Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. 51 NO. 297.
All Records
Broken in
Auto Race
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1922.
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Chain Man
Captured
for Minute
AbeLincoln
Greatest of
Chorus: "I Smell Russian Oil"
Speed Kings' in 500-Mile .
Auto Race at Indianapolis
Aesidents
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Winner ofl921 French Grand
Prix Neer Headed at
Memorial Day Motor
Clinic.
Murphy WbT $35,000
HX lb ,tmrlnl4 FirM.
Indianapolia, May JO. I. fading
from itart to (ini-li, Jimmy Murphy
I Los Angeles, winner it the 19J1
1'rcncli Grand Prix, carved hi name
deeper in the lull of motor fame to
day when he flalud acros the wiie
it winner o( the .VHl-mile automobile
race at the Indiauapoli Meetluay
before a rccoid-brcaking crowd of
135.000 ect4toi.
Murphy suiaOird all record for
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7m IIT Ulfl.Mli ,(,"11. mil I "
rtjHniiiutes oil the hot previous record.
' Jli4 time was 5:17.'jH;7V. an average
1 of 94.48 miles an hour, against the
I old record of 5:33:55:51. or K'84
1 lllila mi tinnr mal. I.u l?nlnli 111
I'alnu in V5. Murphy did some
thing which had never been accom
plished before at the lirflianapolis
speedway and, to the knowledge of
lacing experts, never before in a race
of major importance. He shot into
the lead at the start and never relin
quished it during one instant of five
lfvurs of thrilling driving. He was
the first away, was first over the line
t the completion of the first lap and
was first over the wire when Capt.
Eddie Kickeubacker waved the flag
fof his victory.
Makes Three Stops.
The Los Angeles driver made only
three stops in the entire 500 miles.
He made his first stop at 185 miles,
pulling up at the pits for two. min
utes to change all tires and replenish
fit fuel tanks. Willi a lead of about
10 miles, Murphy prilled into the pits
fr another tire change and for more
gasoline' and oil after he had traveled
3f8 miles. The speed with which
his pit men assisted, was remarkable.
It took them jut 28 seconds to
(.ange a right front tire and pro
vide him with enough fuel to assure
his finishing.
While major honors went to Mur
phy, Harry Hartz, also of Los An
geles, who finished second, drove an
extraordinary race. He jumped into
second place 60 miles after the start
and held it throughout, always mak
iii or a desecrate fight to catch Mur-
Yf hy. Hartz's time was 5:20:34:59,
' . average of 93.54 miles per hour,
-lihicli was also tar in advance ot Uie
rd..
Hearne in Third.
Eddie Hearne, a veteran . racer,
piloted a French car to third place in
5:22:26:06, for an average 93.04
miles an hour, w hile Ralph De Palma,
one of the favorites, 'was fourth in
5:31:04:65, an average of 90.6t miles
an hour. Ora Habaibe was fifth in
5:31:13:45, an average of 90.56 miles
an hour. Jerry Wonderlich was
sixth in 5:37:52:84, an average of
$7:79 miles an hour.
" t. P. Frttcrman finished seventh in
5:40:55:44, an average of 87.99 miles
nn hour. Eighth place went to Ira
Vail in 5:50:07:42. an average of 85.64
miles an hour. Tom Alley was ninth
in 5:57:34:13, an average of 83.89.
Joe Thomas finished tenth in 6:05:
01:47, for an average of 82.19.
Murphy won $35,000 as first and
lap money.
Hartz won $10,000 for second and
Hearne, $5,000 as. (hird.
Revised Futures Bill
to Be Introduced Today
Omaha B .at Wire.
. Washington, May 30. A bill re
vising the grain futures act in such
a manner as to meet the objections
advanced in the recent decision of
the supreme court of the , United
States has been completed and will
be introduced tomorrow by Senator
Capper, Kansas, in the senate, and
by Representative Tincher, from the
same -state, in the House.
It is planned to obtain a prompt
..riUTing betore the nouse committee
on agriculture and to rush the bill
through both houses within the next
.few weeks. .
