The Omaha Daily ' Bee
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New Flight
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By Stinson
Pilot of Laracn Plane Who
Raced in Omaha Air Con
gress Stays Up in Air
26 Hours.
Hopped Off in Snowstorm
Mineola, N. Y., Dec. 30. By A.
P.) The Larsen monoplane, piloted
by Edward Stinson, which this
morning broke the world's continu
ous flying record of 24 hours, 19 min
utes and 7 seconds, descended short
ly after 11:15 a. m after having been
in the air 26 hours, 19 minutes and
35 seconds. '
Stinson was forced to descend be
cause a faulty oil connection with
which he and his mechanician, Lloyd
Brrtaud, had battled since 2 this
morning. They still had "gas"
enough to have flown' until sundown.
The pump used to inject oil into
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Eddie Stinson.
tlic lubricating system from the
.."auxiliary oil tank went out of com
mission at -3. The fliers punc
punctured the tank, set up a tempor
ary tube and began feeding the
lubricating system by, hand, taking
turns at the controls of the plane and
' at the oil tank. ; y ;
- Suffer From Cold.
Both, men were . almost '.blinded by
oil when they descended. In addi
tion, they were suffering intensely
from the bitter cold, for although the
plane was equipped with a cabin,
Sthiscfc4.nol left, his seat in the
open cockpit since-4 p. m. yesterday
kwid his mechanician found little time
to seek shelter. 1
Three . fingers of Stinson's right
; hand and one on hjs left were frozen.
Bertaud's hands were numb.'
The pilot said that the maximum
altitude 'achieved during the night
was 4.700 feet. The machine tar
ried 350 gallons of gasoline when
she took the air and still 'ha 70
when she landed. ' "
Officers of the Aero club of Amer
ica, who were at the field as official
observers, were jubilant, as they
stood, watches in hand, marking the
establishment of the Irew record.
Hops Off in Snow Storm.
Stinson with Lloyd Bertaud, . his
mechanician, hopped .off at 8:58
yesterday morning in the midst
of a snow storm. Stinson said
he hoped to stay up until noon to
day. '
They, wore no electric suits, de
pending upon the heat from the ex-
(Tum to Pare two. Column Two.)
French Willing to
Humanize Subs' Use
i Paris, Dec. 30". (By A." P.)-The
French government will be glad to
discuss the status of submarines
'. with reference to merchant shipping
as well as the humanitarian bearing
of their use, it was said in official
circles here this morning. Keguia-
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status must come first.
1 1 was pointed out in these quai
ters with reference . to the tonnage
issue that France, including her col
onics, has a. coast line of 15,000 miles
to defend, while the United States,
including Alaska, has about 11,000
miles. . . ir
Total of $6,697,303 Required
to Rebuild Leviathan
Xew York. Dec. 30. tBy A. P.)
It will cost $6,697,303 to recondition
and put alongside the dock- ready for
rassengcrs America's S4,000-ton.' pas-scnger-steamship.
the Lffviathan. ac
cording to the low bids submitted
hyhipbuildcrs and opened today by
the United States shipping board.
According to William . Jf. Uibbs,
chirf of construction tor the Inter
national Mercantile M arine com
pany, and. officials of the shipping
board, the bids were verv reason
able. The- ship, if it is rebuilt in ac
cordance with present plans, will,
Mr. Gibbs declared, be equal to. any
ship that was ever set afloat It will
have a speed of approximately 24
knots an hour and will be in a con
dition that could not- be excelled if
it were built entirely new from .the
keel up.' .
The specifications call 1 for the
work to begin in March, 1923. .
Tribute to Dr." Cross. -
Mexico City, Dec 30. The Mex
ican government and prominent
medical and scientific men paid
tribute to the late Dr. Howard B.
Cross at a ceremony held here last
':ght. Dr. Cross, who was con
tacted with the Rockefeller institute.
r;cd of yellow fever at Vera Cruz
Tuesday-
Debs Granted Freedom
Solely as "Act of Grace"
Violation of War Laws Remains Unforgiven by Gov
ernment, Attorney General Says, in Review of
Case-Maintains Great Lesson. Taught
Country by Decision of Supreme Court.
