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The Omaha Daily Bee
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VOL SI NO. 289,
Omahans to
Tour Trade
Territory
112 Town. Will Be Visited by
100 Rutinest Mm in
UOO-Milc Trip in
Three State.
Live on Special Train
One hundred of lite leading busi
ness men of Omaha will leae Ibii
morning ou a trade excursion rover
ing the three uie of Iowa. South
Dakota and Nebraska. The tpeeial
- train on which they will alerp and
eat during the I.SU)-mile trip will
leave the I'nion station at 7:15 this
morning. They will return to the
Webster street station in Omaha
haturday night at 8 JO.
Practically every one of the 112
towns to be visited does, business
with Omaha manufacturers, jobbers
and merchant. The object of the
excursion I to create closer tela
iin with this territory and to en
tourage the business revival.
Stoo at Miatourl Valley
The first atop today will be at Mis
, souri Valley. There the Omaha
'delegation will unlimber. gather up
its souvenirs and parade down the
main street behind Dan Desdune's
hand, which hat become one of the
features of these annual excursions.
Each member of the party will wear
a white hat and carry an umbrella
with the red. yellow and green col
ors of Ak-Sar-Ben. A missionary
advertising the coming races at Ak-Sar-Bcn
field will be along.
The first two days' run will be en
tirely in Iowa. Towns to be visited
today are on the Chicago & North
western line: Missouri Valley, Lo
gan, Woodbine, Dunlap, Dow City,
Arion, Dcnyson, Vail, West Side. Ar
radia. Maple River, Carroll, Glidden,
Ralston. Scranton and Jefferson.
At Jefferson the . party will be
shown around the city and enter
tained until midnight, w hen the train
will leave for Manilla, the first stop
Tuesday morning. That night Sioux
City will be reached. Winner, S, D.,
will he host Wednesday night;
O'N'cill, Neb., Thursday night; Nor
folk, Friday night.
Members of Party.
The list of those making the tour,
with the business houses that they
represent, follows:
Adama Kelly Co., Harry Kelly.
Associated Manufae. Co., H. T. McMan
us. Automutlva Manufacturer! association,
Harry Z. ROMaf.ld. -
BHbt t Runyan Furnltura Co., Don T.
I....
, K E. Buc Co.. H. O. Murphy.
Bimu or Publicity, M. A. Tancork
Byrna-uurr jewelry co., Joseph
P.
Tlj-rue
Byrna-Hamniar Co., 11. IS. Hundley. M,
k. Reoeker. - . - ?"
Pam.ot.r Ta On V Mont it K.
Carpenter.
raatla Hotel Co., Oeorse H. Srhnell.
' Chicago Lumbar Co.. 1 C, Blmpaon.
Corey aV HcKenala Printing Co., Ouy C.
UcKesale. "
Crowell Elavalor Co.. E. A. I.ucke. i
.lohn Deere Plow Co.. M. D. Hoaford.
John Clappar. True Olltner.
R. R, Deputy Co., B. R. Deputy. :
C. N. Diets Lumber Co., O C. Watt.
Uciorss-O'Flyns Co., Georsf W. Es
ters. .1
ttpaten Llthoraphlng Co., Edward J. Ep
aton. -w
The Fairmont Creamery Co., GVoro W.
Sumner.
First Nat'l Bank, E. L. Droete.
Oat City Hat Co.. Leeter H. Drlahaua.
Uordon-Lawleaa Co.. 8. B. Gordon.
tlronowof ft Schoontfen Co., H. E.
Clronow, R. F. Selta.
Hayward Broa. Shoo Co., Myron Hay
WHrd. Hofan-Tryon Linotype Co.. Jack Brady,
llolimiulat KlavHtor Co., B. O. Holmqulet.
If. J, Hughes Co., Frank J. Huthes.'
I ten Blucult Co. A. D. 8peir. '
K-B Prlntlnc Co., 3. B, Redfteld. '
Klne Cole Co., Oeorko W. Boydan.
Klrkendall 8hoa Co., O. F. Lawler, R.
tV. Moore.
Lea. Colt' Andreeaen Hardware Co.,, W.
V. Urummj', Charles U Klrkpatrick.
' l.lveitock National Bank,. C H. Camp
hell. .
Loose-Wllea Biscuit Co., R. K. Kinln
ham. ... ' ' ' . ,
MoCord-Brady Co.. P. F. Powell.
.T. ..McIonald M.nufacturlnf Co., E.
J (Connor.
