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    The Omaha Daily' Bee
VOL 51 NO. 290.
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TWO CENTS
Attack on
Daugherty
Is Renewed
Senator Caraway Place Let
, ten in Record Alleged to
Show Interest in Re.
Ieaw of Shipbuilder.
Says Confidence Broken
Wellington. May 23. Renewing
h' attack, on Attorney General
Daugherty in the senate loilay, Sen
ator Caraway, democrat. Arkansas,
placed in the Congressional Kerord
alleged copies of two more letters
purporting to show that Mr. Daugh
erty was directly interested in oh
taining the release from the Atlanta
penitentiary of Charles W. Mow,
the shipbuilder.
The letters, published tdav in a
local paper, the senator said, showed
that Mr. Daugherty was engaged
as counsel in the iase became he
had the confidence of former l'rcsi
lent Taft, Mho commuted Mr.
Morse' IS-year sentence, and
charged that Mr. Daugherty had
"abused" Mr. Taft's confidence.
One of the letters purported to he
from Thomas C. I'elder. New York
attorney, alleged to have been asso
ciated with Mr. DauRherly in the
Morse pardon case. The other, al
leged to have been written bv Frank
,L. Seeley, editor of the Atlantic,
Georgian, to Mr. Felder. said that
Mr. Morse owed his liberty and his
life "to yours and Mr. Daughertv's
efforts." Both letters bore 1917
dates.
Prevented Rectification.
Commenting on statements in the
letters that Mr. Fcldcr and the pres
ent attorney general took steps to
'. prevent revocation of Mr. Morse'
release when it was charged that
fraud had been practiced upon Pres
ident Taft, Senator Caraway as
serted that Mr. Felder and Mr.
Daugherty, if not cognizant "of the
original fraud, prevented rectifica
tion. "If they were not a party to the
fraud in its original preparation,"
' ssid Senator Caraway, "they be
came accomplices after the fact."
Senator Moses, republican. New
Hampshire, when Senator Caraway
' had finished, answered that "the
tohole performance" in connection
with discussion . of the Morse case
was a smoke screen to hide demo
cratic cabinet officers who served
tinder the last administration. . The
Morse and Bosch Magneto cases,
now before the department of jus
tice, the New Hampshire senator
said, . promised to . seriously crn
' harass a former attorney general and
- former secretary of , the treasury."
The evidence- .' submitted - in the
Morse case, if placed before a jury.
Senator Caraway ' declared, would
convict both ' Mr. Daugherty and
Mr. Felder of fraud.
Engaged by Editor.
The letter by Mr. Felder, purport
ing to have ben written to Leon O,
.Bailey, New York," detailed connec
Vtions, said that Mr. Felder was en
gaged by Mr. Seely, the Atlanta edi
tor, and 'that Mr. Fcldcr arranged
to renew .Mr. Morse's commutation
plea just before expiration of Mr.
Taft's term. ,
The letter said that Mr. Feldcf
and Mr. Daugherty was informed
by Dr. A. L. Fowler, prison physi
cian, that Mr. Morse appeared to
have Brights disease.- '
The Seely letter , was largely a
summary of the events leading to
'.the1 alleged retention of Felder as
i counsel for Morse. Felder's name,
the letter said, . "was suggested to
' Morse by. Seely after the banker
cotivitt had tried - every possible
' avenue of .' relief." Reference was
made to the writer's keen disappoint
ment because of Morse's failure td
pay; the fees agreed upon.
Memorial Planned c
for Illinois Doctor
St. Louis, Mo., May 22. Phy-
i sicians here are considering estao-
lishment of a permanent memorial
to Dr. Heber Robarts of Belleville,
111.; who died from X-ray burns sus-n
tamed during experiments with ra
dioactive substances.
Dr. Roberts began experimenting
with, X-ray 20 years ago and con
tinued his researches, although the
loss of four fingers, cse by one
warned him of the approaching dan
ger of death through his work. Weeks
before his demise he realized he
could not survive the ravages done
to his system by the burns.
.Summoning his physician friends,
be submitted to them a diagnosis of
his own case. This was after he had
visited sanitariums at Baltimore and
Washington and had been treated ac
cording to hia own formula for re
lief of such cases. .
Recognized as an authority in
X-ray treatment, Dr. Robarts deter
mined to take charge of his own
cure. But the malignant burns had
spread too far, .and despite applica
tions of radium, of which he pos
sessed a large store, he could not
stop the spread ofthe deadly toxms
to his chest.
