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VOL. 51 NO. 117.
Legion to
Fight for
Vet Bonus
Ihue of Adjusted Compila
tion for War Veteran Not at
All Settled, Commander
Emery Declares.
' Allied Heroes Present
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; Convention Hall, Kansas City,
Oct. 31. Convention hall, where the
national convention of the American
Legion opened its session today, was
early astir with dek'Kates. Bands,
und drum corps were blaring out
military music and a haze of tobacco
smoke lent an Indian summer touch
to the bright colored decorations.
The "buddies" apparently in no
way discouraged by a night of mm-
ing, shouting, singing, street corner
reunions to the tune of motor sirens.
sidewalk dances and endless march-
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ing ana counter marcmng, organ
tilling the hall shortly after 8 a. m.
Women in Keel Cross workers'
costumes here and there among the
J spectators in the balcony were con
y" snirnoim in their white dresses with
crimson crosses on cap and sleeve.
Gen. Armcndo Diaz of the Italian
armv, Gen. Baron Jacques of Bel
gium and Vice President Coolidge,
i who is representing .'resident Hard
ing, were notable figures at the con
cntioniiig opening.
Admiral Earl Beatty of the British
grsnd fleet was expected to arrive
late in the morning, and this evening
were to c Jme Marshal Foch of
France, commander-in-chief of the
w . alr.ed armies, and Gen. John J
r Pershing of the American expedi
tionary forces, acting as Marshal
Focjvs aid.
Schumann Heink Sings.
" Lifting the American flag high
above her head, Madame Ernestine
Schumann-Hcink opened the con-
it ; vcntion by singing the star bpangled
k P.annr
. The Rev. John W. Inzer of Chat-
tanooga, X enn., national chaplain in-
, voked Divine guidance for the legion
J i in bearing on he torch of service
and patriotism dropped by those who
fell in the war.
The convention quickly got down
to business. 1 he report of the com
mittee on permanent organization
' recommending that 10 national com-
.,' mittees with representation from
. each state, be maintained. ; was
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Speeches onnhe convention floor
fjwere limitedto five minutes when
i fh delegates adopted the rules com
iV inittitej.ty. TJnit voting by dele-
-At the request of1 Commander
John (J Emery, the convention arose
errtA frr t Viol f miflrl( in ciltlf
'v!" SP tribute to the memory, of the Late
r R W. fia hraith.. national com
mander of the . Legion, who was
killed in a motor car , accident near
Indianapolis last June. Mr. Emery
then proceeded to deliver his report
to the convention.
The ? issue of national adjusted
condensation for the ex-service man
has not been all settled, Command
er Emery declared.
"Such means as were used last
summer to beat adjusted compensa-
(Turn ta Pare Two, Column One.)
McKelvie on Hand
At (egion Convention
j ' Yv Kansas City, Oct. 31. (Special.)
M Governor S. R. McKelvie of Ne
braska, accompanied by Mrs. Mo
"Y.tViftjuia Adjutant General Paul
of the Nebraska National Guard, ar
rived Sunday evening to attend the
.American Legion convention.
The governor and his Wife are
visiting with Charles Brammel. a
relative of Mrs. McKelvie. Th
governor is awaiting the arrival of
the Omaha committee, headed by
Mayor. Dahlman, which will make
J an effort to secure the attendance of
Marshal Foch, General Pershing,
Admiral Beatty. and other digni
taries at the International Air con
. gress at Omaha.
The Omaha committee is due to
arrive Tuesday morning and will be
met by as many members of the
Qmaha delegation as can be routed
ItY xneir various mums i" "--
Subscriptions to Treasury
Notes Show Money Is Easier
- Washington, Oct. 31-r-More than
$600,000,000 has been received in
subscriptions for the treasury's of
fering of 4 1-4 per cent and 4 1-2
per cent certificates of indebtedness
" of which about $200,000,000 was of
fered according to preliminary re
ports, officials said tonight.
The heavy subscriptions to these
certificates bearing less than 5 per
cent interest for the first time in
about a year and a half was taken
by officials to indicate a consider
able easing in the money market.
International Agrees to .
