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THE iEK: OMAHA. .TLUSJJAX. AUGUST '2, 1921. Com in Paris of Nebraska Suffers From Lack of Rain Phone Patrons On Strike Vote To "Sit Tight" Bloontfield Subscribers, at Meeting on Rate Raise, De cide Against Audit of. Mrs. J. M. MetcalPs Sister Dies in Omaha July's Weather Figure Breaks Another Record Nebraska Girl Will Lecture on Near East Man Killed bv I.W.W. Hoboes on Freight Train Holdups, ollii) Tramps And Forcing Them' to Sign Cards, Shoot When He Ureaks Away. Kairhurv, Neb., Aug. 1. (Special Fugitive Banker's Family i Condition of Crop in Main Holt, HowcVcr, Is Excellent, Declares Hureau of Estimates. Lincoln, Aug. 1. While the con dition of corn is excellent in the main corn belt of Nebraska, parts of the south central and western coun ties have suffered from a lack of moisture, according to the weekly report of A. E. Anderson of the fed eral bureau of crop estimates. He t'lso says that much of the wheat in the southeastern quarter has badly bleached by rains and the test weights are running low. Although much of the ccm crop is nearly made, all of the crop could make use of a heavy general rain, the report states, to "put on the finishing touches." Parts of the south central and western counties have suffered from drouth and the damage ranges front slight to 50 per cent. Kearney, I'helps and Harlan counties arc reported badly dam aged. Showers appear to have been local in the southwestern and west ern counties and considerable corn is reported damaged there also. Wheat Is Damaged. The July1' rains damaged the un Ihreshed shock wheat in the south eastern quarter of the state by blaching and lowering the test weight. The quality of wheat west of this section is generally excellent, i c Ih.ra itae loca toin ntil miiMi nt 11.1 111. I I CvJ IIJ 11 111 llllll 1..11V.1, VI the wheat is cut with the header and ttac!cd. Many of the farmers are now plowing for fall wheat. J. he reports on 6ats vary, but the report states that the yield may equal the 10-year average. There has been some damage to the grains from rains. The reports on spring wheat show further damage to that crop from drouth. Drouth Has Been Felt. Reports on the potato crop are being lowered slightly each week. The harvest of the early commercial potato crop in the Kearney district continues, but the drouth and high temperatures make early picking necessary to prevent injury to the potatoes. Some parts of the ' dry land commercial section in western Nebraska need moisture. Some of the cane and sudan grass fields in Kearney and Phelps coun ties are badly burned, according to the report, which states thatwhen Mich drouth-resisting crops are in jured to that extent a severe drouth n indicated. The wheat stubble fields there are not green with veg etation as they are at Hastings and Red Cloud. Tlowing in Fhelps county is rather difficult, due to the dry, hard soil, the crop report states. Knights of Columbus Refuse to Join Move I Hi wAmmh u i J J ?A ! - Mrs Myrtle Sputum Uaiyflvter Vivian., J Mrs. Myrtle Spurgin, right, and her daughter, Vivian, wife and daugh ter of Warren C. Spurgin, alleged wrecker of the Michigan Avenue Trust Company bank of Chicago. It is alleged that statements of experts, after looking over the books, dcclace there is a shortage of more than $1,500,000. Spurgin is said to have had more than $300,000 in cash and bonds in. his possession when he left Chicago. 3 Omaha Hikers . Scale High Peak Ten Members of Walking Club Back After 90-Mile Jaunt in Rockies. For Blue Law Revival San " Francisco, Aug. 1. -The Knights of Columbus convention here this week cannot consider an appeal received from the Interna tional Reform Bureau in Washing ton, asking co-operation in reviving Sunday blue taws, it was announced by Supreme Knight James A. .Flaherty, following a meeting of the board of directors of the order. Applications seeking establishment of branches of the organization in Russia, India and Rumania received from citizens of those countries prob ably will not be granted, according to Supreme Advocate Joseph C. Pelletier of Boston. An exhibition of work by disabled former service men in Knights of Columbus training classes operated in marine and military hospitals, was opened today. Letter of Legion Head on Debs Pardon Case Scored Washington, Aug. 