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Hospitals to
Fight State
OnTaxatibn
Managers Claim Institutions
Are Eleemosynary and Con
ducted Wholly Without
Financial Profit.
Will Go To Highest Court
About $15,000,000 will be added to
the taxable property of Douglas
county if the slate board of equali
zation derides this week to collect
taxes from 65 hospitals, schools and
institutions in the county. ' Douglas
county taxable property is now
about $352,000,000.
The last week- was spent in
Omaha by Deputy Tax Commis
sioner Harry Scott, poring over tax
records in the Douglas . county
court house and obtaining a list of
institutions which are not paying
taxes.
. This list has been placed in the
hands of W. H. Osborne, state tax
commissioner, who plans to call
meeting of the board to decide
whiclt, of the institutions shall be
taxed.
Number Not Taxable.
. "A number on the list undoubt
cdly are not taxable," Osborne said.
After the board culls out the in
stitutions it believes to be taxable
under the new law, the officers will
oe given an opportunity to appear
and present argument why they
snouidnt be taxed.
Osborne denied that he Rave out
the names of institutions included in
the list and declared he has kept it
under lock and key, awaiting a meet
ing or ine Doara.
"No doubt, if such a list has been
obtained, it came from the Douglas
county court house," Osborne said.
."And I hope that the heads of in-
stitutions named in the list won't
jump at conclusion and think im
mediately that they are to be taxed.
We took the nanus of all so we
would have a complete list to begin
-our investigation with.!' -The
same procedure will be fol-
, ldwed by.Osborne . in culling out
charitable.Tmd semt-charitable insti
tutions throughout the state to de
termine which of them should be
, taxed under the new law.
The estimate of the value of these
institutions was made yesterday by
County Assessor Coupsman. 1 .
"The valuation must be made be
fore December 1," he said. "That
would be for the 1921 county and
state and the 1922 city and school
taxes. 1 .
"I expect, of course, that all these
institutions will carry the case into
the courts and fight it to the highest
court. The movement to tax these
, institutions which have never before
been taxed is based on senate file
65, passed by the last legislature.
This bill is so worded that even if
one of its clauses is held unconsti
tutional, the rest of the bill is not
affected by the decision, i.
"Obeys Orders of Board.
"My part is to do just what the
state board of equalization tells me
to do. If it says I shall make a
valuation, I shall do so. I have heard
that the state board intends to call
the representatives' of these institu
ions to Lincoln, separately, and give
them opportunities to show what ex
emption they think they are entitled
to." :.:'..,-' wV; .;. - w , ,.
Representatives of the institutions
in Douglas county listed yesterday
by Mr. Osborne with the state board
of equalization as taxable declared
that there-will be a long fight in
the courts before they pay any taxes.
Officials admit that it will be hard
to draw the line at property which
is used exclusively for - religious,
charitable or educational purposes
without profit. ; i
. Institutions Charitable.
' An, attempt 'to collect taxes on
most of the hospitals of the city will
be fought in the courts on the
grounds that they are not profit
making institutions and they ' will
claim exemption on the ground that
poor patients are taken in for treat
ment without pay -v v
Rev. G. A, Luce, chairman of the
board of control of the Methodist
hospital, said that institution was a
charitable, hospital and hundreds of
patients treated every year without
compensation and that any attempt
to collect taxes would be taken into
court, v -:. -: V"
"The management of the Deacon
ess 'Institute hospital will fight all
attempts to collect taxes, as we
claim exemption as conducting a
charitable hospital and 'our several
departments are open for admission
to all," said Rev. Emil G. Chinlund,
superintendent , of) the Deaconess
hospital.- " .
- In the absence of N. P. Feil, presi
dent of the Wise Memorial hospital
board, Leo Rosenthal, a director,
authorized the statement the direc
tors would fight the tax ruling.
"Of course we accept pay patients
in addition to our large number of
charity cases, but we can show that
the institution has never made $1
since its'inception."
