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_ VOL. 54—NO. 189. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1925.*TWO CENTS1" rTvVc.V.? E"«»h”.l.ult*> *>-- ■ ■■ -- /
Senator in
Rum Trade,
Court Told
Federal Agent Testifies He
Gave Sen. E. I. Edwards
$3,800 for Purchase
of Whisky.
“Frame Up,” Solon Says
Br Inierniitronnl Service.
Jersey City, Jan. 20.—Lionel Wilson,
a Treasury department general agent,
testified today in the Weehawken
running trial here that United
States Senator Edward I. Edwards,
democrat, had arranged to sell him
and another agent liquor, and that
he had seen $3,800 paid the senator
for 100 cases of Scotch whisky.
Wilson ventured the belief that the
senator was the director of the boot
legging ring he said operated at the
foot of Baldwin avenue in Wee
hawken.
The witness testified that lie and
Charles Hurlbut, another federal
agent, posed as booleggers and visited
Edwards at the latter's home in Cald
well, N. J., Just before the scandal
was revealed. There, lie added, they
arranged with Senator Edwards and
with William Griffin, accused of
being one of the rum ring directors,
for the purchase of 100 cases of
Scotch whisky. Wilson said llurlbut
handed Edwards $3,800 for the liquor.
Wilson said:
After my arrangements with Sena
tor Edwards in his home in Caldwell,
N. J., I and my partner, Charles
Hurlbut. called at hia bank, saw
Senator Edwards and, in my pres
ence, Hurlbut handed $3,800 to Sen
ator Edwards for 100 cases of
Scotch.”
Wilson teetifled he knew Griffin
and that he had gone to Griffin's
office to make arrangements to buy
100 cases of Scotch whisky, at $38 a
case. He said:
"I wanted some assurance about
delivery and also that the stuff was
not cut. Griffin said: ‘If you knew
who was backing me, and who I am
connected with, you would need no
c. assurance. I don't mind telling
you its Senator Edwards.' "
Wilson testified he had called upon
Senator Edwards by- appointment and
that Griffin was present at the time.
Washington, Jan. 20.—The charges
of Lionel Wilson, a treasury agent,
that Senator Edwards, democrat, of
New Jersey, received a $3,800 bribe,
were denounced today by the senator
as a “political frameup.”
Edwarda told the International
News Service he would make no other
reply to the sensational testimony
given at the Weehawken rum con
spiracy trial.
"I am not concerned with the testi
mony given by prohibition agents at
the Weehawken trial," said Edwards.
“It is just a case of politics. They
have tried to frame me for years, but
you can rest assured they haven't
succeeded.
“That is why I am so bitter against
prohibition. They are always trying
to frame innocent people. 1 do nut
care to make any other reply to the
charges.”
COOLIDGE FAVORS
PROPOSED TREATY
"Washington, Jan. 20.—President
Coolldgc, whose attitude is regarded
by senate leaders as the determining
factor in the fight over the Isle of
Pines treaty, let it be known today
th t the treaty has his full support.
Prawn up to confirm Cuban sover-1
eignty over the Isle of Pines, which
et th* outbreak of the Spanish-Amer
i»*an war was one of the Spanish pos
sessions In the Cuban group, th**
^^lyafy has been held up in the senate j
» for many years by those who con |
tend the property should be taken
over by the United States.
K.of P. Lodge Holds Banquet
Humboldt, Jan. 20.—On, hundred
• ml fifty guenln attended the annual
banquet of Knlghte of Pythian lodge
No. 125 of thl« city Monday evening
• t the lodge room. K. H. Gurney,
proprietor of the Park hotel, anperln
tended the affair. Rev. B. H. Paw
•on, County Commlaaloner Jame* R.
Pavla, Otto Kotouc, caahler of the
State hank, and ex-Mayor Alvin Gin
gerlrh were the prlnelpa] after-dinner
apeakera,
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We Have
With Us
Today
William .1. Ilerliliy,
Sales Engineer, Itailio fYrpumtloii of
America, Chicago, III. •
Mr. Ilorlihy. as Marconi cotnmor
clal anti naval radio operator, has
visited every civilized country on
•aith. During the war he was locut
©•I in China and Japan. Upon sign
Ing of the armistice he Joined the
sales promotion forces of the Khdlo
Corporation of America.
