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ri. The Omaha Morning Bee lining lemperatin r. t|on of my moat ungrudging love; and III* more evil rome* from him, Ihe PITY FniTION —a— 1 mu sag—■ i.a ■ . . rrrrgarrrj' . — I ——l ■——■ •"■■■■■- 1 ■ — '* — -.i»Ja=g—■ ■ more good shall gO from m*.—liuddh.l. V I _ VOL. 54—NO. 164. OMAHA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1924.* TWO CENTS*" 0rTv»h*c»mi e°m»»> -- Night Mail Takes First Toll of Life Relief Pilot. Bringing Christ ina* Messages. Killed When Parachute Fails to Open After Leap. Plane Crested With Snow <”hailes Gilbert, air mall pilot, died Sunday night and wrote a new chap ter in the traditions of the service. Speeding through inky blackness, he battled a blinding snow storm in a valiant attempt to carry Christmas mail to Omaha and the west. He heard his motor cough and choke, and tile. Nowhere could he see a light save thosa which glowed on his lnstru inent board. The Illinois cornfields below were a sea of blackness. Takes His One Chance. Searching for an emergency landing place was useless. He took his one chance—unbuckled his harness, strap ped on his parachute and leaped Into the dark. The parachute caught In the wind end was lorn from Its ropes. Gilbert dropped like lead and was killed. It was the first fatality of the night air mall. His plane crushed half a mile from where his body fell, a mile from Kanesville, 111. It was found there at S a. m. Monday by Pilot It. G. Page, who had been searching for the wreck since daybreak. Preparing for Search. Word of the discovery of Gilbert's body came just as a squadron of mull pilots were preparing to take "ff from the Omaha field to search for their fellow flyer. Air mail officials had felt that Gil bert must be dead since 4 a. m, Monday, when he should have arrived at the Omaha field, but they had held a faint hope that he might have been able to keep in the air until daylight. Gilbert had left Maywood field, Chi igo, at 7 p. m. Sunday in a plane loaded with 250 pounds of Christmas , mall. Pilot R. I,. Wagner took off from the same field five minutes later with another load of mail. ltotli pilots were scheduled to stop at Iowa City, and Wagner reached there safely. He took off almost Im mediately for Omaha and arrived here on schedule time. He had not seen Gilbert after leaving Chicago. Alarm Is Spread. Gilbert never arrived at Iowa City or Omaha. When the delay increased to hours, officiate began a search, and found that he had last been seen over Kanesville. Telephone centrals were asked to spread the alarm, and hundreds of farmers were called and began a search for the plane. As soon a» day broke, planes took up the search and Pilot Page sighted the wrecked machine. Gilbert was not In it. Parties of farmers then look up the search again, and the body was found a half-mile away. Marks of Hattie. The plane bore the marks of the battle with snow which resulted In the first fatality of the night mail. It was thickly crusted with snow and Ice. Aviators believed that motor trouble finally caused (he tragedy. After officials at the Iowa City field reported that Gilbert had not appeared there, Omaha officials were notified in the belief that the pilot might have missed his route but would be able to reach Omaha in safety. Carl F. Egge, superintendent of the air mail, was notfied and Immediate ly began to direct the search by radio and long distance telephone. Gilbert was a relief pilot, according to Mr. Egge's records. His home was in Plainsville, Kan., and he bad been In the air service of the army. He entered the air mail service last Au gust 15. and had made his headquar ters In Iowa City, where his wife lives. Beatrice $400,000 School Building Near Completion P.eatrlre, Her. 22.