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UNDAYBEE VOL. L NO. 33. laUraa! SMtnil-CIwi Mattar Mam 2. ISM at Oaaha P. 0. Uaeat Act l March J. OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 30, 1921. ' Mail l iO. Inildi 4Hi Zona. Dally Sunday. Dally Oalr. : Sunday. M Outilda 4th Zom (I y.arl. Dally and Sunday. Sit; Dally Only, $12; Sunday Only. 19 TEN CENTS The Omaha Agreement Reached on Naval Base hubcoiiwuittee Chooses Ala meda, Cal., as Place for Pacific Coast Station of U. S. Fleet. May Give Up Mare Island 17 Th, AuoclaUd Trtit. Washington, Jan. 29. An agree ment definitely recommending Ala meda, Cal., as a site for the new Pa cific naval base and for location of other subsidiary west coast naval bases, was reached late today by 4. subcommittee of the , joint ,. con Ki'essional committee considering Pa cific bases. 1 . Controversy over locating the gen cral fleet at Alameda was settled and the subcommittee completed its re port for presentation to the full com mittee next Monday The subcommittee also confirmed previous recommendatious for loca t on of an aviation base at ! Sand ' l'oiut, Wash., a submarine base at Sail Pedro, Cat., and a destroyer and aviation base at San Diego, Cal. An attempt to upset the commit . tec's decision to recommend Alaikteda for the fleet base was de feated after the subcommittee had heard several admirals. One point in controversy before the subcommittee was said to be the future of the Mare Island navy yard. The navy general board, it was said, in, favoring Alameda said that loca tion would involve eventual ibandon ntcnt of the Mare Island navy yard. The committee's report, it was said, would not recommend abandonment of Mare Island, but would propose i its retention as a repair station for vessels of light and moderately heavy draft. 1 1 I Representative Padgett, democrat, Tennessee, was said to have raised objections to the proposed aviation ( base at Sand Point, Cal., on the 1 ground that ainplanes could not enter it from every side, 'Senator Poindex tcr, republican, Washington, was said to Iiavc succeeded in holding in the committee's findings the choice of Sand Point. ' Detectives Who Sought Bergdoll ToBcProscdUted - Berlin. Jan. 29. Carl Neuf aii Frank Zimmer, the alleged Ameri can detectives who attempted to kid nap Grover C. Bergdoll and Isaac Stecher at Ebertach, Baden, on .Tuesday night, and were -arrested, ver! taken to Mosbach today for a hearing before the state's attor ney, who is conducting the prose cution. The two men who' claimed to be connected with the bureau of criminal investigation in Washing ton, did not carry credentials for entering the unoccupied zone of Germany, as their passports had been signed by neither the German civil authorities nor the military pass bureau in Cobldnz, says the Frank- . fort Gazette. I Officers in the intelligence depart- , mcnt of the American forces at Coblenz denied yesterday they had sent the two men in pursuit of Berg doll and Steelier, and an. investiga tion has been begun by them. They claim to have no information regard ing the 'incident except accounts printed in German newspapers. Letter Writer Is Shot in Gun Fight 1 Ft. Dodge, la., Jan. 29. Albert Stillion, a married man. 'was be lieved near death today and a com panion was sought as a result of a gun battle last night with three of ficers, Stillion and a deputy sher iff were wounded the latter slightly" in the encounter which followed the receipt of blackmailing letters by Mack Hurlbut and J. F. Russell, prominent merchants. The letters threatened that the recipients would be "pumped full of hot lead." unless Russell placed $1,000 and Hurjbut500 at a desig nated spot. Experts Required to Open Tekamah State Bank Safe Tekamah, Neb., Jan.' 29. (Spe cial.) Expert safe men from '0ma ha were required - to open the safe of the Tekamah State bank contain ing valuable papers and much of the bank's currency." It was neces sary" to drill the combination. The . officers of the bank worked several days after the combination refused to open the door in an endeavor to open it. Other banks in the city loaned the bank, money with which to conduct their business until the -safe could be opened. ' ' Monsignor Caroli, . Papal L 1 Nuncio to Bolivia, Dies La Pazf Bolivia, Jan. 29. Mon signor Caroli, papal