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~“t_ The Omaha Corning ;ee .. much chang* In temperature. “ “ “ • XVAX M* M. M. X A. X ▼ • > X ” ““~ forty in thr old age «l youth; fifty - * In the youth ol old age.—Victor Hugo. ■* CITY EDITION - - . - ----- —- -- -— . v_ VOL. 54—NO. 264. OMAHA. SATURDAY, APRIL IS, 1925. * TWO CENTSID ' ■ -' Ruling Hits Prosecutor of Wheeler Defense Objections to Im portant Testimony in Case Against Senator Sus tained by Court. Realignment Necessary By JAMES R. NOt RSE. I nlvrraal gertlre Staff Correspondent. Great Katie, Mpnt.. April 17.—Ob jection* by defense counsel and rul ing by Judge Dietrich cut a wide swath today in the government's case against Senator Burton K. Wheeler, on trial for alleged misuse of his office to promote claims of clients pending in the land offb-i in Washington. Judge Dietrich refused to admit any testimony relating to the manner in which Gordon Campbell. Wheeler’s id/* client, obtained permits to prottpeet for oil and gas or to the history of those permits. He directed the gov ernment’s attorneys to confine them selves exclusively to events which oc curred after the permits were granted. The court also barred all evidence relating to the alleged conspiracy of Wheeler, Campbell and others, upon which they were recently indicted by the grand jury in Washington. Prosecutor Surprised. These rulings were a complete sur nrisc to the government and neoessi lated a sharp realignment of their < ase. District Attorney Slattery had hoped to get Into the record the en tire history of the granting of the permits In an effort to show that Campbell, after taking up all the land the law entitled him to, had obtained other sections through the use of dummy applications. Wheeler's attorneys pointed out that all such transactions antedated the employment of Wheeler by Camp bell and were therefore Irrelevant to the case upon which Wheeler is being tried. Judge Dietrich sustained this contention, thereby knocking a large hole in the government's case. The rulings ate important to the defense for the reason that they com pel the government to begin its oase with what happened after granting of the permits to Campbell. Outline or Defense. The defense now will contend ihn: as the permits nil were granted be fore Wheeler came into the ease as Campbell's attorney, there was noth ing Wheeler could have done in Washington to expedite the Issuance of permits, as charged, because none ijf the permits were then pending, hence he could not have received a lee for such work. Senator Walsh, leading defense at torney, attacked the whole indictment In an argument to the court this morning, upon the ground that cer tain counts of the Indictment averred that Wheeler acted In relation to ap plications. "the exact nature of which was not known to the grand Jury.” Walsh refused to' cross-examine the first witness produced by the govern ment. The witness called was W. K. Bennett, register of the local land of flee, who identified the permits is sued to parties in Ihe case. He was followed by James McCowan. a sur veyor. who told of surveying the land for Campbell and getting permits in the name of himself and two brothers. Philip and Han. “Mystery” Witness. It looks as If the “mystery" witness who'm Slattery promised In his open ing statement to the jury, would tes tify that Wheeler besought him to take up pending i-ases In the Interior department for Campbell and “split" fees with Wheeler on a 50 30 basis, will not materialize. All guesses as to whom this witness might be were narrowed down to Peter Nyce, law partner of former Senator Chamber lain in Washington. But Chamber lain wired to Walsh today that Nyee would neft give such testimony, so the mystery as to the identity of the wit ness remains unsolved. -Slattery refused to give any nddl tJona.1 Information concerning the wit ness, and some of his assistants prl vately stated they were sorry such a statement had been made to the jury. French Aniba*«ador Snrr lT. S. Banker* Will Aid Again New York. April 17.—Ambassador Daesrhner of France told members of the Bond club that lie was sure American bankers would show the •ami readiness to help France as they have evinced In the past. Gen oral Pershing expressed the con viction that France would never de fault on Its obligations and paid tribute to the French ambassador. Chicago “Ponzi” Sentenced. Chicago. April 17.