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The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-30
3 FARMERS BUY
RAILROAD LINE.

Beatrice. Neh.. June 2s.-George
Henzei. Gus Erickson and J. C.
Huhke, farmers living near Virginia.
Neb.. became part owners OF n rail.
road Saturday when for $500 they
purchased at sheriffs sale the prop.
erty OF the defunet Kansas City 4
Northwestern In Gage county for
back taxes, amounting 10 approx.
mately $4,000. The property con.
sists OF the sation at Virginia. the
right-of-way and three miles OF track
In the county. They say they bought
the property TO. protect the spur track
running 20 the farmers elevator at
Virginia and are not prepared TO
say what they will do with Y
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-30

O'Neill, Neb.. June 29.-Doc Will
kinson expects to re.establish himself
in the good grace OF the horsemen of
Beaver Flats~at the races at O'Neill
the Fourth of July through the nc
complishmente OF Jack McKenna' 3
running horse. Sapolio. which the
doctor himself has entered In the
races. paying the entry fee and all in
an effort toward redemption.
sapolio is the horse which although
possessed OF remarkable speed. also
had a sleeps heart which caused him
to quit at tho last minute and come
in behind the money TO the great
grief and financial embarrassment OF
his owner, Mr.. McKenna.
Last fall. just before the county
fair. the doctor endeavoring TO over.
come this defect in the animals make
up for Mr.. Mckenna transplanted
some glands into Sapolio from one OF
Glen Shivley's string OF famous relay
horses but by mistake got the glands
from Rock OF Ages. Shivley's cham
pion buckinE broncho outlaw.
As n result when the jockey ticislcd
Sapollo with the spurs In the flnisi
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-30
Vets and Drys Approre
Demo Sraddle Plank

New York, June 29.-The
democratic platforms planks
on law enforcement and rights
of the states were greeted with
enthusiastic approval today by
two organizations, normally as
divergent as the poles, the Anti
Saloon league and the associa-
tion against the prohibition
amendment.
Wayne B. Wheeler, general
counsel of the Anti-Saloon
league, joyfully declared both
parties have rejected the vets"
w. II. Stayton, national vice
president Of the association
against the prohibition amend
ment, said, I'VE are satisfied
with the law enforcement and
states rights planks, as they ex-
press our principles as accurate
ly as we could have stated them
ourselves"
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-30
We Have
With Us
Today
Col. Paul Henderson,
Washington. ID. C..

tOI. raul HendersOn,
Washington, ID. C.,
Second Assistant Postmaster General.
Colonel Henderson spends $500, 900
every day OF the week, including
Sunday. But he's not as extrava-
CANT as this makes him seem, for az
an assistant to the postmaster gen
eral It is his duty to keep the mails
moving. and that's approximately
what 1t costs each day.
Born in Lyndon. Kas., 40 years ago,
Colonel Henderson received his edu-
cation at Chicago university. went
into the automobile business and
later the contracting business. He
also went into the war as a trans
portation officer with the A. f.. F.,
and on the close OF the war returned
to the business OF contracting. Then,
in 1922, the late President Harding
appointed him second assistant post.
master general. lie came TO Omaha
TO inspect the air mail field at Fort
Crook. which, starting Tuesday. will
be center OF the continuous air
man transportation system.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-30
First Eye Witness
Story Is Related
byChief of Police
BY Associated Press.

