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It was learned, nevertheless, that mirrors placed at the bottom of the deep shift to reflect the suns raya Into the tomb showed the contents much more clearly, especially the cof fin, which appears almost transpar ent. Several articles are resting on top of the sarcophagus, on the sides of which lies the cartouche. Lord Allenby, the governor general announced his Intention of visiting the scene this afternoon. Jewelry Store Robbed. Pittsburgh, Pa., March 31.—Two masked robbers escaped with $6,000 worth of jewelry this afternoon, after beating a clerk unconscious In the jewelry hliop of Robert Cl^strloh. " ’ ' Bill Permitting Towns to Retail Gasoline Revival Attorney General Appears in Support of Pet Measure; McMullen Approves Roa<l Artion. Principals in Fatal Love Triangle in Which Man Is Dead; Ex-Wife Shot . ..—-1 Fewer Farmer * | Storing GiJn C Survey Shows 70 Per Cent of Last Year’s Vi heat Now Shipped. Stored wheat and corn still op the farms was much smaller March 1 this year than on the same date last year and the year before, a government survey published by the Updike drain comporation shows. On March 1, 1925. 70 per cent of the wheat had been shipped from the counties where grown. On the same date last year only 63.4 per cent had been shipped. In 1923 only 67.3 per cent had been shipped. Wheat In all positions. Ineluding farm reserves, country mills and ele vators, on March 1 measured 255,000, 000 bushels. A year ago It amounted to 306,000,000. and in 1923 It meas ured 314,000,000 bushels. Corn is in the same eltliation with 801.609.000 bushels in farm stock this year. 1,153,847,000 a year ago and 1.093.306.000 [wo years ago. C.lara Jent Joins Staff at Girls' Training School Geneva, March 11.—Miss Clara Jent, of ihe girls’ training school of Illinois, has succeeded Mrs. Annabel Eads as manager of the Fanny Cros by cottage « f honor girls at the girls’ training srhocl at GenoVa. Mrs. Eads removed to California after three years at the school here. r—;—--—■ ' Kenesaw Man Active in Garden at 83 Years of Ape - ■ —-—^ Kenesaw, March 11.—llenry Shirk of Kenesaw passed his Hath milestone this week. Mr. Shirk is an enthus iastic gardener and attributes his good health to plenty of fresh air and exercise. Mrs. Shirk is still living and they celebrated their 58th wed ding anniversary last week. ITALIAN LEADERS CONFER UPON OIL Rome. March 11.—Deputy Ferretf Interrogated Minister of National Keonomy Nava today on the inten tions of the government regarding the old fields within the kingdom, lie referred to the Sinclair concession, insisting that the "oil problem be solved in a strictly Italian sense." Ferret! evidently alluded to the re port in circulation that the Anglo Persian Oil company in exchange for the concession by Italy of a part of the Albanian cession, would be grant ed a concession to exploit Italy's oil fields on virtually the same condi tions as are contained In the Sinclair agreement. The Anglo-Persian company wns said to be the first corporation to propose the exploitation of the Italian oil fields, but Italy informed Great Britain of her decision not to make any concessions to foreigners. When Austen Chamberlain, British foreign Secretary', w'as in Home last Decent her. It is said, he told Premier Mus solini that if any company was per mltted to exploit the Italian oil fields, it should be the Anglo-Persian. be cause it had made the first offer, i The result of this conversation was declared to have been the abandon ment of the Sinclair negotiations. THRONGS VISIT EGYPTIAN TOMB fly AMnrintfd Prert. Cairo, March 11.—Crowd* today visited the scene of the discovery <yf tend) at Gla which It Is hoped may prove to he that of a personage In the reign of the pharaoh Senefreu of the fourth dynasty. If not that of the monarch himself. Itdrbetl wire frac ing however, prevented the work of excavation, undertaken by the Boston Harvard expedition being Interrupted and no additional Information as to the progress of the task was forth i <nning today from the excavators themselfes. ■ By 1\ (\ rOWELU *ti»ff Correspondent The Omnltn llee. Ulneoln, March 11. — Smoldering pnltiral flies broke Into flame heri thi,J e\ erting when Attorney General G. <4. Spillman, in an impassioned ad flrqss, urged the senate judiciary corpmittee ro place the McGowan Grlewjold bill on general tile. This hllj permits any municipality to eti gage in