lloyd's shipping agency from
Weymouth.
Body of Princess Missing.
Rresola, Italy, Nov. 27.—Contrary
to •Jan report current yesterday, the
body of Princess Sciplone Borghese.
drowned Tuesday in Lake Garda, has
not yet been found. The search for
the body la being kept up.
We Have
With Us
Today
H. W. Griffis,
Commercial Agent,
New York.
s Although only 2S years old, Mr
^ Griffis holds one of the most respnn
slide positions in the vast Western
t'nlon telegraph and cable system.
He Is general commercial agent, sur
reeding the late A. C. Kaufman In
that position.
Not so many years ago Mr. Griffis
applied for and got a job with the
Western T’nlon at Atlanta, Ga., with
a *25 a month salary and the proviso
that ha would have three days to
make good. He did, and eventually
became manager of the Atlantic of
fic.e. Mr. Griffis Is a pianist of no
mean ability.
Harry F. Grlscom,
Iron Manufacturer,
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Harry F. Grlscom, owner of the
Trice -Evan* foundry company of
Chattanooga, spent 'Hhanksglvtng
■lay wllh ills mother, Mrs. 11. <\ Tern
filar, and his sister. Miss Nell Hillard,
211)2 Tllikney street.
"Omaha l» a wonderful city." said
Mr Grlscom who made his last visit
here 10 years ago. He wae surprised
at the growth the city has experi
enced since that time.
1 MV. Grlscom just concluded his
T term ss president of the Msnufac
Hirers' association of Chattanooga.
He Is the ron of Harry F Grlscom,
ChattanuoKa poliUcan
Woman, 54, Kills
Rival, 67, for Love
of Boy, 19
iiy o. n. Toijsnirs,
1'nlvernal .Service Mtnff Correapmideiit.
i.tilin, Nov. 27. A womafa of 54
Is on trial in Vienna on the charge
of murdering a woman of 67 out
of jealousy over a 19-year-old hoy.
The trial reveals one of the
strangest reactions of the “eternal
triangle" on record. The accused
is Franclsra Pruscha, who lived
with her alleged victim, Marie
Kherl, a widow' of 67. The object
of the strange love of the two wom
en was Ernest Meiche, a high school
student, who lived with them.
The prosecutor charges the young
er woman strangled the older to do
away with her as a rival. She then
robbed the victim so that she might
have money to spend in order to
hold the boy’s love. The boy has
denies the charge. The boy has
been exonerated of any part in the
murder.
Plan to Speed Up
Courts Outlined
by Justice Taft
V
Continuance of Cases to Ac
commodate Lawyers Criti
cized; Limitation of Post
ponements Sought.
By AuiH’Inled Pr.H,
Washington, Nov. 27,—Important
changes In rules for the transaction
of business In the federal courts
throughout the country, which are
expected to speed up the conduct of
trials, are outlined in letters just
sent to all federal district Judges by
Chief Justice Taft.
The proposed changes were work
ed out at the recent Judicial confer
ence here of senior circuit judges
who considered them vital as a
means of expediting the orderly
transaction of all federal litigation
and preventing the clogging of the
court dockets. Chief Justice Taft as
chairman of the conference, in trans
silt ting the recommendations to the
expressed the opinion that
Thlsy • would contribute largely to
•he practical dispatch of business
In the conduct of your court.”
Must Be Cause fur Continuance.
To force prompt disposition of all
cases, the district Judges are urged to
adopt a rule providing that when any
case might have been brought to trial,
but has not been within one year,
the counsel and the parties to such
proceedings shall be given notice of
the first term of court following Tan
uary 1 each year. 30 days In advance
of its opening, and If no action is
taken In such cases within that
period of grace, the eourt shall, upon
opening the term, enter an order of
dismlssa 1.
The district eourts are urged to
adopt a rule which would prevent
the continuance of cases to another
term by agreement of counsel. Other
engagements of counsel should not
he accepted as a ground for continu
ance, it is held, and no continuances
should be allowed except for good
cause shown by affidavits, such as
sickness of a party or unavoidable
absence of an important witness.
I'lx Hearing Times.
