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Aviator on
Trans-U. S.
Trip Falls
Lieut. W. I). Coney, Receives
Fatal Injuries When Plane
Crashes to Earth at
Monroe, La.
Engine Trouble Cause
By The AaMtrtatrd Pi-cm.
Monroe, La.. March 25. Lieut. W.
D. Coney received probably fatal in
juries today when hi airplane struck
a tree while he was. attempting 10
make a landing near CrowvMle, La.,
early today on his return transcon
tinental flight troni Jacksonville. Fla.,
lo San Diego. Cal.
The landing was attempted alter
engine trouble. had developed and the
plane fell about 75 feet. Lieutenant
Coney was flying over a swampy
wilderness in northeast Louisiana
when the engine got into difficulties
His hack is believed to have been
broken.
Had Engine Trouble.
The officer crashed with his plan.:
und was unconscious when found.
He regained consciousness some
time later, however, but was uiiame
to say anything except that he had
had engine trouble and was seeking
a landing place when he smasnea
into the tree.
The injured aviator is being moved
to Natchez. Miss., for hospital treat
ment. He is being taken over swamp
loads for a distance of 11 miles to
Winnsboro where he will be placed
aboard a train.
A village doctor who was called
to attend the officer said that besides
a broken back Lieutenant Coney ap
parently had received internal in
juries. Owing to his critical condi
tion the trip to Winnsboro was a
r-low one. t
Crashes Into Tree
I Residents of Crowville sa'v Lieu
tenant Coney's de Haviland plane
circling about at' 7:30 this morning
the pilot apparently seeking a suita
ble place to land. Finally the plane
was seen to swoop down ana crash
into the top of a tall tree on Mose
Lanier's farm.
John Bush, a farm laborer, was
the first to reach the scene of the
wreckage ind managed to extricate
the unconscious flyer from beneath
the shattered parts of his plane
Lieutenant Coney was taken to the
little cabin where Mose Lemtr live
alone with Bush, his helper.
Planned. But One Stop.
Lieutenant Coney's horn? is in
.---Coney "hopped off" at 1:40 o dock
this morning, from Pablo" Beach,
Jacksonville, ' Fla in an effort to
make a one-day, one-stop airplane
flight froni the Atlantic to the Pa
cific coast, landing at San Diego,
Cal. Dallas, Tex., was where he
planned to' make his only stop on the
trip. Weather conditions were
reported good, but strong head
winds which had been predicted,
were expected to hold down his
speed. ,
According"-to the route mapped
out, Lieutenant Conev had before
him journey of 2,070 miles. On
bis rcent flight to Jacksonville from
San Diego the actual flying time
was 22 hours and 27 minutes, but
the distance traversed was longer
than over the return route as the flier
got off his route and was forced
down at Bronte, Tex., by carbureter
trouble. ;
Th machine Lieutenant Coney
used on this flight today is the same
in which he flew eastward but it has
been thoroughly overhauled and a
new propeller installed. He wore
oiootrlllv hrztrA flvincr toes and
carried as food chocolate cakes and
hot coffee.
!'fnl VinndrrH nrrsons. includ
ing his pother and relatives from
his home town of Brunswick, ua.,
cheered him as he took off.
Scores of Naval
r ' r. o i f
Lratt oearcn tor
Missing Balloon
: Pntarnla ' Fla Xfarch 25. Naval
authorities have expressed the belief
today that the only hope tor me
safety of Chief Quartermaster G. R.
Wilkinson and four student pilots,
missing from the naval air station
here since they took the air in a free
balloon Tuesdav night is that some
vessel in the Gulf of Mexico may
have rescued them.
A dozen seaplanes, a dirigible, four
eagle boats, a sub chaser and other
craft along the coast were at sea to
day in the hope that some trace of
the bag or its occupants might be
found.
j i. Washington, March 25. George
K. Wilkinson, of Houston, Tex., is
in command of the naval balloon
which has been missing from their
station at Pensacola. Fla.. since
Tuesdav, it was announced today at
the navy department The four men
with him are Russel V. Elend, Belle
vile, 111.; Edw. L. Kershaw, Payne,
t . . tk n FMir of Lebanon. N.
Y.'and .William H. Trefrey. Salem,
Mass.
