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CITY EDITION _j vou 54_NO. 220. . ^MAlf^-rHURSDAYT KKBRUAi^aT IS25. ’ TWO^CENTS'^Svi.vJ’.i^:'^ -- ■ -'
Bossie Pays
Fine, Freed,
Conies Back
lA-(,ity (lerk Plr*a«ls illy
lo Mann Act (Charge; Sajs
Returning to Second
Wife.
Maybelle Not So Sure
< laud* Bossie, former city clerk. Is
believed to be on Ills way to Omaha
to join his second wife, Mrs. Maybelle
Bossie, and affect a reconcilllation
after pleading guilty to a charge of
violating tho Mann act.
The erring city clerk appeared in
federal court at Kansas City yester
day and, much to the surprise of the
Court and jiie spectators, pleaded
guilty to the charge which has been
hanging over him for the last year.
Immediately after the court pro
eeedlngs were, over and a fine of .*500
imposed upon the man had Veen paid,
^^(^tossle announced that he wfulrt re
turn to Omaha, to Mrs. Maybelle
Bossie, and to the home which he
abruptly left last year,
Marriage Annulment Sought.
Ruth Emma AVamsIey, for love of
whom Bossie has declared he left his
second wife, is, according to Bossie.
about to appeal to the district court
at Eawrence, Kan., for an annulment
of her marriage to the former city
clerk.
Airs. Maybelle Bossie expressed sur
prise last night at her former hus
band's actions. She almost promised
to upset his well-laid plans.
“It's all a surprise to me," she
said. “I did not know that Claude ex
pected to plead guilty and he has so
far failed to say anything to be about
a. reconcilllation."
Thought Divorce Complete.
Bossie told the court that when he
married Miss WaJmsley lie did not
know his divorce had not been allow
ed.
The charge filed against Claude F.
Bossie, former cltj' clerk, by federal
authorities at. Kansas City, was based
on an Indictment returned by a fed
. eral grand jury, April 30, 1924, He
was charged with violation of the
Mann act by traveling with Ruth
Kmma Wamsley from Kansas City
to New York during January, 1924.
Maybelle McKean Bossie, second
wife of Bossie, now- living in Omaha,
appeared before the federal grand
iury at Kansas City to show- that she
•■-ns the legal wife and that she and
Resale had not been divorced, as
ini oil by Bossie when he arrived at
Cherbourg. France, with the Watm
ie-' woman.
’.i jsie's passports were taken while
- - was in Paris. On advice of the
i nllid State's Department of State,
ft! on the grounds that the pass
1 pc. fs were Issued on false informa
tion. Bossie and his companion were
allowed to remain in Paris for 19
tsvys under “tolerance,” pending dis
position of his case. He insisted in
France that he was legally married
to the Wamsley woman and that Dis
trict Judge J. M. Fitzgerald of Ornsha
issued a divorce which freed him
from Maybelle McKean Bossie.
Bigamy Charge rending
Bossie and Miss Wamsley were re
turned to this country on the Bever.
garls, arriving at New York Feb
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ENGINEER KILLED
IN TRAIN CRASH
Kamloops, R. C., Feb. 25.—Engineer
A. Bellerk of Vancouver was Instant
ly killed and Fireman CW.T. Pullham
had a miraculous escape front death
early this morning when Canadian
Pacific train No. 2 from Vancouver
ploughed through a rock slide for over
100 feet and came to a halt when the
engine and three cars overturned in
a narrow passage between the rocks.
No passengers were Injured and the
traffic is being detoured over the
Canadian National line. The wredk
occurred 14 miles west of Kamloops
■wfcen the train was traveling at a
high speed. Fireman Pullham was
badly Injured.
We Have
With Us
Today
f. T. Henderson.
General manager of Hie Great West
ern Etertro-Chemiral Company.
8an Francisco.
Mr. Henderson states that the lat
est thin* In the chemical industry is
sodium xanthate which Is used In ore
flotation.
The visitor la known from Omaha
to the west coast by all who are In
lereated tn commercial chemicals. His
Institution supplies chloride for
bleaching nnrl water purification and
for the textile Industries.
He Is a guest of Hr.1 'William AL
Bair, consulting chemist of Union
Paclfle sj stem, and was a luncheon
guest. Tuesday noon at a meeting of
the board of directors of the En
gineer# club.
Robert C. IJne.
Merchant,
Columbus, Mont.
Afr. Idne, starting with one store,
now owns four. Including one drug
store, In Montans. Tn addition to the
activities connected with running
them, he do»s considerable lecturing
^^ebefore conventions and organisations
He Is here delivering several ad
dresses before the rnnventlou of the
Federation of Nebraska Retailers
He believes the Individual rerallei
«r owner of a few storea actually can
eell at lower price, quality consider
ed, than the big mall order houses or
the national chain storea.
