Beatrice Daily Sun from Beatrice, Nebraska • 1

5' FRIDAY 'r THE WEATHER MoetJy fairs aot quite warm At O'clock fll 14 i Low At 8 a.m, you didn't see it in th'a SUN it didn't Member of the Associated Press XXIX i i BEATRICE NEBRASKA FRIDAY; EVENING AUGUST 1 1930. No. .22 All 1 rvn uv CI UL i IM1 rn 0 i UVl UVl WW a nr DAILY SUN JD)JLX. ill mm BY lrilA: New Queen Of Skies Reaches Dominion SECOND NORRIS Tenant Farmers LanncK Rent War OPPOSED TO iK n' i 111 11 MEIS-SEEPIHG OVER CHINESE CITIES in if BERTHED AT HER I HUM MAST Great British Dirigible Makes Westward Crossing Record ASCENDS TO ESCAPE DAMAGE BY STORRw LONDON, Aug. 1.

GPl-The air ministry stated the- R-100 will not visjt the United States on this flight Seta- Record. Jk (By Associated Press.) R-W. set "record westward dirigible crossings of the Atlantic ocean with its trip from Cardington, England, to JSt. Hubert airport in seventy-eight hours and fifty-one minutes. The R-34, British dirigible, the United States navy and later renamed the Los Angeles, crossed in October.

1924, from Friedrichsharen to Lakehurst, N. In eighty-one hours. Graf's Time. The -Graf Zeppelin took 111 hours and 46 minutes for its first crosslna: from FrUrfrtrhi shafen to in October; wis, nut made Its second cross- ing In 93 hours flat. In 1929.

The R-34, Brtiish dirizible. crossed from Scotland York in 1919 In 108 hours and 13 minutes. Eastward ocean flights have been made by, the dirigibles hv much faster time. Tne R-100, Crest Britain's premier dirigible, tailed from its heme pert In Csrdlngton en a trine-Atisntle voyage to Montreal, Canada. Jse control room of the airship la shown sbove and below la ne of the promenade decks.

EDISON OEPOSiTORS GETMDHEY treal, Aug. 1, UV-The biggest airship the world haa ever known the British dirigible R-100, completed its first trans-Atlantic crossing today, delayed and eome-what damaged by storm, but complete ly.triumphantafter its -first great trial. ffTtoea-elay 'and'Uidre' i-- 9:45 E. T. on Monday night -----the lifted from the ground at Cardington, England, and pointed Itt blunt nose across the" sea.

At 4:36 a.m. this morning, almost 79 hourt after Its departure. It was secured to the mooring mast erected here especially for Its use. It would have made a far fast er trip. but.

stormy weather encountered after it had crossed the ocean and wat on the last leg of its flight here, ripped th fabric covering of one fin. The hurt was alight and was repair ed in air, but time lost while the ship was hove to over Quebec prevented a landing before dark (Continued on Page 2 ON PAYROLL IT IS INTIMATED FAIRFAX. MO, Aug. 1 CT George W. Norrls, Broken Bow, grocer, who is vtsiting here, said today he had no comment on the statement of Chairman Nye of the senate campaign funds committee that the committee "expects to show a transfer of money to George W.

Norrit, Broken Bow grocer," after announcement of his candidacy against Senator George W. Norrit, incumhent. WASHINGTON, Aug. 1. 05V- Outlining: the program of the senatorfal campaign" funds coW mlttee, Chairman Nye said today hearings on the Pennsylvania primary be renewed next Tuesday.

He aaid- etudes of the Nebraska and Illinois campaigns would be resumed about Ausr. 25 and also revealed that campaigns in Tennessee and Massachusetts might be gone into. Nye said a conference would be held Monday with Massachusetts citizens on conditions there. He added that numerous complaints iad been received, including a etter from Conrad Crookcr, counsel for the Liberal Civic League. "The" crJmmlttea 'chairman ald there had been criticism, because hearings scheduled for Nebraska had been postponed but he added he thought the situation there deserved further study.

He said the committee "expects to show a transfer of money to George W. Norrls, Broken Bow grocer," while he was in Estesl Park, after the announce ment of his candidacy against George W. Norris, the present There wat reason to believe puck a Iransfer'was North Dakotan said, but records in the case have not yet rYached the committee. Now In Missouri LINCOLN, Aug. George W.

Norrit of Broken Bow arrived In Lincoln Wednesday, FsyvMcDonjQd, his i aunt who lives here, said and he left yesterday, mornings for Fairfax, to visit relatives. -i Norri recently had visited at the McDonald home in Lincoln and at the home of the Fairfax relatives. Mrs. McDonald said Norris had gone back to Fairfax because bis wife had remained there when he came to Lincoln on the occasion of Senator Nye's investigation here. She thought he would remain in Fairfax several days tut could not state whether be would then return to Broken Bow, nor did she know whether he had given up his job In a grocery store there.

