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V RIEFv E RIGHT RFEZY BITS OF NEWS SAYS OFFICIALS , "EAT TOO MUCH." Washington, Jan. 30. Cabinet of ficers eat too much,' Representative Rucker, democrat, Missouri, said in a speech in the house opposing ap propriation of $10,000 for repair and upkeep of automobiles for official use by State department officials. - "These officers and their chief clerks are always at lunch," said Mr. Rucker. "You call at 11 a. m., and they are at lunch; you return at. 3 p. m. and they are still at lunch. They eat too much." INSTRUMENT PERFECTED TO SHOOT MESSAGES. London, Jan. 6. In a small room at the Imperial college of tech nology, South Kensington, Prof. A. C. Rankin is perfecting an instru ment which shoots messages as a gun shoots shells. A person talking into a trumpet attached to a minute mirror, reflect ing a strong light, can send a mes sage to any distance reached by the light without fear of the words be ing intercepted, -it is said. The words , spoken can be heard distinctly half a mile away and are transmitted through projectors to an, electric battery attached to a piece of sel enium fitted to an ordinary telephone receiver.' The larger the receiving battery the greater distance can the message be sent. FOX HOUNDS MAKE FOR QUEEN'S MUFF. London, Jan. 22. Queen ,Mary made the mistake recently of wear ing a uge grey fox muff when at tending a meet of the West Nor folk Fox Hounds. Just befone the pack was started one of the hounds spied the muff and made for it. Soon most of the pack swarmed about the queen, to the delight of the king and the considerable discomfort 'of the queen.' uhe master of the hounds finally extricated her without dam- . age. ATHLETIC LEAGUE ' FOR CHICAGO SCHOOLS. ' New York. Jan. 30. A public school athletic league for the chil- . dren of Chicago, modelled along the lines of the successful organization in evidence in this city,vas launched at a special meeting of Chicago and New York athletic authorities here. ' The conference was accepted as be ing the forerunner of similar action on the par,t of the leading cities of the country with the idea of improv ing the physical education of school children. , k THREE REVENUE OFFICERS INDICTED. Chicago, Jan. 30. Indictments against .three members of the in ternal revenue department were re turned here. John Snoroski, deputy collector, was indicted on a charge of accepting a bribe, and John War ren and Earl Tremble, were indicted on charges of. disposing of liquor they had seized. Indictments also were, returned against 13 individuals and firms charged with profiteering in sugar. ' CARRANZA RETALIATES ON SENATE WITNESSES.' Btdwnsville, Tex., Jan. 30. Sev v eral prominent Brownsville citizens who testified before the senate sub committee investigating Mexican conditions have been informed thai their permits to enter Mexico have been revoked. Mexican Vice Consul R. C. Dominquez declared he was acting on instructions from Mexico Cityv : , ' , WOULD SAVE SISTER . ON CHARGE OF MURDER. Marysville, Cal., Jan. 30. Freder ick A. McCormick, formerly of Des Moines, la., testified in the trial of his sister, Mrs. Gertrude Wilson, charged with the murder of Charles Brown, a rancher, that be shot Brown. NEARLY KILLED BY . WATER ON LIVE WIRES. O'Neill, Neb., Jan. 30. (Spe cial.) George Caughanbaugh, pro prietor of the O'Neill flour mills, poured a backet of water on a couple of crossed electric wires at his mill, Wednesday evening. He is able to . be about again and aside from a severely burned arm and hand suf fered, no internal injuries. The current from the "short"' followed the stream of water to the pail, turning the water into steam. Caughanbaugh was knocked to the floor by the shock and the water pail was set afire. The throwing of the electric switch saved him , from electrocution. DETZER MAY GET OFF WITH REPRIMAND. New York, Jan. 30. Captain Karl W. Detzer, whose court-martial on charges of cruelty to prisoners at Le Mans, France, was completed Thursday, was "released today by or- der of Major William F. Kelly, judge advocate, at Governor's Island. Major Kelly set forth that the court-martial had recommended neither his imprisonment nor dis missal. The verdict will not be dis closed until it has been reviewed in "Washington, but officers believe that if Detzer is not acquitted he will accept he will escape with a repri mand. WOMEN STOWAWAYS BECOME NUMEROUS. New York, ' Jan. 30. Women stowaways have become so numer ous since the war ended that immi gration officials cautioned all steam- ship companies in this port to have their vessels carefully searched be fore departure from Europe. An official