—Raymond .1. Pisehoff. a Chicago “Ponzl" convict ing of swindling hundreds of poor persons In stock manipulation and pivimntlonal schemes, was sentenced to prison for from one to 10 years. With Us Rev. Jamee A. Crain. Executive Secretary Council of Churches, Pittsburgh. Pa Rev. Mr. Crain arrived In Omaha Friday morning to take over the ex ecutlve secretary duties of the Omaha Council of Churches. Me was for merly pastor of the 11 llklnsburg (Pa.t Christian church and executive sec retary of the Norfolk <Va.) Council of churches Ills new office Is at ths Y M. C A Sunday rt»v. Mr. ( ram sill occupy Pie pulpit Of Bet Frank Smith at the F ire* ("antral 'Congregational OjujcJj. Taft’s Daughter to Be Dean at Bryn Mawr “4 .Mrs. Helen Tail .Manning will re turn to Bryn Mnwr college as Mean in September, thus becoming college dam's first young mother-dean. She left the college to marry and do post graduate work. Now she has two daughters—Helen, 11. and Caroline. 2 months. Her husband, Frederick, Is a professor in Swarthmore college. Complete Plans for Decorations at Lesion Meet c George Brandei- (loafers With St. Paul Business Men on Vi ork Done for l()21 Convention. By a Staff < orre**pon<lpnl. S;. Paul, April 17.—George Bran* dels of Omaha, accompanied by Wil liam Bar-on. Phil Armour and MoVrie E. Jacobs, came to St. Paul today to rind out how St. Paul business men handled the national convention of the American Legion last year and to ascertain what plans had to be car ried out in decorating the city. Following a series of conferences. Mr. Brandels sajjl: "I am more than ever enthused over the coining legion convention. Omaha people have no idea what great pleasure and honor is in store for them. I was glad to hear front hotel owners and lending business men and officials of St. Paul what great care to avoid damage was exercised by the more than 40,000 legion boys who attended the conven tion here test year, ft was a great tribute to tile legion." Will Give I p Vacation. Mr. Brandeis, who is clinirman of the Omaha convention decorations committee, conferred for several hours with the local committee which handled the decorations. Following the conference he declared that Omaha will outdo St. Paul In deco rating the downtown section of the city. Last year legion official# said that St. Paul decorations were the finest ever had at a convention city. •T now realize I wilt have no time for a vacation this summer. " he said. "Omaha was sincere when it made a bid for the legion convention, for we want the opportunity and the honor to act as hosts to the boys who sac. rifleed everything for us It is the least we can do. Seek (ivic flub 1 o-nperahon. "When I g»t back to Omaha T am going to appeal to every civic club in the city to get behind the decoration* committee ami make every spot In our city hlar.e forth with color and light to greet the former aoldlera, the women's auxiliary, their relative* and ft lend* ." The .St. Paul committee turned over to Mr. Braudel* plan* and re port* of the decoration* committee and i 'lair* Welkert. one of the leader* in arranging for the convention, aald he would be glad to appear before the Omaha convention committee and re late hi* experience* in arranging the decorations for the convention last year. Mr. Brandei* and party will re turn to Omaha till* morning. 20(1 Cuests Attend lied Oak W. R. C. Banquet Fled Oak. April 17—The Woman* Relief Corps held Hr Annual ltfinqnet In observance of Grand Army day. Friday, April 1ft at the Masonic hall. There \vcr<» 200 guests. The tables warebeautifully decorated for the oc casion. WhIJ* Marching Through Geor gia” whs being played the veterans of the civil war took their places at the table. Mrs. W. R. Kerrlhard and her orchestra guv# selections. A quar tet composed of Alt anti Airs. « lar ence Stephenson. Mrs. Harry Petty and M. P Harris snug patriotic songs Mrs. R K. Foster accompanied them at the jtiano AT. II. Wamlxiugh gave an interest Ing talk »*n ‘‘Why We Were Here ” .tUO Couple* at Ball. Shenandoah, Fa.. April 17. Th* fireman * ball Wednesday olght *1 which Merritt.'* Herenader* of HL Joseph played, was attended by 300 couple*. The fund* will go for uni form* Th* ball was held in th* ne* memorial armory. Worker*’ Bureau Meet*. Philadelphia, April 17. The fourth nations) convention of the Worker*' Education Bureau »»f Americ/i opened a three days’ session here Married in Council Bluff*. The followinf person" oh»*lns<1 msr rise* llr#*n*#s in Council Bluffs veatardsy Arthur W Weyant blscoln. Nsh I* Ttille l.inti f.lncoln N’sh -k William F. Saxton Omaha M Ruby Thompson nislr, Neb il bl’O..... i vnxi N.Y. Church Former Arkansas Fpiseopal Leader. Ousted for Heresy, Ipliildted From Speaking in Eastern Diocese. St. Mark Rector Scored Xew York. April 17.