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! The Omaha Morning 'Jee 1:::^::;: ln.pn.nr., _^ __ ' pnn.nlh -l.ukr. Ml. r city Edition "" 55AHA;'THUBSDAriASuARr5ri^^" ^rwoisH^emmaut^ - -' • Wheat Breaks 58- Year Peace Record ' * • ___ Heroism of Nebraskan Recognized (!arnegie Commission (»ives Widow of Farmer Who Died to Save Another Medal and Pension. 23 Awards Announced Pittsburgh. Pan Jm. 28-—Mrs. Louts Johnson, Weeping Water, Neb., 11 to receive a silver medal and an ^^d*irome of $80 a month as a result l^^iif her husband's heroism August 26, 1923. The award was made by the 1 Cafnegie hero fund commission at its regular meeting here today. Louie Johnson was awarded the medal because of his efforts to 'save the life of -.another farmer from suffocation in a well. Mrs. Johnson, in addition to her husband’s medal i eeeives $60 a month pension for life and $5 a month for each of her four child) en. The commission at this, its 21st an nual meeting, recognized 23 avis of heroism. It awarded four silver medals and 19 bronze medals and pensions aggregating $5,340 a year. Ten'Isise Lives. of the heroes recognized 10 lost their lives, Johnson and nine others. They were: George O. Larkin, Forestport, N. 3’., died attempting to sa\e a man from drowning at Rock Island, 111.. January 28, 1921. His father re ceived a bronze medal. George F. Hepler, 518 Fast Fulb'n street. Butler, Pa., a student, fatally injured when he attempted to rescue two small boys from a runaway auto mobile st Butler. June 27, 1924; bmnze medal to father. Fllzabeth M. Hanley, 591 Fifth avs nut. Brooklyn, N. Y., a telephone op erator, met death while resetting an Infant from a burning house at Jamaica, N. Y., March 15, 1924: bronze medal to her sister. Student Hies Saving Fellow. Fdmutid C. Mosser, 1535 West Gar tis-ui street, Fremont, O., a student, died attempting to save a fellow stu ck nt from drowning at Fremont, June 21. 1923; bronze medal to father. Adolphus Frnmit Glisson, Byers, Tex., died attempting to rescue a boy from drowning nt Windoni. Tex., May 19, 1923: bronze medal to the widow, with $40 a month and $5 a month additional for each of three children. L. Ful Rader, rural route No. 1. clarendon. Pa., killed when he went to the aid of a fellow-worker who was struggling In a tank containing hot oil nt Warren. Pa.. January 7, 1921: bronze medal to the widow with 570 a mouth and $5 a month addi tional for e.-.eh of two children. Train Kills One. William VV. Tillistrand, Woodlawn Road. Randolph. Mars.. crossing vutchman. met death wiien he tried id save an aged woman from the path of a train nt Quincy. Mass., Septem ber 26, 1924; sliver medal to widow with 360 n month and $5 additional on account of each of two children. Glen A. Randall, Box 14.5, Miami, Tex., died attempting to save a man front drowning at Claude, Tex.. Janu ary 13, 1924; siller medal to widow with $75 a month and $5 additional for a daughter. Schuyler W. Hammer, 80S Johnson street, Amarillo, Tpx., died attempt ing to save a nnn from drowning at Calude, Tex.. January 13. 192L: silver medal to widow with $80 a month. ACCUSED SLAYER TO TAKE STAND Log Angeles, Cal, Jan. 28.—Zanc Southern, on trial for the murder of R. E. Mack, theatrical booking agent, formerly of Detroit, was scheduled to take the witness stand in his de fense today. Southern shot Mark to death In his office, where Southern's wife was employed as an assistant. BOMB EXPLODES* IN POSTOFFICE Johnstown, Pa-, Jan. 28.—A bomb exploded In the South Fork postoffice 15 miles from here today when a man tried to Insert a package In a mailing slot. Early reports did not give any estimate of the damage. Two Die From Cold. Cleveland, Jan. 28 —With the ther mometer at zero, Henry Bent. 5.1. and Carry Anderson. 50, were found frozb f*n to final h. • /--71-- " We Have With Us Today |»r. T. II. Rockwell. Cliler Medical Officer, Equitable Mb' Insurance compMiy. New lurk City. ptj* Ur. Rockwell, chief medics! officer of the Equitable I„!fe Insurance cum pain, was a visitor here Wednesday. Dr. ltoi kwell Is making a tour or the country and Inspecting every blanch of ihe Equitable Elf" Insur slice company. During his visit here. Dr Itoekwidl was inlet mined bv , purest crogson, head of the local branch of the company % t Cross-Word Puzzle Addict Forgets Own Name I,os Angeles, .Ian. 28.