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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-14
Man Slain;
Residence
Set on Fire
Body Of U. P. Employe Dis
covered in Blazing House at
Ogallala-Skull Crushed
by Blow.
Two Suspects Arrested
soecIal Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.

Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Ogallala, Neb.. March 13.-What
authorities believe Is the murder Of
John Jefferies, Union Pacific pump
ing house employe, was revealed this
morning by fire here.
Attempt to cover up the alleged
crime by setting fire to the house In
which the body lay. is indicated.
Alex Swankuskey and his brother
ln-law, Frank Heramsey. are being
held in connection with the Staying.
Fire was discovered at this morn
ing in a small house in the western
part of town. The building had been
almost demolished before the alarm
was turned in.
When the blaze was extinguished.
firemen found the body of Jefferies
| lying face down on the floor. The
skull had been crushed in by blow
from some instrument. A jug con-
tanning liquor was found on the floor
nearby. according to officers.
Automobile tracks were trailed to
the home OF Alex-Swankuskey by Fire
Chief George Smithey and Night
watehman Art Braman. A hammer
and a stove poker were found in
| Swankuskeys pocket. according to
the officers.
Swankuskey, who was in bed. and
Frank Heramsey, in whose home two
gallons of liquor were found, were
arrartad and lo6UeJ in iail
Coroner's inquest was still In
tprogress at a late hour today. Thu
hammer found in Swankuskey' $
pocket was identified as one belong
ing TO Jefferies.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-14
OMAHAN SLAYH WIFE, KILLS HIMSELF
Wholesale Graft Is Featured in
Testimony at Daugherty Probe
Divorced Wife of Jesse Smith, Rightand Man of Attorney
General, Who Killed Himself Describes Various
Deals Involving Bonded Whisky, Pardons
and Fight Film Permits.

She reiterated. however, that Smith
had told her of meeting the attorney
general there. She said different
senators and important people had
conferences in the house.
DO you know who occupied IT.
asked Senator Moses.
Il think it was one of Mr. NC
Leans. I'm not sure about that.
She said she did not know OF the
purpose of the conferences there, but
Smith had told her the house was
used for private conferences where
they would not be disturbed.
Appointments Considered
Department OF Justice appoint
ments were considered there, she SAID
and people making appointments went
there, she was told.
Senator Ashurst referred to COL
James c.. Da allen and Miss Sunson
said she met him in the shack
near Washington Courthouse, which
the attorney general, Smith and
others maintained.
Hesitating. Miss Stinson said she
could tell better later" of the confer
ences between Darden and others
Smith had told her the attorney gen
eral and himself met In the green
mouse" because they could meet
privately"
Daugherty was In Columbus. she
said, when she saw Colonel Darden
at "the shack"
II know they had something that
thay were considering.
There was something wrong some
where" she continued. They did
drop Mr.. Dardenn'
What brought this about was
that Darden did not measure up.
said Miss Stinson.
Dropped Him.
Measure up to WHAT" demanded
Senator Ashurst.
"They dropped him." was the an
swer.
Questioned by Senator Wheeler
Miss Stinson answered yes when
asked IL Smith was a partner iii
these various deals"
or that, she said. her chief knowl
edge came from Smith. She said she
knew of a deal between Daugherty
End Darden of which Smith had told
her. She said Smith gave Darden
s1,460 and he told her Daugherty
gave the same amount TO Darden.
They had a deal in an oil propo
sition out west" she said.
Smith told her. she said, that
Colonel Darden for years has beer
trying to get through some leases
some way through Washington prior
to this administration.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-14
Health Courses
in School Urged
Program Means Dropping of
Traditional Subjects. Teach
ers' Association Told.

Lincoln. March l3.-Addresses on
lens. and reports OF officers were
heard by the Nebraska state Teach
ers association al the business meet.
Ing Thursday. Part OF the morning
pregram was taken up by trip
through the new state capitol. con.
busted by Governor Bryan.
The speakers We're: Superintendent
II. W. Krctsinrer Of Franklin. c Ray
Gates Of Grand Island and J. \.
True OF McCook.
\ program OF health education
that really functions was urged by
Mr.. Gates The speaker said that
adoption OF these aims means great
changes in the traditional school
1t means that we must eliminate
from the curriculum everything
which does not make difference in
the conduct of the pupil. even though
that subject matter has been sane
toned by tradition. II means that
We must include those items in the
elementary school which constitute
the facts Of life as the masses live II,
even though these facts have never
been taught In school before"
III we are TO face sauarely the
problem Of school revenues" Superin'
tendent Tree told the convention. we
must first Of all face the problem OF a
revised tax system
Mr.. True would abandon the per
sonai property tax because it does
not tax man according To his ability
to pay and merely affords a screen
behind which wealth is hidden from
the assessor"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-14
Parish Rewards Pastor
hy Building PARSONAGE

