‘ The Omaha Morning Dee ztjzz:: __ . corriclhlr ■« lltfj grow old. Riou . CITY EDITION • VQL, 54-NO. 259. AHA. MONDAY. APRIL i::. mT* TWO~CENTS~-’BtfS'lBiaiS” -—" Mother Held for 5 Deaths Hangs Self Policewoman Sate Lift*, How ever—Bodies of Mate and Four (Children \\ ill Be Exhntned. Deaths Paid Her $7,000 By Inlifnnl Vnlrp. Chicago. April 12.—Mrs. Anna Cunningham, held for tiestioning in connection with the mysterious pois oning of her husband and four chil dren, made an unsuccessful attempt to hang herself today. The woman tied a sheet about hei tie. k and fastened the other end to a lied post in her ward at the county hospital where she was laken Satur day night after she collapsed while being interrogated in (he. office of Plate's Attorney Robert E. Crowe. Agnes Whalen, a policewoman do ilc-d to guard Mrs. Cunningham v lore the sheet from tin woman - neck and forced her hack to bed. "I Will Do It Again.” "Let me alone, I'm going to kill myself sometime—L will do it again,"' she protested. The authorities began to question Airs. Cunningham when her son. David Cunningham, was brought to Chicago from Gary, lnd.. suffering with arsenic poison. A search of the Cunningham home at Gary revealed a quantity of arsenic. Airs. Cunningham readily admitted she bought the jioison, but claimed she used it to poison rats and spray plants. tflie denied she had ever pols oiled any member of her family. Coroner A. C. Dobbins of Oury , lud.. told tlie local authorities lie would Join them in a move to have in? bodies of the victims disinterred Monday. The vital organs will be examined by chemlsis. “Full of Arsenic.” Chemists determined tiiat it was ar -enic that caused the illne-s of David Cunningham, jr. The youth is in a -«rious condition, but physicians be lieve h« will live. ‘He is full of arsenic and if his constitution is strong enough to throw it off lie will recover,” the attending physician said. Hi the meantime the past history of the family was being investigated. The family lived until seven years ago at Barhley s Corners, lnd., on a little farm of (IT acres. When David Cunningham, the father, died, they k moved to Gary P***^Mrs. Anna Cunningham, questioned in connection with the deaths of her husband and children, attended serv irrs religiously. Neighbors respected her, but they all said she was "a little queer.” She was eccentric, and had peculiar Ideas about children and other things. Neighbor Buys Farm. All the children were born in the drab little village. In 1919 the father died there. His death was much the same, in circum stance. as those that followed. In tense stomach pains: a sudden at tack: a few days' Illness, all indicating poison. He 11.«! k-oti Insured foi • 1.000 Then .Mrs. < "uniiinghani sold tic f. mi fo '.nun to Airs. Katherine Betts, who owned an .d.iotnlnr farm Mrs. Betts was "lie of I lie neighbors who commented on the eccentricities ' i f ike mother a ml the father. Harry* urged that the family go to Gary. A your after they left Blach ley a Corners. Isabelle, 29, died. She lmd been Insured for $1,000 just five weeks before her death and Airs. Cun ningham had paid hut one premium. Thrpe More Deaths. Harry, 23. was the next victim of the sudden illness. He died in 1921, less than a year after he had been insured for ."2,500. Charles, the second brother to die, suffered the same fate a year later, at the age of IS. He was insured for only* $S3o. In 1923. the younger brother. Wnl ^ ter. 13. died, insured for only >'1S0. The last to be attacked w as David, jr.. who was rushed from a Gary hos (Turn to Fag* Two. Column Our.) L-ommeucement >\ ppk Opens at State Farm Lincoln, April 12.