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"SLEEPING SICKNESS"
SEQUEL TO fNFLUENZA.
New York, March 15. Belief
tliat at least half of New York's
40 cases of "sleeping sickness" are
sequels to Spanish influenza was
expressed tonight by Dr. Royal S.
Copeland, city health commis
sioner. -
Investigation bv the health de
partment. Dr. Copeland said, indi
cated that there were two forms of
"sleeping sickness" in the city one
sequel of influenza and the other
tne disease known as encephalitis
lethargcia, or epidemic coma.
The second death in the city from
"sleeping sickness," that of a baby
of 10 months, was reported today.
The child had not suffered from ir.
tlucnza. Dr. Copeland said, but botli
its parents had.
Precautionary measures similar
to those recommended during the
influenza epidemic were advised by
Dr. Copeland for avoidance of the
new disease.
PRIZES AWARDED
FOR BEST PAINTINGS
New York, March 15. Edward
V. Redficld of Centerbridgc, Pa.,
was the winner of the Altman prize
of $1,000 for the best landscape
painted by an American-born artist
at the 94th annual exhibition of the
National Academy of Design, it was
announced today. "The Old Mill"
is the title of the winning picture.
The Altman prize of $500 for a
landscape was awarded to Gardner
Symons of this city for his "Shim
mering Shadows."
The Thomas 13. Clarke prize of
$300 for the best American figure
composition went to Jerome Meyers
of this city for his painting called
"Evening;" the Julius Hallgarten
rrizes of $300. $200 and $100 for
three pictures in oil colors painted
in the United States by American
citizens under 35 years of age to
Robert S. Woodward for "Between
Setting Sun and Rising Moon;"
Ercole Cartotto for a portrait and
Dines Carlson for "The Jade Bowl,"
all of thfs city.
JUDGE ASKS CLEMENCY
FOR RUSSELL FOLLOWERS
New York, March 15. Federal
court action today in case of the
followers of the "Late Pastor" Rus
sell, who during the war were each
sentenced to 20 years in prison for
violating the espionage law, dis
closed that their legal fight for
clemency has the support of United
States- Judge Harland B. Howe of
Vermont, who presided at their trial
in Brooklyn last year. 1 '
Judge Howe wrote to the attor
ney general urging the sentence to
be commuted. As the convictions
were obtained during the war Judge
Howe made the sentence severe, he
explained, as a lesson to others, but
now that the armistice had been
signed he was of the opinion con
sideration should be shown them.
GOTHAM INCOME TAX
PAYMENT $100,000,000.
New York, March 15. Approxi
mately $100,000,000 in federal in
come tax payment was received to
day ,the last day of gracc.hy Will
iam H. Edwards, internal revenue
collector for the Second district,
according to an estimate made by
Mr. Edwards shortly .before mid
night. He added, that whereas his
office had collected $50,000,000 in
taxes last year, he expected this
vear's total would reach $1,000,
000,000. Relays of cashiers, working at
top speed, were disposing of re
turns at the rate of one every 45
seconds tonight.
' About 50,000 persons paid their
taxes during the day. In addition
50 sacks of mail flooded the collec
tor's office with checks. - '
VETERANS OF WAR
FORM ASSOCIATION.
Paris, March, 15. Five hundred
officers and enlisted men of the
American expeditionary forces have
taken the first action here towards
the formation of an association of
vcte;ans of the world war similar
to the Grand Army of the , Re
public. A caucus was called to de
sign the machinery for a national
convention in America next year
and the election of delegates to the
convention from the forces notflr.in
France.
Lt. Col. Theodore Roosevelt is
arranging for a caucus in the United
States on April 12.
The proceedings at the meeting
here were opened by Major General
Eric Wood, who said that the or
ganization would eventually include
all men who served either at home
or abroad. Lt. Col. Bennett Clark,
son of Champ Clark, was elected
temporary chairman.