Excessive Speed Blamed
For Arkansas Rail Wreck
Washington, March 25. The de
railment of a Missouri Pacific pas
senger train near Gulpha. Ark., Feb
ruary 10, which resulted in the death
' of two employes, the injury of 61
- passengers, three employes and a
trespasser, was due to excessive
need of v the train in rounding a
tcurve, the bureau of safety of the
Interstate Commerce commission
announced today.
Thia accident was caused by
Engineer Sullivan operating his
.train around a curve at an excessive
rate of spttd, resulting in the out
aide rail tunbff ever,; the bureau's
report Mid, x
U. S. War Department
To Demand Surrender
Of Grover Bergdoll
Washington, March 25. "We arc
going to get Bergdoll if it is possible
to get him," Secretary Weeks de
clared today in discussing the case of
the Philadelphia draft evader now in
Germany. "I don't believe we will
recognize any statute of limitation
in his case if one should exist."
Secretary Weeks would not say
what steps would be taken to set
Bergdoll out of Germany. He re
fused to discuss the possibility of his
extradition by Great Britain for vio
lation of British passport laws, but
did say that he assumed that if the
state of war between the United
States and Germany were declared
at an end, extradition of the draft
evader would be possible.
Secretary Weeks announced .'or
mally that Brigadier General Allen
had made overtures to ht German
government looking to the pardoning
of Carl Neuf and Frank Zimmer,
Americans, sentenced to prison terms
at Eberbach, Germany, for attempt
ins; to'arrcst Bergdoll on German
soil. The secretary said General
Allen was optimistic that the two
men soon would be released.
Agreement in
Stillman Case
Is Disclosed
Separation Pact Calling for
$30,000 a Year Broken
When Banker Started
Divorce Action.
tliimgo Tribune-0maha Bee Ltasrd Wirt.
Xew York, March 25. Details
of a separation agreement between
James A. Stillman and Mrs. "Fifi"
Stillman, made in October, 1919, in
an effort to keep their marital
troubles from the public, became
known tonight.
The separation agretme.it was
l-roken by Mr. Stillman when he
filed suit for divorce.
Under the agreement. Mis. Still
man was to be paid $50,000 a year,
and .maintenance of the older chil
dren was left to their lawyers.
News of the hitherto unknown
separation agreement conies frcm
unquestioned I sources.
The agreement was the direct re
sult of gossip. To Mr. Stillnian's
attention the name of the Canadian
Indian guide, Ferd BcauvaK, had
been drawn. On the other hand,
Mrs. Stillman knew of the existence
of Florence Lawler, no-v the "Mrs.
Florence Leeds," 6ne time chorus
girl
Agreement Short-Lived.
It was agreed that Mr. Stillnian's
home should be open always lo Mrs.
Stilman and that their relations
were to be cordial. She was to pay
no further attention to stories t of
Florence Leeds and. others and he
was to listen with impersonal inter
est to tales about her.
The agreement existed hss than a
month. A person who had occupied
the position of Mrs. Stillnian's
counsellor, guide and friend, ex
pressed undisguised astonishment
when Mrs. Stillman said that 50,000
a vear had been the stipulated sum.
'What," said the friend, $50,000?
The wife of James A. Stillman. presi
dent of the National City bank, and
heir to many millions? it is absurb.
You arc inconsiderate of yourself.
His lawyers know he is getting off
cheaply."
And the agreement was upset.
Stillman Made Protest .
Mrs. Stillman spent much money
and bought many expensive things
for which the bills were sent to Mr.
Stillman. Eventually Mr. Stillman
WQnt to his wife and asked her to
ho less lavish in her buying. He ac
cused her of extravagance. Mrs.
Stillman reminded him of his alleged
expenditures on other women. Then
and there vanished the , October
It is nat improbable that Justice
Morschauser will file his decision in
the alimonv and counsel fees issue
late Saturday afternoon or early
Mondav. He proposed to spend all
Saturday studying the affidavits and
other documents given him Wednes
day by the lawyers.
Employes Accept Cut.
Auburn. X. Y., March 25. Reduc
tions in wages, ranging from 10 (e
20 per cent, have been accepted by
the 2,000 employes of the Inter
national Harvester company plant
here, it was announced today.
THEY are wafted to
pleasant heights, tired
nerves stimulated, ambi
tions spurred. It's an in
sidious thing, this narcotic
habit. Its victims slip down
the scale and awake to find
themselves among the
dregs of society. ,
An expose of the destruc
tive drug traffic in Omaha,
accompanied by vivid hu
man interest stories of men
and women it has ruined,
will be found in
The Dreamy Poppy
It's one of the big fea
tures of The Bee for next
Sunday.
