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VOL. XLVI. NO. 141.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 29, 1916. TWELVE PAGES.
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SHIP GOES DOWN
WITH STARS AND
STRIPES FLYING
American Ship Chemung Tor
pedoed Near Cabo de -Gata
by Submarine
Craft.
CREW LEFT IN THE BOATS
Captain Refuses to Haul Down
National Colors,- it Is
Reported.
CARRIED IRON AND STEEL
London, Nov. 28. Lloyds report
that the American steamship Chemung
has been sunk.
The Chemung sailed . from New
York November 8 for Genoa and Na
ples and stopped at Fayal. Azores,
November 20. It was owned by the
Harby Steamship company of New
York, was built in 1888 at Buffalo, was
327 feet long, ot 3,062 tons gross. '
The Chemung was torpedoed near
Cabo de Gata. The ship foundered
with the American flag flying, it is
added, the captain having formally
refused to lower the flag.
Left Near Coast.
The submarine towed the crew to
within five miles, of the coast, the
Valencia advices state, and then
abandoned them. At the end of Hie
day they were picked up by the
Giner.
The crew of 'the Chemung has, been
landed at Valencia by the Spanish
steamer Giner, says a Reuter dis
patch from Valencia today.
The crew list of the Chemung, filed
with customs officers here, shows that
only ten of the men on board, includ
' ing Captain Duffy, were Americans,
the others being Greeks, Russians,
Spaniards and Mexicans..
The manifest of the cargo filed on
date of sailing shows that it consisted
mainly of iron and steel products,
chemicals, dried fish, wooden staves,
etc. Included in the cargo were 5,146
pieces of copper and 200 bales of cot
ton. N
Dane Ship Sunk.
Lloyd's shipping agency today an
nounced the following:
"The Danish steamer Villemoes,
775 tons gross, from Esbjorg for
Grimsby, has been captured.
"The captain and crew of the Nor
wegian steamer Belle Isle, of 1,883
tons gross, have been landed and re
port that their steamer was torpedoed
by a German submarine. (The Belle
Isle was last reported November 2, as
passing Ushant while bound from
Gothenburg to Bilbao.) - ,l
"The French sailing vessels Alfred
De Courcey, of 164 tons gross, and
Malvin, of 112 tons gross, have been
sunk, '
"The British steamer Rhona of 640
tons gross has been sunk.
"The captain and crew of the Greek
steamer Christoforos, of 2,345 tons, of
Piraeus have been lauded and report
the steamer sunk by a German Sub-J
marine. , ,
In Honor of Neville,
North Platte to Entertain
North Platte, Neb., Nov. 28. (Spe
cial.) Under the direction of the lo
cal homestead of the Brotherhood of
American Yoemen, the city of North
Platte is preparing to entertain west
ern Nebraska and the entire state
for that matter in, honor of Keith
Neville. The reception will occur
Tuesday, December 5. Speeches by
prominent Nebraskans, a concert, re
freshments and a ball in the evening
constitute the program.
JotinD,, Jr., Quits ,
As Foundation Head
' -
New York, Nov. 28. Dr. George E.
Vincent will retire as president of
the University of Minnesota to be
come president of the Rockefeller
foundation on May 15, 1917, it was
announced tonight. He will succeed
John D. Rockefeller, jr., whose term
as president of the foundation ex
pires on that date, and who will be
come chairman of the board of trus
tees, a newly-created office.
The Weather.
Fop Nebraska-Falr; slightly cooler.
.Tmperturei at Omaha Yesterday.
Hour. Deis.
5 a. m..
a. m 32
T a. m 36
8 a. m 36
a. m 38
10 . m 40
11 rf. m 45
12 m . . . . o
1 p. m J. . . . K6
2 p. m r.g
3 p. m 5S
4 p. m D7
6 t. m 66
6 p. m 6;t
7 p. m
8 p. ru
Comparative Wat Record.
, 116. 1915. 1114. 1913.
Highest yesterday ..57" 39 54 E6
LoweHti yesterday ... 32 27 30 4s
Mean temperature . . 44 33
Precipitation 00 r00
42
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal:
Normal temperature 32
Excess for the day 12
Total excess since Match 1 306
Normal precipitation 02 Inch
deficiency for the day 02 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 .. .16.07 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 12.23 Inehes
Deficiency for cor. period, 1915.. 1.66 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period. 1914.. 3.s9 Inches
Report from Stations at 7. P. M.
