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The ,Omaha -Daily 6. ; 7 : : VOL. 49 NO. 29. (fend MOMd-eliu Mty 3. IWe. tt Oaaht r. 0. Ml f Muck- a. vt. OMAHA, SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1920. Rv Mill II Mr), lailda 4th iZmt. Dill . M: Dill 0tv. It: 8K. 4. Until d 4th ion (I )'. Jilly 4 Snaiay. Oally Oily. Ill: Only. W. TWO CENTS OrTSIDK OMAHA AND COCV ciL ULurrs. mi cents POISON CASE AT ALLIANCE WEARS END Lawrence Lackey Testifies in His Own Defense and With ' out Any Display of Emotion N Tells of Death of Daughter. DENIES TESTIMONY GIVEN BY BROTHER Admits Giving Candy to Chil dren, But Denies Knowledge It Contained Poison Ex plains Actions on Two Days. Alliance, Neb., May 7. (Special Telegram.) Lawrence H. Lackey, charged wth first degree murder in connection with the poisoning of his 7-year-pld daughter, Pauline, who died of strychnine poisoning.Decem ber 11, took the witness stand in his own defense shortly before noon. The state, after having produced 20 witnesses, rested its case at 11 o'clock and the defense asked for half an hour to prepare its case. ' With trie same composure that he has maintained most of the time since triatrial started last Tuesday,, the defendant took the stand and turned partially fcround in his chair facing the jury. Placing a hand upon cither arm of the chair he sat per fectly motionless and without the slightest trace of nervousness. In response to questions of his at torney, William Mitchell, he stated that he is 28 years old, was married nearly nine years and is the father of five children four of whom 'are living. He named each child and gave their ages and thdTftte of their birth. The children living are Wilma, eight years old: Lawrence Henry, five; Charles William, four and Mary Alice, two, tie said. He testified that his occupation was that of a laborer. He said that his wife had divorced him last November and that he con gested it for the reason that he wanted the custody of the children. ' Takes Candy Home. " v "Where were you on the evening of December 10?" asked Attorney Mitchell. J "At my mother's house," replied thedefendant. "What time did you go there?" "About 6 o'clock." "Where had you been before you went to your mother's house?" "When I finished work that even ing I stopped at Mallery's grocery French President Forbids IN WJVl I TT7' f J A i rtr AAA TTl l' tAyUIUIliU wiie to Accepx $o,uuu nat Present. Representing "Four Seasons for Millinery Made of Materials From Each State, Offered by 3,000 Americans, Refused by Madm Deschanel. New York, May 7. President Deschanel of France has refused to Dermjt Madame Deschanel to ac cept the $5,000 hat offered her by 3,000 American milliners for her endorsement of the "four seasons for millinery." -This was announced today at the convention here of the Millinery Jobbers' association, when, a letter was . read from Ambassador Jusse rand, declining the American crea tion made from' material supplied by jeach of the 48 states and deco rated with nine paradise plumes, each costing $500. . v The ambassadorial" letter, ad dressed to Henry S. Bernhard, head of the association, read: "I am instructed by the president of the republic to inform you that he sincerely appreciates the motives ofiyour offer, on behalf of Ameri can milliners, of a specially devised hat for Madame Deschanel. He joins those interested in the scheme in hoping that, in this, too, namely, a question concerning both trade and art, the two countries will more and more work together to their common advantage. "As for the gift itself, since it is not possible for Madame Deschanel R receive, under such conditions, any gift of value, the president begs you not to realizexyour intention for which he begs me, however, to ten der you his sincere thanks." , ' Hardly had reading of this letter ended when the milliners were read . : C , a cable from the Society for the Im provement of Millinery Art in France, giving 14 points why Ma dame Deschanel should not accept the gift. The points were: 1. Bad precedent; Paris only style center. 2. America took advantage of Paris- during war. 3. Americans dangerously re sourceful. 4. Paris never produced so ex pensive a hat as $5,000. Big novelty as Eiffel tower. 5. Paris milliners object to ac ceptance of hat. 6. Suoji gift is like carrying coals to Newcastle. 7. South American trade stolen! from Paris by New York. 8. American prohibition will help Paris regain South American trade. 9. America should not give away what it will not bay paradise plumes. 10. Milliners should be content to buy the dictates of Paris. 