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McKelvie Asks ,
Encouragement
For Men on Farms
Nel)ralan Tell House of
Governors That System of
Agricultural Credits
.Should Be Provided.
'Charleston, S. C. Dec. 6.-The
effect of the post-bellum legislation
process has been to by the farmer
prostrate, Governor McKclvie of
Nebraska said last night in an ad
dress before the house of governors.
The farmer should be encoursRed, he
asserted, to borrow money for his
needs and a system of agriculture
rreditt should be designed to remove
the disability presented by his lack
of liquid assets.
Agriculture is at the base of the
nation's prosperity, and if, through
the extension of credit in such a way
that the farmer may take his losses
and continue to operate hi business
most economically, then the return
df prosperous conditions will be
greatly enhanced, Governor McKcl
vie declared.
Extension of credit will lend en
couragement to the equalization and
stabilization of prices and the new
wealth that comes from the soil will
be realized first by the farmer, Gov
ernor McKelvie said.
"I do not wish to see credit ex
tended to agriculture or to any other
business in such a way as to en
courage undue inflation or specula
tion we have passed through such
a period and the results have been
most disastrous all I seek now on
behalf of the agriculture is that it
shall have the credit that is needed
in the conservation and successful
conduct of legitimate farming opera
tions," Governor McKelvie said.
"This is toward a realization of the
fact that the obligations that were
incurred by the farmer during the
time when 'prices were inflated can
only be discharged in a gradual way
urider the' present condition of de
flated prices."'.'
The Tenth federal reserve district,
in which Nebraska is included, suf
fered seriously under the processes
of, enforced liquidation that had been
put into' effect, with the result that
until the War Finance . corporation
came into existence;, the farmers, in
Nebraska, especially, found ' them
selves being rapidly shorn of an out
let for their borrowings, the gover
nor charged.
Additional relief has' been obtain
cd in the state following overtures
with Governor Harding of the fed
eral, a-eserve system and. the direc
tors of the reserve bank at Kansas
City, the governor added, and there
is hope that a condition that was "al
most intolerable" will be converted
.ii.v uiiv, ma. ia ,itiujr 01.1 v luauiu
p Nebraska U;Stu(Jenttef
JSV Despondent, Kills Self
Lincoln, Dec. 6. Slumping in his
. V school work and failing in health,
Charles J. Seeber, 25,- engineering
; student in the University of Ne
,braska, early-today, committed "sui
!cide by drinking: poison, after-writ-Jing
a death note directing that his
!tz body be turned over to the medjeal
college of the university for cxperj-.
i. omental purposes. ... In. his letter. See-
4 ber said he served as a captain in the '
,'52 infantry in the world war,' but that:
i he was facing failure and could hot,
TV bear to be "a subordinate, in Itfc.y' the'
..thought of which he feared "would
v-'drive him insine" . ,, - ' ;
In response ho a telegram received
; this evening ffpnt Charlotte Seeber, a
sister, the Jody will be shipped to
i 2 Kerrville, Tex., for burial, -despite
15? Seeber's dying request r that ' it -be
for research purposes at Uni
. .trm versity of Nebraska.' . , ,
'T. Seeber was in charge of America"!
Legion forces during the race riot
'at Tulsa. Seeber .waited upon tables
Inhere at first aha later established a
small dry cleaning plant. ' His regis
,tration card at the university stated
, , J that Utica,; N, Y., was his homeYv
igXeggS; Rifle Safety OMj
?5, Deposit Boxes of Bank
Hastings; Neb.; Dec. 5.v-(Spectal
. Telegram.)' Yeggmen rifled the
it, safety deposit boxes of the :Ban1c o
,J Juniata early today, but failed, .to
,t open the safe. . , . v .
, The bank officers declared the loss
is small as their customers had been
advised to register.; their Liberty
bonds or place these orothcp-seciiri-
tie in the bank's safe. ' ' '
The bank's window -was J broken
and the vault door blown off.v . Three
m . alarm gongs, one .outside ', of the
5, building., were pried loose.' . .'
The bank suffered no loss except
,-.in property damage. , ' , '
Colder Weather Coming,
J-' . According to Forecast
Ifonday's temperature of 57 at 3
. . o'clock, exceeded by two degrees the
" highest recorded in December a year
ago. . A record of 71, however, was
" made in December. 1890. The lowest
was 20 below in 1917.
The forecast was for a little colder
weather last night and Wednesday.
Road Conditions
Furnished by Omh Automobile Club )
Lincoln Highway, East Roart in good
condition. Reuth at Odir RapUls and
s. Road from DeWilt to Clinton now
open for travpl.
Lincoln Highway. Wat Roada In fine
anapp to t,ranrt island and wt, some
aradlnqr near North l'latte. Thin work
will rrnably ) completed by tha later
part of the. week.
O. V. I Highway Roa!d In rol con
dition. IJetour near Ashland whera con
Mrrction in nrovreei. To Lincoln and
eat roads are In eiellent shape.