Washington, Dec. 30. Eugene V.
Debs, 'the socialist leader, was
granted his freedom from Atlanta
Federal penitentiary op Christmas
by President Harding solely as "An
act of grace;" his violation of the
war laws remain unforgiven ly the
government. . This was disclosed to
iiiKht by Attorney General Daugh
erty, who made public the text of
his recommendations to the presi
dent in the Debs case.
"It will be observed," Mr. Daugh.
crty said, "that a pardon was not
granted Debs but that his sentence
was commuted. The action of the
president in no wise condones thej
offense and the relict was solely an
act of grace. The gratitude of Debs
will be measured by his conduct in
the future."
The administration's theory of ac
tion in the Debs case, according to
Mr. Daugherty, is to be considered
as the government policy in relation
to others imprisoned for violation of
war laws, ot which class of offend
ers, '.'probably no better case Could
be selected," he declared, "than that
of Debs."
Only Reason for Clemency.
"Regarding this class of so-called
'political prisoners.' as they are
termed by these who are demanding
their release," Mr. Daugherty said,
"there is no real reason why they
should be treated any differently
than any other persons who violate
the law, aside from the fact that
many of them, as well as their
friends and associates on the out
side, actually believe and are sincere
in their belief that they have vio
lated no just law and were strictly
within their constitutional rights in
Receiver Asked
For Big New York
Brokerage Firm
N. Y. Exchange Aunounces
Failure President Wag
, ner Scores Exchange
For Action. ' '
New York, - Dec. 30. Failure of
the firm of E. W, Wagner & Co. of
this city was announced today from
the rostrum of the New York Stock
exchange.. ' ' . ' . ; ' ; .
An invoimitaryt petition in bank
ruptcy "was filed against the company
this afternoon." ' - - ; '; '
, The petitioning creditors were Pe
ter J. Rogers , of New York, whp
claims $5,000; Frederick Boschen,
who claims $4,000, and the Rudolph
Guenthcr Russell Law, Inc.. with a
claim of $500. Liabilities of the al
leged bankrupt were estimated at
$7,500,000 and assets at $5,000,000.
The firm was organized in 1916
and consists of Emil W. Wagner,
who is the board member; Ernest
Tietgens, C. A. Johnson and Frank
W. Donaldson.
The company was one of the most
prominent commission houses, in the
financial district. It maintained di
rect wire connections wth various
cities. - , ' .
The firm also dealt, extensively in
cotton options.
Exchange Issues Notice. '
The exchange issued this notice:
"The committee on business con
duct instituted a'n examination c.f the
affairs of E.. W. Wagner & Co. re
cently, as a result of which examina
tion members of the firm were sum
moned before the committee on
business conduct. This was fol
lowed by assignment of the firm.
The cause leading up to the assign
ment will be fully considered by the
governing committee upon presenta
tion of the matter to that body."
The following statement was " is
sued by E. W. Wagner & Co.: '
"E. W. Wagner & Co. has. been
in business for 37 years and we
hope liquidation of our affairs will
justify confidence that has been
placed in' us.' . Unfortunately our
business was over extended and our
capital became, in the judgment , of
the New York stock exchange au
thorities, jnsufficient to insure com
plete protection to our clients.
"The business is out of our hands,
but we shall render every assistance
possible to those in charge. If prop
erly and gradually liquidated we be-
(Turn to Fftfo Two, Column One.)
Des Moines Jeweler Suicide.
Dcs Moines, Dec. 30. F. Price
Murphy, . a manufacturing jeweler
here, committed suicide here late
yesterday , by . drinking poison. His
body was found in his office by a
janitor. - He has been believed to be
despondent because of ill health.
They encountered a ',
blackness of night that
made Helen wonder at
the calm assurance
with which Lanham
sent the horses on at an
unchecked pace along
the road.
Reading Sign by
Kenneth B. Clarke
A BLUE. RIBBON
atory of tho weat.
Next Sunday' Bee
their public" utterances, which have
been found to be in violation of the
espionage act.
