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Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Fremont Police
Probe Robbery
Sheriff Working on Clue That
Bandit Gang Has Head
quarters in Bluffs.

Fremont, Neb., Feb. 1s.-(Special
Telegram. Police believe they have
found clues that might lead to the
uncovering of band of thieves with
headquarters in Council Bluffs with
the arrest of Earl McColum, %, Of
that city here today. McCollum tried
TO get a message to Ray Hill and
Ray aSnders as they came out of
justice court in the custody of an
officer.
Hill and Sanders are two suspects
being held in connection with the
attempted theft OF about 81 500 worth
of merchandise from a hardware
store Wednesday. The youths had
just received 40-day jail sentence
on vagrancy when McCollum whis-
pered to them that he had secured
lawyer and would soon have them
free.
McCollum is unable to give a sat-
isfactory explanation of his interest
in the two suspects, saying that he
had been hired in Council Bluffs by
two men, whom he did not know,
to bring this message to the prison-
ers, whom he happened to know as
casual acquaintances. He i. being
held for investigation with the report
from Council Bluffs that he has been
arrested on various occasions.
Sheriff Condit says he believes that
McCollum may have been the driver
of the car supposed to meet the
burglars at the store before the po-
lice interfered and the thieves were
forced TO flee through the roof.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
La Ross Schreiner to
Enter Kansas School

Fremont, Neb., Feb. 18.-(Special
Telegram. Mrs. Loretta Schreiner
has resigned the possession of her
son, La Cross, 8, under promise to
enroll him in the same private school
with his sister at Mcpherson, Kan,
and charges of incompetency against
the mother in county court have been
dropped
Mrs. Schreiner recently spent nine
days of a Today sentence in the
county Jail, where she refused to
touch food during her incarceration.
Upon her release, County Attorney ].
c. Cook filed petition alleging that
Mrs. Schreiner is religious fanatic
and the children are unsafe in her
care.
The case was scheduled for hear
ing on Mrs. Schreiner's mental COM
potency last Tuesday. On the pre-
vious afternoon she left for Kansas
where she enrolled her daughter in
the private school, while her son
was in the hands of county officials
pending the hearing, With her re-
turn, accompanied by affidavits prov
ing that she had made arrangements
to place the lad in school with his
twin sister, Mrs. Schreiner was al
lowed to reclaim her son.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Convention of
Third Party Is
Held in Tecumseh
Small Crowd Attends First
District Meeting = Two
Counties Fail to Send
Delegates.

Tecumseh, Neb, Feb. 1S.-(Spe-
cial Telegram. )-From so to Is per-
sons attended meeting in Tecum-
sch today, at which the progressive
party was organized in the first con-
gressional district. Most of the
delegates were from this county.
State Chairman J. H. Edmiston and
Frank NJ. Coffey of Lincoln were in
charge. Both these gentlemen and
c. f. Whitaker of Platsmouth
spoke.
Both old parties were taken to task
for present day conditions. The
government is back of the federal
banks and Withdrew the loans to
farmers through the national admin
istration, the speakers declared. Pres
sure was placed upon present day
conditions with the farmers, the high
taxes, and the present state admin
istration was severely criticized and
the special session of the legislature
ridiculed. r...
Mr.. Coffey was chairman of the
meeting and Miss Louise Panko of
Johnson county, secretary.
Two members of the district orga-
nization committee were named from
each county, with the exception OF
Otoe and Pawnee counties, which
were not represented. The following
were chosen: Lancaster county, Will
liam Hamilton and w. H. Smith;
Richardson, George Knapp and
Charles Holland; Cass, Mrs. Ray
Cole and Aubrey Duxbury; Nemaha,
C. H. Masters and Morton Dekin;
Johnson, Miss Panko and ]. H. Han
felt
The county convention followed
the district convention and organized
with Fred Panko as chairman, Miss
Rosa Rogge as secretary, and J. II.
Hanfelt as treasurer
About 80 signers to party member
ship were secured in both meetings.
The new party leaders in this coun-
ty were former nonpartisan leagucrs.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Will Give
EntireTillle
to Baseball
Jurist Makes Formal An
nouncemcnt as He Takes
Place in Couri-Sends
Word to Washington
Leaves Bench on March |