Station and Bute Temp. Hlrh- Kaln
of Weather. 7 p. ra. est. fall.
Cheyenne, clear 28 40 .00
Davenport, cloudy ....62 H v. 00
Denver, clear 38 64 oo
Des Moines, cloudy .... 48 64 .00
Dodge City, clear 48 ' 68 .00
North Platte, clear 38 50 .00
Omaha, cloudy 60 67 .00
Pueblo, clear r 48 82 00
Rapid City, clear 38 44 .00
Salt Lake City, clear.. 24 40. .18
Hanta Fe, clear ...... 44 64 .00
Sheridan, clear 34 40 .00
Hlwux City, cloudy,..,. 40 48 .00
Valentine, clear 36 60 .00
i. A. WELSH, Meteorologist.
Magney Says Railroads and Mines '
Conspire to Stop Shipments of Coal
Douglas County Attorney Be
lieves No Doubt of Agree
ment Between Two.
SOME LETTERS ARE QUOTED
Following the announcement made J
to the county commissioners by Mor
ris M. Rosenblatt, coal dealer, who
has the contract for supplying the
county with coal, that he can't get
shipments of the Iowa product, mined
within 150 miles of here, such .as is j
furnished to the poor. County AM
torney Magney declared that he be
lieved a combine exists between the
mines and railroads to hold back
shipments a condition, he added,
that in his opinion has resulted in
the present scarcity of fuel and the
high prices.
Mr. Magney commented on what
he characterized an obvious com
bination of mines and railroads in
regard to the fuel situation when cor
respondence telling of the scarcity of
coal was referred to him by the coun
ty commissioners after Mr. Rosenblatt
had notified them that it would be
impossible to fulfill the contract with
STATE VET HOPEFUL
MAIADYOT PLAGUE
Dr. Miller of Government Serv
ice Does Not Find Foot
and Mouth Symptoms.
( -4 .( :
THINKS NOT DISEASE
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 28. It appears
improbable that cartle at Wauneta,
Neb., have the foot and mouth dis
ease, according to a report received
today by Dr. J. S. Anderson, state
veterinarian, from A. W. Miller, veter
inary inspector for the bureau of ani
mal industry. United States 'Depart
ment of Agriculture. In his letter to
Dr. -Anderson Mr. 'Miller says:
"It has been impossible to make a
positive, diagnosis of the disease
among cattle in this (Wauneta) vi
cinity. Some lesions have been rioted
in some cattle that closely resemble
those found in foot and mouth dis
ease. However, taking into consider
ation everything our investigation has
disclosed up to the present time, it
appears improbable the disease af
fecting cattle in this (Waoneta) vicin
ity is foot and mouth disease."
Atthe state veterinarian's office
confidence was expressed that the
malady is not foot -and mouth dis
' ease; v- '' ' '" ' " - a
. Now Suspected Cases. "
' Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 28. Six new
cases of infected cattle were found in
the Kansas City stock yards late, to
day, Dr. James Fleming, head of the
local bureau of the United States bu
reau of animal industry, announced to
night. Effects of the inoculation of
healthy cattle with virus taken from
affected cattle still was being awaited.
The diseased cattle found today have
been in the Kansas City yards for two
weeks or-mqre and it has not been
possible to trace their origin-. While
the lesions are somewhat similar to
those found in cases of foot and mouth
disease, Dr. Fleming said he would
hesitate to diagnose the disease as
foot and mouth until further develop
ments. '
Precautions against the spread of
an infectious disease were taken at the
stock yards today. Stock dealers aid
ed government forces in widespread
use of disinfectants. Receipts of live
stock today were somewhat lower.
- Anxious in Chicago.'
Chicago, Nov. 28. Facing the pos
sibility of a renewed outbreak of the
hoof and nlouth disease, live stock
men here awaited" with some anxiety
today the outcome of the federal
diagnosis of suspected herds in Mis
souri, Kansas and Nebraska.
Dr. S. E. Bennett, head of the
bureau of animal industry in Chi
cago, with Dr. F. C. Day, federal vet
erinarian, and Dr. F. S. Mather, an
expert in stock plague, left here last
night to investigate suspected cattle
in- the (Kansas City, yards today.