nuncio to Bo livia and Pru, died here Thursday. As. a result life Bolivian presidential convention saspended its session yes terday, delaying, the election of the lirst vict president. A period of na tional mourning has been decreed. Lord Mayor of Cork Told To Quit America by Feb. 11 Wachincrtnn. Tan. 29. Donal J. O'Callaghan, lord mayor of Cork, has been ordered by Secretary Wil son i of the 'labor : departments leave the United Statea by Febru ary, 11. He is now in the country as a seaman awaiting an opportun ity to re-ship. ... . r Colby Has Dual Mission In South America Tri Secretary of State's Real By Counteracting Prejudice Against U. to High Exchange .Rate and Relation With Latin-Speaking Nation By WILLIAM H. CRAWFORD, Cklrago Tribune-Omaha Be Leaned Wlr. ' Xew York, 29. Few Ameri cans appreciate the possibilities of the importance of the Colby mis sion to South America. South America's trade and friend ship are of the utmost importance to the United States. Is it the nat-' ural outlet for our surplus material' and manutactures. The day has passed when America was sufficient unto itself. We can no longer be a hermit nation. Because of our im proved agricultural methods and ma chinery we produce Tnorc farm pro ducts than we can. consume. Be-, cause of our superiority in machin ery and the intelligence of our labor, we produce much more manu factured material than we need our selves. Consequently it is neces sary' for us to export our surplus. And South America is our best, most natural and most favorable narket. South America An Importer. During the war we had an excel lent opportunity to obtain coijtrol of this market. - Economic condi tionsiwefc so paralyzed in Europe that it was impossible for Europe to supply South America.- She her self was an importer rather than an exporter. Consequently . South Americans were dependent on us. Even now we arc in much better position both . Economically and financially to meet their needs than any other country.v Europe was so badly crippled fy the war that it will be several years before it is back1 to normal. Wc have had. Robber and Officer He Shot During Duel Here's Nels W. Johnson, confessed burglar, and Detective Arthur Coop er, who was shot by Johnson Friday night during a downtown gun battle. Wounded Of fieer Battling for Life Bullet From Bandit's- Gun Found to Have Pierced Kidney and Liver. Detective Arthur ,G. Cooper, wounded in a gun battle with a bandit- Friday night, is fighting des peratelyfor his life in the Clarkson hospital. ' At 7:30 last night he was reported to be somewhat weaker and in a critical condition. He was breathing with great difficulty. - A bullet was fbund to have pene trated his kidney and liver. It was removed through his baek by sur geons. JCo material change is antici pated in his condition for 24 hours. At the expiration of that time a crisis will be reached. ' Clearing House Statement Shows Reserve. Decrease New York, Jan. 29. The actual condition of clearing house banks and trust companies for the' week shows that they hold $8,875,150 re serves in excess of legal require ments. This is a decrease of $3,552,490 from last. week. , South Dakota Woman Burned To Death When Oil Explodes Sioux Falls. S. D., Jan.v 29. (Spe cial Telegram.) Mrs. Charles Hart inger of Mobridge, wife of a pro minent cattle man, died from burns received when floor oil which she was using exploded, instantly en veloping her in flamci Purpose to Restore : . . v therefore, about sixears in which to gain an ascendancy 111 this trade". During- the' war Soutli America was very friendly towards the United States. 1 This friendship, unfortu nately, and this predominant eco nomic ascendancy are rapidly wan inK. The South Americans are go- ?) iug back to Europe as a trade center asi last as hurope is preparing to sup ply their demand, and unless -. steps are taken, to counteract the influ ences that are working against America it will lose her ascendancy in. these countries within a few years. ' , Colby on Dual Mission. , Mr. Wilson was quick to recog nize this condition and he sent Mr. Colby on a mission ostensibly to re pay the calls of the two South Amer ican presidentsvbut in reality for the express purpose of counteracting the insidious influences that are working to discredit the United States in