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CITY EDITION _ vm ujo'« " OMAHA, THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1925. •_TWO CENTS'“>_ ;-' .
Van Camp Is
Indicted on
DrngCharge
County Physician Must Stand
Trial on Three Counts;
lteturn True Bill Against
Klingbeil.
To Try 24 Liquor Cases
Dr. Ree Van Camp, Douglas coun
ty physician, must stand trial for the
alleged sale of drugs. Van Camp
was named in indictments drawn and
returned yesterday afternoon by a
federal grand jury.
After a three-day session the grand
jurors returned S7 true bills. Thirty
three of them were for alleged vio
lations of the narcotic laws, 24 were
drawn after charges had been made
of liquor law violations, eight were
for miscellaneous offenses and the
contents of two was not divulged.
^ Aebese two are said to Involve well
ii men and will not lie made
^ public until after their arrest.
Dr. Van Camp was charged in the
Indictment, which includes three
counts, with tlie sale of 4ft morphine
tablets to Robert R. Stroud on At a roll
lit, 1U0 tablets on March 24 and a
second 100 tablets later the same day.
Sherman Indicted.
Stroud was himself Indicted on
seven counts for alleged sale of dope
prior to the Van Camp dates.
C. Allen Sherman is charged with
pstng the malls to .defraud In pro
motion of the Sherman Secret Serv
ice. Inc., who taught people to he
detectives and fitted them "to earn
vast sums” In pursuing criminals,
discovering clues and getting the evi
dence.
Obscene matter sent through the
malls was the cause of three indict
ments. Perry and Caroline Colnr
were indicted for publishing In the
Sidney (Neb.) Knterprise and sending
through the mails matter declared
to be obscene. William Turner Kich
ner of Sidney was Indicted for send
ing »uch matter through the mails.
Klingell to Trial.
Chester D. Case Is indicted for
mailing a letter alleged to be obscene
at Alliance to Miss Kdtth Rosen
burger, Hemmlngford, Neb.
Rew TTngar and Reona Taylor, ar
rested last week, were among those
Indicted on narcotic charges.
Rydla Rasmussen was charged with
using the mails to defraud. She is
charged with representing that she
enclosed currency In a letter to
^^Tbillipshorn's. Chicago, ordering jner
chandise, when tt is alleged the had
not enclosed the money. She de
elares the money was stolen from the
enevelnpe.
Against Arthur Klingbeil, Central
City, an indictment charges sending
n l“lter through the mulls, threaten
ing to burn buildings belonging to
William Kiskalt.
O. C. Speirs was indicted on a
charge of possessing counterfeit rev
enue stamps.
WOMAN, 35, ENDS
LIFE IN CISTERN
Grand Iatancl, Nob., April 1.—Mm. i
Ai ton Adamek, 3D. residing on a farm
eight milos north of Old, Valley
county, committal suicide early to
day by diving headlong into n
cistern. She had been brooding over
the death of a son, three years ago,
)>v accidental shooting, and the
seriously Illness of another son, who
was removed to a hospital Tuesday.
^Several younger children survive.
CHAMBER NEEDS
300 MEMBERS
A drive for 300 members for the
Omaha Chamber of Commerce will
start on April 10, according to Clarke
Ct. Powell, commissioner. letters are
being sent to members of the cham*
► her by Ford Ilovey, chairman of the
^^ecutive committee, and John L.
Kennedy, president of the chamber,
asking aid in the campaign.
A complimentary dinner will he giv
en the workers In the drive April (J.
Superior Debaters
Win Championship
Superior, April 1—Superior High
* hool 1025 debuting loam has won
the district debate championship for
•lie third time in four year*.
Defeat of Hardy in an early classi
fication debate enabled Superior to
compete In class A of the district
tournament held last Friday at Heb
ron. Hastings was disposed of In the
| first round, Hebron academy in the
second and Hebron in the finals.
The team leaves on a western trip
April 1. Tt will debate Holdrege, Me
* rook and ramhrldge on succeeding
days, with two debates at. each town
Those who will make the trip are:
John Phelps, Wilma Worden anil
Lloyd Speer and Miss M. C. Correli.
We Have
With Us
Today
J.tlgar T. fuller,
Associated Press,
Chicago.
Mr. Cutter Is superintendent of the
central division of the Associated
J'ipss, with headquarters In Chicago.
lie came to Omaha Wednesday to
iiiend the annual mealing of the
F Jlebraska Associated Pres* F.dltorlal
association held In lha Hotel Fnnte.
Belle.
Mr. Cutter was formerly located In
Kan Francisco, but since going to
Chicago h# has ehsrge of the largest
division of tbs Associated Press.