CHICAGO. Aug. 1. The surviving planet in the all-American air derby headed today toward Detroit and home. Lee Gehlbach, the Little Rock, entrant in the more than derby, was still safely in the lead and, barring an accident on the last lap, waa assured of victory.

The Arkansas Traveler waa three and a half hourt ahead of second-place Lowell Bayles, of Springfield, Mass. POLITICIANS AT PICNIC. Upward of 1,500 people were said to have gathered at OdeU yesterday for the first day of the annual two-day picnic. Ex -Governor C. W.

Bryan waa the speaker. On Friday. State' Tres-urcr W. M. Stebblnt wat on the platform.

The speakers were Introduced by Floyd Curtlt. Karl Shumaker of Kansas City wat a Beatrice visitor yesterday. WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.

LP-Convinced after two days of meetings with bit twelve regional administrators that an Increased personnel In essential, Amoa W. Woodcock, director of prohibition, will ask congress for a 23 per cent enlargement of his forces. James M. Doran, chief of the bureau of Industrial alcohol of the treasury, alsfi win peek tn increase The Woodcock decision Ii no "cry of dcijihlr" be maintained todsv. He Is confldsnt that with AIR DERBY IS UK END WOODCOCK AND v.

IRE MEN PAYMENT OF: HALF, CROP As a resture against' in creased rents in their neighbor hood a group of tenant farmers In Holmesville vicinity recently signed an agreement sot to exchange 'work with any farmer who consents to pay half his crop to his ltndolrd as rent, Twenty-four farmers, many of whom are Influential and successful men, have pledged themselves, not t6 lend a hand to anyone who Is thus ecouraging land owners to boost' the rent B- Ei' Pence originated the- movement. The prevailing share rent is two-fifths of the "grain "and with ah-rent paid for pasture land, varying from $3 $5 an acre, depending on the quality of the land. High Taxes. For some years landlords have been talking "hair, because of high taxes and the high cost of living, together with relatively low prices for the products of the farm which they took for their rent. The past year has been hard on landlords, on account of the low price of wheat, costing some' of thejn'l their Income: If prices do not go up or the tenants are not willing.

to stand for more rent anumber of. fellows may have 'to move back from The renters, on the other hand, have been opposing any increase In rent, pointing out that their Income has been cut down as much at the landlords and that they have to bear the burden of high priced machinery and other ctTtir(r -costs They believe ought to come from somewhere else instead of our of their hides. If the land owners can get a' few renters to consent to pay a tenth more of their production as rent, they aay. it won't be long unto others will have to meet the raise ot bo put -eff the land. Sr Bct'- Their only method fighting the increase, they, believe, to refuse any co-operation to those who sign leases agreeing to pay half.

Here and there a few ten ants are promising to pay this much rent rather than to be forced out in favor of some fel low who cannot find a farm for rent and It willing to meet the landlord's demands rather than move out The agreement signed by the protesting farmers is as follows! HolmesviUe, Netx, July 1. 1930. We. the undersifned, agreed to not change work with those that pay half rent: R. H.

Whlttaker, A. M. Hadley. W. Shelley, Frank Hadley, A.

Lancaster, Kenneth Whlttaker, Will Bernard, Jay Bernard, Gil Berry. Amos Peters. John Brugh, H. J. Overlesa, H.

Mlttan, Ray Brubaker, B. Pence, P. J. Hovle. H--HoMngworth, J.

Strewn, J. Meyers, Joe Reiff, N. A. witter. C.

Roberts, J. Rl Hawk and Cecil Hedding. JACK D. BCRTOX DIES AT HOME IS BEATRICE Jack D. Burton passed away at 1:30 Friday morning after a lingering illness at hit home oft North Tenth itreet.

Is survived by his wife, Clara Burton, one brother, George Burton of Galesburgh, 111., and a number of nephews. i Funeral services will be Bun-day afternoon at 2 o'clock from Centenary M. El church. In the absence of Rev, W. McCasalll, the pastor, Rev.

6. 8tucken-bruck of the First Christian church, will preach the sermon. Interment Jin Evergreen Home WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 IV) July, 1930, passed into history today with preliminary figures at the weather bureau Indicating It was the hotcst month ever recorded. A compilation of temperatures registered at the larger stations shows it wat hotter for a longer time and over a larger area than In any priviout period tinea tm-H peratura records were established.

