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THE BEET: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY. MARCH 2. 1921. ! Youlh Who Stole $772,000 Is Held On Two Charges Defense at Xra Ex-Yank Who Collected Reward Now Writes Finis to Romance. Chicago, March 1. Two true billi were voted by the grand jury yester day against William Ualton, the 16-year-old boy who took ?772,000 from the Northern Trust company last Thursday. One of the counts H charges grand larceny. The other charges' embezzlement. This action was taken soon after E. S. Guenthcr, attorney for .the lad, announced he would make a plea of "mental deficiency" for his client. "I intend to ask that Dalton be examined at once by DT. W. J. Hickson, of the psychopathic labora tory," said Attorney Guenther. "All the features of his crime point to mental deficiency on the part of this boy." x Fight Over Reward. During the day a legal contest de veloped over the ?2G,0K) reward for Dalton's capture. Paul Draper, the former soldier who pointed out the young robber to his father, a constable, in the pool hall at Heyworth Saturday, has re ceived a check for the amount and deposited it in the National Bank at Heyworth. James Dennis, who picked Ualton up on the road and took him to Heyworth in his automobile,, claims he is entitled to the reward and has stopped 'payment on the deposit. He .pointed our the boy to Draper and was with Draper and his father ! it the time of tne arrest, i ' "It's pretty tough on Dennis." said Dalton today when informed That a ( fight over the reward for his cap j ture had started. i"Dennis was the ' one who really yot wise to me and ( tipped me otf to Draper. The two ) of them came intojhe pool hall to- gether. They will fight this out in ? court and the lawyers will get it ( all." Draper, who remained in Hey worth, when Dalton was brought to i o - - r. i' - - - !( for his future, lie telegraphed Miss Sarah Wood at Libertyville. that he t;aa received tne rewara. men lie I remarked to friends: "Well. $26,000 Nivill furnish up a nice little home tjon't you think it will?" I' His' telegram to the girl merelv said: "I got the $26jtKK) reward. May see you soon. Paul." Met Girl at Hospital On the way from the telegraph office he said: "I've known her al most a year. I met her at Fort Sheridan while I - was in the base hospital there. I spent 26 months in the hospital after I was shot five times in France. "I came home six mouths ago and though I was rated at 40 per cent disabled I have onlv been getting $8 a mouth. Say. $26,000 is a lot of , money, isn t it f ualton spent tne day in a ceil. Me had little to say because his attorney Tvarued him against talking further about his exploits. He took oc casion, however, to deny that Judge Laudis' leniency toward the young bank clerk who took $90,000 from an Ottawa bank had anything to do with his action. Denies Landis Stcry. "A lot of people are trying to get Tudfire I.andis mix-prl nn in ihis " hi I said. "Well, I didn't even think of , A that Ottawa case when I took that jmoney. There is nobody to blame nut me. 1 see How foolish 1 was r.ow. Those bank officials wete pretty good to me while I worked there and I shouldn t have treated them as I did." His two sisters visited him. at the Jail but the trio spoke in low voices to keep the semi-circle of curious just outside from hearing what they said. He spent most of the day reading magazines. Fordney Emergency Tariff Measure Is Sent to President Washington, March 1. Congres sional action on the Fordney emer gency tariff bill was completed by "the senate today and the fate of the measure designed to defeat the slump in farm commodity prices rests with President Wilson. The senate approved the report of its conference committee. 