—Receiving hospital surgeons today were trying to help a cross-word puzzle fail to solve tile puzzle of his identity. The patient, apparently a victim of amnesia, was found sitting on a downtown curb late last night, la boring earnestly over a cross-word puzzle and referring frequently to a dictionary and a thesaurus held in his lap. When polire interrupted his sindions vigil, hoping to help him home, lie was unable to remember liis name or address. Coolidge Asks Prompt Action on Farm Report (lonpreppional Action Upon Most Recommendations of Agricultural Group Ex pected at Once. Washington, \lan. 28.—The legisla tion recommendation of the agricul tural committee was transmitted to congress today by President Cool idge with a. request for their eimct ment “at the easiiest possible date.” In a brief message sent to both house and senate the president not only urged prompt action but took occasion to express confidence in the commission and its findings. No draft of legislation to carry out the recommendations accom panied the report, and if was indi cated that this task would he left to the house and senate agriculture committee. Committees to .Meet. Chairman Haugen has called a meeting of the house committee Sat urday to canvass the situation and it is regarded as likely the senate com mittee will also determine its proce dure before the week end. There are indications that the two committees may hold jffloinf but brief hearings to expedilo consideration of legislation. Administration leaders In* both houses sold they were confident con gressional action con Id lie completed on most of the commission's recom mendations before March 4 adjourn ment, but Chairman CSreen of the house ways and means committee said he thought it improbable that anything could be done at this session toward complying with the general recommendation for better tariff pro faction for far mproducts. .Marketing Bill. As a *»lep toward putting into law recommendations of the commission Representative Williams, republican. Michigan, reintroduced his co-opera live marketing bill after eliminating from tbe original measure, known as the Capper-Williams bill, provisions not recommended bv the president's commission. He expressed the belie, that his modified proposal carried out all th“ commission's suggestions. Norris Blocks Move. A formidable stumbling block to tlie commission’s program developed, however, In the senate among the in surgent group. Senator Norris, re publican, Nebraska, chairman of the agricultural committee, announced he thought the proposed legislaton not only could not be enacted at this ses sion. but did not go far enough, lie said he had no plans for calling thme committee together immediately to consider the program. Chairman Norris was one of th'rfie invited to the breakfast conference at the White House yesterday with oth er members of the senate and house agricultural committee. Among the republican members who did attend however, it was said that the com mission s program would be pushed. FRANCE WILL PAY, HERRIOT DECLARES Paris, Ja.n 28.—"I repeat the decla ration made by ail preceding French Kovernments, France will not repudi ate the principal and interest of its war debts," Premier Herriot declared In the chamber of deputies today. Rites Held at Dodge for Pioneer Woman, 89 at Death Fremont, .Fan. 28.—Funeral serv ices were held at Dodge for Mrs. Mary Frecek, 89, pioneer resident of that town, who died of Injuries re reived recently In an accident. The aged woman suffered a had fall anl had been bedfast since that time. She emigrated to Nebraska 50 years ago, routing here dirert from Kobe inia. The family nettled on n home stead one half mile west of Dodge She Is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Frank Derek, Omaha, ami a son. Joseph, at borne. School Head Resigns. Ha yard, Jan. 28 Prof. Howard Smith, who has been superintendent • »f tlie lluyard schools for thrte and a half years, has resigned, to take ef fert on .January SO, anti will leave for Chicago, where lit- has