From July 4 to July 30, not a single day passed at tome places without a temperaturt of 100 or hotter being officially registered In the eountry. 1 The coming r)f August brought no sign of relief from the crop devastaUpf droutht yttfW 4fa4 JULY IS RECORDED BUREAU AS Warning Is Sent To Piep- Ing By American Legation COMMUNISTS LOOT, BURN AND SLAY HANKOW, Aug. ,1 TL. The situation in Hankow today became 'serious with Chi-' new swarming into the for- riatlonallsU "hurriedly et, to work1 strengthening the citya defenses. Every preparation possible was made In anticipation of an attack by thetommunists who today vhad been blowing up railway bridges 30 miles north of Hankow.

Changsha continued to be occupied by communist troops who7 dragged, 60 officers and men of fhe defeated nationalist forces out of hiding places and slaughtered Three hundred- wealthy Chinese have seized and held for SHANGHAI, Aug. 2. The tide of communism harrassing central; China touched the inter national settlement here today at 500 student agitators attempted a demonstration 'only to be repulsed by the clubs of foreign police who bad anticipated their plant. y. Police charged "when the atud- entt gathered in the heart of the International city to stage a pa- darfijPipmmjn and distribute-red propaganaa.

The agitators soon were scattered. Fifty were arrested and held for trial in Chinese district court In French concession, although quiet, took on a warlike appear ance at police erected barbed wire: enlarged their patrols aa4meloed all atreett leading to the native part of the city. '4' The Associated Press correspondent visited- the native sec tion and found no signs of red Plunder and Kill, Wang, Chinese foreign minister, wat warned by the American legation at Peiplng today that the American government exoected the nationalist rule to nrotect Uvea and DTODerty of Americans In human treaty port tooted by communal armies Simultaneously foreign coun-sular authorities at Hankow said they were convinced the nationalist government wat' unable to protect its own Interests in Changsha, pillaged by the and expressed fear for the of rich industrial city on the Yangtze river, which they fald might be the next city to fall into the hands of the plundering armies. i Should Hankow fan, the lister cities of Wuchang and Hanyang would lie at the feet of the redt, who have twept into the YengUe valley, burning. kining and pillaging.

British naval authorities reported their gunboat Teal wat fired upon yesterdty at it wat re-conaoitering off Changsha. The Teal wat not damaged and did not return the fire lest she harm foreitrn buildlnrs on the island which were believed intact. British sources also understood 4.000 red troops were marching on Kiuklang and foreign residets bad been warned to evacuate. V. S.

S. Flotilla Seven American gunboats are scattered among the Yangtse river between Nanking and hat set a record for duration acd extent of 'territory affected. The July hot spell wat 'the worst the south ever experienced. Fort Smith, with seventeen days of temperatures of 100 or higher, aet the pace for the nation. Shreveport, Louisiana, with twelve dayt of century marks, wat second and Little Rock and Lincoln led for third with eleven dayt each.

Displaying the traditional conservatism of the weather bureau. J. B. Kincer, chief agricultural metorologtst, said predictions of amateur "weather that August will be another scorcher art a bit Beatrice "-h Up On Crest Heat Wave .100 OR HIGHER DURING 16 DAYS 'If after iurvivinr July! torrid feya there be anyone in Beatrice who can -ve- anythinf cwnpllmen- tary to too city in claiming a ranking place the hottest townt in the United States, now la toe time to do It 8ome clt'er are clamoring for recognition as bavin (f found their place in thj gun, both figurative ly and actually speaking. Un coin, for is claiming to have been the third hottest city In the eountry during July.

Repeating that if there it any satisfaction to be derived out or the knowlerge of climate that baa produced insufferable weatbe: end if there la to be any. local prettlge of the favorable aort to be gained in broadcasting about fuch weather, listen to this: For drouh, dally high temper aturei and average high tens peraturei, Beatrice rang the bell Tbtse cities Just waggled a loot ted rope. Yeah, It Was Hot The monthly, weather review by Wllber Yarger, government meals Beatrice twice led the sUte with dally high temperatures of 110 degrees. It also presents a formidable chal lecge to any locality to show more days during July of 100 de grees or over. Mori over it or trt a record for sustained, heat that WOT be r-ard to beat.

