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The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-30
Search Den
for ROndOut
Mail Booty
Cash Totaling $50, 900 Stolen
in Illinois Robbery, Sought
in Rattlesnake-Infested
Cavern Upon Tip.
One Officer Driven Away

san Antonio, Tex, March 29-Far
beneath the earth's surface in a rat
tlesnake infested cavern, $4,000 of
the >s2 900 900 Rondout Qll) mail rob.
berry is secreted in cave northwest
of San Antonio. Bexar county officers
were secretly tipped today.
Lee Johnson, special Investigator
out of the district attorneys office, Is
preparing to go to the hidden cave in
the hills, equipped to probe its
depths. The expedition will not start
before Monday.
An attempt was made A few days
after the confession In court at the
trial in Chicago TO locate $4,000 of
the mail loot here. when a. witness
stated that that amount had been
hidden by one OF the men. a Texan,
along the Fredericksburg road.
Several officers went q few miles
out of the city and searched but
found nothing but another officer,
who refused to allow Johnson to tell
his name. got an inside tip of a cave
many miles further out, and he went
10 this place, while officers were hunt
Ing nearer the city.
After n long search for the mouth
of the cave is almost hidden from
view he came to 1t. Before entering
he looked about Then suddenly a
cold chill ran down his spine, for he
saw In the brush, the mouths of Win.
chesters bristling.
He stopped to pick up his pack and
with heart beating wildly he saun-
tered away as IL he had seen moth
ing. He was not molested and once
out came back to San Antonio, say
ing nothing of the incident for fear
of his life, until the present time.
One Of the men now in the Illinois
Rondout mail robbery came to San
Francisco after the holdup. He IL said
to have brought $40 900 with him,
a 900 OF which was spent. The rest
was reported to have been cached.
The mail train was stopped a few
miles out of Chicago and the money
taken from the express car, after
poison gas ntu peeH useu 10 ithuei
the express messengers unconscious.
one OF the bandits was shot by a
member of his own party by mistake,
which eventually led to the arrest of
the gang.
Jesse ~ ewton-of Del Rio, now in-the
Illinois penitentiary, was arrested
near San Antonio and given a hear
ing In federal court before being taken
TO Chicago.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-30
ALLEGED SLAYER
OF WIFE ACQUITTED

Bessemer, Ala, March 29.-Dr.
George T. Edwards, charged with
Staying his wife. was acquitted by a
Jury in circuit court here today after
celebrating two hours and half
The verdict OF not guilty ended a
spectacular legal battle that ragged
for nearly four months through two
trials, the first OF which ended in a
mistrial with the jury standing II to
for acauittal.
Mrs. Annie Lou Edwards was slain
as she slept on the morning OF De.
cember 2 DIR. Edwards found her
lifeless upon her bed after an intrud-
er had ava kened and shot him in a
hand-to-hand encounter.
DIR. Edwards was arrested few
hours afterward following prelimin.
airy inquiry by police and state off.
GERS who announced they believed II
an inside job" The physician never
at any time deviated In any essential
particular from his original story 10
police.
The state charged that he muir.
dered his wife and constructed phys.
ical evidence TO divert suspicion.
The defense adhered to the physi
clans original story. claiming that
DIR. Edwards was the victim of some
circumstances and oyer-zealous neigh.
bors and officers. No motive had
been proved by the state, the defense
held
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-30
Pooh. Pooh,7 Scoffs Col. Dennistoun,
as Actress Threatens New Troub'
Lois Meredith American Beauty Claims TO Have Spicy LIE,
tiers From Tiger Boy" He Knew
1t Was Coming.

that no Importance should be at
tached to them.
Mrs. Dorothy Dennistoun, the
colonel's former wife. was very
must Interested at the new develop.
ment, which she apparently expect
ed. But under advice from her law
yers, she declined to make any COM
ment. though she admitted know
ing the new woman in the case.
The identity of Mr.. Malone's
client has been a matter of specu-
lation throughout London and adj
vices from Paris Indicate that 1t is
an item of major social importance
over there. According TO Mr.. Ma
lone's contention, Colonel Dennis
toun had promised TO marry his
American clieut as soon as he could
obtain a divorce from Mrs. Dorothy
Dennistoun. This promise, it will
be charged, was supported by many
reassurances of devotion. both Of
word and act.
During the course of the love
suit which has just terminated, the
colonel admitted having been in
volved with an American woman in
Paris. but the name was never made
public.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-30
Teacher of Law Plans
Long Lecture Tour