Columbus. Noh. March rs 1Fortv
vears of service in the ministry here
on the par, - ther pastor. Rev ne4e
man Miess.er. VIII he rccosnsrea IN
a material way tals sprius bv mem
hers - Emmanuel German Missouri
synod Lutheran church tAnoaxh the
erection " a nrw iNlrsonaee. IL = -
cost $4,000 ana work IS o. he hegpn
Immediately
Preparations are noW tscirg made -
move the pvescu; parsonage. which
has Aecn the home ~ Rev At. NseSs.
Ter aud hs family SInce iSSe. 70 the
rvar II tho lot ,n or8sr thai he rens
residence may he et,ecica on the site
Q, occupies
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-14
Dying Statement
Altered or False,
Defense Claims
Girl Delirious at Time o.
Making Charge, Attorney
for DIR. +. A. Edwards
Tells the Jury.

"The dying statement read you as
that OF Lillian Holman Is not hers
but that of John Yeager. deputy
county attorney
These words. hurled at the jury by
lc. ]. Southard. attorney for DR.
Frederick A. Edwards. closed the
arguments of the day by attorneys
for both DR.. Edwards and the state
| in trial Of the doctor on a charge OF
murder by Illegal operation. in Judge
G. o. Stauffer's court yesterday.
Southard read charts from Nicholas
Sem hospital on the girls condition
on December 80 and January 5. days
on which the state contended the vic
tim made her dyi0g statements be
fore yeager. Emmett Brnmbaugh, at
| tornev, and three attaches OF the
hospital.
Claims Girl Drugged.
"On December 30 these charts show
| the girl was administered morphine
several times and that in the after
noon, according TO the observations
CT attending nurses, was in delirious
condition and several times attempted
to climb from her bed" said the at
torney.
ION January s. when the statement
again was read to her and she war
told she was dying" continued South
lard, "the observations on the chart
show she took morphine for IL hours
Lefore 2 in the afternoon and then
again signed her death statement.
"The state contends she was normal
In mind when the statement was
lgiven-the chart shows she was de
llrious--what are we TO draw from
that? I'll tell you. The statement II
either doctored or II is false"
! Closing Arguments Today.
Ycager. In his remarks to the Jury
at the close OF testimony. stressed the
point that no instrument in the case
taken from the Childs residence nj
AZ North Forty.eighth street. nj
legged TO belong to pr. Edwards. was
used for anything hut treatment ot
women's ailments.
Or. $. McCleneehan. who testified
most Of Wednesday. was recalled tc
tho stand TO describe use of certain
Instruments found in the grip
Both state and defense attorneys
viii make closing arguments today
and tho case probably viii he In the
hands OF the jury by afternoon.
Admits Operation.
DR.. Edwards mounted the witness
stand yesterday morning and ad
mtted that he performed an opera
tion on the girl
He denied. however. that the opera.
tion was Illegal az charged In the in.
diotfhent returned against him.
His testimony was 10 the effect
that the operation performed Is
countenaneed In legitimate medical
practice.
DIR. Edwards testified he found the
girl n victim OF late hours and other
exccsses. but that he advised her that
by submitting to minor operation,
and with proper rest and tren tment
I'she would he restored 10 normal
health.
He testified that he accepted a $50
fec from the girl.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-14
Columbus Police Enforce
Regulations for Measles

Columbus. Neb. March Board
OF health authorities aud police are
clamplng the lid down on homes
whore tho measles epidemic Is prey
nlcnt and the houses remain unplp
carded one arrest has been made
and one fine assessed in police court
Jake Schneider. n baker. WAS fined
In police court for failure 90 notify
authorities that HIS children had Tho
measles. According to Chief Of To
lice Jack Lehman. Schneider did not
summon physician TO attend th,
children.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-14