11. American buyers already act dictatorially toward Paris creators. They want what they call "American style." This must stop. 12. The label "Made in Paris" must be included in all worldwide styles. 13. America has no artistic at mosphere nothing . but colossal wealth. . ' . - 14. Rate of exchange gives Amer ica unfair advantage over 'Caris creators. POST PASSES THE BUCK IN HEARING ON IMPEACHMENT Declares Caminetti Alone Re sponsible for Delay In De porting Reds Arrested In Raids In Country. Washington, May 7. Appearance before the housfc rules committee today to- defendhis official conduct in alien deportations, Louis F.. Post, assistant secretary of the Labor de partment, charged that Anthony CamineV', commissioner general of immigration, had delayed action in store and bought some, groceries ffleportations by withholding cases so and som candv for the children." "What did you do then? "Started home to my mother's house and on the way I stopped at my brother Frank's house and gave his little girl some candy and left some for my baby, Mary, who was staying there. Then 1 went on home. "Tell what' happened at N your mother's house that evening." "Well, when I gQt there, I gave my mother and my children some candy and ' ate some myself. The rest had-had supper, but mother cooked mine, for me. After supper Brother Frank and my nephew, Al bert Lackey, camp 6ver from Frank's house. Frank stayed about an hour and went home, but Albert stayed all night with us." Gives Girls Candy. , "What did you do with the rest of the candy that night?" "I left it in my coat pocket, hang-1 nig up -in tne kitchen.. "Who got up first the next morn '?". "I got up and made the fire in the kitchen." . "What took place, next?"- "The rest of the folks got np and we had brtakfast. After breakfast Pauline and Wilma started to school and T went with them." "What time was that?" "About 8:30." "Weren't you working that day?" "No, the weather was too bad." "Go ahead and tell what' hap pened." "Well, we just walked alorig to ward the school house and -on the way I gave Wilma and Pauline each a piece of candy and ate one myself. There were just three pieces left in the sack. After we had gone a little farther Pauline said her candy tasted bitter. YVilfn badn t eaten hers. I didrt't think anything of it and after kissing them goodby at, the school house corner I went on down to (Coattaaed oa Tt Two. Column On.) Drag River to Find Man Who Killed Self Because of Ridicule Cedar Rapids, la., May 7. The Cedar .river, at a spot near here, is being dragged today in an effort to find the body of John Pechina, an employe of the Sinclair Packing company, whose coat and hat were , found late this afternoon on the river bank. A note found in his coat pocket and written in Bo hemian willed $4,000 to his mother and said he was about to- drown himself because everyone was laughing at him. It-is thought he feared mental affliction. He was 30 . years old, married and had been an employe of the Sinclair company tor :17 years. - Launch Ship Named for Colonel Cody May 31 Minneapolis. May 7. The steamship- "Codv," named in honor of the late "Buffalo Bill" Cody, famous scout and Indian fighter, will be launched at Hog Island, Pa.. May 31, according to word"received here by Mrs. Mary Allen, daughter of Colonel Cody, who is on a visit here in behalf of the national republican women 3 executive committee he might compile "an unauthorized and unlawful memoranda," recom mending final action. Mr. Post declared that last March he changed the custom that had grown up in the department of per mitting Mr. Caminetti, to make rec ommendations and' went direct to th? record to make the final decision himself. This, he argued, was the only legally authorized procedure. Accuses Reporters. Ar iUpf timi r( thA rynntre Mr Post said, "scores and scores and scores" of cases had piled up in the immigration bureau with .the result that- many aliens were being held in jail for months. , Mr. Post testified that the secre tary of labor alone wafs authorized by law to issue warrants for deporta tion, and that -he also was the sole judge in ordering deportatigj. The immigration committee, hefadded, as. sumed throughout its report that Air. caminetti Had power to recom mend deportations. Newspapers, he charged, had not correctly informed the couivUy of his actions, declaring that "outside salaries paid to re porters caused them to make unfair statements." ' Tells of Raids. Questioned by Chairman Camp bell, the assistant secretary said he could "not prove a . single case" of. reporters being influenced