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CITY EDITION y V0L 54_NO 168 OMAHA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1924. *_TWO CENTS SfTvec* "ta. E°Mwh«fJ.utt*‘ '— ■ '
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Stockyards
Preparing
to Expand
Increase in Capital Stock Is
Planned to Take Care of
Anticipated Business and
Neccsary Equipment.
Final Action January 12
In preparation for business expan
sion, which is looked for in the lm
mediate future, the Omaha Union
^ Stockyards company is making ar
rangements to Increase is capital
stock.
The increase may lie from $7,500,000
to $12,000,000. This expansion will
take the form of a stock dividend.
The net result will he that the pres
ent stockholders will forego the dis
tribution of cash dividends and take
instead additional stock.
From the standpoint of the stock
yards company, this plan insures ad
ditional capital which will make pos
sible the carrying out of plans for
enlarged equipment, to care for in
creased business anticipated within
the next few years.
For the city of Omaha it means as
surance that the stockyards company
will be able to maintain its position
ns the second livestock market in the
country.
Those who are familiar with the de
tails of the plan and with the need
for expanded stockyards facilities are
enthusiastic concerning the proposi
| tlon.
oiflclal action in the matter will be
taken at the annual meeting of the
stockholders on January 12. At that
time, too, further details of the pro
gram back of the plans will be an
nounced.
“The enlarged capital facilities
which will thus be placed at the com
mand of the stockyards company will
he a fine New Year's gift to Omaha."
This is the way one of the men fa
miliar with the plans expressed the
situation.
It Is generally reported that the
stock dividend will be on the basis of
33 1-3 per cent. Should this be the
decision, each holder of three
shares of stock would be given a
share as a dividend. The stock is
now selling near $120.
Capital Stock Increase.
At the same meeting It is expected
that the company will increase its
capital stock to $12,0p0.000.
The stockyards company would be
the largest organization In Omaha un
der tile new capitalization. At pres
ent the Omaha and Council Bluffs
Street Railway company is the larg
est corporation, with $9,000,000., of
which $5,000,000 is common stock and
$4,000,000 preferred stock.
| The $7,500,000 capital sUick of the
stockyards company fs all common
Block. There is a bond issue of
$700,000 ahead of the common stock.
Everett Buckingham, president of
the company, declared Friday noon
that It was "too premature to make
any announcement.”
‘However, we are contemplating
something like that,” he said.
The stockyards company recently
started construction of Its new mil
lion-dollar building. It is hoped to
have it completed by the end of 1925.
COOLIDGE SENDS
LETTER TO RITTER
Washington, Deq. 26.—William M.
Fitter, founder of the W. M. Ritter
1^1 I,umber company, Ohio, was publicly
commended today by President Cool
idge for his action In giving to em
ployes of his company a quarter of
the capital atock of his concern as a
Christmas present.
Coolldge on reading the announce
ment of Ritter's action In today's
newspapers, sent him this letter:
"I have been very much Interested
In reading the fine thing you h.ivi
done for those in your employ at
Christmas time. Such acts of gen
erosity cannot help but lead to liet
% ter cooperaton and undemanding
between the employers and employes,
and you are to be commended for
the fine example you have shown.'’
Wheat Selling at $2
Equals Wartime Prices
Portland, Ore., Dec. 26.—Wheat
prices reached the $2 mark here to
day for the first time since, war-time
prices prevailed. Two dollars a
bushel was hid for Big Bend blue
stem at today’s session of the local
exchange.
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We Have
With Us
Today
,1. II. IIANNON,
Fremont,
I .and Owner.
^0 Mr. .1. K. llannon arrived In Ome
Ini Friday and spoke Friday noon at
n Joint meeting of the executive,
legislative and agricultural commit
tees of the Chamber of Commerce.
Ills subject was the proposed child
Isbor amendment.
I Mr. Hanson farm* 10,non acres of
" lend In Hodge county. He contend
ed, In hi* talk, that a farm, *n office
or an Industrial plant were prefer
able place* for a youth than the
•tre»f* nr poolroom* w-here unem
ployed ^oung men congregate
Dorothy Wilcox Weds
New York Illustrator
Mis. James Williamson.