Pet Dog Saves Life
of Owner Attacked
by Enraged Bull
Bridgeport, Jv'eb., Feb. 15,—George
l.enhardt owes his life to the fidelity
of hi* pet. dog. that drove an enraged
bull from him as he lav prostrate on
the ground and the angry animal was
charging toward him with lowered
horns.
l.onhai'iAl was driving cows from a
pasture mar Broadwater, when the
bull charged. Seeing his danger, he
attempted to turn his horse and flee,
but was too slow and the animal'e
horns caught his horse In the flank,
goring the steed, throwing It down
and unhorsing young l.enhardt.
The bull then started toward the
prostrate boy. His dog dashed to his
rescue and held the animal at bay
until he had a chance to get to his
feet and run to safety. The boy
escaped with a sprained wrist and a
few body bruises.
Maketing Bill
Rejected; House
Has Substitute
Dickinson Measure Replaces
That Reported by Commit
tee and Is Expected to
Prevail by Haugen.
Washington, Feb. 25.—The house
today rejected the co-operative mar
keting bill which It* agricultural
committee had reported as a measure
to carry out recommendations of the
president's agricultural conference.
As a substitute. It accepted a pro
posal for federal assistance to co
operatives without federal control, by
Representative Dickinson, republican,
Iowa, who contended it also was In
line with the co-operative marketing
suggestions of the president's confer
ence*
The committee's bill, known as the
Haugen measure, went Into the dis
card by a standing vote of 138 to T8.
A roll call vote on adoption of the
Dickinson substitute will be the first
order of business tomorrow.
IMckinaon to Prevail.
Chairman Haugen of the agricul
tural committee predicted the Diek
inson proposal would prevail. It was
put over today, he said, by a coali
tion of democrat* and "insurgent*''
who undoubtedly, he added, would
support it In a record vote.
The Dickinson proposal was ap
proved by tlie house after an unsuc
cessful attempt had been made to sub
stitute tlie Curtis Aawtell co-operative
marketing bill, which has been be
fore congress for a year or more It
was tlitown out, however, on a point
of order. •
The Dickinson substitute differs
from the Haugen bill principally In
that It eliminates all provisions re
quiring the auditing, licensing or
regulation of co-operative associa
tions. As adopted. It carries an amend
ment by Representative Jones of
Texas, a democratic member of the
committee, to enlarge the scope of
activities under the Capper-Yolstead
act and to Increase appropriations for
the Agricultural departmen-.
SMIO.OOO Worth of Advice.
Dickinson, recognized as otjg of the
farm bioc leaders, who recently has
charged in the house and before the
agriculture committee that Secretary
Hoover was attempting to "usurp'
the functions of the Agriculture de
partment, today contended tnat the
Haugen bill would make the govern
ment a "guardian'' for the farmer.
Haugen, on the other hand, declared
enactment of the Dickinson measure
practically would nullify the confer
ence recommendation* with respect to
co-operatives, since It conferred no
power not already possessed by the
Agriculture department.
Representative Williams. repub
lican, Michigan, who also proposed a
bill to carry out the conference co
operative recommendations before the
Haugen hill was drafted, asserted that
the Dickinson proposal offered "3600,
000 worth of advice to tlie farmer,''
and Ita enactment would do as much
good a* "going to the capitol steps
and giving three rousing cheers for
the farmer.”
WHISKY ADDS
FINE TO TERM
Everett .Johnson, colored, was sen
tenced to five days In tall Wednesday
on a charge of yagrsnev end was
;aken to the bullpen to he searched.
Officer* there found a pint of
whisky on his person. They Iminedi
ately took him hack to police court
and h# waa fined an additional >100
and coat*,
Arizona ^ould Hold W alcr
of Colorado From Mrxico
Thoenlx, Ari*., Feb. 28.—Mexico
would be given "timely notice" that
she I* not entitled to any of the
water of the t’olorado river under th»
provision* of a memorial passed on
final reading by the senate of the
Arizona legislature today. The mem
orial expresses a fear that because
of continued beneficial use that un
less the policy of this government 1h
definitely set forth by congress now
that Mexico might later ba awarded
some of the waters as a matter or
International comity.
Agreement WithGernianv
Will Bring *20,000.000
Washington. Feb. 28.—A basis for
computing the vslus of the mark in
settling claims of American nationals
Involving pre-war bank balance* In
Germany, and debts owed In mark*
by German nationals before ih* war.
has lern agreed on by representative/
of the two governments.
The claim*, which are now before
the mixed claim* commission, t nlted
Plate* *nd Germany, will bring Amer
lo»n citizen* more than >20,000,000
Ike commission estimated.
