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^ ^ CITY EDITION VOL. 54—NO. 153. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1924. * TWO CENTS10 --'
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Member of
Iowa Bank
Gang Guilty
Admits Crime on Second Day
of Trial After Court
Agrees to Sentence of
I 15 Years.
Had Hopes of Escaping
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S|MM'i«l Dispute.! to The Omaha Bee.
Logan, la., Deo. 9.—It Is better to
spend 15 years in prison than take a
chance of “getting'’ 40 years.
So said Harry Raymond, alias Pat
Carroll, notorious bank robber and
jallbreaker, when he pleaded guilty in
district court hero at 10:30 this morn
ing to the charge of robbing the bank
at Little Sioux, la., October 20.
i The judge promptly sentenced the
bandit to years in the Fort Madi
son penitentiary, the jury which was
ready to try the case was dismissed,
the attorneys gathered up their papers
and the large crowd of witnesses and
spectators departed. .
Hope of Fisc ape?
It is believed that Carroll may have
bad a hope of escape yesterday while
being brought from the jail to the
courtroom. At any rate be made no
move to plead guilty but sat while
the jury was selected.
He hadn't the least chance of a
“get-away,” for he was brought to
the courtroom handcuffed to Deputy
Sheriff O. A. Case.
The jury was duly selected and two
witnesses were heard yesterday after
L noon. These were the banker at IJt
l tie Sioux and a, girl. Both positively
identified Carroll as the robber.
Hears Sentence Smiling.
This morning Carroll, finding that
for once In his career he held a fraud
with not a winning card in it. con
eulted with his atto.iey regarding a
plea of guilty. Or* n went to the
county attorney and they consulted
with the judge. It was finally agreed
that Carroll would be given 15 years
if he pleaded guilty.
—0 He promptly agreed to this and
smiled as he stood up to receive the
sef'ienee which will keep him ocblnd
fA Vn bars and walls for a decade
k half—provided he and his
9 n don’t find some way to shorten
Si c|carcdratlon, as they huve In
2f cj Imllar instances.
b Lack of Sleep.
Jf-L Ire was the time in Kansas, lest
Tf «ly, when Carroll was caught by tile
'’law.” His friends slipped some nitro
glycerine in to him and he placed this
with such skill that the explosion
blew a hole in the jail without hurt
"* ing him.
The Little Sioux hank was robbed
early in the morning. Citizens heard
them come Into the town and work
Ion the bank vault. When they ap
proached, the bandits opened fire on
them and kept the town in a state of
terror till they had obtained the loot
and escaped.
Two other banks are believed to
have been robbed in Iowa by the gang
just before the Little Sioux affair.
Carroll was captured the next day
at the railroad station in Pacific Junc
tion, evidently dazed for lack of sleep.
POSER OF OMAHA
BEGINS PEN TERM
Special PI npatr h to Ttir Omaha Ills-.
Carlisle, Pa., Dec. 9.*—Carl L. Wer
ner, who was arrested in firand
Island, Neb., when posing as Mount
Bums, 3d, of Omaha, has begun to
serve his sentence of a year in prison
on a charge of false pretenses.
Werner was found guilty of marry
ing the daughter of John Hosfeld of
Shlppensliurg, l’a., after telling her he
was wealthy and unmarried. AA'wner,
who was a classmate of Burns, was
neither wealthy nor unmarried. His
marriage took place in Maryland, so
__ no bigamy charge could be preferred
against him.
Wymore Elks to Hold Party
for Kiddies Christinas Eve
k Wymore, Dec. It.—Elks lodge Is
T t ranging to hold a big Christmas
party the afternoon before Christmas,
at which Santa Claus will distribute
• andy and needy gifts to children. A
municipal Christmas tree Is planned
for Main street Christmas eve.
We Have
With Us
Today
>lr. 1'lu-lits,
\Hsemblymaii,
New York City.
Mr. Phelps Is a graduate of Wil
liams college and was flret elected
to the assembly, the lower house of
(lie New York legislature, In 1923.
lie wan one of the three republicans
elected from New York city. Last
month he was reelected by an In
0 creased majority.
lie Is one of the youngest members
of the New York assembly, and one
of the most active. His district Is a
unique one, for it embraces Washing
ton Square, Greenwich Village, Gram
mercy Park and the bright light re
gion of Urnadwny. Judge George W,
L Olvsny, the new hose of Tammany,
Itres lii the district.
Mr. Phelpe Is returning t<> New
York from s trip to the Pacific
coast.
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78 War Mothers Kneel and Prav for
Parole of Young North Platte Slayer
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One Who Lost Son Tells Board of Pardons Woman Wlm
Was Killed Really to Blame; W. C. T. U. and
Sheriff of County Also Urge Leniency.
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By P. C. POWELL,
staff Correspondent of The Omaha Her.