The bill, which was framed with
the co-operation of officials . of the
Department of Agriculture, seeks to
obtain exactly the same measure of
regulation as provided urfder the
original act, but bases the authority
on the commerce clause of the con
stitution. Portions of the act were
" held invalid by the supreme court
on the ground that the taxing power
could not be properly used for pur
poses of regulation.
iWoman Tried for "Fake"
Jewel Robbery Acquitted
Freehold, N. J., May 30. Though
two men indicted with her for con
spiracy to defraud Lloyd's insurance
agency by an alleged "fake" dinner
party holdup and robbery of her
Sewelrv. insured for $52,000, had
pleaded guilty and testified for the
prosecution at the outset of the trial.
Mrs. Sarah L. Robertson, wealthy
real estate owner of Deal, N. J., was
acquitted last night by a jury which
had been hearing testimony in her
jease for over a week.
The jury was out an hour and 20
minutes.
fitvf Volcanic Outbreak
Reported Near Kilauea
lilo. T. H May 30.-(By A. P.)
k volcanic outbreak occurred yes
terday at a low point i,n an old crater
fhalf way between trie great volcano
(of Kilauea and the seaside village ot
Kalapana, lava overflowing in the
Idirection of the village, l he out
lhreak was followed by a rapid low
ering of the lava level in the old pit
rona within 50 feet of the rim to a
liistance of 700 feet below it. accom
panied by crashes of falling crags
Bin the inner walls of the pit.
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"Dirt Farmer"
Bill Attacked
by Bank Board
President May Hold Up Sign
ing Measure to Consider
Restrictions on Fed
eral Reserve.
Omaha ! Wlr. .
Washington, May 30. President
Harding's signing of the "dins farm
er" bill, designed to give representa
tion to agriculture on the federal re
serve board, may be held up pending
a full consideration of the effect of a
provision restricting expenditures by
federal resrve banks for construction
of buildings.
Members of the federal reserve
board, it is understood, are strongly
opposed to this provision. It is re
ported that the president may be re
quested to veto the measure because
of it. " ' ' ' y
Oppose Enlargement.'
Members of the board also were
against the enlargement of the mem
bership as provided in the bill, but
are not expected to make any fur
ther protest against this feature of
the measure.
The text of the objectionable par
agraph follows: ' I
"No federal reserve Jjank shall
have authority hereafter to enter into
any contract or contracts for the
erection of any buildings of anykind
or character, or to authorize the
erection of any building in excess of
$250,000, without the consent of con
gress has previously given in express
terms; provided that nothing herein
shall apply to any building now un
der construction."
Howard Is Urged. '
Adoption of the restriction relative
to building construction was the re
sult of criticism of federal reserve
banks for , expenditure of excess
amounts of money for that purpose.
The building under construction by
the federal reserve bank of New
York has been the special target of
senators. It has been claimed that
if excessive amounts had not been ex
pended the treasury would have
profited to a greater extent from
earnings of the banks.
It is reported that a strong move
ment is on foot in favor of J. R.
Howard, president of the American
Farm Bureau federation for appoint
ment as the new "dirt farmer" mem
ber of the federal reserve board.
Traffic Supervisor of .
Western Union Dies
W. J. Rusland, 64. Omaha traffic
supervisor for the Western Union
Telegraph company, was found
dead in his room at 3508 Lafayette
avenue, yesterday morning. Phy
sicians pronounced heart failure
the cause of death.
Rusland has been a resident ot
Omaha since 1880, when he ar
rived from Ontario, Canada, and
began his career with the Western
Union as operator. He was ad
vanced in turn to wire chief, night
chief operator and finally to traffic
supervisor, which position he held
at the time of his death.
He is Survived by two sons, C.
A. Rusland, Chanute, -. Kan., and
William, Camp Knox, Ky., and
three daughters, Mrs. R. A. Pek
ins. Sioux City, la.: Mrs. Harry
Schauers, St. Loufs, Mo., and Mrs.
A. M. Larimer: 4334 Spaulding
street His wife died last March.