thp coal nr gas business, wheiv, in the judgment of a city coun oil, a monopoly exists. Action on the trill was deferred by Senator John \V. Cooper, chairman of the judiciary committee, who an nounced that from 40 to f.O indl victuals had requested a hearing on tlie bill. The next hearing, according to Senator Cooper, will be held some time next week, the exact date to be announced later. Spillman, in his argument, before the committee, asserted the relief for monopolies furnished through dourt procedure was slow' and uncertain. I Up described insistent delays in his monopoly suits brought against oil companies iu the Douglas county dis trict court. Omaha Testimony Repented. The attorney general repeated much of the testimony presented by him in the injunction suit in Omaha. He charged that the Standard Oil company dictated the price of gaso line all over the country, from its Indiana headquarters. "Every time they take a pinch of snuff in Indiana, every oil dealer In the country is obliged to sneexe," Spillman asserted. Continuing, the at torney general read a series of su preme court decisions, which lie in terpreted to indicate, held tnuny gas stations to he legal. He also read ex cerpts from senate investigations, in dlcating existence of a monopoly In petroleum products. in the afternoon the senate ad vanced a bill to third reading, W'jilch limits physicians' fees in compensa tion cases to $200, and cuts payments for permanent injuries from life to 400 weeks. Argue, Compensation Bill. T,augh!in of Beatrice sponsored the bill, asserting sigh changes con formed to compensation laws in other states and would cut compensation Insurance rates of employes, who, he asserted, would otherwise he com pelcd to discontinue compensation In surance, thus forcing employes to re ly on law suite and courts for relief. Senator Charles Hoye announced to day that Senator T. B. Dysart, chair man of the senate committee on mis cellaneous schedules, had agreed- to give him a hearing on the sheriffs' feeding hill some time next week. The hill, after It a almost unanimous pass age in the house, has remained dor mant in this committee for several weeks. Members of the committee are Griswold, Laughlin, Luckey, Roh tilns, Scott, Warner, Wilkins and Pur cell. Tomorrow the house is to begin consideration of the automobile license bill under an agreement reach ed tprliy, 4'nder terms of the bill autqjsjiwl truck licenses will be reduc ed approximate!v 10 per cent. ’* McMullen Pleased. Etjern his sickbed Governor Adam McMullen issued a congratulatory statement to the house on its passage of -the 2o gas tax bill. His state meaf, in part, follows: J<This action is most gratifying ag’lt means suspension of the prop erty tax for road building by the state and is a forward step in pre pailng for prosperity. This road pijgrnm Is so large and eompre hiSsive that ft reaches beyond he ll* fnerely an additional message. Every republican, every democrat, and every progressive who has glv arjj-'aind will continue to give his or h$e support to it will he entitled to the highest credit regardless of PMty, or party lines. It is the hlg gAjt thing before the legislature, It&is a business proposition being hfijrtled hv business men and wom ef$ahd will mean much for the fu tnfe of our state." #fceeIni Dispatch to The Omaha Hee. Unooln, Neh., March 11.—The house today advanced the gasoline tag hill to third reading by an over wBelming viva voce vote, making practically certain that It will pass, pr^hahly tomorrow afternoon. It will thjn go to the senate. the faction defeated yesterday In »W't empt to amend it so that the prsfceeds would go Fib-FO to the stale ar»< the counties instead of all to th<s state good roads fund. Introduced another amendment providing that two-thirds of the proceeds go to the state and one-third to the counties. This waa defeated by a vote of 63 to. If.. Jb* diemards came up then with a prjfcosltton for 75 per cent, to the stat** hi# 25 per cent to the counties. But thjj, house voted this down vocifer ously without even a rollcall. An amendment Introduced by By ruin, however, was adopter). This pro vldes that, if the fund raised by the 2 cent gasoline tax exceeds the fed eral road appropriation to this state in*>py year, the surplus over and shine the amount of the federal fund shjul lie turned over to the various I' cdHMes to he used on county roads. Ofifee hundred students of Tech }Ijjlh school, Omaha, were in the spec tni^r^’ gallery during the debate on the hill. They are here also to take iiv*i basket ball game. $t)iel Barrymore Worse. Ktmsaa City, March 11.