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'-VOL. 54.—NO. 41. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 22, 1925. • XX FIVE CENTS v. — -'
Canada City
Shaken by
Earthquake
Crowd* in Quebec Panic
Stricken; Telephone Service
With Outside Points Cut
by Tremor.
No Loss of Life Reported
Quebec, March 21,—Buildings were
shaken and much ewitement prevail
ed here today when a brief but in
** tense earthquake shook the city of
Quebec and environs.
The shock lasted from 5 to 10 sec
onds.
There were no fatalities and prop
erty damage was slight. The shock
was felt as far away as the light
house at fort Neuf, 31 miles up the
St. Lawrence river, in an easterly
direction.
Gets First Report.
The signal service station at the
harbor front here received the first
reports of the shock. Other reports
from buildings all over the city soon
follow ed.
Late afternoon reports from the
places within a 30-mile radius of the
city also told of experiencing a dis
tinct shock. It was the second shock
felt here in three weeks.
According to police reports, there
was much commotion, several women
fainting and a number of others be
coming hysterical. Telephone com
munication with points in Charle
voix county and in the Saguenay dis
trict were interrupted by the shock.
Check on Damage.
An attempt to learn of any mate
rial damage done by the quake was
being made late today by the author
ities.
110 MILES AN HOUR
ON ITALIAN TRAIN
Rome, March 21.—Complete plans
fur the organization of an electric
railway to connect Genoa, Milan and
— Turin are under consideration by
Premier Mussolini as president of the
council. The proposed line will run
at a speed of 110 miles an hour—un
equaled by any other train In Italy.
By this projected rapid-transit
line It will he possible to travel from
Turin to Milan in 57 minutes, the
train making but two stops on the
way. Very little longer will be re
quired for the trip from either of
these cities to Genoa.
If the plan works out as its ori
ginators hope, the line will be con
tinued through Genoa to Spezia, Pisa
and finally to Rome. In this case
the present running time of seven
hours from Pisa to Rome will be cut
down to four hours.
RADIO FAN DIES
WEARING PHONES
Franklin, N. If., March 21.—Hiram
Hanseom, 92-year-old Civil war vet
eran and radio fan, Is dead. And he
died in harness.
Hanseom was found dead, with the
radio phones over his head. An or
ganist hundreds of miles away was
playing "Nearer, My God, to Thee"
when the aged veteran passed into
the great hereafter.
"HI,” as he was familiarly known
to his friends, passed aw-av painless
ly as the strains of the hymn grew
fainter end fainter according to a
physician.
NEGRO-HABITUAL
CRIMINAL, CLAIM
lAon Taylor, colored, has served
15 out of the last IT years In Jail,
and now will be prosecuted as an
habitual criminal, It waa announced
by the county attorney Saturday.
Taylor atartled members of a dis
trict court Jury recently by leaping
upon them and embracing them fran
tically as they found him not guilty
of forgery. Friday he wq* rearrested
and charged with aeveral more
forgeries, however. Application for
a writ of habeas corpus was filed for
him Saturday morning.
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Summary of
the Day in
Washington
Vice Freeident Dawes departed for
his home at Evanston, III.
Anti-toxin to fight gaa gangrene
was ordered aent Into the midwest
storm area.
Expressions of sympathy for the
storrn sufferers continued to pour In
fiom abrbad.
Senator Oouzens of Michigan
charged a lack of uniformity In the
settlement of the tax cases.
Ited Cross chapter* throughout the
country were ordered to receive con
tributions for midwest storm relief.
|W The Interstate commerce commis
sion ordered a reduction Iri freight
rates on petroleum products from
Oklahoma to Indiana.
The Japanese government told the
fltate department It would he able
to cop* with the Toklo fire situation
Without outside sift •
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“Devil Made Me Do It” Cries
Woman Who Poisoned 16 of Kin
Photographic Study of Mr*. Martha M'i*c.
Medina, O., March 21.— I don t
know why 1 did It ... I just
couldn't help help it! ^ . . The devil
was in me! . . ,
So exclaims Mrs. Martha Wise as
she sits brooding in the gray shadows.
