The Omaha Sunday Bee
VOL. 61 NO. 24.
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TEN CENTS
Results of
Arms Meet
Forecast
2 Aviators
The Most Popular Man in the World jH u s b a n d
"Bloodless Surgeon's"
First Patient in .U. S.
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And Wife
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Approval of Naval Holiday
Assured as Result of Popular
Sentiment in America,
Britain and Japan.
Minor Plans May Fail
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING,
Washington, Nov. 26. A th; sec
ond week of the International confer
ence came to a close today there was
a fairly well defined prevision among
the leading delegates of the character
and extent of the eventual results of
their labors. '
The negotiations have progressed
to a point which appears to justify
the following forecast of the outcome
An agreement of a naval holiday,
providing for the radical reduction
and limitation of naval armament, to
winch not only the United States,
Great Britain, Japan but the other
powers represented and eventually all
other nations will subscribe, thus con
stituting the association of nations for
minimizing the possibility of war
which President Harding has long
contemplated.
Will Protect China.
An agreement ot the powers on
general principles of a self-denying
ordinance governing their relations
with China, designed to put an end
to aggressions upon the territorial
and administrative integrity of ori
ental public and to assist the Chinese
nation to regain unity and stability.
Application of these principles to
existing conditions in such manner
as to bring about the withdrawal by
the powers ot some of the restnc-
tions upon the independent action of
the Chinese government.
Postponement of the application of
the principles to more difficult far
eastern problems and of considera
tion of further assistance to China
to a subsequentconference of the
powers to be held, possibly in Pe
kin, in the course of the next two
years. , 4 -
Open Door in Manchuria. ,
Tacit approval of the Japanese re
taining their interests m Manchuria,
on the understanding that the open
door or equal opportunity for the
commerce and industry of the na
tional of all countries be maintain
ed, and that the territorial and ad
ministrative - integrity of China be
respected. . ' .
Dissolution of the Anglo-Japanese
alliance by 'the formal joint, an
nouncement of Great Britain and
Japan that its purpose of stabilizing
peace in the orient will be more
adequately achieved under the
changed conditions by the under
standing reached by all the powers
on far eastern questions.
The "widespread popular sentiment
in Great Britain, the United States
and Japan in favor of the reduction
and limitation of naval armament has
been th best guarantee from thi
start of the success of the confer
ence as to its principal object. If
the delegates should go home with
out acheiving that aim they would
he received with a howl of popular
disapprobation. Consequently they
will stick to the job till that task
is accomplished. ,
Walk Out Proposals. .
The factor of success next in im
portance was the presentation at the
outset of a tangible, clear cut plan
for naval reduction by the American
government. .' Diplomatic jockeying
(Turn to Page Two, Column Two.)
Five Held on Charge
Of Robbing I. C. Train
Terre Haute, Ind., Nov. 26. Five
men, two of whom are negroes, were
held fn $10,000 bonds today on a
charge of beng members of a band
of train bandits who, on November 7,
held up and robbed an Illinois Cen
tral train at Paxton. III.
The men were lodged in jail here
last night. They previously were
arrested at Indianapolis, November
II, in connection with the death of
Steve' Ferguson, supposedly one of
their number wounded in the firing
during the robbery. Those under
arrest are Jans Hill. 25; 'J0SCPh
Burnett, 20: Frank Wolfe, 19. all
white, and Vern Jones, 25, and Gar
rett Osborne, 27, negroes.
Underground Distillery
Is Raided Near Odessa
Kearney, Neb., Nov. 26. (Spe
cial.) Art -Yolk, a promising young
liquor mnatifacturer. was engaged in
business when officers visited him,
at his farm near Odessa. Art had
an underground work room, entered
through a manhole and a 10-foot
ladder. The cavity was concrete
surfaced. There was cached in the
room' salient groceries and neces
sities of V to last the owner for
a month or two. A still, working
in one corner, was turning off a
batch of white mul. One hundred
and fifty gallons of mash were stored
nearby. The outfit was brought to
. Kearney. Yolk says he's through
and that his cozy little cache is for
sale cheap.
