Nebraska Newspapers

    :i~ The Omaha Corning Bee
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| CITY EDITION "you^Nc,; 185. ~ "' oMAHArFUlUAvl JANUARY1B.1925.T ^ " TWO CENTS'-l -
Fall Scored
in Report of
Minority
Seeretar* Denby Defended
by Republican Minority of
Senate Oil Committee; Do
heny Loan Condemned.
Transfer Is Approved
Washington, .Tan. 15.—While do
fending Edwin Denby ns secretary of
tbe navy, n republican minority of
the senate oil committee, in a report
filed today. vigorously condemns
Albert B. Kail as secretary of the In
terior, for accepting a loan of *100.000
and other favors from Edward h. Do
heny, California "II magnate, to whom
a California naval oil reserve wa.>
leased.
The report, signed by Senators
Smoot of Utah; Stanfield. Oregon;
Rursum, No w Mexico; Cameron of
Arizona, and Spencer of Missouri,
was submitted by the last named sen
»ior so it might be before the senate
Ju-lor to the calling up for adoption
next week of the majority, reports
submitted at the last session of Sena
lor Walsh, democrat. Montana, prose
cutor in the otl inquiry.
•'The minority concurs," the re
port said. •' in the full measure of crit
icism which the majority indulge
upon the. conduct of a cabinet officer
who ts shown to have accepted a loan
• of Ston.non and certain other favors
while in office. Such acts cannot be
tolerated and are not to be condoned.
Statute* Ambiguous.
"We agree as well," it added,
"with the majority opinion that the
only possible criticism that could be
placed unon the conduct of the secre
tary of the navy, Edwin Denby, or of
any assistant secretary, relates en
tirely to the interpretation of statutes
-%larlngly ambiguous and to the In
auguration of administrative policies
where no express statute exists.
"The disputed interpretation of
statutes la properly before the courts
for Judicial determination and noth
ing in the record in the least affects
the Integrity and patriotic devotion
to duty and high character of Sec
retary Denby."
* With further reference to tbe *100.
000 loan to Kail, the report, said: ^
"If the claim that these favors
were In the nature of bribes Is sits
tftlned in the criminal proceedings al
ready begun, punishment adequate
and prompt, will follow. Crime is In
dividual and guilt is personal. Under
the constitution men are presumed to
be innocent, until proven guilty, but
whether the participants be In fact
guilty under the law or innocent the
act itself Is most reprehensible,
causes national humiliation and can
not be overlooked. '
Poor Impression Credited.
The minority asserted that the ex
tended Investigation into reports of
oil stock dealings by public officials
and of rumors that the appointment
of Secretary Kali had resulted from a
"conspiracy" entered into before the
1i»20 republican convention had "pro
duced an impression in the country
concerning the investigatory inclina
tions of the senate that was exceed
ingly unfortunate and one which
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MATE SUES WAR
VET FOR DIVORCE
Ethel A. Bundy filed suit In die
filet court yesterday against Emmett
L. Bundy, charging desertion and
cruelty. She says he left her August
4. 19?4, but that she took him hack
on promises to do better. She asks
custody of their eon, 15 months old.
Bundy earns *125 a month nnd re
reives a pension of $95 a month ns
a world war veteran.
Two Teachers Injured;
*** Faculty Blames Jinx
Kearney, Jan. 15.—Members of the
faculty and student body of the local
teachers college are frankly volclQC
their belief In an "existing" Jinx on
tlie institution.
Miss Cora O'Connell, principal of
the college training high school and
president of the Woman's club of the
elty, broke her arm In a fall on an
Icy pavement. Miss Edith Smithy,
register, Is suffering from an ankle
broken In several places, occasioned
In the same manner.
Two students are nursing hands In
Jured’ In the planer In the manual
training laboratory. One of them,
Ezra flood, of Lexington, lost part of
one finger.
K. H. Harris,
President Hank of Ljnrli,
Lynch, Neb.
Mr. Harris, one of Ihe most success
ful financiers of northern Netpraska.
brings to Omaha the good tidings of
prosperity In that part of the state,
with good crops last season and bet
ter prospects for the future than for
many years, nnd everyone optimistic.
^ Born In Illinois, Mr. Harris took
the advice of Honn e (Srceley and
i ante to Nebraska, lie lias been In
Ihe banking business at Lynch for 2b
> «a re.
Mr. Harris Is also a vice president
of the Columbia Life Insurun<e coin
cany of Omaha.
