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attorney, he related the incidents OF
Vajgrt's plea for help on the after.
noon OF the tragedy.
What did Vajgrt say to your
McKillip asked. He said. she shot
him. the doctor replied.
His account of what the family told
him regarding the manner In which
Lana met his death Tailed closely
with the story told by Abby to the
coroner's jury. TO whom she declared
that she had been responsible for the
tragedy.
He testified that the gunshot wound
received by Lana would have caused
almost instant death.
The defense had no opportunity OF
cross-examination before the court ad
journed and will examine DR.. Con
rad on Friday morning. when the
court convenes after rest over
Thank sgiving
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Buildings
Four $4,000 Postoffices Will
Be Asked in Bill-Fair-
bury Elks May Get
Bonds Restored.
Norris Has Farm Bill
BY p. c. POWELL.
staff CorrespOndent The Omaha Bee

staff Correspondent The Omaha Bee.
Washington, Nov. 2S.-A bill calling
for the expenditure of 100000 in the
Fourth congressional district in Ne
braska for postoffice buildings will
be introduced the first day of the
session by Congressman M. o. Nc
Loughlin Of Nebraska. This bill
calls for an $4,000 expenditure at
David City, Wymore, Geneva and
Seward
Another bill to be introduced by
the Nebraska congressman calls for a
$1,000 appropriation for the Elks club
at Fairbury. During the war, this
club purchased $1,000 in liberty
bonds, ad few days after the pur-
chase the club building and bonds
were burned A third bill to be in
troduced calls for open hearings at all
times by the federal reserve board
and the interstate commerce cpmmis-
sion.
Senator George w. Norris an
nounced that he intended to reintro-
duce his bill calling for a large ap-
preparation to be used by the federal
government in acting as a middle
man" between the producer and con-
sumer at home and abroad. The fail
ure of passage Of this bill at the last
session was a bitter disappointment
to the senator. 1t also calls for use
of the merchant marine In handling
agricultural products.
This will make the third session
nj
won't pass this time, but each time 1t
has forced compromise bill that has
afforded some good and l hope this
will be the case at this session." the
senator said.
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:: SUNNY SIDE UP ::

/ smell the spice in mothers pies
OF apple. pumpkin, mince; and see
preserves before my eyes of peach
and plum and ounce. The coffee's
bubbling in the pot, the turkeys in
the pan: all care and trouble is for.
got-Thanksgiving Day. o. man!
Potatoes mashed and gravy made,
the dinner table set with mothers best
OF ware displayed In finest style, You
betl ! smell the dressing stuffed with
sage. and see the frosted cake. Now
IL my stomach I enrage-well. darn
II. let IL ache,
I've whetted up the carving knife
until its edge is keen; and you may
safely bet your life I'll strip that tur.
key clean. A bit Of dark. a bit OF
light, a chunk of dressing, too; and
wen fall to with all our might-Boy
howdy. Howdy dol
A piece OF pumpkin and mlnce, and
some cranberry sauce. AT eating |
am sure prince; at cooking mas
the boss. With good things stuffed |
heave a sigh. serene, content of soul,
and leaning back I make a try to
loose my belt hole.
The good old jimmy pipe ] light
and watch the smoke wreath curls
the while ] watch with great delight
my laughing boys and girls. Their
mother smiles and mods and dreams
while rocking to and fro, and | am
having joy, 1t seems, no other man
can know.
l. 4.sF dtaa sttt h. Hob rs IA la
the stars are all a-shine; while. mem.
ory sweet to me recalls those won
drous joys of mine. The clock
strikes 10, 'tis time for bed-how
time does speed away. Now praises
be for blessings sent one more
| Thanksgiyipgdayi
Considerable more sunshine around
| The hOstelrv where | stOp Colonel
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Thanksgiving
For fruitful vines and ample yields
From broad expanse of fertile fields,
IT, Io,,a ,yo.y.

