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OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEHJIUAHY 19, 1922.
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Wins Bee I. Q. Contes
A rm a in ftn I Elkhorn Weather Man
Pads IVacej
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A Troublesome Brew
Delay!
News of the $1,000 Prize Arrives as Home Burns
Omahans Also Win Hip: Awards Contest High
ly Kducational Say Competitors and Judges.
( Ion tr crew- Within Foreign
Relation Committee Threat
en to Potjoiie Action on
Floor of Stnat
Aft-r iitMily i months ot careful
and inteiiMve work in cheeking, re
checking ami verifying question
naires r-ubniitted iit 'I he lite In
ti tliKcnce Questionnaire content,
which d'icd August 31, 1021,
Reservations Proposed
Wf Tb A oris led Press,
Wellington. Feb. IS )espite the
rowe vi l)nlh republican ami
ileimictnttc senate leader fur prompt
aitiin, rohiroveriir are developing
within the Pri-iyii relation commit
t.f which nuy Kal t a lung com
fnitue iliMii-ion cif the ;ini! con-(i-r-me
Inalirs before any of them
are brought to the scnatc floor fur
indication.
Sme member of the committee
predicted today tliat the effort to se
cure a detailed legislation of the
iicMli.itioiH IcaditiR to tin four-pow-rr
I'aritie treaty would in itself mean
considerable dilay. Afterward at
least four proposed reservations to
this treaty, which is first on the list.
reein liki-lv to come before the com
mittec before it goes on to the other
M'vut conference agreement that
await senate approval.
The paitv leader on both sides
are r-atislied that the disagreements
and delaa encountered will in no
way endanger ratification of any of
the treaties. Thus far there is no
evidence that any closely knit anti
treaty "bloc" has been attained.
First Test of Strength.
The first test of strength in the
committee may be during the coin
ing week over a proposal to pursue
further the iiicst for detailed in
formation regarding the four-power
treaty negotiations. President Har
ding is expected to inform the senate
Moudav. in response to its resolution
of inquiry, that no minutes of the
negotiations were kept. Hut it was
indicated tonight that such a reply
might not be acceptable to some
committee members ami mat an ri
fort might be made to summon Sec
retary Hughes, the American delega
tion 'head, home from Bermuda
win re he has gone for a rest.
Hoth Senators Lodge and Under
wood, who were members of the
delegation, have told their colleagues
that virtually all the four-power
negotiations were carried on-in the
informal" meetings of the "big
four" delegation heads, and those
who want the information argue that
the one man who can give it should
be brought before the committee.
Hitchcock to Leave Monday.
Senator Hitchcock, ranking demo
cratic member of the committee,
and author of the resolution of in
quiry, plans to leave .Washington
Monday for a -western trip which
probably will keep him away until
the end of the week. In his ab
sence, the effort to secure additional
c'ata is expected by committee mem
bers to be taken up by several rc
jublican senators, including: Borah,
Idaho; Johnson, California, and
lirandagrc, Connecticut.
In addition to these three, Senator
Moses of New Hampshire and Mc
Cormick of Illinois, are republican
survivors of the old "irreconcilable
battalion" of the Versailles treaty
light, and the five together make up
an clement of the republican com
mittee membership which the lead
ers arc watching with particular in
terest. All live have expressed some
doubts about provisions of the four
power treaty and it is realized that
should they effect a working agree
ment with the democratic members,
the result would be a combination
strong enough to effect committee
action.
Underwood Confident. ,
The exact purpose of the demo
crats, however, still is a matter of
conjecture. Senator Underwood, as
democratic leader, is confident that
few democratic votes will be record
ed agains the treaty, and even Sen
ator Hitchock has indicated that he
would vote for it after supporting
reservations.
Both Senators Borah and Bran
dagce are considering drafts of res
ervations to the four-power pact,
which may come before the commit
tee during the coming week. Jn
the main, their suggestions are said
to have centered about these four
questions: That the treaty shall not
be construed as requiring use of
force without express congressional
authorization; that violation of the
treaty by any signatory shall auto
matically terminate it as to the
others; that adjustments reached
tinder the treaty shall be subject to
senate ratification and that the pro
visions for action when rights are
threatened by an outside power,
shall apply only when the threat is
"unprovoked."
