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The Omaha Daily Bee VOL. 51 NO. 279. IttantJ m btMt.eiM tn n tK MM. tMH P. VMM AM t) It MIS. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1922. a, m ii twu sni immi. Mi MM U MM (I Mill till, M l.nei Kit MHua IM M. TWO CENTS IK. Receiver of Lion Firm Is Ousted Amoi Tbomn Loin Post Nebraska Creditor! to Get No Preference in Settlement Court Decision Reversed Receivership of tiie Lion Bonding and Surety compiny hat been taken away rom Amos Thomas, working under the state department of trade and commerce, by decision handed down by the United Slate circuit court of appeal at St. Louis. The receivership is given to A. J. Hertx and John I. Levin, Minneapolis. .Hallcck Rose and Mr. Thomas have received notice of the decision. They have not yet received copies of the text. "It looks as though we will have to give up the receivership," said Mr. Thomas. "The transfer will Involve an enormous amount of work and ex pense. May Appeal "Other circuits of the United States court have held just the oppo site opinion from the one expressed by the St. Louis court, and it is pos fible that, on this ground, we may appeal td the supreme court." The decision reverses that of Fed eral Judge YVoodrough, w hen, on September 24, 1921, he dismissed a motion of the Minneapolis contest ants to enjoin Thomas from with holding company papers from them. That contest was. in effect, to get .possession of the home office of the company here. Judge Woodrough's decision was on the cround that the matter shotild have to be brought up in the district 'court instead of in the federal tri bunal. Confuses Activities. ' The decision is of tremendous con sequences because, it is said, it will nullify all the nuze of activities in winding up the company's affairs, since the state and Mr. Thomas took charge in April, 1921. Numerous law suits have been filed and a vast num ber of other activities are thrown into confusion. In addition, the decision completely knocks out the preferred standing of Nebraska creditors. With a Nebras ka receiver operating under "the di rection of the state, creditors in this state had hopes of receiving 100 cents on the dollar. Now. with a federal receiver In charge,, Nebraska credi tors will have no more standing than those in other states, and will re ceive, it is estimated, not more than 50 cents on the dollar. , . .Trouble Began Last Year. Mr., Thomas said hetlid not think the compensation . he has received will be involved. " ' ' The Minneapolis receivers were represented by Bruce Sanborn of t i:. . iuimicapuiis. ' . The Lion Bonding and Surety company's difficulties began. in. April, 1921. W. B. Young, state insurance commissioner, took over the affah of the concern.- . Attorney General Davis at first sought to avoid a re ceivership by creating a "guardian ship? -; ' ' Mother Sees Train Kill Infant Woman of Rogers, Neb., Working in Field, Too Late to Rescue Tot Fremont, Neb., May 9. (Special Telegram. )The 3-year-Old son of Mr. .and Mrs. George French, farmers living two miles from Rog ers, Neb., was instantly killed when he wandered away from the home to ' the railroad tracks, where tne mtic body was cut into three pieces by 'Union facmc passenger train iiu. 16. " - -v The mother discovered the child's presence on the tracks while the train was approaching. She dashed wildly towards her child but was too late. She dropped unconscious in her tracks as she saw tne wneeis or me - engine pass over the body. The infant had been playing in ' the cattleyard with a little brother " and sister while the parents were working in the fields nearby. Just learning to walk, the babe toddled i away unnoticed. Mrs. French sud denly discovered the absence of the child and was horror-stricken to see him playing about the railroad tracks a short distance away. i- :.; ; The mother was about 75 feet away when the mass of steel crushed the child. .' " ,. Mrs. French is in a serious condi tion with physicians in attendance. Veteran Lutheran Pastor at Smyrna, Neb.," Expires Nelson, Neb, May 9. (Special Tclegram.)