For fruitful vines and ample yields
From broad expanse of fertile fields,
For love along the way;
For guiding hand and gracious smile
To cheer through each weary mile;
For peace amidst worlds war alarm,
For love that shelters from all harm;
We bow, our tributes now to pay
To Thee, this glad Thanksgiving day!
For clasping hands of friends so true,
For bright sunshine and skies of blue,
For happy childhood's play;
For home to which our footsteps turn,
For welcome where the home lights burn;
For smiles that welcome at the door
When work is done and day is Ger,
We gather round Thy throne to lay
Our tributes this Thanksgiving day!
For all the good that comes to bless;
For help in seasons of distress
When clouds are drab and gray;
For all thy many blessings great
Bestowed upon our wel-loved state
To Thee we lift our joyful songs,
While happy hearts the sound prolongs,
And thank Thee, Lord. and humbly pray
Thy favor this Thanksgiving day!
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Leavenworth. Kan, Nov. 2S.-Wil
liam Ernest Weeks. serving a 10-year
term for counterfeiting. escaped from
a special car bringing 27 prisoners
from Mcneil Island. Wash. to the
federal penitentiary here last night
according to word received here to-
day. The escape was made as the
train passed through Napier. Mo
Ester Felts. who also attempted tc
escape. was captured by guards on
the train.
Liberty was gained for Weeks after
he had filed loose from handouts and
leg irons. It is believed the file had
been smuggled to the prisoners. After
filing the handouts the prisoners
pried the bars on the window loose
and jumped through the closed win
dow to the ground.
Their escape was discovered imme-
diately and the train stopped. Felts
had been unable to free himself from
the leg irons and was found lying
along the right-of.way. Weeks
escaped into the woods at the side of
the track. J. f. Hamilton, deputy
warden, and two guards are securing
the woods for Weeks.
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Jewell, fellow guest who has been
confined to his room for several
weeks. up and around again. His
culated to start the day off better.
Must get Colonel JEWELS recipe for
continual good nature. II successful
Will put II on the market and make
enough money to keep me in cheerful
frame of mind.
After considerable experience with
noiseless ypewriter-machine. If you
please-and two months just eating
around. am looking for supply OF ].
Rufus Wallingford's noiseless soup
spoons to submit to caterers Must
secure passage of law prohibiting
opening the muffler on soup inhala-
tion.
Just about to board the train that
Will carry me to Thanksgiving with
the family. Big crowds hurryinR to
and fro. Going home for celebration
Of the big day. Arms full OF pack.
ages. Contour OF many bundles indi-
cate dressed turkey contents. Great
punches OF chrysanthemums carried
by bright faced young women. Every
body wearing smiles and shouting
CHEEKY words. Nip In the air that
promises real Thanksgiving weather.
Must have at least little trace OF
snow to make It just right. Five
hundred miles to go, but dinner will
be on the table when | get there. FIX
pect to be met at depot by whoop-
ing bunch OF boys and girls. my own
sons and daughters and grandsons
Haven't made much OF success OF
this father business. but proud that
my kiddles run TO meet me when they
| see me coming. That's n lot more
| soul satisfying than TO see them run.
| ming the other way. Wonder II there
Will he enough white meat TO go
around? w. NJ NJ.
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New Motive
to Light in
Vajjgrt Case
Prosecution Will Try to Show
Money Owed Slain Man
Was Reason for
Crime.
Jury Finally Completed

Seward. Neb.. Nov. 1s.-That An,
ton Lana was murdered more be
cause of money owed him by Vajgrt
than because he had wronged 15.year-
old Abby was indicted as the pivotal
point in the prosecution Of Aldolp.
Abby and Julia Vajgrt for first degree
murder. by the opening statement to
the jury of County Attorney McKillip
late this afternoon.
After a brief survey of tho case.
McKillip declared that he would put
| witnesses on the stand who would
conclusively prove that Lana held a
| 81 900 mortgage bond on the farm,
and Najgrt's note on hand for another
5000. and that an indeterminate sum
Of gold. which has not been found.
was known to have been in the posses
sion of Lana.
He admitted, however that he had
found. hidden about the room occu-
pied by Lana in the VaJgrt farm
house. s194. which had been turned
over TO the administrator OF Lanas
estate.
Defanse chief counsel J. J. Thomas.
in his opening statement, ridicuied
the assertion of Mckillip regarding
money owed by Vajgrt to Lana and
said that, even were II true, he could
not conceive how the prosecution
would have the temerity to set forth
such a motive for the murder OF
Lana.
Mrs. Vajgrt, who, up to that time,
had been listening quietly to the
statements OF the prosecuting attor
ney and Of Thomas. burst into tears
when her counsel described the COM
ing OF Lana to the Vajgrt farm and
the position he had occupied In the
family. A few minutes later Abby
too. was in tears, but the father sat
stolidly beside his 4-year.od daugh.
ter. who was sleeping with her head
on her mothers lap, and even vivid
description. of the manner In which
Lana met his death failed to move
him.
After sketehing the life OF the Val.
grts and their farm hand prior to the
tragedy. Thomas told the jury that
he would produce witnesses who
would show that Lana had threat.
ened TO wipe out" the family, and
that he had even made such asser.
tions to neighbors.
From the time she was i2 years
OF age Abby had relations with
Lana" Thomas declared, and she
did so because Lana threatened TO kill
her and her parents II she refused"
There was no affection between
them, Thomas said, and the girl never
knew the significance of what she
was doing.
"She has been very carefully
raised" he continued. 'and her par.
ents never had any suspicion of Lana
until a few weeks before he met his
death,
He described the visit OF the mother
and daughter TO the family physician.
DIR. Alexander Conrad OF Crete, and
his confirmation of the mothers fears.
on October g. Lana was accused Of
being responsible for the girls con
dition and confessed. Thomas said.
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Cleverly Concealed
Still Found on Farm

