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✓ ==~ The Omaha Morning Bee t:i“ _ • and apiikihlr, and Dial liappine‘» i» CITY EDITION , M —=^=s=i^K^m=am=jmm===i=micntcami^=^- - i i i i i pn i ■ i_i_iiun.ukM-ku lhtl}l shared.— Montesquieu. V-J VOL. 54—NO. 243. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1925.* TWO CENTS1" V .TT1"* . —^ Brandin Probed as Victim Dies t alifornia l anatir Offeretlj Himself as Willing Human Sacrifice for Wcir.l Religious Ceremony. Hot Poker Used in Ritual Or- ville. March 2-. Herman R Sdialow. a farmer of the (Iridley Biggs district, the district attorney's office says, was a willing sacrifice nt a religious "branding party.” Sehn l"\v died some .jays after the branding and a decision will I»r» reached within 24 hours as to whether complaints for alleged participation in the rites shall he preferred against four relatives of Schalow. The district attorney's of fice says the warrants will be Issued, but determination as to who will be named bad not been made. 00 That an admission has been ob tained from alleged principals in the ‘‘Ctse that the alleged'"branding party” took place .it tljo home <>f Fid ward Rhodes, brother in law of R.hnlow. nrar (iridley. during the early morn ine hours of Sunday, February 2S. wa« the staenient made at the dis •rlct attorney's office today Hof I'oker 1 sed. The district attorney's office also said It has admissions that at least two other people other than Schaluw were in the room at the time; that a poker was heated in a stove and that the feet, arms and other parts of Schakrtv's anatomy were burned with this, _ The poker alleged to have been used as ihe branding iron has not been found. The explanation given the invest! gating officials Is that those alleged to ha\e participated in the offering of a human sacrifice as a part of a reputed religious fanatical cult, were impelled by a strange power possessed by the dead man, one they could not resist, and that the branding was vdl untarily accepted by Schalow. Sc ha low Willing Yictom. The district attorney’s office also says It has the admission by one man. unnamed, that another member of the party did the branding, and that Schalow lay on the floor, a willing victim to the searing hot Iron. • 'unstable Rainey Denies of Biggs is authority for the statement that on -he Sunday of the alleged branding s ha low left the Rhodes borne anij ■TV-vent to bD own home; that Mrs. Schalow fell into a strange "spell,” • which she remained for two or throe days. Denies ale-• says he j* investigating report that ihe party offered « elitep as a sacrifice the night before the "branding.” PROBE INTO DEATH OF CHILD DROPPED *pwlnl Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Falrbury, Neb., March 24.—Die trict Judge W. J. Moss today ordered 'be body of William Vance, 2 years old, to be buried immediately. Judge Moss Issued this order after consulting physicians who told him that the child had apparently died oS natural causes. Judge Moss had first considered sending the body to Lincoln to have it examined for evidence of poison, following charges made by neighbors that the child had been killed. School Fxhihit Building Planned at Hartington Hat tington, March 24. -To nie> t the need for more room for the large number of school displays exhibited at the county fair here, a committee consisting of j. H. Hammers and B. H. Morten, appointed by the cedar County Kiyir association, in conference with County Superintendent Emma Schwerin, decided to have erected a new school exhibit building on the fair grounds. The new structure will "•» be similar to the Knox county school exhibit hall. Cedar county fair will be held Sep tember S to It, Harxard Cirl Wins Honor tit I nixer-ity of Illinois Harvard, Neb March 24. Miss Meorge North, formerly of Harvard, Is one of the 3<i highest ranking women students at the I nlverslty of Illinois. It Is reported here. The Norths re moved to Winchester, III , from here last year. Miss North is a senior nt the university. Winter Wheal Backward in Paris of Cage County Beatrice, March 24.- Winter wheat iu some fields In flags county np peers to be dead, or winter kilted. Some farmers expert that it will come out ail right with favorable weather, but others estimate the crop to be damaged fully one-half. Farm Work in Full Swing. Harvard. Neb., March 24.