Chicago, Feb. ls.-(By A. P)--
Federal Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Lands announced his resignation
today.
The resignation is effective
March !.
Announcement OF il was made for
mally by the judge today as he took
his place in court. lie said he
would devote his entire time 10 his
position OF baseball commissioner.
There are not enough hours in
the day for all OF my activities" said
the judge. Therefore, ] have for
warded my resignation as federal
Judge to Washington. effective
March |"
Judge Lands will have virtually
completed II years as judge for the
northern district of Illinois when lis
resignation becomes effective. .
Rumors Current.
Rumors OF the resignation have
been current for months and in,i-
mate friends have known for some
time that the action was imminent.
1t has been generally understood
that Judge Lands would have re-
signed some time ago, but for the
attacks made on him by Senator Dial
of South Carolina and the notoriety
brought through his handling of the
case of Willie Dalton. 7-ycar-old
bank robber
On the verge of resignation when
these things came up, the judge
changed his plans, informing friends
that "he would never resign under
fire."
Senator Dial had attacked the
Judge because of the latter's state
ment that bank officials sometimes
were partly responsible for robberics
by boys because they did not pay
adequate salaries. Senator Dial and
Representative Welty of Ohio later
brought Impeachment proceedings
against the judge, the representative
basing his case on the fact that two
jobs were held by the judge. Both
cases were dropped.
Remarks on Low Salaries.
Shortly before the Dalton robbery,
in which the loot was nearly $750,00d
in Liberty bonds, Judge Lands had
made some remarks about the low
salaries which he said were paid 10
bank clerks. This was in the case of
a young Ottawa, ILL.,, bank clerk,
who had attempted to steal $50,000
from the bank where he worked.
When Judge Lands made the re-
marks, he was widely quoted by
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Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Omaha Bakeries
Plan No Cut in
Price of Bread
Those Who Reduced Prices
Will Have to Raise Them,
One Baker Predicts
Flour Goes Up.

No cut in bread prices is planned
by large Omaha bakeries, though a
few smaller ones and the Basket
stores announced cut last week.
The price of flour has gone up in
the last two weeks; | predict that
those who reduced their prices will
have to raise them again." said an
official in the Jay Burns company
Bread at reduced prices us IN
ferior bread, he stated.
The Federal System of Bakeries
contemplates no cut, said the man
ager.
1--WE will continue to sell at 10 and
IS cents for pound and pound-and-
a-half loavcs. We do sell three Of
the small ones or two of the large
ones for quarter
Milton Petersen of the Petersen
Pegau company denied the company
intended to announce new prices this
week.
Kuehnne bakeries sell bread at s
and IL cents. The Basket stores
prices are 10 and 7 1-2 cents.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
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by
i. S. Board
Hoover Calls Conference TO
Consider Methods and
Extent of Federal Wire
less Supervision.
R. B. Howell Is Named
By GRAFTON WILCOX.
Omaha lee Leased Wire.

Washington, Feb. ls.-Radio COM
muuication and federal regulation
thereof present a problem long
neglected which President Harding
and his cabinet advisers have de-
termined 10 tackle now that there is
a lull in weightier affairs, such as
International adjustments 10 reduce
armaments and make wars more
improbable.
Radio, admittedly, has been get
ting all out OF control in its rapid
development while governments have
been SO absorbed in postwar prob
lens, and not until the small boys OF
the United States got such a mastery
OF the mysteries OF wireless communi-
cation that they were able TO emit
late their resourceful elders in broad
casting news, views, entertainments
and the like, were the authorities I'M
pressed with the fact that something
had TO be done right away to pre-
vent chaotic mixup of wirless stuff
all over the United States and even
beyond il.
President Interested.
President Harding has become
so interested personally in the won
ders and possibilities OF wireless that
he has had a wireless telephone re-
ceiving apparatus installed in the
White House and while directing his
advisers TO manufacture a federal
harness for control of this mysterious
force he is frequently enjoying as he
sits in the White House band con-
cert or opera sent helter-skelter
through the ether from Chicago or
some other distant point.
"A marvellous invention" said the
president, commenting on the first
radio concert at the White House.
1T makes you sit and marvel and
agree with Edison that if ants talk
we would be hearing and under
standing them some day."
Directs Conference Held.
But to get back to the practical
side. The president directed Seere-'
tary CT Commerce Hoover to call a
of experts in various
government departments, representa-
tives of commercial interests and
scientists TO consider how far the
government should go i'll the con-
troll of wave lengths i'll wireless
biography and telephony. Mr.. Hoo
yer has done so, and has asked the
to meet here February u
to consider primarily the regulation
of wireless telephony:
DR.. w. S. Stratton, chairman, di-
Turn to Page Four, Column six.)
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Four Of Family
Killed in Fire
Father and Three Children
Trapped in Burning Home
Mother Survives.

