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VOL. 50 NO. 143.
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The Omaha
Daily
"Mexico To
Consider
Colby Plan
Proposal That CiuninissLoiiers
Be Named to Draft Treaty
Taken to Capital by
Roberto Pesqueira.
Letter Is Made Public
By The Associated I'rrss.
Washington, Nov. 30. A formal
proposal from Secretary Colby that
commissioners he appointed by the
United States and Mexico to draft a
treaty upon which can be based re
sumption of full diplomatic relations
between the two governments, has
been taken to Mexico City by Rob
rrto V. Fesqnciru, Mexican confiden
tial agent in Washington.
This was disclosed tonight when
the State department made public
Air. Colby's answer to Mr. Fcs
(ticira's recent letter urging recog
nition by the United States of the
new government of Mexico. It was
handed, to the Mexican agent before
his departure Thanksgiving day to
attend the inauguration of President
elect Obrcgon of Mexico, December
Referring to his conversation with
Mr. Pesqueira, Secretary Colby .in
his letter said they served to leave
no reasonable doubt "of the high and
enlightened purposes that actuate
the present government of Mexico."
Famous Article 27.
As to" article 27 of the Mexican
constitution, long a stumbling block
vto complete understanding between
the two governments, Mr. Colby
said the statement in Mr. Pesqueira's
letter that it is "not and must not be
interpreted as retroactive or viola
tive of valid property rights," should
"allay the fears of those who have
acquired valid titles" in Mexico, ad
ding: "1 can conceive of nothing better
calculated to correct this misunder
standing." - "It only remains," A!r.'olby con
tinued, "to give these miflmderstand
ings a form which usual in deal
ings between, friendly states ar.J I
have the honor to suggest that com
missioners be promptly designated
i... iAk' n r :. . .,.i i,k 1 v:f.j
it uuiu iticAiiu 'dim 111c ujjiicu
-i Sides, to formulate a treaty, em-
bodying the agreements which have
been reached, the result of your suc
cessful mission."
v Text of Colby Letter.
'The text of Secretary Colby's let
ter, dated November 25, follows:
"The conversations which we have
had since the receipt of your no
table letter of October 26, 1 am very
pleased to say have been entirely in
pawi'eping with the i.spirit and tenor of
the expression it contained, and
have quite confirmed the agreeable
S anticipations it aroused.
"I think I may say, as one of the
results of- these discussions, that no
coubt can reasonably be entertained
of the high and ehligiuened purposes
that actuate the present government
of Mexico and I am fully persuaded
that you realize the friendship and
disinterestedness towards yomjcoun-
(Turn to Pace Two. Oolntnn Seven.)
Fires Reported
Raging in Cork
Great Damage Done to City
Hall and Other Buildings
In Irish City.
Belst, Nov. 30. The city hall
at Cork was set oh fire this morn1
ing and reports from that city state
' the Thomas Ashe Sinn Fein club
and the Charlotte quay are ablaze.
Much damage has been done, it is
stated.
Small Bomb Found.
Newport, Mommouthshire, Eng
land. Nov. 30. The police discov
ered a small bomb at Marshfield.
four and a half miles southwest of !
here, today.
Building Wrecked.
I'ndon, Nov. 30. A bomb was
exploded at 1 o'clock yesterday in a
building occupied by a hide merchant
Old Swan Last, near London
idee. A floor of ike building was
eked but nobody was injured.
The bomb, fitted with a time fuse,
apparently had been left in the build
ing in a grip sack.
Three youths of Ardee county,
Louth, Ireland, said to have been
connected with the Sinn Fein move
ment, were taken from their beds
last night and shot dead, allegedly
by uniformed men, says a dispatch
from Ardee to the Central News.
Present Prohibition Law
Likely to Stand Unchanged
Washington. D. C, Nov. 30.
The prohibition enforcement law
probably will stand unchanged for
the present at least. Representative
Volstead, republican, Minnesota, its
author, said he had no intention of
altering it in any way.
