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OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1022.
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Terrorists
Blamed for
Big Blaze
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Effort to Check Outbreak of
' Labor Warfare in Chicago
, Halted at Flames Sweep
Apartment Building.
Crowds Throng to Scene
Chicago. III..' May IdOpen tie.
fiarce of the efforts of the police to
.. clieck an outbreak of labor warfare
which hit terrorised lite city for the
pan two mouths was seen tonight in
a spectacular lire, buh partially dc
Mroyrd vrti-tffy building which
under rontntftHii at 7710 Slierl
dan Road, in the heart of a wealthy
reiIrnre district.
'i Marling jut before dark at e!
arI points eu the firr door, the
lnif spread rapidly through the
4.i(0,0(X) atructure and practically all
tle tire lighting apparatus in the
northern section of the city was
exiled out before it was brought uu
iter control with half the building in
ruins. The entire Roger Park police
t'rce w at necessary to keep back the
crowds, estimated at more than
J,tX) persons.
. Workmen employed on the struc
ture were working under the Landis
wage award, and the police declared
that the tire was but an6ther step in
a campaign of terrorism directed
againt the award which was made
1y former Federal Judge K. M.
Landis sitting as mediator in a wage
dispute between the building trades
workers and contractors. The award
was accepted by the contractors, but
Jus been actively opposed by several
of the unions which were dissatis
fied with its terms.
Ombt Bf Leaartf W lit.
Chicago." May 16. Flat declaration
was made this evening by States
Attorney Crowe that the identity of
the two murderers in the murder of
two policemen last Tuesday evening,
by labor terrorists on a bombing ex
pedition, is known and that they will
oon be in custody. The prosecutor
also announced that the identity of
the killers was made known by John
Miller, owner and driver of the death
car, and his wife, both of whom are
in custody. -
Police picked up a "mysterious
stranger" in Kankakee, 111., early to
day and hurried him back to Chica-
to. His identity and connection with
the murder cases are cfosely guarded
and he is being held incommunicado.
Arrest "Big TimV Wife.
Other developments of the. day
included the arrest of the wives of
''Big Tim" Murphy, said, -to tbe the
brains of the terrorist gang, and
"Frenchy" Mader, head of the build
ing trades council, a creature of Mur
phy's., Mrs. Murphy and Mrs. Ma-,
der were in "Big Tim's" high pow
ered car. They were arrested for
speeding. In the car with them
were Neil G. Wakefield, Tim's chauf
feur, and an unidentified man, who
exhibited a court bailiff's badge in
a vain effort to avoid arrest. Mrs.
Murphy was vitriolic in her attacks
upon the police who stopped her, and
when cash bond was .demanded, she
brought out a roll of bills "big
enough to choke an elephant," ac
cdding to the desk sergeant. It Is
said the women were out collecting
a defense fund for the labor leaders
under indictment for murder. The
minimum sum : required fro mthe
rank and file for the defense is $100,-
... Rifle - squads today -. raided ,.' 10
houses, flats and roadhouscs in and
" around Chicago. Heights, in the hunt
! for flecini? . labor sluggers believed
' ' to have had an active part in the
' volice murders and the recent bomb
. iii-s and fires. Several " suspects
' were picked to in these raids.
-1 . Confession Claimed.
.. . John Miller, driver of the car
carrying the killers, has been posi
tivly identified. He is said to have
Made a complete confession of the
Hhtire procedure of labor terrorism.
In his house a raid brought forth
enough dynamite to destroy half the
city, percussion caps, bombs, revol-
rs. sawed-off shotguns, billies and
other implements ued in the labor
war.. . . .. . - " . ' ' -
It is understood his confession
goes into, detail regarding the "re
oortintr in" bv all slugger, bombers
and murderers, to the offices of cer-
' tain laWyers who specialize, in pro
tecting criminals, If any of them
tailed to report after, a certain num-
' ber of hours, the lawyer would rush
1 Snto court with a habeas corpus writ,
for failure to report the man had
teen arrested. '
- The sluggers and killers are said
' to have had their rendezvous at the
saloon operated by Jerry Horau.
