The Omaha Morning 'jee ~±' turf. ■*“ ^ M. m.m.A.4. A. X T' ‘ thru law. are moat multlplied.-Tac j — ■— _ __ ltua. CITY EDITION VOL. 53-NO. 174. OMAHA. SATURDAY. JANUARY 3, 1925.* TWO CENTS18 -:-_ -- ---— - : ^ _ ■ ■- —-----J 4 Rabbit Cars! Stormed by Hungry Mob 50.000 Disappear in Two > Hours; Police Reserves Called to Restrain Crowds. 3.000 Rush to Rail Yards Never before wag such a sight seen , in Omaha. Never before was Bre r Rabbit so ^^^fiopuiar. Three thousand persons stormed the ' box cars at Seventh and Jackson ) street. Other thousands at the half dozen distributing stations throughout the city carried away tlie rabbits as fast os the big truckloads arrived. And in less than two hours The Omaha Bee's 50,000 rabbits were gone! j Train Arrives on Time. The rush for these fat, frozen “jacks'' and bunnies, one-third of a kill of 150,000 rabbits made in a drive by 10,000 hunters In northeastern Colorado, was a surprise even to The Omaha. Bee, which had arranged to place part of the shipment in cold storage if the demand didn't take tin enormous supply. City Commissioner Dean Noyes, who handled the trucking to the va rious stations, was up before (i and learned from tlic Burlington rallroiu' offices that the cars would reach the Gibson yards at 7:43. When the fast freight arrived there on time, after a 36-hour run from Denver, a switch engine immediately • pulled out the three r.ibhit cars and hurried them to Seventh and Jackson I streets, where the trucks were already waiting with a large force of men. Crowd Waiting at 7. At the city market, Eleventh and Jackson streets, a crowd of 50 was. waiting at 7 o'clock. At 7 o’clock the crowd there numbered about 300. t Bruno Kaline drove the first truck away from the box cars with instruc tions to take it to the market place He left at 6:03. In just 15 minutes lie was bark. "I never saw a truck unloaded or quickly as this one," he reported "There's a moll up there, yelling fur more." Another truck left, in charge of J Welch, for Sixteenth and Fort streets Another Crowd Waiting. J Suddenly there was a sound of yell ing and the workers looked up Jack son street toward the west. . They saw a crowd of several him dred men, women and children, carry ing shopping bags, gunn^ra'-ks ! buckets, basket^ drawing little wagons, wheeling wheelbarrows am1 baby carriages, pulling sleds am' box*s over the snow, running pell nidi, as If for the gold fields. Spin! for Sonic Cops. The craw l neared t!ic three five ton trucks bdir; loaded, and yelled far rabbits. J. Dudley, fireman, anti h!a men tried to drive them bad;. Tha trucks, fin !ly loaded, could Scarcely get out of the pushing m.’iss in front anti at the sides. They finally got away ami then Dudley directed that the rabbits be glv.n out direct f om the cars. "Well get rid of this liuneh before we pull up those other trucks,'! said he. Bat he reckoned without the crowd. For it grew bigger instead of smaller. % The word had spread and a continu ous stream of people came down Jack son street, many running at top speed. Police Squad Arrives. kftend for some cops," exclaimed j Dimley. "We can’t handle this mob." Frank Curran, Burlington railroad yardmaster, ran to the freight house and sent in a hurry call. Ten minutes later six big police men with Captain Haze arrived. A big truck was slowly eased In front of the door, leaving only about a foot between it and the car, and the crowd was started through 'this space, single tile, handled by a po \ liceman at either end. Into the Box Car. But the north box car had been left j unguarded. And, befoi-p It was noted. (Turn to I'sire Two. Column Four.) * .—■ 1 - ■ We Have With Us Today Gwrjjc Evert (ondru, I/moln, N’f'i., Profftsor, Nebraska university. There is no me whose activities | end accomplishment* require more \ space to cover In "Who's Who," than ,! Professor Condra of the geography ami conservation department of ITnl \nslty of Nebraska. lie has writ , ten many hooks on geology and soil conservation, including "Geography of Nebraska," which Is a text book in all Nebraska schools. It Is said of Dr. Condra that he knows Nebraska better than any other man. When the motion pic tore industry was In Its Infancy hi* r obtained apparatus and took pictures f»f Important actlvtltles in the slate, prlncljwlly those devoted to agricul ture. He Is a former president of the National Association of Slate Con Servation Engineers, a member execu tive committee of the national con servation congress, and a nationally km wn authority In his subject. Ho spoke oiir radio in Omaha Friday } night. 