“ni The Omaha M< irning jee .
change in temperature. ^ ® 4 ^ ^ "** ” ** ” ^ Originality l« *linplj a pair of freah
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- v CITY EDITION VOL. 54—NO **'^ig^I OMAHA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1925.*' ~ TWO CENTS10 -— '
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Semi-Panic
in Wheat Pit
After Drop
Prices Break Despile Largest
Export Purchase of Flour
Ever Taken in One Lot;
Selling Heavv.
t Com and »ats Follow
Chicago, Feb. 11.—In the face of
announcement of the largest export
purchase of flour ever taken in one
lot the grain trade today gave way to
semi-panic. For at least the time be
ing, all talk of any ultimate scarcity
of breadstuffs was forgotten. Wheat
prices broke 1011 c and rye 8”4e com
pared with the day's top figures. May
wheat quoted recently at $2.0514
went down to $t.T7li, a loss of 28!’&c
a bushel.
By a peculiar combination of cir
cumstances tire upset in the confi
dence of buyers appeared- to have
originated in lack of demand for feed
grain rather than for wheat and rye,
the Ieadfng bread materials. The uses
of all grain, however, are to a. cer
tain extent Interchangeable and tlie
ratio of values for each cereal Is only
elastic within definite limits as
against other grain. Today the limits
appeared to have been stretched to
the last degree.
liny ( anadiun Flour.
With a visible supply of corn about
three times as large as a year ago
and with stocks of oats also of un
usual dimensions, neither corn nor
oats today conld he lifted in price
when wheat showed a pronounced
dlsnosltion to ascend. In vain, news
was confirmed that Russ's, formerly
one of the greatest exp- i ters of
when., was at present In wi-cb strati"
for sup vibes that sl'.e hid purchased I
i yer rdghf. 1.100.000 barrels of flora-, i
f'ne reason advanced as to why tills
siews fa led to ar o'*e more buying
yjS r ' lip"1.' -t-i 'n the whet ■ r*v» bet here
t’ -'t the ftour purr!meed was all
t' "i- ,ii- y
V>'hetb»r i-i >di. >n i rent propos
■ l4 |'I limit nr'of- fjoc*--.-•'ons and to
1 dilute vurl off'-1*1 lnvestiga"
f ms had d'seourag'-d speculative
l -‘vers. *hc fact was quickly made
e idem that the wli^at market was
to nosllipn to withstand heavy sell
ing. Kfforts of wheat owners who
Sought to leei'ge profits on today's
^ ad’win e found that market bnye of
adequate buying supimrt.
S-lling Spreads.
Under such circumstances, selling
aitread like a prairie fire and remain
ed unchecked until the crowds of
brokers were cleared out of the pits.
In connection with today's selling
-Hurry, some trailers attached con
siderable significance to fresh notice
taken here today of statements in a
grain review Issued February 7 by
The United .States Department of
Agriculture saying it became appar
ent last week "that the expected
shortage of bread grains upon which
excessive speculation was tiased. was
not Ukel\- to materialive."
‘‘World's commercial stock of
wheat," the review added, “are
heavier than at this time any year
since the war. High prices are caus
ing a heavier movement of wheat by
Argentina anil Australia, and at the
same time are forcing economy In
consumption, Indicating, as lias lieen
pointed out In previous reviews, that
no serious world shortage of wheat I»
apparent at this time."
Llcrk ReinstalPtl.
Washington, Fell. 11.—Tim house
post office committee. In executive
’"’’"Session, decided to reinstate Freder
ick C. Rledeselk, Its former clerk,
who resigned because of publicity re
garding his connections with a mail
concern.
.4. J. Weaver,
Orrliardiat,
Falla l My, Neb.
Mr. Weaver Is one of the most
prominent republicans mentioned for
the post of Secretary of Agriculture,
lie has the endorsement of the entire
republican Nebraska delegation, lie
attended a luncheon with a group of
Oinalians nt. the Chamber of Com
~>~erce Wednesday noon.
lie has been active In Nebraska
politics, bating been a member of
ihe legislature and presiding officer
of the Nebraska constitutional con
vention.,
Mr. Weaver has one of the best
• ii'hards In Nebraska.
John Shank,
Keel Kstale Man,
Chicago, 111.