Prohibition enforcement officials,
Mr. Volstead added, have not re
quested additional legislation or any
changes iu the present law. Con
gress, however, may act during the
coming session; he said, on the bill
introduced at the last session by
Reprcsenttatives Green of Iowa, pro
viding for the concentration in fewer
warehouses of stocks of bonded
liquor for the purpose of insuring
more rigid supervision.
Great Western to Resume
Exclusive Use of Depot
The arrangement whereby the
Great Western and the Rock Island
railroads have made use of the
former's freight depot in Omaha
-ince November, 1, 1918, under gov
vrnmcnt control, was terminated at
midnight last night, officials of the
Great Western announced yesterday.
Hereafter the Great Western will
make exclusive use of the frciaht
Aeoot,
Woman Shot
T- . -a
Here is Mrs. Nina Dixon Weddington, 28, who is lying at the point of
death in the Wise Memorial hospital from gunshot wounds received
during her "last party" in the Monarch Garden cabaret, and her 6-year-old
son, Clarence, who is still unaware of his mother's condition.
Young Mother Shot on Her
Last Visit to Bright Lights
"We'll Go Back Home to Iowa Tomorrow," She Says,
Kissing 6-Year-Old Son Goodby Before Trip to
Cabaret, Where Lover Seriously Wounds
Her and Kills,Himself. N
When Mrs. Nina Dixon Wedding
ton, pretty young mother, who is in
a critical condition as the result of
two gunshot wounds, entered the
Monarch garden cabaret Monday
night she was determined it was to
be her last party.
Before leaving her room in the
Millard hotel she hadfkissed her lit
tle son, Clarence Melvin, goodby and
assured him that "tomorrow" they
would go home to stay.
"I want to get away from it all
and get back to Oskaloosa, la., and
mother and dad," she told her child
hood friend, Michael Smith, who was
stopping at the same hotel.
Longs for Peace.
''I long for the quiet and peace of
my home town, and I warit -Clarence
to be -brought up right. Jazz music
and bright lights may be all right,
but I'm through with them."
With this parting statement Mrs.
Weddington pulled her coat over her
slim young shoulders and departed,
in company with Howard Michael
son, 3003 South Sixteenth street. (
Two hours later she was lying all
most lifeless on the dance floor of
the Monarch garden and the uaan
who had introduced her to f!w:
bright lights which she hated lay
dead by her side.
Meet in Omaha.
William Barr, who had fired the
two shots that wounded her and
then shot and killed himself, was
from her own home town. They
had met in Omaha several months
ago, and lived tor a time at 2709
Dodge street. Barr had worked for
a roofing company until about 10
davs ago. when he was discharged.
Mrs. Weddington took her little
son and obtained a room in the
Hotel Loyal. She sought employ
ment without success and tried to
avoid Barr. She often expressed
fear that he would find her and sev
eral days ago moved to the Millard
hotel.
Unable to Find Work.
Her inability to find employment
caused her to seek some other meaus
of securing money, according to
young Smith.
"She only hoped to get enough
Colorado National
Bank Closed Due to
Lack of Funds Is Word
Washington, Nov. 30. Closing of
the Farmers' National bank of
Sterling, Colo., was ordered because
national bank examiners had found
the institution short of cash, John
Skelton Williams, comptroller of the
currency, said today. He added
that there was no indication when
the bank would be able to resume
business.
Action by the comptroller in the
case of the Sterling bank marks the
sixth in the last 13 months, treasury
records show. It was the only bank
to close its doors during November,
while in the 12 months prior to No
vember 1, five national banks ceased
operations under orders of the
comptroller.
Four Members of Mexican
Bandit Band Are Killed
Brownsville, Tex., Nov. 30. Four
members of the band of nine alleged
Mexican revolutionists, who crossed
the boundary into Mexico near here
two weeks ago and raided Ramirez.
22 miles west of Matamoros, have
been killed by federal pursuit troops,
it was announced in Matamoros. The
remainder of the band was dispersed,
the announcement said.
Fire Causes $300,000 Loss
To California Oil Plant
San Luis Obispo. Ca!., Nov. 30.