-Rev. George Gundel died at his home at Smyrna this aft ernoon of apoplexy. He had been in the ministry in Nebraska for 35 years and had this charge the past nine years. He was president of the For eign Missionary committee of the Lutheran churches of Iowa and oth er states. Funeral will be held Fri day. - Arrest Russian as Rum Maker at Kimball, Neb. Kimball. Neb., May 9. (Special Telegram.) Sheriff Forsling arrest ed Henry -Green, a Russian farmer living three miles east of Kimball, last night and has him in the county jail here. He will be charged with illegal possession of mash. Famous General Is in U. S. for Visit Field Marshal Lord French, commander-in-chief of , British forots during the early part of the war and former Viceroy of Ireland, has ar rived in Sew York for a visit in America. Co-Operation Is Keynote of Grain Convention Here i Marketing Problems Taken Up at 11th Annual Session Elevator Site Rentals Criticized. Co-operation, not only among its own members, but with members of other farmers' organizations, was the keynote of the 11th annual conven tion of the Farmers' National Gra't Dealers' association which opened at Hotel Rome yesterday. Ten of the 12 grain producing states having membership in the asso ciation were represented by delegates at the convention. "The most truly representative meeting that this association has held since its organization in Minneapolis in 1912," said J. W. Shorthill, Omaha, national secretary. Routine business occupied the morning session. In the afternoon the meeting' was thrown open to the delegates from the different s'ates for the discussion of problems in connection with grain marketing in the various localities. The consensus of opinion was that the association, the farmers and- the farmers' ele vators making up its membership are passing through the most critical period, financially, in their history. 'Criticize War Finance Aid' Much criticism of the functioning of the War Finance corporation and its refusal through Eugene Meyer, jr., to lend money to farmers' eleva tors to tide them over the depression, was given, esfecial'y by delegate j from the strictly wheat producing districts of North and South Dakota. Applications of elevator companies, of directors as individuals, and of stockholders, were in. every instance refused, it was said. In North Dakota, according to P. A. Lee, Grand Forks, 10 farmers offered mortgages on their farms as security on a loan 'to the elevator, and it was turned down. ; Say Rentals excessive ' Another complaint taken up in the convention by delegates from Illinois and Iowa was the exorbitant rentals charged by the railroad companies for elevator sites on their rights of way. 'The farmers contend that the elevators are a depot-for the receipt of grain for shipment and are "s much a benefit to the railroad com-: nanies as thev are to the shippers. It was said that a number of suitsy ... a a .. ... JT win De orougnt against tne roaas in this connection. Delegates were . entertained last night at luncheon at the Rome,, and a theater party at the World theater, by Martin Bros. & Co., local insur ance men. National President Speaks. In his opening address yesterday morning John Miller, Galva, 111., president of the national association, (Turn to Fin Two, Column Four.) Harding' s Bonus Views -to Be Given in 2 Rays Washington. D. C, May 9. Views of President Harding on the, soldier bonus legislation, described today at the White House as unchanged,, will be transmitted within the next two days to Chairman McCuntber and re publican members of .the senate fi nance, committee, v , ... : Many a valu able article has been recovered because the owner used the t( Lost and Found" column on The Bee "Want" Ad page 17th and Farnam . AT I ntic 1000 Harding to Push Ship Sn K C l iitf Skv U U Call ConltVVt White House Indicate He Is Restive Over Situation Jefferis in Attendance Washington, May 9 (Special Tel egramsRepresentative jefferis of Omaha was one of the republican leaders in sympathy with the ad ministration summoned to the White House for conference with the presi dent tonight The conference was preceded by a dinner at which the leaders were the president's guests. Before the dinner tonight Presi dent Harding made it clear that he is restive over the lack of consid eration given by congress to recom mendations by the president. Heretofore, it was explained at the White House, it has been cus tomary to regard recommendations by the president as of little moment. The object of the present confer ence is to convince the republican leaders that on the subject of the merchant marine the administration is 100 per cent in earnest and pro poses to use every bit of influence k has to see the merchant marine bill through. Considers Marine Imperative. The president holds that there never was a time in the history of the country when it was more import-to- build up an American merchant marine and he believes the only way this can be done is by methods in cluded in the so-called subsidy meas ure. It is well understood that the leading merchant marine nations of the world are banded to prevent the building of an American merchant marine, and to wreck what has al ready been done. The administration is. equally determined that the American flag shall not be driven fiom the high seas. The administration is encouraged by the fact that the middle west, which has