been engaged as an Instructor In Him cli\ high school. New Judge Opens Court. Onevu. .Inn , JS The newly elect cl district JucIk*. U. M. Proudflt. of Friend, opened the equity term of dletrlet enurl Mundtiy nfternoon Fourteen divorce ct.se* me on the Uucbtl. Dry Agents Out to Blot Up State Samardick Sends Out Eight Deputies With Orders to “'Bring in the Boot eggers. Will Secure Positions Right federal prohibition agents, operating under the direction of Hob ert Samardick, have started a general drive to rid the state of bootleggers. The eight agents left Omaha t111? week disguised as automobile toe chanlcs, blacksmiths, clerks, farmers and grocers, in an effort to capture at least a dozen bootleggers In the state who have thus far eluded the agents sent out in advance. The agents have been instructed to secure positions in garages, cigar stores, pool halls and other places where bootleggers congregate or have their ears repaired. These agents have received instruc tions to stay on the Job until they secure a sale on the bootleggers. Only recently one federal agent opened an automobile repair shop and operated it for six weeks until he se cured the confidence of a bootlegger who kept his car there, and secured a sale. “These agents have been given the names of tlie suspected bootleggers and were given instructions to open up an acquaintance with the boot leggeis and secure a sale," one dry agent who was left in Omaha said last night. Vitagraph Will Leave Hays Croup Oldest Movie Concern Plans to Withdraw From Ranks of Picture Producers. hw York. Jan. 28.—Vitagraph, Inc., the oldest motion picture com pany in existence, announced today through ts president, Albert K. Smith, that on its 28th anniversary, next February 1, It would withdraw from the organization of which Will H. Hays Is czar—the ^Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of Amer ica. Tnc. Simultaneously with the withdraw j al, which Smith described as “the first defection from the ranks of the Hays organization.’* notices will he published in movie trade magazines setting forth the reason for Vita graph's action. The reason given in the notices for ihe company’s secession follows In part: “Vitagraph withdraws because it does not believe that justice to the distributors and to the public and to lhose independent producers who are not theater owning exhibitors can he obtained through the labors of the Motion Picture Producers and Dis tributors of America.” ROOF COLLAPSES, 18 PERSONS DIE lljr AmocIhImI I*re»«. Santiago, Chile. .Ian. 28.— Eighteen p*r«on* aiA* believed to have been killed when the roof of the Popular < "i edit bank suddenly collapsed today, burying under t the employes and several clients. Firemen and police Immediately be gan working to rescue persons lm prisoned and recover the bodies of I the dead The bank, which was open ed In 1922, was a state pawn shop created to protect the people against the usurious Interest rates charged by private lenders of money. CROSSING CRASH COSTS 2 LIVES Indiana Harbor. Ind., Jan. 28.— Two persona were killed, a third prob ably injured fatally, and two others seriously hurt, today when a fast Pennsylvania train hit an automobile at a crossing where it was said the crossing watchman failed to lower the gates. ('hadron Pastor Mndorsps Many Ku Klux Prinriplrs (’hadron, Jan. 28.— Rev, Walter (’. Plank, Methodist minister of Hits city criticised many of the practices of tlie Ku Klux Klan. but gave it con slderable credit for many of Its prln clples in his sermon entitled “The Invisible Empire.” The minister's main criticism of the klan whs the practlte of “working under the robe” and its practice ol clannishness. lie endorsed the klan s creed of eternal separation of church and state. $13,000 Realized at Farm Sal** in Wontrrn Iowa llml.in. In . .Inn. 28 One I«r the lui gkel fm m hiiIc* In weetern luwn 11ml, piece ut Hie 7fill :n re fiirtn be longing In Known l.ruthem, ulx mile* mirth Ilf here. The proceed* uKKieRiil *d 81 It,mill. Three auctioneer* W orked till *fii<i nlghtrnll ito*riti nr.ON hi.i kh ... h mm... (aia vvhn rhsncss *vllh tirskos ■ n gi|ihnr|)*i| Usvliratot Mwrvti* S’« t'fin |.