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WEATHER FORECAST ^TP TT i \\ \ \ T T \ "\/ 1VTT1VT PT THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Nebraska: Slightly colder, possibly I M | £ s f | W | / \ I ■ / 1 y XV.lL ▼ P 4 j .1,, not think much of a man who snow. is not wiser than he was yesterdaye ■_ __ | _Abraham Lincoln. CITY EDITION _ VQL, 63-NO. 172.'... OMAHA, THURSDAY, JANUARY~l7 ~i9iirr~~~~TWO CENTS'- i5Kl.ir --; nICTIM 8* I S925 Brings Prosperity > Nebraska Sipns Point to UnprB'o ented Business With ~arnicr in Van of Money Maker. lustry on Firm Basis '* new year, 1925, beckons Ne ka on. period of unprecedented pros •y seems to be at hand. All signs t to an unusual year along every of business activity. Impetus has given by the excellent agrlcul 1 position Nebraska finds Itself he election of President Coolidge by the faith of the people of ha in the natural and sure vth of their city. t ie trend of optimism for the year nil. h was ushered in appropriately at. 12:01 today has a substantial basis. The e is every indication that 1925 will he a record-breaker. The for warn steps taken by Omaha and Ne bra ka in 1924 will be exceeded by i the of 1925. 'traskans in reviewing the ac tiv s of the last year point to the inn sod bank deposits in Omaha ’ banks as a criterion of the future. lt:ir'- clearings, they admit, have folk f considerably, but still they : poin he fact that there are two less s in Omaha today than in fnri» )-s. “The more banks the L mor« .lugs," bunkers say. S Bt. j.iiso say Omahans are sav ing -i j money. Th3 1924 resources I of t e building and loan associations I shoe :ng a total of *30,250,043 as com B pai • to *71,841.401 in 1923. This in ■ crease in savings, they say, has taken j|5 money away from the r lea rings. B Many Omahans are depositing their B money in the building and loan assn B els '‘ ms In preference to banking ■ In the manufactOring end of B Omaha’s industries. the packing I plants on the south side showed the l greatest Increase. Their products B were worth *10,000,000 more than in Manufacturing as a whole showed | »5Ban increase of approximately *7,000, 'T 0<l0 In 1924 over 1923. Omaha as the largest butter pro-] drcing center in the world produl d *21331.*95 worth of butter and other d.v"v products In 1924. This Is more 1 11* 1 *1.000.000 worth of the same ]/-d lets manufactured than In 1923. Tb“ retail business In Omaha In | 3011 exceeded that of 1923 by *7.000,-1 000. This lnereas*showed Nebraskans , are not “broke.” Omaha merchants Vs j|that if the city hail good roads frn^r many directions leading into the citler this figure would have doubled aV.d perhaps trebled. : PCoxlmately *2.000.000 more In gro ries was distributed by Omaha job' rs throughout Omaha s trade teri 'e-y during the past year. Many tl jobbers have salesmen travel ■ ^^.,3'far r i s t : i -- t!i*- I ’ l' i! i ■ ■ BHBH esl.-i'i : '-!! ' < fell .iff sliallll', he ||gj|B^ ill sllOW'd ' 1 . i:: i ' 1 < '' il 'lie j|^g|^f||f| I'M i - ' 11: I , 1 11 e . , t ]| la •• Is f, , < - - > receipt s .-f I'm; BB^B ing tie - a il- til! , ,l|.e ’ hi ||||||g||^L d largest li'-est'H'i; < e,, i , ,- ,.f . . HHH| ’ r j . S1": t h Sid, '"'"kli,, -I , < ■ HHH ','.301 in,,IP head f * than they did in i'Ol and I, "i." ■■■ ords fur this market. -finer managers, and agents i e :■ celr *'',500.000 more money In * ns in 1924 than in 1923. This nount of premiums makes , ^^nBrn one of the important, centers i O* ,|mce in the country. ip Cc unty Farm Bureau /ting to Ho Hold Jan. 10 a, la , liter. 31.—The annual ' of the Page county farm ' 111 tie held In Ctaiindo, Sat January 1ft. Punch will he at mam, followed by the bun ion and annual election of The principal speaker on rnnoe s program will he C”. 1!. i, president of the livestock jrs’ cooperative commission n if Knst St. Tatuls. Anyone In ti In bettering farming as a i. -ss Is Invited to this meeting. Moral Sorvioo Hold for Livi C. Shonvin i teral services for 1-evl C. Bher . 