= 1 The ( imaha Morning Uee |=i=| 1 ^jYY EDITION * _ — - - ~ him room and freedom,—John Foster. - __ V0L. o4-NQ.186~ — OMAHXlgATURPAY, JANUARY 177l925. *_TWO CENTS18 — - ' ’ Omaha Man Honored by Stock Group L. L. liurke Elected Vice President of American Na tional Livestock Men at Albuquerque Meeting. President Is Re-Elected Ht \NIKHtHtrtl Albuquerque, X. M.. tan. 16.—Fred H. Rlxby of Long Beach, Cal., a mem ber of the president’s agricultural conference, was reelected president of thi. American National Livestock association at the closing session of the convention late today. Ills elec tlon was unanimous. Charles M. O'Donel of Bell Ranch, X. M., was named first vice presi dent. The following vice presidents were elected; C. L. Burke, Omaha; L. G. Brit#, Marfa. Tex.; William Poll man, Baker, Ore.; H. G. Botes, Kan Carlos, Arlx.. and GeoVga Rus sell, Jr., Elko, Nev. Phoenix, Ariz., was chosen unanl mously for the 1926 convention. The convention adopted a resolu tton urging strongly the appointment of a, committee to conduct a compre hensive study of the entire range iroblem as recommended in the pre liminary report of the president's sgrlcultural conference. Hold Up legislation. The resolution urged that "pend ing such study, the proposed forest grazing fee Increases, based on the coni merola 11 zat lo'n basts, be held in abeyance as well as all other steps such ss the proposed removal of fences In public domain tending to *' disturb and complicate the present rtnge operating situation." "Wa respectfully suggest." the resolution continued, "that ths com mittee for studying the range prob lem be appointed by the president of the United States and’ be crimposed of the secretary of agriculture, the secretary of interior and three other members, who are recognized men of eound buelness experience." The resolution follows; "Whereas, The present emergency ,« the cattle Indus#. / Ss due In no small measure to tha vast economic waste involved in the present cen tralized system of marketing livestock and distributing Its products, there fore be It, Economies Urged. "Resolved, That we urge the pres!, dent's agricultural conference to make a careful study of this phase of the situation to the end that ma terial economies be effected In mar keting, processing, and distributing of livestock and the products thereof to the consumer; and !>• it further, "Resolved, That the president’s sgrlcultursl conference be asked In this connection to support the amend ments to the packers and stockyards act endorsed by this association.'' At the session today, A. C. Wil liams, a member of the federal land loan board; Dwight R. Heard of Phoenix, Ariz.; D. A. Mlllett of Den ver, chairman of the National Live stock and Meat board; K. N. Went w'orth of Chicago and Hubbard Rus sell of Los Angeles, delivered ad dresses. SLAYER SUSPECT IS ORDERED HELD New Orleans. T.a., Jan. 10.—The police were notified today by the so perlntendent of police of Sidney, R. C.. to hold the man arrested here last wight and believed to he IT. Fred Myers, slayer of two In Victoria, R. ,C.. last year. The telegram said requisition papers hnd been secured and that detectives would tie sent to New Orleans within the next few days for him. The man srrested In connection with a payroll robbery was released yesterday only to be rearrested an hour later when one of the police re marked he resembled the photograph of Meyers. The man would not talk to newspaper men today except to deny lie was the man wanted. Tie •crlptlon* of the prisoner and Meyers were declared to tie similar. r We Have With Us Today Henry Kineman, Farmer, West Point, Neb. Mr. Kineman Is hluiself a Nebraska product, having been born and lived all his life, so far, one n half-section farm, seven miles this side of West Point. "We have no complaint to make nr farmers up where 1 conic from,” he said. "Crops are good and prices arc bsttar. Farmers have learned norm gnifl lessons during the last three 'lean' years and now I think they are headed for first-class prosperity. In •pits of what people tell us, that Ku rope can't buy our surplus, I notice that Kurope is buying II and evident ly paying for li. \ net the price ol wheat, corn and oals was tint 'aril flclallv i-i rated’ as some of our gooi friends tried to nmke out." Mr. Kineman, with Ids falhei am brother, tills the 220 notes of the borne place and declares tic '< is to p|a< e finite ns good s Nebt -l.n. os pe dally around West I’ulnl. IMAN SOUGHT FOR FURNACE SWINDLE Special IHftpatt'li to The Omaha Her. Beat rive, Net)., Jan. 16.