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j Swarm of Bees Fly
Over Heads of
Worshipers
Pawnee City, Neb., Juu. 15.—
Nearer the Mehtodlst congregation
of this city than they had imagined
was the Biblical reference to
"honey and the honey comb,” un
til Sunday evening's services, when
the presence of others than the
regular worshipers was disclosed.
The warm day and the heat of the
furnace in the auditorium brought
out a swarm of bees that had been
living in the north wall of the
church. Moved to more than usual*
kindliness either by the sermon or
the numbing effect of the recent
cold weather, lhe bees stung no
one. Thelnlddle of tlie week work
men were employed to remove the
swarm and took out nearly 75
pounds nf honey.
Quantity of State
Printing Useless;
Has "Bryan* oil It
Number of (incth alul Docu
111 o 11 Is Nllist Hr Destroyed;
McMuIl en Orders Name
to Re I,eft Off.
—
By r. C. POWEIX.
Staff Correspondent The Omnhn Her.
Lincoln, Jan. 15.—Following filing
of charges against former Governor
Charles \V. Bryan by George E. John
son. former slate engineer, ts the dis
covery by new state officials that
hundreds of thousands of printed state
documents hearing the name of
Charles tv. Bryan, governor, have
been ordered and are now useless
because of change of administration.
As a result, orders have been re
ceived by all new state appointees
that Governor Adam McMullen’s
name Is not to be used on depart
mental documents, despite the benefit
such advertising does from a political
standpoint. Excepting stationery di
rectly from the governor's office, the
name of Adam McMullen will not ap
pear on state documents, unless np
pearance of his name Is absolutely
necessary from an official standpoint.
In tlie department of agriculture
there are more than 10O.SO0 printed
cards on hand, attesting that seeds
and potatoes have been inspected hy
the state and are satisfactory. Thess
cards are to be placed on sacks and
other receptacles used In shipping
products. And every one carries the
name of Charles W. Bryan.
This is only one of dozens nf simi
lar cases discovered and checked so
far as the present administration is
concerned.
Johnson ( barges a Puzzle.
Proper disposition of the Johnson
charges Is causing legislators no end
of trouble. Tlie most recent solu
tion advanced I* to place the charges
against Bryan in tlie hands of Attor
ney General O. S. Spillman and per
mit that, official to decide proper
legal action, if any.
A fight to force easy minded candi
dates from playing "both ends against
the middle” by appearing on ballots
as candidates of two different parties,
was started |n the senate today with
the introduction of a hill by R. R.
Vance of Hastings. Briefed, the bill
contains the following salient points:
Candidate receiving party nomi
nation must be a member of party
nominating him and his name can
only appear on one party ticket.
Parly affiliation of candidate will
be determined by ballot he called
for at primary preceding his at
tempt. to be placed as a candidate
for some office.
Senate Adjourns.
Nomination of candidate must be
filed with proper official 40 days
in advance of primary, lusted of 30,
as law provides at present, and be
must accept nomination 25 days In
advance o fprlmary election.
The senate adjourned today until
Monday. The house, however, will
remain in action at least one more
day tills week. Passage of routine
emergency hills, such a* an appro
priation to pay legislators and clerks,
occupied the entire lime of tho legis
la lure today.
At the afternoon session the house
listened to a plea of William Axley,
for 23 years a missionary In Japan,
against the Japanese exetuslon act.
Eight Starts mi Child lahnr.
Tlie promised fight over ratifies
Hon of th? federal child labor law
showed its h<‘Hil today with It petit Ion
by 200 Wayne citizens, Urging favor
able action on the federal amendment.
The resolution for ratification Is in
tlie hands of State Representative
Axtell of North I’latte, one of ttie two
members of the progressive party In
tlie lower house.
At this time Axtell Is canvassing
the house nv-inhershlp and obtaining
tlie names of as many members as
possible to be affixed to the resolu
tion. Ho far, it is understood, he
lias been successful In getting the
support of members from labor union
centers, but has been rebuffed l>y u
majority of the agrarian members.
Wheat Sella for &I.6R.
K|imIhI I»|m|»n«« !• to Tti* Omulm Hr*.
Hfalrlcf*, Neb., .fan. 15 A
thousand bushel* of wheat wsh
thrown on tin* market In Mage rounf>
today for $1.68 a bushel. SfVPi'ftlJ
farmer*' living ptoutheaM of hem *«M
;i,000 bushel* anti one or two residing
l.enr t»’|i«dl disponed of notne of ffcelr'
umln Little rorti bn* found it* way
to market lino the lust feu week*.