heretofore been the cen ter of objection to any merchant ma rine subsidy, seems favorable to the present measure. The middle west is reported to want the St. Lawrence waterway project, and realizes it will not furnish its greatest value un less the American merchant marine is salvaged. Symposium Keenly Regarded. The recent symposium of Nebraska opinion, published in The Bee, which showed sentiment in Nebraska - ra favor of these . two projects, has been read here with keen interest by administration representatives as showing the trend of western senti- 'Action by the president in sum moning: this conference is regarded also as an announcement of con tinued leadership of congress by the The'president is convinced that the country, expects him to assume this leadership, and his action in con nection with the merchant marine bill indicates he is determined to accept this added responsibility. Just as the whole force of the administra tion was thrown into winning the fight over the navy personnel, so it will be thrown into the scale in the fight over the merchant marine. The president explains he had hoped the merchant marine problem would be regarded as so important to the whole country that it would be elevated above partisan politics. Representative Jefferis announced tonight he will be unable to be pres ent at the Lincoln republican meet ing Thursday, owing to the press of congressional business. He had hop ed to attend. He now hopes to be able to return to Nebraska some time next week. College Student Slain -by Fellow Collegian Stillwater, Okl., May 9. Beckham Cobb, 23, of Birmingham, Ala., a student at Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical college here, was shot and killed on a street, bordering the college campus at noon today. Earl E. Gordon, 25, of Miami, Okl., also a student, was arrested and placed in jail. , Gordon was standing by Cobb's body when Sheriff O. R. Lillie ar rested him. He made no statement other than that "Cobb was after him." . A revolver was found . on Cobb's body, according to the sheriff. Cobb was shot four times, dying in stantly. He. was married and had a son, 18 months old. Both Gordon and Cobb were former soldiers who had been sent to college for voca tional training by the federal govern ment. ; No charges have been filed. Wealthy Lexington Man , Held in Psychopathic Ward Omaha Be Leaard Wire. Chicago, . May 9. Frank W. Olive, a wealthy resident of Lex ington, Neb., ran into the St. Joseph hospital shortly before noon today, without coat or hat, and told attend ants some one was chasing him. At tendants failed to see anyone and called the police. Olive was taken to the psychopathic hospital for ob servation Ira Olive, a brother, also residing in Lexington, was notified. Swift Firm Denies Victim of Robbery Is Employe E. V. Arnold of Swift & Co., in the general manager's office, denic D. B. Brysee, who reported he was slugged and robbed while on the way to a high-class bootlegger s joint Monday night, is a Swift & Co. salesman, as reported to po lice. Father Gives Life to Save Children in Burning Home Scream of MDaddv. Oh Daddv. Save Us!" From Four ots Trapped in Attic by Flames Causes Railroad Man to Make Supreme Sacrifice on Altar of Pa- ternal Love Wife and Omaha flea UwH H tra, Marengo, III, May 9. August Borke, jr., a railroad employe, quali fied early this morning for a Car negie hero medal, but he lt hi Inc in the effort. He nude the su preme sacrifice tin a flaming a'tar of paternal love, alter saving his wife and two of his children by bundling them in blankets and throw ing them out of the windows of hi burning home, Horke could have followed them and saved himtclf, but, screams of "Daddy, oh daddy. aa u! came from the attic where four nther chil dren were trapped by the flames. Borke, already weak from the heat and smoke, clashed into the attic. What he found will never be known. Hint Given Omaha That Railway Fares Will Be Cut Chairman of Interstate Commerce Commission Tells Jefferis Reduction in Passenger and Freight Rates Is Being Considered. Washington. May 9. (Special Telegram.) There have been numer ous indications of late that the Inter state Commerce commission will shortly announce a general reduction in railroad rates, both freight and passenger. This relic is strengthen ed by the tone of a letter received today by Representative Jefferis from C. 0. McChord, chairman of the commission. The Omaha congressman wrote Mr. McChord suggesting that the high cost of transportation was the one remaining obstacle on the high road to returning prosperity in Ne braska and the middle west. The chairman replied that the commission is devoting all its time to the case and that there will be no unnecessary delay. His letter is: Extensive' Hearing Had. "As you already know, the com mission some time ago entered into an investigation upon its own motion with a view to determining whether artd to what extent, if any. further general reductions in rates, fares and charges of carriers by railroad ap plicable in interstate or foreign com merce can lawfully be required by order or orders of the commission under section 1 or any other pro vision of the Interstate Commerce Elizabeth Kaufmann Takes Second Place in Bee Good Will Contest STANDING OF THE CANDIDATES. CANDIDATES. Miss Nellie B.,Donn, Union Pacific Miss Elizabeth Kaufmann, livestock exchange ... Miss Ella F'enn, Advo girl Miss Kathcrine O'Brien, Burlington Miss Kathleen Rossiter, Orchard-Wilhelm Co. Miss Anna McNamara. M. E. . Smith & Co.... Miss Elizabeth Pace, Coirncil Bluffs Miss Gladys Hitchcock; York, Neb.. Miss Agnes Hall, Missouri Valley, la Miss Myrtle Wood. Wabash, Neb Miss Anna Funk, Salon de Beaute Miss Grace Endres, Nebraska City Miss Irene Rice, Alliance limes.... At the close of voting yesterday in The Omaha Bee Good Will elec tion, Elizabeth Kaufman, candidate of the Livestock exchange, went to second place, displacing the "Advo girl," who has held second place during the greater part of the elec tion. .5 Employes of the Union Pacific had a special car in which to travel to Conservation of ; Timber Is Urged Secretary Wallace Approves Pending Bill Introduced by Senator Capper of Kansas. ' Washington, May 9. Legislation to protect the nation's timber sup ply, . both on the national reserves and in private ; hands, was recom mended by Secretary Wallace of the Department of Agriculture, in a 'let ter to Senator Norris, republican, chairman of the agriculture .com mittee, made public yesterday. Stating that we are steadily eat ing up what is left of our forest reserve, Secretary Wallace approved the pending bill of Senator ..Capper, republican, Kansas, for protection of timber reserves and also specifically recommended extension of federal co-operation with the state in forest protection, federal distribution of forest trees snd seeds and extension of national forests. ( Five-sixths of the original American forests have bee tulled out, cut over or burned, Secretary Wallace said, .declaring the problem of conservation and protec tion to be a national one affecting ev ery citizen.. Mother Fails to Intercept Kidnaped Babe at Woodbine .Mrs. George Birks, 23. 322 Dart moor apartments, made a desperate attempt to intercept the "kidnaping" of her 2-ycar-old baby boy Monday night. ' Hearing that her husband had taken the child to Woodbine, la., she hurried there only to find that he had left. Attorney C. W. Scars stated that .she was determined to leave for Chicago, believing she will be able to intercept her husband there. Two Babies Rescued. From the position of the bodies, he had gathered all the children in his arin, but while he was trying to grope his way through the smoke nllrd attic, the floor gave way and all five prrithed. Mrs, Horke, 4o, and Marie, six months old. escaped with a few bruUcs when thrown out of the win dow. Walter, 9, struck on h! head and will likely die of a fractured skull. Those who died, beside the father, were Harold, 8; Helen, 6; I'Vter 7, and Verne, i years old. The house, a Story and a half frame structure, stood off the new Grant highway 20 miles northeast of Klgin. A paing automomihle saw the flames and aroused Borke by hammering on the door. Congressman act. Subsequently, extensive hear ings were had at which . testimony was introduced in reference to the rates on practically all commodities. This proceeding is now submitted and while I cannot advise when a de cision will be rendered, I might say that the commission is devoting its entire time to the case and I can as sure you there will be no unnecessary delay in the disposition of it."' McLaughlin Leads Fight. The continued delay of the house interstate .commerce commission in the consideration of pending rail road legislation is taken as another sign that the committee is looking to the commission for a rate cut in the immediate future. This legislation includes a bill for the issuance of in terchangeable railroad mileage script at a reduced rate. One of the leaders in the tight for this measure is Rep resentative McLaughlin of Nebraska. Chairman Winslow of the committee is opposed to the bill but is under stood to be under considerable pres sure from his home district. M. Weil, a Lincoln banker,, was here on business today. It is under stood that his return tonight was hastened by the illness of Mrs. Weil, whom he left in a Chicago hospital.- Total Votes. ,. 21,722 ,. 16,740 ... 