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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
COTTON TUMBLES UPWARD MOVE OF HUNDRED POINTS STOCKS RESUMED

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-The cotton market felt the weight of renewed or continued liquidition today and not only lost the rallies from yester- days low level, but broke into new low ground for the movement. March contracts, which sold at 36.05c dur ing the early trading, declined to 34.70c or 135 points from the best and 11O points Delow yesterday closing quutatIon. March c1oseu aL 54.to with the SeneraI market clos ing irregular ana net losses ot IVo on the close at present crop condi- tons and at oo to 9u points on the new crop months.
 The market opened steady at decline or 70 points to an advance oI Ia points and rallled eight after the call, owing to turn tor the better in Liverpool, covering and rebuying, Reports that trade interests We're fixing prices at the opening quota tions and the rally from early de- cIines in Liverpool, seemed to be making a better sentiment here but after selling IS to 50 points net hign- CT, the market again turned easier. There were reiterated rumors of large ginning figures one of them to the effect that prlVate returns showed a little over nine million bales ginned to December l, ana while these rumors were not con firmed, they appeared to make bearish impression on the market. There were also reports of little more hedge selling by the south and as prices worked off, liquidations became more general. It included further selling for Liverpool and continental account and stop orders were uncovered as prices worked back to the low points of yesterday morning. The break which followed carried December off from 56.2Sc, the early high level. to 35.05, willie Jan uary declined from S5.72c to S4.4oc and May from 36.20c to Si.SSc. These prices represented net declines Of 102 to 105 points and reaction of 235 to 265 points from the high rec ords of last Friday morning. Clos Ing prices were within five or ten points of the lowest. Notices rep> resenting 3,1O0 bales were reported put December held. it's own and at the close showed premium of 50 points, over January. Port receipts today were 29,c54. United States port stocks, 993, ,552. Exports, lS,- 655. making 2,624,S49 so far this sea son.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
 PORT MOVEMENT

New Orleans: Middling, s5c; receipts, S,S26; exports 7,s05; sales. 5lS; stock 2S5, ,S6s
 Galveston: Middling. s4sOc; receipts, ,5S3; sales, 2.675: stock, 373,679
 Mobile: Middlins. s4c, receipts. 792; stock 12.733
 Savannah: Middling, 34c; receipts, 1,712; sales. A; stock, lS.s51
 Charleston: Receipts, 1,2s4; stock, ST. ASA.
 Wilmington Receipts 3,s75; exports se4 sales, 5,7oo stock. e6.sOs. Texas City: Stock, 1.436
 Norfolk: Middling. S4c; receipts, 2.453; sales. 2.o43: stock. 101,27l.
 Baltimore: Stock 2,764.
 Boston: Middling, 36.65c; stock, 1o,,. 499. Philadelphia; Stock, 3,974.
 New York: Middling. s6.65c; exports 1900; stock, s0,5S1,
 Minor ports: Receipts. 2,2oo; exports, 2.200; stock 2,662. . Total today: Receipts. 29.654; exports, 17,755; stock 997,99
 Total for week; Receipts. 2oo,566; ex- p0Tts: Total 9ss;SSs toS s.ason Receipts. 4o.s1ss: receipts. 2,573,051.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
s. II. o. IN PATROL WAGON

Patrol Wagon Driver Payne Claims the championship load of the de- partment. when a total of 16 game sters and one drunk was hauled into the city jail by him Wednesday att ernoon. Alexander, Watson, Col lums. McAdory and Helton. patrol- men, raided a skin game on Eley- enth street and called for the patrol wagon. The prisoners were negroes. Payne says he hung out his S. F. 0. sign when he locked the door and started for the city hall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
LIVERPOOL COTTON

LIVERPOOL. Dec. 5.-Cotton; Spot good demand prices easier;, good mid ding 20.6Od: fully mddlng. 20.20d; {; midding. 1ss5d; ordinary, 1s.O5d; or dinary, l7.55d. Sales 5000 bales, includ- ing 4,300 American; receipts 27.000 bales including 21,300 American. Futures closed barely steady. December, 20.lSd; Jan uary, 20.23d March, 2o.25d; May, 20. l2d; {; July, 19.59d; September, 17.1Od; october, l6.S4d; December G92D, 15.S1d.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
FOREIGN EXCHANGES