Whcatland. Wyo.. Feb. 1S.-Foul
members of a family of five were
burned to death and the only sur.
viving member is suffering from
exposure as the result of a fire which
last night destroyed the home of L
A. Dove, one-half mile from Hart.
vile Junction, % miles north of here
The dead are:
L. A. DOVE, IS.
ORVAL DOVE, %.
MABEL DOVE, 19.
CLEO DOVE, IS.
Mrs. Dove, the only one to escape
walked half a mile, barefooted and
in her night clothes, to the home OF
neighbors.
The fire, according to Mrs. Dove
originated in the kitchen, arousine
Mabel, who awoke the family. The
opening of a door into the kitchen
caused the flaming roof to collapse
and the fire spread rapidly through
the house. Throwing open a win
dow. Mr.. Dove helped his wife out
and then went in search of the chill
dren in an adjoining room, where
later their four bodies were found
The Dove family came to Hart
vile Junction six years ago, from
Marysville, Mo.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
.Jefferis Finds
Business In State
Has Better Tone
Second District Congressman
Returns to Washington Last
Night Convinced That Ne
braska Again on Feet.

Congressman Albert w. Jefferis
who returned to Washington las
night, asserted that it is not idle
fancy that causes him to feel en-
thusiastic over conditions and pros
poets in Nebraska. During The
week which he spent at home ht
conversed with many men of affairs
in Omaha, Lincoln and of Other
parts Of the state and the unmistak-
able keynote he heard was that o.
optimism and renewed courage.
Appreciates War Finance Work.
The general tone Of men and af-
fairs in this state has been raised tc
a higher pitch since my last visi,
home," said the congressman. 81
attribute this improved condition tc
three principal causes. The Wal
Finance corporation has been get.
ting busy and is loaning money ap.
propriated by republican congress
The corporation has approved
$l2, 100000 of loans already for Ne.
braska and it cannot be questioned
that this work has had materia
influence on business conditions
here. I discussed the situation will
+. w. Thomas of this city and J M
Flannigan 'of Stuart, who are fore
most in directing the War Finance
corporations affairs in this state
These men are doing fine service
for the stock and grain growers o.
Nebraska.
Bee Campaign Inspiring.
"Thc publicity campaign of The
Bee is the second influence | had III
mind. This campaign has gone far
in inspiring greater courage among
the farmers and [ am convinced that
iTurn to Page Eight, Column One.)
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Motornan Saves
Lad From Wheels
Street Car Man Pushes Young.
ster Along With Switch Iron
Until Trolley Stops.

Presence Of mind of the motorman
of South Sixth street car yester-
day afternoon probably saved the
life of Joe Gemma, 7, 62l Pierce
street. The car was coming down
the hill near Seventh and Pierce
streets when the child darted across
the street, stumbled and fell between
the rails of the oncoming car.
The motorman threw on the
brakes with all force, dropping sand
on the rail at the same time.
Seeing that the car could not be
stopped before it reached the boy,
lie grabbed the long iron used to
turn switches and, leaning far out
of the cab, pushed the boys body
along in front of the car until it
stopped.
Joe's nose was fractured and one
leg slightly injured.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Girls Shattered
Happiness Leads
to Mans Arrest
Young Women, Alleging Mil
waukeean Abandoned Them,
Cause Investigation of
Mann Act Charge.

A life bereft of happiness, and con-
stantly bounded with the threat OF
exposure, led Mable Bender, 28,
slight of stature, clad expensively in
full length beaver coat, to unfold
to. Chief of Detectives Van Deusen
Saturday the story of her career for
the past four months. 1t led to the
arrest of Gray Lawrence, rs, of
Milwaukee.
Miss Bender was arrested yester-
day in house at 723 Pierce street.
Gray was arrested shortly after in a
place at 25ll IL North Twenty
sixth street, with another girl, Alice
Johnson, alias Vera Hansen, 20, Of
Mason City, Ia.
Both girls said Lawrence promised
to marry them. ...
According to the Bender girl, she
met Lawrence in Milwaukee last
November, and said he took her to
Minneapolis and later to Mason City,
Ia, where Vera Hansen became ac-
quainted with him through dance
hall friend.
From Mason City, Lawrence came
to Omaha. The two girls, unknown
to each other, followed him, the
Hansen girl three weeks ago, Miss
Bender last Thursday.
Lawrence was quizzed yesterday
by officers from the United States
commissioner office. He will be
charged with violation OF the Mann
act.
The two girls are to be held as
witnesses against him.
Neither of the girls were acquaint-
ed with the other they testified be-
fore the commissioner.
Both wore expensive clothing and
expensive fur coats. Vera Hansen
told detectives a large diamond rim.
she was wearing was a gift from
Lawrence. f...
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Receiver of Hadar Bank
Collecting State Loss

