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liOVERNMENT
WHEAT SHA
MAY CLOSEI
Jay Burns Declares BreadjCannot Be Produced at Profit If
.' ministration Holds Price of Wheat at Figure
Agreed Upon;
in
at Sea
Omaha housewives may
ounce loaf of bread for aj
The bakers, big and
little,
that price and stay-in bii
isiness.
The government's dictum
i
a bushel in Omaha and that
cents per f our teen-ounce jloaf
to figuring. (
With only 5 per cent of Vhc 1917?
wheat trop marketed, the grain deal
ers are wondering whether tiie farm
ers will respond heartily to Jhe $2.15
' price, imbued with a patriotic im
pulse to do their bit, notwithstanding
that whe;-,t has been selling around
$2.20 to $2.40 since the new crop came
onto the market.
Bakers lugubriou! view.
Bakers take a lugubrious View of the
situation. They fail to see alny "dough"
in it for them, with wheat at $2.15,
which means flour at $11, a barrel, if
' they are requirecTto charge not more
. . t . r r iJ
than a nickel for a, fourteen ounce
loaf. ' .
- If the bakers may be ta jten at their
word at this time, the foutteen-ounce
loaf will mean that theyiwill close
up their shops and housriwives will
have to acquire the almost lost art of
baking bread. . j
TJie bakers declare they have the
figures. Jay Burtos, recognized as the
spokesman for the Omaha bakers,
makes the following sistement:
"Wheat at $2.15 means flour at $11
a barrel and on that basis bread of
fourteen-ounce loaves would cost SM
cents per loaf to deliver to the re
tail stores, without allowing any profit
for the manufacturer.
lf Allowing the reasonable profit of
10 per cent for the baker it would
cost ft 1-3 cents per loaf to deliver
vto the retailer. Of coarse, we could
do it, but we would lose money n
ech loaf. Are we down-hearted?
No."' - ,
, v Ovens May Close.
Mr. Burns, who is head of one of
the largest baking establishments in
the west, offered the following statis
tical information to show that Omaha
bakers 'could not selb bread for S
cents per fourteen-ounce loaf and at
the same time maintain proper speak
ing acquaintance at their, banks.
takers generally have approved the
formula which is applied in the COn-
; iigredients, to-
Pqinda Cost.
..Ij6 JU.OO
... 2.50 .60
... 3.60- .045
... 6 .475
.. s , : .in
..4 92
.. 18
. . 339 ' SlS.l!
Klour ..
Yeast ...
Bait'...'.
fu(?ar j...
Ult ......
Lard . . .
Water . .
" Total ,
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('"Vnen mixed, tliis'biwiula produces
'329 pounds of dough. During fermen
tation the dough shrinks 2 per cent,
leaing 322 pounds to be made into
bread. To TJroduce the fourteen-ounce
loaf of bread takes iifteen and two
thirds ounces of this dough and on
ihis basis, the 322 pounds makes up
' into 325. loaves. V ,
' However, this $13.12 is not the only
1 cost that goes along with baking 325
J loaves of bread.. There is the labor,
f fuel, lights, power, -Wrapping, d'epre-
iContinunt on Pase l'our. Column Three.)
The Weather ;
For Nabraaka Showers.
Temperatures at Omaba l'edterda.v.
Deg.
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... J9
,..60
... 64
.. 68
.. 71
..74
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..79
..... 82
...82
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p. ra...
p. m...
4 p: ra.. .
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7 p. m.f.
5 p. m . . .
M Comparative local Record.
" 117. 1S16. 1915. 1314.
Highest yesterday.... 84 73 74 t4
Lowest yesterday 59 65 49 6
llean temperature.,. T3 f9 62 80
2'reclpltatlon .00 .99 .00 .95
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal:
Normal temperature Jl
Excess f&r the day........ 1
'l'olal deficiency' glnce March 1 21 S
formal precipitation . v. .09 Inch
reftclency for the day ; .09 Inch
Total rainfall jiince'March 1.. .. 19. 7S Inches
Oaflciency slnco March 1 S.12 inches
deficiency lor cor. period, 1916.. 9.491nches
txcesa for cor. period, 1915. ... . .27 Inch
; Jteporto From Station at J A. M.
Station and State Temp. High- Ratn-
or Weather. p. ra.