—Commencement week for the University of Ne braska college of agriculture opened today with the senior sermon deliv ered by Itev. G. W. Snyder, of the Kp worth Methodist Kplscopal church. The e|a«e day program will he given by Ihe seniors of the college Tuesday niternoon In agricultural hull. The regular commencement exer cises will be held Wednesday eve nlitg. Ailing President Frauds l>. Farrell of tlip Kansas State Agrlcnl turn! college, will deliver the address, taking as Ills subject “Law In Agri culture “ Twenty three seniors in tiie school are to receive certificates of graduation. r-- —" We Have With Us Today \rvid B. Christianson Retired Manufacturer, C orpus ( lirlstl, Tex. Mr. Christlanenn Is spending a few days In Omaha before returning to Ids home In Texas. II* has been visit ing relatives In Booth Dakota. ' I've always been eager to stop off In Omaha," Mr. Chrtstlanson explain "The Indian name of the dty nl pp*^sra\s has attracted my fancy, and of late years reports Indicate that theie Is no belter business city In the coun try. My firs' View Indicate" that re ports are correct.'’ Mr Christianson told of plans to jri-- e ;u« adopted town. Corpus Chrb ft, un Important seaport. “Walking ^ ardrobe." Latent Mode r in Dress. Startles Crowd at Auteuil Invention of French Dressmaker Enables Women to Carry Three Extra Gowns W ith Them in Compact Leather Purse—Betty Blythe Goes to Egypt. Rx c. F. RERTEI.M. I njTrrxal ecrxice *t*Of I'ofTesiHinriciit. Paris. April 12.—Gilda Gray's sensational experiment last year of changing gown* for every race was eclipsed today when Yvonne Ca rette, famous dressmaker, startled Auteull, where a hiifce crowd gath ered to watch the president's stakes, xvith a remarkable inven tion baptized the "walking ward robe.” t'alette's mannequins appeared carrying mysterious oblong flattish leather purges about 10 inches by six. decorated with designs In in laid enamel. Within the pocket book oat h mannequin carried three different gowns of printed muslin specially made so as to fold in a small space. Yvonne explained that the wom en were thus able to wear one gown at the races, change in their taxicabs into a fresh dress for polo and change again for tea, dance or dinner, all without returning home. \ hundred models of these gowns were purchased by American buy ers. Society was out In force this afternoon, many well known Amer icans watching the steeple chasing. Ray Comstock, George Tyler, fake Shubert and Ashton Stevens formed one animated group. Shubert risk ing trt francs, Or about SO cpnts. on each race. Tlie bulging forehead of very Hnpwood was visible near the .iOO franc, booth, while Betty Blythe was bidding farewell to her friends before starting on a journey to Egypt. , -Mae Murray if.-- gone to Cannes, where, she told me. site intends to "lie In the sands all alone, forget ting divorces, suitors and work." Tom Mix Is expected dally, while George Fltzmaurlce was seen arm In arm with his friend. Dudley Field Malone, who leave- for New York Wednesday. Several New Vir Mail Routes to Be Considered Lau Passed l»\ Last Congress Permits Letting of Contracts for Extension of Sen ice. *A'a filing ton, April 1".—Opening of a number of new air mail routes link ing- some of the more important cities is being considered by Postmaster I General New under authority of a law passed hv the last congress. Some of the new links will be put in operation probably this summer in connection with th* present transcon tinental air mail service. Regulations tinder which contracts will be l*»t for the extensions have been approved by postil officials and rill l*c issued shortly. Inaug iration of an overnignt air mail between New Vork and Fhicago, which is a major item in the program, will be within a month or so. flic first step in the expansion of the worlds greatest regular air route. With the beginning of (ho new tis ca! year July L 'unds will become available under which contracts can be made for • anyii % mail by air* plane?! or airships on .