Guardian of
McGill toe k
Keeps MurS
l ' ' 'l
Mris. Shepherd Refuses lu \u
siver Questions; Chauffeur
Explodes Bombshell
With His Testimony.
/
Miss Pope Secretly Hated
By V J. liORENZ,
rnlTenal Service Staff Correspondent.
Chicago, Feb. 25.—Mrs. William I).
Shepherd, like her husband, today re
fused to answer all questions regard
ing the death of her millionaire ward,
William Nelson McClintock*
Principal heiress to the “fatal for-!
tune." Mrs. Shepherd * had cared f#v I
the millionaire youth since the death
of his mother. Mrs. Shepherd took
the witness stand when the inquest
was resumed. Her reply to every
question asked her was the same:
“On advice of counsel I refuse to an
swer.”
(hula With Husband.
She chatted with her husband,
whose letters to Miss Kstelle Gehrlng,
pretty nurse, had been read Into the
inquest records several day* before.
Calmly they heard Louis Kies,
chauffeur and personal servant to
young McCIlntock. relate of the
strained relations between the Shep
herds and Mies Isabelle Pope, whose
marriage to “Billy" they opposed.
“To her face they acted like angels.
Behind Miss Pope's back they acted
like poison snakes," Kies said,,in re
lating how the Shepherds had ordered
him to lock the doors of the McClln
tock home when they learned that
Miss Tope had obtained a marriage
license.
"Tickled tiler lleatli."
“If Miss Pope comes to the house
with a minister, I'll throw her out,"
Kies quoted his employer saying.
Contrary to Shepherd* claim that
Mrs. Shepherd had to be taken to
Albuquerque, N. 51., after the funeral
because the shock and grief of her
ward's death bad overcome her. Kies
said the Shepherds were In “excellent
humor on the day Billy died." and
seemed “tickled because they, had out
witted Miss Pope's marriage plans."
"Well, he might as well be dead
as married,” the chauffeur quoted
-Mrs. Shepherd as saying.
Bj International >rns Service.
Chicago, Keb. 25.—Louis Klee, for
mer houseman at the home of Mr. and
-Mrs. William D. Shepherd and their
foelev son. William Kelson McCIlntock,
took the witness stand here today at
the resumed Inquest Into the million
aire orphan's death and painted a pic
ture of a household of hatted* and
deceits, a household from which Miss
Isabelle Pope. Billy's fiancee, was ex
cluded by locked doors and which, he
said, was in high spirits at the time
of Billy's funeral.
His testimony proved the predicted
"bombshell." It left spectators gaping
and Mr. and Mrs. Shepherd sitting
nervously on ths edges of their chairs.
“She'll Be Your Boss Soon."
"That pest! She'll he your boss
soon."
"Billy la better off dead than mar
ried to Miss Pope.”
These were some of Mrs. Shepherd's
comments on the fiancee to w hom Billy
was to have been married on his
deathbed, the houseman testified.
He admitted' he had lied the first
time he had testified arid declared his
(Turn tv rage Kviir. < olumn One).
WOOD’S VALET
LEAVES PARIS
Paris. Feb. 25.—Chang, for four
■ ears valet to Lieut. Osborne Cutler
Wood, before M ood s abrupt departure
from Paris after heavy losses at
Biarritz gaming tables, departed today
for Manila, alone and much bfctken up.
Tears streamed down the China
man's wrinkled cheeks as he climbed
Into a third class compartment of a
Afarsellleg train. He refused to eat
before his departure.
"M hat I tell general?” he asked,
plaintively, referring apparently to
5taJ. Clen, Leonard Wood, father of
Osborne M ood, and governor general
of the Philippine Islands. “General say,
‘Chang, you very had servant. Ton
no take care Osborne.' How I ex
plain not my fault?"
Mood was reported today to be In
Madrid, awaiting the arrival from
friend* of funds with which to pay his
passage back to the Bnlted Stales.
Mistinguett Will
Risk Her Legs
in Duel
By r. K. HKKTKI.1,1.
I nltrr,nl Aerrlt-e Staff I
Paris Poll. IS. Insurance com
panie* wlio plated 150,01)0 worth of
I n aura nee on tha legs of Mile.
Mistinguett, famous musical comedy
alar, are reported to tie strenuous
ly objecting to the projected duel
between her and the wife of Otto
Etachguay. wealthy frenchman.
Mistinguett slapped the face of Mrs.
Etachguay at the dreaamakere’
hall.
At tha time of the Incident
Etachguay demanded that Mlalln
duett appoint a male friend to' fight
a duel with hltn. but the dancer
replied that *he did not need any
man to defend her, and that she
was finite capsids of protecting
herwelf.
Thereupon Madame Em-digust
sent Mistinguett t challenge
through two titled women who ehr
appointed her seconds. Mistinguett
accepted tha challenge hut the date
for the duel has not been set Social
and theatikcsl Part* te alt sg,,g
over the coming battle.