Cheyenne, clear 60
1 aenport,' clear ..... H
Denver, rain 2
. Des Moines, clear. .... 73
l)ode City, pt. cloudy S
!ander, cloudy 58
North Platte, clear .. 72
Oir.aha, clear n s
Pueblo, pt. cloudy.., (r)
riaVld City, pt. clody... 56
Salt Lake lty, " clear. . 96
Santa T Pt. cloudy... 72
RborldRth c'oudy 54
Sioux City, cloudy.... gQ
Valentine, e'ear , , j
est.
70
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84
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DICTUM THAT
OVENS IN OMAHA
Washington; Millers
Over Move.
not be able to buy a big fourteen'
It SELL AT $2.15
nickel, after all.
say they cannot bake bread at
that wheat shall sell for $2.15
bread shall cost not more than 5
has set the grain men and bakers
NEAL IS THE BIG
MAN IN DEALING
IN CASH WHEAT
Next Tuesday Morning Govern
ment Agent Will Take . Over
Buying and Selling of Wis
Year's Nebraska Wheat. N
Starting in next, Tuesday morning,
Charles T. Neal, on the floor of the
Omaha Grain exchange, will become
the greatest buyer of cash wheat that
the Omaha market has ever known.
As representative of the Food Admin
istration Grain corporation, but per
haps better known as food adminis
trator of the Nebraska district, Mr.
Ne;U will buy . without competition
andwill take every bushel of grain
offered. -' . ' .,
Mr. Neal's intention was to com
mence, buying wheal on the Omaha
market with the opening of the ses
sion of the exchange this morning.
However, some instructions relative to i
his duties did not arrive until last i
night, and this made it impossible fdr
him to line up the details earlier than
Tuesday. Jle might possibly have
been ready for business Monday
morning, but Monday is Labor day
and there is no market, so he has
postponed his -entry Hito the grain
pit until Tuesday.
With Mr. Neal doing the buying of
all the grain in this market, it virtu
ally means that the government has
commandeered the 1917 wheat crop,
fixed the price at which it shall be
bought of the farmers and the price
at which it shall be sold to the millers
and others. .
Must Work Through Neal,
In handling the wheat coming into
Omaha not a member of the Omaha
exchange will have a word to say re
garding the price to bepaid. In fact,
not amember can get hold of a
bushel of the cereal unless the pur
chase is made through Mr. Neal. As
in the past, the wheat shipped into
Omaha will come billed to consignees,
members of the Omaha Grain ex
change. The inspection will be done
by exchange officials, as in the past,
but their duties will- end when they
turn the railroad waybills and the in
spectors' reports over to Mr. Neal.
As soon as Mr. Neal has the'wheat
in his possession, which will be when
he takesover the waybills and in
spectors' reports, it will actually be
government property. Then he will
sell it out to millers, charging the fol
lowing prices, fixed by Food Adminis
tration Grain corporation, plus 1 per
cent for handling the business:
Here Are the Prices.
No. 1 dark hard winter, $2.19; hard
winter basic, $2.15; red winter basic,
$2.15;. yellow hard winter, $2.11;. soft
red - winter, $2.13T dark' northern
spring, $2.19; red spring, $2.13; hump
back, $2.05; amber., durum,. $2.19;
durum basic. $2.15; red durum, $2.08;
red walla, $2.08; hard white basic,
$2.15; soft white, $2.13; white club,
$2.11; No. 2 of each grade is 3 cents
less; No. 3, 6 cents less; Nd, 4, 10
cents less. ,
For performing the work required
of him by the government, Mr. Neal
will charge a commission of 1 per
cent that will be added to the selling
price. ( . ' ' ;
Of course, the farmers who shin
the grain to the Omaha market will
not receive the net per bushel indi
cated by the figures given. Out of
this will have to come the freight
charges, the charges for handling and
the cooperage of cars, the same as
heretofore.
Payment for the -wheat will Tie by
checks which will be issued .by Mr.
Neal and which will 6e equivalent to
cash at any nlace in the United States,
for they will bfi issued with the full
approval of Uncte Sam. , . '
Anti-Conscriptionists in
Canada Store Arsenal
Montrccl, Aug. 31. The finding 61
1,600 rifles, thousands of cartridges
and some sticks of dvnamite in a
hotise on Chateau-Briand "street was
announced today by the police. The
discovery is associated by iht au-
authonties with threats-made recently
to 6reaniz.-fCK!Sfanrj .fnMh rnn.