in their articles regarding him. Referring J.0 the "red" raids con ducted by theDepartmeivt of Justice, which have resulted in 5,000 arrests since last fall, the assistant secre tary testified that the only weapons found by the department agents were three revolvers, iwo .22-cali- ber. Only 40 of the aliens who have been given a hearing, he said, testi fied that thev favored use of vio lence in bringing about a change of government. Joint Waterway Board Opens Hearings On River Project North Bay, Ont., May 7. Th In ternational Joint Waterways com mission today opened hearings here on the proposed St. Lawrence deep waterway.' Interests favoring and opposed to the project were represented at the initial meeting. Sessions will con tinue through June at various Canadian and American centers. The plan of joint development by Canada and the United states ot tne St. Lawrence shin canal is support ed by the former country,-with the exception of the city -of Montreal, and by 14 western and middle west f rn states south of the border. New York is leading the opposition, see ing in the scheme a menace to the New York state barge canal and possible rivalry to the port of New York. How Omaha Used to Ride A full -pa e feature In the photogra Tnrat tectlon f The Sunday Bea tha nly Sunday newspaper la Nebraska whoae PRINTED tactions look like real THOTOCRArHS. A ftfll pate, too, af ttorlet. aewt and puulot for the boyi and rlrli and Uttle folk. k A Sunday paper for all the family! HOT ARGUMENT OVER LEAGUE AT M. E. CONFERENCE Difference of Opinion De velops on Question of En dorsement of Covenant at Des Moines Meeting. Des Moines, la., May 7. Differ ences or opinion regarding the league of nations developed at the general conference of the Methodist Epispocal church when the , commit tee on state of church, under susnen- sion of the rules, filed a 'majority and a minority report on the ques tion of sending to President Wilson and leaders of congress the para graph from the address of the bish ops on the league ot nations. The majority report recommended the paragraphs endorsing a legue of nations and , urging the- president arid congress to come to some agreement , be sent as contained in the adress. The minority report fav ored asking the president to resub mit the matter to congress with such modifications as will insure adop tion in the senate. Action by the conference was defejrred until to morrow. ' Commend Governor Coolidge . A resolution was adopted com mending Governor Coolidge of Massachusetts for his' action . in vetoing the bill passed by the legis lature of that state, the effect ot which would be to legalize the man ufacture of 2)4 per cent beer. Another-resolution was offered criticis ing Governor Phillips of Wisconsin for his statements that conditions among the laboring classes are worse and crimes are increasing, owing to the .prohibition amend ment and branding his statements as false. Condolence to Samuel Gompers upon the demfh of Mrs. Gompers was expressed in a resolution. Discontinuing the missionary bishops of the Methodist Episcopal church will be brought before the general conference, according to delegates. May Abolish Conference Districts. The committee on Episcopacy is said to be about to report reco mmendating that hereafter no" mis sionary bishops be elected, but that the church elect generals, superin tendents or bishops, in full standing, to the foreign countries and that bishop residents in such countries be designated by the conference now in session. - Another important matter which is now receiving direction in com mittee is a plan of abolishing the general conference district, and, sub stituting the area for organization, making the area the unit sof the church. In connection with this last plan there is also a proposition to create a bishops' council in each area, the duties of such a council to be to assist the bishop by advice, and in the general administration work of the denominatio'n. - Gov. H. J. Allen of Kansas was the ' principal speaker at tonight's session. Smairstone in Throat Causes Death of Iowa Man Orange City, la.. May 7. J. Lyft- oft died here Friday, 24 ""hours after he put a stone the size of a golf ball in his mouth. The stone became lodged in his throat and could not be removed. The stone was pushed into the man's stomach after all other efforts to remove it failed. In making efforts to remove the rstone from Lyftoft's throat, how ever, the aesophagus was so badly torn that death resulted. riOFITEER RAILH SAY Brotherhoods Present Exhaus tive Data to Refute Charge That Labor Costs Are Re sponsible for High Prices. CALLS ATTENTION TO WAR-MADE MILLIONAIRES France to Pay Homage to American Dead In Country Washington, "May 7. France will pay honor to the memory of the American dead in that country on American Decoration day, May 30. The embassy announced today that t , 1 , , J 1 . A . 