Beaver City. Neb.. Nov. 2s.-An
ingeniously contrived distillery was
unearthed on the farm of Lee Shesser.
south OF here in Norton county, Kan
sas. when federal officers dropped a
plumb line down the chimney Of a
store house and found 1t 10 extend
about eight feet deeper than apparent
~ WAS necessary. Further search re-
vealed a trap door leading into a
cellar where an elshorately equipped
dfstillery was found. Shesser was
arrested charged with manufacture Of
liquor Ind bond fixed at $500. Ed.
Harhers. a hrother-in-law, also is held
with others.
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Thieves Loot
ElmWoOd Store
of Merchandise
Two Auto Loads of Wearing
Apparel Hauled Away at
Night-Loot Valued
at $4,000.

Lincoln, Nov. 2s.-Thieves early
Wednesday morning broke into the
l.. F. Langhorst general store at Elm
wood and hauled away at least two
automobile loads of merchandise
cording to information received at
the office of Tom Carroll, state law
enforcement officer here. Entrance
to the store was gained by cutting
the screen and jimmying a rear win
dow, Langhorst told the state sheriff.
According to Mr.. Langhorst. the loot
included so mems coats, bolts of silk
cloth. sweaters and shirts, and about
200 pairs of ladies' silk hose.
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Coolidge Is
Silent on
Candidacy
One Group Of Backers Urges
Him to Take Stump to
Answer johnson
Challenge.
Other Prefers Dignity
BY MARK SULLIVAN.

Washington. Nov 2S.-Friends of
Coolidge and those republican leaders
who, without being his friends par.
ticularly, want him nominated, are
divided as to what is the best policy
Tor him to pursue against Johnson's
campaign. So far as issues and po-
sitions on public questions are con.
cerned, there is no difference of
opinion.
- Coolidge next week will state his
attitude on all the public questions
with the greatest clearness and sim
plicity and will stand or fall by the
public approval or disapproval of his
address to congress. But as respects
the actual fighting for delegates in
the direct primary states, there is a
divergence of opinion.
One group thinks that Coolidge
ought to accept Johnson's challenge,
become an active candidate. let his
friends organize in his behalf, go into
every direct primary state and con-
test with Johnson for the delegates.
The other course proposed is that
Coolidge should do nothing whatever
toward getting delegates for himself,
and should refrain from being in
yolved in any contest with Johnson
in the direct primary states.
Urge Dignified Way.
This plan is that Coolidge should
simply go on being president of the
United States to the best of his abil-
ity. If that leads him to the nomina-
ton, well and good. II not, well and
good. Those who counsel this course
argue that it is the moro dignified
way. and may we'll turn out to be the
most effective way.
AS one republican leader put It,:
"lf Coolidge will just continue TO give
the people the steady spectacle of a
president working hard In his office
to reduce taxes and otherwise to
benefit the public. the people will
never endorse any candidate who
seeks to take the nomination away
from a president thus engaged"
In addition to being effective in
this sense, some leaders say this plan
would be effective in the sense OF
lkaactica1 politics. If Coolidge should
let it be known that he will not fight
for the nomination, The certain re-
suit will be that a considerable num-
ier of other men will run. Lowden
would run. So would Watson Of In
diana. SO would Wadsworth in New
York. The outcome CT all the can
didacies would be that no one would
have a majority and the convention
would turn inevitably to the man
who had been quietly working away
at his job in the White House.
Follows Own Course.
All this discussion about plans
soes on outside the White House.
Coolidge himself is keeping his own
counsel. There is no Coolidge man.
ager in the sense that Hiram John
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State Institutions
Vii Spend Sl.I50 for
Thanksgiving Dinner