' Mere the plots were laid, orders were
-sent to this place from the offices of
Murphv. Mader and Shea, with a list
of places to be bomber and the men
to be slugged and these orders were
promptly carried out. On Tuesday
tight a list of four places to be
bombed was sent to Koran's, but
only two of them had been blown
up when the bombers encountered
the police and killed two ot tnem..
; Auto Stealing uang.
Miller was active during the stock
yards strike as a labor slugger. He
is believed to be the man who killed
John Kitulski, one of the labor lead
ers in the yards, whose methods did
not satisfy the "big three."
'-; Other fresh information today in
volves "Con" Shea as the head of a
$100,000,000 automobile stealing or
ganization, which operated in vari
ous cities and sent the stolen cars to
"Chicago to be sold. Six cars stolen
in New Orleans have already been
traced to this gang.
Germany Deposits Marks -.;
on Reparations Payment
Brussels, May 16. The German
sovernment has deposited with the
; Belgian treasury the final payment of
-50.000,000 gold marks under the pro
visional moratorium granted by the
reparations commission, .
Miss Doim Regains Lead in Good Will G o V e T 11 0 1
Election With Deposit of 10,000 Vot . r
i W.L' 1 I J P t 1 P f I
Burlington Starts Closing Gap Betwee M " . v
Third-Fund Already Sufficient , ! CU,,! f
Two Girls to France. i UJ O 11 G I 1 1 1
STANDING OF THE CAND1DATE5.
C44tdt Total Vote.
Mi Nellie 6, Oonn, Union Pacific , 51.4.7
Mi i:iitabeth Kutmann, Livestock Interet ;. 47.678
Miss Katlientie O Hnen, rur!mgtoti Route JJ.'inJ
Mix Mia I ciin, Advo Girl JU.454
Mui Kathleen Kottiter. Orchard k Wilhelnt 10,6:8
Mii Anna McNamara. M. I'.. Smith & Co 9.4o
Mi.a t;iibeth pace. Council Blulf , 3.S03
Mitt l"ne Rice, Alliance Time,.., 2.UK7
Mins Gladys Hitchcock. Vork t l,8.'J
)lii Mrtle Wood. Wabash .......... 1,540
Mrs. Agnes 1111, MUwuri Valley 1,350
Mini Anna Funk, baton de Ueiute , 8X8
Mi-t Grait Indies, Nebra.ka City , 277
Total votes C4t to cUte 1",04
Notes neifi-aiy to tend two girls IKO.nOO
N'otcs neceiry to send three girls
With three dv left for deoit
ing tit (he Omaha Bee (iood Will
election, more than sufficient funds
already have been taied for the
sending of two Omaha f irU on the
trip to France in July, With whis
pera of "dark horns" and mysterious
developments in the next two days,
it i frankly believed that there will
be at least five winners in the Omaha
election,
Nellie B. Donn. candidate of the
Union Pacific, resumed first place by
polling 10.000 votes yesterday.
The joint concert given for the
benefit of Kathleen Kossiter and
Nellie B. Donn at the Brandeis the
ater last evening was well attended,
and netted additional votes for the
candidates of Orchard-Wilhclm and
the Union Pacific.
At the Mexican dance to be held
in the Livestock exchange at noon
Hall Killed Her
Love, Wife Tells,
on Witness Stand
Said Mate Was Silent for Days,
Read, Paper and "Went to '
Bed Denies Gift Ac
cusation. It was the sins of omission on the
part of Clarence Hall, rather than
any act of cruelty, that killed his
wife's love and made her decide to
leave him and live her own life, ac
cording to her testimony yesterday
afternoon in the divorce suit brought
against her, . :
Although he never struck her nor
swore 'at. her nor used violence fol
lowing petty quarrels, he would be
silent for days at a time, she said.
