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CITY EDITION > _V y0L> 54_NO. 21. = OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 14, 1924. * X X_FIVE CENTS >- -'
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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.
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Object Lesson for Negligent Wrappers
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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
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Needy Children
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Union Pacific Worker? Con
tribute $17 to Fund;
One Man Gives
150.
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’•lore department. I nion Pncifle
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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.
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need Is very great.
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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.
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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*
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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
! <X14 South Twentieth street, at noon
Friday and when he returned at "
p. m. he found that a safe in the
front room had been blown open and
valuahles worth $500 stolen, Indud
ing three gold watches, $40 In gold
and Insurance papers.
Pictures oil the wall were shat
: tried by force of the explosion and
the house had been ransacked
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Premier of France
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Elephant on Hands
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Mareetlla*. Franc#. Dae. 13 —
I-’* vary body 1* wondering what Prim*
Minleter Harriot 1* going to do with
l«oulou, who recently arrived from
IndoChlna T^oukm weigh® *,400
pound# and !» It a ear* old Mon
j aleur Harriot will probably put her
jin the Lyon 3f»>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
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