"It is old stuff, but radio has not
yet been scratched ns to its possibili
ties. li would he difficult to any
along what line It has developed most,
the communication, entertainment, or
*rnnsrnlsslon of power We, in r olio,
however, have laid the ha mi* »»f the
Industry on firm foundation >nd 1*
•hall nev*r pass," he said
Child, 3, Choked
to Death
by Dog
Canton, O., Jan. 20.—Shirley Schnei
der, 3, was choked to death when
a dog wtth which she was playing
today’, seized a scarf knotted around
her neck and dragged her 100 yards.
The child w’as dead when found by
her uncle a short time later.
Senate Confirms
Majority Report
Upon Oil Leases
Democrat? Support Walsh
Finding, Republicans Back
Minority Report After Brief
Debate on Subject.
Washington, Jan. 20.—The senate
confirmed today the findings of the
majority of its investigating commit
tee criticizing the naval oil leases.
Tile report, submitted in the closing
days of the lust session by Senatnr
Walsh, democrat, Montana, prosecu
tor for the committee, was approved
by a vote of 40 to 30 after the senate
had rejeetd. 42 to 2S, a minority re
port presented by Senator Spencer,
of Missouri on behalf of himself and
four other -republicans of the com
mittee.
Debate Is Brief,
Action came after comparatively
brife debate on a subject which occu
pied much of the attention of the sen
ate at the last session and led to the
institution of the pending suits by the
government to cancel the leases of
the naval oil reserves granted to Ed
ward I.. Doheny and Harry F. Sin
clair by Albert B. Fall, as secretary
of the interior.
The minority report, which defend
ed the principle of the leasing of the
naval oil reserves and held Edwin
Denby, as secretary of the navy and
his assistants blameless in connec
tion with the leases drew’ support
only from republicans. The demo
crats voted solidly for the Walsh re
port and were Joined by six republi
cans and one farmer-labor. Shlpsteail
af Minnesota. The roll caji follows:
Boll ('all Totals.
Republicans — Borah, Brookhart,
Frazier, Johnson of California; Nor
beck and Norris, fi.
Democrats—Broussard. Bruce, Car
away, Copeland, Dial, Dill, Edwards,
Ferris, Fletcher, George, Glass, Har
ris. Harrison, Heflin. Kendrick, King,
McKellar, Mayfield, Neely, Overman,
Pittman, Ralston, Ransdell, Reed «f
Missouri, Shepherd, Shields, Simmons,
Smith, Swanson, Underwood, Wales
of Massachusetts, Walsh of Montana
and Wheeler—33.
Fa rmer-labor—Shlpstead—1,
Total—40.
Against majority report:
Republicans — Ringham, Rursum,
Butler, Cameron, Capper, Couzens,
Cummins, Curtis, Ernst, Fernald,
Fees, Gooding, Hale, Jones of Wash
ington, Keyes. McCormick, McKinley,
Me I ,e, i ri, Means, Metcalf, Oddie, Pep
per, Phipps, Smoot. Spencer. Sterling.
Wadsworth, Warren, Watson and
Willis—30.
SHOALS MEASURE
TO CONFERENCE
Washington, Jan. 20.—After mill
ing around for several days undecided
what to do with the Underwood
Muscle Shoals bill, the republican
steering committee of the house to
day derided to send it to Joint con
ference with the senate, in an effort
to reconcile its differences with the
Muscle Shoals bill passed by the
house.
TRAIN HITS AUTO;
TWO MEN KILLED
Newark, O., Jan. 20—William Web
ster, 50, anti. Hay I'rlost, 30, were
killed today, and Harold Webster.
6 year-old son of the former, Is dying
•from Injuries received when an auto
mobile was struck by a southbound
Baltimore & Ohio passenger train at
Utica.
