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WEATHER FORECAST J J 1 i \ m jk T T * I T) IV TT1VJ^ Y? THOUGHT FOR THE DAY Nebraska: Possibly showers; ff II | 1 F 1 W B / \ B B / \ 1 f \ 3 I V 1 BsjL V.^ -B V M JLijt Freedom is the one purport, wisely niiirli chance in temperature, » * "■ *“ ’ ‘ “ aimed at, or unwisely, of all man's - Mmccle*, toiling:« and suffering*. In CITY EDITION ,hi» earth.-Carlyle. v_ VOL. 54—NO. 261. OMAHA, W*>VASDAY, APRIL 15, 1925.* TWO. CENTS'■ ‘IW.'-c.Yi v-' _ ._Ve^\ ----- . . . . ‘ . . ---- Beck Fights for Powers of Coolidge Solicitor General Pictures White House ^ ith “To Let’ Sign If Removal Ripht Banned by Court. Constitution Imperilled Washington, April 14.—A picture of White House with a "to le( ' sign ^ hung out, was drawn In 1he supreme court today by Solicitor General Beck in closing argument in the Myers rase through which the president's right to remove a postmaster without obtain ing the senate's consent has been challenged. The solicitor general presented the president's position as opposed by the senate through Senator Pepper, Penn sylvania, In the controversy resulting from the appeal of the estate of Frank S. Mvers. which Is suing for back pay on the contention that his removal as post master at Portland was illegal. 8(1(1,000 Employes Affected. Congress should not he permitted Mr. Beck declared, to "place thp president in a strait Jacket’’ by en rroaching upon his prerogative to re move government office holders. There nre 800,000 such employes and the president, he argued, should be tin hampered In his right to remove any or all of them. Mr. Beck held it highly essential In the proper administration of the government that the president should tie unrestrained by congress in exercising this right. If deprived of it, he contended the work of the presi dent would he so impaired and be ren dered so ineffective that it would be evell to close the White House. Insisting that the constitution In tended to create a "strong executive,” lie protested against "congressional despotism," declaring that unless the court Intervened the executives power might ultimately' he strangled hv congress. Splinter Pepper ( loses Argument. Emphasizing that the present strug gle was not between the president and the nenate. but between the leg islative and executive branches. Sen ntor Pepper, in closing his argument begun yesterday^ asserted the constl tutlonal duty of the president to see that the laws are faithfully executed Included a mandate to respect those made by congress creating offices and prescribing the conditions under which they should he filled Employ es of the government are not servants of the president, the senator declared hut are representatives of the people The office of Comptroller General McCarl also came under discussion during the argument. Senator Pepper defended the law under which the comptroller general is suhjert to re moval only by congress, while Oolici tor General Beck condemned "the in terference" of the comptroller general in administrative matters. Heading front a recent decision by Mr. McCarl, the solicitor general warned the court that unless the comptroller genetal was made subject to removal by the president he might ignore the de eislons even of the judicial branch of the government. CREW OF FISHING BOAT IS RESCUED T,ns Angeles, April 14—Nine men on the fishing boat Diamond were rescued at sea 25 miles from here today after the French steamer In fc^diana collided with the Diamond. The fishing boat wag sunk. The crew of the Indiana rescued the fishermen. Trainload of Tattle Shipped From Albion Albion, April 14.—A special train load of cattle was shipped from here Monday for Chicago. There were nine cars from Albion, two from I^rettn and two from Klgin. Owing to the scarcity of corn there were not a* many cattle fed In this county the past season as usual. Thers are still a few small lots to he marketed. ppride S. D. Gas Policy. Pierre, fv P., April 14.