—D. W. •’levingei* Is being sought in connec tion with the furnace forgery probe i here. He is accused of having ob tained $380 on a check drawn in his favor on the Jloekford State bank bearing 1 lie forged mime of Howard Carpenter, farmer. When the matter was first reported to the officers Clevinger stated that a well dressed stranger called at his place of bus.ness an±l ordered a fur nace sent to Kearney, Neb., and drew ?24.» in cash above the price of the heater. No transaction of this kind was made, according to Chief Acton. In the meantime Clevinger has dis appeared. Theater Patrons Exposed to Death From Monoxide Three Overcome, Scores 111 a# Result of Youthful Prank at Crofton Movie House. Special IHspatrll t.p The Omaha Hr., j t’rofton, Neb , Jan, 16.—Two hun dred persons attending a motion pic-1 ture slioiv here were poisoned Thurs- | day night by carbon monoxide fumes which poured from a gasoline engine after the exhaust pipe had been clogged by children. Three persons were overcome by the gas, and fell unconscious on the sidewalk as >hey left the theater. Thirty other, were seriously affecte.], while virtually everyone In the house Suffered some ill effects. Physicians said that If the show had terminated a few minutes later, scores of deaths might have resulted. | The audience did not notice the fumes while in the theater, but when the show ended snd the crowd filed out, Mrs. Frank Hart and her small son. Ralph, and Mrs. Helen JJrexkler fell unconscious on the sidewalk. The fresh air caused many others to be come HI. T)r. ft. H. Swift attended Mrs. Drexkier and the Harts, and said that they were victims of carbon monoxide poisoning, but would recover. An Investigation «huw»d that clnl- j dren had stuffed rags in tli» exhaust pipe of the gasoline engine used to I operate the dynamo for the electric; lights. The boy, responsible for the prank have not been discovered. MUMPS INVADE PRISON WALLS Ily AmotIrIH frcRR. J.lncoln, N'eh., .Ian. I*>.—Mumps have Invaded the grim walla of the atate penitentiary here and Roy Maul* dron, negro slayer of Omaha, under sentence of death until hla sentence wa* commuted to life Imprisonment, was One of the first victim# of the disease. It Is the first time In several years that the disease has broken out in the Institution. Warden Kenton declared, adding that the first victim was Ed ward Johnson who has already recov ered and is hack at work. All prison ers afflicted with the mumps have been placed Hn the Isolated w ard at the entrance of which ha« been placed a sign ‘‘.VIlimps- Isolated.” "While only a fetv cases have been found here Inmates are being watched for symptoms." the warden said. "The slight epidemic was evidently caused by some visitor.” Mauldron, who la reported as hav ing an "oversized right Jaw" from the mumps visitation, was a. partner of Sol Wesley, sentenced to die with Mauldron for the murder In Omaha. W ives Serve Dinner al Stockholders'' Meet in ft Wymore, .Ian. 16.—The Fanner* Grain Dumber end Coal company, one of tlie largest concern* in Wy more, held Its annual meeting. busi ness session, anil dinner in the Greenwood hall at Wymore, Thurs day. Wive* of slockholdet** served the dinner for over 200 guest*. The; company operates I he lumber and coal yard* nt Wymore. Blue Springs and Kinney, and handles a consider nble volume of grain through their elevator nt Wymore. A good aver age business Is reported for the Inst year. A 10 per cent dividend was distributed at the meeting. Officers elected for the coining year are; D. V. Adkins, president; W. .7. Kelly, vice president: .1. A. Fielding, score tary; Dudley Kler, treasurer. Straiiijj.