Bonomi Cabinet Is Denied
Vote of Confidence; to Quit
Rome. Feb. 18.-(By A. P.)-As a
result of yesterday's adverse vote in
the chamber of deputies the cabinet
of Premier Bonomi decided to pre
sent its resignation to King Victor
Emmanuel and the resignation -f
the ministers will be formally an
nounced in the chamber today, ac
cording to a semi-official note issued
this morning.
Harding Signs Market Bill
Washington, Feb. 18. The Cap-per-Volstead
co-operative marketing
biil which legalizes co-operative as
sociations of farmers and producers
for marketing purposes and exempts
them from the Sherman anti-trust
law was signed today by President
Harding.
Fortune and misfortune came
hand in hand to Vincent E. Jakl,
United States weather observer
at the government kite station,
northwest of Elkhorn, last Tues
day. Fire was burning down the 10
room house where he lived and
wlv'ch contained the valuable rec
ords of the station when
Representatives of The Bee
drove up and notified him that
he had won the $1,000 "Royal"
prize in The Bee's Intelligence
Questionnaire contest.
judges have at last finished the gi
gantic task and have announced their
decisions. Names of the prize win
ners and the prizes appear on an an
other page in this issue. Answers
to the questions, as given by the
winner of the first "Koyal" prize,
also arc being published.
Because of the great interest
fchown in the Intelligence Qucs-
'tionnaire and the large number of
'contestant, hundreds of letters have
been received by The Bee I. Q. de
partment from a!) points in this sec
tion of the country, inquiring when
the final announcements would be
mad.
"We appreciate the great interest
shown in this contest," said those in
charge of the work, "but it is im
possible for the people to appreciate
the amount of work necessary in
judniufr these questionnaires. The
work of going over the questions
lias heen expedited as much as pos
sible.
Business Men as Judges.
Seven thousand questionnaires, to
taling more than 1.000,000 questions,
were turned in prior to the closing
date. .
Because authorities differ on an
swers to the various questions, com
petent Omaha business men were
chosen as judges and their decisions
are final in evry case, livery ques
tion and every questionnaire was
judged solely on the correctness of
the answers, insuring absolute fair
ness to all.
When elimination of those ques
tionnaires which plainly were "not in
the running" had been completed, and
(Turn to I'me Fiiur, Column Two.)
Jcfferis Finds
Business in State
Has Better Tone
Second District Congressman
Returns to Washington Last
Night Convinced That Ne
braska Again on Feet.
Congressman Albert W. Jeffcris,
who returned to Washington last
night, asserted that it is not idle
fancy that causes him to feel en
thusiastic over conditions and pros
pects in Nebraska. During the
week which he spent at home he
conversed with many men of affairs
in Omaha, Lincoln and of other
pnrts of the state and, the. unmistak
able keynote he heard was that of
optimism and renewed courage.
Appreciates War Finance Work.
"The general tone of men and af
fairs in this state has been raisedto
a higher pitch since my last visit
home," said the congressman. "I
attribute this improved condition to
three principal causes. The War
Finance corporation has been get
ting busy and is loaning money ap
propriated by a republican congress.
The corporation has approved
$12,500,000 of loans already for Ne
braska and it cannot be questioned
that this work has had a material
influence on business conditions
here. I discussed the situation with
I'". V. Thomas of this city and J. M.
Flannigan 'of Stuart, who are fore
most in directing the War Finance
corporation's affairs in this state.
These men are doing a fine service
for the stock and grain growers of
Nebraska.
Bee Campaign Inspiring.
"The publicity campaign of The
Bee is the second influence I had in
mind. This campaign has gone far
in inspiring greater courage among
the farmers and I am convinced that
(Turn to rage Eight. Column One.)
New Trial Sought for
Eva King in Bluffs
A motion asking a new trial for
F.va King, found guilty of second
degree murder for the death of Rob
ert Murray, railroad detective, during
a raid by officers pn the Lena Sny
der farm last October, was filed in
Council Bluffs district court yester
day. Engineers "Will Explain
Paving Costs at Deshler
Desbler, Neb., Feb. 18.-(Spec?al.)
The Deshler town bgard and others
interested will meet engineers from
Omaha and Lincoln Tuesday to learn
something of the cost and procedure
of paving.
Name Farm Manager.
Broken Bow, Neb., Feb. 18. (Spe
cial.) C. O. Galloway of Broken
Bow has been appointed superin
tendent of the county farm to suc
ceed M. F. Lenstrom, who has served
one year.
Omaha Bakeries
Plan No Cut in
Price of Bread
Those Who Reduced Prices
Will Have to Raise Them,
One Baker Predicts
Flour Goes Up.