8k, who died Monday at the ie of a son, ft. C. Sheiwln, 3104 ie D, were held yesterday morn at the Cutler chnpel. tie had -I In Council Bluffs for 13 years body will ho sent, to Missouri I- /, la., for burial this morning. m (M-ralitro Drops to 27 H< low Zero at Clarinda r I rub i In., free. 11, A drop of i.wgree* Satiu'ilay night brought ♦ *inpf*ratur« down to 27 below. n-ad.—jMin, Nathaniel Brownfield, ''are .*« resident of Cowul, died iday. Shf* win horn rtf Montleello, , Jn 1888. She wn« president of Indies’ Aid norlety of the Method rhureli for «evf»ral yearn. Her hun d find two children survive. r- \ Straight Ahead! It will lie the purpose of The Omaha Bee, during 1925, to look straight ahead, to work straight ahead. The goal of a greater news paper, as the goal of a greater Ne braska and a greater Oma ha, lies al ways straight ahead. We will seek to interpret those pro grams for community building and ad vancement that have as their central theme, the ideal straight ahead. The new year opens with every promise of improved con ditions. We will make much or little of them as we have the courage to move forward. Therefore The Omaha Bee of fers as the slogan for a greater Nebraska -Straight Ahead. N____' Doubt on French Debt Is Relieved by Mvron Herriek Washington Officials Refuse lo Comment on Statement Made by^Minister of Finance in Paris. Washington, Dec. 31—The Wash ington government was in possession tonight of official information trans mitted by Ambassador Herrick in Paris after nls conversations with Premier Ilerriot and M. Clemente!, French finar.ee minister, which obvi ously removed much of the uncer tainty that has characterised discus sions Of the Franco American war debt. , Ambassador Herrick's report cased tension in quarters where debt in terest predominated, but from none of the administration officials was any word forthcoming concerning the contents of the Paris cables, nor would State department officers ad mit even the receipt of such reports Inquiries there were met with flat statements that the subject of Her rick's report was not one that could be commented upon. ( Imientel Statement. Unofficial advices from Paris recit ing the statement of M. flementel to Ambassador Herrick in which the French minister recognized the obli gation of bis government to the Unit ed States a if I declared its Intention to honor the debt, were received bv ad ministration leaders with no little satisfaction. The statement that Am tiascnlor Herrick lind transmitter! M. Ciementels remarks to Secretary Hughes, however, produced only a reiteration of the department's deci sion "not to comment." Officials who Idol occasion to talk at length on the French debt ques tion at the time of the publication in France of M. Ciementels balance sheet, which omitted reference to money owed 1ho United .States, re mained silent today. There was no word forthenniing either to disprove receipt of such information from Her rick or to admit the arrival here of the ambassador's dispatches. Officials Noncommittal. Much of the same attitude marked the action of officials here respecting reports of the arrival In New York last night of Montagu Collett Nor man, governor of the Dank of Eng land, and Sir Allen Garrett Ander son, a director of the same Institu tion. At all important offices in the Treasury and Stale departments ami even at the British embassy it was said merely Hi.it nothing was known regarding the mission of the distin guished financiers to this country. Treasury officials admitted only that they had received word of the visit when Governor Strong of the New York federal reserve hank re quested that Hie department extend eustumnry courtesies of the New York port to Norman and Anderson when they arrived. Secretary Mellon, a friend of Norman for years, did not know officially of his presence in this country, nor did Secretary Hughes. “Not Hunting Grouse.” One of the officials, discussing the visit of the British financiers, said it appeared to him personally that they had not left the Bank of England at this time (o come "grouse shooting." here. It was more likely, it wns said, (hat Norman and tils friend, ns fiscal Officers of Great Britain., had a keen Interest in the question of war debts between l lie United Hlates, France anil England, the matter of claims collections from Germany by the United Ktates, which already tins hern the subject of note exchanges between London nnd Wnshhijgton. It also was suggested the financiers might lie Interested In the| attitude of the United States on questions to come up for dim usslon January it hefoi e the allied finance maiistciH in rails ( I Policeman After Train Bandit Shot Illinois Woman Opens Fire on Officers Who Conie to Ar rest Her Sons for Slay ing Agent. By t'nivprual Service. Chicago, Dec. 31.