Fire of unknown origin partially de
stroyed the Union Oil company's re
finery at Avila, entailing a loss of
annroximatclv $300,000. It was nec
essary to drain two large tanks of
high grade distillate into the ocean
in oracr to cncfcn toe ujKe)
While on
are 1 i . -w-v
Last Midnight Partv
money to pay her hotel bill and pur
chase a ticket home when she con
sented to go to the party last night,"
said Smith. "A girl friend said she
would introduce Mrs. Weddington
to someone who had lts of money
and wasn't afraid to let loose of it.
"It was simply the age-cild jeal
ousy of a man for a woman whose
love has proven fickle that led Barr
to shoot Mrs. Weddington," con
tinued Smith. "He was worried be
cause he couldn't, find work and he
was crazy about the woman.''
Barr Not Intoxicated.
Barr was not intoxicated . when
he shot Mrs. Weddingtcn, accord
ing to Joseph Hammond, proprietor
cf a confectionery store at -Fourteenth
and Douglas streets.
"He came into my place and drank
a bottle of strawberry pop an hour
before he shot her," said Ham
mond, who is also from Oskaloosa,
la. "lie seemed .to be under a
nervous strain,, but he said goodby
as if nofhing were the matter and
said he'd he back later."
When Mrs. Weddington regained
consciousness in the Wise-Memorial
hospital yesterday, following an
operation, her first thought was of
her little son, Clarence.
"Poor Clarence," she cried. "He's
only 6 years old and he never knew
about my life." '
Unaware of Tragedy.
At her request the little boy was
turned over to Mrs. L. Dolson. 2648
Dodge street, whom she had met
when she was living with Barr at
2709 Dodge street.
The little lad Avas apparently un
aware of the tragedy which had en
tered his young life.
Barr, who had served in France
during the war, had presented him
with a German flashlight, which he
clung to tightly as he was led from
his mother's room in the hotel.
Hammond has notified Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Reins, Mrs. Wedding
ton's parents, of Oskaloosa, of the
shooting and they are expected to
arrive in Omaha some time today.
Hospital 'authorities report Mrs.
Weddington is "about holding her
own." '
16 Metal Workers Held
By New York Court for
Destroying Evidence
New York, Nov. 30. Sixteen of
the 20 members of the Employing
Metallic Furring and Lathing asso
ciation were arrested xtoday on a
charge of destroying evidence need
ed by the legislative committee in
vestigating the "building trust."
They pleaded not guilty when ar
raigned in the court of general ses
sions and were held in $1,000 bail
each.
While the arraignment was taking
place, the legislative committee, at
its hearing in city hall, six times
was adjudging in coutempt a wit
ness, Joseph Penny, chairman of the
Builders' Supply bureau, for Reclin
ing to answer questions.
Former Leavenworth Man
Wounded by Denver Woman
Denver, Nov. 30. Mrs. Myrtle
Ncal, 25, shot and probably fatally
wounded a man she saysi is Clark
South worth, 30, a former' guard at
the United States penitentiary at
Leavenworth, Kan. Following ler re
fusal to marry him, Mrs. Neal main
tains the man attempted to choke her
and in the struggle that followed she
shot him.
At the hospital the man said he
was L..F. Neal and that he was the
woman's husband.
Six Killed When Train
Hits Oklahoma Automobile
Muskogee, Okl., Nov. 30. One
woman and five men were killed and
a 16-year-old boy was seriously in
lured when the automobile in which
they were riding was struck by a
Lvva last uigm nut VaP Vu .
ITelhon e
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increased
Ten Jr Cent Boost Is Grant
ed Nebraska Telephone
Company by Railway
Commission.
Becomes Effective Today
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 30. (Spe
cial.) Petition of the Nebraska
Telephone company for an increase
of 10 per cent in exchange rates was
granted effective December 1, by a
ruling of the State Railway commis
sion here today. i
This increase is temporary and
will terminate July 1, unless some
other conflicting action is taken by
the commission in the meantime.
The increase is to be figured over
and above the rates now on file in
the office of the commission.