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CHEAPER BREAD
III SIGHT; RESULT
OF WHEAT PRICE
Licensing System for Flour and
Bread Dealers, to Follow
Placing of Wheat at
$2.20 Per Bushel.
vWashington, Aug. 31. A reduction
in the price of bread is in sight to
flay as the 'result of the fixing of
$2.20 as the price per bushel of the
1917 wheat crop. The licensing sys
tem tor Hour and bread dealers soon
will be put into effect and, although
not extending to the small dealer,
the tooa administration is expected to
find a way to hold down bread prices.
Members ot the pnee-hxing com
mittee are agreed that a price of
$2.20 will permil of a fourteen-ounce
loaf of bread for 5 cents,-allowing
a tair proht to both the hour manufac
turer and the baker. V
, ' Price is Announced. - ,
The wheat price was announced by
resident Wilson last night after the
committee, headed by Dr. Harrv A.
Garfield, completed its three-day de
liberations. Representatives of the
producers, began by voting for $2.50
and labor representatives for $1.84.
The $2 price set by congress for the
1918 crop was taken into considers
tion by the committee in fixing a fair
valuation for this year s harvest
On the ba.fs of $2.20 at Chicago the
food administration worked out differ
entials for the various grades and
classes for the several jrrain terminals
IJuring the last ten years the high
est price paid to producers tor wheat
was the June 1 price. 1917, practically
$2.49 per bushel. Up to the present
time ther price has ranged between a
minimum of 76 cents paid in Decem
ber, 1912, to the above maximum.
The average yearly price, of No." 1
northern spring wheat in the. Chicago
market during the- ten years 1908
1917 was $126 per bushel, ranging
between 91 cents i 1913 and $2.37 in
1917. During the same period, the
average yearly price paid to producers
was $1.07 per bushel, ranging between
79 cents in 1913 and $2 in 1917. V
Final Vote on Tax
' ' To Be Take September 10
Washingtrjnr Aug. 31.ithe ? senate
Joday resuifted debate on the war
profits provision of the war tax till
under an agreement for a final.-yote
on. the bill itself nbtjater than Mon
day, September 10. The agreement
also calls for disposition of, the war
profits section nqt later than next
Wednesday and the income tax pro
visions by September 1. , '
. is a result of the agreement the pe
tition for cloture , filed on Wednesday
has been withdrawn. 1 V'.
Senator Harding of - Ohio opened
today's debate with an argument for
caution 'against too drastic conscrip
tion of wealth. He urged that ; taxes
be levied which ' would ' not cripple
business, deplete reserve strength of
the nation and its ability to carry fur
ther loads. 1 The war, he contended,
is not popular.
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Sammies' Social Calendars
At Paris Show Blank Pages
Paris, Aug. 31. The headquarters
of Major General Pershing, the Amer
ican commander, wjll be moved to
morrow from Paris to a point near the
training 'camps.
General Pershing is' greatly grati
fied at the prospect of being near his
troops inthe field and supervising
their training, preparatory to taking
their places in the trenche on the
western front. The location of the
fiejd headquarters is a military secret.
An order was issued today estab
lishing a provost marshal's office in
Paris.. Hereafter all officers below the
.rank of brigadier general will be re
quired, when visiting the city, to
register and state their business and
the probable duration oKtheir stay.
Social visits W Paris will not be al
lowed, ainless expressly authorized.
Utah Cattle Vaccinated
Against Black Leg
Salt Lake City, Utah, Aug. 31.
The state live stock commission to
day issued a proclamation ordering
that all cattle should be vaccinated
as a safeguard against blackleg, which
has caused an annual loss to Utah
stockgrowers of $300,000. It was
stated that blockleg was preventable
by the Vaccine treatment and the
commission thought othe western
states would issue proclamations
deeming such action necessary as
part of the. national policy of conser
vation. .
Americans Denied
On Paris Taxi and Car Robbers
v . By Automated PreH.)