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Foreign ex- changes firm. Quotations in cents Great Britain. demand 4.S9i4. cables 4S91s 6o-day bills on banks 4.S7: France. de- mand 5.46. cables 5.46ia: Italy. 4.S6 and 4.s6ia; Belriunn. 4.6l and 4.611s; Ger many, .00000o000025 and .00000O000O25: i: Holland. SS1o and Ss.15; Norway. 15.o2; Sweden. 26.2s: Denmark. 17.s7: Switzer- land. 17.47 Spain. 1S.o7 Greece, eIo; Poland. .oo0030; Czechoslovalkia. 2.93ia Jugoslavia, 1.1S.; Austria, .00l4: Ruma ; mia, .5Sl2 Argentina, demand 31.70; Bra gil. 9.60: Montreal a7 l5-le.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
COFFEE MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-The market for coffee futures opened unchanged to points lower under scattered liquidation realizing, but rallied later on reports of B firm spot situation and an advance in Rio. exchange rates. March sold up s.55c. The market closed at the best prices of the day, with active, months 10 to 10 points net higher, although next December was points net lower. Sales were estimated at about 49000 bags. De- eember, l0.30c; March. 9.40e; May, S.s5ci July. S.6Sc; September and october S.4oc; December 1924, S.25c.
 Spot coffee firm; Rio Is. 1lHc; Santos 4s. 14s4 @151sc. Cost and freight offers were firm for well described eoffees, with part bourbon 4s quoted al 145s q 15 It for prompt shipment. Offers of rain damaged coffees from Santos were reported in the market at considerable concessions.
 The official cables showed an advance of 3-I6 pence in the rate of Rio exchange London. with d decline of 500 reis in the value of the dollar. The Rio was S75 res lower and Santos 750 to S25 reis lower. Brazilian receipts, 52 900, Jun dishy receipts, 22, 900. The worlds visible supply as of December l was t.6s4. 4ss bags, indicating Q decrease of 6S0,110 bags for the month of November.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
COTTON SEED OIL

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.--Cotton seed oil was somewhat unsettled but surprisingly steady in view of the break in cotton and the easier lard market. Local offerings were light and the market gave evidence of underlying support. closing 2 points lower to [ points net higher Sales 5.+00 barrels, Prime crude, 9.37iac sales; prime summer yellow spot, l1c bid. January all bid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
HUBBARD BROS. & co.

Members New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Pro- duce Exchange, Associated Members Liv- erpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and
 Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Spe- ciai attention and liberal terms given for consig nments of spot cotton for delivery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
POULTRY AND PRODUCE

CHICAGO. Dec. 5.-Butter lower: creamery extras, 63c; extra firsts 50 a s2c: firsts, 4614sc: seconds. 42ls e 4Sis,: ergs hi~her: receipts s.2f0 cases; first 45 c soc: ordinary first, 37942c.
  steady; chickens 21a24c: dressed poul- try steady; chickens. 21.42c. .-+ CHICAGO. Dec. 5.-Poultry alive low CT: fowls. 14m 20cla springs, 1siac; roosters. 12i2c; geese. 1sc; turkeys 22c. KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Dec. 5.-Butter, eggs and poultry unchanged.
 NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Produce articles unchanged.
 ST. IOTIIS. Dec. 5.-Springs. zoe othrrs unchanged; butter. 54c; eggs unchanged. NEW YORK Dec. 5.-Butter esesy, ceipts 1o,67s; eggs steady. receipts s,s47; state nearby and nearby western hennery whites. first to extras, 6l 1Sc: Pacific coast whites extras. 6S O Toe; do. firsts. to extra firsts. 61 a 67c.
 Cheese weaek, receipts s2.S4a. State whole milk flats fresh. average run. 22 @ 22Kc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
SUGAR MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.--No transactions were reported in raw sugar today. While the last recorded transaction in Cubas was at 53sc cost and freight. equal to 7.ftc duty paid. they were offered today isc below this level without buying in terest.
 Raw sugar futures were irregular. Open ing unchanged to points lower under scattered liquidation. a result of the more liberal offerings in the spot market and the continued light consuming de mand the market rallied on covering by December shorts and scattered buying for outside account. Active positions sold g to II points net higher, with March touch ing 4.6Sc, but at this level met increased offerings from trade interests and part of the upturn was lost in the last few min utes. leaving final prices 1 to points net higher. December closed 5.45c: March 4.55c: May. 4.64c; July 4.TSc.
 At the close there sale of $500 bags of Venezuelan due to arrive late this month at Dc cost and freight, equal to 7.22c duty paid.
 The demand for refined continued light It s.eO@ 9 25c for fine granuated, which was unchanged from yesterday
 Refined futures nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
NEW ORLEANS COTTON FUTURES
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 5.--rodays quo
SPOT COTTON