—The state o, South Dakota will continue the retail sale of gasoline for 30 days, after which figures on the cost will he pre aented to oil dealers of the stale an' the future policy of the state will b determined. Governor Carl Gundersor announced after a meeting of th< elate gasoline commission with repre sentatlves of the dealers. * S We Have With Us Today Hr. Andrew T. Chapman, New Orleans, Kvtired physician. Ur. Chapman lived In New Orient,. In the days when it was one of ttn m&t „,<■«! unhealthy cities In the world ^ I;,, always has read extensively, an. prides himself on having clippings .. articles by Oaf cad lo Hearn, who fo s time wrote for the New Oilcan Item and later rose to great Merer; f»m#. H* wu an erratic chap." Hr Chapman. "But never let l» he sal. that his friends end followers dtdn appreciate hie writing*, even In thoe 4*yg.'< _ 1 I i t---\ Minister Marries IIis Son and Daughter at Double Ceremony v__—V Kails City, April 14.—A double wedding ceremony performed by the father of one of the brides and one of tlie bridegrooms, and in which two Falls Cityans were principals, took place at the Lutheran church at Leslie, Mo., when Miss Alma Karsten, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Kar st en, sr., of this city, became the bride of Alfred A. Schmidt, son of Rev. and Mrs. T. I1. Schmidt of l^es lie, Mo., and Miss Nora Schmidt be came the bride of Joe tvodemann, son of Charles Godemann. Rev. Mr. Schmidt performed the ceremony for both his sou and daughter. British Vessel, Laden With Rum, Seized in Chase (’oast (.itarcl Cutler Spends ]2 Hours in Pursuit of Craft Carrying Large Liquor Stores. New York, April 14.—Uncle Sam's rum chasers today added $250,000 to the value of recent liquor seizures in this vicinity with the rapture of the two masted British 95 ton auxiliary schooner Madeline Adams, 20 miles off the coast. There was some mystery about the capture of the trim little craft which had In its hold 3.700 rases of assorted liquors, int ituling champagnes, in ad ditlon to 100 barrels uf alcohol on liei decks. Captain \\\ K. V. Jacobs, com mandant of the New York division of the coast guard, assured questioners that the schooner was taken "20 mile* off Fire Island." But the fact that the coast guard cutter, Seminole, spent 12 hours in the chase lent color to reports that the pursuit took the speedy government boat from 150 to 200 miles out to sra and that a num ber of shots were laid across the fugitive's hows before the capture. Prize Crew in Charge. The capture was made late yester day and the Madeline Adams tonight was nnrheored off th*» Statue of Lib erty. a coast guard prize crew aboard In charge of its captain. John Gillan. and seven members of its crew. Captain Jacob* said that two of the schooner's crew had sought to bribe the crew of the government's rum chaser C. G. 203 to take 500 cases of whisky aboard last Saturday. The government men pretended to accede to the proposal, Captain Jacobs re lated. and piled the contraband on the boat's decks, only to discharge the cargo at the United States barge office at the Battery and place the two men under arrest. It was then that Captain Jacobs said he broadcast orders to all his chasers to "get the Madeline Adams if you have to chase her to the British three mile limit." Total Seizure* Rise. The Seminole was the first to sight I he Madeline Adams on rum row'. 'I hls was early yesterday. The chase began. Reports of subsequent occur rences do not agree, Captain Jacobs | insisting that the chase never got very far off the coast. He admitted, however, that the Seminole was 12 hours at the job. The $250,000 valuation put upon the prize's cargo brings the value of contraband intoxicant* taken in this vicinity by the government in the last four day* to almost $1,000,000. Liquors found in a. cache near Mon tauk point last Saturday and Sunday were valued at $500,000, bootleggers’ wholesale price*. iKilmartin Awaiting Gubernatorial Quiz Uneotn, Neb., April 14.—John Kil rr.artln, state boxing commissioner, arrived at Lincoln this morning to consult with Governor Adam McMul len who called him for conference when he received a. report of Kil marlin's arrest on charges of Intoxl cation and disorderly conduct at Oma ha Saturday night. The governor spent the day at the penitentiary at a meeting of the hoard of pardons and paroles. He said lie would discuss th» case with Kllmartln either tonight or tnmor row morning. Sidney Publishers Round Over on Federal Charge Caroline and Perry Coler, publish ers of the Kidney Enterprise, whf were indicted by federal grand Jur\ at Omaha on a charge of sending oh scene matter through the malls, were arraingrd before t’nlted .States Com mlssloner Oberfelder Tuesday am bound over to the federal dlatrlcl courte’under bonds of S3.000 each. A similar bond was set on Hr. IV Turner ICIkncr, also of Kldnpy, Neb, w’ho Is Indicted for Issuing obsccni circulars. Trust Companies Merged. Minneapolis, April 14 Negotiation! were completed for the consolldatlol of the Minneapolis Trunf. rompan) i rind the Walla Dlrkey Truat eompari) in one «*f the lutKast Atninrlnl nif*rn»*ij , in the hlatory «f the northwest Th« I new consolidated Anamia) tnstltutlor r will have Assata of nearly $18,000,000 , Rritieh Inspect U. S. Mines. r New York. Aprtl 14.