Lincoln. Nov. sS.-Chicken. oysters.
celery and eranberries VIII appear on
the Thanksgiving menus prepared
Tor the inmates of the Is state insti-
tutions. over which the state beard
of control has authority,
Eleven hundred pounds Of dressed
chickens, i9o gallons q oysters. i.2sn
pounds Of cranberrses and $50 dozen
heads of celery Will he required to
feed the states wards. Il WAS eSti.
mated by the hesrd. in addition TO
pork that VIII Ne used al one or Two
places
The total cost n the supplies fer
the holiday feast Viii coSt the stats
about sl.tso
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Man Shot by Woman Cafe
Owner Is Guilty of Larcen,

found guilty on charge of larceny
az bailee by a jury in District Judge
Goss' court yesterday. The jury
deliberated two hours before bring
ing in a verdict. The case was a
sensational one as q result of testi
mony OF Mrs. Mary ODonnell, owner
OF a restaurant at Twenty-fourth
and Farnam streets, who shot Brown
in the neck. because she believed he
had stolen her diamond. She was
marching him to the police station
when he attempted to escape and she
fired, wounding him.
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Former Pastors Battle.

Lorrain. o. Nov. ga seven-yesr
hunt for his wife and the man with
whom she ran away ended here when
Ronnie Campbell. IS. caused the ar
rest Of Thomas Sloan. So. and Mrs.
Jennie Campbell. Sloan and Campbell
are former ministers OF Mckeesrort.
Pa.
Municipal Judge J. r. Strenick
fined Sloan and the woman, now the
parents of two children. $40 and costs
each on statutory charge and een-
fenced them TO 90 days in Jail. but
later suspended the sentence.
The Camphells had eight children.
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Bank Bandits
Threaten Death

Cuba. Ala. Nov. ss.-Heayily
armed and threatening certain death
to anyone who might interfere. three
bandits today robbed the Cuba bank
here and fled with between S. 600 and
IS. 900. according 60 bank officials.
The trio swept into the city I'm an
automobile carrying a Mississippi H.
cense and drove directly TO the bank.
One stationed himself across the
street directly in front Of the bank,
another stood guard nj the entrance
while the third covered lone clerk
and gathered mp all cash in sight.
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Manslaughter on Rum Seller,

Santa Ana, Cal. Nov. sS.-A COM
plant charging \. T. Monohan with
manslaughter was issued by the dis
trict attorneys office Yesterday after
a coroner's jury had decided Joe
Conroy. found dead IN his automobile
At Westminster. near here. Monday,
had died from drinking bootleg whis.
10 ConroN.
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Fight Promoter Is
Taken in Custody

Grand Rapids. Mich. Nov. Is
Floyd Fitzsimmons, widely known
boxing promoter. way arrested in Ben.
ton Harbor today and arraigned here
on charge of failing to turn over to
the government some s5.400 collected
as federal tax on a boxing match
held In Michigan City, Ind, July 4.
last year.
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Brothers Admit
Subway Holdup
BY International News Service.

New York, Nov. 28.-Complete con-
fessions were made today by Morris
and Joseph Diamond. brothers charg.
ed with homicide and robbery in the
$4,000 holdup and murder Of two
bank messengers in Brooklyn, No
vember Ia.
District Attorney Charles Dodd OF
Brooklyn announced the brothers had
denied firing the shots that killed the
two messengers and named three gun.
men as the actual killers.
Police have broadcast descriptions
. Of the three named by the Diamonds
~ police throughout the country.
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ALI Omaha to
Spend Day of
Thanksgiving g
Union Services at Churches,
Special Dinners, Matinees
at Theaters and Foot
ball Games.