It Is also suggested that the courts
at frequent intervals fix times for
the heading of motions anil the set
tlement of Issues. Postponement of
matters on such calls should not be
permitted, the conference agreed, ex
cept for causes that would Justify
continuance of a case set for trial.
Another suggestion,‘designed to pre
tent delay frequently Incident to the
selection of a Jury, Is the adoption
of a rule by the district judges, where
by the examination of prospective
Jurors would be mads by them alone.
Should counsel on either side desire
additional Inquiry to determine
juror's qualifications beyond that con
ducted by the Judge, the new- rule
would require that he submit the
questions to the judge fur presenta
tion at his discretion.
AMERICAN WOMEN
MISSING IN CHINA:
Jly Aiworlatfd
Shanghai. Nov. 27, Two American
women—Misses Klizabeth Berglund
and Ingeborg Hystal—attached to the
Auguatana synod mission at Jurhow.
Honan province, n.'iO miles west of
Shanghai, were missing today after
the town was captured hy Chinese
bandits, according to a message re
reived here from Hankow. All other
foreigners excepting the two women
escaped to Kiahslen. 25 miles away.
Bandits are holding the Rev. Arne
Anda for 1100,000 ransom and 200
rifles since his capture at Hichwan,
Honan province, according to a mes
sage received today by the Norwegian
consulate. The Rev. Mr. Anda was
reported missing on November 21.
Hichwan is 120 miles southwest of
hjchow. where the women were re
ported missing.
Chicago, Nov. 27. The Misses Inge
borg Nystul and Hllzabeth Berglund,
Augustana Mission workers at Ju
chow, China, reported missing after
Chinese bandits captured the town,
both are from Minnesota, it was
learned today.
Miss Nystul is a pioneer In the for
eign mission field. In which she has
been engaged for 20 years, according
to Mrs. I’eter I’eterann, an advisory
member of the foreign mission hoard
of the Auguatana synod. Miaa Ny
•tul a home la In fit. Paul.
Leaders of
Egypt Held
as Plotters
Four Prominent Members of
Premier's Party Arrested;
Led Conspiracy Against
Assassinated Sirdar.
Treaty to Be Negotiated
Rx AMwInlf*! Pr«,.
Ijonrinn. Nnv. 27 —The British au
thorities in Cairo have taken into
their own hands drastic measures to
suppress possible nationalistic plot
tings by Ihp arrest of four prominent
members of the party organization
headed by former Premier Zagloul
Pasha.
Those arrested were Nekrashy Bey,
a secretary in the ministry of the in
terior in Zagloul's cabinet; Abdul
Rahman Fahmy, one of Zagloul's
closest political assistants; William
Makram Obeid, a prominent Coptic
member of the nationalist delegation,
and Barakat Pasha, who was Zag
loul's minister of the interior.
According to statements in official
quarters in London tonight the men
arrested were leaders in an under
ground conspiracy against British In
terests which probably was partly re
sponsible for the murder of Sirdar
Stark and which might, if left un
hampered in Its activities, might re
sult in further unfortunate incidents.
Arrest Preventative Measure.
There was fear that this prompt
action on the part of the British
might result in another Egyptian
ministerial crisis; but, according to
the latest Cairo advices, it was an
nounced there, after a hastily called
cabinet council, that there would he
no ministerial resignations as the
British authorities had accepted Pre
mier Zlwar a proposal that the men
taken into custody should be handed
over to the Egyptian! to be dealt
with.
Apparently the arrest of these na
tlonalists Is regarded ns merely a pre
ventatlve measure and they will be
placed only under observation »n*
control. No manifestations or dis
orders have followed the arrests and
throughout Egypt calm utlll prevails.
There Is jio hint of any active op
position to the withdrawal of the
Egyptian units from the .Sudan. The
withdrawal is expected to he com
pleted by the end of the week.
No News on Allenhy Plot.
Nothing is known in London of an
alleged plot against the life of Field
Marshal Viscount Allenhy, the British
high commissioner. The Egyptians
have taken no further active steps
toward bringing the Egyptian affair
to the official cognizance of the league
of nations.