—With his mother defending with a revolver when the authorities came to arrest her son, Anthony Arcadia, 18, was taken into custody today in connection with the holdup of u Northwestern train late last night in which Russell Dickey, an express messenger, was killed. Mi s. Veronica Arcadia, the boy's mother, also was takpn Into custody after she shot and wounded Claus Noelek, police officer, In the shoulder. A brother of Anthony, the officials declared, also is sought. Revolver Was Clue. The arrest of the two members of the Arcadia family was the result, the authorities declared, of swift ac tion on the part of the detectives who found a definite clue to the bandit in the revolver with which he killed Dickey and which he threw from the moving train as it neared (ilencoe, HI., a north shore suburb of Chicago. Another trail was picked up when tlm authorities learned the number of the taxicab which the bandit com mandeered after leaping from the train, and in which he raced to Kvanston, 111., where he was met hy confederates In a large automobile. Iloors Barricaded. The conductor and an express guard described the bandit as a "mere youth,” and they will he taken to the Jail where Arcadia is being held in an effort to Identify him. When the squad of officers arriv ed at the Arcadia home late this af ternoon they found the doors locked and barricaded. As they demolished the door they were confronted by Mrs. Arcadia, who immediately open nil fire on them. The first of the five shots struck Officer Noelek. Cyrus McCormick ' Sued for $500,000 if anchor Head Denies the Charges Contained in Alienation Action. Hy Inf ertiRtittiinl News Seri Ire. New York, Dec. 31.—Attorneys for Cyrus H. McCormick, 65-year-old president of the International Har vester company, denied today there was any basis for the $500,000 aliena tion suit brought against the Chicago millionaire by Edwin VV. Jacobs of New York. Jacobs* complaint charged McCor mick with lavishing presents and money on his 35 year old wife, alleg ing Mrs. Jacobs no longer feels affec tion for her husband. .Vtpormlrk is a son of the late Cyrus Hall McCormick, inventor of the reaping and binding machine. He is a cousin of Harold 11. MdCormick, husband of f}anr;i Walska, opera singer. Cyrus McCormick is a widow er. his wife having dle4] four years ago. MOTHER VISITING DAUGHTER DIES Mr*. Anna C. Mattson, B2, a r**i riant of South Omaha for 32 year*, died Tuesday at the home of her daughter, Mra. O. Hallgren, 4 R11 fierce street, where she Wid heen visiting for several weeks. She was ill only a short time, Iter home was at 2010 O street. She Is survived by her husbsnd. Alfred; by two sons, Carl of Omah i and Alvin of Vom Angeles; by two daughter*. Mrs C). ll.illgren and Mrs Martin Nelson, and by two sister* and one brother. Rr|fislratioiiR Made ill League hy Argentina fly ,\**»ocistril I*rra«. Geneva, Dec. 31. Tito foreign minister of Argentina today regis t< red with the league of nations a treaty on arbitration between Argen tina and Switzerland and a conven tion for reciprocity In gratuitous medical assistance to citizens between Argentina and Belgium. Today’s registrations are interpret ed here as further proof thnt Argen tins now deems itself an active mem ber of the league again. Lodgr of 45 Members Hu* No Deuth in 30 Year* Atlantic, In . Dec. 31.