Probe of Charge* Against
Carolina Leader Urged
Washington, Jan. 20.—Representa
tive Stevenson, democrat, of couth
Carolina, announced he would Intro
duce a resolution calling upon Post
master General New for the Joint re
port of the civil service rommlesion
and a pnstofflce Inspector Into
charges against Joseph W. Tolbert,
republican national committeeman
from South Carolina, In connection
with federal patronage In that state.
Lack of Heservc Closes
Slate hank in Minnesota
St Haul. Minn . J.m. 2b -Luck of
reaorve forced the cloving of the
Farmer* State Hank «»f Deer Ureek,
A. J. Velgel, Htatp superintendent of
hank*, announced. The institution
wn* capitalized at $25,000 and had de
po*it* uKkr^gaflng approximately
H 00,000.
Canadian Kxport* Show
Increase Over Lusl War
Ottawa, J in. 2ii - official trade sin
lletics for the mlcndar year of is I
show that Canadian exports totaled
$1.1)58,057,191, compared with 81.011.
9 14,274 In 1923. Imports were $808,
195,373 against $503,030,613 in 1933.
Deputy Fee
Fined $200
for Assault
County Judge Crawford Tells
Ernest Fee Attack on Sus
pects Hurts Respect
for Law.
Charge Goes to Court
Deputy Sheriff Ernest Fee was
fined 8100 on each of two assault
and battery charges In county court
Tuesday morning.
James Ryan was complainant in one
case, alleging that Fee and Deputy
Dan Phillips entered his place at
2201 Cuming street, and that Fee ran
directly back and struck Ryan in the
face with a flashlight and then struck
him on the back of the head.
Phillips admitted that Ryan's face
was bloody, but agreed with Fee in
saying lhat Fee merely pushed him
hack when he tried to pour out a
glass.
Five Witnesses.
Five men who were In the soft
drink saloon testified that Fee struck
Ryan, causing blood to flow freely.
John Ja< ksie, 14H South Thirteenth
street, complainant In the other case,
testified that Fee and Deputy Jack
Graham entered his house and that he
was escorting Fee through the base
ment on the officers' search for
liquor when Fee struck him, knock
ing him down. Phillips said he saw'
Jacksle lying on the floor, hut didn't
know how he came there. Fee denied
striking the youth.
Hurts Respect for latw.
"It is not Fee's duty to beat up
persons even for destroying evidence
during a raid." said County Judge
Crawford. "When he t steps beyond
his duty as an officer and beats up
people he isn't hfirting only the per
son beaten, hut also the law which he
is enforcing. And the law must be
jealous of its good reputation."
Fee gave notice of appeal and his
bond was placed at $200.
On two other cases against Fee and
one against Deputy Graham, the
judge allowed their attorney, J. l>.
Ringer, until Saturday to argue a
technical point. On one of these
cases the judge stated Monday that
the evidence Indicated Fee and Gra
ham should be bound over to dls
trict court.
Another Alleged Victim.
Tuesday morning Louis Adreme,
IS 18 Chicago street, complainant in
a case charging Fee and Phillips with
"oppression under color of office,”
testified that the two deputies en
tered his house the night of Novem
her 8 and that Fee beat and kicked
him.
"Rather than that beating again I
would lake 10 years In jail,” ex
claimed Adreme, who had pictures,
taken of himself after the alleged
beating, to show bruises. Max From
kin, an attorney, testified that he
saw Ail feme's discolored eyes and
swollen features,
Fee denied that lie did more than
slap Adreme once and set hint down
in a chair. Phillips alleged that
Adreme struck hint as they entered
the house.
ALTERIE ON WAY
BACK TO CHICAGO
Castle Rock, Cnl,, Jan. 10.—Louis
Alterle. friend of Dion O'Fanlon, Chi
cago gunman recently mysteriously
slain In Chicago, left, here laet night
for Chicago to face charges In federal
court there nf prohibition violation
in connection with a raid on the Hie
ben brewery last May. He denied
knowledge of the robbery and said he
was anxious to go to Chicago and
hu e the charges.
Dr. Lorenz. Held Captive
in Mexico, Is Released
New Orleans, Jan. 20.—Dr. K
Lorenz, head of the etate board of
control of Wisconsin, who was Im
prisoned In Mexico after his.fishing
smack was wrecked off the coaat of
Yucatan, and released later, arrived
here, lie rame with hie 10 aellors on
the steamer Antllla from Progreso,
Mexico.