Th Rotogravura Section for
the tarn iiiu offers full page
Eaater picture, beautiful repro
duction of the Plockkorst palat
ini, "He It Risen."
Pago Three of the Roto pre
sents some more of the honorable
mention pictures from The Bee's
recent 'contest for amateur photographers.
False Rent
Tender Is
Accusation
Landlords, Testifying Before
Legislative Committee, Say
They Received Empty
Envelopes.
Hearing in Omaha Closes
The investigating committee
named by the state legislature to
prcbe alleged rent profiteering
closed a two-day hearing in Omaha
yesterday afternoon, having heard
37 witnesses and collected 500 pages
of evidence. After a short executive
session, Dr. Harry Foster, chairman,
announced the committee would
meet in Lincoln early next week to
review the testimony and draw up
a report.
Foster and M. M. Robertson, an
other member of the committee,
made closing speeches, expressing
the committee's desire to restore
confidence in the community and to
provide adequate homes for renters.
"But we must all realize homes
cannot be rented for the same price
as two or three years ago," said
Robertson.
Landlords Testify.
W. J. Palmer, secretary of the
Drake Realty company, and Alfred
C. Kennedy, manager of the rental
department for Peters Trust com
pany, were the chief witnesses heard
Friday afternoon.
Palmer reported several instances
of alleged false tender of rental
money by members of the tenants'
league.
"We ooened several envelopes, on
the outside of which was written the
number of the apartment and the
amount of the rent, and found them
blank. Tnere were no checks or
money enclosed," he told the com
mittee. Only 15 of the reputed hundreds
of members of the league living in
Drake court are now withholding
their rent, he stated.
"J. E. O'Brien, president of the
league, moved out February 3, with
out any notice or' any offer to pay
back rent for three months."
Asks About Collection.
"Do you think he has Vnoncy in
the bank,, so you can collect on
O'Brien's checks for rent since July
L 1920, which the Tenants' league
secretary is supposed to hold, in case
the court grants you "the right?"
asked B. H. Mickey, a member of
the committee. .
'!I doubt if we can collect," re
plied PalnNPl''The last I heard of
him he was in Texas and had dis
posed of most of his personal prop
erty." Between $10,000 and $15,000 of
rental money has been withheld by
league members since July 1, he
said. ' .
Drake court buildings make a re
turn of a scant 5 per cent, based on
the valuation when the corporation
was formed two or three years ago,
(Tiira to Vmft Two. Column Two.)
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Electric Power Men
Request Changes in
Federal Regulations
Washington, March 25. Quoting
President Harding's declaration for
"more business in government and
less government in business," a com
mittee of electric power executives
asked the federal waterpower com
mission to revise certain portions of
the regulations for developement of
power under the new waterpower
law which were promulgated by the
old commission just before it went
out of office March 4.
It was the second meeting of the
new commission composed of Sec
retaries Weeks, Fall and - Wallace.
Just before the close of the last ad
ministration the outgoing commis
sion promulgated regulations which
the power men today acknowledged
to be about 70 per cent workable, but
containing provisions which they
said undoubtedly would prevent the
developement of waterpower proj
ects which the bill was intended to
stimulate. ,
Plan to Resubmit Tariff
Measure Without Change
Washington, March 25. Deluged
with requests for changes in the
emergency tariff bill to be put before
a special session of congress" pre
cisely as vetoed by President Wil
son, house ways and means com
mittee members reiterated that the
measure would be submitted without
modification.
Representative Young, republican,
North Dakota, chairman of the sub
committee which will present the
bill, said senators, representatives,
business concerns and farm organ
isations have appealed for elimina
tion of some items and addition of
others, without avail.
Ge.neral Haines Returns
From Trip to Santo Domingo
Hoboken. N, J.. March 25.
Brigadier General Haines, adjutant
of the United States marine corps,
returned here today on the steam
ship Colon, after a seven weeks in
spection of marines in Haiti and
Santo Domingo. . .
He declined to discuss the trip
before reporting to the Navy depart
ment. He left immediately for
Washington.
Hudson Motor Company to
Go on Full Time Monday
Detroit, March 25. Resumption
of ' full time operations effective
March 28, was announced today by
the Hudson Motor Car company.