Mr. Shnnk Is In Omaha, looking
over farm land. According to Mr.
Shank prospects for better form land
* values are Improving.
••For the first lime In three 5ears
farm land sales nr# beginning to be
active. From flow on t look to see
farm land Increase Immensely in
vain*.
"Many Inquiries have been received
regarding farm land which la now on
sale at modem la price*."
Woman May Be
Federal Judge
I I
Mrs. Mabel 'Wlllebrandt, assistant
t rifted States attorney-general, may
be the first woman federal judge.
She Is being considered by the presi
dent for a vacancy in California.
McMullen Loses
First Round of
Blue Sky Fight
Bill Ndvancetl to Third Head
ing in House; Democratic
Members Unite to t’a^s
Measure.
Ilj I*. ( . I'UVt KM.
Stuff i ofreniHjittlpnt 'Hie Omaha lie*.
Lincoln. Fob. 11.—Governor Adam
McMullen lo°t his first fight in 11 to
le cisdnturo today vHpii the l*»wer
house, after a four-hour debale, ad
vaiK*i <4 I - JIJ to third reading, repeal
ing the j>ree*nt bin* sky law anti
abblfahiiig the state bureau of
curities. The Note was 5$ to !1S.
In the fight over the bill it nvh* Jio
firs ttirne democratic members united.
Kvery democrat in the house voted
for repeal. The democrats, with a
majority of the Douglas county jitefu
beralilp and certain other republicans,
mustered sufficient votes to put the
bill to third reading.
From the minutes the bill was in
troduced fiy Faye Pollock, an Omaha
attorney, backed by II. K. Kuppinger,
another Omaha attorney, Governor
McMullen has fought It. He has
talked jiergonaily to Pollock as well
as other members of the house, en
deavoring to show them that letting
dowii the bars to wildcat stock sales
men was a m**na«e to the state.
Four l^ead Anti-Repeal Fight.
Four men, \. H. Byrum of Frank
lin. K. P. Bailey of Thayer, J. C. Gil
more of Hastings, and Leonard Dens
m«*re of Beatrice led the fight against
repeal. They pointed to the fact that
4n «taie* have blue sky laws similar
to the one existing In Nebraska, and
other states are adopting a similar
law In self defense against stock sales
men.
The administration men then point
ed to the fact that the large and ex
pensive failures In stock selling
schemes Nvere prior to enactment of
the present statute. The/ admitted
that at oiu* time a blue aky law, full
of loopholes, had been j>as-ed. 'Uhls
law, they i lia ged. and not the present
one, was responsible for slock losses.
To clinch their arguments, they point
ed to more recent failures, claiming
that under the blue sky law, ns it
exists tyday, stock purchasers In re
cent failures, had been protected.
Then the administration speakers
told of certain men interested in stock
promotion schemes, who had been in
Lincoln hotel lobbies recently for the
puriM*se of laying ground work for
repeal of this law. They argued that
ihe fad that the law had been evaded
and used for ulterior motives was not
an argument that the law was bad,
but merely called for remedying de
le* is in the law.
I *e Stele’s Name In Stock Sale.
The rhlef argument used by Pollock
and Kuppinger, leaders in ih* fight
against the blue sky law. was that
certain stock salesmen had used the
name of the state I ft promoting stuck
sales. Defenders of the law profs/, oil
a curative remedy In the form "f nrt
amendment that would make use of
I he name of the slate In selling stock
unlawful and calling fur abrogation
of the contract. Another argument
against the blue skv law was to the
effect that maintenance of the bureau
of securities costs the state $16,500
annually.
Those voting against repeal are
A u rand, Auten, Hailey, Bender,
Brown, Byrum, rase, Densinore. Ulck.
Ksaam, Gilmore, Harrington, Hunter,
Johnson of Douglas. Johnston, Junes,
Lee of Adams. Mr Lallan, McMnster,
Main, Miner, Munn. Nelson, Hodman,
Rossi ter. Bundle. Htaats. Stephenson.
Talboy, Taylor, Tesar. Whitney, Wild
man. Wilson, Wlngett, Speaker Burke,
Humphrey and Iteece.
Absent and not voting: Dyhall.
Out It. Towle.