At 'a quiet wedding ceremony per
formed Friday afternoon at 5, Miss
Dorothy Wilcox was married to
James Williamson of New York, by
Dean McOlnley at Trinity cathedral.
The bride, the first duchess of the
year's court of Ak-Sar-Ben to be wed,
is the daughter of B. A. Wilcox, and
the bridegroom is a former Omaha
\>oy, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Williamson.
James Connell and Miss Katherine
Davis were the only attendants,
and the bride's sister, Jeanette, the
only guest.
Mr. Williamson graduated a year
n.vo from Yale and has been suceess
fi l in New York as an illustrator. His
bride is one of the fashion pace-setters
o( Omaha.
The couple left Friday evening for
a honeymoon in Briarcliff, N. Y., and
will make their home in New York
city.
Stock Market
Takes High Turn
Aft er Holiday
j
Crain Centers Display Un-j
usual Buoyancy; Corn and
Wheat Prices Slowly Ad
vance During Day.
By Assoelntnl PreM.
New York, Dec. 26.—Wall street
was treated to another surprise to
day when the stock market, In defi
ance of the traditional dull and fea
tureless price movements in the first
post-holiday session, developed anoth
er burst <>f bullish enthusiasm under
the leadership of the copper shares,
which contributed 18 of the 47 new
1924 high records established during
ttie day.
Net gains in the active issues
ranged from 1 to 7 1-2 points, with
the general industrial average being
carried to the highest level since the
postwar boom in 1919. While trading
was not on as extensive scale as In
some of the late November markets,
the day’s sales fell only slightly short
»«f 1,600,000 shares.
Heavy Copper Bovine.
Heavy buying of the copper share*
was predicted upon the establish
ment of a new high price for the year
In the east by the red metal at 15
cent* a pound, and speculative ex
pectation of dividend resumption or
Increase by some of the Inrger com
panies. American Smelting and Re
fining was the leader In that group,
crossing par for the first time In
seven years. Anaconda, Chile, Utah,
Inspiration, Magma, Butte and Su
perior and Cerro de Pasco also sold
t new high levels.
bnlted States Steel, common, and
New Turk Central each touched
119 3-4, the highest price In seven
and 12 years, respectively. American
Locomotive crossed 102 to the high
est price since the split-up of the stock
In 1923. Other issues to sell at new
tops were Ludlam Steel, Cnlted States
Cast Iron Pipe. Worthington Pump,
Texas Gulf Sulphur, Sears-Roebuck,
Nash, Hudson and General Motors,
Mack Truck*. American Car snd
Foundry, Radio corporation. Phlladel
phla company and Norfolk A West
ern.
Corn Price Increases.
The grain marketa were unusually
buoyant. Wheat prices surged up
3 3-4 to 4 3-4 cent* a bu*hel to the
highest level* of the year, with the
December delivery Hosing at $1,77 1-4
and May at 181 1-4 Heavier foreign
buying, based on reports of a smaller
world supply, contributed to the
strength "f the market. Corn prices
moved up In sympathy with wheat,
while a contention |n the volume of
• i elpt* enrouragad bidding. Closing
>i If1 -a of $1.27 12 a bushel for I ***
i ember anti $1,311-2 for May repre
rfcntctl not gains of 1 3 4 Iff 2 7 3 cents
Itlu/.c Kill* Three.
Buffalo, N. V.. I»cc 26. Three
men nir known Iff l>0 dead a* a rc
silt of a fire of unknown origin that
gutted the Washington hotel, north
Tonawnnnda, early today. The prop
city damage was estimated at lie
tween $75,000 and $100,000.
The dead; Paul Koppe. 50, Charles
Smith, 40, and John Bocke, 42, all
lodger*.
Scien
vV
Find Traces
of Typhoid
Autopsy Upon Body of Young
McClintock Discloses Evi
dence of Disease to Which
./ Death Was Ascribed.
