The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, March 11, 1925, Image 1
■ .=!=•! The Omaha Corning Jee tt™;::: CITY EDITION | ___ • »•“ »<-hle,ed K.-Ueorge Bern -' VOL. 54—NO. 231. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1925:* TW0 CENTSu S2?«iIJS*”* v ^ Nj oinination of Michigan Man Killed ; \l» pure of Dawes. W lio Could Have Broken lie ith Deciding Vote, Blamed for Defeat. G. 0. P. Leaders Shocked R.v nuNKI.IN WT8NER, I nlversal Vnlr, Staff Correspondent. Washington, March 10.—Jn a dra matic. session, the senate today rd^ jerted President < 'oolidge's nomina tion of Charles Beecher Warren of Michigan to be attorney general In his cabinet, the vote being 41 to 3ft. The vote was a shock to the White House as well as to the republican leaders, alt of whom had counted upon confirmation of the appointment ,by a safe margin. Vice President Dawes was blamed for Warren's defeat, for on Hits cm ■ <ial occasion, when tlie vice president might have cast tjie vote which would have saved the day for the admlnls tration and pul Warren into the cabi net, Dawes was misstng from the senate. Dawes Not laralpd. Despite frantic effort* by adminis tration senator* to find Dawes and drag him into the senate in time to cast the deciding vote in favor of Warren, he could not be found and Warren's defeat, was made final, when, after failing to muster a ma jority on the motion to confirm the nomination, the senate by a majority votie laid on the table a motion made by on# of Warren's supporters to -'reconsider'' the vote by which con firmatlon was denied. After his sensational scolding of the senate for its “archaic ’ rules in his inaugural address, senate leaders were bitterly amaze.] by Dawes' ab sence nt a time when his vote was so greatly needed. “Announce the Vote." When the roll on the question of confirmation was first called hasty checks made by Warren's supporters revealed that the vote was a tie, 40 being cast for Warren and 40 against him. Dawes could have made It 41 to 40 for confirmation had he been present. Warren's opponents, realizing the tote was not sufficient td confirm Warren, made insistent demands to have the vote announced. Senator Moses, presiding, purposely held hack tiie announcement while pages scur l “d about the capito] looking for 1 iawen “Announce the vole,” shouted .’.siliirst of Arizona, In his loudest voice. Overman Switchr*. “It will be announced in due time, }t"»e« calmly replied. When It was found that Dawes was not in the building, Reed of Pennsyl van I a changed his vote from “aye" to “no,” for the purpose of making a motion to reconsider the previous \ote. and thereby gain' time for Dawes to reach the* chamber. Then tne vote was announced, 39 to 41. itee.l made ills motion, which was ftnmedlately followed by a mo tion by Walsh of Montana to lay Reed's motion on the (able. On the toll call on Walsh's motion the vote was 41 to 39. Overman nt North t’aro lina, who had supported Warren, changing to the opposition an.l voting for Wr.lsh's motion. This ended Warren's chance of confllrmatlon. BURGLARS LOOT CAFE IN ALLEN Mien. N’elj . March 10.— Eursl.'ire entered the Goughran Eros, n stau ant Monday night and lugged off 5100 worth of tobacco, cigars and oigareta, and about f 7f. worth of con fectionery. Ten dollars in atnali change in the cash register was tak en. The register was found under a j ile of clothing and sacks In the rear of the restaurant. Burglars evident ly then changed their minds about r yaking it. They overlooked some bills 'hrust into tear of cash drawer. How entrance wa* made is not known and there is no visible due. laical mer chants and authorities have combined to bring the Beatrice bloodhounds here, and rear end of building am] adjoining lot have been carefully guarded to preserve any possible scent. (rasoline Tax Raised. Pierre. 8. D., March 10.