Governor Explains His
Endorsement of Taylor
Lincoln, Nov. 26. (Special.)
Governor McKelvie stated that his
reasons for writing President Har
ding and members of the Nebraska
delegation at Washington asking
that H. G. Taylor of the Nebraska
railway commission be appointed oa
the Interstate Commerce commis
sion was due-to Taylor's long serv
ice in Nebraska, his acquaintance
with middle western problems and
the fact that at councils in Wash
ington .Taylor's opinions attract at-eatiea,
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Miss Mary Moore, pretty New
patient of Prof. Adolf Lorenz, the famous Austrian "bloodless surgeon,"
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wno is now visaing ine uirnca aiaies on a mission oi mercy. jviiss
Moore is a patient in the Broad Street hospital, where she was operated
on for a broken neck. She was injured in an automobile accident. Dr.
Lorenz was-called in to observe her case, and the operating surgeons fol
lowed his advice for resetting the misplaced vertebrae, v She is reported on
a fair way to recovery. The diagram portrays the area affected by the
auto-accident in' which Miss Moore was injured. . ' . " '
OloregonSagl;:
Mexican Revolts
Of Minor Nature
President of Republic Not
Worried by Reports of
Recent Uprising. In '
Lower California.
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'By The Aoctated Ttei.
Mexico City, Nov. 26. Revolt
tionary conditions reported .recently
in Lower California are considered
of small - importance by: President
Obregon, . who received newspaper
corresoondents todav and dismissed
questions relative to thes reported
disturbances with a laugh. ;
"There is no need for alarm, he
said, "as the uprisings are minor.
President Obregort asserted a
change of personnel m the national
agrarian commission would be made
soon. Ihe government agrarian
law." he , added, "is sound, logical
and workable." - - , . .
Some local newspaper men asked
if it would mean the resignation of
the minister of agriculture, Fo-
mento Viltareal, but the president
answered in the neirative.
He dealt warily with the Wash-
ngton conference and when ques
tioned whether Mexico would ac
cept an invitation, if extended, ' to
participate in later sessions, he an
swered that the "form of such invi
tation would : determine Mexico's
acceptance. ...
Under Secretary ot Mate f letch-
er s possible retirement was de
scribed by the president as "the loss
of a personal friend in the 'Ameri
can State department." He added,
however, that Mr. Fletcher "quite
naturally has always viewed Mexico
through North American eyes.
He intimated that extensive rail
road improvements would be made
by the republic, particularly on the
west coast.
Admiral Beatty Pleased
With Work at Washington
Ottawa, Ont., Nov. 26. Admiral
Earl Beatty declared here .today that
if "the Washington conference were
to close tomorrow, it would r have
accomplished something toward re
leasing the world from the great
burden of armament."
He said his presence here indi
cated that all goes well at the confer,-,
ence. ' . .
The limits imposed on various
countries under the Hughes pro
posals, he said, "are not derogatory
to the dignity of the great empire to
which we belong," and added he was
sure "that the empire on the sea
will be as safe in the future as it has
been in the past" ,
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Beatrice. Neb.. Nov. 26. (Special
Telegram.) Arlie Culver ' of this
city, formerly employed as a brake
man on the Union Pacific with a
run tetween Beatrice and Lincoln,
brought suit against the company
for $65,000 personal damages. He
alleges he was injured while work
ing on the platform at Raymond
last December and he has never re
covered. He is paralyzed from the
waist down and has been in a hos
pital since he was hurt.
York actress, was the first American
Columbus Banks
Are Victims of
Clever Swindler
Man Posing as Farm Hand
Gets $270 on Investment
- Of $30 Missouri
Banks Bilked, i .