Cleveland. June 29.-The chief OF
police at Elyria, nine miles from Lo
rain, said he was in Lorain within q
few minutes after the cyclone struck
and he walked over several blocks OF
tho devastated area, saw unroofed
buildings, fallen trees and telephone
poles, heard screams of some Of the
injured, and afterwards saw refugees
fleeing the city.
Heavy Rain Falling.
INV wife and I and a party Of
friends were driving toward Lo
rain," he said. ut must have beer
about $50 when the storm struck
We were about three or four miles
east of the city, and a heavy rair
was falling.
AT a gasoline station we met an
other automobile that had stopped
there. 1t had Just come from Lorain
and from the man and woman In II
we learned there had been a cyclone
They said they had seen houses top
p1ing over, roofs flying through the
air, and trees and telephone poles
moved down as by a huge scythe.
Their car was a sedan. They said
the wind blew so hard that they had
to sit on the floor TO keep II from
shattering their eardrums.
Uncanny Feeling.
I'VE drove on toward Lorain until
tangle of fallen trees made further
progress impossible. Then we got out
and walked on into the town.
The town was a wreck. had an
uncanny. feeling as looked at houses
without roofs or without walls, as
picked my way through the wreck
age In the streets.
'I recall looking into one house
from which the front wall had beer
blown out. could see into the bed
room, and noticed that the beds stood
there neatly made. In the distance
we could see some houses in flames
although there appeared to be no gen
eral confiagration.
River Bridge Demolished.
THE river bridge was demolished
except for the foot path. which was
still standing. People were running
about excitedly IN the streets, some
of them with injured hands and legs
Many had been pinned under fallen
building and trees.
''One wall OF a grocery had beer
demolished. and the merchandise was
scattered over the street. We saw a
moving picture theater which had
collapsed. The balcony had fallen
across the doorway. whether any
BODY was in the theater or not do
not know"
Two people were found buried in
the debris. he said.
I'VE met a man hurrying toward
Lorain. who besought us for news.
He said his wife and family were in
the wrecked area. Ambulances and
automobiles were rushing strom
victims TO the Elyria hospital"
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-30

Controlled
by Traders
Reputation of Wilson and
Refusal to Name Klan Spe-
officially Looked on as
Colossal Blunders.
Principles Surrendered

New York, June 29.-By
its votes on the league of ma
tions issue and on the issue
of the Ku Klux Klan the
democratic national conven-
ton has shown itself to be in
the hands of political traders.
This is the argument being
made here today by those
who look upon the repudia-
ton of Woodrow Wilson and
upn the refusal to name the
khan specifically as monu-
mental blunders and as the
surrender of principle for
fancied party advantage.
The convention cheered the name
of Wilson and Newton D. Baker, sec
retary of war under the great war
president. collapsed at the conclusion
OF a remarkable speech. in which he
urged the delegates to stand behind
those Wilson doctrines which, he ar.
gued, were the sacred heritage Of the
democratic party.
That the lesser breeds who now
control the party are content merely
with cheering. however, and are
anxious to scuttle out from under the
league of nations issue, was shown
by the answer of Senator Key Pitt
1T dz ~ pa
Pittman ScornfuI.
1t was almost with a sneer that
Senator Pittman spoke.
He referred to former Senator GIL.
bert NJ. Hitchcock, who was the demo
cratic leader of the senate during
the league fight.
Gilbert Hitchcock sacrificed him
self and his political fortunes on the
altar Of Woodrow Wilson," he de-
clared. land that is more than the
gentleman from Ohio Baker) has
done.
Pittiaan referred sarcastically to
Bakers emotionalism during his
speech and "how he draped his little
body across the speakers rostrum. +"
Kisses from all parts of the hall
greeted this ungallant reference, but
the 'lesser breeds were In the ma
jority In the convention.
Their scuttling plank on the league
was adopted. The deal with Hearst
was carried out.
Hearst Position Revealed.
Pittman insisted that the scheme
for a referendum was devised by
friends of Woodrow Wilson" and
that the referendum was the way to
get into the league. What Hearst
thinks of the referendum. Of the
league, and of the friends OF
Woodrow Wilson" is revealed in the
comments OF his chief editorial writ
er, Arthur Brisbane.
Brisbane sneers at the league as
Pittman sneered at 1t. In a comment
written at the convention hall, Bris-
bans says:
THE cheering for the league Of ma
tions is academic, not practical. The
league will be left to n referendum of
the whole people. which means that 1t
will rest for awhile and then wander
to the waste basket.
I'm noble words. the democratic
party passes the buck as regards
that dear old league. 1t now Joins
the hanson cab among interesting
relics
Baker in his speech ripped to
pieces the league plank proposed by
the friends OF Wilson," designed by
those who had sacrificed their po-
litical fortunes" on the Wilson altar.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-30
LOCUST GROVE
PASTOR QUITS