Coming in three wave, ihe month's excessive heat scaled ever 100 degrees for eight aue- cessive days beginning July 4 Then after a four day respite, renewed it tupeMOO attack for five more days. The third wave lasted three days beginning July 25. In all the thermometer regis tered 100 or more 16 days out of the mon'a'i 31. During the Interludes, the relief teas sot complete for the average feign for the month was "7-3 degrees, which means that Beatrice came with 3.7" degrees 'of aver aging 100 degree weather. Dry As Tinder 1 While this was going on, only small amount or ram xeu.

ine entire morth produced but ,75 of a Inch and three were required to attain that figure. The month a average low would have served well enough for an average high of "comfort bit month. It was 71.8 degrees. May's average high was 71 June's was 82.5. It seems that 1830 la to be a year of contrasts Rea4 And The records recall January as probably the coldest month-in a decade.

Three days the mercury was unable to rise above aero and there were ten nights of sub. aero readings, several of them scaling down to IS and 14 degrees below and one reaching as far down as 15. A comparison of the average high and low for January, the years colder! month thus far and for July the follower -Hlf Low January 21.3 4.1 July 7.3 71. difference in temperature would provide a climate in itself. The table of dally temperatures for June snd July Jon Jut Hlsh Low i 7 tj 11 ion 1M 14 111 mi lie i si ifls ii lie i in 4 ir 14 )' Jl T4 1 it tt si ii 17.1 C.

O. Dockhorn of Los Angelet Is visiting In town for a few yygka' fgrmejrtg jrtfod, here. PARLIAMENT LONDON. Aug. Thl British palemalrtn.

British' parliament wat porougetf today. King George presenting a PROROGUED WOMAN IS TO HAVE OWN STYLES By Hazel Reavia. PARIS. 1 CSV- Paria Is trying to placate the workln? women, who protested when the skirts were lengthened, by designing more than the usual varieties of cloths for utility wear. The lilies wtio neither toll nor spin are still the favorites of the Rue la Paix and probably always will be, but Paris now realize that' "tr "Sisterhood of the paycheck in the United States worth catering to.

Jersey Twed The weU dressed working wo man is, going to Jersey tweed for her houn duty, winter; whether lar the home -or In the" office." The jerseys are light In weight ''and dark "in color, Black and white, brows and white, darfc gray mixtures, and bine and greens. all are impor-Unt Fancy weaves and patterns mix turet are smart. Ensembles combine dresses and jacket or coats and skirts. Coats mist the hem line by a couple of inches. Skirts average ten to twelve inches be low the knees.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1. WV-Death by execution la not accidental, it happena on purpose," Federal Judge Woodward has decided In the case of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Diamond of Gary.

against the New York Life Insurance company. The Diamonds sought to collect on a 310,000 accident policy 'carried on their son, Harry, who wat electrocuted at the Michigan 'City, penitentiary for the murder of his wife. The Diamonds contended their son wat put to death by unknown hands against his will, constituting accidental death. Judge Woodward yesterday held that although- Diamond' death was. against fta will, hit own felonious deed wat responsible.

It it evident that the demo-cratt will not permit one of the county's most Important offices to go uncontested. The party will not have a candidate for treasurer on the ballot at the August 12 primary, but a well organized campaign is under way to nominate. Andrew Anderson by writing in hit name. Hit name wat written In by the voters two yeara ago and he cam within a handful of votes of defeating O. L.

Mum-ford, 'bit republican opponent After he ha been nominated by the "written la" method at the primary, Mr, Andersen will oppose E. F. Wilt republican incumbent for the off lea. Mr. Andersen served at treasurer from 1913 to 1918.

He defeated Mr. Wilt who wat theii the republican nominee. gi i Mr. and Mrs. W.

H. Davidson leave Sunday on a vacation trip of a few weeks to Est park and OH PURPOSE OEDRKIN PRIMARY RACE YOUNG VICTOR Rhode Island Youth Is Winner Of Annual Scholar-. ship Contest 49 CONTESTANTS ON 'BRIGHTEST BOY' LIST WEST ORANGE, N. Aug. 1 WV Arthur O.

Williams, of East Providence. R. was chosen today by Thomas A. 'Edison from among the "brightest boys" from every atate W--receive "the inventor's second annual college Kholarshlpv Mr. ifidison announced the winner of the scholarship to the! assembled forty-nine contestants on the lawn of his home this morning.

I Beet Answer Arthur was selected aa having made the best answers to questions propounded yesterday in a written examination taken by the boys at the Edison laboratories. The selection was made last night by Mr. Edison and an advisory committee. Including Henry Ford and Harvey S. Firestone, which had helped hlra to prepare the questions.

The Rhode Island boy's victory meant he will receive a four-year technological and scientific course in any college or university he selects. G. Dudley Mylchreest, from Hartford, received the second highest average in the ques tionnaire, which ranged from ethics to physics, chemistry and mathematics. Would Stump Him WEST ORANGE. N.