Washington, March 13.-WhislSy
deals. deals for pardons for federal
convict, deals to permit Illegal show
ing of prize fight films, stock deals
and various other alleged deals Of
highly sensational nature featured
today's testimony at the senate com
mittee investigation of Attorney Gen
eral Daugherty.
In a two-hour session replete with
thrillers, Miss Roxie Stinson. di
yorced wife of Jesse w. Smith, bump
er and friend" of the attorney gen
eral. testified Smith had told her that
he and Mr.. Daugherty stood to make
SlS0, 900 through showing of the
Carpenter Dempsey prize fight pic
lures. which the attorney general
would not prevent.
About Parole.
Miss Stinson followed that by re
lating A conversation between Smith
and Joe Weber, the actor when re-
lated to getting parole Tor Neper
hrother-in-law, "a Mr.. Solomon, al
the conclusion of which Smith told
her Weber was dWluiiS 'isoPt
"wanted a lot for nothing.
On another occasion, the divorced
wife testified Smith turned up a.
Washington Courthouse, o.. just IRON
Washington. with Is $1,000 bills in
belt around his waist. but wouldn
tell here where he got the money.
Whisky, she said. she knew hac
been withdrawn from government
warehouses on permit. soon after Mr.
Daugherty took office as attorney
general. but they soon stopped that
she said, because they got afraid OF
it,"
To Tell All.
At a dramatic moment in her testi
mony the witness called to the at
torney generals brother. NJ. s
Daugherty, sitting as spectator in
the hearing room, reminding him that
she had told him she had determined
to tell all"
Miss Stinson's testimony today. as
her preliminary testimony Of yester
day, was replete with allegations OF
and partial descriptions. Of various
deals in which she said Smith was
associated with Daugherty, much OF
which could be proved. she said. b.
personal papers which are on their
way here from Ohio.
Miss Stinsons testimony started
with reference to the little green
house of X street. She said she was
not familiar with Washington and
would rather not answer questions
about IL.
1T was purely personal" she said
at is absolutely OF no consequence"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-14
The Day in
Washington

Federal Judge W. :. Kenyon de-
clined appointment as secretary Of
the navy.
The house ways aud means COM
mittee ordered the soldiers bonus
bill reported
The ship liquor treaty with Great
was ratified by the senate.
Representative sydney Anderson.
republican. Minnesota. announced
he would not seel. reelection.
Secretary Mellon gave more testi.
mony before the senate finance
committee in regard TO the tax bill.
The senate defeated the >orbeek-
Burtness bin designed TO help farm
ers diversity their crops.
Former Senator Phelan. Califor.
mia. appeared before Il senate COM
mittee and gave his views on Japa.
nese immigration. 81
Internal revenue officials were
summoned for Questioning toner
row in the senafe's investigation OF
their bureau.
Prohibition officials said they had
clear ease against the British
steamer Orduna. seized yesterday at
New York.
\ federal grand jury began con-
sideration Of charges developed by
n Chicago grand Jury In regard 10
misuse of congressional influence.
The army board investigating
military prisoners indicates in its
preliminary report IL would recon-.
mend elemeney In eonsidera BILE
number Of eases.
consideration OF the nomination
Of Samuel knight 10 be oil counsel
in the Standard Oil company of
California eases WAS posi- poned in.
definitely by the oil committee.
The senate oil committee del,ed
into the sending of marines 10 Tea.
per Dome, examining assistant
Secretar, Roosevelt and Major Gen.
eral Lelcunc, conmnndant of the
marine corps.
The senate committee invesfigat.
ing .Nfterney General naugheriy
had another sensational session.
delvinI into deals" alleged hy
RoSie Slinson. divorced wife of the
late Jesse ". Smith. the attorney
generals bumper and friend"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-14
Ashton Man Sentenced 10
Prison on Forgery Charge

ashton, Neh, March l8.-aOn a plea
Of guilty before judge Il q nostetler
In district court. Anton percchonsll
OF near Ashton VAS sentenced Ia n
term of from two 20 five years in the
state refomatoiN AT Lincoln here.
chousN was charged with forelug -
check \ few months aeo he pleaded
guilty To writing a no,nmd check and
was fined SiQo.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-14
Third District Nebraska
Teachers to Meet in April
Special Dispateh To The Omaha Use1

Norfolk, Neb.. March 13.--The an
nual convention OF the third district
Nebraska Teachers association will
be held in Norfolk April 10. II and
II, according to action taken by the
executive committee today.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-14
Fremont Man Named Good
Roads Body Field Sccrelar,

sre"ini Dispatch to The omahs lice.
Norfolk, Nch., March is.-F'rank II.
heels ~ Fremont. Neh.. was elected
field secretary Of tho Nebraska Good
Roads association. succeeding +. +.
Clements of Lincoln, who has re
.signed.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-14
Rob Kansas Store.