It is all she lias to say about poison
ing to death her mother, Mrs. Sophie
Haze!; hpr uncle, Fred Oienke, sr.,
and his wife, Lily, and causing the
illness of 13 other relatives and
friends. On three different occasions
she put arsenic into the pails from
which ilra. Hazel and the Gtenkes.
living in separate homes, drew their
water for cooking.
It ha» not been derided whether
to try her for murder or to bring
insanity proceedings. Meanwhile
alienists are endeavoring to find the
origin of the delusion which caused
her to kill her nearest kin.
Impulse Strongest on Holidays.
Mrs. Wise, a widow, is 41. She
has four childOen, 14, 11, 10, and 7.
Her humble home is in sn ugly, mud
bound district near her mothers
home.
The impulse thst caused her to
poison the water palls was strongest
on holidays. She said *he used the
arsenic at her mother's home on
Thanksgiving day and at the Gienke
home on New Year's.
The mystery surrounding the
(leat lv of Mrs. Hazel and the Gienkcs
and the illness, of so many of their
relatives has been agitating this sec
tion for some time. A hundred clues
were run down. Then County Prose
cutor Seymour discovered that Mrs.
Wise had purchased arsenic at a drug
store. Why had she purchased It.
"To kill rats." Mrs. Wise was placed
under surveillance. Chemists ex
amined cooking utensils In which food
was prepared for the victims. Traces
of arsenic were found. One of the
bodies was exhumed. Arsenic was
discovered in the vital orgnns. Mrs.
Wise war summoned.
Woman Gets Confession.
A woman Is responsible for forging
the final link in the chain. Coaxed
by Mrs. Fred Roshan, wife of the
sheriff, she yielded one detail and
then another, finally blurting out the
whole story.
"I don't know why I did It! The
devil made me." That is all she has
to say.
‘DING’ SUFERING
FROM PERITONITIS
Dea Moines, Ia„ March 21.—Jay N.
(Ding) Darling, well known cartoon
ist, is suffering from peritonitis, it
was reported at the hospital here to
day.
Surgeons from Iowa City railed for
consultation with a, local physician
have not determined ss yet upon ad
visabillty of an immediate operation.
While Darling's condition is still con
sidered serious, a slight betterment
was noted last night.
MILLIONAIRE WINE
DEALER IS GUILTY
Chicago, March 21.—Harry Ex,
millionaire wine dealer, and five as
sociates in what the government de
clared a $5,000,000 sacramental wine
syndicate, were found guilty of vio
lating the prohibition act in federal
court here today.
The verdict carries a penally of
two years imprisonment and fines of
$10,000 on each of two counts.
COUZENS CHARGES
DISCRIMINATION
Washington, March 21.—Chairman
Couxens of the special senate commit
tee investigating the internal revenue
bureau charged today that a case
being considered hv the committee in
exeeutive session showed the Tress
ury department was not settling tax
questions uniformly and that the per
eonal views of the tax assessors in
fluenced the result.
Spurned Elevator Boy
Kills Imprisoned Girl
Budapest, March 21— Matthias Kir
ally was an elevator boy In the fash
ionable Tilt* hotel here, and he was
madly In love with Elizabeth Adam,
a chambermaid, who spumed him.
As the girl entered his elevator to
go to another floor, Matthala kept
her a prisoner, running the car from
cellar to roof and t>nrk a number of
times, while he pressed Ills suit. Mad
dened by the girl’s refusal to marry
him, he plunged a knife Into her
breast, ran the elevator to the top
floor and sloshed Ills own throat,
fluents heard their groans and Mat
thins was saved from denlh, hut the
girl died.
Quake Shock in Quebec.
Quebec, March 21- An intense
earthquake shock was felt, here this
morning Houses were shaken, hut
no serious damsges or fatalities ware
reported.
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PERFECT ROMAN
CASTLE IS FOUND
Rome, March 21.—Professor Pari
benl, ropal superintendent of Roman
antiquities, who has recently re
turned from a tour In Tripolitania,
states that Roman remains found at
I-eptis Magna rank among the most
perfect Roman remains In the world.