Lincoln, Dec. 9.— While Victor Moss, world war veteran, charged with
tilling Mrs. Izetta Linton at North Platte in 1921, pleaded with the state
hoard of pardons and paroles for a parole, 78 mothers of veterans at North
Platte knelt praying that the board show leniency for Moss.
Mrs. Wood White of North Platte,*§,
momer oi a war veteran who meo in
tho service, carried the story of love,
passion and patriotism which sur
rounds the Moss crime to the state
hoard, and as this pretty, dark eyed
mother related the story of Victor
Moss there was not a sound among
the 400 persons present at the most
dramatic meeting in board's his
tory.
Tiie meeting today was fraught
with human passions, politics ami
love stories. The total number of
convicts in tiie list of applicants was
37. Included in the number were five
bankers, six convicted murderers and
five men convicted of assault upon
women.
Adam McMullen Present.
Governor-elect Adam McMullen was
present at t lie meeting as a spectator.
The board found it impossible to
complete the bearing today and a
night session was held. There will
be another session tomorrow, the
hoard finding it impossible to con
clude its work by midnight. The
cases of Burl Kirk, Omaha, convicted
of killing a policeman, and \V. A'.
Matthews, an Omaha banker, will be
heard tomorrow.
Mrs. White, in addressing tiie
board, told of the death of her only
son, Major A. White, of her grief and
tiie attempts of her friends to allay
this grief. Finally, it was decided by
friends that the best way to soothe the
broken hearted mother was to place
four ex-service men in her home and
permit them to become her constant
companions.
In the group of ex-service men was
Victor Moss, now branded as a mur
derer. Mrs. White told the board of
the kindness of Moss and his efforts
to make her forget her sorrow.
Say* Woman Kntleed llim.
"That woman enticed him from my
tome." she said in speaking of Mrs.
Izetia Linton,“vtut muAlereii woman.
‘There is much more' f could say,
Put all has been trusted to One who
an save.
"Remember that at the last meet
ing of the War Mothers It was
igreed that everyone of the 78 of ns
would kneel for a brief period today
end ask God to fill the hearts of the
members of this hoard wltti tiie Yule i
tide spirit and restore this young
man In a mother waiting at home
and bring Christmas joy to her
inxious, bleeding heart.'
The history of the Moss • ase ns
presented by X. T. Harmon, chief
•lerk of the board of pardons and
paroles, to the board follows:
“Victor Muss, an ex-service man,
iged 23, began working for the tele
phone company at North Platte in
[920, lie soon found a home with
Mrs. White, a grieving war mother,
who was housing ex-service men in
in effort to forget grief over the
leath of her sop. After living at tho
White home a few months, he left
md moved to the home of Mrs.
Izetfa Linton, who was 10 years his
lenior.
W. C. T. 1 . support Plea.
"This woman became Infatuated
with him and improper relations fol
lowed. One night Moss returned to
Hie house with a woman’s ring on
ills finger. It bad been given him by
a telephone operator.
"A jealous quarrel was the result.
In tiie flghj Mrs. Linton was killed
Moss’claimed she was killed when he
attempted to snatch n revolver from
her after threatening to commit
suicide.
"The woman, on her deathbed,
swore (hat he Nhot her."
The local chapter of Hie AY. C. T.
T?. at North Platte had representa
lives present urging that Moss get n
parole. Sheriff L. L, Berth# of North1
Pintle also was present urging clem
(Turn to Tare Two. column Otie.i
COOLIDGE FROWNS
ON “PORK” BILLS
Washington, Deo. 9.— President
Coolldg* Intends to put lit* foot down
Hijuarely on nil Attempts to enact
"pork. barrel" legislation at this sex
slon of congress, it was announced
it the White House today.
Drastic cuts must be made In the
rivers and harbor* bill before It will
receive the approbation of the execu
tive, It was Haiti,
The president regards with extreme
displeasure, the sudden "Jumping up"
an the total appropriations tarried In
the measure from the original figure
ot approximately $25,000,000, to near
ly double that amount.
OMAHAN LOSES
CLAIM ON FUND
IMn|mt«h to 'I lir Omuliii Itrr.
Fremont, Neb., Dec. !t. Itt a hear
ing of evidence to support claims
against the state guarantee fund In
the case of the First State hunk of
Nickerson, which failed. Judge Hut
ton ruled that P. I<, Waldron of Oiim
ha had no claim. Waldron made
rluhn for Ids deposit of $1,700 In the
hank, hut the Judge ruled Dial mi
Waldron handed the mom v to an «•#>
fl« i.il of the hank in th* streets of
Fremont and not over the counter,
there could be no claim
TOM GIBBONS
KNOCKS OUT
KID NORFOLK
t%y I*rn*s.