Meanwhile authorities here an
nounced that the precautionary
measure taken by Dr. C. F. Dayton,
state veterinarian of Illinois, prohib
iting the shipments to the stock yards
of Chicago and East St. Louis, except
for immediate slaughter, of any cat
tle, horses, 6wine or sheep from Kan
sas, Missouri and Nebraska, will not
be rescinded until all possible danger
of 'infection is believed past.,
Officials of the Chicago Union
Stock YaTds and Transit company
asserted also that their embargo or
der against live stock from all points
west of the Missouri river will be
effective as long as it seems neces
sary. O. T. Hinklc, general manager,
said shipment of cattle for immedi
ate slaughter will continue. He said
the embargoes on feeding cattle.
Quarantine in Texas,
Fort Worth, Tex., Nov. 28. Quar
antine against the importion into
Texas of live stock or the skins of
live stock from Missouri, Kansas, Ne
braska and Illinois was ordered here
today by the State Live Stock Sani
tary commission, effective tomorrow.
The order was said to' be precau
tionary pending investigation of sus-.
pected cases of foot and mouth dis
ease in those states.
Bar State Raise's Bar.
Boston, Nov. 28. Dr. L. H. How
ard, commissioner of animal industry,
said today that no permits would be
issued for the shipment of cattle from
Nebraska, Kansas or Missouri into
this state as long as there was a sus
picion that the foot arid mouth dis
ease existed in the stock yards at
Kansas City. The most recent case
of the disease reported in Massa
chusetts was in October of last year.
the county for supplying Iowa coal
to the poor.
'The coal dealer told the county
commissioners that he could not gc
the Iowa coal and would havo
supply them with a different kind! . 1
lowing his inspection of tk '
written to Mr. Rosenblatt R ' 0i .
coal and mining companies inyf-ticr
cities Mr. Magney asserted that, in!
view of the fact that the Iowa product !
was mined only about 150 miles from
Omaha and that the railroad compan
ies were taking over shipments for
themselves in large quantities, it was
evident that some kind of a combine
existed between the mines' and the
transportation systems.
Mr. Rosenblatt averred that local
wholesalers and retailers cannot be
blamed for the scarcity of coal or
the high prices, as the situation was
brought about by outside conditions.
One of the letters referred to Mr.
Magney by the county commissioners
was from the Allen & Reynolds Coal
company, Omaha wholesalers. .
Omaha Letter.
"We Acg to advise you (meaning
Mr. Rosenblatt) that the Burlingtor.
(Continued on Page Two, Column Two.)
VILIMND HIS ARMY
MARCHON JUAREZ
Carranza Takes Steps to , Put
Northern Border of Mexico
in Shape for Defense.
TREVINO TO AID MURGUIA
Bulletin.
Juarez, Mex., Nov. 28. For the
first time since the report gained cir
culation, a Carranza official here ad
mitted late today the possibility that
General Trevino-had been forced to
evacuate Chihuahua City because of
a shortage of ammunition.
El ?aso, Tex., Nov. 28. Francisco
Villa's bandit army, after its report
ed capture of Chihuahua City, was
proceeding northward, according to
meager information obtained here
early today. Carranza military offi
cers at Juarez would not confirm the
report that Villa had taken the city,
but said thev were advised Villa's
forces were moving toward the bor-'
der and steps were being -taken to
defend Juarez against a possible at
tack. This action was in accordance
with word received last night from
General Jacinto Treviuo, Carr-.nza
commander at Chihuahua.
General Trevino, one report last
-night-stated, was moving southward
with his forces Ut join the reinforce
ments under General Mufguia, report
ed marching toward the state capital.
Direct word from Chihuahua City
last night told of fighting Sunday be
tween de facto forces and Villa ban
dits within the city, and stated that
the Villa forces were withdrawing to
the north. The message added that
General Trevino's troops were cele
brating the defeat of the bandits and
that repair trains had been sent out to
restore communication with Juarez,
Early today telegraph lines were
workinr only as far south as Suez,
twenty-six miles JJrom the state capi
tal, from where General Trevino's
message was sent last night.
Message Is Relayed.
