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The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
Mother and Daughter Fined
for Attacking Neighbor

Col u IN us, Neb., Aug. 5.-A
womans bites on her shoulders and
arms and a small bale OF human hair
were among exhibits shown in police
court by Mrs. Dolly Squares when
she appeared against Mrs Millie Ba-
der and Miss Mary Bader. charging
the two women with assault and bat.
terry.
Mrs. Squares alleged the daughter
ran out OF the house and bit her and
pulled her hair while the mother. Mrs.
Bader, followed and held Mrs.
Squares while the daughter attacker
her.
The two women defendants de.
clared Mrs. Squares had been calling
them names and alleged she also
pulled their hair.
The two women were nned $40 and
costs each by Police Judge William
O'Brlen.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
ONE OF LANDRU'S
VICTIMS FOUND
BY c. r. BERTELLI.

Universal service Staff Correspondent.
Paris. Aug. 5.-Landru. the French
bluebeard. may have been innocent,
II revelations by the newspaper Paris
Solr are borne out by judicial inquiry.
The paper states 1t has found one
Of the wives whom Landru was al
legged to have assassinated.
The woman. named Verriade Bar.
ros. according to her own account.
was born in Paris. married to
Brazilian. and met Landru in 1918.
who cheated me out Of 1000 francs.
Landru wrote in his famous nc.
count book the word Brazil after
her name. She said that when Ian.
dru was arrested she disappeared.
fearing to become involved In the
case.
The womans identity has been veri-
fled.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
2 KILL ED. so HuE&==oN Wild TRAIN
Mussolini Is Asked to Halt Reuels of
Society at New "Italim Palm Beach,
Alleged Champagne Orgies and Moonlight
Bathing Parties Sans Suits Near Venice Bring
Protests to Premier-"SaturnaIia Called off.

prominent and most staid members
Of that society are now staying at the
Lido.
Gilda Gray. New York's shimmy
queen. put on her South Seas dance
at big ball last night given by the
Princess Jeanne DeSan Faustino,
who was a Miss Campbell OF New
York The guests included Mr.. and
Mrs. Jacques Balsan, the latter for
merly the Duchess of Marlborough;
Sir Philip Sassoon. formerly secre-
tary to Premier Lloyd George; Lord
Ivor Churchill, Laddy Beatty. Mar
quise DeCasati. Lady Colebrook
Marie Dressler. Morris Gest, Maj
Reinhardt. Grace Moore. John Car
penter. Chicago dramatist, and Leoi
Daghileff.
As result of the protest to Pre-
mier Mussolini the Hotel Excelsior
has put off its much. .heralded Roman
saturnalia." which was to have been
held tonight.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
CRUDE OIL PRICE
REDUCED AGAIN

Pittsburgh. Aug. s.-Cruds oil
prices were cut from 70 70 2s cents
a barrel by the leading purchasing
agents here today. The new prices
were
Pennsylvania grade crude in New
York transit lines and Bradford dis
trict In National transit lines. IS.
Pennsylvania grade in National tran.
sit. in southwest Pennsylvania. IN
Eureka and in Buckeye Pipe lines,
S2.75. a cut Of IS cents each.
Corning. unchanged At SIS.
Cable grade in Eureka lines. 81 -
Somerset medium IN Cumberland
lines. sl.sS. and Somerset light IN
Cumberland lines. $i.7e. a cut Of Is
cents each.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
Good Morning, George!
By Cinnamon Toast
Good morning George