Probe to Be Continued
Ity ,\. J. LORENZ,
Inhcr-al Service Staff ('nrre-pnndent.
Chicago, Dec. 20.—Trace? of ty
phoid fever, to which the death of
William Nelson McClintock was as
crlbed, were found by pathologist?
who made I heir preliminary report
to. tlie authorities today, after a
minute examination of the young mil
lionaire's body.
Although a cursory examination of
young McClintock’s body revealed
"nothing auspicious." according to
the report of Dr. William McNally,
coroner's physician, Chief Justice
Harry Olson, who ordered the Inve?
tigation, today declared that the
probe would be continued.
Probe to Coni in ue.
"I never expected that poison or
anything of that sort would be
found," Judge Olson said.
“It would not surprise me at all
if the autopsy clearly showed that
McClintock died of typhoid fever, as
his physicians said.
"But the autopsy will not he the
end of It. •
"The whole story has not been told.
Much remains to be cleared up and
the Investigation should not end un
til it Is clear that McClintock's death
was natural."
The performing of the autopsy in
this case, said Cornoer Wolf, “was
rendered specially difficult by the
fact that the body had been em
balmed."
Coroner Is Silent.
The coroner was silent when asked
whether remnants of solid food had
been found in the stomach or in
testines. In reply to the question
whether poison had been found.
Coroner Wolf said:
"If I could answer that question, 1
could give you a complete statement
Some medicines, you know, contain
poisons. Then, too. if we were to
pursue the theory that certain defi
nlte posons were present, we might
destroy other important evidence.”
Dr. Rufus D. Stolp, who attended
McClintock from the time he was
taken ill after the Dartmouth-Har
vard football game, apparently of in
fluenza. was questioned by Stales At
torney Robert E. Crowe today.
Fiance Not Exrludrd.
The physician denied that he had
issued orders excluding Miss Isabelle
Pope, McClintock's fiancee, from the
(Turn to Pas* Two. Column One I
PUBLISHERS ARE
AGAINST BOOST
Washington, Dec. 26.—Publishers of
trade papers, appearing today before
the Joint congressional committee
which Is conducting hearings on the
administration postal rate Increase
bill, opposed any advance In second
class mall rates. They asserted that
congress, Instead of advancing them,
should lake steps to adjust downward
the second-class rates, which were In
creased In 1916 as a war measure.
fleorge C. Lucas, director of trans
portation of the National Publishers'
association, argued that second class
mall matter was unjustly charged In
the Postofflce department's cost as
certainment report with certain allo
cation for overhead expenses and for
city and rural free delivery.
Asserting that the government
should get Its revenue largely through
the parcel post for the postal salary
Increase approved by congress at the
last session. Mr. Lucas suggested g 5
cent service charge on each pgfcel
post package.
DITCH VICTIM
ASKS DAMAGES
I.uther N. Rrenholm, proprietor of
the ('mini'll Bluff* Carpet Cleaning
and Uug factory, filed ault In district
court Friday ssking damages of $555
from the city of Council Rluffs for
damage done to his establishment by
wnter overflowing from Tettlbone
ditch.
Rrenholm’* petition assert* that the
city caused the water to overflow
when the atreet department obstruct
ed the ditch near Saventeenth atreet
and Broadway on October 1.
Motion Picture Staged
for Blind in New York
New York. Dec. 26—Twelve hun
dred blind men, women and children
sat In a darkened theater today and
"saw" their first motion picture. The
tending of art atmospheric narrative,
with a rhythmic arrangement togeth
er with special music, enabled the
audience In conceive the story as It
was unreeled on the screen.
The hero of the screen story was
a blind light house keeper. The com
tinny which produced It Intend* to
make an other picture which will he
arranged esperlnllv for blind and!
e rices.
Zero Again at Norfolk.
Norfolk, Neh., Dec. 26. -Compara
tively warm weather during the day
vgnlahed tonight when th* mercury
again dropped to around sero Coun
try road* ar* reported In b*d condi
tion.