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Spot cotton quiet; middling. S5.65c.
 NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 5.--Spot cotton quiet; sales the spot Sl5 to arrive none: receipts s,S26; stock 235S63 Low middling, S1.50c; middling, S5c; good middling. 36.l2c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
BOND MARKET
UNITED STATES BONDS


 Readers should note that Liberty bonds are quoted in dollars and thirty seconds of dollars instead of dollars and cents The fractions are designated by giving the numerator only.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06

NEW fURk. Dec. 5.--Copper Ouiet: !: electrolytic spot and futures iSis O 1874 C. Tin firmer spot and nearby. s4737; futures. .25, Iron easier. No. 1 north ern, s22 g: No. northern. S21 Gl ?2: No. 2 southern. s21622. Lead steady spot s7G7.a6: zinc quiet: East St. Louis spot, sS.65 Qs.75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
DRY GOonS

NEW YORK. Dec. 5.-Cotton goods were quiet today. with some easing in print cloth quotations following easier cotton
 Prices on finished goods were advanced steadily to parity of cotton values over 30 cents pound. Yarns and raw silk held steady. Burlaps showed little change
 Wool dress goods in fancy lightweight weaves sold well. but staple worsteds were ouiet NN>
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
NAVAL STORES

firm. s6lsc; sales ss6: receipts s22 ship lrents 1f1; stock 14700. Rosin firm sales 1,7si receipts 9.254; shipments 1?s: stock 1S1.47l. Quote: R to |. s422lz :; K. s4.3219: NJ. s4.50; N. 4.sO; WIG, s5.15; wv x, S5.40
 JAcKsoNvILLE. Fla. Dec. 5.-Tur- pentine atIm. ont i+G' sates, oos, oo o,e Rosin firm; sales, s7l: receipts SIP; ship rnents. 800; stock. 134,9as. Quote B to IT. s422ia l. S4.22i2; K s4.S014.S2: NJ, N.45 4.5O; N, $4.s0; w G. s515; w w., S5.40
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
CALI, MONEY

NEW YORK Dec. 5,-Can money easier; high Az per. cent; low 4ih per cent; ruling rate. 4ia per cent; closing bid. 4ia per cent: offered at 4s4 per cent; last loan, 4la per cent: call loans against scceptances, Az per cent: time loans easier; mixed collateral 6o-s0 days. per cent 46 months. 5 per cent; prime commercial paper. 565tt per cent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
BUTTER M.A3KET

CHICAGO. Dec. b.-The tone of the butter market here could be called steady today. At decline of 1 cent on top scores little more confidence was ex- pressed. Fancy butter was scarce and more firmly held. Some demand was oth- erwse reported for under grades and no great amount of pressure to sell any grade was noted.
 The car market still was unsettled. De- mand was light and some dealers were willing to sell at the below prices while others held firmly and preferred storing 10 selling at present price levels. More demand for storage butter was reported.
 Fresh butter: 92 score, 55c; s1 score. 52c; 90 score, soc; s9 score. 4sc: ss score, 4sc: s7 score. 4shc; s6 score. 4fhc.
 Centralized car lots: 90 score 4aiac; s9 score. 47c; SS score. 45c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
NEW YORK CURB