special Dispatch to The Omaha Rec.
Shenandoah. Ia. June 2S.-Rev. A
T Mikkelsen. who has been pastor Of
the German Lutheran church at 10.
Gust grove for seven years. has re.
signed and with his wife and younger
children has started TO drive TO Beause
Jour, Manitoba. Canada. where he
will be pastor OF Lutheran church.
His daughters, Margaret. teacher
near Hamburg. and Marianne, a grad.
uate OF this years class OF the Shen.
andoah High school. are leaving by
train 20 ioin their parents.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-30
The Weather

For 2, hours ending =. m. June -
Precipitation. inches and hundredthss
Total O Total since January !. 1kske
inches rNcrSs nss inch
Houtly Temnrrafurex
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-30
Steel Poles Twisted Like
Wires by 80-Mile Gale
Trans, Motors Blown
Like Chips in Wind.
Cables Like Spider Webs

tornado which wrecked a
large portion of Lorain and
parts of Sandusky and other
Ohio cities was not as great
as first reports indicated but
rechecking of casualties to-
night showed that probably
100 persons lost their lives in
this storm and almost stimuli
taneous disturbances at Pitts
burgh and in the upper Mis-
sissippi valley.
The total property damage
when reports from the rural
regions are complete will
probably aggregate $50,000,-
600.
Lorain, o., June 29.-Ap-
proximately SO persons are
dead. 118 are injured and
nearly half of the city of
Lorain is in ruins as the result
of the tornado that twisted
itself over the northern end
of Ohio late yesterday after
noon.
Mayor George Hoffman
estimated the property dam
age at S25,000,000 visible
and s5.000,o00 invisible.
About Is per cent of the
city's population of 47,000,
or a trifle over 1000 people
are homeless tonight, they
said.
One hundred and twenty
five city blocks or about %
per cent of the city's resi-
dences were damaged, most
of them beyond repair. Of all
the business buildings that
Lorain's mile long main
street, Broadway, only two,
the postoffice and a four
story Eagles club building,
escaped without damage.
Reports Exaggerated.
Due TO the confusion and dark
ness after the storm last night many
wild and exaggerated reports were
current as TO the number OF dead and
injured. As near as could be checked
today the above figures are authen-
tic at this time. The Red Cross and
coroner's office. however. said that
II Will be several day. before any &C.
eurate count OF the dead and injured
can be made. Work Is still being car
ried on in the outlying residential
districts and the total may change
most any time.
The driving wind ripped and tore
everything in its path as IL rosred
down this street levelling most OF
the brick buildings at the second
floor Frame structures. filling sta
tions. and other small buildings were
entirely demolished and the wreckags
strewn for blocks.
The s0.mile an hour wind blew
street cars from their tracks: turned
over and hurled automobiles TO the
curb; bent and twisted steel telegraph
poles like wire; snapped off wooden
poles at the ground and hurled them
across streets and onto building
roofs.
Thousands OF trees are down
throughout the residential district Wis
tied by the tornado. and the tangled
wires form veritshle spiders web
. over the stricken area. Fortunately.
) the power plant ceased 70 function
, slnaos with the arrival OF the storm
and the fallen wires could not injure
r the psnic-stricken men, women ana
children as they rushed rcll.men frcra
. their homes. or as they were blown
! and tossed about by the angry winds.
The storm frs struck Sandusky.
about SIS miles west. at exactly ASS
| esterday afternoon. IL swept San.
dusky's waterfront. killed five people
and injured 10 81 whom IS are seri.
ously hurt. II put the water works
ana electric hght plant out Of eem.
mission. thus shutting off the water
supply and plunesnE the city in dark.
ness. The soe.teot building housing
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-30
Convention Program
of Democrats TODAY