It is to be listed on all bills ren
dered as a separate item-, to be
known as surcharge.
The increase was grained because
of increases in wages, taxes and
ccst of material, since the finances
of the telephone company were last
considered by the commissionerc
cording to Commissioner Thornc
Brown.
Earnings Fall Short.
"Assuming that business for De
cember would be the same for the
rest of the months," said Mr, Brown,
"investigation into the business for
1920 discloses the company will fall
$400,000 short of earnings of
dividends on fixed rates
"During August, September and
October, the company earned prac
tically jiothing, about $6,000.
"Previous to this, there were divi
dends only in January and February.
Wage Increase Great.
"The increase in wages "granted
operators alone for the year totaled
$96,000. Plant workers were also
granted increases.
"This temporary allowance is
made to cover 1 the deep cost of
operation.
"There has been no real reduction
in 'wages or material, although we
believe this is coming."
Records show that the increase of
all revenues of the company between
1916 and 1920 was 31 per cent.
The increase in expense for this
same period was 52 per cent. Ex
change rates went up a total of 23
per cent since before the war, and
toll rates increased 22 per cent, due
to the increased traffic during the
emergency. The average increase
during the war was 21 per cent.
The railway commission is com
posed of Thome A. Brown, Thomas
Hall and-J L-G.-Taylor, .
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Bee Shoe Fund
Tops $400 Mark
But Much More Is Needed Jo.
Warm Feet of Fatherless
Waifs.
Over the $400 mark goes The
Bee's Free Shoe Fund today. An
other donation from Mr. "Thrce-in-,Onc."
a ''tenner," a "five!' and three
two's" received yesterday will put
shoes on several pairs of waiting
little feet and bring happiness as well
as comfort.
Onlv thtough The Be:'? fund or
by private charity can these iittle
children of fatherless families of very
po'r in Oniaha get shoes.
Can feu think of a more pracival
way to do a bit of good than by con
tributing to this cause?
Vt.ii ca; be assured th.it yc: r
money will be- used only for investi
uatcd. wcrthy cases. Possible
"grafters" can't work tl cir way into
this fund. bocause each and every
case h crrhflly investigated by a
committee of public sc.IidcI teach,-s
who do this without any pay.
Send or brins ycti contribution to
The Bee office. Some child is wait
iig for it.
Prevlonsly reported 3.0.50
W. H. Fryman i 2 0
"O" :2.oo
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Mitchell, Arapa
hoe. Neb 5.00
Mm. Rose Retelftdorf, PUttsninulh,
Neb , "M
Max Orkln 10.00
Three-in-One , 15.00
Total 40.;0
Woman Dies of Kick
Inflicted by Neighbor
Chicago, Nov. 30. Two weeks
ago Mrs. Anna M. Webber, aged
52 and the mother of several chil
dren, was in a quarrel with a neigh
bor woman. During the controversy
the neighbor woman kicked Mrs.
Webber in vthe abdomen. This
morning she was found dead in
bed. The physician who was sum
moned notified the coroner who will
open an investigation.
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prised to see hon easy it rvill he.
Watch The Bee for further details about this big con
test. It mill fe interesting to every member of your house
hold and it "will offer you an opportunity to nnn a cash prize.
You 11 have lolsofun, and fun that may be profitable too.
The contest starts Sunday. Be sure to be ready for it.
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rwj braska Highways, including the paa- I N. v $ I
f i meat of Main Thoroughfare leading x , t im-m-jjl 1
gJ into Omaha with n Brick Surf act- . N. Uti" j
bssj J.. A ajiort, low-rato waterway irom mo mi. W',fB8Bkl
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Ponzi, Wizard of
Finance, Is Given
Five Years in Pen
Real J. Rufus Wallingford
Pleads Guilty to Charge of.
Using Mails in a Scheme
To Defraud.
Boston, Nov, 30. Charles Tonzi,
t-iomotcr of the quick rich scheme
in which thousands of persons in
vested millions of dollars before it
collapsed last August, pleaded guilty
to using She mails In a scheme to
defraud, iu the federal district court
today.