NEW YORK. Dec. 5.--Following is the official list of transactions on the New York Curb Exchange, giving all stocks and bonds traded in:
 IndusfriaIs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
LONDON MONEY
CHICAGO STOCK

LONDON, Dec. 5.--Bar silver 33 311-16 pence per ounce. Money 1ss per cent. Discount rates short bills. S14 23 5-16 per cent Three months bills, 5-16 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
NEW YORK BONDS

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Folowing are today's Thigh, low and closing prices of bonds on the New York Stock Exchange, and the total sales of each bond;
 Rnil,rnr and Miscellaneous
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
FOREIGN PONDS
LIVE STOCK

LOUISVILLE Ky. Dec. 6.-Cattle: Re ceipts 300; steady heavy steers, s750Qs: beef steers. $4@7.50; heifers s4@7.50; cows. s2@5.5O; feeders. s4.50 @6; stockers S2.5065.75
 Hogs; Receipts. $500: steady; 200 pounds up. s765: 165 to 200 pounds s7.10; f; i20 to 16s pounds. s6.50: pigs. 120 pounds down, s5.75: throwouts. s6 down.
 Sheep: Receipts, 100; steady; lambs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
RICE MARKET

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 5.-Rough rice firm no sales; miilers' receipts 4S7 sacks Clean rice steady; sales. 263 Honduras at 4isc, 1,792 Blue Rose at Az G4s.c. 50 Carolina at 4Sc. 100 second heads at pockets. Bran. SEA d25 per ton. Polish s346DS5 per ton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
STEEL MARKET
NEW YORK. Dec. 5.-steel unchanset
FLAX MARKET

RAW SILK NEW YORK, Dec. 5.--Raw silk quiet prices unchanged.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06

CHICAGO, Dec 5.--Libby McNeil. 51s Swift and Co. lO2la Swift International, i7I: Union Carbide 5os4 :: Wrigley new, I96
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06

firms. were given a hearing by the com mittee on business conduct this afternoon, but announcement of the proceedings will not be made public until the completion of the examination next Tuesday. Mean time the names of the brokers under in vestigation will be withheld. An in formal report todays inquiry probably will be made tomorrow at the weekly meeting of the board of managers. The
 inquiry was started following the discov- cry that the exchanges quotations were being furnished to odd-lot brokers, who are alleged to have defrauded small south ern investors of millions of dollars by "bucketing' their orders.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
OIL CITY REPORT

DULUTH, Minn., Dec. 5.--Close flax December, se.4sls; January. s2.4f%: May s3.424.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
Heauy Buyng Of Erie Railroad Issues Features I7eguI
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Following are today's sales, high, low and closing prices ot stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06

OIL CITY, Pa., Dec. 5.---Credit balances. s2-S5. Runs, aS,S44; average, 6S4o5. Ship ments, 1oSS4o; average, 75.5SS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
MARKHAM MANNx.

FOREIGN MONEY NEW YORK, Dec. 5,-Bar silver 64ssc, Mexican dollars, 49isc.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06

CASH GRAIN hard. si.Os @i,25; No; ? red, si.11 oi;1s. Oats, No. white, 45h 946c; No. mixed, 45c.
 ST. LOUIS, Dec. s.--cash wheat, No. 2 red, s1.15@1.1s; No. red. s1.13@1.141a. Corn, No. white, new. 76c; No. yellow. new, 76@77c Oats. No. 3 white, 46d 4s1ac: No. 4 white, 4slac. Close: Wheat, December, s1:osh; May; .s1.12%. Corn. cenber. 44%c; May, 4Shc.
 TOLEDO, Ohio. Dec. s.--crcver +eecH, old, sls.$o bid: new; s1s.s7h; December. Alsike ss.45 Timothy seed, ss75; De cember, '$s.75; March, $Sso bid.
 MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. s.-wheat. No. yellow, ss @sshc: oats. Nc. 3 white, 4oN e 41c. Flax, No. l, t2.47@2.5o.
 CHICAGO, Dec. 5.-wheat, No. 1 hard. s1.1O%; No. 2 hard, s1.osk. Corn, No. mixed, 7S@7SMc; No. yellow. 7shc. 44a 45c. Rye, No. ?, .7o9T2c. Barley, so @6ic, Timothy seed, Ss.so9s. Clover seed, $15@23,75.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-The Navy Knit ting Mills, Inc with principal offices in this city and plant at Buffalo toda y was thrown into involuntary bankruptcy on petition. of creditors committee The amount to s12o0.O 900. The assets in this Jurisdiction will amount to about sso0 GOO
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06

WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-A s7 900. 900 loan from the treasury to the Boston and Maine railroad was authorized by the n- terstate commerce commission
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
METAL MARK EFT

HORSES AND MULES EAST ST. LOUIS. H.. Dec. 5.-Horse and mules steady; quotations unchanged
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.--Confirmation of reports that the proposed merger of the Studebaker and Maxwell Motor company had been abandoned, was furnished today by James C.. Brady, director of the Maxwell company, who declared that the overtures for such union came from the Studebaker corporation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06

NEW YORK, Dec 1.-Two members of the New York Cotton Exchange charged with furnishing quotations to unauthorized
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06

MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 5.--Legislation designed to raise the price of American wheat 221sc-a bushel by taxing domestic wheat ' E cents a bushel and adding 30 cents to price of all wheat exported was proposed today by the American Wheat Growers associs ti0n in 8 letter sent to Minnesota congressman by George C. Jew cit, general manager.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06

FLOUR MARKET MINNEAPOLIS, Mnn., Dec. 5.-Flour unchanged to 10c higher; family patents, s5.51 @6.40 a barrel. Shipments S5.a4d barrels.
 Bran. s26M27.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
POTATO MARKET

ceipts si cars; total United States ship ments, 467; Wisconsin sacked round white United States No. |. $1@E15 mostly around s1o5; Minnesota sacked round whites United States No. l, and partly graded, soc 6s1; sacked Red River Ohios. COG @1.05: Idaho sacked rurals United states No. l. s1.25@1.So.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06

CHICAGO, Dec. b.--FOIIOWlnR arc 10 days opening, high, low and closing quo tations in grain and provisions:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06

NEW YORK. Dec. 5. Uncertainty ss to the stability of current steel prices is the reason given by President James Campbell of the Youngstown Sheet and Tube company for the -hesitancy of buy CTS in placing their orders for next year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Dec. 5.-Hogs: Re ceipts. $500: steady.
 Cattle: Receipts. 800: steady; cows. s2.756 $50.
 Sheep: Receipts 25; steady; lambs steady.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06
INTERIOR MOVEMENT
MARKET FLASHES

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-A violent break in cotton prices occurred in the final hour of trading on the local market to- day, January dropping to 34.46c and March to 3470c. representing 106 to 110 points decline from last nights closing and SIP to SIS per bale from recent high records The break reflected heavy gen eral selling mostly for Liverpool. Jap anese and southern accounts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-12-06

CHICAGO. Dec. 5.-Poultry alive low CT; fowls. 14m20cia springs. 1siaC roosters l2l2c; geese. 1sc; turkeys, 22c.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-17
Vigilance Body
Will Help Trail
Grave Vandals
Committee to Aid Officers in
Running Down Parties
Who Desecrated Ere.
mont Cemetery.

Fremont, Neb., Oct. ia vigilance
committee made up of members OF
the Catholic church, whose names are
withheld. will cooperate with the
Dodge county officials in an effort 10
run down the vandals who wrought
destruction at the Calvary Catholic
on the outskirts OF Ere.
mont, during the past few nights.
A meeting called by Father O'Sulli-
van, pastor OF the local church, ex-
pressed indignation over the depreda-
tions caused by unknown persons who
tore down and disfigured monuments
and markers at the cemetery.
The names of the committee were
withheld In order TO make their ef-
forts more successful. Those present
at the conference offered 10 furnish
a continual guard at the cemetery In
case the sacr,legious destruction con-
tinues. Although no motive for the
has been uncovered, rel
atives and friends OF the deceased,
whose graves were disturbed, are in
censed over the outrage and they will
take every means TO bring the van
dals to justice.
The destruction in the cemetery
was discovered when the caretaker
made his usual inspection trip
through the burial grounds. Father
O'Sullivan revealed the vandalism
from the pulpit TO his congregation
Sunday. and considerable feeling to-
ward the guilty parties has developed.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-17