Fourth Rank Official
in Canada Convicted
Toronto, Jan. *20. — Rlchsrd P.
Gough, vice president of the defunct
Home Bank of Canada, which failed
for more than $8,000,000. was ennvU’t
ed on chnrges that he had returned
to the government false statements
concerning the Institution's condition,
lie is the fourth hank offlcall con
victed.
Farmer Dies of Injuries.
Shenandoah, In., Jan. 20.—John
Hummers, farmer residing on the
Triangle farm, owned by Hie Henry
h’leld Heed company, died of Injuries
received Memorial day. He wae In
jured In the hip when the handle nf
:i scraper hit him. Ills wife and
daughter, Katherine. 11. survive. In
ferment will he at Riverton, la.
Larry Scmon to Wed.
Nnw York, .Ian. 20. I,any Hamon.
ihc motion picture comn«|lnn, nn-l
Dorothy Dwnn. hi# leadinjr lady, will
he m/m lrd h#r» on Thursday, It wui
(announced today.
a
rz : ~ vv^
Bootleg Liqur A
^«ww ,r
J<»1 ,* V* -"
San Pi <\ eA —Bootleg
liquor has aM qV to the Pri8'
oners In jaX s'* Charles Smith,
a trusty, the , j said they learned
when they entered the lockup room
and found Smith making cell to-coll
deliveries of liquor. Smith was
charged with violating the Volstead
act.
Baldwin Official
Urges Omalians to
Live and Let Live
--
Samuel Vauclain Tells of
Three Optomists in Brief
Talk; Adds Europe Mot
Bolsheviki.
In terse, choppy phrases lightened
here and there with a touch of subtle
humor, Samuel Vauclain, president of
the Baldwin I.ocomotive works, at
noon Tuesday poured forth the mes
sage of optimism to members of the
tlreater Omaha committee, at lunch
eon in Hotel Fontenelle.
"Optimism Is of three kinds," said
tlie speaker. "First, the kind that be
lieves in ability of others hut not
one's self; next, the kind that believes
in others hut not in one's self; third,
and best, the kind that believes im
plicitly not only in himself hut in
everyone else.”
Vauclain declared that Europe to
day is not in the thrties of bolshevism,
hut in the grip of progress, and it is
the duty of America to help Europe
along.
Progress, Not Bolshevism.
"The European working man
learned from the war just how Amer
ican working men live and now he
demands, and rightly, that he should
enjoy the same comforts and pleas
ures. Because a man wants better
conditions is not bolshevism—that's
progress.
The speaker dwelt at length or the
future prosperity of America and its
Individual communities. He declared
the present administration in Wash
Inglon was elected by reason of the
working men’s and the eenploiers'
common sense optimism In the com
mnn sense of the man they elected—
Calvin Coolldge.
Mine “Acre* of Diamonds.”
He urged the meeting to mine the
"acres of diamonds" In Omaha, not to
lose one advantage of the community,
to work It and enjoy it to the limit.
"That you may be successful." said
Vauclain, "help your neighbor be suc
cessful. Don't take advantage of his
misfortune to gobble him up and put
him out of the way. Help him out of
his difficulty and thereby help your
community and In the end yourself.' '|
Mexico Promising.
The speaker spoke confidently ini
the future of Mexico, especially Mex
ico City, which he termed the safest!
rlty in the world. 11“ urged extend
ing credit to the business houses of
that country and told of credit trans
actions of his own company with the
Mexican government.
"Mexicans are not the type you see
In the l'nlted States working as sec
tion hands." he declared. "They are
clean. Intelligent, honest, upright peo
pie, and only w'ant the chance to
prove it."
VETERAN OSCEOLA
ATTORNEY DIES
Sp*rlsl OUpnt«h to The Om*h» Bee.