Sentence of five years in the
Plymouth county jail was imposed
by Judge Hale. The court took in
to consideration only the first count
of one indictment of' 44 counts, in
which it was charged that Ponzi had
represented falsely that he was able
to pay interest at the rote of 50 per
cent in 45 days from profits made in
international postal icply coupons.
"Black and Tan" Cafe
Is Ordered Closed,
Following Shooting
TIip Monarch ffarilfti. nee-m and
w-hite cabaret, operated by LeRoy
tuoomhcia at rourteentn ana uoage
streets, was ordered closed yester-
rlsv Artinn to rlnsi if wasi talfpn
following the shooting there of Mrs.
XMina JJixon weddington, Dy
William Barr, and the suicide of
Barr, Mondav night.
A week asro Police Commission
er Ringer sent a letter to Superin
tendent Adams of the Welfare
board attarbinff a. renort from
Police Sergeant Summitt, who stat
ed that at 1 the previous Sunday
tnnrntner "he had nut out of the rilare
between 50 and 75 young girls and
men.
Althmiah thU cabaret wa?
opened in the early evening it did
not "get lively" until around the
,n;r1nicht hours, officers said. From
then until dawn it is reported to
nave oeen extremely tnriinng.
Man Charged With Killing
Albanian Premier Freed
Paris, Xov. .30. Avani Rustem. a
young Albanian student charged
with having shot ard killed Essad
Pasha, Albanian premier, June 13,
last, was acquitted. He was placed
on trial yesterday.
Let's Do It
Storm Tears Down
Telephone Lines
Damage to Property , of Ne
. braska Company Estimated
At $20,000.
A sleet storm which swept east
ern Nebraska Monday caused dam-
age of over $20,000 to property of
the Nebraska Telephone compatiy.
j Wet snow and rain fell in Hhe
'greater part of the storm area, freez
ing as it struck wires, crossarms and
poles. With the lines weighted with
this ice, many poles and wires
crashed to the ground.
In the Norfolk district of the Ne
braska Telephone company over 125
poles and over 500 miles of toll line
are down and 325 telephones are out
of service due to this heavy storm.
The portion of the district most
affected was south, east and west
of Humphrey, along the line of
Union Pacific east of Columbus to
Omaha and west of Columbus to
Kearney, with a big break around
Columbus. A number of poles on
the transcontinental line were brok
en down near York and Seward, but
this caused only slight break in the
service. Material was sent to the
storm area from Columbus, and it
is believed all service will be re
stored by the end of this week.
Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 30. (Spe
cial.) The first snow of the season
fell in this section of the state Mon
day, an inch or more cf moisture
being precipitated. Tlictp- is little
change in the temperature.
Upland, Neb., Nov! 30. (Spe
cial.) Franklin county had its first
snow yesterday. The storm began
about 7 in the morning and con
tinued all day. At times it looked
like an old-time blizzard.
Bank Cashier Arrested on
Charge of Embezzlement
Grand Rapids, Mich., Nov., 30.
Fred W. French, assistant cashier of
the. City Trust and Savings bank,
was arrested late today on a war
rant charging embezzlement of $5,
000 from the bank's funds, follow
ing an alleged confession to defalca
tions estimated as high as $300,000.
French spent most of today as
sisting officers of the institution in
checking up his accounts. The di
rectors today produced assets of
nearly half a million dollars to cov
er the shortage.
The shortage-Hi French's accounts,
directors declared, was due to
speculation in stocks and losses sus
tained in industrial ventures.
U. S. Marshal Shoots Doctor
! Who Resists Being Jailed
Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 30. Dr.
B. R. Woodyard, a physician, was
shot and fatally wounded at his
home here early today by A. L.
Reed, a deputy United States marshal
who was attempting to arrest Dr.
Woodyard on a warrant 'charging
violation of the Harrison anti-narcotic
law. He died later.
Reed said Dr. Woodyard attempted
to draw a revolver when they told
him they had a warrant for his ar
rest. . '
Geneva Meeting to He Held
To Organize Farm Bureau
Geneva. Neb.. Nov. 30. (Special.)