Wymore, Neb.. March 13.-Tho dry
goods store owned by y. G.. Cribs
IT cawker city. Kan, was robbed by
men who. escaped in an auto truck
With goods valued at ki,5oo
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-14
The Weather

fer "a hours ending + m. March -
Tcmrcrafurv.
Hiehcst Is; lowest. sss mean 81 uer-
ntai 3a Total deficiency since January
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-03-14

The masters eye will do more work
than both his hands.-Poor Richard.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-16

tennis championship today. Mrs. Jes. sup routed the Spanish Senorita Tor ras 6.2, so, while Mrs. Mallory. play Ing for Norway in the Olympic com petition. eliminated Miss Boutan of Holland. s-7, so.
 The Dutch girl fought only in the first set, driving accurately both fore the stamina to stick with Molla.
 Mrs. Mallory will have Miss Helen Wills, the American ace as her next opponent and the match probably will be played tomorrow.
 Miss Kathleen McKane of Great Britain the Wimbledon singles cham pion, defeated Miss FHk of Sweden. 6.1, 6-1 and will play Mrs. Jessup in her next match.
 Mime. Golding of France defeated Mrs. Phyllis Covel of Great Britain today 6-3. 3-6, 6-2 and will meet Senorita Alvarez of Spain the winner of that match meeting the winner of the Mallory-Wills match in the semi finals.
 The match between Vincent Rich ards of the American team and Man. uel Alonzo of the Spanish team, on the center court was magnificent battle. When the rest interval was taken, the American was ahead. 7-5, 10-S, 2-6 and later he won 6-3 set to take the match.
 Jean Washer of Belgium conqueror of Francis T. Hunter of the American team, was defeated by Baron De of Italy 2-6, GA, 1-6, 6-4, S-6.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-16
TALES OPPONENTS
 FOR FINAL RACES
Canada Qualities Today..OtheI
 Olympic Contests
Ry The Associnted Press

l By lne A5sorlhfen Frfss
 Argenteuil July 16.-The Canadian eight cared crew today won the right to compete with Yale in the finals of the Olympic competition by winning the race of crews which had finished second in the original heats. The Canadians led all the way but had a stiff fight on their hands to keep their advantage over the other three eights which were fighting des- perately to earn a place in the finals tomorrow, to which only the winner of today's race is entitled. The South Americans held the Canadians to a small lead for the first 500 metres dropped back at the half-way mark and made a futile last minute spurt just before the finish.
 Canadas time of minutes 37 sec onds was good considering the fact that it was made in the face of a brisk wind.
 As q result of the victory today, Canada will be the fourth in the finals tomorrow with the United States, Great Britain and Italy :,
 There were two other events today in which the winners only qualified to compete in the final tomorrow. The first resulted in victory for Jack Beresford Jr. of Great Britain, who was defeated Monday by w. E. Gar rttt Gilmore, the American national champion over Petersven of Holland in the single sculls. The second re- suited in victory for the Swiss four with coxswain over Great Britain, Hungary and Belgium. Beresford's time was minutes 2-5 of second while the Swiss crew covered their distance in minutes 20 1-5 seconds.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-16
Hawaiian Makes Record
Thn Associated Press.

By The Associated Press,
 Olympic Swimming Pool, Les Tour elles, France, July 16.-The fourth day of the Olympic swimming pro- gram was run off in more moderate weather than had been the rule all the week. The scorching sun disap- peared behind clouds and the att tendance was increased enormously.
 A crowd of ten thousand persons turned out, one of the largest of the swimming tournament and bigger than the throngs that were witnessing even tho Olympic tennis matches and the rowing events.
 Warren Kealoha, of Hawaii, broke the Olympic record for the 100-metre backstroke in the first elimination trial, covering the distance in 1 min- ute 13 2-5 seconds, shattering the mark he established at Antwerp, but swimming the distance 4-5ths of second slower than the world mark
New Britain herald., 1924-07-16
Summaries.

