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The Omaha Daily . Bee .... ; I) i! Y ( & mi 1 I I I ml aBMeeWSaWeBMaaPJa VOL. 50 NO. 53. 7 TENNESSEE DELAYS VOTE OM SUFFRAGE House Adjourns Session Until 10 This Morning Without Re ferring Ratification' Resolu tion to Ballot of Legislators. LEADERS fiF ANTIS ARE CONFIDENT OF VICTORY Suffrage Advocates Claim Poll Shows Increasing Majority For Adoption North Carol ina Solons Still In Debate. Nashville, . Ten., Aug. 17. The Tennessee house adjourned this, aft ernoon until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning without taking action on ratification of the federal suffrage . mcndment. Debate on adoption of a resTu .Jfon proposing ratification orTtlic federal suffrage amendment was , opened in the lower house of the ' Tennessee legislature. Favorable action on the ratifica tion resolution already approved by ihe senate would make Tennessee the 36th state' to ratify the amend ment and would give the ballot .0 tne women of the entire country., ' Both advocates and opponents of suffrage went into the final stage of the fight with confidence. Leaders f the two factions made conflicting laims as to the probable result of Mie vote but they generall agreed the result would be close. Speaker Seth Walker, leader of he anti-suffrage forces, predicted hat the amendment would oe re jected. Suffrage advocates, although they admitted that five of ths seven representatives from Davidson county (Nashville) considered pledged, to suffrage, had gone over to the opposition, declared they were till 'confident of success. Fifty votes is the constitutional majority necessary for ratification. Basing ' their claims on polls, suffragists have contended 'that 53 to 60 repre sentatives would vote for ratifica tion. N. C. Solons to Vote. Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 17. Tn addi tion to the resolution providing for ratification of the federal suffrage amendment which" was expected to come up for consideration in the senate during the day. the North Carolina legislature today had be fore it a resolution to reject the' amendment. The proposal to reject W'M .introdueed j- Jt.tht hojie-4as,t night by Representative Grier, dem ocrat, and it was referred to com mittee. 1 Pro and anti-suffragists were primed for a lovely tilt over suffrage in the senate, where leaders had agreed to begin debate. The gallery was divided between the two fac tions, suffragists occupying one and their opponents the other. Party leaders said there w-as some possi bility of a vote today in the senate on the ratification resolution. Sufis Are Confident. Suffragists said they, were more confident of success m the senate than in the house. The anti-suffrage forces, predict ing a close vote in the senate, said they we re confident ratification would be defeated in the house. Suffragist have issued a state ment declaring that Governor Cox, democratic presidential nominee, wired them denying a report that he had sent a personal representative here to aid in defeating ratification. Charges Farmers Grain . . Company Refuses to Pay " Lincoln, Aug. "17. (Special.) The Nebraska! Railway commission is investigating a complaint from Arthur Newton of Wilcox, Neb., that the Farmers Grain company, a mutual organization there, accepted 500 bushels of , grain which he . thought he was selling to them, and later -told him they1 w ere only ac centing jt for storage. Ihe company has no state warehouse license which is required of any grain firm holding grain more than 10 days. Newton says on the, same day he delivered the grain to the farmers . company, he left 400 bushels with the Duff Grain company at the same place for which they paid, him $2.45 a busheL The company later "tendered him a check for $2 a bushel for the grain, which he refused, he says. Michigan Town Has Hopes Of Being Summer Capital Brevort Lake'. Mich.. Aug. 17. Should Governor Cox, ol Ohicv democratic presidential candidate, be returned a victor in the November elections. Brevort Lake might gain national prominence as the summer capital. Governor Cox has for years owned a summer cottage here,-and it is a favorite vacation retreat for ihe Ohio executive. . Chief Vof Speakers' Bureau Of Demos to Meet With Cox Columbus, O.. Aug. 17. Senator Harrison of Mississippi, chairman of the democratic speakers' bureau, will arrive tomorrow to confer with Gov ernor Cox regarding management of the candidate's future speaking trips, and to map out, tentatively, the gov ernor's Pacific coast tour in Sep tember. Wrigley Plans Monster. Hotel at Pebble Beach San Francisco,. Aug. 17. More than $1,000,000 is to be