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The Omaha' Daily Bee VOL. 51 NO. '21G. OMAHA, SATURDAY, MAY 6. 1922. , MM II Hll MM. M MM SUS. hMl 4i Ma it Wll 0M (M IwSaj. (Ill TWO CENTS nn nq nn , , 0 LP 118 1 (M I UN r (i u "Christian General" Wins Pekin Gen Vi'u Matrr of Cliincxc Capital After Koutiiig Army of Cm. Chung Mobil ities Near City Cease. ' War Believed Near End Tekiu, May 5. (Uy A. l'.)-Geu. Wu I'ci-Fn Hi control of I'ckiu mi nuuu luuajr aim vjiii. vnung uu Lin, whose forces lie routed yoter- ' - I -.1 .. T . . day in a fierce battle south of the capital, was rciorted fleeing to Muk- nen. iiiaug army is retreating in disorder toward i iciitsm. All fighting in tiie vicinity of Pckui liad ceased this morning. The & lion inside the walls occupied by the Americans became greatly excited during the niglit by an attempt of the toldicrs outside to rani the gate and gain entrance. The guards on top of the wall dispersed the attack ing troops with machine guns. No foreigners were injured. - Observers here believe Chang's sudden collapse has ended the hos- tilities. . With 50.000 troops. Gen. Wu en circled Chang Tso-Lin's forces out side Pck" in and after 15 hours of re lentless cannonading, machine gun fire and infantry charges, routed his opponents, making himself the master of the capital. Wu's forces camped last night un molested outside the city gates while Chang's soldiers were scattered, hav ing retired with the main body down the railroad toward Tientsin or dis- ' perscd in unorganized mobs over the . hills. i 5,000 to 7,000 Killed. Tlii runted arnr. left behind ar- tillerv, munitions, horses and loaded camels, and its wounded M'd dead The total casualties in Thursday's fiuhtiiie rs believed to have reached from 5.000 to 7.000 dead1 and wounded. As the fitjlitiug was brought near Pekm s walls, warning was sent tne city authorities that soldiers were about to enter the capital. The gates were immediately V'iosert, only- for eigners' who had bceji shut out being permitted to enter.-. ' General Wti Pei-Fu'-has seirt of ficers into Pekin to consult with the ' government authorities after his "vic tory over General Chang Tso-Lin's fnrren south' of this citv. General Wu's officers declared the Chihli commander could be expected. in- the Vapital soon. Try to Force Entrance. r.riipral Wu attributes much of his success to the initiative of Feng Yuh- .Siang, "the Christian general,; wno 'commanded the operations which re sulted in the retreat eastward of Chang's army. Wu declares he will continue to fight until Chang has Wn lriven back to Mukden, of which he is military governor. -Last night crowds of soldiers from Chang's defeated army gathered out vide the walls of Pekin, clamoring tor admittance. At the southwest i,ate, where the railroad enters the city, they used a locomotive in an fckiri' dispatch to the. Shun Pao, Shanghai's leading .Chinese news paper, says the American, British and attempt to ram'down the gate, but tailed. , City guards were sent out tj disarm the stragglers. ; Two thousand of Chang. Tso-Lin s s soldiers, permanently kept in Pekin, '.'were disarmed under prders from ' Wu Pei-Fu. This is regarded as eliminating Chang Tso-Lin's au thority in the capital. Outside the walls some of Chang s Manchurian soldiers refused to. sur render and were fired on. Sixteen hundred of these troops were cap tured in one place. To Prevent Naval Attacks. - : Shanghai, May 5. (By A. P.) A Japanese ministers, have instituted the naval commanders of their re spective countries to prevent at ' tacks by Chinese war craft support (Turn to Vat Two, Column Thrft.) Irish Irregulars ; ni it n i . . diow up DarracKS Dublin, May 5. (By A. P.) The barracks at Castle Pollard, West Meath, were blown up by irregular " forces who destroyed the Mullingar barracks Wednesday.