Oscenln, Neb. Jan. 20.—Milton A
Mills, dean of th* Polk county bar.
passed away this morning at his rcsi
dence in Osceola following a brief ill
ness of pneumonia. A wife and six
children survive. Me was a native
of Marlon county, Ohio, horn !n 1*41
lie came to Nebraska and Polk coun
ty in 1*7* and was one of the earliest
aettlers in this part of the Mate.
lie was a member of the Nebraska
state senate In 1**5, was county at
torney for two terms and was twice
delegate to the national democratic
convention from Nebraska.
Co-Op at Table Rock
Operate*! at Profit
Table Rock. Jan. 20—At the an
niial martin* of the Farmer,' Kdura
tlnnal and Comparative aaaoclatlon of
Table Rock the following dirrrlnrs
wrr, alerted: Rudolph Snabl, Edgar
Wood,, W. I>. Snnduaky and John
Prtraark. The dlrertora alerted the
following officer,: Thomaa Kublrk,
prealdent; Ora Crlsler, aerretary; C.
H. Hubbard, treaaurer. Report, of
tha laat year', bualneaa were aatl»
factory, ahpwlng a net profit of $1,000
on $111,000 bualnree In the grnln and
merrhandlee department unit $10.non
In the atnrk department. A. F l'et
mark w.ta retained a, manager.
H,,l Onk Man Hurt in Fall.
Hr,I Oak, In , .Inn. X' r I Swiii
■on, tit. redding at tut Valley at reel,
\ytta aerloualy hurt when he ri nesoil
the atrrrt to ere workmen rut down
n tree at the I dull Andn-aon home.
Aa the tree fell. Mr Mwnnaon, aeek
Inr a place of aufety, tell on the Icy
walk and fractured an inkle and cut
u deep gaah In bla brad
Chile* Damage Shipping.
Oslo, Norway, Jan. 2ft Terrific
gales which continued toflay have
don* heavy riamng* dong th* north
Atlantic cnn«f Mouses w*n> blown
down, small cruft, was washed «shorc
nnd telephone and telegraph ltnea
demolished.
Merger of
County and
City Sought
Bill to Be Introduced Into
Senate Providing Referen
dum on Consolidation
in Omaha.
Economy Urged for Plan
By P. C. POWELL,
Staff Correspondent The Omaha Tt-e.
Lincoln, Jan. 20.—Consolidation of
the Douglas county and Omaha city
governments into one at an alleged
saving of *1,000,000 to the people of
Omaha is proposed in a bill being
prepared by the legislative reference
bureau under supervision of Senator
W. X. Chambers of Omaha, Cham
bcrs announced that the hill would
he ready for introduction some time
this week.
There is nothing compulsory In the
measure. It leaves it optional with
the people of Omaha and Douglas
county to call an election at any time
they see fit to determine whether
they wish a central government or
desire to continue with the present
dual system. A petition signed by a
stated number of voters In the city
of Omaha and county of Douglas
would make such an election possible.
’ IT here Is a movement throughout
the country to rurtail the cost of local
government and a consolidation of
county and city gvernments is noth
ing new in the United States." Cham
bers said. "It Is in vogue in Denver
and many other cities.
Duplication Extravagant.
"The duplication of duties of Oma
ha city and county officers is both
silly and extravagant to my mind. Tt
should he stopped and I intend to do
everything possible at this session to
give the people of Omaha and Douglas
county the right of self-determination
in deciding how they should be gov
erned.
“Of course before the proposed ref
erendum is called a system of govern I
ment would need to he proposed and
studied. It would necessarily cause n!
big shake-up but I think a shakt-up
and a saving to the taxpayers of
Douglas county is neceskary.
"Take our law enforcement officers i
In operation In Omaha. We have fed
eral officers. city police, deputy
sheriffs, and deputy stale sheriffs. It
Is a terrific waste JVe could at least
eliminate the duplication In the work
done by police and deputy sheriffs." i
Physirians Bill In.
While Chambers was discussing his,
proposed consolidation bill Senator
Cooper of Omaha threw two addi !
tlonal bills into the hopper calling i
for increases in salaries of the Doug
las county attorney and his deputies !
