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A LINCOLN PAPER to Prett Later So Hat Later Netei FOUNDED IN 1881. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1933. FIVE CENTS. F. D.

R. ASKS RAIL MEASURE William M. Martin, May Be Exchange Head Ex-cpnvict from Colorado, Returned Last Week from Denver, Confesses. Farrell Yohe, who hitherto had maintained he wasn't in Feb. JO when the University Place office of Light Power company was held up and robbed of $500, told Co.

Atty. Towle Monday afternoon he had committed robbery. He took all the blame, implicating no one else. Yohe was returned here last week from Denver, and insisted he had been there on the date of the robbery. Yohe robbed the Iowa-Nebraska Light Power company's office at University Place during the noon hour on Feb.

10. He threatened N. A. Christensen, manager, with a gun and after locking the manager, and two other employes in a basement stairway escaped after taking $500 from the cash drawer. He used a power company service truck in making his getaway.

The truck was found soon afterwards near 35th and Adams street, abandoned with' a flat tire. After being brought back from Denver, Yohe, during a showup at police head quarter's, was positively identified as the gunman by Mr. Christensen and his secretary, Miss Miriam Butler. WILLNEEDED TO CHANGE WORLD, SAYS DR. STOFFER WE SHOULD WORRY ABOUT WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT HUNDRED MILLION YEARS Farrell Yoke Admits The $500 Iowa-Nebraska Stickup TAKESALLBLAME IN ROBBERY FEB.

10 AT UNI PLACE Ixwett Martin, 31, a Yale graduate of 1928, was mentioned as leading candidate for chairman of the governing committee of the New York stock exchange. "Under the reorganized setup, the chairman will be the 'highest elective officer. The presidency will go to an outsider. NIGHT SPOTSJRE RAIDED Officers Find Evidence of "Spiking" at Two Places. Police visited four night spots on the outskirts of Lincoln (within the city limits) over the week end and found considerable "spiking-' attwo of tftem.

As a result, the proprietors are slated to face charges of operating a disorderly house in municipal court Tuesday. They conferred with Chief Anderson Monday. When police raided the places Saturday night, bottles liquor were on the tables, under the tables, and on the persons of a number of customers, officers reported. Late Sunday night officers visited two other, spots and did not find a customer in either place. DR.

OGGEL FORMALLY TAKES LINCOLN CALL Makes Announce in ent to His Congregation Sunday; Coming May 1. CRAWFORDSVILLE, 111. Dr. Melvin V. Oggel, minister of the a a Avenue Presbyterian church here, announced to his congregation Sunday morning that he lai.accepted.

a call from the Westminster Presbyterian church of is INClREILLYTRt Former Insurance Man Is with Embezzling from Mrs. E. B. Ross. Twenty-four talesmen were examined to get a jury to hear the Rellly case the trial proper started early Monday afternoon.

A jury was being drawn in District Judge Chappell's court Monday in the case of Charles E. Reilly, former Lincoln insurance man, charged with embezzlement of money from Mrr "th B. Ross. It la charged by state that Reilly on Jan. 29.

1936 obtained $500 from Ross and on June 29, 1936 obtained 52,372.69 from her which he took for his own use. It is alleged that Reilly obtained the money from Mrs. Rosa while he was dealing with her regarding Insurance policies, and making certain settlements. The state had endorsed twelve witnesses on the information. They are Eflith B.

Ross, W. E. Fisher, Helen G. Fisher, John A. Carr, Bernice Wert, 3, H.

Clapp, Forrest M. Croxson, Ernest L. Croxson, Wilber K. Pease, Mrs. Wilber K.

Pease. Monte Lum and Miss Bess Richards. HOOVER, F. O. TAKE PART Will Help Dedicate Franklin Memorial.

(UP). President Roosevelt and former President Hoover will participate in the formal dedication of the Benjamin Franklin memorial at the Franklin institute next month, it was announced. Mr. Roosevelt has accepted an invitation to unveil the statue of Franklin, May 19. Hoover has accepted an invitation to speak May 21 at a civic dinner in nectlon with the dedication.

BUILDINGS ARE UNSAFE. MANILA, ii. Dean Edward R. Hyde, chairman of the Philippine government building code committee, has warned in a report that unless proper building plans are adopted Manila can expect future earthquakes to take an even more severe toll than the recent temblor coat millions. Buildings can br mmlr to resist earth shocks At reasonable DR.