Columbus, , Neb., Nov. 26. (Spe
cial.) A man giving the names of
James Anderson and J. R. Jameson,
is alleged to have swindled three Co
lumbus banks. 'Attired as a farm
hand he appeared at the Commercial
National bank, Cilumbus State bank,
Central National bank, and the First
National bank, opening an account
at each bank, depositing $10 and re
ceiving a bank book. . At the Central
and Columbus State banks he used
the name John Anderson in opening
an account. At the Commercial and
First National he used the name J.
R. Jameson. In. each-instance his
story was the - same he and his
brother had been attending school
at Ames, la., but were employed on
a farm near Richland.
Two days later he appeared in
turn at the Commercial, Central, and
Columbus State banks.. At each
place he presented his bank book as
evidence that he had an'account. and
submitted two checks for $100 drawn
upon the Union National bank at
Ames, la., and purporting to have
been issued by "Thornton & Up
dike, prain dealers." and signed by
R. L. Thornton. One of the checks
payable to himself he deposited to
his credit. For the other, drawn in
favor of his brother, Fred, he asked
cash and received it. At the First
National bank the cashier refused to
advance him any funds, but credited
one to his account and sent the other
to Ames, la., for collection.
From Columbus he went to Chilli
cothe, Mo., and apparently gathered
$500 on a crop of worthless checks
drawn on the Central National bank
at Columbus.. There he used the
name oi S. R. Price.
Divorcee Gets Insurance
If Hubby Dies in Six Months
Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 26. (Spe
Formcr Friend Wife gets your life
insurance money if you die within
six months after the decree is erant-
ed, under an opinion written by the
Nebraska supreme court. Eva Bil
lings of Omaha was granted a di
vorce decree from H. Fred Billings
in May, 1919, and on August 22 he
died. The former wife and the moth
er of Billings went to court over
a fl.UUU lite insurance policy. Ihe
Douglas county court held in favor
of the' wife. The supreme court up
held the Douglas county court s de
cision, j ; "
burchard Couple Celebrate
50" Years of Married Life
Burchard, Neb.. Nov. 26. (Spe
cial.) Mr. and Mrs. S..W. Craw
ley of Burchard . celebrated their
fiftieth wedding anniversary. They
were married at Pawnee Citv, No
vember 21, 1871, by the Rev! J. R.
McCread. About 85 relatives and
friends extended congratulations dur
ing the day. Mr. Crawley is 75,
anil Mrt. Crawler. 70 Thev have
two sons and fo-r daughters, all j
married, and 13 grandchildren. j
British ' Fliers Plan Flight
Around World, One East
To West, Other West
To East.
Prizes May Be Offered
By CAPT. CLAUDE R. COLLINS.
Aeronautical Txptri ot VnlverMit Service.
New York, Nov. 26. Within the
next two months several attempts
will be made to fly around the world.
At least two of numerous British
projects for the leap around the
globe, under consideration for some
time, will hop off shortly.
Sir Ross Smith heads one of the
expeditions. The principle other
British project will be a big flying
boat, backed by an aircraft manu
facturing concern.
. Either attempt will be' in the do
main of an adventure and is hardly
expected to throw any real light
on the problem of flight. Success
will, however, prove highly credit
able for aircraft, and the aviators
manning them. Of more advance in
terest is the selection of the probable
Voutes to be followed with reference
to seasons and prevailing' winds.
Fly East to West. . "
One of the first questions to be de
cided by these expeditions is whether
the circuit or the planet shall oe
from east to west or trom west to
cast. Sir Koss bmith, who will tiy
a two-motored Vickers-Napier am
phibian, and will be accompanied by
his brother and Sergeant Bennett,
who were with him on his flight to
Australia, has decided to make the
flight eastward.
He proposes to follow his .London
Australia route as far as Calcutta,
from where he will travel north
east, by the Asiatic shore of the Pa
cific, to the Arctic Circle, crossing
to Alaska, and then fly by way of
British Columoia and the Great
Lakes. He intends to visit New
York, then return northward to
Nova Scotia,' from where he will
hop across the Atlantic to England. .
One of his chief aims will be to
avoid India monsoons -and' to
choose a period .during which the
generally fogbound northern Pacific
is cleared of this menace.- .