The McGraw Co., A. C. Rulle.
Jtrt!n-Helmer Hat Co., C B. Helmer.
- Merchants National Bank, O. T. East
man. Merrlam Commission Co, J.' Frank
Mead. -i
Mid-West Electric Co., d. A. Se&bury,
Jiihn T. Brisge.
lyer "Binder Twine." Frank Myers.
.Nntional Fuel Co.. 3. .K. Kelaey.
National Fur Tan. Co., P. T. Travers.
T. F,- Nauthtin Co.. T. F. Nsughtin.
. .Nebraska . lows Steel Tank Co., A.
N. Katon. ' v . . .
Nebraska National Bank. Fred Clark, jr.
Neuraaka Power Co., H. E. Iaard.
N'. W. Bell Telephone. Co.-, A. F. Mc
Ademe. X. W. Mutual Life Insurance Co., R.
K Manley.
Nye-Schneider-Jenks Co., R.. J. South
ard. Omaha Auto & Radiator Mfi. Co.. J.
M. Hueaey. i .
Umaha Bakers' Supply Co., B. R. New
umn. ' -
. Omaha - Chamber of Commerce, 3.
Usvtd Larson. W.. A.. Kills.
Umaha Crockery Co O. A. Nickum.
Umaha Elevator Co., Arthur MeKlnley.
Omaha Fixture ft Supply Co., Joseph C.
Pepper. . "
Omaha Orals Exchange, . F. P. Man
chfsta.. Omaha Liberty Fire. Inurance Co., P.
T. Zlrnmer. .
Omaha National Bank. J. A. Chang
arrom. Omaha Tanning Co.. W. C. Kalaah. '
Orchard, ft WUhelm Co.. C M. Wll
helm. '
Packers Rational Bank, H. C. Nichol
son. .i
The Pantoriutn. Murray K. Thomas. -Fasten
ft Gallagher Co.. F. S. Keogh,
Tf. W. Peareo. .
w The reregoy er asoore vo r. u. am in.
; Patera Trust Co.. Vetera National Bank.
" H. W. Potter. ' ,
. Petersen ft Pecan , Baking Co., J. P.
Mestlebush. - -
J. Rosenoaum Grain Co.. K. B. Hust
le , - j
aherldan Coal Co, George X). 'WlHlama
Skjnner Mrg. Co.. Lloyd Skinner.
M. K. Smith, ft Co., I B. Clough, M.
3. Coakley. - , '
M. Spieaberger ft Co.. Jake Splesber-ge.-.
"
Stockyards) National Bank, James B.
. Owen.
Thiele-Scharf Co.. F. B. Maaterson.
Tranamieslssippt Grain Co.. E. J. Wiesa.
Trimble Broa, Robert Trimble.
Union Stockyards Co., Roy Bernard.
United States National Bank, G. H.
Tates.
United States Railway Mali Service, C.
H. Cherry.
United States Rubber Co., Charles Weir,
G W. Brlnkwrerth.
Walratb-Sherwood Lumber Co., C B.
.Walrath. ' ' . ' - .
Western Paper Co.. B. L. Walters.
The Western States Portland Cement
Co. C. H. Boice.
- Western Union Telegraph Ca, Q. M.
H w'rig'ht Wllhelmy Co., O. X. . Jen
nings, W. K. Tyson.
RaiB at Grand Island .
Grand Island, Neb.. May 21.
(Special Telegram.) A heavy rain
fell here last night and relieved the
situation in this vicinity in view of
the fact that there has not been nor-
seal rainfall in the last six weeks.
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Self -Styled Scotlan 1 Yard Worker
Elopes With Wife of St. Louis an
Man Who Posed as British D-',ns
Away With Bride and Heiresd , .-,vnile
Husband Was on Trip tI" -vcu States.
Oauka Hm lease Wirt.
tlsps'lffct IKt.1
Rome. May 2. great sensation
broke the calm and serenity at the
i Motel ExrrUior In-re when it
was learned that a self-styled Scot
land Yard detective had inveigled an
American bride, a IJO.ftiO.OOO heiress,
to run away with him while her
husband w as in America on a hurried
business (rip. The principal charac
ten in the story, which is far from
being romance and stems to be a
money-getting scheme ingeniously
planned by the would-be detective,
are the following:
Julia Woods Davies. daughter of
William Stone Woods, a wealthy
banker from Kansas City, from whom
she inherited millions. George W.