49 to 36. Ieven democrats supported the bill. While four republicans voted against it. The house adopted the conference report Saturday, 205 to 127. Supporters of the bill turned to night to watch for the next move. Senator Underwood of Alabama, minority leader, recently stated he had assurances that the x president would withhold signature. Due to the termination of this congress within less than three days, the president either can veto the bill or he can simply destroy it by a pocket.' veto. I Democratic senators made a final assault on the bill wheu the report of the" conference committee was taken up and for fiveTiours drove at what they described as the iniquities of the legislation. The argument availed nothing. If . signed by the president the ' law would be immediately effective and would remain in force 10 months. Arrival of Diplomats in Washington Causes Stir Washington, March 1. Consider able stir has been created in Latin American diplomatic circles by the arrival here, ostensibly on a mission of courtesy to the Harding inaugura tion, of Senor Luis P. Aguirre and General Felipe Pereyra, of Guate mala, two leaders of the socalled unionist party of Guatemala, which brought about the downfall of the Cabrera government and forced the designation ' of President Estrada Cabrera at the suggeston of Betjtoa McMillin, American minister. Aguirre and Pereyra, it is, de clared, are really here to sound out the United' States regarding recogni tion of the new Guatemalan govern ment. v To Cure a Cold in One Day tr GROVE'S Laiatlve BROMO QUIX1NB tublets. The (rrnuin hear the iKiiatur of JC. w. Otot. (Be sure ou get BHuMy.) sc. Wanderer on State's Attorney in Chi cago Not Satisfied With 25-Year Sentence To Seek Death Penalty. Chicago, March 1. The state of Illinois began a second fight for the life of Lieutenant Carl O. Wanderer when the double slayer went to trial this morning before Judge Hugo Pam in the Cook county criminal court. ,, On October 29 a jury of 12 men decided the former machine gun of ficer had killed his wife and unborn child in a fake 'holdup- in the door way of his home. But they placed his punishment at only 25 years im prisonment actually 14 years with "good behavior" time counted out. Dismayed by the failure of what they regarded as a perfect case for a hanging verdict, the state at torney's oliice at once decided to put Wanderer's neck again in jeoparclv Lby bringing him to trkil for his second murder that of fhe ragged stranger" whom he confessed having hired to stage the "holdup." The stranger, later characterized by Wanderer as "the poor boob" and "poor fish," acted according to in structions and met his death doing so. Wanderer emptying the contents of an army revolver into Jiis body. He then snatched another army weapon from his dupe's hand and poured a fusillade of shots into his wife's body, N Wanderer was brought , back to day from Joliet penitentiary,, where he is serving his 25-year term. His second trial differs in several re spects from the first. His twp vet eran attorneys. Benedict Short and George Guenther, are not at his side this time. Instead W. D. Bartholomew, appointed by the court to defend the double slayer, is his attorney. With him is Mrs. Irepe M. Lcfkow. Assistant State's Attorney Heath is in charge of the prosecution. ' Most Unusual Crime. Whatever the outcome of Wan derer's second trial his name will go down in America's criminal "his tory as one of the most remarkable murderers in the past century. It was the evening of June 21 last that he and his wife went to a neighbor hood "movie." As they returned home and entered the door of their North Side flat the "ragged stranger" stepped up and the grim tragedy as planned by Wanderer was staged ,in Railway Unions Want Agreement Plan Preventative of Civil War Among Industrial Work ers, Leader Tells Board. Chicago, March 1. A return of what was "tantamount to civil war among industrial workers" would be prevented by retaining of na tional agreements, the railroad, labor board was told, when it resumed hearings on rules controversy. R. P. Dee, vice president of the Brotherhood of Railway and Steam ship Clerk?. Freight Handlers, Ex press and Station Employes replying to the carriers' objections to the agreement declared that to abrogate the rules "would be equivalent to re establishing old conditions of armoured trains, private detective agencies and all the evils for wfrich they stand." He declared that the national agreements provided for an --orderly process of handling commodities without interruption to traffice in contrast to continuous strife." prior to January 1, 1918. "The old industrial order has been challenged," he said. "Forward-looking employers are beginning, to re cognize labor's right to a voice in conditions of employment. The "new method has been tried aud has re sulted everywhere in greater effi ciency. We are forced to believe that there is an ulterior motive back of'the demand for abrogation of our national agreements." ' Telegraphers Join