PLAN EXTENSION
OF ROTARY MOVEMENT
Chicago. March 15. Extension ot
the international phases of the In
ternational Association of Rotary
:lubs to include chibs in foreign
:ountries where othe'r than English
s spoken, as well as to consider
means of aiding the public health
service, universal military training,
government employment service,
school garden, vocational education
ind universal physical training pro
grams, will be acted on at a meet
;ng of the organization here March
17 and 18. International President
lohn Poole, of Washington, will pre
side and it was announced the meet
ing will be the first which all inter
national officers will attend.
NORTHERN NEW JERSEY
TROLLEY LINES TIED UP
Newark, N. J., March 15. No
trolly cars will run in nortlftrn New
Jersey tomorrow, officials of the
imblic service cornoration announced
tonight after strikers withdrew from
J a conference with war labor board
i" representatives which for a time
i promised to result in a settlement.
The few cars in operation today
were returned to the barns before 6
o'clock tonight While officials of
the company declared none would
be taken out ttfnorrow, they said a
partial service would be resumed
Monday.
VOL. XLVIII NO. 40.
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Greatest Auto Exhibit of All
Times Closes a Big Suc
cess; Motor Parade
the Finale. -
The grandest exhibition of motor
cars Omaha has ever seen closed
last night. The final brought thou
sands to the scene of artistry and
elegance of workmanship in motor
dom. -The show was a striking suc
cess from every standpoint, and ex
emplified the industrial spirit of the
Gate City already looming in, splen
dor in the early months of recon
struction. "Omaha has benefitted much by
the grand exhibition of cars," Man
ager Clarke Powell, busiest man
west . of Chicago during the past
week, declared. "The success of the
show is seen in the large number of
cars sold and the impetus given the
automobile industry. Dealers say
they have sold by 50 per cent more
cars than ever before, and this is due
to the imposing display and demon
stration of their cars."
Two Thousand Cars Sold.
The past week in the Auditorium
was a literal pit of business and so
cial gathering. It is estimated that
more than 2,000 motor cars were
sold, besides nearly 200 trucks.
Farmers played an important part
in the purchases. This year's totat
attendance to the show shattered all
records, of previous exhibitions of
motor cars. More than 100,000 per
sons passed through the main en
trance of the Auditorium. Omaha
hotels were filled to capacity, taking
care of the innumerable visitors to
Omaha's Fourteenth Annual Auto
show.,
It is the opinion of local auto
mobile dealers that nearly $2,000,000
worth of motor cars were sold dur
ing the show, deliveries to be made
as soon as possible. Incidental to
the display of cars, Omaha was hon
ored by highly rated men from the
east, representatives of large auto
mobile factories. C. B. Voorhis,
general sales manager of the Nash
Motor Car company, declared
Omaha's show a peer to New York's
display of cars.
Planned Sho w's Extention.
With steadily increasing, crowds
having clamored into the Audito
rium day by day, officials at first
planned to extend the show another
week, but a novel scheme of earlier
opening bouts and later closing time
relieved the situation.
The most popular event of the
show was Musical Night, held on
Thursday. A varied program of spe
cial vocal and instrumental music
attracted more than 12,000 persons
to the Auditorium that night. An
added decoration of allied flags and
bunting, intermingled about the
strikingly colored adornments of
the balcony and ceiling, were sig
nificant of Friday night's occasion,
Army and Navy night. A steady
stream of uniforms passed the main
entrance from 7 o'clock' till 9.
Majors, captains, shave-tails and
a number of sailors and marines
were prominent in the crowd. Par
ticularly interesting was the famous
Liberty .twelve motor, on exhibition
in the Annex. The flashy colored
speedsters and wasp-tailed roadsters
held the eye of many a returned sol
dier and sailor. The largest busi
ness of one day was done on
Wednesday, Dealers' day. More
than 400 cars were sold that day.
Last night's attendance far ex
ceeded the record of previous years.
The crowds simply wanted to re
mainand look at the cars, while
.those of the social sets; lounged
comfortably in high-priced sedans.
Much Benefit to Omaha.
Industrial Omaha benefited much
by the show. Thousands of persons
were attracted to tlue city. More
business was done in the automo
bile industry during ihe last week
than during six months of last year,
officials of the show declared. Cars
were sold as fast as Flor de Ropes
on election day. Even the autoac
cessory stores that were barred
from the show did an immense bus
iness. New creations in automobile
parts were demonstrated and sold.
