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THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JULY 11. 1920.
SHOOTING OF
SUSPECT HELD
I JUSTIFIABLE
;Four Children of Man Killed
! by Railroad Detectives Are
I Taken to Orphanage
Asylum.
j Special railroad detectives were
j justified in shooting at Michael
; Kuzio, 4411 South Twenty-eighth
I street, Thursday night, according to
! a verdict returned by a coroner's
1 jury at an inquest held over the
j body of the man who died o gun-
shot wounds in St. Joseph hospital
' Friday night.
I The inquest was hold in the H. K.
! Burket & Son mortuary, 2904
I Leavenworth street, at 11 a. m. yes-
terday. The jury was out 10 min
utes. Kuzo was shot in the Missouri
Pacific railroad yards on the South
Side Thursday night when he at
tempted to escape from three rail
road agents investigating a reported
box car theft.
Describe Shooting.
Harry Burgeson, 4223 Burdette
street; R. T. Perm, 5025 Maudcrsou
street, and Frank A. Johnson, 810
North Tweutv-fifth street, the three
railroad detectives involved, were
placed on the witness stand at the
inquest and described the shooting.
All three told the anie story, de
claring each lircd three shots, two in
:i:e air and one at the victims tect
when he failed to halt at their order.
Whose bullet proved fatal to Kuzio
was undetermined.
A man who gave his name as
Frank Johnson of Sioux City, who
v.'as arrested at the time Kuzio was
Jhot, was at?o placed on the witness
stand.
Held to High Court.
Earlier in the morning he had
for trial in district court on a charge
of breaking and entering a box car
by Municipal Judge Baldwin in
South Side police court.
Johnson denied knowledge of
Kuzio and declared he had just dis
mounted from a freight train from
Sioux City when arrested.
Testimony of the railroad officers
was given to show no train from
Sioux City entered the yards at the
time or near the time of the shoot
ing. Johnson declared this was his first
visit to South Omaha, but Detective
Herdzina of the South Side police
force, on the witness stand, said he
had arrested him in connection with
a lumber theft tvo weeks ago.
Herdzina attempted to identify
Johnson as Juakit Kotfal:, 4426 South
Twenty-seventh street.
Johnson was returned to t he South
Side jail.
Children in Orphanage.
Meanwhile four little children of
Kuzio are being cared for at the St.
f 1 I , Tl
panics uii'nauayc in nenson. iney
are all under 10 years old.
Their mother died three months
ago, and they were found in the lit
tle home at 4411 South Twenty
eighth street, hopefully awaiting the
return of their "daddy."
The children are not destitute, ac
cording to juvenile authorities, who
assumed charge of them yesterday,
because their dead father leaves
them a small amount of property on
the South Side.
They will be kept at the orphan
age until communication can be es
tablished with an uncle who is said
to live in Chicago.
Kuzio's body at at the Burket
mortuary pending word from the
brother in Chicago.
Judges Respond to Query
Of McKelvie on Decision
Lincoln, Neb., July 10. (Spe
cial.) Governor McKelvie has
heard from two of the judges of the
United State circuit court, Judge
Hook of Leavenworth and Joudge
Stone of Kansas City, regarding the
time when it might be expected that
a decision on the Cole-Grammer
cases might be handed down. How
ever, nothing definite was learned.
At the time that the governor
made the inquiry it was for the
purpose of securing enough infor
mation to respite the two men, sen
tenced to electrocution, to such a
day as would extend beyond the
probable handing down of the opin
ion. '
Jefferson County Wheat
Sells for $2.50 Bushel
Fairbury, Neb., July 10. (Spe
cial.) The Jefferson county wheat
crop is practically in the shock and
the oats harvest is well under way.
Owing to the heavy straw the har
vest has been slow. In most fields
the machine has been unable to cut
more than half a swath without
putting the binder out of commis
sion. From three to five pounds of
twine has been required to tie the
bundles. The average wheat yield
is estimated from 20 to 30 bushels
an acre. Dealers are contracting for
the cron at $2.50 tier bushel.