Y. M. <!. V Serretiry Nmiiftl.
York. Feb. II. R. ,1. Yuel of Svl
\ la, Kan . has been made desk sou
i alary at Xuik Jf. M C. A
Pr isoners
Lashed by
Huge Guard
Attache at Colorado ^Prison
Lost Joh. He Says. Because
He talked Too Much
of Mlegcd Cruelties.
Recess in Tynan Hearing
Denver. Colo.. Feb. 11.—Declaring
that lie had been let out as acting
day captain of prison guards because
he told “some of the things that went
on Inside the prison walls.” John R.
Johnson of Canon City, late today
took the stand to testify In support
of former Governor Sweet’s charges
of prison mismanagement against
Tliomas J. Tynan, warden of the
i ’olorado penitent ary.
“T^ist June, the morning after the j
» uhlicnt’on of an affidavit-sworn to
L.v me. revealing some of. the inodes
■ f punishment used in tlie prison.”
Johnson said. “I was called into the
office of Deputy Warden Buchanan
and told that T had l>een suspended.
‘You're (h best man I ever had. blit
; Tynan called f *in Denver and saMj
I to suspend you ’ ” Buchanan said.
! Johnson s t wtiniony on this point I
wms admitted t • coprt records only,
after a hlierp tilt between Sweet nndj
Tvnrn c« un*®l and after the civil
servic# commission before which the
case is being heard, ruled that such
testimony later should he expunged
from the record unless Sweet could
■onne *t such allegations directly with
the warden.
Prisoner* Whipped.
The former guard also detailed nine)
cn&es where prisoners wer«* vv nipped |
for Infractions of prison rules, of
thi« number, V* was an e; e*witneo
'at seven, he declared.
Th® warden himself was not pre
ent at any of them, hut hie deputy
w*»s, Johnson testified
Describing lhn whippiiig.*'. which |
urf alleged by Swe^t in hD charges to
lie “cruel and inhuman® treatment.”
Johnson said the men were, in most
instances taken from their cells into
the Storehouse where they were
shackled hand and foot over an adjust
all® instrument, called the “horse”
••nd there beaten on flteir bare I jodies
with .along strap. The strap, which
was about two feet In length, and four
inches wide, was wielded in many
cases by a negro guard, Jim Pate,
Johnson testified.
Tynan Admitted in an answer to the
c» nmilssion's ruling on a notion to
strike certain port kins from the
charges that “spankings” hrol b®en
administered in th® course of prison
discipline and cited Instances where
“refractory” prisoners were thus
punished.
Prolonged Here**.
The afternoon session was replete
with biting personalities between op
posing counsel and repeated bicker
ings that, at times, drew into the dis
cussion members of the commission.
Johnson’s testimony was interrupt
ed by the court shortly after f. wheu
it was announced that th® inquiry
was in adjournment until next Mon
day morning when It will be resumed
in the district court at Canon Pity.
Colo. Prosecution attorneys objected
strenuously to the prolonged recess.
Included in the audience were P.
\\\ Garrett, executive secretary «*f
the National Society for Penal Infor
mation, and Professor A. If. Mac
Cortiilck. of Howdoin college. who
made the survey of Colorado ikmihI
institutions under the direction of
Thomas .Mott Osborne, former war
den of Hins? Sing. Tills repoi t formed
the basis of Sweet’s charges against
Tynan.
Man Hurt in (Iradi Hold
on Rorklohpi Driving (iliargo
Pawnee t ‘II y. Fell. 11 A* the re
sult of the collision here IVIdaj nfttr
noon of cars driven by Mrs. Mervin
Haley of this e|tj ami Nathan
Robert * «»f Liberty, tie latter 1* out
on bond, following his arrest on
liquor ami reckless driving charges.
Robert* pleadft 1 not guilty before the
county court and the case will be
beard February 25.
Mrs. Haley's mother, Mrs. .T M.
Woods of this city, is still in a serious
condition, wIt It two broken ribs,
se\«*re bruises find shock. Roberts
I was also injured, and appeared in
court on crutches.
Fraud Kpirdu W itlduld.
