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V_VOL 54-NO. 248. *‘^1,!? t, TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1925. ♦_TWO CENTS1* ‘Br.**cS!» cSih.K*11* - __ -..'
Shepherd to
Offer 2 New
Witnesses
Defense Counsel, in Eifilit for
Homls, ^ ill Allege Dis
covery of Fresh Evi
dence in Case.
Woman Witness in Hiding
Hr rnlvrrsnl Service.
r'hlrasrn, March 30.—The battle to
free William D. Shepherd on hail
pending trial some time this summer,
on a charge of murdering his million
afro ward, William Nelson McClin
tork, will he renewed tomorrow.
Before Judge Jacob Ft. Hopkins, at
torneys for the accused man will offer
two witnesses upon whose "new evi
denec, discovered since bail was re
fused,'* they hope to get a reversal
of the decision ordering Shepherd
l^*^.opt In Jail.
^ The witnesses are Karl <Tark, for
mer salesman for "Dr." ('. Ftil
in.in's National Fniverslty of S- icn
ccs. ami Mrs. Dnella Hheuhell. at one
time Imsiness manager for the school.
• ’lark Is in custody at a hotel—
“coerced and intimidated by the
state's attorney," according to the de
fense; "held for his own safety and at
his request," according to the prose
cutor, who says that Shepherd's
agents are trying to run Clark out of
town,
Mrs. Hheuhell Missing.
Mrs, Hheuhell is in hiding and de
tectives are combing the city to find
where she has been secreted by Shep
herd's attorneys.
Clark, the defense says, will testify
that he was a party to "framing" the
confession of “Dr." Kalman that he
had given Shepherd typhoid germs
to be administered to young McClin
tuck for the purpose of killing him
after be made a will In Shepherd's
favor.
Mrs. Rheubell, according to the de
fense, will tell a story backed up by
documentary proof, which will prove
Faintan's so-called confession untrue.
Moreover, she will swear, Shepherd's
attorneys say, that Falman is, to her
positive knowledge, a drug addict and
not to be believed.
High lights of Mrs. Rheubell's
Story, as announced by the defense,
will be:
Shepherd Never There.
That she was In a position to know
every person who visited the' Kal
man school and that Shepherd never
^ ’^yas there.
That Shepherd never wrote a let
ter asking -enrollment for a course In
bacteriology.
That there were no living typhoid
germs at the school and Falman
could not have given such germs to
Shepherd.
That on one of the days Faiman
says he was plotting with Shepherd
he was actually preparing a deed by
which his father transferred certain
land to Mrs. Rheubell ns payment for
her services at the school.
"When Faiman sees me In court,
he will repudiate his confession,” she
confidently predicted before being
taken away by Shepherd s lawyers.
Meanwhile, the theory that there
had been something sinister connect
ed with the deaths of Mrs. Kmma Nel
son McClintoek, "Billy's" mother, and
Dr. Oscar Olson, her physician, short
ly after they had become involved
with Shepherd, was dealt a severe
blow today.
Chemists Report letter.
Dr. J. P. Simonds, professor of
Northwestern university, who attend
ed a post mortem over the bodies, ex
humed after years, reported to Shep
herd's lawyers, by whom he was re
tained, that both had suffered front
a chronic heart disease that might
have proved fatal at any time before"
they did die. There was nothing, his
refiort said, to bear out reports that
the bodies had displayed peculiar
characteristics at the time of death.
Meanwhile the state's chemists
were making a minute examination
ihe iv 'i i of both Mrs. McClln
lock and Dr. Olson to determine if
poison of any kind could be found In
either body. They were not expected
to report for at least two weeks.
Wheat Prospects Good
on Farm Near DcWitt
Beatrice, March 30.—Carl Benz,
fanner living near DeWltt, reports
that he has ahout TOO acres of wheat
which will make a good yield, pro
Vlded the weather remains favorable
H» says that he harrowed and rolled
♦ he wheat twice last fall. Kd Cramer,
living near T'iekrell, fells a different
story. He has 33 arres of wheat and
he says he does not believe It will re
turn much mote than the seed.
H. B. Harris Gliosen Head
of Schools at Minatare
Mlnatare, March 30.—All teachers
fnr the Mlnatare public schools for
next year hate been employed, arid
because of the reduction In salaries
there are new names In the faculty.
B. B. Harris, now at Madrid, Is the
new superintendent, taking I he plat e
of R. O. Chambers, who has been su
perintendent for seversl years and
Who will enter the Insurance business
i i
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^ j0 uysh ian.
lin iisfls City, Mo.
1)1 1 loxle Is to Omaha lod.iv after
(Mending a conference of the Pro
fesslonal Mens clubs Monday. He
is a prominent physician and presl
i dent of the Kansas City Professional
Men's club.