—Mlaa Kthcl liartyinorp, Ilia actrpaa, 111 at a hotel hors, waa reported In a acrloua condi tion today. The aclreaa, who waa »trjc)<pn Monday waa reported mat in# .comfortably yealerday but today bep^'nianodPr announced aha waa "Miry ill.” tiit-liops Attend Funeral. t^inaaa City, March 11.—Itlahop* axpaj-iPd to attend the funeral of Ttlehe'p \V. A. Quayle of the Method Iff Kflacopal ohurch at Haldwln, Kan., Friday Include H. I.eatcr Hmlth, t Helena, Mont., and Charlea L. Meade, Xtenvee , * gfloyd Waitoro ,»H^Ct.OR PHOTO Mrs. Georgia Rayfield, shot and wounded by her husband at Eleventh and Douglas streets Tuesday night, was in a precarious condition at St. Joseph haspital last night. During the day Mrs. Rayfield lapsed frequently into unconscious ness. She would awake from these periods of semi coma, then fall Into a sleep which hospital authorities hoped would prove beneficial, but would drift off again into uncon sciousness in a short time. Early last night authorities were inclined to give up hope for her re covery. The bullet had penetrated Mrs. Ray field's right eye and had traveled up ward into the skull. Mrs. Rayfield was shot as she knelt on, tfie sidewalk bes**« hlng her husband, Roy Rayfield, Atchison, Kan., not to shoot her. A moment before Mrs. Rayfleldd was shot and wounded, Floyd Wal ton, 4015 North Twenty’.’fifth ave nue, a man who had befriended Mrs. Rayfield after she had secured a di vorce from her husband. Divorced Three Months. Mrs. Rayfield was still conscious when she was taken to St. Joseph hospital Tuesday night, and with great pain she gasped out the story of the affair to a reporter for The Omaha Bee. « "I divorced Roy three months ngo, in Atchison,M she said. "I just couldn’t live with him. "After I got my divorce 1 came to Omaha, and went to work in a cafe out in Dundee. Then I met Mr. Wal ton, and we have been good friends. I didn't meet him until after my di vorce. "About 5 Tuesday afternoon Roy came out to see me. He said he wanted me, to come hack to him. I didn't have time to talk then, but I Exquisite New Modes Now Showing Wonderful Window Week “One of s Kind" Models, All Priced Low for Immediate Sale. F. W. Thorne Co. 1812 Farnam St. . V _ J \l»\ I KTIMKMKNT. UPSET STOMACH, i ^^B B — Chew a few Pleasant Tablets, —Stomach Feels Fine! Ho plea an nt, *o Inexpenalve, *oi|iil>k to actlla n n ttpaci »lnm*fh, The mo ment "I’ape'a Dlupcpaln" raarhe* the Htomaoh nil pnln nml dlatrca* from In dlgeetlnn or a mur, gnaay aminadi va niche*. Million* know It* magic. All drills’ ft let * recommend till* hnttnlc** tom ach corrective. tWWiimfflTfflrilll ———mmim tffoy tfayfield said I would discuss It with him If he would come hack at 8. Begged Cash From ller. “He told me that he didn't have any money, so I borrowed $1 from my employer and gave it to him. He said he would be back at 8. “When It got close to 8 I began to he afraid to be alone with him, and 1 called J4r. Walton to come out. He was there when Roy came at 8, and we went out riding in Mr. Walton's coupe. “We rode around town for about three-quarters of an hour, and- he begged me earnestly to come back. “‘I want to have all our children together; and I can't live without you,’ he said. "(ioiiig to Stay Free." “But I refused. ’No,’ I said, T'm free now, Roy. and I'm going to stay fiee. I couldn't live, with you lie fore, and I know we wouldn't get along any better now.' “Finally Mr. Walton drove to Six teenth and Farnam streets, and he got out. “ 'I’ll leave you alone for 10 min utes,' he said. 'You can settle this between yourselves' “He went Into a store, and Rof- and I talked, but we didn't get anywhere. Then Mr. Walton came out again ami we drove down Douglas street. Final \y Roy bernm* violent In hi* lan guage and Mr. Walton ordered him out of the ear. Reaches for Gun. "Roy wouldn't get out, and then Mr. Walton said he was going to drive to the*police station. When we got to Fourteenth and Douglas Roy reached in ills pocket. I saw that he had a gun and *1 yelled to Mr. Walton, lie tried to grab the gun and they wrestled. I tried to steer the car, and we got to Eleventh and Douglas, and then we ran into a building. "Mr Walton jumped out and ran around the side of the car. lie tried to grab Roy, and Roy shot at hint four times. He