Highland Cutoff Koada good.
8. y. A. Roailn Excellent condition.
, CocnhUiker Highway. Excellent.
Omaha-Xopek Highway Roads fine.
Georg Washington Highway Roads
fine to Siou City.
Black Mills Trail Roads good to Nor
folk. Ktor of Trails. North Roads fine to
Miaaourt Valley. Little, rough near 8loux
City.
Kina: of Trails. South Road n cel
lent conditicn to Hiawatha. From Hia
watha to Leavenworth nade reported lit
tle rough, tt 1s still necessary to delour
between I.avenworth and Kanaas City on
account of conatmotfon work.
Hlver to hirer Road In rood condi
tion to Pes iloinea. East roads ar very
rougn.
W'htlo Pole Road Roada In good cond!
tioa to Casey. Cast of raeey aix-mile
detonr In fair coadition. then roada fine
to Pcj Moin-.
f. O. A. Shortllne Roada excellent.
Bluo G'aa Road Roads rourh to fllen-
wood.- A ieo one er tin detourus esst of
Glenwtd roads are !n ex-eUent cond!tton
O. Street Road Excellent shape. Road
Worn n-ar Eag Mi been completed.
Woaiher r'pjrte4 clear at tverp point
Former Musical Star Now Cast ,
In New Role-That of Mother
Rosie Quinn, Wife , of
Lewis Burgess, to Sing
"Pretty Baby" to Own '
Little Son.
-Dainty Rosie Quinn is cast in a
new role a other role.
The golden-haired favorite of the
Century Roof Garden, now the wife
of Lewis 11. Burgess of Omaha.
henceforth will sinir "Pr.ifu Jin Ku"
. . j wu;
to her own little son. born Monday
iuk'h at atewart notpitai.
The newest grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. Want Hnrooss mainh.J
ly more than seven pounda and i
fairhaired. like his attractive mother.
Name Not Chosen,
No, name has v Kn Am-AA .
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on for his little majesty, the elder
air, uurgess announced yesterday.
"I haven't seen the baby yet," she
said. 1
At the f. E. mith Mmitino
"Granddad" Burgess announced he
waa(ready to receive congratula-
" Will thev nsivr. 1,-il.ir f-
me? Well, I don't know!'
Rosie Ouinn'i mother Mr fr,ro
Quinn, lives in ,New York and was
not here to greet her new grand
child. Start of Romance.
The romance of (lie nrctt.r
star, made famous by her "Pretty
Rabv" ami "Won't v n vr
Daddy?' songs, and the wealthy
young Omahan began in 1918 when
she was entertained at a house party
in the Ward Rtircrrcs u.-,.
while playing an engagement with
uic x assmg snow. They met again
in New York, where he was stationed
With the mosnuitn knat rntm A.,.
the war, and .were married secretly
Man Slays Wife,
Then KUls Self
In Omaha Hotel
Double Tragedy Leaves 3-Year-Old
Child an Urpnan
Domestic Trouble
i. i Blamed.
Mrs. Amelia Cornell, 23, was shot
and instantly killed by her husband,
Harry," Cornell, 25, in her room at
the. Ak-Sar-Ben hotel, 1611 Howard
street, at 9 Monday night. Cornell
then shot himself in the head, dying
at 10:40 in a hospital.
The couple, was man led four
years ago,, had domestic 'trouble.
Two weeks ago he beat her severely,
according to residents at the hotel.
He was ordered to . leave by Mrs.
Frank Apfelbeck, the proprietor.
rie went to live, at -.Harney
street. His wife' supported herself
by working as a waitress in the
Brissaud French restaurant near
Seventeenth and Howard streets. "
Cornell was in his wife's room.
looking over some letters when she
came in from work last niarht. She
-ordered .hnrt awav and whpn .hf rc
;teed to-go -she;! went' to -the tele
phone ,,to- call, the' police. He fired
four shots; the,- fourth." striking her
in the back and1 piercing the heart.
: The Cornell's have a child. 3 vears
old, which' is with Mrs. Cornell's sis-
ter, Miss Dorothy Grunst in Toledo,
O. F. H. Cornell, a brother of Cor
nell is said to live in Norfijlk, Ne.
Telegraphic Briefs
i ,,S Kennedy's Father to Testify.
T.os . Angeles. Cal., Dec. t. J.' D. Ken
nedy, father of J. Belton Kennedy, for
whose, murder Arthur C. Burch is on trial,
was expected to again take tha, witness
stand upon the opening of court today and
Identify more. letters alleged to have been
'-written' to the. younger Kennedy, by Mrs.
Mad.alynne Obenchaln, Jointly ' Indicted
with Burch. v
V 'tfc'-SWlww Caao. .-'',..