Truck bodies were disposed of in
large numbers. Farmers' became
more interested in the truck and
many bought them.
An interesting feature of the
grand finale was a procession of the
finest cars in front of the Auditor
ium yesterday .-afternoon. Signs,
banners, electric lrrts and cut-outs
were loudly evident in the parade.
Omaha dealers closed their
booths with supreme satisfaction of
the largest business and finest dis
play of cars they hare ever had.
Germans to Export
London. March 15. British and
German committees have opened ne
gotiations in Rotterdam, a govern
ment wireless message received here
says, concerning the exportation
from Germany of potash, timber,
dyes and other products.
CARS ARE
SOLD HERE
IN WEEK
Entrt Mcood-tlan atttir May W. 1 90S,
Omaha P. 0. under act at March J, 1879
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Omaha Tops All Neighbors
Except Des Moines When It
Comes to Lumber Prices
Figures Obtained From Commercial Clubs and Civic Or
ganizations Throw Some Lighlj on What Lumber
Dealers Are Doing to Aid in Giving Impetus to
Building; Local Real Estate Exchange Members
Favor Co-Operative Yard.
Lumber prices in neighboring cities are, with one ex
ception, lower than the Omaha price of $45 per 1,000 feet,
according to figures quoted to the Omaha Bee by chambers
of commerce and commercial clubs in surrounding cities.
Sioux City, la., quotes the lowest price. "No. 1 building
lumber sells from $35 to $45 per 1,000 feet according to
quantity purchased," wired William Holden, secretary of the
Commercial club. i
Kansas City, Mo., named the next lowest price, $36.50 and
up. Minneapolis, Minn., Civic and Commercial association
quotes lumber at $40.
The Lincoln club wired: "Quota
tions on common building lumber
obtained from five principal yards
show wide range. Yellow pine, com
mon dimensions quoted at $40, $43
and $48; No. 2 yellow pine, $37 and
.$38. All quote yellow pine price on
fir, except No. 2."
Higher in Des Moines.
Des Moines is the only city in
which lumber sells at a higher price
than in Omaha, $48 per 1,000 feet.
Tacit admission that lumbermen
are doing business at an excessive
profit is interpreted in the statement
of one of the leading lumbermen of
the city, that his company, would
consent to a 15 per cent decrease in
the price of lumber if all the other
lumbermen in the city would do
th same. '
Moshier Colpetzer, president of
the Chicago Lumber company, is
behind a movement to arrange a
conference of local lumber dealers,
where such a proposition will be
made. If the lumber men cannot
agree on this per cent, other propo
sitions will be considered.
. "Spike" Kennedy of the Bradford
Kennedy Lumber company second
ed the public statement of lumber
men that lumber prices are not too
high. ,
"We've got some property on
which to build at Thirty-sixth and
PEACE TREATY
DRAFT PLACED 111
.'JILSON'S HANDS
Supreme Council Adjourns
Until Monday -Pending
President's Scrutiny '
' of the Terms.,
Paris, March v15. The supreme
war council resumed its sessions this
afternoon with a distinguished array
of military and civilian chiefs, ex
pecting that President Wilson would
be' present for the final considera
tion of the military, naval and aerial
terms of the German disarmament.
The president did not attend, how
ever. Colonel House taking his place,
as the draft of the terms in treaty
form had not been completed in
time to permit study before the
meeting. The president received the
lull draft late this afternoon and
we'n over it tonight article by ar
ticle with General Bliss and Admir
al Benson at the Paris White House.
Further Delay Indicated. '
i With the president absent the
council deterred the military and
naval terms until Monday.
Mr. Lloyd George left the coun
cil room soon after learning that
President Wilson! would not attend
and proceeded to the "White House"
for an. conference-on the situation.