MELVIN OGGEL. Lincoln, Dr. Oggel has been pastor of the Crawfordsville church since October, 1924. Since his arrival, he hag been prominently associated with Wabash college and was the first local minister since the Civil war to be a members of the college board of trustees. He has been active in community affairs, having been president of the ministerial association for a number of years and a member of the cabinet of the community chest, which waa re- organised under his leadership four years ago.

Almost 65 percent of the pres- (Continued on Page 4, Col. 3.) DORSEY GRIGGS FINED $85 Admits Drunken Driving Not Stopping. A fine of $85 and costs was assessed Dorsey V. Griggs, 25, driver of the car which struck down Alfred D. White at 13tn and early Sunday, by Judge Maguire in municipal court Monday.

Griggs was charged with drunken driving and with leaving the scene of an accident. His driver's license was revoked for one year. Accordfng to information furnished police by witnesses, Griggs was driving about 35 miles an hour when he struck the pedestrian did not stop. The driver of the car following brought him to a stop about a block away and called police. Mr.

White was not critically Injured and was reported improving at St. Elizabeth hospital Monday His residence is in California and he was visiting a brother here. FROME Woman in It Wearing Coa Like Miss Frome's. LAREDO, Tex. (UP).

The car sought sfnce Mrs. Weston Frome and her daughter, Naifcy were found slain near Van Horn was discovered in Laredo a womar tn tt was wearing what nppearcc to be Miss Frome's Coat, Chief Police C. Mendiola said. Holy Week Noonday Services Open Monday in Lincoln Theater. 'If we once understand the meaning of the cross," Dr.

Bryan S. Stoffer told the audience at he opening Holy Week noon day ervice sponsored by the Lincoln Ministerial association in the Lincoln theater Monday, "we are no onger" ourselves; we become new a new creation." Close to 200 people attended he initial service of the series, which will continue thru Holy Week, climaxing with the three lour" passion service in First Saptist church Friday noon. Dr. Stoffer, who is president of Doane college at Crete, will speak at each of the services. The meeting Monday began with in organ prelude, followed by the nvocation and a hymn, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing." Rev.

H. A. McConnell of First-Plymouth Congregational church presided. Following responsive scripture reading there was a solo and repetition of The Lord's Prayer. Doubtful Acclaim.

Speaking on the topic, "Doubt- 'ul Acclaim," Dr. Stoffer told of the fickle crowd that cheered Jesus as He entered Jerusalem and a few days later, shouted 'Crucify him! Crucify The speaker- compared that crowd with people who are emotionally be- lind Jesus when the tide of opin- on seems to be in His favor, but who turn from Him when it seems to their advantage to do so. "Many times," Dr. Stoffer Bald, 'we feel that we are having an emotional experience because we are joining with other people, but we never go beyond tfce shout- ng." Summarizing the events up to the crucifixion, the speaker advised, "If there is anything about this story that is to be 3f help to us, we should realize great danger in joining crowds of this kind and allowing our own" (Continued on Page 4, Col. 2.) INJUNCTION'MSEQF TRANSPORTERS HEARD Constitutionality of Law in Regard to Gasoline Hauling Attacked.

In a statement to District Judge Polk in the hearing: of the case of Jacob Neiderhaus and other transporters of fuel oil, against Gov. Sochran and the department of agriculture and inspection, for a permanent Injunction against the operation of the new transport law, Hugh LaMaster, one of the attorneys for the plaintiffs, said he would put witnesses on the stand to prove the contentions that the raw is working great damage to transporters and threatens to drive some of them out of business. LaMaster said that seven or eight witnesses would be used to testify as to the operation of the law, which it is alleged is in violation of interstate commerce, and contrary to the constitution of the state and the United States. The law known as legislative bill No. 97 was passed by the laat legislature.

LaMaster said that plaintiffs contend that the new law provides for more insurance and liability bonds than Is required by the federal authorities. Not only are there direct losses on fees but there are indirect losses in addition. Attack is also made on the law that it is broader than its title. He also alleges an improper classification under the law exempting transports carrying under 900 gallons of gasoline. Yet he said, greater danger results from the smaller tanks often not filled, a mixture of air and gasoline forming a dangerous compound.