Foughkespsie, N. T., Dec. t. Pour or
tlve witnesses whose testimony will be In
defense of the paternity of Baby Ouy Still
man are to be called today when hearings
are reaum'ed 'here to the divorce, suit of
James A. , StllVman,'' New York banker.
against Mrs, Anne U. Btlllman. There will
be. testimony. It was said, in reference to
the paternity, of 3ay Ward Leeds, the 3
year.old boy whom, Mrs. Stlllman alleged
to be the son of Mr. Stlllman and a former
Broadway show girl, Florence h.' Leeds.
Italy Tarns bown Soviet.
Rome, Dec,' By A.- P.) IMHy has
refused to sign, a commexcltl agreement
with soviet Ruse!, because of the insist
ence by .the soviet representative, of the
inclusion of political questions, ' Marquis
Delia Torrettai foreign minister, announced
In the Chamber;bf Deputies yesterday.
" ; Allied Body In Berlin.
Pads, Dec. 6. (By A. P.) Establish
ment in Berlin of an allied control com
mission to supervise budgetary reforms
and armed with powers to bring- about
other financial changes during a three.
jwar cessation In Germany'a cash repara
tions payments, la provided in a plan un
der consideration; by the reparations of
ficials of France and Great Britain.
Focn at tirand Canyon.';
Orand Canyon, Arlg., Dee. S( Marshal
Foch rode a mule here today.-but found
mule-riding too tedious and soon dis
mounted. Later he reviewed his staff and
membera of the American Legion party
as they came burro-back up Hermit trail.
Hanford MacNider, national commander of
the American Legion; Frand D'Oller. past
national commander, and Alvln T, Roberts,
chairman of the Legion's reception com
mittee, parsed In review. After posing
far photographs, the marshal boarded a
'bus tor a trip around tha "rim." ,
MiikIo for Americaniaation.
Indianapolis, Jnd.. Deo. . Music will
be utilised aa an Americaniaation force
during "American Education week," it
was announced today by Alvln M. Owsley,
director of the American Legiona nationai
Americanism commission. All legion post
commanders .have been instructed to con
fer with local organisations toward the
furtheranca of tho musical program of
"American education week" which enda
next Saturday.
Mrs. Peet'a Plea Rejected.
T-o Angeles, Dec. 6. Petition for a writ
of habeas corpua In behalf of Mrs. Louise
Pelte. convicted on a charge of murder
of Jacob C. Denton here, waa denied here
yesterdsy by United States District Judge
Benjamin F. Bledsoe. Mrs. Peete'a at
torneya announced that an appeal would
be carried to the United Etatea supreme
court, and that notice of appeal to the
circuit court of appeals was given.
Bis; Paper Murk Tsane.
Berlin. Dec. By issuing 4.150,0.0l)a
marks (roughly lit. 191. Ill) tn new papr.
the raichabank aeta a new record for the
week and cauaes Germany to awlm in
10l.2iM0t.t0 paper marks (I2,02J.7JO.)
Scribe Pay Fto.
Chicago. Dec. In accordance with
a mandamus cf tha fatted Statea su
preme, court. H. H. Elwell, lormer city
editor of tha Chicago Evening American
and now managing editor of the Milwau
kee News, yesterday paid a flna of ISOt
tn tha clerk of the United Statea district
court. The tine and an Indefinite sen
tence were Imposed afrer Mr. Elwell had
refuse to answer question asked by the
Marcb, Hit, federal grand jury concern
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July 15, 1020, in New Y'ork. The
wedding ceremony was repeated in
Omaha by Archbishop Harty on her
arrival here to make her home, Oc
tober 19, last year.
They have taken a house af 101
South ' Forty-ninth avenue. .Young
Burgess is connected with the' l'ur-gess-Nash
store, while his brother,
Charles, is in the M. E. Smith com
pany. . , ,
The Charles Burgesses hate a son,
Charles Constantine, two months old,
so that Rosie Quinn's son is the sec
ond grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Ward
Burgess. ;. - '.
v Girls
Given Warning
On "Hip Liquor"
Chicago District ' Attorney
Says Fad of Carrying Jew
eled Flasks to Cafes
Must Stop.
Chicago, Dec. 6. Drastic warning
given society girls and women yes
terday by United States District At
torney Clyne that they must aban
don the pernicious practice of carry
ing "hip liquorj' It has been consid
ered the height of smart faddism to
carry a jeweled flask and make a
display of it in cafes. The district
attorney says he may make an exam
ple of certain prominent women un
less this flagrant violation of the
prohibition law is stopped at once.
"Hip .liquor is rampant,", said the
district attorney. "The newly de
veloped liquor habit among women
is a more seriqus .menace today than
the 'moonshiner' or the 'bootlegger.'
"From women in the highest circles
of society to those in the lowest
levels, carrying liquor has be
come popular. They refer to it
boastingly."
' The government is making a rigid
investigation into the affairs of the
exclusive Casino club, at which a
"harem party" was recently' staged,
accompanied by much booze guz
zling and the subsequent ' expulsion
of three young male members, all
prominent in the blue book set.
ing how certain information waa obtained
by the Chicago newspaper,
Philippine Defense,
Manila, Deo. 6. (By A. P.) At the
conclusion of the Washington conference
on limitation of armaments. Governor
General Wood will take up with the au
thorities in Washington the question of
national defense of the Philippines, tt
waa announced officially today.