Hahn^fMj,
Sist ^ells
Sanity Jury
J *i
Wealthy Real Estate Owner
Suffered From Hallucina
tions. Thought Brother
Would Kill Him.
Hearing Continued Today
For seven hours Thursday J.
Warren Hahne. Omaha apartment
house owner and husband of the late
Mae Hahne, ax murder victim, sat
impatafvley listening to a discussion
of his actions before and after the
brutal murder had been discovered.
Only during the first few minutes
of the heating, begun Thursday;
morning by the county insanity board
at the courthouse, did Hahne exhibit
great emotion.
As he entered the crowded room,
escorted there from the jail by two
deputy sheriffs, tears came to his
eyes, and a minute later he broke
Into convulsive sobs.
Smiles Slightly at Testimony.
He quickly became calm, however,
when members of the hoard Ignored
him, and during the remainder of the
hearing which fs to determine
whether or not he is sane, he uttered
not a single sound.
Twice he smiled slightly, as amus
ing Incidents were brought out; once
he yawned and occasionally he twist
ed his black velour hat as he lis
tened. .
The hoard took a great maas of
testimony, not only regarding the
probable menial condition of Hahne,
but 'also relating to the gruesome
murder, details of which were shock
lng even to hardened police officers
assigned to the case.
Today Hie . hoard will question
Hahne. Members pointed out that
this questioning will have a more Im
portant bearing on their verdict re
garding his sanity than the mass of
other testimony.
Ileal Determined on Course.
At adjournment of the hearing
Thursday evening County Attorney
Heal reiterated hla determination to
charge Hahne with flrat degree mur
der and ask the electric chair aa pun
ishment, should the man he found
tane.
Mrs. S. K. Beits. Hahne's sister, was
l he Inst and perhaps the most Vnv
portant witness called Thursday. Site
said Hahne had been suffering from
halurinations for many years, that he
itelleved one or his brothers and some
times Ids wife were conspiring with a
gang to end hla life. Some of the
baludnatlona were:
That when a needle was dropped
In hia home it was a sure indication
that he was to be killed that night.
That some of the food in his home
had been poisoned.
That the “gang" would force Mrs.
Hahne to kill him.
Adjudged Insane In 1919.
Mrs. Beets said Hahne had been
adjudged Insane In 1919, placed first
in St. Bernard hospital, later in a
Christian Science home and still later
in the state asylum at IJncoln. It
was while confined In an Institution
that Mrs. Hahne and her attorney,
calling on him. were requested by
him to search his home for dangers
which he believe,) existed there.
He asked them to have a water
ntellon in the southwest corner of
the busenient analyzed for poison, to
look for a vial filled with poison
secreted in his smock or packet bang
lng In the callerway: to have ntedlclfle
In a blue vase in Mrs. Hahne's rocYn
and water and medicine in a large
rose vase In the living room ,the sis
ter testified.
"After his release from the asylum
his haluclnatlons began returning in
June of 1824, when Mrs. Hahne con
ferred with me several time* and aV
pressed great concern about his
actions.'’ testified the sister. “I am
convinced that he was Insane then,
and now."
Daughter of Pawnee City
Mayor Married at Bluff®
Pawnee City, .Ian. In. Maurlcn
Van Horne and Mis* Kathryn Col
well wore married at Council Muffs,
la., January 14. They were attended
by Mr. and Mr*. K S. Wherry, the
latter a Hitter of the bride. The bride
In a dauKhter of Mayor and Mra. C.
S. Colwell. She !m a graduate of the
Pawnee City public school* 4ml at
tended the l'niveralt> of Colorado at
Boulder several years. The bride
gruoni Is a non of Mr. and Mrs. M.|
C. Van Horne of this city and at
school took a prominent part In ath
letics.
Terrorized Italy
Italy is a perfrrt Kden to
day for 700,000 fascist! and
their sympathizers, and a
“perfect hell on earth” for
the other .18,300 citizens of
the country.
C. F. Bertelli
Brilliant staff writer for Uni
versal Service, will tear aside
the veil of secrecy which has
long protected Mussolini, iu a
searching article in
The Omaha Sunday Bee
of January 18.
i !
Mail’s Liberty Hangs by Thread--and
Then That Broke—Now He Is in Jail
Frank Henley. Suspected of Complicity in Omaha s Most
Recent Mail Robbery, Is Sentenced to Anamosa
Prison on Concealed ^ capon Cbarge.
special IH-patch t» The Unmha Bee.