The hospital is annually subsi
dized to the 'extent -of $5,000 or
$6,000 by the Jewish Welfare federa
tion, he added.
Samuel Ravitz, whose wife is head
f the Daughters of Israel Aid so
ciety, which operates the Jewish Old
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Nation Mourns for Jackies
Who Went to Death on ZR-2
Thousands Pay Homage to 15 Fighting Men Killed
In Crash of Giant Dirigible Denby Bears
Personal Tribute From Presi
dent and Cabinet.
New York, Sept. 17. America
today mourned her fighting men who
fell with the ZR-2.
Into the New York navy yard, in
drizzling rain, pressed thousands of
sorrowing men and women to gather
round the biers of 15 bluejackets and
their officers who met death in the
English river II umber when the
giant airship took its fatal plunge.
Secretary of the Navy Denby, ac
companied by attaches of the British
embassy and British, French and
Brazilian naval officers, arrived early,
bearing with him 15 bouquets, per
sonal tributes from the president of
the United States and his cabinet.
The British ambassador also sent
flowers. i ,
The secretary decided not to de
liver au address, preferring that the
ceremonies be confined to the sol
emn ritual prescribed by naval regu
lations and accorded American
heroes' ever since men-o'-war have
sailed the sea.
Stores Are Closed.
Long before the gates of the yard
were thrown open, crowds began to
gather. Along Sands street, par
alleling the Brooklyn water front to
the yard, shopkeepers had made it
a day of mourning, closing their
doors and facing the front of their
stores with the American colors and
black crepe.
Shortly before 1 o'clock all the
caskets had been placed on a com
mon bier, stretching entirely across
one end of the mess hall in front
of the altar. Each coffin was draped
with the American flag. Of the
American seamen who died in the
disaster, there was missing only the
body of Machinist J. T. Hancock of
Sentence Given
Youth Without
. Trial Protested
Had No Right to Waive Trial
Af let Indictment for Joyrid
ing in Stolen Car, Declares
Attorney in Juvenile Court.
Objection was made in juvenile
court yesterday morning to the sen
tence on Alvin Bushnell on a charge
of joy riding, without trial by jury,
following his indictment bythe grand
jury. Bushnell was represented in
court by John Berger, who stated
to the court that the youth naa no
right to waive jury trial. .
Case ContinueudJ
Bushnell was indicted with Earl
Tohnson. Tack Pioeft 17: Edward To
man, 19, and Joe Carlisle. 17, on a
charge of taking an automobile with
out the owner's consent on the night
of September 9. Johnson and To
man are over 19, and will be tried
in district court ' The case against
Carlisle, who has a good record and
claimed he went riding with the boys
without knowing the car was stolen,
was continueud two weeks, when he
will be required to report 1 to Judge
Sears in iuvenile court.
Piper, it was found, had run away
from Riverview,-where he was sent
under a suspended sentence to the
state industrial school at Kearney.
The suspended sentence was set aside
by the court and riper was ordered
sent to Kearney.
, Parole Violated.
Bushnell. according to the evidence,
Was under parole from the school at
Kearney. He said he has been work
ing steadily during the month since
he left the school and that he went
riding upon Johnson s invitation with
out knowinsr the car was stolen
Johnson, the boys testified, told them
the car belonged to his brotner-in
law. Judge Sears ruled that Bush
nell had violated His parole, but took
the case under advisement. "
Parcel Post Restrictions
To Russia Lifted by U. S.
Effective at once,1 all parcel post
restrictions to Russia are lifted, for
the first time since 1914.
Ukraine and Turkestan are - the
only exceptions. - -
"Postmasters are authorized to
accept packages for, Russia, both in
Europe and Asia, at 12 cents per
pound, plus a transit charge," reads
the order received by Postmaster
Daniel today.
Thousands of' inquiries when the
ban would be lifted have been made
to the local office in the past few
years, postal employes state. .
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Clearing House Statement
Shows Increase in Reserves
New York, Sept 17. The actual
condition of clearing house banks
and trust 'companies for the week
shows that they hold $54,625,240 re
serve in excess of legal requirements.