''" Former Teller Sentenced.
Grand Rapids, Dec. 6. Herbert M.
Fierce, former teller r.t fhA nai1 T.
Ids National City bank, who admitted
Theft Of 127.000 of the hank K.
making false entries, was sentenced in
United States district court here today
to serve 10 years in the federal peniten
tiary at Leavenworth.
Mexican General Arrested.
San Antonio, Tex., Dec. 6. Gen. Humer
to Barras. former military commander of
Monterey and Tamplco under the Carran
zlsta regime In Mexico, who was takon
into custody lata Saturday night in San
Antonio by Department of Justice agenta
and turned over to the federal immigra
tion authorities, haa been sent to the
border for deportation to Mexico, it was
announced at tha Immigration, office to
day. Colts Drop Attack on Will.
Providence, R. J.. Dec. . 6. Russell G.
Colt and Roswell c. Colt, sons of the
late Col feamuel Pomeroy Colt, today
abandoned their attempt to hrak the
will of their father. The decision was
made known in a brief statement by
their counsel. '
Rum Raid at Mianlej
tJZ,, ' Ve?- JLThf: nlan-8W ana
4 i:iitiiicy s, one or tne
tenderloins best known restaurants, were!
rrotl a A I f n:.ia . .
h.Vr VL " s. Dn tcnerai warrants
. -r,; "'Mi-i-iutduan pi tne VOI-
oreaSd. flo- .IT" VL "J'a"'d "onds
- . . 4 ncr mi reels were ina"
first made by federal agents from Wash
ington who have been conducting an in
dependent investigation of the illegal sale
of liquors tn New York.
Farmers' Federation.
Fargo. N. D, Dec. 6. Farmers in va
rious parts of the United states will bo
j.iu nit, r ai mers i-vaeration of
America just organized in Nonh Dakota
tO m.rb.l all S . , .
.aim crops, it was an
nounced today.
Asks Postponement in
war Tax Steal Case
Dcs Moines, Dec. 6. (Special
Telegram.) John Adams of the
Adams Theater company, indicted by
the federal grand jury for failure to
pay more than $65,000 in war tax, ap
peared before Federal Judge Martin
J. Wade today to plead -for a post
poned hearing. He claimed Tight
to investigate the indictment counts
before formal court hearing.' V;
Red Cross Raises $350 in
Roll Call at Bayard, Neb.
Bayard, Neb., Dec. fx (Special)
Red Cross roll call has been com
pleted, the work being done by 20
canvassers, and $350 -subscribed. A
generous supply of clothing and grc.
ceries also was donated for the re-;
lief of the poor of this city. 1 Local
relief work for the coming winter
will be centralized in the lied Cross.
Election of officers will be held
Wednesday evening.
The Bee Want Ads are the best
Business Boosters.
If
Societ
THE HKK: OMAHA. WEPXKSDAV, DKCKMHIyU 7,
By RUBY AYRES.
(fanllaued From Yesterday-) -
'The Fortune Hunter turned low
ly away. He went up to hit own
room, put the check into an envel
ope, together with a hastily-written
note aying that the remainder should
be tent ai toon at possible, and ad
dressed it to Irenie Claver at the
Savoy hole).
It had given him another, breath
ing space at least and staved off the
evil day k little longer.
But the itabbing pain in hit tem
plet was maddening, and he stopped
for an instant at the bottom of the
fair feeling tick and giddy.
One of the maids crossing the hall
glanced at him curiouly, then
"Oh, aren't you feeling well, sir?"
the asked in concern.
The Fortune Hunter laughed.
"It's nothing I've got a beastly
headache. I wonder if you'd take this
letter to the postoffice for me?".
Certainly, sir, and can't I get you
anything, sir?"
He shook his head.
"Good Lord, no Thanks all the
same, and. , . just post that letter
yourself, will you?"
"Yes, sir."
The girl went straight out and
across the garden. Like the other
maids in the house, she admired the
Fortune Hunter immensely, and,
though they knew but little of his
story, they imagined a good, deal,
and found it very romantic.
She had turned out into the road
towards the letterbox when Tommy
overtook her.
"Hullo Going to tire post here
I'll take i!" And, before she could
protest, !he had snatched the letter
from her.
Mr. Smith asked me to be sure and
post it myself," she protested angrily;
she did not like Tommy, and the
boy knew it, which was partly why
he had taken the letter; he loved
annoying people.
, "Mr. Smith can trust me quite as
well as he can trust you," was the
retort. "I'll tell him if you like."
The girl turned indignantly away,
and Tommy glanced down at the en
velope in his hand.
"Miss Irenie Claver Savoy hotel,
London."
For a moment his thin face grew
blank with amazement, then the old
cunning look crept into his eyes as
he thrust the letter into his pocket
and turned back to the house.