Opinion In official quarters here r»
mains optimistic that a solution of
the situation will he reached by
means of direct negotiations between
Zlwar and Viscount Allenhy before
the Egyptian parliament meets again.
By A MstH’Isteil Pres*.
Cairo, Nov. 27.—Ahmed Zulfikni
Pasha, Egyptian minister to Rome,
who was offered the portfolio of for
eign affair* In the new cabinet of Zl
war Pasha, has declined the pi>sf. The
premier will temporarily retain It
himself. Ahmed Moussa Pasha, Judge
of the court of appeals, has been
named minister of Justice.
Henderson to Cairn.
Commenting on the appointment of
Neville Henderson as British minister
plenipotentiary in Cairo, the newspa
per Ahram, a Zagloulist organ, says
It understands Mr. Henderson romes
to Cairo with full authority to nego
tiate s treaty before the reassembling
of parliament.
The newepaper attacking Great
Britain's insistence on the widening
of the Rudan irrigation projects, said
it would require many years to culti
vate the nearly 500,000 acres of land
in the Sudan involved even if the
necessary labor were available and It
concludes the provision was merely
Inserted In the British demands with
ilhe Intention of dropping it later to
Impress the Egyptian people.
The Ahram says It understands the
cabinet ministers are rounding out in
dividual senators and deputies In sn
effort to learn Hie situation of the
new ministry with regard to the par
liament. The cabinet, it adds, will
doubtless recommend dissolution of
parliament If a majority for the min
istry does not appear to he forth
coming. i'onsideratde anxiety Is be
ing manifested |n cabinet circles In
this res|>ect, it declare*.
Koretz Properly in Nn\a
Scotia Worth $100,000
Halifax, Nov. 27 Leo Knretz, *1
leged Chicago awlndler. held property
In Novn Scotia valued nt more than
$100,000 nt the time of hi* nrreat Jaat
Sunday night, according to an eatl
mate made today by the truat com
pany which ha* been appointed cun
todfan of hla effect*. At leant $(10,000
#ln cn*h and bond* wn* on deponlt to
Korrtr.'a credit In » bank In Liver
pool, N, 8., It w«* *ald.
The prisoner, accompanied by three
officer*, 1* to atari for Chicago Fri
day.
French Steamer Disabled.
Land* Knd, Rowland, Nov, °7.—
The Krenrh aleamer Malle, from
Havre November 4 for Lueno* Aire*,
la reported dim bled In latitude 48.47
north, longitude 4 op weal, with her
engine* full of water. Several ve*
**1* ere proceeding to her H**i*tanc*.
according to Lloyd a aglets
Noah’s Ark a Barge and Garden of
Eden a Park in New Version of Bible
Scotch Professor of Church History Draws New Picture in
Many Passages Obscured by Obsolete Phrase
ology; Written From Original Research.
New York, Nov. 27.—Publication
of a translation of the Old Testa
ment in modern English In which
the garden of Eden Is called a
park, Noah's ark Is termed a barge
and the city of David is named
Davidsburg, was announced today.
It Is the work of Dr. James Mof
fatt, eminent Scotch theologian
and Greek and Hebrew scholar,
who two years ago translated the
New Testament into modem Eng
lish. Announcement of the book's
publication in this country was
made by the George H. Doran com
pany. It will be released Decem
ber 1.
Dr. Moffatt. who Is professor of
church history in the United Free
Church college, Glasgow, explains
In his preface that it Is his be
lief that the Bible cannot be prop
erly understood by the present gen
eration unless It appears to them
in the language of their every day
life, Just as It was read by the
generation for whom It was writ
ten. It Is his belief, he explains,
that the Bible should be translat
ed afresh for each succeeding gen
eration. The hook Is declared to
be the first translation of the Old
Testament since the publication of
the King James Bible In 1611.
New Translation.
The book, entitled "The Old Tes
tament, a New Translation," Is
the tesult of eight years' unaided
labor on the part of the Scotch
theologian, who declares that it
is In no sense a revision of any
previous English translation, but
Is a translation of the ancient
Hebrew texts. Through the use of
modern English and the substitu
tion of terms and geographical de
scriptions familiar to the present
generation for those used In other
translations of the Old Testament.