—The gaso line tax in South Dakota was raised from two to three cents, effective immediately, when Governor Carl Gunderson signed an emergency bill, increasing tlie tax. and filed It with the secretary of state. The enllro three cent tax Is to go to the highway commission for trunk highway con struction and maintenance. Shell Wounds Officer. Washington, March 10. Lieutenant Commander Oliver AV. RagbV of Mis •ourl, attached to the naval proving ground, Dahlgren, Va., wa* seriously injured today while testing a ahell at the proving ground. We Have With Us Today M. H. f arter, Mmlalc, la., Merchant. Mr. <’nrter )« a member of she ,!. fuller A 80ns general merchandise Store at Models. He Is ii» Omaha at tending 1 he Spring Market week. "P'aj'mer* ate sorting tlielr seed urn >1 around m.v vicinity. \Ve ere going to continue to sing that Iowa song 'Thai s Where the Tall Corn Grows,’ ” | Model Due Kosteau, 11185. Champion Stallion, Sells for S900 at Ranch Sale Fork Brothers. Lincoln. <t Bine Rihbon Winner for W hich Berne Hopkins Paid $3,700 and Refused $10,000; Ollier Stocks Lqually Low as Model Farm I- Broken 1 p. _ _ V Stock of the famous Berne Hop kins hog ranch, the. million dollar plaything of an oil man. Is scat tered over the country. Puretired cattle, hog* and liorees were purchased at yesterday’s sale by tfuyers from all parts of the west, who were at the sale bidding for the stock and machinery that was of fered on the block. Model Hu Fosteau, 11 ISo, cham pion Belgian stallion, was "knocked down" for $90U. The horse for which Hopkins refused $10,000, of fered by the Belgian government; the horse for which Hopkins paid $0,700. went for what was compara tively less than the proverbial song. Hopkins purchased Model Du Fosteau as a show horse, then trained and fitted him to be shown. Barge Offer Rejected. Bast jear the stallion was sent to the stock show at Waterloo, la where he won first prize. It ^1 then that the Belgian gov <t made its offer of ?10,000 i animal. •'* C*1 Yesterday Fork# Brothers of ^ coin, Neb., made Hie highest for the shiny-coated animal. * on# present would raise that $% figure—and Model Du Fosteau had a new home. .The sale, both from point of at tendance and from the amount ami value of the stock and machinery, is the greatest ever held is south western Iowa. Buyers came by the hundred, so did the spectators. Taxis did a rushing business hauling prospec tive purchasers and curiosity seek ers to the ranch, eight miles south west of Council Bluffs. At times throughout the day the bidding would become so active that It was with difficulty that the auc tioneers called for order before the sale could proceed. Spectator* Interested In Sale. The crowd of spectators who thronged to the place arrived with a dual purpose, to see what trans plred at the district’s greatest farm sale and to watch the ringing down of a curtain on a project which was started and conducted as a million aire’s plaything and which was cast aside, calmly, when toe owner be came tired of playing at farming. Today will be (lie last day of the. sate. The log* cabin, built regard less of expense, tits manager's house, erected at a cost of $12,000, the land, six farms rolled into one to makeup the 1,0(10 acre estate, will be placed under the auction eer's hammer. The dream which materialised after more than $1,000,(tOO had been spent, will .be ended. Fred De Yore, publisher of the Durce Journal, was present at the sale. He looked over the premises, on which he had been a visitor when Berne Hopkins lived there and played the game of farming, and declared that more than $300,000 had been expended in im provements to t lie place. "And if any average man had had charge of mp expending of the Vmey for these improvements the (. st would have been twice that (\ aunt." he added. ^ htjers front “Kvery where.'' " vT pl's had traveled thousands of jv ** to attend the sale. K. C. >r Thorpe, Wash., holds the .£<"* f' ttce travel record. O C* <£. ,p attracted Snyder and "Se y showed his Interest. olnent breeders to at - o were: “. Janesville, U is.; <0 ' -it, Dixon, la.: Shoes- I le, jfn, Orion, 111.; H. M. Her ts?' -ialesburg. III.; E. F. Stetson, Neponset, 111.: M. Anderson, Cotton wood, Minn.; Moore and Crane, Ml. Pleasmt. la.; Harry Hopley, At lantic, la.; R. M, Smiley. Columbus Junction, la.: ,1. M. Prosser. Phil lipsburg. Mo.: C. A. Saunders, Ma nilla, la.; Fred Stelnhach, Yutan, Sob., and I‘. .1. KerkoCv, Scribner, Neb. Trinks Busy at Kanrli. For two nights, the sale started Monday, trucks have been busy haullrtj away stock and machinery which had been sold. Some of the trucks left the ranch to begin a 200 mile haul. Others had but short distances to go. Still others went only to the neatest, railroad, where the stock was load ed on cars destined for distant points of the west. W. L. Byrne Dies; 111 two Months! __ S Cancer Fatal to Prominent j Insurance Man and k iwanians. William Lincoln Byrne, 49. Insur ance broker and organirer of the Omaha KiwaniR club, died Monday afternoon at 4:30 at hie home. 2909 Hlekorj street, alter an Illness of more than two months beadth was due to cancer. Mr. Byrne