i The Omaha Sunday Bee - r:i” 1^^ . how lo r* ad hiiti.—Channing. CITY EDITION > _V y0L> 54_NO. 21. = OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1924. * X X_FIVE CENTS >- -' « Labor Chief Begins Last Trip East Body of Samuel Gompers to i Be in State at Federation * Headquarters at Capital. Funeral Rites Wednesday By Universal Service. San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 13.—The body of Samuel Gompers, veteran ^ leader of America's labor forces, who died In a hotel here this morning at 4:10 o'clock, left San Antonio shortly before midnight for Washington, where It will arrive Tuesday after noon, to lie In state at the labor fed eration headquarters. Following fu neral services in the capita], the body will be taken to Sleepy Hollow ceme tery, near Tarry town, N. Y., for burial. The last hours of Gompers' life were spent in a desperate fight from the enemy that he knew was closing in upon him. He felt he w-as going to die and he wanted the end to come on American soil. His death oc curred 11 hours after his arrival here. San Antonio, Tex., Dee. 13.—Samuel Gompers is dead. The veteran labor leader, victor in his determination to make his last fight on the soil of Ids home land, suffered a rekipse early today and died at 4:05 a. m. Official announcement of his death ^ was made by Chester I. Wright, press representative of the American Fed eration of I„abor, which Gompers helped to organize and whioh he led as president for 37 years. But a few hours before the relapse which brought his life to a close, just this side of the mile post marking three-quarters of a century, the phy " sicians attending him had issued a bulletin wdth a note of optimism, hoping that he might spend a com fortable night, although his condition then was regarded as grave. The first intimation that death was imminent came at 2 a. m., when members of the Gompers party were awakened and physicians wore called in hurried consultation. Ills breath ing then yas labored and painful and his vitality, low for the struggle against the bronchial and pneumonic condition which had necessitated the emergency trip from Mexico City. At 4 o'clock William Mahon of De trolt, an official of the federation, came from Gompers' room with tears streaming down his face. "He can't last Jong. It's artificial life," he whispered to another offi rial. Gompers knew he was nepr death. He faced the dark prospect with the same spirit he showed when he an A swered the physicians whp counseled * against the return to the United States and were told: «f I must die, I want to die at home." Morrison at Bedside. Frank Morrison, secretary of the federation, sat at the bedside of the dying man. Fully conscious. Gompers reached for Morrison's hand, and between labored breaths told him. “Frank, I'm dying. Please send for mv wife.” Death came a few moments later According to Dr. Dee Itiee. San Antonio specialist, ''tempera heart action became weaker and weaker failing to respond to final emergency treatment. Three physicians. Doctors Rice, Hansen and Russ, who took over the case Friday night from Dr W. F. Cockrell, Mexico City physician who made the trip north, were at the hsdslde during the night. The last official bulletin Issued wai »t 10 last night and gave Gompers condition as practically unchanged and extremely grave. "Nurse, this Is the end—Ood bless our Amerlcsn Institutions. May thay grow better," was the parting messaga of the dying chief to hit subordinates, grouped about his bed bowed In grief. W- Two nurses, Mist M. H. May ol " New York and Miss Marie Jametor of San Antonio, were In the room. Shortly after the death was an nounced, telegrams were dispatcher to Gen. P. Cnlles, president of Mexico whose Inauguration Oompers was at tending when stricken, and to al members of the executive b-orrt o; (Turn to I'ltse Rlslit, < uliinin Mil.) OFFICER SHOOTS THEFT SUSPECT Calexico, Cal., Dec. 13.