7 Aned, Blind “Newsie” Gii'on Four Great Big "Bunnies" for Dinner Walter Martin, ascii gray b;ar«leil anil blii’l newspaper von dor on the downtown streets, somehow found his way to llie lor. ears at fSrvrntli and -laokson st reefs. He stood shivering in the cold till someotie helped him. "1 would like four if you ran spare them,” he said, “I have a friend who is 1U1 years old and I v ant to take two to him." Four of the biggest were placed in his newspaper bag and be was sent uptown on a truck, v_/ Two Booms for Speaker Under Way Omaha Rcprescntativ t* ami Burke of Cuming Al)Ppar to Lead in Race for House Leadership. Ror.d Program Opposed Ity WII.I, M. M.YIPJN, Staff C rrt>i»t n«I**nt Tfi#* Oiniitiu lit*#*. i Lincoln, Jan. 2.—The lawmaker? are flocking in now, and whispered •onsultations foil w the first greet ings. Along wit It the legislators conic (he job hunters, the men who want to be sergeant-at-nrms, postmasters, assistants, committee clerks and so forth. teach incoming legislator denies1 that he hus any especial legislation he wants to have enacted—but, some of his constituents are interested in a thing or two and he ma yintro duee a few measures. Already the conferring and, whis pering about speaker of the house and president of the senate is under way. The two prominent speaker hip booms are those of James A. Hodman of Omaha and A. G. Burke of Cuming. Hodman was in the h )us j from Kimball four years ago. A.- M. Byrum of Franklin is in a receptive mood, but denies that he is anything more than receptive. He will wait until later and see which way the cat hops. I'iuht on Hoad Commission. "Of. course Omaha has candidates for all the places," remarked one out state member. John W. Bobbins of f maha and John Wiltrc of Falls City arc declared candidates for president »f the senate. The above remark was !<- died forth by th*» fact th t an Oma j’ -! r.v;n is also a candidate T»*r speak* < r. It seems a f inch that one of m •11 fail. Which one is the : i::: stlon. id*program is going to meet v ’ll a ! »t of opposition, and it will ,y.,r. from various rnnrr'i and • ; !c.‘. Any attempt to divert money j from the counties will be fought to a .tandstHl, unless the members can be convinced that it is the best thing to do. Any attempt to have the state take control of work r.o .wperformed by the counties will also be opposed. And the proposition to have a state load commission will nmet with the greatest opposition of all. Hryan l.auds Hoad Work. Governor Bryan thi* morning made the startling statement that more road work had been done during 11)24 1 than ever before in a single year, and ! inoro graveling done than in all the former years of the state’s history. | There is every indication that G >ver nor Bryan’s retiring message will he devoted largely to the road problem and a glorification of his record in that particular. He refuses to com ment on the gasoline tax proposition, | but he dwells long on "taking the: burden of taxation off the shoulders| of the people.” The governor commented freely on u recent supreme court decision wherein it was held that while a bank could not legally pay more than 5 per cent on time deposits, the bank er could make a private agreement to pay a little more,. It was this do cislnn that recently nicked the statl (Turn (<» I’ain Two. Column Mil.) Wisconsin Journalist Dies From Pneumonia ApplMnn. Win., .Ian. 2.—'Thomas R. Held, Ml. dean of Wisconsin Journal ists, editor of the Appleton Post for more than half a century, and a lead* pi* in Wisconsin republican politics for n generation, died Inst night of pneumonia at Phoenix, Ar!z. lb* wan l nItrd Mtntfn consul to Portugal from 1S77 to JS81. Highwayman's Attack May Be Fatal to Driver Sp#*#'lnl Db.piitrli to The Omnim !<«•«•. Lincoln, Jan. 2. J. F. Powell, 06, tnxi driver, Is near death from In juries received a week ago when a passenger In his machine proved to be a highwayman, who knocked Powell over the head on a dark Lin coln street. Fair Secretary Re^iaim. S|»«*f liiI IHnputrti to Tl»«* Onitilut IW. Lincoln, Jan. 2.