expended by William Wrigley, owner of Cata lina Island, in the erection of a luxu rious hotel at Pebble Beach, just southeast of Avalon-bay, according to plans which became known today. Cattrad u Swaad-ClaM Hatt ImIi p. o. Uaaar Art ot "Elsie Delight' Is Name Given Omaha Balloon in Contest "Elsie Delight" is the name of the balloon recently constructed by Leo Stevens, civilian instructor at Fort Omaha, which has been entered by Mr. Stevens in the international bal loon races in Chicago September 11. f-The blimp is made of sail cloth and will be one of the 11 balloons to compete for the trophy cup offered by the Aero Club of America. Mr. Stevens will pilot the balloon. Besides the "Elsie Delight," an other balloon, "United States No. 1," army blimp, will represent Fort Omaha in the races. It will be pi loted by Lieutenant Thompson, an instructor at the fort. CORONER'S JURY FREES SLAYER OF DANISH "COUNT" Act of Milton W. Armour In Killing Intruder in Home Is Found Justifiable. Milton W. Armour, 139 North Thirty-fifth street, manager of the Conant hotel grill room, was exon erated by a coroner's jury at! the inquest over the body of "Count" Christian H. von Knuth, 35 years old, whom Armour shot and killed Monday night. The inquest was held at Gentleman's mortuary, Thirty-fourth and Farnam streets. The jury recommended that Ar mour be released from custody. The jury found the shooting to be jus tifiiable. The police, according to acting Chief of Police Andrew Pattullo, win not investigate into the affair any further. Police Judge Testifies. Armour's story of the shooting coincided with his previous story and the rest of the - evidence sub stantiated it. Von Knuth was al leged to be a Danish tount before he renounced his allegiance to Den mark to become an American citi zen. Police Judge Fitzgerald was the first witness. He testified he saw two cars going down Thirty-fifth street, and that the rear machine, which Von Knuth was driving, nearly crashed ihto his machine. "1 heard the man in the rear machine yell, 'You think you can get awya from me,' " said Judge Fitz gerald. "I also think he used pro fanity." . Family in Room. Mr. and Mrs. Armour,! Mrs. Carl son and the :. Armour iahd Carlson children were in the roonr'through out the trial. . The children whis pered among themselves. Mrs. Voir Knuth and her sister were in a room adjacent to the room in which the inquest was held.; . "I first saw the man at Twenty seventh and Farnam streets," Mr. Armour said. "He crowded me and I nearly hit the curb. 1 said noth ing, but when he did it again and again, I told him, he w-as driving a little bit reckless. He followed me to my home and drove' into the pri vate driveway after me. I called to the children. .They opened the front door for me." "Then I heard jie outer storm door crash. I went up and got my gun. I sent the children upstairs. Then he forced the rear door in. The children screamed. He crouched and advanced toward mc" Could Smell Lifluor. .'"I'll . .... t.- .-.M LT. -J. x ii get )uu, lie saiu. iic ad vanced a pace and I fired once. He fell to the floor. .The police were called and came immediately." ; Armour said he could smeil liquor when he bent over the man. "I never saw him before," said Armour. "I don't know the man, and I do pot know his friends." : Mrs. Armour, testified that she saw the ambulance" going down the street 'as she was walking home with Mrs.- Carlson. "I told Mrs. Carlson in a joke, 'I guess it will stop at our home,' and sure enough it. did. "'Papa shot a man,' said Paul to roe ,whcn. I came to the door. Boy on Stand. Paul Armour, H vears old, testi fied in a straight-forward manner that he onened the door for his "daddy." The boy, who was dressed 'in a neat white suit, talked 'to the jurors in his boyish tone and an swred all miestions. . Police Officer Urbanec told the jnrv that he found a quSrt bottle of Cedar Brook 'whistv with a sil ver too arM a quart bottle of gin in the ear. Th bottle, of gin was nearlv "killed." only about a half pint remaining, he said. Oil Gi"?ht M3$urps ; 1,800 Barrels Per Day T ewistow'n., 'Idaho. Aug. 17. Offi ial measurement of the flow of the Frantz oM gusher .in the Mosby field, which came m last Sunday, showed, according to announcement today, a productior of 1.800 barrels, with a content of 51 per qfyt of pasbline. " French General Active In Defense of Warsaw Warsaw, Aug. 17. There were re newed signs at the front Sunday that the French were taking a more prominent part in the guidance "of the Polish army. General Weygand is said to be resoonsible for the new tactics employed. Longshoremen Go Back New York, Aug. 