Dr. Moffstt has drawn an entirety
new picture In many passages
where the meaning was formerly
Guard Surrounds
Sheatsley Home
Ohio Pastor Offer* Every Aid
to Officers Investigating
Death of Wife.
By International New* Serrlre.
Columbus, O., Nov. 27—Badness
prevails this Thanksgiving day In the
Sheatsley home here.
It is the first Thanksgiving dev
slnre the family group wag formed
over 26 ysare ego that the beloved
mother and faithful wife—Mre. Addle
Sheatsley. Bexley furnace victim—
was absent from her accustomed
place at the fireside and table.
In keeping with the spirit of the
day. County Prosecutor King, city
detectives and other officials who are
seeking to Hear up the mystery sur
rounding Mrs. Sheatsley’s death,
suspended their Investigations.
Rev. C. V. Sheatsley nnd his two
sons and two daughters arrived at
the parsonage late Wednesday from
Paris, o.. where they had been visit
ing relatives since the burial there of
Mrs. Sheatsley last week.
"I am willing to discard the theory
that mv wife committed suicide,
whenever the evidence warrants."
said Rev. Sheatsley, "hut until
definite evidence Is ohtslned proving
she was murdered I will rontinue to
think that she took her life T would
rather believe that she was murdered
—foul as such a deed Is."
To newspaper men, Rev Sheatsley
stated the wllllngpese of himself end
all hla rhlldren to co operate with the
prosecutor end other Investigating
authorities In the effort to solve the
mystery surrounding Mrs. Shentslev’s
death. They will confer with the
prosecutor »nv time If be desires to
question (hem again, be said.
Persons today approaching the
Sheatsley home are baited by a guard
and questioned. Mayor Stephen I,ml
wig of Bexley, Issued orders detailing
the guards and Instructing them to
bar aft persons with fen exception?
from the premises surrounding the I
Sheatsley home.
ONE INJURED IN
AUTO ACCIDENT
Fremont, »h., Nov. 77 Mrs AM
die Wlnklemnn. Fremont. 1* in thr
hospital suffering n fractured nnklp
snd W. L. rptinp| of St. Paul \vn*
fined $ 1 Oft nnd costs on the f-hnrm
of Illegal possession of liquor, thr* ro
suit of nn nutornohile Accident on the
Lincoln highway.
The Pennel car was standing on tin
side of the highway without light”,
when Mrs. Wlnklemnn. accompanied
by her son. Richard, struck the
stalled machine.
pennel was on his way to Omaha
for Thanksgiving. .1 It Wilcox, I t*
inont. whoihove by the • “tic "f th'
accident, reported to police that h*
saw a bottle of ntlcfi'd liquor In tin
Pennel car.
Many Di#- in Storm.
Astrakhan, llussht, Nov. 77 At
least 48 lives and l.MIO fishing boats
have been reported lost In a severe
storm which swept the Caspian sea.
More than 7ftft fishing boats still are
struggling iu the Rebound bn>%
obscured by obsolete phraseology.
For Instance, he opens the book
of Esther as follows:
It was In the reign of Xerxes,
the Xerxes who reigned from In
dia to Ethiopia, over 127 provlnees
The King James version reads:
"Now it came to pass In the days
of Ahasuerus (this Is Ahasuerus
which reigned from India even
unto Ethiopia, over 127 provinces.”
see
Tells of Creation.
Dr. Moffat's story of the creation
follows:
'Then God, the eternal, molded
man from the dust of the ground,
breathing Into his nostrils the
breath of life; this was how man
became a living being.
' In the land of Eden, in the far
east, God the eternal, then planted
a park, where he put the man
whom he had molded.
"And from the ground God, the
eternal, made all sorts of trees to
grow that were delightful to see
and good to eat, with the tree of
life and the tree that yields knowl
edge of good and evil In the center
of the park.
"From Eden a river flowed to
water the park, which on leaving
the park branched into four
streams.’’
lie Interprets the story of the
flood as follows:
"So God said to Noah: ’I have
resolved to put an end to every hu
man being, for they have filled the
earth with Indolence and outrage.
I will destroy them and the earth
toget her.