*' >y routes se lected, and numerous organizations jalready have asked for extension of the service to their cities. I Only such routes as postoffice offi cials believe can »>e operated without | los.s to contractors, however, will be [considered in the opening up of these new avenues of communication. Extensions now under consideration include routes between: New York and Boston. Chicago anu £t. Louis. TxOs Angeles and Salt Lake ! if'. Elk**. New. and Pasco. Wash.; Minn^a! **iih St. Paul and New Or* iean via 8*. Louis and Memphis; F’ir.rdnrrgh at < New rndeans. and Fhi cago and »w Urleans via Indianapo II'. Louiavilk. Nashville and Bir mine ham. The New Vork* Boston route prob ably will be arranged to make connec tions with the transcontinental serv ice and the new Chicago-New Vork night service. The Chicago-St. Lou la service likewise v ould l>e a feeder of t lie overnight New Y ork-C h icago service. The Los Angeles-Salt Lake City and the Elko-Pasco routes would connect with the transcontinental service. The Elko Pasco route would serve tiie cities of the northwest, the air mail being handled to and from Pasco bv the railway mail service for Port land, Beattie, Tacoma arid Spokane at a considerable saving of time over the present practice of sending it to San Francisco for air relay. The routes between New Orleans ;.nd the northern cities would nitrate independent of the transcontinental jervice. In working out its plans, the post office department has taken the posi tion that development of air service commercially should not be under taken at the expense of the govern ment but should be sustained through revenue* from mail, oxpress ami pas sengers. I'nder the law contractors carrying air mail may be paid up to four-fifths of the amount received In postage and are permitted to carry express and passengers in addition. Irish l.eatler Make* First Appearanee for Tun Yearn Dublin, April 12. Frank Aikon, re publican chief of st.ifT. today made hi* timt public appearance at Dublin since the stormy day* of 1923. lie delivered an oration at the republican pint in 8t. Patrick cemetery in com memoration of Easter week of 1910. Although it bad been announced he would he arrested if he attempted to speak, no hindrance was placed upon him. The graveyard, however, was encircled by free state soldier*. Koatl Information Will Be Eurnichetl at Hlufffft A mad Information bureau for tour ist* who visit Council Bluffs will be opened at the Broadway pharmacy. Bryant street sod Broadway, within the next 10 days. Information on the condition of rond* of the state will be coined from tourists and commercial rjtlhs throughout the stole. A com plete line of rood maps will he carried. Former Governor Uiea. Morgantown, W. Vo.. April 1". William 11. Glass- nek. sit. former governor <>l eV\.< Virginia, died u hi* home here early this morning. Special Easter Services Crowd Omaha Churches Resurrection of (ilirist Cele brated in Sermon ami Song: \X ealher Man Sends SiMisliine. Christian <-hurdles were attended [by thousands 'of Faster worshipper? on Sunday when the resurrection o1 Christ was commemorated with spec i-il programs *»f music and sermons, These sanctuaries were decorated with flowers, and a benediction nt sunshine filled the churches to over flowing. Most, nf the «ermon« told rf thf hope which the resurrection inspire? in those who hold to the Christian faith. The minister® urged everyone to take thought of the real signifi cance of Faster, ' to take new hope and to pledge :u\jew ah allegiance t< the Savior nf mankind. At th* First Presbyterian church Rev. Kdwin Hart Jenlcs stated that Faster means enlargement of life; that it gives to every believer assur a m e of immortality. Many Join Church. "Faster should impress us with the responsibilities of life, it should en hance th- value of life for us," Rev. Mr. JenUs said. "This promise of a larger life should Inspire us to live well this life on earth." He gave a historical setting of the resurrection and stated that it was generally ne cepted at the time as being reality. One hundred and twenty-five new members were welcomed into the church during tlu- servicer Rev. TT. C. AY hit comb at Calvary Baptist church spoke in the morning on "The Resurrection Hope." and at First Central Congregational church Rev. Frank G. Smith's