"Of course there are others among
them who were and are actively con
sciously disloyal to. our government
and who contemplate aud intend to
disrupt and overthrow our present
form of government whenever op
portunity presents itself and arc
working t6 that end. As for them,
nothing need be said. They are
past reason and the only argument
thiv can understand is the heavy
arm of the law. They have been
justly and wisely convicted and must
suffer the penalty of their is
deeds." Reviews History of Case.
In reaching his decision regarding
Debs, the attorney general reviewed
the history of the case, quoting
copiously from the speech delivered
by Debs before the socialist conven
tion at Canton, O.. in 1918. pointing
out that the constitutionality of
pebs' conviction was upheld by the
supreme court and asserting that
this was the second time Debs had
"set up his theories of government
against the government itself" re
ferring to the so-called Pullman
strike in 1894.
In considering the matter, Mr.
Daughertyt stated he had given Debs
the privilege of discussing his case
with the attorney general personally!
because ot his position as a leader in
his line of thought "with the desire
to give jthe subject, which affects.
many others as well, the fairest pos
sible consideration."
"In dealing with pardon cases," he
continued, "the object to be accom-
(Ttirn to Pa Two, Column Mix.)
Commission to
Rule on Phone
Surcharge Today
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Thorne A. Browne Declares
Present Status Will Not Be
Allowed to Die Auto
matically With Year,
Lincoln. Dec. 30. (Special.) The
State Railway commission will not
permit the. 10 per cent surcharge of
the Northwestern Bell Telephone
company to die automatically at 12
midnight, Z December. 31, .and- thin
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escape tatting any - v.uuji vm h-
proposition. -' y. ; . ;
"We will make an order tomor
row one way or another," Thorne A.
Browne, a member of the commis
sion, said today.
Confer on Ruling.
It was reported today that instead
of taking any action the commission
would just fail to act and thus escape
facing a ticklish proposition.
Members of the commission !were
in conference tonight on the applica
tion of the telephone company for a
continuation of the surcharge pend
ing a final hearing and decision on
its dual applications for increases
in exchange and toll rates, the ex
change rate asked for totalling $138,
000, and the new toll rate requested
totalling $134,000. V ' ' ' . -
A hearing on the application oi
the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph
company for a continuation of its
present rates occupied the time of
the commission today. v
Ask No Increase.
The Lincoln company has been
granted exchange rate increases esti
mated at about 17 per cent over pre
war prices, and, according to testi
mony introduced at the hearing .of
the . , Northwestern yesterday, is
charging lower rates than the North
western. . . '
The Northwestern claimed only 4
per cent dividends -on its investment.
Ofticials of the Lincoln company
testified today that in the last year
the dividends on the company's, in
vestment was about 5.79 per cent.
"We will make no attempt to in
crease rates at this, time," Frank H.
Woods, president,- said. '
Says 35th Division Blundered.
St Louis. Dec. 30. Col. C. H.
Lanza, U. S. A., in a discussion of
military history today told delegates
to the American Historical associa
tion that "everybody blundered" (in
the 35th division of the American
expeditionary forces in France on
September 29, 1918, and that the di
vision was withdrawn -for re-organization.
Colonel Lanza said his
conclusions were drawn from an ex
haustive study of the division's op
erations and from reports sent in
by officers in action. He said copies
of communications in support of his
assertion were on file at the War
department. The division was com
posed of Missouri and Kansas na
tional guardsmen. '
53 Held When Man Is Shot
. During Strike Disorder
Sioux City, Dec. 30. Fifty-three
alleged strike sympathizers were ar-1
rested and one man was shot and
slightly wounded late yesterday in
strike disorders.
The injured man is Peter Uken,
shot through the leg when a crowd
of strike sympathizers in front ot
the union soup kitchen showered a
group of sheriffs deputies with
bricks and stones;
Police and deputy sheriffs succeed
ed in dispersing the gathering and
arresting the chief offenders. -
Building Strike Averted.
New York. Dec! 30. The threat
ened strike of building trades work
ers here has been averted, following
agreement between the nnions and
employers to negotiate differences.
Farm Aid
Meet Called
by Wallace
Conference to Devise Ways of
Relieving Burdens on Agri
culture Siraci'"
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Invitations oent Uut
fly The AMOelalM PrM.