Davies, her husband, a well-known
ronrert singer and music teacher of
St. Louis. Captain Zeituo, who told
all his acquaiutancei confidentially
that he was a Scotland Yard detec
tive, That he was is denied now in
British embassy circles.
Married Last August
All three spent inoiti of the winter
season at the Hotel Excelsior here
with scores of well-known American
guests. .
Naturalization
Bill Approved by
Secretary Davis
Cabinet Official Endorses the
Measure Providing for"
. Registration and Edu
cation of Aliens.
Omaha Bee Leaeed Wire.
Washington, May 21.gThe ad
ministration's naturalization bill, pro
viding for the registration and edu
cation of immigrants, is pronounced
the most important step toward
Americanization of aliens ever taken,
in a letter Secretary of Labor Davis,
chief sponsor of the proposed legis
lation, addressed to Senator Short-
ridge, California, who introduced the
measure in the senate.
The provisions of the bill and the
results it is expected to accomplish
are thus summarized by the . secre
tary: V I, A required standard of educa
tion for citizenship.
Z. Ability to use and understand a
N common language, making it possible
for every citizen to communisBte with
each other, understand his work and
the'-retralatioirs 'fflajder.foc his ptotec-
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lion in mausiry, increase nis oppor
tunities for entertainment and. add
greatly to his ability to use and en
joy the full advantages of residence
in America. ; '
Means Big Saving.
, "3. Facilities for the naturalization
process, eliminating the necessity for
furnishing witnesses who have known
the alien for five full years. It is
estimated that this will save to aliens
becoming: naturalized between $3,-
500,000 and $7,000,000 each year.
4. Protection against destitution
for himself and family should he be
come permanently disabled, and for
his family should he die and leave
dependents unable to care for them
selves. .
"S. .Machinery to accomplish the
purposes of the act through enroll
ment and the payment of a small fee."
Mr. Davis says he sees in the pro
posed legislation only benefit for the
alien. ' -V' ;
Would Check Undesirables.
"As I view it," he continues, "the
legislation under consideration makes
it possible for the alien to become not
only a good citizen when he has the
right to be a citizen at all, but one
fully understanding ' America arid
what it stands 'for, at the time mak
ing it hard, and justly so, for undesir
ables to get their .papens. What op
position has been manifested comes
from just two sources. - First, the
red, or anarchistic element, and sec
ond, the misinformed as to the pur
poses and intents of the legislation
contemplated. Statements have been
made in the foreign language press
in an effort to ' stir - up -opposition
which' are exactly contrary to the
real facts as to what will occur under,
the administration of the law."
jury in Burch Case
Out Over 48 Hours
K Los Angeles, May 21. The jury-
m the Arthur C. Burch case passed
the 48th-hour mark in its delibera
tions late todty without having
reached 'a verdict. Burch is accused
of, .the murder of J. Bclton Kennedy,
this is his second trial, the jury in
the first ' having disagreed.
The juoros eight men and four
women resumed deliberations at. 10
this morning and two hours later no
tified the court bailiff they did not
hink it would be necessary for Trial
Judge Sidney N. Reeve to come to
court before night. They went to
Inunch at 1 and returned to the jury
room at 2::30. At 5:05 they were
out to dinner, expecting to return
to the hall of justice at 7. .
Little Hope Entertained
for Proposed Steel Merger
New York, Ma y21. Executives
of the five concerns remaining in the
proposed merger of independent steel
companies were summoned to a con
ference next Monday in the office of
Kuhn, Loeb & Co., bankers, to de
cide upon a course of action,, follow
ing the withdrawal of the Youngs
town Sheet and Tube company.
Little hope is entertained in the
financial district that the merger
will be completed on a five-company
basis, although it is possible that con-
solidation of some of the companies
may be effected later.
...
The Oavics were married lat An-r-ut
in Stamford, Conn. They came
directly to Rome for their honey
moon. Mr. Davies is about 50 years
old and Mr, Davies is about 40,
Among many friends they made in
Rome was Captain Zeitun.
Two nioiuhs ago Mr. Davies was
obliged to go to America to attend
to some urgent business in con nee
tion with his wife's estate. Me left
his v.ife at the hotel, for she had
been ill nearly all wvtter and was
unable to travel.
Hid in London.
Three weeks after his departure his
wife' told her friends that she was
going to America to join her hut
band and was taking Cant Zeitun
along as secretary. Mr. Davies, who
had been informed in New York
concerning the plot, returned here
today in search of Ins wife. His
luutcrous friends, it is said, have
volunteered much useful informa
tion which, put together with the
facts in the hands of Mr. Davies,
give the w hole story.