hit him in the arni and then Mr. Walton ran for the police station. "1 was out of the car by this -time and I knelt in front of Roy and pleaded with him not to shoot. Then the gun flashed in my face, and that’s all 1 remember." Shoots Himself. .After shooting his former wife Ray field ran unsteadily for nearly a block, towards Tenth street. Then he looked back and saw that a num ber of persons were pursuing him. He stopped, turned the gun to his temple and shot himself. Dr. Fred Hollingworth, who had heard the shots and was pursuing Rayfleld in his car, examined hint and ordered police to take him to Lord Lister hospital, lie died in the ambulance. Dr. Hollingwojth then hastened to tlie aid of Mrs. Rayfleld, and found her dangerously wounded. He ordered her taken, with Walton, to St. Jo seph hospital. Walton Shot ill Wrist. Walton's Injuries consisted of a shot through ihe wrist, which was not serious. He was laler removed to the police station, where he is held as a witness. Walton is employed as an estimator by an electrical firm. He confirmed Mrs. Rayfield's statement that they had not met until after her divorce. Mrs. Rayfleld has been living at the home of J. C. Smart. 1411 Wirt street. Smart said Wednesday she was a very quiet woman, and that she had worked every day since coming to Omaha, Mother Given Babe. Mrs. Rayfleld was awarded custody of her lo months-old baby following her divorce. The other two children were given to the father. ♦ lad Rayfleld not killed himself, it became known Wednesday, he would probably have fallen under a bullet from the gun of Nels Sorensen, patrol wagon driver. Sorensen and George Dodds, police mechanic, were chasing Rayfield after the shooting, and Sor ensen was taking aim to fire at Ray fleld when he killed himself. Kick by Mule Sends Fanner to Hospital Beatrice, March 11.—Hus Baunv falk, 22, farmer living near Jiomes ville, was kicked in the stomach by a mule while doing the chorea and seriously hurt, lie was brought to a hospital here for treatment. The extent of his injuries cannot be de termined at this tirne. Hotel to Be Rebuilt. Beatrice. March 11.—The Rurwood hotel. Fifth and Court street.*, one of the first bulsnoss block* built In this city, i* to be rebuilt. The east and north stone walls will be repaceld with pressed brick, and the office will l>e located on the first floor. The improvement* will cost approximate ly $10,000. 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Food Sale Westminster Presbyterian Church Farmers in Gage County Preparing to Plant Oats Bealrire, March 11.—Farmers In Gage county are doing their spring plowing, and if the weather is favor able will plant their oats crop next week. It is said the ground is in fine condition for seeding. Trees have begun to hud and robins and other birds are flitting about. Citizens’ Caucus Nominates Candidates at Broken Bow Broken Bojv, March It.—Nomina tion* for couneilmen at. the citizen*’ caucus wore; First ward, If. F. Kennedy, G. T. Robinson*, Second ward, A. H. Soudera,* H. I/. Possehl: Third ward, D. R. Garton. G. O. Joyner; Fourth ward, A. F. Mackie, George Kindness. Butter Bill Passed. S|>e.-ial IMspatrh to The Omaha Flee. f.lncoln, March 11.—The senate to day passed a hill providing that all state institutions must use butter In stead of oleomargarine. Butler will cost the state about Jfifi.000 more a year than oleomar gartne. Fir^t of Bad Corn Seed Suits on Trial at ^ ork York, March 11.—Trial of the first of 13 suit#* against Robert S. Glasser was started In district court on Tues day. The suits for damages alleged to have resulted when seed corn sold by Glasser, who Is a resident of Polk, failed to grow, necessitating the re planting of the acreage. The plaintiff In the first of the 13 cases Is Virgil Jj. Kohn of Benedict. It Is a jury case. Court Term to Open at Pawnee City -March 30 Pawnee City, March 11.—March :erm of district court has been called it Pawnee € 'it y for Monday, March 10. The jury has been summoned to appear Tuesday. Thirty five cases »re on the docket^ including seven rimlnal actions. On the first day of he session the application for < itizen «hip hv Thomas Masur of Steinauer vill ho heard. I Spring Frocks of Printed Crepe Lovely chiffon frocks for danc ing or for afternoon wear, and simple frocks for sport Occa sions—of chiffon and crepe de ' chine printed in gay or simple patterns. 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