CASH SOUGHT FOR
VETERANS’ MEET
Omaha business men will be asked
in the near future to contribute from
$10,000 to $15,000 towards entertain
ing Veterans of the World war. who
hold their annual convention here in
June.
The board of directors and the
executive committee of tlie Chamber
j of Commerce, meelng Tuesday, au
thorized Clarke G. Powell to appoint
u. committee to work witii the Omaha
chapter of tlie veterans in securing
the amount needed for the entertain
ment.
Aberdeen Hotary
Club Is Farthest
North in District
Dakot;i Men Sponsor Civic
Activities of Tlicir Town;
70 Members on
Roster.
Aberdeen, the northernmost Rotary
club in the district, will be repre
sented at the Omaha convention by
\V. (\ Boanlman, vice president and
county agent, and H. W. Foght. who
recently returned from Japan, where
lie made a survey of rural schools un
der direction of the Japanese govern
ment. lie is president of the North
ern State Teachers’ college.
As a club the Aberdeen members
have been in existence for nearly 10
years. Sixteen new members have
been taken in during the year, to a
present roster of 70. The average
weekly attendance has been 45. It lk
probably the only club in the district
whose files contain a card allowing
that a member has attended a club
meeting in Tokio, Japan. Next in
distance is New York.
The club has always b«en inter
ested in boys’ work and has spon
sored an annual camp for Boy Scouts
on the shores of Enemy Swim lake,
about 00 miles away. The club has
financial this camp, bought the
equipment and members taken the
boys to and from the camp In their
cars.
Every summer for two or three
years the club has sponsored a base
ball league among boy teams, which
continued through a series that de
cided the city championship, mem
bers serving as umpires.
I,a«*t fall when the public school
teachers came, the club arranged a
big get-acquainted party in one of the
parks, where a dance pavilion was
devoted to a program and then a
dance for the 200 teachers. With them
were Rotarlans and their wives.
Shortly after the Omaha convention
a delegation from the club will go
to Mobridge. 100 miles west, and take
charge nf the institution of a new
club there.
Last soring the club joined with the
American Region in observance of
Arbor day. The city offered free
trees from the municipal nursery and
the clubs helped distribute and plant
them wherever property owners had
prepared the hole in which they were
to stand. More than 800 trees were
planted along the streets of the city
in a single day.
FRANCE TO SOLVE
MONEY PROBLEM
lly Tli* I’rPM.
Purls. April 1.—Whether France
will resort to inflation or adopt some
other meant) of solving the financial
situation, which has become emharas
sing both to business and to the treas
ury will be decided probably within a
few days. It is no longer a secret in
official circles that radical measures
are under consideration. No matter
what the nature of the measures—in
fiatinh. a levy on capital, new taxes,
as a last resort, a national lottery—
it is admitted In huslne-s and politi
cal circles that the time has come for
action.
The veiled allusions to grave forth
coming decisions which have np
peared in the press for the last few
days are becoming more explicit. Tile
financial paper I,Information tills
evening says:
"Decisions of lhe greatest impor
tance, financial decisions that may In
fluence exchange, are to be taken
without delay."
The paper adds that It la not only
the question of the budget but the
question of the treasury which must
receive prompt solution.
Wyoming Fishing Season
Open: License* Lacking
Cheyenne, Wvo„ April 1.—The 1025
fishing Henson in Wyoming opens to
morrow—but 1h*re in none of the
usual Jubilation in the ranks of the
Isaak Waltons.
After fishermen oiled up their rr
elerts and patched up the waders, it
was discovered that fishing licenses
were not available, owing to the
failure of the state fish and game
department to receive ami distribute
license application blanks.
The blanks may be available in n
fifty nr so, the department announced.
Services Held Every l\ight.
Hartlngton April 1, — Pre-Ranter
services are being held bore In the
First Congregational church every
night except Saturday night. On Wed
nesday and Thursday night* title
; week, Rev. 8. J. Tilden Sloan, moder
ator of the Rlkhorn Vnlley assocbi
lion of Congregational church, will
be tho speaker.
Pawnee Dogs Confined.
Pawnee City, April 1 A mad dog
hating been shot In tills city Iasi
week, city officials have ordered all
tings shut up from April 1 to
April 21.
Detroit Man Slain.
Detroit, April 1.—William Sheehan,
3*. Ml ahott end killed In « cabaret
bv an unidentified man «ho la
sought.
W 11 ri ' ~ ~ $
r am ,|*'1i33cs 1«J' ;
for Chapman
Three Men, One a Former
Prison Buddy, Swear Arch
Bandit W as in Brooklyn
W ith Them.
