Nebraska Newspapers

    | The (Jmaha Morning Jee
CITY EDITION “ y0L. 54-NO. 201. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 4. 1925. « ~TWO°SnTS‘* — —
' Joe Potach
Exonerated
at Inquest
| Coroner's Jury Finds Police
man Shot (»riffin ‘'^liile
Discharging Duty as
Officer."
Tom Kelly Takes Stand
1 Police Sergeant Joe Potach was
exonerated of all blame in the shoot
ing of Jimmy Griffin by the coroner's
jury which Investigated Griffins
death Tuesday afternoon.
The jury's verdict said that Potach
shot Griffin "In the discharge of his
. duty."
The reason for which Potach was
attempting to arrest Griffin was not
brought out at the inquest.
Griffin Not Armed.
Jimmy Griffin hail no gun when
he was shot by Police Sergeant Joe
^J^»;ach Sunday night, was the state
P^tnent made by Tom Kelly, Griffin s
companion.
, He made this statement a few min
utes after Sergeant Potach had told
the jury he shot Griffin because he
thought Griffin was going to shoot
him. It was the first time Kelly has
been allowed to tell of the shooting
publicly.
Potach was called to the stand to
tell his story Immediately after Dr.
S. McCIenaghan had testified that
Griffin had been killed by a bullet
which penetrated the upper part of
his right lung.
Potach Sticks to Story.
Potach reiterated the story told in
his official statement to Chief of Po
lice Van Deusen. He tolil how he
and Detective Ed Vanous had seen
Griffin and Kelly in the Packard
car, driving near Twenty-fifth and
I, street, lie said they had followed
Griffin's car through South Omaha
to Forty-second and D streets.
Here, he said, Griffin and Kelly
had hesitated and almost stopped in
front of the establishment of Charles
I.enchezewski, who was at one time
believed by police to have been im
plicated In the slaying of "Hank"
McArdle.
Ether In Ante.
Griffin continued, however, to the
home of George Kublk, it 4412 South
Twenty-seventh street. A few minutes
later, Potach said, he and Vanous
drove up. They searched the car and
found a can of ether. They then went
to the door and rapped. Potach said
that he warned Vanous to "he care
*-*"Why did you warn him?" asked
County Attorney Henry Beal, who
personally conducted th Inquest.
"I knew Griffin's tod record,” said
Potach.
Potach said there was no answer
to their knock, and they opened the
door and went .n. Vanous went di
re-ctly into the kitchen, where Kelly
was standing, Potach stopped in the
hallway, and called to Griffin, who
was in the dining room.
Griffin came into the hallway.
Reached for Pocket.
"As he came Into the hallway,” said
Potach, "he reached for his hip
pocket."
“What did you do then, or what
did you think?" asked Beal.
"I shot him," said Potach simply.
"I thought he was going to shoot
me."
Potach was asked if he and Grif
fin had quarreled, or if he had called
Griffin names, or had struck Griffin
with his fist before shooting him.
To each question he answered "No."
After Griffin was shot. Potach said,
he ran out a side door, and fell about
20 feet away. Potach went out to
hint, saw that he was badly hurt,
anil returned to the house to call for
aid. When he returned, he said, he
saw Mis. Kublk for the first time.
Detective Eddie Vanous was the
next witness. He corroborated Po
tach's statement in detail, but said
that he had not seen the shooting.
He was in the kitchen, searching
Kelly.
Kelly, Griffin's companion, test!
fled positively that Griffin had not a
gun when they went to' the Kublk
home. He said that he did not know
► Griffin had gone to the Kublk
home that evening. Griffin had said
only that 9 "wanted to talk to
George.”
Kelly eaid he had known the Ku
blks only about two weeks.
George Kublk testified positively
that (here had been no argument be
fore the shooting of Griffin.
Gang Holds Up Bank.
Kankakee, III., Neb. 3.—Five men
held up the Bradley Slate hank and
escaped with $5,000.
We Have
With Us
Today
finorgn A. Wilson,
Secretory of Rexall Clubs,
Boston, Mass.
Attending the Nebraska state Hex
all stores convention, Mr. Wllaon do
dared the state of Nebraska 1" the
best business barometer for 1025 that
he ran find.
‘ Business Is steady and upward,"
lie said. "But there are always those
who are superoptlrnlstlc and because
someone says business Is good they
sit down and wait for It to come to
them. They will be the ones when
the year 'loses that are knockers.