—The new high a-hool building here Is nearing com pletion and will be ready for occu pancy soon. It will cost approxlmuee ly $400,000. The manual training building, just west of the high school, which was damaged by fire recently, will tie remodeled ns soon ns tho In surance Is adjusted. We Have With Us Today S lloxle Clark, Capitalist, New lorli City. Mr. Clark Is the non of one of the men who wad largely reaponnlble for the upbuilding of the west. Ml* father wu* M. H. II. Clark, who wa* preal dent of l he Union Pacific In the early day* an<l who had much to do with the development of the railroad and the territory which It *ervr*. Ml* won now live* In New York <’|ly, with a Hummer home at Helvedere, N. Y., hut makes freouent Irlpa Into the middle went to look after hi* Interests In till* part of ihe country. With Mrs. Clark nd their two daughter*, Mary and Ann, lie arrived In Omaha Monday end will remain In the city unlll Jan wary 4 Heavy Christmas Mail Made. Necessary Fatal Trip of Extra Airplane The report of the trip by R. I Wagner, mail pilot of the com panion plane, as handed Superin tendent Colyer at the air Held Mon duy morning was as follows: Encountered snow squalls be tween Chicago and Iowa City. Trip not exceptionally had. Superintendent Colyer said that Wagner was held three hours at Iowa City on account of word of storms between Iowa City and Omaha. He left Maywood Held near Chi cago at 7:10 p. m. Sunday and arrived in Omaha at 4:37 Monday morning. Only one plane carries mail from Chicago to Omaha usually, said Colyer, but extra-heavy Christ mas mail made the second plane necessary. (■ilbert was making an extra trip to Omaha. He had been in Omaha Friday night on the regu lar run of air mail service and had returned Saturday to Chicago, v___' Improvements in City Auditorium Plan of Hopkins Councilman Asks for Esti mates on Proposed Changes; Work Will Cost $75,000. A substantial program of improve ments at the Municipal Auditorium Is contemplated by City Commissioner John Hopkins. The commiss oner h- Hsked for es timates of the cost of increasing the basement space from 60x120 to 100x220, installing steel work for ttie support of a new concrete main floor, a new floor, improved roof and mod ern public comfort station In the_ basement. The work will cost approximately $75,000, part of which may be paid from the proceeds of comfort station bonds which the city is authorized to sell. The commissioner believes ho will 1)* able to obtain about $15,000 from the public building fund and some from the miscellaneous fund. Hardwood Over Concrete. The new- concrete main floor will be covered by ft hardwood floor which will be removable in sections when not needed, as in the case of an auto mobile show. The enlarged and improved base ment space would accommodate dog, poultry and similar shows In the low er part of the building and would offer additional space for automobile shows. legion Asked Improvement. The convention committee of the American Legion and representatives of the Greater Omaha committee brought to the attention of t'ommls sioner Hopkins the necessity of im provements on account of the nation al convention of the American Legion here next summer. The receipts and expenditures of the Auditorium for this year will Just about balance, leaving nothing from that source for improvements. DIRIGIBLE LEAVES ON SECOND TRIP Lakshurst. N. J., lie». 22.—The dirigible Lo» Angeles, formerly the ZR-3, left the naval air station here at 12:28 o'clock this afternoon on Its second trial flight over American aoll. The flight to l>e made In the vicinity of New York was to test the dirigi ble's new water recovery apparatus. The dirigible's first flight In Ibis country since its voyage front Fried erlchshfane, Germany, was made three weeks ago, when It was taken to VVashlngfon to he christened by Mrs. Calvin Coolldge, Retiring Court Clerk Sues for Extra Compensations York, Dec. 22.—R. O. Allen, clerk of the district court, whose term ex pires January 1, Is suing In district court for $.100 which he claims Is due hint from York county for preparing a new index at the order of the county hoard. Mr. Allen will leave about $300 In uncollected fees when he goes out of office and feels It Is only Just that he should he compensated fur the extra work he has done. Alliion Doctor l uderpoea Operation for Cataract Albion, Dec. 22.—Dr. J. II. Smith recently underwent a auccessful oper ation . for cataract In the Methodlat honpltal at Omaha. I)r. Smith came j to Athlon by stage from Columbus In 1S79 and icrved the community for to years or more. I!*• was with hi* d ilighter at Huahnell when hi* eye sight failed. Ifo 1m now' making hi* home with his son, J. \V. M. Smith, In Albion. Priest Suffers Nose Bleed Two Hours; Will Recover Columbus, Dec. 22.