-- To develop f program of co-operation betwaer . Great Britain and the United Rtalei I In researches aiming at safety In coa l mining, a miaalon from the Brtllat ■ safety In mlnta research board at rlvad hare. Cunningham Sons Slain, Quiz Shows Two Bodies of Members of Family, Exhumed for Ex amination, Found to Contain Poison. Mother Collapses Again Crown Point, Ind., April 14.—Mrs. Anna Cunningham, held on an open charge in the Lake county jail here while authorities investigate the mys terious cycle of deaths of her hus band and four children, tonight faced detention over an indeterminate | period despite her second collapse I within four days. Her illness today prevented a heating on her sanity this afterpoon. Tonight Mrs. Cunningham con tinued to lie in her jail cell in a coma. Authorities said if Mrs. Cunning ham’s-condition permitted, the sanity hearings could he held at Gary tomor row'. Chicago, April 14.—Coroner Oscrfr Wolff announced tonight that arsenic has been found in the viscera of Harry Cunningham, one of the sons of Mrs. Anna Cunningham, who died under mysterious circumstances along with four other members of tire family within a period of six years. Karlier in the day it hail been announced that t lie same poison was found in the organs of Walter Cunningham, another son. The amount of the poison in the bodies has not yet been determined. Senators* Bill Is Turned Down Secretary of State Refuses to Honor Vouchers for Work of Special Committee. Lincoln, April 14.—Constitution ality of a claim of $5,000 in favor of State Senators Wilkins. Banning and Robbins must be tested nut in the courts following the refusal of Secre tary of State ('haries W. Pool today to sign a voucher calling for the money. "If I am wrong the courts can tell me so." Pool said. Senator Wilkins intimated that the case would be taken into the courts at once. "It is cheap politics,” Wilkins said. Tile three senators formed a com mittee appointed by the senate fol lowing the legislative session two years ago. Its task was to ascer tain if former Governor Bryan’s charge that a deficiency existed in the state treasury was true. Wilkins did most of the work. His charge amounted to more than *4,000. When the claim came up at the re cent session In the form of a hill it was fought bitterly by the democratic minority. It was claimed that it was unconstitutional for a senator to receive more than his senatorial sal ary. Pool in a statement Issued to day takes the same stand with his fellow' democrats In the legislature. FIRST GAS TAX PAYMENT MADE Lincoln. Neb., April 14.—Nebraska's first gasoline tax money was receive*! today In a check for $100, written by a Table Itock Rna dealer. Dr. T. \V. Bass, chief of the Ras tax bureau, esti mated today that the rss tax would yield $5,000,000 In the biennium rather than the $4,500,000 estimated at first. Apple Supplies Rapidly Decreasing. Reports Says Chicago, HI . April 14.—Apple sup plies are rapidly decreasing, the United States bureau of agricultural economics reported today. Barreled and boxed apple holdings In storage are about 40 per cent less than was the rase a year ago. "Idaho in par tieular has shipped only 2,150 car loads of apples this season." The combined output of all western states to date is less than 40.000 cars, as against a movement of fil.260 In 1924. New Fall* City Courthouse Occupied Before Dedication Falls rity, April 14.—Although not vet tledicaf edand therefore not offi dally open, the new Richardson coun ty courthouse actually began to func tion Monday when the April term of court was opened by District Judge J. M. Rapcr In the new’ chamber. Judge Raper, who was admitted to the bar <0 years ago, said that It Is the finest • ourtroom in which he has ever pre sided. Married in Council Bluff*. Th« following person* obtained mar rl«K*! Iitenrca In Council Bluffs yeeter day : <}*oiirn Wagner. Norfolk Neb. ...... 