17. Coastwise longshoremen, members of the Ir ternational Longshoremen's associa tion, who have been on strike since April, have voted to return to work at once, it w?s Announced today by Capt. T. V. O'Connor, president of the assoc:ation. The te-m of settle ment were not made public. flw . ISSfr t Mnk S. 17. REDS PUSHED BACK AT GATE OF CAPITAL Poles Fighting Desperately to Hold Warsaw, Counter-At-, tack and Force Bolsheviki to .Withdraw Advanced Lines. MANY PRISONERS FALL INTO DEFENDERS' HANDS While Cannon Boom Outside City Peace Delegates Prepare For Conference Chaplain, Leading Soldiers, Is Killed. By The Associated Preaa. Warsaw. August 17. Reports of .Polish military successes came to Warsaw today while the opoulation was eargerly awaiting news from the .peace mefting at Minsk. The only report of the delegates was a they had reached, Minsk. A successful counter offensive was launched rn the Warsaw front Mon day under leadership of President Pilsuski as commander-in-chief. On the norther front where 10 bolsheviki divisions are striking to ward the Vistula and. on the War saw front it was announced today that the Reds have been driven back at several . points. ' Polish movements, aided by heavy artillery .-.re forcing the bolshevik: gradulally to withdraw from places where for days pressure upon the capitol has been greatest In the fighting near Radzymin. northeast of Warsaw, the Poles took many prisoner, including a bolshev ik commissar and brigade com mander. During the battle a Polish chaplain,, lgnacy Korupka, was kill- i cu wnue leading me attaching iorces clad, in his chnrch robes and with a crucifix in his hands. Five Polish officers were also killed and 11 wounded. , , French tactics are being used. The Poles art bringine into olav fentifries placed rfor the capitol's dc- iense line and re awaiting com pletion of the arrangements to strike at the soviet with a rush of artillery, followed by infantry attacks. London, Aup. 17. Warsaw is still held by the Poles, so far as dis patches disclose The latest soviet communique dr;es not claim the city js captured, while tie Polish state ment of Monday represented the de fenders making successful resist ance... ' ; Reports of the city's fall, an nounced Sunday by the bolshevik Staff at Vilni, according to a KovmJ dispatch to the London Times, are not confirmed and are virtually dis credited by thi Times, which alone printed them.,; AH special advices none dated latr than unday con cur, that Warsav was then held by the Poles." who were reported fight ing so successfully that the menace to the city was decreasing. Reds Renew Attacks. Russian attacks were being con stantly renewed, and the severiyrf was dwelt upon by all" dispatches, the struggle beng said to be esne c'ally fierce around Radzymin, which had changed hands five times and was at last reports held by tire Poles. The influence of French assistance in directing the defense of Warsaw is mentioned, and it is stated that the approach of additional Frnrh help may lend a hopeful aspect to the resistance. In some quarters, however, the fall of Warsaw is de clared. to be a matter of hours. The transfer of government offices to Posen began Sunday, but the gov ernment's actual departure is not as yet reported. Russian armies are rapidly progressing through the Polish cor ridor, and are said to be within 50 miles of Danzig. Nothing is known of the peace negotiations at Minsk beyond the statement of Earl Cur zon in the House of Commons yes terday that it was known that oeace conversations wri nrnrHinor Pressure is Relieved. ', Warsaw, Aug. 17. The Russian pressure upon Warsaw has been re lieved, according to the. official Po lish' communique, just-issued. The statement reported that General Pil- Coatlaoc4 n Pe Two, Column Four.) Nine-Year-Old Boy , Drowns While Swimming in River George Banscoy, 9 years old, 4220 South Seventeenth streef, was drowned while swimming with three others in the Missouri river near H street and Missouri avenue about 3 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. According to three -boy compan ions, Rollie Case, 4320 South Thir teenth street; George Steel. 