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Auto Crash Victim Describes Her
Wild Ride on Pilot of Locomotive
Mrs. Mary Clark, 19, Carried for 12 Miles Clinging to Head
of Engine After Train Had Demolish Automobile
in Which She Was Rid ingWith Relatives.
Indianapolis, Dec. 26. — "I've
thanked God a thousand times
that I'm alive,” sobbed Mrs. Mary
Clark, 19, as she lay on a hospital
cot here today and described a
Christmas night ride of 12 miles
on the locomotive pilot of the
Knickerbocker special, a fast New
York Central train running from
Indianapolis to New York. Mrs.
Clark was caught on the pilot when
the train demolished an - automo
bile at a crossing here, killing one
member of her family and Injur
ing two others.
Mrs. Clark's mother-in-law, Mrs.
Clyde Clark, died of injuries. Ken
neth Clark, 22, husband of Mrs.
Mary Clark, and Clyde Clark,
Kenneth’s father, were injured.
"Billy” Ilartman, 20 months-old
nephew of Mrs. Kenneth Clark, es
caped uninjured.
"It was the most terrifying ex
perience I ever expect to have,"
said Mrs. Clark as she told of
clinging to the locomotive until
she finally became unconscious and
was swept off into a ditch where
she was found hy a farmer who
heard her scream.
Mrs. Clark paid as the automo
bile started across the tracks she
heard a terrific crash and then
remembered nothing until she found
herself on the engine pilot.
"I was still somewhat dazed, she
sa^ld, "but I realized where I was
and I apparently had enough pres
ence of mind to cling to some kind
of an irbn bar on the head of the
locomotive. "I screamed, Bhrieked
and shouted until my throat be
came so raw I was unable to make
further outcry. It seemed that I1
was flying, the train was going so
fast.
"The minutes seemed like hours
and the wind was so strong I was
afrflld to turn around and look
ahead. It was the coldest wind I
ever felt.
"T felt that It would be only a
question of a few second until I
would he dashed to the tracks l>e
low and ground to pieces. It Jis
terrible. I prayed to Ood to give
me strength to hang on Just a lit
tle further. I also asked that if
he intended to take me to please
spare Kenneth and the rest of the
family.
• "I thought of Kenneth snd his
father and mother and little Billy
many times as the train sped on
and I wondered If they had been
killed. I prayed and prayed that
they be saved.”
Snow Filled Roads
Hinder Marketing
Cash Price of Wheat and Corn
Takes Upward Trend After
Light Receipts of Grain.
Special PI*patch to Tha Omaha Bee.
Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 26.—Grain
price* climbed upward here today as
a result of the Impassable conditions
of the roads from drifted snow.
Movement of grain was almost at a
standstill as a result of this eondi
tlon and prices began to creep up
ward slowly soon after the opening
of the market.
Corn sold for $1.^1 • a raise of two
cents over the previous high cash
price. Wheat crawled from $1.53 to
$1.61 a bushel which was a new high
cash price.
Many farmers have been holding
their corn In the belief that the grain
will sell for *1.50 a bushel by spring.
Some of this held grain will be com
ing In to the market soon, dealer* de
clare.
The dealers expect to see s large
amount of wheat thrown onto the
market within the next few days.
COOLIDGE AVERS
ALLIES WILL AGREE
Washington. Dec. !«.—President
Coolldge Is confident thst a satisfac
tory arrangement will be reached by
the allied nations and Germany with
respect to evacuation of the Cologne |
bridgehead.
This confidence on the part of the
president is- based on the ability
shown by the Kuropean governments
within recent months to reach agree
inents affecting their own welfare, be
ginning with the arrangement to sub
mit the reparations prohlem to a
committee of experts, the general
adoption of the report of that com
mittee, and the willingness to begin
payments under the Dawes plan.