Organize New Chapter
Of Delphian Society
Beatrice, Neb.. July !0. (Special.)
The Beatrice Delphian chapter of
the national Delphian society was
organized here yesterday by Mrs. T.
L. Hughes and her daughter, Miss
Temper Lewis Hughes. These of
ficers were elected: President, Mrs.
George Copeland; vice president.
Mrs. C. A. Anderson; secretary, Mrs.
Hazel Dempster.
Arrest of Millionaire
Slacker Expected Soon
Washington, July 10. The War
department received information to
day that Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
had been located in the northern
part of the country and if this in
formation proves to be correct, his
arrest is expectly shortly.
New Premier Sworn In.
rtftiu.- Ontario Tulv 10. Arthur
M. Meigen, former minister of the
interior, today was sworn in as
premier, succeeding Sir Robert
Borden, who recently resigned. U
C Ballantyne was resworn as min
ister of marine and fisheries and
miniver of naval service.
Omahans Gin Trace
Ancestry to Mayflower
f Midnurd from Pace On.
North Twenty-eighth avenue, Mrs
Thiem being a daughter of Mr. ana
Mrs. J. V. tvans.
Ancestor Was Elder.
Mrs. FranlcMiughes, 3058 Redick
her family tree back to Elder Wil
avenue, is a descendant of the Brew-
sters of the Mayflower. She traces
her family tree back to Elder Wil
liam Brewster, founder ot a cnurcn
t Scrooby, England. Elder Brewster
first conducted a party of Filgrims
to Holland for religious freedom and
then accompanied them to America
on the Mayflower. Anne Borodell,
also of the Mayflower, became re
lated to the Brcwsters, and on this
account Mrs. Hughes' 2-year-old
daughter was named "Anne Boro
dell." Mrs. J. C. Howard, 3624 r-arnam
street, was descended from Samuel
Fuller of the Mayflower. This Oma
ha woman was born in Kingston,
Mass.. four miles from Plymouth
Kock. Her father moved to Omaha
in 1S4 and was the first of his line
to leave New England for the great
west. He was a member of the Pil
grims' society of Plymouth.
Mrs. J. M. Richards, 4004 Harney
street, is a sister of Mrs. Howard,
and. 'f coure. has the same claims
to descea'daney from the Pilgrims.
White Family.
The White family may now stand
up and be counted. ,
Homer White, 5017 Hamilton
street, probably has the most direct
line of Pilgrim ancestry of any
Omahan. He is a descendant of
Peregrin White, who was born on
board the Mavtiower, November 20,
1620. and who was the first white
- . i- r i. . 1
child born .'iter tlie landing oi ine
ship. Peregrin White's father, Wil
liam White, one of the Pilgrims, was
a son of John White of Rochester,
England. The Omaha man traces
his lineage asfollows: Peregrin
White had ore son, Mark White.
The next ni line was John White,
one of two sons of Mark White.
Ammi White was one of five sons of
John White. Rowland White was
one of five sons of Ammi White, and
the Omaha man's father was Homer
White, who was a son of Rowland
White and a grandson of Ammi
White. '
Maynard Cole, 1915 Lothrop
street, is descended from John Al
den, whose daughter, Ruth, mar
ried John Bass, whose daughter,
Mary, married William Copeland.
Then followed Benjamin, Afa, and
Joseph Copeland. Joseph's daugh
ter, Martha Louise, mother of Mr.
Cole, married A. O. Cole. Mr. Cole
has two children, Helen and Gert
rude. Mrs. Ernest L. Glover, 1612 Evans
street, a cousin of Maynard Cole,
also was descended from John Al
den in the same line as Mr. Cole
up to Maynard B. Copeland, whose
daughter married Ernest L. Glover.
Hold Double Funeral for
Victims of Drowning
David City, Neb, July 10. (Spe
cial.) The funeral of Kev. W. J.