Mexican Rail Strike Mexico City. March 1. Telegra phers and train dispatchers em ployed by the Mexican railway struck yesterday in sympathy with other operatives in the employ of the company, who wall?ed out last week. This line has acceded to the demands of the strikers, but in sol idarity with the men on other lines the employes of the company have refused to return "to work. . All lines are open and trains are reported running on virtually nor mal schedules. Government offi cials express confidence that the strike will be terminated, by the end of the present week. South Siders Raid Meeting of Ad-Sellers at Fontenelle More than 200 live stock men, bankers and business men of the South Side raided the weekly meet ing of the OmaI".a Advertising-Selling league in the Hotel Fontenelle Monday night. W. B. Tagg spoke on "Live Stock Interests." Bruce Mc Culloch, editor of the Journal Stockman, spoke on "Selling the Farmer." A special edition of the Journal-Stockman was delivered to the guests by pony express, a pair of cowboys in chaps 'neverything. Prizes of i ham and bacon were given away at the close of the din ner. International President of Rotarians Is Visitor Here Est,s Snedecor, international presi dent of Rotary, will be guest oi honor at a Rotary club dinner in the University club Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock. President Snedecor's visit to Omaha is unexpected, Secre tary Ray C. Kingsley announced, and for this reason the scheduled noon day meeting of the Rotary club for Wednesday is cancelled in favor of the night meeting. Adinira -Mayo Retires Washington, March 1. Rear Ad miral H. T." Mayo, war-time commander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet, retired from active service today after 49 years. Trial for Murder of 'John Doe J its smallest detail. Neighbors at- nav.iv.u uj int. bhuu 1 1 1 ij, luuuu Thun derer clutching the throat of "the poor b,oob," already dead, while crumpled up beside the corpse lay pretty young Mrs. Wanderer, bleed ing profusely from several bullet wounds and slowly dying. "Oh, Carl; I am shot; I am dy ing," she was heard to moan. To the police that night Wanderer sobbed out a pitiful tale of an at tempted holdup in which he had suc ceeded in shooting down the high wayman, but not before his wife had been mortally wounded. The police apparently believed the story, it was plausible and Wanderer had made an enviable record overseas, having risen from the ranks. Detectives Traced Gun. The detectives departed, leaving Wanderer alone with his dead, but taking with them the revolver of the ragged hold-up man. Then on July 7 Wanderer was locked up. Trac ing the pistol supposed1 to have be longed to the highwayman, the po lice had found that Wanderer him self had become the owner of the weapon two weeks before, borrow ing it from his brother-in-law. After a -three-day grilling. Wan derer confessed, at least, according to the police. Later, he wrote 'The Story of his Life" for a morning newspaper and declared he wanted Woman Slavs Man During Quarrel In Her Apartment Sweetheart of Divorcee, Glid ed for His Neglect, Starts ' Argument that Ends Fatally for Him, Chicago, March I. Herbert. P. Ziegler, manager of a tire com pany's- branch office here, was shot and killed at 5 o'clock this morn ing by Mrs. Isabelle Cora Orthwein in her North Side apartment. According to police, Ziegler and Mrs. Orthwein had been friendly since she was divorced six years ago from Ralph Orthwein, millionaire St. Louis oil man. when she was said to have received a settlement of $350,000, but lately quarrels were said to have been attributed by Mrs. Orthwein to Ziegler's attentions to other women. A quarrel last night in a North Side amusement garden occurred when Mrs. Orthwein and Ziegler met, each in the company of others. Later, she told the police, Ziegler forced his way into her apartment and when he became threatening. she said, shehot him. Police search of Mrs. Orthwein's apartment revealed a dozen un opened bottles of gin in a closet. During the quarrel over another woman at the Garden, Mrs. Orth wein told the police, she and Zeig ler threw wine in one another's faces and that Ziegler had followed her home, Ziegler was married, the father of a 15-year-old daughter, but did not reside with his family. He lived at a downtown hotel. Ku Klux Klan Is Denounced By Society to Advance