Latin-America. There are several things that have combined to prejudice Latin-America against the United States. They have no tangible expression, but you feck them everywhere. Merc are 6orue of them: By some uuknovui process of rea soning the high, rate of exchange against South American countries is attributed to exploitations by the New York banks. ' America is being penalized for not being bankrupt; its bankers con demned for South America's misfor tunes due to its own poor fiscal pol- (Turn to Fuse Tivo, Column Two.) ! Stoetkcr L e 1 1 C r To Legislators Is Insult, Says Dyball Statement Accusing Omaha Representatives Opposed to Muny Light Bill as Un American Is Scored. George B. Dyball. member of the Douglas county delegation in the lower branch ot ihe legislature, docs not conccaljris feelings over printed scatements addressed by W. F Stoeckcr to the legislators, . on the subject of House. Roll No. 1. which refers to a municipal elcctrip light and power plant for Omaha. .' "The text 0 the Stoeckcr state ment may be properly interpreted to mean that any legislator who honestly opposes House Roll No. 1 is not a good American citizen," said Mr. Dyball. . "Will you please see that these opponents are transformed into American citizens that favor self determination," Mr. Stoecker stated in his circular letters. Enters Protest. - '1 "I , maintain that Mr. Stoecker's statemwwsan insult to the entire Nebraska legislature. I am opposed to House Roll - No. 1 because of honest convictions and I .consider myself as a good American citizen," Mr. Dyball added. "I also wish to state that at least two-thirds of the members of the Dougla-s county house delegation are likewise op posed to this bill." Mr. Dyball entered vigorous pro test last Thursday afternoon before the house committee on towns and .cities, against Mr. Stoecker being neara betore the committee. 1he hearing was postpqned to next Tues day afternoon when Mr. Stoecker, it is understood, will make an attempt to be heard.' Mr. Stoecker has made several recent visits to tire office of R. B. Howell, general manager of the Metropolitan Water board, Mr. Howell being the chief propontnt of the bill. His Statement. - Mr. Stoecker's statement to the legislators follows: Will you plcasn help Riant the privlloso to the people of Omaha to exercise the right of self-determination, such an vas the privilege and right that was enjoyed by the elector that voted for you. Tho people that voted for you determined that you nhould he..thelr representative. Self-determination is the Inherited right, handed down to us from our forefathers, and should he kept Barred by all that live under the American flag. The citizens of Omaha come before you with the plea to get a chance to deter mine at a regular city election the ques tion whether or not they desire the exten sion of their light plant that might nerve them with the current for public and domestic use. ' Tre are a few members in our Poug las county delegation that oppose House Roll No. 1, and many of our citizens infer that these are not possessed of real Amerf can spirit that prompts self-determination. Will you please see that these oppon ents are transformed into American citi zens that favor self-determination. Members of the Douglas county, delegation aver that the matter will be brought before the entire house during the coming week, as some feel that this reflection on (heir Americanism should 'not go unchal lenged. . Peruvian Battleships to Greet United States Fleet Callao, Peru, Jan. 29. Several Peruvian warships sailed out of this port today to welcome' the United States Atlantic fleet, which is on its way to visit Callao. Several vessels filled with sight-seers have also sailed filled with sightseers have also sailed to meet the fleet. The advanced guard of the United States warships arrived here today, the squadron comprising the transports Solace, Prometheus, Bridge, Brazos and Proteus. 