Aug. 1. UP) Thomas A. Edison doesn't know how he would have answer ed the "desert question" which caused the most brow-wrinkling among the 49 youngsters that took the competitive "examination for 'the Edison scholarship. "One thing is sure, you've got to have a guide to get you out" Mr.

Edison said. "He'd probably be an Indian. I have not thought enough about it to pick the other What I. wanted to see was how. the boy would work It out" -Here It" I The question was: "What would at leader of a party of eight do if you knew you had lust enough food and water to enable three to reach the outposts ot civilization and safety, with the remaining five doomed to die on the desert? The eight; A' sclent-1st aged 60; two half breed guides; the scientist's wife, aged 39, socially ambitious; their son, aged six; the girl you are engaged to marry; your best friend, a young scientist and yourself." Mr.

Edison wat asked how he would answer the question: "What price would you ask for a Ford car that had run 5.000 miles?" 'Td say, get what you canf" Mr. Edison said with a broad run. SCOTS GO HOME I GLASGOW, Aug. 1 CfV- Sir Harry Lauder waa the central figure of a gay welcoming party which greeted 1,600 American Scott who arrived today on the steamships Caledonia and Transylvania. The tourists, memhen of the Order of Scottish Clans, lj ailed By; jnthusWUcav i Wymore Bank Pays Out Largest Amount During Month CLIENTS AT ODELL RECEIVE" $22,322 LINCOLN, Aug.

1." (JP)-Nearly half a million dollars was df tributed last month to depositors In fifteen failed banks of Nebras ka. The totaj of 2469,547 was somewhat atnallet than -'that -of tne month before, but Secretary Clar ence Bliss of the state banking department aaid he was well pleased, with the amount State; bank at Tamora were paid in fun. A thirty per cent dividend: of 124,709. added to 70 per cent already paid, made the reimbursement complete. I Depositors in the bank of Douglas at Douglas received a 50 per cent dividend of 390,852, a 43 per cent dividend of 369,548 went to 'depositors the Farmer Merchants.

bank at Wymore. the largest amount of money paid out Other payments Include: Hinds. State bank at Ouell, 25 per cent, 322,322. ALIOS REIMAX DIES AT HOME NEAR VIRGINIA Alloa Re i man died Thursday evening at 5:30 o'clock at his home five miles southeast of Virginia, aged 66 years. He wat born in Cr echo-Slovak la and had been a resident of Gage county for years.

Surviving are hit widow, two sons and two daughters. They are William and Cyril Relman and Krikava of Virginia and Mrs. Lambert Mrkxlcka of Omaha. He also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Joseph Bostak of Belleville, Kan.

Mrs. Joseph Bren of Hopkins, and Mrs. Joseph Koutny of Czecho-Slovakla. Funeral services will be at 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon, in Bohemian ban at Virginia, with Frank Dobrobolny of Dubois as sisted by Rev. Zimmerman Virginia, in chafge.

Burial' in Virginia cemetery. Tba body is at the Herman Johnson funeral home. i HELP THE FAIR Tire covers advertising the Gage county fair have been put an sale by the fair-board. Salee headquarters have been established at the. W.

Insurance agency and aa Initial stork ot 100 cov- ere are ready for the buyers. The stork will be replenished from time to time aa the aalca mount. According to Andrew Thomsen, fair board secretary, the cover win be retailed at It each. A for-, tunala purchase, be pointed out, made- the low price poe- slbl. The covert are quite attractive and of exceptionally good quality.

"We hope," said Mr, Thorn- ten, that the booster ef the fair will absorb eur stock of cover at an early date so that we can get our fair ad-musing working without. speech in which he recounted th successes exd dif icultlet of thl vll long tession which now comet to a close for the With tha proroguing of parlia. ment which probably win resume Its sessions in October, the lab orlte government is safely In power for the summer. The French and German- parliamentary bodies have been adjourned for the summer. "My relations with foreign powers continue to be the king said, expressing hit satisfaction with Premier McDonald'! visit to the United 'Statea and -Canada, the London ravsl and Hague conferences; the financial progress of Europe, tha evacuation of the Rhlneland and tha Delbernon mission to South America.

BY WEATHER HOTTEST IH HISTORY DORAH NEED FOR DRY FORCES 000 to about stricter en forcement win be obtained. 1 The recommendation It the result of demands from hit field director. Today the hew dry ctar wound i up his conference the field workers, consulting them with a dozen picked men who are to head a special squadron of 200 ajenta detailed to ferret out wholesale liquor conspiracies. The Doran forces, for which as i increase of 120 men Is sought, are holding a conference parallel with that caused by tha probibl-.