Dr HokIs 1* staying at ths Hotal
fontanell*.
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SPEEDER FINED;
SUSPECT FREED
Municipal Judge Holmes relented
Monday on Jail sentences to speeders,
Craig A. Weekly, Insurance sales
man, Angelas apartments, paid J20
costs after he pleaded guilty to ex
ceeding the speed limit along Vinton
street Saturday night.
K. Hagen, 310$ Valley street, was
discharged on a charge of reckless
driving. He was arreaied Saturday
after lie is alleged to have turned in
front of an approaching fire truck at
Thirty third avenue and Q street.
Judge English to
Take Stand Today
in His Own Behalf
K\ idcnrp on Which PI ca for
Impeachment Was Based
Is Concluded Before
House Committee.
By The AmoiIhIciI Prr««.
St. T.ottis, Mo.. March 30.—Pre
sentation of evidence, on which was
based the piea for Impeachment of
Federal Judge George Washington
English, ended late today. The ac
cused judge probably will l>e the first
witness in his own behalf tomorrow
morning.
The congressional committee which
has spent a week hearing testimony
of tyrannical and oppressive conduct
while on the bench and irregularities
in handling of finances of bank
ruptcy cases, piled up against the
judge, received in finality today the
report of two Department of Justice
examiners who investigated C. B.
Thomas, referee in bankruptcy under
Judge English.
In that report publication of parts
of which was left to the committee's
later decision, it was set out that nn
order dated June 7. 1919, virtually
turned the powers of Judge English's
court so far as they related in bank
ruptcy over to referee Thomas and
gave Him permission to use them as
he pleased.
Paris English, one of the judge's
sons who was named as tile pilot fol
lowed from bank to bank by bank
ruptcy funds and who received 3 per
cent interest on such funds from one
hank, also will be a witness, said
the defense attorneys, but probably
not tomorrow.
The defense probably will require
only two days they said.
One of the last witnesses today was
I-T. P. Frizzell, young 1'nited States
commissioner appoinled hy Judge
English in 1922 and who has been
mentioned In much testimony as the
recipient of large fees as attorney in
bankruptcy casea.
He denied that he ever had split
fees with anyone, or that he ever
had known of anybody in Thomas’ of
fice splitting fees.
PRICE OF STOCKS
IN SHARP DECLINE
New York. Marrh 30.—Another
drastic decline In stork prices took
place In today’s trading, 50 issues
crashing to new low levels for the
year with losses ranging from 1 to
10 1-2 polDts. Except for temporary
stiffening of call money rates there
was nothing In the day’s news to
acrount for the selling, which was
generally described as a further cor
rection of the weakened technical
position of the market resulting from
speculative excesses of last month
and the subsequent closing out of
weakened marginal accounts.
United States Cast. Iron Pipe broke
12 1-2 points, General Electric 11 12,
American Can 7 1-4. Delaware,
Lackawanna & Western 5, Associat
ed Dry Goods 4 3 4 and Iron Prod
ucts, Rock Island. Union Bag and
Paper, United Fruit, American Can
and Foundry and Texas Gulf Sul
phur 3 to 4 points. United States
Steel common sold down 3 points to
a new low record for the year at
112 3 4.
Publication Decision to
Precede Tax Returns
By CniversHl Service.
Washington, March 30.—Ths ques
tlon of ths legality of publication of
income tax returns probably will be
decided by the supreme rourt before
the •1325 returns are in shape to be
made public, treasury officiate said to
day.
It Is expected that the rase will he
argued and decided before the su
preme rourt recess In dune. A num
her of the suits Instituted by former
Attorney General Stone against news
papers for publishing the amount of
taxes paid by Individuals are already
on the supreme court calendar.
Last year the returns were not
thrown open to the public until Oc
tober and officials think that this
year's figures will not he ready before
early fall.
Associated Charities
Organized at Bridgeport
Bridgeport, March 30.—After weeks
of preparatory work by clubs, lodges
and societies of Bridgeport, an Asso
elated Charities organization has been
formed that will take charge of all
solicitations and disbursement s of
charity of every form in the ctly. C.
II. Plckarts of the Lions club, which
originated ttie IiIph, Is president of the
organization.
Kllis Farmer Dies.
Ren trice, Marrh 80.—Paul Wald*
man. well known farmer of the Kill*
vicinity, died at a hnapltnt here. Hr
wa* 4K year* of age and beside* 111*
wife and two eon*, lohn and Clifford
be 1* aurvlved by two brother* and
five olateri. Funeral *ervtce* will be
held Tuesday afternoon at 2 30 at
Centenary M E. church In thl* city.