Bowling and daughter, who were
drowned in the Platte river while
swimming last week, was held in
David City Methodist church at 2:30
Friday. Rev. E. J. Jordan of the
Baptist church ' of York conducted
the services, assisted by the David
City ministers. Rev. Mr. Boling was
pastor of the Baptist church at Dav
id City and the use of the Methodist
church was tendered for the services,
owing to the very large crowd which
attended the funeral.
Rev. Mr. Bowling had not provid
ed for his family' in, the way of life
insurance and his' death left his
widow and three small children with
out ready money. A purse of $2,100
was raised by popular subscription
and presented to the widow.
Nebraskans Hold Annual
Picnic at Washington, D. C.
Washington. D. C. lulv 10. (Spe
cial Telegram.) A hundred or more
members of the Nebraska state as-
cni-iaiiati tpmnorarilv residing in
Washington, held their annual bas
ket picnic under the shadow of the
War college at the lower end of
Potomac park this atternoon.
Tnbn T.. McGrew of Lincoln, the
president of the association, was
master of ceremonies, mere was no
set program, the members taking
otv.nt-icri. nf the occasion to ex
change personal information relative
to geographical sections oi tne siaic.
It was announced at the White
House today that S. L. Mains, had
been reappointed postmaster at
Crete, Neb.
Canadian Rail Association
Asks General Rate Increase
Montreal, July 10. The Canadian
Railway association, representing
all lines in the Dominion, today
applied to the railway commission
for a 30 per cent increase in freight
rates.
Markets First Wheat.
Reatrice. Neb.. July 10. (Special.
Hugh J. Dobbs today marketed
the first new wheat in the city,
which brought $2.50 a bushel at
Black Brothers' mill. The grain
tested 59 pounds to the bushel and
y'elded about 25 bushels to the acre.
Land Values Advance.
Fairbury. Neb., July 10. (Special.)
The valuation of Jefferson county
land, according to the assessor's
schedules, shows an advance of more
than 30 per cent over last year's
estimate.
Heavy Barley Yield.
Beatrice. Neb., July 10. (Spe
cial.) Charles Sondcregger yester
day threshed part of his barley crop
and secured a yield of about 50
bushels to the acre.
The Bee's Fund for
Free Milk and Ice
EIGHT BABIES are on the
"waiting list." They need the pure
milk The Bee's fund buys them, and
they cannot get it regularly in any
other way.
Will YOU help them?
If so, just send or bring what you
can contribute to The Bee office. It
will be acknowledged in this column.
Previously rknowllird $131.76
C. C. "rtdd. Palmer, NeD.i 1.00
A Friend 1.00
BANK RECEIVER
ARRESTED UPON
SERIOUSGHARGE
State Beard Accuses E. E.
v Fike of Advincing Date of
$10.0$) Deposit in
His Report.
Lincoln, Neb., July 10. E. E. Fike,
who while receiver of the defunct
Valparaiso, Neb.,, State bank early
this year organized and became cash
ier of the Nebraska State bank of
Valparaiso, which took over part of
the assets of the old institution, was
arrested today on a charge of ad
vancing the date of a $10,000 de
posit in report to the state bank
ing board .according to H. A. Bry
ant, countv attorney of Saunders
county, tie was taken to Vahoa
for preliminarv hearing before Judge
Panncnter. He deposited a $10,
000 bond for his appearance before
the judge on July 21.
Fike's friends maintain that he is
innocent of the, charge and is mere
ly the victim of a frameup in the
interest of Ray A. Lower, cashier and
majority stockholder of the de
funct bank, who is under bond on
a complaint of 2) counts, charging
embezzlement before the bank was
closed last January.
On the other hand, Lower's friends
have maintained all along that he
was being made the goat. His trial
is set for the next term of distiict
court, probably in September. The
entire county is watching develop
ments with interest, expecting dis
closures of matters that have hith
erto been kept dark.