-r tit Beatrice Passes Forged Checkj Beatrice, .Ian, 16. Officer* have found Do clue to it \\ el I-dressed stranger who Is alleged to have pur chased a furnace the other day nf the Beatrice Furnace company’s plant with a forged check, ordering It ship ped to a niece nt Kearney, received *245 in cash above the price of the ■ heater aial disappeared. The name' of Howard Carpenter, Rockford town ship farmer, was signed to the check, which was discovered Inter to he «. forgery. Elcvutor Kuril* Dividend. Beatrice, Jan. I*. The 1'l.vmouth Farmers* IJcvator company held it* I animal meeting and declared a divi dend cf 10 per lent. These officers 1 sere elected: II. l\ Nlipel, president • William Bnimmert, vice* president. ■ Otto Krueger, secretary IMwnrd Madri 11« uaiirr i , Dome Piinpfi , man MgCi . Persecuted Hahne T *■ Sanity Ju/>' J j Wife Slajer Sif&pect Declares He Is Destined to Re ligious Life: Says Some one Wants His Money. Final Verdict Thursday ■f. Wai-rcn llahne now feels that he Ins a special mission In the world, 'and likened himself to Christ during the hearing on his sanity late Friday. Hahne. well-to-do apartment house owner, who is suspected of the mur der of Ills wife. ,Mnn Hahne, was brought before the board at 4:30, after the hoard had questioned all other available witnesses. It. was at the close of an hour and a half of questioning that Hahne broached Ills plans for a religious life and a study of the Bible. The subject was led up to by Dr. <3. Alexander Young, member of the Insanity hoard, who had done most of the questioning. Persecuted for 10 Years. "Have you felt that you have been persecuted during the last 10 years?" asked Dr. Young. "Yes,” replied Hahne. "Why? What would be the reason for sui’h persecution?" “Well, perhaps to get my money— or someone might have been Jealous of me because I had a good woman who was healthy and a good worker.” (Hahne was making his first direct reference to Ids dead wife, who was found mutilated In his home). "Do you feel no was though yoti were chosen for a special mission?" was the next question. "Well, If 1 ran go through this T will feel that f must be one of the chosen ones. Christ was persecuted and nailed to the cross. I will feel that I must have something else higher to look to.” Hearing Adjourned. Following this answer the hearing was adjourned till 9 next Thursday morning. Several more witnesses will he questioned then befoie a ilc vision regarding Hahne's mental con dition will be reached, members of the insanity oourd satd. The appearance of Hahne In cus tody of a deputy sheriff for the first time during Friday's hearing caused a stir of excitement In the crowd which was packed Into the county commissioner's auditorium, where the hearing has been progressing slowly since Thursday morning. Hahne did not appear agitated. »s he was on his first appearance the morning before. He laid his black velour hat on the table where the board was seated, folded bis thick hands and waited. Tells Karl) History. The first questions were regarding his early history. Hs Is 49 years old he said. Once his leg was broken once lie received a bump on the head and upon occasion suffered from sev eral sicknesses, such as measles and mumps. He farmed in Iowa, ran a hotel In New York and when arrested had an income of $M2 a month front property he rented In Omaha. "Do you know the reason for this hearing? It's purpose?” he was asked. "Why, yes,” he replied. "The hent Ing's on account of my troubles To determine whether I'm sane or In sane.” he added, when asked to be more ex pitch. "Do you think you are insane?" was the next question. "Why, no. I feel harrassed snd tired and worried. My head feels dull, but rest ami kind treatment, 1 think, I'd be all right,” "if you are vindicated In this mat ter, what do you plan to do?” "That's hard to say. I wouldn't pay much attention to worldly things. I'd devote my life to religious thing" I'd like to go further with my stud.v of the Bible.” Victor Huiigate to Coach Pawnee Lily I)el*atc learn PawnM City, .Fan. 16.