Convention called 10 order BY
Permanent Chairman Walsh st
$3.50 a. m, eastern daylight time.
Invocation by Rev. Gustav Ar.
mold Christensen. Holy Rood
church, Protestant Episcopal. New
York.
Beginning of roll call by states
for the vote on nomination for
president.
Adjournment.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-30


wearily from a titanic struggle over
its platform, which finally was
adopted as reported, the democratic
national convention prepared today
to plunge into another over candi-
dates.
Balloting for a nominee for the
presidency will begin tomorrow morn
ing. deadlock is In prospect and
tonight the supporters of dozen
candidates renewed their predictions
of victory.
The platform was perfected at
this morning, when, amid scenes OF
confusion seldom paralleled in party
history, a plank condemning the
Ku Klux Klan by name was pro-
nounced rejected by the narrow mar
gin of a single vote. Another serious
contest had been decided previously
by adoption of a plank reaffirming in
general terms only the party's faith
in the league of nations.
The conventions action on the all
absorbing question of the khan ap-
parently had no effect on the rela-
tive standing Of the candidates, ex-
cept as 1t provides a further argu-
ment for use by those who are pre-
dieting that neither McAdoo nor
Smith can be nominated. The out
and out antiklan plank, according to
Permanent Chairman Walsh's an
nouncement, received 541 votes, with
the active supporters of Governor
Smith and many others friendly to
him voting for it, while 542 votes
were announced as cast against 1t,
largely from the states that are CIV
ing their support to Mr.. McAdoo.
Both Claim Advantage.
The Smith people declared the to-
tai recorded for the proposal showed
conclusively the inability of McAdoo
to muster the two-thirds necessary
for nomination, and the McAdoo men
said the votes cast on the other side
meant the elimination of Smith. The
managers for the other candidates
agreed with both of them.
As a result, the only discernible
trend of opinion among the leaders
as they weighed the outcome of yes
Turn to Page Seven. Column One.)
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-30
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Many things are difficult and dark
TO me, but / can see one thing quite
clearly, that must not, cannot, seek
my own happiness by sacrificing 9TH
ers.-George Eliot.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-30
May Throw
FavOrites
OutofFight
Elimination Of Both McAdoo
and Smith Seen as a Result
of Fight on Convention
} Floor Early Sunday.
Balloting Starts Today

New York, June 29.-Elim-
ination of both Smith and
McAdoo as a result of the
negative vote on the anti-klan
issue. This is the judgment OF
delegates to the democratic
national convention who are
not aligned with either OF
these booms and who have
carefully analyzed the vote
on the khan plank. 1t is evi-
dent that the khan vote has
the entire convention fright
ened.
It Is their opinion that the at
firmative vote of Sal 3.20 to denounce
the khan by name represents the ut
most strength that Smith can mus
ter and that the negative vote, only
one vote more than was cast for the
affirmative on the khan issue is the
limit of the McAdoo strength.
Early Balloting Better.
The Smith supporters agree to this
view so far as 1t affects McAdoo and
the McAdoo supporters agree so fan
as 1t affects Smith.
Indications are that the .sariy bal
loting between Smith and McAdoo
will be as bitter as was the fight
over the khan issue. Police may have
to be called TO keep order.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-30

Nebraska: Possibly showers, not
much change In temperature
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-06-30

only the fact that the tornado
struck on Saturday afternoon pre-.
vented greater loss Of life, city Of.
ficials said today. Factories. In which
more than | 900 men are regularly
employed. were wrecked. These fac.
tories operate ON half.holiday sched.
trurn TO Page Two, Column Eisht)
New Britain herald., 1924-03-04