was born in Baltimore, Md., Jrt 1970. He came to Omaha in 1901 a year after his brother, Harry S. Byrne arrived in Omaha. After living in Omaha u few yaera, Mr. Byrne moved to St. Louis, Mo., where he lived until 1911. In the fall of 1914 he returned to Omaha ami lived here since. Mr. Byrne was active In Masonic circles, being a 32d degree Mason. He was also active in politics. In the last city election he was a candidate for city commissioner. Mr. Ryrne was also a member of the Bike. Besides his wife he Is survived by owe son. William Lincoln, Jr.: two brothers. Walter S., assistant treas urer of the Thomas Kilpatrick com pany, and Harry S. Byrne. Funeral services will be held Thurs day afternoon at 2 from Burket fun eral home. Burial will be In Loudon Park cemetery In Baltimore. Md. Beatrice Couple Injured a« Far Strikes Fulvert •peelal Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Beatrice, Neb., March 10- Mr. and Mrs. H. .7. Randall of Beatrice were cut and bruised when the car the latter was driving crashed into a stone culvert south of Cortland, throwing the occupants into the wind shield. Mrs. Randall was the most se verely Injured, receiving a number of ugly cuts about the /ace and a possible fracture of the right arm. The front of the machine was badly damaged. They were en route home from Council Bluffs, Ia„ where they had been visiting with their daughter when the crash occurred. Ivso Boys Knlisl in Navy. Wymote, March 1ft. Two more W'ymors lad* hjjv** gon* to Join the I’nltsd States navy, making a toml °f II In the last; two year*. They are Rudolph Fisher, *oti of Ren Fifth *r, Wymorp laborer-, and iMvnln Marl dan, son of .lako Ha-Man, Wyrnore railway engineer. The boys went to Omaha to enlist. Actress Pleads for Fliailco to Knjny Her Home Life New York, March 10. Marie (Jas per. vaudeville actress, pleaded for a peaceful home life Instead of the glare and excitement of the footlights when she testified at (he (rial of her suit for separation against Laurence Schwab, theatrical producer. "I want a home and the time to take cgte of my baby,-’ she >nld. Married in Founcil Bluffs. TH* fallowing p>»taon« obtslnefl marriage llcanaae Irt Council Uluffa yeattr»la." W H. Garvin, (iinali*. ... . I .Itnnle K' Ith, Omaha , .. ■■ 1 Andrew Hitnan. Rdwirdtt. Nal* . :7 Nannla Thnrn|*a< n. M. I:rt wai <U. ’•«!>. • -• llanry Petaraen, Nani*. Ip 22 Kdnp Nalaon, llntny * • *at . la. *13 * J H Sfgwsrl. F'«r» F'rook, .Neb, , . i.1 Ada liurlaj, tope near, 1*... 12 Buckner W ins One Padlocking Case Hotel W ill Be (.lotetl Three Months by Court Order \fter Liquor Conviction. — N«W' York. March 10.—federal At tornev Buckner today won the first of what he says may amount to 1,00* separate proceedings to padlock es tablish’ments selling liquor. hadcral .Judge Hand orderp-l that the lyifayette hotel tn the ,\*lv |;0. chelle he placed for three months un der a padlock Injunction aaked by tho government, and further directed the cancellatton of the tenant s lease. The owner of the structure previously had agreed to Buckner's demand. The dense provided fetr closing the entire building and means, Buckner said, closing a furnishing store and restaurant on the ground floor and ousting 15 other tenants, frank Arch ibald, lessee of the hotel proper, was granted a five days' stay to make appeal. In another proceeding, after Buck ner had announced that If facts wrfh ranted he would seek to padlock tfie Rlngler brewer*, raided here last night, It was found that surh pro ceedings already had been filed by hi* predecessor. Colonel Hayward. Federal Commissioner Boyle set the hearing In the Rlngler case for Msrch 2*. 88 4(Itied to Krokrn Bob Public Service Chib's Roll Broken Bow. March 10.—Conclud Ing a recent drive for members the Public Service club of I hi# city held a banquet In the dubiooms at its Inst meeting. Fight* eight new members were enrolled. A short program of speeches followed ihf banquet un| a three round boxing match ami a wrestling rnateh closed the evening s entertainment. County Sued for Daiiutpct as Result of 4nto ^ reek Red (’loud. March 10. -The March term of dietrlcf court opened here Monday with Judge 1.. H. Rlarkledge on the h*»nrh. (inn of the flint r-fme* heard will l»e < *#»cll Mmhew.V damage *ult against ihe county for death of! hi* *on who wm* killed north of thin, city aevernl moot ha ago when the cm I h<» \va* driving overturned on a atretch ’of nAwl.v *»Hv»lcd road St«q» Border Leaks. Washington. Match 10 Secretary I Mi vl* ha* cnll*Nl * conference of Ini migration official* to dlecufl* the for mutation of a general policy based upon late legislation, particularly with *. view to closing the gap* in the Megi«*an and Canadian border patrol*. The meeting will be held here during the summer. | The Weather | Lor 4 !"