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Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
Kelly Slept in Ewing Home on the
Night of the Hlisca Ak Murders
By EDWARD BLACK,
(Staff Correspondent for The Bee.)

Red Oak, Ia, Sept. l9.-(Special
Telegram.)-It was at the home of
Rev. and Mrs. w. J.. Ewing at Vii
lisca that Rev. Lyn G. J. Kelly stay
ed Sunday night, June 9. lol2-the
night of the ak murders.
The Ewings testified in court that
they had never seen Kelly before
that Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Kelly had
been assigned to. rural churches. at
Pilot Grove and Arlington, near VII
lisca. Through some mutual acquaint-
ance arrangements were made for
Kelly to be guest that Sunday night
at the Ewing home.
Children's day exercises were held
at the Presbyterian church of which
Mr.. Ewing was pastor. The church
is across the street from the Ewing
home. Kelly attended young peo.
pies meeting before the childreh's
program, returning witt, the Ewings
to their home about $50, after the
exercises.
The Ewings slept in a tent, while
their guest occupied an upstairs room
and was. alone in the house. He
said he would leave about 5 o'clock
the next morning for Macedonia
where he intended to get his house.
hold effects and return to Viliisca.
Two weeks after the murders Kelly
returned to Villisca and delivered
sermon in the Ewing church. He oc.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
Optional Clause in War,
Insurance is AssaiIed

Washington, Sept. 19.-Public
hearings on the soldiers and sailors
insurance bill were concluded today
before the senate finance subcom-
mittee, with insurance men and 9TH
,ers suggsstiaassasiau changes, The
subcommittee hopes to report the
measure this week.
An amendment permitting disabled
soldiers to remain under the care .of
the surgeon general Of the United
States during rehabilitation was
urged BY DR.. Charles w. Richardson
OF Washington. !,
The. section which makes optional
the taking of insurance by enlisted
men was vigorously assailed by
George E. Ide, president of the Home
Life Insurance company of New
York, who asserted it opened the
door for future pension legislation,
was too vague, utterly unsound in
principle, and was class legislation"
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
.s.OFFERs HALF
WAGE INCREASE
PAID STRIKERS
Builders Making Only Ten Per
Cent Profit to Be Aided
in Paying Higher
Wages.
tBy Associated Press.)

Washington, Sept. 1o.-The govern
ment today opened way for possible
settlement of strikes in Pacific coast
ship yards by offering to pay half
OF any wage. increases for companies
making not more than 10 per cent
profits on Communicated ships. San
Francisco builders in whose plants a
strike OF iron workers is in progress
agreed to consider the workers de-
mands for more pay on. the shipping
boards costs, and prospects for set
Ting the strike were reported bright
Chairman Hurley of the board post
poned indefinitely trip to the coast
on which he had intended to start to-
night Agents Of the board and Of
the Department of Labor in San
francisco reported that the employers
and men seemed near an agreement
and that work on commandeered ships
might be resumed within few days.
Ship Builling Must Not Stop.
Mr.. Hurley conferred again today
with Samuel Gompers and other Of
flcials of the American Federation of
Labor. Tomorrow he will give atten-
tion to the strikes at Seattle, Port
land and other Pacific coast points
and indications were that they might
be settled on the basis Of the pro-
posal made to San Francisco builders.
The shipping boards action is con-
sidered significant, inasmuch as II in
dicates belief that the workers de-
mand for higher pay should be
granted. The board also emphasizes
its determination not to let any diff
ferenees prevent the speedy prosecu-
ton Of its big ship building program.
To avoid being compelled to pay a
proportion of wage increases for COM
panies making big profits on govern
nent contrtcats, however, the pres
ent offer specified that profits of more
than 10 per cent must be applied to
the governments share OF the pay
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
U. S. VESSEL
SINKS Diver
IN NORTH SEA
Berlin Correspondent Of Da-
nish Newspaper Says Armed
Steamer Comes to Aid
Of Neutral Ship.