The message from General Trevino
was sent in code from Suaz by way
of Ojinaga, opposite the Texas town
of Presidio, where it was relayed. It
said, according to Carranza officials,
'that Villa was moving north and or
dered the detached garrisons along
this section of the frontier and on
the Mexico Northwestern line to con
contrate in Juarez. The message, they
added, spoke, of this as the fifth day
of Villa's attacks.
The countenances of the civil and
military men in the Juarez headquar
ters tonight showed clearly the
seriousness of the news.
General Murguia with his large
force had been expected daily to come
to the rescue of the besieged city. ,
When told of the report that the
Carranza" forces had evacuated Chi
huahua and withdrawn to the south to
join Murguia's column, Andres M.
Garcia, inspector general of Mexican
consulates, replied this was a matter
on which no infoimation had yet
been received at Juarez.
Fighting in the City.
Chihuahua City, Mex., Nov. 26.
(Via Marfa, Tex., Nov. 27.) Fran
cisco Villa was withdrawing his forces
(Continued on Page Two, Column Three.)
Resignation of Dr. Warner "
Will Be Asked for by Board
Grand Island, Neb.. Nov. 28. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Members Kennedy
aim ucrues oi ine aiaie Boara oi
Control were in the city yesterday
investigating the charges against Dr.
Warner, his plea of guilty to assault
on Mrs. Valentine, and the entire cir
cumstances surrounding the assault
upon the doctor by Mr. Valentine be
cause of allerjtd familiarities with
Mrs. Valentine. . "
It is known that the members had
a long consultation with the county
attorney and, the police authorities
and that Kennedy and Gerdcs are
said to have imlicated that the resig
nation of Dr. Warner would be asked
for if it was not voluntarily tendered.
Old Church at Ponca Indian
Agency Is Destroyed by Fire
Niobrara, Neb., Nov. 28. (Special.)
The Episcopal church located at the
Ponca Indian sub-agency, four miles
west of Niobrara, was totally de
stroyed by fire Sunday. Mr. Jones,
who is a helper from Santee, built a
fire in the stove, and while he, was
out, the building caught fire. This
church was built for the Ponca In
dians, more than twenty-nine years
ago. Other buildings were saved, also
the organ and seats. The buildinsr
was worth about $1,000 and was in-l
sured.
ADAMSON LAW
jyjj QQQJ
;;inal COURT
' " -
vae of Missouri, Oklahoma &
Gulf Road to Test Eight
Hour Act Before Su
preme Tribunal.
MOTION MADE ON TUESDAY
Government Will' Then Seek to
Have Date Set for Early
Argument.
TO ABIDE BY DECISION
Washington, Nov. 28. The case of
the Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf rail
road, selected to test the constitu
tionality of the Adanison law, was
plated today on the supreme court
docket, the last step in perfection by
the government of its appeal from
Federal Judue Hook's decision hold
ing the law unconstitutional. The De
partment of Justice advised the court
clerk's office that next Monday a mo
tion would be presented to set a date
for early argument.
Solicitor General Davis asked the
clerk to have the record printed at
once. v
Outside of the record before the su
preme court and not so far made a
part of the official transcript is the
stipulation agreed upon by Attorney
General Gregory and railroad counsel
to abide by the court's decision In the
Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf case in
all other suits questioning the validity
of the Adanison law. In the presenta
tion of arguments to the court, how
ever, a stipulation making the pend
ing case determinative of all other
suits may be filed.
Unless the supreme court gives the
Adamson act case precedence over
many others already assigned for
hearing beginning Monday, it is con
sidered "doubtful whether it could be
reached much before the middle of
December, even should the court
agree to advance the hearings.
Committee Plans
v Method to Revise
Legislative Bills
(From a 8taff Correspondent.)
Lincoln. Nov. 28. (Special.) The
committee appointed by Governor
Morehead and President John Dry
den of the State Bar association to
suggest a method for standardization
and revision of bills to be presented
to the legislature has prepared its re -
port? throuKh'theTO-operation of A
E, Sheldon and Mr. Sorenson of the
legislative reference bureau and J. H.
Broady of Lincoln and will meet at
the office of Governor Morehead next
Friday at 2 o'clock to go over the
work.
The report is very comprehensive
and reviews what authorities have to
say regarding legislation and the
work of other states. It also reviews
the work of former Nebraska legis.
latures and the steps to be taken to
se (- a better system of ' making
la
tbers of the committee ap
pointed by the governor are Senators
Mattes, Kohl and .'sandal! and Repre
sentatives Norton, Palmer and Taylor.