—Aspirant* for pltrei on the high school debating team here are studying up on the league question preparatory to the fryouta to be held next week. Supei Intehdent Thotnnnn of the high whiHil, who was elected to head the southeast district of the debuting league, has appointed Vernon Hun gat* to coach the local trio, Ilungate will have nearly 2.7 men from whom tn select a team. bait year the I'jiwn**! ('tty debaters were chain* plop* of the district snd In the stat* meet at Lincoln were eliminated by Omaha t’entral High school. (ioiiftrepational I ^inference Id 'left nl Fremont in \j»ril Newcastle, .Inn. IB Nebraska coo ferenc* of I'ongregetlntml churches, having changed It* tune of meeting from fall to spring, will hold It* next meeting at Fremont, April 30 to May 3. Rev. No* I .1. Rrecd of Hasting* will preach Hie conference sermon and Rockwell Harmon Potter of linn ford, tY»mi , moderator <*f the na tlonal council and Hubert f*. Herring, sin 'till service secretary, will he the principal speakei* on the pi gram 'Sale nf '.irk I.Dimly F’nrm Id lie Slllllllillfd Id \ oler York, .Ian. 16. A special election will be belli In York county February 17 at which ihe voters will deride whethei or not the county boa id shall be nut hot iaed to II the count If" BEATRICE .sV'Vo ROBBED ^ ^< h to Tlie Omaha Bee. ^ Neb., Jan. 16. According r received here, “Snapper" V* i.v, member of the first league yfj club in Beatrice and later man ') -.er of the Gedar Rapids (la.) club for several season, and wife, were victims of two holdup men the other night ns they drove into their garage at Gedar Rapids. Kennedy was relieved of 150 in cash and Mrs. Kennedy a pearl ring. Two diamond rings worn by the lat ter, valued at $500 each, were over looked by The bandits. Legislators Split by Hoads Program; Committee “in Air** An Many Opinions as 'there Are Members; Radical lax M easure In Iroduced. u> p. c. row ELL. Staff t orrespondcat The Omaha Ikf. TJnculn, Jan. 16.—With the second week of Nebraska’s legislative ses sion near at an cud there he* been only one major proposition proposed. That i* the good roads question, and it promises to he a problem which will cause no end of debate and per ploxitv throughout the session, with a likelihood that in the end Governor Adam McMullen will l>e forced to step into the affray and force s solution. In both the senate and house at this time there are nearly as many opin ions concerning the good roads prob lem as there are mendier*. The good roads committees In both branches are admittedly “in the sir,” and so far there hasn’t appeared a single pera*»n who will venture to taka a Mad and attempt to organize th* mem bershlp behind any plan for conduct • »f the tend roads program during the next two ^ears. Fight on Funds. The most general disagreement Is over the administration of funds to he collected. A majority' of the legis late* are dependent upon fit® good will of county officeholders for their political future and It l/i feared by many That of'(r|MG mo tate" the gdtnl roada program until such time ns county manipulation of road funds become* unpopular. As a result of this study It has been proposed to provide for appoint ment of competent auditor* at this session to examine county road ex penditures In the corning two year*. Meantime, it is proposed by advo cate* of this plan that a gnsolhM tax be imposed and that for the next two year* the state will be content with a fairly conservative increase in road building activities. Tax Hill Filed, T.* e of Boyd today- Introduced a revenue hill similar to the Umb taxa tion bill of two years ago, which was defeated hv an overwhelming major! t.v. The Mil represents the taxation desires of Otto Mutz of TJncoln,*d*i-re tary of the T,a Foilette campaign com mittee. Briefly, the bill e.xll* for the ele.* tlon of a county assessor and doing away with pr* • inct assessor*. It put* tax dodger* in the criminal class, force* printing and publication of tax lists and disfranchise* eny cltl zen who does not register bis tixabl*-; property with the county assessor. A bill abolishing the “blue sk>” law was introduced by Pollock of Douglas, wliile Hansen of N’ortl; FMntte threw a bill into the hopper which would give counties half of the hunting and fishing licenses collected, the money to be used In the purchase of lakes for fishing, the state to fur nish the fish. MAN BURNED BY • EXPLODING OIL Special Dispatch to The Ovtinlm 1WL Tieatrlce. Neb., Jan. 18.