Good morning Mr.. Toast,
Tell me- what's new today. George.
Wen. Mr.. Toast. the second string
men are going TO start practice in the
Political League this month on Ne
braska Field down at Lincoln. And
as soon as they learn their forna-
tions and signals. the different teams
will make the Nebraska circuit ant
give exhibitions.
An of Us radio fans are tskins
down our sets and viii put EN- away
until after the unusual static disturb.
ances, because you cant do a Whole
lot OF satisfactory receiving when -
many folks are doing the broadcast
ing.
A feller told that Govner Charlie il
soing TO pass the hall. which passing
the buck all the tim. IN the miner
league makes a TELLER some paSSer.
Mr.. Wheeler is golnx 70 10 all the
kicking 50 he can plsS anaerStuSN
for his first team buddy. Then AR.
Dawes is Soing to guard soai and
Helen Maria. which I guess is the
wardrobe mistress Is kolnS 70 gsNs
out the suits This fel,er says tia.
Helen = already accused ~ unfair
tactics as she aint even taken the
trouhie to fan for measurements far
no players except those On MIR. Ceol-
idse's team.
SO Brother Charlie may have % use
his cutie-csp Tor q head guard ard
play without shin protectors
Bring around the car a. 4 tcscys
O. X, sir.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
Held
Under Bond
of $4,000.
Judge Crawford Says Time to
Clamp Down on Ban
ditry; Suspect
Identified.
Reimers Case Dismissed

Lawrence Twin Kenny was bound
over to the district court under s1o.-
900 bond after preliminary hearing
before County Judge Crawford Tues-
day morning.
When his counsel demurred at the
big bond named. Judge Crawford
said:
This community has been annoyed
long enough. 1t is time we clamp
down. There was a time when sus-
picious characters were vagged as
soon as they showed their faces in
town. But they don't do that any
more"
Kenny was taken to the county
jail by a deputy sheriff. He must
face a charge of robbing s. w. Wig
gems, Delmar hotel. and Roselyn En-
gel, 2705 Cunning street, on the Pa
cific road, west of Ninetieth street,
the night of July "a.
Positively Identified.
E. v. Rhodes, 2026 Farnam street,
and Mrs. Bertha Schlatler, 210 South
Thirty-seventh street, also robbed in
the same vicinity about the same
hour, also testified.
Rhodes was positive in his identi-
ication of Kenny. Wiggens and the
two women are fairly cure.
A peculiar fact is that Wiggens and
Rhodes knew both the men accused
Of the robbery heretofore. So also
did Cecil Deeds, who was held up
the same night in the same vicinity
His companion, Lloyd Henry, was
shot and killed. Charge against REIN
ers and Kenny in that case was not
sustained at the preliminary hearing.
"TalI Man" Laughs.
Rhodes said "the tall man" looked
at a bunch of his personal cards while
him and then laughed. He
said the voice OF the tall man was
like that of Reimers.
Judge Crawford dismissed the
against Reimers at the con-
clusion OF evidence presented by Dep
uty County Attorney Dan Gross. De-
fense- attorney then declared that
Kenny has an air-tight alibi. The
Judge ruled that was a matter to be
presented to a jury.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
Fliers Skirt
Iceland in
Five Hours
Planes Buffeted by Wind but
They Make Splendid Land
ing = Natives Greet
Them With Flowers.
Confer on Future Plans