Chicago. March 2e.--Dean John RI.
Wigmore. OF the Northwestern uni
versity school OF law. known for his
work on Evidence" will deliver s
series OF lectures in western and
southwestern cities on THE World $
Legal SYSTEM" beginning April at
New Orleans.
facslmiles of the worlds 'oldes,
VIII. promissory note. aud OF manll
scripts of the oldest legal codes and
documents in existence will be shown.
Included in his Itinerary are Denver
Colo. Los Angeles. san Francisco
Portland, Ore, Seattle. Washs Oma.
ha. Neb, and Austin. Tex.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-30
SPEED PLANES FOR
RACES ORDERED

Washington. March a9.--A joint
a,ne.na.s program for psrticipa tior
i'm Tie Pulitzer and Schneider air
trophy classics this year. announced
today. includes the procurement ot
three speed planes, one To be allo-
Gated TO the army. one to the navy
and the third 10 be held in reserve
for emergency need OF eiths
Unofficial arrangements have been
made with the Curtiss company. Long
Island, y. Y, 10 proceed with work
on the plspes. The company also
will partially build fourth machine.
which will be constructed first for
test purposes. it will incorporate all
essential frame work and other fea-
lures of the planes which VIII actually
be used, in the races. and tests will
be made with il to determine the ex-
act capabilities Of those TO be used
in the racing events.
The Pulitzer races are expected 10
take place early in October and the
Schneider event. I'm which the two
services will defend the cup they now
hold against foreign challengers. dur
ing the latter part of that month. The
courses for the two meets have not
been selected
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-30
GANG MUTlLATES
GIRLS ATTACKER

Norfolk. Va, March 2s.-A special
news dispatch received here from VII.
son. y. 1. says news reached that
city this afternoon from WILLIAMSON.
that Joseph 4. Needieman. travelling
salesman for a tobacco company. held
In the Martin county Jail for an Al
lodged attack on a 11.year.old girl
was taken from the Jail early this
morning by mob and carried 10 a
nearby woods. where a serious oper.
alton was performed upon him.
Needleman VAS arrested Friday and
placed in jail pending 4 preliminary
hearing saturday. However. OWNS
10 The nervous condition Of the al.
leeeh victim. the hearing was post.
poned to Monday. The charge against
tho salesman is said to have grown
out uf an automobile ride he took
With the girl and the attack was
alleged to have occurred at the poin,
of q pistol.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-30
Body of Idaho Trapper
Found i'm Snake River

Boise. Idaho, March 2s.-For over
40 years. Frank Wilson. so. trapped
along the treaehorous Snake river.
near here, living on an island and
er IN n small row boat. About a month
ago he disappered and today his body
was found floating In the snake river.
Authorities are of the opinion that his
boat was capslzed by chunk Of ice
floating along In the stream
Wilson lived alone In cabin On
the island and little lr known about
hls relatiyen.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-30
BY ROBERT j. PREV,

London, March 29.-Col. Ian Den
nistoun, through his lawyers, today
pooh-poohed the breach OF promise
suit threatened by Dudley Field Ma
lone on behalf of Lois Meredith. the
American actress. That this is the
girl, however, from whom the col
onel was expecting trouble" when
he decided To contest his former
wifes suit, in order, as he expressed
it, ito forestall future blackmail-
ers,' now seems thoroughly well
established.
The colonel flatly declined TO dis
cuss his new troubles, but apparent
ly was unconcerned. even when it
was called TO his attention that Mr..
Malone claimed to have letters in
the colonels handwriting, which
not only make professions of love
for Miss Meredith, but referred in
derisixe terms to countess Carnar-
Won. the colonel's present wife.
Colonel Dennistoup's lawyers adj
mitted that they knew such devel-
opments were in the wind. but said
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-30
Leaders Predict
Stable Business
for Rest of Year
National Business Surve,
Forecasts Lower Prices and
Stationary Wages-No
Boom Expected.