1 Police Fail in Attempt to Locate Woman or Kidnaper Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 29. Police and private detectives reported today they have been unable to find clues to the whereabouts of Mrs. Gladys Witherell, who disappeared from her home Tuesday night. They also are unable to find a motive for kil- 1 naping her. r $8,000,000 iploriiatic Bill Riddled Growing Discontentment Over Method of Framing Big Ap propriations Breaks Out ' In House Fight., Much Animosity Shown liy The Associated Prena. Washington, Jan. 29. Growing j discontent over the new system of j framing big appropriation measures broke in the house today with un-' expected fury. . i The upshot was the virtual rid- 5 dling of the $8,000,000 diplomatic and : consular bill, which was cut to pieces : on points 'of order. There was no j general attempt to wreck-the . bill; ' members simply suughc to register violent opposition to the manner of j its framing. Not all were willing to go that far, for many objectors were unw-yiing to seize 011 technical 1 grounds for its destruction. ,One j member, however, ' attacked itern. after item and they went out as with-1 out authority of law. Warning of Hot Fight. The attack served as a warning of what may be expected next week when the house begins consideration of the army and the naval appropria tion bills. It cave leaders cause for serious thought as to whether the ! supply measures could be put i through before March 3. i sHcretoforc, the diplomatic bill has I been prepared by the foreign anairs committee, in -touch with needs of the service. Jhc same rule applied to other committees, but under the new system ranking republican and democratic members of the foreign affairs committee, for example, were transferred to a i consolidated appro priation committee of 35 members.! Point Out Weak Spots. " This 'method virtually eliminated the chairman of the committee, so far as he was authorized to take any personal part in a supply bill's pre paration. The republican member transferred became head of the par ticular subcommittee on appropria tions, which tended to make him a more powerful figure on the floor than his former chairman. Jealous oii their old powers, some chairmen and committeemen, 'it was said, made no attempt to conceal animosity Or desire to take a whack at.the bill. The weak spot in the new system, according' to those bpposing it, was in fact that many appropriations were authorized, which had not been authorized sbefre and which were thus open to points of order There are ways by which the items eliminated may be put back, either by the senate, in conference or by special rule, giving them legislative standing. a Mondell Defends Plan. Defending the new policy, Repre sentative Mondell, republican leader, declared it was in the interest of 4 economy and that 150 members had freely surrendered their former rights for the common good. Representative Small, democrat of North Carolina, member of the sub committee which reported the bill, declared the system was wrong and insisted that members of the military committee, who for years had given profound study to the needs of the War department, more properly should handle the, army appropria tion bill. , There was applause when Mr. Small asserted that by this method 35 men actually were doing the work that 435 were elected to do. I An appropriation of $250,000 for post allowances for diplomatic and consular officers and $25,000 for the expenses of the United States sec tion of the inter-American high com mission were stricken out on points of order. ' The final vote probably will come Monday. Miners Will Fight Attempt To Reduce Scale of Wages Springfield. III., Jan. 29. John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, while visiting his home here today, advised that the miners' union will oppose any attempts to reduce wages of miners. "We feel," he said, "that wages now paid are low enough to permit the salb of coal at a reasonable price. Wages for both .anthracite and bituminous miners will continue in effect until March 31, 1921." , - Work Trains Sideswipe And Kill One, Four Injured Salt Lake City, Utfch, Jan. 29. One work train sidevswiping another work train at Knight, Wyo., last nightresulted in the death of an engineer and in the injury to four other employes of the Union Pa cific system, according to word re ceived here today. s WHERE TQ FIN a the Big Features of The Sunday Bee What Automatic Telephone Serv ice Means to Omaha, by J. T. Arm strongPart 4, Page 1. Sports PartT" 3. Spectacular Launching of U. S S. Omaha at Tacoma Rotogravure Section, Page 1. Women's News and Features Part 2. , Married Life of Helen and Warren Part 