Thomas J. Eawlins of Wakefield in
the city and boasting of being about
the only democrat in Nebraska to be
selected for a federal position under
present administration. Tom is serv-
ing as a juror in federal court, and
will soon lapse.
William B. Price, who clings
tenaciously to old forms and customs.
Knew him the minute 1 glimpsed the
white vest and carnation on coat
lapel. Habit must be good thing for
laundries and florists. Most Of us
have our idiosyncracies. Williams
is white vests and buttonhole bou-
quets. Nine is short hair in order
to avoid wasting time combing 1t.
What's yours?
Young women carrying swagger
sticks now. Inclines me to belief
mothers could have made better use
Of them several years ago.
The Il Knew Him When Club"
continues to grow. II. H. Fish, grand
mogul of Western Newspaper Union.
dOltCu away up III liC NOiid, phJ ci
cally and in business way, since first
we met. Just as easy to approach in
his mahogany furnished office as he
was when he presided over branch Of
flee at Lincoln, where his desk looked
like a relic of Noah's navigation Of
flee.
Was going to see Tom Mix or Bill
Hart on the screen. Saw shooting
affray on Farnam and lust for war
fare satiated. Heard one bullet twice
first time when it passed me; Sec
ond time when l passed it.
Can't resist the opportunity to say
that Butler was Dunn brown, with
out much Noyes, and presume that
things will now Hummelong in good
shape. First and last offense.
Crisp autumn air. Recalls old days
of hick'rynuttin' and pawpaws and
persimmons. Expect this to get rise
out of all former Missourians now liv-
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-17
Charge
Filed Against
Three Vajgrts
Father, Mother and Daughter
to Be Arraigned in Con-
nection With
Staying.

Seward. Neb., Oct. 16.-Adolph Val
grit. his wife and their daughter. Ably.
were formally charged with murder
at the Seward county courthouse
here today. in connection with the
death of Anton Lana, Vajgrt's farm
hand. County Attorney l.. II. McKil-
lip announced today. Mr.. Mckillip
said he did not know the exact date
on which the three would be ar
raigned, but expected 1t would be be-
fore the end of the week.
Lana was shot and beaten TO death
on the vajgrt farm, October 8. His
body was partly buried under straw
in an improvised shed. made under
hay stack.
At coroner's inquest which fol
lower, the daughter. Abby. confessed
that she killed Lana while they were
scuffling over a revolver. She stated
that she was to become a. mother
soon and that Lana was responsible
for her condition. Later Vajgrt and
Mrs. Vajgrt each confessed that they
killed the farm hand after he had
said he was going to leave. Mrs.
Vajgrt declared that she and her
daughter were the ones that killed
Lana and that the farmer had moth
ing 10 do with the act.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-10-17
Big Attendance
at ". T.U. Meet
Members Are Urged to En-,
courage and Organize
Baby Conference.

Hastings. Neb.. Oct. 16.-Nearly 100
delegates had registered at the open
In gsession of the w. C. T. Y. today.
Leila @. Dyar Of Boone, Neb.. state
president. gave her annual address
this afternoon. Mrs. c. II. Englihs.
who has been at the head of the state
division of general hygiene since the
Shepard -Towner act went into effect.
Urged the members OF the w. c. T. U.
to encourage and TO organize baby
conferences In their home localities in
order to give mothers the best pos
sible opportunity to learn the proper
care needed by babies.
U. S. Rohrer OF Omaha, federal pro-
hibition enforcement officer, will be
the principal speaker tomorrow. One
hundred and ninety-six delegates and
visitors attended the annual banquet
tonight.