Man Turns State's Evidence;
Two Taken for Train Robbery
Tucson. Adiz., May 30. George
C. Winkler, proprietor of a large
cleaning and pressing establishment
here, and his son. George Winkler,
ir., were takei into custody yester
day by Sheriff Ben F. Daniels,
in connection with the attempted
robbery of the Golden State Limited
of the Chicago, Rock Island and
Tacific railroad near here two weeks
ago. F. W. Jirou, who was botmd
over to the superior court on a
charg? of being a member of the
bandit gang which participated in
the attempted robbery, turned state's
evidence, incriminating the Winklers,
Giant Tractor
Claims Victim on
Memorial Day
Another Soldier Hero Added
to LUt of Dead Militia
Mascot Gets Laugh
in Parade.
New York. May 30. A score of
parades in all five boroughs of New
York city featured Memorial clay
today.
In' Manhattan the principal event
was the march of tens of thousands
of -veterans of three wars, along
Riverside drive to the tomb of Gen,
ijra.'it. The memorial address was
made bv ovemor Miller.
Of all the marchers the ever thin
ning squad of G. A. R. veterans re
ceived the greatest ovations. There
were barely 500 of them in the ranks
this year.' oaily. decked autos crept
alongside them ready to give a
lift to the faltering. But not a man
of the 500 lost step until all had
passed the reviewing stand and the
bugle told them to fall out.
lien. John F. O'Ryan, in the re
viewing stand, was accompanied by
Gen. Gassouin of the French army.
Fatality Mars Day.
One fntally marred the cere
monies. The war engines" claimed
another victim and a name was add
ed to the list of soldier heroes.
It happened in the midst of a pro
cession two and one-half miles long.
A giant tractor-tank . left for the
moment by its pilot, slipped into gear
and headed its ponderous bulk di
rectly toward a crowd of women and
children.
juiian atrantsenundt, si. m uni
form, leaped towards the tank and
started to clamber aboard to bring it
under control. But the tank swung
sharply toward another tractor and
he w-as crushed between them.
. "Red Mike," the Irish terrier mas
cot of the first battalion naval
militia, brought a laugh that min
gled with the tears of the day. At
tired in the uniform of his outfit, he
led it walking on his hind legs. As
he reached the stand he waved a
right paw in salute tS General
O'Ryan.
Girl in Plane.
During services at Grant's tomb on
Riverside airplanes and hydroplanes,
one of them containing a little French
girl, Marguerite Syvia, scattered
flowers over the throngs in memory
of America.n aviators killed in the
French service.
At ' Washington Heights army of
ficers and civilians presided over the
dedication of a memorial to soldiers,
sailors and marines of the world war.
The statue, a group figure 12 feet
high, representing the three branches
of the service, was the gift of Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney. Names of
357 men of Washington Heights
who died in battle were carved about
the base of the memorial. : v
Every military and naval uniform
of the nation was represented in a
huge parade in Brooklyn.
Wells-Abbott-Nieman, Inc., v
Open Two Grain Elevators
Schuyler. Neb., May 30. (Special
Telegram.) The reorganized Wells-Abbott-Nicman
Company, Inc., . be
gan business Monday morning with
O. F. Frisbee of Yukon, Okl., gen
eral manager. . The elevators at
Schuyler and Rogers were opened
for business and the milling plant will
start grinding about July 15. - The
personnel of the new organization is
now'being completed so that by the
date of the opening the force will be
competent to care for an output of
about 1,500 barrels daily, about one
half the capacity.
Man Falls 11 Stories;
Only Slightly Dazed
Greensburg, Pa., May 30. Plung
ing 11 stories from the top of the
Penn Albert hotel here, Graham C.
Reihl. 36. was picked up and al
though slightly dazed, was found to
be uninjured.
Reihl was working a a plasterer
on the top floor of the building,
which is nearly completed, when he
lost his balance and fell, landing on
a sand pile.
ng Declare Maintained
Union Rather Than Emanci-
, pation Supreme Chapter
in U. S. Hiittory.
New Memorial Dedicated
Washington. May 30. "Mi in
t lined union and nationality.'' rather
thiin "rmnripation," w declared to
le the Miprrme chapter in American
hi-tory by I'resideut Harding, in an
ailiirt? today, accepting the Lincoln
mcniorial in behalf of the American
people. Lincoln would have com
f.ri'wiinrit with s'ivery. Mr. Harding
li dared, while cleaving to his great
j purpoe maintenance of the "inheri
tance handed douit by tnc toumliiig
f:.ther."