! Palmer prepared"
 How was that?" Senator Walsh calculated.
 That's what Mr. Mclean told mo in tclcgrams from Florida as to why he wanted me"
 Asks For Tclcgrams.
 Senator Walsh asked for the tele- grams.
 ''Woudn't 1t be more proper for you to obtain these from tho Tele- graph company or McLcanr ?" "Oh, of course, if as an attorney you decline to disclose confidential communications with client" sona- tor Walsh returned.
 "I make the point as a matter Of ethics" Mc.sdoo returned.
 You are aware that Mir. Palmer told this committee he never repre- scented Fall or sinclnir?" Senator Din put in. Did he ever say that to you?"
 '"fhe subject was never discussed between Us" McAdoo said.
 His firm. he added. never repre- sented Fall. Doheny, or Sinclair.
 "Thcre didn't seem to be any rca- son for calling you in, did there ," Chairman l.enroot asked.
 That's a matter of opinion"
 The committee then excused the witness and adjourned until 10 q. m. tomorrow.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-04

as you would organize, it would
 almost Of necessity acquire leases from the government, and while I am
 in the official husinossI hold, fl seems
 to mo nnwisc for me to engage in any business dependent in any apprcciabln degree on government favor. 1 "fon may recall meeting with me. when We were in Los Angeles togcth- rr during the winter of lai7-1gls. Mr. owls Penwell. some years thereto Tore. had purchased a sheep outfit on san Clements Island together with a twpnty-ilSe year lease. He was eager for me to join in the purchase, we having been associated in a number of like enterprises in Montana. was eager to do so and felt confident that the adventure would be profitable one, as if has proven to be. de- cined to go into it. however because Of the fact that tho business had q government lease as ifs basis.
 This may be sqncamishness on my part. but I prefer rather to be thought oyer-sensitive than to be under suspi- cion Of having utilized the position to N uhich my people have elevated mo for my own profit.
 John tells me that Mr. Tutlinaan, for whose companiCs he is general counsel. looks with disfa,or upon any Of their force becoming interested in companies related to that in which they arc engaged.
 Present. please. my kind regards 10 Mrs. Dohcny, 10 whom and to your self I send my warmcst greetings or the season.
 "A Merry Christmas and Happy New frar.
 Sincerely yours,
New Britain herald., 1924-03-04

FREE UPON REQUEST Every woman viii ap. preoiate our Sugar Etiquette Chart and the helpful book, of Domino Candy Cooking and Preserving Rec. ipe,. We will gladly send them 10 you free upca request. hddren American Sugar Refining Company, IF Wsli Street. New York.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-04
MRIsll's AI..sssl gs, |.

My Dear Mir. Doheny:
 "I am enclosing q letter received from Hon. T. $. Hogan, of Great Falls, Montana. once secretary Of state and later senator from Ycl- lowstonc county. Mr. Hogan enjoys tho respect and confidence Of our pco- pic. IT you hayc not dismissed the idea of entering thc Montana field. and very sincerely hope you have not, the letter may bc Of some interest to you.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-04
salmon Transplantc, in Palestine

Pacific coast salmon are being transplanted in Palestine with some hopes of success, according to Dr. Meyer Gucrcgitz Of the Palestine bn- rcau Of science. Owing to the hom- ing instinct of salmon if is imprac. ticable to transplant the salmon themselves. but their eggs arc being taken to Palestine usatrrs
New Britain herald., 1924-03-04
Naisl,s Announcement

Senator Walsh. democrat, Montana. announced that the committee had found in its search tclograms eX- changed in December between himself and l.. L.. Dohcny. Reports of the exchange had been whispered about the senator said, for inc purpose of jiscrcditing me" He consequently put into the record the entire corrts- pondcnce. It related in part to a letter from T. <. Hogan of Great Falls. Montana. asking the oil mag nate to enter Montana oil production. Tho communications exchange on the Hogan proposals follow:
 "tIon. F. l.. Dohcn,.
 "120 Broadway. Now York City.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-04