—K. H. Danielson, secretary of the state fair board, has tendered his resignation, effective January 20, when th#* board holds Its annual meeting Danielson has held the position for eight yea is The salary Attached Is $4,200. Danielson will devnto bis entire time In manage, merit of nn amusement company which has recently moved its in nil quarters fiem Bloux City to Lincoln. Fifty Thousand Rabbtis Given Away by The Omaha Bee . j Chemists Declare McClintock Died of Typhoid Fever Shepherd Averts His Name Will Be \ irlually Cleared —\Y ill File Slander / Suits Soon. By .1. I.OI2KN/, I nlrrrMt I Sen lee Staff <'orri-,|K>nilrnt. Chi'- !■. Jan. 2.—Another chapter In tlie . irange book of the MeClln toek millions was written today. It was as though Its author, fate, had Inverted the order of writing mystery stories and given the climax at the beginning and closed It witli an anticlimax. "Nothing abnormal was found in the vital organs of William Nelsor. McClintock,” the closing words of Coroner Oscar Wolff read. "In the opinion of the chemists whs made the examinations, his death wn« due to typhoid fever complicated by a profound secondary term In an In tenslnal hemorrhage. The report was identical except in Its wording with that made several days ago by I>r. James Hlmondr, pathologist if Northwestern univer sity. who made a parallel Investiga tion In behalf of William U. Shep herd, foster father of the young mil lionaire. A few formalities were to be gone through with before the state's attor ney's Investigators dropped the pres ent angle of the cane, they indicated. Their Investigations then would be complete. If a new chapter is to be written Its author is to he Shepherd, who jinherited the major part of the Mc Clintock estate. Shepherd fo Kile Suits. Shepherd Indicated that he would bring suit "to clear Ills name cf In sinuations” as soon as Coroner Wolff's report was announced. lie dedaled he was confident that the ,'ury would clear him completely of any doubt that McCHntock’s death had been caused ty other than typhoid fever remained, following the investigation requested by Muni, Ipal Judge Harry Olson. Witnesses to he t(iiestloin-il. The witnesses snll In lie questioned by the investigators in the office ol Stale* Attorney Crow were William I*. Snow anil Paul, former employes of the research laborator.es with Ur. Breldigan; Mrs. Jnahanna J.undberg a friend of Mrs. McClintock, mother of "Billy” and Mrs. Oscar Olson, widow of Ur. Olson, a brother of the chief juatlce, who treated both Shepherd and Mrs. McClintock. Shepherd declared he w>« planning to return to Albuquerque. N. M. Sunday to join his wife who is ill there as a result of her foster son's tragic death on the eve of his mar flag* to Miss Isabelle Pope and the worries Incident to the legal invcstl gallon. Box Bullr Pioneer Dorfor Dies Suddenly While V isiting fierinjr, .Inn, 2.—Dr. \V. K. Miller of Alliance, pioneer phyilclan of Box Untie county, wai found dead In lied ill the home of .loxeph Puttlion, eotith of (ierinff, where '*•' hnd been vlnltlnir Dr. Miller apparently wa* In 111* usual hr-ilth when he retired. Ill* eon, True I Miller, of Alliance, removed the body I'o Alllnnre fur burial. Dr. Miller i ime to Box Butte county In the early so*. 1 \ I Contents of 1(H) Large Containers Are Dum/xil in Sewer at Columbus v_ j Kearney, Jan. 2.—"Computing values on the basis of flues assessed against purveyor* and manufacturers 01 hootch In some Instances, chief of Po lire Trlndle destroyed about $1,000,0(K worth of Intoxicating liquor. Quart after quart was poured Inti the sewer, each hot tie represent inu a fine of flUO and coats paid. The supply wns the accumulation of " year’s enforcement of (he Volstead set The containers of more than 100 hooae containers were dumped out, repre sentlng «s many varieties, from genu Ine hottled In bond to extracts Only n f< w samples were retained nn evidence, In prohibition casri sil1l pending •» Sergeant Stands Pat in Court Row; Refuses to Sing Out ‘Hear Ye,Hear Ye It's a big question, whether or not the Omaha police court is an "hon orable court.” The question has been extensively debated for years, but it developed into an open controversy Friday when Sergeant John Holden, court officer, declared that he "wasn’t go ing to make an ass of himself* by announcing the fact thst the court is an "honorable” one. Judge George Iioltnes and Robert Patrick have always Insisted that the police court is a regular municipal court, and as such entitled to lie opened