He would come home from work,
read his paper, and go to bed, and
home life with no recreation palled
on her. , .
"For years before I ever saw Mr.
Brandeis or before I started to work,
I would have gives anything to have
the courage to get up and leave,"
she said." "I was sick and tired of
the manner of life we were leading."
E. John Brandeis is named as de
fendant for a $200,000 suit brought
by Hall for alienation of his wife's
affections.
Defense Calls Witnesses.
Witnesses called by the defense
yesntrday to testify in regard to Mrs.
Hall's character and reputation and
to the relations between her and
E. John Brandeis, were Joseph Bak
er, insurance man; Guy H. Cramer,
Don Amsden, Mrs. C. . B. Capps,
Richard Metcalfe, Miss Jane Jones,
buyer,, and Tom Quinlan.
All 'testified that , they knew Mrs.
Hall and E. John Brandeis; that the
relations between them were strictly
confined to business as far as they
knew, and that they had never
noticed anything to arouse a sus
picion that all was not as it should
be between Mrs. Hall and her em
ployer. , In speaking of Mr. Brandeis' gen
erosity in bestowing gifts on his em-J
ployes, Mr. yuinian saici:
"Well, lie gave men an automo
bile once when he returned from a
trip, and on another occasion , he
gave me $1,000 for Christmas.' I
consider linn very generous."
r Received Gifts Openly. -t
Mrs. Hall denied that she had re
ceived any gifts that were not with
her husband's full knowledge, and
that he , had never objected to them.
None of the witnesses called ever
knew of Mrs. Hall and Brandeis go
ing out together or of their being
at any party or gathering together,
they stated.
"There is no foundation to the
charges made in the petition," de
clared Mrs. Capps. "In my opinion
the suit against Mr. Brandeis is
blackmail." - '
"I never received any underwear
or hosiery from Mr. Brandeis as
charged in the petition," Mrs. Hall
said. "I wore silk- underwear but I
bought it myself." !:
- M"rs. Hall also stated that she went
to New York of her own free will and
was not under the influence of oth
ers. She is still employed by E. John
Brandeis, but has not decided wheth
er or not she will return to New
York.
The defense rested its case j-ester
day. The hearing will be continued
this morning.
Missionary Society Will
Hold Meeting at Los Angeles
Newcastle, Pa., May 16. Los An
geles, Cal., was selected as the next
convention city of the Woman's Gen
eral Missionary society of the Pres
byterian churches of North America
at their session here this morning.
Mrs. A. J. Randies of this city
was named president. Other officers
are: First vice president, Ella J.
Jordan of Pugct Sound Presbyterian,
Washington: second vice president,
Mrs. J. G. McCory, Nev York; sec
retary, Mrs. Lillian Robertson, Spokane.
today the white steer, won by Sol
Dcsen and returned by him. will be
reaiictioned to secure more votes for
Mis Katifmann. "Muddy ,M the little
thoroughbred .Shetland pony, pre
rmrd to Miss Kaufmann by' the
Thompson pony farm of Dorchester,
Neb.', will hud hiituclf a home to
morrow noon when he will be sold
at auction itt the exchange.
A donation of $50 was made yes
terday by the girls of Swift & Co,
to aid in the campaign of the live
stock interests.
Burlington Gets Busy.
The Burlington Route, by the in
crease in its recent deposits, has
made all those interested in the
Good Will election sit up and take
notice. Funds are being received
from all parts of the country and a
spirit of optimism prevails among
(Turn i Pag Tw. Columa Thr.)
Work on Tariff
Halts So Pages
Can See Circus
Night Meetings Will Be Re
gumed Dispose of Only
One Item Harrison
Gets Hilarious. ' ' -
Washington, May 16. The senate
had the tariff bill before it for 8
hours today, but disposed of only a
single item, approving the committee
rate of 25 per cent ad valorem on
mustard and other curative plasters.