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Drug Sales
Charged to
L. Van Camp
County Physician Sold ‘Dope'
Prescriptions on County
Blanks, Say Officers;
Grand Jury Ifears Case.
Bond Is Fixed at $5,000
Dr. Dee Van Camp, county physi
cian, is at liberty under $5,000 bond
while the grand jury is considering
charges that he sold narcotics through
the issuance of prescriptions on
county blanks.
Dr. Van Camp was arrested Satur
day, following a raid on his offices
made a week ago by Federal Narcotic
Agent? Matthews and Kennedy. He
was released on bond after appear
ing before Miss Marne Mullen, United
States commissioner, but the charges
against him were not made public un
til Monday.
The federal agents charge that on
Starch 18 they purchased from Dr.
Van Camp, through an operative, a
prescription for 100 half-grain mor
phine tablets. Dr. Van Camp re
ceived $15 for* the. prescription, the
agents assert. It was filled through
an Omaha drug store, and the cost
of the drugs charged to the county.
They allege they made another
“buy” for the same amount and they
charge that on March 23 lie sold also
a sealed bottle containing 100 mor
phine tablets for $2 5. The operative
in this case said he was offered more
“dope” but declined to buy because
he had no money.
Dr. Van (Tamp declares the present
move is staged by the new narcotics
officers here.
“It happens every once in a while,”
said lie. “They’ve rushed my office
before and I gtie^s they'll do it again.
Can’t blame tlierrf fur that. It's what
they're paid fur. lint it isn't right tu
trick a man.
“This stool pigeon staggered Into my
office and pleaded for a shot. I have
given shots to innumerable others
sent up here for relief. So I gave it to
him and told him to leave town. I(e said
he would but was back in a week and
showed me an arm full of scars and
pleaded for more. I gave it to him
on his promise to leave town.
“Omaha is the center of the traffic
for the whole country. It is terrible
here.
“Remember that every prescription
T write is on file and can be seen by
the public. It’s too bad they can at
tack an honest man's reputation by
sending in a tricky operative.”
The county records show that Dr.
Van Camp issued only a few prescrip
tlons for narcotics in the last three
months. He issued only three in
January and four in February. He
has been county physician for 12
years.
FEDERAL BANK
BUILDING IS SOLD
John Q. Adams of the Omaha Ho
tel Supply company on Monday
bought the Federal Reserve bank
building, southeast corner Thirteenth
and Farnam streets, from Herbert S
Daniel, receiver for Home Builders
Inc., for $125,000. The purchaser as
sumes a mortgage of $05,000, pays
$10,000 cash and will pay the bftl
anee in two years.
B. H. Dunham, referee in bank
ruptry, in making the sale, told
stockholders of Home Builders that
they may have to wait some time for
dividends. They will have to waif
at least until the El Beudor. Eight
eenth and Dodge streets, appraised at
$S25,000, Is sold. The highest offer
yet received by the receiver is
$750,000.
FIVE OF ESCAPED
CONVICTS NABBED
Fit tabu rgh, March 30. Five of sev
en prisoners who escaped last night
|from the Western Pennsylvania peni
tentiary were captured today in a
stolen automobile Just outside the city
limits of Butler, Pa., near here, ac
cording to a message received from
the state police at Butler by Stanley
P. Ashe, warden of the penitentiary.
John R. Webster Botilcvftrd
in Platlnmoiitb to Bp Paved
Plattsniouth. March 30.—The first
paving proposition for the year to re
ceive consideration at the hands nf
the city council is that of John B.
Webster boulevard, extending through
the Masonic home grounds. This
boulevard Is now a part of the King
of Trails highway and Is traversed hy
all cars passing through this city on
this transcontinental north and south
highway. The paving will delay un
til next spring the planting of more
than 100 tree* along the boulevard,
whb h had been arranged for by the
Plattsmouth park board. ,
Torringlon Cow Averages
Five Callous of Milk a Day
Bridgeport, March 30. — Twelve
thousand seven hundred pounds of
milk a \ ear, or five gallons a day, Is
a record Just established hy a 2 year
old heifer of the Holstein breed,
owned by O. .1. t'olyer of I lie Torrlng
ton district, and as the row Is Just
fresh, it is exported to exceed that
record in this year’s test, on which It
Is Just, entering. The cow is the out
standing Individual of a herd of pedl
greed animals, and has attracted st
fentlon of dairymen all over the conn
try.
Slock of Seed Slolen.
Hilditppnrl. Match 30 After advrr
tin)njt In a local natvapapar that hr
had 100 huahal* r>f gpeclatly ,*l*cl«d
alfalfa and aw**t rlnvrr urnd for aat#,
Rich Wllda ln,t th» antlr* Mock b\
thrft. Arcordln* to trarka Irft. Ihr
•*td had baan carrlad my In an au
tomoblia.