Experts Identify Bullet
By The Associated Fro**.
Hartford, Conn., April 1.—Gerald
Chapman, mail thief and jail breaker,
claims lo have been in Brooklyn, X.
Y.t within four hours of the time he
is charged by the state of Connecti
cut with having shot to death Patrol
man .Tames Skelly in New Britain.
Three alibi witnesses, one of them
a former “buddy” in the federal peni
tenti;uy at Atlanta, swore today that
they had seen him in Brooklyn at an
hour when three other witnesses,
testifying for the prosecution placed
Chapman in the Old Colony Inn at
Meridan, Conn.
Lyle Chastane, former convict and
now proprietor of a stationery store
in Brooklyn, swore that he had been
with Chapman until after 2 the morn
ing of Sunday, October 12, 1924, Kelly
was shot down by one of two safe
looters in the store of Davidson and
Leventhal in New Britain sometime
about 7 that same morning.
Francis At Brew, young bank
clerk, and John A. Martin, both resi
dents of the neighborhood of
Cbastnnes store testified that th°y
had seen Chapman , in Chastane’s
store that Saturday night.
Before the alibi witnesses took the
stand today pistol experts for the
prosecution had positively Identified
the bullet which killed Skelly ns hav
ing been fired from the weapon taken
from Chapman when he was arrested
in Muncie. Tnd., last January.
Under cross examination these ex
perts would not admit that the same
markings could have been made on
bullets fired through another gun. ex
cept in remote cases. A defense fire
arms expert, William A. .Tones, for
mer captain of New York police,
cross-examined by State Attorney
Hugh AT. Alcorn, admitted the bullets
introduced In evidence by the state
“apparently were fired by the same
gun.”
SUSPECTED BABY
SLAYER KILLS PAL.
Denver, April I.—Mormon Joe, trie!
medicine mnn, held in jail at Cortez,
Colo., in connection with the allgnl
burial of a live Indian baby, killed
one of his cellmate? today, according '
to a telegram received hv Federal
District Attorney George Stephan to.
night from authorities of the Con
eolldated l.'te Tribes at Ignacie, Colo.
Denver. April 1 —Warrant? for the
arrest of Mormon Joe, aged l ie medi
clne man, and Plat Nay, father of
an 18-dny-oId Indian baby, alleged to
have been buried elive beside its
dead mother, were Issued today by
United States District Attorney
George Stephan.
The warrants are in the hands of
a deputy United States marshal, who
Is on the way to Cortez, in the In-’
dinn lands of southwestern Colorado,
where Nay and Mormon Joe are in
the custody of authorities at the In
dian agency. Nay is charged wtih
murder.
The two Indians will he held for
investigation by the federal grand
Jury which meets at Pueblo, Colo.,
April 7, according to District Attor
ney Stephan. Meanwhile Deputy
District Attorney James Nolan I of
Durango, Colo., near Cortez, Is secur
ing a list of witnesses for the grand
Jury hearing.
The Indian child. It Is charged,
was a sacrifice to ancient Ute tribal
rites. Plat Nay, son in-law of Mor
mon Joe, buried the living Infant
beside the body of Its dead mother
on the advice of the medicine man,
it Is alleged.
SCREEN ACTRESS
GIVEN DIVORCE
Ho* Arncelea, April 1.—Ora Onrew.
worsen actre.na, today wan awarded an
Interlocutory decree of divorcee from
John Howard, non of an eastern capi
talist, on charge* of extreme cruelty.
The marriage took place In December,
102?, and the couple separated last
June.
Pawner Poultry Show
I* Set for nrrrinltrr
T'awnee Pity, April 1.—The annual
Pawnee county poultry ahow will he
he|r| about the middle of December.
It waa derided by the member* of the
poultry aaaoclatlon at a meeting here.
The report of the treasurer ahow*
that the |a*t ahow wa* a financial
! auccesn and debt* of the anniety were
met In full. I,a*t year'* officer* were
re-elected to handle affair* thla year,
nnd the resignation of the aecretnry,
Mr*. Fred Wood a, waa filled by ap
pointment of A. J. Niles. The preal
dent la John Drawer of thla city.
Wheaton* Hark From Coast,
Beatrice, April 1 Mr. nnd Mr*.
Joaeph Wheaton, who drove to Cali
fornia four month* ago to apeml the
winter with their non, fitly, who re
•dde* at Horn; Heach, returned home
Yesterday Mr Wheaton waa former
ly ecfrct ury of the Hen trice Chamber
of Commerce,
Court 0|iciih at David City.