4, Page 8. Letters of A Home-made Father to His Son Part 4, Page 2. What a Day Off Means to the Movie Stars Rotogravure Section, Page 2. Montague in Prose Part 4, Page 1. , Heart Secrets of A Fortune Teller Part 4, Page 8. Gibson" Cartoon Part 4, Page 8. An Bill Prepared To Reduce State Congressmen Politicians Oppose Reduction While-Southern States Get Representatives for Non- Voters. Lincoln, Jan. 29. (Special.) A bill to reapportion-. Nebraska con gressional districts, as made neces sary by federal action which pro vides for five .instead of six' Nebras ka congressmen, will be introduced in the state legislature Monday. Under present plans it will not be rushed through legislative channels. It will be held in obeyance untif there is no doubt but that Nebraska will really lose, one congressman. Politicians Show Teeth, Nebraska politicians are beginning to show their teeth at Washington over the attempt to reduce congressmen- in ratio to the federal census. State officers here this week de clared sych procedure was absolutely unfair, as southern 'states, with less voters than ' Nebraska, are getting many more? representatives. While the population of the southern states is greater, in many instances, their voting population is less, and, it is argued, that by the wildest flight of imagination southern representatives do not attempt .to represent the large negro population which is respon sible' for the large number of repre sentatives from .those states. Vote in 1916. In the 1916 presidential lection these were 289,912 votes cast in North Carolina against 286,177 in Nebraska: North Carolna with its negro population, whici is denied suffrage, has 10 congressman against six for 'Nebraska, with a threat hanging over Nebraska's head that there may be one less "before this session is. over. ; ! , ' The voting population of other southern states and the number of congressmen representing these states follow: . Alabama, 131,177 with 10 con gressmen.' ' v . Arkansas, 168,310 with seven con gressmen. , Florida, 80,803 with four con gressmen. Georgia, 158,690 with 12 congress men. Louisana, 92,982 with eight con gressmen. North Carolina, 289,912 with 10 congressmen, ' 11 South Carolina, 63,531 with seven congressmen. ConservatorAppoi nted . For Estate of Chicagoan Chicago, Jan. 29. A trust com pany was appointed conservator for the estate of George F. Steger, un til recently treasurer of the Steger & Sons' Piano company. He was declared mentally incompetent and financially irresponsible in Judge Homer's probate court yesterday. It developed at the hearing that Steger had accepted hundreds of loans from foreign born residents and had paid interest rates as high as 50 per cent and that the $1,000,000 estate left him by his father, the founder of the piano company, had dwindled to about $150,000. Stcger's invest ments proved unprofitable. ' One man is said to have obtained $J0O,0OO from Steger in settling a loan originally amounting to $1,000 and now has a suit on file for $130.- 1 000 additional. Unwelcome Censor Negro Confesses tor , Murder for Chicken Chicago, Jan. 29. In exchange for a meal of fried" chicken Roscoe Thompson, a negro, confessed, to killing Rev. "G. L. Burrage, also colored. '' "It was a joke n me," Thompson said to the-police who provided the chicken. "I went, to all the trouble of killing him and cut his head near ly off with a razor and all I got out of it was $2 and a bum watch. Gee, this chicken is good." i House Votes to Accept Morgan London Home As American Embassy Washington, Jan. 29. The house voted to authorize the secretary of state to accept the offer of the resi dence of, J.. P. Morgan in London as an Amcijican embassy. Accept ance of the gift was proposed by Representative Walsh, republican, Massachusetts. The house also voted to appro priate $150,000 for the purchase of an embassy in Paris. Both proposi tions were offered as amendments to the diplomatic and consular bill. The amendment for the acquisi tion of , the property for the Paris embassy was offered by Representa tive Longworth, republican, Ohio, who said that on account of the pre vailing rates of exchange, property ordinarily costing approximately $500,000 could be purchased for $150, 000. San Francisco Newspapers ' To RaiseHates February .1 San Francisco, Jan. 