Post-mortem examination of the
body confirmed the specialist's diag
nosis of his own case.
Find Unknown Islands.
Honolulu, T. H., May 22. Word
of the discovery of islagds in the
South Pacific hitherto unknown and
their annexation in the name of the
United States was received here to
day. The islands were reported
claimed by Lorrin A. Ehurston, a
Honolulu publisher, who was cruising
in the power boat Palmyra.
He said, he found, the islands on
Mav 30 in the "vicinity of Kingman's
reef. Their location was discovered
as latitude 6.23 north, longitude 162.18
west The publisher told of an ex
cellent harbor, which, in his opinion,
provided a natural landing suitable
for fuel station, J .
Harding's Failure to Attend
mcanonpMysteryirji
W oman Republican Leader Says "There.nv : u O '
for President's Absence at Houscwa' .v. n" V illpilm rvr.rl
Ucadquartei
Invitation Accepted
Omaha He laa4 W Ire.
Watliiiigton. May ..' -The failure
of I'rraidrnt i larding, at the lat mo-
I inrnt, ti attend the ilrduatiun ol the
national woman's partv headquartcra
i yesterday, in ite "I the fact that he
I had arcepted oeevral months ago. the
i invitation extended to him to c prcs
i.'it at the rerciiiunv, is rapidly (
proaihiiiit tne proportion ( a
mystery.
No ckplitiiatioii was given ly the
preilrnt in hi letter to Mrs. John
(iordon Handle of Ohio, one of the
niot promiiictir tcpuhlicatt women in
the state and an active supporter of
President Harding i-i the I9J0 cam
paign, who extended the invitation he
had accepted lat December.
' "I am writing to say that it will
not be possible to be present." the
president wrote.
According 'to Mr. Handle, the
hcason was given to her in a tele
phrine message shortly before the
letter was received by her on' Sun
day. Reason Deep Secret.
"There was a reason," she says.
"No, I can not tell any oiie what it
is. I am not at liberty to do so. But
there was a rcaon.H
Not even to Mrs. O. H. B. Bel
mont or Miss Alice Paul, president
and vice president of the woman's
party, would . Mrs. Dattclle make
know.n the reason given her by Presi
dent Harding. Site insisted, how
ever, that it was not the opposition
of any other organisation of women
that had caused the president to
withdraw his acceptance.
98 Missing After
British Steamer
Sunk in Collision
2 American Women Believed
to Have Perished After Cargo
Ship Rammed Ship 26
Miles From Brest.
Brest, May 22.-( By A. P.)
Ninety-eight persons are missing and
242 were saved of those who were
on board the British steamship
Egypt when it was sunk otf the
Island of Ushant Saturday night by
a collision with the French cargo
steamer Seine, according to the lat
est official hgurcs,
News of the disaster was brought I
here yesterday by the Seme, which witn tnC optimistic spirit that
made port with trie rescued and 201, . . ... 1rt ot .t
Ki-oK ti,- c( hnlnj (r, i launched this 10-car tram at a cost
bodies.
London for Bombay. Ushant is 26
miles west by north of Brest.
The Egypt sailed from London
for Bombay, Friday, with 44 pas
sengers and a "crew of 290. A roll
call on board the Seine after the
disaster showed that at least 15 of
the passengers and 80 of, the crew
of the Egvpt were missing.
Americans Missing. -
Two American women, Mrs. 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. " 1 -;
R. F, Bevan, another " American,
was saved. - t
- The collision occurred during - a
dense fog within 22 miles of 4 the
Armcn lighthouse. The dinner gone
was about to be sounded on board
the Egypt. Many of the passengers
and most of the crew were oii 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 yesterday with 29 rescued pas
sengers, more than ?00 of the crew,
and the bodies of 20 ad. 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
frcm 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 crew
of the Seine in small boats who were
patrolling the sea picking up both
living and dead.
Among the known missing are ihe
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.
The Egypt went down in 400 feet
of water. She carried $300,000 in
gold, besides" consignment of mail
for India. So far one mail pouch has
been picked up, but nothing else ex
cept the wreckage from the crash
was found on the surface.
The ship's officers did not even
save the vessel's papers.
American Victims.
Boston, Mass.. Mav 22. Mrs. M.
L. Sibley and Miss V. M. Boyer.
were missionaries bound for India
Who had been in this city recently.