The company has been operating
with a curtailed force on a reduced
working schedule for several
months.
Ohio Senator Boosts
Political Opponent
For Government
Washington, M
Willis of Ohio,
Harding and whdk
"boys and girls ii pecch
for Harding at ChicVfppealed to
the president today to get Walter
Brown of Toledo, O., into the ra
tional administration picture.
Brown, long -prominent in Ohio
republican politics, was Willis' rival
for the republican senatorial nomina
tion, but the senator is his friend and
well-wisher. He has been men
tioned as a likely selection for am
bassador to Japan.
"I told the president," said S.m
ator Willis, "that I thought it would
be a fine thing if he could bring
about a situation where he could'
bring Walter Brown into this pic
ture. He is not a candidate for any
thing, but I have urged the president
to select him for some place in che
national administration and have as
sured him of my support in any
thing he may do for him."
Eugene Debs
Returns To
Prison Cell
Soeialist Leader Refuses to
Answer Questions About
Conference With At
torney General.
Atlanta, Ga., March 25. Eugene
V. Debs returned to the Atlanta
federal penitentiary today to resume
the routine of prison life after his
trip to Washington,, where he dis
cussed his case with Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty.
The socialist leader, who is serving
a 10-year term on conviction of
violating the war espionage act, was
smiling and.- cheerful as he alighted
from the train and in the brief time
before he met the warden and was
whisked away to the prison, an
swered every question except those
about his conference and his chances
of release.
"I appreciated the "confidence
shown me by letting me go alone
and on my honor, to Washington,"
said Mr. Debs, "and I enjoyed the
trip."
"Yes. I'm going, back to be a
good convict again," he said smil
ingly a moment later, in answerto
a query as to whether he was going
directly to the prison.
, The socialist leader feels that the
Department of Justice has been
"fair and square" with him so far,
no matter ..what the final decision
is, according to Samuel Castlcton,
attorney for Debs. Mr. Castleton
joined him at Buford, Ga.. this
morning and discussed the status of
the case.
Chances Bright.
"Personally I think his chances
are good, but that is only" my per
sonal opinion," said Castleton when
asked about the result of the con
ference. "Mr. 'Debs made it plain
to the attorney general that he had
nothing to take back, nothing to re
cant," added Castleton. "and he was
not asked to."
Debs left here Wednesday morn
ing, his departure shrouded in
secrecy, on orders from Washing
ton, but there was no special effort
to prevent ' his return becofning
known. Warden, Zerbst declined to
say what train he would come in on,
but after Debs' arrival he made no
(Turn to Page Two. Column Four.)
Georgia Legion Head
Protests Against
Liberties for Debs
Atlanta. Ga.. March 25. Vigorous
protest against the recent liberties
granted Eugene V. Debs by govern
ment authorities or against his par
don, was expressed in a telegram
Sent by A. L. Henson, commander
of the Georgia department of the
American Legion to F. W. Gal
braith, the national commander at
Indianapolis.
"Georgia department believes sim
ilar consideration should be ex
tended to all criminals or none," the
message said. "Debs' prominence
makes his crime more heinous. Clear
distinction between oppression be
cause of opinion of free speech and
overt criminal act of Debs. This
department vigorously protests any
further acts of discrimination in fa
vor of prominent war criminals and
in keeping with previous action of
national body urges whole infl.
ence of national organization be
used against pardon of Debs."
Governor Asked to Grant
New Hearing for Mooney
Los Angeles. March 25. A reso
lution calling upon Governor Ste
phens to arrange for a "new and
fair" trial for Thomas J. Mooney
and Warren K. Billings, alleged perpetrators-of
a bomb outrage in a
preparedness parade in San Fran
cisco in 1916. was adopted by the
convention of the California State
Building Trades' council.
Chicago Man Recommended
For Indian Commissioner
Washington, March 25. J.
George White of Chicago, it was
reported today, will be recommend
ed by'Secretary Fall of the Interior
department for appointment as In
dian commissioner. He has been in
the government service for many
years and recently has had charge
fjt the Osage Indians' property.
Prominent Attorney Dies
Oakland, Cal.. March 25. Col
George D. Shadburne, for many
years prominent in San Francisco
legal circles and chief of scouts in
the Confederate army in the civil
war. died here today. He was born
in Texas in 181
Berths
Trade Plan
Reeled
!y Harding
Soviet Government's Over
tures Are Turned Down
Following Meeting of
' Cabinet Members.