Areordina to information, it seems
thatCapt. Zeitun, taking advantage
of the husband's absence and the
Tra U Fscs Tiro, f stoma Three.)
Germans and Reds
In Secret Pact,
Briton Charges
Member of British House of
Commons Declares Treaty
Contains Hidden Mili
tary Alliance.
Omaha Bee Leased Wire..'
Washington, May 21. A member
of he BritisK house of commons,
Mr. Clement Edwards, charges pub
licly that the treaty recently negoti
ated between Germany and the Rus
sian 'soviet government contains
secret military clauses, according to
cable dispatches from London.
Mr. Edwards has just returned
from a tour of investigation in Ger
many and declares that he was in
formed by Prussians of high posi
tion that the compact was a dual one
the part made public dealing with
commercial matters and the cancella
tion of debts, and a secret under
standing with regard to military ar
rangements, the mutual use of soviet
man power commanded by German
omcers and noncommissioned of
ficers, and the co-operation of the
armed land forces of the two coun
tries in' emergencies." -
Strong Soviet Force. '-'"
American military . experts, " refer
ring to the possibility of a military
alliance between soviet Russia and
Germany, today estimated the pres
ent strength of the soviet forces at
from 1,300,000 to 1,500,000 men.
Russia, it is' explained, is divided into
13 military districts, each under an
army commander. There is, addi
tionally, the army of the -Caucasus,
which occupies the territory of the
nominally independent "Transcau-
casian republic. -s - .
In January of this year the red
army consisted of 34 infantry divis
ions, some of them on a peace' foot-.j
ing, a. miantry Dngadcs and 18 divis
ions of cavalry. I
Besides this active army, there are
territorial and communist formations
which will ' bring the regular army
up to the strength and -furnish units
of their own. , This territorial army
is based ou compulsory military in
struction for all citizens before and
after their time m the regular army
has expired and the formation of
units in each community.
. Lack Material.
- The weak part of the red army is
its lack of material- It has not enough
rifles or machine' guns to arm 3,000,
000 men. Supplies and clothing are
scanty and of inferior quality, and
the transport conditions are such as
to seriously retard the movements of
large forces of men if not to prevent
them altogether.
The reorganization of the soviet
army along Prussian lines has been
undertaken by German army offi
cers, according to Mr. Edwards, and
millions of marks Have been con
tributed by Germans for the financ
ing of red military improvements.
Woman Hurt as Auto Hits' , .
A Side Car of Motorcycle
Mte. C E. Stiles, 3618 Boyd street,
suffered severe bruises at 5:10 yes
ttrdajr afternoon, when a motorcy
cle, fti the sidecar of which she was
riding,, was struck by a motorcar at
Nineteenth and Harney streets.
W. H. Indoe. 903 North Forty-
ninth street, Stiles and John Silver
man, 83J aoufh JL wenty-hrst street,
were arrested and charged with reck
less driving. Indoe, whose car struck
the Miles cycle, said bilverman s
reckless driving was responsible' for
the accident. : ; -
Abdal Citizens Vote $10,000
to Build Grain Elevator
. Superior, Neb.. May 21. (Spe
cial.) At a meeting of the citizens
in the, vicinity of Abdal it was de
cided to build a new elevator to cost
$10,000 and to have a capacity of
20,000 bushels. - -The name of the new
company is the Farmers' Elevator
company,-with Peter Hansen, who
operated the old elevator, as manager.
The contract for the new elevator
Vill be let immediately and it is ex
pected to be ready for business about
July 15.
Cop Charges One-Armed Man
Exceeded Auto Speed Limit
D. H. Barrett. 3906 South Twenty
fourth street, one-armed automobile
salesman, was arrested Saturday by
Sergeant Emery for fast driving on
the Sixteenth street viaduct yester
day afternoon. He was released on
$50 bond. .
OMAHA, MONDAY,
Victim of
Shooting
Succumbs
Father Who Fought Duel
With Bandit in Effort to
Save Son, 16, Dies of
Wounds.
One Suspect Is Nabbed
"Greater love than this liath no
man'
And Charles Siefken, Omaha
soortsinan. save his life yesterday
because he sought to protect that of
hit 16-year-old son. Robert. Jsattir
day night in an attempted holdup by
a lone bandit at the Nicholas filling
station. Thirthy-eighth avenue and
Farnam street.
Death came to Siefken yesterday
morning at 11 o clock, 14 hours after
he had received five bullet wounds
from the automatic revolver of the
bandit.