Cedar Rapids, la., Jan. 15.—The
liberty and good reputation of
Frank Henley, 20, hung by a thread
—and the thread broke.
The thread supported a button on
Henley’s trousers and the button
supported an automatic pistol which
Henley had pushed into the waist
band of his trousers.
Henley Is now serving a sentence
of two years In the Anamosa prison,
after having entered a plea of
guilty to a charge of carrying con
cealed weapons.
Xot only that,’ but he is suspect
ed of having participated in the re
cent robbery of mail from the
Northwestern mall train running
from Omaha to Chicago.
Tlie Hutton Contes Off.
Henley arrived in Cedar Rapids
yesterday, unsuspected of having
done anything wrong. With him
were two pals. Then, last night,
Henley entered a poolroom and
loafed about. While he was stand
ing near a cigar case the thread
which held a button fast to his
trousers, broke, the pistol slipped
down his trouser leg and la yon the
floor . He was arrested Immedi
ately.
At the station, police say, Henley
refused to talk. He said that his
home was in Omaha, at a hotel near
a depot . The name of the hotel he
could not remember. •
Nor could the man remember
many other things. For Instance,
where he was on the night the mail
trai nwas robbed or during some
months, which the police insist,
were spent in the penitentiary.
Pleads (iuiltj.
“Maybe 1 was in jail. I don't re
member,” Henley remarked in an
swer to their questions.
When authorities had given over
questioning him, they declared that
they would file a charge of carry
ing concealed weapons against him.
To this, Henley remarked:
“All right. Tou have the goods
on me there and I'll plead guilty.
I,et's go."
He was arraigned this afternoon
and sentenced. Half an hour later
be was on Ids wav to the prison.
Klan Buys Former
Lincoln Clubhouse
Permanent Headquarter* to
Be F*taldi*hed at State
Capital.
Al.crisl UiiDilch to The Otnohn flee.
Loncoln, .Ian. 15.—Permanent head
quarters of the Ku KIux Klan in Ne
braska will lie established hers at
once, It was announced today by J
P. Plummer, national field secretary
of the organization. Announcement
of Lincoln as the hub of state actlvl
ties was coincident with a statement
that ttie klan had purchased the old
Lincoln Country club building for a
consideration of $25,000.
The sale was made to the klan by
Wood* Brothers company. Plans call
for ihe remodeling of the building at
once, Plummer said. It will be the
scene of all slata convention* In the
future, including the convention
planned for .lone of this year. If Is
expected that state officers of tli^or
ganization will niov# to Lincoln to
take up lheir klan actlvltlea.
The building Is a former show place,
of Lincoln and was at one time the
home of former Governor Butler. It
wai abandoned by the Country club
on ethe completion of l»s new club
house and golf course In south Lin
coln.
ACTION AGAINST
FORD DISMISSED
Detroit, Mich., .Ian. J5.—Suit for
$50,000 against Henry Forth brought
by MlV Jane Davlin of I Spaulding.
Neb., for the death of her husband,
who waa killed while operating a trac
tor manufactured by the .Ford Motor
company, was dismissed in federal
court here today.
Dam Builder* Find in River
King Lost Over 20 Yearn \gn
Fall* City, Jan. IS.—A diamond
ring, lout in tho Rock river in IHInoin
«*ver 20 yeam ago when Frank Ayer*
waa drowned, haa been found and
will 1$e given to 8. Riley Ay era of this
fity, a c.oualn, according to word re
ceived by the Falla City man.
The ring wa* found by a construe
tlon company working on a dam near
Dixon, III. With the ring were a few
human bdnes and a ruatv knife which
waa Identified a* belonging to Frank
Ayera, who, with a companion, waa
drowned In April, J904. The body of
the other man wna found soon after
the tragedy.
Neola W oman Die* at 81 :
Hu*i>and. Past 90. Survives
Nsols. la.. Jan, 15,— Harvtct Caro
lina Johnson Felton, wife of John T>.
Felton, died hero Wednesday. Mr*.
Felton wns horn ttl Manchester, king
land. November in, m-l. and came
to the country In 1858. Hhe had been
a resident of Neola for 50 yea is. Site
Is survived by her hunt md. who le
pnst SO. five children. Wlllkiw, James
nml Thomas, of Neola; John D of
Washington, D C., and Mrs. Harriet
Buchanan Of Council Bluffs. I.c; "it
grandchildren and seven great gland
children.