A meeting of Fillmore .county
farmers ' will be held at the court
house in Geneva. December 6 to or
ganise a farm bureau. Letters out
lining the work of the farm bureau
and listing the benefits of member
ship are being mailed this week from
the office of J.'L. Thomas, cguty
agricultural agent.
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Husband t o Push
Charges Against
Bandit Suspects
Woman Arrested With Man at
Alliance Said to Have Mar
ried Second Time With
-' out "Divorce."" '
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Alliance, Neb., Nov. 30. (Special
Telegram.) William Henry Kimble
of Cheyenne, Wyo., and a woman
drcsied in man's clothing, said to be
Kimble's wife- by an alleged biga
mous marriage, who were arrested
here several days ago, were taken
to Edgar, Neb., today by Sheriff
Secord of Clay county, where a
charge of adultery has been mml
against th man and charges of
adultery and bigamy against 1 the
woman. Charles E. Gooden of
Cheyenne, said to be the woman's
husband, has gone to Clay Center
to pusU the charges against the cou
ple, it was reported.
Kimble has a gunshot wound in
his shoulder which he claims he re
ceived through the accidental dis
charge of a shot gun in the hands
of his son while hunting near Chey
enne. The couple were suspected of
being the pair who escaped from
Bayard following a revolver battle
with automobile bandits October 16.
Bayard' officers came here, butcre
unable to identify the couple.
The man and woman admitted hav
ing been married at Edgar, Neb.,
last September, although the woman
had never been divorced from
Gooden. She said she diet not know
she would have to obtain a divorce
from her first husband before mar
rying another man. Kimble has
been employed as an air-brake in
spector for the Union Pacific at
Cheyenne and the woman is said to
have conducted a rooming house
there.
Work of Security League
Commended by President
New York, Nov. 30.-The National
Security league whicW has called a
meeting here to plan co-ordination
of patriotic and civic work through
out the country, made public a let
ter from President Wilson com
mending the movement.
"The idea and purposes expressed
in your letter of November 22 strike
me as admirable," said tha president.
"I think that it is highly desirable
that' there should be a co-ordination
off all the efforts of all patriotic and
civic organizations, and thus a great
er unitv of object as well as of
method."
The Weather
Forecast.
Wednesday: Fair and colder.
Hourly Tvmprraturrii.
5 . m
6 ft. m
7 . m
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... Mil a. m 87
... 3H IS noon S
... aft! 1 p. m !t
... S' t p. m !(
drr bnlb. 3ft: wet hulh. SIX;
At 7 ft.
relative humidity, S3. At noon, dnr bnlb,
; wt bulb, 17: rrlatlr humidity, tl.
At noon, wind velocity, 10 mlln n hour,
Yeaterday'i Temperature.
HI. L'w HI. L'w
Bismarck
Bnston . .
Huffslo ..
ralitary ..
Cheyenne
Chlrago . .
Ilenver . . .
lies Mnlncs
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30' Memphis to
New York 42
SO: North Pintle., ni
n a; Philadelphia
44'St. l.oult 48
IS'St. Pnul
4.pnn Fraii.-laiO.tiO
liti Seattle Pi
.K'hioiiz City ... ill
40
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Kansas City, . i'2
Mi)perft llulMln.
Prol"ri ittiuinentn lurintr th. i.r.V :
In it hour I'nm toinu. r.ttur- (..tlow
Nnith, 2 .tckro: rest. nd suuth, U
titti; wtsl, 10 Oegieea.
Loot Taken
By Collins
Recovered
Prisoner Told Inspector of
Hiding Money Under Stair
way in Home, When Ques
tioned in Kansas City.
! $47,260 Now Recovered
Keith Collins, last man arrested
in the investigation of the $3,500.