sermon topic •as ‘The Demands *»f Human Yearn ings t'pon Religious Faith and Phil kaophy." Knight* Templar service cue Kf the feature* of the da> at All | Saints church. "Tim Victorious 'Christ." was th*- theme of Rev. Oliver D. Bah'/.ly at Kountae Memorial Luth eran clnirch. Dr. A. A. Del^arme at. First Rapt 1st church spoke on "Christ's Resurrection and Ours." Baptisms were administered at morn ing and evening services, with special music for both services. Rev. .Tames F. Wagner at First Methodist church discussed the theme, "What Jesus Taught About the Resurrection." At the evening service "The Seven Last Words of Christ," cantata, was sung by the choir. Numerous Cantatas Sung. At. Westminster P r e s by t *1 inn < hiirch "The Message From the 4Turn to P**e Two. Column l our.) CHICAGO HIT BY RED NECKTIE FAD tfliicago, Vpril 12.—Chicago Is now threatened with an epidemic of red neckties for men. For several weeks store windows have been full of the flaming cardinal cravats, but it wasn't until today, in < ’hlcago's most forgeous Faster pa nide. that tlie sterner sex evinced a weakness for the flash hues. If your tie didn’t have some red in it. you Ju*t weren’t in the parade nt all. The proper tie was anything In the *«c»le from a quiet red to a scream ing scarlet. Many were of a solid color, while others were "toned down" in combinations of yellow, green, pink and blue. 4m«*riraiiM W ill Attend Pan-AinerieHii Road Meet Washington, April 12.—American participation In the Pap American road congress to be held In Miisnoa Abes next October was formally an non need today at the White House. .1. Walter Drake, assistant secretary of commerce, will act as chairman of the American delegation. The congress uas authorized in s resolution ap proved at the fifth Pan American con gress at Santiago In 1928 and Ameri can participation was authorised b> rin act of congress at the last session after the Argentine government had ;forwarded an official invitation to the I nlted .Stales. Th* object of the «opgi.-se Is to discuss road construction in all Its phase* and by premottng highway de veiftpment through Joint onnaider*ttion of the problems involved, to increase •csinl und eommc<’la| lw>nde between I tat Pan American republics I r Jealousy of | Wife Cause of Ttj. «!,edv (Cleveland ,0c, , ^ /■* ^ineer Found- v/<*—Body * ** ^ nig in V>v > —• Po ' vreak Down Door Cleveland. April 12.—H. B. P. W renn, assistant electrical engineer • »f the Cleveland Union TerndnalH ■ onipuny. and his wife, Mrs. Isabel N’onna W renn. were found dead In their home In Lakewood, a suburb. .drtv. Si rs. W'pnn is believed to have shn*. and killed her husl*and and i hen killed herself Friday. They c ure here from New York about three v oars ago. The bodies were found by the police who broke in a door after a janitor notified them the lights had been burning continuously and efforts to irouse anyone in the suite had failed. Wrenn was seated at the kitchen table with a Friday morning newspaper and his breakfast untouched before him. He was shot In the temple and ! below the heart. A third bullet went wild. Mrs. Wrenn’s body with n bullet wound in tin* head, was lying on the bed. The revolver with four empty cartridges, was found beside her body. Because of tlie condition of the bodies, physicians believe that 8 or 10 hours elapsed between the shootings. An untnailed letter written by Mrs. Wrenn to her sister. Mrs. A. A. P<»ole, New York, indicated she was jealous of her husband but admitted she had in* reason to be. Wrenn returned home Thursday 1 from a week's business trip. Labor Leaders Explain Stand of Coal Miners (Official Statement Set* Forth Reason* W hy Proposer! \X aae Reduction Cannot Be Accepted. Indianapolis, lint.. April 12. - Horn, of the reasons why the United Mine Workers of America decline to con sider any proposition looking to ft re dic tion In the wage scale of bltumln ou* miners were set forth In a state ment issued today hy the Interna tional headquarter*. Developments