J. W. House of Silver Creek, who is an oil jobber and operates transports as common carriers, was the first witness calicd by the plaintiffs He was questioned by R. E. Powell, attorney for the United Transporters associated with LaMaster in the case.

Ass't. Atty. Gen. Vail made no statement. STAMPEDE KILLS CHILDREN Thirty-One Trampled to Death in Movie Fire.

SAO PAULO, Brazil. UPI. Thir ty-one children were killed when they were trampled in a stampede of 2,500 spectators rushing in panic from an over crowdec motion picture theater. Fourteei were Injured gravely and 27 others less seriously. State government authorities opening an Investigation, said the panic started when hoaxe 1 shouted "fire." THAT THIS EAU.TH WIU.

COLUDU "WITH THE. SUM SOMETIMB- THE. NEXT. Ktid 'AtMMlar; coaler Monday night, warmer Ixi amy night about 4... Nebraska: Fair Mm4ay ftlftit and cooler In emit Portion rlilnr temperature TacMlay.

suniet t. m. Barometer at 8 ft. 29.70. HOUIU.Y TJSStPJEKATUKKS.

I p. m. (Sim.) 3 4R Gary Evan Crosby, 4, Turns Master of Ceremony for Dad and Asks for "Nice Big Hand' BY BARNEY OLDFIELD. Evan Crosby, 4, sat on my lap on the set of "Sing, You Sinners" Friday and told me to give "daddy a nice big hand" when he finished vo-de-o- doing a number. Gary Evan is the eldest of the four children belonging to Bing 'Crosby and the former Dixie Lee of a a brags about the size and frequency of additions to the much to the disgust of other Bine 1 the immediate neighborhood.

"Sinners" is the film slated to uncover a former vaudeville juve- nile, Donald O'Connor, who is 12 and something of a scat singer. Donald is the next to the last member of the famous vaudeville family of O'Connors, who was at the Orpheum in Lincoln twice in the last four years. Since the folding of vaudeville, the O'Connors have come to California, bought a home, and are hoping for breaks in pictures. Patsy, the youngest, was first to crack the front gates of the studio, and she worked in several Columbia pictures, notably, "I Promise to Pay." She's still hoping, but Donald seems to be the fair haired boy, because the Paramount lot is crazy about him. It's not the worst luck in the world to be teamed with Bing Crosby and Fred MacMurray in the first picture, either.

Bysy Allen. Allen Jenkins just finished doing his 135th role oh the screen, most of them having been at War(Continued on Page 2, Col. 1.) ALBERT A. LANG IS DEAD Former University Place Contractor, Court Bailiff. Albert A.

Lang, 77, resident of Lincoln for the past 28 years, died early Monday. His home was at 1519 O. He was an early day contractor in University Place and for some years was bailiff for Judge Morning and later for Judge Shepherd. Mr. Lang grew up in York county as a farmer, and in 1886 took a homestead in Chase county and lived there three years.

He returned to York county and farmed near Benedict until 1907, when he came to University Place. He was engaged in the contracting business with George Browitt. He was a member of First Methodist church, Woodmen of the World and North Star lodge No. 227, A. A.

M. Surviving are his wife, Mary son, Albert R. of Fresno, three daughters, Mrs. A. Vernon Thompson of Lincoln and Mrs.

Robei Graham and Mrs. Walter Woetzcl of Greenwood. Funeral services will be held at 10 a. m. Wednesday at Castle, Roper 1 Matthews, Rev.

Townsend officiating. a Campbell will sing, with Wilbur Chenoweth at the organ. Burial will in York, following brief services at grave at 2 p. m. MISS AB80TTJOT COMING Misn Edith Abbott was unable to comr to Lincoln at thki time, and Council of Social Agencies public meeting scheduled for Monday night at the chamber of commerce has been postponed.

Mias Abbott will amak here at a later date, Home Bays. COURT SETS High Tribunal Finds None of Jlace on Jury--No Bankhead Act Ruling. UP). The supreme court set aside the murder conviction of Joe Hale, Kentucky Negro, on the ground that members of his race were excluded from juries which indicted and tried him. It also agreed to review a petition by the government in Its effort to collect a 10 percent federal admission tax on tickets to athletic events at state universities.

