Sioux City Journal from Sioux City, Iowa • Page 5

NO TRACE OF LOST CASHIER Friends Advance Theory That He May Have Been Murdered Investigation of the mysterious disappearance of Harry M. Holt, liostoffice money order cashier, and In postal savings deposits resulted Thursday only in adding to Tiiystcry. So far no clew to the whereabouts of the missing rashier and the money has bom obtained by Postal Inspector John Sparkes and others are in of the hunt. Friends of the missing man Thursday advanced ihe theory that Holt had been slugged and robbed of the postal money before he had had an opportunity to deposit it In a bank, na his records at the postoffice reveal lie intended to do. Persons knew Holt well are loath to believe that he would abscond government money.

1 hey said he always had Been scrupulously honest. Kvidence uncovered by Investigators indicates that Holt apparently had not planned a get- auay and that, if he did abscond, he nuulp up his mind to do so quite suddenly. Took No Clothing Postmaster 1J. Jones pointed out that Holt did not take any extra clothing with him when he left home Monday evening to attend a fight program at Riverview park. "If Holt nail Intended to abscond," the post- muster said, "be undoubtedly would taken some clothing with him." Holt now has been missing more than two days and a half and no trace of him has been found, but federal agents throughout the country hava Instructions to watch for him and to take him into custody.

A detective agency, representing the company which furnished Holt's $25,000 bond, also Is working on the case. Another Indication that Holt Intended to be In Sioux City Tuesday was the fact that he had purchased 2 worth of tickets In a baseball pool lor Tuesday's games. If he had won he could have collected his winnings only by going Tuesday to the place where ho had purchased the 'duckets." Officers pointed out that was not likely tiiat Holt would deliberately throw away $2 In that manner. T. Snyder, an employe at the Splc and Span, reported that he had met Holt on the street Monday and that Holt had stated that he had been to the bank to cash a check, but that he had discovered that the check had not been.

Indorsed and he was hurrying back to the postoffice to obtain an indorsement. Mr. Snyder did not see the check and Holt did the amount of It was THE glOUX CITY FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, The Journal's Second Outdoor Swimming Meet to Open Soon; Many Stars Expected to Enter DOCTOR HERE IS INVOLVED Louis Wolheim Talking to Boys in War Picture at the Capitol Frank Kahoun, one of the proprietors of Qantz restaurants, stated that Holt and two other men were In the. Pierce street restaurant at 8:15 o'clock Monday evening, and that they had left there, stating that they going to the fight. He said they had taken a'taxlcab from there and that when the driver returned a few minutes later Mr.

Kahoun complimented him about driving to Riverview and back so quickly. The driver, Mr. Kahoun said, told him that the men had dismissed him at the Howard hotel, stating thai they had found another person who was going to the fight and that they would drive out with him. Mr. Kahoun said he did not know who the other men with Holt were, although the face of one was familiar to him.

Apparently no one saw Holt at the fight. Many persons who were there have been questioned by government officials, but none saw him Mrs. Nell Wood, who operates a soft drink stand near the Hlghview golf rourse. Is said to have reported that Holt and two other men drove up in an automobile early Monday evening and purchased some soft drinks and then drove on toward Riverside. Might Have Iteturnrd 1'ostmaster Jones said it would have been possible for Holt to have returned to the postoffice later in the evening, perhaps under fear of his life, and to have taken the money out of the safe where, his records indicate, he had placed it Monday at closing time for deposit la the bank Tuesday.

It was not likely, however, the postmaster taid, -that Holt could have gotten past the clerks who in the postoffice all night, without belli? seen by some of them. All have been questioned and say that they saw nothing of the DIK cashier Monday evening. Postal Inspector bparkes. Pott- mabter Jones and others working on the case arc continuing to search for all persons who saw Holt Monday evening in an effort to find some trace of the missing man. When Holt failed to appear for Tuesday morning and it was learned that he had not been home Monday night, a investigation begun by Mr.

Jones. When Holt again failed to appear Wednesday morning tlie matter was given publicity and a search for him begun on a wider scale. Inspection of his records showed them to be correct with the excep tion of I3.UOO, Monday's receipts at tlie money order window. Holt had made a notation In the records, as cf Tuesday morning, showing that the money had been deposited in a bank. The money never was placed in the bank, however, and it was not found In the safe.

Rifles, Knives and Cartridges Reported Stolen theft Qt three rifles, three Knives, and some caliber cart- was reported to police Thursday by A- C. Klngren. 412 Douglas btieet. merchandise valued KtttnAM was gained by breaking rear of the store and several lion bars, police theft was discovered by imported for work. Ethel O'Dell i PEEDT races and fancy diving will he seen in the Sioux City municipal swimming pools the week of August 17, when the second annual cltywlda swimming meet, sponsored by The Sioux City Journal, will be held.