Mrs. Sibley, member of the staff
of the American board of commis
sioners for foreign missions, has
relatives in Toledo, O., Miss Boyer,
who formerly made her home at
Aspinwall, Pa., was going out as a
teacher in a school for missionaries,
children and others in south India.
Chinese Drop Bombs
Hong Kong. May 22. (By A. P.)
Bombs have been dropped alone
the Kiangsi border by airplanes of
Sun Yat Sen's army. The explo
sions caused great excitement and
resulted in the rout of some of the
jnorthern troops.
3. but Kernes to Divti' liOl,liai ilU.
Several Mourns Ago.
'ri.... t.- . t -t. I
i iiiiiiirnir nat nrrn at wont
fmm the beginning." Mr. Battelle
said. "There are those who tried lo
induce the president not to attend
after the fact that he had accepted
our invitation became known. 'that
influence, however, did not prevail.
He said he had given hit word and
he would keep it and attend the cer
tunny, hut a a compromise he would
bring a written greeting and would
not make a tpctch. It was another
rrikiin which caused him to remain
awa- from the ceremony yesterday."
Resent Recognition.
It is known that member of the
National eLague of Women Voter
and the group of republican women
of which Mrs. Mcdill McCortr.ick is
one of the moe active workers, have
resented and opposed the recognition
by the president, or republican lead
ers of the existence of the woman
parly, or any courtcHCS extended to
ir.
The reversal by Actinar Secretary
of the Navy KoocveIt. of the order
of 5crretary Denny authorizing the
ue of the navy radio to carry the
addresses made at the dedication
circmony yesterday was attributed
by a prominent republican senator to
day to senator Medill MclonnicK
That the president's last moment
cranae of heart occasioned Airs. Bat
telle the keenest distress was appar
ent. It was also a complete surpre
to her. She had been a guest at
luncheon at the httc House the day
before, and the president then ap
parently had every intention ot at
tending the ceremony.
Trade Excursion
Finds Farmers of
Iowa Prospering
Delegation From Omaha
Journeys to Jefferson
Learns Radio Is Uniting
Towns to City.
Kprtial CorrMHndrt of The B.
Jefferson, IaL, May 22. (Special
Telegram.) Omaha's trade excur
sion jigged things up in 17 Iowa
towns today. Practically without ex
ception the country merchants were
found to be in a happy frame of
mind. ' Thcv were visibly impressed
of $17,000 on a week's tour of Oma
ha's trade territory.
Aside from western Iowa -being
badly in need of rain, .there isno com
plaint. The rich black soili s mak
ing good again and muc hof the corn
is up, although the season is back
ward. Farmers are making money
feeding cattle and hogs. They have
no difficulty making loans and old
debts are being rapidly paid off. One
bank at Carroll has $4,000,000 on de
posit.' .
Business Best in Two Years. "
Business i the towns is better
than it has been for two years. This
became evident at the first stop in
Missouri Valley, where the shops of
the Chicago & Northwestern rail
road, with a monthly payroll of
$20,000. went on a five and a half
day schedule today, and it is said
that they will go on full time June
1. There, were three months last
year when these were closed down.
. An astonishing amount of street
paving is being done in these Iowa
towns. Eighty blocks of paving are
now being laid in Missouri Valley.
Carroll is t olet contracts tonight
for paving 80 blocks also. At Dcni
son $500,000 worth of paving was
put down last year. The people on
the streets are well dressed. Girls
are bobbing their hair and wearing
earrings, to the joy of jewelers.
.More Implements Sold.
A wholesale jewelry merchant who
is among the 100 Omaha -business
pilgrims of trade states that if no
other line of business is' hurt worse
tha,n his, conditions must be "good;
Shoe and clothing jbbbers sayrthe
same about their lines. With the
opening of the active season on the
farms, more implements are being
sold. Manufacturers representatives
say that the tenant farmers are still
unable to enter the market except for
repairs, but that there is developing
a considerable cash trade. , " '
Building p.nd repairs, on . the farms
which were put off for a year are
now under way, and the lumber bus
iness is alive once more. Iowans,
whether tow-n or country dwellers,
are co-operating. The friction which
at one time set them against each
other is not even appearing ill the
primary campaign which ends June S.
At Woodbine an organization mod
eled after Ak-Sar-Ben is contributing
to the better feeling. It is called
En-lb-Doow. Its function is to put
on a musical show at which the farm
ers of the country are initiated and
entertained.
Banker Plays in Band.