21 Agnes Strata. Norfolk, Neb .•••••..•. 21 Arthur lohnsnn Lincoln ■<•••••••«• 2rt Kdllh llousei, Lincoln . I* Hnr*< *» VI Mirlver. tti rlbner. Neh.2 M a r joe in K Lutes, Fremont, Neb.1* Frneat Hoefelmen Plstte (‘enter. Nob ?S Ida ftosendahl, Platte Center. Neb .. Jb Frln Robinson. Denton. Neb .... 2S Rachel Nlrkelsmv Denton, Neb .... I* 1 Msrry N Petersen, Council Rluffs .... 2* 1 Lillie Nelson. Council Bluffs ........ 21 Rnv Burke Omaha ...... 21 Kffis Catron. Omaha .. 1* Arden Carlson Kavstock. Nib. 12 Svaiyo iiory. LUtelft .. *• Prince of Old Russia Has Visions of Recovering $350,000,000 Estate Member of Royal Family, on Stand in Suit to Get Back Two Rembrandts, Tells Court of Plans to De velop Coal Lands Seized by Bolshevists. New York, April 14.—rrince Felix Youssoupoff. head of an erstwhile wealthy royal family of the old regime in Russia, still hopes to re cover his vast estates, before the revolution estimated to he worth $350,000,000, although they are now held by the bolshevists, he testified today at the second day of trial in the supreme court of his suit against Joseph K. Widener of Philadelphia for recovery of two Rembrandt portraits. Prince Youssoupoff, a debonair figure, held the witness stand the entire day in his legal battle to regain the two Rembrandts, "A entlenuin With a High Hat" and "A Woman With an Ostrich Feath er,” which Mr. Widener acquired from him in August, 1921, hv pay ment of 100.000 pounds sterling. Prince Youssoupoff, who values the paintings at 300,000 pounds, told today of having refused offers from the late J. P. Morgan and the late Senator William A. Clark of 200,000 and 225,000 pounds, respectively. Jle contends that the transaction by which they passed to the Phila delphia financier and art collector was really a chattel mortgage, while Mr. Widener holds that he bought the art treasures outright. Under cross examination by Mr. Widener's counsel, former Governor Nathan T,. Miller, the prince testi fied that he contemplates the formation of a corporation to de velop coal and oil lands once owned by his family, now in the hands of the soviet. “Then you expect your estate in Russia to be restored to you?” Mr. Miller asked. The answer was an unqualified “yes.” The prince said he wanted the pictures back so they could be returned to Russia If he came again into tlie Youesou pofif estates. Saints Protest Polygamy Charge General Conference Objects to Magazine's Statements About Cburch Founder. S|»'elltl lHspu t«-li to The Omaha B**f. Independence, Mo., April 14.—The general conference of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Jmatter Day Saints today decided to meet in this city in April of next year. A discussion as to the manner of appointment of the standing high council of the church resulted In re sclnding the action of the last confer ence, which decided that apostles, bishops and stats presidents are not eligible for appointment to this of flee. Apostle John Garner of I,amoni. la., and former historian, Walter Wayne Smith of I./OS Angeles were, on their requests, released from the present standing high council. The conference unanimously adopt ed resolutions of protest against rer tain statements concerning the char acter and mission of Joseph Smith, founder of the church, which have been published in a leading eastern magazine. The presidency was re qiieeted to send a copy of these resolu tions to the editor of the magazine, together with copies of the findings of the United States courts which ab solve the church from the charge of responsibility for the introduction and practice of polygamy. KIWANIANS BACK OMAHA PRODUCTS The following resolution, signed by the officers of the Omaha Kiwanls rlub, will be sent to the Greater Oma ha committee: To the Greater Omaha Committee: Frank W. Judson, chairman: We. the members of the Kiwanls club of Omaha, Neb., believing that local business, industrial and profes slonal Interests, should unite for progressive leadership In the upbuild ing and upholding the home market and the community Rnd prompted hy a sincere desire to promote the local loyal spirit through better service *n Omaha, hereby request, the Greater Omaha Committee to call a meeting composed of representatives from each of the civic organizations In Omnha, In order to make plans for and formulate a Loyalty league of Omaha, with the express purpose oI fostering the spirit of buying Omaha Jobbed and Omaha manufactured products. Shipping Board Considers Scrapping About 200 Boats Washington, April 14.