—Do** of three and one-half pints of blood during the two hour* In which he suffered con tinent nose bleed, will not prove fatal to the Rev. Father Daborlu*. pastor of the Catholic church at IMatle < 'enter, physicians said today. Bed Oak Theater Sold. Shenandoah, la., Deo. 22. ID Sim ons, former owner of the Km pr es* theater. ha* bought from D. M. Heard* let the Deardsley theatei at I ted Dak lie will take pos*et*lon January i* Woman, 87, Is Found in Pile of Snow Victim of Zero Weather May Die as Result of Exposure; Hands and Feet Frozen. Amputation Necessary Grand Island, Neb., Deo. 22.—After wandering from her horn. In Elba. Net) , early Saturday morning, in sub zero weather, barefooted and only scantily clad, Mrs. Palacz, 87, was found by a searching party, lying un conscious in a snowdrift along the railroad tracks about a mile and a half from her home, late Saturday aft ernoon. The aged soman Is believed to have become temporarily unbalanced. She lived alone in a small cottage in Elba. When it was discovered that Mrs. Palacz was missing, searchers set out to look for her. Her footprints were easily discernible In the snow. Following these, the rescuers came upon her still form in a deep snow drift. Unconscious, with both hands and feet frozen, the unfortunate woman was taken to the home of a son in Elba. Though still alive Monday morning, attending physicians do not believe that she will survive the'long exposure. Should she lixe, however. It was believed It will be necessary to amputate both hands and both feet. MORE SNOW DUE; COLD UNABATED. Omaha's cold wave continued Mon day, with only slight relief in sight. Snow Is predicted for Monday night and Tuesday. After a temporary relief Sunday! from the subzero temperatures In which Omaha has shivered for almost a week, the mercury dropped back to its favorite spot of 2 below zero at 8 a. m. Monday and rose only 1 de gree In the following hour. One tenth of an Inch of snow fell in Omaha Sunday night. “Slowly rising temperatures to night and Tuesday” was the official prediction of Meteorologist M. V. Robins Monday morning He added that the accent was oh the "slowly.”. Partly cloudy weather, with probable snow. Is also forecast. The cold wave had not lessened Sunday night throughout Nebraska and the entire northwest. The cold est spot In Nebraska was at Val entine, where 12 below was reported. Other cold spot* In the northwest were at Miles City, Mont., 27 below; Cheyenne. 4 below; Sioux City, 12 be low; North Platte, 8 below, and Ean dec, 12 below. The highest temperature In Omaha Sunday was 15 above, from 5 to 0 p. m. Chicago, Dec. 22.—Its greatest fury spent, the cold wave which swept across the country the past week, paralyzing transportation and com munication facilities, and accompanied by subzero thermometer readings, had released Its clutch on the mid west today and was replaced by mod erated weather, with snow in some places. Telephone service In Illinois was practically restored last, night and communication throughout the middle west was being restored rapidly, ac cording to reports. ICE HARVEST TO OFFER 700 WORK. Employment for nearly 7u0 men was offered Monday morning as Omahi lie, companies liegan to cut their annunl supply. The l^ikcslile Ice company will give work to 300 or 350 men when cutting Is begun Tuesday morning at Carter lake, near Sixteenth and Sprague streets. The company Is offpring 40 cents an hour for a 10-hour day. The season la expected to last about five weeks. The Omaha Ice and Cold Storage company xa111 also harvest ice at Car ter lake, and the Cudahy Parking rompan> will cut Ice at Seymour lake, near Ralston. Dividend Declared. N>w York, Dec. 22. --Director* of the Texu* At Padfir Hallway company today inaugurated dividend* on the road** preferred Mock, tanned IhM May, at the annual rate of 5 per cent The payment authorized today eo\ era the period between the data of Inane and December 31, 1924. Closed Car Service is offered to prospective home buyer* by Real Katate denier* advertising today in the Real Katate for sale columns, classi fications 05 to 104. The following real estate dealers are represented today: Maurice B. Griffen Co, K. R. ('arse e. W. Young A Son Mr. J. Lickty A. I. Cole Payne Investment Co. Kdw. K. William* Co. Kdw. T. Slattery Co. Hamilton A Co. Traver Bros., Inc. Benson A Carmichael American Mtg. and Fin. Co. * Governor Bryan Superintends Moving Day at Old State House Watches Installation of Furniture in New Office and Then Poses for Picture; Republicans Still Waiting for Rooms in Building. Lincoln. Dee. 22.