4308 South Twelfth street, and Leslie Miller, young Banscoy waded out oyer his depth and sank. South Side police were notified, but not until 45 minutes after the accident had happened. v ' The body has not been recovered, heavy brush undergrowth in the river making it impossible to use the drag net. , I Constitutional Convention x Delegate Resigns Post Lincoln,. Aug. 17. (Special.) Arthur M. Hare's resignation as, a member of the state constitutional .convention, was received Tuesday by Governor McKelvie. Mr. Hare, who had been practicing law at Au rora, advises the governor that ' he is going "west." It is understood Mr. Hare is going to practice his profession in Seattle, Wash. Bulgarian Pact Effective Paris. Aug. 17. The treaty of peace between the allies and Bul garia, signed last November, was firia1K- nrnTn1ff"tH trtr'n- OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1920. Men Is the Toll Germany Paid in War; losses at Sea Light iw Xork TlnnM-Chleaco Tribune Cable, Copyright 1820. Berlin, Aug. 17. The total losses in killed and missing suf fered by the German army and navy in the great war were set today for the first time at 2,243, 364, in an announcement pt semi official nature. Of this number 500.000 men were termed "missing and most likely dead." Fatalities in the army were said to number 1,718, 608 and in the navv 24756. ASKS THAT LAND DEED OF UNCLE BE S ET ASIDE Petition Alleges That Relative In Poor Health Gave property to His Nurse. Plattsmouth, Neb., Aug. 17. (Spe cial.) An action in district court asking that the deed to a quarter section of land be set aside and a petition in county court asking for his appointment as special admin istrator are late developments brought by John W. Kunz of Elm wood, following the death, of his uncle, John Weber, a fortnight ago. Mr. Weber, the petition recites, had been in poor health for some time, and last March Mr. Kunz secured the defendant, Bell Bowdish, to nurse and care for his uncle at a stipulated fee. Upon the death of Mr. Weber, it was found that the land, valued at $50,000, had been deeded to the nurse on Jun? 2 and recorded with the register of deeds here on June 14, consideration being given at $1. . In his petition n; king for appoint ment as administrator, Mr. Kunz gives the value ,of the estate 'at $55,00p in real estate and $35,000 per sonal property. No will has been filed, but it is understood such an instrument was executed in which all the personal property was willed to the nurse. The plaintiff n.;phew claims undue influence on the part of the nurse, and that the deceased was mentally incompetent, cjuc to long illness, which weakened him physically and mentally, and also brings restraining action to Drevent the nurse from dis posing of the land until the case can be tried in district court. . ' Railways File Suit : Against Enforcement 'Of Illinois Fare Law Chicago, 111.,, Aug. 17.Seven railroaods - filed ; suit in the federal court to prevent enforcement of the Illinois state law, which provides a fare of 2 cents a mile. This law, not enforced during federal con trol, is to become -effective again August 31, when the government guarantee to the roads ends, the state public utilities commission having refused to grnt the roads petition for an increase in farce to 3.6 cents. It, held that it did not have authority to grant an increase higher than the state law. Increases in freight rates were granted, how ever. . Roads filing suit were: Illinois Central, (Chicago and Eastern Illi nois, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago and Northwestern, Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul; Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Atchison, Topeko & Santa Fe. Alleged Auto Thief, Shot in Gun Battle, On Road to Recovery Beatrice. Neb., Aug. 17. (Spe cial.) William Bettley, alleged auto thiet, who was shot in a gun battle with Officer Paul Acton on the high way east of Beatrice, is recovering in a hospital. Bettley .came hwe about a year ago from Lincoln and was adopted at that' time by Mr. and Mrs. G. .O. Onken of West Beatrice. When captured he was in possession of a car belonging to Mike Murray, a traveling man, and he stated he was cn route to Lincoln, where he ex pected to find work. After he was shot three times, once in the groin and twice in the leg, by Officer Ac ton it took four men to overpower and disarm him. At the hospital he was strapped to the bed by the ot ficers so as to prevent his escape. Wives of Iowa Aviators See Husbands Killed in Fall Colfax, la., Aug. 17. Two avia tors, Clyde. Jones and "Pat" Willis, were killed here today when their airplane went into a nose dive and fell 800 feet to the earth. The wives of both men watched the flight and the fall. The men were attempting to loop and rise out of a tail spin, but me chanics who saw the plane fall said the fact that they were flying at a low altitude prevented their straight ening out before they struck the ground. Both men were nbout 28 years old and both served- as aviators during the war. , University of Nebraska May Manufacture Hog Serum Lincoln, Aug. 17. (Special.) District