—The ques tlon of scrapping about 2B0 vessels not now In operation wni referred by the shipping board today to its com mlttee on scrapping with a request for an early report. Chairman O'Connor, who also heads the committee on scrapping, brought the q neat Ion before the board todav, I proposing that the vessels, which be considers are only a source of ex pense, be Immediately put on th* market for scrapping. [Sleeping Woman Coses Life W lien Mouse Burns New fastle. Pa.. April 14. — Mis? Anna Miller, tf.1, of Ashland, Ore was burned to death In a fire todav which destroyed the residence of \V H. Welnschenk, where she was visit Ing IMss Miller was asleep on th» third floor when the fire was dis covered and was believed by other occupants to have become confused hi attempting to escape by a year stall way. Miss Miller bad spent the win ter at the Welnai henk home Indict Kidnaper Suspect. Vow York. April 14 Mis. Mary .Tone* wss indicted by a county grand Jury for kidnaping r. v<»/u old Kal monde Von Mulnnkl, Jr , who dlsap pea red from his Washington Height* borne on Man h 2!*. No trace of tin missing boy has been found. Count*** flow* Die*. liondon. April II fountesa Howe wife of Lord Howe an«1 formerly Mia* Flora Da'la of New York, died •! Buckinghamshire* Nebraska Farmer Han 2S Himself c Emil Sltv.ak of Milligan Com mits Suicide in Barn; Money Worries Blamed. Special DUputch to The Omaha lie* Milligan, N>b., April 14.— Kmil Slezak, 2S, Bohemian farmer living near Milligan, committed suicide to day by banging himself with a rope in the bnrn on hin farm. Sleeak left no note and the cause of his act is not known, but it is thought to have been due to financial difficulties. It is said that several of his checks have recently been re turned because of insufficient funds. Shortly before his body was found. Slezok had been to Wilber, where he traded automobiles. On hl» way home he wrecked his car when he drove It against a bridge upright, but he was uninjured and walked home. CATHOLIC WOMEN IN SESSION HERE The Nebraska, mat# convention of th» Catholic Daughter# of America convened «f Tuesday noon at th# Omaha Athletic club. Reside# mem ber# of th# Omaha court th#r# were 22 delegates and alternate# present. Mrs. Helen Meagher of Chicago, state re gent of Illinois. I# here to represent the national court. A luncheon was served at 12:*n, after which a business sesslotj was held for the election of officers and other busln*-# Miss Catherine Flynn, Plattemouth, state secretary, presided. Olher of ficers who took prominent parts In the session are Mrs. Anna- Kelly. York, and Miss Helen AValz. Hartington. Roth are district deputies. The Catholic Daughters will give a dinner Tuesday night In their cluh rooms in the Paxton block in honor of Miss Mary MacSwIney, sister of the famous Irish home rule advocate. Menthera of the Omaha court enter tained the delegates Monday night at the McCormack concert In the Audi torium. Northern Pacific Face* (Charge l inter Klkin* Act Ppoknns. Wash., April 14.—A peti tion for an Injunction to restrain con tlnuatlon of leases between the North ern Pnclflc railway company and 21 local firms on warehouse property along itn right of way In thla city was filed hy the Pnlted States dis trict attorney In federal district court today. It alleges that the rental charged Is so much helowth e real value of the property that It const! tutes a violation of the federal El kina act prohibiting rebatea hy a rail road to ahippers. Three of the flrnta named were among the five dealgnated In an In dlctment returned hy a federal grand Jury here Inst week alleging viols lion hy the Northern Pacific of the Rlkls act on similar grounds. Harlan Courtly School Fxhihit Held at \lnia Alrv.i, Anrll 11 The annual Har lan county school exhibit was held At the courthouse Friday And Saturday Town school* receiving reward! for ihe best collection of work Are Huntley, first; Stamford, second Mascot, third. Rural schools re celvlng the highest rewards Are Pis t rict No 19 first. District No. ,»9. second, and District No.'14. third. Mis Humphreys, county superin tendent of Franklin county, and Mrs Hutchison of Franklin judged the work. (Georgia Hunks Placed in Hand* of Complrtiller Athens, (in