Auto Smashed: Dri\ er K*en|ies
Fall* City, Jan. 1» 11. s, <itt.
Fall* City laborer, Mailed hi* aut"
on the railway track $lir*« tly In front
of an oncoming Ttiirllnglnn train In
the rnllwny yard* at till* place Tues
tiny night, anti narrowly encitpwl
death. He waa injured in gettim:
clear of the atnuahed nulo hut the
train wna halteil hy the engineer In
time to prevent cruahlin him to
death. He waa taken to hi* home.
Traffic In (jiasl Heavy.
Columbu*. Jan. 1 • Const bound
Pullmnvt traffic »»f winter n ort vb
Itor* la t w l< ■$• ;i« Ihm \ y It haa h* e »
dtn log a iiv pi c\ lou- ' . • i .
I i\r llrlil on Knm (
Norfolk. Neb. Jan. |.'$ Five or
rewla weir m dr In \Vtfnlk, Meadow
Drove nod Tlldeu by (rdn.il iu« n; ’
making wholesale liquor raids
Bill on Rivers and
Harbors Is Passed
House Approves $39,000,000i
Measure by 179 to 6; No
Kffort to Amend Made.
Washington. .Ian. 15.—By a stand
ing vots of 179 to 6 the house to
day passed the 139,000,090 rivers and
harbor* bill.
The measure a sseot to the senate
would authorize this expenditure for
improvements on 35 projects.
No efTort «»■ made to amend or
eliminate any of the amount* carried
In the bill and its passage was ac
complished in less than six hour*
after it was taken up.
The measure represents compro
mise between the rivers and harbors
committee and admiwtstration leaders
who, several years ago, notified the
committee that a S52.OO0.O00 bill re
ported last year must be pared down
approximately S13.090.0o0 to comply
with President Coolldge's program of
economy.
Although several amendments were
proposed, none related to the figures
cart lest for projects. Representative
Barbour, republican, California,
sought to insert a provision that com
munities should contribute to the cost
of locsl projects before receiving
financial aid from the government.
This was rejected, however, ns was
an amendment by Representative
Rosenblootn, republican, West Vir
ginia. designed to prevent o’l pollution
of streams.
Another amendment by Representa
tive h'vale. Independent, Minnesota,
to eliminate a section authorizing a
preliminary survey of a proposed 25
foot waterway from the t.reat Lakes
to the Hudson river, also was de
feated.
ASHLAND MAN
DIES IN OMAHA
George TI. Overman 69, farmer at
Ashland, Neb., die*! Thursday morn
ing at a local hospital of illness due
to diabetes.
The body was to he taken to Ash
land Thursday afternoon for burlsI.
<sotlimibiir|£ anti Stromsburg
Harvest Large Crops of lee
Gothenburg, Jan. 15.—Ice harvest
at lt«ke Gothenburg was completed
last week, 1.235 tons being stored for
local consumption, and 194 carloads
or 6,700 tons shipped to the t’nlon
Pacific railroad. The payroll averag
ed nearly $3,000 a week.
Stromsburg, Jan. 15.—Harvesting of
Ice In re Is nearly finished, over 2.000
tons, the largest crop ever made here,
being stored. The farmers have also
put a good supply of ice in their ice
houses.
Sitlnox Country Club
to H ave Modern Houu'j
Sidney, Jan. 16.—Sidney Country
club’s new clubhouse is nearing com
plot Ion. There will l*e clubhouse.
trnpshootec lodge, swimming pool,
tennis courts and an IK hole golf
course.
At the annual election this w*«k
the club elected the following officers.
President, M K. Pettibone; 'ice presl
dent. K 1*. Hyde; secretary treasurer,
K. It Keats..
Jury Wiftiil* Dirk Kduirr
on Hotitb';:}:in£ Lliar^r
Columbua, .Iirti 15 i>l.k Itchnsr.
alleged bootlegger, charged wit It i!
legal pohScHslon of liquor, wiu ucqutt
icvl l>y tlx- Jui> In district court on
the third ballot.
Hot ILuulii* ScnlfiuM'd
to Slate Heforinalorv
l,’«*lls 1 H' ,1m 16 A holdup
Which nulled but $5 landed three
youths Jn ilir state ieforniator>. |»*
I Get. Judge I H. Itapei imposing the
fullowItiK H»*ntciices- i lautle Rrown
19, four veal s; Joe Sehesto. is, thiee
\ mm. mid I’eho Guilin, IT. thrge I
v«v»t«. g \. Toll , shoemaker, was
the holdup victim.
