Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-19
JOSEPH FRANK, IOWA
GUARDSMAN, KILLED
Run Over by Rock Island
Freight Train While Guard
ing Bridge Near Valley
junction.

Des MONIES, la, May lS,-(Spe-
cial )-Joseph Frank, NatlonaI
guardsman, metlbcr of Company B,
Waterloo. while guarding the twin
bridges near Valley Junction. was
run over by a Rock Island freight
train today. and instantly killed. Full
details of the accident have not been
reported. He is said to have been oil
duty when the accident occurred.
Frank came originally from Kan
sas CITY. He had a cousin in Water
loo and enlisted in the Waterloo COM
pany.
Underwriters Meet Here.
Life insurance men from all over
the country are in Des MONIES for
the second annual northwest congress
of the life underwriters. which opened
at the Auditorium today. In add
ton TO the regular attendance, dele
gates from four different insurance
composites holding conventions here
are also attending the underwriters
convention.
Selective Service Board.
Sheriff John Griffin has his regis
tration boards for the selective serv-
ice nearly all complete for Polk
county. 1t is understood the sherlffs
over the state have their boards prac-
tically selected. When the president
issues his proclamation the date tor
holding the registration will become
known. It is expected II Will be
about eight days after the procIanla-
ton is issued.
Believes Kelly Innocent.
Detective J. N. Wilkerson, who was
in Des Moines last night, stated IN an
interview that to his certain knowll-
edge Rev. Lynn George ]. Kelly Is
not guilty of the Villisca ak murders.
He said he spent no little time III, IN
vestigating Kelly and that. he does
not attach any importance to the
published statement of the attorney
general. "There is absolutely moth
ing new in what Mr.. Havner declares
the ground of his suspicion against
Kelly" he said. 81 have gone into
every detail to which the attorney
general refers, and to the satisfaction
of the members of the two families.
have proven that there IS nothing
to the rumors on which the indict-
ment against Kelly is based"
Cheap Produce Plan Thwarted.
F. A. Schwartz of Mercedes, Tcxr
who had announced that he would
place carload OF vegetables on the
city market here at comparatively
low prices, notified the market mas
ter that he had sold his entire car
load and therefore had changed his
plans about putting the produce on
the market. He came to DessMoines
after being unable to dispose OF his
vegetables probably at Kansas City.
The market master says that as soon
as the Texan announced he would
put the vegetables on the market.
spirited bidding started for his car
and he soon sold out to good ad-
vantage.
Sugar Contract Left.
The state board OF control has
awarded a contract for sugar to a
Waterloo concern at $500 per 100
pounds, as compared to 1924 per 100
paid a year ago. The contract is for
a six months supply, amounting to
$4,000 pounds.
Confer on Liberty Loan.
Governor w. L. Harding has ap-
pointed State Treasurer Z. H. Hoyt
to represent him in the conference
of governors OF the middle west, to
be held Saturday and Sunday at St.
Paul, which will be addressed by Sec
rotary OF the Treasury w. 6. Nc
Adoo on the subject Of the Liberty
Loan. The governor will not be able
TO attend. Governor Harding is pre-
pairing a list Of men in each county
OF the state who will act as the coun-
~ representatives Of the state de-
fcnse hoard