—Spring farm work Is in full swing, fnrmers report, after unsettled weather hss ile layed, to a considerable extent, early season prep,-n nt Ions. | We Have .■Jt Judge James C. Quigley. X alioltilir. Neb., Attorne) and l.and llealer. .limes C. Quigley, member of the I n arid one ol the state s moat prom inent figures, is In Omaha today. It is understood that Judge Qulglev s visit here Is In connection with a big land deal. Jie Is registered at Fontenelle hotel. Eleven Su|kt V. S. Dreadnaughts ^ ill Attempt to Destroy Moving Targets Air Squadron and Destroyers 'S ill \l?o Participate in ‘'Sham" Battle—Scouting Plane?. Officer? to Cont rol (iunfire. R> rhf \«MirlAte<l Pres*. Naval Rase. San Pedro, Cal , March L‘ t A thunderbolt will crash out from the 1’nited States fleet tomorrow 70 miles off shore from here. Some 200 guns from 11 super dreadnaught.s simultaneously will belch forth the greatest gun nery fire e\er held in the Pacific, hurling projectiles aggregating ap proximately 250,000 pounds. The first, line ships of the battle fleet and the scouting fleet have completed two days of battle line maneuver formations for the big shoot tomorrow, to be known as force practice. Tonight all is In readiness for the staging, probably in the forenoon, of the enactment of full gunnery power of the strong est fighting arm of the navy after the manner in which it would at tack an enemy fleet of equal size in running l»attle. (iiitmery Free Extensive. The force practice not only em braces the most intensive gunnery fire at one lime the military forces of tlie l tilted States, have ever en gaged In at sea. but it1 simulates the full striking effect of a larger naval force than ever went into di rect action as a fleet In t*aitle line naval officers say. Kleven d»» ad naughts will belch simultaneously their total gunnery power at moving targets afloat in the air. Scout cruisers, fleam, ers and aircraft will participate. The great fleet will steam Into the battle line, locating the "enemy" by airplane, for the fleet coin mantlet* will have no knowledge of Just where the enemy targets have been set. The aircraft carrier 1-angby will go with the fleet, send ing its airplanes, together with those catapulted from the dread noughts and cruisers, to seek the targets. I test riiyers to He I sed. Before the IWt will have oppor tunity of locating the targets, squadrons of destroyers, represent ing an enemy force, will strike at tlie capital ships just as they would In a naval engagement, with real torpedoes, although the destructive explosive charges will be removed front the torpedo heads. From the boat decks, the super structure of the dreadnoughts, the anti-aircraft guns will fire at great cloth slee\e targets towed by air planes. While the scouting planes with observation officers to spot and control guntlre. hover high in the ate.i between the targets and the battle fleet, the qpeedy fighting planes will simulate their mission of defending the observation planes from attack. Japanese Envoy Deprecates Idea of War With U. S. .New \mbas«ador Declares Exclusion Act Vi as Shock hut His Country Believes in American Justice. New York. March 24.—Tsuneo Mat suduira, new Japanese ambassador, told the Japan society at its annual dinner here tonight that on his way to Washington he had been asked what he thought of the possobllity of war between Japan and America. Convinced no Issue* existed between the two countries which awaited ad said he replied: "I don't think about it.” With unimportant exception*. he said, both peoples have disclaimed bel Justmeot ho force, the ambassador licu*e desites and deprecated all Idea of discord. "I am curious, therefore, to know,” he «ald, "who 1* going to start a war between the two countries, and who is going to fight in it. I should not mind witnessing an American Japanese war in which neither America nor Japan Is Involved. That would be a queer war." Exclusion l-aw a Shock. Ambassador Matsudaira confessed that the American law excluding Jap anese had given Japan "a great shock and disappointment.” He said he would not he honest if lie did not tell that the dissatisfaction was wide spread. But the Japanese placed faith In the justice of the American people, a faith which "gives us hope that the day will come when this question may he settled In a manner satisfactory to both countries.” Peace around the Pacific, that was the great mission which Mr. Matsu dalra felt both nations primarily had to fulfill. He cited as evidence of