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The Omaha Daily Bee Everybody Reads the day's happening ererf flay. If folks don't rend your stor4 nowi CTery daft lt'a your fault. THE WEATHER. Cloudy VOL. XLIII-NO. 21G. OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, APRIL G, 1914. On Trains and at Hotel lw Standi, 6c SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. THREE ARE KILLED AS LIMITED TRAIN GOES E Engine, Baggage Car and Day Coaoh Drop Into Water in Indiana West of Attica. MEMBERS OF CREW VICTIMS Thirty-Five Injured as Wabash Passenger Wrecked. HURT TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL Span Over Stream Weakened by Freight Pileup Earlier. DRIVER IS CRUSHED TO DEATH CatiRht Under Locomotive Fire man, Who Jumps, In Scnlded and naftstrnKemttn Hurled Under Trunk Avalnnehe. ATTICA. Ind.. April K.-Three persons wero Wiled and thirty-five others Injured when a Wabash passenger train, known as tho Continental limited, crashed through a bridge over the Wabash river. Just west of here today. The engine, a baggage car and the day coach dropped Into the water. J. L. MILLER, Peru. Ind., fireman. TIMOTHY P. HOWE, Peru, Ind., en gineer. HARRY THOMAS. Huntington. Ind.. baggageman. When the cars left the bridge the day coach, which was crowded, fell with the rear end out of tho water and although the majority of the Injured were in this car nobody was killed. Tho car hardly had settled In the water before the work of rescuing the passengers was com menced and in a few minutes all had been taken out. They wero taken to a hospital at Lafayette on a special train. Tho bridge over the Wabash river was waakened early today when a freight train was wrecked near the structure: The Continental Limited crept out on the bridge slowly and when about "a hundred feet out the bridge gave way. The en gineer was caught under his engine and crushed tq death, lie fireman. Who jumped, was scalded to death and when the front end of tho baggago car 'Was toppled downward Thomas was crushed beneath an avalanche of trunks. Counterfeiting Plant Seized and . Operator Arrested SALT LAKE CITY, April 4,-Local nj.ll,.- ,....., T and confiscated a, counterfeiting plant here today, after an exciting chase In wh,lch on associate of Poters is believed to have been wounded by a pistol shot from one of the officers. Tho 'two men were discovered In the act of making counterfeit half dollars. They dashed from the little house where their plant was located and one of them escaped. The police seized the plant and counter felt .money, amounting to about $C00. The men used plaster moulds of a genuine half dollar coin to make their counter feits, which the polico say are unusually good. Electrlo silver plating apparatus and supplies of tin, antimony, lead and alive r nltrato were found. Correspondence In the houso indicated that the tin had been bought from a San Francisco smel ter, and gives information' which .the police say will lead to other arrests. Poters is a Greek and the man who escaped Is believed to be of the samo nationality. The pursuit of the other la being continued and It Is believed he will be captured. Gets Fifty Thousand For Loss of His Eyes NEW YORK, April 5.-A verdict, awarding $30,000 to Matt Yurkonls, for the loss of both his eyes, was returned today in the United States district court In Brooklyn against tho Delaware, Lack awanna & Western railroad. This is said to bo the largest verdict ever or dered in this state for an injured worn man. Yurkonls was working in the rail road company's Pettlbone coal mine at Luzerne, Pa., when he was injured by the explosion of a squib of a fuse In a powder hole. STEAMERS SEARCHING FOR SEALER FIND NO TRACE CURLING, Newfoundland, April C flteamers searching for the sealing steamer Southern Cross with its crew of ,13 men reported today that no trace of vessel or crew had been found. The Weather Temperature nt Oniulm Yesterday. Hours. Deg. ' JRTf.' - 7 a. m S3 V o 7f " S a. m S3 N. 1 1 VL ' 8 a. m 34 fi 9 I 12 m- 3T V' ,.mr h 1 P. m tO KGMUDY ) 2 p. m a ( ,F 3 p. m 47 Xi u JJK, P. ra CO rwi (p. m 5J Comparative Local Ilecord. 