Business Is good, but you have to go
• .srf* arid get It "
hr With Mr. Wilson attending the ron
yention at Motel Rome are Miss M. I
Nellgan, head of Rexall toilet aril
rles department, and M L. Blntpson,
yVe president and general sales man
arer of the United Urug company,
which orgsnlxstlon manufacturer*
Rexall product*
BISHOP REPROVES
FUNDAMENTALISTS
Chicago, Feb. 3.—The Protestant
Kpiscopal church was definitely
aligned with the ranks of the re
ligious modernists here today when
Bishop Charles P. Anderson, speaking
at the 88th annual convention of the
Prostestant Kpiscopal diocese of Chi
cago, lauded the theory of evolution
and declared fundamentalists "out of
date."
"Kvolutlon is more closely In har
mony with the leaching of God than
(he old-time mechanical concept of
the creation of the earth in seven
days," Bishop Anderson declared.
"Mplscopalians are modernists. We
believe that scientific knowledge is
a benefit to religion."
Conductors and
Trainmen Given
S§darv Increase
•
Railroad Labor Board Grants
Raise to 2.528 Employes
Upon 17 Different
Railroads.
Chicago, Feb. 3.—The United States
railroad labor board today granted an
Increase In the wages of 2.528 con
ductors and trainmen, totaling some
328.1,183 a year. Seventeen railroads,
which are not covered by the agree
ment negotiated by the train service
brotherhoods in their wage move
ment of 1923-1924, are affected. They
are chiefly short lines, hut include
the Denver & Rio Grande Western
system and Its subsidiary, the Rio
Grande Southern.
The award Is on the basis of the
New York Centra; Increase of 5 per
cent. The question of rules was re
manded to the interested parties for
further conference. The hoard is
sued the opinion that the railroad
companies \yere entitled to relief from
alleged burdensome rules, hut said
the changes In rules agreed to on oth
er properties were not in Its records
The increases In wage rates became
effective February 1, 1925.
The railroads affected by the de
cision are:
Ann Arbor Railroad company.
Bangor A Aroostook Railroad com
pany.
Central Indiana, Railroad company.
Chicago. Indianapolis A Louisville
Railroad company.
Cincinnati, Indianapolis A Western
Railroad company.
.Denver A Rio Grande Western Rail
road system.
Rio Grande Southern Railroad com
pany.
Detroit A Mackinac Railway com
pany.
Green Bay A Western Railroad com
pany.
Kansas City, Mexico A Orient Rail
way company.
Manisttque A Lake Superior Rail
road pompflny.
Midland Valley Rtilroad company
Mississippi Central Railroad com
pany.
New Orleans, Great Northern Rail
road company.
New Orleans Public Belt Railroad.
Toledo, Peoria A Western RailwaJ
company.
The board excepted from the de
clsion the Minnesota, Dakota A West
ern railway, on the ground that the
transportation act had not been com
plied with by the employes in nego
tint ions. The management had con
tended that the wage dispute had nr't
I men submitted In conference In the
form in which it was submitted to
the board.
Texas Bishop Will Fill
Vacancy in Washington
Tacoma, Wash., Feb. 3. The Rev.
S. Arthur Huston of San Antonin,
Tex., was elected bishop today by the
Episcopal diocese of Olympia to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
the Right Rev. Frederick Keator.
Three nominations were before the
annual convention of the diocese.
Those nominated were the Rev. H.
W. Van Allen of Boston: the Rev. S
A. Huston of San Antonio, Tex and
the Right Rev. Theodore T. Thurs
ton, bishop of Oklahoma.
The diocese has been without s
bishop for a year.
New Judge Imposes Heavy
Penalties on Bootleggers
Ponca, Feb. 3—Mark J. Ryan of
Pender is meting out heavy penalties
at the beginning of hla career aa
district judge. In district court here
several who were convicted of boot
legging and unlawful pnssesslon of
stills were sentenced to three months
In Jail and fined 1500 each. K. C.
Zietler, Kcrmtt Zletler, Charles rich
and C. O. Edwards were convicted of
violation of the liquor lawa and sen
tenced.
Cedar River Bridge Damaged
by Flood Being Repaired
Columbus. Feb. 3.—Boons county
commissioners have begun the work
of Raising the bridge across tbs Cedar
river north of Cedar Rapids, which
was thrown out of line during the
flood last spring when one of the
piers was undermined by water and
sank two or three feet. The repair
work Is being made at this time be
cause Ihe frozen surface of the river
facilitates the operations
Married in Council Bluffs.
Th* following peraona obtained me»rl
iigfi Iteenim*i< In Council Muff* y***l'**1*y
Ka v perry. * »»*>■ bn .... 11
tafffcha
Alfred Koerlck. KrlcWaon, Neb . J*
llitniiiih Hanford, lOrlnknon, N#l» .