Paris, Aug. 1. A mysterious order
made its appearance yesterday on the
bulletin boards bf American Red
Cross hospital No. 1 at Neuillv. for-J
meriy the unvers ambulance, m which
American . ambulance 'drivers were
strictly forbidden to mill Paris cab
men or. chauffeurs off their boxes and
themselves operate the cabs or taxi
cabs. Investigation revealed that the un
usual order was causett by the action
of 6ix ambulance men the night be
fore, when they objected Strenuously
tthc exorbitant prices which the
taxi-caltt.driwrs charge lafe in the
evening, despite the earnest efforts
Bien venue Aux FrAncais
Omaha a Thonneur de souhaiter la bienvenue
aux representants de la Republic Franchise, dont les
enfants ont si vaillament defendu leur pays
contre la brutal agression de leurs ennemis.
peuple Americain, qui n'a jamais oublie
generosite de la France desire temoigner
reconnoissance aux descendants de Tillustre
Fayette. Messieurs nous vous offrons notre aide et
V' assurance de tout le support dont nous sommes a
meme de disposer. Messieurs les Francais nous vous
saluons avec remerclement et viye la Republic
Francaise. ,
FRENCH OFFICER
PRAISES TROOPS
OFUfllTEDSTATES
Lieutenant De Courtivron of
High Commission Calls Un
cle Sam's Lads in Khaki
"Splendid Men.
"The Americans have splendid
troops, splendid bodies of men, as I
have scety them," said Lieutenant de
Crequi Montfort de Courtivron, first
member of the French High commis
sion to reach Omaha. "The Ameri
can, preparation is going on as rap
idly, and as well as can be ex
pected. . ,
The lieutenant arrived at 7:30 Friday
morning, a day in advance of the re
mainder of the party, and made head
quarters at the Hotel Fontenelle.
Lieutenant, de Courtivron, like all of
the members of the commission, has
seen long service in the trenches and
was engaged' iu many brilliant bat
tles: ; '
"When will the .war end?"' he re
peated with a smiling' flash of white
teeth .through ; ' handsome black
beard, when questioced,. "That, of
course,-: 'wetarmo.t ."Kay,, rom the
time of .the atjte of the Marne, of
course, Jhe'Germans have known that
victory could' never be theirs. I was
in the trenche's from the first, and as
I speak German, very well,'! talked to
a great many German officers,' wound
ed and prisoners.
Cry. for Peace.
. From the -very first the prisoners
and.thawounded showed a desire for
peace.. They, fairly cried for peace,
but . the military organization is so
strong that the will of the people
cannot get the upper hand. President
Wilson- shows that he understands
that situation very well."
In answer, to the question as to the
condition of France and its ability to
carry on the war, the lieutenant
said proudly, "France was never so
strong as now. We have the men;
we have the-guns, munitions and we
are .getting the supplies. The subma
rine warfare is not shutting off our
supplies to amount to anything. Be
sides, France manufactures so much
in munitions that it is able to sell to
the other allies all the time.
"As to the men in the field Ivill
say that I left the front during the
fir-t part of June this year and at
that time it was very plain from the
prisoners and wounded taken from the
Germans' that their lines are filled
with mere boys. Whatever has been
said to the contrary, this' is not true
of the. French. This is not yet neces
sary with the French. True, we have
some boys in our armies, but we keep
them in the rear, only as reserves in
extreme emergencies. The Germans
on the contrary have to throw them
into the hardest fighting all the time.
They are young and their nerves do
not stand the shock of battle like
tliose of older men. A bombardment
of twenty-four hours or more and
they are ready to throw, up their
handj and surrender."
The Frenchman expressed pleasure
at the fact that the American troops
are taking plenty of intensive training
before going into the fighting line.
(Continued on Page Twe, Column One.)
Three German Spies Are
Sentenced in NOFway
Christiania, Aug. 31. Three Ger
man spies have been convicted at Ber
gen for supplying information to sub
marines regarding the sailing time of
vessels which later were torpedoed.
Use of Force
of the police to force them to operate
by meter. . ' -
The men. had missed the last under
ground train to the hospital - and
hunted 'up a taxicab whose driver,
however, demanded a fare of $4 or
about four times ,the ordinary rate.