Republican Camps in Germany
Rej oice Over Gain in Strength
First Presidentail Election Little More Than Elimination
Match and Real Battle Is Launched for Votes on
April 26; Three Parlies May Combine.
By KARL VON WIEGANl).
I7nlv«rt*al Service Staff Correspond eut.
Berlin, March 30.—With Ger
many’s first presidential election
yesterday, little more than an “eli
mination match” and fest of party
strength at the polls, the real battle
for the presidential chair Rot under
way today for a second election, to
be hold April -6.
Though none of the seven candi
dates came anywhere near a ma
jority, there was much rejoicing In
republican camps today at the
showing of republican sentiment.
The official total vote today shows
a gain nf in per cent in republican
strength in 11 months.
The three so-called republican par
ties—socialists, democrats and cen
trists— polled 49 per cent of theto
tal vote as against 39 per cent In
the elections of May, 1924.
Socialists Sacrifice.
Intensive bargaining between the
different parties, more or less In ac
cord on fundamental principles and
policies for the joint candidates of
the two rival coalitions, opened to
day. The socialists took the initia
tive nml showed a commendable
spirit of party sacrifice by announc
ing that a joint candidate of the
repulican parties is necessary to win
a month hence, and they gave the
understanding that they are willing
to drop Herr Braun in favor of a
man upon whom the centrists and
democrats could unite with the so
cialists.
Germania, the official centrist or
gan, declares that the man should
o former f'hancellor Marx. Those
three parties polled a total of 13.
234,000 votes ns against 11,674,000
for the nationalistic Joe.
Jarres tJueM ioned.
The latter loc, fully alive to its
danger, is casting aout for a candi
date whose popularity Is sufficient
to overcome a handicap of 1,750,000
votes. A portion of the nationalist
press openiv advocates dropping I if.
Jarres, who received by far the
reatest vote yesterday, but Foreign
Minister Streseman is sticking to
Jarres. his organ, Die Zeit, asserting
that Jarres will again be the can
didate of the right bloc.
In the event of the Bavarian peo
ple's party, which had a candidate
of its own yesterday, adhering to its
opposition to Jarres, Chancellor
Blither is mentioned as a compro
mise candidate.
The outstanding feature of yester
day’s election is the showing that
the sentiment of the German people
is steadily growing against both
monarchism and bolshevism. The
latter, as an issue, was completely
crowded into the background and
is not likely to be an Issue for a
long time, if ever again. The com
munists lost almost a million votes,
droping from 12 1-2 per cent to 7
per cent of the total vote.
Danger Is Past.
Danger from monarchism or bol
shevism would seem to be a thing
of the past. Realizing that the
swing of popular sentiment is in
creasingly away from monarchism,
the Jarres bloc is already starting
a qui^t campaign to convert the na
% tionalist parties into a conservative
nationalist republican party.
Even General Budendnrff is now
satisfied that nationalist sentiment
no longer exists in Germany. He
got 2S4.471 votes. The former
kaiser, the former Crown Prince
Wilhelm and former Crown Prince
Rupprecht each got a few’ votes, but
all of them were outdistanced by
Boul.s Haeuser, apostle of nature
and nudity, fruits, nuts, bare feet,
baie beads, whiskers and hair, as
the c indidate <>f the hack to nature.
Cattlemen Hard
Hit. Board Told
Livestock Croups Resume
Fight to Lower Freight
Rates to Prewar Level.
Chicago. March 3ft.—Cattle !n north
western range state* decreased from
851,108 head In 1920 tn 579,321 in 1923,
A. M. Geary of Portland, Ore., attor
ney for cattlemen's organization*, tes
tilled today at the resumed rate hear
ing of th" Interstate Commerce com
mission. The National Livestock as
soclatlon, represented by Attorney S
If. Cowan of Fort Worth,. Tex , and
state livestock associations in the
west and midwest, contend that live
stock producers are not even making
expenses and that the emergency Te
quires that freight rate* be lowered
to the prewar level. •
Geary said that the condition of
cattlemen In the northwestern range
territory was "pitiful," and that their
returns did not equal what It eost
them to raise cattle and that sheep
raisers likewise were hard hit.
The sheep population of the terri
tory had decreased, he said, from
1,585,245 in 1921 to 1,322,173 In 1923.
The railroad representatives pro
tested the examiner's lenta'lve admis
sion of the lawyer's testimony which
they said was hearsay. Spokesmen
for the cattlemen replied that genu
ine cattlemen could not pay their nwn
transportation from Oregon to Chi
(Ago to testify.
