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THE BEE; OMAHA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 29. 1917. 1 Nebraska ' HADING MEN OF KEARNEY INVOLVED IN JHEJAY CASE Complaints Filed Against Dr Tupper Kirby, Attorney J. C. Saylor and Mrs. C. M. Cor bin Because of Death." Policeman, Scenting Store Robbery, Nearly Shoots Fellow Officer Kearney, Neb., Nov., 2S. (Special Telegram.) Corflpalints were filed today against Dr. Tupper Kirby, At torney J. C. Saylor and Mrs. C. M. Corbin, all found guilty by a coro ner's jury of implication in the death of Rosella May. The latter, an 18-year-old girl, came to her death on November 15," the di rect result of a criminal operation by Dr. Tupper Kirby about October 30. The operation is alleged to have been performed in the home of Mrs. C. M. t'rbin, wife of an osteopath, and the woman was held in connection as an accessory before the fact in aiding and abbetting the crime. Girl in Lawyer's Epiploy. Attorney Saylor is held, charged with being responsible for the condi tion of the girl, according to a state ment" made by the girl before she died. In the case of Mrs. Corbin the jury also found that she told con flicting stories and ''her connection with the case will be thoroughly sifted. The latter makes her home in a large residence property near the court house and it is frequently re ferred to as a "sanitarium." This place, the jury recommends, be closed at once, as a "menace to society and public welfare." Miss May, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. A, May, was in the employe of Attorney J. C. Saylor up to the time of her death. She made state-iJiv-nts prior to her. death, accusing ,l"n of being responsible for her con dition. During the inquest, evidence was presented indicating that Saylor Was aware of her Condition and that he paid some bills which she had in curred in seeking relief from her plight. Saylor is city attorney and also, acted as head of the civic league here. He is well -known politically and professionaly over the state. Kirby Calls, It Plot. Dr. Kirby wras at one time city physician. He obtained some state noteriety in the , Walter Sammons case, tried in the federal court at Om aha, when Kirby offered his services at witness. ; Attorney Saylor says that he is the victim of professional pealousy, that nKtnbers of the county bar associa tion are "after his scalp." He ahs re. tjfcped counsel and will fight the case through the courts. Circumstantial evidence nearly proved the undoing of at least two men last night. Discovery of the truth probably averted a tragedy. Fc.tsy Rinn, desk sergeant at the police station, and his father-in-law, John T. Ward, of Ulysses, Neb., at tended a bazar at St. Cecilia's hall, Fortieth an?S Webster streets, last evening. Both have a fondness for bazars. When they started home they had two buff orpington chickens, a box of apples, two boxes of spaghetti and a .)2-pound. turkey. It was decidedHhat Pat was to carry the apples, spaghetti and other prizes to Fortieth and Cuni ing streets. Father-in law was to straggle along in that direction with the weighty turkey. - Wrhen Pat reached his destination father-in-law was lumbering' along several blocks to the rear, fatigued. Seeing his plight, Pat laid down his bundles and hastened to his assist ance. . Policeman Ryan, patroling a. beat at Fortieth and Cuming streets, spied a man 'lurking m the shadow of grocery store, in ru arms were sev eral large bundles. Ryan's suspi cions were aroused. As he watched the man, the latter hastily dropped his bundle: and fled. Ryan gave chase, hnng at lum. Alter a pursuit of sev eral blocks the fleeing man joined an accomplice .and both stopped. Rvan rushed up, gun in hand, expecting a struggle, but was dumbfounded to discover that the "culprits" were his old friend, Patsy Rinn, and the lat ter s iather-in-law. - Pat is planning on attending an other bazar, but he says if he wins a Victrola or a ton of coal he will not attempt to carry them home. JEFFERSON COUNTY WOMAN ATTACKED IN HER FARM HOME T . i, . Fairbury, Neb., Nov. 28. -(Special vTelegram.) The entire police force of this county is busily engaged trac ing an assault on the person of Mrs. Vernon Logan, living at the little vil lage of Shea, six miles east of here. ,This makes the second attack on two women in hhe same vicinity in less than two weeks. According to Mrs. Logan's state ment to Sheriff Rawles, the assault occurred about 5 o'clock last-evening. She went to fix the fire and while she was leaning over the stove, she was C1IU uy 4 wan tiw no 9.v'.'