—Since its <n gauizniinn 30 years ngo, Massetm (JaJ camp of the Modern Woodmen of America lodge, has not had to pay ;i single death claim. About 45 mem hers are enrolled. Officers elected f/. the ensuing year arc. James Hmith. V. c.; W. 1*. McCurdy, W. A . Wray Wilson, clerk; Charles I) Wilson, banker, and Charles Marlowe and Krsnke Wlckey, trustees. Farm Home Burn*. Atlantic, In., Dec. 31 Kirn origi nating from a defective flue destroy* i*d the William Edwards farm dwell ign south of Adair, la,, lust Monday. ) The Bee to Give Away 50,000 Rabbits The Omaha Bee will give away 50,000 rabbits Friday. They were killed in a big two day rabbit drive in northeastern Colorado Tuesday and Wednesday. The total number of rabbits killed was 150,000. The Denver Post will distribute 100,000. The rest are on their wj*v by fast Bur lington train to Omaha. The railroad is transporting them free of charge. Promptly on their arrival here City Commissioner Dean Noyes will transport them by truck to the distributing points. And on Friday every fam- ^It wa? one °I the greatest ily in Omaha that wants rab- where The Omaha Bee's rabbit hunts ever staged. Ten rib meat can get it by calling l- R dd.its Will Be thousand hunters scoured Lo at the nearest distributing ... ^ \ v r ■ . £an* Sedgwick, ■vI°ppa.r)' point as shown above. ,lu" ' • • ’ . Yuma, Washington and I hil The Bee will give them Markft p,ace’ B,pventh a,,d Ja'k‘ lips counties. As they were to everybody that wants one. “"Vity Hail, South Omaha. sbot- trucks, wagons and You can have one or two or sixteenth auri Fort. other vehicles followed and more, fis vour rcciuircmcnts Thirtieth and potter. picked them up. One mfln mav ho % Fire Bam. Benson. reported that he shot 266 The rabbits are reported ^"VaVn1 aiw" !S" aJnt'To rabbits himself. And one to be fat with an average of Council Bluffs. black jack rabbit was 6 to 7 pounds. '--/ killed. They are busy now in Colorado gathering up the jacks and bunnies and packing them into the cars. But they will soon be on the way and Omahans may get their ap petites ready. The rabbits are all of fine quality, having fattened largely on Colorado corn dur ing the fall and early winter. All were frozen within a short time after they were shot and they will be prime “eating.” Send to the nearest distributing point for as many as you can eat. It is suggested that sacks be brought along if more than two or three are wanted by one family. ___ Cotton Trade in 1925 to Be Good New York Official Assert* America Must Maintain Her Supremacy. New York, IJec. 31.—General pros perity In the cotton trade In 192 was forecast today by Edward E Bartlett, jr., president of the New York Cotton Exchange, hi a state ment emphasizing the Importance ol a good crop in the south next year and succeeding years, In order that America might maintain supremacy in supplying the greater part of tht world's cotton requirements. As a result of a more satisfactory crop re port in 1924, he said, the cotton Indus try was beginning to recover from tbe ittrfetti conditions cauve-d !P ' im short crops of 1921, 1922 and 1923, due to the ravages of the boll weevil, which had an off year in 1924. "It has been demonstrated that in off weev il years there Is a tendenf on the part of the farmers to slow down in their precautions against the weevil the following year," Mr. Bail iett asserted. "When the farmers let up in their fight against the weevil, the pest gets in its deadliest work and makes greater inroads than ever. "If the south produces another good crop this year it will go far to ward putting the oction Industry on its feet. Lower prices, which natur ally will follow a good crop this year, will increase world consumption and bring prosperity to the industry gen erally.” BLAZING LINER’S TOWLINE BREAKS Dos Angeles, Oal., Dec, 3D—Prog resfl of the Japanese liner Oinyo Mr iu, being towed to Manzanillo. Mex loo, by the Pacific m ait liner Pity of San Francisco following a fir# yester day morning. In which two children were killed and two steerage pas sen gers injured and which for a time threatened destruction of the boat, was checked by the breaking of the tow line late last night, according to n message received by the Federal Tele graph company today. I^ater advices from the Ginyo Maru stated that fire was almost extln guished, but did not indicate whether It had again been taken in tow Names of the dead and injured still are lacking. All passengers end members of the Ginyo’s crew are en route to Manzan lllo on the Julia Luckenberg, the first vessel to arrive at the scene of the fire. Wife of Towa Farmer Ph-s in Omaha Hospital Missouri Valley, To., Dec. 31.