New York, March ga business
survey by tho national industrial con-
ference board made public today
states that a stable. sound and even
flow of business" for the rest of the
year is forecast in opinions given by
industrial leaders and estimated in
the light OF business conditions dur;
ing the last five years.
During the remainder Of 1925, the
report says, business will probably be
consducted under conditions of rising
interest rates for loans, with tend
ency toward lower prices in some
industries and generally stationary
wages.
Steadiness Hest.
while there is no expectation of
n BOOM" the report says: This is
considered an advantage rather than
otherwise, a steadier movement Of
business being felt to be conducive to
sane and dependable conditions"
Sounder business conditions, the
report says, have been brought about
by the following achievements OF the
last five years; more stable employ
ment in relation to changes in pro-
duction; greater conservatism In ex-
panding production in relation TO
price changes; shortening of the line
Of distribution from manufacturer 10
consumer, and greater dependability
OF transportation service.
Steel Is Weak.
While good business IL prediction
for the railroads and in the electrical,
automobile. coal and lumber indus
tries, the steel industry IL judged "a
little weak" the woolen industry has
experienced distinct setback and
the agricultural situation 10 felt to
be dangerous.
According to the report one promi-
nent executive feels that the long
sustained depression of farm produce
prices indicates something funda-
mentally wrong" which will eventu-
ally be felt by industry. Industrialists
are urged to take a constructive
interest I'm the situation, because OF
it's possible political as well as econ
omic consequences"
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-30
. .ss$sSs.s rs in.
- ~
g Ad Solar
III Germany
Candidates of Socialists. Cler'
icals and Democrats Offer
Stern Resistance to
BOurgeOlse.
Ludendorff Far Behind
tBulletin.)
b, The Associated Press.


Berlin, March 29.-At midnight
with more than 10000, 600 votes count
ed In the presidential election, the
standing Of the candidates was
roughly:
Jarres, 1900 900; Braun. 1000, 900;
Marx, 600, 600: Thealmann, 100000
Hellpach, 250.oo00; Held. 10000; Lu
dendorff, 10000.
Berlin, March 29-With the re
turns from one fifth of the 6s, 900 vot
ing precincts in hand at II tonight
1t is evident that three liberal par
ties-the socialists, centerists Orr cler-
icals and democrats-are offering
stern resistance to the national bour-
geoise, and that Otto Braun, the so
cialist candidate, is making a strong
run for the office OF president In
Germany's first popular presidential
election.
Hellpach Losing.
Thus far the vote Of DIR. Hellpach
premier Of Baden, has failed to come
up to he expectations of his campaign
managers. and such gains . the lib
eral parties are scoring are at pres
ent confined wholly to the centrlsts
and socialists.
General Ludendorff is cutting g
sorry figure in the returns, while
DIR. Held, the Bavarian premier, has
failed to develop in his own state
the strength expected Of his own can.
didacy.
The returns show DR.. Jarres, can
didate of the nationalist and conser
vatiye bourgeoise, and Otto Braun
socialist, running neck and neck with
DR.. Marx, former chancellor and cen
trist as runnerup. General Luden'
dorff is hopelessly behind, even in
Munich. where he polled only 1906
votes as compared with Braun's
36, 400. Jarres, 36,1oo and Held
81, 500
Former Kaiser Gets Vote.
-Four and a half million votes are
divided as follows:
Jsrres, 1609.0oo; Braun, 1,565.oOo
Marx, $50 900; Hellpaeh. $4,000;
Thealmann, 335 900; Held. 200 900: Iu
dendorff, 1900
The republican coalition therefore
on these figures, has a majority OF
about three.quarters of million over
the national bloc. -.----
In the small village Of Voburg. four
votes were cast for former German
Emperor William.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-30
Associated oil Company
BUYS Developed Oil Tract

Bakersfield. Cal, March 29.-The
Associated Oil company made public
an announcement here today that II
had purchased 160 acres of fully de-
veloped oil lands near Taft for s22o,-
900. In making the purchase the As
sociated Oil company obtained not
only all the interests Of the owners
but deeds and bills of sale from the
companies who had leases on the
land.
The land was bought from the Pro.
ducers oil company OF Fresno. II
had been operated under lease by
London interests. There are % oil
wells on the land.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-30
Aerial Photographers
Nav Be Lost in Everglades

Sebring, Fla. March 29.--Fear that
Capt r. A. Smith and r.. =. Lott,
aerial photographers of New York.
pressed here today when no word
had been received from them since
they left Saturday morning for one
days trip.
The two left for the purpose of
making photographs for drainage
maps and expected to return Satur-
day night. Though both men were
experienced fllers. serious concern
was expressed for their safety should
they be forced 20 make a landing
In the everglades.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-30
Quake Recorded at
Capital Universii,