Reykjavik. Iceland, Aug. 5.-Skirt-
ing the southeastern, southern and
southwestern coasts of Iceland, Lieut.
Lowell H. Smith and Lieut.. Erik
Nelson today drove their round the
world planes from Hoefn Hornafjord
to Reykjavik, distance of some 300
miles, In four hours, and So minutes.
The take-off from Hoefn Hornafjord
to Reykjavik was made under good
weather conditions. and these con-
tinued throughout the journey except
for hard wind encountered through
the planes as they turned northward
from the southern part of Iceland.
siderably. but nevertheless they were
able TO make a splendid landing at
the spot assigned to them in the bay
here.
Virtually the entire population of
the quaint hamlet OF Reykjavik as
sembled on the pier to watch the two
great planes as they circled above the
harbor inside the seawall, searching
for their buoys. As the machines hit
the water, with Lieutenant Smith
leading the way, a small boat put out
from the shore and took off the
fliers.
Women Present Flowers.
The lord mayor OF the town and
the members OF the town council
welcomed the Americans on their ar
rival at the pier, and. women pre-
sented each OF the airmen with a
bouquet Of flowers.
The aviators will be the guest of
the town while here. They have been
given quarters in the suburbs.
Mai. Clarence Z. Crumrine OF the
waiting to welcome Lieutenants
Smith and Nelson. and Lieut.. Leigh
Wade and his mechanician, Sergeant
Ogden. ashore. from the cruiser Rich
mond and were warmly greeted by
the new arrivals who expressed
sympathy with Wade and Ogden on
having met with the disaster that put
them out of the flight. Several Ice
landers. speaking English. welcomed
Wade and Ogden as they came
ashore. They also expressed sorrow
over the accident 5ut offered CON
gratulations on their escape.
Ice Improves.
News was received today OF I'M
proved ice conditions AT Angmagsalik.
Greenland. the next scheduled stop
ping place of the fliers. II is re-
ported tht the supply steamer
Germiude RISK. which for several days
had been having a merry task in
pushing through the ice fields in an
endeavor TO land supplies for the
aviators. al last has reached Angmag-
salik.
The further plans OF Smith and Me-.
son win depend upon a conference
between ;hem and Major Crumrine
and naval officers from the patrol
vessels. who ara expected here.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
Train Service on
Northwestern Is
Delayed by Storm
Two Washouts Between Nor
folk and Stanton-Slight
Damage to Crops
Reported.

Npetihi DisphtCh 10 Inc OmanA bee
Fremont, Aug. 5.-Reports reached
Fremont today Of considerable dam
age by cloudbursts and storms that
resulted in washouts on the North
western this morning. Train service
was crippled for the day with the
morning trains unable TO reach their
destinations until evening.
Supt. w. r. Golden, Fremont. re
ported two washouts between Nor
folk and Stanton. No trains passed
through Fremont from the west this
morning because OF track damage.
EMERGENCY crews were rushed from
Fremont and Norfolk 10 repair dam
aged right-of-ways In order that
trains held at Norfolk might continue.
Stanton seemed to be the center of
storm district which extended as
crops and wires was also reported
County Agent r. y. Houser said
the damage to crops In Dodge county
was slight The benefit derived by
the corn from the moisture would off
set tho harm TO other grains. he said.
A severe windstorm IN the vicinity
of Howells completely wrecked a new
separator owned by Tom and Joe
Heavman and Dalls Quicks.
The machine was turned over and
only a mass OF twisted steel and splin.
tered wreckage remained.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
Four More
w ill Die
From Crash
Wooden Cars on Elevated, Out
of Control, Plunge Into
Rear of Steel Sub
way Express.
tonmanLeaps to oSafety

New York, Aug. 5.-Aban-
doned by its motorman, who
Ieaped to safety when he dis
covered that his air brakes
would not work, six-car
w o 0 d en- elevated train
plunged into the rear of a
steel subway train at Ocean
Parkway station, Long Is
and, late this afternoon, kill
ng two and injuring at least
so. Four are expected to die
Of injuries received in the
crash.
Ten embulances were rushed TO the
scene Of the crash and 100 policemen
were ordered 10 Ocean Parkway sta
ton to preserve order and protect the
injured from the crowd which gath
cred at the scene OF the wreck.
Bot trains were crowded with per-
sons going 10 Coney Island to escape
the heat of the city. The steel sub
way train was pulling out of the sta
ton as the wooden cars. owned and
operated by the Brooklyn Manhattan
Transit company. Numbered into the
station.
Motorman McNichol pulled the
short lever that operates the brakes.
but the trained maintained its speed.
Panic stricken at realizing his brakes
would not operate he leapt from his
cabin in the first car. letting his train
sweep on through the station and
into the steel cars.
Despite the force OF the terrific ina-
pact neither train left the tracks.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
COMEDIANS WIFE
TO SEEK DIVORCE