—Police of fleer C. C. Brower ehot and killed J A. Teal of Tacoma here tonight, aftei Teal fired three ahota at the officer. Teal, arreated on a charge of eteal Ing an automobile, broke away fron the policeman and atarted firing Brower fired a alngle ebot, whirl killed the auapccted thief A mernberahlp card In the I IV. W. Tacoma, Waah., waa found In Teal’/ ' pocket, police aald. LABORER KILLED AS WALL FALIi / T,oa Angelea, Dec 12 Victor Palm 1 IS. a laborer, waa killed and C K <>l gen. 27, a fellow worker, probably re reived fatal Injurba here tonlgh when an excavation wall cjllapaad. . Tfeifu: *&&& m/; Object Lesson for Negligent Wrappers r .^-V .3^?. ■ ^WaXIMlblJhS&FSF' *3£$jdH Wrap your Christmas packages well or the friend you wish to remember may never get »• This man at the general postoffice in New York and many others throughout the country will be kept busy during the holiday sea son repairing broken 'wrappings. ______ $235, Part of Loot From Milder Home, Is Found in Piano Police Holding Maid as Sus pect in Case; Envelope in Which Money Was Placed Also Discovered. Police have discovered $235 hidden under the lid of the baby grand piano In the Morris Milder home, 105 South Elmwood boulevard, which Friday night was robbed of $370 In cash. At the same time police arrested Juanita Starr, colored maid in the Milder home, holding her at central station for investigation. Detectives are working on the theory that the robbery was an "inside job,” as no trace of a forcible entry into the house could be discovered. The money was, when taken. In 'Ho dresser drawer in Mrs. Mllder'3 room and was her Christmas spend ing money. The drawer was locked. The tnief unlocked the drawer with a pass key, took the cash and then locked the drawer again. Jewelry said to be worth $10,000 was left un touched. The theft was not discov ered until Mr. and Mrs. Milder re turned home after midnight. Discovery of a portion of the money was followed by the finding of an envelope in which the entire amount hail been placed. The en velope was in a paper chute. CHINA ON VERGE OF MORE STRIFE Shanghai. Dec. 13.—China tonight is on the brink of another civil war. Possibility of a renewal of warfare In the vicinity of Shanghai was sedn here tonight following reports that Chi Hsieh-Vuan, military governor of Klangsu province. In which Shanghai Is located, plans to resist the order from Pekin dismissing him from hla post. Chl-Hsleh-Yuan, according to reports here, is determined to make n final stand near Shanghai should force be attempted by Pekin to oust him. Support is given to this view by the fact that 10,000 additional Klangsu troops arrived in the outskirts id Shanghai from Soochuw within the last 10 days. STUDENTS NABBED BY BANDITS FREED Canton, Dec. 13.—The eight remain lng captive students and teachers ol Canton Christian college capture* with 32 others by Chinese Windlts Iasi Sunday in the outskirts of Canton were released today from their cap tivlty following successful efforts ol troops of LI Fuh Lin, bandit aup presslon commander, , to force thi bandits out of their stronghold. The bandits had made an tneffertua attempt to take these eight prisoner! Into the east river district controller by Chen Chiang Ming, a deadly enems of Sun Yat Sen. where the Cantor government is powerless- to enforc' Its authority. MAN DIES IN LEAP FROM 18TH STORY flea Moinea, la., I>ec. 13,1—A mar 1 believed to be K L>. flair*, aalcamar for the Howe 'Seale company. New York, leaped from th« 13th atory o the Equitable building late this after noon. The body oraahed through th< fop of an automobile parked at thi curb. The man died 10 mtnut»« aftei reaching a hoapltal. A Howe Scab company letter in hi* pocket wa* th< only Identification. Score* of after noon whopper* wltnoaned the plunge , No one how the man atari, but polio , believe he Jumped from the roof. SENATE ORDERS EDITORIAL QUI2 * Washington, iree. 13— The aanab thl* afternoon ordered an official In vealIgntIon Into the willing of an rill forlal In a local newspaper charglm that the Vnderwood bill for dlapoalm of Muaclea Shoal* wa* a ‘‘ateal” am la grealtr ecaudal than Teapot Douit BANDITS HOLD UP WATCH COMPANY New York, Dec. IS.