Me states that the dry desert sand
ha* apparently kept everything In a
perfect state of preservation, the im
perial palace, with which the Km
peror Septimus Severn* graced his
native city, being especially admired
for the beauty of Ita marble anil the
richness of Its statues and sculptural
decorations.
The city also contains a perfect
Roman hath, in which great treasures
have been discovered.
CUBAN’STUDENTS
ARE HURT IN MOB
Havana. Cuba, March 21.—Right
students and three policemen were
Injured todsy when several hundred
students gathered In front of the
presidential palace ns a protest
against fines given three students,
ns a result of srrests In connection
with a proclamation against the Hay
Quesada treaty celebration last Wed
nesday.
SENATE DEFEATS
BUTTER MEASURE
Lincoln, March 21.—The house, by
an overwhelming viva voce vote, this
afternoon killed the senate bill pro
htbltlng the use of Imitation butter In
state Inst It tit Iona. Southern stales
had protested against this bill ** being
discriminatory against cotton s»ed oil,
one of thels products.
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A beautiful emerald—
A dead woman—
A murderer—
A cross-word puzzle—
Solve the mystery by working
the puzzles.
“The Long
jreen (ia/.e
is s thrilling story and an •*
eiting gome to eross-word
puzzle fans.
REGIN IT MONDAY
IN THE OMAHA BEE
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3 Officers,'
8 Students,
Hurt in Riot
Clash Follows Demonstration
in Front of Presidential
Palaee at
Havana.
Two Persons May Die
By Internntinnal News Service.
Havana, March 21.—Three police
men and eight students were wound
ed here this afternoon when the
Havana police were summoned by
President Zayas to quell a demonstra
tion of university students In front
of the presidential palace.
The students staged the demonstra
tion In protest against a fine assess
ed against their comradrs for a
demonstration against the Isle of
Pines parade last Wednesday, when
they hissed President Zayas and (len
eral Crowder for celebrating the rati
fication of the Hay Quesida treaty.
Two of the students were probably
fatally wounded and all eight are in
the hospital.
DRINKER’S MARKS
CLUE TO MURDER
Budapest, March 21.—Finger prints
On liqueur glasses furnish the slender
clue upon which the police ate striv
ing to determine the Identity of the
murderer of the beautiful Amalia
Lelrer.
The body of tills Budapest beauty
was found In her bed with five knife
wounds. The woman had a luxurious
apartment, which had been furnished
for her by a wealthy Dutch manufac
turer. She had frequently traveled
abroad with the Dutchman and neigh
bors were not astonished when the
apartment was tightly closed for sev
eral weeks.
The Dutchman returned after an
absence of two months and whs un
able to gain admittance to the apart
ment. He had the doors broken in.
and the body was found In the bed
In the midst of great disorder.
Jewelry and a considerable sum of
money were missing. Liqueur glasses
and playing cards scattered about the
apartment had finger prints upon
them, which the police hope will leadj
to the arrest of the murderer.
ANCIENT CEMETERY
IN HEART OF CITY
Baltimore, Md., March il.—The
first Jewish cemetery ever permitted
under Maryland law still lies In the
heart of a businexs district here—
saved from destruction at the hands
of progress by Miss Kleatjor Cohen,
67, lone surviving descendant of a
noted Jewish family.
The pint was first set aside as s
burying ground for his family by
Solomon Kttlng, noted In the nffalrs
of Maryland a century ago, after he
had received a deed of land from the
famous Charles Carroll. Previous to
that time, by state law, Jews had
been denied the right to own a ceme
tery.
The cemetery, which shelters the
remains of 13 members of the Kttlng
family, la shut off from the View of
passersby by a large motion picture
house. It Is said the owners several
time have offpred to purchase the
land and move the bodies, but Miss
Cohen has steadfastly refused.
ARGENTINE TARS
STUDY ENGLISH
By Interimtlnnnl New# genrlre.