The inevitable delays on various
details led to doubts for the first
time in American quarters of com
pleting the treaty by March 25 as
was expected. It has developed that
Mr. Lloyd George is obliged to re
turn to London the middle of the
coming week and he is unable to say
how long he will be gone owing to
the British labor congress and other
subjects requiring his attention in
London. It is hoped that he will re
turn within a week or 10 days or
possibly turn over British interests
to Mr. Balfour, but his absence may
have the effect of prolonging con
clusion of the treaty beyond the
25th.
British for Speedy Action.
If President Wilson insists that
the league of nations be incorporated
in the preliminary peace treaty, the
British, it is understood, will concede
the point, although they still believe
that the preliminary pact is not the
proper place for the inauguration of
the league, which, they declare,
should be included in the final peace
pact 1
This attitude was indicated today
after the announcement that the
American delegation strongly de
sired the inclusion of the league in
the preliminary treaty, as well as in
the final pact.
The British, it is made known, do
not Wish to delay the league of na
tionsprogram in any way, but they
express the keenest desire for the
immediate signing of the preliminary
peace treaty, s as to alleviate un
satisfactory conditions resulting
from the continuation of the armis
' (Continued oa Tag Two, Column One.)
OMAHA SUNDAY,
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Farnam streets and we're not afraid
to build on account of high prices.
Just get us a desirable tenant and
we'll build quick enough," he said.
Talk Co-operative Yard.
Though the Omaha Real Estate
board has not taken action concern
ing the co-operative building ma
terial and lumber yard contemplated
by individual members of the board,
W. R. MtFarland, the president,
authorized a statement following a
report of the realtors' proposed ac
tion. "This matter has been discussed
by real estate men for four weeks.
Several of them who do considerable
building want real estate men and
other builders, to organize a co-operative
yard. They believe that
lumber prices here are from $6 to
$9 a thousand too high, and that a
co-operative yard would eliminate
what they believe is an exorbitant
charge for lumber and other build
ing material.
"The growth of Omaha is now
being seriously hampered by high
prices of building material. These
prices, they say, are preventing the
erection of hundreds of needed
houses and other buildings.
"Any movement which will tend
to lower building material prices
will do more than anything else at
present, to facilitate the growth of
Omaha." , -
DUNN THINKS
POLICE SOON TO
FIND ASSAILANT
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Chief of Detectives Believes
Officers Have Line on Iden
tity of Negro Who At
tacked Mrs. Glassman.
, "I expect to capture the assail
ant of Mrs. Eleanor Glassman with
in 24 hours," declared Captain of
Detectives John T. Dunn, at a late
hour last night.
Captain Dunn has pressed every
available man on the department
into the case; and believes the cap
ture of the negro assaulter is inevi
table. He stated last night that he
had definite information as to the
identity of the assailant, and has
men planted at stragetic points.
Thirty-five negroes were in cus
tody last night, but according to the
captain none has been identified by
Mrs( Glassman. Three negroes are
said to resemble the man wanted, but
nonehad a scratch on his face. Mrs.
Glassman told the police she in
flicted deep scratches on the face of
her assailant.
Resemble Other Cases. '
. According to police the Glassman
case resembles in many phases the
other four assault cases which have
occurred recently. In the case of
Mrs. Rose Wise, 1429 Tenth avenue,
Council Bluffs, which occurred
February 26, a huge negro entered
the home while the husband was ab
sent, tied her hand9 and was fright
ened away only at the return of the
husband. Mrs. Glassman described
her assailant as being a large negro.
February 20, a negro forced his
way into the home of Mrs. J. W.
Cherrett, 1261 South Fifteenth street,
and fought Mrs. Chcrett and her two
young children in an attempt to as
sault the mother. Two other like
cases have occurred, and the efforts
of the police to capture the lust-mad
negro has failed in every case.
Five weeks ago the Glassman
home was entered while the family
slept and a small amount of money
was stolen. Two other houses were
entered on the same night. At the
home of Charles A. Brown, 2527
Bristol street, which is only a few
houses from the Glassman residence,
$200 in jewelry and money was
taken..
Theory of Robbery.
The Brown family was accus
tomed to rise early. On the morn
ing after the robbery they did not
awaken till noon, Mr. -Brown be
lieves that the thieves chloroformed
them while perpetrating the rob
bery. Police say that the handker
chief which was used to gag Mrs.