Japan's good intentions how It had carried out every obligation imposed at the Washington conference of 1922 to- the letter. New Diplomacy. The Increase of popular control in International affairs since the world war, he observed, had changed the methods of diplomacy. Diplomacy In the hands of a few had changed Into a representative function which re flected the views ami sentiments of multitudes. The change had been a gain, hut at the same time it, is "apt to bring its own dangers In It* train.” Mlsrepiescntatloi), which was apt to mislead the general public In forming It* conclusions, was "a danger Inher ent In the new diplomacy-” The ambassador expressed the grati tude of his people to the American public and to Cyrus Wood, former American ambassador In particular, for what they had done for Japan during the earthquake. Henry W. Taft, president of the Japan society, urged an International peace alliance between America and Kngland which al*o would include I Japan. Contest oil But One Of fire to Mark Election at Ord Ord, March 24.—Ord will have a quiet city election. The Rood gov* eminent party selected a ticket on* night. The next evening the citizen*' party chooae the name candidate* with exception of I »r. fi, It. fiord for the park board Instead of \V. A. An demon. I)ilh-r \\ ell* to 1U* Tested. Ollier, Neb., March 24.— Teat well* recently drilled here to zupply thf i Itv witli water, will be further tented according U> a decision «»f the vIIIjik* iru*t*e«« at u meeting Monday eve Ming, before being formally H«eept<«l mid connected up with the city pump iitg pinnt It Is naid the lent will In continued for 10 rjaj * to npecitaiu II the volume • wm« r l* plentiful. Hotel Brin): Remodeled. Beatrice, M»r« h 24, Keniodellnic »»| the Burwood hotel, one of the old eat btmln*** hottne* In the city, \n In progre**. The Job will take t WC month* end will coet approximately $20,000. Stocks Hammered Down to New Low Levels by Bears a1 Railroad Shares Bear Brunt of Selling Pressure: 86 In dividual Issues Fall to New Low Marks. New York, March 24. Stock prices continued to tumble today under the perkistent hammering of bear traders and the liquidation of Investors t" new low levels for the year. Railroad shares bore the brunt of the selling pressure, bear attacks against these issues being predicted on the publication of relatively poor February earning statements, partic ularly by the northwestern carriers. In all, $6 individual Issues, 30 of them rails, attained their lowest prices of the year. Attempts to rally the list met with partial success during the morning, but fresh buying power whs lacking and quoted values continued to melt away when selling pressure was re newed during the afternoon. Strong Linking support made its appearance just before the close, being particu larly effective In General Klectrlc, which was bid up over 8 points to 265 1-2. So mu' ll stock was being pressed for sale in other ports of the I list, however, that the recovery failed to make much headway when tin* closing gong sounded. The drastic nature of the recent de cline Is illustrated by the following table, which shows the extreme dev cline from the high levels of the year to the low prices today, and the de preciation In dollars. Five lending in dustrials show' a depreciation of $260,417,705 in quoted value, the larg est being the drop of over $156,000,000 in the n\arket value of Standard Oil of New Jersey common. Fixe leading rails show a decline of $131,630,754, the largest of which is a drop of over $32,000,000 In I'nlon Pa cific. With over 900 stocks listed and traded In on the exchange and most of them substantially below the year's high levels, which in many cases were ►only established last month, the coin I bined depreciation in market value undoubtedly will run well over $1,000,000,000. North Platt** Man Injured Seriously in Auto Accident Ft. Morgan, Colo . March 24.—A. F. Cooper. 40, of North Platte, Neb., (suffered a broken back and other in juries which may prove fatal, when the car which lie was driving went Into the ditch, on the paved high way northeast of here. Leonard Harr, also of North Platte, who was in the car, was not hurt In the ac cident. Hoth men declare they were not traveling at high speed. Plainview Teacher Appointed Pierce County School Head Plainview', March 24. Miss Houila Parker, who lias been a teacher In the Plainview schools for several years, has been appointed by the couhty commissioners of Pierce county to MU tin* vacancy In the county superln t rodent* offlm made by the icsigna tIon of former Superintendent Farm! let*, who sexeral weeks ago was united in marriage to Attorney General Spillman. 