—Another of Gov. Charles W. Bryan's ambitions was realized today when he moved into the new state house and thus became the first governor as well as the first state officer to officially transact business in the capital which former Gov. Samuel R. Me Kelvie started to build. The governor arranged so that Charles \V\ Pool, secretary of state, and the only other democrat elec ted j among the state officials, should be the second to move into the new' quarters. Dan Swanson, commis sioner of public lands and buildings, George \V. Marsh, state auditor, O. S. Spillman, attorney general, and C. D. Robinson, state treasurer, do not know’ when their quarters will be ready for occupancy. It so hap pens that the governor's office and the offices of democratic; appointees were marked "ready fur occupancy” first. fioonis 1 nfinislied. "The truth of the matter is that the new state house isn't ready to move into for 30 or 60 days,” Dan Swanson, land commissioner, said. A report was current in state house circles today that now that the governor's ambitions had been satisfied, the material side of the proposition must he considered by Governor-elect Adam McMullen and he may be obliged to move Into the former quarters of the governor in the olil state house until the gov ernor's office Is really ready for occupancy. None of the five rooms of the governor's suite is really completed. In not a single room is the floor completed, rior are the walls or other decorations. In order to make a proper setting for the photographers who snapped his picture at an eary hour in the morning for the first time In the new quarters. Governor Bryan ap peared at his office at 8 this morn ing. Governor In Charge. Thy entire janitor force was put to work In moving the old dilapidat ed furniture of the old office Into the new quarters. The governor personally superintended the mov ing of the furniture. Until 30 days ago it was not even suspected that the governor would move into the new quarters for two or three months. Then It was sud denly discovered that the legislature provided for the management of the state house by the governor instead of the commissioner of public lands and buildings who had been In < harg-> of the eapitol quarters for years. It was not more than a week later that Govenor Bryan an nounced that the governor of Ne braska would move into his new quarters some time in January and he would lie the governor to make the move. ] 44 Bottles of Whisky Seized J nrnardick and Minneapolis Agent Destroy 12 (iases of “Poison.” Federal agents late Monday ceiied 14 4 bottles of alleged bottled in bond whisky shipped by express to Omaha. The shipment. In 12 cases, was con signed to George Browning, Hotel, Loyal. 1’pon a tip, Capt. Atidison Townsend, head of mobile agents of Minneapolis and ltobert TV 8aninr dick traced the shipment to the I«oyal hotel, where no one called to claim It. The shipiier's name on the rases was “M. I). Brown Printing company, New York city. The bottles were finally destroyed after the officers waited vainly f««r several hours. "The persons who ordered the stuff can be happy that we did destroy it." said captain Townsend, "for the stuff whs the worst sort of imitation bond ed stuff and really poisonous. A1 though the bottles were marked ‘run tillable,' several of them were leak ing.” Townsend has several other t i |»h that he is to run down in Omaha in addition to assisting Elmer Thomas in making Omaha dry New Yearn evening. MAN LEAPS OFF TRAIN INTO SNOW Jamestown, X, D,, Tier, 22.—After wandering over the prairie* for some lime after he had jumped from a win dow of a Xorthern Pacific train near here lHst night, a man almut 30 years old, who gave his nutne as Hailey K, (ilsh, and said he was a cousin of (he two movies stars. 