—Two armed bandits walked into the office of the Pioneer Watch company today, lock ed the door behind them and cleaned out the safe of jewelry for more than $40,000 nfter binding and gag ging Isadore Marmorstein, president of the concern, according to the story Marmorstein told the police. Money Fours in to Buy Shoes for j Needy Children * Union Pacific Worker? Con tribute $17 to Fund; One Man Gives 150. Acknowledged . ****-J2 H. r. AH hi M" A 15. A. ?-## •Inlm H. Bath J-™* A L. ft. 7-nn B. C. Whitmore. Volley, Net. la.Otl 1 . nr. Tlilmi'le ruin oakttind Neb.' Hannah Onieulg . J-™ Margaret . jj-rr M. .1. Merrill *•'"» •Illy t>. Footer "-JV (•curie CttmiM'n, Jr.• • • Aunt Ann ‘ Friend of ( hlltlrrn ‘••00 K. P. Prtrmrn, W Inner. H. It. 2.1U*. rhrlfttle South. Mlnaourl Val ley. la. Otnnlm Jim A Friend. Ilavld Pity. \>b. • **» >|i** I,. Ill*mice Hurt. t o;»«l. Ncrlbnpr, Neh. •N.tMl M. >1. Itlnlr Neb. . t Harriett nttd I'rtinn-* Kn*cnf**ld - ou North **'dr M*itln r« till* * OM \\ .1. Ill net AO.tMl ’•lore department. I nion Pncifle rnilrond 17 no | Tntnl . The money It rolling merrily In to help buy shoes for cold little feet of boys and girls whose mothe-s (usual ly there are no fathers alive) can't possibly buy them shoes. Today are acknowledged 24 con tributions to the good cause, one of them »;n, from an Individual and an other, J17 from many workers In the store department of the I'nlon Paci fic. A club of mothers writes: "We know of no better way to help dis pense Christmas cheer than to help put shoes on the feet of poor chil dren whose health and life are mennr ed by the cold." Every cent received by this fund la used to buy shoes for children who can't possibly get them In any other way. Teachers who know the chit dren send them to headquarters, where they receive ticket, with which they go to the store and are fitted with shoes. Bills are then aent to the Free Shoe fund which pays them. Thirty-five pairs of shoes were bought end given to the fund yester day by Henry J. Abrahams, formerly a furniture dealer here but now dividing his time between Omaha and : California. Mr. Abraham* came to Omaha 57 years ago and was on# of the first subscribers to The Bee. Address "Free Shoe Fund, car* of The Omaha lice," in Bonding In con tributlons. checks may he made out to the Flee Shoe Fund. Do something right j iow. For tbr need Is very great. gam BUT MlklE WAY THROUGH ; t i ■ I Mllf M |l ■ i |Jip|» L’JJ i 1 r nii^J rvYAl "a*Jy Vi^wl Man Seeks Death as Mate Leaves With His Savings Husband of “Flower Girl" Rescued by Police; Empty Chloroform Vial Found I.eo Kolster found life without hi* wife and his $600 unbearable, he told police after he was taken from a room at 1305 Douglas street Saturday afternoon, following an alleged sui cide attempt. A vial containing choloroform was found In the room. At the police sta tion Kolster said he was "alck of lin ing." Kolster's wife left their home at 3021 Cass street 10 days ago. With her went $6o0 of his savings. Kolster thought she might have gone to visit her mother In Lewis, la., but when he learned she w»* not there he noti fied police last Thursday. She formerly sold flowers on Doug las street. A man was annoying her one day when Kolster rescued her. starting a romance which led to their marriage. Kolster will recover. Coast State Bars Nebraska Poultry California Flares Embargo on Fowls From 8 Midwest Commonwealths. Sacramento. Cal., Dec. IS.—Effec tive Immediately, an embargo was de dared today by th# state department of agriculture cn the Importation into California, of live poultry consisting of chickens, turkeys, geese, ducks, pheasants, pigeons and pea fowl, from the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas, Illinois. In dtana, Iowa, Nebraska and Missouri. BROKER ENDS LIFE AT DINNER TABLE Denver, Colo., Dec. 13—After hav ing finished a hearty dinner and while he stiil sat at the dining table with his w ife and 3 year old daughter look ing on, Marry W. Grnndenherg, 52. Denver broker, shot and killed him self Friday. Mrs. Grnndenherg, frantle stricken hurriedly called neighbors, but her hbeband was dead before they reached the luxurious apartments occupied by the Orondenbergs. Grondenberg made no statement be for# firing the fatal bullet through hie bead. He had baen a victim of Ill-health for anm# time, the family aald. , biggeTbombing PLANES