A day of real Thanksgiving. with
the morning spent in united prayer.
is to be celebrated by Omaha today.
Hospitals and orphanages in the
city are preparing for visitors who
come each year with baskets full OF
provisions to make the "shut-ins"
happy. Theaters will hold special
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Prise " inning Som Is
Honor Guest at Party

Norfolk. Neh.. Nov. 2s.--"Beautiful
Wonder" worlds champion Durec.
Jersey SOW. was guest NJ honor at a
public reception In Norfolk today, fol
lowing her return from the national
swine show at Peoria. where she took
tho grand sweepstakes After the ro.
ception her owner. ". H. Rasmussen,
was guest at n dinner given by the
directorate OF the Norfolk Chamber of
Commerce
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Goucher Forgery Case
Is Given to the Jury

North Platte. Neo.. Nov. ss.-Ths
case Of Carl Goucher. charged with
aiding and ahetting Arthur s. Allen.
former Lincoln county clerk, TO COM
init forgery. was given to the jury
shortly after $50 tonight. The en-
tire afternoon and part OF this morn
ing was spent in arguments to the
Jury by attorneys.
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Married in Council Bluffs

The following persons obtained mar
riage licenses In Council Bluffs yesterday
Name and Address. Age
Fred Cook. Omaha .................. 81
Margaret Lemons. Omaha. 81
Harry Christensen. Omaha a........... 2.
Louise Roos, Grand Island. Neb...... IL
Ferdinand Kruse. Treynor. Ta........ 2:
Gertrude Barstow, Council Bluffs. 21
Charley Young, Seward. Neb. ........ ~
Lee Herdman. Leroy. Kan.......... 2:
Edna Rudolph. Leroy, Kan. n.......... 2t
Frank Short, Haveiock. Neb.......... 80
Glessie Bundy. Gretna, Feb. b......... "a
Ernest RAIN. Omaha. hB................ 81
Ollie Pemberton. Omaha. a............ II
o. l.. Teeter. Omaha sha................. ~
Mabel Carroll. Omaha. 3;
n. s. johnson. Omaha. ~
Maurlne Wallace, Council Bluffs ..... 2,
Gene stiles. Sidney, fa.............. q
Pearl Swanson. Strstford. Is.......... ~
Harry Fisher, Omaha ha................ 81
Marie Murphy, Omaha. q
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Chained Convict
Escapes Train

Leavenworth. Kan, Nov. 26.-Wil-
liam E Weeks has been captured
near Napier. Mo-. and will be brought
to- the federal penitentiary tonight,
Warden w. I. Biddle was notified this
afternoon.
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The Weather

Fer - hours endins =. m. November
IS. lSsS
Temperature
His hest tt lowest IL nleaa sa. normal
a. Total excess since January fSf .kh.
Relative humidity. percentage. : a m .
>A, noon IS. n IN SO
freci ipltktion. inches and hundredthx.
Total total since January l. SO -, ex-
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Fair weather for Thanksgiving
is promised by VI. V. Robins, me-
feorologist.
The thermometer will rise some
what during the night. he predicts.
Lowest temperature in Omaha
last night was 81 degrees.
The Washington times., 1923-08-15
THE WAYS OF A HUSBAND

1--WE arranged to come to your
dinner" she said gravely. But
I had to call off a-banquet Of
of folks who worked together in
a certain sector during the war.
1 think Jim is invited"
without me?" l asked. Don't
you think the courtesy of the re-
union banquet would be extended
to the wife Of Fearless Jim?'"
Muttering something about be-
ing a well-mearing idiot, Betty
turned and rushed out of my Of
flee. 1 sat for some time ponder
ing over the queerness of her &C
tons. Then 1 dismissed the mat
ter and went on working. l was
so deep in my work that I wasn't
conscious Of Betty's going and
didn't even become aware of the
twilight gathering around me until
l heard Jim's voice from the door
way.
Don't be frightened. It's only
me-" he cried. "I've been work
ing outside the office all day
and just took a notion I'd stop
by for you on the way home.
Glad you're as Industrious as
guessed"
i've had so many interrupt
TONS" l explained. That's what
held me up like this" Then, al
most before l was aware of it,
question formulated itself.
Jim, do you mind if we have
company to dinner tomorrow
night?"
do I mind?" asked Jim with
elaborate lightness. II wouldn't
mind at all-but you-see-er, I
have engagement"
"a reunion banquet" 1 asked
casually, with my heart begin
ming to thump strangely.
you might call it that" re-
piled Jim. It's sort of reunion
of the folks 1 met up at
Springdale. Mrs. McAvoy is
asking in some Of the literary
and artistic set. It's little
dinner. l forgot to tell you"
IT'S all right" l said firmly
to still the strange humping of
my own heart at the mention of
the woman with whom Ruth
Gregory had stayed at Spring
dale. Betty told Inc she thought
you were busy"
At the words, Jim's face went
O queer apoplexy crimson.
"Come on home" he 1erked