1. . t rencn soldiers wouia paraae ai me l.rscr Americas cemeteries, Report 6ites Extraordinary In crease 'in Sugar; Result of Boost Is Pictured in Net Profits of 12 Companies. By The Aaaoclnted Treat. Washington, May 7. A study of profiteering in American industry, made under the auspices of the railway brotherhoods, was pre sented to the railroad labor board today in support of the railway workers' demand for higher pay and to refute the charge that increased labor costs are responsible for the high cost of liying. Prepared by W. J. Lauck, former secretary of the war labor board, the study seeks to show that profiteering in industry is the fun damental cause for high prices. It gives many statistics to support that contention. " Calling attention to the many war made millionajres, the study ' con tends that the increase in the wealth of the wealthy is an "unanswer able" refutation to all attempts to charge labor with profiteering. "For, if invested wealth gets a, larger, re turn," says the study, "the man who gives personal service or labor is bound to get a small proportion. Cite Rise of Sugar. , Of the extraordinary increase in the price of sugar, now amounting to 300 per cent, the studyv says the increase in labor cost paid by the consumer was less than 15 per cent. The result of advanced prices, ac cording to the quoted reports of 12 companies, was pictured in the net profits of these concerns, which, it was said, rose from an average of $11,000,000 during the years 'T912 1914 to $34,O00,00r for the years 1916-1918. In the meat packing industry, where profits were said to have in creased between 300 and 400 jer cent, the labor item was shown so small that a wage increase of 100 per cent would add less than 5 per cent to the total cost of the meat. The increase in price between 1914 and 1918 was shown as eight times the total labor cost" and the. 19181 price represented 25 times the total labor item. Trofits absorb approximately one half the. retail price of certain kinds of cloth, the report declared, while the labor item amounts to from one fourteenth to one-twentieth of the price. Similar relations were pic tured in the manufacture of men's garments. ;" ( Shoes Are Good Example,. Shoes, according to the study, furnished a splendid opportunity for the profiteer. The profit items in 1914, it was charged, absorbed nearly one-half the price paid by the consumer, or nearly three times' the tatal labor cost, while in 1917 the profit items amounted to ap proximately three-fifths of the total price and over five times the total labor cost. x Increases in ,thc retail price of bituminous coal wereshown at four (Continued on race Two, Column Four.) Grant Receivership For Midland Packing Plant at Sioux City Sioux City, la., May 7. An ap plication by State's Attorney Gen eral H.V. Havner for appointment of a receiver for the Midland Pack ing company of Sioux City, an $8, 000,000 corporation, was granted in district court today. J. A. Johnson, clerk of the court. was appointed receiver. His bond was fixed at $500,000. Several other suits for a receiver had been started - by stockholders, who made charges of fraud against Midland officials. The stockholders alleged $8,000,000 worth of stock had been sold and that salesmen were paid as high as 25 per cent to"' sell it. Thousands of shares of stock are held in Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska, mostly by farmers, it is The Midland plant, which was opened a few weeks ago, shut down after operating a few weeks. .The plant is said to be worth .between $4,000,000 and $5,000,000. Japanese Stop Advance of , Soviets In' Trans-Baikalia Tokio, May 7 (By the As sociated Press.) Japanese troops stopped an advance by the bolshe viki near Chita, Trans-Baikalia. late in April and ultimately compelled the bolsheviki to fall back over the neighboring mountain range, says "1 wvr rfirp rftmmuniniip illr-H tndflv A Vladivostok dispatch on ApPj jy reported severe ngnung in tne Chita region between the bolsheviki and the remnant of Kolchak's army in Trans-Baikalia under General Voitzekoffsky, with the Japanese supporting .General Voitzekoffsky. Cutter Sent to Down 'Reds In Alaska Finds No Trouble Hyder, .Alaska, May 7. The United States coast guard cutter, Al gonquin, which