29. Newspa pers of San Francisco and Oakland will increase their subscription rates beginning February 1, according to an announcement to be published by them tomorrow. Increased cost of production is the reason. The morning dailies of San Fran cisco will be $1.15 a month, instead cf 90 cents. Two San , Francisco evening papers will raise from 55 cents to 75 cents a month and from 3 cents to 5 cents a copy, while a third paper will sell at 60 cents a month, instead of 50. cents, and at 3 cents a- copy instead of 2 cents. Ap proximately equal increases will be announced by. two evening publica tions of Oakland. " New $30,000,000 Potash ' Firm Organized in Utah Salt Lake City, Jan. 29. The In dustrial Potash corporation,- capi talized at $30,000,000, has been in corporated . here to exploit the im mense alunite deposits in the Mount Baldy, the Ohio and the Durkee mining districts near Marysvale, Utah. The construction of a plant capable of handling 10,000 tons of alunite ore per day and the expendi ture of $1,000,000 in the development of the holdings is contemplated, ac cording to Louis Grollman of Chi cago. ' York Man, on Trip to South, Stops Off at Washington Washington, D. C, Jan. 29. (Spe cial Telegram.) O. S. Gilmore of York, Neb., is in Washington, cn route to Florida. Mr. Gilmore is in terested in the federal road project No. 143. which extends from York to Fairmont, Neb. A controvinsy has arisen as to whether the west road out of York or the cast road Should be designated. Mr. Gilmore lis in favor of the cast' road. Authorities Now Near Solution of Kidnaping Case Decline, to Say Whether Death Of Two in Auto Crash Has Bearing on Disappearance , Of Los Angeles Woman. liy The Asociated Frc. v Los Angeles, Jan. 29. The mys tery of the disappearance Tuesday of Mrs. Gladys Witherell, wife of O. S. Witherell, investment company head, was somewhat nearer a solu tion late today, "police and private jdctectives investigating the case said. The police declined to say whether they . considered the deaths of Charles Beverly, former business as sistant of .Wifhcrell-, and Mrs. Elda Westrem. Tenncy, Witherell's sten ographer, in an automobile accident early today had any bearing upon the case. , Beverly and M&s. Tcnney lost their lives when the machine in which they were riding struck a street car and was overturned. Following this hear was another in which were sever al detectives from a private agency retaind by Witherell. Nick Harris, head of the agency, said there had been a purpose in having the Beverly car trailed, but declined to state what it was. He admitted Beverly had questioned about the disappearance of Mrs. Witherell but said there had never been the slightest reason to investi gate the movements of Mrs. T,enney or those of- Harry Glazier or Miss Mary Worthenbtrg. who were in jured m tlie accident. Beverly, he said, was questioned about a report he had been seen to take a bundle of -woman's clothing into a hotel. Omaha Coal Man Ordered . To Produce AH Records Washington, Jan. 29. Randall' K. Brown, a wholesale coal man of Omaha, was ordered today by the senate manufacturers' committee to produce, records of all his coal sales and purchases during .1920'. He ap peared to oppose the Calder coal regulation bill, but professed inabil- . duswiT uciiuuciy questions as to cost, selling price andifreight charges on his. $1,250,000 annual business. Chairman La Follette in sisted that the entire record be brought o Washington. Alaska Leads Country in Purchase of Thrift Stamps Washington, Jan. 29. Sale of thrift' stamps and other treasury securities were greater per capija in Alaska during 1920 than in any state, the Treasury department an nounced. The average investment in Alaska by every man, woman and child was $2.20. Ohio led the states with a per capita of $1.50. The Weather Forecast. Sunday fair and colder. Hourly Ti'niiTKtiirrt. ft ft. m . .XS . in : T a. 111 ...3! H a. 111 XI V a. in .14 10 , m. :u 11 m. m ;l 1 p. in. S 11. in. 3 . hi. 4 p. 5 p. .m. . s-i . SI . .St . .81 . .81 . .31 p. 111. 