In another room at Lord Lister
hospital lies the son. He also is
wounded, and the father's sacrifice
may have been in vain. Doctors say
that it will be three or .four days yet
before young Siefken will have
passed the crisis.
Suspect is Held.
City detectives, led by John Pszan
owski. lieutenant, arrested Joe Mar
conini, 805 West Tenth street, tile
worker, who has a bullet wound in
the left arm, and the owner of two
guns found under odd circumstances.
They are holding him for investiga
tion.
While Marconini's varying explan
ations of hts bullet wound are being
investigated, other detectives are
seeking to learn the whereabouts of
an automobile that may have been
driven by a confederate of the holdup
murderer. Robert Siefken was unable
to identify Marconini as the man who
shot him and his father. Gertrude
Siefken, 13. his sister, who was a
witness of the shooting, told detec
tives the prisoner "looks something
like the man."
Think Girl Mistaken.
Positive that her information was
correct. Miss Siefken yesterday
morning gave detectives the li
cense number of the mysterious
motor car, but they learned it was on
a reputable business man's machine,
and declared she had erred. . v
They hope to make a careful
check today of papers carried by
Siefken in the belief that he made
a penciled note of the number.
On two nights preceding the hold,
up the car was seen to pass the
oil station slowly while the ' man
who later turned holdup sat on a
henctv neat ,hetatiofl, 'owned- by
the Nicholas Oil company. Both
times the driver seemed to lean out
and signal to the holdup with his
head. The actions of the two men
were - so suspicious that Siefken
made a note of the car's number.
If it 'can be found it may guide the
detectives to the slayer s pal.
Explanations Differ.
Following . Marconini's arrest he
said he had received his bullet wound
while cleaning his revolver in .his
room. Later he said he shot him
self while oh Tenth street, and that
Alfio Vinci, 801 1-2 South Tenth, and
Joe Loni, 805 1-2 South Tenth, both
beard the shot. The two men told
Officers they knew nothing of the
incident.
The gun was iri his trunk, Mar
conini' said, but he later declared it
was under his bed. Detectives re
covered it from Vinci, who signed
n statement that Marconini went to
him before 8 yesterday morning and
asked him to keep it until he called.
Later, Lieutenant Pszanowski said,
another weapon owned by Marcon
ini was found in a battered condi
tion on a vacant lot close to his
home. An effort had been made to
destroy the pistol, the ; lieutenant
sam. ,
Gun Is an Automatic
The battered gun 'in a .32 caliber
automatic. The one recovered from
Vinci is a .32-30 Harrington and
Richards. Both, had been tired re
cently, according to the officers.
Marconini, Vinci and Loni were
held for investigation and Lieuten
ant Pszanowski announced that other
witnesses would be asked to view
Marconini this' morning 'in an effort
to identify him. , , ;':.."
While circumstances tend to .in
criminate Marconini, detectives ; are
not convinced they have the oil sta
tion murderer and are working othr
clues and tips.
One Clue Involves Doctor.
One' remaining line of investiga
tion involves a doctor who, detec
tives say, secretly treated a wound
ed man. Arrest of the doctor early
today was threatened last night.
The Siefken murderer cried hat
he was shot as he ran from the oil
station, ' according to Stanton Ken
nedy, 2138 -South Thirty-eighth
street: - -V ' '
Mrs. Siefken is grieving in the
home of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Abbott,
5101 Nicholas street, next door east
of the Siefken home.
Mr. Siefken had been identified
with Ak-Sar-Ben, the Masonic or
der and the Omaha Gun club. ' He
was born and reared in Omaha and
was engaged in the insurance busi
ness. .
Chicago Jurist Mentioned
to Succeed Judge Landis
Washington, May 21. Reports are
current here that there may be still
further delay in announcing the fed
eral judicial nominations in Illinois
to fill the vacancy created by the
resignation of Judge Landis and the
post provided for the new law creat
ing additional federal judges.
It is also reported that when the
nominations are sent ' to the senate
there will be a change from the origi
nal plan and that James H. Wilker
son of Chicago will be named to suc
ceed Judge Landis and Judge Adam
C. Cliffc of Sycamore will be ap
pointed to the newly created post-
MAY 22, 1922.
"A
After a nil
How much woight
Lincoln Autoist Is
Pinned Und&r Car
Grocer and Party, Driving Jo
Omaha, Drive Off Embank
ment Near Ashland. ,
Lincoln. May 21. (Special.)