1,1111,an and Dorothy High, Is In a hospital today In a serl ous condition. He was found today near th» farm of ,1. A. Shirley, neat- here, with h s hands severely frozen and severe cuts about his head, lie had protected his face front freezing by wrapping a light coat around It. He was not well clothed when found. He said he had been working In Wilton, X. D.. and was on his way to Kockford, la. FRANCE WILLING TO RETIRE DEBT \\ Hfthnigton. I >ec. 22.-—France'* de termination to pay the lulled State* it* war debt of approximately $4,000,* 000,000 wan reaffirmed today by Jule* Ju*Keriind, the retiring French baamidor, in ;in extemiioruneou* *pee« li delivered today before Heveral hundred capital women In the new Masonic temple. Hut Kntto e need* “a breathing apace." M. Ju*#ernnd aald, before tin delinking the dim barge of g financial burden no great. Kranklin Oounty Piom-t-r Siirriunbs to Paralysis Franklin, Dec. 22 - I*. F. I Men e died lit hi* horn# in Franklin following a paralytic atroke. lie wax one of the oldest settler* «»f Franklin county land a civil whi veteran, lie wa* with Sherman in hi* famous inArch to the *eu. He I* survived by 10 children, many grand and great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. Ha wiu the oblf*1 <*f four generation* of one and five generation* of another , hi nm b. Ki-tirt-il \<IiiiiihI Dies. WaNliIngtoti. Dec Hear \ «1 ml ml W illiam K Varney pen. retired, for me i surgeon general of the navy •lb d hern today He wa* leu II a I Her gen. N. J., In 184n. He rallied In t»o; Schuerman Case to Jurv Christmas Eve Argument* of Attorneys to End Wednesday Night Is Present Plan of Court. hinpulrh to Tlie Omaha Bee. Beatrice, Neb, Dec. 22.—Expeit testimony of three Lincoln ph yak-in ns. Dr. John \l;tyhew, Dr. B. K. Wil liam* and Dr. Harry Lveritt, as to the mental condition r*f Charles ff huermau, cm trial her© for the murder of George Rhein miller at Do Witt last October, consumed the day in district court. Adjournment was taken until 9 Tuesday morning, when lh*. H. J. Sloe* tif DeWitt will be called to the stand a*» the last witness for the de fen**? to tell nf Schuerman * liinesa with influenza six year* ago. Th© ef'Ue will than offer rebuttal evidence regarding Hchuerroan’s sanity. I >r. Sldwell. superintendent of the feeble minded institute, and two other physicians will lw* called to the setand for tlie Ftate in an effort to show that Schuerman, who has been a success ful farmer near DeWitt for years, was sound mentally at the time of the shooting. An effort Is being made to have the case ready for argument by Wednes day so that it will reach the jury by Christmas eve. Dr. John May hew wag the first wit ness raffed today and briefly testified that lie thought that Schuerman was insane when he killed Rein miller. Dr. Williams whs also of the same opin ion. Dr. Marry Kverltt was on the stand most «»f the afternoon and when asked regarding his 0ua 1 ifleations a* an expert on psychology, he stated that he had studied In Berlin, Vienna. Chicago and other places. Me tes tified that he had thoroughly exam ined Mr. Schuerman and in his opin ion Schuerman was Insane when he took KetnmiUer’g life. MAN IN HIRED IN AUTO-TRAM CRASH Mika Surano. 32. wan painfully cut and bruised about the legs when he was thrown from an automobile In a collision with a afreet car Sunday at Thirty third and Q street*. Sarano wna riding with .Toe .Marino, u02t* 12 South Twenty fifth atreet. when Marino's car crashed into the rear end of a westbound street cur. Marino was unhurt In the crash, but his car was badly damaged. Harano's Injuries were treated by Police Surgeon Voting and he was taken to his home. WOMAN SCREAMS, FOILS STICKUP Mm. If 1 Steen. 3t»21 V street was I stopped Sunday evening near her homo by a negro bandit who pointed a gun at her and ordered her to throw up her hands. Instead of com plying she screamed and ran to her house The bandtt did not shoot nr attempt to stop her. Fletcher Hed, Twenty eighth and U streets, was ar rested Inter for questioning regarding the robbery, but was dismissed r ' 7YfV\i Ihimuiinl by Rtulrnt:i II birli Gnatv Hark for Finn! V ■ - J • iillllllhu*, llfi . ??.