at the Cleveland conference of mine operator* und tlie correspondence be tween Pittsburgh operators and John U. T.ewis, 1 rought forth the state ment. “People isk why the United Mine Workers of America refuse to stand for a reduction in miners' wages,’’ the statement said "In the first place there Is a valid binding contract In effect between the United Mine Work ers of America and the coal com panic* that employ union labor. “Second, miners' wages are none too high. The basic wage rate Is *7.50 a dax . If .1 miner was employed • leaiJIly exerx work day In the year at tlmt rate he could earn *2011 a month. Most of them are employed half time or Ics*. “Third, a reduction in wages In the union coal fields xvould not solve the problem of , stagnant coal Industry, ft would not Increase tha dpmand for coal nor sell an additional ton. There is .1 normal demand In ths American market for approximately dOf.OOf.nOO tons of bituminous coal and that's all the market con possibly absorb. If coal were to sell at 50 cents a ton, tlie consuming public would not buy more than It could use. “Fourth, a reduction In wages would not benefit the coal operators of the union field*, because such a reduc tion would Immediately be followed by a further reduction by operators In nonunion field* and the situation would then be the same as It was lie lore any reduction was made." City Attorney Named. Hastings. Neb., April 12.—(Tiatles K. Brueknian lias heen named by Mayor-Elect William Nelson to suc ceed W. M Whelan, who has held the office for the last eight years ** city attorney. Deeds of Heroism Diselosed ^ it ii Award of Annual Red Cross Prizes Ohio Oirl Only Woman in Oronp of Dozen Kecemiif: War11 Telephone com puny of Pennsylvania, foe rescuing a lineman who had In on severely shocked hy contact with a live win while working on top of n telegraph pole Claude W. Holmes of Mil .a tiefh. N. J , Herbert North of New York city and Joseph l.co of Mind lav. O, received the ether three flrat aid prlr.es for preventing death by hemorrhage of three badly In Jure-1 person*. Heme <1 Pruhti of Cleveland. (>.. Ilarrv \\ Just of Seattle. AAaih., Robert I'm ker \\ Itulnull of Pltlla Uclphlu and Waguetl', Lj 1* of Lui Angeles, •'*!. repel veil tlie four it* •uai'ttatlng in Ires for reviving, through e living it Doom. "First comes Hlndenburg. then comes he himself." says Vorwaerts. Even the democratic Tageblait re marks that if Hlndenburg did not turn to Doom at this time It was be cause "he was certain of the approval of his Imperial master." "Such roinment must be expected.' ssy-a Chairman Loehell. "but no one can seriously !»el|e\o that the former kaiser will return from exile." MEXICANS HANG JUDAS IN EFFIGY Mexico City. April 11 —The exeeu tlon of Judas, an ancient ■ ustoni which had been slowly falling Into oblivion, was revived in Mexico Oily this year. In practically every cross streei In the thickly settled parts of the city, from three to five effigies were hanging from ropes awaiting the sound of church bells nt to o'clock this morning when the images were shot to pieces by bombs. RACING DRIVER RUNS INTO CROWD Havana, Oiba. April 12.—On# j»#r *on wn# killed and right other* fieri *>U#ly inured thlw afternoon when J*>e Ho.ifuini. th# Austrian npeed driver, lost control of his machine during th# automohil# rao## in V# rlado, in th# nuburhfi of Havana, and dnahed into a -Totvd of spectator*. Tlo#Fum himself wa« *#r!mf*ly, \r not mortally, Injured. Aristide Briand. \sked to Lead France, Has Served Seven Times as Premier Won Fame When He Rrokc General Strike Through Galling Reservist* In Colors. Aristide Brian'd is a member ol that small coterie from whirl) France has, within the last few years, selected its prime ministers. Bike Poincare, Painleve, I^oucheur and others lie is constantly em broiled in politics and ltis name is always mentioned when French is in search of a leader, Ilis most famous exploit was tlie breaking of a general strike In France a short