."j fWtered the house by a' side door. Mrs. Logan resisted the fellow and In the fight that followed she once got to the telephone, but her assail ant seized her and pulled the tele phone from the wall. Finally through exhaustion she lost consciousness, exhaustion she lost consciousness. Her clothing was torn from her body, when the man evidently left without doing further harm. Tli riniitv aftnrnpv. sheriff and "deputy worked all night to find a tlue. ' Miss Cole was attacked by a man in her yard about 10 days ago. He grabbed and chpked the girl. A night or two before some one flashed a light on Miss Cole and a caller while , they were in the parlor It is believed hat the same man attacKea Dotn miss le and Mrs. Logan. Dr. Yager Is Named Physician for the Blind (From a Staff Correspondent) Lincoln, Neb., Nov.' 28. (Special.) h-Dr. W. Yager of Nebraska City has been appointed physician for the School for the Blind at that place, to fill the vacancy caused by the death cf Dr. Claud Wilson, who died last veek. . Edgar School Children Stage Operetta in Theater Edgar, Neb., Nov.N28. (Special.) The sixth and seventh grades of. the Edgar school gave an operetta under the direction of Miss Hazel Taylor, teacher of music in the Edgar schools, in the opera house last night. The name of the piece was "Mid-Summer Eve." 'Railroad Adjusts Labor Differences With Its Men Springfield, Ma, Nov. 28.-TBY general committee of the Brother hood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen of the St. Louis & San Francisco railroad ast night con cluded -its annual meeting. An nouncement was made that all differ ences with the railroad were adjusted satisfactorily to the me l. W. S. Blennerhassett of Monett, Mo., was elected general chairman; Otis Em-bry-of Sherman, Tex., general secre tary and treasurer, and J. o. yuinn of Fort Worth, Tex. general vice chairman. , ' ' Indict Congressman On Conspiracy Charge Madison, Wis.. Nov. ."j3.-Conjress-man.Jchn M. Nelrr, and his son, Byron, were ind" ,-.ed by a federal grand jury to'", cn a chargeof con spiracy t6 '.olatc tlie - registration laaf;. -T 'senator's son previously had b(- indicted, charged with fail ure yj register. ' They will be tried fin llecember. " , r. TAYLOR MAY AND HE MAY NOTJENTER LISTS Custer County Statesman Non commital on His Attitude With Respect to Nonpartisan League in Nebraska. (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Nov. 28. (Special.) W. J. Taylor of Merna will not be a can didate for governor, if W. J. Taylor of Merna will be a candidate for governor, if Mr. Taylor was in Lincoln today and to The Bee slipped the informa tion above, but in each instance the little old word "if" was injected into the proposition when The Bee asked him point blank if he was going to be a candidate of the nonpartisan league. It is all up to the league. If, when that organization holds its state con vention next spring the delegates con clude that Mr. Taylor; is the right man and can get the nomination from the democratic party, they will en dorse him for the place. If on the other hand the league de cides to pass the honor on to some other man who has the stamp of ap proval of the league and can get the nomination from either the republican or democratic party, it will be all right with the Custer county states man. "In the words of Edgar Howard," said Mr. Taylor, " 'Many men may be just as unafraid as I am, but none more so!'" Depends on Future. Speaking further on the matter, Mr. Taylor said: "If after the nonpartisan league has had its convention in the spring and agrees on some man for senator or governor, party leaders of the, old parties or the press antag onize the action of the convention in face of their long profession of friend ship for the laboring man ana the farmer, then in that case there may be some warrant for independent action on the part of four organizations the action of our organization in put ting up candidates of our own." This was the answer to the question whether the nonpartisan league ould run an independent ticket or not. "The man who works is the man who always pays the bills," said Mr. Taylor, "and for that reason is entitled to a reasonable representation in gov ernment affairs, which he does not have