Ths American government has no
official Interest in the question of the
Cologne evsrvajlon. and consequent
ly no sctlon by the United States Is
required or contemplated on the
msttsr. Ths United States, however,
has a generel Interest In anything
affecting ths welfare of Kurope, and
accordingly officials In Washington
wilt give attention In an unofficial
way to the action to he taken by the
council of ambassadors at Its meet
ing tomorrow tn Parts snd to the
forthcoming flnsl reports of the mili
tary control commission concerning
the status of Oerman disarmament.
Nrw District Attorney
to Br Named for Boston
Washington. Dec. "B,— It was Indi
rated today at the White House that
Harold P. Williams will be appointed
United States district attorney at
Boston,
William* now I* the dlutrlrt uttor
ney of Plymouth end Norfolk roun
tie*. The federal vacancy for which
ha has been recommended we*
reused by the recent removal of
United States Attorney Robert O.
Harris by President rool|d*e after a
controversy with Department of Jus
tice officials, nrowln* out of com
plaints lodged a*nlnet hla adminis
tration.
(loolitlgr Vt ill Ufciilt*
on Tamii-Arim (la-w
Wnshlnston. Dec, '.'B President
UoolIdKS la Rlvltik the TaciiH Arlc.i
arbitration case his personal attention ]
and expects II to lie* ready f-*f an .
nounceinent within two itiontlis. He'
I* helm; assisted In the preparation'
of his decision by Secretary Hustles J
The announcement todty tat the
White House that the 'I'm tin Arlcu
decision anon would be ready for dc
livery to the Uhllenn and Peruvian
Rovernment follows similar stale
menl* previously made that the dec!
elon would be msde public early In
the new year.
Rancher Found
Frozen to Death
—
Body of John Dempsey Dis
covered in Home; Had
Been Dead One Week.
Special Dispatch la Tha Omaha Bee.
Sturgis, S. D., Dec. 26.—John
Dempsey, 36, rancher living near
here, was found in his ranch house
frozen to death this morning.
Neighbors of the rancher went In
search of him after be had not been
seen for more than a week.
The dead man had lived alone for
some time. He was a man of regu
lar habits, but would often stay on
his ranch for a week or more, seeing
no one.
Because of the extremely cold
weather his failure to appear in town
or at any of the ranch houses was
ignored. It was thought that he con
•ddered the weather too cold for vis
iting.
The coroner declared that the man
had been dead at least a week before
the body was found. It is thought
that he was taken IH during the
storm whicli swept over South Da
kota last week and was unable to
leave his bed to tend the Are In the
stove.
BOXER ARRESTED
IN MAIL THEFT
Chico, <’»!., Dec. 26.—Cheater
j Goudy. known heie a» a prize fighter,
la being held In the local jail In
i onnectlon with a 145,000 mail rob
bery In Crystal City, Mo., recentlq.
Goudy was arrested yesterday on an
indictment of the federal grand jury
in St. I-nuls.
According to announcement here,
three of the robbers Were killed by
authorities in effecting their caplure.
Although Goudy denies participation
in the holdup, he is Intimately ac
quainted with men known to have
participated in the crime, police say
he has admitted.
Goudy waa arrested at the home of
an uncle. Postal Inspectors and
police declare that he waa traced to
Chico by means of an automobile
thought to have been stolen, and by
his mall.
BANKER’S HEALTH
WILL BE PROBED
Chicago, liec. —At the request of
District Attorney Kdwln A. Olson'of
Chicago, Department of .Justice offl
dais In southern California have been
asked to Investigate the state of
health of John W. Worthington, for
mer private hanker, on(*e known as
"the wolf of La Salle street," who Is
under in year sentence upon convic
tion of using the malls to defraud.
Worthington's appeal recently was
denied hy the I'nlted Slates supreme
court and his attorneys hava reprs
sented that ha was In California, too
111 to go to prison at Atlanta. Worth
ington was convicted In connection
with the sale of some of his promo
tional securities, by which many poor
persons were victimised
Wall Street to Finance
Another Movie Concern
New York, Dec. 2*»—Another largo
motion picture enter prim* will return
to Wall ptreel for new financing next;
week,i when Pnl vernal Picture# will'
nmrket < .1,000,000 of It# preferred
Miin-k. Public offering of the nharen
| will Ik* m#'lc through it Imnking j
' group liomlol by IMIlon, Road and
• ninpnnv. tinder ai plan which will
give put*« hn#*'t h an option lo buy the
rom|Mn\ # common altN'k over # i*c
i |od of vent #.