time before the war. Starting in public life as a social ist. his advent into the premier ship was hailed with acclaim by the labor leaders of France. Bui when the strike came Brland, to their chagrin, proved that his country came before his party. With Paris practically on the point of starvation due to tlie com plete failure of transportation sys tems, Rriand staked all on a single and daring throw. He called the re servists of France to the colors. And the strikers of France re sponded. Ordered to return to work as soldiers of France the' obeyed. To have disobeyed would have stamped them traitors. The strike was broken: Brland was the man of the hour and .latirrer. leader of labor who was to be assastnated in the early days of tig* v* ir by a fanatic who believed him a tnenaoe to th« safety of France, tasted tile bitter pill of complete defeat. France again turned to Brland after the war. He steered his coun try through tlie interminable con ferences sponsored by Lloyd-George until his countrymen suspected the astute Briton of being more than a match for their premier. Briand was turned out after a dramatic scene in the chamber de deputies and Poincare succeeded him. Arte: Poincare came Her riot an 1 now a turn of fortune again makes Briand top dog. Seven rimes before he lias been premier. 1'pon his ability Pi form a cabine’ which can secure a solid vote of confidence from both depu ties ami senators depend his chances to serve for the eighth time. stimuli] he fail President Boumerguo must turn elsewhere and may h> forced, eventually, to dissolve ill" senate and chamber and call a general election. American Clergv c\. V isit JerusaJein Mail} lake Prominent Paris in Faster Service* Held in Holy Land. By rh# tvsM-laled I’rm. Jeru'-ilem April 1. .--Several An *f if an * 'atholic bishops. Protestant poster* >:.■! Jewi.h rabbi* figured prominently in ledays Faste*_ *<*r\ Iit* in Jc> u.' iloni. The city vas • row Ho. l with more pilgrim* than a: air time since f*re*\\ m* days 1’ndcr JJ hot sun. throngs poured a 11 day p.»st the Jaffa «a:-' and through ih* narrow street* to the ihurrh of the Holy Sepulchre, where people of oil religion* and sect* fought for standing room around the tonib of Christ. Armenian*. Coot*, Arabs. Russians, Creel;*-. Syrian*. Abyssinian*. Ameri cans, French, British and Spaniel jostled one another in .i bewildering variety of dress. Rt. Rev. Francis J. Tief. biehop ui Concordia, Kan., led a grout* of 100 j Arnerb an pilgrims Into the edifice. Rt. Rev. John J. Cantwell, bishop of Ix»s Angeles and San Diego. < al.. who. with Mens. John Nash of Buf falo and Father James Coffey of St Louis, were the first Americans to celebrate mi*-’ on Saturday in the sepub her. headed a croup of French Canadian*. ] Spci-ial .*ervice*« also were on,'due? ed hv v.-trious \merif-an rebef. r.dr. nli»mn and edmvc innai ‘'o-'i^tie,*.1 Throughout Falesti *• r n«l Syria pi! •-'thus and i hlldrro in the erphaiva:r«?.* ■ Mil school* itf The American Ne.-n l’:.*t relief held special services cj thnnksgiy Inc. Iri the AinericHfi ehmvh hern the sermon was preached by Rev. .* ,h* Timothy* Stone of Chicago. \ddr- *sek on the spiritual value of the hob land were mads to large gathering* of American Jewish pilgrims by Rabbi Israel I^eventhal of Brooklyn. N. V.. and Prof. Kaplan of the .lew ish Theological seminary. New York WOMAN SLAYER ' ESCAPES NOOSE Atlanta. C’ April U.—An Raster c\e present of Ilf. wa* given Mr#, l.lt Hughes. I'omiited murderess of 1-or mother In-law, Mr#. M. i". Hughes when < lover nor I'liffonl Walker com muted her sentence of death to life imprisonment In the slate peniten tiary ai Milledirevllle. Governor Walker carried out the recommend* tion of the Georgia prison commie •lop which sent the governor it# find ings' after a hearing. farm School I rogram re*l hv the Blue Valiev Cream ! M-y inet itute of Chicago, and regular (train ninl llveatfvk market* and weather ndn road report*. Broaden ating will Iv from the of | tin.