11111111... 1111 City Party Nominate* Two ticket* Humboldt, Neb., March 24 The an mini preelection caucus of the limn holdt dty party placed in nomination two sets of candidates for school and city election. Aurll 7. They «re: Hoard »*f Kducatlon, A Fpley, MIn* Grace Jones, M. M Kama*-, Walter Kaiser: councilnien First ward. Lute H. Kotouc, Ralph H. Park; Second ward. Flunk M. Ho«h. Joe Hhllei. Married in Council HlnffV. the fiUliv it a pt.runn* ohtslnafl ttutr C i«»ill 4 '< >Uf1* 11 Wuff» \*»tatdny Hnltl fVem-eftt, Is ... i.lnurtls MwIIk'Ih’, i r**a«ant, Ih .... 21 Marry I’n limikrtif. I'tsyner. In . 7 Jtaasia ,X|. I.MUkhltn Tr«$‘fin<. Ih . l.aftey ' .un*l| 111 tiff a 3* Httlln I'- Murrlson, Nani* I*. ...... 14 .tarry M.» U n w*w y, (*tarka«*n. Nab . .. 2* Manilla M •rusk a, f»r*t, \**b . A It ' a'lghav. f'nunrll lllifffa Alary Lynn* ffaatk'e Connell Stuffs., I" Frink UtaMio kin. Untihl. . tui.u* ft*,..i, 1*.«... 31 I President Me for y*&\leet - ♦ ^'v.ucts Kellogg to ^ reliminary Steps <ir»l New Coiiferenee V /V on Disarmament. Approach World Powers Hj t ni\er*«l Service. Washington, March 24.— President ‘ ’oolidge has directed Secretary of State Kellogg to look into the matter I of railing another disarmament oon-j ft rence under American auspices, It was learned officially at the White| House today. The president's directions cover two general phases: First, the idea of carrying out further the principles adopted by the Washington conference on the limi tation of arrnftrnent. Second, the advisability of ap proachlng the great world powers at this time with the proposal for sum moning a supplementary conference in Washington under the auspices of ilie l ulled States. f treat Britain ah end\ has indicated something more than a willingness fo participate in such a conference, which undoubtedly would operate to establish still more firmly British supremacy at sea. On the opposite side of the world, Japan has shown signs of approving “In principle’’ the idea of another conference under American auspices. Japan, however, has certain definite conditions which Secretary Kellogg must meet before be can count on ac the support from the Tokio ministry. Continental KSurope, under the lead ership of France, is generally regard ed in Washington as constituting the real obstacle to the president’s dis armament project. Supplementary restrictions on naval armaments, it Is believed in Washington, can be fixed by another conference without reference to land forces, hut it will he futile to broach any definite proposals until there is substantial unanimity of sentiment among the great powers of the world. EXPERT EXPLAINS MOVING MOUNTAIN Denver. Colo., March 2i.—The the ory of gravity, one of the fundamen tal laws of nature, is governing the shifting of “moving mountain” neai Meeker, Charles \V. Henderson, min eral geographer of the United States geological survey, declared* today in advancing a scientific analysis of the phenomenon. The movement of the mountain’s slope is not uncommon in mountain ous formations, he said, such as are in the region of the Meeker “moving mountain,” The mountain range in the vicinity r*f Meeker is considered among the foothills of the Rocky mountains and is of less substantial formation than the main rat^ge. The belief of Henderson "«* that in the depth of the peak nr Meeker there was a flat clay deposit which formed one strata of the mountain. Seepage of water from either streams on the earth's surface or underground water flows had moistened this clay l«nse he declared, and consequently It could not hold the weight of the sand, stone and earth above so that these uppermost materials w^re slid ing »*(T the base slowly to a more sub stantial foundation. j. H. i .uesclipii, Sherman Township \sM*s*ior. Dies Columbus. Man'll ?l.—J. IT. T.uch ch*n, Sherm in toivnahlp ns*e.