I
Big ' Hunter Spills Bad News |
s 0 \er^:He Uses Bow, Arrow
-—
\,k« Arthur K. Young, as He Assures Inter*
'V1, .er of liis Ability With Indian's W capon;
-vV
Headed Now for Afriran Jungles.
Used to (he blasts from off Arc
tic snows. Arthur II. Young winked
not an eyelash ns the 'low' pres
sure from the north whipped about
his t-ared head beside the car
which is carrying him and Ur. Sax
ton Pope east to sail for Africa
ill quest of big guru*.
With Ills companion be was
found gorging on beefsteak' In the
diner of the Overland Limited at
Union station Wednesday night.
Between generous bites of beef
they carried on a running fire of
conversation.
A listener would have learned
that the Assyrians—
"Two thousand years ago,’’ said 1
Pope, "hunters killed big game
with bow and arrow. Why shouldn't
we. pr rather why should we
not experiment if the white man s
arrow and !»■«’ of today are not ms
sure of mark and as deadlv as
those of tlte ancient.
From Young would have been
learned have hunted game suc
cessfully with bow and arrow for
the last Jtl years and in evidence of
the statement I have reel upon reel
of motion pictures showing—” he
speaks with a pleasing drawl—
“showing that I have bagged brown
bear, moose, and deer by the w hole
sale in tlie Arctic snows—why can't
it be done in Africa?”
Both are residents of Ban Fran
cisco: Hr. Pope is author of “Hunt
ing With the Bow and Arrow."
Young is member of the produc
ing firm of Robertson & Young
Which r'|>ectalizes In wild life and
scenic motion pictures.
Both will join Stewart Edward
White author, in New York and the
trio will sail for Africa March 6
and that's that.
1.) Indiana Solons
Bolt Legislature
to Flee Into Ohio
Democratic Senators Run
Away to Block Passage
of GerrjnianrJer Bill;
arrants Are Issued.
Dayton, O., Feb. 25.—The 15 Indi
ana senators arrived in Dayton at.
7:10 tonight and registered at t lie
Gibbons hotel for the night.
Katon, O Feb. 25.—Fifteen Indi
ana senators who bolted the Indiana
sta’e legislature late today, passed
through here late today. The driver
of the bus which was carrying the
party, said his orders were "to get
acrosS the Ohio line as quick as possi
ble and carry them wherever direct
ed."
Indianapolis, Ind., Feb. 52.—Fif
teen democratic state senators, who
throughout the day blocked proceed
lug In the Indiana senate by absent
ing themselves in protest against
the Jerrymander bill, were reported
iala today to have started In a bus
| for the Ohio line, when the senate
, i hreatened their arrest. The door
keeper lias been instructed to bring
them lkuk.
V warrant for the arrest of 15
democratic senators was given
Jerome Brown, chief doorkeeper of
the senate late today.
The matter of extradition, in ease
the democrats reach Ohio, was being
considered by Attorney General Oil
llom, who said he wan not read}- to
announce an opinion.
Case to Grand Jury.
Tlie Marlon county grand Jury will
be asked tomorrow to bring indict
ments against the democrats on the
charges that they wilfully absented
themselves from the session of the
slate senate, breaking a quorum and
preventing the transaction of the
•late * business. The statutes provide
a fine of J1.00B upon conviction.
A blue bus, filled with men, passed
through Richmond late today, ac
cording to a telephone message and
within ]ft minutes was over the Ohio
line. It is believed to hear the demo
•cratic solons.
Doorkeeper Brown conferred with
representatives of the Marlon County
Horse Theft Detective association on
plans to go after the minority mem
bers just before the senate adjourned
until 10 tomorrow morning.
Hr Asscrtatel Tress
Columbus, o.. Feb. 25 —There Is no
Ohio Jaw under which the 15 Indiana
legislators, who fled there today to
prevent voting on a gerrymander
bill, could be extradited, in the opln
lop of Jacob A. Meckstroth. secre
tary to Governor A V. Donahey. The
Indiana assembly members are said
to he on their wav here.
GRAND ISLAND
PIONEER DIES
SpevUI Pfswateh to The Omaha Be*.
Omnd Island. Neh , Feh. IS.—Mr*.
John Allan. *?, flrand Taland realdent
for mora than 4ft year*. died today
following an Hires* of throe weeks
Surviving her are h»r husband. John
Allan former olerh 'of the district
court two sons, t.eo ft of Omaha,
and Reg of Cananea Mexlcrf, and n
daughter. Klele M , of this city, and
four brother* and one al«t«r. Funeral
service will b# held Thjirsdav after
noon.
Masonic Kntrrtaiimirut.