Washington. March ga sharp
earthquake. estimated by Father Ton
dorf OF Georgetown university 10 have
centered in the lower part of Central
America or the northern part of
South America. was recorded late to-
day by the seismographs of the uni.
yerslty.
The record began at Ala y. m.
reached maximum intensity at 4;3I,
began to subside AT i:3s drd ended at
3 y. m. Father Tondorf reached his
conclusions as TO It's center by calcu-
lating its distance from Washington
at 1900 miles In a southerly direction.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-30
Brakeman Fatally Hurt
When. Falls Beneath Trait,

Scottsbluff. Neb.. March as.--E. w.
insles, brakeman on the burlington
railroad. fell from a box ear in the
railroad yards Thursday evening and
received injuries from which he died
II Is thought that coupling failed
to catch properly and caused the cars
to jerk Unexpectedly, throwing Tngles
from the top OF the last car 10 the
rails. The car passed over him
crushing and breaking both his arms
and legs
lIe was rushed ~ the West Ne
hzrnska hospilal. Whore he died.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-30
POINCARE WARNS
AGAINST GERMANY

Bar de Due, France. March 70
Raymond Poincare. former president
OF France, in a speech here today
pictured what he termed was the dan
ger OF accepting Germany's proposed
security pact He spoke at the dedf-
cation OF a monument to the war dead
Of his native town.
He described the horrors OF the last
German invasion and said France
should not be asked Ito relinauish OF
diminish its own means OF protection
in the face Of Germany that IL not
disarined. nor should II be asked to
OF guarantees OF mirage OF Sc
curity.'
NJ. Poincare said the life OF France
was at stake. He asked what was the
use of having Germany renew its sig
nature to the agreement not TO attack
France, which already was In the
treaty OF Versailles. II would add
nothing TO Frances position and
might. 'if II bore only upon 4 part
of the treaty, be equivalent 10 dis.
avowal of the other peace terms"
III IL should happen some day that,
after apparently guaranteeing our
frontiers, NJ. Poincare continued.
the reich. with or without soviet
Russia, should renew the splitting up
OF Poland and then should incorpor-
ate Austria with Germany, IT would
quickly have regained the hegemony
Of central Europe and 1t would remain
only for II to take the third step and
turn finally against France 10 &C.
complsh, for the second time, the
movement that resulted in tearing
away our two provinces and the
establishment of German empire. 1t
is at the first step that the allies
ought TO stop this march II they do
not wish to prepare for Europe a fu.
ture as tragic a. the mast -
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the conscience.
The English woman nowadays has
some such formula or excuse as I'm
arranging a divorce with my nus
band SO | can marry a man who
will keep me III greater luxury. am
after all. not going as far as that
American woman who divorced her
husband because he made a noise
with his soup"
! have always had vastly more SYM
pathy with the business of free love
than with the business of divorce
The man who practiced free love At
least stood by his principles snd took
the consequences.
The chief thing about divorce is lts
snobbishness and eowardice. Il j
the conveniences of blackcuardisIu
with all the advantages OF respect
ability.
The dissolution ef social morals be-
gan long before sthe war in the
growth Of political corruption. for in
stance. and the hypocrisy OF the Vic
torian age. People forgot that clever
ness used in an anti-soclaI cause is
worse. than stupidity. Man bega II
worshirping the smart. cynical busi
ness man or the pure crank-Vege-
tartan. pacifict. prohibitionist and the
rest-of which examples are far too
numerous.
The result is the moral uegenera
ton which now fills our courts and
our newspapers with its stencil.
Men change their family ties as If
they were neokties and women dis
card their husband. as they discard
their hats.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-30
Spruce Bud Worm Kills
40 Per Cent Of Maine Trees

Amherst. Mass. March 2s.-Forty
per cent of Names spruce and fr for
ests, approximately 20,0o0,oo0 cords,
has been destroyed by the spruce bud
worm since 1910. Henry u. Pierson,
forest entomologist OF the state. said
In report TO the northeastern forest
experiment station here, made public
today. The report said that the loss
of timber by fires during that period
was far less than the damage caused
by the insects.
Present outbreak of spruce bud
worm, The report said. has not been
checked as yet. but a control system
Is being set up.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-30
Double Taxation Problem
OH Program at Brussel,

Washington, March s9,--The prob
lem Of double taxation involving the
payment OF taxes ON the same income
in different countries has been placed
on the program Of the third general
meeting Of the international chamber
ot commerce at Brussels In June. The
American section of the chamber an,
nounced today that the subject would
he siven preliminary consideration by
a special committee, headed by Prof.
Thomas 5. Adams Of Yale, which will
meet az Paris In MAY
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-30
BY ". l.. GEORGE.