*< at (•lilt* voui* "-hit* ’.oil " H I -niip Ante S'lnpl) Co., l ainsm ct. sr/l d v • i laem • n t. “Sheiks” Resigning Women” «s r;i«i jailed bv Legislation ‘a‘\st« «”s el*_i- P 10 Introduce Bill Today Asking Peniten tiary Sentences for All Vi lio Steal Affections of Another’s Mate. -—■ n.r Aanocint^d Pi’fi*. T.Incoln. Jan: 28.—Alienation of the affections of a wife or husband would be a felony, punishable by a fine and penitentiary sentence un der a bill, believed to be the first of Its kind In the country, to be In troduced tomorrow In the Nebraska . senate by Senator John W. Cooper of Omaha. ", Sheiks” and "designing women" who alienate the affections of a wife or husband are now only sub ject to civil action, Senator Cooper pointed out. The senator's measure sets forth, however, certain conditions under which a person could alienate a married man or woman's affections and Still not be guilty, namely, when a divorce suit between the couple Is pending, when they are separated, and when the husband or wife represents him or herself to be single. _ "Any person other than husband or wife who shall knowingly, pur posely, wilfully, or designingly, with intention to do so, alienate or cause to be alienated the affec tions of a hnsband or wife from either, knowing them to be married | shall be deemed guilty of a felony and upon conviction shall be con fined In the penitentiary from one to five years or fined not less than $500 or more than $2,500 or both, at the discretion of the court," the measure provides. Senator Cooper's measure is pre pared for tiie purpose of curbing elopements of "sheiks and design ing women who run away with an other man's wife or another wom an's husband," he told the Asso ciated Press while preparing the bill. ^ Furthermore, he declared, no sen ator or representative ‘will he in a i position to vote against my hill."/ 12 Million Less Swine Than Last Year. Is Report Poor Corn Crop Reduced Number of Hogs I hat Could Re Fattened; V allies Decrease. Washington, Jnn. 28.—Reduction of the number of swine by almost 12, 000.000 compared with a year ago was the outstanding feature of the department of agriculture's annual estimate issued today on the number and value of livestock on farms and ranges in the United States. The un usually large number of hogs a year ago and the poor corn crop last year, reducing the number of hogs that can be fattened, were declared to be the principal causes of the decrease. The value of farm and range live stock was placed at $4,834,512,000 as compared with $1,906,587,000 on Janu ary 1 a year ago. The average farm price of milch cows and dairy heifers dropped $1.66 per head in the year; mule dropped $3.58 per head; horses $170 per head and other cattle 67 c»*nts a head. The average farm price or sheep increased $1.66 per head and swine prices were $2.59 a head higher than a year ago. There were decreases In the num her of all classes of livestock, rx cepting milch cows and sheep. Drouth i nthe range states, particularly west of the Rocky mountains, caused a general reduction in livestock in that section together with low prices for beef cattle as compared with those for dairy products, mutton and wool Continued low prices for horses and mules caused reduction in the num her of colts raised. The increasing number of automobiles, trucks and tractors on farms has also caused a| alight reduction In the number of work horses in some states. MAN LEAPS OVER NIAGARA FALLS Buffalo, N. Y„ .Ian. IS.—'"Bod and every one forgive, for I, Mr. Nicholas Iverson, know not whence I go or what I do.” Leaving a card hearing these words on the sidewalk near Prospect Park Point this afternoon, a man believed to he Nicholas Iverson, New York bottling works proprietor, mounted the guard rail and leaped to death over Niagara falls. OFFICER SHOOTS JEWEL ROBBER New York, Jan. 28.—One of five armed bandits who overpowered end robbed Israel Chornlck In his Jewelry store today, and fled with gems valued at $8,000, was shot and killed by a policeman. Another bandit was cap tured after a running pistol fight. Yoiitfi Sentenced for Crime Against Crippled Cousin Shenandoah, la., .Ian. 28.