Christiania, Sept. l9-The Bergen
correspondent of the Aftonsladet says
that the armed steamer which sank a
German submarine in the North sea
while the U-boat was shelling f,eu-
tral sailing vessel was an American
vessel.
British Sinks Two Divers.
Two Germans submarines have
been sunk by British naval forces, re,
ports the Bergen correspondent Of the
'Sidens Tcgns. Six men from the u
boats were taken prisoners.
An armed British steamer In the
North Sea sank a German submarine
which was shelling neutral sailing
vessel. The second submarine was
sunk by British torpedo boat de-
stroyer while attacking. an armed
steamer. u
More Steamers Sunk.
London. Sept. lo.--The American
steamer Platuria was torpedoed by a
German submarine on September IS,
Forty-hve survivors have been landed
by the Italian steamer Andrea. The
master of the Platuria and eight OF
the crew were drowned.
The Platuria was a tank steamship
OF 3,445 tons register, owned by the
Standard Oil company, and was for
merly known as the Diamant. It left
Newport News, Va, in July with a
cargo Of oil for Italian ports. II was
commanded by Captain John Leslie.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
GOODWIN SUES
WIFE'S FOLKS FOR
$4,000 DAMAGES
Declares He and Spouse, For
merIy Miss Sarah FogeIson,
Happy When Parents
4 @4,. Interfered.

Hyman l.. Goodwin has commenced
suit for $25,000 for alienation of his
wifes affection and conspiracy against
Mr.. and Mrs. Hirsh F. Fogelson, par
ents of his wife; Tillie Fogelson, her
cousin, and Henry Monsky, an Omaha
attorney, who is charged with con-
spiracy. Tf
Goodwin alleges that he was a tea
and coffee salesman making $50 a
week when he met Sarah Fogelson
in Lincoln. 1t was a case of loveSat
first sight with him and he immedi-
ately commenced courtship.
Four Months courtship. r..
After four months wooing he won
her love, respect and affection. They
became engaged and the date was set
for the wedding. He gave her a
caret and a half diamond engagement
ring. The engagement was publicly
announced. ...
From the first her. mother was ex-
tremely opposed to the marriage. The
bride, however. proposed an elope-
ment in case the parents refused TO
give their consent. She insisted that
she would not break the engagement
under, any circumstance.
On August S they were married in
Lincoln and came to Omaha on a
wedding trip. AtH 80 the following
day he was arrested on complaint of
his former employers for embezz1e-
ment. - r-.t.s
Long Trip Planned.
He alleges that on August they
were living together and planning an
extensive trip. The defendants in this
suit came to their rooms and forcibly
took his wife to the Office of Mon
sky. On leaving, he says, his wife
told him that they could not keep
her and that she would be back.
He followed her to the Office OF
Monsky. where he was forcibly
elected. by Monsky. He alleges that
they blackened his character to his
wife and endeavored to have her leave
him.
Last week Goodwin filed suit for
$4,000 against his former employers
for damages. He was released on the
embezzlement charge, as there was
no prosecution. s. - -..-. .
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
SUedish Premier to Retire
Lindn,an VIII Succeed Hin,

Stockholm, Sept. lo.-The Associ-
ated Press Is informed that Premier
Swartz may retire and that Admiral
Lindman, the foreign minister, win
reorganize the cabinet with him.
self as premier. In the event that
Premier Swartz retires, new men
will be named for the posts of for
eign minister and minister Of JUS
tice, the rest Of the present min
listers being retained. A decision
will be made Wednesday
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
WHEAT PRICES
DUE FOR SLUMP,
!. SAYS HOOVER
Food Administrator Sends
Word There is No Hope for
Higher Prices and Advises
Farmers to Sell Now.

Hoover says present price for
wheat will drop at least one-half as
soon as war closes and great stocks
in countries now inaccessible are re-
leased. He also says that present
price tor other reasons may soon
be reduced. He says there is no
hope for. higher wheat price and
advises all farmers to sell now"
The above telegram was received
this morning from G. w. Wattles,
food administrator for Nebraska, by
E. V. Parrish, vice chairman of the
Nebraska food conservation commit
tee. -... ..t......
Administrator Wattles was called
to Washington to confer with Hoov-
er in regard to conservation in Ne
braska. 49,. ... ....,, .,.. l.
The tone of the telegram is signifi-
cant in that it gives no satisfaction to
the farmer who is holding his wheat.
Reports coming into Omaha since
the government fixed the price Of
wheat have told of the reluctance of
farmers to dispose of their grain at
the established figure. The reports
said the farmers were storing their
wheat and absolutely refusing to sell
at the fixed price. Hoover's asser-
ton gives no encouragement to the
farmers who is following this prac-
tice. The food administrator unquali-
fedly declares there is no hope for
higher prices even, though the war
should end. He even ventures TO pre-
dict that wheat will dropato one-half
its present. value if peace comes, and
says that a reduction probably will
come within short period anyhow
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
GRAND JURY TO
PROBE CHARGE
OF JURY FIXING
Sensation Created in District
Court When Special Prose-:
cutor Mcclure Tells Of
Talk Of Tampering.