The usual night session was aban
doned so that the senate pages might
attend a circus performance.
.The session today began an; hour
earlier than usual with the expressed
view of experimenting -with a meet; !
ing which has been denominated as
"the daylight hours." - The progress
made, however, was unsatisfactory to
tnose in charge ot the bill and de
cision was held to resume night
meetings tomorrow with continuous
11-hour sessions as heretofore. ,,
Much of the discussion todav was
of a general character. It included
a prepared address, by Senator. Cap
per, republican, Kansas, head of the
senate agricultural . bloc, attacking
American valuation and an extended
debate between Senator Gooding, of
Idaho, chairman of the republican
agricultural tariff bloc, and Senator
Underwood of Alabama, ihe demo
cratic leader1, as to the value of a
protective tariff to the agricultural
industry.
Discussion was enlivened late irt
the day by Senator" Harrison, demo
crat Mississippi, who accused, the re
publicans of trying to delay the tariff
bill and wound up by a humorous
reading of the free list with stress
laid on such items as dried blood.
joss sticks and skeletons. 'This led
to a reply from Senator McCumber,
republican. North Dakota.: in charge
of the bill, who in sarcastic vein
said that what some folks might de
scribe as humor really only was
"hilarity." .:
Pincliot Far Behind
in Race for Governor
Philadelphia, Pa., May 16. Re
turns' from 731 districts out of 7,934
in the state, including 388 out of 1,430
in Philadelphia, and 61 Out of 1,316
in Allegheny give for governor. Al
ter, 81,836; Piuchot, 35,316. . .
Returns from 229 districts out of
7,934 in the state, including none out
of 1,430 in Philadelphia and 47 out
of 1,316 in Allegheny give for United
States senator: Pepper, 9,184; Burke,
6,243. , . ' .
Harry H. Williams,
Song Composer, Dies
Oakland, Cal., May 16. Harry H.
Williams, widely known as a com
poser and motion picture director, is
dead at the home of his mother here
after a brief illness. Williams was
credited with composing "In the
Shade of the Old Apple Tree,"
"Mickey," "Peggy," "I'm Afraid to
Go 'Home in the Dark," and other
popular songs. ' .
Officers on Way to Get : '
' Him, Man Kills Himself
Council Bluffs, la., May 16. Fred
Ahrens of Gilliatt committed suicide
at his ' home today' by blowing off
his head with a shotgun. Y'esterday
an information was filed against
Ahrens in court here. He killed him
self as the officers were enroute to
arrest him.
Bank Watchman Shot.
St. Louis, May 18. Henry Ahriug,
watchman for Brcman bank, was shot
in the forehead by one of four bandits
who boarded a Broadway street car
today and robbed a messenger of the
bank, whom Ahring was accompany
ing, of a satchel containing ?2,000.
It was the ninth robbery of a bank
messenger on a street car here in the
last year,
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Rutledge of Thuntou County
Refutes to Be Suspended
County Board Backs '
Hiru Up.
Claim Action Irregular
Pendrr, Neb,. May 16, (Special.)
sheriff Charles V, Rutledge, or
dered upended by,Governor Me
kelvie, refused yetcrday to vacate
his office, .
The county coinmUsionerf met to
day to consider the suspension and
orders of the governor to appoint an
acting sheriff and were defied by
Rutledge.
Slier ii f Rutledge and his counsel,
Judge A, R. Oleson of Wisner, ap
p"red before the board and denied
the right of the governor to suspend
the sheriff; the authority of the
county board to appoint a tempo
rary shcriif, and held that there was
no vacancy until ouster proceedings
had been carried through.
The provision of the state consti
tution setting forth the powers of
the governor regarding the removal
of officers was cited ai authority.
The county attorney was unabte to
convince the board that it was their
duty to make an appointment, and
the board on motion tabled the com
munication of the governor. It was
further pointed out that no certified
copy of the order of suspension wa,s
filed with the board.