Glassman was saturated with chloro
form, and believe the robber or rob
bers may be the ones who have com
mitted the scries of assaults.
Condition Not Serious.
Mrs. Glassman, who is 44 years of
age, was found lying unconscious at
(Continued on Faga Two, Column Two.)
MARCH 16, 1919.
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Four Farnam Fishermen
Make Wayfarers Rub Eyes
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Full Rigged, Ready to Go to Sea and All That, They
Cast Lines Into the Gutter and Cause Staid City
Dwellers to Wonder Where They Are.
Farnam street looked up from its
Saturday monotony it opened its
eyes and marveled when "four
singing seamen" appeared fiishing
in its dignified limits.
Dressed in the typical style of
the fiisherman bold with huge rub
ber boot$ that bespoke service and
heavy labour these determined
"apparitions" threw their line in the
midst of Farnam's tiny gutter. One
held the line and his mate sold the
wears!
No wonder Farnam sfreet looked
up and in a body followed! It
wasn't the only street, for on Har
ney was another sight to make men
ponder! ,
Here a conglomeration of various
spring styles, including huge over
shoes, French blue coat, with apron,
decorated with scrubbing brushes
and tin cups sat disigently scrubbing-
the pavement with a tooth
brush! This "mystery" looked lip
and it proved to be a manscrub
bing and singing and causing
crowds to follow him rivaling the
crowds that followed "Pen, the
Piper."
Down the street they went, sing
ing and scrubbing, and hollering
"Halibut for sale," and in truth a
goodly percentage of Omaha fol
lowed. Some were for calling the police
that Sixteenth street should be so
rudly interrupted all of a Saturday
afternoon.
Three Flying Circuses
Will Tour Country in
Victory Loan Campaign
Washington, March 15. Three
flying circuses of American, French
and British aviators in American
and captured German Fokkcr planes
will tour the United States in con
nection with the Victory liberty
loan campaign giving aerial sham
battles and acrobatics over 50 lead
ing American cities.
The flights will be under the su
pervision of the military aeronautics
branch of the War department with
Capt. Leon Richardson in charge.
Fourteen captured German Fokker
planes were landed todly at New
port News and will be shipped at
once to Washington. ,
The midwest squadron includes
Sioux City, Omaha and Des Moines.
McCormick Thinks Wilson
Is Attempting Coup D'Etat
Washington, March 15. Mcdill
McCormick, republican senator-clecj
from Illinois, issued a statement
today asserting that any censorship
upon news from America to Great
Britain and France couldhave been
imposed only to prevent publication
of the opinion of the American peo
ple and the attitude of senators to
ward the constitution of the league
of nations. ' s
"Europe must come to understand
that Mr. Wilson is attempting a
coup d'etat in defiance -jof the dicis
ion of the common people of Amer
ica uttered at the last election," the
statement said. '
Rv Mall (I vear). Daily. U.Mr Sunday.
Dally and Sua.. . $5.50: outtlda Nab. aoitaoa
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Others smiled in toleration only
another part of this auto show
week!
A few scowled deeply that they
be thus jostled from their straight
way course of walk.
But the vast majority laughed
and laughed and kept on laughing
when one of these oddities added
advetnure to romance by trying to
board a street car and escape from
his followers. In a moment they
were after him and soon he re
turned. He was located in the base
ment of the Rome hotel.
They were called everything ex
cept German spies and then the
truth came out. 1 '
Some wise men of Solomen's tend
pointed to the black letters on the
cap of the one startling black let
ters that to many had signified
"black hand" but which turned out
to be Phi Beta Pi.
That interpreted it all for it was
one of the annual initiations that
this medical fraternity of Creighton
college had and the mysterious
characters were none other than
perfectly respectable citizens
Messers Wilfred S. Ash, tiic "porter
of the tooth brush;" Hugh O'Don
nel, Elmer Barr and Ed Marcarten.
the fishermen bold, who fished and
sold their catch for the "benefit of
the Hindu dance," as their sign said.
In entirely different garb you saw
these same folk at the. Rome hotel
in the evening, where the banquet
of the fraternity was held after the
initiation.