—Mrs Joseph Bird. 40. wife of a prominent farmer north of town, died tn an Omaha hospital Tuesday following an iilness of two weeks with pleural pneumonia. Besides her husband site haves several grown children. Afr«. W. A. MrKnight Pi<'«. Shenandoah, In., Dec. 51 Mrs \\\ A. McKnlght. AS, a resident of Shen andoah 25 years, died of heart trouble and complications. Her husband, n sister. Mrs. Henry Barnett of Graham Mo., and a brother. T N. Keith of Kl ein, 111 , survive. Burial was at Gra ham, Mo . Wednesday. 1 /* Count Salm Plans to Enter Movies in U. S. By C. V. BI.KTK1XI. Jijr ln|\rr*»«l f*rrvlre. Paris, Dec. SI.—A new bombshell exploded in Paris social circles to day when It was asserted on good authority that Count Salm Hoog straeten, husband of Millicent ling ers, will go to Hollywood in Feb ruary to act in a new film pro duction on contract with Samuel Goldwyn. When Salm was ques tioned about it, he said: "Well, 1 have got to do some thing for a living, and I have had n great deal of experience In the films." When I nsked Goldwyn if the re port was based on fact, he an swered: ■■mill . atm ard T * dinner together tonight. I have not sign ed anv contract with him as yet, hut I may state that T think him an excellent subject for the pic tures. "He Is photogenic nnd has plenty of sense There is n > reason in the world why he eould not succeed In the films. If the countess will corns also. I am prepared to offer them a good contract for legiti mate work." Bridges Dam a 2ed in Oregon Mood • Farms, Railroads ami wa\ - Flooded in Pacific Northwest Storm. Portland. Ore, l>er. SI.—Rapidly rising rivers and heavy rains in many section* today continued to take n loll in bridge* washed out. and farms, railroads and highway* flooded in the Pacific northwest The damage may teach $2,000,000 or $3,000,000 before »he peak of the flood Is reached—ex peeled by Friday. The Columbia and Wlllfamette rlv er* and many smaller rivers In Ore gon and Washington were swirling near flood stage with huge ice floes md drift logs, clue to sudden thaw s The California and Oregon Coast railroad bridge ncross the Hogue river and the county bridge at Tiller, in southern Oregon, were swept away. Two bridges were jammed by ire at Walla Walla. Wash., and the draw span of the O. W R. A N. bridge trios* the Chehalts river at Aberdeen. Wash., was damaged when the steamer Esther Johnson crashed against It. Railroad train* entering Portland were delayed several hours, due to4 flood water covering the tracks in several part* of the state. l ong Reach Rank Rohhcii nf !* 1.2(H) h\ Two Bandit* I>»ng Peach, Cni.. I>ec. 31.—Two men held up a branch of the Califor nia National bank here today and escaped with about $4,200. K«nk off! rials reported to the police. As the bandits’ automobile pulled iway from the curb the bank nutna ger, W. .1 Towner, drove his mu thine into the vacant space without knowing that the bank bad been robbed. Annual Statistics for 1021 I'..Ii...i ft•<<iralInt£ In Rtnrriuiu'iif ,,'iisiit of .lult I, 1971—799,973. 1927. 1923. 1921. Haul, clf'H 11 Mr t . *1.991,579,000 *7,103,175.000 $7,001,199,119 Haul, <lr|i„tllt . 112,1:10,190 100,793,1011 111,991!,973 Wauiifn, I til iitu . :i 15,140,393 ::9l,HI3.l3it 399.019,311 WIinlrailliiiK 1:11,000,343 189,090.975 179.099,131 I’aililtiE . |ii<mIiiiI« _ 131,971,0150 1 97,915.11:10 199,397.391 Ki'lail In is i it, st . HO,009,1910 1.30,0191,000 157,0011.0110 IlilillliliK A I uau ii'suun it ... 81,519,278 71,011,101 90.130,018 lirot'iTli't tlitli'iliuli'il 31,119,373 ,1,139,1:10 50,201,973 lint lir ilia inline I in i'il ... , 17,7711.503 "3,114,930 11,3:11,39,3 KmI I'!tinti' trautfri t . 11,112,799 12,003,713 30,193.718 IliillflhiK ponuilt ittii.fl . 1.1,211,915 13,009,999 17,208,838 drain m<>l|ila llm.) . 