David City, April I -Court ha* con
vened In till* city. The Juror* were
dlamlsaed until April
HnariTAt. nrr»* nr.Hr.ii • h motur
l»t# who t«k* 1 hint wUR brake* ** 6
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Olympic Diving Champion in Row at
University Over Dancing Costume
Vivacious Brunette Poses for Photograph in Abbreviated
Skirls and Is Rebuked and Forced From Fast of Play;
AX’ i 11 Demand an Apology, She Says.
By Universal Service.
Evanston, 111., April 1.—As fancy
high diving champion at the Olym
pic games in Paris last summer,
Miss Caroline Smith, prptty and
vivacious brunette freshman at
Northwestern university, had be
come accustomed to being photo
graphed in abbreviated costumes.
And when she was awarded the
dancing role in the play to be given
by the University’s Athletic ns
Reflation, Caroline thought nothing
of posing in a very much ab
breviated dancing costume.
The question of modesty—pro
nor con—never entered Into the
picture, which was extensively pub
lished, the freshman declared to
day In announcing that she would
demand an apology from the uni
versity for forcing her retirement
from the cast of the play.
"There was nothing Immodest
about the picture, at least not to
anyone nut a prude,” declared
Caroline.
"I showed the picture to my
family and they saw nothing wrong
with it. The picture was ordered
by the manager of the play and
I thought it had the approval of
the university.”
Nevertheless, Caroline declares
she was severely reprimanded by
university authorities today.
"I missed a trigonometry class
on account of the rebukes,” she
said.
The university authorities de
clared that after the picture was
published it was feared Miss
Smith's extremely short skirt would
meet with the dlsapporval of the
trustees and graduates.
New Mexico Tax
Board Ejected
Governor Ortlers National
Guard (Miner to Escort
Them From Building.
Santa Fp, N. M., April 1.—J. K.
Saint, chairman of the New Mexico
state tax commission, and two asso
ciate commissioners, were ejected
from the capitol building late today
by Adjutant General Skipwith of the
New Mexico National Guard, when
they attempted to enter the commis
sion's office.
General Skipwith acted under
orders from Governor Hannett, who
declared the trio were usurping the
office of the tax commission. Two of
the men offered no resistance and
left when the governor's orders were
! rend.
George F. T’lrlck, tie third mem
ber, however, mads a statement to
the effec t that he considered himself I
still a legal member of the board
and was scorted from the building by |
the officer.
Following their ejection, the three
men sat on the steps of the building
and discussed plans for fighting
their removal in the courts.
Governor Hannett last week an-1
nounced the removal of the men and
the appointment of three others tn#
succeed them.
The commissioners doffed the gov
ernnr, who early today served notice
on them that, unless they voluntarily
vacated the office bv noon, be would
have them removed otherwise.
DEPUTY WARDEN
CITES THEATERS
E. E. Hayduk, depute state fire
warden, reported Tuesday mornlnc
that I p prdprpd proprietors of the fol
lowing motion picture theater* to Im
prove conditions which he found In
violation of the state fire laws:
Garden. Twenty-fourth and Vinton
streets; Mueller, 1706 Vinton street;
Ideal, 2212 South Sixteenth street;
Gem, 125* South Thirteenth street:
Queen, 607 Pierce street; Columbia.
170* South Tenth street; Boulevard.
3.705 Leavenworth street; Park, 516|
North Sixteenth street: Grand, 2916i
Sherman avenue; Alhambra, 1*1)
North Twenty fourth street; Lake.
2410 Lake street: Franklin. 1624
North Twenty fourth street; Lothrop,
3212 North Twenty-fourth street; Sub
urban, 111) North Twenty-fourth
street Orphnum, South Omaha; Mar
le, South Omaha.
MEXICAN OFFICER
IS ASSASSINATED
n> Th* tworlnlpd TrfM,
Mexico City, April 1 —Gen. Abel
ardo Acosta was shot dead by three
men an Id to have boon identified as
army officers while he was entering
the War department last night.
Two persons were wounded by
■stray ahots. The assassins escaped.
Modern Postoffice to He
Erected at Hartington
llnrtlngton, April 1.—As the result
of a visit hero several weeks ago by
Inspector .7. S. ltlought of the Post
office department, who found the
present postnfflce building and equip
ment lncnpnhle of good service, a new
modern hrlrlc poatoffice building will
be erected hn e on Itrondw ay.