Quincy, Mage, March 11.—Jgrk
tnr* aehore from th* two Argentine
hattleahtpg, Moreno anil Rivadavia,
now at the Fore River ghlpyard, for
repaint and overhauling, nro studying
Kngllsh,
To eneourage the men, their of
fleera inaugurated elaaeea In Kngllsh.
These cln**** meet three night* a
week. There 1* a regular attendance
of 110 sallormen.
Republicans Brand
Senators “Disloyal"
Columbus. N>b.. March 21. -Colurr
bus republicans. In their annual city
convention this week, unanimously
adopted a resolution branding Pena
tors Georg* Norris end R. R Howell
ns "disloyal to President CVmdtdge and
tba republican party." Th* resolu
tlon. adopted by acclimation without
a dissenting vote being raised, was as
follows:
"Hlifipn hilltop N'orrle and Sonstor
Unwell who w*r* elects! on the ropubll
rsn ticket, have Hxgtiiiipil mm nttttud*
nanlnst the polb'l»M «»f I’reiddotit too!
hi s o nml have ft* I ln*l In mippoit him lit
Imptirtsnl ndmliil*!nttIon mutton* mn1
"Wh.MPin, Mem* tor Norris, *«p*ti»IIy.
has fulled to mu ppm t Impoitnnt r.-puhlt
< mi it it'd nitres nml hns horn, to our Iti'U
mrnt. .IImIovnI to th* president of tho
l!nlt*d fttii i o* nml to the republican par
ty, now, th*r*fnr*.
"It* It resnlv*«l. thnt wp, th* rsptihll
ran* In convention n*>«*Mil|]rd flu h«*r*hy
ox pres* eur r*gr*i hi ih«> n tlon of said
senator* nml *»p*o|atly do w* dlxilp
prov* th* disloyalty shown bp ••ml Mon
Hlnp Vorrla to out pfrsplont nml th* l *
publican putty."
Wyniorc Man A*kn Divorce.
Beatrice. N* b . March 21 Mlnlne
Mnley. well known business man of
Wymore. filed suit here tod»\ against
|Naomi I>obfll* for dlvoica,
[chnrjlni cruelty and desertion.
School Where 85 Pupils Lost Their Lives
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The Logan school, .Mmphysboro, where 85 children are said to have lost their lives. The survivors shown in
I he picture are seeking to recover treasured belongings.
Boston Teacher
Ends Own Life
Instructor at Technical School
Hurls Self Under Subway
Train.
Boston, Mbsm., March !1.—Stephen
F. Sears, an Instructor In the English
department of the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology, committed sui
cide today hy leaping In front of n
subway train.
He had been suffering from a
nervous breakdown, believed to have
been caused from overwork. An at
tempt to take his life yesterday by
jumping from the fifth story of the
Hotel Essex her* was prevented by
police and hotel authorities.
LEOPOLD AND LOEB
MODEL PRISONERS
Chicago, March 2t—Richard I.osb
and Nathan- lempold, Jr., serving
life sentence* for the murder of Rob
ert Franks, have become accustomed
to the felons’ existence they must
live for the remainder of their lives.
According to prison officials they
are mode' prlaoners. Roth are In
good physical condition and daily
take their places In the factories for
S hours' work. Ixieh works In a
chair factory .and I/eopolJ In a rat
tan factory.
Shortly after they were Imprisoned
last fall both showed signs of break
Ing under the Iron rule, but both re
ceived medical attention for a few
days and soon were able to return
to work.
Since then (hey have become ad
Justed to the new life. Their weight
Is about the same.
JAPAN’S HOLDINGS
OF SPECIE LOWER
fir InfrrndJloniil Now* $*rr1r«».
Tokio, M trrh 21 —The total apecle
holding* of Japan, according to ruti
matr* recently made public, amount
Ing to 1,470.000.000 ypn (approxi
mately $100,000.0001 b> held by the
government Abroad. The remaining
1.170.000.000 vert (approximately $100,.
000.000) i* held by the government nt
home, while the re*t#i* held by the
Hank of Japan. The government 'a
holding* abroad decrenaed
About 50.rt00.ooo yen during the cloe
ing month* of 1024, d*ue to payment*
of intereet on foreign loan* and the
release of *um* to protect the ex
change rate of the yen.