He saw his sister at the end of
the garden standing ' looking out
across the river, and with no thought
for the pain he was about to inflict
upon her, only his own triumphant
knowledge that he had discovered
something to the discredit of the
Fortune Hunter, he limped after her.
Anne heard his step. on the soft
grass and turned eagerly, thinking
it might be the Fortune Hunter; in
her heart she was longing to see
him alone and drive away the -vague
shadow that had fallen between them
last night; this morning she was al
most convinced that it had never
really existed save in her own imag
ination, and she was only too will
ing and eager to make amends.
She looked bitterly disappointed
when Tommy came eagerly up to
her. "I thought," she began, then
broke off. "Where is John?" she
BslcccL "' ' ' '
Tommy .hunched his narrow
shoulders.
"Goodness knows 1 But look here
what I've got." He pulled the
letter from his 'pocket and held it
to her. "John gave this to Ethel
to post, and she gave it to me." It
was characteristic of Tommy that
he. never told quite all the truth
about anything. - "He didn't -mean
me to see it or you either, I'll bet!"
He peered down at the address on
the letter as Anne tried to take it
from him; he read it aloud trium
phantly: '"Miss Irenie Claver. Savoy
hotel, London.' Who is she, sis?
Do you know her?". He glanced up
at Anne's white face and was sud
denly sileut. "Oh, I say Is this
what all the row's about?" he broke
out again presently. "Of course, I
knew something was wrong, but I
never thought he was such a mean,
lowdown "
"How dare you?" she panted.
"How dare you? Whatever John
does is right! How dare you take
his letter and bring it to me?" You
ought to be ashamed!"
Tommy looked aghast.
"Why, I thought" he began help
lessly; then: "What are you going
to do with the letter?" he asked
blankly. , .
Anne turned away without an
swering. In spite of ; her loyal de
fense of the Fortune Hunter, she
was sick with dread and jealousy;
but she went across the garden and
out into the road, never stopping or
looking back till the' letter was safe
ly posted. ' ' ' ;
Then all at once her courage seem
ed to give way; she trembled so that
she could hardly walk, and the
sunny road swam before her eyes.
He had sworn that he'- 'did not
know who Irenie was, and now, he
had written to her she had seen
the letter with her own eyes. :'
Why had she posted it? She wish
er she had kept it back, and yet,
what would ' have 'been the use?
Nothing but his own will and desire
could made the man she loved true
to her. AH the tears and upbraid
ings in the world could not .restore
her beautiful faith in him.
He should not know that she
cared. She would not let him know
that the letter had ever fallen into
her hands. She stayed away from
the house until she felt she could
trust herself to go back as if nothing
had happened, but it seemed as if
the shadow of foreboding deepened
when she reached the gate and found
her uncle standing there talking to
Fernie. -
" They were in deep conversation,
and did not see her until she was
dose beside them, and she wondered
if it was her imagination that they
both looked . 'disturbed when she
tpoke. ... . .
"Good morning,' Mr. Fernie."
Fernie turned and clumsily pulled
off his. hat.; ' '.. ,.':-.
; "Good morning. Miss . HaVdirig."
.She thought that he seemed to
avoid her .eyes, and then, wondered
again if that, too, were just imagina
tion." She 'was upset and unstrung.
Everything and,, everyone made her
suspicious now that the first bitter
shaft had been planted in her heart
by the man the loved best in all
the world.
She left them and went on into
the house, longing, and jet dreading
to'niret the Fortune Hunter,' but
though he came in to , lunch and
talked to her at though nothing had
happened, he made no effort to tee
her alone, and he wat too proud
now to make any advance.
That he looked wretchedly ill the
could tee for herself, but the hard
encd her heart. r If he cared nothin
for her neither would the care for
him, and to the.miserahle game went
on, and the hadow between them
deepened and another weary day
dragged to its close.
(Continued lit The ne Tomorrow.)
Norris, Fit As
Fiddle, Says He's
Just Rarin' to Go
Declares He Intends to "Show
Up" Hitclicock's Record
In Next Cam-
Lincoln, Dec. 6. (Special.) Sen
ator George W. Norris, in Lincoln
for a day, declared he would be in
excellent physical shape for the com
ing senatorial fight in Nebraska and
that he would be found in the front
line trenches when the row started.
"The principal issue in the cam
paign will be Senator Hitchcock's
record at Washington,", the senator
said. "There isn't a single issue he
can raise in Nebraska without find
ing himself in, a glass house, on it. v
"I know his record probably bet
terthan anyone else because I am
in the senate with him and I'll be
out here to tell it. He is the best
senator Nebraska ever had right be
fore election, but that's the only
time."
The senator refused to discuss
probable candidates in the G. O. P.
ranks for United States senator. He
appeared interested in the forthcom
ing third party convention at Grand
Island!
Other matters which attracted his
attention was the pushing of water
way projects for elecric power which
he believes will be he soluion of
transportation and heating in this
country when oil and coal supplies
begin to be scarce, and the lending
of a helping hand to South American
countries and institutions.