Other t heat tic# 1 enterprise# which
Wall pfreet ha# fin#need In recent
'ear# tin hide the Knmou# Players
I Lanky corporation, Metro ftoMw.vn
picture# and th# 8hubert chain of
theater*.
Woman Ties
Up. McCoy
Death Jury
Court Attaches Believe Group
Stands 11 to 1 for Acquit
tal Deadlock and No
Verdict Feared.
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Judge Calls Conference
Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 26.—Late
today the Jury, sitting in the trial of
Kid McCoy for the murder of Mrs.
Theresa W. Mors last August, stood
11 to one in favor of acquittal, ac
cording to court attaches. One
woman they said, was holding out
for conviction.
I,os Angeles, Dec. 26.—Indications
that the jury sitting In the trial of
Kid McCoy, ex pugilist, charged with
-.lie murder of Mrs. Theresa W, Mors
! last August, was deadlocked, were
had when Judge Charles 8. Crail
called the 12 to a conference here
| late today. Court attaches antic!-?
pated no early verdict.
udge Crail called the jurors to the
conference at 5:10 p. m. From the
discussion In open court It was evi
dent that contentions had arisen con
cerning reference to notes taken dur
Ig the trial by the jurors.
Judge Makes Killing.
From the criminal rode the Judge
intercepted It a privilege of the juror
to refer to notes taken during the
trial or opinions written by the Indl
vidual jurors before they adjourned
to the jury's deliberation rooms.
After the conference the jurors ad
journed for dinner and were to re
sume deliberations at 8 p. m. Un
less a verdict was reached they
would be locked up for the night at
10 p. m.. Judge Crail announced.
While the jury held his future In I
the balance, McCoy talked and joked;
with his jailers in the reception room |
of the county jail across the street,
from the courthouse.
"I can't believe they will convict
me, ’ he said. "Theresa was the only
woman I ever loved, and I did not
i kill her. She committed suicide."
AGED BLUFFS
WOMAN DIES
i Mr*. AIM-i Changstrom, 69, mother ■
of Carl and John Changstrom of1
Omaha, died Thursday evening at
the home of her daughter. Mrs. P.
Turnquist, 163 Hast Graham avenue, |
Council Bluff* She had been ill for i
six weeks.
Mrs. Changstrom was born In
Sweden, but had lived In Council
Bluff* since 1893. Her husband died
several year* sgo. and she Is *ur
vived by her two sobs and by two
daughters. Mr*. Turnquist and Mr*.
1 .awrence Anderson of Council Bluffs.
Her son, Carl, Is proprietor of the
changstrom Motors company of
Omaha.
SOUTH OMAHA
PIONEER DIES
John Shambles, 73, who was cine of
the pioneer blacksmiths of South
Omaha, died Thursday at Plsgaji, la.,
where lie had lived for the Iasi five
years. He first came to South Oma
ha In 1871.
He la survived by hi* wife, Lucy;
two sons, Lester and Leslie, of Oma
ha. and by a sister. Mr*. Albert Wil
son. of Council Bluffs.
Atlantic Holds Festivities
Around Municipal Tree
Atlantic, Is., Dec. 28.—The beau
tiful municipal Christmas tree near
a prominent Intersection In the
downtown district was the center of
Chrlstmaa eve festivities her* Wed
nesdsy evening. Nipping air end
happy folks all contributed to bring
about the pervading spirit of Christ
mas.
Atlantic Klks also spread good
cheer among the kiddle* of the city
Thursday with a theater party and
dinner for those who might not
otherwise enjoy a sumptuous re
past.
Churches of the city observed
Christmas in cantata and aong and
also unfolded Vulertde truth* In story
and song.