—Bishop Wil liam T. Manning tonight forbade Or. William Montgomery Brown, former Protestant Episcopal bishop of Arkan sas. from officiating or speaking in any parish or mission of the Xew York diocese. In another letter to Or. W. X. Guthrie, rector of SI. Mai k-ln-the liouweiie, Bishop Manning said tli.tt Or. Guthrie's Invitation to Bishop Brown to s-|»eai\ in St. Mark next Sun day was in "open contempt and de fiance of the authority and law of the church." Bishop Brown was found guilty of heresy last year by a trial court of the Protestant Episcopal church. I-ate ra court of review affirmed this judgment and ordered him "deposed from the ministry of this church." Quotes Authority. Bishop Manning, as bishop of the Xew York diocese, announced that Bishop Brown was "inhibited from officiating or speaking in St. Mark parish or any other parish or mission in this diocese." Bishop Manning said such right wus granted him by a canon of the church allowing the bishop to in hibit a minister coming into the diocese "under the imputation of hav 'ng elsewhere been guilty of any of the offenses" within the heresy code. in ills letter to Or. Guthrie. Bishop Manning reminded him that St. Mark hud been deprived of Episcopal visi tation or ministration on March "fi. 102-1, because of the eurythmical dancing rites performed there, and that under the canons of the church no bishop could exercise his office at St. Mark without Bishop Manning's consent. ‘‘Open Contempt of C hurcli." "Y'our action, therefore, in inviting Bishop Brown to officiate in your parish," Bishop Manning wrote, "is in open contempt and defiance of the authority and law of the church of which von are a minister; and there fore, acting under the law of the church and by the authority vested in me as bishop of tills diocese, I here by forbid you to allow Bishop Brown to officiate or --peak in Hr. Mark church next Sunday or it any time without my permission." Bishop Manning warned Or. Guthrie that If tlie latter proceeded "in de fiance" to allow Bishop Brown to soeak such action would be a "direct I violation of the constitution and cartons of the church and will be re garded as conduct unbecoming a I clergyman.'* R. E. LEE ORGANIZES INVESTMENT FIRM I'lrganlzr.rion of the firm of Rufus R. I-ce A company, to do a general business In Investment sccurltlss. with offices at 325 Rankers Reserve Rife building, was announced yester day by Rufus F;. Re*, president of the new company. The company was organized by Mr Ree, who recently resigned as president of the t'ontlnental lias A F7Iectric corporation after selling his holdings in that company, and bv Foy \V. Porter, formerly with Burns. Rrlnker and company, a local Invest ment house The new firm will engage in a general Investment business, handling high grade securities of all types, and extiect to particl|>ate in the piajor syndicate offerings, ns well as being correspondent* of Otis and company, Cleveland, o., one of the large under writing and distribution Investment .houses of the country, KINGSLEY MADE HEAD OF ROTARY Ray C. Klnfcsley will eerva a a pre*l dent of the Rotary rlub during the coming year. Mr. Kingsley was elect ed by the board of director* at a meeting held yeaterdnv afternoon. Other officer* elected are \V. \V. « armichael, first vice president: Wai ter L. Rierpolnt, *econd vice pre*i dent- Walter (I. Silver. *ecretary. and Rert A. Wilcox, treaaurep Itnl Oak Couple Joined in W t-dloi'k in Missouri Red Oak. April 17. Wayne lla*t Ing*. daughter »»f Mr * and Mr*. .1 I,. Lindaev. mid Hrno Newberg. both of Red Oak. wore married Wednesday morning at Kockport, Mo, The cere ninny wm perfogpieil by Rev. Mr. Maaon it the Methodl*t pureunage. in the presence of Mr. and Mr*. Archie Lindsey. Mi. and Mi* Newber* left for n vl*it at leilnt* in Mi**mirl and Ne hraska. They will reside on tlie New berg farm at Red Oak. Wife Gets $5, ‘Friend’ $200,000, by Odd Will I,0* Angels*. April 17.