Consider Strikers' Status
- Houston, Tex., Oct 31. Officials
,of the International and Great
Northern railroad late today agreed
to answer, Tuesday, the proposals
made by the brotherhood officials
for a settlement of the trainmen's
strike. The proposals embraced re
instatement of all strikers without
injury to their seniority rights and
consideration of the strike as having
been part of the national program of
the brotherhoods.
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Hydro-Airplane Launched
From Catapulting Device I
Philadelphia, Oct. 31. A hydro
airplane was launched successfully 1
today in tests at the Philadelphia
navy yard of a catapulting device
which sent the NC-9 two-seated
craft into the air at a speed of 48
miles an hour from a standing start
The experiment proved, naval ex
perts declared, that aircraft can be
loonched from battleships equipped
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Belgium and
. Heroes, Thank U. S. for Aid
General Baron Jacques
torlo Diaz, at Legion Convention, Express
Hope Sword Never Will Be
Unsheathed.
Kansas City. Mo.. Oct. 31. Bel
gium does not and cannot forget
the aid given her by America in the
world war, Lieutenant General Bat
on Jacques, commander of the Third
division oi me vcigian army, at
dared today in an address at the
convention here of the American
Legion.
"We do not forget, we cannot
forget," the Belgian military leader
asserted, "all we owe you for the
aid you brought us during the most
tragic moments in the history of
our glorious country: we cannot for-
p.et the name of Herbert Hoover,
the great philanthropist, thanki to
whom our wives and children did
not starve in occupied Belgium,
Above all, we do not forget the
rame of General Pershing, who con
ducted the American soldiers to th!
final victory.
Speech of General
General Jacques in his address
said:
"1 bring you greetings from the
Belgian army and its illustrious
chief, King Albert. I do not intend
to recall to you, who have been the
heroic actors, the wonderful exploits
accomplished on the continent by
the American forces during the war;
but I wish to express to you our
great admiration and greatfulnes
for the weight and opportunity of
your intervention.
"Ycu came into the struggle when
the Germans, having disposed of the
Russians, turned all their forces
against us. trying to smash us with
the final blow. When you drew the
sword we knew that we were vic
torious and a new thrill of enthu
siasm passed into the ranks of our
soldiers. In the French theater of
war one should ask the Germans,
who were at Montdidier, in the Vos-
pres. at Chateau Thierry, at the Bois
de Belleau. in the Argonne, at Mont-
faucon, what they thought of your
blows.
Retails Their Welcome.
"On the soil of Flanders, after
after having liberally given your
blood near Ypres, where the Ger
mans tried to break through toward
Mount Kemmel, you rushed on
again in order to help us in chasing
them from the Lys River. You
took Cruyshautem and Audenaerde
and made an advance of more than
10 kilometers.
'And finally, when the armistice
was signed, you were by our side
with the French and British divi
sions, ready to, give the last push i
and to clear the road of Brussels for
our beloved King Albert.
Surely, even now, you hear the
acclamations which saluted you
when, full of glory and triumph, you
marched through the streets of our j
capital, once more free.
Jury Soon to Get
Southard Case
Both Prosecution and Defense
Rest Arguments to
Start Soon.
Twin Falls, Idaho, Oct. 31. Both
the prosecution and denfense rested
today in the Lyda 'Meyer Southard
murder trial. Argument to the jury
will open at 2 p, m. tomorrow.
The defendant took the stand
briefly at the instance of the prose
cution and was 1 questioned as to
various transactions with respect to
purchases made and conversations
held by her at the time of the death
of Meyer. -
Mrs. Roy Corf man of Billings,
Mont, was questioned by the prose
cution as to the details of an al
leged conversation in which the wit
ness was supposed to have voiced
suspicion as to the character of the
illness of Harlan C. Lewis,' third
husband of' the- defendant Mrs.
Coff man said she could recall no
6uch conversation.
Dr. .J. .. .Coughlin, attending
physician in the Meyer case, reply
ing to questions by the state, de
clared that the chart kept in the
hospital during the illness i of the
deceased was reliable only as to
temperature, respiration, pulse and
medicine administered to the patient
and not otherwsie dependable.
1 he chart in its entirety was
made a part of the record and en
tered as an exhibit in the case upon
motion of the defense. There was
no objection by the state.