- The irregu lars were pursued from Mullingar to Castle Pollard by provisional gov ernment forces and the barracks were blown, up to prevCnt their oc cupation. Two of the men who raided the bank at Buncrana. County Donegal, were shot dead. A 9-year-old girl, ont of the civil ians wounded durinj the fighting, died of her injuries. London Exchange Rates Rise, to $4.44 1-4 for Dpniartil Bills New York. N. Y., May 5. For the third time this year exchange rates on London rose today to $4.4454 for demand bills, equaling the highest price since 1919. The strength was attributed to extensive buying of bills here and in London to meet cotton and grain payments. Fashionable Women Take -Henna Baths for Olive Hue " London. May 5. Fashionable women now have a craze for taking henna baths. The purpose of the bath is to gitt, the skin an olive hue, which is re- Rarded as becoming When evening drf55ej of Oriental design, are worn The Wonders oi die Wireless Age Tbe COOK IS AWMlNfQ HORN WT HAVt MUSIC St wireless while MEVtS Of THAT BICWHwe OCT A WlRELESi REPORT OFWHST MY DAUGHTER AND HE MAN TALK ABOUT WHEN HE CAUiS 10 Die, 38 Hurt, as Tornado Strikes in Lone Star State Twister Sweeps Austin, Tex., and Suburb, Causing Prop, crty Damage Estimated v at $400,000. Br Th AtMelaUd PreM. Austin, Tex., May 5. Ten dead 38 injured, two probably fatally and property damage estimated at $400,- 000 )ras the toll of death and de struction in the wake of a tornado which late today swept through the west side of Austin and on out of the city to Oak Hill, eight miles southwest, according to a check of the r situation late today. f he dead are. f. Mrs. John Bargsley, sr. , Miss Ada Bargsley. . , . Mrs. J. S. Thompson, sr. , Mrs. J. S. Thomson, jr. John S. Thompson, jr.. Eight-month-old baby of Mrs. K A. Padgett and four negroes. With the exception of the Padgett baby, all the deaths occurred at Oak Hill. The white victims were mem bers of one house when the tornado struck it.. All of them were killed instantly except Mrs. Thompson, jr., who died at a hospital. The Padgett baby died trorn m- juries -received when it was picked up by the tornado and carried across a road and then droooed- Its parents also were carried a short distance by the wind, but were not injured seri ously. ) . - , . Wool Growers Make "Money by Co-Operativ Wool Pools LansingAMich., May 5. A survey. hv the American Farm Bureau shows that wool growers apparently are making money, by belonging to co-operative wool pools. , ' , According to the survey 45,256 growers in 22'states, pooled in 1921, They sold 23,398,000 pounds ot grad ed wool at an average price of 25 cents a pound. The average return to the grower was 20.7 cents and the marketing cost, exclusive of freight and pool commissions, amounted to only 2.8 cents. In comparison with the more than 20 cent return to growers in the pool the average price received by other growers, not pool members, was 16.1 cents. v In Michigan the 14,000 growers who were in the 1921 -farm bureau pool sold 2,858,000 pounds of groded wool. I T l.n.ririririri-i-i f A Over 80,000 readers of The Bee will receive a copy of your " Want" Ad tomorrow s AT Untie 1000 17th and Farnam 7A - iiif it. n a (Orrrifht, inn Tmb Fit IS UCHTID f WlREltS" we CET The latest hews, SiAMONS 6Y WlR.lt.SSi " ' we'll SOON Be DOING EVERYTHING BY WIRELESS , Former Senator From . Nortr Dakota Expires Lakota, N.- D., May 5. Asle J Gronna,; former; United States sena tor from North 'Pakota,- died at his home here last night. He was -64 years old. Mr.' Gronna, recently re turned from RochesterrMinn.. where he underwent an operation. . Mr. Gronna : was in the United States senate from 1911 to 1921, but was defeated for ' renomination bv Dr. E. F. Ladd. He had announced his candidacy as a rival of Senator McLuniber at the coming election, Mr. Gronna was one of the six senators who1 voted against the dec laration of wax with Germany. Mr. Gronna , was a Scandinavian American, native, of Iowa and edu cated in the schools of Minnesota and North Pakota. He began, his political career in the territorial legis lature. Later ' when North Dakota began to