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CITY EDITION VOL. 53-NO. 174. OMAHA. SATURDAY. JANUARY 3, 1925.* TWO CENTS18 -:-_
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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.)
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■ 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
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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
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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
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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* <nn
rnuneed hv the local Rnvernmnet
station. The record was 22 dog res *
lielow sere The lowest mark evei
reached In this city was In Kehruarj
'St's, when the mercy registered ?•
below,
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Summary of
the Day in
Washington
A new postal mit hi\\ wm report ~
hy a committee •
1’tYsidt'ni of r*-\
rml judgVfthfp appointment*
The treasury look the firm *t*p-to
ward ftnaris ing the mddteiV I'omm
Walter 1' Vanrtper w»i lYmovpil
a**i*tjini 1‘nHfxt stait** attorney for
NVu Jersey
The budget bureau .asked conffw^
for flOtVftPft.OOA for refunding of fed
ertil taxes* illegally collected.
The W ar department appi print ion
MH, carrying $$11 131 114. was repot t
ed to the h'Htwe
An investigation of the tariff oom<
ntisMon wn> 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*