—John Welae, Jr., was Seriously bttrneii nlMiut tha head, face and anna at Virginia, east of here, last night, when some nil. from hla automobile, which he "ns warming on the.atov*, became too hot and exploded. -——-- — Kiisltaiitl III. Kurin \\ iff Markets W lirat at >1.68 Peat rice. Jnn. 16. Mrs. IVank lunornk, living southwest of ndtH. w ho Is In ohm go of the farm w hile her husband Is }n u hospital, reports the snls tif 1,000 bushels of wheat fin which she roci*lv*»d $1.6*1 a bushel, Ths grain wr*s delivered nt the elsvn tor nt Odell. Mussolini a Feudal Baron The robber barons of medieval dttys could teach nothing In Henito Mn -•dim. Today hi> iron rule la felt in every city and hamlet of Italy. C. F. Bertelli Unl'ri al Service staff rum -pondenl. who risked his life in gathering the true fact*, will recount Ms findings in The Omaha Sunday Bee «*f .liinuur.v IK, I , __t_ _ __j i - - ' j j Girl Slayer Gets "‘Kick” Out of Jaif • -- Maid Vi lio Killed Mother and •Then ^ ent to Danre Still “Life of the Party.” Death Penalty Unlikely n> KI.I,IS H. MARTIN. Intr-rnutiunnl Ptaff < or reeiaindent. San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 16.—Still Ihn "Ufa of the party,” 16 year-old Dorothy Klllngson, confessed slaver of "her mother, continued today to get the same "big kick” out of life that characterized her jazz path to a prison cell. Twelve hours of questioning and posing found her ready to continue when police orders shut off further interviewers. Only when her father and brother visited her in her cell—both sternly accusing her—did her attitude change. Then she for a moment forgot pose and sought to beguile their sympathy. "Don't touch me—you killed my mother,” her slhn-legged, serious faced brother Earl shouted as she sought to throw herself in his arms. "My God! Go Aawsy!” "My Clod’ (Jo away! Don't you know I can't talk to you? Why do you come to me like this?” came from her taut lips In bitter tones. They turned and left, and slowly her smile returned and again she was "the life of the party.” The youthful figure in California's most unusual matricide will not hang, though her brother expressed the wish that she might. The state law pre vents the extreme penalty being im posed tinder 18. But the state will likely demand life Imprisonment for Dorothy. This was Indicated when Jurisdiction over the case was retain ed by the superior court Instead of turning the case over to the Juvenile authorities. District Attorney Brady Interview ed the girl and said he was at a Joss to know just what to do. "It Is the first case of the kind an ■ rod In this elate 1 h*l 1 know of Her youth, the clrcumetance* sur rounding the killing ar* all unusual," he said. The girl’s arraignment set her police court hearing for Thursday. January 31’. A perfunctory coroner's Inquest will he held Saturday. Authorities early today had not de cided whether the girl would he pres ent. but It was expected eh# would. Iter brother was to testify concerning the finding of hla mother's body, and another dramatic meeting between the estranged sister and brother was in prospect. Police today continued their ‘'sheik” round up. Warrant* were Issued for 1? young men as a result of the girl's story and thrpe nf them had been ar- 1 rested early today. "They are Just as guilty of thia as T |' am.” she snapped when told that her M erstwhile associates In "Jazzland” ' were to he arrested. “They started me and kept me go- i Ing on the way to thia. ' r She had a good word for only one of the IT. ft was for Keith f-ord. i popular young hanjolst. now !» Dos 1 Angeles, r "He Was Different.” “Keith was a gentleman—different 1 from the others.” she said. Lord, Dave Stein and Harry Chlnltz ' were the three under arrest early to- r day. They were charged with con tributing to the delinquency of a minor and later the charge against Chlnltz was changed tn a statutory offense. T.ord was under arrest In Dos An- 1 geles where he had been pinv Ing In ;tn orchestra recently and where It was nt first believed the girl had gone to Join him. Osceola Fomiuunitv Club FI ect* Officer* for \ear| •lirrlrtl Dispatch to Tit* Omaha Itff. Ofceola, Neb., Jan. 16.