URGED Washington. Deo. 13 Tha recent attacks off the Virginia capes on the battleship Washington, scrapped under the naval treaty, demotiatrated that new bombing planes will have to be developed to carry more de structive bombs, Maim General Pat rick, chief of the army air service declared today before the house air craft Investigating committee The present American bombing planes, although as good as those of any other nation, General Patrick added, are In hie opinion obsolescent due to the heavier armor of modern battleships CLUB PROTESTS CROWDED SCHOOLS Th® South**** Proirr***tv# Improve inent rlub *nd pntrona of Itrown Park achnol met Friday night In Turner hall. Twenty flret and f afreet*, and di*ru**cd condition* at Itrown Park nnd Jungmann h^HooIa which were declared to he crowded and uiiAanltar\ It w*a decided to wend a delegation to the achnol hoard Monday night. Jerry Knrlskn heel*red that Hrown Park achnol la 'a death trap** and that three rla**e* meet In th* b**e intnt of Jungmann school Two Blasts Shake Loop; Eight Hurt Police Attribute Explosions to Bombs Left on Upper Story of Office Building. Street Crowds in Panic Bj International Xe»i SeMlrr. Chicago, Dec. 13— Eight persons are known to have been injured in two terrific explosions which late this afternoon rocked the loop district here. Ths blasts occurred In the sixth floor of a seven story "loft" manu facturing building and were caused, according to preliminary reports of police, by bombs. The manager of the concern oc cupying the loft, however, attributed the explosion to a leaking gas main. The explosion shattered windows within a radius of a block and threw the entire manufacturing district into a panic. Harding Relative in Forbes Trial Cousin of Late President Sub poenaed to Testify at Chicago. By Auoclalrii Press. Chicago, Dec. IS.—Counsel for Charles R. Forbes, former director of ‘the Veterans' bureau, announced to day they had Issued a subpoena for Francis E. Pope of Spokane, Wash , a cousin of former President Hard ing, to appear In the trial of Forbes and J. W. Thomson, Chicago contrac tor, for conspiracy to defraud the government. Pope's name was brought into the trial of Ml«» H. Mortlfnee govern me.nt witness. During his cross-ex amination last Wednesday, Mortimer said Pope had been offered $1,000,000 by Thompson interests In 1922 and 192.1 for his Influence In an under taking to secure presidential consent for the sals of the government's wooden fleet. Federal Judge George A. Carpen ter ordered the testimony stricken from the record, but It was later In troduced by Mortimer In answer to another question. Pope, a member of the Insurance firm of Elmdorf A Pope of Spokane, Is understood now to be in Duquoln, III . where court attaches are seek ing to serve notice of hla summons. Mortimer first mentioned Popes name In testifying concerning an Ip spection trip up the James river in 1922 with Thompson snd others when the Chesapeake Engineering com pany, in which Thompson was Inter •sted. was considering the purchase of certain vessels from the shipping board. Week-end adjournment was taken last night after Mortimer, who had been on the stand for seven days completed hla cross examination testi mony concerning alleged corruption in the veterans' bureau under Forties. The government still has a number of witnesses to tie heard snd It will !>« Impossible for Pope to take the stand for a week or 10 days. In the last phases of bis protracted and intense cross examination. Morti mer yesterday altered the story of his rohtrarts with Forbes In details re garded by the defen»« counsel as of vital Importance to the entire struc ture of the prosecution's case Mortimer admitted that a trip with Forbes to Atlsntie City, N. J . In March. 