This is an increase of $38,256,310
from last week. ; -
Train Robber Sentenced
To 50 Years in State Prison
Platte Gty, Mo, Sept. 17. Harry
A. Burton was sentenced today to
serve 50 years in prison, following
conviction on a charge of attempting
to rob a Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy train near Parkville, Mo.,
last Saturday night,-
Shields, Mich., who was laid to rest
in Kngland.
The whitewashed walls of the mess
hall were draped with Americau
flags when the guards of honor,
picked seamen and marines, marched
into the auditorium, headed by a
baud.
With bayonets fixed, seamen m
navy blue and marines in khaki took
their places around the caskets of
their comrades. 1 heir olticers wore
mourning bands on their sleeves and
rrcpe on their sword hilts.
' Soon there arrived officers of the
British , cruiser Dauntless, which
bi ought the bodies from England,
French cruiser V'ille d'Ys, and Bra
zilian battleship Minas Gcraet. Each
vessel sent a guard of honor.
' Hundreds Stand in Rain.
Shortly before 1:15 the gates to the
yard were thrown open for the first
time since the war. The crowds
came from all strata of society. .
Outside the hall, standing in the
rain which had increased from drizzle
to downpour, stood hundreds who
had been unable to obtain admit
tance.
The service lasted little more than
half an hour. It started with the
playing of the "Star Spangled Ban
ner," followed by Protestant services.
Mr. Denby placed flowers on each
casket, his hands trembling.
Then followed the service of the
Roman Catholic church, with three
blue jackets holding the candles. ' As
the strains of "Nearer My God to
Thee," sung by a male quartet, died
away, there rang out, outside the
building, sharp words of command:
"Ready! Aim! Fire!"
Three volelys crackled. A bugle
sounded taps.
Man, 77, Sued for
Heart Balm; Says
'Never Promised'
"Everything of : That - Sort
False,'?. Declares Wealthy
Retired Farmer
Plaintiff, '
"I never promised to marry her,
Every thing of that sort she says is
false." :!,), i V: ' . -
That "was the reply of John Ap'
plcby, 77, .5802 Corby street, to the
$35,000 breach of promise suit filed
against him Saturday by his former
sister-in-law,' Mrs. Anna Appleby,
55, living in Florence.
In her petition the woman states
that Appleby promised to marry her
last April. The date was set for
August 1, she said. In July he mar
ried Rachel Williams, 60, fortune
teller of Council Bluffs, leaving her
with a useless trousseau. She suf
fered disgrace and bitter anguish
having told friends about her wed
ding, according to the petition. :
"Why, I haven't even seen her for
months, Appleby further protests.
He said his brother, Thomas, and
the woman were divorced more than
5 years ago.
. Appleby is a retired farmer and
is reputed to be worth over $300,000.
Warden Admits Bandit
May Have Left Island
McNeil Island. Wash" Sent. 17
Warden , Thomas Maloney of the
federal penitentiary, here admitted
for the first time that there is a
strong possibility that Roy .Gardner,
fugitive mail bandit, has escaped to
the mainland.,
The warden is maintainine a pa
trol of the waters surrounding- the
island and guards are keeping up a
search for Gardner. However, the
force of special deputies will be re
duced, beginning next week, unless
some additional clues are developed.
Warden Maloney said that Gard
ner has evidently received assistance,
eitner trom accomplices or from
farmers on the islands.
Two Boys Are Wounded in
Fresh Outbreak in Belfast
Belfast, Sept. 17. Two boys were
wounded during serious disorders in
the Vere street district of this city
last night Troops were rushed to
the scene and a man who interfered
with them received a, bayonet wound.
Several arrests were made in the
North Queen street area, near Vere
street . -
There were bursts of firing at in
tervals and the troubled district was
in a ferment . until 10:30 o'clock.
Rain fell during the later hours and
tended to drive the rioters indoors.