-^-Oaoeola Community Hub bald It a annual meet ing and election of officers Mondnv evening. If. A. Taylor was reflect id. to serve aa president, O. W ' raven mid M. A. Mills, jr,, were elected to serve on the executive board for tho coming venr. and Jay Hastings was elected vice president. The executive board met and or Kunlzed Tuesday evening, electing <*. 1 'V\ Craven aa rhalmmn of tbs board 1 The hoard elected 11. C: lJuncan to ' tin* office of secretary of the Com munJty club, * ! •Mr. I Unionn on tne to tbla city last ( .rear from Htalitiird, N*eb„ where he was the secretary of the t’handier of t ’oinmerce. \V if** Drop* Dead While Mate l.ich Parah/.cd 1 i'ie. .Inn, 16. Calling at the 1 home of I,. M. Sanders, an Invalid to leave mine deli, ado* for him, Mrs C \\ Tyner dlacovered Mr* Sawyer d»*.id behind the door. Mr. Savv>er. whu is lulplesslv paralysed, lav all day without any attention. Vul.iirn I’i.mccr Die*. Villon II. Jan. lt». Heorgc hldwell. ' i IMMiO'i luislio'ss man nf the *<• ith *io hr-id Sunday with In leriitem in Shtndfn cetneift) Lips That Touch Liquor Shall Never Touch Ours, Edict of Kearaev (/iris j ril liUputch to The Omaha Bee. EARNKV, NEB., Jan. 16.— The Kearney High school boy must make his choice between moonshine and the girl. Sorrowful, but resigned to the mnrtryrdom of a family fireside for seven nights a week if need be, 53 girl reserves, representative of every class in Kearney High school, have signed a resolution pledging themselves not only to abstain from the use of intoxicat ing liquor personally, but tn refuse to appear with an escort who uses the stuff or ts under its baleful In fluence. The ban on bov* includes some of the so called "best” families of, the town. It is conceded by the brave and determined fair sex. The attention of the girls was centered upon the Intoxicants question recently when a number of high school boys were implicat ed In an invasion of a local church vestry In search of sacramental wine, following raids on the cellar stocks of private citizens of the city. It has been a ijiatter of common discussion that not only the boys of the local high school, hut the girls as well, are in the habit'of imbibing freely of the nectar that inebriates while It cheers. The Girl Reserves aimed directly at this current discussion, It Is be lieved. with their resolution against intoxica ntt. They hope, according to the statement of their president. Hazel I’.inek to let the hoys see that they do not consder It a "superior’* Qualification to be able to procure liquor. "If these girls can influence other girls to take the same stand, they can do inestimable good for the hoys ", declared Miss Elizabeth Baker, general secretary of the local Y. TV. C. A., of which the girl reserves is a branch. _ Arms Conference ; Precluded! (Joolidge Relieve*- Kurojiean Conditions l ii favorable to Such Meeting Just Now. Washington, .Ian. IS.—Conditions in Hu rope still preclude any move by the United States toward another arms conference, in the opinion of President ('oolidge The Washington government conse quently Is making no further move toward the calling of such a confer ence. The W hite House today authorized a flat denial of published stories that an arms conference would be called early In th# spring • 'oolidge stiu feels that the United States -houid await the outcome of the move made by the league of na tiona to bring about limitation of armaments, and should do nothing in the matter until the »ue--»«a -jr| failure of that move is ileveloped. While the presidents views were I being made known at the White House. Senator King, democrat, Utah, gave notice in ihe senate that ho would later move a suspension of the rules for consideration of an amend ment to the naval appropriation 1411 authorising and requesting” the president to invite the world powers to partlcipnte In n conference to he held in Washington for consideration of further limitation of armaments on '0f'‘ 1 and sea. NEW HARTINGTON STATION OPENED Hartington. Jan. 16.