1922. about which h» testi fled In detail before the senate com mlttse which Investigated the vet srsns' bureau last year, never had occurred. An agreement between himself and Forbes to split profits on hospital contracts, said to have been reached at the March meeting, was not concluded, according to ths re vised testimony until an Atlantic City trip between May 31 ami June 4 1921. COAST CONFERENCE ADOPTS NEW RULE Portland. Ore . Per 1! A player writer rule tui| adopted by tbe Part fir roast Intercollegiate conference which "III make Ineligible for com petition any football player whr writes an article concerning football for publication In any Journal except hla'college paper. He may write op baseball or track, providing ha does not participate In them. Equally the track or baseball man may write ahout football, but muet not touch on hla own sport except In the student publications of his own Institution. I The Weather S_/ For "4 hour* ftn.1l** 7pm ii 1»r 4 iimiriv Tmh ionium. ft • m. ..... S* 1 p. m .... 1* ft* m . ft* ft p in ft T ft. m... it 1 r m .1A ft ft m * p »»* ift {• lift .... 14 A r m a m ..14 4 p m, ......1} lift m .II 7 p m ,... Ift 11 ooon I » m. . Mongoose Is Campus Pet The mongoose, seldom seen outside of 700s, is the ramptis pet at I ni versity of Wisconsin, where this ro-ed is admiring him—or is the mongoose admiring the pretty miss? Underwood Asks Senate Query of Shoals Bill Rap I Editorial in W ashington News paper Basis for Row; How ell Attacks Measure Un der Discussion. Washington. Dec. 13—Senator Un derwood. democrat, Alabama, today obtained unanimous consent of the senate to have a senate investigation of statements made about the Under wood Muscle Shoal* bill and himself of an editorial appearing In today's issue of the Washington Herald. The editorial was referred to the Judiciary committee, which was given authority to subpoena the author of the editorial and other persons to "get at the bottom of the charges." The Alabama senator and former democratic leader declared the news paper had charged him with having been Influenced in preparation of his bill by the Alabama Power company, and with yielding to corporate influ ence In his public life. He replied that the inference was untrue and said he believed "the edi torial was purchased by the interests who are trying to gobble this power at Muscle Shoals. After Underwood had vigorously de nounced the editorial in language seldom heard on the senate floor, he asked unanimous consent for an in vestigation by the senate Judiciary committee. It was granted without a record vote. The committee was em powered to subpoena witnesses and to determine whether there was a "man in the entire country who can substantiate the charges contained in the editorial." Hen*oil Attack* Hill. The average American farmer w-mild save annually only from 50 to 54 cent* on fertiliser under the terms nf the t'nderwood bill. It was charged by Senator Howell, republican of Ne ure In the eenae. Howell declared the Norris hill, by developing the power facilities at Muscle Shoals, would slash electric light rates all over tha south. He pointed out instances In cities where the advent of a publicly owned power company sharply reduce the consum ers' ratee. Howell compared a rate of J1.20 per 40 kilowatt hours In Cleveland where a publicly owned company Is I o|>erated, to a rate of J4 In Washing ton. where a private cotnpa n V operates. He also called attention of the rate of 2.1u per 40 kilowatt hours In IJncoln. Neb., which he said came when a small public company began to serve a part of tha city." Threat in Omaha. In Omaha. Neh., Howell declared ths rate was slashed from 14 to 5 12 cents per kllowstt hour, "by the threat to operate a public-owned com pany.” In experiments there, he added. It was found that a publicly owned company could manufacture electric energy at three-fourths of a cant per kilowatt hour while the private company was charging con sumers 14 cents. He predicted similar reduction* all over the »outh if the Norrl* hill were enacted. The judiciary committee will con elder the editorial at Its next meet lug. Monday morning, according tu an announcement by Senator Cum mins, republican of lows, chairman. PLOT TO WRECK TRAIN IS FOILED Havana, Cuba IVo. 13.