The other flying boat project will
fly in the opposite direction, west
ward, following the northwest trades
north of the Equator. Froin England
this expedition would fly. to Lisbon;
the Azores: America, San Francisco
and again on the ' trade winds pro
ceed, via Honolulu or Crusce IslJnd.
to Jaluit, Guam and Manilla. An
alternative would be to cross the
American continent at the north, via
the Great Lakes, and follow the
Aleutian Islands and the Asiatic side
of the Pacific. '
Long Separate Stages. '
Apart from crossing in the ex
treme north there is a possible route
south of the Behnng sea where the
greatest separate stage would " be
between Unalaska and Petrayav-
locsk, 1,260 miles, and thence to
Yokohama, 1,380 miles. This, how
ever, would almost certainly be
taken from west to east, "on account
of the prevailing winds. ,
On the Honolulu-Jaluit line, the
greatest .distances are from San
Francisco to Honolulu, 2,090 sea
miles, and Honolulu-Jaluit, 2,130 sea
miles, ihe greatest sea distance
heretofore flown was the 1,680 sea
miles by Sir John Alcock. . That was
by an ordinary land-type airplane.
.Portugese,-, who have chosen a
British seaplane, are considering a
round-the-world project, flying the
Atlantic from east, to west.
The International Air Congress,
soon to"meet in Paris," will consider
the - advisability ' of - establishing a
competition . for. round-the-globe
flight - The Aero Club of America
recently considered such a competi
tive flight, but 'the project toever ,
materialized.
Fred A. Scofield Favored .
For Columbus Postmaster
Columbus, Neb., Nov. 26. (Spe
cial.) At a meeting of the repub
lican county central committee Fred
A. Scofield was recommended for
postmaster at Columbus. This was
determined when at. the request of
Congressman Evans the committee
met to make a selection for the post
mastership. WHERE TO FIND
The Big Features of
THE SUNDAY BEE
PART ONE. '
"Motorcycle Squad Making It Hard
er For Kansas City Criminals."
Pate .
PART TWO.
Society And Xtwi Per Women
Pages 1 to 7.
Shopping With Folly Page 7. ;
PART THREE.
Sports New and Peatarts Pages ,
1 and .
"Famous Beatifies of France Ulsrms
Who Makes the? Perfect hover V
Page S.
Of Especial Interest to Slotortsts
Pace 4.
Want Ads Pages 5. ( and T.
Nebraska and Iowa Farm News
Page 7.
Amusements Pages S to It.
Musie News Page 9.
Markets and Financial Page IS.
PART FOUR.
"Keeping Trains oa the Right
Trarks at Omaha Terminals." Page 1.
-The Married Life of Helen and
Warren Page 1.
-The Yellow Streak" Page --
"la tbe Case of Rill," Blue Ribbea
hort Story by Josephine Daskaia
Bacoa Page S.
-Follies of The Passing Show." by
Banlon. Page 4.
"The Re Tragedy of Tbe Wild
Onrang-Outangs," by Charles Mayer
Pace 4.
"Weoeo Tells by Rene
Barhe Page S.
Third Lesooa la Piano Playing. Ar
ranged br W. Srett (.rare Page S.
Flitorlal Comment Pajre .
-Soldler-Pi maker The Perfect
riridegroom." by Sterling Heilig Page
7.
-Jack and 4111" Page 1.
"Hamnland." a Page for the Chil
dren ran a.
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Auto Crash at
Fremont Ends
Honeymoon Trip
Winner, S. D., Couple Serious
ly : Injured Married Tues'
"' day and En Route to
. Hawaii.
Fremont, -JJeb., : Nov. 26. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Axel Johnson, 29,
Winner S. D.j is in a hospital here
with two shoulder blades broken and
his wife, 20," occupies the next bed,
suffering from a fractured spine, fol
lowing an automobile accident near
here, when Johnson attempted to
pass a car and his machine tipped
over. ,Mv and Mrs. Johnson were
on their honeymoon trip after being
married-at Winner last luesday.