New York, Dec. 9.—Tommy Gib
bons. St. Paul Hsht heavyweight
scored a technical knockout over Kid
Norfolk, of Baltimore in the sixth
lWnrt of wljat was carded to be a 13
round match at Madison Square
Garden here tonight. The end came
after 53 seconds of fighting In the
sixth round.
"Tiger” Flowers. Atlanta, Ga.,
negro middleweight. won from
Johnny Wilson of New York, former
middleweight champion, on a techni
cal knockout In the third round of a
scheduled 10-round bout when Referee
Eddie Pui die stopped the tight when
it was apparent that Wilson was on
the verge of a knockout and virtual
ly helpless.
The end came ..Ithin live seconds
of the end of tht round. Wilson was
rushed to the corner and hammered
by his negro opponent', unable to of
fer any resistance and almost helpless
'<C defend himself, when the referee
called a halt. it'll sun protested, but
the refereo called Wilson s handlers
and lie was escorted to his corner.
Each weighed 13914 pounds.
Johnny Darcy of Bayonne. X. J.,
v. on a judges verdict over Juan Beiza,
Chilean lightw-lght iu a fast slx
tound match, the first preliminary.
Beiza weighed. 139; Darcy, 135 1-4.
Hmiiid On*.
They fell into a clinch at th# bell. They
Iu mmer'd each other about th* l>«»dy,
1 Ulr‘ d>U4*U|« b.jU»g 4U»U4* UnW«V#l O ib
bo IMT TTnded r* short 'oft to th# Jan a*
th# negro danced anay. The ref •#"**«
warned Gibbon# for UFtng a backhand
blow Gibbon* ataggerr.l Norfolk with
R right but the negro only amtled. Gib
bon* scored heavily with long range
punch*-# hut the negro w an unhurt Gib
bon# leaded i’. beautiful right to the Jaw
just befero th# bell.
■ton ml Two.
Gibbon# Yva# ahnrt with a rlgh’. They
clinched The negro wu* wild with a left.
Tht*rr wa^ touch punching at abort range
r>i» the blow* w e. i!.. Norfolk wan
warned for hitting low A well directed
left to Norfolk'# rlgh» #•>♦• brought blood
Gibbon# continued id batter Norfolk
about th»* face and trie Mood wtrenmed
down Norfolk'* face They were in n
furious clinch at th# h*t|,
Konnd Three.
Norfolk continued hi# clinching tar Mr#
until Gibbon# barked away and landed
aplld right t*. Norfolk'* head It \va#
the b*»i»t blow of the fight. Gibbon* con
tinued to piny fo Norfolk « bed #y«*.
landing on th* negro**'# hem1 end face
with a two-fisted atta-k Gibbon* #1#
landing almost at will but the> were not
damaging punch##, merely lotting blow#,
Th" ref*r#* «topped th* fight and ordered
Norfolk i<» bring hi# pun« he# up higher
Just as the bell rang
Hound Tour.
They met In their usual clinch, both
firing rapldlv in clone. Gibbon# landed h
beautiful right to th# face It# followed
with a left and <t<-x*d again with hi#
right. Th# negro wm m tiding up well
under the punishment Norfolk landed hi#
right to Gibbon#’ law and tb*n landed to
t tic In dy again A fu-iillad* of head and
bodv pun* h*# had the negro groggV and
Gibbon# stepped back to administer the
finishing blow ll« warn wild, however,
and Norfolk clinched until the hell ended
the round.
Hound Tit e.
mid.on# continued hi# reUntles# bib
bing mini k on Norfolk and th#n rocked
him with h right to the Jaw a* b# stepped
back They wreath d about tti# ring. One
of Norfolk'* f m * * left# brought blood to
Gibbons’ rinse Th ♦•negro wa# boring In
with Gibbon#, swapping bk» \ffor hlAw.
Twh e Gibbon#' right found NorfoiK*#
law Tl * third on* floored Norfolk for a
count of two, Just before th# bell.
Kooml *t|«.
Norfolk nine up strong and swapped
putD-he* with Gibbons a* ihey met lt» the
enter of th# ring Gibbon# had th*
negro groggy arid he went down flat on
hi# face for a count. Norfolk gut up
and continued th* fight, but Gibbon#
land* 1 solidly to th* body and Norfolk
went down again Th* referee then
stepped In and stopped the fight.
MAN AND WIFE ON
TRIAL FOR MURDER
special IMupntrh lo The Omaha Be#.
Madison. Neb.. Dec. 9.—A Jury was
oinpleted Monday to try the case of
John and Helen How era, charged
• Ith first degree murder In connec
tion with the death of Clyde Cherrlng
ton.
The stat»‘ will full 20 witnesses to
testify/ and the defense 22. "Young
<'herrlngton was shot on the night of
August 31. Rowers was a special of
ficer at n dance near Norfolk. He
in alleged to have shot at a passing
motorists, the shot''hitting Charring
ton. The state charges Mrs. Rower*
urged her husband to shoot.
