Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, May 14, 1922, Image 1
The Omaha Sunday Bee VOL. 61 NO. 48. Conflict in Death Story to Be Sifted Coroner'a Jury Called on to Bare Farts in Gun Battle Keaulting in UVelle'a Death. ' To Hold Inquest Monday A. coroner. Jury will be oiled upon to decide which of two widely conflicting account lelli the true story of Friday night's sun batti which reiulted in the death of Patrick La Velle, candidate (or sheriff and former city councilman. Police fired the' firit shots, sayt Mrs. James Whalen, 3012 South Thir. ty-second avenue. ; Denving this. George Stephen, po lice officer, declares he was wounded before he drew hit gun. La Velle and Joseph Mulvihill. 22, both armed, were searching for three bandits at 12:30 Saturday morning when the" encounter with police oc curred at Oak street and Thirty-sec-ond avenue. , Inquest Monday. Coroner Paul Steinwender assumed personal charge of the investigation yesterday morning into the shooting. An inquest will be held Monday aft ernoon at 2 in the Larkin morgue in South Omaha. "I am determined to discover who made the grievous error which led to the death of La Velle," said Stein wender. The bandits for whom La Velle and young Mulvihill were searching had, but a few minutes before the gun battle, held up and robbed Mul vihill and Florence La Velle, 18, daughter of the slain man, as they were on their way home frqm a dance. Mrs. La Velle had called police. Patrol Conductor Stephens and Po lice Chauffeur Leo Hayes respond ed. They drove west on Oak street to Thirty-second avenue -and turned south, and encountered La Velle and Mulvihill in front of the Whalen home at 3012 South Thirty-second, according to Mrs. Whalen. ' Saw Man Shoot "I was aroused when the car drove up and stopped," said Mrs. Whalen. "I saw a man get out and fire sev eral shots. I hadn't heard any shots before 1 saw. him shoot. Then I saw two men running east. The (nan who fired the shots was small, "V i" Detective Stephens,, who is con fined at Lister hospital with bullet wounds in his right shoulder and right leg, tells a different story. "Hayes and I were to meet two men at Thirty-second and . Oak ureets to get descriptions-of the ; bandits.. We found no one at that comer , so we drove around several blocks on the lookout. Going back to the corner, we saw two men walking north on Thirty-second ave nue.1 '- - :' : "We thought they, were the rob ber . victims, as there, were three men who had committed the holdup. Hayes stopped the car directly be neath an arc light. We both had on our uniforms. , I stepped-from the car "and the two men stopped. ' Bullet Hits Officer. ' " 'Wait a s minute, boys, we're officers,' I told , them. With that, one of them opened fire on us. My gun was on my right side. As I reached (to pull it a bullet struck me (Tarn to Pair Eight, Column One.) . . Hanley Seeks to Show Malt Sales Ar$ Legal ' In an effort to show that the sale of malt and hops is justifiable under the federal prohibition .law, " David W. Bernstein and Max Fried, pro prietors of the Bee Hive grocery More, 822 North Sixteenth' street, through their attorney . James H. Hanley, filed a petition in federal court for an order directing federal prohibition agents to return the' malt and hops seized recently. -, vj ..;.--.-. The petition was filed on " the grounds that the malt ' companies contend that the sale of their prod- 'ucts is., not in violation of the na t' wal prohibition act. Attorney 'Hanley stated that he has rulings from Federal Prohibition Director Haynes in Washington that the pro hibition department does not intend to interfere with the sale of, malt and hops as they are not considered contraband.. The case will be heard bv Judge J. W. Woodrough. on ,' May 20. 'V' . ; Woman's Clubs Members at Reception for Authoress i Plattsmouth. Neb.; May 13. (Spe cial.) More than a score of Platts mouth women attended the Aldrich day celebration and reception at Elm . wood, when 500, representatives si southeastern Nebraska Woman's clubs scent the day with Mrs. C. S. Aldrich, or Bess Streeter Aldrich, as she is better known in literary cir cles. The reception was held in. the Methodist church. Mrs. Aldrich is an authoress and at the present time has a series of short stones running in "the American magazine. Among those present were Mrs. E. B. Fenny of Fullerton, state president of the Nebraska red; eration of Women's Gubs. and Mrs. S. R. Cresap of Nebraska City, dis trict president - Driver Has Collision 3 ' '.v to Avoid Hitting Child ' R. W. Hoesly, 704 Harel street, drove his automobile into a machine narked at the opposite curb to avoid striking the 4-year-old daughter of E. V. Gossard. 