—frViifrn *now. nlihli iirfVrnl. rabbit», tnlir mnl nllirr «t llil riutriits from (i-ttlnit (uml In cniMr* unit *liriih*. Ik ri-Kiilliitii In ln**v> H*nni(p In fiuli Irrn In nr rlmriU. flu Hnlin*l« euimIuk nff Ihr bulk rouuil Ilia tr i Air Service of America Is Superior Secretary Wilbur and Rear Admiral Moffett Declare U. S. Leads in Material, Design and Efficiency. Inferiority in Number Washington, Deo. 23.—-Inferiority in number but superiority in materi al, design and general efficiency dis tinguishes the American air service us compared with those of other countries. Secretary tyilbur and Hear Admiral Moffett, chief of the bureau of aerionautics, today told the special house committee aircraft in vestigating committee. "We feel wj are not behind," the secreary testified. "As far as the navy ise oncerned, the condition is satisfactory except that we need more ships. I believe that no other nation has anything better than we have." Admiral Moffett was of the same opinion, saying “Nobody is ahead of us: in fact, we are leading." "We are so far ahead of anybody else In naval aviation," he added, "that it will take a long time to catch up." New Types Designed. The superiority existed. Admiral Moffet said, despite that only 224 of the S40 planes of all kinds belong ing to the navy would be relied Up-! on for satisfactory operation under war conditions. Most of these 224 planes were built during the last three years and already were begin nlng to be obsolescent, he told the committee, because new types were being designed which were the su periors of any in the world. The United States, the admiral con tlnued, was far ahead of any other country In the development of special airplanes for use afloat, the catapault system of launching bombing ma chines from ships, for instance, being a thoroughly American Invention. Pointing out that 117 planes were on duty afloat. November 1. be said the department intended to supply all battleships with two lighting and one observation plane and destroyers with one machine. Both Secretary Wilbur and Admiral Moffet, with suggestions that the next war would be waged entirely in air, asserting that the necessity for land ing bases and relatively limited range of notion would always subordinate airships in Importance to floating ships. Secretary Wilbur said that apart from their scouting sctivhtes, planes were a "trifling" addition to warfare, while Admiral Moffett de clared "the air is merely a new arm but will not displace anything." Oppose Unified Service. Roth witnesses also opposed the proposal for a unified air service, ex pressing the opinion that naval air craft should he controlled only by per sons thoroughly <•<> nersant with na val conditions and problems. Tal kof the possibility of an Inva sion of the United State* in case of war by means of aircraft alone was described by the admiral as foolish. Such an Invasion, he said, could be made only by use of floating l nses. such as aeroplane carriers, or perma nent Iwses on the American conti nent. The recent world flight, he ex plainest, dlscloee-i that aviation, as an independent force could not at pres ent act across an ocean. The committee decided after today's hearing to recess for the Christmas holiday until December 2®. LANDLORD AND TENANT IN ROW Thomas Mike, 50, unwisely argued Sunday with his landlord, John Anderson, TO, T715 Q street, about a week's rent for his room at Ander son's home. A few minutes later passersby found Mike lying uncon scious outside the house. They took him to the police station, where he w.ia charged with Intoxication. When he was arraigned Monday morning his landlord appeared against him. Anderson described the argument and said that he had hit Mike with |Hirt of an iron hed. Mike was dismissed and filed no complaint against Anderson. \ cnaujp. ami llumliolilt Have Municipal Christmas Tree Venango, l>e« . 