1914V. 1913. 13VL 1911. 'Highest yesterday 64 65 78 60 Lowest yesterday 33 34 M) 34 Mean temperature 44 53 64 47 Precipitation 05 .00 .00 .54 Temperature and precipitation depar tures from the normal: Normal temperature ",....,.41 Deficiency for the day ! Total excrsa alnc March 1 29 Normal precipitation OS inch .Deficiency for tho day 03 Inch Total rainfall since March 1.... l.GOlnches Deficiency since March 1 IS Inch Kxcess for cor. period. 1913 1.30 Inches Excess for cor. period. 1911 .... 0.76 Inch T indicates trace of precipitation. J A. WELSH. Local Forecaster. THROUGH RiVER BR1DG KLOPP MAYWIN LAWSUIT Deoision of Judge on Demurrer Sus tains Petition of Vet Printer. MAY REGAIN CONTROL OF FIRM Court Snya Man 3Iny Itnlld Up Cor poration and llnrc nn Interest In It thnt la Peculiarly Ilia Own. A demurrer filed by Joseph . RedfieR Harvey Mllllkcn and others to the suit of Aaron T. Klopp, veteran Omaha printer, to set asldo amended articles of Incorporation of the Klopp & Rarttclt l'rlntlng company which enabled the do renciants to depose Mr. Klopp from m agement of the corporation, was rueu by District Judgo Sears, t a lrA,1 .xilAI 0 r In passing upon this demurrer q Bald the COrDoratlnn Imrl hin . Sped Mv.fw(ja into a nourishing condition under the ownership and management of Mr. Klopp; that as he had a deep Interest and pride in tho business ho had a right to protect his Interests by provision that the com mon stock should have the control of the business and that preferred stock could be lawfully and properly Issued without any voting power; that It being averred in the petition, which must be taken as truo on the demurrer, that Mr. Klopp with his knowledge of the plant which ho had developed, and Into which ho had taken the defendants without funds, and to whom he has Issued preferred stock, was In control of the corporation by rea- json oi nis ownership of tho common istock, and that the defendants had con spired together to have the articles of incorporation amended so as to depose Mr. Klopp, and having dono so with tho fraudulent-Mntont of taking tho manage ment of tho corporation and tho business over to themselves, Mr. Klopp had a right to como into court and have the amended articles of incorporation, which resulted In his being ousted set nM nnH th. - .... V..V. UIU articles reinstated. 3IeattlnK f Statute. Tho court ruled that tho law relating to the voting of stock was merely to change the old common law rule of voU lng one sharo of stock for each stock holder to allow votes for as many shares of stock aa each stockholder possessed. Tho Judge remarked that ho knew of no reason why a corporation should not be organized with common stock in control and issuo preferred stock without man aging power. Tho court said. other things: "Has a man a right to organize and build up a corporation and eatn1il!h lt successful business and havo an Interest merein that Is peculiarly his own? The writer, thinks that he has such right,. Is entitled to bo commended therefor and to he protected therein unless ho volun tarily relinquishes his ambition with referenco to his creature, his such busi ness and his such corporation." The court further hold that the petition Showing that tho conanlrarv hart twwn formed. against Klopp by- "the defendants looking to his undoing" it would be. tno auty or tho court. If these niie. tlond -were true, to "relievo him from uio situation, as It Is., and nlaca .baek tho. corporation, as to Its stocks and e.v- eral ownerships thereof, and control, as wings wero bcrore tho results of the j conspiracy manifested themselves. Mv own belief Is that tho plaintiff has made such a paper case and ho doos make a showing of so trusting others, whom ho had a right to trust, under all clrcum-. stances, so that ho was wrongfully bp reft of his management and control, and without any fault legally Imputed to him, and so that ho at this time may invoke with entire propriety the power of the court to place matters again where they formerly were." Klopp Slay Retrain Control, The ruling of tho court means that If the allegations of Mr. Klopp's