No cut in bread prices is planned
by large Omaha bakeries, though a
few smaller ones , and the Basket
stores announced a cut last week.
"The price of flour has gone up in
the last two weeks: I predict that
those who reduced their prices will
have to raise them again," said an
official, hi' the Jay Burns company.
Urcad at reduced prices fts in
ferior bread, he stated.
Ihe Federal System of Bakeries
contemplates no cut, said the manager.
We will continue to sell at 10 and
IS cents for pound and pound-and-
a-half loaves. We do sell three of
the small ones or two of the large
ones for a quarter."
Milton Petersen of the rcterscn
Pegau company denied the company
intended to announce new prices this
week.
Kuehnne bakeries sell bread at 8
and 12 cents. The Basket stores'
prices are 10 arid 7 1-2 cents.
Man Seeks Return of
Liquor Taken in Raid
i
John T. Chapman, 5608 Farnam
street, wants back the 130 quarts of
whisky and 10 gallons of alcohol fed
eral officers took from him when they
raided his home January 6, 1922.
His attorney, James J. Hanley, of
fered a motion before Federal Judge
Woodrough yesterday to have the
liquor returned.
Chapman s trial on charges of il
legal possession and transportation
of liquor wil begin Tuesday in federal
court. Federal authorities are hold
ing his car, in which five gallons of
alcohol are said to have heen found.
The car also is under bond on a
liquor charge in Council Bluffs, ac
cording to James B. Nickerson, chief
clerk in the prohibition office.
Receiver of Hadar Bank
Collecting State Loss
Lincoln, Feb. 18. Within a period
of six 'months, SO per cent of the
money drawn from the state guar
anty fund last August, to pay de
positors in the failed Farmers State
bank at Hadar, has been returned to
the fund b ythe receiver, B. N.
Saunders of Norfolk, the department
of trade and commerce announces. A
draft for $48,511.24, half of the sum
taken from the fund, has been re
ceived. Checks are being sent out
to each o the 906 state banks for
one-half of the amounts respectively
contributed from their guaranty re
serves to meet the Hadar obligations.
This is the best receivership showing
in the history of Nebraska failed
I batiks, the department states.
The DANCING MASTER
x By RUBY AYRES
Favorite writer of absorbing
novels of love and
romance
Will begin in serial form Monday in
THE EVENING BEE
Control by
U. S. Board
Hoover Calls Conference to
Consider Method and
Fxtent of Federal Wire
leys Supervision.
R. B. Howell Is Named 6
By GRAFTON WILCOX.
Omuli ilr I.Mel Wlr.
Washington, Feb. 18. Radio com
immicatiou and federal regulation
thereof present a problem long
neglected which President Harding
and his cabinet advisers have de
termined to tackle now that there is
a lull in weightier affairs, such as
international adjustments to reduce
armaments and make wars more
improbable.
Kadio, admittedly, has been get
ting all out of control in its rapid
development while governments have
been so absorbed in post-war prob
loins, ami not until the small boys of
the United States got such a mastery
of the mysteries of wireless communi
cation that they were able to emu
late their resourceful ciders in broad
casting news, views, entertainments
and the like, were the authorities nn
pressed with the fact that something
had to be done right away to pre
vent a chaotic mixup of wirlcss stuff
all over the tinted States and even
beyond it.
President Interested.
President Harding has become
so interested personally in the won
ders and possibilities of wireless that
lie has had a wireless telephone re
ceiving apparatus installed in the
White House and while directing his
advisers to manufacture a federal
harness for control of this mysterious
force he is frequently enjoying as he
sits in the White House a band con
cert or opera sent helter-skelter
through the ether from Chicago or
some other distant point.
A marvelous invention, said the
president, commenting on the first
radio concert at the White House.
"It makes you sit and marvel and
agree with Iidison that if ants talk
we would be hearing and under
standing them some day."
Directs Conference Held.
But to get back to the practical
side. The president ri'rccted Serre-;
tary of Commerce Hoover to call a
conterence ot experts in various
government departments, representa
tives of commercial interests and
scientists to consider how far the
government should go in the con
trol of wave lengths in wireless
telegraphy and telephony. Mr. Hoo
ver has done so, and has asked the
following to meet here February 27
to consider primarily the regulation
of wireless telephony:
Dr. W. S. Stratton, chairman, di
(Turn to Tage Four, Column Sir.)
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HeldinTecumseh
Street Car Man Pushes Young
ster Along With Switch Iron
Until Trolley Stops.