* of the noting* Chamber ofi Cmpfheive. Iowa t.irl. 12. Dies of Cute V|>|x'iidiritis After .*ji illness of it\e days from o utr appendicitis. Nettle j:i>n i,,» I?, da light si of Mr. and Mrs. Jack l.os. .HUver, City. ta.. died Saturday nornlng lit tho Jennie BdmunAson hospital. council Bluffs. Reside* hsr parents. she Is survived by two sis cts The lstdy ».i« sent to Ats, Mo for tnirisl Saturday afternoon. < .oniiI> Vuditor Imijoined. Count' Auditor Moots* R Sparks! n.is enjoined Hat ill-day b\ IMstrlc. j lu.lijs < >. I> \\ heeler front collecting tn alleged erroneous pitting and curb ub assessment, amounting to yi«s it f'otn .1. ,T. tta rtv end ft re os Marty ovnsrs of property at Stutsman olid Cast Biteet*. Council Blulf* 1 1 Escaped Woman Slaver Caught! Winona Ureen. Who Killed Both Parents of Husband, Fail? in Liberty Da*h. R» I rmr-rsat 9errir*. M'rnji i . Tenn.. April 12.—Winona Green, «*r,r>--ed slayer of her bus i n< «- p.- ent* who escaped la vt night from the county jail at Little rio« k. tviif (.raptured hero today. Police all over the south had been 0*1 the lookout for the young mur iJere.-* since her sensational flight for freedom began late last night. Thin* womci!, cellmates of Mm. * who refused to join her In the jaJl break. teW prison authorities she had been sawing the bars of her cell window for more than a week. When the last bar was removed, she fash iuned a rope from l»ed sheets and 11ropped to the ground where friends apparently awaited her. A taxicab took her from Little Rock to Hit it Knob. Ark. and from there she took a train here. Mrs. Green, whose husband has since divorced her. shot her father-in law here about a year ago. Two weeks later her mother-in-law s body was found in * patch of woods near Tulsa. Ok la She was subsequently arrented in Denver and confessed the crime*. 1 ** for the murders o £*■*• * **** m of the victims' prop * v . hie insurance. FORECLOSURES ON FARM LOANS FEW V 'h i . ot April 12.—Mortgage • i us ' - i.y the federal farm loan system . ,ve amounted to only three tenihs of mm per rent of the loans made in the eight years of eiistence of the fvderal land banks and the ■>lnt stork land banks. It was disclosed •oday in an analysis by Commis sioner It. A Cooper. I josses on eal estate sales sus . .incl by the t-anks during the period was ".inly mual to one day's net profits uf tl " liunks.'' he said, and I min ted o t; . foreclosure record as an Ind-\ to the "essentially sound n nd staid condition of agriculture rlm-ugiion. tl o country**' I. -sr numbering 403,6416. in the •’glu yr-us atgre^Rt^d $1,533,198,933 anti <*i Uae f •• ..*;*» involved only 1,396 \v«n** .ooHiiovl by the bank* through foieclosure, THIRD BOMBING BY HERRIN KLAN* Herrin, ill April 12.—The xw , • tory fr ;tre homo of John Pisonl. 1 xl lan, wax pm*tl\ \\ recke«i here today by rh* vpcoihI lH*uib explosion within a, week and the third in little mot e than) ■< m«*nth. Ibx'ni who u a b.iohelor wap Mon* in the houee arul eeea|»e : { tniurx lie under te made at dawn tomorrow and if weather conditions' are favorable the teet trip will la-1 made over Xew York city as solved 1 uled The Weather J N-/ EW *4 ’dni'i f'AvUv! t p. * J hr Mimloi )>, a TI..1M,: a-’’ ! TVt* «•*»!# ov*l nine* ,1H tj LI a 'v I i . j j H.uirli Um|«minrr« • | t * f I. TO. , t • |, r»» i 1 { I • -T i.. t r m ' f * HA • ' W * 14 m, * I J' tv a II *. m. >4 t p m ; * 14 ttCv» ... .. .1 | Ask Briand to Head New Government Seven limes Premier of t ranee \oeepts on Condition He Can He \--nred of Majority. Final Decision Tuesday Paris, April 12.