655 Franklin ave nue, when the baby ran out from the driveway in front of the Gossard home Thursday evening, he reported to police. Both cirs were damaged but.n? one was injured in the crash, ' m mm.ci) ( r. 0. IIW al Gun Battle ' Here are four nrinclnala in the run battle at Oak street and Thirtv-sec ond avenue Friday night In the upper ten corner is r lorence La Velle, IB, wno, witn josepn Mulvihill, ZZ, 3611 North Sixteenth street, shown in the upper right, was held ud bv three bandits shortly before the fatal shoot ing. ' . Below, on the left, is Patrick J. La Velle, who was killed, and on the right Police Officer George Steohens. who lies wounded at Lord Lister hos pital.. Neither Steohens nor Leo Haves. the officer who accompanied Ste phens, were able to say which one shot La Velle. Neither could any of the parties in the affair say by whom Stephens was shot Omaha to Continue as Mid-Western Air Mail Center Action of House Committee in Reinstating Appropria- tion Ends Fight for . : Service. "' . By GEORGE F. AUTHIER. 1Vahlncton Corrwpondwt of Tho Bee. . Washington, - May . 13. (Special Telegram.) Omaha ; will." continue the midwest center of aerial mail service of commercial aviation as the result of the action of the house' to day which approved the conference report reinstating the $1,900,000 ap propriation in the postoff ice appro priation bill tor the air mail serv ice. This determines the fijrht- which has "taken place as to whether the New York - Chicago. - Omaha - San Francisco ... transcontinental air mail service should be maintained. The postoffice department regards this as the first step in the further development of the service to a de gree not. yet approved. ; If is pro posed to put on a night-set vice and Assistant Postmaster Paul B. Hen derson is already at work determin ing a night-course for planes flying across, the continent. ; : Jefferis Is Interested. , These plans have Omaha in mind as the midwestern central Voittt. The: development of the service will re quire additional repair shops, etc. and Representative Jeiferis of Oma ha is interesting" himself in the Oma ha station developed. , . t .., I he plans which the Postoffice de partment have in mind are based upon the central location of Omaha, not only as a midway point between east and west, but as the approximate cen ter of the country from which radiat ing lines may eventually be operated in every direction. ; Chicago boosters have, already, ot-. fered the government '; two', fields which they propose to equip suitably for night landings and the Postoffice department will seek to have similar fields located in every section J Un der the circumstances, the' department is likely to approve of any decision that may be made to utilize the Oma ha field near the Missouri river which' was used during the air congress and which is described here as suitable for night landings.. . The Postoffice department s rnter est in developing aerial mail service is in line with the decision of every branch of the government to encour age commercial air service. ; v ' "' . Is Believed Essential. . j The military branches of the gov ernment believe this is essential if the United States is to maintain its (Turn to Pact Eight, Column Two.)' Bee "Want" Ads are the solution of ; many of your problems .", . . . ., . - 17th and F amain ATlantic 1000 II II II II Si . I III Li I II I II At) I I i : . ctfO.Utf. torn ,t 'jfcss mm it, mk m J Nana) I, Mt, Principals Examination of the four revolvers following the shooting showed that six shots each had been fired by La Velle and Mulvihill and four shot each by Stephens and Hayes. Hitchcock Makes Attack on Ink Portion of Tariff Omaha Senator Finds Writ ' ,i ing Fluid Schedule Par ticularly Objec tionable. r t, . .. - " By GEORGE F. AUTHIER. Wovhington Correpon4ent of The Bee", Washington. May 13.--(Special.) Telegram.) Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska attacked the taciff bill in the , senate today,.' directing his at tack against the ink schedule. This schedule is particularly objectionable to the Nebraskan and he berated it, soundly. ,He said: v ""The proposed tariff on ink in the pending bill is typical of many of inc iniquities m inc um. 11 i"ciciius to be a protective tariff, but the situ ation with regard to ink production does not in the slightest degree jus tify the increase in. the tariff." ' Imports Are Cited. "The fact is at the present time that the American producers control the American market and have for many .years. The production of writing inks in the United States is valued at about $3,000,000 a year, and the production of printing ink at something like. $12,0U0,00U a year. This country imports almost no ink compared with these llirge figures of production. The average import of -ink, for instance, between 1910 and 1918, was only $33,000 a year. Since that time it has been less. The average import from 1918 to 1921, in clusive, 'was less than $26;000 a year. During all those years trom ,mu to the present time our exports of ink have been large. Between 1910 and 1Q1 tbpv Averatred over $700,000 a year. Since 1918 they have averaged' $2,000,000 a year.. iiotwitnsianuin8 these figures, it is proposed in the pendiirg bill to double the' tariff on ink and raise it from 15 to 30 per cent. Even Under the dd Payne-Aldrich bit' the tariff was only 25 per cent, n.j A Kill !- 101.1 rr- anu inc uuuciwwu clut-rd that tariff to 15 per-cent. Dur ing the nine years that the country has operated under the Underwood tariff it has produced its own ink, imported only aDout $ou,uuv oi n year; and exported about $2,000,000 a year.'1' " ' v ' ' ''' Says IS Per Cent Ample. "To double this tariff at this time cannot possibly serve any purpose of protection, because if protection were needed at all it is amply provided by the 15 per , cent tariff. All that doubling -the: rate will do will be to give a license and an opportunity to the ink manufacturers of the United States to increase their prices with out any , hope of competition from abroad to save the consumers." 94 Reservations Already Made on "Sunrise Special" - Ninety-four business and profes sional men of -Omaha have made reservations., on the '-'Sunrise Spe cial," which leaves here May 22 to carry the message of good will and fellowship to 112 cities and towns in Omaha trade territory. The trip is to be made on a'10-car all-steel train: Night stops will be made at Jef ferson and Sioux City, la.; Winner, S. D., and O'Neill and Norfolk, Neb. The famous siren whistle, which has announced the arrival and departure of Omaha trade trains for years,' again will be in evidence, as will be Dan Desdunes band. More than 40,000 souvenirs will be given away.' ! ' - Postmaster General Work, has au thorized Postmaster Black to send a postoffice representative on the trip. A radio outfit capable of taking mes sages or sending them to any part of the country will b another feature. V" i Kr ' OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 14, 192 Daughefty Will Probe ' It A ri'naoc " i aV5"it Arotwed Over Recent Jump in Gasoline Oil Concerns Say Rates May Co Higher. Congress May Take Hand Omabo Hm Iom4 Wlr. Washington, May 13. Motorics of the country are p in arms over the sudden rise in the price of gaso line, a rapid climb of from 4 to S rents a gallon in one month in nearly every section of the country and appeals to the department of justice for iui -inquiry into the situation have been heeded. Complaints have been pouring into the department for 10 days, particu larly from the eastern section where the price for ordinary fuel gasoline leaped from 24 cents to 28 cents a gallon within a few weeks, the pin nacle being. the highest reached for several years. Congress is threaten ing to take action in the njattcr, alo. There has been filed with the de partment, latest reports of oil re sources showing the United States has the largest reserve supply of galolinc in its history. This is sup plemented by other reports compiled, by the gcnological survey, indicat ing that production is very hiRh and probably will continue so indefinitely. May Go Higher. Threats of the oil interests that gasoline prices may go still higher is regarded by the department of justice as adverse factor in the high cost of living problem. To what extent the gasoline prices may be the result of conspiracy to fix prices or is due to unlawful combinations