“FINANCE WIZARD”
GIVES HIMSELF UP
HntavVc N'- V., Dec. 9.— M. Karl
Williams, "financial wizard" walked
Into the law office of City Judge he"
our today and announced h|s read!
ness to submit to arrest, A warrant
charging first degree grand larceny,
sworn out yesterday on complaint of
It J. Welch, an automobile denier,
who alleged he had Invested $19i<M)0
with Williams on promise of 3R per
cent profit, \^n* served on hhn.
I . I*. Foreman Pirn.
Kin ney, Dec. 9 - J H. Kvsns, fore
man of the Union Pacific roundhouse
here, died suddenly at his home Mon
day, following a stroke of pin nival*
suffered a week ago. Mr. Kvan* was
.i veteran In the service of the Union
-Pacific and had served as local for*
man fpr many year*.
$c\ ug Code”
Order for
Dice-House
Defendant in Narcotic Trial
Claims Telegrams Support
ing Government Case Re
ferred to “Ivories.”
Charges Intimidation
The “drug code” which has fig
ured so prominently in the testimony
taken in the case of Stun House, Pat
Burkrey and Frank O’Neil, on trial
in federal court charged with con
spiring to violate the Harrison nar
cotic act. was declared to he code
orders for "crooked dice” by Sam
House Tuesday.
It was the defense'* day at the
trial. The government had rested it»
case Saturday shortly before the
trial was ordered continued by Fed
eral Judge J. W. Woodrough.
The i packed courtroom listened In
awe to Sam House as he explained
the various code words for dice.
House had been called to the stand
early in the day to testify on his
own behalf. He denied all knowledge
of the ‘crime with which he is
charged and added that he was inno
cent of selling, or thinking of selling,
narcotics.
Admits He Sent Telegrams.
The government had built its case
on testimony of narcotic agents that
code words are habitually used by
narcotic' sellers in ordering supplies.
These agents identified words in tele
grams alleged to have been sent by
Mouse to Billy Vogel, a New Yorker.
At that time House denied authorship
of the telegrams and a handwriting
expert and a Western lTnlon Telegraph
company official were called on to
identify them.
Tuesday morning House admitted
the telegrams were his but denied
that they referred in any way to nar
cotics.
"I am part owner of a cigar
store,” House said. "I havs a great
many friends who patronize the place
and these men used to ask me to get
ciaioked dice for them occasionally.
“The dice had to be ordered In New
York and I would always telegraph
for them.
“Mirrors” Transparent IHce.
^"The word “mirrors,” which the
agents say meant morphine, really
meant transparent dice. These dice
are clear hut have been dipped In a
solution so that they are heavier on
one end than on the other.”
House then went on to explain
other telegrams which have appeared
so damaging throughout the testi
mony of the prosecution witnesses.
Sitting on the witness stand, well
dressed, full fared and calm, he spoke
in broken English, reading the tele
grams carefully and selecting the
word* which had been under sus
picion. then making explanations.
"Mills,” a word in one telegram,
had been derived, he said, from the
Polish word, “mallow,'' meaning
small. By “Mills" he referred to
small dice.
There were other words which in
dicated dice loaded with shot, dice
which would roll seven nlmost every
time and others which would roll
seven after every other point.
Asked Price of Whisky.
A telegrsin which the government
hail declared quoted prices of narcot
ics House Hahl referred to whisky.
The telegram rend. "Cash SO, market,
25. Scotchman, 38.”
The cash price for whisky was $20
a quart; on C, O. II. orders It was
$25 a quart and n man who was re
(Tum In S^ege Two. ( iilvmn Tow.)
VERDICT DIRECTED
FOR NEWSPAPER
New York, Dec. 9.—Federal Judge
John C. Knox today directed a Jury
to return a verdict of not guilty In
the trlnl of the federal Indictment
against I he New York Tribune com- 1
pany, )no., for publication of Income
tax returns.
Judge Knox directed s verdict tn
order that the government might be
In a position to appeal directly id the
t'nlted State* supreme court. Me
stated that under his Interpretation
of the statute the Jury could not
return n verdict of guilty.
l'nlted Htatea Attorney William '
Hayward announced that he would
immediately take an appeal to llic j
supreme court.
Baltimore, Md., Oec. '* \i the
conclusion of the argument In I lie
Hulled Stales court today on the
demurrer of the Baltimore l*ost com
pany to an Indictment charging pub
lication of Income tax returns In vl«v (
let Ion of the law Judge Morris A.
Soper announced that he would litkt j
the mutter under advisement,
Newton B, Baker, former secretary
of war, concluded the argument for
Hie Post.