select its representatives to congress he found his way thither. having won the votes of electors by his ability and success as a farmer and a shrewd'" business man.: He soon made a reputation" .for aggres sive independence as a partisan and in J911 was named for the senate to fill out an unexpired term of Sena tor Johnson. : Negro Convict Owns Land Reported Worth $4,000,000 Jefferson City, Mo.. May 5.' D. H. Hays, a negro convict at the state penitentiary here, whose real 'name is James Manuel, and who is said to own a quarter section of oil land in Mexico, reported to be worth in the, neighborhood of $4,000,000, left here early today iii 'custody of Buck Williams, a prison deputy, to go to Kansas City for certain papers bear ing on his title to the land. The tract always had been - re garded as being of little or no .value' until recently when an offer was re ceived by the prisoner from an oil concern. "-.,' . ; ' ? - . our Men Convicted of i " . Entering Railroad Car beatnee. Neb.. May Special Telegram.) Four ' strangers, ; Fred Sa'ville, Charles Fisher, Fred W. Jones and Wilber Moore. were brought here from VVvmore charged with breaking into a Burlington box car to steal a ride. They pleaded" guilty and were sentenced to five days each in the county jaiL.. , i OUft CLOCK UftULATfO daily erwiinrvs ' The cat is put our EVERY NIGHT 6T ' WlULESS "HOWSOONDO YOU EXPECT TO HAVE" Xouft. 'J.-aS WIRELESS SCREENS French Charge British Trick in Russian Oil Deal Parisian Correspondents at , Genoa Refuse to- Accept De1 - nials of Contract by Rus- ' sians and English. Genoa, May 5. (By A. P.) No American oil town ev?r had greater oil excitement than Genoa has had -over the . rumors that various oil agreements have' been entered into by the bolshevik . delegation. Pe troleum is gushing all over the Genoa conference; Jiothing has created such a stir since the Germans and Rus sians handed to the surprised con ference their taster treaty. Baku literally has been moved to Genoa, and Azerbaijan has been put on the map for- diplomats who for merly had little idea where that re public on the Caspian was located. Certain districts never heard of un til this week are being discussed glibly. ' Russians Deny Contract. ' The Russian delegation has denied that it made any contract for the sale ot its output, everybody trom M. Tchitcherin down has denied reports of ail contracts. Col. J, W. Boyle, a Canadian officer, who represents the Koyal Dutch and thell com panies here, which are reported to have signed contracts with , the So viets, has issued repeated denials from his sick bed.. - 1 The British government also has denied that contracts have been made with its knowledge, but theFrench correspondents will accept no denials and are describing "the aliened .treachery" which is supposed to,have given the British control of the Cau casian output. It was expected that oil would be the greatest prize which the Russians could offer at Genoa; consequently there is willingness to accept any rumor, and the air is full of them. Mary Pickford Heads Film Actresses' Body : :'r -, .g . ' Los Angeles, May 5. Mary Pick ford has been chosen president of a club of motion picture actresses the j primary purpose of I which is to protect j the good names of t its members, it was announced here. Helen Ferguson, organizer, stated admission would be by ihvestiif a t i o n m tonly, and none ! would be admitted twho were not credits to the in- Vp dustry." r"v V Other officers will Kn elprfpfl tif vt Mary Pickford. Monday, when i name for the club will toe chosen. Four Members of Chicago Family Killed by Gas JFumes Chicago, May . 