New York, Feb. 11. The pr"x«»< u
tfon charged at the trial of Fharlc*
A. Htonehsm and other* on chaigea
of using the mails to defraud stork
market customers, that Ih#* defense
was withholding records of Htone
ham's brokerage business, which were
to have been made accessible ns *vf
deuce.
Farm Salr Win $."»,00ft.
Beatrice, Feb. 11. The sale of sto« k
nnd farm machinery at the David
Thompson pl*#e east of Beatrice net
led Dim approximately t\,»uirti one
unregistered Jersey cow brought f 1
The average price of cows was 110,
"Mr. Thompson and fnmlh will make
their home at Beatrice.
HOW ARK lOIH RRtKKM? I.M H«r
(•esips g*n l« * Station tn*p*< i tnem ;
Pe|a#r ' e •nf'* t’ h i mil o. l'n»* %•
AhIu r.j* « s.fl lUHle Culp Sill Usi
*A Ad'll IlMiatni
/-;-- n
Legion and /. O. O. F.
Join in Faying Honor
to Ex-Service Man
\_j
Hartingtnii, Kelt. It.—Funeral serv
ices fur Abel Danielson, for many
years a drayman here, were impres
sive and unique, being conducted
jointly by the National Guard, in
which organization Danielson enlisted
when tile company was formed here,
and the I. O. It. F. lodge of which
lie lias been a member for several
years. Interment was made with both
ltdd Fellow and uilitary honors. The
■till hearers wort*. National Guard,|
I acl Srliagrr, llan lllsoii and William
Iscai''son; I. O. o. F., I.. \. I base, |
Joe Fi nest and Gilbert It. Meiigshnl. i
>lr. Danielson was born in Sweden
ill I8HII mid came to Ibis country as
a yoonj man. II lias no relatives
hero but a brother somewhere in tlie|
I nited States who lias not boon hi-1
rated yet. He was injured in an au
tomobile accident several mouths ago I
hml recently underwent an operation
at an Omaha hospital for tumorous ,
growth or oilier affection of tliej
brain, from which lie did not recover.
Woman, 74, Hil
by Street Car
Thrown l”> Feel by Irani
\flt*r Alighting From \n
otber; May l)i«*.
Mis. hi,i lj» * ii-iein, 74, 14lk» North I
'l wen Met It jstre*■ t, was struck by an
nuibounti street car Wednesday
moiling at T\vent> fi»unli and fum
ing ptreet. She is hi a critical condi
tion at Methodist hospital.
Mrs. I’crnstein lw *1 alighted from
«a westbound car and was rroHsfiig the
truck* beiiind p when the east bound
car struck her. Witnesses said she
was thrown 1N f^et.
She was rushed to the hospital in
an ambulant* and x-ra> photo pits
were to be taken to determine the
exrent of her injmies. U**aiisc «*f
her physician.- :>.tr that the
shook may prove fatal
Thum;i» I*. Peteison was the motor*
inafi of tiff* • :n* whlcli struck her.
C. OF C. BUDGET OF
$15,000 RAISED
Mik|ialih to The nnmhn Ft«-e.
fraud idem!. Neb.. Feb, 11 fraud
(Miami today prncti* ally iiised its
t7iia»nber of t'onunercc budget of
ono for the ensuing year within -4
hours. -*
I'nde* fhairman H. T’ M phv. at
leant sixty members of the chamber
went out upon tlieir n sjwctive
"beats” »arly this morning and. to*
gel her with ^he business and profes
sional men who brought their pledges
direct to the chum tier, them? commit
tee* nt r, this afternoon had a total
of $111,000. th remaining $3,000 am! a
small surplus being promised and in
sight, but requiring an o. k. by stale
or national headquarter* before be
ing legally signed up.
The balance also Includes the
known subscriptions * f «-otne 1 . I
firms whose official h* i*l- happened
to l»e aisient from the cit>. It wag
tlie most complete and rapid ranv.iss
ever mad* by the churnlier or any
other similar organization.
Snecial Slock Train Hun
From Scotlhliluff to Liurolu
Scot let,luff, Kelt. It A -perlnl
I * * iii of •.# i iirs »»f ca ttle mid m11*-• i»
wa* sent from Scuitshluff direct to
Lincoln. At Lim oln the Irwin will
ho "pllt up In ;|CCI nliilin with tlu
pi ofcirticc «»f the whippets •onif u-o
leg to dimlm find other* to St Jo
seph, Kan.HUH'City or Chicago.