Theodor* K. Wlmm»r, I.lmoln. N#t>. .. 24
M*• j« Muller, Telinage, N*h .21
Murry I*. <1 r<»t•*, Council Hluff* ... *’2
Kilim Mae M*ld. Council Hluff*.2l
,lo« H Ward oil. Omehn • *:l
Marie Waugh. Valley, Neb :
Jam** Pl*rr* Rlnux City I*. . -
nianrhe Devjg. V*r*alll*a. Ill .10
Richard .fohnaon. Omaha ’’
Gwandole Jon**. Trenton. N J . 20
Walter Chapin Halting* la }’
Haiti) IJkJJBI*. 11
W K MO3 30S ^3l
Chief of Air
to Explain
Secretary of War Aroused by
Statements of Mitchell on
Aircraft and May 1 akc
Latter’s Job.
Startling Stories Told
Washington. l"’eb. 3.—Brigadier
General William Mitchell, who has
become the stormy petrel of a row
among army and navy officers over
the relative importance of aircraft in
warfare, must explain to Secretary
Weeks some of his reported state
ments about tbe prowess of the aero
plane.
The secretary revealed today that
untirsuch an explanation L* received
he will defer n decision on the reap
pointment of General Mitchell as as
sistant chief of the army air setvlce.
If the decision is against reappoint
ment, the officer will lose his tem
porary rank as a brigadier general
and revert to the grade of colonel.
His term at his present post expires
March 26.
Weeks Not Specific.
Weeks would not go into details
about the statements of General
Mitchell he wants to have explained,
but it was indicated the War Depart
ment's chief concern was not so
much directed to expressions of per
sonal opinion as to what the general
has been quoted as saying in rela
ting supposed facts to a house com
mit tee.
Something af a stir was Treated by
the general a few days ago when he
declared that recent air bombing ex
periments had so badly Jarred a bati
tit-ship a mile and half away from the
explosion that she had to limp into
port. Secretary Wilbur promptly pre
sented the committee a statement by
the commander of the ship in ques
tion flatly denying the story.
Bombs l/oadcd.Witli Sand.
Later General Mitchell told the
committee that officers were afraid
to tell the real truth about the effi
ciency of aircraft and that officers
who gave testimony contrary to the
views of superior* were likely to be
disciplined, "indirectly.” He was ap
pearing in favor of the Curry bill,
proposing creation of a unified air
service, a measure opposed by both
Secretary Weeks and Secretary Wil
bur.
The controversy Is aUi'WlsM in
creasing attention in congress, where
the views of General Mitchell have
been used to support a campaign for
more aircraft and for the Curry uni
fication bill. On the house floor to
day Representative McCllntlc, demo
rcat, Oklahoma, quoted the general
a* having said that army airplanes
could have sunk the hull of the bat
tleship Washington in from two to
four minutes. The Oklahoma repre
sentative declared he had been in
formed unofficially that bombs load
ed with sand had been used by the
navy planes which made the attack
on the Washington.
SHERIFF REFUSES
TO RESIGN PLACE
Marlon, 111., Feb. 3.—Sheriff George
Galligan late today refused to accede
to the demand of the Williamson
county board of supervisors that he
resign. The hoard offered to pay
him $4,400, representing his salary
for the remaining 22 months of his
| term.
MARIE VETSERA’S
MOTHER IS DEAD
Hy I nlrfnml
Vienna. Keb. 3.—Darone** Vetfieni
is dead here at the age of 78. Hhe
was the mother of Marie Yet sera,
who was found dead at Meyerlim? in
ISkO with the crown prince of Aus
tria?
Ten of Schooner's Crew
Picked Up From Lifeboat
Bremerton, Wash , Feb. 3.—Ten
men of the echooner Caoba were
picked up by the eteam echooner
Hanlfy late today In a lifeboat In the.j
Pacific ocean off Gray* Harbor.
Wash., stated a wireless message
from the coast guard cutter Algon
quin, received here.
The men were believed to be Capt.
Alfred Hnndvlk and nine of the crew
of the Caoba which went adrift Sun
day, 50 houra before the Hanlfy
found the llfelsjat.
The Algonquin said that the
schooner Thomas F. Ral had the
Caoha In tow bound for the Columbia
river.
Big ( volrl Consignment
Swells Kxport Movement
New York, Feb. 3.—Gold consign
ments of mors than $10,000,000 were
added today to the heavy current ex
port movement, swelling the Febru
ary total to above $13,000,000. Most
of today's shipments were scheduled
for India and Australia with small
engagements announced for F.urope
ami Columbia.