—Ju0t as K. I*. Moran, depot agent of the M. & O. Railway company, completed 15 years of service at Hartington the new depot erected here tc# replace the old one destroyed l»v fire last Feb ruary was opened to the public and \gent Moran celebrated b> moving into the new quarters Many friends !congratulated him on the occasion, j The new depot la modern in every respect. by 96 feet in size, bufit of brick and with steel heads, window casings and door*, reinforced con emt* floors and tile roof, making the building fireproof It baa a large waiting room which will be equipped with comfortable seats and a wom en’s rest room which will he supplied with chairs and Other comforts. The freight room includes a frost and thief proof “warm room’’ In which will be kept all perishable things. Philip s. Plmnletgh. depot operator, began work in the office when ft boy in school and haa advanced until he is able to take full charge of the teleg raphy work. Postal Buiinru at Allen Shown 33 1-3 Per Cent t.ain All.n, Neb.. Jan. 17 Aoc-onlm* 10 figures given out by the Allen post* master, mail business here during the last quarter showed an Increase of 1.1 1 1 per cent over that of the same period In IFJS and wa> the largest ever handled at this office during any one quarter. It ia talleved this is a general Indication of increasing prosperity. • Allen poatoffi* ♦» was remodeled and enlarged recently and the improve ment was of great assistance In han dling the increased volume of busi ness. HiK-rMt-ttfl lake- Portion of Gasliii-r of Fort Morgan Hank Ff. Morgan. Fob, Jan. 16.— F W. Ihierstetta of Hcottsbluff. Neb. was elected cashier of the First National tank of Ft. Morgan, the largest tank In Morgan county* Mr. Hueratetta was formerly with tbs Omaha Nation al tank. I hiring the world war, he was with the War Finance corpora tion. loam Hiin^s S102. » ’olumbus .Ian. IK. A team of 10 vent old horses, geldings, brought the highest price for horseflesh record ed here for many years at a farm sole near Platte Fritter, \»b w here they were auctioned for Moj, I \-Srr\ ici' Man I omul Ikml. i ‘hestei Simpson. I bushier garage 1 worker imi cv *• i vice man, wtt* [found l*v the side of his auto last kill * 'ause vf death Wo* heart i kllure ^ • 4 Level of Great Uikes Lowered Witness Before Committee of ' Senate Predict Hazard to Shipping as Result. Washington, Jan. 18.—That thc general level of the Great Lakes is being slowly but constantly lowered was the gist of testimony given today before tie special senate committee conducting hearing* on the proposed St. Lawretn e-to the-Gulf waterway. Witnesses called by opponents of the proposal that Chicago be per mitted to divert 10,000 cubic feet of water per *eeoud from ijtke Michigan Into its drainage canal as part of the waterway, agreed that many factors had contributed to the decreased depth of the lakes, but were unani mous In the opinion that further di version would accelerate the decline. Veteran skippers told of the in creasing difficulties they were meet ing in entering certain lake ports, particularly the Chicago river, with its flve-rniie < urrent developed by watrr already tieing diverted. Tf the amount is increased the committee was assured there would lie a corre sponding increase in current and in hazard to shipping which would In jure if not destroy the value of the river as a navigable link in the water wa y project. Tlie hearing was adjourned at the conclusion of today's session until Tuesday, whi p several engineers will I« tailed to discuss physical details of the project. 2 WOLVES KILLED IN WYMORE HUNT Wymorf Jan. 1$.—A wolf hunt was j staged by W> more citizens and farm-1 era Thursday •’.arting south of town covering eight sections of land, and closing in at n common center on the ; Marysville highway, six miles south; of Wvrnore. Over 300 hunters took i part in the roundup. The country is! mostly rough si d several rooky, t^rr. Ik od sjK*t.« afford good hiding places for wolves. Two large grav wolves were shot and four other* were seen to escape through the lines as they j neared the center Nearly rabbits many of them! jack*, were shot, each buntei taking j all ho wanted, and the others used by j the farmers for chicken feed. BUSINESS HOUSE TO NEW QUARTERS *l»erl*l lll.pat, h I. Ih, Omaha tw Osceola. Net'.. .Ian. 18.