April 14 The (icorgla National lank, the American Slate hank, an interlocking Institution and a brunch nf the State hunk, were placed In the hands of the comptroller of the currency by Ihe director* of the hanks. Orator* to Hear (atoliilgr. Wimhlngton, April 14 PrMldpnl (Trollrigw him gn-rplod *n Invitation In opwak *1 th» Itnal* nf thw 193ft n* tlnngl nr*tnrlr«l onntrwt hor* M»y s Thl» will l>« 111* third tlm* t’onlidgr j hai *u«i>4«d Wm annual eunuat AuaU Doumergue Tries Vainly for Premier Briantl Rpfnsrs Berauec Socialist Hold Bark, Sar rant Declines Because of III Health. Painleve Is Considering By C. F. BEBTKLLI, Universal Service Staff ('orrespondent. Paris, April 14.—M. Brland having refused to form a cabinet because the socialists will not participate, re tiring Premier ilerriot will tomorrow ask the chamber and senate to rush through a law authorizing four bil lion francs Inflation in order to regu larize the situation with the Dank of France. President Doumergue asked Man ^iee Sarraut to form a cabinet after Firiand had failed, but Sarraut de 'dined, giving ill health as his reason for refusing the responsibility. At a late hour tonight President Doumergue made another appeal tc Paul Painleve and it is reported that Painleve has taken the matter under advisement. Experts believe the crisis will con tinue until Thursday and possibl\ until the end of the week, when, ii no government is yet formed, Priam may be recalled to form a govern rnent by excluding the socialists am attempt to govern with a new rna jorltv which Is now busily forming In the chamber center. Even if a transitory governmen with Painleve or a similar ‘straw man" is formed, the general opinior »* that it will not last more than a few days, when Brland. with J^otib Loucheur as his right hand man, h generally expected to return t* power. In such event the Brianc cabinet would be sure to live untl parliament returns from vacation ir the fall. Stories that Herriot will return a! head of the government are generallj discounted tonight, as are also th( rumors that there Is a chanc# oi Brland accepting some position in th« cabinet except premier or minister oi foreign affairs. BANK TELLER SHOT KILLED BY BANDITS Detroit, Mich., April 14—Charle? Taggart. teller of the branch of th# American State hank on Oregon ave nue and Epwnrth boulevard, was shot and killed by three men who helc up the bank today. The men scoope* up an undetermined amount ol money and escaped. Taggert was shot through the head and died on the wav to a hospital. I*ess than a month ago an at tempt to hid up the same bank re suited In the futal wounding of Percy L. Fludson. a customer, who resisted two robbers. The men departed empty handed at that time. FREMONT AGENT IS EXONERATED Fremont, Neb. April 14 —Willlair L. Hirr#tt, Chicnco. former Fremonl Kitent of the Sinsrer Krwtng Marhtn. company, was completely exonerate* today by county officials on three counts of embezzlement after charge* filed against him had been dismissed Dismissal followed an investigatlor bv ('minty Attorney John dumb, jr Barrett was recently returned t< Fremont from dhicago. dumb de < !ared that s check of the formei agent's reports showed that he har properly listed each sale and that hi had not attempted to conceal any thing. Medical Probe Holds Up Slayer’s Court Martia Manila, April 14.—Court martial t< try Lieut. J. S Thompson. V. S. A. for the murder of Miss Audrey Bur !«lgh of Memphis here April 5. wil not he convened until a medical hoar# now observing Lieutenant Thompaot completes Its report. Officials said today It pro ha hi 3 would l*e two weeks before prelimin •iries for the trial ate complete Thompson already has been assignee military counsel, and whether add! Mona l civilian counsel will he pn cured for him has not yet been de termlned. The army officer is said to ha'< killed the girl because jealous; over her partaking In an amateui theatrical performance against hi wishes. Richardson County Resident 60 1 cars Dies at Age of 91 Fnlla Oily. April 14 —Stefan Grin er, 91, for CO yaare a resident o Richardson county, died here Mr Grlner came from Germany ir 1K65 and walked from Omaha to Bn rnda In this county, a stretch oi nearly 125 miles. He purchased ar NO-a ore farm in Baradn precinct am farmed there tyitll SO years ago when he came to Falls t'ity to ie t Ire ('nngtessmnn John 11. Mnreheav was among