Preparations for the big- meet now are being made, and sponsors of the project anticipate a bigger and better meet than last year. Inquiries concerning the meet dally are being received from those who wish to compete. The hot weather has been nn added Inducement to swimmers practice for the contests. Preliminary contests will be held it the three pools August 18, in and -0, with finals at the Riverside pool August 23. Competition will be divided Into four classes, according to us.

for both boys and girls, thus enabling all swimmers to compete against those of their own age class- Action Started in Illinois Against Dr. ence Havens KdwardsvIIle, Mary Ann Havens, of Hume, 111., the wife of Dr. James A. Havens, of Wntnlte City, filed the praccipe a suit for $:. damages against Dr.

Havens' former wife. Mrs. Florence M. Havens, of Sioux City, In circuit court Wednesday. The attorney declined to reveal the allegations, but It was believed that the pracripe was related to motion filed by the defendant to set aside the divorce granted to Dr.

Havens on the ground of desertion several years ago. The motion alleged that Mrs. Florence Havens was not notified of the divorce suit until after the divorce had been granted. Dr. Florence Havens, who has summer home In South Sioux City, could not bo reached Wednesday night for a statement concerning the praecipe of a suit for $23,000 damages against her which was filed In circuit court at Edwardsvllle, 111., Wednesday.

Neighbors reported that Ur. Havens had gone on a vacation trip about two weeks ago. Above Is a scene from the film "All Quiet on the Western Front." a screen adaptation of Erich Maria.Remarque's world famous hook, which comes to the Cnpltol theater for a week's engagement beginning todny. In the picture Is shown "Kut," the veteran campaigner, played by Louts Wolheim. talking to the seven German schoolboys who are the principal characters In the film.

No attempt to glorify war or cover up unpleasant facts about warfare Is made In the picture, which Is said by critics to rank with the greatest war films ever produced. ilicatlon. First and second winners of the preliminary place meets will receive ribbons, and all those receiving ribbon:) will be entered in the finals. Medals will be awarded winners in the final meet. Arrangements for holding the meets at the municipal pools have been made through the generosity of MUton Perry Smith, commissioner of parks.

James Barton, tendent of parka, will, superln' the meet, which In the only outdoor swimming meet held In the city. All residents of Sioux City, and South Sioux City, will eligible to participate in the contents. W. R. Sulzbach A host of swimming stars who competed In the meet last year are expected to enter the second annual tourney.

Among well known stars who won honors last year were: Ethel Odell, W. Jl. Sulzbach, Gene- vleve Randrup, Frank Garske and Alien Rye. Miss Odell captured four first places In the first annual meet last year, competing In a closed and open class In speed swimming events. Mr.

Sulzbach won three first places In the open division for men, taking chief lionors In the men's divisions. Members of the committee In charge of the meet and names of Judges for the event will be announced soon. Swimmers who expect to take part In the meet are urged to practice as much as possible between now and the time the meet opens. Entrants should compete In pool where they are accustomed to awlm, for the preliminaries. Announce Details Sunday Details of the meet, with a list of the events In each of the different divisions, will be announced In The Sunday Journal.

Entries may be made any time next week. An entry blank will be published dally In The Journal starting Sunday, and entry blanks will be provided at all of the municipal pools for the convenience or those wtsblnc to eater. entrance fee.ls required, and no admission those who wish to witness the preliminaries or finals of the meet. Competitors, however, will be required -to pay regular pool for the. preliminary events.

Buckshot Caused Death of Man Near Lake Beach Lake City, raUier than acid caused the death of Hugh Rausch, 30, of Rockford, an autopsy late Thursday revealed. He is believed to have been slain by gangsters. KaUBCh's body waa found at the Lake Pepin bathing beach here Wednesday and scores of small marks on the body were at flrat believed to have been caused by acid. Results of the autopsy Indicated, however, that he had been killed by a cftarge of "mustard" shot, a small form of buckshot. An Inquest will be conducted here at 2 p.

m. Friday. A'trail of blood, starting near the lake about a half mile north of the bathing beach, leading to the highway pavement and thence about mile toward Red Wing was dlKcov- red late Thursday by Investigators A report that an automobile had parked all night near where the )lood trail started was being Investigated. Another clew being dcvel oped waa the renting of a boat, by two men and a girl about midnight Tuesday from Andrew Benson, who lives near where the automobile was parked. Word from Rockford late Thursday said Rausch, alias Harry Hauser the name found in a car parkec nearby, was In Rockford Saturday and aaked for an extra week of vaca tton BO he might return to Lake City.

Man Jailed for Annoying a Woman Here annoy Map-. She called a policeman. Thursday morning In police court Cally was fined $10 or three days In Jail on a charge of disorderly conduct. Cally went to Jail. CITY BRIEFS Bank clearings, $988,131.

Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Payne.

2609 Myrtle street, have gone to Cobben, to attend funeral services for Mr. Payne's father. Mr. and Mrs. F.

T. Snarls, for- mer'Sioux Cltyans, will move from Miami, to Atlanta, soon, It has been learned here. S.ioux City received $8,105 aa her share of the county tax collections during July, reports at the p.Mice of the city treasurer reveal. Mr. and Mrs.

E. C. Elliott, 2821 Leech avenue, and two children, will depart Friday for a two weeks' vacation trip through Nebraska. Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Gallant, 128 Helen street, have returned from a trip to the Detroit lakes in A Sioux City man, J. B. Robinson, 803 Court street, will attend the National Auctioneers' convention at Clear Lake, August 10 and 11. A two weeks' vacation which will take them through Michigan will begin today for Mr. and Mrs.

Frank Gallant, 2821 Leech avenue. Slight improvement was reported Thursday night in the condition of Mrs. Palmer Larson, of Creighton, a patient at Lutheran who is hospital. Miss Mlrah Mills, English Instructor at Morningside college haa returned here following a trip to Chicago, where she was called by the death of an aunt. David S.

Jenkins, government engineer of Denver, is in Sioux City conducting a survey of the Missouri river for the army and for the state of Wyoming, which is assisting in the survey. Herman B- Carlson, representative of the state board of health, has spent several days in the city check- lug up unlicensed chiropodists. He said he would return soon to see whether or not his instructions had been carried out. No trace of the holdup man who, early Wednesday held up and robbed Leonard B. Magnusen, 703 Tenth street, attendant at the Miller Oil company's filling station at £528 Military road, bad been found by Thursday.

Mrs. E. 414 Center street, an enthusiastic booster for the Bloux City Beautiful movement, has hollyhock plants in her yard that measure 10 feet 7 inches in height. She saye she believes they ore the tallest in the city. Gordon Kogg.

a former student at Mornujsttde college, returned Thursday from CharlottesvUle, where be attended the University of Virginia. He is tbe son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice F. Fogg, 714 Twenty-first street.

A cash grain department has been opened in Sioux.City by Pierce members of the" Sioux City Grain Exchange. Arthur J. Ortb, former cash grain manager of the company at Waterloo, Is in charge of the new department. Sioux Cltyans active in Missouri river improvement work have been Invited to attend the Mississippi valley shippers conference In Minneapolis, Tuesday, September 16. The purpose of the meeting Is to make plans for continued efforts to obtain government aid In developing Inland waterways.

Several friends and relatives drove to Ha warden Thursday to attend the funeral services of Dana B. Anderson, of Sioux City, who was fatally burned In an oil explosion near Tyro, several weeks ago. Among those attending were Mr. and Mrs. E.

A. Larson, 2710 Myrtle street, and Mr. and Mrs. William Wlnterlin, 2117 Rebecca street. Sheriff A.

C. Green, Denlson, la- reported the theft of 300 chickens and three calves police here on Thursday. The sheriff said that the thefts occurred from two diffferent farms near Denlson. Detectives were sent to the stock yards and to commission firms in an attempt to locate the chickens and calves. No trace of them could be found.

Q. E. Patterson of Chicago, vice president In charge of operations of the Illinois Centra) railroad, was in Sioux City Wednesday evening- on a tour of Inspection. Mr. Patterson, accompanied by several other officials of the railroad, returned to Chicago Thursday morning in his special car.

The tour of Inspection covered the Iowa division of the Illinois Central road. BIRTHS Man Detained as Bigattiist Married Nebraska Woman Omaha, of th marriage victims of John Sherwood held In Grand Rapids, on charges of bigamy and embezzlement was a Nebraska woman. It was revealed here Thursday. She was Mrs Addle Baylor of Arapahoe, according to police. She met Sherwood who then went under the name ol Mien Farnsworth, through a matri- nonlal agency and In 1927 they were married.

He later, police said. In- luced her to give him $3.200 of her tavlngs after which he disappeared Mrs. Baylor has since obtained a llvorce and remarried. I Sioux City, August 6. 1830, at St.

Joseph's hospital, to I Mr. and Mrs. William Gotz, of Beresford, 8. a daughter. 9Z2! 0 1 ux Clty Ia AUSUM 6.

1930. at Lutheran hospital, to Mr and Mrs. Nelson Otto. Z612 Chicago a son. FUNERALS services were held at 10 o'clock Thursday morning in the Anderson funeral chapel for Mary Ann Jones, the 4-month-old daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. Earl Jones. 2501 Chambers street, who died Tuesday. Heat was the immediate cause of the death. Rev.

W. N. Baker officiated and burial was in Graceland Park cemetery. BUILDING PERMITS Oil company, 101 Wut Fourth nation. 11600 K.