" 'Build a barge of cypress wood,
build cabins Inside the barge, and
cover it with pitch Inside and out.
" This Is how you are to build It:
The barge Is to be 450 feet long, 75
feet broad and 45 feet high.
" 'Tou must put windows In the
barge is Inches from the roof and
make a door In the side of the barge;
also put three decks In it.'”
Escaped Robber
Seen by Farmer
Youth Trailed to Trarr, la.;
Deputy Returns Home
to Bluffs.
The net of the law drew tighter
around Jay Graham, 2", Thursday
morning after a farmer reported that
he had se»n him, still manacled, near
Traer. Is . ?5 miles north of Belle
Pialne, TVednesday afternoon
Sheriff TV. C. Harrison of Tacoma
county Immediately organised a posse
which began to comb the farms of
the vicinity for tha youthful bandit
who leaped from a speeding train
Tuesday as be was being taken to
Anamosa refirrmatory to begin a !o
year sentence for robbery.
The farmer who reported seeing
Graham told Sheriff Harrison the
youth had hailed him from the side
of the road as he was driving past
in a wagon. The side of his face was
deeply gashed, ths farmer said.
Deputy Sheriff t„ H. Bird, who had
custody of Graham when he escaped,
returned to Council niuffs Thursday
morning and described the escape in
detail.
Ora hem asked permission to go to
the lavatory. Bird said, and the of
ficer accompanied him to the com
partment, keeping a foot between the
door and the rasing to prevent Gra
ham from locking himself In,
There was a sudden crash of glajis.
Bird said, and he pushed In the door
to see Graham leaping from the sill.
Bird tugged st the hell cord, hut was
unnhle to stop the train. By the time
Bird had perauaded the conductor to
stop the train, it wea four mllea pest
the point where Greham made hie
oacape. Gearing word with trainmen
to report the escape to Cedar Rapids
authorities. Bird left the train snd
walked l ack four mllea to eearrh for
Graham, hut found no traie of him.
he said.
THANKSGIVING
SERVICE IN PARIS
Puls, Vnv. TT Tha feature of tha
\ mar Iran colon y'a nbeervance of
Thanksgiving today wna tha union
service held at tha American church
in tho Hue da Berri at which Am
hnssador Merrick ndmlnlatarad tho
American Hov Scnutn oath of allegl
anon to t hr flag to tha Roy Scout a
of thr colony In Paris. Mean Fred
erick IN’. Hackman of tha Kplacopal
Pro t ’nthodral delivered tha sermon,
and tha Rev. J. \V. Cochran, pastor
of the church, pronounced tha banc
diction. Robert W. Skinner, tha con
aid general, read Praaldent Pool idk*>
Thanksgiving proclamation. A large
com i « nation wii#» piaacnt.
The Thnnkagiving mas* in the
church of tha Madeleine was euiialM
"'•'I a 11 cn^lct I, Mgr. t'haptnl, coad
Jutor lilahop of Parle, officiating. Tho
evening wiih inurked by dinners and
• lam os pf tha American student a and
artist clubs and ill** American t^ioti,
Hritidi I nr> Mitixiii|>.
VolrtH, MhUa, Ntn *7.—Tht- r*
port that thr two Hrttlah Mllom
Mtl*tHlit(f from th» «nr»hlp Valient at
Alexandria for *nm. <1a\a hn-t broil
■mm tn Matfa Tnoaday orrnno
on*. It' appoara. a denial of tha r*
port wag Issued hsra today,
200 Spend
Holiday at
Hough Trial
Many Bring Thanksgiving
Dinner Into Courtroom;
Dortors Testify for
State.
Father Breaks Down
Bedford. Ia., Nov. 27.—Interest In
the trial of Carl Hough, charged with
the playing of Lillian McKenney last
August, Is still intense.
Despite the fact that the day was
Thanksgiving, the annual occasion
for an enormous dinner, more than
100 persons carried their turkey to
the courtroom and ate dinner there.
They took no chance on losing their
seats. Two hundred were in the
courtroom.