With last month's gold shipment*
from the United .Slides approximately
$#0,000,000. I he total export move
ment, which began last year, now
exceeds $110,000,000.
"VioimiM ^ ho AI tuck ct I
Cliilil Adjudged Insane
Heat rice. Feb, :t Mrs. Hose Young
of this dly was andjudged Insane
and taken to the state hospital hy
Sheriff Hulling. She was taken Into
custody hy officers after she had at
tacked her little child at their home
on South Ninth sliest Mrs Young
Is 25 years of age. She and her hue
band ate tepeitiled.
Tattered Old Letter Saves Woman
From Burial in Paupers Grave
Husband and Stepdaughter Disappear En Route to Home
in Alabama and Body of Tuberculosis \ ictim Is Held in
Colorado 1!S Days Behore Identification Is Established.
Denver, Colo., Feb. 3.—A 10 year
old letter, tattered and yellow with
age, saved Mrs. Loretta Downs of
Birmingham, Ala., and daughter of
a well-to-do Domitt (la.) family,
from burial in a pauper’s grave
here, it was revealed today.
Mrs. Downs, who died here of
tuberculosis January 15, managed
to gasp out an almost incoherent
tale to a priest just before the end
came. She said her husband and
stepdaughter were en route to Den
ver from Birmingham in an auto
mobile.
For 15 days her body was held
in an undertaking establishment,
but no word was received from
Birminghn m.
Searching among the dead wom
an's effects, the letter was found.
It was .written by P. S. Judge, then
an attorney at. Domitt, la., and
conveyed to her a partial settle
merit o ft he $00,000 estate of her
father, the late Patrick Gorman,
Iowa farmer. Undertakers sent a
letter to .Judge at Domltt. List Sat
urday the letter, having traveled
to Iowa, reached Denver again,
where Judge is now practicing law.
lie Identified the body and wired
to relatives for money covering fu
neral expenses. Today the body was
shipped back to her old home in
Iowa.
Gathered about the cpffin at the
station were a hrother, Joseph Gor
man, of Elizabeth, Colo., and 11
women, girlhood friends of the worn
an and now' residents of Denver.
She is survived by two sisters at
Cedar Rapids, la., and numerous
relatives at Domitt.
No word has been received from
Downs nor the woman's stepdaugh
ter and it was feared here today
that they had met with an accident
en route.
Nebraska Girl
Sought in Iowa
Mary Pappas Leaves Grand
Island Home Mysteriously
Sunday; Seen in Iowa.
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Cedar Rapids, la., Feb. 3.—Miss
Mary Pappas of Grand Island, Neb.,
who has been missing from home for
the last 10 days, is not in this city,
unless she Is in hiding, police say.
Police have been conducting a quiet
search for the girl sinue Sunday,
when it was reported she left Iowa
City either for this city or Mason
City. Iowa City polire say a girl
answering Miss Pappas’ description!
was seen on the streets there last
Wednesday and was seen again Sat
urday.
Mason City polite said today they
had been unable to obtain any trace
of her. Just why she left lmm?
police tip not know'. The alarm was
sent out by John Pappas, sr., her
father, and also by her brother.
Only a meager description was fur-„
nished. except as to the kind of
clothes she wore when she left home.
Police have a suspicion that she is
mixed up in a love affair.
ENGINEERS MEET
AT ICE PLANT
Members of the Omaha chapter of
the National Association of Practical
Refrigeration Engineers "ill meet to
night at the municipal ice plant. Tfie
meeting will he addressed by C. D.
Robinson, chief engineer.
The association Is conducted in the
hope of aiding practical engineers In
more completely maetering their vo
cation.
H G. Venemann of the Baker Ice
Machine company le president of the
organization. R. Branham of the Pa
eifle Coast Fruit Express company is
secretary and Fred Melehoir Is treas
urer.
George 0. Fairchild Choien
Head of Kearney Chamber
Kearney, Feb. 3 -Kearney Cham
ber of Commerce annual election wan
held Monday. George <>. Fairchild
wan elected president, J. H. Dean
j treasurer and Father Stork Kroger
secretary, the latter to serve tier sixth
consecutive year. The office of vice
president was abolished by a constltu
I ttonal change, the chairman of the
executive committee officiating in
that capaclt y in <xuie of vacant ■
New Source of Radium
Supply Found in Sweden
Stockholm, Kcl>. 3.—The discovery
of n new source of supply of radium
has been reported from the town of
Holtsl.Iunga. the Province of Holland,
on the west coast of Sweden. If early
Indications are fulfilled, this may be
on* of the richest find* yet made anil
exploitation will b* begun Immedi
ately.