Declaration that the new memorial
was fittingly placed near the tower
ing spire of the Washington monu
ment, Mr. Harding said that Wash
ington, the founder, and Lincoln, the
siour, "orfered outstanding proof
that a representative popular gov
ernment, constitutionally founded,
can find its own way to salvation and
accomplishment."
The president spoke as follows:
Supreme Satisfaction.
"It is a supreme satisfaction offi
cially to accept on behalf of the gov
ernment the superb monument to the
saviour of the republic. No official
duty could he more welcome, no
oflicial function more pleasing. This
memorial edifice is a noble tribute,
gratefully bestowed, and in its offer
ing is the reverent heart of America;
in its dedication is the consciousness
of reverence and gratitude beauti
fully expressed.
"Somehow, my emotions incline
me to speak -simply as a reverent
and grateful American, rather than
one in oflicial responsibility. I am
thus inclined because the true meas
ure of Lincoln is in his place today
in the heart of American citizenship,
though near half a century has
passed since his collosal service and
his martyrdom. In every moment
of ceri'l. in every hour of discourage
ment, whenever the clouds gather,
there is the image of Lincoln to
rivet our hopes and to renew our
faith;
Supreme Chapter.
"The supreme chapter in history
is not emancipation, though that
achievement would have exalted
Lincoln, throughout all the ages.
The simple truth is that Lincoln,
recognizing an established order,
would have compromised with the
slavery that existed, if he could have
halted its extension. Mating human
slavery as he did, he doubtless be
lieved in its ultimate abolition
through the developing conscience
of the American, people, but he
would have been the last man in the
republic to resort to arms to effect
its abolition. Emancipation was a
means to the great end maintained
union and nationality. Here was the
great purpose, here the towering
hope. ' here the supreme faith. He
treasured the inheritance handed
down by the founding fathers, the
ark of the covenant wrought through
their heroic sacrifices, and builded in
their inspired genius.. The union
must be preserved. It was the cen
tral thought, the unaltered purpose,
the unyielding intent, the foundation
of faith. It was worth every sacri
fice, justified every cost, steeled the
heart, to sanction every crimsoned
tide of blood.
Bitterly Assailed.
"No leader was ever more unspar
ingly criticized or more bitterly as
sailed. He was lashed . by angry
(Turn t Pare Two, Column Seven.)
Rail Shops Crafts
Deliver Ultimatum
,.
Chicago, May 30.-(By A. P.)
A virtual ultimatum to the United
States Railroad labor board was pre
sented by the federated shop crafts
unions, representing 400,000 railway
employes, in a request today for a
conference with the board on Thurs
day, when the federal body will be
asked to take immediate jurisdic
tion of all cass in which railroads
are alleged to be disobeying the
board's orders.
If the board declines, a strike bal
lot will go out at once to shop men
all over the country, it was said.
Footpads to Have Tough
Sledding in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, May 30. The out
look for the diligent footpad in
Buenos Aires is not by any means a
pleasant one, the chief of police hav
ing ruled that when arrested he must
travel over a "via dolorosa" of 46
stations. 'The plan is to give the
police of all sections aji opportunity
of making the man's acquaintance
with a view to the possibility ot their
meeting him again.
Twelve hours on view at each
of 46 police stations, with the rest
of the time in the central station,
plus photographing, finger prints,
and a 1 careful biographical sketch
form the program for entertaining
each guest.
Pihchot Spent $82,233 to
Win G. O. P. Nomination
Philadelphia, Pa.. May 30. Clif
ford Pinchot, republican nominee
for governor of Pennsylvania, yester
day filed his expense account, show
ing he had expended $93,562.14. of
which he contributed $82,253.97. The
Pinchot for governor committee cer
tified to spending $117,013.08. with
unpaid bills of $4,692.43. There is
no legal limit to campaign expen
ditures in Pennsylvania.
Attorney General George E. Alter.