Judge Fred Shepherd ruled that the University of Nebraska hog serum manufacturing plant may continue to manufacture, sell aiyu distribute its product to private in dividuals in competition with pjri-vately-owned and operated serfim plants. The - court's ruling was made in the injunction suit brought by Roy E. Fisher against the board nf frpMit if thr State university. PLAN CAMPAIGN t. ITINERARY FOR G. 0. P. NOMINEE Invitations to Speak Away FronuHome to Be Consid- ered at Conference of ' Party Leaders. - J :: V- -- -r. -; Marion, O., Aug. 17. A campaign program for Senator Harding np to October i, including a schedule of speaking dates and issues to pe cov ered, will be worked out today at a conference here. Many invitations to speak away are to be considered along with re quests for front porch appoint ments. The gentral prediction to night, however, was the , program would provide oappearanees in other cities. ' Between October 1 and tie elec tion the slate is to be icit blank. The last front porch date am ounced is Scpremher 25, and it is understood disposition of the nominee's ime late in the campaign will be taken up later. Will H. Hays, national chairman, and Senator Harry New of Indiana, head of the party's speaking imreau, are to be prominent figure at to day's meeting. Among others ex pected are Harry M. Daugherty, member of the executive committee; Senator Medill McCormick of Illi nois and Henry Wallace, publisher of Wallace's Farmer. At the conference Senator Hard ing is expected to talk over his agri cultural speech, particularly with Mr. Wallace. This address, to be delivered September 8 at the Minne sota state fair, isthe only one so far arranged away from Marion. Today Senator Harding had few callers, and he devoted his ime to correspondence and to the front porch speech he will deliver Thurs day to Ohio legislators. One of those who saw him was Mrs. Abby Scott Baker, political chairman of the woman's party, who talked over the Tennessee suffrage situation. Assuring Mrs. Baker he was ready to go to any reasonabie length to secure favorable action, the sen ator pointed out that unless the Ten nessee situation were settled by election, there misfht be a legal bat tic over the result of the balloting in some states. A constitutional question has been raised in Tennes see against ratnication, ana snouia the legislature act favorably and a court attack on its action-be pend ing on election tiay, me nominee suggested, the result might De an election contest of serious propor tions. Skinners Plan to Issue Bonds For $2,000,000 First mortgage bond issue for $2,00,000 was launched today by the Skinner Packing company on its Stfuth Side packing plant, William Ritchie, jr., attorney, announced. The issue was placed in the hands of the Equitable Trust com pany, and will be open to stockhold ers only until September 1, when the issue will be thrown open to the public. - ' The packing plant on the South Side, which has been closed for sev pntantrle- eral weeks, due to legal entangle ments, will open for business Octo ber 1, Mr. Ritchie declared Harding's Jpeech On Labor Day to Be Given Labor Unions Marion, O., Aug. 17. Senator Harding's Labor day speech will be delivered in Marion to a gathering of the Central Labor union, it was decided today at a conference on campaign plans between the repub lican nominee and other party lead ers) . i 'v. ' Hall fl Marl. ImIM 4ffl ZtM. Dilrt u, n: wbiij wwiy. - r- I ftPjPj iHiX X kUII fl Marl. 4M tiM. Dalit Oatlloa 4tb Zwm (I mr).N0ll Saaaan. An Interruption FOUR OMAHA men SAVE LIVE STOCK Many Millions Lost Annually In Shipping Live Stock By Rail. Chicago, Aug. 17. (Special.) Three Omaha men, -W. M. Jeffers, general manager of the Union FacihCMSttro; A. i. atryker, secretary and traffic manager "of the Omaha Live Stock Exchange, and E. S. Buckingham, general manager of the Union Stock Yards company, have "been appointed members of the advisory committee, and one Omaha man. Charles J. Lane, general freight agent of the Union Pacific system, a member tf the publicity committee of the nationwide ccmr ference to reduce avoidable losses on live stock. Losses, of this sort not only amount to many millions of dollars yearly,1 but also reduce the nation's meat supply by millions, of pounds annually, it was said. The appointment was announced today when Everett' C.