1. M. G. Sperry, national president of the Pri vate Soldiers' and Sailors' legion, in a letter to President Harding made public tonight, declared that the "amazing insolence and effrontery of the language used by John G. Emery, conimancier ot the American region, in his telegram to you on the Debs rardon ease, certainly should be sharolv- rebuked." "I denounce as absolutely false," the letter continued, "the claim of bloncl Emery that he represents the sentiment of the great mass of ex- service men and women, in his de liberately malicious and misleading statements." Man Badly Frostbitten When Locked in Icebox by Bandits New York, Aug. 1. While New Yorkers have been suffering from the heat wave, Fiorella H. Mallo, 30, is frost bitten and being treated at the Lincoln hospital. Mallo, an ice dealer, was locked in a huge ice box by three bandits after they had robbed him of about $40. He was rescued this morning after a. night in artificial iceland. Hospital internes say his condition is serious. Oldest Civil War Veteran Dies at Age of 101 Years Benton, 111., Aug. L William Moneyham, 101, said to be the oldest Civil war veteran and the oldest mason in Illinois, died here last night. ' ! Road Conditions (Furnlshfd by Omaha Auto Club.) Lincoln Highway, east: Roads muddy to Denlson. Lincoln Highway, west: Road muddy to Fremont, Schuyler; (air to. Columbua; muddy to Grand Island. O. L. D. Highway: Roads In bad condi tion at Ashland: rain to Lincoln. Highland cutoff: Roads muddy. S. Y. A. road: Fair. King of Trails, aouth: Roads fair. King of Trails, north: Roads muddy. Black Hills Trail: Road work Omaha to Fremont: Fremont to Norfolk, fair. George Washington Highway: Take High road to Blair; roads muddy to Slouz City. River-to-River road: Muddy. White Polo road: Muddy. Blue Grass road: Muddy. Weather reported cloudy overywhero, clearing at Columbus. While Omaha sweltered in splotches of heat waves during the past two weeks, members of the Omaha Walking club slept in fur lined sleeping bags and climbed mountains while clad in woolen un derwear, shirts and stockings on their hiking outing in the Colorado mountains. The hikers returned to Omaha Sunday afternoon. Allie Houston, Maude Watson and John Bath succeeded in climbing to the top of Long's Peak, Colorado's highest mountain, last Thursday and Friday. The club walked about 90 miles in the two Aveeks' outing, members said. "It was a glorious trip and we're going again next year," they all de clared, upon arriving at Union sta tion from Rocky Mountain National park. Those who made the trip were Allie Houston, Corrine Armstrong, Maude Watson, Bess Turnek, Irene Higbee, Clara Norris, Edwin Jewell, S. O. Barenek, Homer Pennock and John Bath. Storms in New York Cause Seveir Deaths New York, Aug. 1. At least seven persons were killed and many seriously injured in severe electrical and wind storms that swept various sections of the country yesterday and Saturday night, four of the deaths' were attributed to lightening. Loss to buildings struck by light nine; and damage to crops, parties larly in New England, was said to amount to thousands of dollars. At Travers Island, N. Y., 30 members of the New York Athletic club had narrow escapes from seri' ous injuries, all of them being knocked to the ground by a bolt of lightning. Hail accompanied the rain in sev eral eastern states. One hail stone picked up after a storm in Passaic county, New Jersey, was reported to have weighed 11 ounces. Negro Womap Killed; Police Hold Husband Inquest into the death of Tosie Howard, 26, wife of Charles Howard, both negroes, who died in Fengcr hospital Sunday night from a gun shot wound in the breast, will be held this morning at 9 in Silas John son s morgue, Twenty-second and Lake strets. Police say she was shot while her husband was struggling with her for possession of the re volver. Howard is held for investi gation and Ernest Cox and Tohn Peoples, negro roomers at the How ard home, are held as witnesses. Howard said his wife kept the gun in the house because she was afraid of her former husband whom she divorced five years ago. Man Gets Jail Sentence For Annoying Young Girl James Rollo, Thirteenth and Dor cas streets, was given 60 days in the county jfcil by Judge Foster for improper advances towards Kuth Wing, 12, 104 Turner court, at the Empress theater. Sunday. The