I’nder terms of the bill the county
attorney would receive *1,500 addi
tlonal per year, while hia deputies
would receive hikes ranging from
*1.000 to *1.500 annually
"I don't even know the arnouut of
increasea asked,” Cooper said. "The
hill was given to me by a deputy In
the county attorney's office and 1
promised to Introduce it."
Physicians traveling outside of city
(Turn to Page Two, Column One.)
COUPLE FOUND
SHOT IN AUTO
Peoria. 111., Jan. 20.—A mysterious
shooting was revealed this morning
with the finding of Mary Eitenmillet
nnd Fred Lichtonberg serioush
wounded in an automobile parked in
a lonelv lane near the Mackinaw liv
er bank, south of Pekin. Both had
been shot twice, the girl in the sid^
and In the l\ack of the head and the
man in the chest nnd back «»f the
head.
Thev were taken to the Pekin hoe
pitn 1 in a precarious condition. Mi**
Eitenmiller was unconscious and
Lichtenberg semiconscious.
Prosecution of Fort Waxne
Communist Is Opposed
New York, Jan 20—Rfforts .to atop
tho prosecution of John C. Schedel,
Fort Wayne communist, arrested In
the "red" raids of 1920 and charged
with Illegally entering the Tutted
States, are being made by the Ameri
can Civil Liberties union. The union
hes appealed to the attorney general's
office to drop the charges.
American Telephone and
Telegraph Men Promoted
Nsw York/ .lan. 20—Walter S. Gif
ford, formerly executive vice pre*i
dent of the American Telephone and
Telegraph, was elected president of
the company. succeeding President
Thayer who was elected to the post
• »f chairman of the board, s new po
sit Imi.
I xoliilion Max lie Barred
in Schools of Tennessee
N »shvllle, Tenn . Jan. 20.— V bill to
prohibit the teaching of the them >
of evolution in the public schools of
Tennessee was Introduced in the atat.>
senate.
Amnesty Proclaimed
for All Nicaraguans
Managua. Nicaragua, Jan. 20. \
genet il nnineMv was proclaimed for
all Nicaraguan* win* committed p.
lit leal crimes during the recent tin
tlon.
’ She’s “Queen of North Dakota”
I-ois (i. ( ray Is now “queen of North Dakota." She was chosen by stu
dents of the state university. Her home is in (>rnnd Forks.
Hastings Acts as
Host to Firemen
1,000 Delegates dome From
All Sections of State
to Meeting.
Special Pispatrli to The Omaha Bee.
Hastings, Neb., .I.tn. 20.—Plan* l<>
"dig out of winter" were begun to
day by delegate* to the Nebraska
State Firemen'* association eonvrn
tion which opened here toda> .
In the past the association has
held it* convention in January. N* w
a petition has been framed which
will be presented to the convention
body asking that the date of the
meeting l»e changed to some time in
October.
The city was decorated for the oc
casion of the meeting The dele
gate* were bedecked with ribbrms
and badbes and were present with
the avowed intention of hiving as
good a time as possible once the con
vention business was disposed of.
More than 1.000 dele-: ties are pres
ent. They began to arrive early this
morning and have come in groups
of from 10 to 400 ever since.
A huge gold key to the i-lty of
Hastings was presented the Art-men
nt the opening session tonight.
A fight over the office of vice presi
dent of the organisation looms Rev.
Walter (\ liurulm, at present vi-e
president, i* scheduled to succeed to
the ntfioe of president, ami already
throe names have been filed a* candi
date* to succeed Rundtn In Ills pres
ent office.
Those named ns candidate* ere
Henry Rnrtling of Nebraska City. J.
R Raskins of North Platte and a
lesldent of Norfolk.
Tine of the finest exhibition* of fire
apparatus ever assembled for state
convention w i « pin ed *n .uspl-iv
early today Mindcn and 1'nlvr sity
Plat e sent In ihetr newly p n based
machines for the display, while three
manufaciurer* sent in samples of
their product.
Scotthluffg Hanks Merged.
Scottshluff, ,l«n, :>0 Scottshluff
Xutlnnal hunk has purchased the First
National hank, of this city. S K.