When he prpved not ,amenable . to
argument for a reduction and no po
licemen could be found to enforce the
regulations, the ambulance ' drivers
seized him, placed ' him gently but
firmly against a lamp post, mounted
the taxicab. and drove home,. deserting
the machine near the .hospital.
The police found the car early the
next morning anddpened -investiga-tion,
but the inquiry proved fruitless.
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SOCIALISTS GIVE
KAISER. MONTH IN
WIIICIITOREFORM
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Dr. Heine Tells Reichstag Main
Committee Majority Par-,
ties Will Act Unless Oe
, mands Are Met.
, Copenhagen, Aug. 31. A warning
that unless the German government
heeds the demand of the Reichstag
for reforms the. majority parties will.
take measures was given before the
Reichstag main committee on Wed
nesday. V;;J ' .
Resolutions of the. majority, intro
duced by Dr. Karl fleine, socialist,
demanded for the fourth or fifth time
abolition of the political censorship
and limitation pf the. military censor
ship to facts connected with the con
duct of the war and criticism thereof.
This was held to be necessarv be
cause, it is notorious that the military
authorities exercise a sweeping poli
tical censorship of the German-press
on the. pretense that publication, ,.of. a
political nature may affect the' mili
tary 6pjr.it b the people, ,
'Allows .Four Wetb.
Dr. Heine gave the government four
weeks, -until the assembling pf the
Reichstag, ,to mend its ways. Other-
Wise, he. saidKth Reichstag majority
would be'forced to: take steps. . The
government has received some half
dozen-earlier, warnings of a similar
nature,' and its response in the present
instance will, not be an. unfair test of
the influence of the present majority
in the ; Reichstag: ' ; '
Speeches and .pronouncements . of
Emperor William were Criticised in
the debate on the censorship. Mathias
Erzberger, centrist leader, and Dr.
Heine called attention to the effect
caused by the emperor's impulsive
statements, which sometimes run
counter to the ostensible policy of
the government. ,
Meant Latest Speech.
Although not mentioned in' the cen
sored accqunts of the committee's pro
ceedings, the emperor's critics prob
ably, had particularly in mind his re
cent utterances in regard to England,
which he pointed out as Germany's
enemy which must be defeated at any
cost. I
Dr. Tleine appears, to have de
manded freedom for the press to dis
cuss such utterances of the emperor.
Herr Erzberger asked whether Chan
cellor Michaelis assumed responsibil
ity for what was said by the emperor.
Foreign Secretary Von Kuehlmann re
plied that the representative at great
headquarters of the foreign office wM
informed concerning the speeches and
that the chancellor assumed respon
sibility. !-
As had been expected, the mislead
ing "denials" by the foreign office of
Premier Kerensky's statement that a
separate peace offer had been made
recently to Russia and of the message
said by former Ambassador Gerard to
have been sent by Emperor William
to President Wilson at the outbreak
of the war were brought up'for criti
cism. Jierr trznerger saia tne ot-
ficial communications were coming
into wide discredit abroad, owinjr to
the many self-evident contradictions
in them.
Japs Hold American Ideal
Of Life, Says Viscount Ishii
Washington, Aug. , 3J.-rA message
of fellowship and good will from
Japan was delivered the senate to
day by Viscount Ishii, ambassador on
special mission, with an assurance
that Japan is in the war to stay and
yto fight shouldcr-to-shoulder with
America-to a' certain victory. He
said the Japanese ideal of life was not
far removed from the. American.
The ambassador and other members
of the mission were received on the
floor of the senate with formal cere
mony. .
Iowa Man Kills Woman v
He Says Broke Up Home
Sioux City, la., Aug. 31. Mrs.
Catharine Levering, aged 21, of Sioux
City, was shot and, killed today by
Ed Naisteeter of Aurelia, la. Xais
teeter theh'shot hiwself. but was. not
seriously wounded. When arrested
he Asserted Mrs. Levering had broken
up his honle and induced him to part
with .all his savings. Naistetters
family is in Russia and he 'ay "e
ias ben trying to 'save money
bring -them to the United States,
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MINISTER- ADMITS
KILLED 8 PERSOm
IN VILLISCA CRIME
Former Omaha Man TelU Attorney General Havner of
Iowa in "Sweat Box" After Long Questioning ,
That He Was the Guilty Man; Preacher's -.Attorneys
Give Out Information. 1 " ;
Rev. Lyn George J. Kelly has conf eased to the "Villisca
murders," for which crimes he is now held in Logan, IaVccord
ing to word brought to Omaha by J. A. McKenzie, member of
the firm of Sutton, McKenzie & Cox, Who are defending the
minister in the coming triaj September 4. . . . , :
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BE SPRUNG IN
MURDER CASE
Inquest Fails to Develop Any
New Facts in Connection :
With' Death of Mrs. -1,
' Nethaway. '
No new light, other than the clear
ing up: of a few minor details,' was
shed on the murder 'of Mrs. C. L.