Isaac Ellis, a grocer .of. Jncoltv waa
seriously" injured 'and perhaps mor
tally injured as the result of an auto
mobile accident at the 'Ashland
bridge this afternoon when the car
he was driving turned over and
pinned him underneath.
tour other occupants, his four
daughters and a brother-in-law: H.
Kb. firicker, also of Lincoln, were
flung clear of the machine and es
caped with minor injuries.
Ellis was rushed to a Lincoln hos
pital.- His recovery is doubtful. ,
He was driving to Omaha and, ac
cording to reports, was driving rapid
ly toward a turn near the bridge. The
speed of the car was too high for the
turn and the machine went over the
embankment. - -
Flyers Urged to Carry
Latest Safety Devices
Omaha live Leased Wire.
Washington.- May 21.-Pending en
actment of legislation for the regula
tion of air navigation, the national
advisory . committee for aeronautics,
in a report adopted here, calls upon
the operators of aircraft to volun
tarily equip their aircraft- to promote
the safety and comfort of passengers.
It is the committee's opinion that
the loss of life attending forced land
ings of aircraft on land or w,fer can,
in all probabilities,' be lessened by
making use of existing knowledge of
facilities. To this end the commit
tee urges "that large seaplanes should
be provided with wifeless and other
signaling, equipment,, be seaworthy
as well as airworthy! ' and carry at
all t!mes! fire extinguishers, life pre
servers, a first aid kit and a supply
of food and fresh water; that air
planes operating over the land should
carry wireless or other signaling ap
paratus, fire extinguishers and a first
aid kit" . ' v
Iowan Re-Elected Head -of
Railway Conductors
Cfeveland, May 21. With the com
pletion of the election . of officers,
the Order of " Railway conductors
triennial convention adjourned after
a three-weeks' session. .,
L
And lias repsatselly waraed against raeklsea drivinf
N ft 2ttWrEAf4 fo ' H&fat"''-
Man to Serve Week in Torture Cell
Former Convict Who - Served Term for Part" in
California Labor Dynamitings to Atteynpt
Novel Experiment to Win $250. '
Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
New York, May 21. J. Q. Mc
Namara, a central figure in the la
bor dynamitings - in Colfornia 11
years ago and recently released aft
er serving a nine-year term in San
Quentin prison, will enter a torture
cell aboard the Australian convict
ship, Success, at noon tomorrow. He
will "serve" a voluntary term of one
week in the cell to win $250 offered
by Capt. D. . H. Smith, skipper of
the vessel, which for many years
has been on exhibition in ports in
many parts of the world.
McNamara. who did his bit after
pleading guilty of having participat
ed in dynamiting of. the Llewellyn
Iron works in Los Angeles, said
today his long imprisonment had in
terested him in prisons "from the in
dustrial and economic point of view''
HaM ( (Wll Mil ees lasses.
Vsassa Kl Mt il KMII
Problem iri Justice
(raawetatii, I Ml.)
kas bs srrtej for pedUg stglit
"fcue cecocd shows
ImT YOU HMr? I
AftTSTCD AND
Al
Of7MS'
should his ropoaUaco havo whoa ho finally kills aoraebody?
Valentino Freed
on$10,pBond;
Hearing June 1
Film Star Says He Was Ad
vised Marriage on Mexican
. 7TTTVs - j wrrilt -' -. ' .
unargea w nn Digamy. -
Los Angeles, May 21. Rodolph
Valentino, motion picture star ar
rested on a charge of bigamy, is at
liberty under $10,000 bonds to appear
for preliminary hearing June The
complaint against him was issued by
the district attorney's office. ' .i '
After his arraignment before a jus
tice of the peace, Valentino issued a
statement saying his marriage to
Miss Winifred Hudnut atIexicall,
Lower California, a week ago today
"was prompted by the noblest inten
tion that a man could have." He said
he had been advised that a marriage
on Mexican soil would be valid, not
withstanding the fact that a year
had not elapsed since his first wife,
Miss Jean Acker, was granted an
interlocutory decree of divorce in a
Los Angeles court.. ' '
The romolaint was issued by Dep
uty District . Attorney Tom McClel
land upon , receipt of a report from
investigators at-Mexicali. This re
port, according to, Mr- McClelland,
made possible a prosecution for big
amy under the California penal code.