HOTEL MANAGER
KILLED BY BOMB
Allendale, X. J.f March 39.—John
o 26, proprietor of the Manor
hotel, wan killed today In an ex
plosion of what 1# believed to have
been a bomb and which wrecked hla
automobile m he stepped on the
i starter. A strong odor of picric told
led authorities to express the su
"plclon bootlegging enemies may
have been responsible.
Expert Explains Dangers
in Radio Installation
York, March 30.—At the last meet
ing of th. Rotary club J. C. Kuyken
dall. district manager of the Nebraska
Gas and Kleotrlc company, gav. an
address on the danger* where radios
are set up contrary to rule* laid dow n
hv lighting companies and other dan
gets to he avoided bv keeping In
former! as to location of high powered
wires. Children should be given In
strucllon, he said, as tn dangers of
playing with or about guy wires and
supporting pole*. A safety first cant
palgn I* needed, according to this
speaker.
Plattsmouth Declamatory
Contestants Are Selected
Plattsmouth. March .30, \t the nn
nual declamatory ronteet In the
schools he? a to select contestants to
represent Plattsmouth High at the
district contest In Omaha April 10
the following were winner#: Norria
Cummin#, extemporaneous; Helene
Perry, dramatic; Kvelyn Hobb, hu
morons. The contest was Judged by
Mr. Houston of the Mlsnei school,
(Mnaha.
Funeral for Suicide.
Funeral services for Mary Hup, !’?.
ulelde, wet* held Monday morning
from Knrtakn chapel #«t 9 to HI. Adel
bert church nt 9:15. Burial was in
Bohemian National cemetery. The
girl had no relatives in this country.
Farm Ham Burned.
Ord Manb 39 A larg" barn on
th* Walt*r Koi bonmvskl farm osar
Ord was burned to th* gmund Batur
day. lit* reues of th* fir* la un
known.
French Outline
Security Offer
^ ill Not Sipn Pact I"nloss
Germany Declares Self
Clearly Upon Boundaries.
By The \«*orlatH Fr*»«
i mis. MarrldW.—J,e mshy will h,
required to join the league of nation,
without special favors or exemptions
and announce clearlv its Intentions
concerning the frontiers of Poland
and Czechoslovakia before the
French government will sign with tlie
retch a European security pact. This
will he the suhstante of the French
reply to the recent security offer.
Premier Herriot, aftrr taking cotin
sel with members of his cabinet and
leaders of parliament today gave in
structions to the political department
of the foreign office to draft a note
to that effect.
The document Is calculated to draw
from the Berlin government a reply
that will enable the allies to decide
whether the German offer for a se
curlty pact Is likely to form a basis
for useful negotiations.
Premier Herriot has been advised
by rlose friends to refuse to start
negotiations of any kind until Ger
n.anv is a member of the league. The
premier, however, decided that hr
could not refuse to consider any seri
ous security offer, but thought it best
to impose rs a condition that Ger
many accept all of .he responsibilities
of a league member.
FLEET TO SALUTE
PRINCE OF WALES
By Tit# Aiioi Utrd Tmi.
On Board .Steamship rtepulse.
March .10. The British Atlantic fleet
which ia en route homeward from the
combined fleet exercises In the Med
iterranean. altered Ita course today at
the request of the prince of Wales to
salute the Repulse, on which the
prince Is traveling on his voyage to
South Africa and South America.
Geneva Woman's Club
Sponsors Style Show
Geneva, March in,—For the fourth
season the literary and art depart
ntent nf the Geneva Woman's club
managed a style ahow In which the
merchants cooperated. The exhlhi
tlnn was given st the city auditorium
to s parked house.
New nff|. ers nf the Woman’s rluh
aie President, Mr. E. I, Fisher; vice
president, Mrs. A. E Holt; recording
secretary. Miss Cora Stewart, cone
spondlng secretary. Mrs .1. K. Waring
treasurer. Miss Mae Matson: auditor.
Mrs Frank Ashton; custodian, Miss
Emma Allen.
Auburn-Brook Debate
I'onight Crucial Test
Auburn, March 30.—< 'output ant a In
fbe high nchool deluding tournament
In thin district -Southeastern (Nebras
ka are running neck and neck. Thus
far Hrock High has been undefeated,
while Iteatrlee ami Auburn base each
lost one debate and Pawnee <’lty two.
Tuesday night Hrock and Auburn
will bold fhe Joint debate In Auburn,
and as both have exceptionally strong
debate! s. this Is l<«oked upon ss the
crucial lest
Auburn's team Is composed of Oleo
fdchllior, Katherine Kohra and Martha
Hughe*
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Sanity of
Matricide!
to Be Tried
Judge Grants Request to Gall
Jury to Test Mind of Girl
^ Ik* Slew Mother;
She Faints.