petition are proved to bo true, the amended arti cles of incorporation of Klopp & Rart lett company wherein the preferred stock was given a vote, that It did not theretofore have, the amended articles will be set asldo by tho court and all the stock issued under the amended arti cles cancelled and the old articles rein stated, and the old stock provided by the old articles reissued to the persons holding the same under the old articles. This will result further in placing back the control and management of the cor poration with Mr. Klopp Instead of the persons now In control. Burial of Lumber King to Be in East PASADENA, Cal., April G.-The body of Frederick W. Weyerhauser, multimil lionaire lumberman of Minnesota, who died today at his home at Oak Knoll, a suburb, will be taken to Rock Island. 111., for interment beside his wife, whose death preceded his two years. The start will bo made tomorrow, the body being placed in a private car and accompanied to Illinois by the dead man's seven Children, all of whom were at his bedside when death came after an Illness, of less than two weeks. The death of Mr. Weyerhauser, who was nearly W years, was caused by pneu monia, which developed from a cold caught while attending church a Week ago last Sunday. OFFICIAL FIGURES GIVEN IN THE DAKOTA PRIMARY PIERRE, S. D., April 5. (Special Tele gram.) Final official totals on all state l and congressional officers In the rcpub I llcan primary in this stato are: Senator, Burke, 26,136; Crawford, 19.91S. Governor, Richards, 9,729; Anderson, 16.114) Byrne, 19,941. Lieutenant governor, Everltt, 390; Norbeck, 34,425. Secretary, Clasner, 18.S47; Rood, 21,o06. State committeeman, Lockhart, 19,104; Way, 18,511. National committeeman, Haney, 19,802; fhorson, 21,741. Attorney general, Forrest, 16,793; Caldwell. 23.282. Land commissioner, Korneman, 15,306; Hcpperlcc, 24,tS8. Su perintendent of Instruction) Shaw, 17,7; Lugg, 21,733. Railway commissioner. Op helm. 15,ST;. Dougherty 22.8S3. Auditor, Keller, 18,; Handloj , 21.647. Treasurer. ( Harris, I6,bl7; Ewart, 2,U39. Congressman First district. Wood, 8,127; Dillon, 9,225. Congressman Second district, McNultr. S.630: Johnson, 10,193. Cpngrenxman Third district, Rice, 4,119; Bartlne, 3,325. EXCESS OF MONEY FOR LOANS APPEARS HERE Cash Comes from Hiding Places in Largo Quantities, Business Men Say. Accept New Accounts Only with Nominal Monthly Payments. DEMANDUP TO THE AVERAGE iHo; Condition Will Last unt Be Said. HA IN ENVIABLE POSITION ASSOCIATIONS LIMIT DEPOSITS Iinlldinsr nnd I.onn Conipanlea nt Loan to .Knonr AVhnt to Do irlth Snrplu Real Itstnte Ac tivity Predicted. An unusual abundance ot money seek ing profitable Investment is avallablo In Omaha at the present time, according to local flnanccrs. Much of It Is comtng out of hiding places whither It was "shooed" by the scaro of tho banking in tcrcsts during the fight over currency legislation last fall. A similar condition has not obtained for many years past, and Is likely to bo reflected In increased activity in real estate and building lines before many months. It ts assorted. Savings and loan associations In Omaha are becoming overloaded with monoy. Some of tho large associations aro limiting the amount of deposits on present accounts and accepting now ac counts only with nominal monthly pay ments. The demand for loans is fully up to tho spring average, especially for building homo loans, calling for from $1,600 to 4,000. In the larger loans, tak ing from 35,000 up, there is not at present sufficient call to absorb the oxcess of money seeking building association divi dends. Driuniid to Iitcrrnac. How long tho condition will lakt associ ation men will not venture to guess. How ever, the general feeling Is that the de mand for loans will lncrcaso sharply aa soon as the building season gets under full headway. " ' In the savings and loan association world Omaha lias reached an enviable position. Not only has the city the larg est association In the country, but It has three associations high up in tho "million" class, a fourth Just over the ifne, a fifth within hailing distance