Mr. Pinchot's defeated opponent, filed
an account showing he had spent
j $1,131.80.
Progressives See
Insidious Move
to Wreck Party
Leaders Think Socialist Labor
Activities Engineered Either
by Friends of Howell or
".'Hitchcock.
-Lincoln, May 30. (Special Tele
gram.) A determined effort by an
unidentified source is under way to
break up the third party.
That much is admitted by the third
party leaders, who refused to be
quoted directly. They charge that
this movement is either being en
gineered by friejids of R. B. Howell,
anxious to keep the Nonpartisan
league from calling for third party
tickets at the primary or from
friends of Senator Gilbert M. Hitch
cock, who wish to sec Howell nom
inated. The charge is made that ccrtrin
of the so-called labor socialist lead
ers, many of them Omaha men, are
secretly working either for Howell
and Hitchcock and are constantly
agitating trouble in the third party
in an endeavor to wreck it.
Want Townley Here.
The most recent bit of political
strategy reported here is an at
tempt to get A. C. Townley into
Nebraska again to speak to a called
mass convention of nonpartisan
leaguers to repeat his exhortations
along the balance, of power plan.
The Townley plan is directly op
posed to a third party movement
and embodies sending the league
members into either the republican
or democratic primaries to nomi
nate men wearing old party gar
ments, who are suited to their
taste.
The fact that such a scheme is
being worked out is more firmly es
tablished in the report of a Non
partisan league meeting held at Nor
folk, where it was urged to hold a
statewide league meeting in advance
of the primaries.
' Wray May Be Peacemaker.
A report was circulated here today
that Arthur G. Wray, who, is sched
uled to run against A. H. Bigelow,
Omaha, for third party nomination
for United States senator, would
come here tomorrow in an effort to
harmonize the many third party keys
admittedly put out of tujie recent;
ly by . agitation starting from the
mysterious source.
The labor-socialist wing of the
third party is determined that Wrav
shall not oppose Bigelow and shall
run for governor. That further
strengthens suspicions pointed to
above because with Wray and Nor
ton opponents they would take
more votes into the third party pri
maries than with only one sena
torial candidate.
But Wrav has been put on rec
ord time and again as favoring Nor
ton s halt-democratic, half third
pasty candidacy for governor and
has made numerous public utter
ances declaring himself a senatorial,
candidate. His senatorial petitions
and Norton's gubernatorial petitions
are in circulation among signers of
the third party pact at this time.
Forest Fires Raging
Along Grand Trunk Line
Trince Rupert. B. C, May 30.
Serious forest fires, fanned by a
heavy wind, were burning on three
sides of Prince George yesterday and
practically all the timber along the
line of the Grand Trunk railroad be
tween here and Giscome was on fire.
A number of sawmills jut getting
ready for operation were in danger
of destruction. i
Engine Knocks Girl
Into River; Purse Lost
Spokane, Wash., M?y 30. Lucile
Erfle, 18, was none the worse today
despite her encounter with a loco
motive on a railroad trestle here yes
terday. The engine knocked the girl
into the Spokane river. The crew
stopped and fished her out. She lost
her pocketbook. -
Veterans Gather
to Pay Respects to
Comrades' Memory
Spirit of Memorial Day Ex
pressed in Parade and
Exercises at City
Audtitoriuni.
The spirit of Memorial day was ex
pressed yesterday in a parade' which
moved from Sixteenth street and
Capitol avenue to the Auditorium,
and in public exercises at. the Audi
torium under auspices of the Grand
Army of the Republic Weather con
ditions prevented a large attendance.
The parade was in charge of the
American Legion and United Span
ish War veterans, with Capt. . Frank
H. Whippcrman as marshal, assisted
by Frank Kohlert and Amos Thomas.
Members of the Grand Army re
viewed the column of younger
heroes. ' 1
Eight representatives tfrom each of
the American .Legion, the Disabled
American Veterans and the Veterans
of Foreign Wars formed an escort
tor the G. A.' R. veterans at the re
viewing stand..