now." ' . The league is now organizing in 15 states besides Nebraska. Mr. Evans, head local organizer, today re iterated the statement made by Mr. Taylor regarding the action of the nonpartisan state convention. "Our convention will be made up of delegates selected at precinct and county conventions," said Mr. Evans. "Something like we used to have before the primary?" asked the re porter. " , How League Will Work. 1 "Something like that," replied Mr. Evans, "only that there will benore independent action. The delegates elected under the old caucus system used to make up as a slate, but under our system they will be selected by the members of our organization. The delegates selected at the precinct meeting will be sent to a county con vention which will, by the same method, select the delegates to the state convention which will meet some time in the srring. By that time it is probable that most of the men' who expect to be candidates atj the primary will have been mentioned sufficiently so that we can endorse such of them as we feel are with us in our fight for representation. If neither of the old -parties nominate the. men we shall endorse, then it will be up to us to take other action, just what I do not know. That will be up to the league to determine." Mr. Evans denied that he or any of his official family had held any con ference with Bryan democrats regard- ing candidates of the democratic par ty, though he would not say but such a meeting had been held with some who might belong to the nonpartisan league. When told that such a meet ing had been held and that a slate had been selected, he said such action was" against the constitution, ' rultfs and regulations of his league. "We are not making slates with any party yet," he said. Lincoln Grocerymen ' Agitated at Omaha Prices (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 28. (Special.) Lincoln grocerymen are ' consider ably agitated over the prices for food stuffs published under the Hoover order, as compared with OmahaT the table showing that Lincoln is consid erably higher, one instance being that of flour, which is quoted in Omaha at $1.44 for a 24-pound sack, and' $1.65 in Lincoln. The table is interesting, but Lincoln grocers explain that the same quality of food stuff is not quoted in Omaha that is quoted for Lincoln. The comparative prices on some are as follows: Lincoln. Omaha. Wheat flour $1.65 Cornmeal Potatoes, per peck Salmon, 'per can . Milk, per quart . . . Butter Kgss Bacon . . . . Round steak V .SO .45 .30 .10 .48 .43 .55 .30 $1.44 .60 .40 .25 .18 .4 .43 - .47 Millard Hotel Thanksgiving Dinner $1.00 Per Plate Blue Points on Half-shell Cream of Tomato Aux Crouton Celery En Branch Olives Fried Jumbo White Fish v Vert Pre Juliene Potatoes CHOICE OF Braised Veal Sweet Breads Champinons Fried Spring Chicken Maryland Broiled Guinea Hen With Jelly Roast Vermont Turkey Oyster Dressing Stuffed Domestic Goose Bsked Apple ' Snow Flaked Potatoes - Peas in Cases Candied Sweet Potatoes Fruit Salad Whipped Cream Pumpkin Pie Hot Mince Pie English Plum Pudding ' Hard Sauce Neapolitan Ice Cream f Coffey ' In some instances prices were less in Omaha than in Lincoln, but on the more staple articles Lincoln prices were the highest. . .. Defense Council Will Not Act on Labor Law (From a Staff Correspondent ) Lincoln, Nov. 28. (Special.) The State Council of Defense will make no recommendation or take any action toward a modification of the female labor law of this state, according. to action of the committee, appointed to investigate the matter upon application of several food supply houses of Oma ha, that claimed to have government contracts and were unable to fill them on schedule time because of a lack of employes. The committee reported: "Your committee appointed to look into the labor situation as it affects the women workers in factories, which are asking for the temporary ; sus pension of the (nihe-hour law, has thoroughly investigated, conditions awi finds; that that this matter is one to be handled by the federal govern ment and that the Nebraska State Council of Defense can act only on the instructions of the government at Washington." Company I, "Lucky Seventh," Will Be. Banqueted Minden, Neb., Nov. 28. (Special.) The domestic science class of the local high" school will banquet the entire personnel of Company I, Seventh Nebraska regiment, Friday evening, December 14. Superin tendent