of the million nmrk, and three others energetically trailing In the rear. On the first of the year tho reports of Omaha associations showed, in round figures, assets totaling 319,000,000, and by the closa of tho fiscal yearJuno SO, next, Jhey .will have passed the J30.00000urnarVc.. . . .. , To Eeport Sims BiU Without Any Delay or Recommendation WASIHNGTON, April 4. There was every prospect today that the Panama freo tolls repeal bill would be reported In some form from tho senate committee on interoceanlc canals within a week, so that the'aU-ahsorbtng subject may be formally under consideration. Leaders on both sides of the question asserted there would be no unnecessary delay in passing on tho house repeal bill in com mittee. Several senators, who opposo the re peal, asserted that they would opposo do lay In committee, agreeing, that nothing cculd be gained- by dolay. In view of this attltudo the feeling is growing that tho house bill flatly repealing toll ex emption for- American ships will be re ported from (he committee without recommendation. Borne of the many proposed ' com promise measures may also bo reported in the same manner, leaving It to the senate to determine tho whole contro vert J Dies When Pinned By Overturned Auto in Two Feet of Water SILVER CREEK, Neb., April C (Spe cial Telegram.) Bud Peterson, a young larmer living five miles Routhwest of here, was killed In an automobile accident last night. About 7:30 o'clock last night he left twon alone, driving his car and was not seen again until nearly 9 o'clock. When he was found underneath th auto at Arborgast corner three miles south of Silver Creek. He- had attempted to turn at the corner to go 'west and the tracks showed that the car skidded into the ditch and turned turtle, pinning him underneath in about two feet of water. Not a single bruise was found ,on his body, death being caused by drowning. He leaves a wife and two children. Pioneer Resident of Fremont Is Dead FREMONT, Neb., April 5.-(SpecIal Tel egram.) Mary E. H. Hawthorne, for forty-eight years a resident of this city, died last night. She was a daughter of tho late Rev. Isaac E. Ileaton, pioneer Congregational clergyman, and was born In Wisconsin and came to Fremont with her parents In 1S54 and a few years later married Joseph J. Hawthorne, who, after taking a part in the Kansas border troubles, had moved to Fremont. Mrs. Hawthorne was active in social and re ligious circles. She was ona of the orig inal members of the Congregational church, which was organized here in 1S57. UNITED COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS AT BANQUET A seore of members of the order of j 1'nlte.d Commercial Travelers and their i wives enjoyed a good fellowship banquet J at the Taxton hotel last night. Informal ! fotiU by the different membora of the I order pictenl were given. Scenes Ha MjOt ''mil ' "; LIVED WITHMRS. SHIDLER lf : jtjjgk .ffifc ' 1 Workhouso Prisoner Says Dwelt Together. WOMAN Vic Gnerlnsrer'n Spouse Trntlflca Victim of Alleged Attnvk Kx prenncd IteKrct Mio Didn't Slay Self. KANSAS CITY, April G.-Mrs. Vlo Guerlnger, wife of the pool halt keeper on trial here, charged with participating with five other men In nn nttnek on Mrs, Gertrude Soldier, testifying In detenso of hor husband yesterday, said Mrs. shldler, after the alleged attacks, had extended sympathy to her and said she believed a mistake had been made and had ex pressed rcgrot that she .had not com mitted sulcldo after tho alleged attack was mado nn her In the Grand avenue rooming house. Mr. Guerlnger was dressed stylishly. She said whllo Mrs. Shldler was being treated at a hospital for nervous shock resulting from tho alleged attack, she went there to see her and spoke with her alone. "Mrs. Shldler, said she was sorry for mo because, I would havo Jo struggle ardngittono libtf tyoTtt' with Jny Chil dren." tho witness said. "Sho said sha felt she had made a mistake and prayed to Ood overy night for forgiveness. Sho, said sho wished to God oho had Jumped off the building that night and killed her self and ended it all. She said she knew mo and had seen me 