in restraint of trade, the attorney general will seek to determine. ' Department officials asserted that apparently gasoline distributors had taken advantage of a larger seasonal demand for gasoline and 'on the strength of this alone, jumped the price. . No other reason is advanced. Members of congress also suspect that this is the basis of the. boost and have so informed the attorney gen eral. r Congress May Act. Unless Mr. Daugherty is able to get at the root of the matter, it is probable that congress may order an investigation of its own. More than 10,000,000 automobile users are .interested in the outcome of , the-yernment investigation. GcrnnWitf .f&offRi rttrmate the an nual gasVftic bill of auto users in America at more than $1,000,000,000 a yeaT-mnd officials may find it nec essary to go minutely into the busi ness practice ot oil concerns over preceding years. ' ' Senator McKellar, Tennessee, in troduced a. resolution for a senatorial investigation into . the rise in prices. He asked immediate action on it, but the resolution went over until Mon day , - . . -: . - Changes at Ames School Demanded Resignations of President and Two Deans Called for by ; . Taxpayers' League. Des Moines, May . 13. (Special Telegram.) Resignations of Presi dent Pearson, Dean Curtis and Dean Marston' of Iowa State college at Ames were demanded by the' United TaxpayersLeague'of Iowa. A statement issued here by offi cers of the league charged that' the "political activities" of the Ames pro fessors was "detrimental to the wel fare i of .the state" and demanded their resignations at thfe end of the collegiate year. , several other ; radical changes , in the Ames school which the taxpayers demanded were: Discontinuance of the extension de partment.' Time spent by faculty niembers in lobbying before the state legislature to be deducted from thejr- payroll. The college fund to be reduced 50 per cent for the next five years, t Enrollment to be limited to em bryo civil engineers and county agents. ., , ' . A tuition of $100 to be charged eath student per year. Air Male Fund Provided. , Washington, "D C. May 13 The house today , agreed to a senate amendment to the postoffice appropriation- bill, providing $1,900,000 for operation of the New ork-San Fran cisco air mail service dunne the year beginning-July 1. WHERE TO FIND ' THE BIG FEATURES OF THE SUNDAY BEE PART ONE. Henrietta M. Ren' Dewrlptlon of Life In .Cairo rave 9. PART TWO. Society and New for Women . Pae 1 to 5. Shopping' with Polly . Face 6. "The Romance of a Million Dollars," ' serial by Elizabeth Dejeana v Pag-e 7. Editorial Comment ' . Pago S. "Lore and I .earn," Blue Ribbon short story by Peter Clark Macfarlane , Pare 9. "Th Married Life of Helen and War ren" Page IS. For Live Boys of Omaha Page 1. Amusements Pages IS, 14, and 15. Mnsle Mews Pago 14. "Happyland," for the Children Page 16. PART THREE. Sports News and Features . Page 1 and t. Of Especial Interest to Motorists Pages S and 4. Want' Ads Pages S, and 7. Markets and Financial Page (. Bee to Broadcast Good Will Concert; First Time Theater Event Sent Out From Omaha by Radiophone Station Wirclesi Fan. Can Hear Splendid Entertainment for Trip-to-France Candidate. Microphone to lie Hung in Krandci Theater Wire ' Run to Grain Exchange. The iir.t theatrical program to be broadcast by radio in this section of the country will be transmitted through ether 'to hundreds oi wire less enthusiasts next Tuesday night fram the ltrandeis theater under the aupices of The bee. The program will be an entertain ment by the Union facitic and Ur chard & Wilhelm organization. backing candidates in The Bee Good Wifl election. Nellie B. Donn, the Union Pacific favorite, and Kathleen Kossitcr, whom the Orchard & Wil helm group hopes to tend to France, will give messages that will be trans mitted through microphones to the Omaha Grain Exchange broaScast ing station, thence through the air to be picked up by radio enthusiasts. Program Starts at 8:15. The program will begin at 8:15. It will be an experiment of relay ing entertainment through micro phones to flic broadcasting station. The Bee has made arrangements with Kay Rainbolt and Frank Tay lor, owners of the Grain Exchange sending station, to transmit the pro gram. So you radio amateurs tune in at 360 meters on your sets next Tues day night and listen in on one of the most