Philadelphia Red Mass Meet
; Broken Up By Authorities
Philadelphia, Oct 31. A mass
meeting to pledge moral and finan
cial support to Sacco and Vanzetti.
awaiting sentence in Massachusetts
for the murder of a paymaster m
April, 1920, was broken up by the
police yesterday, but no arrests were
made. The action by the police took
place after speakers declared that
the Italian radicals of this country
would tear down the fail if the
men were not given justice and if
the men died in the. electric chair.
Certain prominent financiers who
were named-.-" would, too, pay the,
price," it was declared.
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M'Adoo's Brother-in-Law
- To Be Removed As Agent
San Antonio, Tex Oct 31. J. H.
Fleming, chief narcotic enforcement
agent at El Paso, will be removed
from office within a few days,
United States Marshal D. A. Walker,
announced today on his return from
Washington. He did not announce
Fleming's successor.
lo accomplish the. removal ot
Fleming was my real mission to
Washington." Mr. Walker said. "Mr.
Fleming is a brother-in-law of Y.
McAdoo and had boasted bis
position could sot be touched."
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Italy, Through
and General Armando Vit-
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 31. Hope
that the sword may be sheathed and
that peace and labor may triumph for
the good of all was the message
brought to members of the American
Legion, in convention here today,
by Italy's foremost soldier, General
Armando Vittorio Diaz.
"The war is over," said General
Diaz, in conveying Italy's message
to the American veterans of the
world war. "From it must arise not
war but peace, labor and progress."
Excerpt of Speech,
General Diaz in his address said:
"To the service men of the United
States joined together by the Amer
ican Legion, to the American wo
men who so nobly and in manifold
ways took their part in the war, to
all the citizens of this great re
public, I bring this message of their
Italian comrades, of their wives and
mothers, of the Italian people, who
see in this solemn convention, in
presence of representatives of the
victorious allied armies, a deep af
firmation of common elorv. identical
ideas and significant human and civil
solidarity.
1 am here among you at the
moment in which Italy is about to
render solemn honer to its unknown
soldier, that moment in which all
Italian hearts will exalt in a humble
but glorious son, as in a symbol, the
secrifices the struggles and the
glories which made their country
free and realized a vow which seemed
a dream.
Italy Remembers Aid.
"Italy remembers and appreciates.
It remembers the timely coming in
of the United States, the colossal ex
peditions, the wealth of material put
at the disposal of the allies to bring
about the collapse of two tyrannical
empires, the spirit with which the
American soldiers took part in tbe
war. It remembers their impressive
growth of numbers, their perfection
in every field of action, their audac
ity, their well-deserved successes, the
aid so humanely tendered, the work
generously done by the welfare as
sociations and by the women, sub
lime in their pity; the collective
privations which the people of the
United States imposed upon them
selves to aid the fighting men.
1 he war is over, from it must
arise not war, but peace, labor and
progress. This Italy desires. This
declare, I, soldier of Italy, sure
of the future of my country, witn
the knowledge that duty so streniif
ously performed will find ;its owj
reward in the passing generations
and in those which arise with broad
er conception of the unity of man
kind. And this I here and now de
clare with depth of feeling and con
viction of faith. i
Brothers, Bankers,
Held by Grand Jury
Defalcations Totalling ;Two
Million Dollars Charged in
150 Indictments. :
San Antonio, Tex., Oct. 31.---Paul
and Peter O'Brien, brothers, and for
30 years employed in the D. S, Sul
livan & Co. bank here, a pri
vate institution, .were, arrested today
on an indictment charging embezzle
ment and theft as bailee. A total of
ISO indictments were returned
against each and charge the theft or
embezzlement of a total of more
than $2,000,000.
, The alleged thefts and embezzle
ments are claimed to have occurred
during three years from early in
1918. Recently a suit by D. Sulli
van against the. O'Briens was settled
by which . they deeded property to
Sullivan said to be worth $1,010,000.
Attorneys for the O'Briens stated
that "the case will never come to
trial," declaring there was no foun
dation for the indictments. The
O'Briens left the employ of the bank
several months ago. .. ,
Time Extension Given
To Pay Reparations
Paris, Oct 31. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) Germany has been
granted by xthe reparations commis
sion a 15 days' extension on the first
installment of 500,000,000 gold marks
of the second billion of its repara
tions payments, due November 15,
it is announced today.