Rev. J. W. G. Fast, pastor of
First Methodist church, speaker of
the day at the Auditorium exercises
discussed "The Ideals of the Repub
lic." He adjured his hearers to cher
ish the ideals nyon which this nation
was founded.
Republic Founded on Ideals.
"It is well for 20th century man
hood and womanhood to remember
that we might just as well stop the
rising of tomorrow's sun as to. at
tempt the elimination' of the ideal as
a part of the . mental and spiritual
equipment of our national life," Dr.
F'ast said.
"Our republic is founded on great
and lasting ideals," he continued.
(Tarn to Paiie Two, Column Two.)
Wirth Praises English
for Genoa Meeting
Berlin, May 30. (By A. P.)-.
Chancellor Wrirth' reviewed the
Genoa conference in the reichstag to
day. It was Great Britain, he said,
who took the initiative in convoking
the conference for the purpose of
bringing the peoples o.r Europe to
gether to 'discuss and remove the
differences existing among the, peo
ples of the world. It was a bold,
great and sublime idea, perhaps, too
great to be realized under present
conditions.
The absence of the United States
and the attitude of France ultimately
restricted the agenda, declared the
chancellor.
Dr. Wirth expressed the thanks of
the German people and the afflicted
peoples, to Great Britain for her
leadership in keeping the conference
alive. There had hardly been a con
versation among the delegates in
which reparations were not dis
cussed, although not a part of the
agenda. ' The entente, by Article 116
of the peace treaty forced the Ger
mans to n--' n honorable settle
ment with Russia.
Belleek Sailent
Now in Control
of Republicans
Special Ulster Constables
Driven From Six Counties
Fighting at. Var
ious Points.
Belfast, May 30. Strong forces
of the Irish republican army are
now well within the Six County
territory and are consolidating the
ground won. It became necessary
for the special constables compris
ing the Ulster forces to withdraw
from a considerable section known
as the Belleek salient in Ferman
agh county, and this is now tn pos
session of the Nrepublicans.
The military are confining them
selves to sending out observation
parties which remain for a brief
time and then return to Ennis
killen. The Omagh garrison was rein
forced this afternoon by a large
contingent of the staff officers of
the regiment and the soldiers) also
arrived at Castlederg, Tyrone coun
ty, three miles from the border.
Fighting Occurs.
Fighting has occurred at various
points, the most significant in the
vicinity of Pettiegoe, County Done
gal, where the military torces were
under fire for the first time in the
border troubles. There -were sharp
clashes also between Ulster and
southern Irish forces near Lifford
and Strabane on the Tyrone-Donegal
border, armored cars and ma
chine guns being brought into ac
tion. Refugees arc fleeing in large num
bers from the invested area, leaving
their worldly possesions behind.
About 75 serious fires have' taken
place during the present outbreak of
incendiarism. . The damage is esti
mated at 500,000 pounds sterling.
McParland Re-Elected
President of I. T. U.
Colorado Springs. May 30. John
McParland was re-elected president
of the International Typographical
union in the election held May 24, ac
cording to' returns from 660 of the
780 local unions received at the Un
ion Printers' home tin to last night.
McParland defeated Walter Barrett,
present first vice president, by 3.100
vote. Charles P. Howard was elect
ed first vice president; James J. Ho
ban. second vice president, and John
W. Hays, secretary treasurer, the lat
ter being re-elected by 3,000 major
ity, according to the returns received
hece.
Thomas McCaffery of Colorado
Springs received the highest vote for
trustee of the union printers' home,
the other successful candidates being
Seth Brown and Malcolm A. Knock.
The 120 unions to be heard from
arc all small ones, and will not
change the result. John C. Daley,
superintendent Of the home, said to
night. The Weather
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Fred HrwHii, (J rubbed by I.io
t oln Woman, Wrct Self
Free Men Nearby
Withhold Aid.
Stops Pursuit With Gun
Lincoln. May JW.-tSpeeUU-Frfd
Rrow.'t, ewonvut. who held Uo
pirli prisoner in rhiin for more than
,10 hours Saturday afternoon and
Ninday near Itcnwn. a tihiirb of
Omaha. w raptured lirre this aft
ernoon at Trntv-lir and 1 strert
by Mt. Viotrt Dinunun. but ret
ed limurlf free and escaped.