An example of the genial good
fellowship which permeates thase
communities is found in H. E. Wal
dron, president of a bank at Glidden.
In his youth he was a pitcher for a
big league ball club, and . when he
came to Glidden he built op a team
around himself that for years car
ried away all honors. Now and then
he again takes the mound. Now,
however, the age and taste of this
village financier leads him to play
the-traps in the Community band.
The Omaha party was. entertained
tonight in Jefferson with a dance at
the country club and an .automobile
ride. During the night the train will
move on to Manilla, the first stOD
tomorrow mornin s
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Burch Jliry
; Final Ballot Reported 7 to 5
fur Acquittal of Man'
Charged With Murder
of J. Helton Kennedy.
Women Vote for Freedom
Los Angeles, Mar 22. The jury
in the trial of Arthur C. Burch for
the murder of J. Belton Kennedy was
discharged by Judga Sidney N.
Recvt today after reporting it was
impossible to agree upon verdict
jurors said that the final ballot
was 7 to 5 for acquittal This division
was unchanged since Saturday when
tht first ballot of 6 to 6 was changed
by one more juror swinging to favor
acquittal The four women on the
jury voted for acquittal. The case
was placed in calendar for next Sat
urday to be set for third trial
After adjournment the four
women jurors gathered about the
Rev. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Burch.
parents of the defendant, and shook
ha.nds with them. One of the
women jurors said to Mrs. Burch:
"Wc all feel very sorry for you."
The second trial of Mrs. Oben
chain, jointly indicted with Church,
is set for June 5 next. District At
torney Thomas Lee Woolwine an
nounced several days ago that Mrs.
Obcnchain would be retried regard
less of the outcome of the Burch
trial.
This was the third trial in con
nection with the Kennedy slaying.
I he first Burch jury stood 10 to 2
for conviction and the Obcnchain
jury 9 to 3 for conviction.
Lady Astor Pleads
for America to Be
Good Samaritan
Renews Appeal for U. S. to
Enter League of Nations
or Body With Similar
Aims.
New York, May 22. Lady Nancy
Astor, in a farewell speech before
returning to her job in the house of
commons from a visit of six weeks
in her native land, pleaded tonight
for. America to be the Good Samari
tan to suffering Europe and not
stand by 'unconcerned. She re
peated her appeal for the United
States to enter either the league of
nations or a league with similar
aims for peace.
Nearly 2,000 men and women
heard her address at a dinner given
in her ' honor, uora Astor aiso
made a short talk.
Selecting "political education" as
her topic,. Lady Astor said that
while America constantly had suf
fered from politicians and political
crooks, "we have managed that no
party has ever Iared nominate or
bring forward any man but an hon
est man as president.
- "They haven't all been Sir' Gala-
hads-' or George Washingtons or
Abraham Lincolns," she added, "but
they have. all. been like "Caesar's
wife above suspicion. That we
may recall with pride."
Then she remarked that people
were so apt; to feel indifferent about
local politics, that so long as the
taxes don't go too high and the local
'bosses' don't get too rich, we shrug
our shoulders and go on."
it we are content only to have
our presidents fine and to have less
fine local politicians we are making
it hard for a -president' to do fine
things," she said.
Nation Has Official
: "Sob Story" Listener
Washington. Mav 22. Uncle
Sam's official listener to "sob" stor
ies is one of the world s, most pa
tient and indulgent men.
He is James A. Finch, pardon at
torney of the Department of Justice.
JJay after day mothers pour their
appeals into his ears pleas for
lenienc yin cases of men Incarcerated
tor crime. -
Finch's office is thronirpd almost
daily with such visitors waiting their
turn. Sometimes he must hear the
pitiful stories of little children, come
to ask the government to wipe the
records clean for fathers serving
terms ior law breaking.
1 He attorney general rates Finch
as one of the government's most ef
ficient officers, and - his recom
mendations are usually based upon
Finch's personal investigation of
facts set forth in clemency appeals.
wnicn numper thousands annually.
Strict Movie Censorship
Demanded by Baptists
Jacksonville. Fla., Mav 22 De.
mand for strict censorship of moving
pictures ana oostrvance ot Sunday
marked the proposals submitted to
the southern Baptist convention by
us social service commission. Con
sideration of the report was one of
the last matters before the conven
tion.
The commission expressed hone
that Will H. Hays, as head of the
c t u r.e producers ' oreanization
would "exercise what is suooosed tn
be his great power for a thorough
ciean-up m tne whole picture busi-
3?.