Germany had requested the repar
ations commission for additional
time in which to pay, declaring pay
ment November 15 would seriously
interfere with negotiations going on
for a large industrial loan.
The reparations commission agreed
to the delay only on condition that
Germany promise to pay the 500,
000,000 gold marks promptly De
cember 1, and such assurances were
given by Germany.
XI. 5. Consul in Argentina
Gets Another "Death Note"
Buenos : Aires, Oct 31. W. H.
Robertson, American consul general
here, received another threatening
letter today, written in illiterate
Spanish, saying death was reserved
for him in case the Italians Sacco
and Vanzetti were executed in Mas
sachusetts, and that a stick of dyna
mite was in readiness.
New Committeewoman Is
Named by Missouri Demos
St Louis, Oct. 31. Mrs. Emily
Neul Blair of Joplin was elected na
tional democratic committeewoman
from Missouri at a meeting of the
state committee here today. She
succeeds Mrs. Bonis Jenkins of
Kansas Citr. who resigned.
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WorldFaith
Coming Conference to Meas
ure Governments Capacity
To Satisfy Universal Long
ing, Says George Harvey.
British Help Is Praised
lly Th Aworlatrd Fma.
London, Oct. 31. George Harvey,
American ambassador speaking to
night at the dinner given by the
1'ilnrims society to the British
delegates to the Washington con
ference, heralded the conference as
"an ordeal, not of battle but of
faith," the underlying purpose of
which was no more a challenge to
the league of nations than it was to
the Monroe doctrine.
He reviewed the action of the
American congress respecting the
limitation of the army and the re
duction of naval appropriations,
which he said gave conclusive evi
dence of the American government's
confidence in the outcome of the con
ference.
"The real question confronting the
conference is whether the nations
can reach an understanding with re
spect to anything, he said. "It is
to be a great test of the capacity of
governments to satisfy the universal
longing for peace, prosperity and
happiness."
Praises British Stand.
"I cannot permit to pass this op
portunity to make on behalf of my
country," he said, "due acknowledg
ment the greatly generous way in
which, unfailingly add with charac
teristic promptitude, the decision of
the p'rime minister accorded whole
hearted support of the brave initia
tive of the president. Never can I
forget that peaceful Sunday in July
when I found Mr. Lloyd George
seated under the trees on his country
place. Quietly he asked, 'what is it?'
I drew a cablegram from my pocket
and held jt toward him.
" 'Read it, I said. He did so. It
was the message from the secretary
of state announcing the intention of
the president to summon a confer
ence of nations and asking if such
a move would meet with the appro
bation of the British government.
"In a flash the premier was on ms
feet. . . -
" 'We ' accept," he almost shouted.
'We accept gladly; we accept grate
fully. We will do everything in our
power to make the conference a
SJHUUccssA.-: . -';,V.'' ,.'..,.'
Has ' Kept His Pledge.
"That is the pledge he gave and
which he has kept to this evening,
when his heart is heavy from appre
hension and She performance of a
more urgent dty rnay prevent him
from affordingat the beginning, the j
helpfulness of the great and unex
ampled prestige which can be fully
rendered only through the actual
presence of so vivid a personality."
The ambassador told of the de
livery of the invitation to Lord Cur
zon, minister for foreign affairs, and
the ambassador's call for the reply
which had been drafted with the con
ventional opening, "the British gov
ernment confirm their acceptance,"
etc. .
"Lord Curzon," said Colonel tlar
vey, "read the answer and remarked:
'This does not suffice.' Then he
wrote in: 'With the greatest satis
faction.'" The ambassador said that when
Lord Robert Cecil perceived in this
conference no v challenge to , the
league of nations he evinced "accur
ate discernment," and the ambassa
dor echoed Lord Bryce's assertion
that it was impossible to overrate
the fervor and hope with which the
conference was regarded in America
and that America was not disposed
to stand aloof from old world affairs.