15.768 6,904 6,532 5,711 2,988 1,823 1,350 1.350 .; 888 277 151 ' Columbus last evening to a' dance held for their candidate, Miss Nellie B. Donn. - , On the ground floor of the Union Pacific is a tiny booth which is silently and steadily at work to in crease the size of the Union Pacific coffer. , A collection box on, the top of the counter is filled with coins at (Turn to Pace Two, Column Six.) Chauffeur Freed of Murder Charge Fined on -Assault and Battery Charge Following Death of Fare. , O. T. Fairman, 3410 Sixth avenue, Council Bluffs, who died in Mercy hospital Friday night following an altercation over taxi fare with Clyde Elering, taxi driver, died; as the re sult of a blood clot on the brain due to a chronic diseased condition, ac cording to the verdict of a coroner's jury which held an inquest today. - Eldering, who has been held under first degree murder charges pendiit g the inquest, was recommended held on a charge of assault and battery, to whioft he pleaded guilty and was fined $100. . . , Fifteen witnesses were examined, among them three doctors who per formed an autopsy on Fairman's body. . ' , The jury was composed of F. C. Fullberg, J. Smith and C. 2. Tyson. High Wind Wrecks Farm Buildings; Hurts Family Bigspring, Neb., May 9.-(Special Telegram.) A windstorm did con siderable damage last evening on the farm of Max Krems north of Big spring, destroying several outbuild ings, blowing a haystack against the house, and'slightly bruising some of the family. ' Reporls of Negro Uprising 'Fail to Materialize Mexia, Tex., May 9. Reports that an uprising was imminent among negroes of Freestone county as a reprisal for the' lynching of four negroes there since Friday had not n-atsriJjijd ?ir'y today, t . Cow Kills Woman in Milk Barn Mother of Five Trampled to Death When She Attempt to Milk Young Animali. Mate and Son Find Body Crete, Neb., May .( Special.) Mrs. Joseph Richtarik, mother of five children, was trampled to death by cows in the milk barn this morn ing. Her mutilated body was found on the floor of the barn when her hus band and son returned for breakfast after having prepared the horses to go to the fields. While they Mere attending the horses, Mrs. Richtarik went to the cow barn to do the milking. Kicked Over and Trampled. There were two cows in the barn that had never been milked before. It is believed one, of them must have kicked over the woman and then trampled upon her as she had fin Uhed milking two of the other cows, the pails indicated. As she was not in the kitchen when the husband and son appeared for breakfast, they knew something was wrong and went to investigate. Medical Aid Summoned. Medical ajd was summoned, but the mother was beyond help. At tending physicians said she had died from being trampled by the cow. She was but 34 years old. The Richtariks' farm is five miles south of here. They are among the wealthy farmers of the vicinity. Norris Opposes Ford Offer for Muscle Shoals Nebraska Senator Raps Farm Bureau Representative for Favoring "Unconscion able" Contract. Washington, May 9 Henry Ford's proposed contract for purchase and lease of the government's power and nitrate projects at Muscle Shoals, Ala., was denounced today by Chair man Norris of the senate agricul ture committee as "unconscionable" and a "cinch" by which he would ob tain "unregulated control of valuable properties" and cause those who negotiated the contract "to be con demned by future generations." The Nebraska member declared that "no corporation" would get the Muscle Shoals properties with his consent. , -: "That applies to any damn corpor ation," the sctiator exclaimed. "I don't care if it's Ford or any other." ' Turning to Gray Silver, Washing ton representative of the American Farm , Bureau federation, who had spoken in favor of the Ford offer, the senator said: 1 "You know that if Rockefeller or the International Harvester com pany was making the same proposi tion' Ford makes, you would be here condemning it, charging that con gress was giving away the peoples' property to a corporation. "Why, you could take the Ford offer to Wall street and get an ad vance of 1,000,000 per cent on it as a valuable contract, if it was' accept ed. . "We will be condemned by future generations just like, those are being condemned , now who gave away lands to corporations in the past. It's a cinch . and I : don't propose that any corporation shall get- Mus cle Shoals with my consent." Advance Scored Here in Prices for Cattle A load of choice steers, mostly Shorthorns, was brought to the local market yesterday by .C. K. Corbit of Wayne, which averaged 1,170 pounds and sold for $8.70 a hundred, just a nickel less than the top price for the day. The price was the highest paid for that class of cattle in the past two months. A shipment of 19 head of 1,360 pound Shorthorns were marketed here yesterday by W. F. Bessert of Winnetoon at $8.60 a hundred. Mr. Bessert said there was quite a scar city, of cattle in his locality. Corn planting has just started, according to Mr. Bessert, and there will be the same acreage as this year. Two loads of Shorthorns that aver aged around. 