They were en route through Fremont
to Raymond, the home of tie bride 3
parents. From Raymond they
planned going to the west coast and
thence to Hawaii as part of their
honeymoon trip. ' ; :
An x-ray examination of the bride
showed a fracture of the first verte
brae, which may permanently cripple
her. She was encased in a body cast
this morning in which she -will be
forced 'to lie irtotionless for at least
two months to allow the shattered
vertebrae a chance ' to knit. Mr.
Johnson is suffering frotn two' frac
tures in his right shoulder blade and
one in his left shoulder.
When discovered by other tourists
Johnson.' was - lying unconscious
while his wife -lay in a nearby ditch,
unable to come to his aid. They
were taken to a hospital. Johnson
now suffers few mental relapses, ac
cording to the nurses, who fear that
injuries to his head have brought
back traces of mental ailments from
which he was believed to have been
cured a number of years ago. John
son speaks broken English and it
was necessary to place his wife in
the next bed in oiider that she might
translate his wants to the nurses.
Omaha Deputy Sheriff
Returns Empty-Handed
Deputy Sheriff Charles Hoye re
turned from Des Moines Saturday
"without his man." But it wasn't
Hoye's fault.
Armed with credentials, Deputy
Hoye went to Lies Moir.es to get
permission to extradite Perry E.
Seely, who Is wanted here on the
charge of wife and child abandon
ment.
Everyone seemed willing to allow
Seely to be extradited except Seely,
according to Deputy Hoye. Seely
obtained an attorney, who filed n
objection to the extradition, accom
panied by a 10-page argument. After
viewing the written argument, Gov
ernor Nate Kendall decided to post
pone the hearing until December IS.
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Steamer Panhandle State
On Fire in Hudson River
New York, Nov. 26. The steamer
Panhandle State caught fire in the
Hudson river this afternoon a few
minutes after leaving its pier with
about 25 passengers agd a cargo for
Plymouth, England. Fire and po
lice boats responded to a call for
assistance.
Weekly Bank Statement.
New York, Nov. 26. The actual
condition of clearing house banks
and trust companies for the week
(five days), shows that they hold
$14.5.6,410 reserve in excess of legal
requirement. This is a decrease ,of
S15115.V560 from last week, j
Viviani Praises
Plan of Harding
Proposal to Continue Confer
ence on World Problems En
; dorsed by French Delegate.
, " '.2 By The Associated Press. '' "
Washington, Nov. 26. President
Harding's suggestion for a contin
uation, of international conferences
to deal with world problems as a
result of developments at the Wash'
ington conference was endorsed to
day by M. Viviani of France, who
said it was not only a "high thought"
but a practical one. ,
"The initiative .of President Hard
ing is of very considerable impor
tance," he said. "It is a high thought
and a practical thought.. If this con
ference is the beginning of other
conferences this is an historic mo
ment. It shall not be for France to
stav away.
Humanity; for its happiness, must
solve problems of a universal Char
acter. Consequently, universality of
means must be used. If any great
nation should be missing in the co
hesion of ideas and in the examina
tion of solutions that would make
them most difficult. ' The initiative
of President Harding will allow the
world to take part.
What will people think in Europe
ot the presidents idea f . Are they
not going to think that it is in con
flict with the league of nations?
I answer no. America has decided
to ignore the league of nations. That
was her right. America, through
these conferences, will come into
contact with the rest of the world.
Let the world be united Th one w-av
or in another way."
Mrs. Frank Fogg Discusses '
Murder With State Sheriff
Lincoln, Nov. 26. (Special. Tele
gram.) Mrs. Frank Fogg, widow of
Frank Fogg, Omaha druggist killed
in a holdup in Omaha in July, called
on State Sheriff Gus Hyers, prior to
that onicers departure for. Kansas
City ' to bring Frank Pierce, who
claims to be the murderer, of Fogg,
back to Nebraska. . "
Mrs. Fogg, who has talked with
Pierce, believes he can clear the mur
der mystery. .Hyers stated that it
would be decided "in Kansas City
whether Pierce would be taken to
Omaha or to Lincoln while officers
quizzed him relative" to the murder.