Negroes Formal stand against tl'Kii Klux Klan was announced for the Omaha association of- the National Associa tion for the Advancement of the Colored People by . President H. W. Black at a meeting Monday night in the Pilgrim Baptist church, Twenty fifth and Hamilton streets, at which Rabbi Frederick Cohn delivered an address in which he declared the Klan is an undesirable element and should be discouraged in all com munities. Thomas Lynch, attorney, also denounced the Klan. Do you know why its toasted To seal In the 1 delicious Burley tobacco flavor. iuefw. STOKE CIGARETTE Former Army Lieutenant, - Convicted as Slayer of Wife, Faces Jury for Killing "Ragged Stranger." to be hanged as soon as possible to expiate his crimes. But when his trial started on Oc tober 17 he had changed his mind. He completely repudiated his "con fession,''' saying that it had been wrung from him by psychic sugges tion and police brutality. This lat nr contention of the defense was taken seriously by the jury, it was discovered. Also the efforts made to show that Wanderer always had been abnormal and that if he had killed his wife it was while insane. 1'he jury also was greatly impressed with the story ct Wanderer's sister of how his mother had committed suicid because she had dreamed repeatedly that her son was being hanged. The state based its case almost entirely on the confession, the tes timony of a number of newspaper men who had talked to Wanderer after his arrest and upon the mo tive that the former officer, tired "of married life and abhorring the thought of becoming a father-, had stagiS the fak? hold-up as a con venient method of ridding himself of his responsibilities and starting life anew. It was also shown that for several nights preceding the murders Wanderer had forsaken his wife while she made clothing for their coming child, and had escorted a 16-year-old girl to dance haTTs" and other amusements. But it was the vivid picture of police brutality as painted by At torneys Short and Guenther that the jury remembered when it retired for what was to prove a 48-hpur de liberation. Not one, it was later ex plained, voted for the death' pen alty, and only two for life imprison ment. Six believed .Wanderer in sane, they told Judge Pam, but was afraid he later would be released from the asylum for the criminal in sane on a writ of habeas corpus. S,p the verdict of 25 years was rend ered actually-1 less than five years for each of the three victims. Then started the demand to hang Wanderer by trying him for the murder of the "ragged stranger." The police again circularized the en tire United States and Canada with the morgue picture of the dupe, and a score of "identifications" were made. None has stood up, how ever, so that it is for the murder of "John Doe" that Wanderer goes to trialvtoday. Agitators Facing Trouble in Mexico Will Be Dealt Willi as Politi cal Intriguers Is Threat. Mexico City, March 1. Mexican, German and Russian agitators, who have been conspicuous in every pub lic demonstration held recently in this city, are under closest surveil lance and will be dealt with as polit ical intriguers, said a statement is sued last night by Rafael Zubaran Capmany, secretary of commerce and industry. American agitators have -been ex ceedingly active during the last few months. Members of the American colony here have become much incensed ever the boldness of the radicals. It is declared they contemplate not only aggression against Mexico, but also the United States, and have, ap proached Mexican officials with a view to arranging for their deporta tion across the frontier. The Amer ican legation here has been consid ering the feasibility of taking ener getic action. Columbia Record Sale Formerly One Dollar A Lower Price on 130 Retired Popular Numbers For a Limited Time Only This sale of standard Columbia Blue Label Records starts today. Here are records you've always wanted. Some you've heard and many of them you've heard about. All made within the last eighteen mon thi Including such artists as Al JoUon. Van A. Schenck, Ted Lewis' Jazz Band, Art Hickman's Orchestra, etc. Here are ' ' JUST A FEW OF THE 130 SPLENDID NUMBERS DANCE, SONG AND COMIC SELECTIONS 2895 "Venetian Moon." "Bo-La-Bo." ' 2699 "When You Look in the Heart of a Rose." "Salvation Lassie of Mine." 267S "Quand Madelon." "Le Tram." 2208 "Where the Black Eyed Susans Grow." "After You've Had Your Way." Don't Miss Come early and look over the com plete list of 130 Retired Columbia Rec ords. Remember that this price, 59c. applies to these 130 numbers and only while the supply lasts. SGnLLER & MUELLER 1514.16-18 ni AMA Phone Dodge St. fiAlMU lUi Doug. 1623 $10,338,509 Was Spent in 1920 to Elect President s Special Senate . Committee Finds $8,100,739 Was Ex pended hy Republicans ; Demos $1237,770. Washington, March 1. Campaign costs of electing a president of the United States in 1920 were $10,338. 