The senator laughed at reports
published that. Frank Harrison and
he had broken because of the sen
ator's reported declination to "front"
for Harrison by asking President
Harding to put Harrison on the
South Ameicaa commission.
"It is absolutely false," he said,
"and I believe the person least wor
ried about that appointment is
Frank Harrison himself."
State Ends Case
Against Gardner
Defense to Place Alienists on
Stand in Trial of Escaped
Convict. -
Phoenix, Ariz.', Dec. 6. The pro
secution today rested its case in the
trial of Roy Gardner, escaped con
victed mail robber, accused of rob
bing .a United . States mail car at
Maricopa, Ariz.,' on November 3, and
the defense had offered nearly all
of its . evidence except that to be
given by alienists, when,, the United
States district court adjourned to
night. The prosecution relied . en
tirely on circumstantial evidenre.
The defense is relying principally
upon its plea of insanity.
Mrs. Gardner, her brother, Robert
Nelson of Modesto, Cal.; Mrs. Mary
F. Gregg of Mesa, Ariz., a cousin
.of Gardner; .Lotus Sonny, police
man of Centralia, Wash., who cap
tured Gardner after one of. the lat
ter's escapes; H.- Clarke, who was
in San Quintia (Cal.) penitentiary
when Gardner' was a prisoner there,
and others testified for the defense
that Gardner sometimes had acted
queerly, that he had a poor memory
and that he frequently would laugh
hysterically without apparent cause.
Clarke told of "spells" Gardner had
in prison when he fell down and
frothed at the mouth. ' '
When court adjourned tonight the
defense stated that it had only one
witness to offer before the experts
would be put on the stand.
Lamp chimneys can be quickly
cleaned by holding the hand over one
end and putting the other end over
the spout of a simmering tea kettle.
Rub at once with tissue paper.
Dan McLeod Dies
While at Supper
JCr-cftf
Schuyler, Neb., Dec. 6. (Special)
While at supper last night at
he Maplehurst hotel Dan Mc
Leod, a pioneer in this district
and for two years a member of the
Nebraska "legislature, was stricken
and died. He was a republican and
was a member of the Odd Fellowt
and Masonic lodges. Arrangements
for the funeral will be announced
later. .
H)2f,
Representatives
Explain River
Seaway Project
Wisconsin and Ohio Congress
men Explain Need of Mid
die West States for
, . Exit to Ocean.
Washington, Dec. 6. The St.
Lawrence teaway project was advo
cated ?jn" the,." .house yesterday in
speeches by Kepretcntativet A. Y,
Nlson of Wiscontin and Chalmers
of Ohio, Some eastern opponents
of "the scheme, including Represen
tative Griffin of New York, took the
occasion to voice their objection.
Griffin contended that the New
York; barge canal was adequate to
meet the situation.
Representative Nelson replied to
arguments which have been made
against the project by Governor
Miller' of New York.
"A great many of the objections
raised' by ' the opponents of this
route I think are far-fetched, mythi
cal and imaginative," said Mr. Nel
son., "The proponents of this great
highway to the sea have no quarrel
whatever with the good people of
New York concerning the great
barge canal.
"We take the position that the
barge canal of New York does not
and cannot furnish the adequate out
let for the middle west and north
west to the sea and foreign ports.
We contend that the fc'rcat west
should not have its great inland tea
bottled up and be compelled to carry
its ever-increasing commerce through
the restricted conditions of the
barge canal and the congested ter
minals, at the port of New York.
Moreover, the barge canal, with a
.ransritv nf 10.fl00.fl00 ton each wav.
,is not sufficient to take care of the
peak loads irom the great lakes
area. Only the open waterway from
the great lakes to the sea by way of
the St. Lawrence can adequately fur
nish the great inland states a proper
outlet for their growing agricultural,
industrial and commercial life.
Representative Chalmers said the
canal would connect the great lakes
with the ocean by a 30-foot channel,
220 feet wide at its lowest depth, at
a total expense of $270,000,000, one
half of which will be paid by Great
Britain, and that includes also the
cost of developing 1,464,000 hydro
electric horse power.
C. Frank Reavis
To Quit Congress
Will Retain Post Until End of
Term, However, State
' 1 ment Says.
Lincoln, Dec. 6. (Special.) Con
gressman C. Frank Reavis, repre
sentative of the First Nebraska con
gressional district since 1914, will
not be a candidate to succeed him
self, according to a written state
ment he issued today at Lincoln.
He will continue in office, how
ever, until expiration of his present
term, he stated, owing to the com
mittee work in which he has taken
an active part. Mr. Reavis was a
member of the congressional com
mittee investigating alleged govern
ment extravagance in the purchase
of army supplies during the recent
war.
The congressman stated that fav
orable positions are open to him.
mentioning both Chicago and New
York.
Walter L. Anderson of Lincoln,
speaker of the lower house of the
state legislature, and Wilber Annis
of Dunbar, former member of the
state legislature, are probable candi
dates for the vacancy to be left by
Reavis.