with tlie clerk's cry of "Hear ye, hear ye. hear ye! This honorable court is now in session." The other judges have dispensed with this cere mony. 1 When Judge George Holmes took the l>ench Friday morning for his month of fluty, he ordered Holden to open court with the cry. Holden re fused flatly. He said it wasn't neces sary to make a fool of himself that way. Inspector Jack Pszanowskl Was called in, and other authorities were examined. Holden stood pat, and court was opened, without the cere mony, a half hour late. Judge Holmes and Chief Van Lieusen will . f.nfer Friday afternoon to settle the question definitely. Inspector Jack Pszanowskl pointed out that the question is really one of considerable importance, for munici pal court warrants will not be valid if the court Is formally designated ns a police court. If this Is done, he said, many criminals arrested on municipal court warrants might lie able to win their release on the grounds of illegal arrest. Laurel Editor in Service 25 Years Groat Gliangos Soon in North ern Nebraska by Deau of Newspaper Fraternity. Laurel, Jan. 2.—C. b Ncvln, editor of the Laurel Advocate, who la said to be the dean nf the newspaper fra ternity In length of service In north east Nebraska, completed and cele brated 2S years of service as editor and publisher of the Advocate Janu ary 1. ' When Kditor Nevln rani» h**rc from l*iunklngton. S. D., a quarter of a century «:r'» nortli»a*t Nebraska wn | a vast prairie country spar cly set tied and In the rough. The popula tion of the small settlements wits made up rtf the pioneers of the early days, laiurel being a small village of about 1100 people, of th - early set llera rtf Tjiurcl *tf over tvv , dec.ub r ago, Dr, ,1. f Hay, tluv Wilson, D. D. C’oluburn, K. I’ Voter. Tom Merge and the Mitt* latadts are the only ones remaining. It is believed. Then farm ers lame to town to do th* Ir trading once In a week or two In lumber wagons Instead of Automobile*. Hut the editor Hnd these .si ly pioneers have seen great change*. Wooden sidewalks have been replaced with cement walks, small frame buildings have been replaced with brick busi ness Works and modern dwellings, lough and rutty dirt street* have been transformed Into paved streets, and fine school buildings and churches have been erected. After the local paper hnd been giv ing the town happenings for only seven years Mr, Nevln purchased the property from J. K. Mills, mw of Sheridan, Wyo., and with little more than a Washington hand press, n few stands of type and a small list of subscribers started to build tip hi* paper with a view toward building up the town a* well. Massing through some lean years anil many discourage nienta undaunted, he stuck to his task, having faith In lattirel anil northeast Nebraska, and believing that patient toll and community In terest would result In a bright fu ture. Today the Advocate I* In n m alern plant, with the latest power machinery, linotype and presses, en joying a large and healthy circulation. Reside* edtllog the Advocate, Mr. Nevln frfim the beginning Identified himself with community welfare projects such as erecting the school building, establishing a library In the Advocate building and assisting ii practically every movement of prog resa In the community. Senator Ladd Urge* Senate to Stop Animal Diseases Waahlngton, .Inn, i.—A comprehen jdvn effort to eradicate which ml tiro production of cerenla and form anlmnla wn* urged on the pen it* by Hcnitnr I*a<1«I, republican, North Dakota. He paid paitleulnr at lent Ion to the ao railed, Mink met, *n»l to tf* "relntlon t«» the rotn mon bulwiry huah." Litpior Revenue* Slump. (Vtliimliuit, .Inn. V I*l«|nor revenue* from fine* In eouniy court here *how n aiutnp »»f $t*.200 in Pintle munty tom pa red to 1P 23, nnucdlttg to Jud&e John Mlhbon Expansion Seen by Chicago Man J o I nited State* Entering New Imliutrial Era. Marshal Field Head Say*. S|wIhI Dlipltrh In The Omaha Ilea. rhloago, Jan. 2.