Capitol lodge No. 3 of the Mason*
\till hold ati entertainment for lie
member* and friend* at t p. in.
Thtiradav evening *t tbo 8cottl.*h Kl?c
cathedral. Panning and tnrda follow
a. mualral program.
Marrictl in Council Bluffs.
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High Land Values
Hamper Farmer,
Jardine Declares
Must Lower Standard of Li\
infr or Make Land Produce
. Larger Income; New
Secretary State*.
Manhattan, Kan., Fob. I".—Co
operation let the big thing needed for
a permanent agriculture In America
and for a permanent American civil
ization, Dr. AVilliam M. .Tardlne, sec
rotary-designate of the Cnited States
Department of Agriculture, .said Ip
an address here tonight at a fare
well party given in his honor by the
"home folks" and the Kansas State
Agricultural college, of which he is
president.
"It is not enough," he said, "for
farmers to co-operate with each oth
er. AA'e must ha\e cooperation be
tween city and country, between the
business man in the ;nw n and the
business man on the farm.
He pointed ouf the need In both
city and 'country is for improved
methods. "Land values are high to
day,” he asserted, ‘ a* compared with
what they were 20 years ago. If we
are going to make a fair interest re
torn on the land we have got to do
one of three things: lanver our
standard of livtne' deflate tlia value
Ttt land, or make tiis la mi produce
q^ larger income. Thai e Is no farmer
but Will see that the last of these
is the practical, commons'nee tiling
to* do. By producing the right kind,
the ri(4ht quantity, the right quality
of farm product, we 'an obtain a
larger net return from every acre
of land. Most of this must he done
by the individual farmer on his own
farm.”
Discussing the farmer-* marketing'
problem, he said there must lie co
operation to discover the demand for
products from season tr! season and
consequently to give suggestions on
what to grow; to get the product to
market at the best time; and to get
the best prices. He ,said the con
sumer could not afford to pay much
more for what he gets, but the policy
outlined meant a "reduction in the
Spread between the amount received
by th» farmer and the amount paid
hv the consumer.”
RUM SEIZED ON j
NAVY TRANSPORT
Norfolk, A'a., Feb. 25.—A raiding
party of marines hoarded the navj
transport Beaufort when it docked
here last night from the AAest Indies
and seized several hundred gallons of
liquor*. Some of the liquors, the
raider* said, was taken from the
staterooms of officers ranging in rank
from pay clerks to lieutenants.
The raid was conducted under direc
tion of Capt. AA'ilhert Smith, assistant
commandant of the naval base here.
Orders for the action were Issued by
Rear Admiral Roger Welles, com
mandant of the Fifth naval district.
Destroyer* to Refloat
Straiuloil Mattle«lii|>
H\ tworUlal
Manila, Feb* 25.—Destroyer dtvl
Mon /.'tH of tit# Fnlfed State* navy
"111 depart for Java today, and prob
nhjy will assist in the refloating 61
flie V. s. H Huron, stranded off
Malamnas a, sound. Island "f Palawan,
about 250 miles aoutheaat of Manila.
The nasal tugs Finch, Bittern, and
Uenesee probably sslll reach the
Huron tonight. It na* stated in navy
| circles here ihta morning The Huron
Is flagship of the Asiatic fleer of the
nasy. The latest radio reports from
• 'apt. Victor A Kimberly, command
Ing the Huron, stated that the sea
was smooth and that the ship was
lying In a syeil protected position. He
added thit all officers and members
of the ci * vs won* safe and aboard the
s easel.
Harrington in Head
Lrgislathe League
Hi ImimIaIH rrf*«,
I Incoln. Feb 25.— ft. H. Marring
ton of lApraater county tvaa named
chairman of the Nebraska legislative
league at the tegular election of of
fleer* this tifternoon IT F. Begin of
j Platte "as made vice chairman and
Horn li Poult* of Morrill, «ecretars
tr-'.aeurei The league which I* com
posed of members of the legislature,
past and p^oaept held ti» an mini
banquet tonight.
IHt VIII IV IUM.KH fn»ro fanln
h^aWes? cj.i fr> n *-h*,-,•** Service St»tl-*n
T.l hi'* them er re|lf»#d !'•'v#
n.HanU flu Co lilt I iith
| »C —AivUllHnitl.
Conspiracy
Charge May
Split INavy
Senators Asked to Probe Plot
to Detain Lieutenant in In*
sane Hospital Without
Hearing.
Suicide Case Involved
San Francisco, Feb. 25.—The pres
ence of Lieut. Frank E. Kennedy, U.
S. N., in tile Napa state hospital for
the insane as the supposed result of
a conspiracy among some of his fel
low officers, prompted Thomas Lloyd
Lennon, the lieutenant s attorney In
San- Francisco, to telegraph United
Stales Senator Shortridge today ask
ing for relief for the naval officer.