declared that a steamship which reached an American port re cently from Europe brought "more than twice as many female stowa ways as the ship had men among its crew." , " . FIND SLEEPING -SICKNESS GERM. Rome, Jan. 30. Professor Hag- : giora of Bologna university is re ported to have succeeded in isolat ing the germ of lethargic encephali tis (sleeping sickness) in the blood of patients. He 'is now said to be ' preparing a serum to combat the dis- ease,- - ... VOL. 49 NO. 195. rn DISAPPEARS AFTER FLYER IN FINANCE Meteoric Business Career of Head of North Platte Cham ber of Commerce Ends' With L Letter That He Is "Broke." DROPS OUT OF SIGHT LEAVING &EAVY DEBTS Clyde M. Trotter Emulates Ex- ampie or "liei-mcn-uuicK Wallingford" Resembles Dill UorTin InniiMnxa uiii nail in npfjcai ai ivc. After a metoric career of the "Get-Rich-Quick-Wallingford" va riety, Clyde M. 1 rotter, president of the Chamber of Commerce of North Platte, Neb., has disappeared. Bankruptcy proceedings filed by his creditors list liabilities of over $100,- 000, although his friends say many ot the claims have been duplicated and in some cases merchandise sold him has been recovered.. The first intimation of his totter ing financial condition came last week in a letter to friends irt Omaha, asking them to notify his wife and friends in North Platte that he was "busted." The letter was mailed at the Union station here and stated that he was leaving for "the land of nowhere," and advising them to save all from the "wreck" that was possible. s , Mr. Trotter is 38 years old and was raised on "Kis father's farm near North Platte. After teaching school n a rural district, he was elected county superintendent of schools in Lincoln county. , He, re'tired as a public official and entered a bank at Brady, Neb., being advanced to the presidency. Five years ago, he disposed ot his - banking interests and engaged in the automobile busi ness for himself- at North Platte. Issued Mortgages Promiscuously v Duriiig his business career for himself, his friends say, he .became deeply involved in debt in an 'en deavor to operate too many enter prises and become wealthy at once. In addition to his automobile busi ness, he operated a large farm and an alfalfa ranch of 640 acres. Selling or mortgaging machines to which he did not have clear title is said to have been his chief source of revenue. Records at North PJatte are said to show where two mortgages on the same car have been filed. " . . It is said'he purchased machines from manufacturers on credit fur nished by the Motor Finance cor poration of Omaha, and smaller banks and trust companies. Trust deeds were deposited in a North Platte bank and Trotter was 6Up-. posed to take up the deed when the car was sold. ' Many Loans Unsecure1. For some time past, it is said he has not been taking up the trust deeds, and when he sold cars, kept all the money. In addition his friends in North Platte report personal.loans made both with and without secur ity. Henry Hupfner, a railroad en gineer, is said to be the largest in dividual creditor, haying loaned $17,500 on a mortgage bfthe busi-, ness. ' Other creditors who have filed claims aggregating over $100,000, from which no reductions have been made for dupplicates are: Gothenburg State bank, Farmers State bank, Gothenburg; First Na tional bank, Norfn Platte; City Safe Deposit' company, Omaha; Powell Supply company, Omaha; and Dan Baum, Omaha. Creditors are of the opinion that he went to South Amerlca an e forts are bsjng made to determine whether he secured passage on any steamer. A search is being made in several states where it is thought possible he may have located. Say Roosevelt May Lead Move to Reseat New York Socialists c Albany, N.- Y., Jan. 30. The second week of the trial of the five Suspended ' socialist assemblymen charged with disloyalty ended to night with a report that a fifth ef fort might be made in the lower house Mpnday night to reseaty the ousted members and discharge the judiciary committee. TJie report had it that Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt would headvthe movement, but the colonel would neither confirm nor deny the report. Hitchcock to Visit Omaha; Loses Leadership Fight Washington, D. C, Jin. 30. (Special.) Senatofi Hitchcock left Friday evening for Omaha, to re main a week or 10 days. It is. ex pected that on 4iis return the minor ity leadership in the senatevill be definitely settled, Secretary of the Treasury Carter Glass.' who. will shortly, take his seat in the seriate as. successor to the late Senator Martin of Virginia, having stated, that he will vote for Underwood for minor ity leader, thereby breaking the ex isting deadlock, ' i NEBRASKA WOMEN'S CLUB ACTIVITIES ARE ' The Omaha tutor u MM4-elMi Hitter May , IMS. at Ommht P. O. aadtr tot March 3. 