New York. Aug. 5.--Mrs. Frank
Tinney announced today that she had
determined to sue for separation from
her comedian husband. whose recent
arrest and hearing on charges Of hav-
ing administered heating to 1mo-
gene Wilson. Follies girl. caused
widespread attention.
i've had all I can stand" Mrs
Tinney said while process servers
we're seeking her husband aboard the
steamship Columbus. on which he
was TO sail for Europe today. I've
tried to play on the level with Frank
and be a good fellow and regular
pal. But you can only use a postage
stamp once and l guess that about
describes me.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
DRIVER OF DEATH
CAR HELD ON BOND

James Decker. -. 31s North Nine
teenth street. waived preliminary
hearing and was hound over TO dis
trict court under bond OF $4,000 on a
charge of causing a death while op-
Grating an automobile. by Judge Di-
neen in Municipal court Tuesday aft.
ernoon
Decker was driver Of the truck that
collided with the automobile in which
Thomas Healy. 4. 3a35 North Thirty
seventh street. was riding on July %
The Healy boy was killed almost In
stantly.
Decker appeared 10 he undisturhed
during the court proceedings. The
parents of the young victim were in
the courtroom at the time.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
Brother Jerks
Woman From
Path of Train
Sister of Omaha Man At.
tempts to End Life on
Elevated Tracks-Her
Foot Is Severed.

Chicago. Aug. Sc. L. Hall of
Omaha. Neb., today saved his sister.
Mrs. Ma aude A. Smith, from death,
when she jumped from an Il" station
before an oncoming rain.
The two were waiting for a train
to go to Mrs. Smiths home here.
Presumably temporarily deranged
by the excessive heat. the woman
jumped. Her brother caught her arm
and dragged her from the rails. Her
foot caught, however. and was sew.
cred. She suffered internal injuries.
She had made one previous attempt
to leap before another train.
Mr.. Hall is claim clerk In the
offices of the Western Weighing and
Inspection bureau of this city. His
home Is at 2411 Chicago street. He is
35 years old and has a wife and child
Mr.. Hall IL on his vacation. his plans
having been TO visit first In Chicago
and then at Burlington, Ia.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
8 BOYS, 3 GIRLS,
HELD AS BANDITS

Los Angeles, Aug. Slight youths
and a trio Of bcbbed haired girls, all
OF the II under 2f years old, are in
custody here today as bandit sns-
poets. Police allege they participated
in more than 40 holdups and rob-
berries. including the robbery near
here last Friday OF Betty Blythe.
molten picture nctress. who lost sew
eral diamond rings and a fur.
The gang operated In an automo-
bile. officers relate. the furs and jew-
elry obtained going TO the girls of the
crowd. while the money paid tho
groups cabaret expenses. Jewelry
and furs valued at $4,000 we're re.
covered.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
By BASIL ID. WOON


Universal Service Staff Correspondent.
Paris, Aug. Sit has become known
that high mobiles of Roman society have
petitioned Premier Mussolini to put
an end to the ''licentious behavior of
the dissolute foreign set who are aid
ed and abetsed by wild Italians" at
the italian Palm Beach," near Ven
Ice. The resort this year is reported
to be rivalling Deauville with its
series of hilarious fetes given by fam
Gus members OF the international
smart set.
According to the complaint made
by the mobiles. some Of the stately
Venice's former glory.
have been the scenes OF champagne
orgies while moonlight beach parties
at which bathing suits were scorned.
have been frequent"
The petition has aroused much mer-
riment and some indignation In inter-
national society for some of the most
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
IOWA DOCTORHEA
OF VET HOSPITAL

Or. Hans Hansen of Logan. Ia. at
present acting executive at United
States Veterans hospital 81. the
Bronx. New York. was yesterday ap-
pointed medical officer in charge OF
the now veterans neurosychiatric he's.
pital at st. Cloud. MINI.
The hospital which has 265 beds.
is expected 10 he opened about Sep
tcmher Is During the war DR.. Han.
sen was division surgeon ~ the ssth
division lie is a graduate ~ Creigh.
ton university. Omaha, and also
81 indied in Paris.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
of
Allies May Be
Historic One
Meeting Marks Beginning of
New Spirit-Believe De-
liberation Will Occupy
at Least a Week.
BY Robert J. Prev,
Universal Service staff Correspondent.