Some of the listeners today had
driven 80 miles to hear the testimony
which the £t;ite hopes will convict
the young man of strangling the girl
with whom he eloped from Herrick,
S. D , last summer.
Hough continued to sit in the court
room in a nonchalant manner. So
cool is he, In fact, that it is hard to
tell which is attorney and which is
prisoner on the defense's side of the
long table Richard Organ, defending
the prisoner, often becomes excited
during the cross examination, but
Hough calmly listens to what is said
and stares about the room.
Hough Not Interested.
The afternoon was devoted to the
testimony of the physicians who ex
amined Lillian McKenney’s body as
it lay in the morgue. Kach doctor
was called into the courtroom, sworn,
questioned and dismissed. None of
them was permitted to hear whati
questions were asked the others, or
what answers their colleagues made
Because of the technicalities of th*
testimony the prosecution ordered a
man to stand up before the jury so
that the various portions of the anal
omy in question could be pointed out.
Kven this failed to interest Hough
to any great extent. He watched the
witness #*r,4 tlie •‘object" while th*
first physician was on the stand. Af
ter that his eyes were more often on
the ceiling and his attention very ap i
parently wandering then centered on i
any particular person.
Mother Absent.
The doctors to testify were: Dr. j
J. W. Beauchamp. Dr. C. \V. McColm.
Dr. L. F. Reed. Dr. .T F. Maloy, Dr.
G. W. Rimel, Dr. .T. H. Gasson.
Another contrast of personalities
shown In the trial is that of the fam ,
ilies of the dead girl and the accused |
man.
Mrs. Klmer McKinney. the girl’s,
mother, shows how deeply the traE
edy has struck her. She was not in
the courtroom today. Klmer McKin
ney broke down and sobbed, openly,
this morning whe i the clothes which
his daughter wotfe at the time of her
death, were offered as exhibits.
Hough's father shows as little emo
tion as the prisoner. He sits near
the front of the courtroom each day
and watches and listens. Little es
capes him and yet the Interest he
show* is that of a stoic.
Houghs mother, estranged from
her husband, displays more emotion
yet not ns much as might l>e expected
under the circumstances. She ap
pears to be a woman who has learned
to control her feelings tinder any and
all circumstances.
Few Dramatics.
Throughout the day the stat#>;
gradually spun the web of evidence
with which they hope to gain a con
rlctlon of the prisoner.
The man who was called by the
boys w ho found the body of the slain
girl, the hoys who found the body,
the individuals who saw the body oV
aided in the rounding up of the clues
which resulted In her indentiffcntlon
and the arrest of Hough, were called
to the witness stand to tell their
stories.
There were few dramatics. The
state merely had a stor yto tell and.
forced to tell it with th* words of
many rather than with those of one
person, took the simplest course.
The prosecution has indicated Its
Intention to attempt to prove that
Lillian McKenney was killed follow
ing n difference with Hough after ho
had refused to marry her after thelt
elopement.
Slavrr of 11 nslta n«l Is
kxoncratcd In Idaho .1 urx
Sflinl Point, Idaho.*Nnv 3T A jury
today rierlnrad that Mia. Marla Hit.
reau whs not guilty of the murder of
her husband. Kdwnrd Hroxeau, who
wag killed near here October V?
Mrs. Rroxenu testified yesterday
that her husband had beaten her "he
cause she refused to tend bar for
him," and said he had forced her to
drink with him several days before
the killing Hhe said she could not
remember having shot Hroxeau.
Fishing l ug Lost.
Dunkirk. N. v. Nov. ?: ti>
fishing tug Harold <», Hc« k and a
crew of six men arc hclioyrd to have
been lost In h storm on )«ukc Kvlo
last night. An all dav search failed)
to bring news of the missing craft, j
l'arkor Not Seriously Hurt.
Aiken. S (V, Nov. 3? -Sir l!illw>rt
Parker, the author, who was run
down by in automobile last night,
was painfullv but not seriously in
Jured. physicians said today He.
•Ant a restful night.
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PROCLAMATION
The Nebraska Tuberculosis asso
ciation is ready to supply the
usual 1 liilstmas seals for the ac
commodation of our people, ami 1
bespeak for lids movement file
hole-hearted support of everyone.
There is no more trying necessity
than an organized effort hi help
this association in its wonderful
work, and the method suggested is
certainly practical.