—
Murder Case Postponed
San Francisco, March 3ft.—Sixteen
v oar old Dorothy Kllingson, . the de
votee of jazz, who eaid she killed her
toother rather than stay home from
parties, will he the subject of a san
ity trial by a jury, it. was decided this
afternoon by Judge Harold Louder
hark. Meanwhile the murder trial
will he postponed.
The court granted the motion by
the defense to halt the murder case
and proceed with a mental examina
tion. Should the jury find the girl
sane, the murder trial will proceed. If
a verdict of insanity is returned, she
will he committed to an asylum and
ihe charge of crime delayed indefi
nitely.
The state refused to stipulate with
the defense that the present jury im
paneled to try the girl for murder
hear the insanity issue, and Judge
Louderhack ordered that a new jury
he selected tomorrow.
The girl sat stolidly while her men
tal condition was bring discussed. At
the conclusion of the hearing she
staggered nut. and as she reached the
door fell to the floor. She was car
ried out.
The court ruled in favor of the
sanity hearing after listening to the
testimony of Dr. Jan Don Rail, a spe
cialist called hv the defense Dr. Ball
said he was convinced that the young
matricide was suffering from a “very
definite psychosis,” or mental dis
order.
SWIFT VACATION
RULES CHANGED
Seveial thousand additional hourly
paid and piecework employes of
Swift & Co., will benefit by a new
vacation ruling announced Monday.
The company was one of the first
in the country to grant a week's va
cation with pay to employe* of this
class, when it announced two years
ago that male employes of five year*'
continuous service and female em
ploye* o.‘ three years* conMnuou^ serv
ice would be given vacations with pay.
The change reduces the five-year
requirement to four, thus bringing
under the vacation ruling many ad
ditionsl employes not only in the
plant in this city hut throughout the
country. The amended policy extends
the paid privilege to:
“Male hourly and pie*ee work em
plovea and weekly paid employes,
-uch as night smokei watchmen,
chauffeurs and teamsters, who will
have completed four years' continu
ous service fusing pension service
record!, on or before October 1.”
Women plant employes are granted
like vacations after three years' con
tinuous service.
EX-PAL ON STAND
IN CHAPMAN TRIAL
Hartford. Conn., March —As a
climax to a damaging array of evi
denre at the murder trial of Gerald
Chapman, mail handit. the state con
fronted th» accused with Its star wit
ness. Walter Shean, from the witness
stand this afternoon.
Shean, who alleces that Chapman
was his Accomplice In the New Britain
department store robbery last Octo
her II. which culminated in the kill
ing of Policeman .lames Skelly, began
a chronological story of hts friendship
with Chapman.
Previously five eye-witnesses had
taken the stand for the state and
Identified Chapman through different
stages from the actual shooting of the
policeman to the time Chapman was
alleged to have disappeared up an
alley following the murder.
rhomas Osborne Presented
for Reclamation Official
Bridgeport, March SO.—By a vote
of 11 to 1 of th* 12 town* represent
ed at the regular monthly meeting of
th* Aeaoclated Chamber* of Com
mere# of th* North riatte valley,
•'ornponed of 15 town*, that body went
on record a* fevering appointment
of Thom.i* Oabortie of Bayard a* the
valley * representative on the relief
tdminlPt rat lop committee of the gov
ernment th.it I* to put into effect the
*id Afforded by the recent reclame
j tIon lew.
Work It epun on Compiling
\cm Directory of Rcatricc
Bo.itrice. Muri’h It1' Work of com
piling a new directory for Beatrice
and Gage counjv 1* In progree*. B
j It. Thomne. dlatrict auperlntendent
for It I.. Polk A- Son. I* in charge.
The book "ill be ready for delivery
in M »\ The directory 1* endorsed by
the Beal rice Chamber of Ootnmstt*.
i oulli Dies of Hlnnd Poison
After Amputation of I.eg
Ken nicy. March SO—Glenn Wilcox
"f Shelton died In thl* city on Tuea
day. Amputation of a les which
“bowed blood poisoning failed to pave
hi* life. The youth dropped a railroad
tie no hi* foot and the wound became
Infected. ciMielng blood poiaon .
.bulges I \eliauge Courts.
Geneva. March .HV—Pecan *e of
• »ae* coming up in which each had
been Intereeted a* an attorney in hi*
•>" n locality. Judge* Mop* of the l air
bur' district and Woudftt of thl* ter ;
iftory exchanged plane* for the pie*
i ent term of court. The Fillmore
! countv docket ha* tff* entrte*. eeven
[being for divorce and ope for viola
tion of th* domtatlo relation* law*.