Nine! **n cars of stock w ♦ i ♦ shipped
from 8cottabluff one day The stock
shipped wan In prime condition, n«
weather conditions have l*cn Ideal
find feed abundant.
Three North Dakota
I .ami < Iffiee* (!lo*e«l
Wpslilimton l ei' II Tlir I Old . f
ficrj» of thr Interior department «t
\ final. I tab. and Dickinson, v |»
hjrve hern permanently dosed through
executive order. The fibs of the Ver
nal office are ordered wont to Salt
Lake* City land office and those of
Dickinson to Ttismorrk N* I >,
‘The Lost World’ I
By A CONAN DOYI.K
A thrilling novel of my*
tery, romance and adventure
"The Loet World" i* a strangi
blending of the 2Uth century
and thr Jurassic period "f
10,000,000 year* ago. Tin
ma*tpiful pen of Doyle will
take you on u trip to a magic
plateau In unexplored South
America, where form* of life
have remained unchanged for
100,000 centuries. You will
enjoy the vicarious tin-ill of
adventuring among prehis
toric dinosaurs mightier than
half a dozen elephant*. And
in the end, returning to the
20lh century, the lovers find
I heir happiness hack in I .on
Hon.
This great novel start* in
The Omaha Bee j
Dn Friday, February III
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Dentist Is
Held on Fake
Theft Deal
Former Detroit Man and Two
Sons Charged W ith At
tempt lo Swindle ln
surauee Concern.
$200,000 Gem Robbery
Do* Angeles, Feb. 11.—Dr. Samuel
IF Molin, wealthy Detroit dentist and
politician and his two sons, Harry
and Fred, were arrested on fugitive
warrants here today, charging them
with conspiracy to defraud a Detroit
insurance company by staging a
“fake” diamond burglary. They also
are wanted in Michigan City, detec
tives -said, for questioning concerning
'i £’J0M,00© diamond robbery there.
Half an hour after their arrest,
which took place about 1 a. m., the
Melina had communicated with at
torney* and these were endeavoring
to obtain the susjiedts* release through
habeas corpus proceedings. Mean
while the prisoners remained booked
at the city jail.
“These warrants are Just so much
typewritten paper in my life,” Dr.
Molin Is alleged to have said ns he
was put Into i cell. "You’ll see.”
Prosecuting Attorney Robert M
Toms <*f Wayne count}*. Michigan,
a .sainted in the arrest and said he was
here to obtain quick extradition of
the trio. The Molin* on the other
hand announced the> would fight e\
tradition to the last ditch.
The conspiracy charges are based
to a large extent on the affidavit of
K I,. Crinnian, alias R. h. Fox. whose
*'*orn statement alleged Dr. Molin co
erced him Into signing a false affi
davit in Detroit in which ho falsely
at firmed that the f.«ke” diamond
burglary was genuine.
Not only did Dr. Molin attempt to
collect insurance on diamonds that ac
tually were not s’oien. hut he per
suaded f'rinnian, according to the
latter's statement, to take out life in
surance policies for himself and his
wife of $10,000 face value each, with
;i view to collecting the policies by
“identifying” bodies to be obtained at
an undertaking establishment here as
“Mi and Mrs D. U. Fox.”
Molin obtained his signature to the
false affidavit in Detroit, Crinnian *
statement alleges, by threats °f|
prosecution on a charge of .passing
worthless checks.
}ilM) Knrollcd in Jefferson
County Rural Nifjht Schools
Falrbury. Feb. 11. Professor M>
flee, an agricultural expert from Cole*,
ratio, assisted by If. F- Peters, agri
• ulture instructor in the Falrbury
s. -Iiools, ’s organizing night school* in
the small towns of Jeff* r«t»n count}.
Organization has been effected in sit
•IL^trkis with a total membership of
.son. i »f * 1.1«* number 1** «'* ire enrolled
at Oaykiu.
t'hildren in th® grades and their
I a rents are taking the work.
TitMr-net kin** are given in culling
• nit mutinyers in hens, testing milk
froi the home cows, as to tk»
mount of butter fat it • on tains; feed
ing rows for milk production; chick
ens for egg production, proper poul
try housing and Incubation.