><jr* or-4Ing 7 t». m M*reh 1* Pr#r*Jult*rion. inrhei ind ' hundredth** I'oIbI o •». t.itnl *ltf a .in r.un i > 1. I 4D. deflt-lency. OTI Ilnur I« 1'einiiiritiiirrs. I *. in ......... HO 1 p tn. . 6 M. >ii.*14 p. til. . .... 'If 7 *. m.J’" 1 V’- HI. 8" * * , m.. . . 1 4 I • t . . ...88 o h , i»i.. ..... a i *4 jt rt.. ft i 1*1 A. tti .U‘ H u m %$ »J * to ,.n1 I p. »v .“»« I. n\jK»p • •••.3d I i> n».,........3 Mrs. Stokes to Testify, ti Judge Rules Wife May lake Witness Stand in Trial of Wealthy Mate to Refute Attacks on Her Honor. Must Limit Statements R> I iilrrr.nl Service, Chicago, March 10.—Helen Ellvvoou Stokes, may, if she desires, take the stand In the trial of her elderly mil lionaire husband, AVllllam E. D. Stokes, charged with conspiracy to defame her. Site cannot, however, according to a ruling of Judge William X. Gent mill, testify to anything against him directly, but only refute thos» attacks wlil'h have been made upon her char acter directly by Pullman car con ductors and others. Such testimony, the court said. Is competent and not opposed to the law which forbids *a wife to testify against her husband. The ruling came just at adjourn ment today, after the defense had re fused to cross examine Hal C. Billig, cousin of Mrs. Stokes, whom her hus band had named In one of his divorce eases and who. In the present trial, he was blamed for the quarrel which separated the Stokes in 1919. Denies All Charges. Bllllg swore he never had been on more than cousinly terms with Mrs. Stokes and declared that the story which Stokes told of what happened in the Stokes home In New York on New Year's eve, 1919, was false. 4-Ie declared he had been prepared to stay there overnight at Stoke*’ Invitation, that h“ heard Stokes quarreling with his wife and that later Stokes said to a nurse he would not go to bed because he believed It best that he sit up all night to watch. "After that Insinuation.” said Bil lig. "I got my hat and coat and left.” He Said he had not been conversing with Mrs, Stokes while the latter was unattired, as Stokes charged, and de nied the elderly millionaire had chased him from the house after find ing him hiding in a ck-set In Mrs. Stokes’ room.' He denied flatly he ever had trav ek% on a train between Chicago and Denver with Mr*. Stokes. Two Pull man conductors testified they had done so on two occasions. Paid for Affidavit. I.eon Diggs, a negro, was called to the stand for the first rebuttal wit ness for the state after the defense Closed. Me swore he had received 1559 from Stoke* for signing an affi davit. the contents of which he does not know to this day. He said Stokes had asked him only about Helen Young who later became Mrs. Diggs, and never had mentioned the name of Mrs. Stokes or Helen Ellwood or Helen t'nderwood, which appeared In the affidavit. Earlier In the day, Hebert F. J,ee. negro', codefeodant of Stokes, had completed his defense and been severe ly cross examined by the state, which succeeded In compelling him to take refuge In many pleas that his memory lmd gone l«vck on him. CREW OF RESCUE VESSEL DROWNED Amsterdam, March 1#. — Eight member* of the crew of a tugboat sent to the aid of the Dutch steamer SoeraVarta. which went aahore yes terdav near the North pier, were drowned when the tug also stranded in a heavy sea. Tdfft boats hs\r landed 4* of ?hr Soerakartu's crew, but the captain and other officers were still aboard early this morning. The Soerakara Is a cargo steamer of 4,MU ton* Kile* Hrld at Pawnee City for (»enrjce Miller, H2 Pawnee t'ltv. March 10 The funer a) of George Wlahart Miller w as held In this city Monday nnd burial made In the Townee City cemetery. Mr. Miller was horn S2 years ago In Jamaica, and had been a. resident of Pawnee county since the early 70's. Several years ago he retired from c the''farming and made his home with his son, George Miller. He was found dead in bed Saturday morning. His wife, to whom he was married in, Scotland, died several years go. VI Oman So«-k* Divorce ' a* Common I.nw W ife Beatrice March 10 Mr**. Mar> Owen Instituted suit for divorce lit the district court against Isaac Owen of the Wymore neighborhood, R* his oommonlaw wife, She alleges *h< lias signed legal documents helonglng to Owen as lie wife and a *1 * f«»r tern pnmry and permanent allmonv f«»r the support of herself himI lit11«* child. Judge Kretsinger filed a deuturrev al leging no cause of action on the part of the plaintiff. I'ir*l Sidney lln\ in Id irgrn \\ in* Ili^lnM Srhool Honor Sidney, March 10 LutJiei Kahns will he valedictorian for the I3i’.» rlata of Sidney High school, having !secured a isting of 03 per cent for the three and one half years of his high school work. He is the first hov to earn this honor In 10 veins. Ml** Jenna vie W hitaker w on second hon or* this year, vs Ith .