It consented to review a decision by the Kentucky court of appeals holding that the proposed constitutional amendment to abolish child labor is no longer before the states for ratification. It refused to review litigation in, which the government was seeking to obtain a ruling on constitutionality of the Bankhead cotton production control act, which was repealed after the agricultural ad Justment act wan held unconstitutional. The 'new litigation was intended to determine whether refunds should be made of $1,562,097 of taxes collected under the Bank head act. CHAL1APIN IS ILL PARIS. iVB.

Attendants of Fedor Chaliapln. 65. said the aingrr was suffering with kidney trouble and I a "very bad night." Doctors were tn consultation. RELIEF FUND OF $1,250,000,000 IS TO BE ASKED FOR Additional 50 Millions to Be Provided to Permit CCC Continuance. THE WEATHER Untottt and Vicinity! Fair p.

44 1 a. m. (Mon.) 3S 1 P. i 5 P. i temperature a year aio 62.

Leweat temperature a. year ago 98. At a. Dry bulb ao, wet 8, relative humidity 46. At p.

Dry bulb SI, wet bwlb relative humidity SB. Total wind movement, 312: average per ar, IS. CHIEF REQUESTS CONGRESS TO ACT: TO ASSIST ROADS Special ICC Committee Recommendations Include RFC Loans. GIVEN FIVE TO TEN YEARS Former Head of Stock Exchange Sentenced for Stealing 1 Securities. NEW YORK.

(UP). Richard Whitney, former president of the New York stock exchange, was sentenced to from five to ten years prison for stealing securities Belonging to relative and his Text of message off. all Is on page 2. WASHINGTON (UP). ent Roosevelt asked congress fotf mmediate emergency legislation prevent serious financial and perating difficulties in the ion's railroads.

He submitted a special committee of inter- tate commerce commission ers as a possible basis for 'tOi mergrency program. He notfcd hat executive functions of C. C. are probably unconstitu- ional and suggested congressional tudy of a co-ordination of agencies dealing with- rail- oads. The immediate relief prow suggested by the I.

C. C. ommittee comprised: Relaxation of requirements for. econstruction finance rail and provision of $300,000,000 goV- rnment loans for purchase of rail quipment, the equipment to ecurity for the loans. Government rail traffic to pay ull rate, eliminating land eductions.

Modification of rail reorganisa-, ion procedure under section 77 6f he bankruptcy act with special attention to establishment of ft- ingle court to handle reorgani- The commissioners declined to xpress an opinion for or a rail wage reduction. RICHARD WHITNEY. WASHINGTON. (UP). President Roosevelt and his congressional and spending aides agreed upon a $1,250,000,000 relief appropriation as the first move in a $4,000,000,000 attack on business recession and unemployment.

Majority Leader Barkley, who led congressional leaders to a white house conference, said that the president agreed to earmark for the works progress administration to meet needs for the first seven monthh of the 1939 fiscal year. The fund would meet relief needs until Feb. 1 1939. Barkley said that an addition; $50,000,000 will be provided in the fiscal year to permit maintenance of 300 civilian conservation camps previously scheduled to be closed. Mr.

Roosevelt will send his recommendation to congress in a special message. The president's conference with his congressional leaders indicated that he would agree to retention of an amendment to the relief appropriation providing that no more than one-tenth of the full appropriation may be expended during any one month. The new relief request, Barkley said, is predicated on the assumption that the peak of the relief load has been reached. Bankhead believes congress will be favorably inclined to vote in- increased relief and recovery funds to prime the economic pump. WASHINGTON.

(jP). The treasury's billion dollar hoard of "sterile" gold may help finance the huge public works program, under discussion, high officials said. former associates in the highest financial circles of the nation. Earlier, State Attorney General John J. Bennett had made It kown that he would issue a permanent injunction forbidding Whitney ever to engage in the securities business again.

General Sessions Judge Owen Bohan gave Whitney, once bond broker for the House of Morgan, the same sentence on each of two indictments fdr grand larceny. He ordered, however, that the two terms should run concurrently after hearing an eloquent plea for mercy from Charles H. Tuttle, Whitney's lawyer. Tuttle referred to the fact that Whitney pleaded guilty and co-operated with five governmental agencies which investigated his affairs. Whitney will be kept in Tombs prison overnight and will be taken to Sing Sing prison at 10:30 a.

m. Tuesday where he is likely to be assigned to clerical work. FRANCE DECIDES TO DICKER WITH ITALY Hitler Oets 99.0827 Percent Electorate Approval of Policies. WILLIAM E.JJLISH DIES Meter Expert with Power Company 25 Years. William E.