Viscount Grey was no less generous
than he Was just, the speaker con
tinued, when he declared his belief
that the American government was
sincere and single-minded and
worthy of the absolute trust of all
other nations. '
U. S. Position Is Plain.
"Our own position is plain," he
continued. 'America dees not fear
war. Why should she? Geographic
ally, she is self-contained and self
supporting. , ,
.. "Her long coast lines are inade
quately protected. Some" of her
most splendid cities appear as
tempting targets. But the circum
stance is relatively trlval. The great
est guns could not create the havoc
of an earthquake, such as that from
which San Francisco rose like a
phoenix from its ashes, more re
splendent than ever, in a bare score
oi months.
' "It is a matter of most casual ob
servation that we rebuild New York
every 30 years. And back of the
cities and the coast lines lies a great
country which constitutes the real
America with a registered total of
more than 24.000,000 men between
the ages of 17 and 45, capable of
bearing arms.
"To pronounce such a land un
conquerable is to utter the merest
truism. No; America does not fear
war; she simply hates it
Won't Take Territory. .
"But the security of the United
States does not rest on her physical
resources alone. Her moral posi
tion is impregnable. Not only will
she never seek additional territory
(Tom " t re Two, Column Six.)
Rear Admiral Sims Suffers
From an Attack of Pleurisy
Newport, R. I., Oct 31. Illness
of Rear Admiral W. S. Sims,-who
has suffered for several days with a
slight cold and a touch of indiges
tion, developed today into pleurisy.
Commander Norman T. McLean,
his attending physician, said Ad
miral Simms' condition was not ser
ious, but that he probably would
have to remain in bed for at least
two weeks.
NOVEMBER 1, 1921.
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Woman Operator at Homer in
First and Manager of Da
kota City Office in
Second Place.
Mrs. Mildred Lothrop of Homer,
Neb., has been awarded the Theo
dore N. Vail gold medal and $1,000
in rash for her heroism on the night
of May 31, 1920, when she risked her
life in warning scores of people of a
Hood which followed a cloudburst at
Homer.
This is the highest award givtii
from the Vail memorial fund, estab
lished by Mrs. Vail in memory of
Theodore N". Vail, president of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
company. He died April 16, lyiu.
The awards are to be made annually
among Bell telephone employes
throughout the United States for
conspicuous heroism in serving the
public.
The second highest award, a gold
medal with $300 cash, was also
awarded to a Ncbraskan, Frank H.
Forrest, manager of the Northwest
Bell Telephone company at Dakota
uty, bob.
. Nebraskani at Top.
While the only two g6ld medals
awarded went to Nebraskans, the
eight silver medals with $250 cash
each went to Bell employes in New
York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Khout
Island and Utah.
Mrs. Lothrop is the chief operatoi
and only employe of the Northwest
Democrats Play
Politics Trying
To Revive Bonus
Entire Senate Session Devoted
To Reed Amendment to
Use Excess Profits Tax to
Compensate Yanks.
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING,
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Be Leaaed Win.
.Washington. Oct. 31. With an
eye on the convention of the Ameri
can Legion at Kansas City, demo
cratic senators, whose party in 1920
opposed a cash compensation, clam
ored .vigorously today for the adop
tion of a soldier bonus amendment
to the pending tax bill. . : v-
Almost the entire afternoon ses
sion was given over to debate on
the Reed amendment proposing to
retain the excess profit tax and use
the proceeds ti pay the world war
veterans a bonus, it is generally
believed that the amendment will be
tabled, but ' if. it is, the democrats
have still another proposal of the
same nature to lay before the senate.
They are hold. ;g in reserve a sec
ond amendment that will call for the
loan's and the use of the proceeds
to defray the cost of a bonus. Re
publican leaders are planning to table
this also, although some of their fol
lowers are worried over the effect
such action. may have on next year's
congressional elections.
New Starts Debate.
Senator New of Indiana,' republi
can, precipitated the discussion ot
the soldier bonus by asserting that
the Reed amendment was unconsti
tutional. He contended that it pro
posed to tax a special class for the
benefit of another class.
Senator Reed challenged him to
name the section of the constitution
which the amendment violated. Sen
ator New said he, would be unable to
do so without a copy of the constitu
tion before him. Senator , Reed
promptly laid a copy of the consti
tution on Senator New's desk. - The
Indiana senator insisted' that the
amendment violated the spirit of the
constitution.
,"The republicans," said Senator
Penrose, "are determined to table
the Reed amendment because- the
soldier bonus legislation has no more
place in the tax bill than the bill to
fund the foreign indebtedness of this
country."