« stamliiu of *.»I pet cent, and will hr mhitHtorlun. Father of \iin- Dio*. Beatrice. Neb.. March, 10. William .luiiHtin# \ retired farmer «»f l«ati ham, Kan. Who shoveled 1 Ion* of *< I ' • *t erda \ . \\i taken III dtuim th*» night and died suddeniv t• let>. lie was reputed <u he wealthy Niue chlldww survive. * J Good Roads Program Wins Initial Skirmish in House; Word of Mouth Repeal Lost How ell-Smitli Faction Wins Sweeping \ ietory in \ ote Repeal Fight. Debate Is Spectacular sperlnl fMspalch to The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, March 10.—The Howell Smlth faction in Omaha politics won a decisive victory In the state senate today, when that body, by a vote of 20 to 12. killed the Chamber iMoye bill which repealed the "word of mouth" provision in the state election law, pertaining exclusively to Doug las county. Last week the same body, by a vote of 17 to 13, voted to ylice the hill on general file, after the com mittee on privilege* and elections voted to kill It. Five senators. Banning. lAUfyilln. Kerr, Meacham and Shellenhargrr, who voted originally for the bill, changed their votes today. Three senators* Purcell, Reed and McGowan, who passed their votes last week, voted to kill the bill today. Behrens, who voted against the hll! last week, was absent and not voting today. The vote follows: For the Rill. Chimin. * .?#ary, Doltzal lohndon, Dy#art. Luek«y. Holbrook, •'iob#rt*on Hoy#. S^oft Hump/ir*. Wiiti#. Against. Banning. Msa^ham Bli*#. Pure#!!. f*oop#r r;##d Oopdrlch Bobbin* f.ri*\vo!d .?h#il#nbarg» H#rkl. >fance. llllan. Warner. Kerr Witiot*. Laughlir. Wiiklna. MeOowtr Wood. Debate wai as spectacular toda? as It was last week. Senator John W Robbins of Omaha shook his fist at Senator Charles Hoye of Omaha when the latter charged the "only gang working on the bill was the Robbins Smith gang." and asserted further that Robert Smith, clerk of the Doug Ins county district court "ruled over Robbins like r king." "I want you to understand T am not a member of any gang," Robbins retorted, shaking his fist. "Neither is Bob Smith nor anyone else my king. Now take that." "What will I do with It if I take It?" Hoye retorted. Vainly Senators Oband-e • Hove and Dysart enuevored to Impress members of the senate that thou sande of foreign and Illiterate voters were being disfranchised In Omaha by the “w'ord of mouth" provision. The powerful lobby thrown Into leg islative rorrfdore In the last few day* by the Howell-SmtTb faction was too much for the free senators. The fed eral appointees and otheis Used to kill the bill had done their work well. GRANDFATHER. 84, DISCOVERED DEAD I Special DlapHlrli tit Tile Omaha Bee, Osceola, Neb., March tn.- Benjamin H. Keller, S4, was found dead til a. field three miles west of Osceola this morning at S by bis grandson, who was on his way to school. Keller had left the home of hie son in-law. Joseph Tschauner. with whom he was staying, last Thursday night, and although e\ery effort had been made to locate hint no trace^_jvas found until hi. body was dl»co\ered by Ills grandson. ll« had secured s shotgun In 'he house snd placed the muiale at the side of hts head His body lav across the gun No Inquest was held. He had been haying financial wor ries and It |s supposed he had become tired of being a burden on others A wife, three sons and a daughter survive. Child killed by Horse in lather* Harnyard Red Hotid. March 10 -Dale Turner, 2 I 2. son of Mr. snd Mrs. Alva Turner, living near Guide Rock, was killed Saturday afternoon by bet yg knocked down by a horse and stepped on. The boy followed his father from the house, unnoticed, and arrived at the door of the barn just as Ids father was turning out the st.wk. The animal stepped on the boy s chest causing death 30 minutes after the accident. » Pruning Demonstration* Si aged in (luster County Rrnki'tt Flow. March 10 L, 11. Hop *tn»o horticultural *peciaH*i « f Lincoln, will *prnd r» coup!