—Flv, del l»r» to III* wife, Frisda. and more than *700.01111 lo Jains* A. Watt, dsM'i'lltcd simply a* "a frlmd." ars among tbs hsi|iissl» uotsd In (Its will, fllsd for prnltHts tods.r, of Usury fi. Voscksll, srcsntrlr drug •tors proprietor, who wa* nturdsrsil In hi* iliop lisrs last month, tins third of \nsrlisll'« *350,000 s*lntr gos* to his son, t liarls* R. A osrksll Vnsrksll ws* found bsatrn lo | risalh hsliind * niiintsi in tbs shop. I Tbs flayers vs still bain* sous lit. va! Fleet Tests Balanced Ration " as Means ol Perfecting Efficiency Fxeelleut Character and Quality and Quantity of Food l n ehangcd. Hoxvexer. Ity Schedule Fixing Proper Per centages of Food Consu med I•> 40.000 Men. H> TIm* \*»4><-lat<Ml I'reit. Sail Francisco, April 17 The great fortified city of tremendous hi riking power that is moving steadily tonight over the Pacific to teat the defenses of the Hawaiian islands Is putting into effect many new developments in the operation of the United States navy by the tremendous concentration of 127 % easels of all classes under battle conditions. One of the vital problems of op eration involves the old axlon that the navy, like the tinny, “moves upon its stomach.“ Logistics, one of the most for midable words that loom before commanders in chief in time of ac tion, either ashore or afloat, is meet ing one of the most interesting tests m the history of the navy- 'three times a day approximately 40,000 men aboard the grand fleet sit down to the best food afforded any navy in the world. Test Balanced Hal ion. Mobility, plus, sea endurance, is logistics. Mobility and sea endur ance depend upon the elements of fuel, food, water and consumable supplies. The American fleet, as ir steams onward to the island ter ritory for a massive attack, is test ing what many officers believe will prove one of the greatest steps to ward perfecting fleet efficiency— tlie balanced ration. Few of the 40,000 men aboard know that the balanced ration is in use. It has not changed the ex« el lent character and quality and quantity of the food. It is tlie re suit of years of survey and fixes the proper percentages of all ar ticles of food In a 30-day consump tion. It obviates ail the confusion of ordering supplies of individual commodities, and the ship eommis sary officer, when port is reached, merely sends a brief radio message asking for so many rations. Between the battle drills, general quarters, fire drills and the perfect ing of turret guns’ crews, the mess call sounds—the most welcome of all to the gobs. The 40,000 men consume approximately 100 tons of fresh and dry food components daily. Nation Kept Secret. While each ship of the fleet is stocked to the gunwales with its provisions of rations, the great sup ply ships of the train are in the j heart of the convoy. Details con cerning supplies are guarded zeal ousl> by th* Meet officers, for this phase of naval operations, they say. is as vitally important as the muni tions supply and is one in which tlie naval powers of the world all are striving to perfect their knowledge. From the dreadnaughts, with their 1,200 crew members aboard, down to the submarines with their crews of 43 men each, fare almost equally well in the matter of food, and as the great fleet moves on to ward its objective, the mess men, the cooks and the stewards declared that tlu-ir part in the engagement during mess duty is just as vital as the part they play in the gunnery tire when tlie ships go into action. Bandit Suspects Jailed in Iowa two Threaten to Kill Motor ist. \ro Faplured. Follow ing Far Fra-h. Odor Rapids. Is., Api 1 17.— j Robert O t-haugnessy, 30. and Donald Willard, in. who say they are or their waj to Lincoln, NVl . to visit! relatives, are in jail here tonight, as I the result of a sensational encounter I near Mwhanirsville, this afternoon, with (lull Frink of Tipton. The men are believed by police to be bandits who had started on holdup tour of the west. O'Hhaugneesv and- Willard driving a high-powered ear. ran into Frink's car on the Lincoln highway. He de manded payment for the damage, and they refused Frink bopped into the rear seat of the sedan and said lie would stay there until they paid him. ('no of the men drew a gun, Frink says, and threatened to kill him. He grabbed a wrench and declared he would brain the first man to turn hi* head. The men drove to this city and at the limits again threatened to kill Frink if he did not leave the car. He refused, anti they drove Into town, stopping at a garage, where they tried to sell a spare tire to pay Frink, but the garage man turned them down Frink called the police, who arrested OBhaugnessy ami Willard. They admitted they had stolen the car at Minneapolis last Monday and were trying to reach Lincoln In It. O'Shaugnessy admitted lie had served a term In prison, but would not say whore. Both say they live in Chicago. Minneapolis police lisve been notified J. W. WORTHINGTON REPORTED MISSING J*o» Angeles. April 17.