The government at first asked for
bids on a teased building suitable for
the growing business and among the
bids presented was a preposition by
William Israelson, a local contractor,
to erect a new building which 1hc
authorities st Washington accepted
According to the cnntrnrf the newr
structure will be ;r,xsn feet In also
with modern equipment, basement,
tile floor, revolving doors, skylight
nnd a hurgbir nnd fireproof vault
The pew- building |« to be completed
by July 1.
Woman Still Operator’s
Jail Sentence Suspended
Hartlnglon, April 1 Mr*. Peter
Klelnechtnlrit warn fined ll.ono nnd
senfenced to four month* In county
|hI1 by Judgn Pyrin In dletrlrt court
here for ojH tallin- a h?ill ntttl hnvhu'
liquor In her po**ew«lon. Peter
Klelnachmldt wa* fined nnd
cort*. Rent dire uiu *u*pend»*d tint
In* good behavior In the rneo of Mr*
ItlelnechmUlt.
Fall Kills Hotel (.neat.
Ran KratuMjacO' April 1 -A man who
««n regletered In a lornl'hoiel n* A
n. Hu Hern n, believed tn he * tveelth.v
ten| eata** dealer, of Flushing. N, V .
"8* killed here todiv, according to
th» police whan he fell off a stairway
tn hta hotel,
Serious Floods
Menace Manitoba
Railroads Wasliod Out and
Many II omes Abandoned
Because of Rising Water.
Winnipeg, Man., April 1.—Fiend*
which have menaced the prairie
provinces for 4* hours increased in
seriousness In Manitoba today. Mean
while, waters In southern Saskatche
wan, except at Tantallon and Luma
den, were reported receding.
Two miles of Canadian National
Railroad were washed out at Bredln.
near I.urnsden and both Canadian
National and Canadian Pacific traf
fic were tied up in other parts of
Saskatchewan. Homes have been
abandoned generally in the I.urnsden
district.
With the main highway under sev
eral feet of water, a dam was hastily
built’last nl,'|htt to protect the town
of Areola, from flood waters of Moose
creek. At Woodrow, which has been
Isolated except for train service, the
situation was Improving tonight.
The Asstnibolne river has over
flown its banks at Portage, Man , and
in the vicinity of Oarrichs creek,
near Portage, Lapralrie, farrerg pre
pared to vacate their homes.
Workers have been busy removing
marooned families at Regina and
other Manitoba points.'
A continuance of warm weather,
which caused Ice to break tip earlier
than usual, is predicted
ARBITRATION OF
BEET FIGHT URGED
Scottsbluff. Neb , April 1 —An offer I
by Governor Adam M< Mullen to arbi
trate the controversy over the 1®25
beet price wan made public today by
Frank Thomas, president of the Ne
braska Co-Operative fleet Growers'
association.
The offer was made In a telegram
♦ o Thomas. Governor McMullen sup
gested that the beet growers and the
sugar company each appoint one
member of on arbitration board of
throe men, and Governor M< Mullen
would appoint the third member.
The board’s derision would be bind
ing for one year.
In reply to the offer Mr. Thomas
sent the following telegram to Gov
ernor McMullen:
“Telegram received. Beet growers
have welcomed arbitration in the
past, and do now'. Hoover commis
sion fixed a fair price for beet* in
191*. We accept your off»r and agree
to lay all facts concerning the five
points of the present controversy be
fore the proposed commission. We
pledge ourselves to abide hv the com
mission's • decision for the year 19‘J5.“
REORGANIZED
AUTO FIRM OPEN
The Nebraska Auto end Truck
Manufacturing company, which re
cently took control of the Douglas
Motor company'* plant at Thirtieth
and Sprague atrecte. started btielneea
under the reorganization Wednesday.
Ixuil* C. Nash, president of the
concern, said the company la now
dickering with a group of Omahani
to assemble tractor* which were
formerly assembled by an out state
concern. If this plan should ho
through, the company would have to
lnrren.se the number of employe* to
ahrtut tin men. The rompnny at
present will remodel trucks, repair
engines and paint automobiles.
Mingling Surtl for
Purrlias* of Stork
Helena. Mont., April 1 Suit for
■ in nftn fnr alleged failure to rnntply
with a contract to purchase jatt nan In
sun k of the Southern Livestock com
pany, was filed In district court here
today by the First National Nhnk of
Chicago ngnlnst Richard T. Rlngllng
of Rlngllng, Mont., cirrus operator
ltd stockman. The amount I* al
legod to he due on a note made by
Lester P, Work, and held by plain
tirf.
Married in (iounrii Muffs.
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M«k** lb en**s tn Council Hluffa y aafartla v:
riirtfle* Timm**. until Hluffa jn
Harriett Council Hluffa .