Mr. Grlner-‘a pallbearers Sl.t'OOO in Jewel* Stolon. Chicago, April It • Benjamin Swig head nf an automobile tanking con tern, and his wife, motoring horn# from a cabaret, were robbed by tout I automobile robbers of cash and Jew | .in Wiouutin* to 111,000, r- s Going to Hell In Handbasket, Suicide Writes v-/ Here are the two dramatic suicide notes written by Mrs. Ethel Ray before she shot and killed herself't My DEAR HUSBAND: Well, dear, this is almost the end, as I am going to end It all. I can't stand it any longer. X have heard so much and I know most of it is true. I know you want (blurred out by blood), hut if you have the nerve to go back to her after this J'ou are worse than I really think you are. I am going to get drunk this afternoon and then "going to hell in a handbasket." I know you will j be glad to get rid of me. I am I writing this when I have not even had a drink. Well, dear, I will tell you a few things I heard today. I found out where my kitten went to. when I was supposed to get |2 for it. You gave it to her. “YOU TELL HER EVERYTHING." You bought her furniture You gave her booze. You took her fish ing with you. You nearly bad a fight with a certain fellow because she said I was staying with him. This all happened down to Clar ence's. You gate me hell to her for breaking so many testers, and you had her out wtih you getting one that night 1 broke one. You go and tell her everything. You told her about "Slim'' spending that 12 two weeks ago and she said you spent it with her. You tell me she Is not here and I know she is. Well. dear, there are a few things T know, and on top of this X know you are still with her. “I LL HAUNT HER ALL HER LIFE." Please don't give her my cats and if you think anything of me »t all don't hare anything to do with her after this. Please I will haunt that woman as long as she lives 1 know 1 am going straight to hell this afternoon, but you and her gave me a taste of it for the last year so I will be used to it anvway. I don't see how you and her ran be happy after this. You have been trying to g«t her to leave with you for quite a while. Tou have been tailing her you wers through with ] me and giving me hell for a long j time. You won't give her up so now you j are going to give me up. She is the one you love. ! "HOPE YOU WILL BE HAPPY WITH HER." Don't give her anything that be longs to me. lJle*se. Well. Sweetheart—you know I love you with by whole body and soul, but you don't want It. 1 can't live without you and you won t live with me. unless you can have her. ton. 1 know you expect to go away with her before long, no I will eay goodby. X»ear heart—you kissed me this morning liefore you left. Think of me once in a while—of the good in me—please don't run me down to her. I hop* you will b# happy with her All yours—yours loving wife. ETHEL. Ed—forgive me I only took two drinks out of thsl bottle | FOREIGN TRADE HUGE IN MARCH Washington. April 14.—America's foreign trade In March totaled *V29. 000.000, the record for thiee years Secretary of Commerce Hoover an nounced today Exporta were *452,000,000. an In crease of *52,000.000 over February, while Imports were HSAOOO.OO. or *."2,00,000 higher than the preceding month. New Iowa Freight Rate Schedule Suspended Washington. April 14 -Propijetl new freight rate schedules, cancelling certain tariff rules affecting the con structlon of combination rates on I brick and similar articles from Iowa to points in North Dakota. Minnesota and Wisconsin, were ordered suspend ed today by the interstate commerce commission, pending Investigation. The suspended schedules also would increase the joint rates on brick and related articles from Iowa to certain Wisconsin i*>int* Uapr County Early Settler Dies on Visit in Illinois R**trlo. April 14 Mr. John M Null., on. of lh» .miles: ..lll.r* of , (l.g. minify, dl.d In Illinois, .'h.r. .h* h.rt Ion. to it.it . daughter .o cording to . I.l.gram rm.h.d h.r* Sh. ««« SO y..r» of ag. .nd Is .ur . vtvort hv ftv* daughter.. Th. hodv | will h» brought to h.r old horn* »t ; Ub.it y, aouthoa.t of h.r., .nd In t.rr.d l»..ld. h.r hu.hand. | Hie Weather ! For -4 Hours ending T p tv April M Pi •rtfiit atlon inches *m\ hun«W'ltb« Total s r*_ total etnre .lanusr> i, I IT •taftrlenr) M Mourlr Trmitrratnrni * • w H 1 p nv ?> * • Ot ft ? f n m ? ft tam M I p m »ft I * n« V • 4 p m * l in ft * ft p m m 1 • a m <4 « p m *,.,*.