Chicago, May 20. Winifred Hud
nut. whose marriage to Rodolph Va
lentino in Mexicali. Mexico, has re
sulted in charges of .bigamy against
the moving : picture star, reached
Chicago todayr en route to her home
in , New York with., a pledge of love
for Valentino on her lips and tears
in her eyes when she heard the latest
news of the screen idol. -All
the wav on her long trip, from
the west she steadfastly refused to
discuss the case with scores of. newspaper-
reporters who boarded the
train at almost every station, but. at
the last moment, when someone sug
gested that her silence might result
in jnisjudgment of 'Valentino and
asked her if sho loved him, her lips
formed- one word "forever." Then
she resumed her attitude of silence.
Persons -on the train said, she told
them she would, "never; never, leave
Rodolph," and planned to return- to
him, but Miss Hudnut herself would
say nothing to this effect, to re
porters. ' , '; ' .'' ' ;.' T
and that he expected his week's im
prisonment aboard the .Success
would enable , him to make interest
ing comparison . between past and
present prison conditions.
McNamara will have no comfort
in his narrow cell, known ' as "No.
64." He is more than six feet tall,
weighs close. to 200 pounds and the
cell is so short and narrow he will
scarcely, be able to move about dur
ing the; 161 hours of his' confine
ment in 'pitch darkness. He will be'
permitted to exercise one hour each
day on deck. During his imprison
ment he .will subsist on bread and
water. ;T ". - ; ' --
McNamara said he became inter
ested in the prison ship when he
heard Kate Richards O'Hare men
tion .it in a political speech.
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or Urn tim
Editors of State
to Meet in Omaha
Plans Made to Have Southern
Publishers Meet Here on
: ' July 9
"" .Omaha was selected as the mid
suriTmif. vitieeting rpra"cTvof tfirNe
. braska J'ress association at a meet
ing of. the executive committee of
the organization here Saturday. The
dates 'will be August 31, September
l-2.';-';-Vr-,:-;- ; . '
The committee aiso will endeavor
to make Omaha the meeting place of
editors from states south oi Nebraska
en route to the National Editorial
association meeting in Montana' July
9. Eastern editors will meet in Chi
cago and be routed through the Twin
Cities. ' It is; hoped to have the spe
cial train of the southern, editors
formed here and unite with Nebraska
and Iowa publishers. ,
The association will open perma
nent headquarters' in Lincoln to han
die publicity and advertising for the
country puhlishers. Political adver
tising will be'handled as a protection
to candidates from fraudulent agen
cies: Miss Naomi Buck, daughter of
Secretary O. O. Buck of the asso
ciation, will be in' charge of the of
fice. -..'-' . 1 v- ;' f -
Members of the committee ; who
were in Omaha are rJ, f. Ufurey
of hie Cedaff ounty News,- Harting-
ton, ptVStdent ot tne association;
Secretary O.'O. Buck. J. G. Alden,
Republican, York; Clark Perkins,
Express, Beatrice; H. D Flory, Re
publican, Pawnee City, and C. E. Ne
vin, Advocate, Laurel.
Mexican Rebel Leader
' Takes Important City
: , ' Copyright, 1M.
- Mexico City. May 21. It was re
ported this afternoon that Carlos
Green, a rebel - leader in Tabasco,
took San Juan Buatista, an important
city about 70 miles up the river from
Frontera, Federal troops heading for
Tabasco, rushed to the defense of the
city, but did not arrive in time. A
representative of Green has stated
that the latter has 4,000 well-armed
troops and a number of machine
guns, manned by Americans with ex
perience in the world war.
The government is hurrying troops
in various, directions in . Tabasco to
aid the minister of war in a personal
campaign against Green. It is ru
mored that the government has
knowledge of several military leaders
who are ready to desert and go over
to Green. - . . ;,.
Four Additional Arrests
Made in Fareo Bank Case
Fargo, N. D., May'21. With four
additional arrests growing out of in
dictments returned by the Cass coun
ty grand jury against' 13 persons,
charging complicity in alleged em
bezzlement of funds from the Scandinavian-American
bank of Fargo, the
total was brought to seven, accord
ing to Sherjff Fred Kraemer. " -
The Weather
Forecast
Monday.
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TWO CENTS i
Nearly 100
Perish in
Shipwreck
Oriental Liner Sinks 26 Milei
From lirerf After Collision
Willi Cargo Steajner
20 Uotlie Recovered.
Two Americans Missing
i
H The Aeaorlalael I'rr".
Brcl. May .'I. Nearly UKI per
oiu prrUhrd when the l'ciinimulm
and Oriental liner. Egyft. nk off
the Island of I'khant last night, )(
rr a collision in the fog with the
French cargo steamer. Seyne.