' Presence of mind of the motorman
of a South Sixth street car yester
day afternoon probably saved the
life of Joe Gemma, 7, 621 Pierce
street. The car was coming down
the hill near Seventh and Pierce
streets when the child darted across
the street, stumbled and fell between
the rails of the oncoming car.
The motorman threw on the
brakes with all force, dropping sand
on the rail at the same time.
Seeing that the car could not be
stopped before it reached the boy,
he grabbed the long iron used to
turn switches and, leaning far out
of the cab, pushed the boy's body
along in front of the car until it
stopped.
Joe's nose was fractured and one
leg slightly injured.
Beatrice Elks Sell Bonds
to Erect New Lodge Hall
Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 18. (Special.)
Committees from the Elks lodge
are selling bonds to business men of
the city for the purpose of raising
$35,000 to complete their new home.
The bonds draw 6 per cent interest.
WHERE TO FIND
The Big Features of
THE SUNDAY BEE
PART OXB.
Other Woman Brwik Tp 15i-Ctaor
Girl's Jxto Nest Pace 4.
Dark Chapter In Mj-ntertom Ufa of
William Desmond Taylor I'nveiled
Page 6.
PART TWO.
Satiety and Xeva for Women
Page 1 to 4.
8hoppiiiff With Poll.T Pace 4.
"Love-ln-a-M!st," br Fannie Heanlip.
I.ee Pace 6.
"S100.000 Reward," Serial by Ilenry
C Kowland Pace 6.
Editorial Comment. Page 8.
Amazements Pages 9, 10 and 1 1.
For lire Boy of Omaha Page 9.
The Married life of Helen and
Warren" Pace 11.
For the Children Tage IS-
PART THREE.
Sports ?eire and Features
Faces 1 and t.
Building and Real Estate Kews
race 5.
Want Ads rages C and 7.
Markets and Financial . Pag 7.
Small Crowd Attends First
District Meeting Two
Counties Fail to Send
Delegates.
Tccumsch, Neb., Feb. 18. (Spe
cial Telegram.) From 50 to 75 per
sons attended a meeting in Tecum
seh today, at which the progressive
party was organized in the lirst con
grcssional district. Most of the
delegates were from this county.
State Chairman J. IT. Edmiston and
Frank M. Coffey of Lincoln were in
charge. Both these gentlemen and
C. E. Whittaker of Tlatsmouth
snoke.
Both old parties were taken to task
for present day conditions. Ihe
government is back of the federal
banks and withdrew the loans - to
farmers through the national admin
istration. the speakers declared. Pres
sure was placed upon present day
conditions with the farmers, the high
taxes, and the present state admin
istration was severely criticized and
the special session of the legislature
ridiculed.
Mr. Coffey was chairman of the
meeting and Miss Louise Fanko of
Johnson county, secretary.
Two members of the district orga
nization committee were named from
each county, with the exception of
Otoe and Pawnee counties, which
were not represented. The following
were chosen: Lancaster county, Wil
liam Hamilton and W. H. Smith;
Richardson, George Knapp and
Charles Holland; Cass, Mrs. Ray
Cole and Aubrey Duxbury; Nemaha,
C. H. Masters and Morton Dekin;
Johnson, Miss Panko and J. H. Han
felt. The county convention followed
the district convention and organized
with Fred Panko as chairman. Miss
Rosa Rogge as secretary, and J. H.
Hanfelt as treasurer.
About 30 signers to party member
ship were secured in both meetings.
The new party leaders in this coun
ty were former nonpartisan leaguers.
Doctors Are Witnesses ,
in $65,000 Damage Suit
Beatrice. Neb., Feb. ,18. (Special
Telegram.) Physicians from Omaha
and Beatrice with an X-ray machine
and a human skeleton testified today
in the $65,000 'personal damage suit
of Arhe Culver against the Union
Pacific railroad. The jurors, judge
and "gallery" were entertained with
learned discussions of the human
anatomy in an effort to show the
result of injuries sustained by the
plaintiff. The courtroom took on
the appearance of a doctor's office
durinsr the proceedings. The jury
was excused until Monday and the
case will probably not reach the jury
before the middle of the week.
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Broken Bow Wireless Set
Has Long Distance Range
Broken Bow. Neb.. Feb. 18.-f(Spe-
cial.) II. C. Yund has completed in
stalling his wireless outfit. Mr. Yund
brought the set with him from
Coudcrsport, Pa., but on account of
war conditions has not reset the sta
tion. He has very complete equip
ment and can receive from France,
Germany, Spain, Norway and South
America,
Four of Family
Killed in Fire
Father and Three Children
Trapped in Burning Home
Mother Survives.