Those appointed bv the bar associ
ation president are Fred Shepherd of
Lincoln, B. H. Paine of Grand Island,
f. A. tlroaan ot Omaha. W. M. Cam
of Fremont and J. J. Thomas of
sewara.
Young Women Lead
- In Rank as Students
Lincoln, Nov. 28. (Special.) Aver
aging 96.1 in thirty-two hours out of
a possible thirty-six hours of univer
sity work. Miss Helen White of Lin
coln ranked first among the Husker
co-eds of 1915, who is continuing her
work this year. Miss White was
awarded a gold pin, designed by Prof.
E. H. Barbour, for leading the juniors,
by the Pan-Hellenic council today.
Miss Martha Winter of Norfolk,
with an average of 92 per cent, was
first in the sophomore class and Miss
Elsie'Johnson of Broadwater, with an
average of 96, carrying thirty-five
hours of work, was high in the first
year class.
Winifred Perkins of Mullen and
Goldie Appelgate of O'Neill, with
grades of 93.2 and 96..1, would have re
ceived the prizes in the sophomore
and junior classes had they continued
in college.
Dogs at Same Figure,
- So Assessors Say
From a Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, Nov. 28. (Special.) With
the advance in the high cost of liv
ing, with-eggs 40 cents a dozen, butter
the same,, round steak 24 cents and
bologna still going up, according to
ngurcs prepared by l-ahor Lomniis
sioner Coffey, the value of dogs re
mains about the same as in former
years $1 per head or dog.
The assessment figures show there
arc 103,444 dogs in the state. These
dogs aggregate an assessed valuation
of $110,515. a little more than $1 ner
dog. This, according to the labor
commissioner, is about the same valu
ation as for several years.
Plattsmouth Completes
. Another Mile of Paving
Plattsmouth, Neb., Nov. 28. (Spe
cial.) With tomorrow the paving of
Washington avenue from the business
portion of the city to the Missouri
Pacific depot will be completed, one
mile, the greatest of any district
heretofore. The paving had caused
much trouble as there were objections
by many of the v property owners
whose property abutted the avenue,
and many will refuse to pay the tax.
Talk of enjoining is indulged in.
GENERAL TREPOFF IS NEW RUSSIAN PREMIER An
imperial ukaie immediately appointed the retiring premier,
M. Stunner, grand chamberlain of the imperial court, with
out lots of hit functions, as a member of the council of the
empire.
POULTRY SHOW HAS
GREATJIRST DAY
Nation's Best Judge Says Local
Exhibit Eclipses All Except
Chicago's Entries. r
PET STOCK LIST GROWS
The first day of the Greater Omaha
Poultry show was a success, both in
attendance and in the quality and
class of birds exhibited. I
F. L, Sewall of Niles, Mich., the na
tion's greatest poultry artist, who can
see points of beauty and economic
worth in a bird as far as the eye can
carry, declares the quality of the birds
exhibited here is far ahead of apy in
the middle west except the Chicago
show. j "' '
Sererar ft'Omen are among those ex
hibiting fancy fowl, , Mrs, H. C, Han
son of Fremont is exhibiting White
Wyandottes. She carried away the
first prize for the best cockerel in that
breed. . ,
Mrs. L. p. Stone of bexingtori, Neb.,
is exhibiting some beautiful turkeys,
one oj the number weighing forty-four
pounds. She carried away first prize
for the turkey exhibit.
' '' '-'- More Entries. '
The pet 6tock division grew steadily
yesterday. Some of the exhibitors
felt that it was not necessary to have
their pets on exhibit the first day, so
they waited and came in gradually.
By noon there were a dozen and a
(ContbMiod on Pave Two, Column Four.)
More Sensations .
Stir Court Eoom
- In Villisca- Trial
Red Oak, la., Nov. 28. (Special.)
Another mysterious stranger appeared
today in the Jones-Wilkerson $60,000
damage suit when H. A. Glockemicr,
a real estate man of Villisca, who
lives the first house north of the Al
bert Jones house in Villisca, testified
that a strange man walked a short
distance into the Glockemeier yard
shortly after 8 o'clock on the night of
the murder, then turned and walked
south.