DISORDERLY HOUSE
KEEPER IS FINED
C. Jorgenson, stesimfittor, 2216 N
street, was fined $25 and costs In po
lice court Monday on a charge of be
Ing Keeper of a disorderly house.
The house was raided Saturday
night by Detectives Keane and Nel
u. Seven inmates and the keeper
re booked.
Clyde Smith, George Carpenter.
Florence Martin and Maxine Kelly
paid tines of $i and costs. J. W.
Moore, Edith Brown and Irene Ham
mond failed to appear and their bonds
of $25 each were forfeited.
County Chairman
Undisturbed bv
Attack of Norris
H. F. K ennedv Denies He
Failed to Support Senator
—Says Controversy Not
of His Making.
nik|)Hleh to The Omit his 1W.
Broken 'Bow,, Neb., March 30.—H
F. Kennedy, Custer county republican
chairman, stated Monday that ho in
neither disturbed nor perturbed over
the lengthy epistles addressed to him
by Cnited States Senator George W
Norris.
The last letter of the senator al
leges that the Ouster county repub
lican, central committee does not real
ly represent the rank and file of re
publican# in the county; that the tele
gram of the committee .asking the
senator to support Charles B. Warren
was. in fact, propaganda of the in
spired variety; that the senator did
not receive the support of Chairman
Kennedy; that Kennedy is opposed to
the primary, and tht Kennedy found
fault because Norris received demo
cratic votes last fall.
Comes now County r*hairrnan Ken
nedy, who avers with vehemence,
that he did support Senator Norris
last fall and can prove tills to be true,
if the senator really wants proof.
*T even defended Norris last fall
against hie enemies.'' said Chairman
Kennedy. "Our county central com
mittee does represent the rank and
file of republicans. We don't want
to prolong this fight. tl seems to
roe that Norris is merely carrying on
a lot of propaganda.
"In his letters he refers to subject
matter which has no connection with
the telegram our committee sent to
him on the subject of Warren. In
this telegram we stated that if he
had no more reason for voting
against Warren than read in the
newspapers, then we did not approve
of h;s action. We sent the same
message to Senator Howell and we
received a gentlemanly reply.
“We maintain that we have a
right to make suggestions to our sen
ators at Washington. We may not
always lie right, but we reserve the
light to express our convictions to
our public servant*. In his letters
Senator Norris assumes a lot of
things not at issue between us.
There is no reason for this con
troversy unless Norris wants to make
a controversy. As a matter oY fact,
we have received letters, compliment
Ing us on our position with reference
to Warren.”
BARGE CAPTAIN
IS FOUND SLAIN
Providence, R. I , March 30.—Oapt
John Vincent, an ardent advocate of
prohibition, was found murdered to
day in his cabin aboard a barge.
An open liquor bottle was found on
the table beside hia body and police
think the murderer drank the con
tents of the bottle after the slaying.
Drunken Auto Drixer
Given Jail Sentence
Pawnee City, March 30.—A sentence
of 30 davs in Jail was pronounced
against Nathan Roberts of l.lbertv in
ihe county court on the first of four
counts filed, following an automobile
wreck In this city February 6 The
verdict was guilty of Intoxication.
Roberts appealed to the district court.
Oars driven by Mrs. J. M. Haley of
this city and Roberta were wrevked
by collision. Occupant* of both cars
were Injured In tha wreck.
Counts of Illegal possession snd Il
legal transportation were thrown out
by the court. The second charge
against Roberts, of operating a motor
vehicle recknesslv. will be beard In
the district court at Its next term
here.
Iludiand and W ife Die in
Same ^ eek on Their Farm
Spalding. March 30 Sam Monk.
"1. died Saturday at hi* farm near
Spalding and tv** burird Sunday aft
ernoon in the Odar Rapid* cemetery
aft*r service* at the Methodist church.
Mrs. Monk died Monday and was
hurled at Cedar Rapid* Wednesday
They leave one son. Dillard, who re
aide* on the home farm near Spalding
Mia* Betty Randell. Mr* Monk's
sister, and near so, j* orltlcalh ill.
Gliadrnu and Alliance
Connected l» Hus Fine
Bridgeport, Msrch 30.—Oscar Zutn
has rsmhllshcd s motor bus line be
tween ('hadron and Alliance, taking in
HemlngforU and other towns. The
bn* makes a round trip once a dav
and 1* capable of taking aevrn pa*
senger* It I* the first motor service
of it* kind for this part of the coun
try.
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II sees ...lam—1* I I.
Solons Held
by Deadlock
on Finances
Chaim* of Adjournment To
day Fades as Conferees
Argue Appropriations
Measure.