Pierce claims he is afraid of Omaha
dope peddlers.
Hyers was scheduled to leave Fri
day, but postponed his trip so he
might interview Mrs. Fogg.
Union Pacific Conference
On Wage Cut Starts Dec. 21
The Union Pacific-railroad system
has decided to begin its conference
between company officials and repre
sentatives of the workers cn the
question of lower wages on Decem
ber 21, it was stated at headquarters
of the system here Saturday.
All classes of employes would be
affected, it was said. Some of the
conferences will be held in Omaha
while others probably will be con
ducted in Salt Lake City, Portland
snd Los Angeles.
Investment Salesman Is
Acquitted of Fraud Charge
Hebron, Neb., Nov. 26. (Special.)
C C. Wroughton of Nelson,
charged with selling investment cer
tificates in Thayer county by mis
representation, was acquitted on re
question of Harvey W. Hess,
county attorney. The certificates
were tax-free prior to 1921
and Wroughton did not represent
them as tax free, with criminal in
tent, testimony showed.
Governor Asks
Correction- on
- Capitol Story
T
New York Post Printed Inac
curate and Prejudiced Ar
. tide on Nebraska Build- ,
; ing, McKelvie Charges.
Lincoln, Nov. f 26. (Special.)
Governor McKelvie in an op'en letter
to the editor of the New 'York Eve
ning Post requests a correction of an
article under a Nebraska, date line
alleged to be inaccurate, unfairand
prejudiced, relative to the building of
Nebraska's new S5,UUU,UW state
house.
"The real facts concerning the
building of the state house are so
well known to the people of this
state that the cpmmission feels safe
in saying that no reputable Nebraska
newspaper ' would have published,
originally, the article that was pub
lished in the Post," the , governor
wrote. However, under the in
fluence of its having been first pub
lished in the Post, it has been repro
duced in one Nebraska daily news
paper, which, it is only fair to say.
has been most unfriendly to certain
members of the capitol commission."
Details Inaccuracies.
Alleged inaccuracies in the Post's
articles charged by the governor
are:
That $79,000 in fees for architects
already have been paid out and
$40,000 additional is contemplated.
Original intent was for a Sl.000,000
state house and now an attempt is
being made to get . $25,000,000 for a
state house, when records show that
the legislature appropriated $5,000,-
000 for the building and everything
indicates that will be the total ex
penditure. ; Bonus Not Paid.
Charges of paying Architect
Goodhue a $12,500 bonus absolute
ly untrue, and, if expenses added to
the fixed salary of Goodhue aggre
gate more than 6 per cent of total
cost of building, Goodhue must work
on the customary 6 per. cent of total
cost of building. ...
f he governor declares that the ar
ticle was not written bv the Post's
regular Nebraska correspondent and
its authorship emanates from some
one 'making a studied effort to dis
credit the commission, the architect
and the project."
Armament Delegates
Oppose Christmas Recess
Washington, Nov. 26. (Bv the
Associated Press.) Members of sev
eral armament delegations infor
mally suggested tonizht that anv
thought of adjourning the sessions
for the Christmas holidays be aban
doned in the expectation ' that bv
adopting such a course the deliber
ations could be concluded by the
end of December. -
The negotiations were proceeding
so smoothly, thev pointed out. that
the conference could be expected to
complete its work in a much short
er time than was at first deemed
possible.
The Weather
Forecast.
Sunday mostly cloudy, somewhat
warmer.
Howrly Temperature.
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Bodies of Couple Found on
Porch With Bullet
Hole in Breast of
Each. .
Man Seen Running Away
Be The Asam-laled Tress.