7 p. ni. l'i 110011 ." I . ShlmiM-V llullrtln rrotfet vhlpmouta tturlnir th rr t J in .1 nnurs rrom temprntnrffl na lory: North and Ti-rat, 10 degrrra' una aoutb. li degrcca. fnl-eaal Police Seek 2 Bandits In Omaha Gunmen, Wanted in Connec lion With Cleveland Roh bery, Believed Hiding In This City. r Pictures Are Identified Omaha police are'scouring the city for two alleged bandits, believed to be in hiding here, who are wanted in connection with the robbery of $9,50(1 from a bank messenger at Cleveland, O., January 7. V Pictures and ' bertillon measure ments of the two men, Frank: Ste ward and John Bnrke, were received by Omaha police yesterday after noon from Cleveland authorities, to gether with a message stating that the- alleged gunmen are thought to be in Omaha. Reward of J900 Offered. A reward of $900 has been offered for the capture of the men. Earl Heminger, member of the waiters' union here, has positively identified the pictures as those of former restaurant waiters in Omaha, according to Acting Chief of Detec tives Jack Pszanowski. The two men were working in Omaha the first few days in January, Heminger is said to have asserted to police. Frank Foley, who was captured by Toledo, O., police, following the dar ing robbery in which two detectives were killed, is said to have confessed and implicated Steward and Burke, Foley gave his address as Omaha. . ; Four in Gang Escape. The other four of the bandit quintet escaped. Omaha police are making a thor ough search of the city for Steward and Burke, who are said to be dangerous criminals 1 and likely to put up a desperate battle for free dom if cornered. The $9,S00 stolen in the Cleveland holdup belonged to the New York Central railroad and was being con veyed to a bank by the messenger at the time of the robbery. Both Steward and Burke have police records, according to informa tion received from Cleveland author ities. 1 MPoliceDiein Irish Disorders Up To Last Monday ' -' 7 Dublin, Jan. 29. The official sum mary of the events in Ireland for the week ending Monday, January 24, says that there were 42 attacks on police and military; seven fatal assaults em police, of which five were cold-blooded assassinations, and 43 raids on the mails. There were. 72 courts-martial, at . which 60 convictions were , secured and 18 sentences of penal servitude from three to 10 years were imposed, and one life sentence for the at tempted murder of a constable. There were 34 additional intern ment's, making the total to date 1,463. The total record of outrages to date is given as follows: Court houses destroyed, 69: raids on mails, 500; police barracks de stroyed, 535; barracks damaged, 194; military killed, 54, and wounded, 127; police killed, 199, and wounded, 311. Mystery Surrounds Delay in Examination of Dead Man's Stomach Norfolk. Neb., Jah. 29. (Special Telegram.) Authorities here were notified late Saturday that the ex amination into the stomach of Gus Bathke, Norfolk man who is be lieved to have died from poisonous wnisKy, nas Deen made almost im possible due to the, fact that the stomach winch was sent to the University hospital at Omaha, was misteriously delayed in transit. The stomach was sent from Norfolk Sunday night and did not arrive in me umaiia hospital until late Thurs- ' day afternoon. Decomposition, it is feared, may. make positive examina tion difficult. , News of the delay has caused some consternation here due to the -great local interest attached to the' case. Bathke was buried Thursday afternoon. He died Sunday from what was reported to have been the ; result of drinking moonshine whisky last Saturday night Pennsylvania Firehug" Given Long Prison Term I'niontown, Ta., Jan. Albert Smith, 19. son of a wealthy real estate owner of Fairhope. Pa., plead ed guilty in criminal court to 13 charges of , arson, and was sen tenced to serve not less than 42 or more than 85 years in the West ern penitentiary dt Pittsburgh. Smith was arrested several weeks ago after the entire countryside had been aroused by a serious of in ccdiarv fires which caused no less than $750,000 loss. . Italy Claims Medieval Music Manuscripts of Sunderbacli Vienna, Jan. 29 Italy has laid claim to tlte famous collection of medieval music manuscripts made by Johann Sunderbacli, an Austrian priest, who late iu the 15th century became bishop of Trent. This col lection was bought by -Austria from Tren in 1S90 and comprises 158 pieces of the earliest French, Ger man, English, Italian and Latin scores, forming a history of music from 1000 to 1400 A. D, i 1 WW f '- .' j- j l.trJ. -V; Ba. 'A..