The witness testified also that he
saw Albert Jones in his home that
evening at 8:15 o'clock. - -
E. H. Landers made the sensa
tional testimony this week that he
saw a man whom he believed to be
Albert Jones enter the Joe Moore
home about 8:15 o'clock on the night
of the murder. Glockemeier under
went a grilling cross-examination by
Attorney Mitchell, but stbod by his
testimony. This witness was on the
stand the greater part of the after
noon. Considerable time was taken by the
prosecution in an attempt to discredit
the testimony ot Mrs. Alice Willarn,
who testified during the early part of
the trial that she overheard a murder
plot between F. F. Jones, W. B. Mc
Caull, William Mansfield and Harry
Whipple in the vacant lot north of
the Joe Moore home on the night of
the murder. Mrs. Willard will be
placed on the stand tomprrow morn
ing. Norfolk Fire Loss
Is Sixty Thousand
Norfolk, Neb., Nov. 28. Today's in
vestigation of the Bishop block fire
loss last night showed that the dam
age considerably exceeds $60,000. The
Fair store is the principal loser, its
stock being almost entirely ruined
by fire, smoke and water.
Child of Henry Schmidt is
Run Down and Killed by Auto
Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 28. (Special
Telegram.) The 5-year-old daughter
of Henry Schmidt, a farmer living
northeast of Pickrell, was struck by
an automobile driven by Henry Evers
last evening and killed. The child,
returning from school near Pickrell,
ran in front of the car, which passed
over its chest.
TWO ZEPPELINS ARE
'BROUGHT TO EARTH
Crews of German Airships Per
ish in Night Said Made on
the Coast of England.--
DROP INTO THE SEA
London, Nov. 8. Flying at a great
height a German airplane this morn
ing passed over London and dropped
six bombs on the .capital, according
to an official statement issued this
afternoon. Four persons were' in
jured and only slight material danv
age, it is added, was caused,
Shortly after noon the newt
spread rapidly through London
that -a German airplane ' was
dropping bombs. The raider flew at
a great - height. - Crowds gathered
quickly at points where the bombs
fell. The four injured persona were
taken to a hospital. The material
damage was very slight, consisting
largely ot broken windows.-
London, Nov. 28. Two Zeppelins
were brought down in last night's
raid on the nqrtheast coast of Eng
land. The crews of both airships
perished, The destruction of the air
ships was i announced in an official
communication issued by the war of
fice. ,
, Both Zeppelins were brought down
in flames into the sea after being at
tacked by aeroplane:,. One of them
was destroyed while nine miles out
at sea on its return trip.
The war office announced that al
though full reports of .the damage
and casualties inflicted by the Zep
pelins had not been received this
morning they Were believed to have
Been slignt. -The
destruction of the two Zenoe
tins makes a total of five of the giant
dirigibles destroyed in the .three lat
est attacks by German airman on
British towns.
v Story f the Raid.
The official account of the raid is
sued this morning says:
"A number of hostile airships ap
proached the northeast coast of
England between 10 and"ll o'clock
last night. Bombs were dropped at
various places in Yorkshire and Dur
ham. The damage is believed to be
slight.
"One airship, attacked by airplanes
ot the royal flying corps, was brought
down in flames into the sea off the
coast of Durham. Another airship
crossed into the north Midland coun
ties and dropped bombs at various
places. On its return journey it was
repeatedly, attacked by airplanes of
the royal flying corps and guns.
"It appears to have been damaged
for the last part of the journey was
made at very slow speed. It was
unable to reach the coast before day
; was oreaktng. Near the Nortolk
1 mil, if annir,n1 v a,tf-,,lH in .f.
fecting repairs and was proceeding
east at high speed and at an altitude
of over 8,000 feet, when it was at
tacked nine miles out at sea by four
machines of the royal naval air ser
vice and an armed trawler and was
brought down in flames at 6:45 a. m.
"Full reports of the casualties and
damage have not yet been received
but they are believed to be slight."
Boosting Mayfield
For Board of Control
An appointment to membership on
the State Board of Control is what
E, O. Mayfield is after and he has a
tine array ot endorsers who are urn
ing his claim upon Governor-elect
Neville. Mr. Mayfield is an old-time
republican newspaper man well known
all over Nebraska and is financially in
tcrcsted in the two weeklies conducted
by his brothers, one at Stanton and
the other at Louisville. The board is
made up of three commissioners, of
which one must be a republican and
no two from the same congressional
district, and it is-the one appointed as
a republican, Judge Kennedy, and who
happens to be charged to this district,
whose term is expiring.