. In defending the position taken,
Judge Oleson stated that it was the
only stand his client could take, for
if he recognized the order of sus
pension there was no way he could
ever compel a hearing on the charges
against him, the evidence of which
has been kept secret by the governor
and tbe attorney general. He pointed
out that they could just let the mat
ter drop and the shentts term of
office would expire by lapse of time,
and yet he might never have a hear
ing if the attorney general or the
county attorney saw fit to neglect
to file a complaint in ouster pro
ceedings. The .statute sets a time for the
filing of the answer of the officer,
but is silent as to the time for fil
ing a complaint.
Man Fires Cottage,
Elopes With Girl
Wisconsin Manufacturer Puts
Bones in House to Give .
Belief He Perished.
Superior," Wis., May 16. Edward
J.-Sailstad, wealthy manufacturer of
Eau Claire, placed human bones in
his summer cottage on the shore of
Lake Nebagmon, near here, fired the
structure in which he was. supposed
to be - living alone, and then eloped
with Dorothy ; .Anderson; his
stenographer; secure in the belief
that the . charred bones .would : leave
him a free man,, insurance investiga
tors in charge of the case claim, fol
lowing more than a year's inquiry
into the circumstances surrounding
the . mysterious "death" of Sailstad
and the almost simultaneous disap
pearance of f.Miss " Anderson. , ,
Special agents for' insurance- com
panies, which have been sued by., the
first Mrs. Sailstad for $65,000, the
amount , of life insurance carried by
her husband, announced today the
inauguration of a nation-wide search
for Miss Anderson following the re
port of a pathologist at the Univer
sity of Wisconsin declaring that the
bones .found in the cabin were those
of a man of small stature. Sailstad
was described as a man of medium
build." ..A.--
Harding Asks Big Liner
Retain Name of Leviathan
Washington, May 16. President
Harding has requested the shipping
board to modify its decision and to
retain the name of the Leviathan for
the big liner taken over from tier
many and used in transporting troops
during the war, it was said today in
administration circles. The board
had contemplated renaming the ves
sel the President Harding.
Grandmother Toting
Gun Takes Prisoner;
Fear Not in Language
New York, . May 16. A grand
mother who totes a gun started back
to Chicago , tonight - with a, woman
many years her junior, who is want
ed there on a charge of silk stealing.
- The grandmother is Mrs. Alice
Clement Faubel. She was far from
presenting the conventional picture
of a policewoman,- when she appeared
in court to claim her prisoner
Laura Reed.
Assistant District, Attorney Good
man looked closely at "Grandma."
The highlights of her costume com
prised a purple turban, a black cape,
suede pumps, large pearl earrings and
several rings and bracelets. She was
five feet five, and inclined to plump
ness. "
Mr. Goodman also looked at the
prisoner. She was poorly dressed,
but tall and rangy; she .towered
above her prospective guardian.
- Said Mr. Goodman to Mrs. Fau
bel: "Aren't you just a little bit afraid
you'll have trouble taking this wom
an all the way to Chicago whhout as
sistance, with the record she has?"
Replied -Mrs. Faubel:
"I'm a grandmother and proud to
be able to say so. . But I'm also a
first grade delegate of the Chicago
police department and I paclc a gun.
Just rest about me," ; -
Goodman rested .
Open Season for War-Time Grafters
Group to Fight
Fusion Is Named
by Third Party
Omahan Named Chairman of
Committee Empowered to
. Enforce .Middle ' of
Road Policy. " .
Grand Island, Neb., May 16. A
state executive committee empowered
to put into effect a straight middle
of the road policy" in the nomination
and support of candidates for st.Ate
and county offices on the progresive
ucKcr, was- eieciea at a convenr
of anti-fusion progressives held b
today. ,: .
C. ' M. McDonald of Omaha
chairman of the newly-created coti
nnttee, and Mrs. Grace Welch
Lancaster county was chosen seer
tary-treasurer by unanimous vot
The committee is composed of a re
presentative from ' each : of the siaj
districts m the state. '
Await Supporters.