000 robbery of the Burlington mail
train in Council Hluffs on Novem
ber,, 13, told postoffice inspectors
where he had secreted the major
portion of his share of the loot,
$23,800, before they left Kansas
City on the return trip to Council
Bluffs.
lie told them that he had hidden
it in a frying pan beneath the stair
case at his home, 1839 Seventh ave
nue. Council Bluffs. As a result of
this statement, the telegram which
notilied federal officials in the Bluff
of Collins' apprehension instructed
them to place guards at once at the
Collins home.
Agents Guard Home.
Two railroad special agents were
placed in the home Sunday evening.
They remained all night and were
relieved next morning by two other
agents. No one in Council Bluffs,
however, knew the motive for this
action. Officials here merely were
complying with the instructions of
the postoffice inspectors who made
the arrest.
When Collins and the three in
spectors, W. L. Noah of Sedalia,
Mo.; J. W. Adamson of Kansas
City and W. M. Coble of Omaha,
arrived in Omaha Monday night at
'J:25; they did not come direct Xo
Council Bluffs. First they circled'
through the business district of
Omaha to elude pursuing newspa
per men. ' Then they went to the
Conant hotel, where Inspectors
Noah and Adamson engaged a
room and left their baggage.
Money Found Under Step. v
Coming to the Bluffs, they went
directly to the. Collins home. Keith's
two brothers were in bed asleep and
were not awakened during the
search. Two railroad agents were
still on guard in the kitchen. Keith
took the inspectors to the stair
case in the front room. The tread
of the lowest step was pried off
and the currency was found in a
frying pan underneath.
Then the guards were dismissed
and the party drove to the federal
building, where Keith was arraigned
before the United States commis
sion. He waived preliminary ' hear
ing and his. bond w as fixed at $50,
000. ; y .. .
Makes Total of $ 47,260.
This makes a total of $47,260 in
currency recovered since the crime
was committed.
Official announcement was nude
of the recovery of $23,460 in $10
bills at the homes of T. A. Daly,
Clyde Poffenbarger and Fred Fof
fenbarger, sr.
Throughout the investigation, the
(Tarn to Pate Two, Column Two.) '
Untermyer Will
Handle Rvan Case
Says Conditions of New York
Financiers' Affairs Require
Prompt Action.
New York, Nov. 30 Samuel Un
termyer announced that he would ac
cept a retainer from Allan A. Ryan,
New York banker, for the reorgani
zation of whose financial affairs a
banking committee i in formation,
providing such duties involved would
not interfere with Untcrmyer's legis
lative committee investigation work.
Mr. Ryan announced simultaneous
ly that he had accepted Mr. Unter-S
myer's ronditions.
Condition under which Mr. Un
termyer wi'l direct Air. Ryan's at
la;rs include that Mr. Untermyer's
son, Alvin, and Harold A. Content,
under Samuel Untcrniyer'a supervi
sion, handle the situation for the
time being. Mr. Untermyer'a letter
to Mr. Ryan, whose present finan
cial status follows soon after his
controversy with the Stock Exchange
after operations in Stutz Motor
stock, said:
"Such a study of the situation as
I have been able to make confirms
me in belief that your interests re
quire prompt and vigorous repre
sentation. The banks are manifestly
overwhelmingly insured and you
have an equity of millions of "dol
lars provided you arc properly safe
guarded. So far, I have found no reason
to question the good will of the
banks, which it is your duty to .as
sume until something transpires that
convinces you to the contrary, al
though I be'iexc that transaction as
consummated should, in justice to
you, be substantially modified."
Government Objects to
Proposed Packers Plan
Washington, Nov, 30. Objections
by the government to the plans of
the packers for disposing of their
stock yard properties were filed to
day in ihe District of Columbia su
preme court. The government's ob
jection dealt with the Swift, Cudahv.
Armour and Morris plans distinctly
as well as the proposal for forminir
a holding company to effect the di
vorcement of the properties.
Ex-Empress of Germany
Said to Be Rearing End
Doom, Holland. Xov. 30. (By
The Associated Prcss.1 Former
Kmprcss Augusta ictoria of Ger
many, who is critically ill as a re
sult of a heart attack, was reported
at noon today to be in a sinkins; co;i-
i (lition. At that tunc Mi? was tu
1 conscious.
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