interesting programs even staged. . i The first feature will be the appear ance on the stage of Misses Donn and Rossitcr in Arabian sedans borne by stalwart attendants. The Omaha band, directed by Marshall B. Craig, will play "Marche de Concerta," fol lowed by Mrs. Raymond Morse Aus tin in her characterization, "Joan of Arc." Mr. Austiit will ride a white horse. "La Marsellaise," by the band, will add an inspiring touch to this part of the program. . . - Selections by Band. The band then will play "Union Pacific Limited," "Orchard-Wilhelm Special," and "The Omaha Bee Ex tra." An address by Charles R. Gardner, secretary of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Bcn, will be the next fea- liir Lorctta DeLbne, one of t)maha's leading harpists, wiHs offer a aeries of selections. An overture by the band will be followed by McDou gal's Omaha Kiltie band. The last group by. the Omaha band will be "Stars and Stripes Forever," "Hands Across the Sea," and ."Omaha Le gion March."' " . : ' ' Much Interest Today. This entertainment feature has aroused' much interest among the supporters of Mioses Donn and Ros siter and it has spurred the other candidates to increase their efforts. The Union Pacific and Orchard & Wilhelm organizations are in a com petitive ticket-selling campaign for the Tuesday sight event. The proceeds-will go to the Good Will fund cf the American Committ for De vastated France and the votes of Misses Donn and Rossiter will be increased to the extent that their respective sides sell tickets. The Omaha Bee, co-operating with the American Committee for De vastated France, offers a number of women, resident in Nebraska and Iowa, the honor of representing this section in the Good Will delegation to France, which will sail front New York, July 22. ' ; , Prince of Wales Is Injured in Polo Game i Manila, ' P. I., . May 13.-The prince of Wales, who arrived here this morning, suffered a slight injury during a polo game when a player behind him hit a ball that struck the prince a glancing blow over the right eyebrow, cutting a gash an inch and a half long. It was necessary to take two stitches in the wound. . ' The wound is not serious. The prince retired from the game and re turned to the British cruiser Renown. He was unable to attend the dinner and reception that Governor Wood had arranged for him. It was an nounced the prince will resume the activities of his visit tomorrow. : f George N. Lamb, 56, Dies; J Long Resident of Omaha George N.Lamb, 56, old-time res ident of Omaha, died at his home, 17SS South- Ninth street, Friday night. ' ' ' " He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Herbert A. Mead of Detroit and Marion Lamb of Omaha; two sons, Glen W. .and Millard C.- of Omaha, one sister, Mrs. Millard F. Smith of Parsons, Kan., and one sister-in-law, Charlotte Richelieu of Omaha. - Funeral services- will be hejd at the home Mont,- morning at 10. Burial will be in Prospect Hill cem etery. .. i i May Raise' Parcel Post Rates. Washington, May 13. If the $100, 000,000 annual deficit of the Post office department is to be wiped out it may be necessary eventually to in crease parcel post rates. Postmaster General Work said today in a letter to the Interstate Commerce commis sion, outlining the growth of the parcel post system. No plans have been made to increase rates and no suggestions have been formulated to meet the present postal deficit, he added, but he was of the opinion that facts pertaining to the situation should from time to time be laid be fore congress . and the Interstate Commerce commission. j , B. Mall il mjiI I ul vum mm m mm ti Candidate of Livestock ' Now Leading. Contest STANDINO OF THE Candidate- Mitt Elizabeth Kaufiiuun. livestock Mitt Nellie B. Donn. Union Pacific Mi.t Klla Fenn. McCord-Brady Mist Kathrine O'Brien. Hurlinaton Mis Anna McNamara, M. E. Smith Mist Kathleen Rossiter, Orchard- Mist hlnabeth fare, Council Ulultt Miss Irene Rice, Alliance Timet Mitt Gladyt Hitchcock. York Mist Mvrtte Wood. Wabash Mrs. Agnes nan, aiwiuum tj Miss Anna Funk, Salon de Deaute a ij-m ii' : if. II.... Mis Grace Endrei, Nebraska City Total of votes cast Just five days remain in the Oma ha Bee Good Will election. The close of voting Satorffav noon showed the heaviest day't depotitl since the election started, over 16, 000 ballot being cast. Tbe friends of Mis Elizabeth Kaufmann