girl ran screaming Outside of the theater, where she saw Patrol man Charles Whalen. Rollo was arrested. Judge Foster and Acting Captain William Russell said they intended to consult government immigration authorities in regard to the deporta tion of Rollo, whose family and six children live in Italy. One Person Killed, One Hurt When Plane Falls 500 Feet Waukegan, 111., Aug. 1. Crashing 500 feet in a new airplane which he had just purchased. Ralph Stewart of Elgin was killed and David Ba lumbo, pilot, was. seriously injured. It was Stewart's first trip in the plane which he was taking back to Elgin with the assistance of Balumbo. Trail of Banker Shifts to Mexico Missing Chicagoan Believed To Be In Mexico Deposit- Await Report. ors Chicago, Aug. 1. State bank examiners who have been going over the jumbled affairs of the Michigan Avenue Trust company will make a report today to the receiver ap pointed by Judge Brothers. Deposi tors are anxiously awaiting this re port which will give them some defi nite idea of how much they can sal vage out of the wreck left by War ren G. Spurgin, the fugitive presi dent of the institution. Intimations have been given that the bank may be able to pay 60 to 80 cents on the dollar and there remains hopes that one of the strong financial in stitutions will take it over and re habilitate it. Detectives on the trail of Spurgin reiterate their belief that they will soon close in on him. x esterday thev asserted that he had been seen in Detroit last Wednesday, endeav oring to slip into Canada, but today it was said he was headed for Mex ico and if he can cross the border he will be practically safe from ex- tradition. Through his connection with the Eurades mine at Ouray. Colo., Spur gin came into possession of a card from the Mexican government that would pass him across the border without the formality of passports or reporting to the authorities. Illinois Man Kills Baby, v Then Commits Suicide Streator, III., Aug. 1. Ray Det mering, 30, slashed the throat of his 2-year-old baby and then his own with a razor at his home here this morning. Both are dead. Detmering, a car builder and giant in strength, returned late last night with his wife and child from an automobile trip to St. Paul, where he had recently been working. He acted queerly on the trip and made threats against his family. The wife says these he repeated on their ar rival. Mrs. Detmering went to a neighbors to call a doctor, first tret ting the promise of her husband that he would not harm their sleeping child. On her return five minutes later, she found the child dead and the husband unconscious. Film Man to Boost Big Omaha Air Meet in West The announcement of the interna tional air meet which is to be held in Omaha in November has created much comment in air circles in all parts of the country. Yesterday M. A. Tancock. man ager of the bureau cf publicity of the Umaha Chamber of Commerce. received a letter from Capt. Bogart Kogers, publicity anager for the Ince company, Los Angeles, in which he agrees tp be the western publicity representative for the Omaha meet. Bogart and Tancock were "bud dies" in the Royal Flying corns and as members of the same squadron in trance had many adventures to gether. Postal Welfare Man In Omaha Thursday Lee K. trankel of Washington. D. C, supervisor, of the welfare council of the postal department, will be in Omaha Thursday, according to word received by Postmaster Daniel. rrankel notified Daniel to arrange a meeting with representatives of dif ferent bureaus of postal service here, with a view to organizing a local council. 'I will explain the department's welfare plans at that time," wrote Frankel. He will visit the Council Bluffs postoffice at the same time. Strike in Tokio. Tokio, Aug. 1. (By The Associ ated Press.) Six hundred employe! of the Tokio Textile company have struck following rejection of their demands and it is believed the strike may spread. The minister has an nounced plans for adoption of de cisive measures to insure peace. Company's Books. Bloomfield, Neb., Aug. 1. (Spe cial.) Subscribers ot the Union Telephone company, 500 strong, will pot submit to the 23 per cent rate increase granted the Company last April by the state railway commis sion. That was decided once and for ajl r.t a mass meeting of farmers aid citizens this afternoon, called