Bomb Plant Revealed
London, Sept. . 17. Through a
coroner s inquest today into the
death of a young Irishman, Michael
Mclnery. as a result of an exnlosion
in a garage here, July 28, it developed
that the police found a well-stocked
incendiary bombs factory in the ga
rage where the explosion occurred.
Police officials testified that 1.500
bombs, two revolvers, part of a ma
chine gun, and bomb-making ma
terials and tools, were found cn the
premises, ..-'.. , j
Hearing Or
Arbuckle
Continued
Arraignment of Film Star on
Charge of Manslaughter Is
Postponed to Monday
September 26
Police HolTCrdwd Back
By Th Associated Vrn.
San Francisco, Sept. 17. The ar
raignment of Roscoc C. (Fatty)
Af buckle in the court of Superior
Judge Harold Loudcrback, on a
charge of manslaughter in connection
with the death of Miss Virginia A.
Rappe, came up today, but was con
tinued until Monday, September 26.
The continuance was granted on
the motion of District Attorney
Brady, who said that a murder
charge against Arbuckle awaited
action by the police court and he de
cided to have such hearing out of the
way before the manslaughter charge
was considered. The defense made
no objection. "
Arbuckle was led into the court
room through a side door and escort
ed to a seat at the attorney's table,
The bailiff explained that the reason
Arbuckle was not handcutted and
placed in the prisoners dock was be-
cause he is not yet a prisoner pi the
sheriff and the police, who are hold
ine him. some tunes bring prisoners
into the court without handcuffs.
A crowd of several hundred gath
ered in the hall to see Arbuckle, but
most of them were held by the police
on the floor below the court room;
Among those in the court room were
members of the womens vigilante
committee, which is made up of club
women interested personally m co-
operating with the authorities in the
prosecution of crimes. .
To Probe Evidence.
The grand jury at its meeting
Monday night is to ' consider evi
dence that certain witnesses were
tampered in the case of ; Roscoe C.
(Fatty) Arbuckle, accused of murder
m connection with -the death ot Vir
ginia Rappe, motion picture actress,
Harry M. Kelly, secretary of the
jury announced today. ..
"The jury also expects to clear
up doubtful points in the medical
attention given Miss Rappe, Kelly
said. "The testimony of the doc
tors who attended her may be heard."
I he witness tampering investiga
tion of the jury is fixed upon the
failure of Miss Zeh Prevost, one of
the principal witnesses ' against Ar
buckle, to tell to the iury the al
leged, facts that she detailed to the
police and the district attorney. As
a result of her failure to testify the
jury was compelled to postpone for
24 hours a decision to indict Ar
buckle, the district attorney said. A
manslaughter -. indictment was re
turned against him. .
Seek First Doctor. --
Dr. Arthur Beardslee, house phy
sician at the St. Francis hotel, where
the party took place in whirh Ar
buckle was alleged to have fatally
injured Miss Rappe, is still being
sought by the district attorney and
WHERE TO FIND
- The Big Features of
THE SUNDAY BEE
PART ONE.
Parson and Wife to Celebrate 18.-
262d Day of Wedlock Page 2.
Bryan-Zehrung Fight in Lincoln
Neara Fever Heat Page 5.
Fireworks Spectacle at Ak-Sar-Ben
Field Page 6. ,
PART TWO. .
Society and News for Women.
PART THREE.
Sports News and Features Pages
1, 2, 3 and 4.
Want Ads Pages 8, 9 and 10.
Builders' Page Page 11.
Markets and Financial Page 12.
, PART FOUR. ,
(Ak-Sar-Ben Special.)
Photos of Former Ak-Sar-Ben
Governors Page 2. : ,
Ak-Sar-Ben Kings and Queens of
Past Years Page 3.
News of Interest to Nebraska and
Iowa Farmers Page 4.
State News Page 5.
Music News and Notes Page 6.
What Ak-Sar-Ben Has Done for
Omaha's Growth Page 7.
PART FIVE.
(Magazine Section.)
"Fire I Fire! Firer by Edward
Black Page 1.