were enthusiastic about her capture of first place again, but stated that, in their opinion, it was just where she belonged and they in tended to keep her there, while sup porters of Mitt Donn tmiled and ttated it wat a long time between Saturday and Monday's tally. . The Advo girl still holds third place. - . Candidates Hold Parade. In preparation for the closing dayt of the election, candidates staged, an elaborate parade Saturday afternoon, headed by a contingent of police as signed by Mayor Dahlman. Mar shal B. Craig't band made the ttreett ring with music and announced the coming of the candidates. Positions in the parade were allotted accord ing to the standing at the close of balloting Friday, so that the band was followed by a contingent of au tomobiles from the Union Pacific, with Miss Donn in the official car at the head. . The" livestock interests followed with an elaborate float in which Miss Kaufmann was seated oh a throne surrounded ' by her workers. The Advo girl came next in a sport car, leading a large number of support ers. The next section, was allotted to Miss O'Brien, whose division 'was headed by a "locomotive" of the Burlington route, built upon an auto mobile. . Miss Rossiter's supporters were out in force', following the . first float showing the bedroom suite donated by the. Orchard-Wilhelm company Two Men Drown Near Tekamah Attempt to Row Boat in' Mis souri River Fails Former . Sailor Saves Self. Tekamah, Neb., May 13. (Spe cial.) Two men lost their lives in the Missouri river near; here when their boat was overturned by the strong current. ,Thcy were engaged in rip-rapping on the river. The big boat had left the shore and it be came jiecess? " take a cable out to her. . r. : . , 7 The foreman, who was known as "Jack," realizing the danger, told his men he would not order any of them to go, but if some one would volun teer to accompany him, they would essay the trip. Two men volunteered.:- ' ; s ..,,5. ' The current and waves proved too strong and the boat capsized. One of the men, whose name was not learned, but who had been a sailor,, caught onto the boat, and was car ried down stream nearly three miles, where the boat grounded on a sand bar, saving his life. The other two men, Jack, and a young man by the name of Pearson, floated almost within reach of ropes from the shore, then ,went down. The bodies have not been found. ' . Pearson formerly lived around Tekamah. His sister, Rose Rogers, has been notified. The foreman had been placed over the men only about a week before. His relatives are not known. , -V .' - France and Italy Oppose , English Holy Land Mandate ueneva, May 13. (By A. P.) The French and Italian objections to im mediate consideration of the proposi tion to approve the British mandate for Palestine made it seem certain today that the matter would be post poned until the next meeting of the council of the League of Nations. Lord Balfour had planned to ask the council today to put the mandate on the calendar of the present sessions, but Leon Bourgeois, for France, and Marquis Imperiali, for Italy, report ed tneir governments unprepared to consent to approval of the mandate at this time. The French reason for objecting to immediate consideration was that France wished to have the mandate for Syria approved at the same time, while the Italian reason was that the whole question had been complicated by the fact that the treaty of Sevres had never been ratified. Both France and Italy complained of the abruptness of the Britieh pro posal, which had not allowed time for these governments to consider the subject. , Incendiarism Suspected in Fire in Beatrice Home Beatrice, Neb., May 13. (Special Telegram.) Fire of undetermined origin damaged the home of Mrs. Anna Lenz in West Beatrice. Work ing on the theory that the blaze was of incendiary origin, Fire Chief Whiteside has communicated with the state fire warden ' Wa tin " I'll CANDIDATES. Total Vote Week Ago UM50 : 1S.SS7 13.570 Total Vote interft .. JKfMS J-W7 .0.SM route &. Co....... 9,4i.l A.7 9.0K7 J.7H0 J.5U3 .'