"We hope Mr. Havs and the nro-
ducers will keen up the work." con
tinued the report. "Regardless of
w hat they do,- we must demand the
enactment of laws for strict censor
ship in each state. The morals of
our young people must not'eontinue
to be corrupted by the public exhibi
tion of the eternal triangle and other
displays of indectney and lust."
l What Congress. Would
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Mexico Seeks
American Aid
to Refund Debt
No Backing to Be Given Until
Obregon Government Rec
ognizes Valid Titles
of Property.
By GEORGE F. AUTHIER.
Washington Correspondent Omaha Bee.
Washington, May 22. (Special.)
The arguments which Secretary of
State Hughes applies to Russia are
equally applicable to Mexico. In
fact, in shaping its policy towards
Russia, the State department has
Mexico in mind. Secretary of State
Hughes points out that any rehabili
tation of Russia must come about
through the use of private capital'.
He adds that private capital will not
invest in Russia until it is convinced
it will be safe. That safety demands
a government that will offer suf
ficient guarantees for life and prop
erty and will place stress on the
sanctity of contracts. i
Exactly the same situation exists
in Mexico. There the Obregon gov
ernment refuses to eliminate the ob
noxious article 27 of its constitution,
under which, confiscatory power is
alleged. Neither will the Obregon
government agree to nullify it by a
treaty agreement. Accordingly, the
State department holds there can be
no recognition of Mexico until it
recognizes the sanctity of contracts.
Secretary of the Treasury Adolfo
de la Huerta is on his way from
Mexico to the United States to con
sult with New York bankers con
cerning the refunding of the Mexi
can debt." He will be told the New
York bankers will be glad to take
over the Mexican debt, provided
they can be assured of government
backing. This backing will not -be
forthcoming until the Obregon gov
ernment has undertaken to Tecognize
valid titles, not only of . oil proper
ties, but. of all- American-owned
property.
Every gesture made by Secretary
of State Hughes towards soviet
Russia has Mexico in .mind.
Mrs. Valentino No. 2 Fails to
Dodge N. Y. Newspaper Men
New York, N. Y., May 22. Mrs.
Rodolph Valentino arrived here, last
night. .She left her train at Newark,
N. J., and made the rest of her jour
ney by automobile, to avoid the curi
ous crowd awaiting her at the rail
road station here. .
The second, wife of the motion pic
ture star maintained her silence, re
fusing to talk about her marriage with
the actor of the silent drama which
resulted in his arrest on a charge of
bigamy in Los Angeles.
She appeared nervous and disturbed
and was plainly exasperated at her
failure to avoid reporters, several of
whom met tlxe train at Philadelphia
and attempted to interview her re
garding the legal tangle Valentino
had gotten into through their mar
riage in Mexico before his final decree
of divorce from Jean Acker had been
granted.
First Navy Recruit Here
Youth From Plattsmouth
Clyde Kaufman, Plattsmouth, Neb.,
enlisted yesterday in the navy at the
local recruiting office, the first recruit
since enlistments were reopened. He
is to go to the naval training station
at San Francisco.
The local recruiting office force has
been augmented by the addition of
Mathew Slater, chief signalman;
James A. Nicks, chief signalman, and
Ralph. Kenyon. boatswain's mate.
County Attorney
to Quit Under Fire
Legal Official Facing Action
by Attorney General
Seeks Compromise.
Lincoln,. May 22. (Special Tele
gram.) F. ' A. ' Rejsndcr of Thed-
ford, Thomas county attorney, fac
ing disbarment action at- the hands
of Attorney Oeneral Clarence A.
Davis, arrived in . Lincoln today to
consult with the attorney general's
office in . an effort to ascertain if
some step cannot be taken to effect
a compromise and thus dismiss the
proceedings.
According to reports here tonight,
Reisndcr was preparing a resigna
tion from his . official ', duties- as
county attorney in the belief that by
doing' this disbarment proceedings
pending against him would be dis
missed. , ; i a v V - -
Woman Dies as Storm
Razes 4-Story Building
Kansas- City, Mo., May 22. Many
districts in the southwest today were
recovering from severe wind, hail
and rain storms last night, wliich re
sulted in the death, of at least one
person, the 'injury of -several others
and much property damage.