Retd Scores Mellon.
Referring to Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon as one of the
wealthiest men in the government
and pointing out his connection with
large business enterprises, Senator
Reed quoted from Mr. Mellon'a let
ter in which he counseled against
enactment of soldiers' bonus legis
lation on the ground that it would
further depress the market for gov
ernment securities. ...
"Big business," said Senator
Reed, . "did not want the soldiers'
bonus and of course the secretary of
the treasury could not be expected
to favor it if big business did not
want it." . . . ,
"President Harding," said Senator
Staiitay of Kentucky, "was the un
dertaker for the soldiers' bonus and
the republican senators and pall
bearers. It will never' come to "life
again until the angel Gabriel blows
his horn in the car of big business."
- "Our failure to enact a soldiers'
bonus bill is a perfidious and inde
fensible desertion of those to whom
we owe a debt of gratitude."
Powers Oppose Hungarian .
Drive by Little Entente
London, Oct -31. The members
of the little entente Jugo-Slavia
Czecho-Slovakia and Roumania
been informed by the great powers
that the latter "very strongly disap
prove" any action toward interven
tion against Hungary at present, it
was semi-officially announced here
today. " - "
Harding Opposes Immediate
Withdrawal of Rhine Yanks
Washington, Oct 31. President
Harding was understood to have ex
pressed opposition today during a
conference with Chairman Porter of
the house foreign affairs committee
to passage of any resolution provid
irk ior immediate withdrawal v
American troops from the Rhine.
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Prizes in Vail
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Bell Telephone company at Homer,
Neb., a town of 460 people. On the
night of May 31, 1920, a cloudburst
caused Omaha creek to rise at ter
rific rate. Mrs. Lothrop was awak
ened at 2 in the morning by a call
from a farmer several miles up the
creek. For 25 minutes she sat at the
switchboard sending out the warn
ing. Grand Island Flyer '
Falls in K. C. Derby
Kansas City, Oct. 31. J. H.
Smith of Grand Island, Neb., es
caped uninjured today when the air
plane which he was . flying in the
American Legion junior air derby
crashed through a hedge fence.
U. S. Flyer Killed
As Planes Collide
Little Hope of Recovery Held
For Second Pilot's
-Recovery.
San , Diego, Cal., Oct.' 31. Lieut.
Winthrop E. Blackwell was instant
ly killed and Lieut. Daniel . W.
Tomlinson , sustained fractures in
both arrrirf in a collision between
two navy combat, airplanes here to-
day. r . , : .'. ' -.
Both aviators were t. attached to
combat division number three, air
squadron, Pacific fleet, and were en
gaged in v-combat maneuvers. The
plane piloted by Lieutenant Black
well' collided with the plane irt which
Lieutenant , .Tomlinson . was flying
and tore away one wing of Tomlin-
: f.on' Plan witnesses said. The col-
lision occurred about 800 feet hisrh.
Blackwell saw the damage that
had been done to the Tomtinson
plane, which immediately began fall
ing, and in an effort to aid Tomlin
son in maintaining his balance, cir
cled about with the idea of creating
a suction. -While engaged in this
task : Blackwell started to plunge i
toward the ground when about 40(T
reet in tne air. rsotn pianes sirucK
on mud flats of San Diego bay. .
. Rescue parties extricated the two
airmen from the wreckage. Tomlin
son in addition to having both arms
broken received a fractured leg and
other injuries. It was stated' at the
navy hospital ' that there , is little
chance for, his recovery.
Plot to Assassinate
Venizelos in U. S. Bared
Chicago, Oct. 31. A plot to assaf
sinate Eleuthertos Venizelos, former
premier of Greece, during the visit
of the distinguished statesman and
bride to the United States, has been
unearthed, the Chicago Herald and
Examiner says this morning.
The. paper says the precise nature
of the plot and its developments
have, been kept secret by the gov
ernment, but asserts that the Ven
izelos party was closely guarded by
secret service men when it left here
yesterday for California.-
According to the newspaper, In
vestigators believe the alleged plot
was designed by Greek royalists who
see in venizelos visit to America
a campaign for financial support to
overthrow King Constantine ana re
store the republican regime. An in
vestigation of the plot is being made
here and in New York, the newspa
per says.