Happyland. an Hour of Pleasure
for the Children Page 2.
"The Sporting Chance." Blue Rib
bon Short Story by George Barr Mc
Cutcheon Page 3.
"The Yellow Streak," Adventure-
Mystery Serial Pages 4 and 5. -
"Science - Tells Us," by Rene
Bache Page 6.
The Canary Kid," by Horace
Harris Page ?.
"The Married Life of Helen and
Warren" Page 7.
Editorial Comment Page 8
Amusements Pages 9, 10 and 11.
"Follies of the Passing Show " by
Cartoonist Hanlon Page 12
"The World s Greatest Detective
Cases" Page 12. ' - : j
Jap Influx
A Menace
In Hawaii
FortyThree Per Cent of
Population Already of Jap
anese Descent. House
Committee Told,
Conduct Own Schools
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
( hlrafo Tribune-Omaha J-nwrd Wlrr.
Washington, Sept. 17. The forth
coming international conference on
the reduction of armament slid on
Pacific and far eastern questions
will endeavor to remove some of the
causes of friction between the United
States and Japan, but will it arrest
the silent, peacciul progress of the
Japanese in achieving domination of
that great American outpost the
Hawaiian islands?
With the Japanese in the islands
already numbering 43 per cent of
the population and increasing more
rapidly than any other r3ce, and with
nearly half of the Japanese born in
the islands aud therefore American
citizens the time is not far distant,
it is widely predicted, when the
Japanese will control the local elec
torate and make the laws of the
archipelago.
Before that time arrives the Amer
ican government will be called upon
to determine what steps are neces
sary and feasible to retain such con
trol of the islands as will preserve
American policies and prevent the
government from being administer
in the interest of Japan.
Cursory Examination.
A cursory examination already has
been eiven the situation by the
house committee on immigration
and naturalization in the course oi
hearines ottn measure proposed by
the Hawaiian territorial government
to relieve the labor shortage by
lifting the ban temporarily . on the
admission ot ' Chinese coolies.
Numerous witnesses from the is
lands assured the- committee it
only a Question of time when the
Japanese will control the American
outoost and several ot tiiem, admit
ting the admission of the territory
to statehood impossible under the
circumstances, opined it probably
will be necessary to substitute for
territoriaf government a commission
form of government, possibly ot
military character. '-, ' ' '
Dominate Industries..
According to these witnesses, th
Japanese already dominate many of
the Hawaiian industries and are now
reachine out for the great sugar and
pineapple plantations, i ne vniencaii'
. , Tl. A '.
born Japanese are busily nomesteaa
ine covernment lands. Prohibitioi:
of the employment of aliens on the
construction of government works
does not bar American-born Japan
ese from beine employed on build-
ma operations in connection with
the. expansion and strengthening- of
the American naval base,
The American-born Japanese are
vastly more Japanese than American
according to the testimony. Prac
tically all of them, now numbering
49.000 out of the lUV.uuu Japanese
in the islands.-are American citizens
in name only. Twenty thousand of
them, while compelled to attend the
American public schools, also attend
the privately provided Japanese
schools where they are instructed in
the Taoanese laneuaee. There are
Japanese newspapers .an J Japanese
teachers inculcating notions of
eventual Japanese control of the is
lands. ' ' ' ' . v : -
Would Crowd Japanese.
Some of the proponents; of the
resolution to lift the lid on the im
migration of,Ckmese labor thought
that in this manner the menace of
Japanese preponderance would ' be
checked. Japanese ' business men
raised a fund to pay the expenses of
two American labor leaders to come
to Washmeton to oppose the move
It was suggested that the Chinese
by accepting lower wages would
crowd Japanese laborers out of their
jobs. -. . ,
Members of the committee thought
that Japan, construing the resolution
as official evidence of a labor short
age in the islands, would lift such
bars as are maintained by Tokio
r.gainst the migration of Japanese to
Hawaii. It then came out that Japan
is under no obligation by virtue of
the "gentlemen s agreement to pre
vent emigration to the Hawaiian is
lands. ". -
Quotes Passages.