See No Gain For America
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
lhiHK Tribune-Omaha lire l.vd Wire.
Washington, March 25. President
Harding formally rejected the Rus
sian soviet government's overtures
for the resumption of trade relations
with the United States.
The announcement was made. by
Secretary of State Hughes, follow
ing the cabinet mecling,at which the
Russian question was discussed and
the decision reached that official re
sumption of commercial relations
would produce no appreciable trad'.'
with a country which is being "pro
gressively impoverished" by the
communist economic system.
Production, the administration
holds, is conditioned upon the safety
of life, recognition of the guarantees
of private property, sanctity of con
tract and rfghts of free labor, and
until the soviet government effects
changes in its system which estab
lish a sound foundation for produc
tion and commerce, the United
States will be unwilling to consider
a renewal of trade relations.
Message to Litvinoff.
The question of recognizing the
soviet government as the defacto, if
not the dejurc government of Russia,
was not directly involved in the
Russian proposals and vas not
passed upon. The decision of the
administration was communicated to
Litvinoff, the soviet envoy at Reval,
Esthonia, m the following state-1
ment: j
"The government of the Unite1
States views with sympathy anH
grave concern, the plight of the Rus
sian commerce situation and desires
to aid by every Appropriate means in
promoting proper opportunities
through which commerce can be
established upon a sound basis. It
is manifest to this government that
in existing circumstances there is
no assurance for the development ot
trade, as the supplies which Russia
might now be able to obtain would
be wholly inadequate to meet its
needs and no lasting good can result
so long as the present causes of pro
gressive impoverishment continue to
operate. -
"It is only in the productivity of
Russia that there is any hope for the
Russian people, and it is idle to ex
pect resumption of trade until the
economic basis of production is
securely established. Production is
conditioned upon the safety of life,
the recognition by firm guarantees
of private property, the sanctitv of
contract and the rights of free labor.
No Basis for Action.
If fundamental changes are con
templated involving due regard for
(Turn to Pajto Two. Column Thrw.)
Bandit Who Robbed
Cherokee Bank Is
Captured by Posse
Cherokee, la.. March 25 A lone
bandit, who gave the name of Frank
Livingston, held up Harrison Steele,
bookkeeper in the Steele bank here,
this afternoon and got $560. He was
captured in an abandoned barn into
which he ran when a posse of citi
zens were "hot" upon his trail. He
was taken after having been shot
in the face with a shotgun in the
hands of one of the citizens when
he stuck his head out of the door.
The bandit had an autonlobile
standing on the street in readiness
to make his escape, but Young Steele
was too close upon him and the rob
ber was forced to take to his heels.
All the money was recovered.
Physicians say the bandit will re
cover. The wounded man said he
was formerly employed as an opera
tor of the Illinois Central and Great
Northern Railroad companies at Le
mars and Sioux Falls. He gave his
home as Hawardcn.
William Taft Describes
' 1 Delight of Bermuda
Washington, March 25. Some of
the history and tales of the" delight
ful life of Bermuda, which he re
cently visited, were told tonight by
former President Taft, in a lecture
before the National Geographic so
ciety. Direct taxes, he said, are
lighter there than anywhere else in
1 the world.
' Another of the island's claims to
! ,i;r. i, T;t .;,i
precursor of a famous national deli
cacy, the Virginia ham, for itc dis-
Virginia, was shipwrecked there and j
some hogs lie had on board escaped '
to the island and multiplied.
Woman is Held on Charge
Of Stealing Large Sum
Xew York, March 25. Miss Cath
arine Brown. 23, is alleged to have
embezzled $18,000 in the last two
years and lavished it upon a man
with whom she is in love. She was
arrested today on the specific charge
of taking $10 from her employer, the
Aranel Garage, on January 12, last.
Attorneys for the garage said she
had confessed to peculations aggre
gating $18,000.
California Bank Closed
Modesto, Cal., March 25. The
California National bank, with de
posits approximating $1,000,000,
closed its doors here today. Diffi
culties due to over-loaning are said
by the bank offcials to be the cause.
The national bank examiner is in
charge. The bank is capitalized for
$100,000 and its loans are chiefly
agricultural interests.
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Warhoocliee is 'Hard-Boiled' in Court
Indian "Princess" Tells Attorney Its "None of His
Business" How She Effects Cures; Sued By
Patient's Husband For Return of Fees.