Senator Shortridge replied that
"The sul>ejct mutter "f your telegram
or February 25 will be given sympa
thetic consideration.'1
Lennon's telegram said:
"Senior Naval Lieut. Frank E.
Kennedy has been sequestered in the
Napa state insane asylum by the
navy, apparently without any hear
ing and apparently without any order
of commitment of any sort. Dtctors
say- Kennedy perfectly normal.
Knew About Suicide.
"Kennedy claims his confinement
due to' the fact that he knows the
reasons for the recent suicide of
Lieut. Albert P. Burleigh, and that
the navy, which refused to allow
Kennedy to testify at the inquest,
has sequestered him to insure his
silence.
"History of the case shows that
Kennedy has been persecuted by fu
jierior officers for more than a year.
Charges were filed against him on
•Tune 27, last, and lie has been de
manding a trial upon these charges
ever since, claiming they are untrue,
and being in possession of written
evidence which refutes them.
"Secretary WMuur has written him
it is not practicable to give him a
trial. Is it not possible for some ac
tion to be taken by congress toward
an investigation of this deplorable
situation? Writ of habeas orpus lias
been obtained.”
"Prussian" Methods.
ntbor telegrams asking an investi
gation by congress • tv ere sent to
United States Senator Hirant W.
Johnson and to Congressman Walter
Llnebetger of California, and to Uni*
erl State* Senators Frank B. Willis
and Pinteoit ! . Fee* -of Obie, Ketf
tiedy's native state.
Lieutenant Burleigh was to have
acted In the defer.»e f Lieutenant
Kennedy l>efore the court marttal. A
purported staternen- that Lieutenant
Burleigh was to have made to the
court marttal v.as published In the
San Francisco ' all today end sug
gest* that "Prussian” methods in the
navy were responsible for Kennedy'*
pltght. It «l*o suggested that the
differences between Kennedy and the
superior officers he accuses were
brought about by s factional differ
ence between the officers who had
graduated from the naval academy at
Annapolis and those who had not.
M’COY SUFFERING
FROM DELUSIONS
l.oa Angeles. Os!.. Feb. ?.V—Test! j
mony offered In court here today in-1
dlcatod that KM McCoy. expugilist.1
was suffering fmm ' mental del t
stons" at the time n» Mrs. Tliereaa
W. Mors death, In which connectionj
the former fighter was conxlcted of
manslaughter, and that McCoy, a!
though maintaining that she commit
ted Suicide, actually did not know
the manner hy which ah» met death.
Hr Cecil K. Reynolds, the witness.
declared that the wolnan oa< alsln by
another hand, and when McCoy en
tered the apartment to discover the
body last August "he became over
powered with the hallucination that
In a struggle with him the had ahot
herself."
Mr*. Ida Martin, sn occupant of
on* of the apartments In tha building
where the woman was shot, testified
for McCoy* i%efore the gratvl Jury that
»he had seen a man resembling A1
hart A Mors, the dead woman a
divorced huahand. running from tha
location Immediately after the shot
was fired,
Tha testimony today s ty offered In
defense of McCoy, who is on trial
charged yylth robbery and assauTt
upon patrons at the Mora antique
shop the morning Mrs, Mors' body
yvaa dlscoyered.
Prosecuting awoinc'S objected to
the testimony and Judge c. S, Crain
will rule on the mat tar later today,
ha announced.
Summary of
the Day in
Washington
Senator Metltl McCormick of 11
noi* died *t HU hotel.
The national disabled aoldlera
league a aa defended before a hotiae
committee.
The house adopted the conference
report on the postal pa> and rat# In
crease bill.
A request from Honduras ? r '.he
purchase of army gun« and ammuni
tion r ae approved.
Hope for the Motel* Shoal* Mil at
this aeeslcn vv it abandoned bv admin
istration leader*.
'I'l-.e house i ubetlt ill *d Ibe l»ol. n
Inn measure for Ip* Haugen cooper*
live market tug bill.
The house air* raft commit'#* an
mi need It mould l-e-ii Itc.i' \dtnic:i!
Hilary I' .torn*# « hen it reopens Us
hearing*
/
Home Made Plane
Caused
of Aviator
Nprflat nitpalfh to The Omaha Bee,
Beatrice, Neb., Keb. 25.—It became
Known today that Carrel Sherwood of
Lincoln built the plane which cost
hire his life and that of Daniel Camp,
storkbuyer. at. Kills, 10 miles west
of here, Monday. Sherwood at tlie
time of ids death was employed with
the Lincoln Aircraft company and
constructed the machine during odd
moments about the plant.
He was not a married man, as has
been stated, but was engaged to Miss
Kdna Beers of this city.