M. W. A. Camp Reorganized.
Bridgeport. Feb. 3.—Hemming*
ford's M. W. A. camp, that has pot
been meeting for a year, because of
the fire that destroyed Its hall and
paraphernalia, has been reorganized
by Deputy Council BK-knoll of A1
I lance, and will meet regularly In
I. U. O. F. ball In the future. The
head camp has promised to assist In
getting uniforms for the forpstei
team. K, E. Pierce has boon elected
consul; R. A. Colvin, clerk. Eeon
Grace, svorthy adviser, and J. L.
KlndrlcV, banker.
Senate Passes Bill on
Supreme Court Powers
Washington. Feb. 3.— A house bill
changing I ha Judicial coda was passed
by the senate today, with amend
.ments. and will go to conference. It
is designed to speed up the work of
the supreme court by enlarging its
discretionary power in determining
what cases it will consider.
Triple Tragedy.
Sheboygan. \V||. Feb 3 ('baric*
Ifochnkc. n9 shot hi* wife yesterday,
and, after running .1 him V down the
street, killed himself A third death
was added Its the lint when physician*
operated unHiine**full\ on hi* wife
In an effort to hji v «* their unborn
i hlld
I ,u( iuardia 11 old- Seal
Washington, Feb, n Without d<
hate or a dissenting vote the holies
declared Representative I .a Guantla,
republican. New York, entitled to hi*
sent, which wap contested by Heni)
Frank, his democratic opponent*
Keith County
Audit Sought
Tax Payers’ League Organ
ized in Ogallala to
Cheek Hooks.
Special Hlnpatch to The Omttiin Bee.
Ogallala, Neb., Feb. 3.—County of
ficers of Keith county are about to
have an opportunity to explain the
correctness of their accounts.
This morning a group of 70 repre- |
senfatiw citizen.*, mainly farmers anti
ranchers, gathered at the theater
building here and organized the Keith
County Tax Payers’ league.
After the league was organized a
meeting was called for this afternoon
at which the county officers were re
quested to be present.
At the second meeting a resolution
was presented and adopted to ask
for anti conduct a thorough audit of
the county officers’ books.
The league was organized along the
lines adopted by the Lincoln County
league. William E. Shuman, chair
man of the Lincoln county body, was
present to aid in the organization.
J. W. Pissell of Ogallala was elect
ed temporary chairman, and Roy
Johnson of Keystone was elected tem
porary secretary of the organization.
The proposed audit of the county
books will cover a period of several
years.
M’COOK PASSES
CLOSING LAW
Special Dispatch to The Omahn Ber.
Me( ook. Neb , Feb. 3—The Sunday
'•losing law carried at an election here
today by a majority of 49 votes.
The law provides for the closing of
moving picture shows on Sunday.
More than 1,900 votes were cost.
A1 C. Smith W ins Columbus
City (.boss Championship
Columbus. Feb. i—Al C. Smith,
one of the owners of the Dolly Tele,
gram, won the city rhp«n champion
ship In the annual tournament which
closed four day session here yes*-,
terduy. Pert Phillip*. assistant
cashier of the Central National brink,
ichampion the past two years, wan
runner up. .fudge Louis Light ner of
the Sixth judicial district, finished In
third place.
Sidney Churches to Aid
in Law Lnfnrcemenl
Sidney, Feb. 3.—One minister and
a layman for every 1U0 member* of
a congregation f* the representation
decidfd upon for the newl\ organized
Ministerial association of Sidney, that
will assist the officers in enforcement
of all laws. Rev. Samuel Light is
temporary secretary of the organisa
tion.
Number of Freight Cars in
Need of Repair Decreases
Washington, Feb 3.—A total of
187,310 freight cars, representing 8.2
per cent of the number on line, were
In need of repair on January 15. This
was a decrease, the American Rail
way association announce*! tonight,
of 3.089, com pit red with the number
reported on January 1.
Pioneer Blacksmith Dead.
Red Oak. la . Feb. 2.—Private fu
neral services for Oeorge It. brown.
7S, one of Red Oak's eldest business
men, were belt! Sunday at Rnlleau d
fThoma* funeral parlors. Mr. Prown
cams to Red Oak from Illinois In
1870 and has since conducted here
a wagon and blacksmith shop. He Is
survived by two sons. H F of Oak
Park. Ill . and M R of Red Oak. Mr.
Rmwn was a member of all the Mn
sonic bodies.
Large Damage Suit Filed.
Independence. Mo . Feb 3 A suit
for damages, alleging unfair conipetl
tlon. aggregating 59 000,000. said to
be the largest ever died In Missouri,
was filed In circuit court by the Klee
trolltlc Chlorine company against the
Fleetrh (I ts < ompany of Now York
Sfiirttr lloont* HntlgPl.