NOYES RENAMED
AG PRESIDENT
IC P Noyes of Valley was re elected
president of Hie 1 ton* In* County Ak
rlculturnl society «t Its annual moot
In* field at Waterloo. Other officers
alerted: Otto Pfeiffer, Klkhorn, vl« •
president; J. S. Wyatt. Klkhorn
treasurer; Frank II. Cox. Waterloo. 1
sanatory. The following direr torn
were re alerted: otto Pfeiffer, Henry
t\ null, .1 C. Robinson nml K. N* I <
soil. The society adopted I« resolti
Hon asking Hie sfjite legislature tint
tn ratify the proposed child lalmi
amendment, which It In 1t*||eved will
be offered at the coming ecavlon,
New Scandal
Uncovered
by Mortimer
Witness in Bribery Case
Charges That Forbes Was
Bigamist and Deserter
From Army.
Tells About ‘Crap Game’
By JOHN A. KENNEDY.
I nJverbal Kertlri* staff Correiipondenf.
Chicago, Dec. 9.—Crons examination
of Silas H. Mortimer, chief govern
ment witness In the conspiracy trial
of Col. Charles R. Forbes, former ili
rector of the veterans’ bureau, prac
tically was completed by Forbes'
council today, his story of official
corruption still standing unlmpeached
following his two-day grilling by the
defense,
Mortimer, the artful, cunning and
alert 'Washington ’ fixer," who says
he Is himself as qutlty of bribery and
conspiracy as la Forbes, survived his
all-day'ordeal much the same as yes
terday when he sprang stories of cor
ruptlon in high office so thick and
fast that court, jury and spectators
could, hardly keep up with him.
And in much the same manner as
he shot back answers to Col. .T. S
Kasby-Smith, Forbes' chief counsel on
Monday, the witness unloosed a fresh
tirade of scandal concerning Forbes
while the defense futllely attempted
to discredit his testimony.
Bigamist and Deserter.
"I told Frank A. Vanderllp in
Washington last March that Forbes
was a bigamist and a deserter from
the army.” Mortimer s*Jd in answer
ing one rif Easby-Smlth s questions.
Another question from Forbes’ at
torney brought forth the fact that
"Forbes and Mrs. Mortimer were
shooting craps In my bedroom at tbe
Drake hotel the night 1 gave the
colonel that $.>,000 giver t© me by
Thompson and Black."
The last two men referred to are
the contractors named in the indict
ment as the other principle In the
conspiracy to loot the soldier hos
pltal building funds. J. w. Thocnp
son Is a millionaire Chicago and St
Deals r< ntractor. Black, Biso a for
mer St. lends contractor. If dead.
"Thompson was also shooting the
bones. Me was pretty good at that,"
the witness Rdded.
Kasby Smith rt'd bring out minor
differences in dates and incidental
phases of the many related graft
stories Mortimer lias told, but on the
whole the day was very satisfactory
to the prosecution.
Mortimer on (>uard.
This condition was fiyiher brought
aliout by the court having on many
occasions to rule out lestlmony und
admonish Kasby Smith y a In* tactics.
Kasby Smith said tonight he will fin
ish with Mortimer In al-out fi\e min
ute* tomorrow. \
The answer of the witness that
Forties was a bigamist and -army de
serter was not elaborated a* tic
court ruled the matter out. Tbi
eondltlon does not prevail now, how
ever, as Mrs. Kate Forbes, his second
wife, secured a divorce atiout 1 I
months ago on the Pacific coast,
riovernraent attorneys say the first
Mrs. Forbes Is still living In Jersey
City. N, J.
The word exchange between Mor
timer anil Ka«by Smith wss a both
•f wits, and Mortimer, who has leoi
n many big paving deals in the capl
tal, was never caught off Ills guard |
olvantage and Mortimer came
hrough unscorched.
SHOALS MEASURE
WINS SKIRMISH
Washington. Dec. 9.— Karty pas
fcige of the revised T’nderwood Muscle
Miosis bill was virtually assured to
lay when the senate in its first test
;ote overwhelmingly defeated an
imendment proposed to the measure
>.v Senator Bruce, democrat. of
Maryland.
Bruce's amendment was compare
ively a minor one and would have
equlred employe* of the corporation
et up to operate Muscle Shoal* to
■ome umlfi* civil service. Supporter*
►f the rnderwood plan, however,
ined up solidly against It.
MINE WORKERS
ELECT OFFICERS
Indlauayolls. Ind., Dec. 9.—Interna '
lomil Vtd district officer*, from
►resident down, were voted on today .
>> the rutted Mine Workers of ^
America.
The result of the International dec*
Ion will not be known until all the
I'otes tire mailed Into headqtittrters
iere for compilation. New officers
sill begin their terms April 1. I92&.
John I.. Lewis, International prvsl*
lent; I'hll.p Mnrmy, vice president,
itid William tJreen, secretary tress
irer, are candidates for re election.