I liirlccu (diickeiin Die
I rum Katin;' ( .aimed (ioru
Callawny. lYh. 11,—Thirteen chick
ens it the \V. K. T«hor homo at
Arnold died after eating nutned corn
which Mrs. Tabor had intended to
pr»puc lor the family, hut threw
away as it looked spoiled. Next
morning the corn had dlsappea red
and the chick< iis were dead.
Ri'li<»|i \ i*iu <;<ithcul>ur^.
OothenQnrg. F«*b. 11.—IMshop Fred
nick T. Keene} of the Methodist
Dpiscopsl church delivered an ad
die**-' mi "Christ's World Program,"
ft the Methodist church here The
pnstor. fle\. \\ H Slatof./and wife
entertained the members of the of
ficial board and others at dinner. In
honor of the bishop's visit. Covers
were I.iid for St».
Married in Council llluff*.
Th* following iiniunii nMnlit^t tnsi
• '*¥ i ('•',n*r Council Hluffs \rttri
4ls>
II lean I'h.ii. Ilrlct ote \>h . r%
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■( • 4'l» K»M**«i i»t /ihn i;
M 01 Vi(. I|«* 11 * lit Mtltt .. 4*
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*: 1 < * V*>ut'S t diuh lu Nr
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4* r I.<i|nn iitiiahn ........... T*
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i*«1 11111 Whit cl IhnnHs 2‘*
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wilt *ii. I- ci !■ |f sn* »t‘ fteek Net*. J5
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\»||j* flrono. 4'#oiint i i Nfb !•
I 4 M'An), Omnht '»*
uiiibtiu w.ikiu, umsUs iimmom* *“
$50,000 Necklace
Left Under Mattress
KARQUTtfE D CRGEIX,
i ..... —
Tue AUirquise d'Oigeix of J-'ranee,
1* likely tn be \rithuut her $50,000
strinc of pearl*-for some time. She
left tnein m.iier Hie hiattress of an
exrlat-iv. ,\Vw Yoi k I'ity hotel when |
she aailetl for l-futone. Then she
wlrele-sed Eugene Nlffoni. a Swetllel)
actor. „to get them for her. Mean
time. th« i-'emg had been found and
turned over to the police, who re
fused to deliver them to the actor.
Agriculture Is
Better Balanced,
l. S. Board Reports
WoiitiiU Slatem**nl of hVderal
! Kwrve Hoard Declares
Conditions \re B«--t
Since 1920.
Washington, Feb. 11.—itli the
nerval* and house agriculture commit
tee* once more occupied with the
problem '»f drafting farm relief iegis
IcMon for enactment by the present I
• ongfi?*, the federal r esarve board
reported Unlay that agriculture had
clhnbed ta n better balance with other j
industries then at any time since j
1920.
The agricultural indueuy gives no
Indication, the Ifoard's monthly report
said, < f receding from it* present
economic position which ha* I»een
reached by n gradual advance begin
nlng in the late summer of last year. I
Jardiite OpthnftelH*.
A similar outlook was presented t• • j
the senate v-ommhtee today by Wil-j
! liai Vf Jardine. a men be of the)
l * >i jent « • ultural conference!
w ho expressed "unalterable optimism-'
[for the outcome ..f th* la?uiing indus
try -»nd dec I a red the farmer was pa sa- j
{nst through r. t ft war oris;* groin!
'which hi* ie<*over\ was certain.
Hefore the hoti«e committee. Chair
matt Carey of the conference endorsed
a HU framed by chairman Haugen I
to ««rry cut the •-on fere nee recom-1
[ mandatl«»n* on co operative marketing
end predicted the federal cooperative
maC-Mlng Uiard proposed in the bill
would prove cf substantial aid to the)
fai mer In ii.arkethig hi* -cro|w pro
vide i the "proper type »i man made
up its original inemt*er«hlp."
IVrinif Market IMai*.
Th* Hnugcn measure would ‘ n tin nd j
[the Capper-Volstead net to permit co
operative associations to orgatike and’
operate both terminal marketing and
• leafing house organizations without
• 'nflict with the antitrust law* sol
long a* the niemlxusliip was made up
I exclusively of producer*.