509, as estimated by the special sen ate investigating committee which to day filed its report with congress. Ot this amount, republicans spent $8,100,739, while democratic xpen ditures were $2,237,770. The compilation took into account only the expenditures made by or in behalf of all candidates of republican or democratic presidential candidates, and of national, state, congressional and senatorial committees of both parties. Senators Sign Report. Senators Kenyon, Iowa: Edge, New Jersey, and Spencer, Missouri, republicans, and Pomerene, Ohio, and Reed. Missouri, democrats, signed the report, which was unanimous. While stating their conclusion that "the expenditure of these vast sums is a present and growing menace o the nation," no recommendations for congressional action were made ex cept that the suggestion was made that elections committees of the next congress should consider the ques tion. Constitutional difficulties may intervene to prevent legislation on the subject, the report said, but con gress should "take proper steps to submit" a constitutional amendment dealing with the difficulty "if it is found necessary." While the largest sums of cam paign expenditure found were those of the national organizations, which the committee said was $5,319,729 for the republican party and $1,318, 274 for the democrats, candidates who sought presidential nominations from the conventions accounted for a total ol $2,980,033. Wood Led Republicans. Major General Leonard Wood's effort to secure the republican nom ination involved expenditure of $1,773,303, the committee found, while tor l-rank U. Lowden tne to tal was $414,000; for Senator John son of California, $194,000; for Her bert Hoover, $173,000, and for Presi dent-elect Harding, $113,000. Expen ditures noted in behalf of other re publican candidates were $77,000 for Senator Poindexter, Washington; $68,000 for Vice President-elect Coolidge and $40,000 for Dr. Nicho las Murray Butler, of New York. Attorney General Palmer led democratic candidates in expendi tures, the amount being fixed at $59,--000, while Governor Cox, who se cured the nomination, spent $22,000. James W. Gerard, former ambassa dor to Germany, was listed at $14,- 000, and Senator Owen, Oklahoma, at $8,595. Two candidates in behalf of whom no money was found to have been spent were William G. McAdoo, democrat, and Senator France, republican, Maryland. Much for Senators. Something over $700,000 of the total went into senatorial and con gressional contests, the committee found, of which only $31,000 was spent by democratic national or ganizations created for the purpose. The republican congressional com mittee spent - $375,980, while the G.'O. P. senatorial organization spent $326,980. Through state committees, the re port said, the republicans spent an aggregate of $2,078,060, against $88,323 for their democratic competi tors. President Will Report War Fund Disbursements Washington, . March 1. President Wilson is expected to send to the house tomorrow a statement- of diV bursements made by him from the $100,000,000 special war fund. 1 2910 "The Crocodile." "Who Wants a Baby." 2836 "You Ain't Heard Nothing Yet." "Gome on and Play With Me." 2918 i'Hawaiian Nights." "Malanai Una Ka Ma kin." 2913 "Who'Jl Take 'the Place of Mary." "Mother's Hands." This Sale He Weighed Just 2 1 -2 Pounds When Born Here is an Omaha baby that weighed but 2'i pounds at birth. He is Henry Seedorf, jr., and is 3 years old now and weighs 35 pounds. He has been healthy since birth, accord ing to his proud mother, Mrs. Henry Seedorf, 6548 Wirt street, Benson. The picture shows Henry, jr., when he was a year and a half old. Double Silk Gloves $1!69 Black, gray, covert and navy. A splendid quality for $1.69. , Sashes and Vestees of Ribbon We have gleaming satins, light moires, patterned brocades, taffetas and many novelties. All