Mnmonitc I.radrr Dirt*.
Beatrice, Her. 9.—Johannes Pennrr.
imminent Mmnonlte and pioneer of
Inge county, died at Ids hum* north
put of Hen trice, aged v;,, lit* was a
dive of derftmtty and runic to tinge
■utility In 1 v77. HI* wife died 14 yean*
igo. Kite f blldt. tc Henry Benner,
dr*, i W Wlehe, (ItiMavc Benner,
dr* John Itelmer % ml Mi** t'nrnrllus
* Klrsei. all of flago county •t|r
Neither Love Sans Marriage, Nor
Wedlock Sans Love for War Mother
Beautiful English Girl, Central Figure in International
Romance, Asks Only to Be Permitted to Live
Her Own Life With Son.
By VINA LINDSAY,
IniTenud Service Staff Correspondent.
Kansas City. Mo.. Dec. 9.—First, love without marriage, then marriage
without love. Neither brought happiness to Nancy Jordan Clarke, beautiful
young English girl, central figure in a tragic International romance of the
world war.
“I am glad to be left alone to lead my own life,” Is the girl's answer to
the divorce suit of Claude Hetherlngton Clarke, English Don Quixote, who 15
months ago, married the young woman to give a name to her 4 year old son.
Francis. I
---—® Clarke charges indignlfl|es and de
Defeat of Sweet
Sounds Knell of
Colorado's Pool
Farmers ho Signed Con
tracts in heat Co-Opera
tive Now Plan to Sell
on Open Market.
Boulder, Colo., Dec. 5.—The defeat
of William K. Sweet for a second
term as governor of Colorado sound
ed a requiem for the Colorado Co
Operative Wheat Marketing associa
tion. one of the sad failures of his
administration which cost farmers of
tiie state many thousands of dollars.
Hundreds of farmers who signed
their crops under the ironclad con
tract provisions of the association say
they are now planning to sell their
1925 crop on the open market at a
saving of from 10 to 16cents a bushel.
l.fHMI Volf to Secede.
Some time ago 1,000 or more mem
ber* o{ tbe association banded to
secede from the association. The
election, however, t hanged their
lilans and they have slackened the
fight, figuring to save legal expenses
and win out by simply defying the'
contract holders.
The association, of which Sweet I
was ihe pillar. wa» Incorporated In
such a way that no single memher
once signing a membership blank,
can withdraw.
Many far mars, elated over the elec
tion outcome, are planning on Ui
r reusing their crop and to utterly
disregard the contract w-tth the as
“orlation, considering them-elves free
to market their product as they sec
( ' Thee believe that the officers I
"ho hcade,] the organization will be I
powerless to forte them to stand liy
their contracts, due to the aiteencel
of administrative support.
Many Htill in|niid.
1 heir idea- are strengthened by the |
filet that last year a numl.er of mem
l»-rs violated contracts. Association ]
officers, who lieftue election attempted]
t,, fm • e them to live up to contract I
term* have since Iscomf passive and j
have made no active tight.
v !.-• ■ go i«*r.-pillage of farmer* who
-till have nione, coming from the
■ iaii- n for wheat which "sc only
partly paid for se,- the remainder of
their payments vanishing. but are
willing to lose Jt in order to have a
fre«h Independent start next year
Tiie first break between the officers
"f the a-.eolation and a large block
"f ttie tin mbershlp > ame n year ago
"hen wheat dclivetej to the aasocia
tlon by It- metnlier* for a gigantic 1
*" ! ":l' - 'Id at le»s th: n the open
market I>ti, e. and at the same time
■•dminisitation machinery ,,f thi .»«
soelation "a* le-ing meintelne,! at a '
cost of t&M.noO.nno per year
KENTUCKY FACES
SERIOUS FLOODS
Fleming. Ivy Dec. 9.—Eastern
Kentucky today fit, ed prospects of
ne of the most disastrous floods In
hfstoM as rain, which has been fall
tng In torrrnta for 4« hours, continued
unabated.
• recks and streams' lusludinf the
Kent nek y river, already have overs
Plowed their channels, and entire
•ommunltles are Inundated.
Electric light and power lines In
nany districts have been made inop
“tattve and many sectlona wsrs In
lark ness during the night.
Mines have been forced to cease
'tveratlons.
Damage. It is estimated, will run to
Itindreds of thousands of dollars.
Telephone communication with the
iff acted district has !>een paralysed
iml only meager details of the extent
if the flood are available.
These report the town of Noon,
.etcher county. Inundated with rest
lenta moving out of their homes to
Maher lands.
The mining towns of Jenkins. Me
inbet Is. Burdins and Dunham of tha
Vmaolldaled Coal company, and
doming. Waylnnd. Wheelwright and
inrrett are without light or power.