. Washington, Dec. 30. President
Harding, in a letter today to Secre
tary Wallace of the department of
agriculture asked that the latter call
a national conference at Washington
to suggest practical " ways oi im
provement" for "the severe 'agricul
tural depression which exists
throughout the land." Prompt action
was taken at the department of agri.
culture in response to the request, in
vitations being dispatcheirlo z. num
bcr of organizations and individuals
whose attendance is desired at the
gathering.
Secretary Wallace saTd tonight that
the date of the conference had not
yet been fixed nor a complete invi
tation list made up. It is expected,
however, that the conference will be
held within a month and that in ad
dition to farmers and their organiza
tions, industries associated directly
and indirectly with agriculture, Mil
be called to assist in the efforts to
improve conditions. ;
Corrective Steps Needed.
"No one will pretend that the pres
ent conditions could have been
avoided," President Harding said in
his letter to the. secretary, "but none
of us is willing to agree that there
ought not to be some correct and
constructive steps taken to remedy
the severe hardships under which o
important a portion of our produc
tive citizenship is struggling. 1 am
convinced that a conference may be
made a very helpful agency in sug
gesting practical ways of improve
ment, particularly if brought into co
ordination with the helpful investiga
tion which has been begun by a
congressional commission committed
to a related work. ,
The president further suggested
the conference might divide its work
into two sections, one "for consider
ation of our present day difficulties
which, though temporary, are serious
and need ' effective attention," --while
the second could deal with a "survey
of the future in an effort to determine
upon general policies."
Prepare for Changes.
The letter added:
"It seems reasonably certain that
as the world comes cut of the pres
ent prriod of disorganization '. this
country may find itself confronting
new conditions which may very di
rectly influence both our agricul
tural and industrial life. We should
anticipate such changes and en
deavor to prepare for .them. , It is
unthinkable that, with our vast
areas, our unparalleled endowment
(Turn to Pace Two, Column Two.)
Des Moines Building
Burned; Loss $400,000
Des Moines, Dec. 30. Swept by
a fire believed to have been caused
by defective wiring, Davidson Bros.,
produce house, a four-story brick
building covering a quarter of a
bock here, was partly destroyed,
with a loss estimated at $400,000, be
tweeii midnight and 2 his morning.
The fourth floor and part of the
third floor f of the building were
burned away, while the entire stock
consisting of vegetables, fruit and
candy,- valued at $250,000 was totally
destroyed by fire, smoke and water.
Nelson's Famous Flagship -To
Be Cradled in Dry Dock
' London, Dec. 30. After 156 years
afloat the famous old wooden battle
ship Victory, Nelson's flaeshio at
Trafalgar, probably soon . will be
docked and its crumbling trmbers
hejd together in a cradle. Since 1824,
the Victory has- been moored in
Porthmouth harbor as flagship of the
admiral commanding the port. For
nearly 60 years previously it had
been in commission as a unit of
Britain's "wooden walls," , with an
interval of about a year, 1802-'03,'
when it was partly rebuilt.
It was abroard the Victory that
Nelson received the fatal bullet at
Trafalgar, October 21, 1805, and it
brought the hero's body home to
England for burial in St. . Paul
cathedral.'
Gothenburg
and Wahoo
Pictures
Gothenburg and Wa
hoo photographs are pre
sented on an attractive
"Kodaking Through Ne
braska" page in the Ro
togravure Section of next
Sunday's Bee.
Pictures of Lake Goth
enburg, -West park, the
volunteer fire, depart
ment, and an airplane
view of the west section
of the city are among the
Gothenburg photos. Wa
hoo pictures include Lu
ther college, the business
section, J. D. Cook, pio
neer fanner and banker,
Mayor Oscar Hanson,
and a scene in Wahoo
park.
Hey, Old Man,
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Eva King's Next
Trial May Be in
February Term
Woman Accused of Participat
ing in Farm Murder Gathers
Character Evidence From
California.
When Eva Kins faces her second
trial in district court at Council Bluffs
on a first degree " murder charge in
connection with' the Lena Schneider
bandit farm tragedy she will have
evidence to submit to the jury show
ing her good moral character while
she lived at Los Angeles in IvlV. - At
her trial two : weeks ago the jury
could not agree,-eight favoring ac
quittal and . four favoring a man
slaughter verdict. . '
Mrs. King's next trial will '. prob
ably be in February.