A special grand jury may be called
to investigate alleged jury tampering
in istriet court. t....a .t.
Special Prosecutor MCGUIRE, ap-
pointed by Governor Neville to head
the drive against bootIegging in Oma-
ha, created a sensation in district
court yesterday, when he declared
he had received well substantiated re-
ports that veniremen trying appeal
liquor cases had been approached. /
To Go After Guilty Ones.
II have reliable information cer-.
tain persons are trying to get to- dis
tfietcourt juries hearing appeal liquor
cases, declared the special prosecu-
tor, who is representing the state in
all the cases carried to the higher
court. II probably will .sx that a
grand jury be called to make a thor
ough probe of these reports. Jury
tampering is a serious offense and
every effort will be made to bring to
justice anyone guilty Of such a crime"
Complaint that veniremen hearing
liquor appeal cases were being ap-
preached was made to Judge Estelle
Tuesay night. d
Would Arrest Suspects.
Another complaint was made to
Judge Sears, presiding judge for dis
trict court, Wednesday morning. The
judges said any persons suspected of
approaching jurymen would be ar
rested.
Judge Sears called in jurylnen and
instructed them to report to him at
once if anyone attempted to approach
them. +
The first liquor appeal case in dis
trict court resulted in hung jury.
The second case was victory for the
state.
After being out twenty-five and
one-half hours jury hearing the case
of the state against Frank Kahout,
charged with illegal transportation of
liquor, came in and reported to Judge
Estelle a disagreement. The venire-
men stock eight to four for acquital.
Judge Estelle discharged the jury.
Kahout will be tried on the same
charge by jury two weeks hence,
according to Prosecutor Mcclure.
Did Not Like Witnesses.
1t is said the Kahout jury failed to
arrive at decision because of the
character of some Of the states wit
nesses."
In the case Of the state against
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
Chinese Smugg|ers Indicted
BY Grand Jury at Frisco

San Francisco, Cal. Sept. l9.-Five
indictments, charging twenty-five
Chinese men and women with con-
spring to effect the illegal entrance
into the United States Of thousands
OF young Chinese, and with perjury
incident to testimony given before
immigration inspectors, were returned
today by the federal grand, jury. The
indictments were the outgrowth Of
an investigation conducted by Solici-
tor John B. Densmore Of the De-
partment of Labor, which resulted in
the suspension from Office OF fourteen
employees of the immigration station.
1t was alleged that the indicted
Chinese were members Of an interna-
tional smuggling ring which main
tanned in Hongkong a school at which
children were taught to evade the
immigration laws.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
Government Price for
Copper Revealed Soon

Washington, Sept. l9.-Announce-
ment of the price to be paid by the
government for copper is expected
within two days, possibly tomorrow.
Indications today were the war indus
trial board would determine the price
and was about ready to make an
nouncement, but after a conference
with. the president and later meet
ing it was said decision had been
deferred for day or two. III
The government is now buying
large quantities of copper under
agreement to pay-the price tobe fixed
by the board. -.-s
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
Bartlett Pears Go at
Sacrifice in Auction

Chicago, Sept. Dat the fruit auc-
tion here today Bartlett pears from
the state of Washington sold at the
unusually low average price of ST a
box and in some instances down to
S. cents. 1t costs rs cents a box to
ship the pears in refrigerated cars,
and Is cents for the box, it was said.
Fruit was too far ripened to permit
holding in stock and had to he sac
rihced.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
VICTIM OF PARANorA.