FORTUNE IS BUILT
ON 8 CENTS A DAY
H.r Intematlnnnl >«»i WerTlce.
Cnlculla. India. March 21—A1
though never during hla llfattm* had
lt» earned more than * centa a day.
a coolie named Dobev left a fortune
of $125,000 at hla death.
Thi* was revealed during a court
action In which tha administration
general of intestates applied for let
ters of administration In the estate.
It was explained that Pohey's Urge
fortune was probably amassed
through deal* In real eatate, for
which he had a passion.
Judge Would Punish
Parents for Neglect
Hr International Nma durvlrf.
Pharleston, \\\ \a., March 11 —
The sharp teeth of the law are going
to Mink rieepk Into the pocket hook*
of parent* responsible for the de
llnqueiicy of their children.
And those teeth titu sufficiently
sharp to amputate cleanly $:.oo from
tile bankroll of a parent adjudged
guilt v.
Judge Morgan Owen / ha* become
Indignant over th« tunny case* of
child delinquency caused by parents
and tins started a campaign to bring
it to a an end.
"In 99 raae* out of each inn coming
before me the fault of the child rent*
entirely with the parents. * he declar
ed.
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ROOOSEVELT GAME
HUNT HITS SNAG
Washington, Marrh 21 —Th» pro
posed expedition of Kerntit and Then
dore Tloosevelt Into Turkestan has
met with difficulties, it was learned
today, owing to the refusal of the
viceroy of India to permit the party
to use the Hunza pass from India to
Turkestan. It is understood permis
sion is being sought to use another
route.
The Indian government's position
was based on I he ground that insuf
ficient native carriers were available
this year for such an expedition. A
tcry large Swedish expedition. It was
explained. ha« already entered Turke
stan by th» Hunza pass, absorbing
practically all the efficient camera,
who owing to the small population
of that part of India, are not plenti
ful.
The viceroy, it was said, suggested
that the expedition be postponed un
til next year, and that It should then
consist of as few; members as pos
sible so as to leave part of the avail
able carriers fnr other British expedi
tions which had applied for hunting
permits.
It was explained that owing to the
wild characteristics of that part of
India and the scarcity of European
aid in case of emergency, that Brit
ish government had found necessary
to supervise the organization of all
hunting expeditions and the engage
ment of native help.
SCIENTISTS FIND |
CRUSADER’S GRAVE
Jerusalem, Marrh 21.—The first
and only known gray# of a Crusader,
in or near the Church of the Holy
sepulcher, ha# l*#en discovered by
Archaeologist* in the entrance of the
famous church.
Preserved by a stone platform, the
Inscription on which !s still visible,
the grave ha* been certified to be
that of Philip d Auhigne. favorite of
King John of England and tutor to
King Henry III.
Philip d Auhigne went to Jerusa
lem a* a Crusader in the company of
Emperor Frederick II In 1229 and died
there several years later.
YARDS WORKERS
AT K. C. LUNCHEON
A complimentary luncheon was
served Friday in the Uveatock Ex
change building for all the young
women employed in the exchange,
Rtockvarde bank and railroad offices
The Knights of Columbus were the
hosts. Secretary E C. Cogan acted
as toastmaster for the luncheon.
Bobhaired beauties and some who
have never parted with their long
locks were all gathered at the lunch-j
eon to pick one of their number to j
enter the popularity contest of the|
Knights of Columbus as the repre |
sentative of the lixestock industry, j
AL G. BARNES TO
TRIAL ON APRIL 6
IjO» Angela*. March ?1—A1 O.
Rarnes well known cireu* man. In
dlrte<1 by the federal grand Jury on
charges of defrauding the go\em
inent out of nil"'* than $100,000 In
income taxes for 1911, will go to trial
In federal court April *. It w«* an
nouneed today following the ahow
mane arraignment end release on
$50,000 bond.
| The Weather |
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Fur 14 hour a ending 7 r m March 11:
Tem pern 4 lira
7 a m . drj bulb, la: weal bulb, f 4.
noon, tin bulb, 42: wet bulb. .14 7 p m,
tli v bull* 47: wet bulb. 17
Highest. 4M, lowest, SI, mean. 3* ner
ms 3*.