At the senate meeting, fardtne took |
up at? nnatyal* of the conference rec
ommendation*. emphasising eepectalhr
(these dealing with "ordet Iv market j
•ng
Chairman Vbi*rJ« mslsting that aOj
"emeigencj program,7waa needed, tja !
dared the conference brought a pro-j
gram "to cotigre** in the last days of I
the ffesston and the W bite House an
nounce* there is ample time fn# us
to n*' “ And asked if "that was
just an effort to pass the buck?*'
"There certainly was no intention
I to etnl«ai mas oongioMs." .isnllue re
plied.
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liveatock on the l t>lon Pacific rati
rond from thlg vallej Are heavier at
present than for many month* and
heavier than at the same time last
ycur. < »n* day 10 car* of cattle, hogs
[and horses left one station alone, and
others were picket! tip along the
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1- noon
Man Tells Weird Tale, -
Shows Scars and Other
Marks to Prove Story
Tells of Having "Sold” Cave Interests to Gerald Before En»
listing in Canadian Array in 1921; Says He
Just Learned of Tragic Rescue Efforts:
Story Being Checked hv Police.
Wires to Friend: “Tell Mother I’m Well”
(BULLETIN)
Louisville, Ky., Feb. 11 .—Authorities and friends sf
Floyd Collins tonight threw the charge of “hoax” back
into the teeth of Haddam, Kan. tonight. Collins has boon
at Cave City “right along,” they said, and did not loavo
home in >921 as claimed by a stranger at Haddam who
asserts he is Collins.
By C. D. CLEMENTS.
Special Correspondent The Omaha Baa.
Haddam Kan., Feb. 11.—This little town became the
center today of the Sand Cave tragedy when a young mu
walked into the office of Mayor Shearburn and announced
that he was Floyd Collins.
“That whole story is a fake,” he said. "I hare not
been in Kentucky since 1921, when I sold my interest in
Crystal Cave to Johnnie Gerald.”
“In my judgment there is no one in that cave at all.
Gerald has ribbed it up as a publicity story and from ap
pearances it has got beyond his control.
The man said he had been working on Kansas farms
and did not know until today that Floyd Collins was the
center of a tragic rescue story at Sand Cave, Ky. This is
the reason he gives for not having spoken before.
The man wired to Gerald asking him to tell his mother
that he was well. He said that his mother was in reality
his stepmother and that her name was Beulah. This agrees
with the situation in Kentucky. The description of the
man here has been wired to Sand Cave with instructions
to get in touch with Lee Collins, the father of Floyd.
“I sold my interest in Crystal Cave in 1921 to John
Geral dand have not been in Kentucky since that time,”
the man'told Mayor Shearburn.
Wire* Cave City.
After being carefully questioned by Mayor Shearburn
and apparently satisfying that authority o fthe authenticity
of his claim, the man went to he local telegraph office
and sent the following wirfc to Cave City:
1 wish to deny the story of my imprisonment in
Sand Care. 1 am here and well. Please notify my
mother.” (Signed)
FLOYD COLLINS.
The man explained, when
questioned, as to why he had
not come forward before with
his claim that he had been
working his way east to Ken
tucky and had been out of
touch with the world.
He first learned of the
Kentucky situation when he
was picked up by two farm
ers. R. H. Odgers and L. V.
Wise, four miles outside of
Haddam and heard them dis
cussing the story.
"I'm IoDm."
At once he declared io the two I.f’it
that tie woe fvllins and the story
mtlet be a nils" eke. One of the men
dug up a puper from the floor of the
per and showed it to him.
"J can't help it." the stranger
Insisted "I'm foiling.
The man wa» at once taken to the
office of Muyut Shearbnt ■ . fir . e ii*
displayed no hesitation in talking and
pointed to a 3 Inch *• ir on hi* nbdo
men aa proof of hi* identity .
"Gerald did that to me." he de
clared, but dev lined to comment
further. He also allowed an Ameri
can flag tattooed on III* arm. Tat
tooed aero** the flag are the initials
"K. O. B
Sold late lnl*re*t*.