Seal your Christmas packages
witli these stamps and help the
good |icople who are standing
guard over the health and happi
ness of our homes. A short
perusal of the statistics relative to
the fight against tile white league
will convince all of us that the
work of the assoriation in this
state has grown to almost unbe
lievable srope. Help these good
people keep up the good fight by
using tile Christmas seals.. Re
spectfully yours,
•JAMES C. DAHLMAN,
Mayor.
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3 Trains Bear 1.800
Children to Tomb
of Abraham Lincoln
Youngsters Enthusiastic Over
Trek to Martyred Presi
dent's Grave at Spring
field, 111.
Bi .tiMriltsI Free*.
Aboard the Lincoln Pilgrimage Spe
■ ial, Kn Route to Springfield, 111., at
Moberly, Mo., N'ov. 27.—Across north
ern Missouri a remarkable ."cara
van" was passing tonight. It was a
"caravan" of 41 steel coaches, com
prising three special trains, and it
wns bearing more than 1.500 Iowa
and Missouri school children to
Springfield III., where tomorrow
they will do homage at the tomb of
Abraham Lincoln.
As the three sections of the special
sped through, the Wabash line all
along the way was being cleared to
allow this remarkable carrier to pass
by without interruption. Railroad
official* previously had passed the
won' ;’ong for operate*-* to h«M
watch during the night so that the
youthful passengers might be trans
ported In safety.
Nurses «>n Third Section.
On the third section, where this
story Is being written, quiet is slowly
replacing the hectic merriment that
surged through the coaches in the ear
lier hours of the evening. Special
nurses, arrompanving the trains for
expediency, and chaperons are pass
ing from seat to seat looking after
the comfort of th» youngster*, and
tucking In" a few of the younger
ones for the night. In the rear offi
rials of the Shenandoah tla.l Klwanis
club, the organization sponsoring the
"pilgrimage." are working out the
watches to be held until morning.
In one coach of the section, a young
traveler is settled down for a night s
rest, but still standing closely beside
hint Is a small oak tree which tomor
row will be planted In Lincoln park
at Springfield and christened "The
Lincoln Oak."
"Mississippi No Bigger Titan Ocean."
\\ e got to get up early tmorrow
morning." he reminded his compan
ion. "You w ant to see the Mississippi
river, dontcha?" The companion, ap
parently more worldly wl«e, qualified
his answer:
"Sure, but I've seen it already and
It atn t no bigger than the ocean. ’
SALE OF SURPLUS
WAR STUFF HELD
Washington. Nov. 27.—Sals of sur
plus material valued at J128.000.non
by ths War department during the
1921 fiscal year, at a return of about
9(1 per cent on the coet price, was
disclosed today In the annual report
of Assistant Secretary Pwlght Davis.
As about half the articles sold were
used material or broke tp ammuni
tion, he explained, the turn against]
cost price was lower th. i* m previous!
years.
Transfers and withdrawals brought i
the total of surplus dispositions* dur
ing ihe tear up to more than JlsT. (
000 000, and the total since the war
Up to J2.18fi.OOO.OO0.
Tiie year's results brought the re I
miming war surplus stocks s» low ;
that Pads said he hoped to be able!
to recommend within another six I
months, Transfer of the sales work !
• >n these stores to the regular suppl- I
branches of th* army, who h no -
handle salvaged material, lie placed]
the value of (he remaining surplus
stocks at Jfi8.O00.0O0. of which .*"7 !
ooo ono is |n lund snd improvements j
London \\ no! Auction.
I .on,ton, Nov 27 —A superior sc ,
lection amounting to 1 1.979 bales
was offered at the wool auction to
•lav. There was spirited bidding a' 1
current prices The hulk of the of i
ferlngs was sold
Tke Weather
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17 Drowned
as English
Boat Sinks
Many \ cssols in Distress Off
British Coast; American
Tug Is Lost in Storm
Off New ^ ork.
Four Buffalo Men Die
li.v .Iwitdntftl Pryo.
J,nndon, Nov. 27.—Murh damage
was done today by a furious gale
which Swept both the cast and south
coasts of England and Inland points.