Gallup, N. M-, Nov. 26.-Mytery
shrouds the double slaying her last
night of J. W. Blackwell, jr., a mine
clerk and his wife, who were shot
to death on the front porch of their
home, according to the sheriff's of
fice. The bodies were discovered
at 8 o'clock this morning by C. Up
land, a friend of Blackwell.
ihe body of Hlackwell was
crouched down on his knees with his
head resting in his folded arms, lean
ing against the two-foot wall around
the porch. The body of Mrs. Black
well lay a few fcot away. Each had
been shot once through the breast.
Empty Shell Found.
An empty automatic cartridge shell
was found on the porch between the
bodies.
The couple, according to authori
ties, had just returned from a theater
and stepped on the porch when lliry
were- Miot. lilackwell had rc
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iiiUTtu inn (,iuyi-a Mini iiau n uuui.it
of keys in his right hand. The door
yas yet locked and the house showed
no evidence of having been disturbed
when sheriff's deputies entered this
morning.
Powder burns were found on tin
dress worn by Mrs. Blackwell.
Two Shots Heard.
A local dentist and his wife who
passed the Blackwell residence last
night told the authorities thev 6aw
a man and woman walking in the di
rection of the house. A few min
utes later, they told the authorities,
two shots were heard.
A man was seen running down the
street.
They notified the nolice. who
searched the neighborhood with no
result.
Neighbors of the Blackwells to
day corroborated the dentist's story
of hearing two shots. One man told
the police - he saw a : man with a
leather coat running down the
street after he had heard the shots.
Blackwell. came; here with his
wife from North Carolina , about
seven years ago. , --" - -
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Spanish War Veterans
Have Over $5,000 Due
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 26. (Spe
cial.) Efforts are being made by
officers of the United Spanish War
Veterans, department of Nebraska,
to distribute $5,000 which has been
lying in the state treasury for years
to pay veterans enlisting in Nebras
ka for the time of enlistment to the
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service. The sums due these men,
who number approximately 1,000,
range from 80 cents to $20.
The money was appropriated by
the federal jcongrcss many years ago
and at the time the appropriation
was first sent to Nebraska many
veterans collected amounts due
them. At the last session of the
legislature O. W. Mei.er, historian of
the organization, put a bill through
empowering officers of the associa
tion to apportion the remainder of
the fund and pay it out on demand
by the persons entitled to compen
sation. '
Veterans desiring to ascertain; if
they have any money due, should
write to Adjutant General Paul -at;
Lincoln. , ,
Nine Persons Lost
When Lake Boat Sinks
Oswego, N. Y., Nov. 26. Nino
persons lost their lives when the
lake steamer City of New York sanis
in Lake Ontario off 5tony Point, in.
a storm late yesterday. Five bodies
one woman and four men wcro
picked, tip. today and brought here,
The bodies were found in a yawl
belonging to the City of New York,
Nearby an empty boat bearing the
steamer's name was drifting. -
Ihe City of New York left hera
Thursday, bound for Trenton. Ont..
with a load of phosphate. ' -Burlington
Freight Train
Wrecked Near Blue Springr
Beatrice. Neb.. Nov. 26. fSne.
cial.) Seven cars attached to south
bound Burlington freight No. 24
went into the ditch two miles north
of Blue Springs. Trainmen were not
hurt. Traffic was blocked and thk
northbound morning passenger,
running between Wymore and Lin
coin was annulled.
McLaughlin Will Attend
Piobo of Canadian Taxes
Washington. Nov. 26 (Special
Telegram.) Melvin O. McLaughlin
is expected to represent Nebraska
in the delegation of 100 United
States congressmen and senator
due at Montreal Monday. They will
spend three days there and two in
Ottawa studying the Canadian sales
tax system.
Plenty of Pheasants
Wellington, O, Nov. 26. The
state game farm here raised 6,000 .
ring-necked pheasant? during the
present season and shipped them t
all part of Ohio. The farm is
keeping "00 matured birds for the
purpose of cont;nuing the hatchery
next scaso". This policy, it is ex
pected, will he followed until the
.-late is amply retocked, with the
diminished nimrod's prut.