Arrival of additional supporters o
the anti-fusion program was awaited
before ..any program of action at to'
day's convention was adopted. Mayoi
bllsberry said tha,t a resolutions com
mince wouia oe . appointed at tn
opening session to learn "why t.h
trade was made, by whom it wa
made and what were the expecte
benefits." - There, was no indication
mat r. j. noiicn, j. n.. cainistej
and C. A. Sorenson. all recognizes
leaders of the party, would be in atf
teudance. Judge VVray was not ex.
pected, and at a late hour .this mornl
ing neither Edgar Howard or Coluni
bus or W. J. laylor of Merna ha.
put in an appearance. t y.
Extremists of both- tactions we
represented in the gathering ahead
present Cecib Matthews, of Klue H:
and I. W.1 JacQby of Havelock takii
the leadership in .support of fusiq
while Frank; M. , Coffey, -of ; Lined
f-and others had lined up ltd rj
through the "middle, . of the roal
policy. It 'was generally agreed
representatives; of all ' factions t!
the brunt sof the attack, will fall
the proposed , Norton-for-goven
fusion, while the group being led
Mr, Coffey also expressed ;unfavl
able sentiments 'over " the appan
dictatorial policy; of ' C.. A. Sori
son. - ' ' ,:
Discuss Wrav's Letter.
Judge Wray's letter, made pu
on the e.v,e of the convention.
nouncing acceptance, of the Uni
States senatorship nomination 'on
strictly progressive ticket,' "if it came
to him without opposition." served' to
clarify his position. in the minds of
anti-fusionists, Mr. Coffey said,
"which probably would smooth over
some' of the animosity in that direc
tion." On the other hand, according
to Mr. Coffey, Judge Wray's declara
tion for a united support behind Nor
ton, urged in the same letter, served
to further complicate an already
strained situation. ?: , ..
Pioneer Fremont Minister .
Hurt as Wheelchair Falls
Fremont, Neb., May 16. (Special
Telegram.) Rev. J. A. Adriance,
first Methodist minister to preach a
sermon in Dodge county, suffered a
fractured hip here today, 'when his
wheelchair overturned near, his
home, throwing him heavily to the
pavement. He was rushed, to the
hospital.
For the past five years, the pioneer
preacher has been confined to : a
wheelchair, and two years ago suf
fered a similar accident. He de
livered an address from Jhe wheel
chair at the recent cornerstone lay
ing for the new- $90,000 Methodist
church now under construction.
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24 Reported Killed
When Bridge Collapses
. ''. i I,
Waco, Tex., ' May ' 16. -Twenty-four
persons were reported dorwned
late today when the Marlin-Belton
bridge, five miles west of Martin
over the Brazos river, .collapsed un
der pressure of high . watir. - The
most reliable report gives the number
Off the bridge as1, 30, and only six res
cued. ' - ..
The high water three weeks ago
had cat into the approach on the
west side, it is said, but the bridge
had remained intact and a crowd of
people gathered on it today to watch
the raging waters.' While thus en
gaged, the westend " of est - struc
ture gave way and all were pre-
iAvit'lLpr ri""iii -
Cincinnati Shoe Worfcer
1 ; s ' - oteto; Strike; Saturday
j Cincimii-tf, 'i MiV 16.---A'; stri1ceiof;
union-boot arid shdfe .wo"rkct;siin Cin
cinnati beginning v,;neiet Saturday
morning was' autboH.zed tonight '.by
t,he general' executive t hoard of the
union, , it was announced tonight, fol
lowing a four-day session. Sixthou
sand .workers will be affected by tjiel
strike.' union official safd.'i;
The last offer 'of the manufacturers
to prevenf a strike.Vas .for a 10 per
cent . Vage," reduction, ijt 'was an
nounced. ; This workers, .refused
to accept." "" ' ... " - -i
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Columbus Man Dies, From
, Escaping Ga; in Pop Store
Colurtbus,' May 16. -(Spe
cial.) Gus 'Plath'.iva found dead in
his solf drink- place.;. He was over
come hy gas" escaping' from an "open
jet of the cook .stcve,, nearby;- Doc
tors attempted ' t'oY . resuscitate him,
but failed to revive .him. ;
There ' was. . evidence to support
both theories of . accidental . death
and suicide. ' Mr. Plath was born in
Germany 55 years ago. The county
attorney .stated thaf'he did not tan-
Cooley Murder
Trial Opens; 96
Witnesses Called
Ed Hill and John Maxwell,
Alleged Slayers of Silver
: Creek Man, Face
Hard Fight.