Total ogress since .tanuarv 1 147
Hela11\ e humidity. percentage 7 a m
71 noon. 4 4 7 p m 4
1*i—« i It s t ton Inches and hundredths
Total «. total aim* January i. j ot de*
ftclency, oil
VlotirU Temper*! time
’ • *' t p hi . 44
* * ? P. lit 4*
» m ,...,7t4 s p m .... 4i
» • rn .... >rt 4 P m . . . 4 9
• ■ »*' ..... 11 * || m ... 4 4
1n a m ...... 14 a p *.... 4 7
I J* * .>! T » m. ..O
i IS noon ,...,42
Convicted Slaver
Given Ten Years
C. L. Griffith Sentonrctl to
Prison for Death of
Jerry Mandril.
Klmhall, Neb., March 21—E. T,.
Griffith, ronvicted early this week of
a charge of manslaughter In connec
tion with the fatal shooting of Jerry
Manrtrell in the home of the latter
here February 2. today was sentenced
to 10 years' imprisonment in the state
penitentiary bv District Judge Tewell,
following the overruling of a motion
for a new trial.
Arrangement will he made for the
Immediate transfer of the alleged
slat er from the county Jail here to the
state prison, it was announced.
Griffith rontended at his trial that
he shot Mandrell In defense of his
home.
JAPAN DEPLORES
TORNADO IN U. S.
Washington. March 21—Formal ex
pressions nf sympathy from foreign
governments and peoples for the
storm sufferers In the middle west
continued to reach the State depart
ment today In increasing numbers.
A message delivered by Japanese
Ambassador Matsudaira said:
The Japanese government, having
rer»i\ed with profound regret the
news of a great tornado which has
wrought a tremendous havoc in the
central part of the United States, in
structs me to call upon you and con
vey to you the expression of their
deep sympathy and sincere condolence
on this great disaster.''
Secretary Kellogg acknowledged
ibis expression of sympathy in the
following reply:
The secretary of stare acknowl
edges with warm appreciation the
message of sxmpathv and condolence
conveyed by the Japanese ambassa
dor on behalf of his government,
upon the consequences of the dev
astating tornado which recently vis
Itert the central states of this coun
try.'1
CIVILIAN PLANES
FORM SQUADRON
Ardmore. Okla., Mirch 21 —TweUe
civilian pilot a hopj»ed off here this
afternoon through n cross coun
try flight to Tulsa Okla . in what is
heliex ed to he the first Ch ilian squad
ion flight in American aeronautic his
tory.
The planes tarried observers as pa«
senders Weather conditions were
Ideal, as hundreds of spectators
cheere<|Mhe start.
Dutrh ^ ill Suhtudirr
Olympic Game* in 1028
Amsterdam Marrh 21 —The Dutch
government proposes to ask parlia
ment to approve a aubsidv of 1 (tpO.OOO
guilders for the Olvmric games of
19fa, which will be held at Amster
dam.
Illinois Governor Wipes Tears
Away at Sight of 21 Mangled Babes
Cn rbondale. Ill , March 21 The or a great bulk of a nan. and there
governor of the state of Illinoi'* are the aoba of crushed hope* and
stepped into a long, narrow room In then a hurried departure, a ;ag on
the wind lorn town of Murphysboro another baby body and more so ha.
tod a v Twenty-one mangled and twist In other Quarters are other babies.