1171 DEMOCRATS WALK OUT; TREATY GOES ; TO SENATE AGAIN .1 Efforts to Break Deadlock Brought to Sudden End by Ac tion of Senator Lodge. Washington, Jan. 30. Efforts to break the peace treaty deadlock by unofficial bipartisan negotiations ended suddenly in failure today, and democratic leaders began prepara tions to bring the treaty back into the open senate for consideration. It was over the long debated Article X that the bipartisan movement after brin'ging republicans and demo crats together on many collateral issues finally met disaster. ' v The end cafne after Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,' the repub lican leader, had renewed his re fusal to compromise on that article and had rejected a reservation on the subject written by former President Taft and presented to the bipartisan committee by the demo crats. s v Walking out of conference with announcement that further delibera tions there were useless, the demo crats quickly drafted plans to re new the fight in the open. The act ing party leader, Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, announced that notice would be given in the, senate tomor row of hiVintention to make a mo tion February 10 to take up the treaty for ratification. Opinion was divided as to whether such a motion would prevail. If it does, Senator Hitchcock ex pects to propose, he said, that the senate adopt those reservations on which tentative agreement had been reached in the committee and then fight out differences over the others. A draft of the committee's work made public by Mr. Hitchcock did not correspond with a review of its accomplishments given out by Sen ator Lodge, however, and a bitter aftermath seemed in store should the democratic plan ot open discussion be carried out. INDICT POLICE AND OFFICIALS , OF LOUISVILLE City Attorney Says Authorities Run Gambling Resorts Enor mous Graft Alleged. ' Louisville, Ky., Jan. 30. Both the January grand jury and a circuit court judge Friday took official cog nizance of allegations that gamblers in Louisville long have been per mitted to operate without being mo lested. ,. Summing up, after indicting 11 persons, including a captain of po lice and two other city officials, on charges in connection with gaming, the grand jury asserted in its re port, it is "satisfied beyond a doubt that gambling could not have ex isted to the extent we have found without being protected from some source, and where such protection is granted we feel that money or other valuable consideration is given for this protection. ' "We have had evidence," the re port, continues, "that city officials themselves have operated games with police knowledgeand partici pation." Announcement was made by As sistant Commonwealth Attorney Mix that a former policeman had been instructed not to molest games at two negro clubs and to protect a notorious dance hall where there was no color line. Iawa Bank Is Victim Of "Sledge Hammer" Robbers; No Trace Left Sully, la., Jan. 30. (Special) Bank robbers last night broke into the Sully State bank and rifled the vaults of $12,000 in Liberty bonds and made their escape, leaving no trace. So quietly did the men work that no person in the town was awakened. Entrance to the bank and also into the vault was secured by the use of sledge hammers,' the men battering down a door to enter the building occupied by the bank and then knocking off the combination lever on the vault to secure admission. The authorities from Des Moines who were called into the case and made an investigation are of the opinion that the robbery was staged by the same band that made an un successful attempt to enter the vault of the bank at Roland Thursday night." - Sully is 14 miles south of Newton and about 50 miles from Des Moines. Red Cross Workers on ' Way Hpme From Siberia Vladivostok, Jan. 30.-(By The4 Associated. Press.) Three trains of Red Cross workers, including 10U women, are on their way to Vladi vostok, the first being due to arrive Fridav.. The second is at Harbin and the third at Chita. All the women personnel, of the Red Cross will be, sent from Siberia on the earliest sailing transport ' Red Cross volunteers are being recruited to remain - here to direct the distribution to civilian refugees of the $3,000,000 worth of supplies on hand, and also to care for 900 children here whose homes are in Petrograd. 