Albion, '- Neb., May 16. (Special
Telea-ram.) What promises to be
one of the hardest-fought murder
trials in the history of Nebraska
: ooened here today when- the case of
Ed Hill and John Maxwell came to
rial. They are charged witn tne
nurder of Bolen Victor Cooley, who
as shot? down at his home in bilver
reek on October 28. last year.
The case was transferred from
errick to Boone county on account
the 'high feeling which exists
und Silver Creek.
elf-defense .will : constitute the
Indation . of ' the case . by which
nsel for the defense will seek ac
tal. - - V
dozen or more . of the .leading
ers of the state afe connected
the case. -'.
idications .are that the trial will
bout two weeks as 96 witnesses
been- subpoenaed to testify in
asc.
entv-four names have been
li for the jury, but it is probable
will be- necessary to call a
d venire. ' -The case' is being
before Judge F. W. Button. .
accused men are out under
Of $15,000 each-. - (
Valley Oil Company
tes to Abandon Old Well
MK$r Neb.,; May 10. (special
am.)- our; hnndred stock?
s .. the Blue Valley Vermil-
pil;V:ompaiiy;lield a; meeting at
r,": Stan.:. and -voted ' to aban
ork. on the old well hear that
and start on a new well in
kmc vicinity. .. There are 1,200
loIdefS 'in 'the . company., " M
1bC Pastor's , Daughter .
Hurt in Auto Accident
:olnM4y 16.-TSfetialJ Miss
h Kuehiie, daughter of the
and ' Mrs. . R. , Kiiehne of . this
kvas seriously 'injured today
ap car in wlucm snerwas -riding
truck by; a' motor truck. Miss
ne is a memoer or tne state
l Firni Asks $5,000 ,J
v From State for Services
The, law firm - of Stout, ' Rose,
Wells & Martin ..'petitioned district
court- yesterday to order , the .state
department of trade and commerce
to pay them $5,060, for legal services.
The attorneys requested the hearing
be held today; y,'v v '
Baby". Hurt in Runaway ,
Wymore, Neb,, May 16. (Spe
cial.) A. runaway , horse " threw " E.
S." Phillips and his wife and baby
out of the, buggy. The. child suffer
ed three broken ribs. and is thought
to be 1 injured internally. ' Mr. and
Mrs. Philipps were not seriously in
jured. - . ,
The Weather
Forecast
Wednesday Fair; not much
change in temperature.
Hourly Temperatures:
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7 a. m J! S p. m St
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Parley on
Conference
Susuestecl
Early Development to Clari
fy Russian Situation and
Permit V. S. Participa
tion Intimated.
Internal Changes Asked
Hjr Th .ucllr ft.
WaOiinston. May 10, Thrre eie
intimation totlay that aduiinitratioti
offkialt exiHTCted early developmrnis
in Genoa or perhaps uter at iiw
Hague which might clarity tne ku- ,
sun situation sutin-iciiiiy to permit
American participation m some in
ternational project designed to re
store Russia to productivity.
On what information that feeling
might be bated wa not indicated.'
It s'H evident. However, mar uie ex
change of cabled note' with he
Genoa conference group yesterday
was regarded as having moved mat
ter at least a rtcp forwaid so far
as Russia is concerned.