1,150 pounds were brought to market yesterday by J. M. Brown of York who received $8.35 a hundred. Mr. Brown said he was quite satisfied with- the results of his cattle-feeding operations and the price he received. . . Farmer Opening Gate Run Down by Horses and Disc Ben Nation, farmer, living near Lake Manawa. south of . Council Bluffs, sustained injuries at his home Monday evening which may result in his death, at the Mercy hos pital, where he was brought for med ical attention following the accident. When four horses he had been driv ing to a disc during the afternoon ran away, he was caught beneath the disc and severely cut and bruised. Nation was compelled to cross a railroad track in returning to the house from the field at the con clusion of the day's work. It was necessary for him to leave his horses standing and walk ahead of them to open the pate which shut off the rail road right of way. The animals bolted, knocked him down and pulled Jhe diss asrSJS hj? body, Roosevelt May Run for N. Y. Governor na TkeoclcItbovalt Theodore Rooevelt, assistant sec retary of the navy in President Harding's cabinet and son of the il lustrious former president, will be a candidate for the governorship of New York, according to rumors cur rent in the Empire state. He was a lieutenant-colonel in the American Expeditionary Forces during the war. Men Returned to Seward on Bank Robbery Charge Two of "Motor Row Beggars" Arrested Here Accused of Robbing Bank at Staplehurst. Two men arrested by Omaha de tectives were taken to Seward, Neb., yesterday afternoon to face charges of robbing the Bank of Staplehurst, Neh., of $60,000 worth of securities They are Tommy Burns, alleged two-gun man of Streeter. III., and William H. Martin of Pittsburgh, Pa., who were arrested by Detect ives Trapp and Munch when the "motor row beggars" were rounded up here a few weeks ago. That the men were wanted 'for bank, robbery became known after the detectives seized $700 worth of war savings stamps in their rooms. Following their arrest at that time the men were sentenced to jail for vagrancy,, but they were pardoned yesterday and rearrested on charges of breaking, entering, and robbing the Staplehurst bank.,,. The warrants were issued at Seward upon com, plaint of John J. Jorgensen. If the men are cleared of the bank robbing charge, they will be arrest ed for tampering , with government securities, detectivpa said. Fire Threatens Fort Worth, Tex. Flames Break Out in Heart of Business District in Flood Stricken City. : ' Fort Worth, Tex., May 9. Fire broke out this afternoon in the heart of the business district, threateninn a wide area; The firemen were handi capped by lack of water. Trinity river was out of its banks todayV inundating sections of Fort Worth for the second .time in a period of two weeks. ' Warning to' the- residents in the" lowlands prevented loss of life today, but property damage is expected to approximate the .figure reached by the destructive flood of late April. ; Municipal water supplies are cut off, steam and electric transportation is stopped, and the city's gas and electric plants are partially crippled. The river continued to rise during the morning with government fore casters unable to determine when the crest of the flood, caused by heavy rains throughout the territory during the past few days, will reach the. city. . . , . Dallas Tex., May 9. Two hun dred residents of West Dallas aban doned their homes today and took refuge on nearby hillsides from the waters of the rapidly rising Trinity river, which had reached a stage of 40.9 feet. . . ; . ' Fresh Break in Levee. ' . New Orleans. La., May 9. Flood ing of Jonesville, La., with a popu lation of, about 1,500, by a fresh break in the levee today, had swelled the total of Louisiana and Missis sippi's homeless and increased the tremendous property' damage in the inundated sections. Following the break in the levee protecting about two-thirds of the town late yester day, the water today was reported to be two to four feet deep in the streets.- - Seven Hurt in Storm Tulsa, Okl., May 9. Seven persons- were injured here yesterday by a severe windstorm. Heavy property damage was caused. Trees in ail parts of the city were uprooted. The Weather , - Forecast . Wednesday probably showers and cooler. ' ' Hourly Temperatures, S a. m .7 i p. D. .7 .? .. . S4 .as .at .so .M .76 .