0,173,000 07,873,800 70,318.100 1 it. 1, i... iht nil .7,123 If 1 9,119,98$ Iti-11 r, 111, 1 . |>,, ,ti ... . - 11 1 18,174,118 -£-. Champagne Cargo Nabbed in Harbor Gun Fight Between Bum Smuggler* and Marine Pn 1 ire Precedes Seizure. New York. Dec. 31.—A gun fight between marine pf lice and rum smug | tiers aboard a motor boat which con tained 200 cases of champagne early today inaugurated the offensive against the flow of liquor Into New Yf rk for the New Year celebrations The fight, during which 50 shots were fired in a 15-mfle chase off the Rat* tery, ended with the capture of the beat and five prisoners. While the rum fleet carried out its final maneuvers to check liquor smuggling. Broadway and the other center* o' amusement completed plans for pay celebrations to usher in the new ir tonight. The police plans called for 300 extra policemen on Broadway be tween Forty second street and Forty ninth street, with 3r,0 extra men to keep a watch on the festivities in (Greenwich Village. Two hundred F»#*rolmen "#:e assigned to duty in the Brooklyn district where New Year celebrations are largely con ducted. Reservations in all hotels. res tnurants, dance and «upper club« fat exceeded accommodation*. Proprie *ors said there was every Indication ■ f this being one of the gayest New j Year celebrations in several seasons. COIN GIRL WINS FARM WORK HONOR Clarinda, la.. Dec. 31.— Miss Iconise Goodman, a member of the Coin Farm Management dull, is winner of the highest honor* in her work of the year on keeping farm accounts, winning the state short cotfrse schol arship. which entitles her to a free trip to the Junior .farmers* short course at Am*'*. December 21* to .lan uary 2, at which time several hun dred firm boys and girls of Iowa will he guests of the agricultural col lege studying better methods of farm ing and home making. Miss Goodman is unable to make the trip at this time and will permit the second highest winner of the state to take advantage of the trip, a girl club member from Floyd county. EVACUATION OF COLOGNE PUT OFF Paris, Dec. 31.—The council of ambassadors this evening confirmed unanimously the* decision of Great [Britain that it was impossible to evacuate the Col- gne area on Janu ary 10, ns stipulated in the Versailles peace treaty. Germany, the council found, had not complied with die armament orders fully. The council of ambassadors today finish*! drawing tip a formal note to Germany explaining the reasons for the postponement of the evacuation. They agreed to keep the text of the note secret tintII after its delivery in; Berlin. The allied ambassador* In! Berlin will band oyer the note to Germany on January 6. Slate (»a*n|ino Sale Ma\ !$c IVniod in Dakota Sioux Falls. S. D, Dec. 31—Judge 1,. 1#. Flceger today overruled a de murrer by the defendant to the an swer of the state in the suit of Jacob Shllllngstnd, Lincoln county fanner, to enjoin the state of South Dakota from retail sale of gasoline. The ruling was considered by counsel for the state ns an Indication that the jurisdiction against state sale of gasoline would be denied. Mrs. Catherine Caffney. 80. Die- SiuMi'iily at Vllanlir Atlantic, la . IV.* 31 Mm Gather Inc Gaffney, long time resident cf At lantic. died suddenly at her home here Tuesday morning She war 80 >oar* of age and whs born in Kings county. Ireland. She came to the l'lilted States at the age of I Funeral set \ h< < will he luid Thursday. I Certificates of Insurance Sent to 600,000 Vets Adjusted Service Papers Mailed at Midnight From Capital Represent Total of $750,000,000. Washington, Dec. 34.—Approxi mately 600,000 adjusted service certi ficates representing $750,000,000 as part of the bonus voted for world war veterans by congress, were plac ed in the mail at midnight tonight by the veterans bureau. Promptly as the New Year began more than 250 sacks of mall were moved from the bureau to the railroad station. Pnder the law the. certificates were not to he issued before January 1. By arrangement with the postoffice department a postal branch was established at the bureau and as each certificate was completed it was ad dressed, stamped and the stamp cancelled ready for the train. Thirty thousand checks for amounts of $50 or less, representing the cash payment for soldiers who served only a short period, have been prepared at the bureau, but these under the law are not to be mailed out until March 1. 