Solve Gas Tax Problem
fly P. ('. POWKIJi.
Lincoln. March HO.—Nebraska'* I#1?
Mature continued in a deadlock again
tonight because of failure of house a n»l
senate conferee* to compromise on the
major appropriation bill. Compro
mises were made during the day on
the gasoline tax bill and intangible
tax measure, both of which were ac
cepted by the house and senate.
The 10-year building programs sup
ported by a straight mill levy pro
posed bv the university and normal
schools is the cause of deadlock. Sen
nte confer* es absolutely refuse to re
cede from their opposition to the pro
I to sal while house conferees are as
obstinate in insisting on the program
Once during the day conferees from
the two bodies reported officially that
a disagreement existed and a corn
promise was unlikely. Ordinarily such
la report would mean appointment of
new conference committees from the
two bodies This time, however, the
house and senate voted to s*nd the
«ime commit tecs back to conference
to “fight it out.”
Approve f»a« Tax Plan.
This extraordinary action exem
plifies the bitterness existing be
tween the two bodies on this one prop
nsition. Those acquainted with legis
lative affairs expressed fear that an
agreement never will be reached until
new conferees are appointed, as those
implementing the house and senate, re
sportively, are the “die hards'* on the
dispute point.
The gasoline tax compromise which
exempts farm tractors and combines
used on large farms in the wheat har
vest, and refuses to exempt city and
town cleaners and dyers and other
users of gasoline not in the farm cate
gory. is admittedly unpopular in the
senate. In fact, when the compro
mise came up for concurrence in the
senate it was voted down, 16 to 15.
Fially, for the admitted sake of
finishig business, enough senators
voted for the compromise to put it
over with the emergency clause a*
inched. On the final 'nil call tho«e
voting for confirmation were;
Las Tax Rid! Tall.
Reherene. Me. hum.
Chamber*. Reed.
Coope--, Scott.
P>..r: 5k.' enbarfer,
Ortawold. Vince.
Holbrook, Warner,
Heckt, w.t»op.
Hose. Wjlktna,
niian. Wilt.*,
.Tbhn«on. Rlt.a.
I.aughltn, Goodrich.
Lurkey.
Nearly *\eryone admitted the rom
promise was a sop to farmers which
might end in expensive litigation.
Dyers and cleaner* and others not
named in the exemption, are expected
to fro into court with the probable re
results that in the end all exemp
tions will be held unconstitutional, ac
cording to lawyer members of the
house and senate.
In the house the gasoline tax com
promise was received with more fa
vor. Only eight votes were registered
against concurrence. They came from
Anderson. Auten. Johnson of Fhelps.
Martenson. Mitchell. Nelson, Neu
bauer. AVaite.
The compromise on the intangible
tax measure was accepted by both
house and senate with the emergency
clause. requiring two thirds vote, at
tached. In both branches there was
only one vote to spare to save the
emergency clause. Provisions of the
intangible tax bill a« It now goes to
Governor Adam M Mullen for signs
Dire follows:
Intangible Provisions.
Money end certificates of de
posits to t>e taxed at Il-I mills,
su. h tax to he paid by Individuals
All other Intangibles to be taxed
at S mills, an Increase of 1 mill
over the senate proposal.
Banks to be taxed at 70 per cent
of the current rate of tangible
taxation In the taxation district In
which they are situated. This lat
ter clause represents an Increase of
4S per cent In the intangible tax
of banks as under a recent decision
| of the supreme court they could
only be taxed at TS per cent of the
r»ie on tangible property.
Representative A. H. B'rum won
a distinct victory when the confer
ence committee inserted stringent
penalties for intangible rax dodging.
(Turn to r.i. Three. Column Two k
Summary of
the Day in
Washington
Wilder S Metcalf of Kansas ar
epted oomntlsslonet «hlp of pens *:■«.
which he had once declinetl.
Ihlgadler Qenenl Mitchell, retiring
assistant army air chief, was assigned
to ditty at San Antonio, Tex.
The Oouiens senate committee. In
vestigating the Internal revenue bu
reau, Concluded Its hearings.
Secretary M eeks decide*! to ask for
Mds for purchase of hydroelectric
power st M'tlson dam. Muscle Shoals
Secretsi \ Kellogg conferred with
Seoret.tr > M eeks M llbur an-1 Hoover
on the forthcoming Oeneva arms traf
fic conference.
I'-sto aster <',en<u*i \sw restore.!
to duty. with demotion, six postal of
fl< tale who had been suspended In
conne*-t!on with efforts to pass the
postal pat bill
It was Indicated that Theodore
Brentano s resignation as minister to
Hungary would te accepted, but that
v *ert H Washburn would be te
k tamed at dmumj* u> Awtirw