“ ft ill M..II.II I P. m .TVfll. .1 Found Dead by Husband She Blames Going In Hell in Hatulhaskrt, Dramatic Note Declares; Accuses “Other Vi oman" of reeking Life. Was True to Her, He Says With one i<stnd clutching a note, in which she declared that she was "gv Ing to hHI in a hand basket," becau*» of her husband's attentions to an other woman, Mrs Kthel Hay. 35. shut herself through the heart Tuesday afternoon in tier apartment at 613 North Sixteenth street. Her body, with the note still clutched in the lifeless hand, was found by her husband when he re turned from work at 5:40. He sum moned police, who took him into cus tody for questioning. The husband was frenzied hy grief last night as he protested to police that there was no “other woman'' in his life, and that his wife's suspicions had been wholly without foundation. He told police that he and his wife had quarreled violently Tuesdav morning when he told her that he had obtained a job as driver for the Yel low Taxicab company. She had ac cused him of taking the position be cause he wanted to have more time to spend with the “other woman." "No Other Woman." Husband Says. "I told her that there was no other woman,” Kay sobbed to police, "but she wouldn't believe me." With the quarrel still unmended. Ray went to the taxicab companv « shops for bis first day’s work. Ap parently his wife continued to brood over her suspicions and finallv reached the desperate decision to end her life. In a lengthy not* she indicated that she was taking her own life to deprive the supposed "other woman" of Ray s affections. In one para graph of the note she said: "I know you want there a name is blotted out by btoodi but if you have the nerve to go back to her after this you are worse than I really think you are. Wishes Him Happiness. In another part of the note she said: "I will haunt that woman as long as she lives." But when she drew the gruesome note to a close, she wished her hns hand happiness with the "other woman." "Think of me once in a while—of 'he good In me—please don't run me down to her," the note said. "I hope you will be happy with her. Ail yours. Your loving wife. Ethel." Mrs. Ray's body, fully dressed, was found in the kitchen of her apart ment. None of the persons in the other apartments heard the fatal shot. Ones Ran Still. Police who investigated the tragedy found a ledger in which Ray and his * if* had kept the accounts of a liq uor still which they operated more than a year ago. Ray admitted to police that he and his wife had oper ated the still, but said they had quit making liquor following his arrest about a year ago. This admission ex j plained a reference in her note which said that Ray had complained be cause she broke so many "testers " These, it is assumed, were gravity testers used in testing the percentage of alcohol. Harry Ward. 5*. IMS IViminion Street, was found dead in th* gs« filled kitchen of his home at 3 30 Tuesday afternoon. Police believe that he also committed suicide. His lifeless body was found in a rocking chair In the kitchen when hi* wife returned home She screamed and was herself overcome by the fumes of gas. Her screams brought neighbors, who carried her outside the house and revived her. All the gas jets In the kitchen stove had been turned on. No cans* for the suicide Is known. Site Bought for Church. I'hadron. April 14—Trustees of the Methodist church have purchased the O. T. H. Babcock property on Bor deaux street for a new church site, hut do not Intend to build in the im mediate future, ___ Summary of the Day in Washington A new resolution was r e ported In ■ Honduras. The tax appeal* hoard prepared to hold hearings In several important cities. Announcement was made a note dealing with Rumania * w ar debt has been presented at Buchareat. The State department indicated Its readiness to reopen negotiation* with Mexico for new romntri lal and ex j tradition treallr*. The shipping N*ard moved to dis jiniss the l'actfiv- Mail company's in* junction suit to pte\ent sole of ft'* j ships to the Ihillar Interest*. The controversy In*! ween the execu tive and legislative branches over the president's power lo remove officials w«* continued before the supreme court. Movement of foreign trade In March of no,*.civ recco : to es Mug pr* portion* wilt* a fav.'iable trade Sal lattce of more than t*T 000 000 was j it no v iced ' the com nerco dope ^Ut«0U