'at my husband's show, where r formerly sold tickets." The defense today placed several wit nesses on tho stand in an attempt to dis credit the testimony of Mrs. Shldler. Ray mond Ushennan, a prisoner In the city workhouse, on a vagrancy chargo, testi fied that ha and Mrs. Shldlor had lived together hero aa man and wife. This was admitted by Mrs. Shldler on the stand yesterday. Usliornian said he had deserted his wife and child In Tcrre Haute, Ind Mrs. Shldler's former home, beforo he met Mrs. Shldler. Guerlnger wilt not testify In his own behalf, according to a statement made by his attorney today. Wilson at Catholic Thanksgiving Mass Stirs Up Methodists NEW TORK, April 6. The New York conference of the Methodist Episcopal church today tabled, after a warm de bate, a resolution requesting tho presi dent of tho United States to discontinue tho custom of attending Thanksgiving mass at the Roman Catholic cathedral In Washington. The motion to table was carried by a vote of 0 to 73. Supporters of the resolution said In the debate over tho resolution that no one took exception to the president attending any church he chose as an individual, hut when he attended the Catholic church with his official family the event could not help assuming significance. Jt was the opinion of those who sup ported the resolution that President Wil son was Inconsistent In Issuing a procla mation urging people of the United States to assemble at their own churches on . Thanksgiving day and then attend ing himself a church to which he did not belong. Those in favor, of the resolution thought the cabinet should divide up and visit the various churches, ' John D., Jr., Will Be ' Mine Probe Witness WASHINGTON, April S.-John D. Rockefeller, Jr., will appear next Mon day before the subcommittee of tho housa mines committee investigating con dltlons In the coal strike field of Colo rado. Since Its Investigation In the Colorado fields the subcommittee has held several meetings to make plans for discovering the Identity ot the controlling faotors in the Colorado Fuel and Iron company, the largest employer in the strike field. Mr Rockefeller will be questioned as to his connection with the company. SOUTH DAKOTA BANKER ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLEMENT ABERDEEN. 8. D., April 6.-(8peclal Telegram.) Hsrry J, Lamp, president of the First Htatn bank of Mcintosh, S. D., was arretted there today charged with having madt' fulse statements to the bank examiner and with embezzling funds of depositors. A bank examiner took charge of the bank a week ago. at the Front with Villa's Army Villas tHeii. impairing r JAP SERYANTJOLLS WOMAN "School Boy," Reprimanded by Mis tress, Slays ' Her. GAVE HER BURNED PORRIDGE Mrs. Charlrs J, Mlllaril of Van. oouyfr Victim of Itnge of Orl nitnl Mrnlnl fllic llnl Scolded. VANCOUVER, B. G, April G.-A Chines servant confessed, and a coroner's Jury returned a Verdict of "foully murdered" and tho law finished today Its task of clearing up tho mysterious 'disappearanoa of Mrs. Charles J. Millard, beaten to death nt her own breakfast table by Jack Kong, her houso boy. Thereafter, Kong recited miserably, he cut up her body and burned It in the heating, furnace. Kong, in his confession, admitted that in the absence of Mr. Millard, he serVed burned porridge to the lonely woman and was reprimanded half seriously. He be came Insolent, and said he had to go to school, and had no time to make more porridge. Still, apparently In good temper, Mrs. Millard expostulated. Striken Her Dovrn. "I'll have to cut your ear off If you don't obey better," she said, and Kong. of a race which holds woman an Inferior, seired a chair In his rage, and struck down the woman. When It was shown to him that Mrs. Millard could not have left the houso Wednesday as he had asserted, because all her clothing except a wrapper had been found, he made his confession. Kong Is a sort of sorvunt common enough on the Pacific coast under tha name of "school boy." The "school boy" may lie 15 or 20 or 30 years old. ' Japanese ICilla Woman, STOCKTON, Cal., April B.