1 OMAHA, SATURDAY, MAKES PLEA FOR BATTLE AIRPLANES Senator Wadsworth Warns i committee to Prepare Air Service for Big Struggle on Sea Coasts of Country. PERSHING INSISTS ON ARMY HAVING CONTROL Borah Leads Tremendous On slaught on Separate and Larger Air Department on Ground of Its Extravagance. Washington, Jan. 30. The new bill to create a separate department of the air encountered further vigor ous opposition in the senate today, Senator Borah, republican. Idaho, leadinc; the attack against the meas ure on the ground of extravagance. Urging its passage. Chairman Wadsworth of the military commit tee asserted that the next great war involving this country would be ushered in with an air battle off the coast and warned the senate to pre pare against that day. Pershing Wants Army Control. Opposition to' the bill, so far as it would separate the army air serv ice from it( status as an integral part of the army, also was expressed in a letter from General Pershing, made public during the day by Rep resentative Fisher, democrat, Ten nessee. In his attack on the bill Senator Borah took occasion to warn his re publican colleagues that the party's special promise of economy ac the last electiefn was not being carried out in congress. 'The first or the second day of the next great war emergency this na tion faces will be marked by a great air battle off our coasts," said Chair man Wadsworth of the military committee, defending the bill "I am as sure of that as I am standing here. ' . ; ' ' " "It is e-ur way to wait until emer gency overtakes tis, Nbut we have spent $26,000,000,000 and thousands of wasted lives in the past two years to find out how expensive our way can be. ' "The number of men you provide inthis proposed central agency and the amount of money is immaterial,, but the principle and policy involved and the organization is important" Writes From, Denver. General Pershing's views on the proposed separation of the aif serv ice from the army were disclosed in correspondence between that officer and Major General Menoher, di rector of the army air service, made public today by Representative Fisher, democrat, ' Tennessee, a membet of the military committee. "The air service for military pur poses should remain a part of the army," General Pershing wrote from Denver, adding that it should be established, "as a separate branch within the army, and separate only in the same way that infantry and field artiNery are separate." Answering a series of questions submitted by General Menoher, General Pershing wrote: Cannot Win Alone. "Military forces can never be ef ficiently trained nor operated with out an air torce, 'An air force, 'acting independent-Jjjf ly, can of its own account neither wins a war at present time, nor so far as we can tell, at any time in the future. "If success is to be expected, the military air force must be controlled in the. same way, understand the same discipline, and act in accord ance with the army command under precisely the same conditions as other combat arms. "An air force should not be es tablished as a comftat force distinct from the army and navy." Another 50 Million Going taHelp Out European Nations Washington, Jan. 30. Republican members of the house ways and means committee, in conference late Friday, informally Sgreed to favor legislation authorizing the treasury to extend additional credits of $50, 000,000 to certain European coun tries fbr fooi relief. The specific countries to benefit by the food creMits will be decided upon at a later meeting of the ma jority members of the committee. Poland, Armenia and Austria were included in the oriarinal orooosal of a letter from President Wilson, for credits of 1S0,000,000, later reduced to ?IZ5,UW,UW by Mr. oiass. Hoover's Name Will Go 4 On Ballot in Michigan Lansing, Mich., Jan. 30. Petitions to plact', the name of Herbert Hoover orithe democratic ballot at the presidential preference' primary April 5 were received by the secre tary of state this morning. The pe titions lacked the required 100 sig natures, but it was indicated addi tional signatures would b p.taiaed, ADEQUATELY "COVERED ONLY IN THE BEE. Daily Bee JANUARY 31, 1920. Dead Aviator Final Flio-nf fU,dD Body Borne From Flying Field to Grave in Airplane. San Francisco, Cal., Jan. 31. (Special Telegram.) The first aerial funeral in history was held in this state when the body of Charles FARMERS DESIRE ROADS RETURNED TO OWNERS NOW Sentiment as to Carriers Voiced by National Con gress Head Favors : Pershing for President. . By E. "C. SNYDER. . - Washington Correspondent of The Be. Washington, C C, Jan. 3X (Special Telegram.) O. G. Smith of Kearney, president of the Na tional Farmers' congress,, also pres ident of the State Farmers' con gress of Nebraska, allied with the state board of agriculture, is in Washington together with