W ashington |>Vh 3 The Mil mak
lug appropriation* for the State,
| Justice. I'nrnnu'irr and Labor depart
ment* w.ih ie|*irted by the senate
appropriations committee, after 5180.
ooo had Wen added to the 571.000,000
approved hv the house.
Boxing I jim in kiiti*ji9.
Topeka, Kan . Kelt. 3 A lull to per
mlt and regulate boxing In Kansu#
was introduced In the state senate and
bouse
Ho use Bars
Measure on
Postal Pay
Bill S«-nt Back to Senate l»y
Vote of 225 to 153
Under Constitutional
Technicality.
May Die in Committee
Washington. Heb. 3.—By a vote of
225 to 153, the house today sent back
to the senate the postal pay and rate
increase bill, on the ground that the
measure infringed on its exclusive
right to originate revenue legislation.
With the way barred to house ac
tion on this proposal, the house post
office committee immediately set out
to drafe a salary rate bill of its own
with republican leaders planning to
bring it to a vote before the end of
the week if agreement can be ob
tained as to Its provisions.
The committee went into executive
session tonight with members pre
dieting that a measure similar in its
main provisions to the senate bill as
it was reported from committee
would recejve approval. In this event,
leaders are pledged to give it right
of way under a rule limiting debate
and shutting off amendments from
the floor.
I/nigworth Joins Green.
Joining with Chairman Green, of
the ways and means committee, and
Representative Garrett, the demo
cratic leader, in urging passage of
the resoluton which returned the pos
tal hill to the senate. Representative
Longworth, the republican leader,
said such action would pave the way
for final action at this session on a
salary and rate measure. He declared
lie favored bringing a hill to a house
vote, hut insisted it would have to
provide for more revenue than it was
estimated the senate bill would
raise.
"There's no use passing a hill," he
told the house, "that the president
won't sign.''
At the White House it was made
known that President Coolidge felt
that rate provision* of the senate hill
would yield insufficient revenue and
was looking to the house to take care
of this angle of the problem. The
bill used by the house postoffice com
mittee as a hast* for its deliberations
carries the same pay Increases as
proposed In the bill vetoed last year
by the piesident. wiih the rate pro
visions drafted In accordance with
recommendations of the Postoffice de
partment.
Hack lo Committer.
When word was conveyed to the
senate that the house had declined
to accept the postal bill. Senator
Moses, republican. New Hampshire,
presiding, referred the proposal hack
to the i»i«toffice committee. There.
It was predicted, the measure will re
main, although there was some talk
that an effort might he made to pul
It through the senate minus its rate
provisions, leaving it to the house to
insert them. It was generally agreed,
however, that If It becomes apparent
th t the house will have a hill of its
own which will come to a vote within
a few days nothing could he gained
by reviving the senate proposal.
Party lines in the housp were shat
tered In the roll call vote on the
resolution to turn hack the senate
hill, even the Wisconsin delegation,
which usually votes solidly, splitting
on this Issue.
Stone Will Try to Knforee
I.aws on Alaska Frontier
Washington, Fob 3.—Attorney
General Stone has begun a study of
the situation in Alaska with a view
to tfetermlnlng what can t>o done to
improve hive enforcement conditions.
The attorney general, 11 was said
today, has inquired Into conditions
far enough to convince hlntself that
"Alaska I* a very tvad spot" with re
spect to law enforcement. He Is
aware that frontier renditions natu
rally are reflected In the general
situation, but he believes much Im
provement can be accomplished and
It wai indicated that a department
agent might he sent to Alaska to ob
tain information *t first hand.
Stoke? to Trial Upon
Charge of Conspiracy
Chicago, Feb. 3.—W. K. P. Stokes,
millionaire hotel owner of New York,
will go to trial tomorrow charged
with conspiracy to defame his wife,
Helen Klwood Stokes Mr. Stokes Is
alleged to have plotted to obtain
false and damaging evidence in con
nectlon with his six .tears' litigation
for divorce.
Daniel Nugent. New York attor
net. Mr Stokes' cqunael tn the ril
vorce proceeding. Is his co defendant.
Tart of the alleged false evidence
figuring In the allegation of conspir
acy Is said to have represented Mrs.
Stokes as a hahltus. before her mar
riage, of a then notorious Chicago
resort.
Wife Charge? lltishami
With Inhuman Treatment
Madison, Feb. 3.—Anna Fuhrman of
Norfolk has filed in district court of
this county petition for absolute di
vorce from chsrles Fuhrman. exclir
site custody and control of her two
minor children and for alimony for
the support ami maintenance of her
self and minor children.