America Is
Potential
Air Leader
/ ^
Money and Genius to Put U.
S. liAead of Other Nations
in A\ iation Are Avail
able Here.
Yet She Is Far Behind
New York. Jan. 15.— Moqey and
genius for an air program that would
put the United States in the lead\>f
any other nation are a'ailable in this
country, yet, in performance, the na
tion is far behind France, Kngland,
and Japan.
This was the burden of testimony
today before the congressional sub
committee of inquiry into the United
States air service.
Witnesses declared American- de
signers had developed types of air
planes—military and commercial
which for their respective purposes
could not be equaled by other na
tions. They told t»f the majority of
world records for aircraft which the
United States holds; of the operation
of the air mail, “the greatest com
mepcial service in the world." of pri
vate flying %\ western states which
outdid similar activities in any other
country; of the readiness of bankers
and business institutions to utilize
aerial transportation.
I oromcrcial Flying I lead
Nevertheless, commercial aviation
in the Un.ted .Stales i<* threatened
with death In its infancy, witnesses
testified. The biggest aircraft manu
facturers are being dri'en from the
field according to witnesses who held
I the government chiefly responsible
because it not only failed to co-oper
ate with private airplane manufac
turers but actually competed with
them to a disastrous degree.
Representative Randolph Perkins
of New Jersey, subcommittee chair
man. dec lared at the outset that he
intended to lead the inquiry away
from the investigation of government
air service financing which charac
terized the Washington sittings, to
ward a search tor a con struct In e pian
In which the government and private
resources could iofn In creating a
powerful commercial and military
program.
SLEMP PLANS
TO QUIT POST
Washington. Jan. 15.—C. Bascom
Stems* "iU retire March 4 as secre
tary to President Cootidge and he
will be succeeded by Representative
Kverett Sanders of Indiana.
The decision of Mr. Hemp, who has
been .secretary to Mr. < "oolidge since
he entered the White House, became
known today after he had returned
from a trip to New Vork.
Representative Sanders "ill retire
from the house March 4. not having
been a candidate for ie election. He
was director of the republican na
tional committee's speakers’ bureau
during the campaign and a member
of the house steering committee
Mr. Hemp * decision to retire "as
due to several factors, including a
desire to return to the direction of
his extensive business interests
It had l>een the intention of Mr.
Banders to return to private prac
tice of law In Indians but he was
prevailed upon to accept the post by
Mr. t'oolidge
In the *ii. nessor to Mr. Hemp the
pieaident will have as secretary a
man similarly equipped in his knowl
edge of congressional matters, as Mr.
Banders is rounding out eight year*
as a member of the house, lie will
he 43 years old March fc.
Student# Kntertain Club.
t’oiad. Jan. 15. Toiid t’ommerclal
club was entertained at its annual
banquet by the department of home
economics of the Cosad High school.
Mrs. Alfred K >« h superintendent,
had charge. Miss Bernice Anderson,
superintendent of the kimtefgarten In
the public schools, used a group of
her children in putting on a snow
scene for the business men.
IClectton of directors resulted In
the choice of Hr. «\ II Sheets, W T
Thompson, W\ T Wallace. I-i. X
Davis. t\ P Ilord. Dr. I.. J. Boulter
and f. K. Allen
Ikill C.oyolr.
W.xmore. Jan. 15 - While Glenn
Payne, farmer near here, was out
hunting south of town Tuesday, his
wolf dogs encountered a large coyote,
which after a ferocious fight was
killed just as Mi Pa>ne came upon
the scene. The wild animal was s
huge one and hadl.v chewed up the
dogs. There are several coyote* re
ported in the rough country south of
here, and a big hunt coveting a .
section about »ix miles square and
reaching to the Kansas Une is being i
planned for the near future, ,
Khiiima to Head ^ ork Board.!
Vork. Jan. 15 - The new- countv \l
board of cotnmlselonsrs unanimouslv I
elected Hornet Uams* \ of Atb-Mvill* *
township chairman, the democrat!'
members bolding no caucus for nom!
nation* Theta a,f' C4\e new men hd •
un tiie hoiid, which number JO
w hlch number* :»o.
Harr) Kumi#. Dio.