repre sentatives of other farm organiza tions for the purpose of formu lating resolutions reflecting the economic conditions. of the coun try and the position of farmers on the same. Mr. Smith, who is one of Ne braska's most progressive tillers of the soil, said that there had been many misstatements made by men who pretended to represent the farmers generally to the effect that they were asking for the retention of the railroads by the government for a further period of two years. "These men," said Mr. Smith, "are a very insignificant minority and do not bv anv means represent the dominant '.thought of the husband-J men ot America, ine aniea organ izations now in session in the na-, tional capital, through their rep resentatives, adooted res6T3tions favoring the return of the1 rail roads to their private owners, under laws that will permit the railroads to operate successfully and that will insure the farmers and stockmen the nation good service. These representatives, - lJcll; iui m. millions of farmers in the several allied organizations that meet an nually, are a unit in demanding the return of the railroads as speedily as possible to'their owners." ' . Farmers Want Pershing. Mr. Smith took time from his at tendance on the conference that brought him to the . capital tor' say that he was unreservedly for Gen. John J. Pershing for .president on the republican ticket. ' Asserting that the influence of a positive character is needed in the (Contlnned on Pace Two, Column One.) 7 : Captain and 22 of Crew - -- Lost as Tanker Sinks , New York, . Jan. - 30. The tanW steamer Mielero, bound tor, this port, split in two and sunk on Jan uary 26, according'to word received here today. The loss of the tanker was re ported by the steamer Oxette by wireless, relayed through the U. S. S. Clemson. The position by the Oxette indicated that she picked up the men approximately ISO miles east of Savannah, Ga. U. S. Marshal to Give Free Whisky to "Flu" Patients Detroit, Mich., Jan. 30. United States Marshal Henry Behrendt was authorized this morning in a tele gram from Washington to furnish free of charge to all reputable physicians whisky to be used in the treatment of influenza cases, y Sterling Exchange Drops. New York, Jan. 30. Sterling ex change fell to $3,491-4 in the first half hour of trading today, or within a quarter of a point of the low record. Lires drooped to 15.57 to the dollar, or 9 centimes off. Francs were ouoted at 13.34. or 12 centimes off. and marks were .valued at 11-4 cents. By Mall (I Mir), Dally. M.W; Saaday. 2.Mt Dally aaf Sm.. I7.M: aatelfe Nak. wtum artra. nn JV Taken Upon Abrames, San Jost . aviator, was taken from the avlalon field to the cemetery in the former flyer's plane, A piloted by the former companion of the dead aviator. (Editor's Note: This is another telephotograph, or telegraphed pic ture, exclusive rights to the publica tion of which in Omaha are held bv The Bee.) PERSHING WILL RUN IF ASKED BY HJ PARTY Brother Gives Out Statement ' Which Indicates Attitude . . Of General Towards The Nomination. - .Lincoln. f.Jan. 30. (Special) General Pershing will accept the re publican nomination if it is tendered him, according to a statement made Ty James Pershing, his brother, at the Pershing headquarters in New York City. This is the word sent by George J. Woods, head of the Pershing organization in the east, to Mark W. Woods, chairman of the national organization. The gefieral's brother made the statement, according to the tele gram, whan asked whether or not General Pershing would accept the nomination if offered him by the re publican convention. "The general is not a candidate in the sense of scrambling for the nomination," Mr. Pershing is quoted as saying. "Few are the Americans, however, who would not serve the country as president if called to the White House by the people. That, I take it, is my brother's view." Mark Woods on giving out the statement explained that this ex pression from the brother of the general should serve to satisfy those who have viewed Pershing's position as to the nomination as doubtful "It isn't necessary," said Mr, Woods, "that the general should definitely express his position. His past serv ice is indication enough that he will not refuse to heed the wishes of the people" . Proprietor df Store Held Up by Two Men And Robbed of $35 Herman Kowalski, proprietor of a small clothing store at 2523 Q street,' South Side, was held up at the point of a gun by two men, one masked, and relieved of $35 in his store about 8 o'clock, last night According to a report to1 the po lice, a young man entered the store about 7:50 and asked to be shown a suit, of clothes. While