At Shawnee, Okl.,, Mrs, Marvin
Kilman, who, with a' young son in
her arms,' had taken refugee from a
storm in the entrance to an old four
story theater building, was killed and
the child injured when the building
was wrecked. A man, also in the
building was injured. ' Several other
buildings were wrecked there, it was
reported. .r ---
Two women, were-reported killed
at Okeene, Okl.
Many basements' were, flooded' here
and several persons' slightly injured
by -high wind and rain in Oklahoma
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Wentz to Be Brought"
J Back From, Michigan
Lincoln, Mav .22.-(Spccial.) At
torney. General Clarence. A. Davis has
received a telegram from the attorney
general of Michigan at Lansing stat
ing that , the governor of Michigan
has signed extradition papers for the
return to Nebraska of Charles W.
Wentz,. convicted Aurora banker.
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Homer D. Jones of Chicago
New Head of. Retail Coal Men
Chicago, May 22. Announcement
of the election of Homer D. Jones of
Chicago as 'president of the National
Retail Coaly Merchants' association
and the adoption of the slogan, "More
business in government and less gov
ernment 'in business," Was made as
the delegates to the national conven
tion departed for their homes.
"It is our intention," said President
Jones, "to start an intensive drive to
eliminate from the coal business the
so-called coal dealer who short
weights, substitutes and defrauds cus
tomers by bribing drivers, jaw'toYj
and engineers."
.
Hungarian Elections May 28.
Budapest,'' May 2. General elec
tions will , begin May 28 and last a
week, the national assembly meeting
June 17. The fight for seats fs most
keen as the population is aware that
the legislatfve body will have im
portant issues to solve, among them
the framing of a constitution, and
the election of a king.
The army and police force will be
kept in readiness to Sucoress disor
der. ... ..
Like to Do
Attorneys Plan
16 Frustrate King
Electrocution
Motion for New Trial Will Be
Filed for Guard. Slayer
v-: Scheduled to Die '
June 9.
Lincoln, Neb.,' May 22. (Special
Telegram.) An attempt to block
the electrocution of James B.-King,
confessed slayer of Guard Robert
Taylor, will be made May 29, when
attorneys for King will file a motion
in supreme court for a new hearing,
it was announced today by Richard
Stout, one of King's attorneys.
Under a ruling of the supreme
court affirming sentence of the Lan
caster county district court King is
to be electrocuted June 9.
Warden W. T. Fenton announced
Saturday he had written to Boston
for an electrocutioner to be here oii
that date. '
, Stouts stated today that the last
day for filing a motion for a new
hearing was May 29.
' "Our motion will charge that
Judge Dean of the supreme court
wrote an opinion in exact contra
diction to the testimony presented
at the trial to the effect that King's
confession was wrung from him
under duress," Stout said.
Warden Fenton stated today that
if there were continual delays neces
sitating sending and resending for
an eastern elecrocutioner such as
was experienced in the Cole, and
Grammer case he would take the
electrocutioner's place himself,
Deputy Reported
Missing Turns Up
Lincoln, May 22. (Special Tele
gram ) R. N. Fulton,-deputy state
sheriff.-reported to .be missing and
who, it was feared, had become a
victim of revengeful b6otleggcrs,
was located at 3 this afternoon at his
home in Beatrice. . -1
Fulton, in a long-distance . tele
phone conversation with State Sher
iff ,Gus -Hyers,' asserted the first he
knew about , being sought for was
when he- droves into- Beatrice "this
afternoon and read an article in a
Beatrice, newspaper written by his
brother, Tom Fulton, a Beatrice
newspaper' man, telling of his' mys
terious disappearance. t -
"Just been out making an investi
gation at Milligan, Exeter and
Friend," Fulton said.
. Slate officers had been searching
the country for Fulton for the last
:hours. '
Polish Law Requires ; '
. Vacation for . Workers
Warsaw, May 22. By A. P.) The
Polish diet has enacted a law requir
ing an annual vacation of two weeks
with pay for all industrial workers.
The Weather
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Hlshrat Monday.
PavanDftrt. 7t
Ranld CHv
Denver 72
Salt Lake
Pant Fe .
Sioui rtty
Valentine .
Des Moines .....71
tanor .....'....73
North Plana .
Pueblo ., i
Gun men
Kill Ulster
Legislator
Sr Jmm Craig Call Sneml
Meeting of Cabinet and
Legal Aullioritie oil
Aaaaination.