—-Convicted In Juvenile mint of assault on hi* cou*in, a crippled girl, John Oadberry, IS, of Randolph waa aentenerd to the state industrial aehool for hoya at Kldora until he la 21 years of age. Judge Karl Peters presided. The youth was visiting nt the home of hi* relative at the time of the al lejfed act. I. T. Rohirds Dies. * Shenandoah, la . Jan. 2S Paralysis waa fatal to I. T Itohtrda, 72. n »l estate ran. who resided in Shenan iIohli 40 year*, lie died nt the home of til* non, It. 'I*. Kohlrds, Mondn\ night. Mr, Rolilrd* was horn in Atchlaon county. MlKsoyrl. Ill* wife died last year. Two other sons aur vlve, C. I* Rohlrd* of P« »•! *. i "In and K I Rohlrd* of Lincoln, \«d. Two ITiiex es to Juil. Heatrlf e, Neh., Jan. 28 Jos« ph Towle and Hugh lllhbs of Wymore. Neh., were brought here today and pleaded guilty In cmint.v court of th** charge $»f stealing clothing and other article* from a Mexican They weic let off with Jail sentence*. Fire Sweepts Over School at Leigh; ! $30,000 Damage _ Early Morning Blaze Giit«j Building Before \ olunteer Department Gan Gain Control. Leigh. Neb., Jan. 28.—Fire of «n known origin, which started in the furnace room and swept to the atti ■ before it could he checked, destroyed the interior of the Leigh public school building here early this morning. The loss was estimated at $30,000. The first alarm was turned in at 2 t. m. At that time the flames won spreading rapidly to the upper pot tions of the building. Only the outer walls and the roof remain standing and the class room Walls fell into the basement. Th* rafters under the roof were charred and the plaster work was destroyed. Very little wind was blowing at the time and this aided the flagmen in fighting the flames. From 40 to 60 men were active on the hose lino and other preventive measures. A large crowd of townspeople liped the streets around the building, watch ing the developments of the fire. Ar rangements are being made by the school officials to have the school nrUinue its work in improvised class rooms in various buildings in th'* town. MINER IS KILLED FIRST DAY ON JOB Miami. Arlz., Jan. 2*—A few hour* after starting: to work yesterday in the Inspiration Topper company's mine here, Carroll Hittson, 28. was killed when a mine train on which he was riding left the track and crush ed him against the timbers at the 1,200 foot level. Hittson is survived by bis widow. Infant son and a mother and father. Mr. an»l Mrs. Samuel Hittson, of Hillsboro, Texas. BLAZE SWEEPING REFINING PLANT Toledo, O, Jan. 18.—On* of the moat epectacular flies In the history ->f Toledo Is sweeping the Paragon Refining company plant. At 2:30 p m. 15 tanka, stills and steamers filled with gasoline and oil had heen de stroyed and several other tanks were threatened. The loss will total a half million dollars, It 1» *ald. 3 PERSONS DIE IN HOUSE FIRE New York, Jan. 28.—Three persons were burned to death today when trapped by fire In (heir room* on the second floor of a two-story frame dwelling In Brooklyn. The victims were Monscrole I>e Justo. bis wife ami their son. Pietro, 2. Supreme Court Release* Farmer on SI0.000 Rond Ideal rice. Neb., .Inn. 28—Joseph Huhkfl, wealthy young farmer of Viglnln, Neb, who was sentenced Monday lo n year* In the pcnlten llarv on a charge of attack preferred hv Maty Rvlm. wn* released on $10, (ion bond this afternoon pending the hearing of his case In the state supreme court. \leged Slayer Agreed lo Return to Canada New York. Jun. 28 - Owen Baker, wanted on n murder charge in British i olumbla. waived extradition before lulled State* Comn»i**loner Hitch pm k. lie w .* remanded to the Tomb* prison and will be returned to Canada when a warrant for id* re tiiovai i* executed. *1 until 11 il I>\ Rriek l)ie» Shenandoah, la . Jan. 27. The fall in,; of a hi ii k on hi* head while lo* wn * tiMftkdinK in pot ting out a fire at l*|eaaavit vllle, la warn fatal to a nephew of !’ c Hit idle of loin. t on reunion of the bialn iriult«d in til” >uung man ■ death Guard Kills Prisoner in Escape Plot Blintb'd by Acid Thrown in Face, Deputy Slavs Fugi tive; Brother, Also in Custody, Escapes. Wives of Both at Scene San Francisco, .Ian. 2R.