I .otuloit Ian. 15 llarrx Kumla*.
noted mrt) *tun ? ant hot md lei I1
tuisi died At Hastings, Aged ,'0
H 1 4
Prisoner Loans
Money to
Sheriff
Special Dlapatch to The Omaha Bee.
Wymore, Neb., Jan. 15.—A new
story is {old here on isheilff John
It. Sailing, by friends of the county
official, who have seen and con
versed with him since his return to
Gage county after a trip with A.
J. Wyatt of Denver as his prisoner.
It is said that, owing to some
extra heavy and unforeseen ex
penses. the sheriff found himself
out of funds on the way back. The
prisoner earns to the rescue. He
stuck a thumb and forefinger in
a test pocket and pulled out a roll
of $75 in greenbacks, and insisted
on the sheriff taking a loan of
enough to complete the trip..
The party arrived in Beatrice
safely, where Wyatt was placed in
jail under $1,500 bond. He is
charged, with a western loan com
pany. which he represents, with ac
cepting a loan fee of several hun
dred dollars, to make a loan to M.
J,. Rawlings. Wymore ice whole
saler, and it is alleged that the |
eom|>any had no license to do busi
ness in Nebraska.
Farmers’ Union
Stockholders to
Accept Share Cut
\ alue of Holdings Kedueed
,i0 lVr Ont at Meeting of
Organization in
Omaha.
Stockholders of the Farmers l nion
S-.itc exchange accepted a cut of 501
tier cent in the par value of their
stock in the organization at the an
nual meeting in the Hotel Castle
Thursday.
The concern, which did a mail order
business with farmers of more than
$1.300.600 Inst rear, made a profit of
$.'ii.G47. It 1 is a deficit of $364,731,
tnadA up principally of unearned
cumulative, dividends of per cent
over a period of years.
The reorganization plan adopted
ajso included cancellation of the S per
cent cumulative dlv’derd feet are of
the stock. '
The capita! stock outstanding as
revised 1- the cut of 60 per cent
amounts to $352,225 now. The $20,647
earned Inst year would be nearly 6 per
cent on this capital. Directors de
clared business this .year will be
better.
John Haverkost of llocper was re
elected president. C. McCarthy of
York was reelected treasurer and
manager. T. Hy Frees* of Elgin was
re-elected a director.
WHEAT GROWERS
WIN IN COURT
Hastings, Neb., Jar 15.—District
Judge Hastings upheld the member
ship contract of the Nebraska Wheat
Growers association requiring mem
bers of the organisation to market
their grain through the association s
marketing bureau, In a decision toda" i
granting the wheat growers "liqu: '
dated damages" of 15 cents per
bushel on all wheat sold by C. C ;
Marqu.sl A Sons of York county other
than through tire association, for al j
leper) violation of contract.
The wheat growers' association, on
behalf of its 2.700 members, * td sued
for this amount, and also had ask’d
for an injunction restraining C. » .
Maru list A Sons from selling their
wheat "other than through their own
sales agency," which was granted by
the court.
Alma ^ oman in I). \. R.
Rilprimapr* \rouml \\ orlil
Alma. ^lan. 15. — Miss Ethel K
Thompson leme* this week for New
York itv where she will sail Jan
unr; 19 on the S. S. California on
the Daughters of the American Rev
olution pilgrimage around the world.
Miss Thompson Joined this organiza
tion when she attended the New Eng
land Conservatory of Music In Bos
ton. of which she Is a graduate. The
cruise w ill include v all's. Panama.
I.os Angeles, Honolulu, Japan, China,
Manila. Java, Burma. Ceylon, India.
Egypt, Holy l,nnd. Greece and tour*
through Italy. France. England.
Switzerland and Belgium.
Farm Mortpapcs Reduced
in Odar (.minty in 1925;
Hartington, Jan. 171.— toeordlng to
the records In the county clerk's of
fice. the financial condition of Cedar
county Improved during the last yenr.l
In 192i there were 41 less farm
mortgages. 22 less city mortgages and
9.1 less chattle mortgages filed than 1
In 1923. In 1923 farm mortgages
amounted to 43.n»..s22, of which
12 7*3,750 were released, while In 1924
farm mortgages amounted to only
I2.S32.49S. of which t2.404.331 were
released. During 1924 there were
'lily 13 sheriff’s sales as against 22 1
n 1923,
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Dance Hall
Butterfly
Confesses
San Francisco Maiden, 16,
Says Lure of Bright Lights
Brought About Quarrel
Ending in Tragedy.