** of days In (Titter county thin fit a fine; pruning demount ration*. In various paid* of the cimnty. There will he four meet Inge nt which the pruning of young tree* and grape culture will he the principal subject«. r Summary of the Day in Washington The nomination of Oharlea n War ron to he attorney general w«* reject ed hy the *enat« which then refused to recuneldor It* notion. The eenate .committee Investigating the Internal revenue bureau decided u» i *utftn lir.ddng* nc\t Mond;i> i.rulplathflt providing heavier pctl altie* for Uuuor law \ Mutton* tvaa feminine mied hy a Ihuimo euhcomudt t * »• 1*0 rlli'idtnllc tiquo * White l lunar auppoi t wa* \ olced for Hie action of the aenute rrpuhll can* in deputing Ineurgenta from iin pci latit^conxuiHlea places c Robbery of Young New York Woman J D Brings Estranged Mate Back to Her| Husband of Mrs. Heatrire Fay Perkins Fffeets Reconeilia tion After She and Male Companion Are Slugged and Beaten by Bandits in Her Fifth Avenue Apartment. New York. March 10.—Detectives tonight scoured New Y'ork In search of "a gray haired man with a flat nose." as leader of a masked trio which Invaded the apartment of Mrs. Beatrice Fay Perkins yes terday morning, attacked her and Milton .Abbott, cotton broker, and stole 125,000 worth of her jewels. This meager description was the only' clue authorities had of the Identity of the trio, it was a clue furnished by Mrs. Perkins. She had seen the lialr and nose when the silk handkerchief momentarily slipped from the face of the man who was slugging her with a pistol butt and snatching at the jewels on her person ns Abbott lay near by, already beaten into unconscious ness. While police spread their drag net and Abbott scanned the rogues' gallery in the hope that he might recognise the photo of one of his asftalants. a reconciliation was tak lng place at Mrs. Perkins' apart ment east of f ifth avenue on Fif ty eighth street. She had married Benjamin Per kin*, wealthy rextauranteu^ of this city, at Chicago in 19IS, when she was IT years old. He, a native of California, had ntet her -at Kansas City, where she lived with her ; parents and was known as Fey j Fink. For several years, however, they had been estranged, occupying separate apartments. Today when news reporters caller! at Mrs. Perkins' home, they were smilingly greeted by her husband. He announced their quarrel had been "patched up,” declared; “It’s an ill wind." etc., and vowed he would henceforth protect his wife from such occurrences as that of yesterday morning Mrs. Perkins, her head and arms swathed in bandages, appeared be side her husband later and con firmed his announcement. Statement Made by Shepherd Will Be Offered Jurv Coroner Not Expected to Ac cept Deposition. \Shicli a a* Ruled Out Once Be fore in Hearing. Hr I nhrrwl **r*lc*. Chicago. March 10 —William F.. D. Shepherd, who lcfused to test fy at the Investigation Into the death of wealthy William Nelson McC'IIntock, who Ruccurnlied to typhoid fever shortly after rejoliing his majority and making a will in Shepherd’s fa vor, Is »!<vIous to (e* his side before the coroner-* j.irjr. after ail. Today his attorney, F.dw n Hed rick, took up with the a?at» s atto* ney th» n'aye- of presenting t® the jury when I* reconvenes March M. an unsworn s*atement made hy Shop herd to the prosecutor when the In vestigation first began. The coroner ruled out pait» *f tl * statement which were offered hy Judge JIarry Olson, who Is the pri: cipe! accuser of Shepherd, and it is helieved Shepherd also will l« prohib ited from introducing It. Authorities announced today that Signs (Justafson. expe-t stenographer, who took a job as maid in the Shep herd home and disappeared after Mo ('Unlock* death. 1ms agreed to re turn voluntarily from Worcester. Maas., to testify. She ha* denied sus picious circumstances surrounded the death of the millionaire orphan and that she was paid by Shepherd to leave Chicago. Further Inquiry was being made today to locate a letter Shepherd was said by witnesses to have written un-, drr an assumed name Inquiring about a course In bacteriology. The letter could not he found In the school w here It W4s received. Nevada I egislaturc to Pass t.asoline Tax Rill Carton City. Nsv., March 10.—A poll of the assembly of the state Jeq Islature showed today the lower house fa\ors the 4 cent gasoline tax Mil which the senate has approved The house recently passed a 3 cent tax hill, hut the conference committee of both branches has agree*) tentatively upon the 4 cent tax. and the assem bly Is expected to concur If such an agreement |s reached definitely. (.ago Farmers Kxperl Xvcrage Crop of ^ heal Beatrice. March 10.