B. Wbltt. South H.nnepln kow bulldlnj. mo. Ruffcorn and Wrijht.

till golf count and caddy houu, 1100. Jobnftcn Plumbing compaay, 2(16 Dice glrtft. Chicago Man Again Elected Chief of Catholic Foresters Minneapolis. UF) Thomas H. Cannon, Chicago, high chief ranger of the Catholic Order of Foresters years, was re-elected Thursday at closing session of the order's convention here.

Other officers reelected included Mayor W. H. Meu- Bubuque, la, high treasurer. More Than 500 Persons Enjoy Concert by Singing Society An appreciative audience responded enthusiastically Thursday night the singing concert presented by Nordmendenes Singing society tt Lewis park. Swedish and Norwegian folk songs oved to be especially popular with a crowd.

Among the songs which used the' audience to demand en- res were: "Olav Trygason," "Ju- late Amen," and "Naar FJordene aauer." More than COO persons at- nded the concert. Sere Is Prize Snake Story; They Attack Turkeys Battle Creek, om a swamp by the exceaalve routh, 30 rattlesnakes Invaded the 'Illiara Brown farm near Bellevue nd were killed by threshers. The lakes emerged from the drying wamp and attacked a flock of rkeys. Observing the excitement the fowls, threshers investigated id shot the snakes. Men who annoy women In the- tcrs don't meet with the approval Sioux City police.

Wednesday night Mary Solomon. 308 Court street, attended the State heater and seated beside her was toy Cally, 30 years old, a stranger Mnry. As picture progressed toward he lovo climax, Cally began New York Man Will Head Bankruptcy Probe Washington. The department of justice announced Thursday that Lloyd K. Garrison of New- York has been appointed a special assistant to the attorney general and will direct the Investigation being made Into administration of the bankruptcy law throughout the United States.

"LOCKED DOOR ALIBI" IS USED Neighbor of Woman Accused of Murder Testifies at Her Trial of Phone tall Los Angeles. 3 The "locked door alibi." stumbling block for officers who eight years ago Investigated the slaying of Fred Oesterreich, wealthy retired Milwaukee garment manufacturer, Thursday figured in the trial of Mrs. Walburga Oesterrelch, the widow, charged with murder. Mrs. Flora Ij.

Ijawson, neighbor of the Oestcrrelchs, testified she was awakened nt 11 p. August 22, 1922, by three shots and the cry, "Fred, oh. Fred!" Issuing from the Oesterreich home. She said she. phoned police and led them Into her neighbor's house.

"The door to Mrs. bedroom was locked," Oesterrelch's the witness said, "hut we found a key on the floor outside the room. We unlocked the bedroom closet with a key found in the lock. Mrs. Oesterrelch, sobbing hysterically, lay on the closet floor." Otto Sanhuber, recently convicted of manslaughter in connection with the death of Oesterrelch but later freed by the statute of limitations, testified In hla trial ho locked Mrs.

Oestp.rreich In the closet after they had agreed to tell officers her husband was killed by robbers. The widow once before was held for murder, but the charge was dismissed when officers were unable to solve the problem of the locked closet door. Mrs. Rawson caused a sensation boforo leaving the stand when she testified Mrs. Oesterrelch had been drinking the night her husband was slain.

World Traveler Dies Santa Barbara, Price Krfett, 76. world traveler and artist, died here Wednesday night after a heart attack Monday. Knott was widely known for his miniatures and autochrome pictures which appeared In travel magazines. Knott's wlfo died In 1D26. NATIONAL UNION OFFICIAL HERE P.

J. Conlon Gives Talk: at Picnic Held by Machinists A plea for the railway employs who IB In danger of losing his Job or his property because of mergers and absorptions was made by p. J. Conlon, of Washington, D. vice president of the Machinists' National union, before members of the machinists' union.

No. 178. at a picnic In South Ravine Thursday night. The picnic waa sponsored by members of the Sioux City chapter, who knew Mr. Conlon when the latter was president of the Sioux City Trades and r-abor assembly about 30 years ago.

The labor official traced the of the railroad, some of Its obstacles and Impending labor legislation Washington. Mr. Conlon stressed the Importance of the Couzens resolution which lassed the senate and now Is in ths lands of the Interstate commerce the house. The resolu- lou. Is expected to he taken up with the December session of congress.

The resolution was Introduced by Senator James Couzens of Michigan. It Is sponsored by 21 railroad labor organizations. The resolution Is Intended to prevent, the consolidation of railroads by the Interstate com- merco commission until such time as suitable legislation can be enacted by congress to protect the Interests of railway employes. Mr. Conlon also advocated practicability of the five-day week to provide more Jobs for railway em.

ployes. While In Sioux City. Mr. Con. Ion Is a guest In the home of Mr, and Mrs.

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