«“or, well known In the county, ilidl Sun day niRht of pneumonia following the flu, with asthma complication*. Mr. I.ueschen was 47 years old and a "native son” of Platte county, hitv Ing bean born on a Sherman lotsn ship which hla father, Herman fl. I.ueschen. one of the sturdy pioneer, of the county, homesteaded In 18fi>>. His father is 87 years till. Mr I.ueschen leaves his wife and five children: also his agc.i fai'ie four sisters nnd three brothers I oil^i* Pole Caiiruses SpIim I. Candiilalo T»dge Pol*. March 24 <1 K. Mar shall and Mrs. .1 F. «'otter were notnl nated at th* school caucus f«*»- the’ on* year term and A H. pcrslnger. (' (r Hills, Mrs. I, R Harlow nnd A (' Rule for the three ye*r form. G. K. MlnshaJl. c. O. Rills and If. 1« Duck* ate th* retiring members. At the village caucus held the same day D. R Barlow, K. Fenske. W I* Russell and L. K. Uydlntt were notnl Dated fdy two years. \\ . 1> Russell and R. \\\ Knglert nr* the retiring members. Marslnml Orpini/rs Clul*. Msrsland. March “1 Murslund • onimtinity rf about ’ inhabitants, has organized n Commercial dub with < ‘hat !*■ M< Fai t an as president and K. T. Fnwut as secretsry. fal lowing s visit rf two* * at loads of memlters at a regular meeting of the Memlngfoid chamber of Commerce I hursday. Man FoiiihI Dead in Manner. Bridgeport. Mutch 24 -r \ Mill came to ftls death ft cm toil urn I causes, pmlmbly henrt trouble, in* cording to a eort/ner'w Jut} lie was found dead In n minuet in u field barn near Bronson f i ft»• i friends had searched*#!! 1a\ foi him When )• went to the bmn, tie \\ •• in tpjmi nitty good health Di* Mnlay to Slajic I’lav. Ord. March 2 4 Ord chapter of t Moln> will Stage "The l'ni‘uti«i Intis HutxlAr." t John \ Crnncl# pint at th* Ord np*t a house eat tv In Xfilll The leading parts will be is Urn t>> Helen Compiles l and M. Kuituouu Pestilence. Not Feared in Illinois llrallli Kxpertit Declare! Menace Has Passed in j Sturm-1 tu n Kegions Due to Sanitation Measures. Cash Needed to Rebuildi ll> 1 nivmal Scnlcf. Chicago, March 24.—Danger of pestilence sweeping over the storm i"i ii regions »»f Illinois and Indiana has passed, according to health au thorities, Sanitation measures taken immediately after the disaster saved the country from an epidemic, ac cording to Dr. J. I j. Rawlings, direc tor of the Illinois department of health. The problem confronting the au f horit.ies now is one of reconstruction. A vast 'Mini of money will be requir ed. It is expected Chicago will con tribute approximately $500,000, the Illinois state legislature has appropri ated S500.000 and a like amount Is expected from outside the state. .Most Disastrous Storm. 'I’lio tornado that last Wednesda> snuffed out more than 800 live?, in jure I 3,000 and wiped out hundreds of homes in Illinois, Indiana, Mis souri. Kentucky and Tennessee was the most disastrous the country ha^ khown. The monetary loss has not been officially estimated but It will aggregate several millions. In southern Illinois, the region that suffered greatest damage, temporary shelter has already been provided foi 10,000 homeless. Some are living In tents but many families hav<* been aide to return to their partially wrecked homes. Plenty of Supplies. Red Cross officials reported toda.* that food and clothing supplies arc ample. What is most needed Is fund® for permanent construction work There are families who have nothing but the clothing they wore when the storm came and out In the rural dls triots there are scores of farms de nuded of nil buildings and livestock. Kfforts are being mad** to supply these farmers with funds to purchase livestock and erect homes. Scores of doctors and nurses* at' still in the field administering to tin injured. There were three deaths re ported during the day but most of the injured will recover, according to Red, Cross workers. Many will be perma nently crippled. SOUTHERN STOCK MEN OPTIMISTIC Representatives of the livestock ex change and Cnloii Stockyards com pany have returned from San An tonio, Tex . where they attended the annual convention of the Southwest (%ittle Growers' association. Omaha was represented at the meeting by Frank Stryker. R. M. Roberts, travel inglivestock agent fur the Fnion Stockyards company: A. H. Frye. Fnion Stockyards comjiany George i MacDonald, C. E KiUlhom and Rob erts Brothers Rose. “There was more optimism ex-j pressed at the convention this year among cattlemen, than I have heard! for five or six years." declared .Rob erts. “The cattlemen down there have been In a bad way with their hold ings. but they are being carried along! by the loan companies and in time the old debts will be wiped out." "The cattlemen look forward to heavy shipments to northern pasturfs this season, as the spring is starting with unsual dry weather and ship ment w ill probably begin early ." said Htryker “The future « f the breeding « attic business can hold nothing but good tidings for those who stick to the game," believes Roberts "It will lake many years to reestablish the busi ness upon a firm basis.'