Warrick. |iri>sl.lent of the First No
tlonal for tjie past 15 years, Ims l een
In poor health for some time and
decided to retire front active busi
ness, Scottshluff National now has
a capital snd surplus of $105,000 and
deposits totalling $1,000,000. The of
ficers are: President, W. H Osten
berg; vies presldsnt. H. M. Ostsn
herg: cashier, W, J. Stafford.
Delaware Governor Against
Chiltl Labor Amendment
Hover, Del, Jan. 20—Robert p
Robinson wap inaugurated governor
of Delaware. In hla inaugural add ret**
he made a strong protest against
ratification of the child labor amend
nient to the federal constitution and
advocated leaving to the people of
the stilte the privilege of legislating
on this question.
Hutlv of 'Tin Plate King
Place,I in Maii*n|etnn
nichnt.mil, 1ml .1st, ;n Tits
of 1 Mills! tl Kslil, flnsiidsi nnd ons
of the founders of the tin plate in
duatry in this country, wn* Interred
in t he family mausoleum In Karl ham
cemetery
Girl Hurtled.
Norfolk. Neb.. Jan. ft> Sylvia
Smith. IV was badly burned about the
back and arms today when her dress
' ■Might fu«' from a ato\e In a ptm rt'
store She was taken to n hospital
here While her burn* are painful, it
etl they will not l*c eetlou*. j
Brother Jails
Twin for Theft
0 ^
Refuses to Settle $21 Loss;
Mail Suspect Faces
Penitentiary.
Just fur n matter of *22 Max
Mi itnll. Boomer county farmhand, will
assist the government to put his twin
brother, Mike, t*ehind the bars of a
federal penitentiary.
Mike Meindl. 39, of Underwood. Ia.,
admitted Tuesday to Postal Inspector
U- H. Olenn of Council Bluffs that he
had intercepted two insurance checks
for 111.50 each, addressed *to his
brother, and had cashed them. He
was arrested Monday after his broth
er, Max, complained that the checks
due on an lnsifr<nee policy on an
other brother's life had not reached
him.
Following Mike « admission. Glenn
endeavored to bring about a settle
merit between the brothers, in order
that Max wi»uid n< : have to send h;s
twin brother to prison. Max. however,
was adamant.
I don’t want to settle with him.”
he said. “I’m going to prosecute him
just as I would anybody else.”
A* a result of this decision. Mike
will l*e charged with forging govern
nient checks and intercepting* the
mails. Itoili offenses carrying a heavy
penitentiary sentence. Hr* will have a
preliminary bearing Wednesday.
Max refused to visit his brother in
the Council Bluffs jail.
TRAPPER’S BODY
FOUND IN CABIN
Winnipeg. Jan. 20—Frozen to:
death in a log cabin 200 miles north
Winning, the body of Urrtest a ]
Nelson. 51. n trapi*er. \Cas found on]
Saturday by provincial police, accord
inc tt» word received here.
In his hand was found a farewell j
note to his wife, which had been writ
ten Christmas day. The body was
shrouded with a mantle of snow
which had drifted through hole.* In
the cabin roof
Vi oman \Yarly Puts Out
Lye With Curling Iron
Ilartlngton, Jan. 20. -While ,ii 'ess- j
in* and hurrying to get ready to at
tend n meeting. Miss Mynne Carlson
nearly lost the sight of her eye when
an electric Iron wish which she was
curling her hair slipped and struck
her In the eye. grazing the pupil.
The Injury was so severe that a phy
sician was called to dreas I lie eye
and the extent In which the eyesight
will he Impaired cannot h* drier
mined yet.
New Method to \dopt
VtiHMidmcnts Proposed
Washington. Jan 20—Represent**
five Garrett, the ftcmocratic loader,
told the house he had been promised
a vote this session on his resolution j
to change the method of ratifying
constitutional amendments The rceo I
Union Is similar *•» otic inu«Hhiced by
Senator Wadsworth. irpuldiean. New
York, and set* up machinery designed
to give the voter* an opportunity to
pans on future amendment*.
| The Weather I
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Total none total sine* .taimar? o i*.j
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to a no ♦ 4 j« m
11 noon ll » ; a, . ifj
Second Big
Blizzard on
East Coast
Snow and Sleet Paralyzes
Traffic in Big Cities; Many
Train and Auto Colli- j
sions Result.