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VtlhUr Sinclair. Maklmwl ]„ ?l
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Agriculture
Normal Says
I. H. C. Data
Director* of Big Harvester
Concern See Improved Fi
nancial Condition in
Farm Industry.
1924 Profit $13,037,395
By Universal Service.
Chicago, April 1.—American agri
culture, as reflected !n the annual
report of the International Harvester
company which Is to be published to
morrow, is In an improved finicial
condition which Is making for nor
malcy in the farm Implement indus
try.
This is the optimistic view taken
in the announcement of the net
profit for 1924 of $1:1,037,395.08 after
provision for depreciation and re
serves and charging off the loss of
tlie company's investment In Its Rus
sian plant.
Net profits for 1923 wtie $10,
274.376.53. The report adde:
Adverse I’erlod O' er.
"Tlie directors believe that the!
period of agricultural depression.1
whic h w:cs bo markedly reflected in
the adverse condition of the farm
operating equipment Industry, has
passed, and look forwar dto a period
of more satisfactory times for the
American farmers and for the manu
facturers supplying his needs of labor
Raving farm equipment."
The current assets of the Interna
tional Harvester company ate given
as $167,651,473, with liabilities of
$19,335,885. The report continues
"The sales In foreign countries, to
gether with sale, of products other
than farm equipment in the United
•States, namely: motor trucks, twine,
steel, etc., represented almost two
thirds of th» total business of the
company, and produced a like pro
portion of the operating earnings."
Russian Plant I.ost.
Germany's acceptance of the Dawes
plan and its re-establishment of the
gold standard have brought about
conditions making it possible to re
siime operations at the company's
plant In Neusa, the report says. The
factories In France and Sweden are
operating at capacity, and new- build
ings and facIF'les are being added at
the French factory to meet an in
creased demand.
"During 1924," the report says,
the soviet (Russian) government took
over the company's factory a* Hu
bert zy near Moscow, dispossessing the
company's representatives, and is op
erating it as a government institu
tion. As this property passed from
our possession without compensation,
received or promised, the depreciated
book value of the investment, $2.
29!.00n, has been < harged off against
the year's earnings. The balance
sheet at December 31, 1924, doe. not
Include any Investment In Russia."
FRANCO-GERMAN
PACT IS HALTED
By The Associated l*re*.,
Paris, April 1.—The negotiations
for a commercial treaty between
France and Germany came to another
halt today when M Raynaldv, minis
ter of commerce, and Herr Posse,
head of the German delegation failed
to settle a disagreement which arose
over the number of French articles
which the Germans desired to bar
from the benefits of the "most
favored nation rlause."
A compromise appeared unlikely,
and unless the German delegates get
new Instructions from Berlin, it is
thought the negotiations will lie railed
off
The French were assured by the
Germans that they would tie ar
cotded the most favored nation treat
ment except on a very limited list of
articles. When the list was sub
mitted, however. It was found to com
prlsa about half the French exports
to Germany. RavnaJdy then said he
could go no further, but decided to
make another effort to keep the
negotiations open.
It was said in official circles to
night that nothing had come of the
talk between the French minister
and Herr Posse.
Six Beatrice Botarians
Attend Omaha Convention
Heat rice, April 1 —The following
members of Beatrice Rotary rlnb left
today for Omaha to attend the die
trlct Rotarian convention: Henry
Klahharh. YV. H. Merton, E. M. Mar
vln. Hick Gray, II. C. Carlson and
I*, r. GpiippII,
I'yvo Forgers Sentenced.
Hartlnglon, April 1 —Henry Fne.ke
and Ora Hurlhurt. convicted of forg
lng checks in district court here,
weiw given penitentiary sentences by
.fudge Ryan. Koecke, who wrote a
check for $52 and signed the name
of John H. Relfenrath, was given A
sentence of from one to two years end
Hurburt, who signed hla brother's
name to a $,Y check, was gt\en front
one to two years.
Ncyv Commanding Officer.
Washlngtton, Aprtl 1 —A new com
mending officer for the naval trans
port Beaufort, raided recently et
Hampton Roads, for Intoxicating
la named In navy orders. He Is Com
mender Cleon JV Mauldin
Bert Desch Flu Victim.
York. April 1 Bert He*, h died at
Ills home In York on Monday after
noon nf Influensn after a short III
ness. He h*d been engaged In the
I ement business. He is survived b>
I Ills w Its,
n
UTILITIES OFFICIAL
TO CHICAGO MEET
('apt. E. K. Pollock, head of the de j
pnrtment of purchase* and supplies
of the Metropolitan Utilities district,
will go to Chicago Tuesday night to
Investigate the use of gas In bakeries
The gas department of the utilities
district is entering upon a campaign
to promote the use of gas In Indus
tries here during the "off-peak” period,
between 7 p. m. and 7 a. m. Special
rates will he made for the use of gas
by industries during these hours
Doheny Sells His
Pan-American Oil
Company Control
Majority of Stock in (.real
Concern Passes Into Hands
of New Syndicate; \ aluc
$38,326,500.