.740 :MW7 151, l.K.'J 1.501 1,540 1.350 1,350 1,350 turn 654 277 277 ilhelm ..134.047 to boost Mitt RoMt'ter't rampaign and a jazs band of negro musiciant. A car of The Omaha Bee closed the procession. Approxircjately 100 automobile were in the parade. All were deco rated with the colon of their favor ite candidate, bunting and flags and signt announcing the various enter tainments scheduled for th: next few dayt. $14,000 Already Raited. Approximately $14,000 has been raised in the Good Will election with candidates holding firmly to their positions. The interest now centers around how many Omaha girls it will be possible to send to France. A total of over 134.000 votes has been polled, and if 180,000 are cast, girls occupying first and second po sition, will be declared winners of the tour to France. Keen interest is be ing felt in just how soon the total of 180,000 votes will be reached and how far beyond that it will be pos sible to carry the final vote. If a total of 180,000 votes is cast in the election for all candidates, two girls vil be awarded trips, and in case 230,000 votes are cast, three girls will be awarded trips. Reserves of strength hitherto un suspected are being brought out by a'numher of candidates and the cen ter of interest is now between the candidates of livestock interests and the Union Pacific, who have each a total of over 30.000 votes. In the efforts of the friends of each to se cure first position they have alter nated in first and second positions sevral times in the last few days. The Burlington is throwing staunch support behind Miss O'Brien and she has climbed during the past week from 6,000 votes well up into the 10,000 class, which only the first four candidates have reached. ' ' Tot May Die as Result of Tumble Youngster Curious to See , Tinkering Motorist Falls ' From Window. Anna Marie Lester, 3, 3505 Cum ing street, fell 12 feet from a window at 3 Saturday afternoon and suffered a fracture at the base of the sjcull and possible paralysis. Doctors say she may 'die. . ... Curiosity over a motor car on which a driver was tinkering in the street caused the little girl to un hook a screen and lean out Robert Cushman. 7. 3509 Cuming, saw her slip and fall headlong to a stone walk. , The injured girl is a daughter of Mrs. May Lester, housekeeper for employes of the Roberts Sanitary dairy. She returned to her mother only a few days ago after residing several months with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Jensen, 3305 South Twentieth street. Mrs. Lester was at work in her kitchen yesterday afternoon when she heard a thud and rushed out. be lieving her son, Billy. 5. was in' some mischief. She found the ; daughter unconscious. ' ' Workers Seize Creamery Factory Plants in Ireland Belfast, May 13.-(By A. P.) The employes ot tne t-ievew creamery factory at Carrick-On-Suir and of its branches at Tlppcrary, ClongmeU Knocklong and. Mallow, took over the plants today as a failure of ne gotiations with their employers re garding wagee. The red flag was hoisted at all these places. - - The employes of the Tipperary branch issued a proclamation declar ing that the owners of the plant had amassed a profit of more than 1,000, 000 pounds during the war and that now . they wanted to' reduce the workers' wages by one-third. There fore, said the proclamation, employes had taken control themselves in the interest of the workers and farmers of the general community. Paving Contract Awarded Newman Grove, Neb.,. May, 13. (Special Telegram.) Contract for paving the business district at New man Grove with reinforced concrete was awarded the Asplund Construc tion company of Tecumseh at $2.34 per square yard. Stage Health Pageant Madison. Neb., May 13. (Special. The health pageant under the di rection of Miss Mary Aden, Red Cross nurse, was well attended. The Weather Forecast. . Sunday: Fair; not much change in temperature. , Hourly- Temperatures. t a. . i ss a. m 31 1 p. m . . t p. m. . S p. m. . 4 p. m. . t p. m. . p. m . . 1 P. .. ...7 ...u . .78 7 a. m ...54 S a. m. . V a. m It) a. m. . II a. m.. 1! rxna... .& as i . H FIVE CENTS i Dynamite for Bombs Is Stolen Explosives Used ly Terrorist in Chicago Labor War Taken From Ware houiics of City. More Suspects in jail Omaha IU aM Wlr. riii.