They were to have been married In
a short time. They first met at David
City, Neb., and the young woman had
made several trips with him in the
plane. She was at the bedside in a
hospital here Up to the time of the
flyer's death. She attended the fun
eral at Lincoln today.
I
Platte Ice Jam
Breaks: Danger j
of Floods Over
Dvuamite Successful in Re
storing; Communication;
Meridian Road Again
Open for I ravel.
The great b e jam which has threat
ened the new dyke at> North Bend
with destruction has broken.
The waters of the river began to
recede immediately after the great
mass of ice succumbed to tire blasts
of dynamite set off by Union Pacific
workers.
It was the last danger point on the
river. The gorges higher up the
Piatte river find along the Loup river
gave way yesterday but the ice was
able to move out, but slowly because
of -he obstruction of the larger mass
below
The main line of the Union Pacific
railroad had been threatened by the
gorge Worker* had been hurried
front all points along the line from
Grand Island to' Omaha. With the
breaking of the gorge tile water re
ceded rapidly. The level was lowered
three feet the first hour after the
jam had broken.
Travel Resumed.
Travel along jhe highways in the
vicinity of the Platte and Loup rivers
was Improved yesterday.
Along the .Meridian highway into
Columbus, Neb., traffic was resumed
when a small bridge over the Platt*
was restored The t uehing waters
and f!.e grinding ice nad carried awHy
the .ridge approach.
Both rivers at thte point are now
clear of b>e and the waters are
rapidly fulling below the flood stage.
The tumbling ice was still threaten
ing Ivridges at Louisville Columbus
end Cozad Wednesday, however, and
the workmen are continuing to usd’
dynamite in an effort to break up the
gorges.
The lowering of the river made it
unnecessary to use the bombing
planes which were sent to Omaha
Tuesday afternoon from Fort Riley.
Kan., and the plar.es did not go to
North P.end. where the Union Pacific
racks were threatened. They will
probably be sent back to Fort Riley.
The Louisville state bridge was
•eriouslv damaged by the pounding
>* Tuesday night, and one span on
the north end was hanging down
nearly in the water Wednesday,
Nine ice breaker* above the bridge
were broken off by the grinding ice.
and the pilings under two bents of the
bridge had been hammered away. One
of •) ese benu was one the north side,
where the spurt bad dropped, and the
•her w .« :• • ie eme of the Uri « e.
The danger to the bridge was in
creased by an ice gorge which ex
tended for SO rod* above tile Missouri
Pacific bridge. This jam threw the
water and floating Ice against the
north side of the wooden state bridge.
Highest In \ear*.
Observers here *ay tlvat the water
in the river at Louisville is the
highest and the Ice the heaviest that
ha* been seen tn many year*.
Two hundred men under the per
sona! direction of William M. Jeffers,
general manager of the i/nion Pacific
were battling jhe Ice at Columbus
Wednesday', attempting to save the
main line traces of the Union Paci
fic from being washed out.
Kvery available section hard from
Omaha to Grind Island was being
used to unload cinders, sand hags
and riprap which were brought In
by the trait.load from Columbus and
Fremont to protect the main line!
grade and the dyke which was built
tTum to I'ai# four. Column Tliwi.
“PEEPING TOM”
AT HOSPITAL
TTetecMve William T'avle. who hu
i>ert> critically 111 with dl*hete« at
Nicholas Senn, ««* unstde to answer
a call to duty Wednesday night.
■lust as he wjs turning cut the light
for the night a nurse ran.* Into his
room and asked him to go to the
nurses' quarters She said that a
man had heen peeping in her window.
"I've lost all Interest In criminals."
T>a\l* replied, wanly. "Call the po
lice elation."
The nurse called the station, hut
(he "Peeping Tom" had gona when
office * strived.
I I he Weather !
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r *■ » I'M • ■* • *■ e^?**
I total, T tali', #m*i JiiUirv t t u •* ,
Iti'iirli remnirmnrce
I t HV . ft
aw* 2k
j ? % v', :*
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1 * k
j it sees
Bill to Hike
Intan ible
Tax Beaten
Statute \\ itlistands Five-Hour
Attack Led by Byrum;
Another Fight on To
days Program.
Appropriations Passed
By P. C. POWELL,
Staff f orrrsponijent Th« Omaha Bee.
Lincoln, r>b. 23.—Nebraska’* in
tangible tax remained intact tonight
after a five hour attack levelled at it
| in the lower house through the med
ium of lteprepent ith e Byrum, who
would have Increasi J taxation rate
on intangibles to 73 per cent of the
tux on tangible pr< party Instead of
25 per cent, as the law eland* today.
The bill was killed by a vote of 51 to
46.