Kowalski had his back turned mother man, wearing -a mask, ordered him to hold up his hands. The first mart pulled a gun and covered the victim, while the masked bandit searched the cash drawer, ' Both men were described as young and of medium build and wearing dark overcoats and caps. They backed out of the store and disappeared in the darkness. . Paintings in New York Valued at Million Burn New York, Jan. 30. Art treas ures valued at $750,000 were .de stroyed today in a fire which swept through the annex of the American Fine Arts building in West Fifty eighth street. The total loss Is ex- pected to exceed $1,000,000. Most ot burned paintings were in the Van derbilt exhibit. Great Britain to Vote . On Nationalizing Mines London, Jan. 30.Premier Lloyd George is about to offer the miners a proposition that a referendum of the 20,000,000 electors of Great Brit ain be taken cm the question of the nationalization of the coal mines, H4 js asserted by .the evening ulobe TWO CENTS. rn M HM IK IIP OT PIFBKQ ,wfc,'u y,n WS.S.I1MV ... m man onn AMrrnrrc IN ITIHIL UHfl HHU UCIO THOUSANDS FROM SACKS Robber Boards Train at Fremont, Locks Postal Em ployes in Vestibule and Rifles Registered Mail Escapes Through Ventilator in Roof as .Train Pulls ' Into City Drops Revolver on Floor of Car on ' Leaving and It Is Found to Be Unloaded Over-" looked $8,000 in Liberty Bonds Being Taken to Washington. A lone' bandit boarded the eastbound Union Pacific Overland Limited train at Fremont, Neb., last night, held up six mail clerks at the point of a gun, rifled a dozen mail sacko of probably several thousand dollars in registered letters and made his "escape through a ventilator in the roof of the mail car as the train was pulling into Omaha. When the Overland Limited stopped at the Union station in Omaha at 8:40 three mail clerks were found huddled on, the platform between the mail car and the baggage car and three others were discovered locked in a clothecloset in the end of the mail car. ' ' v , RECOGNITION BY .V "BIG BUSINESS" AIM OF SOVIET "Ambassador" Betrays' Bol shevik Plans to Corrlmittee -Of U. S; Senate. - Washington, Jan. 30. How the couriers of soviet Russia, carrying funds to finance its propaganda in America, ran the gauntlet of death and imprisonment in the surrounding states of Europe was a story half told, and then abandoned by Ludwig C. A. K. Martens, soviet agent in the United States, before jthe senate foreign relations subcommittee in investigating Russian propaganda. Martens flatly declined to answer further,, questions on the. subject of the couriers, and left the committee to consider whether or not his plea of "diplomatic immunity" should be allowed, while he went on to re count his personal activities in en deavoring to get his government recognized by the State department. Couriers Run Deadly Gauntlet. Out of 20 of the mysterious mest sengers who started during the last year from Moscow with funds and letters to him, Martens said, seven had gotten through the barriers of armies and international frontiers. Several had been shot summarily in Finland "three that I know about'" Martens said casually. Of 10 who tried to get through Germany, nine were caught and jailed. The first man to reach him, however, carried $30,000 and his credentials as soviet ambassador to the United States. The couriers carried money in the form of Finnish marks, -or Scandi navian currency, Martens said, and had various varieties of passports. Altogether, $150,000 had come to him throught the underground route, and also an instruction, so he said, not to spend any of the money "on politics or the support of international factions or parties in the United States." Submits List of Contracts. A list of contracts for goods en tered into by Martens was submitted to the committee with the explan ation that the firms named had agreed to furnish the goods only on condition that they were given licenses by the State department to export the products to soviet Russia. . "You depended on the relations opened. with American business con cerns to help you get recognition?" Chairman Moses asked. "Yes," Martens replied. Former Senator Hardwick of Georgia, counsel for Martens, told the committee that Martens desired some of the letters considered in executive session, as it might in volve the safety of persons who have kept open the lines of com munication between Martens and his government. Hamby Autopsy Shows Man Had a Normal Brain Ossining. N." Y.. Jan. 30. The body of Gordon Fawcett Hamby, notorious murderer and bandit, who was electrocuted in Sing Sing prison last night for the murder of two of ficials of a Brooklyn savings bank