The plaintiff alleges ns grounds for
i-lton Inhuman treatment, assault
and threats to lake the lift- of the
plaintiff
l‘ai l Carroll III.
Halllmore, Feb. 3 Karl Carroll,
theatrical producer, who wan taken to
John* Hopkins hospital last night suf
taring from a heart Attack, was r#»
ported to havii iwisssd s itstful night.
His condition, bowavrr waa regarded
at atrlour H# ia 32
WHEAT BREAKS
IN MIDSESSION
Chicago, Fch. 3.—Wheat for May de
livery broke sharply here today about
mid session when the market touched
*1.93% a bushel, showing a decline of
5%®6 cents, as compared with the
previous close, and a difference of
12% cents, compared with the sea
son's top record reached Inst week
when wheat for May delivery sold at
*2.05%.
The market recovered as bullish
sentiment appeared toward the finish,
however, and the close was %«1%
cents down, with May. >1.9 <%@
1.98.
No Extra Session
of Congress for
Farm Relief Lawsj
— j
Coolidge Believes Matter Is
Entirely in Hands of Legis
lators to Art I pon
Before March 4.
Washington, Feb. 3.—Responsibil
ity for enactment or failure of legis
lation to aid the farmers is regarded
by President Coolidge as now resting
entirely In the hands of congress.
The president’s position, as made
known today at the White House, is
that, having submitted through the
report of his agricultural commission
recomniendations as to farm legisla
tion. and given congress five weeks
to consider them, it is up to congress
and particularly its agriculture com
mittees to obtain enactment of legis
lation before adjournment March -i.
Failure to enact bills based on the
agricultural commission's reiiort will
be regarded by the president as evi
dence that the congressional commit
tees entrusted with farm legislation
do not regard the present farm situa
tion as of an emergency nature and
accordingly he will not be disposed
to call an extra session of congress
to consider such legislation.
Committee Adjourns.
Some nifmliers of congress, holding
that passage of farm aid bills is im
possible in the four remaining weeks
of the present congress, have pro
posed that the president call a sp«
dal session of the new congress after
March 4 to take up such legislation.
This, it was made plain, Coolidge
lias no intention of doing.
The agriculture committee of the
senate and house met separately to
day l>efore the pronouncement of
Coolidge s view s. The senate com
mittee, meeting to begin hearings on
the basLs of the agricultural com
mission's report. adjourned until
Monday without calling any wit
nesses Chairman Norris announced
It was decided to hear members of
the commission first and, as most of
them had returned to their homes
during a temporary recess of the
commission, nothing could be done
until next week
Two New- Measures.
Hearings were continued bv the
house committee with Repjresenta
tive Williams, republican. Michigan,
explaining his revised co-operative
marketing bill designed to cairv out
the agricultural commission s recorr.
mentations. The oommtttee decided
to hav> drafted for use as a basis of
consideration a bil lembedying all of
the commission's recommendations
excepting its suggestions relative to
the tariff.
Two additional agricultural bills
made their appearance during the
day. Chairman Haugen of the house
agriculture committee presented a
measure containing some of the fea
tures of the McNaryHaugen surplus
marketing bill, which the agricultural
commission refused to endorse. Sen
ator •'upper, republican, Kansas, re
introduced his bill creating a federal
co-operative marketing hoard such as
has Iveen recommended by th pros!
dent's commission.
Americans Snap l p French
Bond Issue Within Hour
Paris, Feb. 3.—The snapping up
of a $20,000,000 bond issue of the K-t
Railroad company today by American
investors inside of an ho^r was gi\cn
great prominence by all the financial
newspapers issued after the closing
hours of the bourse today.
One newspaper says: "The crisis of
France's credit with the United States
is ended." It is added that the declar
allon of Premier Herriot and Ambas
sador Paeschner concerning the set
tlement of interallied debts is re
sponsible for the renewed confidence
manifested toward France by the
American public.
York Board Settles Claims.
York. Feb. 3—York board of educa
tion, through a committee Appointed
for the purpose, has effected a com
promise settlement with Herkinghof
and l'avis. Architects of Lincoln, on
their claim against the «*. hoot dis
trict and Avoided a lawsuit. The firm
uaa suing for $4,245 for Architectua!
services in building school houses in
York A settlement was made for
$3,185. a saving to the district of
$2,181.
Gasoline Tax Increased.
Nashville. Tcnn., Fab. S —(i x a: no
Paajr signed the bill more. sing th* tax
on gasoline sales from I to S rents a
gallon The new tax goes Into effect
Mondnv
Textile l eader Dies.