5. Four members cf the family of JohnJany were killed by gas fumes in their. home and a fifth was 'partially overcome, it was learned tonight, after the vic tims had lain in the gas-filled house throughout . a mght and day. An inspection revealed that a hose coir nection on a gas stove had fallen off after the members of the family had retired, ; m- i.iiiiu i . et Filibuster on Tariff Is Charged Senator WaUon Derlares Op- ponrnU Seok to Delay Bill Until as Near Election as Possible. Says Delay Unnecessary Wellington, May 5. Frequent and somen hat prolonged dicuioit in the tenatc as to whether there was unnec essary delay in the consideration of the tariff bilC finally culminated in a charge by Senator Watson, repub lican, Indiana, that there was a fili buster against the measure. "There is no other object and no other purpose in the measures be ing adopted to delay its passage," Senator Watson declared. "The ob ject is to delay the passage of the hill as close to the day of election as is possible. ISobody is being fooled, and if I have my way we will he holding sessions daily from 11 in the morning until 11 at night. Senator Watson, democrat, Georgia interrupted to say that Senator Sun inoiis ot Morth Carolina, in charge of the democratic fight on the meas ure, had asked certain minority sen ators to present their views on par ticuiar items in the bill, hut declared- it was intended that the presentation should be without filibuster and with no purpose of delay. Unnecessary Delay.' Declaring that it was immaterial as to what agreement had been made between senator bimmons and his democratic colleagues. Senator Wat son of Indiana declared there had been 'unnecessary delay, that the whole proceedings had been lor the purpose of filibuster and that so far as he was concerned it would not be tolcratcdjn the future. "If the republicans who are re SDOnsible to the country for legisla tion and who must answer to the country for their acts, will stay here to the limit-of their physical endur ancc we will quickly pass this bill, he added. - Earlier in the day both Senators Underwood of Alabama,- the demo cratic leader and Simmons, had de clared tiiat there was no disposition on the part of the democratic side to delay passage ot the bill. . . . Asks About Bonus. The soldier bonus also got into the debate- when Senator Walsh, democrat, Massachusetts, asked Chairman McCumber of the finance committee if the amended bilt was to be reported soon and taken up immediately by layingside, the tar iff bill temporarily. Senator Mc Cumber said this was planned and that he hoped , to' have the bill re- oorted within a week. . ' "I assume it will not take more than a day or so to pass it," Senator McCumber added, declaring an aj most unanimous majority was be hind it. ' ' Senator Underwood coincided that a majority probably favored the bill, but told Senator McLumber that tan- ina uo the bonus measure would "se rious v de av the tatitt . Din. u would cause demands from other sen ators for ' action on other bills, he said, and declared that the republicans should not accuse the democrats ot delav later. - Senator Watson ot Ueorgia said the republicans themselves were re sponsible for long delay on the tar iff. citine the months taken in com mittee consideration. Incidentally the Georaria senator discussed 'alleged reckless automobile drivers and traf fic rules in Washington, the, flow of the water of the' Nile, Amazon and Mississippi rivers and other subjects. Beveridge Defeats New by 20,472-Vote Majority TndianaDoIis. Ind.. May 5. (By A. P FlSriner Senator Albert I. Bev eridge defeated Senator, Harry S. New bv 20.472 votes in Tuesday's primary for the republican nomina tion for United States senator, ac eordinir to fcomolete unofficial figures as tabulated by The Associated Press here today.