A warrant was also issued in Wa
hoo for the arrest of V. C. Elme
lund, Omaha grain man and former
president of the defunct bank, charg
ing him with borrowing $10,000 from
the bank in 1918 and 1919 without
giving security, in violation of the
state banking laws.
Business Men of Wahoo
Organize Country Club
Wahoo Neb., July 10. (Special.)
Ten Wahoo business men met last
week and organized the Wahoo
Country club. The new club will
incorporate and take over a tract of
land east of Wahoo on the Omaha
and Fremont highways that has been
used for several years as a natural
ice plant.
This tract already has an excava
tion of several acres which can be
filled in a few hours' time by clear
water from pumps and wells that are
already installed. The grounds will
he fitted up with a dancing pavilion,
band stands, bathing houses, tennis
courts, base ball grounds, croquet
parks, playgrounds, apparatus for
the children and probably a golf
course.
Gage County Farm Lands
Valuation of $46,995,605
Beatrice, Neb., July 10. (Spe
cial.) The board supervisors
yesterday completed : valuation
of farm lands in the county, show
ing a substantial increase over that
of the previous year. The report
as adopted shows an acreage in
Gage county of 539,491.58 with an
average of $87.30 per acre, and a
total valuation of $46,995,605, or an
assessed valuation of $9,000,000.
It is expected that the total val
uation of town lots, personal prop
erty, railwys and other corpora
tions, added to the land values, will
aggregate $16,000,000, or an increase
over 1919 of about $3,000,000,
Arrest Seven Railroad
Men for Stealing Wire
Sidney, Neb., July 10. (Special.)
Special Agents W. J. McClements
and L. Plynell of the Union Pacific
railroad made a wholesale arrest to
day of seven employes of the rail
road company working in various
capacities in the shops and yards for
breaking open a tank car of wine
consigned to the east.
The following men were taken
before County Judge Chambers:
John Cox, Byron Hower. Clarence
Jolliff, Otto Holden, William . Elas
ser, Ralph Day and Homer Meade.
They all pleaded guilty and the to
tal fines amounted to $681.80.
Wisner Woman Dies From .
Auto Accident injuries
West Point. Neb., July 10. (Spe
cial.) Mrs. Hudson Miller died at
her home in Wisner, Thursday after
noon, as the result of an automoblie
accident on June 8. Mr. Miller and
family were, returning to their home
in Wisner township from West
Point, when the front wheel of their
car came off, causing the car to
overturn.
Mrs. Miller sustained a broken hip
and other injuries. She seemed to
he making good progress toward re
covery when she suffered a relapse.
She was 24 years old and was born
in this country. She is survived by I
lier husband and two small children
Brief City News
Picnic nt Fontcnellc Jews of
Omaha are today celebrating Con
gregation B'nai Sholem picnlo in Fon
tenelle park. Picnld iupper will be
served on the west side of the lake.
Races for men, women, boys and
Kirls will be held with various prizes
offered.
To Wyoming on Business James
Ii. O'Keefe of the O'Keefe Real Es
tate company, 1016 Omaha National
Rank building left Omaha last night
for several days' business trip In
Wyoming.
Lighting Fixtures Burgess-Gran-den
Co. Adv.
Total
.1141.
AIRPLANE
2-passenger C a n a dian
Curtiss Airplane for sale,
with or without motor.
Ship in first class condi
tion with new fittings.
Ship can be seen at Aah
musen Airdome, 65th and
Center, or call R. H.
Roberts, Colfax 1774, for
appointment.
APPROPRIATION
FOR H. C. L. FIGHT
TO BE ATTACKED
1
Senator Kenyon Declares Evi
dence Shows Most of Fund
Was Used to Boost Pal
mer's Candidacy.
St. Louis, Mo., July 10. Repeal
of the appropriation granted by the
last congress to the Department of
Justice to fight the high cost of liv
isg will be demanded by Senator
Kenyon on the ground that it was
used primarily to boost Attorney
General A. Mitchell Palmer for the
democratic presidential nomination,
the senator announced today.