Boston, F«b. S William II. Wei
llngtnn, In. a well known figure In the
iextlle Industry, died
The Weather |
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Pinned Man
Loses Hope
of Rescue
Workers Make No Progress
After Hours of eary
Laiior; Trapped Man
Prays Constantly.
He Pleads for Companion
By Aatorlated Pren«.
Cave City, K.v., Feb. 3.—His hope*
of being rescued alive gone, Floyd
Collins. 36. trapped in Sand Cave, near
here, since Friday morning, has been
praying constantly for several hours,
rescue workers reported late today
when they emerged from four and a
half hours' weary lulior at widening
the passageway from the cave en
trance.
Collin* repeatedly asked that some
one remain in the cave with him and
pleaded for his chum. John Gerald*,
according to Nelson Jonea, a miner,
who was the last man to leave the
cavern, this afternoon. The dozen
men in Jones’ party made little prog
ress between 10:30 this morning and
3:15 this afternoon In widening the
cave and none of their work was done
in that section nearest the imprisoned
man.
Guardsmen to Scene.
Right members of the Kentucky
National guard, under command of
two lieutenants, left Smith Grove for
Sand Cave with the intention of as
listing with such excavation as is
being done.
No progress has been made toward
removing the huge sandstone boulder
which clamps Collins' leg Into a
crevice and prevents efforts to pull
him out of his prison. The cave is
little more than a hole at the point
where Collins was caught and he is
pinned, half erect and half in a re
clining position, face upward toward
what portion of that aperture ia not
occupied by his own body. No one
has been ablg to reach beyond his
knees to determine just how securely
he is imprisoned.
Prisoner Eats Soup.
A dozen workers went in this morn
ing to deepen and widen the passage
way to Collins. Only nine of them
went farther in than the first
’ squeeze" and Jones was the onl>
worker to reach the victim. Jones
carried soup with him, which he said
Collins took. There wa« nothing to
be done but remove bits of earth and
rock which had fallen about the pros
trate man.
Shortly after the eight guardsmen
left Smith Grove a telegram was aent
Governor Fields asking for troops to
maintain order in Cave City. The
request emphasized that no disorder
existed at present but that the situa
tion lacked orders.
Chum Prostrated.
Geralds, for whom Collins ha* been
calling, has worn himself out in his
four days of fruitless rescue work
and is reported to be under the care
of a physician.
An attempt to bore through the
hillside into the cavern by which it
was hoped to reach Colline from be
hind and thus get at the rock which
bear* down on his leg. was abandoned
upon advice of workmen within the
cave. Those underground at the
time asserted that there was danger
of falling rock crushing or imprison
ing them as a result of being loosened
by vibration originating from the out
side.
Battle Creek. Mich., Feb. S—The
congregation of the Central Christian
church here united tonight with Rev.
George IV. Titus In a special prayer
service for Floyd Collins, Imprisoned
In Sand Cave K.v. A general prayer
service, bringing together all de
nominations of Battle Creek. Is being
arranged.
Vi estinghou»e Checks
for Dividends Stolen
Pittsburgh. Keb. 3 —The number of
dividend cheeks of the Westinghouse
Airbrake company, stolen from the
Pittsburgh postofflce "will not exceed
•W." S C. McConahey, treaaurer of
the company, declared in a abatement
Issued late today. The number, the
statement added, affecte "only a
small proportion of our stockholders.'
----—
Summary of
the Day in
Washington
Senator Mayfield, Texas, was seated
by the senate
The house sent the postal pay and
rate increase bill back to the senate
New lie.rings were ordered by a
senate committee on the MoKadden
national hanking MU.
A federal grand Jury began hear
irig evidence in the new proceedings
in the Wheeler raee
The house foreign affaire commit- ,
tee approved a resolution favoring
Vmerican world court adherence.
The German commercial treaty,
with resei xatlone, was approved by
the senate foreign relatione commit
tee
A resolution for a federal oommls
sion Inquiry into control of the power
Industry xxas repxxrted by a senate
committee.
The house xmmmittee on alcoholic
liquor traffic reported It had ftouml
federal penal tics for prohibit ion x U>
lalions inadequate.
President iVolidge xxas said at the
White Mouse lx' have no intentixxn of
j calling an extra session of pong teas
to con aider farm legislation
It xxas irx.-aled that reappointment
of IPtgidtr: General MHchell a» si
sietant chief of the army air service
xx111 Ixe .iefsried until he explains x-et
lain ■ airmen's legaidma abtUU ot
the aiiplan*.