Omaha-K. C. Air
Mail Service Starts
Air mail service - was established
between Omaha ; and Kansas City
Monday, to continue up to and in
cluding Wednesday. Two planes are
in the service, .each .carrying 400
pounds of maiL - .
1 he first air mail plane from
Kansas City. left that place at 9:47
in the morning and. piloted by
Clarence Lang, reached Ak-Sar-Ben
field at 12:03. The plane out of
Omaha left Ak-Sar-Ben field at 10:17
and reached Kansas City at 12:10.i
it was piloted by u H. Garrison.
Dr. Brumfield Sentenced
To Hang Jan. 13, for. Crime
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The rushing flood crept over the
floor of her little office. It rose unui
she was sitting waist-deep in the
chill waters, but still she kept at
work sending out the warning. And
she did not stop till the waters
reached the wires and put the system
out of service.
Twenty-five houses were swept
(Turn to Pare Thrr, Column Four.)
Parliament of
Britain Warned
Of Irish Break
Lloyd George Says He Cannot
Conceal Possibility of Grim
Announcement It's Im- .
possible to Settle.
London, Oct. 31. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) Possible legislation
to put the Ulster Parliament in a
better " position was indicated by
Prime Minister Lloyd George today
in the House of Commons in answer
ing critics in the debate on the
unionist motion intended as a cen
sure of the j government's Irish
policy.
The premier said the position of
the Ulster Parliament was intoler
able and unless something happened
in the next few days to put the po
sition tight under tho gove.rntnent of
Ireland act,, short bill wowld Jbe in
troduced to remedy the position.
"I cannot conceal; from the
house," said the premier in alluding
to the effort at an Irish settlement,
"the possibility that I may have to
make the grim announcement that
it is impossible to settle .without
danger and dishonor."
; He said that if the conference
broke down the first thing the
government would have to do would
be to ask the house considerably to
strengthen the forces of the crown.
,Mr. Lloyd George "said he had re
ceived guarantees that no arms
would be imported into Ireland. -
Debate in the Commons on the
Irish question, particularly the un-
lomst motion intended as a censure
of the government, excited keen in.r
terest throughout Great Britain to
day. Evidence of this interest was
found in the fact it was impossible to
satisfy , more than a" fraction of ' the
demands .for seats in the restricted
public galleries, hundreds of applic
ants being disaopointed. The unionist
resolution, which was presented by
Col. John Gretton, follows:
"That this house views with grave
apprehension- the action of the gov
ernment in entering upon negotia
tions with delegates from southern
Ireland who have taken the oath of
allegiance to the Irish republic and
have repudiated the authority of the
crown. ,
"And in view of the fact that an
act of parliament for the settlement
of the relations between Great Brit
ain and Ireland was passed as recent
ly as last year, this house is of the
opinion that no proposals for the
government of southern ' Ireland
should be made without the sanction
of parliament." .
The prime minister assured the
House that no agreement was pos
sible without the sanction of the
imperial Parliament.
Schuyler Man Injured
When Struck by Train
Schuyler, fJcb., Oct. 31. (Special
Telegram.) While crossing the
Union Pacific tracks John Shultz
was struck by passenger train west
bound. His skull was fractured and
several bones broken.' He was taken
to a hospital in Columbus on the
same train. Physicians say he can
not recover. He is one of the old
residents of Schuyler.
' Loot Table Rock Store :
table Rock, Neb., Oct 31. (Spe
cial.) Burglars gained entrance to
the store of Willis C.' Felbs by
breaking .a lock and . stole goods
valued at $250. Bloodhounds from
Beatrice have been sent for to trail
the bandits.
The Weather
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Nebraska Fair Tuesday and
probably Wednesday; rising temper
ature in west portion Tuesday.
Iowa Fair Tuesday and Wednes
day; moderate temperature.
Hourly Temperature.
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THREE CENTS
First Bank
Of Fremont
Is Closed
National Examiner Tales Over
Affairs of Institution For
merly Headed by E. R.
Gurney.
Depositors to Be Paid
The First National bank of Fr
mont, Neb., failed to open for busi
ness Monday.