- 1 he vote was: Bev eridge, 205,410, and New, 184,938, making the. total republican vote cast . Friends of Samuel M. Ralston, for mer governor, were gratified with his heavy vote for the democratic sena torial nomination Hi had a total of 163,670 votes with-266 precincts missing, while his nearest opponent, Dr. Jesse Sanders, who made a cam paign as a wet candidate, nao oniy 27,710. ':' Jefferson County Farmers Have Corn Half Planted Fairbury,, Neb., May 5. j(Spe- cial.) The warm weather of this week has started farmers planting corn. About one-half of the crop is the ground. With favorable weather most-of the crop will be planted by the end of next week. Labor Leader Arrested Chicago, May 4. Cornelius (Con) Shea., a labor leader, was arrested on a charge of receiving three stolen automobiles from " New Orleans. Good Will Election Standing ' of the candidates in The Bee Good Will election today is given on page 4. s Omaha Man Forma National Society ot Bran Monkeyt Wahinntoii, May 5. (By I'm' veral Service.) Formation of the Nation! Society of Brass Mon keys was announced Thursday by Colonel" V. F. Stof ker of Omaha, The colonel takes issue with bis former neighbor, William Jennings Urvsn. Me says: 'The Darwinian theory must be correct. Most of our people find themselves in wilderness and feel is though they were made monkeys of, because the brasney stuff furnish ed by the' political ringleaders makes one Icel like a brass monkey. It is the aiifi of the Brass Monkeys Moecker say, to attain a member ship of about 7,000,000. or the num bcr of President Harding's majority and to check up on both parties and make known their approval or dis approval accordingly. Turks Break Up Orphans Homes; " Kill Directors Inmates of Armenian Orphan ages of Both Sexes Spirited Away Near East Orphan age Ordered Closed. Boston, May 5. Armenian or phans' homes, both native and for eign, are being broken up, their in mates of both sexes spinted away and their directors executed by the Turkish nationalist government at Angora, it was declared in a letter from Aleppo, Syria, to the Armenian National Union of America, made public today by the union's secretary, O. H. Papaiian. The letter mentioned a specific case at Harpoot, where Mhe Turkish nationalists ordered the near east workers to close their orphanage. Constantinople, May 5. (By A. P.) Four American relief workers have arrived here after having been de ported from Kharput, Turkish Ar menia, '50 miles northwest of Diarr bckr. They are F. B. Yowell of Washington, director of the Kharput unit; Dr. Mark L. Ward of Newton Center. Mass., chief surgeon: Dr. Ruth Parmalce of Boston, medical director, and Miss Isabel Herley of Fawtucket. R. I. - Mr. Yowetl. in a statement issued today, charged the Turks -with unjust and unfriendly treatment ot Amen cans, and cruelties and outrages against Christians in. Asia Minor. "The American deportations wee me culmination oi a long series oi unfriendly acts." he said. "They are the prelude to fresh Turkish out- rages - against "wnnsuans in . vsia Minor. The Turks, encouraged by the vacillations of the allies during the post-armistice pericuV are getting bolder in their intolerance against the minorities. Unless outside inter ference is forthcoming, the final chapter in the history of Christians will shortly be completed. State of Slavery. Trie Armenians in this district are . . s Or i in a state ot virtual slavery, i ney are not permitted to travel within the country, and 1 have had to re turn $75,000 t people it. America wno forwarded it to pay the travel- ine expenses of relatives desiring to leave the country. All the property nf Armenians, victims ..of- deporta tions. is confiscated . by the' Turks. The Armenians are denied the r.se of the courts. Christian women, are forced into harems without the right of appea! to anv tribunal. ' . The condition ot tne ureeics is wnrse than that of the Armenians. Th sufferings of the Greeks deport ed from the districts behind the Dar tle front continues. Of the 30,000 who left Sivas. 