widths and shades are in readiness for a season of ribbons. To the Right As You Enter Bugle Beads Long, iridiscent beads that come in all colors and aie wonderfully effective as trimming. Smaller ir idiscent beads to match. A complete selection is of fered now. Artneedlework Second Floor v. Lace Lisle Hose Imported lisle hose in lace patterns may be had in white, navy, black and cordovan. They are much more reasonably 'priced than sitk and are shown -in the same attractive de signs. $3.75 and $2 a pr. Center Aisle Main Floor Lorraine Corsets Are indispensable to smart, new apparel. Neither the lender woot frock- nor the bouffant tight-bodiced taffeta will look well over an ill fitting corset. We make a specialty of fitting the more difficult types of figures. No mat ter what your require ' ments,( wefeel Able to assure you a comfortable, trim-looking corset. Corset Section Second Floor A New Brown Oxford Priced $11 Made ofvici kid, withe a medium weight sole and military heel. A Sorosas boot very practical fox all outdoor occasions. Coupon ,d6ra& Co. 1 l Av m the 5oaiiDlay Bee devoted cllTfwly fo I Ke eHildf svmey SI 0 ' ILerv n7 mi Council Invites U. S. to Send Envoy To April Uleeting Concerning Isle of Yap, League Obliged lo Accept Decision of Supreme Body. Paris, March 1. (By The Asco ciated Prws.) The couticil of the league of nations in its reply to the American note on the mandates question invites the United States to send a representative to the next meeting of the cOuncjLto be held in April, it was learnedfiere this after noon. The reply was cabled to Washington b? the American embas sy early in the afternoon. Concerning the Island of Yap, the vreply says, the council was obliged to accept the decision of the supreme council. It indicates, however, that the whole question may be reopened if the Washington government sees fit to send a plenipotentiary to dis cuss the matter. Our Exposition of Silks DuringNationalSilkWeek We have grouped the silks on broad tables, in all the windows and along the center aisle on the main floor. The colors will detfght you and the weaves are a revelation of the skill of American weavers. Sport Silks Silks for Day time and for Evening Wear Are displayed and you will enjoy a stroll . through the Silk Shop. A Special Is Offered Wednesday, Heavy Crepe Meteor for $3.50 A splendid, lustrous 'meteor in navy, brown, black, King's blue, French blue and taupe. 40 inches wide. Priced during Silk Week, $3.50 a yard. Soft Sheer Nainsook for Under muslins tindBabies' Dresses Mother's nainsook, 36-inch, 45c a yard. Nagasaki nainsook, 39-inch, 50c a yard. Ayesha nainsook, 39-inch, 65c a yard. Nikado nainsook, 39-inch, 65c a yard. Shadow-striped phantom cloth, 75c yard. Linens Main Floor Haberdashery Our First Manhattans The patterns are beauti ful; you are already fa miliar with the qualities. The assortment starts at $3 and is quite large. New Neckwear NarrQW four - in - hands are priced 50c and up. Pure silk knit ties, $1.50 and up. Boys' four-in-hands may be had for 50c and 75c each. To the Left As You Enter o o o J Anti-Reds Get Partial Control of Petrograd Paris, March 1. At least partial control-has been secured in Petro prad by anti-bolshevik forces, ac cording to the French foreign office today. This, it declared, had been reliably established through information re ceived from the French mission in Hclsingl'orc. Finland. The extent of the successes won by the opposition to the bolsheviki, however, was un certain, it was added. There have been many defections among the bolshevik troops because of shortage of food, the mission re ported. ' The recent uprisings in Moscow had been "stopped for the moment,' according to the foreign office's in formation. Mining Company Loses 12 Year Fight for Damages Washington. March 1. The Conk ling Mining company tiday lost its 12 years' fitrlit anainst the Silver King Coalition Mines company for damages for copper ore removed from a vein intersecting claims of both companies in Utah. Needfuls for Babies Dainty pillowslips, hand embroidered in eyelet or French fashion on fine nainsook or linen are $2 to $4.50 each. Drooling bibs, hand-made and padded, are 65c to $1. Table bibs of crash with cotton padding are 65c each'. Rubber pants, a fine white rubber, are 65c a pair. Lace veils of wool or -silk for these breezy spring days are 75c and 85c each. Second Floor