$46,000,000 FUND
TO AID EDUCATION
rharlott*. K. «\. IVc. ? Forty nix
nllilnn <l<»Uiu* of hi* fortune ban been
riven to the creation of a trtiAt fund
»V vlfltvt#** Duke, po\u*r niAgnnfe i
0 1*^ u**d for eduoitttonnl. charitable |
ind religion* piiip.m*. chiefly In the
tnte.M of North And South t'MmlhtA
I'hn fund retain* nn Alternative
iroviplun by xHilch Trinity cdim** nt
Durham. N. f mny httxe ,1*00.000
if the t**t.*I In 1h> used in It* e\|vsin
«li»n If it elect* to t I Am** it* name to
1 >wk« uul\er*it> otheiwiee the
rn*tee« are dltcrtedt to «i>end not
nor* th in th’it amount In *AtAhli*hin£
t Uuk* ui»l\et »lt> in North f'aroUnA
wruun.
The two have been separated nearly
a year. They were married Septem
ber 15, 1923, after a speedy and ro
mantic courtship following Clarke's
spectacular rush here from Chicago
to Induce Miss Jordan to marry him
and remain in this country instead
of returning to England as she had
planned.
Met on Steamship.
Clarke had met the girl and her
small son on the steamship Presi
dent Monroe, two years ago. when
she was coming to this country at the
invitation of Mrs. Mary Van Trump
Warren, formerly of this city. Mrs.
Warren was the divorced wife of
Frank B. Warren, attorney here,
whom Mis* Jordan alleged was the
father of her child.
Neither Clarke nor Mrs. Clarke are
specific as to the ‘'incompatibilities''
that wrecked their marriage venture.
Both say they found they could not
be happy together.
Clarke declares that now. as at the
time he married Miss Jordan, he has
the Interests of her hoy at heart. He
said he had offered to adopt the child
and that the mother had refused.
“I know that Mrs. Clarke wants
her liberty," said the husband, "and
I am willing that she should have it.
We simply didn't make a go of It,
and it is better for us to go our sepa
rate ways. I wanted to get the di
vorce as quietly aa possible for the
sake of the boy. He is the main one
to be considered.”
Affection for Boy.
It waa Clarke's affection for the
small son of Miss Jordan that led to
his meeting with the mother on the
President Monroe. Clarke was a play
mate of the boy's on the ship anl
frequently rode him about the deck
on his back.
The young Englishman’s acquain
tance with the girl, begun in this
manner, caused hitn to play the part
of a story book knight and come to
his ramntrywoman s succor in a
courtship and marriage that excited
nation wide interest.
The stormy voyage to America with
a sea so rough that Clarke and little
Francis were the only passengers who
had the hardihood to Btav on deck,
seemed, in a sense, prophetic of the
F.nglish girl's futile attempts to find
happiness in the m* world.
Almost from the first, tat* seemed
unfriendly She was met in New
York by Mrs Warren and taken to
t he'.latter V home in Kansas City.
Venture a Failure.
Clarke went to Chicago. He at
tempted a correspondence, but she
did not answer his letter*. In Kar
as* city the girl found disappoint
ment and disillusionment.
Ufa in t ie Warren household was
lol satisfactory and she left it to earn ]
her living in an office. Sh* placed her
child In the care of a minister and
his wife, with whom the boy still ]
lives. Adjustment* here proved difti
cult. The girl found tfiere were g. s
sip* in the new world as well as the
old. The economic strain, too, proved
severe She decided to abandon the
struggle and return to her English
home .
Clarke, in Chicago read that she
had applied for passports He took
the first train fo Kansas City, located
li**r after much d.ffirulty, and. after
i short and ardent courtship, induced
her to marry him on the day shs was
toll have sailed
Finally Separated.
For a time the Clarkes apparently
lived happily. Then they separated
and Mr*. Clarke returned to work,
.iarke went to Chicago but later re
timed here where he is employed as
i salesman for a livestock company.
Although the English girl's second
ittempt to find happiness In America
lias ended disastrously, she has not
loat hope This will be her perma
nent home.
“I ran make my own living." *he
(ays, "without the aid of any one. I
■an support my sop Nothing on the
lutaide. no person can bring happi
><»** to you. It must come from with
n. I am ready now to lend my own
Ife.”
Mrs, Warren, the girl's benefactor,
tow 1* the wife of l.ieut. Thomas E.
(Vhitehead. of Washington, It. C,
Steamer* Collide.
Nsw York, Pee. 9. —The Spanish
■oyal mall steamship Montevideo, car
ving So passengers, collided with the
Standard ‘Oil tanker Charges P.
Spratt late yesterday off Ambrose
tght, it waa learned today when the
ueamer put back into port and dts
• mhaiked It* passenger* Three sea
Tien on the tanker were Injured when
he starboard and seamen s quarters
'ere crushed.