—The United States is entering a new era of Industrial ex pansion which promises prosperity f ir years to come, James Simpson, president of Marshall Field ft Co., declared In an interview today. in predicting a period of prosperity comparable to that which followed tile election of President McKinley in 1MI6, Simpson stressed the great Ini provetnent in agricultural cundltluis. "Recovery In ugrirulturnl re’atiou ships is of paramount import* tec,' he snid. "When farmers are prosper ous, raising good crops and receiving good prices for them, there is noth ing that need worry the business matt or the public at large, with the pos sible exception of general world con ditlons. Simpson also declared that the coni mg prosperity is the result of the "sound, sane administration of legis lation and finance, and to the exist ing sound banking and mercantile credit situation, with money for ail legitimate needs. "That our credit situation Is in a healthful state Is made manifest by generul business conditions. " he said. "Tlie -operation of the federal reserve eyitem continues to give as surance of the elastic currency standards which we require. "Already favoring circumstances are yielding their fruits. There is a fine production of !>a*le steel prod ucts. A sustained level of construc tion work is being maintained A large volume of merchandise Is now being rapidly moved Into consump tion. "It Is my Judgment, therefore, that merchant*—If reasonably eonserv.i live - may safely place their future orders with that confidence. Specu lation of all kinds, however, should be carefully avoided: for that would only tend toward Inflation and tins is a time to guard against the repeti tion of that mistake." % ) imirr Street Hoped Off for Tolingpun t'.oasting Wynmre. .Inn 2.— Kiddle* * of I Wymore have been lifted on the; heighth of delight by the fact that -M.»>«»«* li (). Ynuli of NVylilorr in** toped off t section of Irvin* street, In tin* residence dintrlot* h stretch three block* Ion* on n gradual slop in* down Riade, to he need for to. hocitttn roasting. Hundred* of rhll dren and even several urown-up* me av«llln* themselves of the pleasure* on the smooth tirade under the beat weather condition* In year*. (;«(!!• (iounly I’atriartli Hurit’il Ni-ar Cortland Ileal rice. Jan. 2, —Kuneral service* foi Ferdinand Ulstow. 1*4. helicMd to have heen the oldest man In Ua*e < ounty. were hull) Thursday at the « bur* b four mile* east of Portland the sermon xx.t* read by Key Mi S' human, anil burial was In the church cetnetei x Mr Itintow t*. stn vlvcd by hls wife by a second mar ring* and the children. Germany to Have j i Declares Ebert Proidmt Asserts (government' \\ ill Be Composed of Men W ho Are Capable of Lifting Politics. I!) liMCI. II. von wiki; \nd. 1 niversal Service Staff Corrr*pondent. Berlin. Jan. 2.—"Sujwr party gov ernment’* for Germany—a cabinet composed of men who are supposed t«# be, or are able to lift themselves above politics and parties—as forecast in my dispatch of December 28, has practi cally been decided upon by President Elbert. At least thoj*e who are closest to the president say h* has decided that an attempt to form such a government shall be made. It is expected that1 Chancellor Marx will be given a man date by the president, probably to morrow, to try his hand at forming an Independent cabinet. Should he fail the other name which Is promin ently mentioned Is that c*f Defense Minister (Jessler. but there is also talk of Finance Minister Luther having1 the job passed to him. lYess Favors Cabinet Idea. A considerable portion of the press! sympathetically supports the idea of a cabinet not bound by politics. The : practice here is that whenever any major question, and even many minor ones, come up for decision each meni her of the cabinet refers the matter to his party group in the Reichstag before announcing his attitude. This habit is beginning to be condemned tv the newspapers. The practice has transformed th* parliamentary democracy into a "par tv soviet** system. Recently a quos tlon of policy w is not of such impor j tffnee but that one min could have taken the responsibility of deciding it. I was referred and referred until 124! men in different parties had had their ! say. Borah** Plan Favorable. Senator Borah s contemplated plan f* r moving for an international ecu j nomic conference, as cabled by thej Berliner Tageblatt’s Washington cor i respondent dominates the front page of a large part of the German press. Almost without ex option the plan! meets with approval. Pawnee Poutry Kxhihits Praised Highly by Judge Pawnee City. Jan S.