Seventeen persons were drowned
when the freight sterner Hartley, .1
vessel of 2,000 tens, sank off Port
land. Only two men of the crew
were rescued. There were many
minor casualties to coastwise ship
ping.
The channel steamer Dieppe
grounded at the mouth of New Haven
harbor, and a tug which attempted
to rescue it was smashed against the
breakwater. The Dieppe was re
floated after fifi passengers from
France had spent five hours of mis
cry on board The cruiser Calliope
was sent from Portland to assist ves
sels in distress in the English chan
nel.
IJner Breaks Moorings.
At Southampton the royal mall
liner Almanzora of the Buenos Aires
service, broke its moorings and swung
about dangerously. It narrowly e.«
raped smashing a transport. The
vessel was warped into Its berth
again after three hours of hard work
by tug boats.
The Southampton pjlots who took
the steamer Yeendam out of port
were unable to leave the vessel out
side the harbor and were carried to
Plymouth and landed there.
Dunkirk, N. " T„ ”Nov. JT —Grave
fears are entertained here for the
safety of the fishing tug Harold (i.
Beck, her master. Capt. John Bock
of Buffalo, and three members of bis
crew. Two of the deckhands were
pledged up the freighter Belgian and
taken to B thalo.
Two Meti Saved.
Thetug was 25 miles out, returning
to the harbor from the fish.ns
grounds last night, when a shaft on
the propeller broke during a storm.
Her flares were sighted by the Bel
gian, which put about to attempt a
rescue. Three hawser* were put or,
the tug, but they all snapped like
threads. In manuevering with the
lines, two member* of the deck crew
of the tuc sueceeeded in scrambling
aboard the Belgian.
After the third line parted the Beck
drifted awajr in the fog. The Pc',
ginn stood by for two hours, but did
not s ght her again. Several fishing
boats and a number of launches
searched in vain today for the tug.
NEW NAVAL GRADE
IS RECOMMENDED
Washington. Nov. 3'.—The rela
tive freedom of the American Test
from necessity to use shore bases for
routine repairs is described as one of
its moist striking superiorities over
other navies in the annual report of
Hear Admiral J K. Robison, chief of
engineering. Recognition of this
factor, he said, makes if necessary
that American naval officers have
n» ->■ varied experience than required
by other services.
He recommends that the grade of
"engineering expert'’ be established,
even though the only mark of dis
tinction awarded td It be "an 'x' op
posite the officers name In the naval
register."
"Ample reward would be fur
nished.” he declared, *‘in the in
tellectual satisfaction of special ac
complishment. Just as In daye of
old superiority In seamanship de
cided many a Ixattle favorably, ao In
these days superior familiarity with
the modern substitute for sails and
spars plvw the American nivy hi
advantage of almost Inestimable
value."
Anti-Saloon Counsel
Opposes .hitljir - Plan
\\ ishinstvii X..\. 37. The propose,'
of the recent judicial conference cl
circuit court idges that prohibition
enforcement 1-e concentrated under
the Departrnent of Justice would re
suit. In the opinion of Warns R
Wheeler, general counsel of the Ann
(Moon Icac c. in making the present
situation "worse not hetter."
Sax ins the proposal bad been re
jected many times 'as unwise."
Wheeler, in a statement made public
tonight, declared control of industrial
and nonbeverage liquor "cannot he
appropriately transferred to the Jus
five department." ami "we wottM be
swamped 1n bootleg liquor
"To put the responsibility for all
of this work in the hands of dlstrkt
attorney s " he *ddc.!. "xx'otilxl Jeopeid
ir.o enforcement in many sect tons
where these officers me now falling.
They could cover their failure xxua
plctelv under the ptmposexl plan."
Puclisl l' .lailftl.
Rtidapost, \.n 77 Stephen ltxxr
thx son of Admiral 1 lor thy. Uie Hun
garian regent a student in the 1'oly
teohnlo sx-hox'l. has been scnteei-ed
i'v I imlnsl i 'ii: 11 to four dax s mt
pi laonment for dueling Voung
llorthy a adversary was given a
sentence of two dav« The duel w*»
the result of an argument.
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