700 Veterans Head. In mailing the Insurance certlfi cates the only preference made was to those veterans who have died since applying for the bonus. These total not more than 700 and beneficiacies of these soldiers mav receive pay ment immediately. The certificate, properly indorsed, together with proof of death of the soldier, must be returned to the veterans’ bureau be fore payment is paid. Payments on any other certificates are not to be made before March 1. Director Hines estimated today that from now on about 20.000 certificates "ill be mailed daily. A day force of about 300 clerks and a night staff of 100 are handling the Job. To date the war department has re, eived 2,000.000,000 applications for adjusted service certificates, with an average of 12.000 arriving daily. More than 400,00 applications were return 'd to veterans because they lacked signatures, finger prints or other j necessary data. 15,000 Claims Refuted. Thus far 13,004 applications have [been J!sal:owed. War department bonus machinery has reached the point where it is able to forward SJt, '■*>0 approved applications dally to the veterans’ bureau. Maj. Gen, Robert C. Davis, who. ae adjutant general of the army has been charged with the administration °f th» bonus art insofar as it affects the war department, has certified 1.500,000 applications to the veterans’ bureau far extension of the benefits to the claimants. The war department lielieves it has completed more then half of the huge bib Imposed upon it by law and that as a result of the experience gained no difficulty will be met in keeping the applications flowing steadily through its machine to the veterans' bureau, no matter how many may be received a day. As yet. General Davis has not heard front about l.SOO.OOO veterans as to whether they intend to apply for compensation. TWO ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS Two additional appointments in, the ivttaw .Mamie county auditor's office Wore announced Wednesday by Retire* B, Sparks. auditor. The ap Ipointmenls will be effective Thurs day. M *s Kdna Meyer, who has been a clerk in the office of the Harrison county auditor. will replace Mis* Phyllis Peterson, who has been named for a position In the Pottawat iamle county treasurer's office. Raymond Peterson, present as slstant city clerk. Is sppointed an accountant in the auditor's office. He will replace either James Chris tiansen or Don Kynett. AUTHOR WEDS' FILM ACTRESS l.os tngcles. Pal Dec. 31 —A slm p!o wedding, held at the home of the br de. today united in marriage Hu port Hughe*, noted author, and Rliga licth Patterson Dial, screen actress The ceremony was performed bv Superior Judge Averv in the presence of a small group of friends and rel.v [Ivo*. including Judge and Mrs. Felix T Hughes parents of Mr. Hughes Immediately following the cere mony, Mr. Hughes and his bride left for a honeymoon trip through the Went. 4 I Diversity Stutlrnts at Homo for Holiday s Atlantic la, He, 31—Mia* K1 in I’eth Rudolph and Richard Rudolph, children of Mr. and Mrs, 8 11. Ru dolph, are pursuing law courses at (he Fniverstty of Iowa and Phlcago university, respectively lloth are home for the holiday vacation. Their father 1- a well k own Atlantic at lofiwy, II I lie Weather | —. - - hmii* rmlini ? V m. iV.Ftii | l*r,-riett*ti,.n I t. hr. and Iim.,i>»,ith. I i ' ■ AI. Ifki I» a t ‘Ifi s tl sIHIM ' » 1 ll Itowh Trm|tpmtiiryi« 1 • »» I r Hi * I tfl 11 * jy .. T » m . . U 1 r »»a l * I ^ A m 1* 4 V w HI « a w .\\ fc |y. m . til H A. m * a , . . 1 * « |V «M \ > I ‘I * w i I i’ m ..,,,... HI U »»• n .. 11 i Authorities Arrest One as Suspect ^ ork on Theory Kansas Farmer Murdered for Money, Car Tipped Over, Burned to Hide Crime. $300 in Cash Missing •" Wymore, Neb., Dec. 31.