James I. Shepherd; lawyer of Los
Angeles, and his wife. Velma, knew
Mrs. Kinar when she lived next door
to them.. They will testify by de-;
position to the good character she
bore. Frank F. Stone,' Los Angeles
merchant, for . whom lrs. King
worked : while she ' lived in Los
Angeles, and ' the merchant's wife,
also will sign affidavits to her good
moral character. Mrs. King lived
v.ith her mother, Mrs.' Miller, in Los
Angeles, before her , marriage . to
King, which, the mother says, was
the culmination of a romance, when
the girl met the dashing young man
and was swept off her feet by the
ardor of his wooing..
Attorney Hess expects to get evi
dence from these people and others
that Eva King's gravest crime was
loyalty to the man . she loved ' and
whom she was trying to pull away
from the bad gang he fell in with
in Council. Bluffs. ' -
Mistake in U. S. Report
Reduces Rice Estimate
New Orleans.. Dec. 30. A' mis
take in the government crop produc
tion estimate, issued Wednesday and
discovered today, reduced the rice
estimate from 39,653,000 to 35,105,000
bushels, the New Orleans .Beard of
Trade announced. n . :
, Early figures gave -Texas a total
production of .10,144,000 bushels,
whereas the total , production was
only 5,596,000. bushels. The figures
for the other states remained the
same. "'.'"
The corrected production - figures
furnished by the crop reparting
board of the bureau of markets and
crop estimates forthc ..four princi
pal rice producing states are: Lou
isiana. 16.560,000 bushels: "Arkansas,
6.688.000 bushels; California, 5,880,
000; Texas 5.596,000. .
Yeggs Get Films Worth ,
$5,000,000 Earning Power
Seattle. Dec. 30. Theft of motion
picture films valued' intrinsically at
$100,000 and m earning power at
$5,000,000 was reported to the po
lice here A. Bloom of the film com
pany which suffered the loss, said
cracksmen hid broken into the con
cern's office and opened the vault by
operating the combination.
Balfour Reserves Passage.
Washington, Dec. 30. (By A. F.)
Again A. J. Balfour, head of the
British delegation to the arms con
ference has reserved passage on a
steamer sailing for England Janu
ary 14. It was stated by a British
spokesman today however, that this
was only a tentative' booking anl
there was no idea that Mr. Balfour
; would lyve the conference until .t
Tiad completed its work.
Let'Me Show You Howto Dolt
Lincoln Pair Under
Age Wed in Iowa
Boy, 17, and Girl, 18, Circum-
vent Nebraska Laws by
Trip to Bluffs.
Gerald Scofield, 17,-son of James
P., Schofield, Lincoln. Vivas able to
register "A-l" with Dan Cupid yes
terday,' but he had to,. come all the
way from his home at Lincoln to
win the victory.' Accompanying him
was his dainty little sweetheart, Leta
P. Meehan. 18, also of Lincoln.
The youthful pair wanted to get
married. . .
The boy had father's and mother's
consent and the girl was provided
with similar credentials from her
grandmother, Ucr guardian since the
death of her parents. The wedding
was arranged to take place at the
family home in Lincoln, but the Ne
braska law forbids the marriage be
cause of the youth of the. would-be
benedict. , ( 1 - '
When this discovery was made a
wedding party was arranged for in
Council Blurts
tiffs. The credentials and
witnesses fully complied . with the
Iowa marriage laws -and Clerk
Hardesty of the district court is
sued the necessary license."
the marriage ceremony was per
formed byi Justice - of the Peace
Harding. - .
No Bonus and No Job,'
War Vet Plans Suicide
Dallas, Tex., Dec. 30. Local
police today were searching for the
body of a man 'as a. result of the
finding of a note written on part of
a khaki-colored shift sleeve, indicat
ing that the writer planned to com
mit suicide by jumping into the
Trinity river. . ;
"You will find my body in the
Trinity river," the note said. " am
tired of life, so goodby. A resident
of Dallas 13 years. In the front line
fenches at Chateau Thierry. Wound
ed four' times.- At Bordeaux, France,
in 1917 and 1918. No bonus yet, not
even a job, and no chance of a job.