Pugilist Wheeling
Baby Is Held Up;
Burglars Steal Safe
Columbus, Neb., Dec. 6. Bur
glars last night backed an auto up to
the door of the Standard Oil filling
station, loaded a safe and took it out
to the Country club where they
cracked it. The caretaker . of the
Country club grounds found the
rifled safe and reported the theft. The
safe contained about $150 in money
and checks, but the robbers y took
nothing but the cash.
While on his way home Roy Rec
tor was suddenly accosted with a
sharp demand to "stick 'em up." He
obeyed, but the robbers received only
50 cents. Roy, who is a pugilist, was
pushing a baby buggy with the Rec
tor child in it.
James Silk, U. P. Employe,
Dies at His Home Here
James Silk died yesterday at his
home, 1808 North Sixteenth street.
He is survived by his wife, Mary; five
daughters, Mrs. M. McLaughlin, Mrs.
E. Coyle and Mrs. G. Clausic of
Omaha, and Mrs. J. . Murphy and
Mrs. J. Dinan of Columbus. Neb.,
and three sons. Peter, Thomas and
James, jr., of Omaha.
Mr. Silk was a resident of Omaha
for many years and an employe of
the Union Pacific railroad. The fu
neral will be held Thursday at 8:30
at the residence, and at 9 in Holy
Family church. Burial will, be in
Holy Sepulchcr cemetery.
Parents Use Ribbons
To Tell Twins Apart
Avoca, la., Dec. 6. (Special.)
Children of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest
HoluU of Avoca look so much alike
the parents have to tie different col
ored ribbons on them to tell which
is which.'
Triplets were born to the parents
a few days ago. Two are girls and
so closely resemble each other it is
impossible to" tell them apart. The
third of the trio is a boy. The girls
weigh seven and a half pounds and
the boy weighs eight pounds. All
three are strong and healthy.
Two years 'ago twins were born
to Mr. and Mrs. Holtz. They now
have seven children.
Reynolds New Head of
Omaha Legion Post
Sam Kuytiolds.
Sam W. Reynolds was elected al
most unanimously president of the
Douglas county post of the Amer
ican Legion, as shown by a canvass
of the vote cast Sunday and Mon
day. He was in the bombing divi
sion of the aviation service during
the war and is an expert golfer.
The newly elected vice-command-trs
are E. E. McKnight, army; John
F. Mcricle, navy, and J. R. Weed,
marines. Rev. Lloyd Holsapple was
elected chaplain.
State Highway
Experts Take Up
Road Surfaces
A'. T. Goldbeck, Chief of Test
Division, U. S. Bureau of
Public Roads, Addresses
Meeting.
A. T. Goldbeck, chief of the divis
ion of tests, bureau of public roads,
United States Department of Agri
culture, was the principal speaker
before the convention of American
Association of State Highway of
ficials yesterday morning at Hotel
Fontenelle.
His lecture, "The Application of
Loads, Traffic Intensity, Speed and
Subgrade Conditions to the Struc
tural Design of Road Surfaces," was
illustrated by colored stereopticon
slides.
The discussion following the lec
ture was led by Clifford Older, state
highway engineer of Illinois. A. R.
Hirst, state highway engineer of
Wisconsin, closed the morning pro
gram with his lecture, "Safety and
Beauty as Factors in the Layout and
Design of Highways." The discus
sion which followed was led by Prof.
Clark E. Mickey, Nebraska depart
ment of public works. Paul D. Sar
gent, Maine, presided at the morning
session.
The afternoon was given over to
discussion of traffic intensity, its
regulation and control. B.
Fletcher, California, presided.
T. J. Wasser, chief engineer, New
Jersey state highway commission;
F.. F. Rogers, state highway com
missioner, Michigan; John H. Mul
len, chief engineer, Minnesota high
way department, and R. J. Windrow,
chief engineer, Texas state highway
department, delivered lectures and
led discussions.
Sale of Extracts in
Bulk Now Prohibited
Flavoring extracts can no longer
be sold in bulk.
Anew ruling, prohibiting the sale
in any but small bottle containers in
use by householders, was received
yesterday from Washington by U. S.
Rohrer, prohibition enforcement of
ficer. This will do away with large sales
of extracts of ginger, cinnamon, pep
permint and like, as exposed in re
cent investigations he made into lo
cal chemical companies, said he.
Commissioner Hayncs has ap
proved Rohrer's action in revoking
the alcohol permit of M. P. Kinney
of the All-Amcrican Chemical com
pany, one of those under fire. Kinney
can obtain no more alcohol for a
year.
Just what every woman enjoys h a
new toilet mirror that tilts at any
angle and that can be placed any
where from the dressing table to the
window for good light.
One of Bridesmaids
At Princess Wedding
The Princess Ilena of Roumanu,
who will act as one of the brides
maids at the wedding of Princess
Mary of Great Britain.