-ann. Mav 13 Taxnavers of Chicago have furnished the dynamite ih tabor terrorirts have been using lr .Ir.trnv fartnrir anrl hnmft. Hull drrds of pounds of dynamite have been stolen trom ine storcnousca of the great water tunnels. Thus, it appears, the city paid fo the explosives used to wreck por tions of the commonwealth, and also paid the salaries of the men who stola and used it. The fact that the labor camorrists are in possession of this large amount of dynamite may ex plain the warning in nunarens ot anonymous betters to law officials. ilmt "if a .inule union man is in iftit by sundown Saturday night. Chief of Police Fitimorris and all tho states attorneys who are prosecuting the case will be slain and half the city will be blown up and laid in ashes." More Suspecti Arrested. More than a doen new suspects ii.r. rnnnrli'rl tin todav and the police feel certain they have under arrest the actual Killers ot tne two policement and the bombers who started the battle. Sensational con fessions are said to have been made, positively linking up the exconvict leaders with the killings. Some of the most important information is said to have been secured from "Smash" Hanson, who has refused his freedom on a writ of habeas corpus, saying he. would be slain by the labor camorrists if turned into the street. He will be guarded in police stations and used by the st .ie as one of its star witnesses. Jerry Horn, under indictment for murder, but . who fled before the indictment was voted, has been trail ed to the sand dunes of Indiana and the police expect -to capture him in a few hours. Demand Immediate Trial "Big Tim" Murphy, "Frenchy" Mader and "Con" Shea, the "bijr three" of the labor camorra. appeared before Chief Justice Scanlan today and demanded immediate trial. Ear lier in the day writs of habeas corpus for Murphy and Mader were with nrawn hefori! Tudsre David and a sim ilar writ for Shea was dismissed by justice Scanlan. Shea was imme- V . i i .J.. U.. - .!. uty sheriff. - Another important arrest was made by the St. Louis police. They had turned 4he prisoner loose, but on ad vices from Chicago, rearrested hint. and are holding him incommunicad V Papers found in his clothes and let ters taken from "Con" Shea link him with the bombings and murders. Ireland to Have Religious Liberty, Declares Collins Dublin, May 13. (By ' A. P.) XfirWl Collin!:, head of the Irish provisional government, today re ceived a deputation from the Pro testant synod asking assurance as t -whether the government desired that Protestants should stay in Ireland or leave the country. Mr. Collins as sured them on the part of the pres ent or any succeeding government in Ireland, that the government would protect Irish citizens and in-, sure civil and religious liberty. He. said spoilation . and confiscation would net be countenanced. Mr. Collins remarked that it was too obvious that the revolting murders -in Belfast had had an effect upon the present situation, but declared the Belfast massacres could not be considered as a justification for the outrages to which the deputation ' al luded. ' ; . x Boys Take Scholarship - Honors in High School Plattsmouth, Neb., May 13. (Spe cial!) A class of 43 will graduatoj from ' the , Plattsmouth schools this) year. :' The . five members ranking highest in their four years' school work are all boys, including thej Dwyer twins, Howard and Harry whose athletic activities won themj letters . in baseball," basket ball and! football, and statewide reputation 'in. basket ball season. ? The junior-senior banquet was held; Friday evening. Other commence ment activities include the bacca--laureate sermon Sunday evening Mav 21, by Rev. John Calvert; tho senfcr class play, "The Man on the Box,". May 23, and the commence ment exercises May 25. Dr. Frank G. Smith of Omaha will speak at this latter occasion. , - i Plan for Grain Harvest 't Kansas City,' Mo., May .13. Plan for handling the coming.grain har vest in the imddle west will t be made at. a -netting here today of, the National Farm Lajior Exchange, according to an announcement tyi Claude E. Connally, Oklahoma State labor commissioner and presidcnUof the exchange. He said an attempt would be made to arrive at a stand ard wage for harvest v workers aa. they go from one state to another, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and Oklahoma will be represented at the meeting. i , Adams Woman Is Injured When1 Building Blows Over Beatrice, Neb., May 13. (Spe cial.) Mrs. George . Schmidt had three ribs broken, her shoulder dis located and an ugly gash cut in her forehead when a large chicken house was blown over upoe her during a winter storm at her kite near Ad- ams. The fact that ooa edge of the structure rested on a. pile of cob probably saved her life, j