By TIi* AMorlfltpd Prew,
New York. April 1 --Control of the
Pait-American Petroleum and Trans-1
port company passed today from Ed
ward ].. iH/heny. chairman of the!
iKjard. and members of his family to!
a syndicate composed <>f the banking
firm of Blair & C’o., interests identi
fied with the Chase banking group, I
together with British interests rep-;
resented bv Lord Inverforth and the
Standard Oil company of Indiana, j
While the consideration was not
stated, the new group acquires 501,
000 shares out of the 1.001,536 of the
voting stork outstanding, the mar
ket value of which, based at today' s
closing price of TG1^, is $33,326,500.
Doheny and members of his family
held this stock in the name of the
Petroleum Securities company.
Organize New Group.
Th® new interests have organized
the Pan-American Eastern Petroleum
corporation, which was incorporated
in Delaware last Thursday, to hold
the shares of Pan-American Petro
leum and Transport company, thus
acquired. The authorized capitaliza
tion of the new corporation, is 250.0OO j
shares of preferred stock at $100
par value and 1.000.000 shares of;
common stock of no par value.
The new company also have ac-;
j quired the stock of the British-j
Mexican Petroleum company, ltd.,
which was for several years import
ant as the European fuel marketing
connection of the Pan-American
Petroleum *&nd Transport company..
Half of this stock already was owned
by the Mexican Petroleum company,
a Pan American subsidiary, but
under the re-organization plan the
new Pan American Eastern Petro-;
leum corporation obtains the other1
half, which has been closely hold by
1 British interests.
Retires As Chairman.
Doheny retires ns chairman of the
hoard of directors of the Pan-Amer
ican Petroleum and Transport com-‘
pany. but remains chairman of the
hoard of directors of Its California
subsidiary, the Pan American Petro-J
leum company. I'nder the re-organi
zation plan, this subsidiary will event-1
ually be taken over by a new com
pany to be known as the Pan-Amer-1
ican Western Petroleum company, in
vvhich all stockholders of the Pan
American Petroleum and Transport!
company will be allowed to partici
pate.
The officers of th® new Pan-Amer- j
ican Eastern Petroleum corporation
are Elisha Walker of Blair & Co., I
chairman of the board of directors;!
Fred II. Wickett, president of the
Dixie Oil company, a subsidiary of
the Standard Oil company of Indiana,
president; Hunters Mars ton of Blair
& Co., vice president and Edward F.
Hayes of Blair & Co., secretary and
treasurer.
VALENTINE FIRE
DAMAGE SLIGHT
Reports of ths damage caused by
the prairie fire in the vicinity of
Valentine. Neb., were much exagger
ated, according to % letter received in
Omaha yesterday from K. l\ Daven
port. president of the Nebraska State
bank of Valentine.
The main fire. Mr. Davenport says,
was some distance north of Valen
tin*. in South liakota territory, and
rood pasturage is available In the
vicinity for all rancher* whose hay
was destroyed bv fire. There will be
no forced shipment* of cattle out of
the territory, he any*, and pasture
lauds will be damaged only for the
few month* necessary to etatrt a new
growth of gress.
Minister at Boatrire
Lutheran ('hurrh Dios
Spnelsl l>Upi»trh In Th* Omaha ll*n.
Prattle*, Neb., April 1.—Rev. Her
man £tuthelt, 6*. pastor of the Mer
man Lutheran churrhr south of Pea
tries on th* state line, died suddenly
today at hi* horn* near th* church.
Me was on* of ths most prominent
Lutheran ministers.in th* stats
)l* Is survived by his wif* *nd four
children. Funeral services will l-e
held at th* church Saturda> Hu rial
will b* near Sterling. Neb.
I’awnrr Lity Methodists
Send l.gjis to Hospital
Pawner City. Neb, April 1.—The
ahnusl Raster offering to the Meth
odist hospital In Omaha will be made
Ibis week when four case* of egg*
Will be shipped to th* Institution b*
members of tbe local congregation.
I -asi year three oasrs of eggs w ere
sent.
I ITie Weather I
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Legislature
o
Praised by
M e M u 11 e n
Cuvcrmir Hreaks Precedent
tu l)eli\er Farewell Ad
«1 ri-~~ ol Approbation to
Solons.