Warhoocliee Areyano, professed
Indian princess, soothsayer and herb
healer, arrayed in her brilliant red
gown, beads, tinkling bells, feathers,
paint, 'n everything, waxed imperti
nent in Municipal Judge Baldwin's
court room yesterday afternoon.
The court room was crowded with
spectators attracted there by the ap
pearance of the gaily bedecked
"princess" as she stepped from her
costly new limousine in front of the
city hall.
The "princess" appeared in the
court to answer a suit filed against
her by Thomas Garup, 6805 South
Thirteenth street.
Garup is suing for the return of
$250 which he says he paid her as
part payment of $500 he promised
when she should cure his wife, Mary,
of epilepsy.
C. J. Southard appeared as attor
ney for Garup.
"What is your name?" he asked
the "princess."
"None of your business!" came
the "royal reply."
"How do you effect your cures?''
was another question.
"None of your business!" came
another reply.
Lack of Court Etiquette.
Whereupon the judge informed
the Indian woman she might know
something of medicine, but she cer
tainly displayed a royal and regal
ignorance of the etiquette customary
to a court.
"What did you do for Mrs.
Garup?" asked Southard.
No Successor to
Cardinal Gibbons
Now Anticipated
In View of Two High Digni
taries, Both in East, Not
Believed There Will Be
Elevation.
Baltimore, March 25. In view of
the fact that there are two American
cardinals, and both in the east,
prominent Baltimore Catholics said
today' they did not anticipate the
creation of a new cardinal for Balti
more to succeed Cardinal Gibbons,
who died yesterday.
According to the usual procedure,
the bishops of the Baltimore prov
iuce w'iil. meet in. secret . conclave
within, two months to sejeel three
names for recommendation to the
pope for appointment as archbishop
of Baltimore. The cardinal's throne
in the cathedral will be divested of
its brilliant red hangings, which will
be repaced by deep purple in antici
pation of the coming of a ncv arch
bishop. '
The new archbishop will, it is un
derstood, be one of the three bish
ops recommended to the pope, al
though he is not 'required to choose
one of them.
Cardinal Gibbons will be buried
Thursday.
His grave will be a niche in the
crypt under the high altar of the
cathedral. A slab of marble carved
with an inscription in Latin in the
north wall of the cyrpt will mark his
resting place.
Above this vault, behind whose
south walls lies -the six archbishops
of Maryland who preceded, him, is
the sanctuary of the cathedral to
which Cardinal Gibbons' parents
brought him as a baby to be bap
tized, where he was consecrated a
bishon. where he was later conse
crated an archbishop and where on
June 30, 1880. he was invested with j
the robes of the cardinalate.
Two cardinals mav come Cardi
nal O'Conncll from Boston and
Cardinal Begin from Canada. Mon
signor John Bonzano, apostolic dele
gate at Washington, will pontificate
at high requiem mass Thursday.
U. S. Deputy Marshals I
Guard M. & N. K. Trains i
Harrison, Ark., March 25. An ef
fort to maintain normal passenger
schedules was made today on the
Missouri and North Arkansas rail
road under the protection of United
States deputy marshals aboard trains
and patrols of deputy sheriffs and
guards along the right-of-way. A
reward of $200 has been offered by
citizens of Harrison and -Boone
county for the arrest of anyone who
jeopardizes traffic.
Mr. Phelan said that it was ex
pected to keep in force the open
shop plan for operation of the road,
declared by him to be the longest
railroad in the country operating
witn non-union employes
:,h' was -reported here that
McLathery, declared to be a
L. B,
a union
i .-ympatinzer. had been arrested at
Shirley, for alleged assault upon F.
L. Shirley, station agent at that
place.
Los Angeles Fire Causes
Damage of Half Million
Los Angeles. March 25. Damage
estimated at $500,000 was cone by
fire today at Los Angeles r.arbor.
A wharf, four yachts and the plant
of the Sea Craft corporation were
destroyed. A 60-mile gale made the
work of the firemen especially dif
ficult and for a time flames endan
gered other property.
The orgin of the lire is not known.
Before the firemen could respond to
a call, the waterfront plant of the
Sea Craft corporation, owned by the
E. A. Featherstone conipa.iy, was
destroyed.
Sweeping through the 'pl-int, the
flames reached the way, where four
yachts were docked for repairs. AH
were consumed in the fire. The fire
then spread to the timber yard of a
shipbuilding company.