"I don’t know whw, if anyone is In
that ca\*," he rontlmiol. ' But it *
my opinion that iierald i* pulling the
story* for publicity . Vou *ce l s*’1*1
him my half Inteix-et tn fry> alVave
In 1921.’
The man's stalenieni that he I* 25
rears old 1* l*»rn out by hi* appear
ance. He Is five feet, fire tnchee tn
height, writ; • l<4 pounds a 11* fair
haired.
So conVIce wi* Mmw Shearburn
of ilie aiilfteutlcily of the story that
he followed il^v’ wire signed ’X\>llin*"
with one *»f 1 ,s veil, addressed to the
governor of Kentucky mid leading
"Kioyd foiling i* It'll Ha Iden
tified himself liy scar oil stomach
three Inches long usd tattooed
American flag on srm.
tSigncdi 1. \\ SMKAKBl UN,
Mayor, liaddc.n, Kan.
The man told Mayor Slicarburn that
he left Kentucky and enlisted in the
fun«*ltan army, that lie was dls
chaigcd a short time ago am! that he
has been "benilng" Ills wav hack to
Kentucky Without fund*, be ha*
■ought work from farmers along the
way.
Name* family Members
Asked whom composed hit family
he an Id'
"I have a father ami a stepmother.
Beulah, two full brothers and a half
brother, and two full *i»tei*
Koyowlng Id* interview with th*
man Mayor ffhearhurn anryoum *d
tint he would lie id him here pooling
instructions from the governor of
Kent tick j.
I talked to the man and hi#
answers convinced me that hla state
ments will bear the closest invest lga
tion. He answered, freely, questions
concerning the cave country of Ken
tucky and his answers had a ring of
stncereitv and tr-jth that was con
\ incing
Tonight, several hours after the
man had entered Haddam and hac
talke, tn Mayor Shearburn. he closed
up liie a clam and Investigation
showed that he had signed a contract
wiili a Washington iKan.I newspaper
->i-crier who was offering what he
said was "a signed statement." Tbs
selling price, he declared, is 11,9?'
and oarly tonight his offer had no;
vet been accepted.
"You've sot to see him." the al
leged Collins said. "Him" wss lb'
[Washington (Kan.! reporter. I caw:
i talk to u-u anv more."
! --' ^
By Vi.inSilVroM
i ,\e hi y, Kj FYi 11.—M tgjf
Ian means of communication
th.' place ill Sund cave where Fujf
I’olliti* has lain for almost IS daym
an electric light line— failed today
while miners continued to dig a new
shaft to Sand oa\ e.
Tl-e elpctric light, placed In Collins'
prison before the natural passage to
the cave was closed, by the earth's
force*, went out this morning and
mdses heard in a sound amplifiers
and interpreted by experimenters t<
haxe l>een caused by the breathing
of the trapped man. failed today for
the flrwt time to come through.
H f■. Ikine. in charge of the piar
1 said that in Ms opinion, either te
| tvtoval of the light from the aocke
or burning out of Its filament had
caused the failure of the amplifiers
' \caln, It «»» pointed out, the bui
i may have worked loose and fallen
out of the socket. The last previous
:e*t. made last midnight. in,heal* 1
I that c-'llitis via* breathing, th* ex
( ;x-rin. ruler# said
In cifhi.il bsiilei at
0 Ykx'k this afternoon by these «*.
1 barge of th# operations at the shaft
| uinounced the depth at that time
j was M feet. Another bulletin will be
tasugd at 10 o'clock tonight. Hit*
[ ilen. H. M. Denhardt, In persotvil
j charge of the situation at th# cat*.
I having agreed to permit Issuance of
j three such bulletins daily. The other
hour decided upon was J o'clock each
morn tag.
In less sotn# unforeseen good bsr
Itune conies to the awl of the miner#,
f tf was indicated tod* v that t'olttfl*
might pot be reached beh'rt late to
| ritgiv 1 ’-expected eirtk nt of th#
•ivafi wa# the mb '-ops heki ogt f#e
iextrbatlng C"!!ins within Ote nett
i few houiw.
l'i \v D, Funkhoase sx'V’t .*• at
(he Yni'entity of Kentucky and *’*'
-x polos.« expicseed th# opinh.l
^ hat 1 Strut »a» uul Uv4ine*fc