5,000 died , before renrhtna Kharnut." One American v-w. B .I--. . .. J worker saw l.auu- aeaa on me rou thousand died in Kharpuh during the winter and 3,000 . , T .1 -J. .4. f trkornnf " Qieu on tne ruaus v v. k- Aided at American Stations. "Tlii rienorted neoole were aided at tli. American corn stations located along the road from Sivas to Diar bekr. In the Kharput district relief was- given in opposition: to the 1 urKS. Two-thirds of -the deported Greeks and children. Turks were permitted to select women and girls along -the roads. ' "Tf American aid is withdrawn the survivors will nerish. The bodies strewn along the route are consumed hi docs, wolves and vultures. The Turks are not burying the dead. Wither are the deported people Dermitted to do so. The chief causes of death are starvation, t oyseiuery and typhus. . - ' ; - Americans munreaico. I have no personal prejudice against" any religious belief. I have refused to be involved in any con troversy. Therefore, my statement is impartial. ' - ' All the 20 Americans in Kharput ave been treatea py xne lurKisn officials with the utmost discourtesy and injustice, notwithstanding their ork has been extended to the Moslems. Patients ' were admitted to the hospitals if the Turks wanted them admitted"; many Christian ref ugees, terribly ill, were turned away to die outside the gates. The hos pital base was closed by the military without explanation. P. Morgan to Sail for . ; Europe on Loan Mission j New York, May 5. J. P. Morgan, j who has been invited by the inter I allied reparations commission to i confer with it jn Paris on the feasi I bility of raising an' international loan I for Germany will sail for Europe Ulay U. Federal Grand Jury Charges Mail Used to Defraud Investors Former State Treasurer Walter A. Ceorgr, Itatph K. Sund' crland, Willard V. Mathewi and Walter Stickel Named in Joint Indictment Covering Guaranty Securities, Pioneer Bank and Colonial Timber Deal. . Judge Fixes Bonds Aggregating $225,000 Twenty-five men were indicted by the federal grand jury yesterday on charges of conspiracy t violate section 215 of the penal code, having to do with using the mails to defraud. Thomas H. Matters. Willard V. Mathews. Ralph K. Sunderland. liar, ris L. Fuller. John Hecox. former State Treasurer Walter A. George and Harold K. Cozier are among me Again Indicted Thomas H. Matters. Schools Close to Combat Fire Cedar Creek Threatened as Lumber Burns Bucket Brigade Saves Town. Louisville, Neb., May 5. (Special Telegram.) ife starting trom tar being used to repair the roof of the lumber yard at .Cedar Creek, threat ened to wipe out the entire town for several hours this -afternoon. Ihe fire was fanned by a high wind. The town is without fire protec tion and buckets brigades - were formed to combat the ' fire. Every man, woman.and thild .in the town able to carry a bucket was pressed into service and" calls for help wee sent to nearby farmers and to Louis ville and Plattsmoulh. School Is Closed.' The school was closed that pupils and teachers .could aid in the work Wells in the vicinity f the lumber yard were pumped dry. Horses" were hitched to threshing machine tanks to haul -water to the scene. lhe church and ' several resi dences w&re slightly dmaged' by fire started from blazing embers car ried by the wind. , . Paul Roberts, owner of the yard, lived in the bvilding and his house hold goods were a total loss. , Loss It $25,000. The; loss is estimated "at $25,000 with $12,000 insurance. T A-large; quantity ot; new lumber (had just ar rived and was not insured. ' The,fire was still burning at night fall in some of - the larger piles of lumber, but was under-control -and no fear was expressed of its spread ing. " . . Former British Aviation Major .Sentenced to Death London, May ' 5. (Bv A. - P.1 ttonaia true, tormer-major in. the British aviation service, on trial for me Killing-oi oertruae rates, was found guilty-this evenine of willful murder and sentenced to death. The Weather Forecast Saturday: Probably showers and somewhat cooler. Hourly Tempteratures. H A. m. .55 1 p. m. ..... m. 54 t p. m 1 . n. 57 8 p. m S . m US 4 p. m. ..... 