was ordered here April 29 on reports that radicils were active here, found order pre vailing and. living conditions nor mal. The Algonquin will proceed to the Bering tea, Cripples Both! BANKERS DO NOT FAVOR LOANS TO U. S. RAILROADS Declare, However, That Tio Great Part of $610,000, 000 Can be Secured ' From Public. i 7. Bankers Washington, May tailed before the senate interstate commerce committee did not agree with testimony of railway executives yesterday that the government should loan $500,000,000 additional to Hional memorial day, new rolling stock, the roads for They said, however, that no great part of v the $610,000,000 wJiich the railroad presidents estimated to be necessary for new equipment could be raised from the public. Jerome G. Hanauer of Kuhn, Loeb & Cp., New. York, chairman of the committee of investment bankers, suggested that congress extend the period of $.300,000,000 loan already provided for the roads from five to 15 years; that some money be used in the betterment of terminals and that the roads be so managed as to expedite the movement of cars and "reduce to a minimum requirements for new equipment.' Chairman Cummins asked the opinion of the witness on a plan of giving a, government guarantee 'for the payment of interest and principal on sums borrowed by the railroads for new equipment. "The securities issued would then sell entirely on thecredit of the gov ernment," Mr. Hanauer replied, "and carrying a much higher rate of in terest would badly affect the value of Liberty bonds and all other out standing obligations of the United States In addition, this would make it impossible for jailroads to borrow money for other needs on their own credit." Mr. Hanauer told the committee that "any extended purchases of eouioment bv railroads at the pres ent high price, financed by the is-J sue of securities at the present high rates,, would naturally impose a serious burden on the roads, nd therefore on the communities they serve." Flowers Advance As Mothers' Day Nears; Charge Profiteering White carnations, to be worn for Mothers' day, are now quoted at $4 a dozen while last week the same flower could' be bought for $2 a dozen. Local florists say that white car nations before Spnday will sell as high as 50 cents. Some of the larger dealers say they are now sold out of carnations. White roses, second choice in honoring mothers next Sunday, are quoted at $3 a dozen. Miss Anna Jarvis, originator and president of the Mothers' Day asso ciation, asserted that, florists were profiteering despite the contrary statements of dealers. Tiny American flags "and other emblems stamped with a little white carnation are also being prepared as substitutes in a great many cities. Mothers' day is honored all over the country. Bell Company In Canada to Increase Its Capitalization Ottawa, Ont., May 7.r-The Bell Telephone company of Canada has been granted permission by the rail way commission of the House of Commons to increase its t capital stock from $30,000,000 to $75,000,000, it was announced today. , Wilson Sends Condolence Washington, May 7. President Wilson today sent-a message of cou tlolence to- the king of Sweden on the death of-his dauehter the r.'own princess, . DOUGHBOYS ENDS CHECK FOR POSIES ON BUDDY'S GRAVE Money Comes From Far Away Towns for Decoration Day in France. "I wish to express my apprecia tion of the kind service that you are rendering in decorating tile graves of our buddies." This is tha opinion that a returned soldier expressed when he con tributed to The Jiee's memorial fund for the decoration of American sol dier graves in France on. our na- .! I 1 J Our Buddies" the words the boys from America used to desig nate the fellow comrades who fought and fell by their sides during the war. The name conjures up a picture of tliat other boy, laughing, trying to talk French, marching, bravely performing his part in the war and finally dying. Perhaps the man who caffic back can remember the burial services and the grave with its rude cross. ' Maximum Gift $5. And lie wants that "i$uddy' of his to DC remembered by his fel low comrades on Decoration day, so he sends in a contribution to the" fund which will make it possible to remember. The Omaha Bee, in co-operation with the Chicago Tribune and sev eral other American newspapers, is backing a movement to decorate American soldier graves in France. Contributions, not more than $5 from each person, will be received at this office and transmitted to the Paris office of the newspapers, where the, distribution of funds and arrangements for decoration will be made by Floyd Gibbons. Many From Parents. Many of the checks so far received have come from the parents of boys who died overseas. The total amount of mony now received is $128. . Amount previously acknowledged: $95. N. Friday's contributions are: .. , Farley Brothers, Bancroft, Neb. ...