-Mrs. Ellis R Herbert was shot and killed today by a Japanese servant while-she was In ona of the upper bedrooms of her home In the MJburbs. After killing Mrs. Herbert the slayer locked the door to the room and busied himself gathering up sllverwaro and other valuables. The crime was not I discovered till tonight when Mrs. Har- ncrts husband returned home. Finding no one about tha living rooms, he made a search of the home only to find his wife's body upon the bedroom floor. The servant later took refuge In the basement of the home, where he killed lilmself as he was about to be arretted. TWO-FIFTHS OF BLIND IN U S. ARE NEEDLESSLY SO WASHINGTON,. April B.-Of the 110, 00O sightless persons in the United States, 40,000 are needlessly blind, in the opinion of many men who devote their lives to caring for those to whom night and day are meaningless words. For that reason the most Important discussion t be had before thee First National Con ference of Workers for the Blind, which will be open heie April 16. will be on "th prevention of blindness ' The con - ference will last three days. II Low Pressure Area Will Move Eastward From Plateau Belt WASHINGTON, April G.-Fiiir skies wero promised tonight by tho weather bureau to the pastern section of the country during tho first part of the week, hut unsettled conditions, probably with tain or snow, will provail In the wake of a "low preesuro" area that will travel eastward from tho plateau regions, reaching tho seaboard about the middle of the week. Tho bulletin said: Fair weathor will continue probably most of the week In the south, except In the peninsula of Florida, where local rains Will occur early In the week. A low pressure area now over the plateau region will mpvo eastward, attended by unsettled weather and local rains or snows in tho Rocky mountain region, the plains states and the Missouri valley on Monday, extending Monday night and Tuesday Into the upper Mississippi vul ley and tho uppor lake region and reach ing tho lower ' lake region, tho middle and north Atlantla states about the mid dle of the weok. A short period of fair weather will follow, beginning Monday, west of tho Rocky mountains, reaching tho central portions ot tho country by the middle ot the week and tho cast a day or so later. Another disturbance will probably reach the north Pacific coast by Tuesday. It will move eastward and southeastward over the Pacific states and the plateau region, attended by rains over tho cen tral and northern districts, and it should reach the central portion of the country some time after the middle of the week. Temperatures will rise by Tuesday' over the east and south and no unusual tem pertaures are indicated at present over any section. FINE ARTS SOCIETY MEMBERS SEE CHARLES TURNER HOME Over 150 members and friends of the Omaha Society of Fine Arts visited the Charles Turner property, between Thirty third and Thirty-fourth streets, on Far nam, Saturday uftcrnoon. It had been thrown 'open to public inspection by George & Co., the agents. Edgar Scott, Francis A. Brogan and Superintendent of Hohools E. 1'. Graff, representing the majority members ot the society, made Informal talks to urge the purchase of the property as a club home and exhibi tion hall. All three speakors discussed ,the advis ability of tho society buying a home and told of the suitability of the Turner prop erty for art exhibition purposes. They agreed that Its purchase by the organ ization was the' only solution of the project and argued that other proposi tions which have been advanced by mi nority members are not feasible. M. P FREIGHT RATE RAISE SUSPENDED BY COMMISSION WASHINGTON. April 6. A proposed inorease by tho Missouri Pacific railroad of Jli cents per 100 pounds In the freight rates on wheat and corn from Si. Paul to points in Kansas and In otber states was suspended today by the Interstate J Commerce commission until August 3. An llti'iulry will be Instituted UNIFORMS FOR BRYAN CARRIAGE FLUNKIES SET HOUSE BY EARS Estimates Providing for State Bureau Coachman and Footmen Provoke Comment. jMONDELL SUGGESTS UNION JACK Should Be Displayed" Somewhere if Not on Servants' Garb. I FIERY FURNACE IS LUGGED IN Carolina Member Likens Nebrakan j to Unsinged Trio. READS STORY FROM THE BIBLE Humphrey Of fern nn Ainriiitinrii t to Incrcnir Snlnry of Secretary, bnt M la Rnleit Out of Ordrr. WASHINGTON, April S.