* Three Supped* to Fare Chickrn Theft Charge* Beatrice. Neb., March 21 Vein Wooster, John It. S< hrlner, and H. H. Tunnlsoit, arrested hoe Mond.iv after they had sold some chickens at the Swift plflnt, will l»e taken back to Smith i’enter. Kan.. Wednesday, bv Sheriff Jack Waller to answer charges of chit ken stealing. According to Sheriff Waller near ly 200 fowls are alleged to have Ih*» n stolen Ijtte today officers arrested Russell Ramsey of this city in con nection with the case. Boost Planned at Beatrice for Chamber of Commerce Beatrice. March 21 A combination meeting of the Beatrice Chamber of Commerce. Rotary and Klwanis clubs will be held Friday evening at the Rmldook hotel for the pm pom of centering the attention • f all bust m-•» men upon the importance i f supporting the Chamber of Con nuirce. R* ports will be received and plans for the v ear's work outlined. Ke\. V. I.. I ni|)leli\ Kites Held al Nebraska Cit\ Nebraska City, March 21 The bodv of Rev A, I, Ftuplebv of (.Yilorndo Springs, who died Snturd.iv. arrived here last night ntid services were held at the Methodist i hut ch todav. Rev. Mr Fmplrbv was for three \ • n s pa* tor of the loral rhlln li. lie Is stir Vlved by his widow two daughter.' ami one son. 1 .liieken Kimi*1 ((aided Darlington. M.u»h 21 Chicken thieves who *#r\ei*»tl !|pie* In th* past have visited the >nrd» of Ftnnk Carlson, stole about 12 voting l*|v mouth Rocks from bis fine flock last week The stolen chickens were valued at over I Ml. Th# fowls weir marked and dealers tn the nearby towns hate been notified to be on the vviLlcUtioc Uiuu. Jury Awards Mrs. Dennistoun $25,000 in Action Brought Against Ex-Husband | >n£g. pog5orev Mr, iDHKr^Ti^^oaKr | Veteran Wyoming Attorney Closes Oil Lease Battle Counsel for Sinclair Court W illi Argument *o 1 Completely He Far Lx eeeds Time Limit. lit The A»so« inted Frw». I'hf)» nnc, Wyo March l*4—Hold ing the court, the attorney.4 and spec tators for four and one-half hour*— fhe entire court day J. W. Bnrey. veteran Wyoming attorn* v. one <*f counsel f<*r Mammoth 'Ml company, i Umed his fight today In the Teapot J>»me lease annulment suit. The dean of Wyoming lawyers (quoted tie* isloii after decision of the £* tilted State? supreme court to up hold hi* contention that the lease men Harry F. Sinclair by former Secretary »#f the Interior Albert B. Fall wan legal and ending on the! gov eminent. He spoke af great length on tle| provision in the act of June 4. BO', under which congress gave to the see' re la y *f the navy the right to “de velop. conserve. u-e and operate ' the J naval reserves, and argued that the ;». t made it mandatory for the head of the navy to proceed with that pro gram. “Kvery portion of the statute is re plete with Instructions to get the oil from the held, and there are no con Ungencies—no 'if?,'" said he. Us i hanged Potiry. Baccy argued that the power* granted to the secretary of the navy under the act were so broad that he was not required to submit the proj ect to competitive bidding. "The government, he said, “charges that the policy of the ad ministration was changed overnight from conservation to one of exploita tion. We say that the act of 1920 which made it mandatory for the sec retarv of the navy to develop, con serve, use and operate the reserve? was the change In policy and that the law itself caused the change." IjRccy argued that the powers of rorurres* were not overriden because un4er the act it was self-evident that if development were ordered, there must have followed provisions for cl! storage and that the government eon tentlon that oil storage tanks could l>e built for the navy only under eon Rxesslonal appropriation was an in congruity in the face of the act of 192" if., contended that every pro-j vision of the lease and the circuit! j stance under which It was made were well within the 1920 law Forgot to \\ atelt I bn k The argument was followed *»> closely by the court and spectators that Federal Judge T. Blake Ken nedy’s rules for recesses and limiting of arguments went by the board Judge Kennedy's court has a reputs Mon for being inflexible in keeping at torney s within certain hours in their arguments, and the jurist «o an flounced nt the loginning of the pres potation of statements. 