- Brown, president of the Natidnal Live Stock Exchange and chairman of the con ference, made pubtgFthe .constit uency of committees representing producers, live stock shipping as sociations, railroads, the Institute of American Meat Packers, live stock exchanges and stock yards throughout Ohe United States. " It is estimated that bruises alone last year caused monetary losses on live stock and meat approaching $15,000,000. A vigorous campaign will be conducted in every section of the country to eliminate avbidable losses by proper handling and ship ping of meat animals. San Francisco How Is Designing Gowns for Parisian Society San Francisco. Aug. 17.-san Francisco is designing gowns for A Dretty model, wearing a $1,000 gown designed and made in San Franrisrn. aoneared at the fashion review at the Hotel Fairmont this" afternoon. Tomorrow the gown will be sent to Mew York and then to fans. having been already sold to a no table French house. This is a re versal of our old idea of European made stvles. The gown, a cloth of gold crea tion, studded with brilliants and garlanded with hand made chiffon roses, is the design .of P. Clement Brown, fashion expert, with studios in Paris and New York. According to Brown, this model wil! be good style for three years or more. Moreover, while they may be wearing them higher in Hawaii, skirts will be considerably longer in San Francisco and New York, show ings for the winter season indicat?. British Labor Leader ' Asked to Quit France Paris, Aug. 17. William Adam son, labor member f the British Parliament, and Harry Gosling, leader of the English transport council of action of the triple alli ance of labor, have been requested to leave France, failing which they will be expelled. Adamson and Gos ling arrived today and conferred with French socialists. Congressmen Visit Peking Peking, Aug. 17. Members of the congressional party visiting the far east were guests at a dinner at the foreign office today. Tomorrow they will be received by the president. Soaaar. H: Oalti Oaly. f : SaMa H- lift Dall Ochr. lilt HMti Oalr. It JSTATE PROBING HEIRSHIP CASE NEAR OSHKOSH Charge "Widow" Awarded Farm Was Granted Di vorce from Wealthy Land Owner.' 7V: '' 1 Lincoln, Neb., "Aug. ' 17. (Spe cial.) Atty. Gen. Clarence A. Darts is in Cheyenne, Wye, investigating the heirship case of Andrew J. Sow ers, whose 160-acre homestead, 15 miles southwest, of Oshkosh, Neb., in Garden county, was last year turned over to his supposed widow, Mrs., Mary J. Sowers, and her son,' Harfey, of Erickson, Neb., whom he is alleged to . have deserted 30 years, ago. , The heirship, which was estab lished both in Wyoming and Ne hraska courts after an escheat to the state of Nebraska had been de clared in 1914, according to records in the state land commissioner s of fice, is being attacked by George E, Turkington, Omaha real estate man, who claims to have power of attor ney from half-brothers and sisters of the deceased, the parties, he de clares to be the real fleirs. The Turkington angle reopens the case and will require a three-cornered civil suit, with Mrs. Sowers on one side, the, Turkington heirs on the other, and the state an interest ed party by reason of the fact that property to which there are no heirs escheats to the state. Sowers, who died in Cheyenne in 1911, where he was employed in the railroad shops, left a brief will presumed to be the form required by certain lodges in which he left his property "to be distributed ac cording to -the laws of the state in which 'I should die." No mention was made of heirs. -The deed to the land, which As sistant Atty. Gen. Cecil Laverty says is worth $o to $iw an acre, is now held in trust by)exter T, Barrett, Lincoln attorney, under a contingent contract with Mrs. Sow ers, whereby he is to receive half of the proceeds of the land when it is sold for his services in the case, with Mrs. Sowers to payythe ex penses. Personal property to'the value of $750 is s$id to have been turned over to Mrs. Sowers and her son from the estate. Although a letter signed by "Mrs. Mary J. Sowers f Erickson, Neb.," in Mr. Barrett's 'files "swears" without a formal acknowledged oath that she is the widow of Andrew I. Sowers, "andjias never been di vorced," it now appears from the records that Mrs. Sowers obtained a divorce about 1 902, two ' years after her husband left her. Illinois Corn Needs Rain. Springfield, 111., Aug. 17. Corn in Illinois needs more rain. Although benefited considerably in localities where good rains fell last week, it is still suffering from drought, ac cording to the weekly crop report of S. D. Fessendon of the bureau of crop estimates. The Weather Forecast Nebraska Fair Wednesday, much change in temperature. Hourly Tomocratarc. S a. m t!1 p. m a. m tft!2 p. m 7 . m 7013 p. m S a. ni ....7314 p. m. ., a. m. ....7516 p. m. 10 a. m .....7j p. m 11 a. m S2i7 p. m 12 noon 86 S p. m not ...7 .. .M ... ,. . ...S