German Watchword
Must Be "Work," Says
the Prussian Premier
Copenhagen, March IS. The
watchword of Germany must be
"work" Premier Hirsch of Prussia,
declared in opening the Prussian as
sembly in Berlin. The delegates to
the assembly were elected by uni
versal equal franchise.
The premier referred to the per
nicious effect of strikes on indus
try. He declared that Prussia was
ready to he. incorporated into a
united German state, but said it
would be a mistake to split Prussia
into republics not capable of exist
ing by themselves.
Leslie Burkenroad Back
From War Zone of Europe
Leslie Burkenroad, Omaha boy,
who, with a machine gun company,
distinguished himself oil several of
the battlefields of Europe, has re
turned from over there and has had
enough of war for a time, at least.
Burkenroad was one of the first
ot tne umana Doys to get into the
fighting and upon one occasion held
a position out in No Man's land for
several hours, most of his com
rades having been killed before be
was rescued.
Three Transports Sail.
Washington, March 15. Denar-
ture from France of three transports
with about 7.000 officers and men
was announced today by the war de
partment. They are due at New
York and Newport News March 23.
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ST. PATRICK TO
E HONORED BY
OfIHAPEOPLE
Numerous Formal and Infor
mal Affairs Planned in
Honor of Patron Saint
of Ireland.
"Wear your shamrocks and leave
your shilallQhs at home," reads in
vitations to one of .the local fttne-
Nons which will be held on Mon
day in observance of St. Patrick's
dav.
The principal celebration will be
held on Monday evening at 8 o'clock
at Creighton University auditorium.
Iwenty-fifth and California streets,
under the auspices of the United
Irish Societies of Omaha. Louis
D. Kavangah, chairman of the com-,
mittee, will preside. The speaker
of the evening will be Hon. Edward
G. Dunn of Mason City la. Mr.
Dunn was candidate for governor
and is known as an able speaker.
Clinton Miller has charge of the
musical program which will be ren
dered at this general meeting.
Solemn mass will be observed at
10 o'clock Monday morning at St.
Patrick's church, where Rev. J. C.
Buckley of Benson will deliver the
sermon.
The Elks will hold an informal
dance on Monday night at Hotel
Fontenelle in honor of -the day.
The Ladies auxiliary of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians will
meet Sunday evening in Ancient
Order of United Workmen hall,
South Side.
i Members of St. Patrick's club will
break bread together on Monday
noon at Courtney's.
Numerous social and private af
fairs are also planned in honor of
the day.
Two Bluffs Boys Are Held
Charge Taking Brandsis Car
Carl Martin, 1606 Foifrth avenui,
and Fred Thompson, Ogden hotel,
both Council Bluffs youths, were
captured last night in a car be
lieved to be the property of George
Brandeis. They were booked for
investigation at the central police
station.
Detectives found the car stalled
on a hill at Twentieth and Pierce
streets, Omaha. They were no
lights. As they approached three
youths leaped out of the car, they
say. Martin and Thompson were
raptured. The third youth escaped.
The youths said they were taking a
ride at the invitiation of the third
boy, whose name they would not
disclose.
The Brandeis car was taken in
front of the auto show late Friday
night, according to a report made
to the police.
Many Units Assigned for
, Earfy Return From France
Washington, March 15. Units an
nounced today by the War denart-
ment assigned to early convov Jn-
ciuciecl: I lie l.ith regiment of en
gineers; base hospitals No's 14. 44,
46, 50, 72, 94 and 116; army ambul
ance service sections No's '517 523.
539, 551. 558, 592, 593. 628. 630 and
641; 409th telegraph battalion; con
valescent camps Nos 1. 5 and 6;
aero squadrons 98, 102, 496, 497 and
1105: 114th field sienal battalion:
bakery companies No's 305, 327 and
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Durant Wins Santa Monica
Road Race of 250 Miles
With Average of 81.6
Miles an Hour.