Ire Seven Inehe* Thiek
on Blue River at Beatrice
Beatrice. Dec. ?«.—Owing to the
sever# cold weather of th# U»t aeek.
Ice on th# Blue river at thla point haa
reached a thlcknea* of about aeven
fnchee. Provided the cold weather
rontlnuea cutting will b* atarte<l her#
aoon.
\ Mtulala Cut Tree.
T O'Jtare. 25! Morgan at reel, re
ported to Council Bluffs police that
vandal* Jiad chopped down a largo
cellar tree on hi* lawn Thursday
night.
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13 noon .11 • P ra. ..If
Mrs. Wickham Dies;
Second Crash Victim
1 |m,,i,m in ii 11 i Hi mu -j
Wilbur to Issue
Statement for
Naval Committee
Bill Does Not Include Provi
sions for Increase of Navy
—Senate May Inquire
' About Gu ns.
Washington, Dec. 26.—Secretary'
Wilbur ivegan work today on a state
ment he will make to the senate
naval committee Monday when it i
takes up the appropriation bill for!
the coming fiscal year.
Chairman Hale of the committee j
has submitted to Wilbur a list of i
questions on which committee mem
bers desire information. The secre
tary did not indicate today what spe
cific points as to conditions in the
fleet or the naval plant ashore the
! committee inquired, but he said his
■statement would overlap the state
ment he made to the house naval ap
propriations subcommittee only in
certain features.
No Provisions for Inrreasement
The appropriation bill does not In
clude provisions for the Increase of
the navy or for carrying out the
modernization program, those pro
jects having teen Included In a
separate measure when authorisation
for the work was given by congress
The question of providing the funds
| to carry out this work still is before
'the budget director, and the appro
| priation bill now before the senate
naval committee has to do with the
\ ordinary expenditures for the navy
■ in the fiscal year 1925-28.
There have been intimations that
the senate committee proposed to
inquire particularly on the question
of gun elevations. Secretary Wilbur
would not say, however, whether the
questions he had received touched
on this subject.
Investigates Records.
Wilbur took occasion today to look
up records of the naval battle off
Pan Diego and the logs of certain
ships engaged In the fighting along
the Cuban coast In 1998 In order to
verify a recollection he had that j
American ships at that time had been j
listed in order to increase the rang** j
of their etms, a procedure which has!
i been experimented w ith recently by j
both the British and American ns j
vies. He found that the battleship;
Indiana, on July 11, after the naval
engagement and w hile endeavoring to
) bombard the city of Santiago over a
high bluff, had swung her two main j
I liattery turrets to the offshore side
which listed the ship several degrees;
and added to the elevation of her j
eight-inch secondary battery on the
shoreward side
Wilbur aleo found In old American i
and British scientific magazines com J
parlsons of the American and Span- j
Ish navies made before war was de
clared between those two countries.
The "experts'' of that day. he discov
ered, held the two navies to b« rela
tively equal In strength as far as
their ships were concerned, although
the Spanish naval strength consisted!
largely of heavily armored fast • ri>“ !
ers, while the American navy includ
ed a far larger proportion of battle 1
ships. The secretary made no com j
ment in connection with his cxpls
nations Into the old records, savins j
h» had 1-voked these matters up onl'
to verify his own recollections
Cannrrir* Claim Parker*
Should Do All Kind* of ^ ork
Washington. Deo **—The Caltfcr
nta Co-Operative canneries, through
Its Washington attorney, today asked
the restrict of Columbia supreme
court to vacate the consent decree '
under which the packer* agreed to I
divorce themselves from all business'
not related to the meat Industry.
The orgnnUcation contends the dr .
t ree Is void because of lack of juris
diction of the court to enforce It an I
because It enjoins the packing com
pa tiles from engaging In activities
practiced by othop concerns without
Interference by the government.