to de cide whether or not an examination and audit of the telephone com pany's books by an expert employed by the city was to be made. Sub scribers voted unanimously against the audit, asserting that they would not pay the increase j rates, regard-, less of what the examination might disclose. At least 00 patrons have had their telephones removed because of the raise, it is said. Citizens of Bloomfield have been without ser vice since inauguration of what is said to be the first telephone strike on record. Strikers, who "went out'' four months ago, are "sitting tight" awaiting developments. l he 23 per cent raise was granted in April and will continue in force until December 31, 1921, when the old rate will be restored. The raise cannot be withdrawn before that date unless the company should ask the state railway commission for the change, repudiating its former statement. A. C. Grace, local manager of the company, asserts that citizens were given an opportunity to file a pro test against the increase last De cember, but that no protest was made within the 31 days allowed for the filing. According to T. A. Anthony, pres ident of the company, officials are willing to arbitrate in any fair man ner. Because of a reported declaration by General Manager Beggstrom that it will cost subscribers from $3 to ?5 to have their phones reinstalled, a resolution was passed at the mass meeting demanding that no charge be made should the patrons decide to have the instruments replaced in their homes. Great Northern Road To Pay $7.73 Per Share New York. Aug. 1. The Great Northern Railway company, in its annual report for 1920 just issued, shows net corporate income for the year amounting to $19,304,097 and a balance transferred to profit and loss of $1,815,496. This is equivalent to $7.73 a share earned on the $249,478, 250 outstanding capital stocck of $100 par value. In 1919 the company's ac count showed a net corporate income of $22,139,586, equivalent to 8.87 per cent earned on the $249,558,414 cap ital stock, as compared with 20.063. 269, or 8.04 per cent earned in 1918. The Great Northern has paid an an nual dividend of 7 per cent on its pre ferred stock continuously since 1899. Mannix in Queensland. London, Aug. 1. Archbishop Mannix, returning from England, landed at Thursday's island, Queens land, without hinderance, according to a Melbourne dispatch to the Lon don Tjmes. Irish enthusiasts at tempted to hoist the Irish flag, but were prevented by the officials. J m-i i Mrs. Ada Cornish Hertsche, resi dent of Portland, Ore., for the last 28 years, died Sunday evening at the home of her sister, Mrs. Joseph M. Metcalf, 1234 South Tenth street. Funeral services will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 at the Met calf residence, George A. Magney, Christian Scientist, officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn cemetry. Mrs. Hertsche was a daughter of the late Col. J. N. Cornish, promi nent in business affairs here years ago. Judge A. J. Cornish, late mem ber of the state supreme court, who died in Lincoln a year ago, was a brother. Mr.s. Metcalf is the only surviving sister. E. J. Cornish of New York City, president of the National Lead com pany, arrived in Omaha last week in time to be with his sister before death came. Mr. Cornish had just re turned from Europe when summoned to Omaha. Mrs. Hertsche is also survived by two sons, Joel and Edward, of Port land, Ore.,.nd a daughter, Mrs. J. A. Reid, of Los Angeles. There are seven granchildrcn. Bible Institute Sessions To Close on August 12 Summer sessions of the Omaha Bible institute will close August 12. Dr. S. S. Hilscher of Lincoln will give a series of morning lectures on the Epistle to the Hebrews at 10:30 this week, and evening lec tures on "The Kingdom," at 7:45. Dr. B. M. Long of Lincoln will be the lecturer next week. PHOTO? I.AVS. PHOTOPLAYS. WWnONfAHBLAML Now and All Week The Woman God Changed With SEENA OWEN and E. K. LINCOLN LAKEVIEW PARK TONIGHT Second Elimination Nebraska Iowa Championship Dancing Contest. EATTY'S Co-Operative Cafeterias W Appreciate Your Patronage. TWO DAYS WW I S MORE fjc EARLE V in a lZ-cylinder romance "The Silver Car" Thursday "THE LAST CARD" 2 ) Last Times Tomorrow VIOLA DANA 'Puppets of Fate" The most unusual character that you have ever seen her in. Thursday Alice Lake