—John W. W orthington. Chicago * "Wolf of La Halle street," convicted of swindling operations in a Chicago federal court, and sentenced to serve three years In Atlanta (Ua.) federal prison, ha« tnys terlously disappeared from his home here, where lie was living tinder a fin day stay of execution because of ill news, it wna learned today. The district attorney’s office here recently reported Worthington as "missing.” BEATRICE MAY BUY LIGHT PLANT Beatrice. Veh . \prll 17. Twenty petitions were in circulation here to day asking a special election to vote bonds for *120,000 for the purchen.*-' of the Vebraska Has and Electric company's plant here by the ritv | The city has maintained a lighting i plant for some time, and Is seeking I to control the entlie system here Saili-tutl KfleaM'd. Oreen Bay, Wit., April 17 I .<1 ward Hnllstnd. former llmi Claire phonograph manufacturer, In «*on» panv with 11 K Murphy, stale parole agent, was on Ills way for n town in the southern i>art of Wisconsin, where he will he employed In a inn •'hine shop, lie was paroled from Oreen Hay reformatory, where he had served 15 months of a four year sen tenre on a charge of arson Dhwp* Arriv**» in lloMon. Boston, April 17 \ Ice President Lewes arrived here to attend the celebration of the lftflth anniversary of the battle of Lexington and Con cord Marconi Director Die*. London April 17 (Jodfrey 1*fi*« for many years managing director of Marconi's Wireless icIcKi.iph coni psn\ die.! Noifil l.auvrr Dir*. W sshlngton Vprll 1 ' Thom1** S Hopkins. Mi, inter national I*" > <n •Had. ( Alienist (.ailed Into Will Suit \llt nipt to Show W illmr O. \yer \\a> Paranoia \ icliiu \\ lien Deed \\ as Done. -*|mm ml f>i*patch to The Omaha Bee. Nelson, N>1 . April 17.— Alien latt* w-Me brought into the suit over the will of Wilbur O. Ayer here today to support the contention of the plain tiffs, Ayer s wife and son. that he j mentally in* -om patent when he m id- \ a will leaving his fortune to the state university, I »r. J . M May hew of i^tuelit took the stand this morning and discussed the symptoms of paranoia, pointing out several incidents in Mr. Ayers behavior W’hich might have indicated pa ranoia. Following his testimony the chain herited son. Marshall Ayer, was again place«l on the stand and gave* other accounts «»f h!s father's acts to «us ! tain the * lalm that he was mentally incompetent. He declared that his father had often accused him of “be ing In league with his mother’ against the father. Fred Edttterdftv. associate secretary of the Fi -u Trust company **f Fin* i i»ln. wld' li is the trustee for Ayer*, estate, read a number of letters from Aver, in which the father expressed deep concern over his son’s failure to prepare himself for a useful life A large number of witnesses a~e still to he called, and the case will probably continue into next week. RUNAWAY BLIMP SAFE IN HANGAR St Louis. Mo.. April 17—Th<* army's bis blimp, lhe TC-3, wag ssfsly tucka<! away In lla hangar at Scott field to day, Ha damage alight after llg four hour clash with the elements late yea terday. The big air cruiser waa help ' leaa when the rudder eontrola became tangled and failed to respond. The heaviest damage was the loss of the e\ i pensive helium gas, which was per mltted to escape in order to bring the ship down at Black "Walnut, Mo. Airplanes and automobiles escorted the TC 3 during Its entire Jaunt. Seven men were aboard engaged in a train | Ing flight when the blimp became un | manageable. Hn\ l.xplnrinp Sowt-r Scaltlttl Willi Strain Denison. It . April IT—An id GhI | land, ’Oh^ir olil son **f F F. dfll | land. Mi-year-old son of F. K. Gal death by strain while exploring in a I storm wer The sewer ends on the hank *>f the Fust Boyer river, south of the ity. and is the outlet for steam from the city lighting plant. When the boilers wei *■ blown off the boy I was hi '.all li*« l on the face, neck and! hands nn< **\ e Is severely burned lie rushed out, took off his coat and plunged Into the river for relief Com paninns gave the alarm and he was soon under medical care. < lr\i'I.iimI ln\itr« < .ooliiljce. Washington. April 1? * Pr*«eldent Fmdidge took under advisement nn Invitation t«» address the convention of postmasters and postal worker* In Cleveland the last week in August. t Man With Longest Name May Be Deported Washington, \p*il IT.