—Ariel (Happy) Eggers, a resident of Van oouver, B. C., was shot and killed bj Deputy 1'nlted States Marshal .tohn Donnelley in the federal building here today, after ^ie had thrown arid in Donnelley ? face while being escorted from a courtroom, where he had been arraigned with his brother. Milo Eg gers, on extradition proceedings in connection with a liquor charge. Belli Wives Scream. The shooting took place outside nt the courtroom of t'nited States Com missioner Thomas Hayden, which the Eggers brothers had left but a mo rnent before in custody of Donnelley. They were being taken hack to the marshal's office, when "Happy" Kg gers turned on the deputy and doused his face with m I I. Both brothers then broke away and started to run. The Kggers brothers were accom panled by their wives, who started to scream hysterically. Donnelley, al though blinded by the acid, pulled hi* pistol and fired in the direction of the fugitives "Happy" Eggers fell with a bullet In his back. Lost in Traffic. Milo Eggers raced down the stair? and jumped Into a big automobile driven by a woman, the motor of which had been kept going. The car raced down Mission street, on which the federal building is located, and was soon lost in the traffic. The poison was shot from an am monia gun straight into the face of the deputy. A second man was said to have been in the car in which Milo Eggers escaped. Donnelley fir»-d two shots. One lodged In "Happy" Kggers' back and came out under th» heart. He died within a few minutes. The Kggers l.rothei s were suspect ed hijackers and were picked up re cently on a charge of violating th<* Volstead set. Electric Spark Strikes Down Man Feet So Radiy Bnrnrd I hat Amputation I hought Necessary. Clarinda. la.. Jan. 2S.—J. V. Pfand ?r has been advised by wire from his daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Pfander Wheeler, of .t near fatal accident to tier hus’ki.nd. Melvin Wheeler, while engaged as draughtsman in the plant >f the Northern Power and Kin trie •ornpanv at Sioux Falla, S D. Mr. Wheeler N required to make ir.iwings of \ arloua port a of this sleetric plant. While working near a vire carrying 22,000 volts, the elec riclty jumped, entered his head, massed through his body and dis •barged at his feet, burning them so hat it was thought at first it would »e necessary to amputate them, but physicians now say this will not be lecessary. Burns on the head and eye weir serious, and he was kept under the nfluence of opiates for several days, sut the shock Is passing, and it is probable he will recover. 5 Miners hurt | in big cavein Wllkesbarrt, Pa, Jan. 2$.—Five miners were removed to a hospital from the Hudson Foal company at Larksville this afternoon following a savein which damaged surface prop pity over a wide area and neorsst tnted the dismissal of student* from schools within the menaced surface. Other miners were hurt and re moved to their homes. rhieves < iitriy Way I .out in Car Stolen at Fremont Fremont, Jan. js Auto thieves Mole two Fremont cars, took them to ii spot east of (lie dtv. pillaged one machine and drove off with the loo’ piled tn the other. A roupe owned by T. E. May was stripped of live tires, two wheels ami it her accessories. The dismantled machine was fouml in a deserted spot a it h tools from the other machine owned by Herbert McCord, strewn about the place officials believe Hie thlc\e* drove the stolen car and accessories to Omaha, where the plun ilcr was probably diatioved of. 11 ar\ artl 1 .aw SIihIimiI* Honor Dean Oscur Pound Cambridge Mass. Jan 2* Sc\cu hundred students of the tlar\ant 1 aw school braved aero weather In an out diH»r ' lemons! rat Ion in honor of Deanl (ki at- Pound, who has been tendered, lut not accepted the presidency of the t nivetsit> of Wisconsin. \\ alrlinuiu Is !• ro/cn. Baltimore: Jan v \ndrew P j Milter, i »•.•-•’n watii uiau, was found ' fr often to death. 4 SWITCHMAN DIES IN TRAIN CRASH Chicago, Jan. 28.