London. Aug. 5.-Today's proceed
ings at the allied conference, though
not marked by any sensational Incl
dent, may yet prove 10 be OF even
more historic importance than the
Versailles conference as a beginning
OF better feeling between the allies
and their associates and Germany.
The handshakes which terminated
the sitting today at which Germany 6
delegation received from the British
premier the protocol outlining the
program for making the Dawes re-
port effective. were really sympto
matte Of new spirit
Germany responded 10 the allied
move. omitting all effort to raise In
any form the question OF war guilt,
and promising to cooperate for
successful issue Of the work OF the
conference.
Premier MacDonald's hope that the
work OF the council would end before
the close Of this week. however. Is
not shared by the French and Ger
mans. who think that at least a week
will elapse before their task is com
pleted.
The Germans were gratfied al
their reception, both privately and by
the conference. where the horseshoe
table was heightened TO accommodate
the Germans on perfect quality
with the other delegations.
Prior to the sitting. while the con-
ference wa. awaiting the arrival OF
the French and Belgian delegations.
the Germans chatted with the British
ant American delegates. They after.
ward expressed delight at their re
ception. especially by the Americans.
The Germans are concentrating on
an endeavor 10 obtain the evacuation
Of the Ruhr militarily before the end
Of the year and tho abandonment by
the French and Relgians OF the
dlutions with French and Belgian
workers OF the railway staffs on the
left bank of the Rhine.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
Columbus Unable To Fill
Demands for Farm Labor

Columbua. Neb,, Aug b.-Shortnge
OF farm labor here becomes more no.
ticeable daily. according to Herbert
Hahn. chamber OF commerce seere.
tary In charge OF the chambers and
federal employment bureau here. Mr..
Hahn says he Is constantly getting
more applications from farmers FOR
workers than he can hope 90 fill.
During rains two weeks ago workers
migrated northward. as harvest ac-
tlvitles we're temporarily halted here.
In the meantime MIR. Hahn says gov.
ernment reports Indicate an overplus
OF harvest labor In the Dakotas and
Minnesota.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
Justice Not
Baffled by.
Arguments
Discussion Pro and Con Over
Insanity in Franks Case
Does Not Change Ideas
of Court About 1t.
Iury Motion Overruled
BY JAMES WHITAKER,
'rn,xarsoI service staff CorrespOndent


Chicago, Aug. Sin this trial OF
Leopold and Loeb, which has become
as twisted and contradictory as the
brains which conceived the murder of
Robert Franks. there was today the
spectacle of the defense fighting des.
perately to avoid an official declara.
ton that their clients are not guilty.
They won as DIR. Healy, defense
alienist left the stand to make place
for DIR. Bernard A. Glueck, New York
psychaitrist.
Justice Caverly. on a motion by the
state to call jury, ruled that Leo
pold and Loeb are as sane and as
guilty as they were yesterday and on
the day of the murder.
"I don't care" said the justice,
what DIR. White, or DIR. Healy or any
of the experts may call insanity. The
term is clearly settled by the supreme
court of this state. Motion overruled.
60 on, please"
One Sane Element.
Lest the forces in conflict in the
courtroom should finish their work
with nothing but a universal head
ache and a unanimous finding that
this is a mad, mad world, 1t was i'm
perative that Justice Caverly should
make his ruling, the one sane pro-
nouncement in a day which sum-
moned all the lunacies.
He waited until States Attorney
Panh-
rach had got themselves thoroughly
mired in amateur psycopathy and
then interfered, with a warning note
of disgust in his voice.
The trouble started with DIR.
Healys final summarized statement
under direct examination. of his medi-
cal findings, when he said:
II am forced to conclude that Rich
ard Loeb has a thoroughly diseased
mental life"
He repeated the diagnosis for Ma
than Leopold, jr.
Grove Argues Long.
Here was the basis for Groves
unequivocally, had introduced the
forbidden topic of insanity into the
record. We're. in fact, establishing cir
cumstances of responsibility rather
than in mitigation.
He did his best and his loudest.
For a long and perspiring hour he
teased DIR. Healy on the stand for a
definition, any definition, Of insanity.
That he failed and that Justice Cav
erly ruled on his demand for jury
against him was due. not to any pov.
erty of his plea. but to the one elo-
quent fact which this trial has estab-
lished.
No group Of informed scientists has
agreed on a definition of insanity and
n group Of uniformed Illinois legis.
lators has.
While the lawyers and alienists are
battling over the responses of Leo
pold and Loeb to QUESTIONABLE and
test-tube, Justice Caverly has continu-
ously in mind his lunatic under the
law. nothing more or less than the
"crazy nut" of popular imagination
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
NINE BURNED BY
CAN OF CHEMICAL