Tomorrow the present law will be
the subject of a second attack in the
’form of the llllmot bill, which re
peals the present law and makes the
taxation rate on in tangibles the same
as that on tangible property. A prior
agreement arranged for consideration
of the Byrum bill first. The present
intangible law was passed four year*
ago in the hope that such a small tax
on Intangible property would place
millions of dollars in slocks and bonds
then hidden fron( assessors, on the
tax roll. There was an increase noted,
but it Is claimed It 1" not sufficient
to cover the less from the decreased
rate. The law has been the subject
of attack ever since its passage and
the two major political parties vert
on record at their last convention* as
favoring’ its repeal.
Gave .IsAeAAoni Power.
The Byrum bill, ir addition to in
creasing the Intangible rate, gave a?*
.«eesors unprecedented power in fer
} retlng out such property. Byrum as
I >erted In his argument for the Wfl
I that there was no other method of
forcing ptjp«ep»or* of intangible prop
erty to uncover their holdings.
The vote cast on the hill was devoid
of any politics. Nineteen of the 3$
democrats voted against the bill while
the other IS voted for it.
Tho*e voting against the bill were
Aurand Muir
Auten Munn
Newir.yer
B&rk* O Oar*
Barbour O Mali*?
Bicker ••:t»m*r
Bovk Pollock
Brown R*ab#r
Caldwell Refre
Cas« Regan
Den armor* Ro4sn*n
Dr bill Schepman
Rgger —
VCasar* «tA*ia
Otttsav.* **t*eti*aanr
UUmore At on*
Hanaer Tube?
H*rr:ngt^r Teaar
P*ff*rman Tr.omeee*
Higgins Tow’.#
H'nea Wittier
H In man Wood
Johwaoii Tenaer
Kortako Tochaa
Lawfon Burk*
Miner
Absent and not voting:
Kupplngar MeMuttr
Humphrey
In addition to disposing of the By
rum bill, the house took time to ptiS
the major appropriations bill on third
reading and send It to th# senate.
There were fl votes against the Wit.
representing the two proeresaiv*
members and 1? democrats, the othet
| l? democrats voting for the bill or
faihng to vote
Budget Opponents.
.Those a«t!n? negative votes »'«"*
| vdami v;*»t«ji#o*
A-Jten Vi it eh.:
| Ami" N.ussuer
| *\t»’.l o G*n
| Bc-k pite.:‘
I « wh.psaas
i H.&tti Ske.r*
ttn*. Tow".#
■l.'Xn.es pf Ph. r» T|"*
Keck We’.'s
! Landgreo
Absent and not voting
it p-phr. Vi.MAP’ef
•iut>r *er tehr*en pf a.ras*
The senate committee on state ir
Mltutiona listened to a heated debate
| on v bill which yould force all state
| institutions to feed their ward* but
’ ter >nd disperse with the use of elec
■ margarine. Oleomargarine reprsset
I tatlves from the east and south as
' sorted it was class legislation fcete1
; •>! by creameries and produced f t
■ utes to show that the use of b»tte
j in state Institution* would eoet the
«t*te approximately *fs.P?0 more pe
annum than oleomargarine. Certain
stock raiser* also appeared to prot**'
a seeding that it would discourage
' oleomargarine sales elsewhere, and
l thus lower the catt e and hog marks'
j a* oleomargarine contained beef
] cattle fats
C. R. Steward of the Xebraak.
Farm Bureau federation, mads tb»
principal talk In favor of use of but
j ter. lie asserted butter contained
i more nutrition than oleomargarine
I and passage of the bill would Insure
j an In,-lease of approximately IP cert*
a pound In the price of butter. There
| :» another bill In the senate whir’
would place a tax of five cent* *
l pound on all oleomargarine aokl bn
the state
Henry Dunn, (lev*ha police eorr
mlesloner, else called on legislator*
tiolay. He etated he was In Uncoil
on personal business and merely took
advantage of the opportunity to ca.
on Omaha legislator*.
The slate house was filled with el*
time legislator* today, here to attend
the annual banquet of the Nebraska
1 .eg’.dative league at the Hotel Lin
coln tonight. Senator T. R Dyaart
of Omaha is pi-esident of th* league
Repreeentatlve R. K Harrington wa*
chosen a* president to succeed fen
a’or V'vsnrt at a meeting held this
afternoon.
The senate Judiciary committee
voted out the Mil tnxktng tt prUr*
j facie evidence that any clilten 1* a
! bootlegger on whose per»'n - more
>.van a pint of liquor Is found Sea
iitc v\ \ »'*»*• ’>er* jjb,' -ed s'pppu
i 111#] to the Ml'.
i" makes Net- s«ks before
I th* 'Pit of the country 1 he said
i "and t* certain to embarrass *e®u*
ett Irene in our course whqr
■veivc k’ owe wou',1 act as It g
k drop ot hquor tar IIC.'L
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