The princess replied she gave her
herbs, roots and teas.
During the treatment, a baby was
born to the Garups, she testified, and
they wanted to name it "Hoochie"
for the princess, but she wanted
the baby for her very own.
"Are you a princess?" asked the
attorney.
"They call me that because I do
a princess' work," replied Warhoo
cliee. Garup appealed to her to cure his
wife of epilepsy, she said, and told
her she wouldn't take medicine, but
that he'd see that she took what
Warhoocliee might prescribe.
Denies Promise to Cure.
"Did you promise to cure her?"
asked Southard.
"No," came the stern reply with
a religious epithet.
Soon after the princess undertook
to treat Mrs. Garup, the husband
appeared at her "castle" and told
her the wife was getting better and
wa.s scrubbing and washing, War
hoocliee testified.
Miss E. Small, 2310 Cuming
street, formerly in the service of
the soothsayer appeared as a wit
ness for the defense and testified
she often took medicine to the car
of Garup when he called for it.
She said she asked Garup why he
didn't call for the medicine oftener,
and that Garup told her his wife
complained that when he did he
spent too much time at Warhoo
cliee's house.
This precipitated an uproar in the
court room as the crowd gazed
upon the Indian beauty and laughed.
The case was continued to Mon
day by Judge Baldwin.
Much Married
Man Gets 5-Year
Term For Bigamy
Arrest Caused by One of
Mothers-in-Law at Kearney
Found Living With New
Wife at St. Joseph.
Frank Taylor, who admits he has
been married four times fn less than
a dozen years and gave the opinion
that at least two, of his wives may
have secured divorces, entered a plea
of guilty to a charge of bigamy when
brought into district court at Coun
cil Bluffs yesterday and was sen
tenced to five years in the Fort Mad
ison penitentiary, Taylor was just
four years too old to be sent to tie
Anamosa prison. He is 34 and 30
is the age limit for the latter prison
Taylor ' was arrested upon com
plaint of his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Mary LaCornu of Kearney, Neb.
who discovered he was a bigamist
soon after he sent her daughter
home and abandoned her. Taylor
was confronted in court yesterday by
his wife and mother-in-law. and
when his attorney looked over the
evidence. the state was prepared to
present he advised his client to
plead guilty.
Taylor was married to Miss Elsie
LaCornu a year ago. In December
he induced her to go to her mother's
home. On January 10 he secured a
marriage license and married Miss
Ella Shipman of Omaha. T1ie license
was secured in Council Bluffs and
the marriage ceremony was per
formed by Rev. A. E. Vanorden.
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church.
On January 11 he wrote a letter
from St. Joseph. Mo., to his wife,
saying that he had joined the navy
under an assumed name and that
she would never see nor hear of him
j.gam. rurmcation ot the marriage
license in Tlw Bee gave the Kearney
relatives the first clue, which Mrs,
laLornu followed diligently until
she located the truant husband HI
St. Joseph, living with his new wife.
His arrest follqwed and he was re
turned Thursday by Dcputv Sheriff
uinaspy.
Diamonds Valued at $3,000
F'om. sewer
"" -io., niarcn iO.
Diamonds valued at $3,000, which
Mrs. Henry J. Shaw had dropped
into a drain by accident, were re
covered today by a city drain man.
The efforts of a plumber were un
availing, but a municipal employe,
armed with a map, found the gems,
tied up in a handkerchief, at a turn
in a 26-inch sewer in front of the
house.
Former Dry Agent Arrested
On Charge of Taking Bribe
Ixs Angeles, March 25. Leo
Gregg, formerly prohibition enforce
ment officer of Rochester. Ni Y., was
arrested by federal officers today at
Kedondo Beach, near here, on
charge of having solicited and ac
cepted a bribe of $200 from W J
Lawson of Rochester.
Re enue Collector for
New Mexico Is Appointed
Washington, March 25. Former
representative Hernandez of Tiera
Amenlla was given a recess ap
pointment today by President Hard
ing as collector of internal revenue
for the district of New Mexico,
The Weather
Forecast.
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Hourly Temperatures.
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RhirroontB In all dfrertiong hum) if U dur
ing h next 2t lo li noura may b tunas
Red Troops
Take Towns
In S
axony
Battle Raging Between Com
munists and Militia for
Possession of Hettstedt
Railway Station.