Steamships Are Delayed
New York, Jan. 20.—A violent
mow and sleet storm, which for New
York city was the second big one
of the season, today tossed a mantle
over the northeastern section of the
United States and then romped sea
ward.
One man, blinded by the blizzard,
walked into a trolley car and was
killed. Eighteen persona were In
jured in a collision of open air
elevated trains in uptown Manhattan.
Snow Shovelers Busy.
There was no reported !o«s of life
out of town and little property dam
age. but tlie storm threatened cities
with paralysis of transit facilities,
threw trains off schedule, delayed
tlie arrival of ocean steamships ami
set an army of snow shovelers busy.
Many citizens of Buffalo were com
pelled to walk, instead of trolley, to
business and the commissioner of
public works aske-d 175.000 for snow
removal. A rum runner's speed boat
was tossed high, dry and empty upon
the Jersey coast.
Farmers Isolated.
.Schools at Springfield. Mass., were
limited to a single session and farm
ers around Boston were isolated.
SlorM warnings were up from East
Port. Me., to Delaware breakwater.
With the arrival of snow at Cari
bou. Me., the mercury, which yes
terday stood at 55 degrees below zero,
limbed today to the 40 below matk.
Weather forecasters late today,
while the storm in the metropolis
was feebly blustering through the
last phase of snow. hail, sleet and
drizzle, ann. unced the w orst of it
was about over.
SN0DDERLY AGES
IN STATE PRISON
Cedar Rapids. Is , Jan. 2#.—County
.(Ticials returning from a visit to the
state reformatory at Anamosa last
night, made the prediction that Rav
hnodderlv. 31. serving J5 years for
shooting a policeman and the proprie
tor of a soft drink bar at Council
Bluffs In December, would not live a
year unless he is released soon from
prison. They said the youth had
aged 10 years during his few week*
in prison.
k ' ic of these officials saw Snoddei •
] !y when he was first taken to prison,
j They sav he has lost weight and is
' "ti th» v erge of physical collapse. The
hoy is under constant observation
1 nd ha= not lieen given any kind of
| tasks to perform.
-\n effort probably will he made to
have Governor John Hammlll pardon
Snndderly. since he has repudiated
the confession which sent him to
I prison.
FATHER ACCUSED
IN DEATH OF SON
Milwaukee, Wig.. Jan. JO.—Arthur
ll.yufschild will be arraigned In dis
trict court today on the charge of
murder growing nut of the death of
his 3 year-old son. Roy, who died a
week ago from vv hat has been ascer
tained to be poiMn.
Haufschild was arrested yesterday
■>n a charge of murder, following to
invest-.gallon nto the death of the
. hild.
The child was heir to about $15.Ode,
If ft in truet for hint by his mother,
"hi, died in 1923. In the event of
the child's deyth. the bequest pro
vided the estate was to go to Arthur
1 Irfufsehild.
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Summary of
the Day in
Washington
The senate Adopted the oil commit
tee report drafted by Senator Walah
of Montana.
French Ambassador Jusserand pre
sente \ hi* formal letter* of recall to
President CooBdff.
A senate committee resumed con
pidrration of the st. I re nee-to-the
Gulf deeper waterway project.
The raili.ort administration an
nounced ii h «1 completed liquidation
of claim* without litigation In an*
case.
Treasury officials n»»ted a lewmint
* f national Kink failure* and do* biwl
Kinking conditions \>ete on a sound
K**is
The White H«>u*t‘ tie Isral Pr' *>»
dent Coni Id* e was in full accord with
the Isle of Fine* treaty n«*w pending
in the senate.
The Hughe* statement denving the
Fari* reparations agreement Invohed
the Fnited State* In Kuropenn oun
mltmenta wa* held at the White
House to cover the issue
Senator M> Kellar. dem«vra!. Ten
ncssee. ntrodueed a resolution **k
inn lVoident OooUdge shat *tep«
have tMecr taken ncirdilif foreign
• < r 'n * tsam*: American t
■'in at ion
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