\itrhiaon Nr" Inlrr*tat<*
Commrrcp $m»cn is»»r
Washington, IV. ?* t inter In
to slate commerce crtttmfsslon senior !
tty. Policy Commissioner Clyde P
Vllchlscn of Oregon vvdl become]
chairman. January t. succeeding
tVmmlsstivner Henry Hsll of Colo |
ratio, who ha* served In that |>o*t
during the calendar year lift
Financier’s
Wife Dies
of Injuries
Two Deaths Now Recorded in
Council Bluffs Grade
Crossing Accident;
Mother at Bedside.
Coroner Orders Inquesl
X __
Mrs. E. A. Wickham died at *:5"
Friday night as a result of Injuries
suffered when the automobile in
which she was riding was struck by
a train Christmas eve. /
Mrs. Wickham, wife of E. A Wick
ham, one of the most widely known
financiers of southwestern Iowa, had
been in a critical condition ever since
the accident which took the life of
Miss Florence Brodahi, special nurse
for Mr. Wickham, and injured Mr.
Wickham, Mrs. Wickham and their
son, Bernard.
She suffered a fractured right arm,
several fractured ribs and internal
injuries.
Shortly after 5 Friday night the
entire family was called to the hos
pital. Mrs. Wickham had taken a
turn for the worse and was not ex
pected to live. She lost conscious
ness a short time later and died be
fore she could be aroused from the
state of semi-coma.
Mrs. Dan Farrell, mother of Mrs.
Wickham, was at the bedside when
Mrs. Wickham died. A brother. Dr.
William Farrell, had not reached
Council Bluffs from his home at
Aberdeen. S. D. He had been e::
peoted hourly throughout the day. It
is believed that he will be in Coun
cil Biuffs early this morning.
A coroner's Jury began its Investi
gation of the accident Friday.
The Jury, composed of J. Philip
Orchard, J. E. Swan and Stuart Short,
visited the scene of the accident at
the Rock Island crossing on South
avenue, but will not hold Its formal
Inquest until one of the two Injured
persons is able to tell how the acci
dent occurred.
Mr. Wickham and Bernard were
pronounced out of danger Thursday.
Miss Brodahi was buried at Wahoo,
her home, Friday. Her father. John
Brodahi, is seriously ill and was un
able to come to Council Bluffs to es
cort the body hack home.
ELECTION TO BE
HELD IN BELLEVUE
Voters of Bellevue will hold a spe
rial eelct:on Wednesday to pass on the
proposal to Issue J33.000 In bonds for
extensions of the lighting and paving
systems of the town.
The larger part of the bond issue,
if it is approved, will be used to ex
tend the lighting system, but the
proposal also provides for a pared
road extending from the north line
of Sarpy county to the south limit*
of Bellevue, providing a continuous
paved road to Omaha.
The issue is being strongly support
ed In many quarters in the belief that
Fort Omaha residents would move to
Bellevue If the Improvements were
provided.
AMERICAN CONSUL
DIES AT COLOGNE
Washington, Dec. 18—Francis -J.
Dyer. American consul at Coblena,
died today at Cologne. The State de
partment was notified that his death
was due to paralysis.
Dyer, wheat one time was a Wash
ington correspondent for Los Angeles
and San Francisco newspapers en
tered the consular service in 191S.
He was born at Dyersville. la.. June
51, 1884. and established his home In
San Francisco.
DETECTIVES FIND
BOMB WRAPPER
l.e« Angeles. lAec. !*.—InvestIga
tons today found the wrapping paper
cover of the "Christmas gift" bomb
nhlrh exploded and probably fatally
Injured Ernest M Torch!* at Glen
dale. The paper l-ore a Saa Fran
cisco postmark Officers are Sow
looking for the sender's address torn
off by the victim In opening the
package yesterday.
FOUR KILLED IN
AUTO-TRAIN CRASH
** Associated Trees
Springfield. O , TVc •*—Four per
son* were Instantly killed at a grade
crossing of the Rig Four railroad In
South Charleston Tike, near here this
morning when a train hit their auto
mobile The dead Elijah R Wilson.
St. , Motorman Hsrrv Wilson, fS. a
brother Mr*. Gladys Wilson, and
Marjorie Wilson, ?, all of Springfield.
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