Paul W; Chamberlain, Company C,
Fourth engineers, Fourth 'division,
Camp Lewis, Wash."
Bees May Browse About ,
. As They Will, Judge Rules
Kansas City, Mo.," Dec. 30.-A bee
has a right to roam at will, Judge N.
E. Johnson . ruled. . Judge Johnson
was hearing an appeal in the case of
Lee Cooley, fined $50 in police court
some time ago on the ground that he
"harbored vicious bees."
The complaining witness asserted
that one of Cooley's bee had strnig a
child five times, and? Judge Johnson,
after listening to the testimony 'of
experts, announced he was convinced
that a bee could sting but once.
Rome Paper Displeased
at French Stand on Subs
Rome, Dec. 30. Disappointment
over, France's attitude at Washing
ton on the limitation of submarines
was expressed by the Tempo today.
"The conference which raised such
high hopes for the limitation of the
terriblt competitions in armaments
leaves the world with a bitter taste
of enormous and foolish expenses
for armaments that may prevent the
economic rehabilitation of Europe,"
says the newspaper's editorial.
Milk for Italian Babies.
New York. Dec. 30. A shipment
of 60.000 quarts of dry milk in two
, consignments for the relief of desti
tute babies will be started on its
way to Italy by. the American Free
Milk and Relict for Itaty.
Bar Association .
Rejects Bill for
Reorganization
George Corcoran of York Is
Named President of Body;
. E-Senator Beveridge
" Delivers Address.
Following cascades of oratory,
the Nebraska' State Bar association,
in convention at the Fohtenelle yes
terday, rejected by a vote of 108 to
57 a proposed reorganization meas
ure which provided that all attor
neys in the state be compelled to
join the association or abandon legal
practice., . ; - ' "
The measure was the subject of
such heatei .debate- Thursday that
adjournment was taken until yester
day to permit the wrath of exponents
and opponents cf it to cool.
With this piece of business finally
disposed of, an election of officers
for the coming year was called, and
George F. Corcoran, York, was
named president; William V. Allen,
Madison, and James G. Mothersear,
York, vice presidents; C. L. Rich
ards, Hebroh, - secretary; R. M.
Grossman, Omaha..' treasurer. .James
A. Rodman, Kimball, was made a
member of the executive committee
for the next three years.
For more than two hours of the
afternoon session members of the
association, business men, school
teachers and t students, listened at
tentively to .'ex-Senator Albert J.
Beveridge of Indianapolis as he de
livered his famous address, "The
Development of the United States
Constitution Under John Marshall."
The senator's remarks , were not
all addressed to the legal fraternity
or couched in terms understood only
by lawyers. Seeing the laymen in
his ' audience, ' Mr. Beveridge di
gressed from time to. time, when his
topic grew 'too technical,; and made
explanations.
(Summary of Ex-Senator B eve
ridge's address will be found on
page four.) '
Woman Can Masquerade as
Man, Bay State Court Holds
-.Boston, Dec. 30. Many persons
who believed that they had a work
ing knowledge of law were surprised
when court proceedings in the case
of. Ethel Kimball, who had success
fully masqueraded as a man for two
years,' revealed that it is not atmis
demcanor in this , state for a woman
to .dress in man's clothing, or for a
man' to 'done feminine attire.' Miss
Kimball had also 'played the part of
bridegroom two months without
arousing the suspicions of the bride,
according to the latter.
rThe Weather
Nebraska Fair Saturday and prob
ably Sunday; colder Saturday.
Iowa Fair Saturday and probably
Sunday; colder Saturday; diminish
ing northwest winds.
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Gale Hits
Nebraska
Western Nebraska Suffer
Heavy Damage From Wind
aud Dust Storm of
Short Duration.
Blizzard Is Following
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One woman was killed r.J prop
erty damaged to- the extent of thou
sands of dollars by a gale that swept
western Nebraska yesterday after
t oon. The heavy wind apparently
came out of a clear sky tmd wi
stimated as moving 70 miles an
hour. The wind was accompanied
by clouds of dust. A raging snow
storm is reported following the
v.'ind.