The committee asked Secretary of
State Hughes for a copy of toe gen
tlemen's agreement - He - replied
that it consists of an interchange of
diplomatic correspondence which he
could not furnish without the ton
sent of Japan. He did, howeven.
quote passages of. the correspond
ence showing that the agreement
does not apply to the islands, but
that Japan volunteered to prevent
emigration thereto unless advised by
the American - government of a
Hawaiian )abor shortage. . '
Tax on Hotel Rooms Above
$5 Day. Proposed in Senate
Washington, Sept 17. Under an
amendment to - the house tax bill,
adopted today by the senate finance
committee, hotels would be required
to pay a tax of 10 per cent on the
amount in excess of $5 charged to
transients for single rooms, and on
the amount in excess of $8 charged
for double rooms.
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Car in Which Cobb Drove
to His Death on Ak Track
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Three Bandits
Rob Sells-Floto
Circus of $30,000
Money Beinz Transferred
From Grounds to ' Safe in
Treasury Car at Time of
. Robbery.
Portland, Ore., Sept. 17. three
unmasked robbers held up the Sclls
Floto circus treasurer late last night
at Vancouver, Wash., and obtained
between $28,000 and $30,000 in cash
nd drafts, according to a report to
the Vancouver, Wash., police by
Jose Condon, legal adjuster for the
circus.
The robbers were said to have
knocked down Mrs. Grace Hanna
ford, 60, and her son, "Poodles"
Hannaford, performer, who objected
to. the search of his mother.
Was Transferring Money.
The money was being transferred
from the circus grounds to the safe
in the treasury car -in the railroad
yards. The transfer was being made
m a motor truck in which hve men
and four women were riding
-The truck was entering a'xlump
cf woods about two blocks fiom the
circus grounds when, acco'ding : to
the report to the' police the driver
heard - two shots and three men
jumped out of the underbru?h' and
ordered the occupants of the truck
to get out.
" Every one except Mike Grace, the
driver, and Mrs. Hannaford, de
scended. The robbers objected to
the woman remaining in the truck,
but finally agreed that on account
of her age she might stay if she kept
her hands elevated.
. Party Beaten by Thugs. .
' The other members of the party,
F. A.- McLane, circus treasurer: Rob
ert De Lochte, assistant treasurer;
five members of the Hannaford fam
ily, two men and three women, and
two other women whose names were
not learned, were lined up beside the
road and searched. Most of the
money was obtained from the treas
urer's money bags, which he left in
the truck when he descended.
After searching- the truck the rob
bers ordered Mrs. Hannaford to de
scend from her seat and started to
search her. ... Her son - ."Poodles"
Hannaford, told the searchers to de
sist . - -
The robber struck the son on the
head with a revolver, knocking him
down. - Mrs. Hannaford rushed to
her son's aid, and was herself
knocked down. ' It was , . believed,
however, that neither was . injured.
seriously.
After the holdup the robbers es
caped in an automobile. . - . .
Huge Crack in Earth
At Schuyler Mystery
Schuyler. Neb..- Sent. 17. CSoe-
cial.) There has been discovered on
the farm of Joseph Ritchie,' near
achuyler, a strange and peculiar phe
nomenon. The ground has burst
open from 4 to 10 inches- wide for
about 25 rods. Water has .been
poured in and rocks rolled down and
there appears to be no bottom..
The openings cross and recross a
small slough and recently the rain
fell to such an extent that a rush
ing stream of water nearby 100 feet
wide poured across the Jjed, which
is ordinarily dry. The water soon
disappeared and left the ' bed dry
again, and the great crevices in evi
dence. ' . '
Methodist Church at
J Silver Creek ' Dedicated
Silver Creek, Neb., Sept. - 17.
(Special.) District . Superintendent
John Grant Shick and Rev. J. M.