(7 .44 .M .11 S a. m. 7 m. m. S ft. m. . m. Ill a. m. 1 1 k. m. . .IM ..M ..7 ..',9 ,.n ..is a p. m. 4- p. m. 5 p. m. ' S p. m. 7 m. m. It .70 S p. Highest Tuesday Cheyenne .62! Nnrlh Pl-.f- Paveniort Denver'-. . . Moin.4 rnle City Lauder .... 121 Pueblo .... .....52;Ttapld Cll fl Slt Luke , ... .'.! Sunt Fe . 121 Sioux City f v , w i Daugherty Reports on Profiteers Promises to Name "Influential Pmonages" in Wilson Ad ministration Who Pro tected Contractor!. Lively Row in House By GRAFTON S. WILCOX. Oats Itf Imm4 Wlr. Vahinftton. May 9. Diulosur of the name of "influential per sonagek" in the Wilton a-lminutra-tion who protected contrsctora charged with defrauding the govern ment of million of dulUrs during the war and who "were personally in terlcd in concealing them." wa promised today by Attorney General Daugherty in a report to President' Harding, erplaining delay in prose cuting war contract frauds. Prridcnt Harding tranmitted Mr. Daughrrty'a report to congress with an expression of hope that it would prove helpful to the house in acting on the Woodruff resolution for an investigation of Mr. Daughter ty's failure to proceed against those who robbed the government in war contracts. Representative Mondell, Wyoming, republican leader, had the report read to the house. A lively row ensued during which charges were made that the president's ac tion was designed to kill off the proposed investigation. Cleanup Is Demanded. Representative Woodruff, Michi gan, republican, sponsor of the reso lution, asserted that the war con tract scandal "smells to high heaven" ana acciarea mac tne republican congress could not afford to face the country at th approaching elec tion without "-cleaning it up.". Rep resentative, Garrett, Tennessee, dem-cratic- leader, called . upon Repre sentative Mondcl! to state whether the- president's letter and Mr. Daughcrty's report meant the death of the Woodruff resolution, but Mr. Mondell did not reply. The attorney general laid the blame for failure to prosecute upon congress and promised an energetic campaign against war profiteers as soon as necessary legislation is en acted. He called for prompt ac tion on the measure creating 23 ad ditional federal judgeships, the bill establishing a special grand jury in the District of Columbia to grind out indictments against accused con tractors, and an additional appropri ation of $500.00 to enable the De- r.srfm.nf n . I.l,.. 4a ..a ........ -- inquiries. ' Has Made Progress. Mr. Daugherty insisted that , the Department of Justice has made "very substantial progress" in - war contract cases, "notwithstanding the lack of adequate facilities in funds and men." "All patriotic citizens are agreed (Torn to P Two. ColanmTwo.) . Woman Slayer Seeks Pardon ' r ' . , ' - : Omaha Mother Denies She . Fired Fatal Shot at Party. Lincoln, May 9. (Special.) Mary Newell, 37, born and reared in Oma-, ha, mother of a boy, IS, and wife of Ray Newell, acetylene gas welder, appeared before the state board of. pardons and paroles today to 'ask for a pardon. . . She is serving a term of from lS months to five years for the slaying . of Jess Sillik on North Thirteenth street in Omaha September 5, 1920. Her husband told the board he did not care about dancing so he. per mitted his wife to go to dances. She went to the Lathrop home the after noon of September , 5, he said, and Sillik jid Orin Wiggins were there drinKng and dancing. , 7.?ere was a quarrel. .Someone shot Sillik. Wiggins was tried first for his death, and acquitted. Mrs. Newell was tried next, and convict ed. She contends" she merely was an innocent bystander. Throughout the hearing, her boy sat beside her. , Fire Destroys Plant of pes Moines News Des Moines, la., May 9. Fire of unknown origin, starting in the pa per storage room of the. Des Moines News shortly before 3 o'clock this morning, wrecked the newspaper plant and gutted the entire Newt arcade building. Lost to the News plant is estimated at $200,000. Judge and Reporters Roll ; Dice to Fix Prisoner's Fate Chicago, May 9. Judge Prindi ville and newspaper reporter. "shot crap m the court room in the South Clark street station. But not far pastime. The little black spots on the ivories were to deter mine the fate of a prisoner. The dice rattled across the judge's bench, while a score of policemen and court attaches watched with in terest. Thv only one present who did not enjoy the proceedings was Ambrose Levins. Ambrose had jus told the judge that he was the mak er of the dice, which were crooked. On pair had only sixes, fives and threes on them. Two other pair were "loaded." . ' wnc rou was cnougn lor the judge. . 5 "Twenty-five dollars and cost.'-, he Said when the "game" was over. "You're worse than a gambler. You! furnish the tools with which crook dupe their victims,- . -A 1