The only authorized statement go
ing beyond tne terms oi recrciary
Hughes' note declining the invitation
to The Hague, was mat omamca
during the day at the White house.
that the note did not ciose me aoor
to future conversations on the sub
ject. In the light ot tnai statement
Mr. Hughes assertion in tne noie in
Genoa of the willingness of the
United States government "to give
serious attention to any proposals
issuing trom tne ucuoa concrcuw
er any later conference," took on
added significance.
No Amplification Made.
Thrre was no amplification of the
statement in the note that the Rus
sian memorandum to the Genoa
powers of May 11 disclosed an atti
tude on the part of the Russian gov
ernment, which, in American opin
ion, destined The Hague commission
oroiect to the same difficulties that
vere laceu in uenoa. yyun mi
statement the American note, cou
pled with the assertion that, in
American opinion, tne reasons ioi
Russia's economic plight seemed
rnnablv clear without further in
vestigation by experts and that the
remedies must in tne nature oi
things be provided within Russia ,
herself." J .
Mr. Hughes apparently made it
clear to the Genoa group in his note
of refusal that the United States gov
ernment did not regard the Russian
delegation's memorandum of May 11
as forecasting the establishment-with
Russia of such guarantees as would
invite American capital to that coun
try or as would warrant the Ameri
can government in urging Russian
investment of its nationals.
No New Element.
Further, the text of the' summary
of the proposal for the double com
missions at the the Hague, cabled by
Ambassador Child, did not bring
into the discussion any jiew element
as to Russian intentions at home
which would serve to make profita
ble, the Washington government be
lieves, examinations of those eco
nomic matters to which the commis
sion would be restricted..
; There was no new development to
day to indicate that the Washington
administration had. been diverted m
the slightest from the position it as
prtft as to Russia a year ago in the
statement by which Secretary Hoov
er quoted. -That position, in view of
the more recent happenings abroad, ,
appears still to be, that while the
United States is not seeking to con
cert), itself with political questions
in Russia of elsewhere abroad, Amer-
(Tur to Pae Two, Column Voar.)
Hyers Nabs Youths ,
as Suspected Yeggs
.. Lincoln, May 16. (Special Tele
gram.) Two youths, T. J. Collins;
22, ond Ray Scott, 21, picked up on
the street by State Sheriff Gus Hy
ers this morning because he didn't
like their looks, will .be held here (
indefinitely as .- suspected safe-blowers,
Hyers asserted.
The youths had a car with a
Cleveland, O., license number on it,
and inside the car Hyers found six
automatic revolvers and numerous
taped drills and hammers, ; suitcases,
filled with unused clothes and thou
sands of large tacks, which Hyers
says bank robbers; use when, mak
ing their getaway by throwing in the
roadway to puncture tires of pur
suing automobiles. .
Hyers asserted the boys told con
flicting stories of where they ob
tained . their, automobile, the towns
they, have visited and their reason
for being out in this country. Tele
grams Were sent to half a dozen
cities in an effort to get a record of
the youths. '
Unitarian Conference
" " Is Addressed hy Omahan
Chicago, May 16. Resolutions
niging general amnesty for all po
litical prisoners now in penitentiaries
were adopted by the Western Uni
tarian conference in session here. ,
Among -the speakers today was
Charles H. Lyttle of Omaha, who
spoke on "The Deistic Influence cm
Modern Worship."
' Prof. Herbert F. Goodrich, Ann
Arbor, Mich., vas elected president
of the conference, and -Charles B.
Foote of Chicago, treasurer.
Merger of Railroads Is
Authorized at Salt Lake
Salt La1.e City. May 16. Authori
zation for immediate action toward
the merger of the Salt Lake & Den
ver Railroad company and the Den
ver & Salt Lake Railroad company,
the latter of Colorado, has been made
by directors of the former road, ,
Simon Bamburgcr, general manager,
announced here today
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