Bothwell assisted Rev." W. X Had
sell, pastor of the M. E. church here,
in dedicating the new church. Thej
church is constructed of brick and
has a seating capacity of 450. It
is beautifully decorated and finished.
Besides the main auditorium there is
large league room, dressing room
and pastor's study on the main floor.
The first floor has a laree dininz
room and completely furnished kitch
en besides several Sunday school
rooms, -y - . . y.
Greek Army. May, Retire :
' Along Eski-Shehr, Report
London, Sept 17. According to
information received in London, the
Greek army is likely to tetire on
Eski-Shehr. The Turks are believed
to he trvincr a flank the CrrrVi both
from the south and north, .-
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Sioux City Man
First Airplane
Thief Captured
Professional Flyer Steals Ma
chine at Illinois, Hut
Comes to Grief Soon .
After Start.
CblrafO Tribune-Omaha Bre ImiI Wire.
Chicago, Sept. 17. Frank Strand,
professional aviatpr of Sioux City,
la., holds the record of being the
first " airplane - thief. So far as
known, this is the first instance of
a civilian aircraft' being stolen by
flying it from its hangar and if oth
ers share Strand's experiences, this
variety of theft will not become
popular. -
Twelve hundred feet in the air, a
mile from the start, the motor of
the stolen plane sizzled and went
out of commission. The ship de
scended in wide sweeps, steered for
the "Evanston golf course as the
only open spot. It missed a grove
of trees by eyelash and buried
its nose in the tenth green.
From his cot in a hospital, 5trand
admitted he stole the machine, a
Canadian model Curtiss. belonging
to W. C. Burneister, an exhibition
flyer at the Palatine fair, because he
"wanted to make some easy money
out west." ' He said he was but of
work and broke. He is a- me
chanician and had been taught to fly
by a former army aviator.
, The stolen machine, which was
worth $5,000, is declared by its own
er to be a "complete washout," the
airmen's "lingo for a total wreck."
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Tryon Rancher.
Guilty of Murder
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William Morris Convicted in
Second Degree by Jury in
District Court.
North Platte, Neb., Sept. 17.
(Special Telegram.) William Mor
ris, who was on trial in the Tryon
district court on the charge of having
murdered his wife, was found guilty
of murder in the second degree,
' Morris was convicted on circum
stantial evidence tending to show
that he had killed his wife and then
fastened her to a rope on a horse
and dragged her body ', over the
ground. - Witnesses testified that he
had -made' remarks that he was de
sirous of getting rid of his wife.
Morris claimed that his wife fell
from the back of a horse while driv
ing cattle, and her foot caught in a
rope and she was dragged to death.
Physicians testified that from the
condition of the body it itas doubt
ful if -the .body was, dragged far
enough to cause death. 1 hey were
of the opinion that other marks on
the body caused the death. V5
Guaranty Trust Company
Announces Dividend . Cut
New. York.. Sept.. 17. Directors of
the Guaranty Trust company whose
resources exceed those of anv simi
lar institution in the United States,
announced today a reduction from 5
per cent to 3 per cent in the quarter
ly dividend .ending September 30.
In a statement to stockholders the
directors mentioned losses . suffered
in : Latin-American ventures "where
the shrinkage of the value of cus
tomers' loans, due to the unpre
cedented fall in price of commodi
ties and the fluctuations iri exchange
have been excessive." '-
Youth Burned by Broken .
, . Electric Wire Loses Arm
In an effort to save his life, sur
geons yesterday amputated the right
arm of Frank B. Golden, 2431 Elli
son avenue, council lilutls, lormer
Central Hieh school gridiron star.
Golden was severely burned while at
work in the Union facihe yards at
Council Bluffs Tuesday afternoon
when, a high voltage electric light
wire broke and fell on- him. Golden
is confined in the Edmundson hospital-
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The Weather
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Car Jumps
Track At
HighSpeed
Cy Cobb, Minneapolis Driver,
Loses Control as Machine
Hits Turn and Smashes
Through Fence.