Fear BreajTWith Dublin
Belfa.t. May ...-( By A. D-The
killing today ot W. J. Twaddell. a
member of the t'Uter parliament,
who was hot while on his way to
bumnrn, caused the usiunce of a
manifesto by Sir James Craig, the
premier, announcing a upecial meet
ing of the cabinet and the legal au
thorities. The premier declared "just
retribution" was railed ior.
The premier, in his manifesto, said:
"My detestation of this horrible
crime fills me with such indignation
that I have summoned a special meet
ing of the cabinet and all the au
thorities dealing with law and order.
Such in event as this murder de
mands just retribution."
The manifesto says Kfr. TwadHrlt
was murdered for his loyalty to the
empire and fff devotion to the cause
of Lister and the welfare of the
country. His colleagues, it was de
clared, will carry on and face the fu
ture, no matter what the future might
hold for them.
Pleads Against Bloodshed.
Justice and retribution rest with
the higher authorities." the manifesto
adds. "Let the peopli rally around
the established government, which
will see that proper measures are
taken without plunging our province
or our capital into a welter of crime
and bloodshed." ',,,
As a tribute to Mr. Twaddell s
memory the premier said the people
of Belfast ayid the six counties
would observf today and tonight
with special reverence.
"I will deal with the whole matter
when the parliament meets tomor
row. I feel satisfied that the public
realizes the plans which the govern
ment has made a rule sufficiently
comprehensive to meet any eventu
ality that may arise."
The manifesto concludes by an
nouncing that the parliament will
adjourn Tuesday after passing a
vote of condolence with Mrs. Twad
dell and the relatives of the mur
dered member.
Ulsterlte Slain.
Belfast. May 22.-(By A. P.)-W
J. Twaddell, a member of the north
ern parliament, was shot here today
and-died in the hospital.. -
He was proceeding to business
when he was struck by several shots.
A woman was also wounded by the
fusillade.
Mr. Twaddell, passing "through
Garfield street, was nearing his
place ot business on Worth street,
when two men approached and fired
seven shots at him from a range of
two yards, all the bullets taking ef
fect. .
Mr. Twaddle is the first member
of parliament to be attacked in the
history of Belfast's disorders. -
.The most disquieting feature of
Sunday's disorder in Belfast was the
shifting of the center of trouble to
Ballymacarrtt, the east end section,
where there is a large artisan popu
lation, an . a small, . compact . Sinn
Fein community living in an area
called the Shortstrand.
Gunmen Open Fire.
Two men were killed in the violent
rioting there and Thomas McShane,
who was wounded Saturday night,
died, bringing the total of deaths over
During last night's shooting, gun
men opened fire on the city electric
station, hut the return fire from no--
lice and troops caused the assailants
to withdraw.
' The flying column responsible for
Saturday's raids in. counties Antrim
and Down vanished as quickly as it
came, but a renewal of its operations
is anticipated.
The Ulster cabinet has given no
sign, of what measures it contem
plates to suppress the disorders, but
it is assumed ncthine will be done
before tomorrow's " meeting of the
northern parliament, when Sir James
Craig will outline his plans. y
A rupture -with the Dublin govern
ment is feared in quarters well in
formed. - '
Ex-Constabulary Head Killed.
t i 1 r ii . t- t
iunuun, may ll. fn nxenange
Telegraph dispatch says former Head
Constable Ballantine of the Royal
Irish constabulary, who had just been
retired from the service, -was shot
dead at his home in Rappoe, County
Donegal, on Sunday.
American Medical Body-
Would Have U. S. Whisky
St! Louis, May 22. (By A. P.)
A recommendation bv the board nf
trustees of the American Medical as
sociation to the 73d annual conven
tion of the organization here, asks
that the bodv aoorove a resolution
asking congress to give , effect to
provisions of the Volstead act under
which the federal government may
sell whisky for medical purposes.
The board stated it had been sug
gested that the government sell whis
ky tor medicinal purposes only in
cackaaes of einht. 16. and 32 nunret
and thereby make available to phy
sicians a drug ot dependable equal
ity. r Tornado in Texas.
Waco, Tex.. May 22. Considera
ble property damage was done by a
tornado which swept Walnut.
Springs, 62 miles north of here, and
vicinity late yesterday. Unverified
reports said one brick building had
been demolished and a Mrs. Hamil
ton injured there.
A school building between Wal
nut a.nd Morgan was destroyed.
The wind was accompanied by
two and a half inches of rain and
Brazos river at Waco is rising rap
idly, . . -