—The 10th an nual Pawnee county poultry show closed here this afternoon. The Judne. Karl Smiley of Seward, pro nounced the quality of the entries gratlfyingly high, and noticeably let ter than previous contests held here. The two best birds in the opinion of the Judge were a White Wyandotte cockerel, owned by John Hrewer of this city, nnd a Barred Rock cock, owned by Charles Barnett, also of Pawnee City, both of which were Weired Kiand champion* Brewer also was awarded first In his class f„r Wt'andotte jnillet and the champion ynunB l*n. The crb "how was classed hlch, Man Held for ln\estigdtiou Afler f ilinc Divorce Petition |IU|»nt« It to Tiie Omaha Her, Orand Island, N>b , J »n, ;—Police last night arrested Beecher Ward, an auto driver, and me holding him for InvestIjrnlion. Ward filed suit for divorce yesterday alleging cruelty anti neglect. Neighbors, polite sav, arc incensed oxer his action. There are txvti aunt 11 children. .1 years and 1 vest old. and an addition to the family is expected. Miltomaih' Station Vgent I ruusferred to ( oneordiit Concordia. Kan . Jan. ? -Our C. Lacy, former station agent for the Santa Ke railway at Mtltonvale. Kan.. Just south of here. for the past 24 years, has been nppnlntfd eltv agent of the same railway at for cordia, t»» fill the vacancy caused hv the sudden death of John II Shoe ! lay. 72 Break* \rm, (.milking Car. Pit ix nee t 'll \ , Inn. \ m i » ■ of his t u s kick firing when he i si anked ft. < i»; y Stone of ea»! of h.'H \ to nursing a broken right aim ✓ W. J. Bryan Joins Association of Scientists Washington, .Ian. I.—William .1. Bryan, whose dissent from the theory of the evolution of man came in for discussion in a paper read at tile current meeting of the American A esoeiation for the Ad vancement of Science, became a member wl the association today. Mr. Bryan’s check for the $5 mem bership fee was received by mail. There was no indication that the new member expected to attend the present sessions. Postal Rate Increase Is Modified Senate Committee Reports Sharp Revision in Bill as Recommended by P. 0. Department. Early Action Is Sought Washington, Jan. 2-—Sharp revi sion of the administration bill pro viding increases In postal rates to meet the cost* of the proposed ad vances in salaries of postal employes was made today by the senate post .fflee committee. At the instance of the committee. Senator Moses, repub lican. New Hampshire, formally re ported the amended bill to the sen ate. The new measure provides for greatly modified rate increases in second class mail as compared with recommendations of the postoffice de partment. Minor changes in first and fourth class matter also were made. Sen ator Moses estimated the bill would raise about $60,000,000 additional reve nue, compared with $63,000,000, pro pose,1 to be raised under the postof fice schedules. , The legislation, however. Is design ed ns only temporary, effective from April 15, this year, to February 15. 29M, with a special joint committee of the senate and house authorized to conduct hearings cm rate increases and report a plat* for permanent legislation the first week of the next regular session of congress. I’nder the new bill no rhanges would be made in first class mail rates, except an Increase from 1 to 2 cents on private mailing cards and souvenir postcards • Detailed Change. All reading portions of publlcatlors now subject to second cla«s Mrates would be charged 114 cents a pound, a reduction of one fourth of a cent from the present law and three fourths of a cent from that recom mended by the p stoflice. IMici us. educational an, reading material in non-profit publication* now pay this rate, the differential thus being wind out. Kates on advertising portions of publications subject to zone rates are revised with the eight zones reduced to three A charge of rents a pound on the present first three zones is provided. 6 cents a pound on the fourth, fifth and sixth zones, and S cents a pound on the seventh anl eighth zones. This is an Increase over the present law of 1 cent on first, second and fourth zone matter, a reduction of 1 cent in sixth and seventh zones and 2 cents in eighth zone. Present rates for thlrdclass mail are retained but the limit of weight , Turn to Paso Too. Column Rites Held at Mennomte C.hureh for Heinrich Jantxen Beatrice. Jan. t,—Funeral service* for Heinrich Jantxen were held today nt the Mennonite church west of the cftv. and burial was In the church cemetery. Mr. Jantxen died suddenly the Hr*t of the week upon hts return home from town. Heart trouble was assigned as the cause. Mr. Jantxen was a native of Germany and had lived on the old homestead for 4S tears. H;s wife and several children ftirvtve. Voifth W ntimlctl in Face on Huntm;: Kxpcilition Morrowville Kan., Jan S.