2na metres, breast stroke, women third heat: Miss Carson. Great Brit. ain. first; Miss Topel. Sweden, sec. ond; time, 3 minutes 80 seconds Miss Matilda Shurich, Womens Swim ming association. New York, finished third and was eliminated.
 2oo-metres, breast stroke, women second heat: Miss Morton, Great Brit. ain, first: Miss Roster. Luxembourg. second. Time minutes 29 2-5 sec- i onds. Miss Eleanor Coleman. Mill waukee A. C.. Milwaukee, finished fourth and was eliminated.
 200 metres, breast stroke, men, first semi-fnals: Robert D. Skelton, Illi- nois A. C., first; w. T. Kirschbaum, Hawaii, second. Time minutes o-10 seconds, breaking the Olympic record.
 2oo-Metre breast stroke: men; sec- ond semi finals: Decombre, Belgium, first Linders. Sweden. second. Time minutes 2-10 seconds, equaling the new Olympic record made by Robert D. Sketon in the first semi-fnal.
 400-Metres. free style: men; two to qualify for semi-finals Thursday: Ralph Breyer, Northwestern uniyer- sity; Hatfield Great Britain, second. Time minutes 22 2-6 seconds.
 400-Metre. free style; men; third heat: Johnny Weissmuller, Illinois A. C., first; Andrew Charltongn, Aus tralia, second: Peter. Great Britain, third. Time 5 minutes, 22 Is seconds.
 20o-Metre breast stroke; first heat: women; two to qualify for finals to- morrow: Miss Agnes Geraghty, Wom- ens Swimming association, New York, first; Miss Peterson, Sweden second. Time 3 minutes, o5 2-5 seconds. Mile. Barond of Holland finished first, 2 sec- onds ahead of Miss Geraghty, but she was disqualified for faulty turns,
New Britain herald., 1924-07-16
ARMY OVER COMPLEMENT Enlisted Strength 123.193, With Funds to Pay Over 11S,000.

Washington, July 16.-The enlisted strength of the army today is about 123,793. Appropriations for pay for the army for the current fiscal year make funds available for an average enlisted strength of only 11S,750 and require that the actual strength shall never be much greater than 120,000.
 Therefore. the War Department to-
 day announced it must suspend all re- oruiting except of men to replace losses as they occur For the next few months it is believed such losses can be made good by re-enlistment or by enlisting men with prior service.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-16
City Items

Miss Frieda Henna, formerly of New Britain but now residing in Plainvile, is convaescing at the New Britain General hospital after an operation.
 Scalp treatments, LaFrance Beauty Parlor.-advt.
 Collared Shirts reduced at Fitch- Jones Co.-Ladvt.
 Lunch at Hallinan's--adv. Home cooked lunches al Crowell's.
 -advt Have the Herald follow you on your vacation. 1Sc week. cash with order -adrt.
New Britain herald., 1924-07-16
TAMMANY NOT ID
 BOLT THE PARTY
OlYany Denies Plan to Kn!Ic Davis Want Smith for Governor

New York July iG,-AflHr putliug
 in an active day at his aew Joh oI
 running Tamnany Hall Judge George
 W olvany ef ihe court ai general
 sessions said last night that Tammany
 would insist upon Alfred F. smith as a candidate 10 succeed himself as goY- ernor this lall
 in Iammank circles the opinion ih general that the appearance Of Gov eFnoT smiths name on The ticket ls essential 10 the success Of tho demOr cratic state and national ticket, The governor is known 10 have serious obs lection 10 becoming 4 candidate again, He ls anxious 10 retire from public life, at least for long enough to enable him 10 make some money for the family and himself, The governor has not yet said anything that his friends are inclined 10 accept as his last word on the subject Of running for another term, They believe that he Is good enough party man to permit himself 10 be drafted, once he has become convinced that without him leading the fght defeat would be the parly's lot in this state.
 Judge olvany took occasion also to lay some ghosts which in the form Of rumors, have been haunting demo- cratic circles since the democratic national convention took its leave Of Madison Square Garden, One of these was 10 the effect that followers of Governor smith, disappointed at his failure to win the presidential nomin- alton. might take revenge on John ". Davis by kniflng him at the polls,
 Pressure Win Be Applied
 Tn democratic circles the great demonstration in honor of Governor Smith in Albany upon his return there on Monday, after his defeat for the presidential nomination, is regard ed as not altogether unrelated to the efforts now under way to convince the governor that he Is the logical candi- date for renomination to his present office, and to the plans of certain | leaders to create situation in which | the governor would find it exceedingly | difficult to turn deaf ear on demands tHfb Hc dedln ltdu lue utlilDCIdtlC fight in this state.
 Governor Smith" Jhdge Olaany said would add immeasurably to the strength of the ticket. I certainly think that he should run again."
 "Is that the view of the organiza- tion?" he was asked.
 If I may presume to express the view of the organization it is" said the new leader of Tammany Hall in reply.
 The attention of Judge Olvany was called to recent statements from the governor to the effect that he was anxious to enter some business that would afford him a livelihood.
 T can readily understand that temptation in view of the offers that must have come to the governor" Judge Olvany replied. Undoubtedly there must be many splendid openings for mar with his record in office his great ability, his winning personality and his wide cquaintanceShip. But, after all. Governor Smith is good democrat"