—IJelru** /ui«*u*/cHs/rH \\ illihituinltyissteiryii lluiTlf/issteifill is .» KUntese rook and iniisirlati and Nin Kram-Urn lin inigt allot* JtuOtortlle* tmla> a*krd I lit* I .nltor *l«*partnieiit to depot! hint nn (lie u roil ltd that he dues not meet immigration law r«H|uirentetits Since entering the eminti) lie Its* slntpMfied hi* name to I en \\ • • . In shorten what official* hr lieu* to I r the longest name III tin* w or let 4 J Open ulfto; Border Sky; Mail Boutei Fii>t Plane. \\ itli $3,000,000 in Registered Mail. Flies (her New Course in Aljout I I Hours. Trip Complete Success By The %MMOciateil Pres*. Chicago. April 17.—The first air mail flight from the gulf of Mexico to tlie Great Lakes wan successfully completed here at 4:29 this afternoon when the 500 horsepower De 11r\ I lrnd plane which started from New Orleans at 5:39 in the morning, landed here with registered mail valued si mote than $3,000,000. Post off ire authorities and air mail officials who observed each stage of the flight said that it was a com plete success and that if «uch a serv ice were made permanent it would mean a saving of from one to two days in bank clearings to the west. Good Connections Made. The mail matter brought in the plane reached here in time to make connection* with the regular trane continental air mail service westward tonight and mall matter which left New Orleans This morning was being lushed through tlie night toward the Pacific coast. The mail matter east ward bound reached here in time to make connections with fast express trainb leaving Chicago for the east to night and also may 1>e placed aboard the east bound mail plane arriving here in the morning. The trip, according to the pilots ar riving here, was almost uneventful ar far as the last leg of the journey was concerned, they were ahead of sched ule most of the way and landed at the Maywood field here ahead of time by 10 minutes. Six mail bags containing lank clearings for the most part, were brought here. The plane on ar rival was met by citv and postofflee officials. Sky Mail Schedule. The sky mail left New Orleans at 5:39 for Mobile with Lieut. R. D. Knapp piloting, passed over Mobile at 7 a. tn., arriving at Montgomery. Ala . at 8:30, where the mail was transferred to a machine piloted by • 'apt. Asa X. Duncan. Captain Dun can reached Birmingham at 9:39. de parting 23 minutes later for Nash ville. Nashville mw the air mail drop from the clouds st 11:37 a. m.. and at 12:(»1 in a drijading rain Lieutenant Mtloy and Captain Fox hopped off for l^oinsviile. The stop at Louisville consumed 15 minutes and the fliers were again In the air at 1:49. Chicago bound. A plan stop at Indianapt lis was abandoned. WHEAT BOUNDS UP 7 CENTS riHi .tgo. April 1'. — Somersaulting of price* in the wheat market nearly out ■ lit] itself today with a rebound of 7 cents a bushel as compared with yes terday's close. May delivery of wheat whirled upward to $1.51** as compared with $1.44 at yesterday's finish. One of the chief reasons for the soaring of prices today was a report from a leading crop exporter Indicating that the condition of domestic winter wheat has retrograded six points since the last week in Match and estimating abandoned fields as amounting to $,■ 4,">n.nno acres, about 20 per cent of the total crop. Me figured the probable yield of winter wheat In the United States this season as 110.000.000 bush els less than was the t ase last year. Other factors which took the when' trade here by surprise today were un expected strength in foreign markets. Pome improvement of export demand, together with prediction* of greatly re dwced world shlttments and a probable decided curtailment of the United States visible supply toial on Monday next. closing prices todav in tbe wheat market here were hoy ant. 1 *4 cents to 7 cents net higher. May. $1.7>1'» to $1.51*4, and July $1.41\ to $142. Soil Kro-inn Prn fiilion Method* Demonstrated Clmrttid*, In., April IT—I! H* BtinderUn. speeiaHet in agricultural engineering, conducted demonatra t on* In Page county for preven tlnn of *oil eroalon In at w eek. The terracing *y*tem on tbe ftyrl Strong farm nwr Sham ha ugh wa* checker I up n* to progr*a« and extended aud ditch demonstration "a* given on the Harry Strickland farm. noughts township Mr. Strong state* he would li e to have til his rolling pasture terraced Dmalian* Wed at Kod Dak. Red iMk. In . Apt.