New York. Aug. 5.-Nine persons
were injured. three seriously. when a
stopper flew from a can marked de
natured alcohol" In the lap of a sub
way patron on a train of the Inter
borough Rapid Transit company to.
day.
John Christian, 90. OF Brooklyn.
was painfully burned on the back and
arms. Two others. badly burned,
were taken to hospitals. Six others
suffered from the escaping fumes,
three of them being made uncon.
sciou..
Officials disagreed on the nature OF
the contents OF the can. reported TO
have contained a deadly acid. Its
owner escaped.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
Paroled Youth Rearrested.

Caster, Is. charged with having at.
tempted 10 pass a worthless check in
this city last Saturday. was arrested
at his home last evening by the
sheriff. Caster was arrested several
months ago on n similar charge but
was paroled TO the Juvenile court and
had been reporting to Judge Bischot
regularly since then,
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
Three Killed in
Blast at Steel
Plant in Gary
Half Dozen Others Hurt in
Gas Explosion, Which Was
Heard for Miles-Find
One Body.

Gary, Ind, Aug. 5.-Rescuers were
working feverishly late today trying
to recover bodies from a mass of
twisted steel in the Gary works of
the Illinois Steel company plant in
which three workers are known to
have been killed and a half dozen
others injured.
The explosion occurred late last
night and completely wrecked the
newly repaired number five blast
furnaces. with more than 81 900, 900
cost.
Recover One Body.
The badly burned and horribly
mangled body of Walter r. Nystrom.
IS, foreman, who returned to work
last night from his vacation was re-
coered early today after workers had
combed the ruins through the night
Although II Is known two more
bodies are lying under the many tons
it Is believed the final toll may reach
a higher igure.
The accident occurred when gas
which had been turned into the
furnace. ignited. The blast was ter
rifle. hurling steel and brick for two
blocks and causing unestimable dam
ages to other departments. 1t is
known the cost of construction of the
blast furnace in itself was a million
dollars.
Blast Heard for Miles.
The blast was herd for miles. Re.
porters were Immediately barred from
the place and telephones we're hung
up In response to calls. Only meagre
reports have filtered through to the
crowds which wait eagerly outside
the mammouth building for news of
those who were working in the plant
at the time Of the blast
The Lake county coroner is now
investigating the blast but he has SO
far been able to gather little inforNa.
ton.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
Fowler Farm Barn Burns.

Nebraska City. Aus a larse
hay barn on the farm II Charles
Fowler. adjoining the city on the
south. was destroyed by fire last
night. together with 20 tons Of al
falfa. A garage and chicken house
nearby were badly damaged. The fire
is believed 20 have been caused by
spontaneous combustion.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-08-06
Camp Meeting at York.

York. Aug. 5.--The Church Of God
is holding its annual camp meeting
AT the chautauqua pavilion here.
each morning. Among the speakers
here are Rev Lawrence Hatch OF
Beatrice, Rev. Lloyd Rawlings " Al.
hion and Rev. W. T. Monk ot Rose.
mnr Ala