MT. Burns. Tais message sas in al obsolete code
 The original of the message wa' shown to the ~ltnHss
 "rhc message was in regard to MT McI can being made special agent.
 Wait d minute" Senator Walsh put in. and lre took her over the translation word by word. "'fhe in. terprctation is absolutely wrong." Mrs 1 Dnckstein insisted when shown tho translation furnished the committee Tt should have in it inquiries being made regarding him being special agent of the department That's what it meant"
 "of course the word Burns meant W. J. Burns. chief Of the burcau?" 'Oh, yes"
 The message was sent, Mrs. Duck stein asserted, because Mir. Burns had told her q lawyer in the department was asking whether Mclean gaa a special agent O. the department.
 MT Burns said that these inquiries might make it embarrassing for Mir Mclean to remain special agent" Mrs. Duckstein continued, and that he might wish to resign"
 And so you arc telling your hus- band in this telegram" Senator Walsh went on. that Mir. Burns thought Mir. Mclean wanted to resign"
 "Ycs. that it might be embarrassing to tho attorney general for him to be special agent"
 Chairman Lcnroot rccNaminCd the witness us 10 codes. The present de- partment of justice code, she said, i'hc did not know. but the old code ghc had used as Mir. Turns secretary.
 "I never gave my husband a code book she said.
 How did you expect your message to Palm Beach to be dccoded ?" asked Senator Adams, democrat. Colorado.
 "I knew Mir. Mclean had the code. I asked Mir. Burns fl l should send this message in code and he said yes. ,"
 Burns m stand.
 W. ]. Burns took the stand.
 Tt is correct Mir. Mclean was Fl special agent" Burns said 10 the first ! question. appointed before came in. sometime in March. April. May or July. 1921"
 Do you know the reasons leading to his appointmcnt?" asked Senator Walsh.
 v do not 1
 Tell us about inc conversation aith Mrs. Duckstein.''
 one Of the boys came in and said l inquiries were being made about .fc- i Leans status. sent for Mrs. Duck stein. and told her 10 send mesa ge c her husband. who could suggest 10 Mr. Mclean that he resign. bce- use fl night he embarrassing to the attor. icy general.
 Why didn't you send inc message 
 "I didn't have g right 10 demand lr. McLean.s resignation. There was lothing mysterious about my mcs- a ge.''
 "We'tl draw our own inference" rc. ,licd Senator Walsh. |. N. N. Grimes. attorney for the de- lartment or justice. brought the in- ormatiou 10 him about Mclean. ;urns said. r!
 Got sI Per Year. What salary did Mclean get?" 'He got s1 q year" #t How many Of those s1 year gents have you?" About eight. They had 30 in the lst administration" Why. I thought il was about s00," falsh Tetortcd. I "Ycs. and 300 special marshals.'' sid Burns. [ ''Is- there an agent named Gaston ' leans in your department" asked enator Dill. democrat. Washington. | ''Sot now" Burns 7a.d. To Was he an eff .cfiye man ?'' . One Of the best ] srcr kaew." Did he do any special work for I resident Harding?'
 He may have donc so. through ! e" 7 Did you say you didn't have the h
New Britain herald., 1924-03-04
ANOTHER TEAPOT
 EXPLOSION TODAY
lContinned from First lagc)

fort at time when politics seems tc be tho master.
 "J. A. Y.'
 The last of these telcgrams was found among tho code messages sub. mitted by the Western Inicn and was submitted along with the Mclean tclsgrams
 tJ. W. Zevcly is attorney for llar- ry r. Sinclair. Wilton J. Lambert is attorney for F. F. Mclean. W. 0. Duckstcin is a Mclean omployc. and husband Of Mary D .ksicin. George E. Fraser is financial secretary to Me- Iran,1