Pd little bodies greeted his eyes a score of girl and hoy babies, tittle
Cl over nor I.en Small gared bewil and big thin and fat, some with
leretl on the havoc in human life, on golden . ks and some with wisps of
the tiny faces, and the frail folded j brown, the eves of all are h s with
Lands. (the wonderment Of babyhood the
‘Oh. the babies* It’s terrible’ I.et j world over,
ii* RI ran stand no more.*’ mid They knew not what it's all about,
>he states chief executive, his e> ex j for all the*e babies * m timed In
ilistening with tears, * .the chaos they have bwontp separat*
And It s the babies that tdd th.» on f tb* mat he-* s,< of them
gieat despairing note to the sorrow will never kn.'tv -v mot he • 'va or a
*nd suffering Tvvrtttv one Ivin* in father s kiss .again Kor the hurried
f>ne 'old bare room o-e .* m * w 1 . but;* s (r on \g |hg taiiivi hgf* g»
s »ed faced, Quivering w oman com*#J leaded iq yj;vt,
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Hundreds
of Victims
Are Buried
Scttinp Sun Dray s Mantle of
Darkness Over Scene of
Vast Desolation; Grave*
Marked by Crosses.
Plans Made for Future
Hr International »w» BerTlr*.
Under the soft night skies, which
threw their merciful mantle of con
cealment about the acenett of devas
tation, the dead of the middle west *
tornado area slept tonight beneath
the simple wooden crosses which dot
the hillsides, marking their eternal
resting place.
Death's day—a day which saw the
burial of the majority of the *35 vie
lims of nature's death gambol—ended
with the eetting of the sun.
Tomorrow, the remainder of th«
torn and mangled bodies will he com
mitted back to their native soil, com
munity memorial services will h«
held above the graves, and Monday
the tornado-swept area will turn its
face from Its dead to seek a renals.
sance of life and hope from amidst
the ruins.
Ceremony Lacking.
There was little of the ceremony et
death In the burial of the (lead today.
Plain coffins, rushed Into the storm
districts by hundreds, contained th»
remains of those who paid tribute to
the monster of the ekiea. Soldier
grave-diggers prepared the pits Into
which they wore lowered.
And relatives and friends, many of
them injured stood about dully as the
few simple words were repeated. Al
most monotonously by scores of
ministers, and tfie coffins wers lower
ed and covered.
There was a dearth of tears. The
calamity, by its very awfuiness,
seemed to make weeping a futile,
empty gesture. Occasionally tb»re
was a half sigh or moan, from the
groups clustered about the tembte
crop of graves whicho sprang from
the cyclones seed; here a woman
looked up at "her man” and buried
her head on his shoulder as baby's''
coffin passed out of sight Into the
hill; there a man turned and walked
slowly away from the scene—a gaunt,
pathetic figure, probably leaving all
he held dear behind him: but there
is a certain stolidness among the
people of this territory which shies at
public demonstrations of grief.
Doctors Work By Torchlight.
Throughout the storm area tonight,
the emergency medical work wyis still
in progress. Doctors were treating
patients by the flare of torchlights
and bonfires Operations wers being
performed under the Ughfof automo
bile searchlights hv surgeons whose
red rimmed etes gave evidence of
sleepless days and nights. And oc
casionally, here and there, another
pain-wracked victim succumbed add
ing one more to the toll of the storm.
But tonight this work was well or
ganized Red Cross workers reported
the injured being better cared for
than at any time since these five
mldwestern s’ates felt the tornado's
death laden breath. There will be few
if any. more deaths, these workers
helieve, unless the poor sanitary con
ditions brine forth a plague to add
to the horror.
To offset this possibility, emergen
cy chlorine outfits f<->r sterilisation
of the water were rushed into tb»
affected district tonight and themit
itarv was attempting to keep rigid
•upervSa.on over all persons sus
pci ted of hat ing contracted a com
municable disease.
Stamp Out resilience.
By Monday, temporary sanitary
arrangements are expected to be com
pleted whtch, workers say, will do
murh to offset the possibility of pes
tilenoe.
Monday, also, w ill see the first real
steps toward rehabilitation. By then
farm ager. ies expect to hav* estab
lished relief stations at central points
throughout the storm area. From
these they will distribute stock,
money and seeds to farmers thei
spring K'Hk may S ' on and bring its
harvest to help alleviate conditions.
Rebuilding of tbs raxed towns »1
read\ Is he’tig planned and from the
ruins of many of them will rise new
modern cities, laid out in accordance
with the U’est ideas of city planning
-monuments to th* fury of nature
and tha tornado s dead.