22 A community | Ohriatma* tr*»e. 20 fret high. ha* l*een placed on Mnln *treet. Woman'* Kederatml club fumlnhed the tree and the bualmvia men donated a fund for nut* and candy. The whole cotin tryalde I* expected to be In at ten dance Wed need ay and treat* will be given all the kiddle*. Table Hock. Dec. 22—A municipal I'hrletma* tree calibration \\a» held at Humboldt thta evening- It waa t-ponaored by the Humboldt Amerl • an I*ef1on po*t. Hiccough \ ietim Recover*. tNdumhu* 1 >e*\ 22 After eufferlng for never*! day* from constant blc intiRhitig William ,1 Ramaeker* Heigh, Net. i* recovering under the I'onatant attention <if phyatetana lourist I raffic lleNW. t'ohimhu*. I >e« ?» l*a*»M»ugri tiafflc to California point* l* Im reap to* lapldh, although more tomlata ore allowing a preference for Klorlda than ever t» t Chicken Thief Addict of Gum Boots The man who stole 50 Rhode Island Red chickens from their coop at the home of W. W. Moore, 1710 South Fifty fifth street, wore rubbers with a V-shaped niche in the toe, lives west of Sixtieth street, and has a black heart. These are the deductions of De tectives Treglla and Cummings, who were assigned to the case. The detectives found the peculiar footprints scattered around the chicken coop. They followed them through snow and mud for five blocks, to Sixtieth street. They lost them there because automobiles had obliterated the footprints. They are now looking for a man whose rubbers have a cut in the toe. Governor-Elect Decided on Part of Official Group Adam McMullen, in Omaha, Tells Portion of Plans for Next Two Years. Governor-elect Adam McMullen, who has been w restling with the prob lem of appointment* to the official family, announced In Omaha Monday that he had decided ui>on some of his selections, but that he was not yet ready to make any announcements. "I will prohably mak* announce ment of all appointments at the same time.” said Mr. McMullen. The. governor-elect was kept busy throughout the day with conferences, and In addition to personal Interviews he was kept almost as busy answering t-.laphone calls and handling matters brought to his attention through mes sengers. Preparing Message*. Mr. McMullen is trying to find time, between conferences, to prepare his message to the ligislature. Governor Bryan will deliver a message to the new legislature, outltng the work of the closing administration since the last session of the legislature, and the new governor, McMullen, will also send In a message, outlining the plans which he has for the coming two years. Among the important matters that will come before th* lawmakers is that of taxation and good roads. The good roads proposition center* around a six year program, worked out by good roads advocates and in addition to plans for raising some $*,000,000 a year, the plans urge the selection of a good roads commission of three or live men. who will have the direction of the state highway system, loth In the matter of construction and main tenance. Opposition Expected. There will be opposition to many of the features of the good road* plans, but It Is expected that through com promises an effective program will ul timately be worked out that will start Nebraska on the Job of getting out of the mud. “I am giving the goo.! roads propo sition much attention," said Mr. Mc Mullen GOVERNOR PLANS GOLD STAR ROAD A commission will be appointed this week by Governor Kendall of Iowa to formulate plana for the con struction of a gold star memorial highway across the state. Under the present tentative plans the highway will enter the state at Davenport snd will cross by way of Iowa City, Des Moines, Atlantic and leave the state at Council Bluffs. It 1* planned to tisve the state legislature provide for fund* for the purchase of markers, each to bear the name of a war veteran. DEPUTIES FEED PIGEONS CORN lieputy sheriffs are feeding the pigeon* these snowy days. Deputy Ernie Fee has * looker full of corn soiled In a raid on a distil lery. During the cold weather th* sher Iff* have made a pigeon cafeteria of the window leges of their office. KAHN WIDOW MAY SUCCEED HUSBAND S«n Francisco, Dal , Dec. 2?.—Mr*. Florence Fra* Kalin. widow of Con Kreesman Julius Kahn, who died at his home here last Thursday, an nonneed today that she would ac cept a nomination to succeed him In confre**. Wife Slaver Hang*. OarUnvIUe, 111 , Dec 22 —1 .ester Kahl wife murderer, died oi* the scaffold here today, lit walked to the noose with firm step. The Weather s/ F«‘f *1 k#«ir« tntlmi t p nt h*»r >S \l\rh— n*l>1 T>*»» 01 total tin.'