Santa Monica. March 15. Clitt
Durant came home today over the
Santa Monica automobile race
course ahead of his team mate
Eddie Hearne, winning in 3 Mourn
and 4 minutes. 45 seconds for 250.34
miles in laps of 7.369 miles each. He
won a prize of $4,000. Durant's aver
age speed was computed at 81.6 miles
an hour. 1
Ilearne's time was 3 hours, 11 min
utes and 59 seconds and as second
man he won $2,500. Louis Le
Cocq finished third in 3 hours, 15
minutes, 28 seconds, winning $1,500.
Eddie Pullen came in fourth, time
3 hours. 20 minutes, 40 seconds. He
received $1,000.
Melcher Dies of Injuries.
Walter Melcher, who at the last
minute was substituted for Driver
A. K. Christenson, in car number
17, died during the race as a result
of injuries suffered- when his ma
chine overturned at a point where
a long curve proved troublesome
for many drivers. Melcher lived at
San Francisco.
Durant and Hearne started in
first and second positions and stay
ed there throughout. Hearne ran
a non-stop race. Durant . stopped
twice for tire changes, losing 26 sec
onds each time. W. W. Brown was
the only driver besides Hearne to
make a non-stop record.
Of the 14 cars that started only
three besides the prize winner re
mained to be flagged down. They
were: Brown, who had fifth place
in his thirty-second lap: Omar
Toft, who held sixth place in his
thirty-second lap, and Edward Ras
ter, who was in seventh position in
his thirty-first lap.
Llliott, Cooper, Al Melcher and
Roscoe Sarles went out with me
chanical troubles.
No New Records.
There were no new records nun?
up, but there were many fast stretch
es to thrill the crowd. Lllott, Pul
len and Brown especially kept the
spectators keyed up to a high pitch
of excitement by attempting to pass
one another in front of the stand.
The crowd was the largest ever
assembled on the course, according
to race officials, who estimated it at
more t'.;an 150,000 persons. They
gathered closely under a clear sky
with hovering airplanes adding pic
turesquely to the scene.
Prior to the race Ralph De Palma,
who could not race because his car
could not carry a mechanic as re
qirired by the road race rules, com
pleted an exhibition lap in 4 min
utes, 45 1-5 seconds, his speed be
ing at the rate of 92.7 miles an hour.
Cliff Durant Chevrolet Special
Lows l.ecocci., Newman Special
Roscoe Searles....; Boamer Special
.loo Thomas Mercer Special
Omar Toft Ascot fpeclRl
n. w. lirown Richard Special
Kilrtlo I'ullcn Hudson Special
Karl Cooper Stuts Spoeial
Eddie Hearne Chevrolet Special
Frank Elliott Miller Special
P. M. rentecoat Yakima Special
Edward Kastcr Deusenberjf Special
E. J. Murray Murray Special
A. K. Christenson Hudson Special
Joe Hayes Delags Ppeclal
Al Jlelcher...., Peusenberft Special
Harry ireugcr Dcusenberg Specla'
Four Killed in Auto
Accident in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, Cal., Matyh 15.
Three men were killed instantly, a
fourth died soon after, and a fifth
was seriously injured today at Culler
Station, a crossing on the Redondc,
Beach line of the Pacific Electric
company, when the automobile in
which they were riding was struck
by an electric train. Homer Fen
der of Los Angeles, V. II. Barnikel.
R. C. Weyant and J. Terrill, all of
Knglcwood, were killed. William
Norris of Knglcwood is the injured
man.
The motornan said the automo
bile apparently stalled on the track
when he was too close to stop.
Chamberlain Charges
Men Moved in Cattle Can
Washington, March 15. Charge
that American soldiers from western
state were moved from an Atlantic
port of debarkation to their hGnics
in cattle cars were made by Sen
ator Chamberlain of Oregon, chair
man of the military committee in
the last senate, in an address here
tonight before the Mississippi so
ciety. Nebraskans in Washington
Start for Their Homes
Washington, I). C, March 15.
(Special Telegram.) Former Cou-g-
essman 'Sloan and C6ngrf ssman
Andrews left today for their homes
in Nebraska. Mr. Sloan will stop in
Michigan on legal business.
Former Congressman Lobeck i
planning to leave for Omaha u
next week.