—Farmers visit mg: the city report that winter wheat in Bag* rountj la looking good as a t'hnle. although some fields have not vet begun to show green They he Ueve that with favorable weather there will l>e an average crop, how ever. Farmers have started plowing for corn, hut eom# of them who re side i»n low land were obliged to stop work on account of nmd. ^ ork I reasurer Dead. Tork, M rch 10 .1 i ’ Peterson olty treasurer4 <4 York. died at a boa pital til Fairbui\, where he had been tn kins treatment for cancer Mr Peterson horn n Benuany in 1 and i ame to this country when lie wa M years of #tg*. He served for a number of >ear* ,m manager of the York Water company and has Served 'l* county aaaeaeor. He is survived by h wife ami three children. Detroit Jrvtflfr KoMird, Detroit, March 10. Se\en robbers, two of thsm with aawed off shotguns, escaped with approximately 1U>.000 in a holdup of t lie .lewelry store of Fieedman brothers in Hnrntramck, a aubui b. Naxal I iiu Sink*. Washington, Mm « h V The \av> department v» a advised of the sink* In* at a dock »»f the Vtittbon canal tone ehope rteiti'dav of tbs naval tu» $clol* W Millionaire Still Listed Missing on Police Register C Search Parties Continue to Look for F. A. irkham. Council Bluffs Contractor. E A Wickham. Council Bluff* millionaire financier, who disappeared fx ' nihis ho in# Monday evening, was still among 1he missing last night. tiearrViig parlies from both Council Bl ;f£» and Omaha were busily check ing the hotel registers of Omaha in the hope that the missing mar might have com# h*re to rest. The check of th# hotel# started as the result ot a r'ysterlci# disappear anc# o' a r*-.* snd cart# from the obh of ihe Hotel Rome early Til*? d#r n-c-nlng. The clerk or duty a: the hot^l no tl M ^ ~ iy and a cane lying on a chair in the lobby about 1 a. m. He ordered the article# picked up end then, sftc hearing of the dlsaj r«ar an. e of ■ u* Council Bluffs man. called police. flat an<) ('oat Disappear*. Both Site cost and the cane were Identified a* belonging to Mr. Wick ham. Tne police ordered that they be replaced in the chair snd watched, so tha' should the owner return, he could be held until the arrival of his I family. Shortly after 3 tl e hotel night staff j wept t# the cafeteria to eat. leaving but one tallboy on duty art the switch board. There was a moment when the boy wan busy calls coming from several room#. His es were taken from the coat and cane. Seen Several Time*. When i e turned to loc „ for the ar ticles they were gone t A thorough search of the hotel failed to reveal Mr Wickham. He had again disappeared into thin air. Nor could the activities of the •ea roll I c parties, which were busy all day Tuesday, locate the misting man. He ws* seen, and seen frequently, about Omaha for several hour* after he left his h one. ’ t never by mem bers of the searching parties , Acting Chief of Detective# Frit* Frank* detailed ivete-'fiv es William Davis. Tom Palmer. V thur English and Tom Ryan to the case Tuesday morning. , They made a thorough search of all the Third ward hotels, but with out avail The territory along the river bottoms was also searched, Vta<jund of polio* assisted by news pa per men visited the hath houses, hut failed to find the missing millionaire. Wickham had gone to Turkish baths on asveral ooc..*i<>ns Wore Sf.OttO Diamond. Wickham carried little cash, his relatives say. but be nor* w tS.OOP diamond ring. Careful search of the alleys and other out-of-the way place* in the Third ward district was made Uy polite on the theory that he might have been slugged and robbed and left Bing by thug*. 1 Wickham of t him go, a nephew, arrived Tueadav ami reported to t'oun oil Bluff' police to ’'eip In th# search Bernard Wickham t brother of the missing man, said h* doe* not believe he was Iti Omaha, / "! think he to k a train for New Mexico v some • ;h« #' ithein place as lto did when he disappeared once ’.'♦fore, lie said ' The person* who think they saw hint in Omaha were mlataken, 1 heller e " out a ha police, though the> have made a search of hotels aay it is possible he mav be asleep in a tx*>-u somevv here. Sullivan# Patron Dir-. S*v#nn«h O i M ain h 10. « Mo Avo\ of di#t! "> > Sa n.ih i ho|vBitnl. It# rliiimfsl to hn\o b##ts j th# dtaoi»Y*r#'. of John l 8uUJv"%i} #• * *ofcoi Representatives Defeat Gat Tax Amendment Asking 50-50 Split Vs ith Counties. No Politics in Debate n> r. c. powkll. Staff f orrr.pi.odrnt The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, March 10.