Bllsh, 63, meter expert and employe of lowa-Ne- braaka Power company for 25 years, died Monday noon at home, 5402 Stockwell. He was member of V. F. W. post No.

1450 and of William Lswla camp, U. S. V. W. Surviving are hia wife, Marie; daughter, Bonnie; three brothers, John of DeKalb, 111,, Tom of Burlington.

and George of Lincoln; three slflter.i, Mrs. Alice Heittcr of Sumner, Mrs. Lizzie Crummcr of Stockton, and Mrs. Hazel Strunk of Washington, D. C.

By Associated Frens, France's moderate new govern ment, with anxious side glances al Adolf Hitler's growing power picked its way along the British blazed trail toward European peace by dickering with dictators at least with one dictator. By the Sunday plebiscite In greater Germany, Reichsfuehrer Hitler told uneasy France and the rest of the world that nearly 50, 000,000 nazis can't be percent of the electorate approved his annexation of Aus tria. Parliamentary quarters pre dieted French Premier "Gdouard Daladier would fall fully in lin with the British policy of concill ation with the Italian end of the Rome-Berlin axis. It was said that Daladier, con servative successor to Blum the antifascist people's fron leader, would send an extraordi nary envoy to Rome to discus settlement of French-Italian rela tlons, chiefly disturbed by Italian intervention in the Spanfsh civ war. Daladier, it was'understood, wa ready to trade recognition of th (Continued on Page 4, Ool.

5.) JAPS PAY JOB MISSION Seventh Day Adventists Ar Given Compensation, TOYKO. The Japanese gov eminent paid the Seventh Day Ad ventlst mission in South Chin $2,365 for damaging a hospital a Waichow in a bombing raid Ian September. The money nettlemen the first of Its kind to made. Payment made thr the American cmbusy. SIMPLE RITES FOR Funeral of Veteran Jemrnai Reporter Held at First Christian Church.

Simple funeral services for M. Thompson, veteran Journal ni porter who covered the statehoiuM the terms of 18 governors, ield Monday afternoon at Firaf Christian church, Dr. Ray B. Hunt officiating. The simplicity of rites was at the request of Mill, Thompson, who had asked that here be no undue display at "uneral.

Dr. Hunt began with the ation, "He hath showed thee, man, what is good and what the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to Jove mercy and walk humbly with thy and said in part, "Hia ove for this text is the key to he character of John This ideal was woven into the very of his character. Thesa words were the theme of hiu meditations and the plummet of hia ethical life. 'He understood the text to be jroteat against confidence in the externals of life. This preacher of ong ago was familiar with tha elaborate ritual of the temple.

I think he loved them and felt their ministry to his own soul. He waa iot unappreciative or critical of the ritual nor of those who used as a vehicle of worship. He waa remembering that the of. God are a broken spirit, a broken and contrite heart. That his deligftt is in the sacrifices of righteousness.

Sensitive Spirit. "Mr. Thompson had the sensitive spirit of the artist. He loved the beautiful of art and nature or literature or ritual. His mind waa richly stored with the music and literature of classical mold and tha public service of the church moved him deeply.

He knew too, that one cannot ceremonialize hlmaelt with character and usefulness. Worship whether public or privata ought to eventuate into righetoiw- It should encourage a mad to do justly, to love mercy and to walk humbly with God. from being an end in its self, wor- (Continued on Page 4, Col. 2-t TOWNSEND JEBM UPHtuJ WASHINGTON. (UP).

The au- preme court refused to review validity of the 30-day jail sentence imposed on Dr. Francis E. Townsend, old age pension advocate, far conviction on charges of contempt of a house Investigating committee. The court's action Townsend must serve the sentence, barring executive intervene tion. SUNDAY'S ACCIDENTS.

12:15 a. 221 So llth, cars', no 12:15 a. 13th and car awt pedestrian, one injury. 12:30 a. between 26th an4 27th on two cart, no injuries.

5:30 a. between and 1 on llth, car and truck, no Injuries. 3:20 p. 16th and Vine, cars, no Injuries. Lincoln hat gone 32 days without a traffic fatality..