Big Crowd Horrified
The first fatality on Ak-Sar-Ben
field occurred yesterday afternoon in
the fourth lap of the Consolation
race, next to the last event on the
day's racing card.
Cy Cobb, dirt track driver, died in
University hospital at 5:20 p. m.
from a broken neck, sustained when
a Fiat racing car he was driving
crashed through the outer fence of
Ak-Sar-Ben oval.
Loses Control of Machine.
Cobb lost control of the machine
on the east curve, first quarter, when
it skidded. In straightening the ma
chine, he turned too sharply, causing
the car to leave the track.
A speed of between 45 and 50 miles
in hour was being made when the
accident occurred.
Cobb was thrown 50 feet from his
car, being hurled out when the front
end struck concrete pillars of the
fence.
Dies in Hospital.
The racer was taken to University
hospital and died on the operating
table, 50 minutes following the acci
dent. More than 5,000 persons witnessed
the accident and many .hundreds
surged onto the field, while the two
racers, still unaware of the tragedy
continued around the oval at full
speed. Officers were unable to re
strain the excited crowd.
The car traveled nearly 100 feet
after leaving the track and wa(
headed for a group of spectators
standing outside the outer fence of
Ak-Sar-Ben field. They fled panic
stricken as the car plunged toward -them.
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When picked up by officers, Cobb
was still cultching the steering
wheel, which had been torn loose
when the car collided with the fence.
The auto was badly demolished.
' Two Others in Race.
Entered in the race with Cobb
were . Ted Rick and Billy Jackels.
Rick was in the lead, Jackels was ,
second and Cobb, third. Thev had
to be flagged down, failing to see
tne accident.
Cobb never regained consciousness
before his death.
He has been driving racing cars
on circular, dirt , tracks for nine
years. His home is in Minneapolis,
where he has a wife and a 9-year-old
daughter. ' He was 29 years old.
The body will be returned to his
home in Minneapolis. 1
Cobb was said to be a fearless
driver. He was seriously iniured
four years ago when his car left the
track in a race at Ruskin Park, S. D.
Wealthy Seattle Youth
Found Dead in Conant
Henry J. Powell, 20, was found
dead on the floor of his room in the
Conant hotel yesterday. There
was nothing to indicate suicide and
no marks of violence were found on
the body. V. ' - ; ',- '
Letters found in 'the ' youth's
pocket informed investigating detec
tives , he was on his way from his
home in Seattle to enter Ames col
lege in Iowa . and apparently had
stopped over in Omaha to have his
eyes examined. : -.-. '
His parents are wealthy and live
at 19 West Thomas street in Seattle.
according to the tenure of the letters.
An autopsy to determine cause of
death' probably will be held. ! The
youth registered at the hotel Fn"J
day afternoon. The body was 'taken
to the Heafey & Heafey morgue and
the parents in Seattle notified by po
lice officials.
Seattle. Sent 17. Henrv 1
ell came to Seattle three months
ago with his father. Dr. Henrv Po.
ell, a physician, from' Dunlap, la.
; Dr. Powell was said to have left
last night on a hunting trip -with his
brother, who lives in Yakima, Wash.
Retired Army Officer
Drops Dead At Home
Medford. Ore Sent J: 17 CM
Herbert Howland Sareent. retired
army officer, dropped dead of heart
disease today at his home in Jack,
sonville. He was 63 years old.
Colonel Sargent retired from army
service in November, 1911.
Oldest South Dakota Woman
; Dies at Age of 102 Years
Aberdeen, S. D., Sept 18. Mrs.
Mary Anne Elliott said to have been
the oldest woman in South Dakota;
died here this morning at the age of
102. She was born in Innisklllen, .
Ireland, and has lived in South Da-
kota 76 years. , . ,
Second Strawberry Crop
: Of Year on Dubuque Farm
Dubuque, la.; Sept 17. The sec
ond crop of strawberries is being "
harvested here on the farm of Fred
Kemilier in Peru township with an
unusually large yield on the half acre
he set out in late summer as an ex
periment .
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