Senator Kenyon, chairman of the
senate committee investigating
presidential campaign expenditures,
which is holding hearings here, said
he was convinced that "little of this
appropriation was used to fight the
high cost of living.''
Senator Kenyon will leave today
for Washington for several confer
ences which he said were "secret but
very important."
He then will go to Maine for a
vacation.
Senator Kenyon has telegraphed
Senator Pomererre in San Francisco
asking him to stop here on his way
east and conduct the questioning of
Goltra and Davis. Senator Pomcr
ene is not expected for several
days.
Compressed paper steering wheels
for automobiles have been invented.
Capitol Building
Commission Plans
To Meet Architect
Lincoln, N'eb., July 10. (Special.)
The capitol building commission
will meet next Thursday to set a
time when the commission can meet
with the architect, Mr. Goodhue of
New York, and complete arrange
ments for the drawing of new plans
and arrange for the compensation
which the architect is to receive.
There are two plans, a straight
salary or a percentage on the amount
of money to be put into the building.
According to Governor McKelvie,
architects are receiving not less than
6 per cent for drawing the plans.
This includes the supervision of the
construction of the building which
may take five rears and which will
require the architect or his assistant
to I : on the job all the time.
As soon as the plans are com
pleted, Mr. Goodhtle will establish
an office in Lincoln and will arrange
to be here most of the time. Upon
the final awarding of the contract
for building of the capitol, Mr.
Goodhue will receive $12,500, the
amount agreed upon for the plans
selected. It will be impossible to de
termine until after the meeting
Thursday, just when the work of
final adoption of plans will be be
gun. Beatrice School Census
Gives 2,705 Population
Beatrice, Neb., July 10. (Special.)
Louie Austni completed the school
census yesterday in District IS,
which includes Beatrice and outlying
districts, showing the population of
those of school age to be 2,705. Al
lowing five to each family as is the
usual rule, Beatrice would have a
population of more than 12.000. The
recent census gave it as 9,664.
David City Water Board
Issue of $30,000 Carries
David City, Neb., July 10. (Spe
cial.) At a special election held in
David City Friday the bond issue
of $.10,000 for water works was car
ried by 16 votes more than were
necessary. The plans arc to build a
new resorvoir and install a pressure
pump for more adequate fire protection.
Governor Makes Editor
County Sanitary Trustee
Lincoln, N'eb., July 10. (Special.)
Governor McKelvie this morning
apoointed Will C. Israel, editor of
the Havclock Po-t, to the vacancy
of sanitary trustee for Lancaster
county, caused by the death of Kent
Cunningham. The place pays $1,500
a year.
Grasshoppers Menace.
Superior, Neb., July 10. (Special
Telegram.) Fanners across the
Republican river in Kan(Sas report
grasshoppers are hurting the small
grain and manv have been forced to
cut sooner than they expected.
Grasshoppers are now going into
the corn and alfalfa, but it is hoped
rain this week may stop them.
Pioneer JYoman Dies.
Beatrice, Neb., July 10. (Special.)
Mrs. J.' T. Greenwood, 63 years
old and a resident of Beatrice since
1867, died at her home in this city
last evening. She is survived by
her husband and five children, three
daughters and two sons.
Bury Pioneer Woman.
West Point, NeJ., July 10. (Spe
cial.) The funeral of Mrs. Noah
Denesia was held at St. Mary
church Tuesday morning. She was
86 years old and a native of France.
She had lived in Nebraska for over
40 vears.
Grain Men Meet.
Superior, Neb., July 10. (Special
Telegram.) A district meeting of
Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado
grain men was held here today in
the Odd Fellows hall. The princi
pal speaker was J. Ralph Pickrell
of the Chicago Grain Review.
Operated , by compressed air, a
machine has been invented to rub
down the paint on automobile
bodies and save much hand labor.
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Essex
Did It
It proved beyond all doubt that it is in a
class by itself. It has made good all the
claims of the manufacturers regarding
performance, endurance and economy.