H. L. Wendland will be the toastmaster. A special invitation has been ex tended to the governor, who is colonel of this regiment. ... f mis is tne nrst eompany or ganized in Kearney county as a vol unteer company or as national guards men. Captain Bert Winters, who saw service in the Spanish-American war, is the commanding officer. Second Lieutenant Romney C. Clearman, the other officer, is given the main credit of raising this organization. American Casualties With Canadian Troops Ottawa, Ontario, Nov. 28. Joseph Lalandc, San Francisco, was listed as "died of wounds" in today's casualty list. JEWISH RABBIS TO HOLD CONFERENCE Will Organize Orthodox Con gregations to Further Scheme for Reorganiza tion of Palestine. New York, Nov. 28. More than 600 rabbis will attend the conference of the Jewish Ministers' Association of America in this city December 4 to consider practical measures for work in- Palestine, in accordance with the declaration of the British government favoring the establishment of a na tional Jewish home land, the executive committee of general Zionist affairs announced here tonight The specific purpose of the confer ence, the announcement stated, is to organize orthodox congregations of America to realize the dream of a Jewish nation. Rabbi Mordecai A. Kaplan, chairman of the committee of arrangements, refuted the charges tharthe orthodox Jews in America are indifferent to the present oppor tunity to regain Palestine. Such talk is absurd, he asserted. "The Jews Ifbld no such belief, though there may be this notion among some of the more ignorant and superstitious of our people. We ' t .1... .t. . .' f - . reauze mat me reorganization or P al estine is a matter of-practical poli tics and we realize that unless we take every possible step to translate this opportunity into reality a Kreat hope which has been the dominating hope of our prayers these last 1,900 years is forever gone. German Church Decides to Conduct Services in English Stella. Neb.. Nov. 28. (Snecial.)- The official board of the German Methodist church at Humboldt, south west of Stella in this county, an nounces that after December 2, the Sunday evening services will be in the English language. The- church an nounces a desire has been expressed for the English service, and that the church feels the need of it. Omahan Sells Farm Near North Platte for Big Sum North Platte. Neb.. Nov. 28. (Soe- cial Telegram.) Edward A. Hamil ton of, Omaha, sold his farm north west of town today to Frank Turpie for a consideration of $24,000. The lou acres included sold for $150 per acre. Cambridge Band Plays at Eustis for Red Cross Benefit Cambridge, Neb. Nov. 28.(Soe- cial.) The Cambridge municipal band I gave a concert at Eustis last night for the benefit of the Eustis Red Cross. A large and enthusiastic audience was present and the Red Cross cleared more than $30. Happenings In the Soldiers' v Home at Grand Island Grand Island, Neb., Nov. 28. (Special.) Mrs. Stone, a patient in the west hospital, was moved to apartments in cottage No. I last Sat urday. Mrs. John McGee, a daugh ter of Mrs. Stone, is taking care of her mother. Rufus A. Rhbdes, late of Company C, Third Wisconsin cavalry, and a native of New York state, was baptised by Rev.E.-F. Ilosman into the First Methodist church last week, at his room in the west hospital. Inspection was postponed again on last Sunday. George Weed has rcturnel to Burkctt and will again take up his old work as a farm hand. Harvey W. Hewitt has returned to Burkctt from a visit with his son. The latter was taken suddenly ill "with smallpox, and -Mr. Hewitt, after thorough tumigation, was permitted to return to Burkett. The sacrament of the Lord's sup per was administered by Rev. E. E. Mack, of the Christian church of urana jsiana, on Junflay auernoon last, at the home chapel. Lyons-Man Forced to Salute Flag and Bless President Lyons, Neb., Nov. 28. (Special.) About 20 of the leading citizens of this place went to the home of John aenroeaer ana compelled him to salute Old Glory and say "God bless Woodrow Wilson." 'This was the outcome of remarks which Schroeder made in Sunday school last Sunday, when he asserted that the "kaiser is just as good a man as President Woodrow Wilson." A flag was nailed on his house and he was brought out and made to salute it and promised to support the United States from now on. 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