—A switchman was killed when a Pennsylvania freight train crashed Into a string of empty freight cars. The train, being pushed by one engine and pulled by a second, was traveling at a fair speed. The en gineer on tha front engine saw the empty cars directly ahead of him and applied his air brakes just before he, with his fireman, jumped to safety. The rear engine did not stop and (he caboose In which the dead man ami two other trainmen were riding, directly behind the front engine, was telescoped. Californians on Witness Stand in Trial of Collins Postal Employes Brought From San Francisco in Attempt to Convict Mail Bandit. Keith I'oliins. principal in Council Bluffs’ J3.509.000 mail robbery, took a seat in federal court in Council Bluffs yesterday afternoon, his liber ty once again in jeoperdy. The young man who was convicted of having taken part in the robbery and who served a portion of the long term in Leavenworth penitentiary, was nuite calm throughout the tak ing of the early testimony. He did not whisper to his attorneys, hut lit tie that went on in the courtroom passed over him unnoticed. There were eight witnesses called during the day. All of them had been fa lied to Council Bluffs from the west coast. Courtroom Cleared. Judge Martin J. Wade announced hi« ruling on the demurrer in the Collin* rase earlier In the day. He overruled the motion. The demurrers in the Fred poffenbarger. jr., case were not passed on. The action on these will he taken when he comes to trial, the judge said. r tr.e of the first things which .the judge did after taking his place'on the bench was to clear the courtroom until all of the government witnesses bad secured seats. The crowd which surged to hea the trial or the man who conceived and executed a mall robbery lti which the loot was of an amount greater than that of any other recorded, (tacked the courtroom and overflowed Into the corridors. Collins' mother was not present, si though many of hi* relative* were. Objection* Overruleti. Throughout the afternoon attor-, new for the defense spent the (treater i>ortion of the time objecting 'o testimony which was given, plead ing that it be stricken front the ret nrds and explaining why it was. in iheir opinion, incompetent, irrelevant and immaterial. Judge 1' ade over ruled each motion as it was pre sented. The difficulties which the govern ment wilt face were oullined in the answers of the first witnesses called Many of them were postal employes from Ran Francisco and all admitted that they had refreshed their mem ories from the postal records of the date of the robbery. The defense continually attempted to discredit testimony on the grounds that tile memory of the witness might lie at fault. It la this contention which the gov eminent must meet and overcome. Pouches as Exhibits. Charles It. Parker, a bank teller of, Ran Francisco, w rathe first witness •ailed to the stand. He testified that j he had placed 3300 .OOrt in liberty bonds in one mall pouch and 8-123.MO j in Liberty bonds tn another He lder ilfied both pouches by the numbers The pouches were adm.tted as ex hibits In the case William Reiterman. F. O. Nelson. E. J. Dold, John Rowers, W F. Rangosser, ail of the Ran Francisco poatofflce, followed Parker to the stand and gave similar testimony When court adjourned Judge %' < le addressed the Jury and said that they might go out but must not discuss the case. There was no particular sffort to lie made to keep (hem away front (he public. The opening address for the prose eutlon was made hv Ross Mown Fnlted States district attorney. The examination of witnesses mi con ducted by Movvry and Frank Wilson his assistant. Nt'tv Jmilu hxolxctl ill C hile Drlixonil In (>roiip St A«*o«-inlr*t Tress. Ranting^, Chile, Jan. 2S.—The revolutionary committee composed of 17 voting officers of the army, which 1 has directed all government activities j since January 2.1, t.xla) delivered the government to a new junta evolved I through the mediation efforts of for mer foreign minister Aguattn Kd wa ids. Professor IVinilntngn Antunategul. dean of the medical famliv of the I niveisitv of Chile luis 1-een com manded to form a cabinet, -- V The Weather ^___/ For '4 hour* «fli) ii| T n m Jintfan itn Pr*H’|p|l»f4©n in. an.1 hmulrt.lf h« Tol*l. 4< tnt*l lint# .1 hiiunv 1 1*15. »lw i © ©7 II i*li 1I1 Irmpnaluirv * * m i« \ n m ' © j .. 4 Grain Hits $2.05 When Pit Closed i Volume of Speculative Buy ing in Wildly Kxeited Mar ket Suggests World Famine Conditions. Senes of Giant Swings Chicago, Jan. IS.