Demonstration in Munich
tliirage Tribune t'ublr, t.irltlit. - JU'Jl.
Berlin, March 25. The Berlin
government was officially notified
today that the communist uprisings i -in
Saxony have taken a decidedly '
serious turn.
This afternoon a battle was rag
ing between communists and militia
for the possession of the railway sta
tion at Hettstedt. Saxo-iy. At the
time the report of the fighting v as
received the railway station had
already been partially blown up by
the communists.
Red troops control the town of
Meresburg. Saxony, and the com
munist leaders are enlisting all men
and boys over the age of 15 to act
as red guards. The bitf Louna ferti
izer works, employing 30,000 per
sons, was seized by the workers,
who organized a soviet to operate
the plant.
Reds Holding Hill.
Red troops, armed with machine
guns, are holding the hill around
Eislcben, Saxony, and fighting of
the most severe nature is going on.
"The green" police lost '.0 kil'ed and
14 badly wounded, while storming a
hill in the face of heavy machine gun
tire.
The communists openly staged a
demonstration in Munich. Bavaria,
todav for the first time since the
revolution of 1919. A large party
of communists marched up the Mair ,.v
street of the town, dispersed a small
force of "green" police and pro
ceeded to the old city hall. There,
however, a large force of mounted
police routed them.
Reports from Dusseldorf in the
occupied zone, state that bolshevist
agitators arc spreading propaganda
among the allied troops.
Agitator Executed.
The high command reported that
an agitator was court-martialed
and shot.
At Mansfeld. Saxony, the situa
tion is most serious. Several towns
adjacent to it are in the hands ot
the communists, who refuse to per
mit the police or troops to
A communist member of the
Reichstag named Thomas was ar
rested in Berlin today. The direct
ing board of the majority socialists
have appealed.-to the workers not
to heed the communists demand for
a strike, declaring that the police
aud militia were not guilty of pro
voking the tremble. -
Former Omaha Youth
Given Life Sentence
In Toledo Murder Case
Toledo. O., March 25 Edward N.
TTt lfl woa fr,,int OMliltV flf See-
ond degree murder by a jury today
and sentenced to nie imprisoning
in tlie Ohio penitentary at Columbus.
The jury deliberated three hours and
45 minutes and tbok 13 ballots. -
Foley was tried for the, death of
Louis Schroeder and A. E. Long.
New York Central railroad detec
tives, w ho were killed when five ban
dits held up Austin-Breed, a Union
station ticket agent and robbed him
of more than $10,000.
Rovce Richardson, negro, was
found" guilty of first degree murder
in the same robbery and was sen
tenced to die on June 10. Three
others have not been captured.
Foley came here from Omaha and
Denver and had been in town but
lioo tat-e vL-hea he fell in with the."
gang that staged the holdup, accord
ing 10 me irsiiuioiij .
Wilson Rallies Quickly
From Indigestion Attack
Washington. March 25. Formsr
l"VfciHnt Wilson suffered an acute
attack of indigestion today, which
caused hurried calls for medical as
sistance. It was said, however, that
he had entirely recovered an hour
after the attack.
Dr. Sterling Ruffin. who attended
Mr. Wilson in the White House dur
ing his serious illness, arrived at the
former president's Washington res
idence first, in answer to the call,
and upon leaving at 2:20 this after-
noon said Mr. Wilson ,had so com
pletely recovered that he was able
to eat a light lunch.
Certificates Stolen in
Centerville Received
Centerville, la., March 25. A. D.
Crawford of Centerville received a
telegram from Kansas City. Mo., say
ing that $31,500 in interim certifi
cates, part of the $92,000 in securi- ,
ties contained in a pouch of regis
tered mail stolen from the railroad
station here last Saturday night, had
been picked up on the streets of Kan- .
sas City and placed in the Merchants
bank there. The certificates are non
negotiable. -
Heir to Fortune Plana Home
For Broken Down Laborers
Thermopolis, Wyo., March 25. A
home for broken down laborers and
a park to help make home life at
tractive for children are planned by
L., C. Leshcr, garage man, with :
$2,000,000 from the estate of his
rather, to whicf. he says he has fallen
heir.
"Pussyfoot" Goes Home
Hampton. la., March 25. William
E. (Pussyfoot) Johnson, prohibition
worker, accompanied by Mrs. John
son, left here today for their home
at Westerville. O. Mrs. Johnson ha
been ill of throat affection but is
much improved