| 17 Mr. Rill 5 Mellffont* and Ml** Kaunda Swendt. both of Omaha were married in the elerk’a office at the court hone* Wedneaday. April K». by Hew Cwrl A f*|o\e»\ of the Congregational church. The affidavit for marriage It* en«e for them w.i* signed by John X. l<ol*ato« Another marriage 11 eenae was issued to William I,. Hay. Omaha and T.nui** Holme*. Ortuncll Bluff*, on affldaxit of Rdwant Robin oviti? I ditor Orchard to (ii\r \ddr»‘*s at SliPiiaii«loali. Shenandoah. Is . April 17 \\ I! j Orchard. editor of the Council Bluffs Nonpareil will address tha Shenat dnah chamber of commerce Mond*> «t noon and the Clartnda OonmumiOj chth Monday night I oni* Mtpric l-’rcnt • hi< two Vpnl II l.ot«n» Altei * ! friend of the late iron oBa union .’•m!*! gtinman w fteed of a «*ha,,s-' *' ' ♦ tilt to murrlet und two robber? ! thug** by bupsner Judf* Is via. I U. S. Declares War on Rainmakers Who Fail 4--I The weather bureau 1° conducting a campaign against so-called “rain makers." The latf-s* to cited is Charles Hatfield, nationally-known as a “sky wizard,* who, the bureau declares, failed to fulfill his contract to produce J 1-2 inches of rain In Itakersfleld, Cal., within one month Government May j Plan New Policy on Public Lands 35.000 Stockmen in I I \\ e*l ern State* Interested in Hearing* Before Senate ( oimnittee. Washington, April IT. — Ksiubliah ment of a new government policy dealing with tlie remaining public do main is the goal of-hearings opened toilay by the senate public lands com mittee. With all acreage suitable for farm ing now out of federal control, the committee started an investigation of other used by which th» estimated 155.00^.000 acre* might be put on "basis of greatest equity to the gov ernment and the citizen.” More than 35,000 stock men in 11 western state- from Arizona to Wash ingtou. are directly Interested in the prop* • through possession of gl azing permits. Statistics presented to the committee show that more than 4.350.000 cattle and 16.000.000 sheep are grazed under these permits, « htch are controlled by tho department of agric allure, “Under present condition* Uhair man Stanfield republican. Oregon, sai'i. "there is no law defining the rights of stock men to run their herds In the national forest*, and :nis situation lias added materially to the hazards of th» livestock indus try." Aftet a week or 10 days of hear.ngs In Washington, the committee will spend much of the summer traveling through the west to gather first hand knowledge of the situation. A bill to t>« based on these studies will be sub mined to the next congress, designed to put into law regulations now gov erning public domain. Representatives of the interior and agriculture departments and of the forestry service wer« present today at th initial meeting., when the com mittee outlined its program. ANCIENT HIGHWAY TO BE “NEW” ROAD Clarinda. la April 17 An old road west of Kssex. disused for 4ft rears has been selected by Page county board of auperxliors as the best lo cation fur 'new ' road. In similar awakening a 140-foot iron bridge that has been In storage for fixe or six xears xrill span the Nish nabotna rixer near Kssex. across a new channel of the stream. This bridge xxas removed from the Noda way just outside Clarinda to the east xvhen the Hrummet memorial bridge, honoring Ki-ed Brummet, the first Page count y boy to fall in j France wws erected. Another 40 foot span which has seer set x i e ’-etxxeen S' in -tiuh an.! clarinda will be placed across the old. channel of the NKhnabotna three quarters of a mite xxcst of Kssex Red Oak Rolan (’luh I'Iccts live Director* RmI Ol I director* war# oho*en at the regular Monday meeting as follow*: M I» Igoni v# V M Hawkins, K. K Billings l R. Replogle ar l 11 K Overhclser | Officer* will b*» *hosen from this| group ami will tak# office May 1 Officer* who have served tl * club, luring the last year are .1 R. Inmtn president. William Coohrmne vice president; M h I .on n*. eevretarv. II. C Houghton, jr . treasurer. R. K. Overholaer. bulletin editor. 1. O Kiab Ivrrk. director: dint Cramer, sergeant at aims Radio W ill RroadcaM School < 'ontest Program Atlantic In.. April ' -tVntestantsj representing 1! state high schools arrlxed here this morning to par I tlolpate In the annual state ■ school declanxatoVx contest this eve ning at the Methodist church. Sta tlon KFKZ will radiocast the enttt. progra m 9 The Weather V-J ► r *1 hour* •F'd*n« T * * %»rll 1* ' it:?. I’ •. <|i *r»tt hun«t •aD >v* ’ »*»»•! r>. 