VICTIM OF PARANoIA.
Counsel for Kelly brought out in
their examination Of witnesses wher-
ever possible that the accused preach-
er is victim of paranoia. In this
connection they are seeking to show
that Kelly's mental infirmities are
such that he has become obsessed
with the idea that he committed the
crime Of which he is innocent.
Stress was laid upon the fact that
Kelly has had many delusions during
the i've years since the ak crime.
Witnesses were questioned about
Kelly's obsession along lines indicat-
ing that the defense will attempt At
the proper moment to entirely djs.
credit the confession read to the iurv
yesterday, in which he admitted hav-
ing killed the Moore family and the
Stillinger girls and told In circumstar-
tial detail detail just how he Welded
the nurderous ak.
J. ]. Ferguson, Council Bluffs, court
reporter, referred to the defendant as
rather nutty."
Decidedly unsound mind" were
the words Of w. c. Ratciiff OF Red
Oak.
Bachelor as Witness.
A feature of today's testimony was
the appearance OF Charles Bachelor,
sl2 North Seventh street, Council
Bluffs. former constable and now city
solicitor for the Nonpareil. Bachelor
was one OF the a''decoy ducks" SO
characterized by Judge Mitchell, who,
~ his opening statement to the Jury,
charged that Bachelor aud w. r.
Lahman of Missouri Valley were
decorated" with handouts and over
alls and placed in the cell with Kelly
at Logan last month for psychology
ical effect.
Bachelor said Sheriff Groneweg OF
Council Bluffs arranged thta he should
go to Logan, explained the matter,
and upon his arrival at Logan Dep
uty Sheriff Atkins adjusted the hand.
cuffs upon the witness and Lahman
and furnished the overalls.
Bachelor was told Kelly was sus-
picious of detectives and s'they"
wanted some responsible men to hear
what Kelly might have to say. He
said he went to Logan jail about 10
p. m. and left about 4:30 a. m.
we were to appear as automobile
holdups and were told they were go
ing to read additional notices to
Kelly" said the witness.
Ratcliff and Jackson related sub.
stantially the same testimony regard
ing the trip to Sioux Falls during
April, 1914, to see Kelly, who was in
the federal jail there. Both pro-
nounced Kelly Of unsound mind at
that time. Ratcliff quoted Kelly as
saying on that occasion that he did
not commit the Villisca crime. He
described the minister-defendant as
excitable, wild and in pitiable con-
dition. These witnesses related
Kelly's fear Of detectives in general
and Detective Longnecker of Omaha
in particular.
Afraid OF Longnecker.
kelly told ME Longnecker ac-
cused hin OF the crime and had nearly
driven him crazy" said Ratclif. This
statement also was made in effect by
Jackson.
In your judgment was Kelly of
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
Second Contingent is g. :. :.
Arriving at Funston

Camp Funston, Junction City, Kan.
Sept. 1o.-Twenty-seven hundred
men, the first contingento OF the sec
ond division of the initial quota OF
the national army, are arriving to-
lay at Camp Funston from Missouri,
Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and New
Mexico.
The new arrivals, like the first con-
.ingent now in camp, will be equip
,ed with overalls pending the arrival
Of uniforms, officers Of the quarter
masters corps say.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
Boston Observes
First of WheatleSs DAYS

Boston, Sept. 19.-This was the
first Of the two wheatless days
week prescribed by the state food
administration. Responses to the
appeal received from hotels, restaur-
ants and clubs Throughout the state
indicated it would be difficult to buy
white bread with any meal today.
Thousands of housewives also have
agreed to cooperate in the move
ment to save wheat.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20

TWO LONG TRAINS. =
An immense crowd Of Omahans
was at the train in spite Of the early
hour to tell the boys goodby. Fully
5000 were here, fearful mothers and
sad fathers, anxious sweethearts and
Friends, all hiding their grief as best
they could that the last memories Of
home the boys carried away might
be one of smiles and pride in their
courage. .a
At S:45 a long Union Pacific train
left, carrying 25o men from the
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth districts. As
soon as this had left the train shed,
the Missouri Pacific train carrying
boys from the Third district followed.
As the boys leaned out of the car
windows before they left they were
a sight of which any city might be
proud. Chosen after severe examina-
tions, these who had passed the test
were fine, clean set of young Amer
leans, with clear eyes and firm mouths
that told of the innate determination
that must make for victory on the
fields of France. o
Every lad was laughing--it might
have been pleasure party bound for
some convention instead of the youth
of the nation going forth to the stern
realities of war.
Not a Step Falters. =.
As they marched down to the sta
ton to the music of military band,
not step faltered. With shoulders
squared they strobe along, conquerers
already in mind.
On the station platform fearful
mothers watched their boys and tried
10 send them off with smile. Most
of them succeeded and it was not
till the train had gone that they broke
down sobbing. Many had to be as
sisted from the station as they lett.
Fourth district representatives prob
ably will be taken for valentine
party all along the way, for from each
mans coat .dangled-a large red paste
board heart decorated with cupids! At
a late hour Tuesday night the board
discovered it had no means OF tag
Qing its men for the entrainment. so
Richard Brady, son of T. E. Brady,
one of the members. volunteered to
get some tags" and these were all he
could find at that time. No one cared,
however, and the red hearts added to
the jollity of the occasion.
The Fifth district bore no cards,
but the members were easily spotted
by their wrist watches, the flowers
in their buttonholes and the boxes OF
CANDY and such souvenirs heaped upon
them by friends. One young lad car
ried FIVE boxes in his arms and friends
were still handing them up to him
when the train left.
This train picked up loZ more
men at Lincoln and sixteen more at
Beatrice, and is scheduled to reach
Camp Funston at $3.50 tonight.
! Railroad officials threw open the
! gates at the station and mothers and
sisters and sweethearts as well as
fathers and brothers crowded out
onto the tracks and filled up the.
space usually used in handling trains.
The Liberty Italian band of thirty
pieces was on hand to cheer the boys
with patriotic airs and succeeded
right we'll. =
The Omaha contingent made up
but one train Of the 100000 men Of the
national army today on their way to
sixteen environments to undergo ali
intensive training period, preparatory
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
aII American Vessels-to
Be Used for ARMY Abroad