—Following oh entire day spent in debate tha Ne braska house of representatives at *t tonight voted. 55 to 44, in favor of usirg proceeds of the proposed I-cent gasoline tax in meeting federal aid on state highways. The vote was on amendment presented by Thomsaen of Hall, calling fur a 50-50 split be tween the state and counUea in spend ing the gas tax collections. Democratic leaders who attempted yesterday to crack the party whip and force all member* of their party to vote for a 50-50 split were unsuc cessful. While a majority of \ot»s cast for the 50-50 split came frcm democratic members, there were a number who refused party dictation and voted for spending all the money to meet federal appropriations. In fact, the vote did not indica-e politics to any marked degree. TheiB were a number of republicans who opposed the loo per cent state high way plan. The political phase of *hs situation was not dlscuss*d at a-;' time during the debate. Include Mall farriers, After tie vote was taken on the Thomsaen amendment the house ad journed without taking a final vote on passage of the bill. 13; -urn of Franklin presented an amendment which provides that If the gasoline tax raises more money than is needed to meet Nebraska’s federal aid appor tionmen* the extra cash shall be ap portioned to the counties Vote on the Byrum amendment and final ad vancement of the bill to third reading will bo taken tomorrow. In the morning there was a spirited debate on an amendment by Schep man of Teeumseh. to remove the ex emption for rural mail carriers pro vided In the hill. The fact that rural '■ar ner* recently had been voted a 1500 annual salary Increase by con gress was cited to prove they coubl afford to pay the gasoline tgx and the Scbepman Amendment was cat'- ! rled by a vote of 46 S<>. MoLeiian of Grand Island presented an amendment -which would remove all exemption clauses written tn the bii! for users of gasoline operating cleaning establishments, tractors, tu ’ionarv engines airplanes and motor boats. Rodman of Omaha fought the amendment op the ground that the theory of the gasoline tax was to make users of the roads pay for then’ and remove property taxes fm r-'-ad building McLellar. finally With drew his amendment. \M« Out-State Counties In are afternoon the fight or. - ,e Thomssen amendment Vegan. Those favoring a 50-50 epltt pleaded fir farm to market mads, rather than a .-.jniivetrical system of roads through out the state. leader* tn the light for using all proeed* to meet federal aid pointed to the fact that outside of Douglas and Lancaster counties there wa* net a county in the state which would not receive more money for its roads than raised within the county bound sries by the gasoline tax. * "Burel? tf Omaha and Lincoln «ut willing to spend hundreds of thou sands annual!? on good roada out side of these counties they should have something to sa? as ro bow the money should be spent." Rodman of Omaha said. Yoohunj of Otoe, a democrat, poms e-d to the fact that Preetuent CooUdge was again*: dollar matching to rua.V, and it was probable f*derai.aid would be withdrawn in a few year* Must Hair Good Roads "I think it behoo?as us to do gvtfj tiling possible to get as much tt’crey as possible, as long a* tt is obtab, able." Yoohum said. By rum of Franklin described Ui« expense that would accrue In mail: tabling graveled county road* which he asserted, would lie built har’h.aaups and according to local political dk^a lion if the 50-50 prop- vtion were ay oepied. "Other states are voting million* 1 bonds for good roads, I.e* of Adams said. * I think it is sill?- for us to milbble oier voting a few mtlltene for a like ente prisa O ... \ . ., . a back number among ita *i»le. state*! ’ Following are • .* • g n fax t f diverting ail proceeds of * t)e tsx to meet federal aid highway *\>tgdi* to l»e seleotrd trv the state A«ac« :..ei ’ .<■ at Unci neck»» v.-r»l m Ksnder vt,-v»,.. ttrolcs Ml „ Byars Uiac; >f l/rr ■ I Muf|i Vfvniir Nnww* i 'Mt i * I k [ l\vb*U ***** 115>P*t*' Hwt'# «VD**cf* Bonair Oriffin 5 **t* i Harrinf tdn I H>**tw* TaiNijr Rises Ts? ter Hnwphrry T***r I .liThw^n ,*f \\ »a>r I evf 5h*fl- N'CiJi'ium L,:.kr m. Kupiinf»» voiinf iittiit|Ui’l Held at I dllanai FaHsw*’ March Ih — right? 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