Last week hundreds of Essex cars in hun
dreds of different towns and cities broke
all stock records for speed, power,
performance, endurance and economy.
40,000 Essex Owners Prove Its Superiority
A Ride Will Convince You
Economy
Hundreds of Essex cars at various points in
the United States prove beyond all doubt that
it is possible for the Essex to obtain a very high
mileage on the present low grade gasolene.
Numerous records have reached us concerning
mileage obtained at various points throughout
the United States on a gallon of gasolene, but
we have preferred to confine our claims to the
performance of the Essex in Omaha and the
adjacent territory.
The records made on a certified gallon of
gasolene at Omaha, Nebraska, during the week
of June 27th to July 3d are convincing to say
the least and cannot be disputed or denied by
anyone. They were made in view of all who
cared to witness the demonstration. This car
was routed over main thoroughfares in the
city of Omaha each day and a gallon of gaso
lene was measured and placed in a certified
gallon tank in full view of the assembled crowd
at 16th and Farnam each noon at 12 o'clock.
On MONDAY, June 28th, the Essex made 30.5
miles on a gallon of gasolene.
On TUESDAY, June 29th, the Essex made
31.9 miles on a gallon of gasolene.
On WEDNESDAY, June 30th, the Essex
made 34.2 miles on a gallon of gasolene.
On THURSDAY, July 1st, the Essex made
35.8 miles on a gallon of gasolene.
On FRIDAY, July 2d, the Essex made 36.5
miles on a gallon of gasolene. ,
On SATURDAY, July 3d, the Essex made
38.4 miles on a gallon of gasolene.
On a run between Lincoln, Neb., and Has
tings, Neb., totalling 109 miles, the Essex av
eraged better than 28 miles to a gallon of
gasolene.
Performance
The 100-hour non-motor stop Essex which
was routed over the open roads of Iowa and
Nebraska visited over 100 towns, traveling
1,862.3 miles. The motor ran continuously
for more than four days and four nights and
the car traveled over all sorts of roads. At
least three-fourths of the distance was through
heavy mud caused by recent rains.
Think what this means. It means more
driving than the average motorists would do
in two months' time and all this without stop
ping the motor.
The Essex broke a record which has stood
for several years in driving from Norfolk, Neb.,
to Omaha in two hours and fifty-six minutes.
This record was made by F. D. Burnett in his
Essex demonstrator. This car had been driven
more than 10,000 miles prior to making this
record. '
H. M. Ouren, of Council Bluffs, la., drove
100 miles in 146 minutes over muddy Iowa
roads. This record was madeby a car which
had been driven several thousand miles.
These demonstrations were made to
prove that the Essex it uniformly
good. Not only are they economical;
they are constructed in such a manner
that they will stand all sorts of hard
driving. There should be no doubt as
to the quality of Essex cars. .
Endurance
The 100-hour non-motor stop Essex which
ran on the salesroom floor of the Guy L. Smith
building also made a very unusual record. The
speedometer recorded 1,779 miles without a
motor stop and at no time did the motometer
register summer heat
Immediately after completing this run it
was possible to hold your bare hand on the
cylinder block. This is more unusual when one
takes into consideration the fact that this
car ran at a speed ranging between 18 and
20 miles per hour during the entire 100 hours.
The temperature of the show room during the
time this motor was running was between 85
and 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
It may be interesting to those who care
for minute details to know that: The Crank
Shaft in this motor turned over 6,648,910
times during the 100 hours. The Valves
opened and closed 13,297,820 times; the pistons
traveled 265,956,400 inches and the Contact
Points on the Timer functioned 3,324,455
times without a miss, delivering that many
sparks to the spark plugs without missing a
single explosion.
Only a motor constructed of the finest ma
terial and built with extreme care could stand
up under such a grilling without showing a
defect of some sort. Every integral part of
this motor must have been functioning right
during the entire run or this record would not
have been possible.
GUY L.SMITH
25S3-5-7 Farnam St.
"SERVICE FIRST"
Omaha, U S A. Phone: Douglas 1970