All This Week Attend the Matinees and Avoid the Crowds r i " m i a . vvx II I 1 tWWWM y,.. A Sensational Bill' Including Ly man Howes thrilling ride "On a Run rr it Tram and a Clyde Cook Comedy: "The Sailor" Month Euds 7-Mouth Period In Which Temperature Averaged 7 Degrees Above Normal. July weather figures break, an other record of the local bureau, ac cording to M. V. Robins, meteorolo gist. , "It marks the end of seven months cn a continuous stretch when the temperature ranged 7 degrees sfbove normal each day since January 1. It is the only such period in the history cf the station," said he. "To get a normal mean for the rest of the year, it will have to be 10 degrees -below normal, the rest of the year. July alone recorded 3 de grees above normal or a mean of 79.5. 1913 Warmest Year. The warmest year on record was 1913, a comparison cf the monthly figures of which with this year, shows 1921 to hae prospects of beating it a long way. The mean temperatures were: 11)13 1021 January February i i0 VosepHnt If Marrh April . May .. June July w.J.8 S'i SS.o 3S.U , 8ft 45. 53 4 B4.J 8J.9 SS 14.4 H.4 19.8 T. The mean temperature in 1913 was 52.9, as compared with 47.7 in 1875, the coolest year.. July rainfall was .66 of an inch in excess of the normal, 4.33 inches, ac cording to Robins. The fall regis tered 4.99 inches. Report Heavy Rainfall. ' Every station in Nebraska report ed rainfall yesterday, amounting to an inch and slightly over. Fair bury, North Platte, O'Neill and Val entine had one inch and western Iowa reported about the same. Willi never a bit of public speak ing experience in her life before, Miss Josephine Huse, Fullerton, Neb., girl, who 'returned Saturday from two years of relief work in Syria, goes on a lecture tour through the state this week for the benefit of the Near F.ast relief. "I will do anything in my power to help this wonderful r.wl most necessary work," said Miss Huse, who is ,a University oi Nebraska girl. "It would be a sin to leave the helpless children in Syrian and Ar menian orphanages in their present plight. If our orphanages close they must go into the streets to beg or die of starvation." Sunday's rainfall in the city totaled only .03 of an inch. 1 The forecast was for showers and slightly cooler last night; fair today. f Telegram.) Hccause he attempted to escape from two aimed hoboes, who had forced him ,uid other tramps riding on a Rock Island train to sign I Y. W. membership cards, K. Wells, address unknown, was shot and killed Sunday morning. 1 he body was found lying near the tracks at Janscn, Neb., by Dave Ireland of Falrbury. engineer on Rock Island train No. 27. About '0 tramps who were riding ( on freight No. 94, the train on which the fatal shooting occurred, and who know of the murder, were arrested at the station at I'lynioutii. These men said thut the two ho boes had been going through the train, holding up th! other "passen gers," robbing them and forcing them to siwn I. W. V. cards. Well was held up when, the train arrived at Janscn. hen re broke away from his assailants In an attempt to leave the car, one of the bandits opened fire and Wells fell from the car door, according to witnesses. . The holdups compelled 10 other tei.iK.u (a Inii'A ilio Irnltl ot TanCJMI 1 11 f . L. I. 1. - . .... 1 lie men wamcu inrougn iiravjr rain to Plymouth, where they were arrested by Jefferson county authori ties. Wells, who was identified by an I. W. W. card in his pocket, was apparently about 25. Shopmen Return Sioux City, Aug. 1. Two hundred :id fifty men who were laid off May 28, rcturntd to work in the Sioux City shops of the Chicago. St. Paul, Minneapolis S: Omaha railway this morning. August Fur 8 J.G $100,000 Fur Stock An immense stock to choose from. But the Bargains are so great and the Prices so low that we urge an early selection. Our August Prices Are 40 to M Below Last Year 's Regular Prices Make Your Selections Immediately Here are some of the bargains Sealine Coat 36-inch length - large shawl collar and bell cuffs of opossum, also belt, full sweep $98 Jap Mink Stole Rich, dark brown; 14x82 pockets and trimmed with 22 claws and 27 tails $98 Muskrat Coat 36-inch length; large shawl col lar and belt; a very smart model for the miss $149 Fox Scarf Very stylish for the fall suit or dress, in Taupe or Rose shade, 18.50 Second Floor Center