—At the suggestion of Paul Painleve, president of the senate, who refused the invitation of tlie president to attempt to organize a ne wcnblnet for France. President Doumergue called in former Premier Aristide Briand, who has conditional ly accepted the mandate. After a half liour conference with the president, M. Briand departed from Elyeees palace and gate the following statement to member* of the press: "I have conditionally accepted the office of prime minister but will not give a decided answer until 4 this afternoon when I wlil have confer ences with my party colleague*." Socialist Group Meets. The socialist parliamentary group held a meeting this afternoon -and tlie various groups were asked by M. Briand to assist him in forming ;i cabinet. Disputes immediately arnso which prevented an immediate deri sion and it is likely that it will l e ■/uesday evening before the Moun try will know for a certainty whether the group will be able to strike har mony in the selection of the min isters. Although M. Briand is a staunch socialist his views on the Vatican nueslion and certain labor questions are not tlie same ns those held by a majority of the party. Politicians say that Briand's acceptance is bound to cause a party split whiah will make it impossible for a government un der him to obtain a parliamentary majority. (outers With Herriot. Jt is believed that if he decides not to undertake ihe task he will recommend that the job he offered to fni mer Minister of Justice Rene Renoult, and accept for himself the portfolio of foreign affairs. Tlie seven times premier of Franco who is now debating the advisability of making his eighth government, dis cussed tlie matter with the retiring premier, M. Herriot. this afternoon. After that conference he stated that if lie finds it lmiiosrible to form a government composed entirely of members of the majority party, the socialists, lie will not accept the pre miership. ' VON HINDENBURG TO LOSE SUPPORT Berlin, April 1?.—The Bavarian peasants' union, one of the parties which had been included In the coali tion tacking the candidacy of Field Marshal 'Von Hindenburg, h*s bolted the ranks and come out for Dr. Marx instead. The party issued *n official state ment today recommending the Marx candidacy but "without wanting to infringe on the freedom of conscience of members of the union." Jt also l>ecame known today that campaign funds promised by a por tion of the right bloc on the supposi tion that Dr Jarre* was to he the candidate. ha\e been withdrawn be cause the donor* declared "business canm-t carry the candidature of Hin denburg." The contributions withdrawn are said to amount to ISO.OOo marks. THREE HOLDUPS SATURDAY NIGHT Three holdups were jotted down oti the records of the police Saturday night. O. F\ Robison, opemtor of the one man trolley car on the Carter lake line, was held up when he got out of the car to repair a broken trolley line. Rol-leon ahowe tight when lte was commanded to “stick tip his hands" and the bandit lost his r.erty and tied. J. Klsmaji, proprietor of a grocery at UiJ North Twenty-fourth strec*. lest when two negroes entered bis store and held him at hay with a pistol while one of them looted the cash register. The third holdup came when Harry Thomas. CTOJ It street, reported he was robbed of bv two negroes, EASTER SERVICES CROWDED IN ROME Horn*. A ;.r l b\ 11 - is of tkr *»f Italian* nnil boh year v (trim* fror.i .*11 pert* of the world, ill -liuling thousand* from th«* I’nlte 1 State*. pitiH’ilol to the ikHtr? of lU»nte*M four K attic:** thl« morn It u: when pomJficfetl eastern mnw? wm> with treditioii.il gorgecu*' ness hv mrtlin;tl arch pnests. ilro.it throng* also fitted the cay's 4>i*» church#*. In c.icli of which a nUM marking the end of l»oly week, svas iTlcUrHinf. The etiurrh goer* *civ favoreii with ninny wi*nt|ip>r. The most splendid ser\he was t«t St. Peter'* where, amid special deem* at Ion* illuminate,! by >4uifis of *uu light. lAtrdinal Merr> Del Vat off. UAted .t* celebrant. I arl of Hulfour l r*\f. Hcirut for Mt \amlra Beirut, Syria. .April 1 y- Tin •teamer Sphinx *.»d» .\ * x f,*, \|*\ nnrirs with the ICurl of Balfour, \v4v* recently visited the ih*|> Limi an tuts»fnger. Th'cc wno m, imtowari itemomm ratitini. It. I* c.ftv'aHi anncHiiv'ed that t: cendarmc* we *■ \\ttiiiniei anxi o»r rioter wn* killed hy ihe Sivahi* in ih^* liUhirkanre* in tv. % when |.*>rd IMtfvtH w;\p there Utl ai 04,