—\V. F. iKcp net- A Son, furniture dealer* of r>*. e oli for a number of veal*, competed a deal to purchase the building for merly occupied by I„. 1.. Thompson I Mercantile company. This is a com-j tnodious building, and will give them j the much needed room which the ex-1 pansion of their business has de manded. They formerly occupied the! second floor of the C. A. Olson build in*. Normal l.r\r! Reached ill I’awin's Karin Sale* Pawnee Otv, .Ian. 18.-—That land price* In Pawnee county have re turned to nearly normal level was I indicated here this week by two fArm deals, Hoy Hoan of Rurohard bought the 180 acre Oolilslierry farm west of town for 118,000. an average of near ly 81lf an acre, and a 180-acre tract! In M salon t'reek in the southwest part of the county ««« sold by Henry H. 1 "tng To John Hookwaltf-r. Hoth place* iia\ e go.ai improvements. Mrs. O. I*. I islnn Strirkrn. Beatrice, Jan. 18,— Mrs, o. P, Us j ton, pioneer of ftoatrlc* and wife of the late O. P. l.iston, one time cv'tn j metcial agent for the Rock Island at this iHiInt, suffered a stroke of! paralysis wa, taken-to a h s pttal here In a serious condition. f The Weather | V-—■ _, hr r P •IS* j Wfi Irr v S*. ’** ’ ‘ I llourl* IrmiHM-Aiiirp* -ijj |. j|| Erring Wife Seeks Death toFreeMind j Daughter of Former Omaha Dentist Found In conscious in (ias Filled Room; Mot Expected to Live. Companion Is Arrested Four years of Wandering with a man tu whom she whk not married ended Friday for Mrs. Gertrude Alice tV. Moon, 35. Mrs. Moon was found lying near death in a closet on a pile of cloth ing In a room at 507 South Twentieth street. Two jets were injuring gas into the room where she lay awaiting death. And her r by Mrs. Botts, who smelled escap ing and went to investigate It* aotirce. Left S I eMer Beside Sirs. Moon a revolver and a letter were ljlng. The letter was addrosneri to her at the T, 5V. C. A. and on the hack of It was written a note to James H. Adam*, Bankers Reserve Life building. Die note read; "I had to go. It is my wish that you take m> trunk at ;n«i North Nine teenth street and keep it there." "All my pretty things. My last wish is that Mrs. Adams have them. Al*0 that you take charge of my de posit box and all other things, and do with them as you see fit. "GERTRUDE." In a postscript, she addetL "Before God, there were no other m«: in my later life except Mr. Moon and Mr. Bhaw." hor hours the police searched for the man whom they believed was Sr w .v last he was located •nf taken to the police station. Once in audience with Inspector Jn> k Pszanonski Shaw told a sordid tAl» of he wanderings of himself and Mr* Moon which ended in her sui cidal attempt Friday, ’ dkin t bevek up her home, 'Shaw de, laced -I JVC, her and after we had been slipping out together enm i a while she asked me to go awav with her. "B> traveled all over, but always would come back to Omaha because that alwavs seemed like home to us We very seldom quarrelled and I J'W- t know where her husband la now. Bhe owned some houses In T» Turn la r*xr T»«, l-lnmn Three.) Summary of the Day in Washington \\ hit© House denied another err.*,S conference would be called ©obn. Early retirement i*f Pro Mbit lop rommtaeioner Hay nes was indicates, at White House. The senate debated the question of naval poHey and gun ©1© rat ion Th© s©nat© «g- ©e.t to gir© th© postal in ores sc bill right of nay n»*t Thura day. The public debt of the Vnltert States at th© end of 1522 nas 5*1*.Mr. th© census bureau announced. The house commerce committee en dorsed a bill for a bureau of cl\ tl aeronautic* In Ih* commerce depart ment. t'apfalne of laic© freiirhters testified before a senate committee on th* ef fects of diversion of vlreni Lakes waters. A blit to give the federal trade com mission greater poners to prevent misbranding of goods was reported to th© house It was announced that Pieaident I'ooltdge belter ©s proposals making Jail sgti tern*-* mandat.'iy fyrr pro hi l ttii'n law offenders .nrolres ©rceastre punishment ITesWcnt t'ocdiilgr i ffered tc trau© * ** ' • *• f ,c set's'© . tiituitt-e Investigating prohibition enforcement. criticised th© preen '* bar ' "ia Klelsolunao \c itkSMgay complain*