C..S7 ...81 ...80 At 7 a. m.. dry knltt, 70 1 wet bulb. S; rrlutlvo humidity, 70. At noon, dry bulh. Mi wo bulb, W: relatlro humidity, 41. t anna, wind velocity, 1 mllea aa hour. CATTLE LOAN CO. DECLARED BANKRUPT Judge Finds, That Stock Sub. scriptions Were Obtained by Means of Scheme to Defraud Subscribers by Promoters. Former city attorney APPOINTED RECEIVER Legal Proceedings to Be Started Against Officers, At-; torney SaysSome Investors Penniless if Case Is Lost. The Missouri Valley Cattle Loa company, which is alleged to 4jav swindled Nebraska farmers out of -thousands of dollorj within the last vrar. was declared in a state of bankruptcy in federal court Tuesday afternoon by Judge J. vv. vvooo rough, who has presided over the case for the last three weeks. John A. Rme, former city attorney, was appointed by District Judgft Woodrough as receiver of the com pany. "I find that the subscriptions t the capital stock of the respondent corporation were obtained by means of a scheme to defraud stock sub scribers, which scheme to defraud was set on foot and carried out by R. V. McGrew, the Missouri Valley Finance company, and others asso ciated together in said scheme t defraud, and out of all stock sub scriptions so obtained on account of which money, notes or anything of value was obtained by the company, liability arose from the corpora tion to the subscriber for the amount so received," declared Judge Wood rough in pronouncing the company in bankruptcy. Insolvent Since July, According to Judge Woodrough, the company, by reason of such lia bility and indebtedness to its stock . subscribers was insolvent on tha ninth day of July, 1920, and by rea son of the firm's indebtedness, th indebtedness of the Missouri Valley Cattle Loan company exceeded the fair value of its assets. The decision by the judge that the company was in a state of bank ruptcy brought to an end a court case that has lasted more than threa weeks and one that has created a great amount of interest among the farming element of the state. From the first day of the hearing until - Tuesday afternoon, six farmers. who have invested the earnings of a life time in the company, were present at each hearing. ' -' Hi Van byckle ot I'ranklm, Neb., is one of the many Nebraska farmers who is deeply interested. Although past the 70-year mark, Mr. Van Syckle sold his farm and farm machinery and with the money pur chased $MJ,U0U worth of stock, Farmer May Be Penniless. "I will be penniless if the money is lost," remarked Mr. Van Syckle. "There are several farmers in my section of the country -who will be in the same fix unless something is accomplished at' this time. How '(Continued on Page Two, Comma Five.) Loot Secured From Room Directly Over Detective Rest Room Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 17. The safe in Police Judge Ray L. Chez bro's court room in Central police station was, robbed last night of ao proximately $25,000, it was discov-f ered when court opened today. The robbers overlooked - more than $17,000. The court room is directly ove the detective bureau, where sevetr detectives and about 20 policemetv were on dutylast night. .The rob bers .apparently . gained entrance through-adjoining offices, by using pass keys, and had the combination of the safe. "The safe door and me5- -chanism were intact, but aninnet cash box was smashed. . The police indicated they would) commence their investigation by in quiring into why" so much bail money, all in currency, was left in the safe. .: Burglars Get $22,000 in . Looting of Court Room Los Angeles, Aug. 17. While de tectives were attempting to find oiit how robbers last night gained ac cess to a safe in one orthe superior court rooms here and escaped with $22,000rthe general public was won dering why the robbers did not take $20,000 more which was there. Earlier reports had credited, the rob bers with obtaining $25,000.' Secretary Meredith Praises ; Texas Boys' Delegation Washington, Aug. 17. High praisek of the part which American farm boys are playing in agricultural progress ' was voted by Secretary Meredith today in an address to a delegation of 125 Texas farm boys who are visiting Washington on . 5,000-mile trip of inspection through the United States. "I 'feel that you boys are profit ing by the experience of 1,000 years of farming," he said. - The boys leave tonight for Vir ginia. The expenses for the tour are being paid by the bankers of Texas and the state 'Chamber of Com merce. Forest Fires Rage. San Francisco. Aug. 17. Forest fires have assumed serious proper tions in northern California,-the Pa' cific northwest and parts' of Moo tana. s V