—'Wheat entirely eclipsed $2 a bushel today. In a fild ty excited market with speculative i"vipfi- of such volume as might sue geet almost world famine conditions, prices here made a perpendicular rise of 6\r, reaching as high as $2.OS7 for May delivery and *2.20'i for ap<" cash. Every peace-time record reach ing f.S years hack was excelled. Before the day tn the wheat pit wt' a minute old S2 a. bushel had sparkled into history, and the market began a scries of giant swings, smashing up ward frequently a cent at a time, and breaking through every reaction tin til Just before trading ended. At the last, the price of May delivery *•»* within Tic of the day s topmost fig ures. Notwithstanding the extraordinary advance of wheat values in Chicago. 6\c a bushel today after sir months ^ nearly continuous prior upturns. th> action of the market here was out done in foreign countries, notably ai Winnipeg, Canada, where there was a maximum gain today of S’jc a hushet. with May delivery touching I2.207. Action in prices across the Atlantic at Liverpool as well ss at Buenos Aire« below the Equator was but lit tie If any less sensational. According to reports current here, foreign trading centers making h lat»d efforts, were feverishly ordering wheat In th» hope that they mighi fill a world shortage caused by wide spread crop Impairment In man countries. Sharply In competition with such efforts were crowds of speculator? purchasing in the aggre gate millions of bushels, and eager!;, scanning "ticker" news that include starvation reports from Russia sr.i potato famine In Ireland. Omaha ns have cleaned up sum ranging from J100 to S15.000 «e on the present bull movement in May wheat, which Wednesday touch ed several cents above C a bushel All the winners, however, art mi in he small speculators. One Oniab • man bought lO.Ohfl bushels It II ■ and sold It s» I?, making near! 14 "<U1 on an Investment of I50(J. Others are on the other side of th fence find the chairs in brokers’ f9 fire, were filled bv men with ar< • r ed looks on their face* as th* w.fched the price of Chicago y wheat break through th# f* mark and keep right on soaring. Becau«* of i he count-vwide idea that a "co ner was putting the price to I many thought ft would break whe i that price was reached, but there «i< plenty of worry for those who wei short of the grain at prices abov that. •■The Mg operators in Omaha hav r.- t lieen in >-n this bull movement slid George A. Heberts, head of th George A. R. lierts Grain company Winnipeg. J3n. US—Th* moet sen rational and wildest market ever e\ perienced in the Winnipeg grain e» Change sent wheat prices skyrocket irg today, with the May future touch mg the highest figure known outside of war years. vt the peak of the day. Mav selling at JO T *. with the July ture rapidly narrowing the sptear tietween the two month* when i touched a high of »M?! | In the closing minute* th* ituilo cosed off about l cent, final price, he.ng May I? 19 :* and Julv If lit T ; gains of «!-* and ?1 * cents, reepec tlvely, over Tuesday s close. \<*m Government Buildings. Washington. Jan. fS.—rasaage of !he HI Hot t hill to appropriate 11X0. 000.noo for new government building. W-Ill he attempt*.! Monday in the house. * / Summary of the Day in Washington <'on aide rat Ion of the p oMU * continued in the senate ('onferees were turned hv the *c He to handle the l’n tier wood M>i*d Shoal* hill. President t'noHdge addressed th foreign -nfeivn e of N*o» ? America The *en.tte foreign relation* com mittee dist usmM the world court pro posal without action. I*res»ident t\mltd£e **k«si congrw** to en.ict niMsturw t e vmmen kM |*? the agricultural commission. A merit's n nsv.il \c»*els were order* to at company l?rili*h an«l AmvrKji ► Hlpji lea vi k. sii.n k w: en ■•ry. Vttornev (Uncial Stone t«x|*t \h senate judiciary committee be si> determined to go through w «h ti» Wheeler case Frank Morrison of tin* AmerKw.' KtsleraUon of 1 *bor euggested an In x estimation of mt thi*i« used to f|$h I the child labor amendment. 1 laixestm'k on farms ami ran sail o 1 the Fulled Hi#%tr* we*e veined by lb* 1 1 Vpartment v^n- uFute at |Ub I MI,W0 on January u I