$3.00 Mr. and Mr. J. K. Conser, Hampton. 5.00 Stanley Huber, Filly, Neb J. 00 Mrs. ChrlHtlne Hnlmberg. Fremont.. 6.00 Ooldle Rowe. Witten, R D. . 1.00 Georgo Rowe, Wltlcn. S. D 2.00 Louis Do Brunner Lodge Pole, Neb. . 6.00 Allre O. Chambers, West Point. Neb. 1.00 Mrs. P. W. Zlegler, Monroe, Neb.... 1.00 Mrs. Julia Anderson. Omaha 2.00 Accuses Bluebeard Of Murder for Which . Brother Was Convicted Cleveland, O., May 7. The rami fications of the Walter Andrew Wat son case in California, involving the alleged murder of five women he claims to have married, extended to Cleveland, involving a claim y Mrs. Nellie Ackerman, living here, that Watson is the real murderer of Mrs. Hattie McCloud. a widow, of Shel bourne Falls, Mass., itt 1898, for which her brother, Jack O'Neill, was convicted, and hanged. Mrs. Ackerman was a resident' of Shtlbourne Falls until a few years ago. She charged that Watson lived .there at the time of the murder of Mrs. McCloud and that he was then known as Newton Harvey. She is planning to get in touch with Prosecutor Thomas Woolwine of Los Angeles to hae Watson questioned in -connection with the death of Mrs. McCloud in an effort Two American Soldiers ' Guilty of Robbery in China Tien Tsn. China, May 7. Pri vates over and Oueen f Company II, 15th infantry, United States army, stationed here, were convicted after a trial by a court-martial of robbery and attempted murder growing out of the holdup of a Chinese money changer. They were sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment each in the Akatraz, Cal., military prison CANNOT CONFIRM ABDICATION OF MEXICAN CHIEF Increased Rebel Activities Re ported In Vivinity of Vera Cruz Martial Law at Puebla. Washington, May 7. General Murguia has been sent into the state of JPuebla to attack the forces of Gen. Pablo " Gonzales, ajid an en gagement already has occurred be tween the vanguard of the Carran zista troops and the rebels at Otumba, between Mexico City and the 'City of Puebla. Authoritative advices reaching Washington today said Gonzales hadhad declared that he was not in league with the Obregonistas and would resist them by force of arms. This was regarded as complicating the situation in Mexico., Gonzales has declared martial law in Buebla City, according to these advices, and has exacted a loan of 200,000 pesos from the population. Carranza Doet Not Flee, Increased rebel activity is r ed in the vicinity of Vera Cruz, where President Carranza's son-in- law, General Candido Aguilar, is in command of the federal troops, The state, department today had no confirmation of a private mes sage received here after last mid night from Mexico City -via Laredo that Carranza had left the Mexican capital for Vera Cruz. Garrison in Revolt Washington, May 7. The federal garrison at Nuevo Laredo, jn the state ai Coahuila, just aross the border from Laredo, Tex., has re volted and joined the Sonora move ment, according to authoritative ad vices reaching Washington today. .The federal garrison at Vera Cruz revoked yesterday and, left the city. The state government of Vera Cruz 4ias been removed from Cordova to the city of Vera Cruz. It also was reported that the Pan-American rail way from Tonala to the Guatemala border is in the hands of the revo lutionists. v Advance on Capital. Juarez, Merico, May 7. One thousand revolutionary troops al ready have started on their march from here to-Mexico City, and 500 more will depart this afternoon, ac cording to information given out at 'military headquarters here at noon. Suit of Rev. Lyn Kelly Is Dismissed by Red Oak Judge Des Moines. Ia., May 7. (Special Telegram.) The suit brought against Attorney General Havner and Attorney F. F. Faville at Red Oak by Rev. Lyn J. Kelly has been dismissed, a motion asking for dis missal by defendants being sus tained. Isfelly charges the attorney general and associate with conspi racy in connection "with the Villisca ax murder trial. 