1«*A| ,Uitii«n 1 S.tT *it ! Helene v i 11 H«>iirU I ciH|triiiiiirf« * » * 5 It m *1 • « i%> * p « fc , , it »«• M.M.,0 * V ML Rap Schwab for Work as Fleet Head Slii|t|iin^ Board, in Suit for $ 11,000,000, Claims Steel Man Misused Powers in Own Favor. Magnate Denies Charge New York. April 17.—Suit for $•.* 714.V'6.64 was filed here today by the Bethlehem Shipbuilding corporation against the United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet corporation claiming the amount a* balances <5u» on account of construction of St vessels during and just after the wai. The filing of the complaint in thi* i-uit In the United state* dlstritt court here was simultaneously with the government's filing of a suit for approximately til.00b.OOP against th» Bethlehem Shipbuilding corporation and subsidiaries in Philadelphia, in accordance with an agreement by op posing counsel. Summons in the Bethlehem company's suit had been filed in the state courts last Ma; but action is transferred now to ths United States court. Enter* Vigorous Denial. Both Charles M. Schwab, chairman of the hoard of directors of the Bethlehem Steel corporation and Ihe Bethlehem Shipbuilding corporation and Eugene G. Grace, president of the former concern, issued state ments today in denial of the charge made in the government's suit at Philadelphia that Mr. Schwab rs di rector general of the Emergency FleK corporation from April 11 to December 12. 161*. misused his powers in favor of his own company. Mr. Grace pointed out that Mr Schwab had accepted that post at the "urgent solicitation’’ of President Wilson ar.d the shipping board “at a time ■ f serious national crisis." and that he became director general of the Emergency Fleet corporation "upon the express understanding, re Quced to writing, that he would have nothing whatever to do with the rtla t.'ons between the fleet corporation and the Bethlehem Interests.” Show Appointment letter. "Mr. Schwab faithfully carried out this arrangement." Mr. Grace said. Mr Schwab issued th* following statement: "I have nothing to add to Mr. Grace’s statement beyond giving out n.y letter to the government’s Errer genev Fleet corporation stating the understanding with President Wilson under which I took office. Those connected with the shipping board -.nd the Emergency Fleet corporation know that I sedulously observed the arrangement that 1 would keep band* off -elations between the fleet cor poration and Bethlehem. The charge now made that despite this under standing I should have affirmatively interfered in the relations with Beth lehem speaks for itself. Sa»s bated l'. S. Money. Mr Schwab also published hie le; ter written to the president ar.d trustees of the Emergency Fleet cor poration April 30. 191S. in which he listed 13 corporations in which he w»* interested and requested that a! business between the fleet corporation and these companies he handed “en tirely bv such other officers or agent* of the Emergency Fleet corporatior a* the trustee* might designate s later resolution of the trustees a cepted this arrangement Mr. Grace's statement said that the Bethlehem company, in its construe tion of Sfi ship* for the government effected *avings of about **«S0P»a' below estimated costs. The shipbuilding corporation allege* that it ha* not been paid the f»’. amount due on 12 contracts ONE MAN SLAIN IN STORE HOLDUP Sacramento. Cal . April 17.—Balked in .1 spectacular attempt to hold bp a downtown clothing stove here todai two bandits dubbed Gus Dibber*, ager' proprietor o' the *hcp. into insenaiilltv and shot and Instantly killed S!« son Joseph H. Dibbers. Minnesota Bank Closed. >’ raul Minn April 17 —The Cl. *«a S ate Rank of Clari«ss Tod count> was ordered closed by th* state laanklng department because c ■an o\ er-alm rdanoe of bad ivaper. tr state superintendent of banks a' rv Hi need. The hank was lyintlisd a 1. " and bad depovts of approx mately tlSO.Opp ---—s the Day in Washington The supreme court beard further argument in the newspaper inootpe lav list publication oases President elec Machado of Cuba visited ih.s tombs of Georg* Washing ton and the unknown soMler. The Nickel Plate merger hoarr*. w as ravessiM until Thursday by ths Interstate Ootnnterre commission. The shipping board filed in district supreme court a defense of it* swan of fix e president ships to the Dollar in tereais A subcommittee of the senate pub Ho lands committee prepared for an Investigation this summer of admll* .strstion of the public domain. 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