Atlantic City, N. J., Sept. 49,
Within the next six months the de-
Inand of the American army abroad
will require that the government di-
vert every American merchant vessel,
:oastwise and others, to overseas
,eryice, R. B. Stevens, vice chairman
af the United States shipping board,
:oday told the war convention here of
American business men.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
Sues for Damages to
Her Electric Automobile

Louise Metz Funk is suing Fred De
Weber for $1,l00 in district court for
alleged damages to her electric car.
A car driven by De Weber crashed
into the Funk electric at Twentieth
and Farnam streets last July, accord
ing to the petition.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
Odd Fellows in
Convention at Louisville

Louisville, Ky, Sept. le.-Odd Eel
lows from all parts of the United
States and Canada, who are here at
tending the ninety-third session Of The
sovereign grand lodge OF their order,
sidetracked business today to take
part in a patriotic parade with ap-
proximately $4,000 persons in the line
of march.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
Telegraph Operator
Killed hY Bandits

Fargo, N. D., Sept. lo.--George
Sheffield, telegraph operator at the
Great Northern station at Moorhead,
Mimi, was shot and killed early today
by two robbers when he snapped an
unloaded revolver at them instead of
obeying their command to hold up his
hands. The robbers escaped with $45.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
Moie Big Loans Made ......
To England and France

Washington, Sept. lo.-Loans OF
$50,000,000 to Great Britain and $20,-
100000 to France were made by the
government today, bringing the total
thus far advanced to the allies up to
$2.3ol 400. 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
Report Of British Casualties
DuriDu the Last Week

London, Sept. l9.--Casualties in the
British ranks reported for the week
ending yesterday follow:
Killed or died of wounds: 135 Off
GERS and Ass men.
Officers wounded or missing, 43l;
men wounded or missing, .2l,843.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
House and Senate
Auree on War Credits

Washington, Sept. Disagreement
on the war credits bill authorizing.
$ll,538,000,000 of new bonds and GER
tifcates was reached today by sem
ate and house conferees with no
change in the issues proposed
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
COURT STEN0GRAPHER TELLS
HOW MURDER CONFESSION WAS
MADE BY LITTLE MINISTER
Ferguson, Council Bluffs Reporter, Reads Shorthand
Notes Detailing Conversation Between Attorney
General Havner and Prisoner Accused of AK
Murder; Murderer Insane Said Kelly.
BY EDWARD BLACK.


Red, Oak, Ia, Sept 19.-(Special Telegram. THAT
mental condition win be made the issue in
defense of the little minister charged with the murder Of
today. *
Omaha daily bee., 1917-09-20
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LAUGHING AND CHEERING
GROUP IS SECOND QUOTA
OMAHA SENDS TO FUNSTON
Two Trains Leave Early for Ft Riley Cantonment as
Italian Liberty Band Plays Patriotic Airs and Mothers
and Sweethearts Shed Tears; South Side Boys
Leave Tonight After Banquet at Exchange

Douglas county, the second delegation of the the seec-
tive draft left yesterday for Camp Funston
ing for the world war.