Lack of Politics Pleases
Hi Tin* \iiiofia(rrl I’rM*.
Lincoln. NM».f April 1.—Setting •'
precedent In legislative history, Gov
ernor Adnin McMullen delivered
short farewell address just before the
house of representatives and sens’**
adjourned sine die nt 3:45 this after
f """ ■ v,
Adjournment Gavel
Sounds Death Knell
of Old Statehouse
iul I>i»p2itcli to The Omaha Hoe.
/Lincoln, April 1.—The crumb
ling walls of Nebraska's old slate
house echoed the ring of the
sneaker’s gavel for the last time
this afternoon. To legislators thal
gavel sounded adjournmentt; to
the old statehouse it sounded a
death knell.
Today workmen swarmed about
the old building, laying their
plans for its destruction. Tomor
row they will start tearing it
down. From the senate and house
chambers the desks and chairs
have been stripped; taken away
by the legislators. For Nebraska's
new sta’tehouse will have no use
for old furniture.
Tonight those chambers stand
vacant, delapidated reminders of
past political battles. And in the
majority of the rooms once oc
cupied by department heads an t
their staffs dust gathers. Some
few departments still retain their
office* in the old building, butt
they will be going now and the
wreckers will have a free hand.
It's a crumbling old building. .
Nebraska’s old statehouse, but Ne
braskans once pointed to it with
pride. That was before the walls
darkened and scaffolding was
raised in the house chamber to
keep up the plaster. Great beams
have supported its foundation for
many days, temporary props that
will be pulled away, now that th»
state has no furtther use for the
old building.
And in its place will rise Ne
braska's new statehouse. Aiready
It is one-third completed. The
center structure, then the tower
and Nebraska's new statehouse
will stand in Its place, stand as a
symbol of Nebraska's greatness
and as an example to all archi
tect of great buildings.
noon. The governor delivered hi* ad
4r*s« to the house members
Although in reality the legislature
adjourned one hour and 13 minutes
later than the time agreed upon, the
clock* in both houses were stopped
at 2 30 p. ni and the 43d assembly
the shortest In 4o years, according to
Speaker Burke, effected the sine d;^
adjournment at 2 30. legislative time'
A committee, headed by Mrs. Clara
Humphrey e* orted the state's ext
five to the house rostrum, where he
began his address, something that Ne
braska's governors have never done
"While It is not customary to spec
to the legislature on adjournment."
Governor McMullen said, "I am com
pelted to appear before thfs body and
pay nty respects to the greatest legis
lature In the history of Nebraska
Personally, I think the 43d session will
stand without a parallel in the state's
history.
"Politics Ignored.”
' There wa< little or tto politics in
this 1423 assembly. The finest com
plimeni was paid it fcy Speaker Burk*
during a conference between th*
speaker and myself. Mr. Burke told
me that he found It necessary on
day to Inquire of a man his politics
That there was on« man whose poli
tics were not known at least to the
speaker, is the highest tribute to this
non-political body.
"You have passed constructive
legislstion. Tou have given this state
sufficient funds to carry on its gov.
emment, a duty that every citixen
owes to Nebraska."
' t'nle«« all calculations fail." the
governor continued, ‘I think the
gasoline tax which you poople pas*»d
will be effective and beneficial.
"I regret to see you go. Most gov
ernors toy in the fact that they are
rid of a legislature. It is the oppo
site sentiment with me. With all
sincerity and honesty, I express my
regret .it the adjournment of this
bolt and extend my he«t wishes
ail and hope you all hive a safe
journey home "
The motion was made to adjourn
and seconded. Before putting the
Turn tr IViee Two Column PuO
Summary of
the Day in
Washington
Thom.*»p K. Woadlock wap *wom tr»
a* a momt'or of th* Interstate o#tn
m*rr* rommi^ten.
Th* W.ir dc partition: announced ad
dttlor.il river* and harbor allot meat*
.iKKrejrilIn* $SO.iWIW,
>• it* dtpiftmcvti tnl th* v-ih
*rland* cnxox Pinned at! !psro*m*nt to
arbltaU* the POVcrtlgnty oxer l as
Palmas tala ltd
KtNij ganisation of rxocutiv* dull**
In th* treasury x^a* announced, d*
alisnod to afford okk**r of
tax and prohibition problem *
Official* of th* 1'ac‘fto Mail S!wm
ship dHvmjvinj* ronfant^d on th* pttua*
tion ft'i'winf mil of th* of ih*
l’ 1 •** «,o\* rtfl x r«cfli it
hat b**n opt; sung.
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