1’inlet* the schedule Baccy was to have finished nt 3. Hut when J came both Judge Kennedy a to! Ijgcry seemed unaware of the hour and not until 10 minutes before ad inurnment Mme did the ppenkn look at the i lock. Bacev then closed IVts argtl ment and court* adjourned, leaving rseorge P. Iloovfi, Washington at lorney. representing the defense without n place on the schedule, for he was to have started at .1. The re milt was that a pine* had to be made vn the tomorrow morning do, ket fm Hoov er __ . .. < »mrI Open* at llurtingtoii. I lart Inphm. Ma h ’I The spi Jag i tern? of district .aunt opened M*Uida\ with Judo* Mark K> RH of |*ende> ] on the Ittnfell \ pane! f 4 i«ii'ur*l was d'awn from a Ifst . »*f ft*' names j presented by the (tout'd «»f c»MltU>j conunisslofiei * \lHMit 7,\ c tses m» docketed, an unu-uallv large ntmtler i f«M the March term. . I... ____* I ni\(*r*it\ 11 cud Die*. St Bonis. March t Hr Frederick j AMln Hall. 70 chat cllor e*n«*u: US of j WatUiufUx* uuiui'iitb died. Chapman \\ ants Jurors of Croat Mental Capacity Notorious Criminal Declare* He Wants No "Hick* a® Talesmen in His Fight for Life ip Court. It? JOHN K. WINKI.KK. Fnh«n>Hl service staff Correspondent. Hartford, Conn.. March -4.—Get aid chapman, America s most notorious criminal, faced a throng r*f Connect! t ut Yankee* in Superior Court Justice .leanings' court today. For more than five hours he direct ed Itl* defence *f the charge that he Cold-bloodedly shot down Policeman James Skelly of New Britain last Oc tober. When court adjourned five men of the *2 talesmen examine*! were in th* box V* man? other* were excuse*! ihr** hij* _0 r.Hii o remain in tfie spe * Utl j >enel of ir»0. A new panel has be*‘n ^>iTTimon*d for tomorrow morn ing !• is p* p-tit-sily certain. however, a jury will have been chosen by to morrow night. Pick* Them Himself. « hapn an. fighting for his life, wants a jury of as great mental ca lamity a* p«is slide to try him. As each prospective juror took the stand today, there xras one quick, penetrat ing glance from the bandit s cold hlue eves — .ix'iil ftp brilliant as ever sat In a human head. A nod or shake of the curious, lumpy head of the “ini I lion-do liar bandit” and the talesman joined the long lU*t of the rejected or. in five instances, took his place in the jury l ox. The five chosen thus far are business men, salesmen and drum mere. All arc- family inen. Their ax erage age is 43. Chapman told his chief counsel, Frederick J- Groehl of New York: “Get me ;t • ivy **f xvise guvs. No hicks. If l am going to hang, let me l*e hung by men who Know something of life.” I armor* \re Barred So. today the defense played crafti ly in an effort to exhaust the first panel, consisting mostly of small tuxx farmer* The new panel will contain talesmen from the larger cities. State s \11■ m roy II :gb Al urn mot cl i|uivin > strutegv craftily. Repeat edix he for,» d Groehl and his assist tints Nathan O Freedman and Charles \V Mundiy. to yield one of the pteciou* peremptorte* in order to di«;H*«e of a farme talesman \* li«» apparently fuelled all requirement* and x\*s perfectly willing to draw bis $1 a day h\ serving In an Interesting i ase The day* proceeding* were dull, but Chapman was a figure of fasetna tion. \urtione«*r Bu>> Farm. l.lbertx. March 24 Cel. K K. Kin ne> . prominent auctioned of This piece, today closed a deal whereby be become* owner of the W. T. Gor* farm of 113 acres near liberty, the price being 113.000 or slightly over $11: an acre The farm is x ery well Improved and adjoins other land oxx ned by K innex. Milfonl Pioneer Dies. TYymore. March 24 K .1 Miller. Wxnion undertake*. ha* been called to Milford on n■ > *»unt of the death of h]s father. ,1 K Miller, a pioneer resident of the Milford and Krtend x cinity. The senior Miller had lived in Hie l.nalln where he died for the i,**#* 4a and xx as past So 5ears of | Hie Weather 1 4 14 F'.i'i r •' 4 ni T r XI* *• * r 4 |*t in*| las tnrhc'4 * !■**1 Cui*«L«e»ith% e J*n«*,\ ) 'J.1 4 . At f relent'i * » 1 rmiwraltfr* X S »r» 4 1 | * * w ..., 4* 5 r < •' * * *" 41 p nt * * »n •? 4 v 1*' <** * aw 41 * p nt «1 4 p a K 4 i * r m iia 44 v* | 4* g*v.*i M»M >i| • jg ttl I, , , Deimistoun V erdict to First Wife Ex-Male of British Colonel Triumph* in Her Suit to Recover Ca.