—What ap peared Tuesday morning to be an automobile accident, causing the death of Owen Brown, farmer, Wash ington, Kan., who was driving the car, at a frosty turn in the road nine ^ miles southwest of Washington. Just south of here, has today developed into one of the most sensational mm ders ever enacted in Washington county, the murder being followed by robbery and an alleged Incendiary fire in an effort to cover up the crime. Jack McMahon, a farm laborer, crawled to the farm homes of John Lech and Bob Shields, more than half a mile from the supposed auto accident, in the middle of the zero night, and told of the car tipping over on a curve and its catching fire and burning Brown. County authorities were notified and McMahon was hurried to a hos pital at Concordia. The authorities investigating at the place of the al leged accident found tracks in the snow at the roadside where the aut* had apparently been backed up and other evidence tending to show that the auto had not tipped over while rounding the curve In the snow blood stains were un covered. The blood had been covered by tramping snow over It and shoe prints were found. It was discovered that the Ford sedan had the door* locked and that there was a bole in the gas tank apparently made by t screwdrivdfc or some pointed instrn ment. It was recalled that the burned body of Brown had been found Inside the auto early Tuesday morning and it was thought at that time that th« doors had merely Jammed shut. When the attending physician at the Concordia hospi'al notified authe tties at Washington that no lnjurie could be found on McMahon, who is alleged to have been feigning injur* Sheriff McLeod of Washington wen' to Concordia and placed McMahon under arrest and be Is now held in the Washington Jai! pending a pre liminary hearing. Further investigation at the place of accident revealed a jammer hid den in a hedge near the burned "car, the handle having blood stains on it and it Is now claimed that stains >*n ihe front of McMahon's clothing was the blood of his victim. Brown, whom he killed. Authorities are working on the theory that he carried the hodv to the car, pushed the machine back ward, tipped it over and set fire to the punctured gas tank. A poat mortem examination of the body of Brown disclosed a hammer mark above the left ear. McMahon, whose real name Is said to be Owen Iremend. has been em ployed on the farm of Brown f. about two vears. Ills home Is sal*! to be at Mt. Clare, Neb. He was Identified by John McDermott. re tired section %remnn of the Missoni i Pacific railway at Washington, who knew- him at Mi. Clang, and also to a telephone lineman formerly ef >lt. Clare who is now employed by the Sinclair Pipe Line company at Wash ington. Brown is said to have been tn the habit of carrying a considerable amount of money on his person arc on the night the two men started m Brown's home tn the auto from Be loit Brown had about IS0O with him. according to ht* wife, and this *->■ ■* missing. His watch was found. tn the auto wreck, having stopped about II o'clock. Brown has a wife and four smsII children on the farm. It Is alleged that McMahon is possibly connected with the robbery of the Barnes (Kn- 1 State bank which occurred the eve ning of December S. when Cashier Walter Irving was held up as he was about to close the hank and auk* than 11.000 stolen. STEWART WILL SUCCEED HUPP ltarry Stewart, formerly connected with the Retail Merchant s' assort*, tlon of Council Rtuff* will become SCI retary of the association Thuis day. ft ««« announced Wednosds* He will he the first permanent secretary slm-e Allan Hupp res ened last October to take a position wit, the Omaha association. Mtss Ix*m« Rolen ha* been acting secretary since Mr Hupp resigned. -1 .. — Suit 0\rr Tram ('rash. Stein ha uer * Nickel Co CVnne,! Rlnffa. m Mod suit In municipal court Wednesday asking »M fret the Omaha and tVuncil Rtuff* Si--, t Ita.lway company for dams*.* to a truck which was struck hv a , 'v, car J'-ventlter 1* at South ITrst . , ’ Past Pierce *treet* The coni pan* charge* that the accident wait doe to the motormatia c*irclc.**ne*s Realrtre. — The funeral of \t . I'harlotte Tcgicr was held at s,-1> 1 reek church, four mile* souther* *f t latonia. and burial w-aa In the i huri'h cemetery. Mi* Tegler wa* *i teats of ac* snd is survived gy he .ishar.d a d ae\en children I