Nethaway at the beginning of the
coroner's inquest and investigation
yesterday afternoon.. Testimony, of
the .first witnesses, including the hus
band, Charles L. Nethaway, a Flor
ence real estate man, served only to
deepen the mystery surrounding the
commission of the crime. However,
it is said ke officers expect to spring
a surprise ' and incriminate persons
other than the ' prisoner, . Charles
Smith, held as a suspect, -
' Testimony, instead of jputting riibre
links in the chain of circumstantial
evidence the police are trying , to
weave around Charles Smith, negro
suspect, on the facef things tended
to weaken the present links.
Mrs. .Nethaway was hacked to
death in a lonely spot, where she had
been carried, or forced to go by the
murderer, near South Cut on the
Northwestern railroad Sunday after
noon. She was beaten about the head
and her throat cut from ear to ear.
She was on her way to keep an ap
pointment with her husband. He,
later in the afternoon, discovered her
body, either criminal assault nor
robbery were motives.
, The inquest, which was transferred
to Judge Day's court room in the
court house will ' be resumed this
morning U 10:30 o'clock The coro
ner's7 jury will again visit the scene of
the murder this morning. . ..,
Husband Chief Witness.
The husband 'of the murdered
woman was the chief witness yester
day afternoon. He appeared-nervous
when he went upon the stand to tes
tify. When he gave his version of
his movements Sunday and told of
the happenings leading up to the
finding of his wife's body, he talked
with bullet like rapidity. He answered
questions put to hint by Deputy
County Attorney ,Piatti, representing
County Attorney Magney, 'in crisp
sentences, piling up his words so bad
ly at times that it was necessary for
the members of the jury to stop htm
in order to understand him. At times
he appeared on the verge of a break
down.
Mr. Nethawav minutelv told of his
whereahouts on the day of the murder
from the time he left home at 1:3(1
o'clock until he, at the head of a
searching party, discovered his wite s
body in a secluded spot quite a dis
tance from the railroad track.
He left home at 1:30 o'clock, he tes
tified, goinfrto his office in Florence,
where he remained but a few minutes.
He said he then drove his car to
Omaha to meet some friends. He
was to meet his wife at Briggs' cross
ing. Florence., at 3 o'clock, he testi
fied. H .sai4 he also had an appoint
ment with an Omaha cliest at Briggs' j
crossing' at the same hour he was to
meet his Wife.- ,
i Mr. Nethawayxtcstified he believed
he was late in reaching the crossing,
and said, he believed he left there
about JS:40 o'clock, for home, his wife1
not having been seen by him. He said
he found the house locked, unlocked
the ooor,. went in and telephoned to
His wife's sisters, Mrs. Belden and
Mrs. Bailgcrov,. ..J
Hu3bdhd Becomes Worried.
Neither of the women had seen his
wife. He said he then returned to his
office, "cleaned. , up," and telephoned
his wife's sisters, again. By this time
(lontlniird on Puse Two, Column Twoj
Wilson's Answer to
' Pleases British Publif
Washington,'. Auk. 31. With the
exception of, the president's war. mes
sage, no, declaration of thisgovern
ment has been received with greater
enthusiasm in, London than the reply
to the pope s appeal for peace. Am
bassador Page notified the State de
partment, today that the British pub
lic had, read th$ president's note with
evident approval and ehthuslasm.
Atter the cometsion Kelly sum-
moned his iwife and told her what
had happened. She immediately tele
phoned Judge Sutton and Attorney
McKenzie went .to Logan to verify
the story. ' ., -. -.;r -.
TELLS OP CONFESSION.