The Weather |j
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f
Industrial
Prices Hit
High Level
Steady Investment Demand
Comes From All Section*
of Country; Total Sales
Reach 1.800,000.
———
|Few More Brokers’Loans
By Associated Pres*.
New Turk, Dec. 9.—In response tw
a steady investment demand coming
from all sections of the country and
foreign capitals the average of 20
leading industrial stocks was lifted
today to the higRest level in several
years. Railroad shales lost ground on
profit-taking. Seventy-four issues, In
cluding It motor and accessory and
13 public utility shares, attained new
peak prices for the year, with total
sale* of all stocks slightly above
1,800,000 share*.
A remarkable feature In the ad
vance since election day Is the rela
tively small increase in broker's
loan*. This is attributed by brokers
to the fact that large blocks of stocks
are being purchased outright by large
institutions and wealthy Individuals.
Many brokers report that considering
the volume of trading, speculation has
played a relatively minor role and has
been confined largely to pool opera
tions In about a score of industrial
specialties.
Much Extra Help.
■While the recent boom in stocks,
coming soon after an advance of
ahout 11 per cent In brokers' com
mission*. ha* added million* of dol
lar*' to Wall street coffer*, many
brokers actually have more business
than they can handle. The recent
rapid succession of two 1.000.099
share days ha* compelled many of
the larger firms to work their em
ployes far Into the night to keep ac
counts in shape. While extra help
has been added, the bulk of the work
has fallen upon veteran employe*.
There ha* been relatively little expan
sion of wire and branch office faclli
| ties, except by a few of the youpgpur
end newer firms. 8everal houwe* witn
wire connections to southern resorts
have found It necessarv, however, to
advance the opening of the special
service for winter vacationists. Munds
A Winslow, on# of the largest com
mission house*, will start its service
to southern points next Monday or
nearly three week* ahead of the usual
schedule.
Except for a slight hardening in
steel and copper prices, there was
nothing special in the day's news to
account for the steady demand for
.nduotrial issues. Net gain* to one to
five point* were scattered throughout
the list. United State* Steel common
crossed 118 for a gain of more than
i ne points In expectation that the
monthly statement of unfilled orders
to be made public at noon tomor
row, will show an Increase of at
least 390,969 tons over the previou?
month.
Meriing (limb*.
The long list of ne* highs incited
American Telephone. American
Waterwork, Consolidated Gas. Jordan
Motor*. Maxwell Motors A. and B..
the three Pi sic*-Arrow issues. Inter
national Harvester, Pullman, We*;
Ittghouse Airbrake. Postum Cwreai.
Kennecott and Utah coppers. Luflum
and Sloss-Scheffield steel*. Pure oil.
Oommerclal Solvent* B. and Western
Union. General electric was one of
the individual feature*, scoring an
extreme gain of nearly seven jwltit*
at 280 1 2 or within a small fraction
of the year'* top.
Sterling exchanged continued it*
climb toward parity, selling at 84.71,
within 11-2 cent* of the t-eak price
reached since the war. Before the
close, however, the rate had fatten
hack to around last night'* ctoee
Trading In the European currencies
was quiet.
Wheat and corn prices attained tlie
highest level of the season. Active
buying of wheat on reports of i« rge r
export sales and estimate? of larger
world requirement* sent the pr.ee up
118 cents a bushel. Corn advanced
1 3 8 to 2 1-4 cents on reports of fea
ther crop damage. Coffee price*
were marked up 12 to S 4 cent a
pound but cotton was slightly l«wt .
BISHOP ARRESTED
ON THEFT CHARGE
By AanrltM Brea*.
Copenhagen. I too. k.—Th* aneat of
he Rex, Dr. Anton Raat, American
Mefhodiet Kpiaropai M«hop of Scar,.
Ilnax-ia. on a charge of mi*,,ppropn*
ttlng charity fund*, ia featured hy all
the Copenhagen newspaper* today,
lie vo taken into euatmly. the aw*
Ihorlitea faring he might leave the
'ountry. The pclte* eeatvhed hi*
1<1?n* and office#. netting papers and
hook*.
Beatrice Man Die*.
Speelet lHspelrh to The On..ha (tee
I'Oiilri.'e, Neh., Ttoc, k. —Henry
" U'Pei nvan, fixrmerty engaged m th*
tailoring huaineee here, died euddenly
tilt* morning of heart diaeaae, at the
home of Mr*. Hoover, where he had
lu*i finished eating a hearty lirsaV
’usi He x«.x» about Sf year* of age
nut leave* two son*, one living at Rt.
l‘:ml amt the other in itoltfomlB.
Sometime ago w hen Mr, Wipperman
.* seiioualy ill he deeded ail of hto
"I*C!H t,. the 'xataren* c!iu<-eh of
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