Wheatland. Wyo., Feb. 18.-Four
members of a family of five were
burned to death and the only sur
viving member is suffering from
exposure as the result of a fire which
last night destroyed the home of L.
A. Dove, one-half mile from Hart
ville Junction, 23 miles north of here.
The dead are:
L. A. DOVE, 55.
ORVAL DOVE, 22.
MABEL DOVE, 19.
CLEO DOVE, 15.
Mrs. Dove, the only one to escape,
walked half a mile, barefooted and
in her night clothes, to the home of
neighbors.
The fire, according to Mrs.' Dove,
originated in the kitchen, arousing
Mabel, who awoke the family. The
opening of a door Into the kitchen
caused the flaming roof to collapse
and the fire spread rapidly through
the house. Throwing open a win
dow, Mr.. Dove helped his wife out
and then went in search of the chil
dren in an adjoining room, where
later their four bodies were found.
The Dove family came to Hart
ville Junction six years ago, from
Marysville, Mo.
La Ross Schreiner to
Enter Kansas School
Fremont, Neb., Feb. 18. (Special
Telegram.) Mrs. Loretta Schreiner
has resigned the possession of her
son, La Cross, 8, under promise to
enroll him in the same private school
with his sister at McPherson, Kan.,
and charges of incompetency against
the mother in county court have been
dropped.
Mrs. Schreiner recently spent nine
days of a 10-day sentence in the
county jail, where she refused to
touch food during her incarceration.
Upon her release, County Attorney J.
C. Cook filed a petition alleging that
Mrs. Schreiner is a religious fanatic
and the children are unsafe in her
rare.
The case was scheduled for hear
ing on Mrs. Schreiner's mental com
petency last Tuesday. On the pre
vious afternoon she left for Kansas
where she enrolled her daughter in
the private school, while her son
was in the hands of county officials
pending the hearing. With her re
turn, accompanied by affidavits prov
ing that she had made arrangements
to place the lad in school with his
twin sister, Mrs. Schreiner was al
lowed to reclaim her son.
State Grain Growers to
Confer in City Monday
Representatives of 2,000 members
of the Nebraska farmers who have
joined the United States Grain
Growers, Inc., will convene for a
conference at the Castle hotel Mon
day. C. II. Gustafson, president of
the United States Grain 6rowers,
Inc., is expected to head the meeting.
Thaw in North Nebraska.
Norfolk. Neb.. Feb. 18. (Snecial
Telegram.) A general thaw is ex
perienced in north Nebraska. Water
covers many of the roads as a res.ult
of melting snow and ice.
Girls' Shattered
Happiness Leads
to Man's Arrest
Young Women, Alleging Mil
waukeean Abandoned Them,
Cause Investigation of
Mann Act Charge.
A life bereft of happiness, and con
stantly hounded with the threat of
exposure, led Mable Bender, 28,
slight of stature, clad expensively in
t full lentrth beaver coat, to unfold
to. Chief of Detectives Van Deusen
Saturday the story of her career for
the past four months. It led to the
arrest of. Gray Lawrence, 25, of
Milwaukee.
Miss Bender was arrested yester
day in a house at 723 Pierce street.
Gray was arrested shortly after in a
place at 2511 1-2 North Twenty
sixth street, with another girl, Alice
Johnson, alias Vera Hansen, 20, of
Mason City, la.
Both girls said Lawrence promised
to marry them.
According to the Bender girl, she
met Lawrence in Milwaukee last
November, and said he took her to
Minneapolis and later to Mason City,
la., where Vera Hansen became ac
quainted with him through a dance
hall friend.
From Mason City, Lawrence came
to Omaha. The two girls, unknown
to each other, followed him, the
Hansen girl three weeks ago, Miss
Bender last Thursday.
Lawrence was quizzed yesterday
by officers from the United States
commissioner's office. He will be
charged with a violation of the Mann
act.
The two girls are to be held as
witnesses against him.
Neither of the girls were acquaint
ed with the other they testified be
fore the commissioner.
Both wore expensive clothing and
expensive fur coats. Vera Hansen
told detectives a large diamond rin.
she was wearing was a gift from
Lawrence.