- Fay Throop, 14, son of Harlan Throop. farmer, was accidentally shot In the left side of the face, and escaped death by a miracle, wh le out hunting with other boys Thursday. Young Throop stood his shotgun up in the body of the truck as he attempted to lump out when the hunting ground was reached The gun slipped and fell down, causing It to explode Re\i\;il Opens at OeWitt. tteatrlce, Jan T Revival meeting* are being conducted at the Methodist church at IVWItt by Rev. Roy Raker, assisted by Rev Mr Hall and Mrs Hall of Friend. I.arge reward* are attending I The Weather I vJ Kor ?4 hour* foulin* T p m J»nu»n I, till; ' , a,'* itn.i Imrih Jan \ a M npemturm. 1 p. m .Jl t P m ....... tt Jt p. ro. 4 p m , f? ft P m y*1 « P m Judge Also o Target for Ex plosion Two Blasts Occur in City Building at Macomb, but None Is Killed or In jured as Result. Bootleggers Are Blamed Galesburg, 111.. Jan. 2.—While a Ku Klux Klan meeting, attended by 14« men, was being held in the city Build ing at Maccmb. McDonough county sent, last night, iw: unknown*, men. who escaped in an automobile, placed I a Immb under the rear stairs on the /itset floor of the huildlng. klan ofli ■cijils here stated this afternoon. The explosion wrecked the stairs, broke glass and caused plaster to fall all over the building. The chief of police, a police officer, two prison ers in the city jail and three families of 3 4 persons living on the second floor, who were in the building be sides the klansmen, were unhurt. The explosion in the city building occurred at 8. At ] 1:4*.» another bomb ! was exploded at the residence of County Judge Miller, who, with his wife and two children, was asleep in rooms on the second floor. The porch was wrecked and a hole tom in the foundation of the building, but the occupants were unhurt, although cov | ered wtih broken glass and plaster. Judge Miller has been active | against bootleggers this fall. Receni iy he sentenced a man to 300 days in jail and a tine of $500. After the two q bombings klansmen and other citizens patroled the town, guarding homes of county and city officials and city buildings, klansmen here declared to day. Reports from Macomb did not mention a klan meeting, but the Galesburg members of the order in sisted a gathering was held to plan ways to combat lawlessness in the count}-. They said some of the mem t>ers from Galesburg remained and assisted in the pat ruling. EX-CREIGHTON GRID STAR DIES Marty J. Flanagan, 32, former foot |l*ail star at Creighton college an*! high school, died Friday morning of pneumonia at a local hospital. He was born in Omaha and attende 1 school here. He is survived by his father. John. 1T25 Park avenue; four brother a Edward, Charles. Thomas Francis. ,nd one sister, Mrs. George Bohmann. Funeral services will be held Mon day at 8:30 a. m . at the Gentleman funeral home and at Our Lady of Lourdes church at 9. Burial will be in Holy Sepulcher cemetery. France Appoints New Member in League Circle Geneva. Jan. 2.—The league of na tions ms notified by Paris that Paul Roncour, socialist deputy and former cabinet member, has been appointed French member of the league's new committee on coordination which eventually will prepare for the inter national conference on the reduction of armanents to be held when the Geneva peace protocol is ratified by the great powers. Over 2.000 Rabbits Shippetl From Elk Creek to Omaba Klk Creek. Jan. 2.—Over 1.644 -eb bits. the largest single shipment ever sent from this station, was shipp* ' from here New Year’s day. The con signment weighed ever S.OOO pound The shipment was gtlled to an Omeht firm. Four dsys ago a shipment cem gaining S.S00 pounds of rabbits for a [New York firm was made from her* . and last week >00 pounds were ship ped to Chicago from here. 22 Below Zero at Pawnee C.itv Lowest Record This Winter Pawnee City. Jan. J —The lowest temperature ever recorded In this cit' In December was reached the first ♦( this week, acoordinic to figure* itakni m Senator Hoistt *on of .Vrkanaa* the denn>c’at e leader. The ' Mult* appt opriaj4*vha commit* tee jY«Yi\ *d it a flrat supply hill of th - «.'**ien. that f»M the iwt ->ffiepg«rd TiYinur) department*