9 a. m. ........ffn 5 n. n ... ..SI . . . ,s ..Si . SI ..so to s. m ?s a n. m . . I 7 p. m. IS noon ..... ....; p. hC . . Highest Friday. Chynn .. Davenport .. Denver . . . . De MolnM Dodca City Lander .!Poeblo K ,7!Salt Lake ....,.;2 .78 Santa Fe 7S .SO' Sheridan f4 .4Bloux City 12 .: .Norlh Plain . ...S3i v.'N ' unj mm m mc muitiim.ni. All the 25 are named in a single in dictment consisting of 40 large type written pages, reciting alleged ma nipulations of the Guaranty Securi ties company of Omaha and Lincoln and of Iowa, the Pioneer State bank of Omaha and the Colonial Timber & Coal corporation. Matters is indicted for acts alleged to have been performed while he was at liberty under bond pending his appeal to the federal supreme court from a conviction for violation of the banking laws in connection with the wrecking of the First Na tional bank of Sutton in 1915. He w as pardoned by President Harding after serving six weeks of a five-year sen tence. Several of the men, including Mathews and Matters, were indicted bv the county grand jary last fall, Mathews pleaded guilty and is serv ing a term in the penitentiary. The jury that tried Matters disagreed and he is to have a new trial in district court May 15. Wide Range of Bonds. ' ' Bonds were fixed by Federal Judge Woodrough at the request of United States Attorney Kinslcr, at amounts ranging from $1,000 to $25,000 for . each defendant and totaling $225,000 for the 25. These are the men indicted, with the bond fixed: Willard V. Mathews, Omaha, $25,000.' , ' Harris L. Fuller, Omaha, $10,000. Ralph E. Sunderland, Omaha, $1,000. . VV .- . Harold R. Cozier, Omaha, $5,000. Thomas H. Matters, Omaha, $10,000. H." W. SewaU. Omaha, $1,000. John Hecox, Omaha, $1,000 ' James C. Cloud, Omaha, $5,000. Alf L. Steinert, Omaha, $1,000. Lucien B. Fuller, Lincoln, $10,000. Alexander L. Mathews, Broken Bow, $10,000. Rev. Charles H. Rogers, Lincoln, $10,000. : . Samuel G. Moore, Des Moines, $10,000. . LeRobert D.l Eykelboom, Denver, $10,000. " Walter L. StkkeL Kearney, $25,000. Walter A. George, former state treasurer, $1,000. James R. Ellison, Charleston, W, Va.. $25,000. George L. Roach, Denver, $10,000, Homer Mol.ieux, Denver, $1,000. . Vogel Gettier, College View, Neb $1,000. Howard A. Sharrick, $1,000. Thomas M. Finney, $1,000. Ed G. Smith, Auburn, $1,000. William H. Culver, Los Angelet, $25,000. Charles Rudolph, Chicago, $25,000. ' ' Explains Mathews Bond. A bond was fixed in the case of Willard V. Mathews, Mr. Kinsler said, in order to hold him if he is paroled or otherwise released from '(Torn to Pnsa Two, Column Four.) Jefferis Urges Cut r in Railroad Rates , ( . - . ' Washington, ' May4' 5. (Special Telegram.) An early reduction in . freight and passenger rates is 'urged upon Chairman Charles C. McChord of the Interstate Commerce commis- ' sion in a letter, by Representative Jefferis. ', . , Following a penod of serious ag ricultural and -business ; depres sion, Nebraska and the middle west seem to ; be on the high ' "' road returning to prosperity," - so the Omaha congressman advises Mr.Mcehord, "and there is, but one thing . remaining which retards -progress to this end, and that' is the? continued high cost -of transporta tion. I "Your commission has completed . a series of hearings on this import ant question of rail rates, and you have at your command a thorough analysis of the conditions. As one who is interested in lower transDor- tation charges, permit me to say, nowever, that it is my earnest wish that a reduction in freight and passenger- rates ; be recommended bv ' the commission at no distant date. Such action will do much to insure a revival of agriculture and business -in our Nebraska commonwealth, as '. well as in our sister states of the middle west. Trio of Auto Speeders 1 Kidnap Motorcycle Cop Canton, O.. May 5. Three auto- mobilists whom Motorcycle Police-. man William M. Wise alternated to arrest for speeding late today, forced the officer to get into their machine at. the point of guns and speeded away. They were pursued and over taken by four automobiles filled with officers and a gun fight followed in which one of the fugitives was shot and seriously wounded. He was brought to a local hospital, ) -.. Ar. at . v -i , it -,-