* imrsn »rv t, HIT, v * • H.urh Tempfrutum l> * to ? ip tv. < 0 t’ 0 ! ^ ? • m - I ) |> nv ' > P' 1 * i* t • ♦ up' t S » m | 1 k » Defense of Pastor Is Ended Now Alleged Slayer Depicted as Victim of Epilepsy, Man With Brain of Child by Medical Experts. Jury to Get Case Today Bjr CnirerMl ferric*. Mount Vernon, III., Dec. 21.—With the Rev. Lawrence M. Hight, depicted by medical men an a sufferer from many forms of Insanity, the defense of the pactor on trial for the slaying of the husband of Elsie Sweetin, hi* co-defendant, closed tonight. Arguments are»to be made tomor row and it is not improbable that the case will be In the hands of the Jury by tomorrow night. Hight was painted as a "care man,'* swept by irresistible primitive Im pulses. as a Victim of epilepsy, aa a mature man with the mind of a 10 year-old child, aa a man whose brain is decaying with the mysterious "Alz heimer's disease” These were the efforts mad* by Nelson Layman, Might's attorney, to save the former minister from the gallows. Dr. Charles H, Anderson of the state hospital for the insane at Anna, HI., declared that Hight suffered from hallucinations, one of which was that he strolled about "star spread fields in heaven where he con versed with the Deity and listened to the heavenly music of an angel i choir.” Suffered Blow on Head.” "Hight has traumatic psychosis, due to several blows on the head, suffered many years ago when he was a boy,” I said Dr. Anderson. "It is incurable. He baa a rating of 14 minus in the SUmon Blnet tests, equivalent to that of a boy 10 years and three months old.” The alienist declared that Hight ”ia without proper ssnsosry" reactions, as he permitted himself to be stuck with pins without jumping in pain. • Also he has some of the symptoms of epilepsy and some of those of Alz heimer's disease," Dr. Anderson added. In a prolonged cross-examination Proeecutor Thompson drew the fol lowing examples from Dr. Andersen as having been used in determining -the minister’s age: A girl s body was found in lit or 19 piece# in the park. She was believe! to have committed suicide. What is incongruous about that?” “A man earns $20 a week and spends $H. How long will It take him to save $300?” "What Is the difference letween a king and a president*” Could Not Answer. Hight, Dr. Anderson, could see noth ing unreasonable about the first, could not answer the second at all, and gave only one out of three answers for the third. "Isn't It a fact that these teeta were used by the government during the selective service, and that *♦ per cent of the American soldier* were I found to be morons, according to such tests?" asked the prosecutor. "It is." replied the witness. "And yet,” remarked the prose tutor, "they were good enougli to light for their country?” A wrangle aiv.se over the differen tiation between medical and legal In sanity, and Dr. Anderson declined to assert that Might was Insane In tbs legal sense. The prosecution In rebuttal called Dr. Frank Fry of 8t. Louis and a number of loaal practitioners whose testimony calculated to convince the jury that a man strong enough to rise from race track tout to leading minister in the southern Illinois community In which he lived, was of sufficient Intellect to distinguish bs tw-een the right and wrong of mur der, Throughout the long battle of tech nical term* and phrase#, Might dosed In his chair, seemingly indifferent ta the war of words - - Summary of the Day in Washington A senate committee heard ■mo ments on the proposed Boulder can>on dam. The Pepartment of Agriculture bo I gan Its campaign .against the poultry pest . J. K ltooaer was appointed director I of the Justice department's investi gation bureau. Secretary Wilbru and Rear Admiral | Moffett outlined aviation needs to a house committee. A. W Hall of Pennsylvania was at*. ! i-otnlrd ittrector of the bureau of ett i graving and printing. tyffu-lal phases of the inauguration I of President Oooltdge Mach 4, w ere | sgseed upon at a White House con j fersnoe. ITesid nt molldgs. It wag made | Known. |a recogntiing In patrojvngre | matters, the reading out of the repub I lioan party of Insurgents who opposed | Ids election. I: was learned that the Washington government will engage tn no Conti'S* i versa on the .object of gun elevation | until congress makes known tta alt* tuds on fie question of approprlstlng funds I -• »