Mrs. G. D. Crafford, 25, wife of
J he manager of the Moriti Elevator
company at Gering, was instantly
killed when caught by the corner of
the roof of a demolished oiitbiiildinT
at their suburban home. Her neck
was broken and her face crushed
beyond recognition. Three small
children and her husband survive
her.
Grand Island Damage.
Scores of automobiles parked on
the streets at Grand Island were tin.
topped or badly damaged. The
Grand Island Business college, gen
eral hospital and other buildings had
windows broken. The front of the
Krall & Heidkamp blacksmith shop
was buldged out. - '
"The blinding dust which accom
panied the wind caused two auto
mobiles to collide on cue of the main
street intersections of Grand Island.
No one was injured. The duration
of the storm was only about two
minutes and was the fiercest among
the taller buildings.
A trail of wrecked chimneys and
roofs, broken windows, blown-down
fences and other debris was left by
the storm in Alliance. The damage
probably will run into the thousands
of dollars.
High-School Damaged.
The most serious damage in Alli
ance was caused when an eight-foot
brick ventilator on the high school
building crashed through the roarF
and ceiling of the assembly room,
tearing a jagged hole 25 feet square.
Several tons of brick, , mortar,
broken joints and rafters crashed"
down to the floor. No one was in
the room, this being vacation week.
At the Alliance creamery the 60
foot steel smokestack was .blown (J
down, demolishing part of the root.
The heavy steel guy wires snapped
like shoestrings. The creamery will
have to operate on lighter scale until
the damage is repaired...
A 20-foot electric sign of-the
George D. Darling furniture store
was blown through a plateglass win
dow, narrowly missing a pedestrian.
At the 'Highland-Hollway store a
transom 30 feet long and .3 feet
high crashed to the sidewalk, scat
tering glass tor several rods. At the
Model cleaning establishment a!
large sign was blown through the
plateglass window. . :
Snow Storm Follows.
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i&uy t.wiiiiiie,ys ot residences were l
blown down, ronfa xxerp Inr.conr' A
and fences blown flat. ... Huge
branches of trees . were .torn off and
scattered through the air.
The telephone and electric light
companys reported wires blown
down in many parts of the city. The
Burlington railroad reported all dis
patchers wires down west of Mars
land and that a raging snow storm
at Edgemont, S. D., was headed this
way. ' -
Docket Clear of All Except
One Charge Against Small
Waukegan, 111., Dec. 30. The
docket of the Lake county circuit
court today was clear of all charges
against Gov. Len Small except one
indictment cf nine counts against
the governor, Lieut. Gov. F. E.
Sterling and Vernon Curtis, charg
ing conspiracy to defraud the statt
of Illinois of $2,000,000 during. Mr.
Sterling's term as state treasurer..
All charges nf mkvnirl- ;
ofiice when the governor was treas
urer were dropped yesterday, partly
by the court and partly bv the
prosecution. Motions by the de
fendants. Small and Curtis, for sep
arate trials will be heard January 7.
Japanese Delegates Plan
to Sail for Home Jan.
Washington. Tiec 30 CR a
13
Holding the belief that the
Washington armament conference
will adjourn within the next twe
weeks, Admiral Baron" Kate, heac
of the Japanese delegation, and othet
members of the Japanese official
party have reserved passage on the
steamer Sinyo Maru, sailing from
San Francisco January 13. , .
Denver Woman Loses Life
in Apartment House Fire
Ranger, Tex., Dec. 30.-Mrs. C
E. Fry, 64, of Denver was burnec
to death here today wJicn trapped in
an apartment house fire. After hav
ing been guided from the burning
building by her son, she returned tc
the apartment when she became
worried because her son had re
entered the place "to assist in fight
ing the flames.
French Evacuate Aintab
Beirut, Syria, Dec. 30. The
French troops have evacuated Ain
tab, near the northern Syrian bor
der, it was announced today. Turk
ish forces, entered as the French
left
ISegro Is Electrocuted.
Little Rock, Ark., Dec 30. John
Henry Price, negro, 20 years old.
v.as electrocuted au the penitentiarr
this morning for the murder of F. C.
Moody, a dairyman of Helena
