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■_ __ | _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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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,
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Authorities
Arrest One
as Suspect
^ ork on Theory Kansas
Farmer Murdered for
Money, Car Tipped Over,
Burned to Hide Crime.
$300 in Cash Missing
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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.
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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
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