Announcement was made that the
bank's affairs' are under the direction
of Roy E. Smith, national bank ex
aminer. Mr. Smith expressed a hope
that the bank may reopen in a few
days, but this depends on the ability
of its officers to arrange for immedi
ate advances .of cash, which is not
thought likely.
Steady shrinkage of deposits,
amounting to over 25 per cent of the
$855,000 shown on hand Septem
ber 6, and inability to collect on loans
to meet depositors' demands caused
the bank examiner's action.
Officers of the bank expressed a
belief that depositors will be paid
in full.
The First National I the largest
bank to be involved in Nebraska
since the series of bank disasters
began several months ago.
Managed by Gurney.
The bank's embarrassment- is an
eventual result of the condition into
which it fell during the presidency
of K. R. Gurney, who managed its
affairs from about 1901 until May,
1920. Gurney, during a part of this
time and until April, 1921, was presi
dent of the Lion Bonding & Surety
company, of Omaha.' He was In
dicted by the Douglas county grand
jury for alleged embezzlement in
connection with the affairs of the
latter company and is now at liber
ty tinder bona, awaiting, trial.
The bank's statement September
6, showed deposits of $855,000 and
loans of $691,000. It showed capi
tal of $150,000. surplus, $20,000; bills
payable, $53,000 and due federal re
serve. $84,000.
When it ended business Saturday
deposits had fallen to $622,000. The
United States ' National bank of
Omaha is a creditor to the extent of
nearly $100,000. The Chase National
bank of New York claims $44,000 as
its due and the Continental and Com
mercial National bank of Chicago,
$43,000. ( i
Bank . Withdraw Reserve.
' Since yhatfc.tim . deposits- have,
shrunk approximately 25 per cent
One of the heavy demands was .that
made by 25 out-state banks who
maintained a part of their reserve in
the Fremont bank. These banks had
$A),uuu on deposit mere, septemoer
6 and had cut this amount to $140,000
by the end of last week.
"The situation is simply the result
of the general situation in an agricul-
i tural community," said S. S. Sidner,
I president of the bank. "The shrink
age of assets in the farming com
munities created a drain which this
bank, already under heavy handicap,
was unable to meet. '
"Let me cite one example: A farmer
near Fremont sold a team of horses
to a neighbor a year and a half ago
for $300. Last week the same man'
(Turn to re Three. Column Three.)
Two Convicts Escape
From Reformatory
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. "31. (Special.)
Carl Anderson and Harry Hostet
ter, Nebraska state reforatory con
victs, escaped shortly after 9 Sun
day night. No trace of the men
has been found although searching
parties have been busy all day. The
man were last seen about 8:30 Sun
day night in one of the corridors of
the reformatory.' -
Anderson was first received at the
penitentiary from Sheridan county
for passing worthless checks. He
was -later sent up from Fairbury
for violating his parole by stealing
goods from an automobile. He was
serving a sentence of one to five
years., Anderson is 22. -;
Hosteyer is 18 and was serving a
sentence of one to 10 years for
breaking and entering. '
Legion Members to Get
Omaha Bee by Airplane
Nebraska members of the Ameri
can Legion attending the national
convention at Kansas City will re
ceive the latest edition of this morn
ing's Omaha Bee by 11 o'clock. Ar
rangements have been made with the
postoffice department to include
copies of the Bee with a cargo of
mail to be sent to Kansas City dur
ing the convention by airplane.
Antelope County Man Sues
On Trade for Texas Land
Neligh, Neb., Oct 31. (Special.)
District Judge W. V. Allen has
tinder advisement a suit of Herman
Meyer against C H. Swallow & Co.,
of Lincoln. The case represented
more money than any tried in the
Antelope county district court for a
number of years. The action cen
ters around a land deal, in which
Meyer traded three quarter sections
cf land situated in Blaine tcpvnship
for three 40-acre tracts in Texas.
The Antelope county land had been
valued by witnesses called by the
plaintiff at $125 an acre. A nots
for $8,000 was also involved.
Two Men Drowned
St. Helens. Ore., Oct 31. II.
Scott, 24, and Hubert Long. 26, were
drowned early yesterday when they
leaped overboard into the Columbia
river near here, from a skiff which
become waterlogged. Roy Laws, a
third member of the party, stayed in
the boat and was rescued. The boat
did not sink. ' f
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