Nebraska Retail Plumbers
to Meet in Omaha, Feb. 20
Nebraska Retail Plumbers will
hold their annual convention in
Omaha February 20v22 at the Rome
hotel. ' Speakers who ' will appear
during the sessions are W. J.
vyooley, tvansville, Ind., and R. A.
Van Orsdel, Omaha.
Court Gives State Charge
of Pyramid Insurance Co.
An order was issued yesterday by
District Judge Stauffer permitting
the state department of trade and
commerce to take charge of the
property of the Pyramid Mutual Ac
cident company and liquidate the
business.
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Chicago. Feb. 18-(By A. T.)
Federal Judge Kcnuaw Mountain
I.andis announced his resignation
today.
The resignation i effective
March 1.
Announcement of it was made for
mally by the judge todav as he took
his place in court. He said he
would devote his entire time to Ins
position of baseball commissioner.
"There are not enouRli hours in
the day for all of my activities," said
he judge. Ihrrcfore, I nave lor-
warded my resignation as federal
judge to Washington, effective
March 1."
Judge Landis will have virtually
completed 17 years as judge for the
northern district of Illinois when 'lis
resignation becomes effective.
Rumors Current
Rumors of the resignation have
been current for months and inti
mate friends have known for some
time that the action was imminent.
It has been generally understood
that Judge Landis would have re- '
signed some time ago, but for the
attacks made on him by Senator Dial
of South Carolina and the notoriety
brought through his handling of the
case of Willie Dalton, 17-ycar-old
bank robber.
On the verge of resignation when
these things came up, the judge
changed his plans, informing friends
that "he would never resign under
fire."
Senator Dial had attacked the
judge because of the latter's state
ment that bank officials sometimes
were partly responsible for robberies
by boys because they did not pay
adequate salaries. Senator Dial and
Representative Welty of Ohio later
brought impreachment proceedings
against the judge, the representative
basing his case on the fact that two
jobs were held by the judge. Both
cases were dropped. "
" Remarks on Low Salaries.
Shortly before the Dalton robberv.
in which the loot was nearly $750,00d
in Liberty bonds, Judge Landis had
made some remarks about the low
salaries which he said were paid to
bank clerks. This was in the case of
a young-Ottawa, III., bank clerk,
who had attempted to steal $50,000
from the bank where he worked.
When Judge Landis made the re.
marks, he was widely quoted by
(Torn to Tsge Eight, Column Two.)
Fremont Police r
Prohe Robbery
Sheriff Working on Clue That
Bandit Gang Has Head- ,
quarters in Bluffs.
Fremont, Neb., Feb. 18. (Special
Telegram.) Police believe they have
found Tines that might lead to ths
uncovering of a band of .thieves with
headquarters in Council Bluffs with
the arrest of Earl McCollum, 23, of
that city here today. McCollum tried
to get a message to Ray Hill and
Ray aSnders as they came out of
justice court in the custody of an
officer.-
Hill and Sanders are two suspects
being held in connection with the
attempted theft of about $1,500 worth
of merchandise from a hardware
store Wednesday. The vouths had
just received a 40-day jail sentence
on vagrancy when McCollum whis
pered to them that be had secured
a lawyer and would 'soon have them
free.
McCollum is unable to eive a sat
isfactory explanation of his interest
in the two suspects, saying that he
nad been hired m Council Bluffs by
two men, whom he did not know,
to bring this message to the prison
ers, whom he happened to know as
casual acquaintances. He is beins:
held for investigation with the report
from Council Bluffs that he has been '
arrested on various occasions.
Sheriff Condit savs he believes that
McCollum may have been the driver
of the car supposed to meet the
burglars at the store before the po
lice interfered and the thieves were
forced to flee through the roof.
Spiritualistic Aspirant
Fined $100 for Phone Call
Arthur Wortendyke, 220 North
Nineteenth street, fireman at the
Mandarin cafe, was fined $50 in police
court yesterday. He was arrested
recently ."or calling tip Mrs. Anna
Meyer and asking her to come to ,
his home where he said he would
reveal to her by spiritualistic means
the whereabouts of her sister, Lucy
Evans, who disappeared three years
ago.
Stillman Testimony to
Be Taken at Montreal
Toughkcepsie, N. Y, Feb. 18. A
commission to take testimony t
Montreal beginning March 13 in the
divorce suit of James A. Stillman,
New York banker, against Mrs. Ann
IT. Stillman, was granted today by
Supreme Court Justice Morschauscr
on application of defenje counsel.