The future writer of the history
Of our times will find In the news
papers case after case in the Law
courts where men receive large sums
of money from married women and
where wives allege tffey prostituted
themselves 10 assist their husbands
in their careers, and where husbands
are said to have known this.
I1e will read stories of women
claiming money after the death OF
men with whom they lived openly,
He will hear OF divorce BY collusion
where husbands and wives have been
hribed not to defend their cases
He will perceive that all this hap
pens in smart country houses and
expensive dwellings in the West End
Of London in an environment where
pass footmen, automobiles and ropes
OF pearls. He will tell himself that
orr times were vile and that people
placed on top by birth and money
were the worst Of all.
Personally l think this conclusion
would he a mistaken one. | an
cure II Athens and Rome had had
newspapers and we could look ur
their files we should find an appall-
ing story where Mr.. Marcus Tullus
vas charged by Mrs. Tullus with
keeping several establishments on
money supplied TO him by the middle
aged Mrs. Sextus.
Recounts Old Scandals.
~ 1t.4I
dred years ago. There We find the
famous Lady Hamilton openly main
tanned by Mr.. Charles Greville. We
find Greville passing his mistress on
10 his uncle, Sir William Hamilton,
50 as 10 get rid OF her and also pre-
vent his uncle marrying and thus
deprive him OF the legacy. But Si1
William msrries Lady Hamilton and
makes her ambassadress OF Britain
and a little later when they meet Mel
son we have the edifying spectacle
Of the British ambassador with Li.
wife and the greatest British admiral
living happily together, while the sd
miral is the woman's lover.
Consider also the uncles Of Queen
Victoria and the case Of Mrs. Jordan
the actress. Consider only a little
earlier the fact that Prime Minister
Nalpole accepted money from women
and that prime minister. the Duke
OF Grafton. took courtesan TO the
theater and surely we can come 20
the conclusion that thing. do not
change as much as they seem TO and
that 1925 is not distinguished for its
smart vileness.
Moral Standard Higher.
Personally l believe that the moral
standard OF all classes IL higher than
II vas q century ago. Scandals
w..ich NOW create sensation would
hlre caused very little surprise n
those days
During the decay OF Rome, At the
loose courts Of the pope. OF the Mil
dle Ages. aud al the court Of Charles
the second. under the away OF Nell
Gwynne, We find this coincidence OF
lewd people and foolish people. and
yet the stimulus for the arts and the
taste for beauty was almost uncon.
scious and yet so strong that II en-.
dnres today as II did in the house Of
glory and Ill fame which sheltered
ASpas sia over. 900 years ago.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-30
Preparations Made for
Tacna.Arica Plebiscjte

Lima, Peru. March 2s.---The de-
partment OF foreign affairs issued a
public call today TO all the natiyes of
Tsena africa to register In the de
partment promptly IN preparation for
the proposed plebiscite to determine
the states of Tacns africa. There is
no decision yet concerning who would
be appointed Peruvian delegate on
the plcbiscite conmieeiop
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-03-30
WOMAN AND BABY
SLAIN WITH GUN

Los Angeles, March 29.-Mrs. Irene
Conway Hickey, "a, and her 2-year.
old son. James. jr., were shot to death
here today. Police are holding the
-woman's husband. Patrolman James
j. Hickey OF the Los Angeles police
department. on a murder charge.
The alleged slayer is suffering from
fwo gunshot wounds, one inflicted by
an officer when Hickey is said to
have resisted arrest. His condition is
not serious.
His version Of the tragedy was that
the Killings grew out of a domestic
quarrel and that his wife did the
shooting after he was wounded in a
scuffle for the gun. After the shoot
ing, Hickey told police, he tried TO
kill himself, but was prevented by a
defective cartridge.