"Kelly was faced by sit deputies and
Attorney General Havner at 8 o'clock
Thursday night," stated! Judge Sut
ton. "He was examined until 12 in
the jail. Getting no satisfaction am
of him,1 he was transferred to the
court house, where they shook their
fists in his face until 4 o'clock In the
morning, when he finally (broke down
and said that he had committed the
Crimes."" X .'-r
."Harncr read evidence , to Kelly
produced by ciglity-fivd witnesses. ,
which was trumped up fnd without
grounds. He told him that the people
of Red Oak were p in arms and that
when he. arrived, there, they .' would
lung him. .' . ;,.". ' v.. -."'
Promisee? Protection.
! ."Kelly was told, though', that if he
would make a complete confession to
the crimes he would be transferred to
an asylum and at, the end of six
months would be released. jlavner
went oh to say that 20,000 troops were
in , Des Moiues 'and that Sample pro
tection would be afforded the pris
oner." . ,' '"' ; ' V .' J - ,
A telephone call to Red Oak lust '
night reale"t'otMrthatl:iten
heard there -of ",th-confession. The
grand'; Jury', Was going on with; its i
worif. Seventv-five men have been
called, from whom to "pick the -jury
that would, try Kelly, the date fixed . ;
being September. 4. , v. , , , . ; f ,t ,
, "There "is not much feeling here ;
against Kelly," stated, a leading citi
zen. '" ;,
"The Jones faction is anxious to
have, him tried, but the other faction
laughs at the thought of the minister
being guilty,", :. ' X.'
; ', vi'-.-' J r ,' . .''
story ot, wrime. .. .
' Moqday night, June. five years ;
ago the murder was done. Mr. Moore,
a well knon implement dealer, that
night attended a social in the Pres
byterian church at Villisca. He had
taken with him his wife and their,
four children, Herman, aged 11 years; .'
Catherine, aged 9; Boyd, aged 7, and
Pant aarrti ft Tirman fintr.9 fiiri. j
- '.', P ' ' .. - - - ' , ' T
about God watching over the spar
rows. . - ... v . . 1
During the entertainment, Blanche
Stillinger, aged 17, and Edith, aged
20- daughters of a wealthy farmer
living near Villisca, accepted the in- .
vitation of Mr. and Mrs. Moore to
pass the night at the Moore home,
relieving the girls of a lonesome
journey home. ... . : .
The eight persons were found dead
in the Moore home the next morning. .
In one bed were Mr. and Mrs. Moore.' i
In another room, were the four chil- -
dren. In the third room were -ii '
bodies of the Stillinger girls.
A blood-stained axe, to which dung .
matted strands of human hair, was '
found in the kitchen. One deep, rag- ,
ged cut in the scalp of each one of
the victims told the story. .
Robbery was evidently not the mo
tive, for the crime. Valuable silver-
ware and much money was left un
touched in the house. " : -
Hunt for Murderer.
Police officers were baffled in every
step they took at the time to trace
the murderer. ' , '
T '. . ' . . . . 1 . 1 '
r lnger-prims on me Kiicnen win-
dow-shade were taken by N. W. Mc-
I.aughrey, a Bertillon expert, of'
Leavenworth. Kan. But the orintSi
had been "gummed" by the touch of
other hands before he arrived, thusr
blurring the flesh-lines of the thumb
and forefinger.
Blood hounds were brought to the
scene. Un two successive days the
dogs followed the scent of the mur
dererfrom the Moore home through
a nearby woods to the bank of the '
west fork of the Nodaway river.
There they lost the trail.
On the supposition that the mur- .
derer might have drowned, the rive .
was dragged. An experienced diver , - ,
explored the stream s bottom n r ..
search of a body, but no trace was;
found. , .. ' ,. '. ,.i i
Citizens of Villisca offere4 rewards'
for the capture of the slayer, ,The
county offered $500 for any hintr that
would lead to his. arrest and the state
of Iowa posted another " reward of
- (Continued on lMte Two, tolumn ' One.)
'British Casualties for
August Reach 59,3V
London. . Aug. 31. The , total of
British casualties on all fronts 'as re
ported in August is' 59,811, divided at
follows: ' ' ' .'-
Killed or died of wounds: Officers,
1,278; men, 10,942. ' v.- C"- -Wounded'
or missing; 'Officers,
4,122; men, 43,469. '5
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