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Wheat Breaks 58- Year Peace Record
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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. •
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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
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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.
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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.
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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,
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The Weather
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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. *
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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