Lincoln, Feb. 1S.-Within a period
of six months, 50 per cent of the
money drawn from the state guar
anty fund last August, to pay de-
positors in the failed Farmers State
bank at Hadar, has been returned to
the fund ythe receiver, B. N.
Saunders of Norfolk, the department.
of trade and commerce announces. A
draft for $4S,5ll.24, half of the sum
taken from the fund, has been re-
ceived. Checks are being sent out
to each the 900 state banks for
one-half OF the amounts respectively
contributed from their guaranty re-
serves to meet the Hadar obligations.
This is the best receivership showing
in the history of Nebraska failed
banks, the department states.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Broken Bow Wireless Set
Has Long Distance Range

Broken Bow, Neb., Feb. 18.-(Spe-
cial. III. c. Yund has completed in
stalling his wireless outfit. Mr.. Yund
brought the set with him from
Coudersport. Pa, but on account of
war conditions has not reset the sta
ton. He has very complete equip
ment and can receive from France,
Germany, Spain, Norway and South
America,
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Man Seeks Return of
Liquor Taken in Raid

John J. Chapman, 56OS Farnan1
street, wants back the 130 quarts O.
whisky and 10 gallons Of alcohol fed
eral officers took from him when they
raided his home January 6, 1922.
His attorney, James J. Hanley, of.
fered a motion before Federal Judge
Woodrough yesterday to have the
liquor returned.
Chapman's trial on charges of il.
legal possession and transportation
Of liquor. will begin Tuesday in federal
court. Federal authorities are hold.
ing his car, in which five gallons ot
alcohol are said to have been found
The car also is under bond on &
liquor charge in Council Bluffs, &C.
cording to James B. Nickerson, chic
clerk in the prohibition Office.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19

Fortune and misfortune came
hand in hand TO Vincent Z. Jakl,
United States weather observer
az the government kite station,
northwest Of Elkhorn, last Tues
day.
Fire was burning down the To-
room house where he lived and
which contained the valuable rec
ords Of the station when
Representatives of The Bee
drove up and notified him that
he had won the $1,000 Royal"
prize in The Bees Intelligence
QUESTIONABLE contest.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Doctors Are Witnesses
in S65.00O Damage Suit


Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 1S.-(Special
Telegram. )-Physicians from Omaha
and Beatrice with an X-ray machine
and human skeleton testified today
in the $65,000 personal damage suit
of Arlie Culver against the Union
Pacific railroad. The jurors, judge
and gallery" were entertained with
learned discussions of the human
anatomy in an effort to show the
result of injuries sustained by the
plaintiff. The courtroom took on
the appearance of a doctors Office
during the proceedings. The jury
was excused until Monday and the
case will probably not reach the jury
before the middle OF the week.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Spiritualistic Aspirant
Fined 500 for Phone Call

Arthur Wortendyke, 22O North
Nineteenth street, fireman at the
Mandarin cafe, was fined $50 in police
court yesterday. He was arrested
recently .or calling up Mrs. Anna
Meyer and asking her to come to
his home where he said he would
reveal to her by spiritualistic means
the whereabouts of her sister, Lucy
Evans, who disappeared three years
ago
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Stillman Testimony to
Be Taken at Montreal

Poughkeepsie, N. Y, Feb. ia
commission TO take testimony at
Montreal beginning March 13 in the
divorce suit OF James A. Stillman.
New York banker, against Mrs. Ann
Y. Stillman, was granted today bv
Supreme Court Justice Morschauser
on application of defense counsel.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
State Grain Growers to
Confer in CITY Monday

Representatives of 1000 members
of the Nebraska farmers who have
joined the United States Grain
Growers, Inc, will convene for a
conference at the Castle hotel Mon
day. c. Fl. Gustafson, president of
the United States Grain Growers,
Inc, is expected to head the meet
tnU
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Bonomi Cabinet Is Denied
Vote of Confidence: to Quit