~ A plot tc blow1 up the presidential special train on which the president and his cab Inst, Mrs. Roosevelt, snd other niem hers of the American monument com mission were en route to Santiago for the unveiling tomorrow of the Then d«r* Roosevelt memorial. wss be lieved frustrated today w hen a bomb was discovered on the track over which the train was to pass. Tit* bomb was picked up hy a track Inspector snd report of the Incident wss made to stale officials here. j BOWERS FOUND NOT GUILTY OF MURDER Norfolk. Neb. Iw 1.1 The Jury In the ojm* of tho State ngntnut John nnd HHon Howere, rhnrgod with fired degree triunlri In mnnevtlon with tho fatal Mhootlnu of t'lyde i* Herrington hern Imt September 1, returned a verdict nf net guilty thl* wftern«H>n 'ftei being out for 22 bout* ff*" New Reeommends Increased Postal Rate to Congress Raise ould Affect AH Classes of Mail Except Let ters and Boost Revenue $66,390,750. Washington. Dec. 13.—Increases In postal rates on virtually all classes of | mall except letter mail were recom ! mended to congress today by Post ’ master General New. In a letter to Senator Sterling, ! chairman of the senate postoffice | committee. New recommended rate ; advances to yield $66,390,750 a year, approximately covering the addi tional costs provided for in the vetoed postal employes' pay increase bill. On second class mall, consisting entirely of newspapers and periodi cals. the postmaster general asked for an increase it? rates designed to yield $10,876,000. On fourth olaas mail or parcel post, the Increases would amount to about $12,000,000. On third class mall, which Is largely circulars and direct mail advertising, rates would be increased to produce $18,000,000. .. , . The rate on postcard* would be increased from the present 1 cent to 1 1-2 cents, yielding an additional $12,500,000. Other Increases In cluded: Itegistered letters, to produce $4,000,000; money orders, $3,500,000; ! postal insurance, $3,058,000; collect on | delivery service, $1,103,0000. Washington, Dec. 13—Another er fort for an agreement for considera tion of the postal pay Increase bill failed today In the senate. The proposal was brought forward by Senator Edge, republican. New | Tersey, while the Postofflco depart ment was completing, at the request ! of the senate postofflre committee the iraf' of a bill which would provide revenue for a pay increase by raising postal rates on virtually all classes of mail except letters. President Cooiidge has told senate leaders that a revenue meesure must go hand in hand with any pay in crease. hut Senator Heed declared in undertaking to couple the two "acme legislator" had sought to rally the publishers of newspapers and periodicals behind the president's veto of the pay bill. The publishers, he said, would have to bear much of the increase proposed in postal rates. FIRST FISHING PARTY SURPRISE Norwalk. Conn., Dec. 13,—Her first fishing party brought a surprise to Lillian Stoots. IS. Fish.ng. with her father and others. In the harbor here, the girl pulled up her line at the first tug and found an eight-inch oyster on th# hook. Attached to the oyster was a dead oyster about ai long, and within that shell as found a blrgall—a amall flah that preya on oyaters and annoys mackerel fisher men by stealing their bait SAFE SHATTERED, LOOTED OF $500 Barney Hosenskt left his home ! ot because l.ouleu l* Ian elephant. leuilou wnt presented to the French mlnleter lo Monsieur Merlin, gover nor general of French IndoChlna. i:\ftd wa# brought here tinder gnat'll of i t he official government veterinary. Hr lboudin. who #**• that I.ondou r.ot away with 400 bum he* of banana* during the trip amt waa atUl jhungr) when the steamer docked. Matthews* Parole Bid Is Rejected Tony Ciarlette, Convicted of Murder Gets Commuta tion; Free for Christmas. Board Hears 15 Petitions 5pfrlnl Dispatch to Th* Omaha Be©. Lincoln, Dec. 13.—Action taken by the Mate board of pardons and parolee on applications of the more important of the large list of pris oners who applied for paroles or commutations at the meeting of the board Tuesday and Wednesday of this week follows: Finis L. Anderson, former Nance coun ty treasure. nerving on© to fiv© >eurs for embezzlement, paroled. Charles Maizner. Cereeco banker, serv ing on© to 20 years for forgery, to be paroled after serving six year* and six months with good time. William Philby, Wayn© county bank er, serving six to 10 year* for making false entries. paroled. Marcia Kodgers. Omaha, serving two to 15 years for assault, paroled. Ora Brown, Omaha, serving 21 years for assault, sentence commuted to 19 years. Lawrence Cooper. Tork county banker, •arxing three years for forgery, sentence ■ "minuted to make minimum term ex pire February 10. 