-h She Say? She (ia\e Him. Awards Her $25,000 By KOlIliKT J. PKKW. I nliprsil *»er\l.-e staff t itrrptpiitiijpnt. London, March 21.—Mrs. Dorotb; I>f nnistoun triumphed In court toda; lit spit# of criticisms of her conduct by Judge MeCardie, who describee her as "nol a woman from the clol* ten. but a. woman of the world.'’ Sh* gained a Jl’a.fmo damages award fron the Jury which tried her case attains' her former husband for sums allegcc to have been loaned and for fulfill ntent of an agreemen' for matntr nance made at the time of their nri* divorce. A full verdict will be handed dow by the judge tomorrow, the net re suit of which, on the jury's findings will l*e that the attempt of Couhtc* Carnarvon to resist the claims ot Col. Ian Dennistoun'e first wife ha* failed < ourtronm Parked Tii* jury took three hou * to a:, swer 1 he questions left with It i Judge MeCardie. The court wa* |iticgi»| to suffi cation this morning with society people who had paid premiums for places In the waitin', line early in the day. While concluding id- summing lit of the case. Judge MeCardie took o casion to state that the French di vnree decree between the DenrJ* touns was binding and that th» mar riage of Colonel UennUtoun and I .ad' Carnarvon was valid. At this dr-laro tion Lady Almlna's face became wreathed In smiles as she silent!" pressed her husband’s ant Mrs fennistoun heard the n»ws of her victory without ostentatiously displaying her satisfaction. Promised Assistance. In addition to the verdict for S2b - ftnO. the Jury found that Mrs. Tie nistoun had a valid claim agnlnst her former hustand f"r the ? i o who .1 she claimed she advanced -n his i half during and after the period of their marriage. The Jury also sere-- • that he luid promised to ts'ist in li* support when he was able to do If she was not In a positl< -ft to supper' herself. Trt some cfrelee It Is h»!d that tb wording of the verdict will make h practically Impossible to eolle.-f from the colonel, as it was tes’lfled th.;t after they were divorced he was down and out except for the money pr vided by Lady Carnarvon, whom hr afterward married. The legal costs of both side* whl* b will be borne by the countess, ar* estimated as upward of };no.nop I Uhl Settler- Pav Tribute to < overed \l agon Pioneei Allen. March 74.—Funeral service* were held here for Mrs. Anna Harper. 77. who. with her husband and twi children, came here from Wisconsin in 1S71 and took up a homestead five I miles southeast of here. !She Is survived by one daughtc i Mrs. Harry Hemstreet cf Allen, an five grandchildren, Margaret, Gladys and Harvey Harper of Alien. Ferr Hemstreet of Sioux City. la . am! Donald Hemstreet of Allen. Among those attending the service* I which were held ir, the Methodist I church, were many old settlers. In | termcnt was made in Sprlngltanh cemetery. Declamatory Contestant Selected at Humboldt Humboldt. Neb., March Cl —The d* Iciamatory contest and hand recital o; jtite Humboldt school* were enjoyed b> jn crowded house. In the hurr.orou Miviaion. Miss Alnta Fruhbauer trj« first and Florence Beutler second in the dramatic. Miss Haiel McCoy w*« first and Zola Avery second, and In | oratory Hi t an Watske was first. The I winners will t>e sent tn the state eon jes; to he held at Omaha'April in I rec I nit ion Warded Oratory I onte-t \\ mm Randolph, March 71 John Casteel who won the oratorical contest at th* N rtska yvealevan nniveratty, will reeelve free tuition, valued at lUti for one year at that Institution. Summary of the Day in Washington Tbc Italian tied th I rYemiet Mr.^aolint t* *c : p ;?.»> li; Th* Red Ctt*** mobilised rural r I lief carat an* for In the mi i ! wwt atorm section. I Cabinet nwuhers g*\e rrwidfr' C-oolidge their view* on the nation* I buxine** .situation. . Complaint wa* lodged with 8*ere tnr\ Kellogg against price* charge 4 bv the French German polaah inter e*ta. National guard officer* presented : • I President tNxolMgg their argument fax cilna federal expenditure for I |UAn1 drill p*x' Nateon T Hartgcw resigned M fc'Uiitor of the internal revenue j hitr«<.iu and A \\ Gi^-g of rev tv,** xehs ted to ^luvrei htiw The aMjHrifeU Um t\i ippivx.M t» law: iemwl s .ti'pivg t'tnfecen*^ > sWvtwhh'a dtff* rnti.tW igai:M i* 'f nul south At Win tic p*i!* it xx.-x* Mnnt'UUx'Vvi that President OiHiiidge ha* sugweMed j.* Srvietat Kellogg that certain deHr, ta prelim? n *rx •!♦*!« he takci t gr m4 w *Ci d. ikiius gou^reueg.