in December, 1918, was buried today. No one claimed the body and the mystery surrounding his parentage which he had studiously guarded, remained unsolved. An autopsy disclosed that the brain of the youthful criminal was "normal" and well developed. Raise in Wages Not to Affect Price of Steel. New York, Jan. 30. There is no present intention on the part of the United States Steel corporation or its subsidiaries to increase the sell ing price on their products, Elbert H. Gary, chairman, of the board, de clared, on account of the 10 per cent wage- increase to day laborers, ef fective February 14 which the corpo ration authorized. It is expected that 175.000 men will benefit by the raise, which will add $24,000,000 to the company's annual payroll THE WEATHER Generally fair Saturday - and Sunday, warmer Saturday and in east portion Sunday. Hourly trmprratiiro:' t m 34 a. in SS 1 a. m SO S a rti. ........ . H41 a. m t 10 . ni tl 11 . mt 17 IS sou ii SS 1 p. nx. S p. m.. S p. lu. , 4 p. m.. 5 p. ui. . ... .... .... ....! p. m.. ....11 7 p. ra.. ...... ...T S p. nw. ..It Shortk' after the train Iff Fr. rnont, they said, the bandit entered the mail car, unmasked, and with a revolver in his hand. He ordered the mx mail clerks to throw up their, hands, telling them in a pleasant voice that he did not intend to rob them (of their personal property. ' Clerks Locked in CloSet He forced N. B. Wood. Schuyler, ' Neb,; E. E. Hdrtwell, 6317 North Twenty-fourth street, and Curtis Cook, 3702 Grand avenue, into a clothes closet at the end of the car and locked the door on them. Then he order W. J. Lucas, 6223 Florence boulevard; F. M. Wiggins, 1809 Fourth avenue, Council Bluffs and , F. J. Bloomquist, 2706 Manderson avenue, to step from the end door of the car to the platform between t that car and the baggage car. He also locked this door. Having disposed of the clerks, the robber opened nine sacks of Regis tered, mail and three common mail sacks, scattered the mail 'Over th- floor and .tearing letters apart in TttfTi search for money. He rifled -hun-, dreds of letters and probably ob tained a large amount of money, al though not even an approximate es-' titnate could be obtained last night of the amount. Officials say that it will be several weeks before exact figures can be secured by checking the mail. , Climbs Through Ventilator. The bandit spent more than half ah hour in thenar. When the train ' reached the outskirts of Omaha he climbed through the ventilator-in the top of the car and dropped ofi,, The train slows up at this point. The mail clerks did not know of his es-,. cape until the train stopped in thei Omaha station and the car was: opened. ' ; "The man was very calm and cool in his manner and talked politely to us," said N. B. Woods, the first V clerk that the bandit accosted on en tering the car. i "You are an old man," the rob-; ber told Wods. "You don't need toj. hold up your hand in th air with j the rest." The bandit was six feet tall,, an weighed between 150 and 160 pounds v was smooth shaven and had a prom inent nose. He wore a grayish top ' coat and a dark cap. Revolver Not Loaded. v The-revolver which he ihed was dropped on the floor when he left the car. It was a brand new .32 calibert automatic and did not con tain a single cartridge. F. M. Cash-1 man, special agent far the Union Pacific said that the gun apparent- " ly had never been loaded. The robber swung boldly into the side, dooV of the mail car at Fre mont, according to the postal clerks. They believed that he was a car in-' (Continued on P Two, Colnrnn Ito Fear Influenza May Result in Mistrial In Newberry Case Grand Rapids. Jan.. 30. The United States district court faWed, Friday to complete -the jury to hear evidence in the Newberry elections conspiracy trial." Two cases of influ-; enza in the panel and the excusing of a third man because of illness in his home town threatened his busi ness interests, depleted the tentative jury. f Attorneys f6V both sides were wor ried over the possibilities of a mis trial if the influenza in the jury is not checked. A -physician has been appointed to watch the men. N . "V Four defendants were also on the ; sick list. More than a dozen tales men have also been excused and sem' i to their homes. Erzberger Recovers From I ' Attempt at Assassination Berlin, "Jan. 30. Considerable imi roVement in the condition of Ma- tnias nrzberger, vice premier an minister of finances, is reported. At-; tending physicians declare he ap4 peared to be regaining strength raprdly from the .shock of the wound", he received last Monday Jat the Jands of thfyoung former cadet of-' ccr who tried to assassinate feirft i - . 3 r 1