1925; at expiration of minimum. Cooper to be paroled then with understanding he will go to California Victor Moss, North Platte, serving 10 years for manslaughter, sentence com muted to four >ean«. Governor Hall, Omaha, serving 10 years for second degree murder, sentence com muted to 10 years. \S il!ard V. Mathews, Omaha banker, serving one to 10 >eart for •mbviiiement, parole denied. Beryl Kirk. Omaha, serving 20 years for murder in second degree, commuta tion denied. Floyd Fuller, Omaha, serving life for murder In second degree, commutsilMi dented. Orlando Langley. Gega eounty. serving 20 years for murder In second degree, commutation denied. Charles W. Went*, Aurora banker, serving one to 10 years for making fa:*© reports to banking board, parole denied Frank Connell, prison poet, serving fe for murder of t wopossemen in bank holdup at Sunolin. Cheyenne county, commutation denied. Tony Ciarlette serving llfa for murder of Henrv Nickel!, Omaha bank »mp?*ve. :n a holdup in Omaha >.a 191*. race v«d a commutation to become effective De cember 22. This will give Clerlett* t:m© to reach hla, home at Joliet, Iii., for Cliriatmae Action on the applioatioa waa deferred by the board until this month, folio* ng the last meeting of *h© present board In its finding In the case of Lawrence Cooper, York county banker, th* b- ? rd state* that Cooper would have been paroled instantly had not his prison record shown that he smuggled ciga’-* papers Into the penitentiary whlla acting aa Warden Fenton s driver. The board states that 1n the Beryl Kirk case there is doubt as to his pr« - fessed Innocence and that Kirk's action :n fighting extradition at the time he ** furloughed” by acting Governor B K. Bushe© is agsinst him. CEDAR COUNTY BOY TO GO UPON BENCH Hartlngton, Dee. 11.—Residents of I Cedar county and others In northeast .Nebraska will be Interested to knew that Franc C. Radke, a former Ce dar county boy who waa born and educated here, waa elected county ; .fudge of Johnson county at the Ne vember election. H6 practiced here (several years after completing his I law course at the state university. He was elected to the state legisla ture and was delegate to the consti I tutional convention from this county i i few years ago. Going from here j to Tecumseh his successful career ns | a lawyer continued and later he was | appointed private secretary to GOv I ernor Chailes W. Bryan, which posl | lion he was holding when elected to the judgesh.p. WOMAN POSING AS MAN, DIES T/os Anf»lM. TVc. IS.—The death I of a woman who posed as ''Pan! 1. , Beach." living with a woman known a* "hi* wife." waa reported to the > ooroner here tonight. Undertakers | discovered that Beach waa a wear,an j when they prepared the body f"r ! burial, the ooroner said. r Summary of the Day in Washington The naval appropriation htH. carry Inc $?SS,S!t5,S*S. was reported to the house. The Blue Kidce of Virginia waa se lls! rd as a national park site for the eastern section of the country. Tile I nited Slates Omnlw of Com merce tirced Ihresidenl foolidce to consider an economic conference. Increases In p»la| rates on virtual 1l> all classes cf mail except letters mail were recommended by Tost master tieneral New. The house committee which framed the naval appropriation hill reported no ground for alarm that "our natal preslice Is rapidly waiting." Major tieneral Patrick, chief of the army air sen Ice, told a house com mittee army aircraft now used wee* 1 obsolescent. The house sliippioc board commit 1 tee was told live board held claims ; aggvrgatins *1 ll.ttM.Mg, on which it estimated only Sl.bW.iitW could he collected Secretary H ilbur'a testimony he lore the house appropriations com iiiittce disclosed his it|ytnion tie it nited States would hate to spend SI!l*,*no wm annually for TO years ti ntainlain a nary equal to theat Britain and supmior bo j^u J