Caught in Hall Bedroom
Bj International »w. Serilff,
San F'rancisco, Cal., Jan. 13.—Doro*
thy Kllltigf.011, IS, arrested after a.
two-day search, early_today confessed
killing her mother. Mr*. Annie El
lingson. ,
The girl said she shot her motheP
because she had remonstrated with
her against going out with men.
Mrs. Kllingson was shot through
the back as shp stormed to tie her
shoe* In the l>edroom of their horn#
in Third avenue Tuesday.
Dorothy was arrested early today
in a rooming house at 10:47 Franklin
street.
At first she denied having shot her
mother and told a detailed story' lo
which she accused a "hop head 1 of
having fired the shot
Breaks l nder Drilling.
I'nder eetere grilling by Polioe
Lieutenant Alexander MrPaniell the
giri finally gave way and made a
full confession.
"Yes. 1 did It." s'l* told McDanlell.
"Mother and I had a quarrel Mon
day night when I came in. Phe told
me that I must quit going out with
men and get a job. I told her I
wouldn't.
"Tuesday morning when we woke
up we renewed the quarrel. I finally
got up and got ray brother’* revolver
and went into the bedroom and shot
her.’ 1
Defiant when arrested and altq*
nately tearful and giggling as she wa*
questioned, the girl who had dane«4
her way down the jazz trail to a
murder charge seemed today to lack
comprehension of the nature of her
deed, officers said.
Poses for 1'hotographer*.
After slnntng the confession which
!wll! result in a formal murder
charge, acvording to police, being
placed against her today, the girl
posed time after time for photog
raphers and smiled at their behest
The girl told police that following
the shooting, she packed her cloth
ing in a suitcase, secured $5 or $10
from her mother s purse and taking
a b«nk book showing a balance of
$75, went immediately to the Franklin
street rooming house, where she se
cured a room and paid two week* in
advance.
There she apparently made elabor
ate plans by which she hope,! to hide
her iriertitj. She changed her name
tii Montaain Daneri" and provided
herself with an Identification book in
which she entered the notation
"Mother amt Bud. 4!" West T»?n
t> -cventh street. New York City.’
But her love for companionship cf
men wh. h ied to the quarrel jo which
her mother was slain proved her un
doing
\ttend» Dance.
On Tuesday night whlie her brother
and father were in the act "f finding
the cold body of the mother and wife
in the tumble litrle Third a\enue cot
tage. Dorothy went to a party..,~he
tuld police. .■She was accompanied by
Date Sieln. He t ok ' e- home about
midnight, but a* they neared the
house she told him she was not living
the e an.' longer and he took her to
the rooming house In Franklin street.
Wednesday night sbw went to a
show and Imd been at her room only
a few hours when the police »rre»ted
her.
On Wednesday she had telephoned
another male friend and when told he
was not in, left a call for "Dorothy
Daneri."
This nan did not pe'gnize tie
phono number given nor the name
Daneri. but told the police.
About the Mine time they located
Stein and then the girl for whom a
stale wide search had been made
Taken to police headquarter*, the
sir! in response to questioning aaki
"a hophend ’ killed her mother.
Tells of Shooting.
I don t know his address,"* ahe
said "1 met him at a jazzing party.
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Summary of
the Day in
Washington
Tit*' hou?e jvA.«?et1 the ACW1
« uni harbor? a nthor:.\xU'n
t Uaacom Slfinp Annoutv'*d he
ttouk! reeign as i*#<;*ry to tha
l>reah1ent.
Kopresentativr Kveretx Sahdfr* ot
Indiana nill *uov<hm him.
The Isle of l*tne? treaty reoetmiin^
Cuban sovereignty ever the territory
taken \ip by the s-enate after
n*»re than *0 ye.*!?.
UsiHroad e\*vutu«* oonttmicxi lhalt'
testimony before ;* >enatc ix^matSttee
on a bill to reiiut'e the Interest
ohnv«» on innerntuem loan?,
V plan to tnnxftr to \\ »Oiac'on
the lesal pixwt'vtln*:? i.i>tr.ut*Hl in
M "•» - Senate Hu,.:i hi.
'V heeler 4* ? phxtxxl l*efore offVi*||t.
' ? V *!'■**• in ' V the tm
position »'f prison sentettoe* for \
lath'iuk nf the |!!\>hthttkvn v«« w&.» e
pone* l to • he n>■*»** • *4ls U| «%Ht.
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