Rome. Feb. 18.-(By A. P.)-As a
result of yesterdays adverse vote in
the chamber of deputies the cabinet
OF Premier Bonomi decided to pre-
sent its resignation to King Victor
Emmanuel and the resignation #
the ministers will be formally an
nounccd in the chamber today, ac-
cording to semi-ofhcial note issued
this morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Elkhorn Weather Man
Wins Bee |. Q. Confess
News of the $1,000 Prize Arrives as Home Burns
Omahans Also Win Big Awards-Contest High
ly Educational Say Competitors and Judges

tionnaire and the large number OF
contestants, hundreds OF letters have
been received by The Bee |. q. de-
partment from all points in this Sec
ton OF the country, inquiring when
the final announcements would be
made.
I'VE appreciate the great interest
shown in this contest" said those in
charge of the work. "but It is inn
possible for the people 10 appreciate
the amount OF work necessary in
Judging these questionnaires. The
work OF going over the questions
has been expedited as much as pos
sblc."
Business Men as Judges.
Seven thousand qucstionnaires. to-
taling more than 100000 questions,
were turned in prior to the closing
date.
Because authorities differ OH an
swers to the various questions, COM
petent Omaha business men were
chosen as judges and their decisions
are final in every case. Every ques-
ton and every QUESTIONABLE was
judged solely on the correctness OF
the answers, insuring absolute fair
ness 10 all.
When elimination of those ques-
tionnaires which plainly were mot in
the running" had been completed, and
Turn 10 Page Four, Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Name Farm Manager.

Broken Bow, Neb., Feb. lS.-(Spe-
cial. &c. 0. Galloway of Broken
Bow has been appointed superin-
tendent of the county farm to sue
ceed M. F. Lenstrom, who has served
one year.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Court Gives State Charge
of Pyramid Insurance Co.

An order was issued yesterday by
District Judge Stauffer permitting
the state department of trade and
commerce to take charge of the
property of the Pyramid Mutual Ac-
cident company and liquidate the
business.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
New Trial Sought for
Eva King in Bluffs

A motion asking a new trial for
Eva King, found guilty of second
degree murder for the death of Rob-
ert Murray, railroad detective, during
a raid by officers on the Lena Sny-
der farm last October, was filed in
Council Bluffs district court yester-
Ia,-
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Harding Signs Market Bill

Washington, Feb. lS.-The Cap
per-Volstead cooperative marketing
bill which legslizes cooperative as
sociations of farmers and producers
for marketing purposes and exempts
them from the Sherman antitrust
law was signed today by President
Harding.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19

After nearly sis months Of careful
aud intensive work in checking. re-
checking aud verifying question:
naires submitted in The Bee In
telligence QUESTIONABLE contest,
which closed August 81, 1921,
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Nebraska Retail Plumbers
to Meet in Omaha. Feb. &C

Nebraska Retail Plumbers will
hold their annual convention in
Omaha February 20e22 at the Rome
hotel. Speakers who will appear
during the sessions are w. ].
Wooley, Evansville, Ind, and R. A.
Van Orsdel. Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Engineers Will Explain
Paving Costs at Deshler

Deshler, Neb,, Feb. lS.-(Special.)
The Deshler town beard and others
interested will meet engineers from
Omaha and Lincoln Tuesday to learn
something of the cost and procedure
of having,
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Beatrice Elks Sell Bonds
to Erect New Lodge Hall

Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 18.-(Special.) }
COMMITTEES from the Elks lodge
are selling bonds to business men of
the city for the purpose of raising
S35,000 to complete their new home.
The bonds draw 6 per cent interest,
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Thaw in North Nebraska.

Norfolk, Neb., Feb. 1S.-(Special
Telegram. "A general thaw is ex-
perienced in north Nebraska. Water
covers many Of the roads as result
of melting snow and ice.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19

judges have at last finished the gi-
gantic task and have announced their
decisions. Names OF the prize win
ners and the prizes appear on an an
other page in this issue. Answers
10 the questions. as given by the
winner OF the first Royal" prize,
also are being published.
Because OF the great interest
shown in the Intelligence Ques-
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
The Weather

Forecast.
Sunday, fair; not much change in
Omaha daily bee., 1922-02-19
Lands Resigns as Federal Judge
A Troublesome Brew

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