20 -British Merchants Will Tour Canada for Six Weeks New York, May 7. Twenty lead ing British merchants, representing the Drapers' Chamber of Trade of the United Kinglom; arrived here today on the steamer Celtic for a six weeks'. tourxof Canada. During the tour they will attend the .western convention of the Na tionaSRetail Dry Goods association in San Francisco June 2 and 3. ONE KILLED BY SPEEDING MOTORCYCLE Miss Anna Jensen Fatally In jured When Struck by Ma chine Driven by Policeman" George Swan. SWAN IS NEAR DEATH .WITH FRACTURED SKULL Accident Occurs as ' Officer Flashes by Street Car in Pursuit, of Speeder Dead Woman Teacher for Years. Miss Anna Jensen, 3712 South! Thirteenth Street, ' was fatally in- jured at Thirteenth and Canton streets at 5:15 yesterday afternoon when she was struck by a motorcy cle driven by Motorcycle Policeman George' Swan. , y She was taken to St. Joseph bos' pital where she died a short, time . later. . " Officer Swan also was taken to the hospital in an unconscious con dition."" He has a fractured skull and his condition is 'Critical, physicians say. Miss Jensen "was on her way K her liome from Tratu shool whert, she has -been an instructor for si years. She alighted from an Al bright car jttst as Swan, who wa chasing a "speeder." was going past; Swan threw on his brakes, but without, effect. Miss Jensen has been a teacher in Omaha schools for 15 years. Swan is said to have strated fol-v lowing a speeding automobile at. Thirteenth and William streets. The driver of the automobile- increased he speed of his car and, turning to the left side of the street, passed an Albright street car which had stop ped at the corner of Thirteenth and Canton streets. Miss Jensen had just . alighted from the street, car and was struck , by Swan's motorcycle when he was' attempting to pass the street car. He threw on the brake's as he ap proached the car, but they failed to respond irt time to avoid the acci dent. Miss Jensen was 37 years old New Police Ordinance Would Disorganize Force, Says Ringer, A proposed ordinance - which Commissioner Ringer declared would disorganize police discipline, was presented to the city council yesterday by Sergeant Lyman Wheeler of the Omaha police force, acting on behalf of .the men of thi force. The ordinance provides that changes of classification, promotion or demotion ran bp made- hv th "prchief of police,' with the consent of e5 the superintendent of police. In each case the chief must submit to the man concerned a written state ment of the reasons for the action. The man would then be allowed to reply in writing, and could also ap- . peal his case to the city council' where action would be final. The proposed ordinance also would chengc seniority regulations. Thfl men of the force hold that the meas- ure would prevent favoritism in pro-;' moting undeserving men or demot- . ing those, not deserving a reduction : Commissioner Ringer declared the ordinance would restrict the au-j thority of the police chiaf and that; he would oppose any treasure with,' that possibility. He stated that he favors extending the authority o( the chief in regard to disposition and, handling of the force. Aged Man On Visit ' j Here, Loses His Way On Railway Tracks" Duncan Finlayson, 90 years old, a pensioned employe of the Union Pacific railway, was found wander-: ing over tht tracks near the Union station Wednesday night shortly after his arrival ihere from Berkeley Cal. He was rescued by switchmen. The old man had been living with' a sister in Berkeley. he sent him ta: Omaha relatives, buying- him a seat,' in a chair car and giving him $250 he had saved from his pension. He could not recall the names ol relatives and was taken to the polict, station where it was discovered h had lost $180. He sajd he had been talking to a stranger just before arriving in Omaha. Finlayson wars later removed to St. Joseph hospital arid a search be-" gan for hjs relatives. Edith Finlayson, a niece, em ployed in the city clerk's office" and Walter Finlayson, a nephew, wera located in a fef hours. They agreed to give Finlayson a" home for the rest of his life. i The Weather FORECAST Fair and warmer Saturday. Hourly Tvinperaturn, y S a. m J. ill 1 p. m Ml a. ni At 3 p. m 5 7 . m 1st S p. m 01 a. m M J 4 p. m A a. m St S p. m.... .. H4 10 a. m Si 6 p. m IM 11 a. m......... S3 1 p. m..... 83 1? noon ,....aJ. 4 p. m.,.,.. Former Speaker Cannon i - Celebrates 84th Birthday- Washington, '"Nray 7. Formed Speaker vCannon is 84 years old to. day. Members of the house gave the Illinois representative an ovation when Representative Mondell. th republican leader, announced thai this was 'Uncle Joe's" birthday an4- niversary. Messages of congratulation wer; received by Mr. Cannon. Chauncey Uepew of New i ork, who re ccntlv celebrated his 86th birthday sent this message: . " "I beckon you on to the 8otfi mile-j. stone, which I am holding for youji. It is a brautiful journey and Sloriour" positiol