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City Ownership
Urged as Remedy
For Monopolies
R. Rertlicr Howell Til lu N'
lraka Statfl Offiiialu How
Omaha Obtained Lower
Electric Ivntrs.
Totential competition was charac
terized as one of the great factors in
bringing a privately owned jmblic
utility to time, in an address made
yesterday afternoon by H. Heeclur
Howell, Metropolitan Water hoard,
before delegates to' the twenty
seventh annual convention of the Ne
braska State Association of Commis
sioners, supervisors, highway com
missioners and county clerk at the
Castle hotel.
In his address Mr. Howell outlined
what had been done in Omaha with .
the municipally owned water, ga-.'i.'
and ice plants and the advantage! '
gained for the citizens of the coun
ty. Although Mr. Ilowcll said he was
not making a rlea for public ownet
ship of utilities he said that ;it time-,
when privately owned utilities cor
porations tied the people until they
could not move there was one sub
way of retaliation to get fair play
operate the utilities publicly.
Rehearses Light Fight.
Mr. Howell rehearsed the tlectrio
light fight in the legislature and
Omaha. He said the Omaha coin
pany was virtually "frightened inti
lowering its rates lircause ot tii
success of the three municipally '
crated concerns.
"When I asked the authorities I
build an electric light plant in Omnh.
things began to happen. hen dis
cussions of the project became com
mon the electric light company saw
in the citizens of Omaha potential
competitors. They reduced their
rates to six cents a kilowatt hour, the
lowest light rate of any city its size
in the United States.".
Mr. Howell declared that .a city
should be ready to take over public
utilities, that it should not he done
blindly but after careful deliberation
and preparation. '
In his address, Mr. Howell de
scribed his experiences with the
"telephone newspaper" during his
visit to Budapest, recently.:
This telephone newspaper con
sisted of 42 lines with one central Na
tion supplying 6,000 subscribers. All
day it furnished the latest news of
the world. In the afternoon was
read a chapter of si current novel and
short stories. There were special
days for stories for children and sub
scribers could hear band concerts or
an entire opera. English was taught
by telephone. The newspaper tele
phone has been conducted since 1894,
and has proven practical and a suc
cess." Omaha Pictures Shown.
Mr. Howell declared the radid' tele
phone no longer a mechanical toy but
a reality. His address on utilities w;in
preceded with motion pictures
showing the Omaha Avatcr, gas and
ice plants in operation.
Mayor Dahlman welcomed tin;
delegates to Omaha in a short ad
dress, and President Phil J. Ken
nedy responded. Reports of officers
and committees were read.
This morning A.. R. Hirst, stat't:"
highway engineer of Wisconsin, will
address the delegates and R. C.
Richards, general claim agent for the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad, will
demonstrate how accidents occur at
crossings. The. address will be il
lustrated with motion pictures. .
The annual banquet is to he held
Thursday evening at 7 at the Castle. '
T .. TV '
Letters rignre
Iii Burch Trial
Missives From Mrs. Oben
chain Raijge From Fondness
To Bitter Denunciation.
Los Angeles, Dec. 6. Reading of
letters written by Mrs. Madelynne
Oberchain occupied almost the en
tire session of the trial of Arthur
C. Burch for the alleged murder of
J. Belton Kennedy. The letters
were addressed to Kennedy ; and
ranged in their tones from expres
sions of passionate foundncss'to bit
ter denunciation. Their dates ranged
from early in 1917 to July 19, last,
less than three weeks before the
time the prosecution contends Burch
shot and killed Kennedy, -with, the
knowledge and connivance of Mrs.
Obenchain.
One letter dated Coronado. Cal.,
in June, 1918, was signed "Mrs. J.
Belton Kennedy," the handwrit
having been identified as that of
Mrs. Obenchain, who was then Mifs
Madelynne Conner. Half a dozen
others containing expressions of af
fection also dated in 1918, followed.
Then came a jump to February 4
1919, or about a month after" the
writer married Ralph R. Ob'encliar
of Chicago. This letter, dated ii
Los, Angeles and addressed to Ken
nedy in this city, contained these
passages:
"How life . has changed. Little
did I dream that man-made laws
could bind me so closely to another.
Dear heart, believes in a hcreatcf for
I know there is something beyond
this." ,
A subsequent letter elated in the
same month contained this passage:
"You and I know whv all this had
(to be. Keep faith and pray." .,
Name 31 Delegates
To Grand Island Meet
Columbus, Neb.. Dec. 6. About
100 residents of Flatle county today
gathered at the court house and
named .'1 delegates to the third patty
mass convention at Grand Island
next Thursday.
Resolutions passed declared for
the principles of Jefferson and Lin
coln, and pledged the Tlatte county
delegation to favor the briefest kind
of a platform, urging the state con
vention to go on record as favovA"!
an amalgamation with any national
party aiong the lines of their belief.
They aNo went on record favoring a
ticket for all s'ate and legislative
officers.
The maximum pension pcn-.'--lowed
armv officer' widons in i"i
land is $225 per month.
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