-The uniforms ot Stato department footmen, their com pensation, tho Panama tolls fight, Secre- tary Bryan's salary and his Chautauqua lectures and half a dozen other subjects occupied tho houso yesterday during con sideration or tho exccutlvo, legislative and Judicial appropriation bill. Tho estimates Included provision for a coachman and footmen for the Bryan carriage, which provoked comment. Rep resentative Johnson of South Carolina, In chargo of the Mil, rend from tha Bible the story of tho fiery furnaco and. said Secrotnry Bryan had como through a furnaco of "criticism, sarcasm and ridi cule with bin hair unsinged and his body unscathed." Would Unlar- llrynn'a Salary. Representative Humphrey of Washing ton offered an amendment to Increase Secretary Bryan's salary. It was ruled out ot order, but Mr, Humphrey got a chance to talk. "Wo ought to have a secretary of state," he said, "who would not have to sell something to England and vlolato his party platform In order to extricate himself and tho country from the diffi culties Into which It had fallen through him." Representative Foster ot Illinois said that "tlio people are with tho president and his cabinet," and predicted demo cratic success In the congressional elec tion next fall. Uniforms tnr Cuncliinrn. When ah appropriation was reached for "drivers' equipment" for the State de partment. Representative Mondoll of Wyoming said Secretary Bryan was un doubtedly planning to put uniforms on his coacjimen. 'WhethVr.th BrlUsbjinlon. Jck-sUouia be dlsplaye'il; on 'itiS froht"Vr th back of the Uniform la d matter ot taste," ho said, ' But that It should be prominent somewhere Is without 'question, in view of th recent surrender to Great Britain on tho canal tolls question." Mrs, Arthur Funk Secures Divorce, Startling Society BLOOMINGTON, III.. April 6.-(Speclnl Telegram.) llloomlngton society was glvon a sensatjon today when Mrs. Arrhu Funk, who was formerly Miss Louise Mets of Omaha, applied for a divorce and was Immediately granted .a decree. Her only statement was: "I was compelled to lcan him." Sho asked for custody of tl,ireo children. Tho couple was married In 1S01 and separated a 'short time ago. Mr. Funtc Is a prominent member of a famous family of that namo and inherited 1,00 acres of land valued at $300,000 and has considerable other property. His Income, from the land rentals is J15.000 per an num. Tho couplo are leaders in Bloomlngton society and the divorce Is a great sur prise to the smart set as there had been no Intimation of any disagreement. Alimony will be arranged later, Mrs, Funk Is a sister ot Herman Metz and half sister to Charles, Fred, Arthur and Louis Motz. Until tho time of her marriage to Mr. Funk sho made her homo In Omaha, wtirre sho had a wide ac quaintance. Mrs. Funk Is a talente.l musician and for some time has been in Omaha, making her home with Herman Mets at the Hamilton apartments. MISSING GIRL RETURNS HOME AFTER HER ABSENCE Agnes Quads, 14-year-old girl, em ployed In a local department store, who disappeared from home last Wednesday, was located yesterday afternoon and Is now at home. The police refused to give the newspapers any Information regard ing the girl's whereabouts during the period of absence from home, but Inti mated that arrests would follow. Your Easter Bonnet Have you bought your Easter bonnet? It Is high tlmo to be about that pleasant occupation it the hurry of events has prevented you until now. You have not many days left. So look at the advertisements in The Bee and see what the fashions are and what the shops are offering you. ' Never was headgear so di verse in shapo and so alto gether fascinating. Newspapers such as The Bee will help you In making your selection; because through them the most up-to-date mor chants of tho city tell you what aro the moat desirable styles and at what prices the goods may be purchased.