WAR ON THE HIGH
PRICES SPREADS
OVERCOUNTRY
Movement on Foot to Make Na
tion-Wide Boycott on Some
-of the Foodstuffs that .
Are Cornered. , ,
LEAGUES AND CLUBS ACT
Eggs Come In for First 'Attack
Upon the Present Cost of '
Every-Day Living. -
GOVERNORS GET IN LINE
New York, Nov. '28. The attack
on high food prices, began here by
the Housewives' league and city of
ficials, spread today throughout NeV
York state. The promoters asserted
the movement promised to become
nation-wide. The local campaign now
centers upon eggs and, beginning
today, recommends 4 two weeks'
boycott.
' Cornelius Burns, mayor of Troy
and president of the mayors' asso
ciation of the state, announced he
would send letters to mayors of ev
ery city in New York state, to Presi
dent Wilson and to the governors of
all states,, requesting the issuance of
proclamations urging people to ab
stain from using eggs other than for
mic mkcu, sick, iiiiiriu aim tmiurcn
for two weeks. -ii
The Housewives' league of St
St. Paul, Minn., and the Women's
City club of Chicago yesterday
adopted resolutions declaring for a
boycott on eggs. , ,
The Motion Picture Exhibitors' as
sociation has volunteered the use of
every moving picture theater in the
city to carry out the campaign.
Governor Whitman was in confer
ence with George W. Perkins today
regarding remedies which the stats
could undertake. Mr. Perkins is chair
man of the mayor's committee on
food supplies '
Chicago Gets In Line.
Chieaim. Nnv. 2ft -4-HearUH hv tbs
Women's City club and the Chicago
Political Equality league, members
of several civic organizations, and
women s clubs today were co-operating
in an attempt to check soaring
food prices. , ,
The Womens' City dub and the
Chicago Political Equality league are
centering their efforts on an egg boy
cott, Members, of the former have
pledged themselves to refrain from
the use of eggs so long as the pres
ent high prices continue and mem
bers of the latter have adopted a
resolution to boycott eggs for four
weeks ancV to appoint a committee to
investisate the Dossibilitv of legisla
tive action. ' , -' . ;
In addition five measures designed
to curb the advancing cost of living
were introduced in the city council.
Those adopted included one directing
the mayor to appoint nine aldermen
to investigate the advisability of es
tablishing a municipal coal and wood
yard. Those referred to committees
included one calling on the city
health commissioner and the chief of
police to enforce the city ordinance
prohibiting "forestalling and regrad
ing," especially as to keeping eggs in
cold ttorage for more . than ten
months. . . , ,
Wrote He Would
Shoot Self at Two
O'clock and Does It
Bert Ewalt, aged 34 years, 1923
Leavenworth, shot himself in his
room Tuesday afternoon. He had
been separated from 'his wife, Flor
ence, several months. Sunday she
came to Omaha from Kansas City
and called upon him. They quarreled
and she left him a short time after
her arrival. His parents reside at
Red Oak, la.
Ewalt left a note saying that ex
actly at 2 o'clock in the afternoon he
would shoot himself. Daniel Brady,
a roomer, and Mrs. Katherine Ames,
landlady, heard the shot and dis
covered the wounded, man. i
He was taken to St. Joseph hospital
where his condition is critical. Ewalt
shot bjmsflf in the head. The re
volver, which was found in his hand,
contained two empy chambers, al
though only one wound was dis
covered, i , r
Two Autos Collide and ;
C. Corbett Is Injured
T,. rt ai,lA, An nriuan Kw IT-.
Dudley, 356 South Twenty-eighth
street, and one by Ed Skellinger, 120S
South Eleventh., streeti collided at
Twelfth and Dodge streets, Tuesday
afternqon, C. Corbett, 1205 South
Eleveuth street, who, owned the car
that Skellinger drove, was injured.
Both, Dudley and Skellinger were ar
rested and charged wt'th reckless driv
ing. The Corbett car turned com
pletely over and was considerably
damaged. v
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