Keiual of three men v the street
to anowcr Mi. Duigman's cries gave
Brown an opportunity to wrrt him--rlf
clear from the woman and fire
into an ". A he fled, he turned
and levelled a revolver at Mrs. Ding
man, who had followed him.
Has Opportunity to Hide.
Mrs. .Dingham telephoned to po
lite. They mistook her to say
Twenty-first avid T streets and for
half an hour searched that neighbor
hood, giving Brown an opportunity
to hide in any one of a 100 placrs
near the Rock Island station and
rooming houses which abound in the
neighborhood where he was seen.
Hundreds of Lincoln people were
scouring that section of the city
tonight headed by Lincoln police.
Warden W. T. Fenton and parole
officers who would recognise
Brown instantly.
Tolicc officers declared they be
lieved the story told by Mrs. Ding
man. It was at their request that
Mrs. Dingman walked the street?
of Lincoln today in the neighbor
hood where Brown lived in hopes
she wnuld see him. Mrs. Dingman
formerly lived in the same rooming
houe with Brown and knew him
well.
Seized by Woman.
"I saw him crossing the street."
Mrs. Dingman said, "and Hopped.
I held out my hand and said: 'Hel
lo, Mr. Brown.' He answered and
I asked him when he came to
town. He said he arrived last
night.
"We walked along together until
I saw three men opposite us. Then
I jumped in front of him and
grabbed both his arms. The men
didn't budge. He broke loose. I
followed until he pulled, out a re
volver. Then t ran half a block
to a telephone.
- The three men and other perions
who saw the fight from a distance
verify the story told by Mrs. Ding
man. They said they believed it
was a family row which had taken
on pugilistic dimensions and re
fused to interfere.
Joint Land Banks Are
Chartered on Coast
' Washington, May 30. Issuance by
the federal farm loan board of char
ters forjour joint stock land banks,
whose combined territory will cm
brace . practically the entire Pacific
coast, was announced by W. H.
Joyce, acting secretary of - the
board. - .
The four institutions chartered
will begin loaning operations im
mediately. They have been organized
by 10 of the leading banks of the
west coast as follows: Mercantile
Trust company of San Francisco,
Security Trust and Savings bank of
Los Angeles, First National bank
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles Trust
and Savings bank, First National
bank of Portland, Ore.-; Seattle Na
tional bank of Seattle. . State Na
tional bank of Salt Lake City, Na
tional Copper bank of Salt Lake
City, Desert National bank of Salt
Lake City and the Walker Bros,
bank of Salt Lake City.
The combined capital and surplus
of the four stock land banks is
$1,100,000 and as wider the federal
farm loan act they may loan IS times
their capital and surplus their im
mediate loaning capacity is $16,500,
000. .
Sheriffs Check Record
of Sailor Slain by Ward
White Plains, N. Y., May 30. '
Westchester county officials," in
vestigating the killing of - Clarence "
Peters, former sailor, by Walter S.
Ward, wealthy baker's son, en
deavored today to check up on the
movements of the slain man at the
United States marine corps training
station at Paris Island. S. C. where
fit was reported, he tried to enlist
but was rejected because of an un.
satisfactory navy record.
Sheriff Werner heard that Peters :
missed a train from Paris Island to
New York and had to remain over
a day, in which event, it was said,
he must have arrived here only a
few hours before he was slain.
Detectives went to New York to
question Christopher Ryan, the res
taurant worker, who said he was
offered $500 by a woman to kill
someone in the Ward household.
They also hoped to find some trace
of the woman. Deputy sheriffs also
were looking up other places in
New York, where, it is said, Ward
or Peters were well known.
Southern Chinese "Forces
Take Important Position
London. May 30. The army of
Dr. Sun Yat Sen has captured Tay
ling, a position considered the most
important stronghold v the Province
ot Kiangs'. says a dispatch . tOj the'
Times from Hongkong. The south
ery army also took 40 field guns
and much ammunition.
Sun's army is pursuing the enemy
and soon will attack Kanchow. The
dispatch says there are great re
joicings in Canton over the victory.
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