News of the disaster was brought
here today by the Scyne, which
made port with the rescued and 20
bodies. The Egypt was hound front
London fur Bombay. I '-bant is 2
miles wrt by north of Brest.
The Egypt sailed from London
for Bombay. Friday, with 44 pas.
seiiRrr and a crew of 290. A roll
rail on board the Seyne after the
disaster showed that St least 15 of
the passengers and 80 of the crew
of the . Egypt were missing.
Americans Missing.
Two American women. Mr. M.
L. Sibley and Miss V, M. Boyer,
were on board the steamer Egypt
and are missing, according to the
Peninsular and Oriental line offi
cials at London. Their adlrese
are not known.
R. F. Bcvan, another American,
was saved.
The collision occurred during a
dense fog within 22 miles of the
Armcn lighthouse. The dinner gong
was about to be sounded on board
the Egypt. Many of the passengers
and most of the crew were on deck.
The shock threw several persons into
the sea; others jumped and a num
ber went down with the ship, which
sank in 20 minutes.
Bodies Taken to Brest.
The Seine, badly damaged, reached
Brest today with 29 rescued pas
sengers, more than 200 of the crew;
and the bodies of 20 dead. The cap
tain of the Egypt is among the saved.
- When the collision occurred there
was a rolling sea. Some of those res
cued charge that the Indian sailors
on board the Egypt usurped the life
boats, compelling a large number of
the passengers and crew to shift for
themselves.
Those who jumped into the sea
and who could swim scrambled about
from bits of wreckage to which they
might cling. Many of these were
rescued. They floated about in the
fog after the Egypt went down, call
ing for help. The sound of their
voices directed members of .the cy
of the Seine in small boats who were
patrolling the sea picking up both
living and dead.
Among 'the known missing arc the
doctor and chief engineer of the
Egypt.
The Egypt was a vessel of 8,000
tons., The Seine was bound for
Havre when the collision occured.
Ship Running Slow. '
Capt. Le Barzic of the Egypt, in
describing the disaster, said: "I was
at my post on the upper bridge Satur
day evening at 7, 15 miles from Ar
men light. The sea was calm, with a
slight swell. The fog was very dense.
I was listening for fog horns and
proceeding at the slow speed of five
knots.
. "In less time than it takes to tetl,"."
a steamer emeiged from the fog. It
struck my, ship and tore away the
forward works and moved on at
great speed. -I immediately orde--,
ed our engines reversed.
"I saw nothing further. But then
I began to hear cries of horror
tiiat told me of a catastrophe. I
went in search of the stricken vessel
in the fog and darkness. I found her
in 20 minutes.
Ship Laying on Side.
"She lay on her port side, ready to
turn over. Water was pouring into
a long, deep tear in her side plates.
Cries and wails of despair were to
be. heard from the steamer. Pas
sengers were seen running about on
the decks, as the steamer was about
to go under. ;
"I saw a man throw himslf into
the sea With two little children in his
arms. The shipwrecked people in the
sea clung to floating debris. I. had
all my lifeboats lowered.- It was par
ticularly perilous work, for we were"
on the main path of vessels going
from the open sea to the English
channel. I stayed at the scene of -the
wreck until 20 minutes after 11:
Saturday .night,"
Precipitation Is Far -
Below Normal at Qrd
Ord, Neb., May 21. (Special.)
This section of the state is greatly in
need of moisture. , The following
.table shows how the precipitation for
the first five months of, the current
year compared with the normal for
35 years and with the drouth year, "
'94, as recorded bv Tames MilfnrH
rrecipiia-
tion 1SSJ
January .63 '
Febrnary ........ .00
March 68
April 1.3S
Hay 20
Nor. for
35 yrs. 1J
- l.SS . .2S -
.74 .in
,7 - tt
. i.i f.U
2.37 .89 s
. Total
.2.(56
Fifteen Chicagoans Killed
: by Autos During Last Week
Chicago, May 21. "A disgrace to
the city,"
That was what Coroner Peter
Hoffman called Chicago's record for.
the last six days, in which 15 persons
met death through automobile acci- -dents.
Among the 15 were six children,
four of them under 5 years old.
The coroner criticised parents"who
allow the children to play in the
streets. "
"It seems thnt the people of Chi
cago place almost no value upon hu
man life through their carelessness,"
Mr. Hoffman declared. "Mothers
make no att-mpt to keep their child-en
from lusine the street as a
playground,
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