Beatrice Daily Sun from Beatrice, Nebraska • 1

TRIG DAILY- Generally fair Thursday and 4- Friday. Bom what warmer In west portion Thursday 4 BASEBALL TONIGHT DEMPSTERS VS ANNEX vol xvrn "If you didn't see It In the 8un, it dldn happen" BEATRICE. NEBRASKA, THURSDAY MORNING. JULY 8, 1920 Member of the Associated Prees No. SOS BE A SUN MORE EFFORTS FOR DELAY REDS LAUNCH BIG DRIVE A BUCKEYE BATTLEGROUND URGES LOUISIANA LA HUERTA REGIME PROBE BODY DELVES INTO 1912 CAMPAIGN LOSES LIFE WHEN AUT0pS OVER ROY PADGETT.

LIVING NEAR FAIR BURY KILLED WHILE COMING TKOM HEBRON Thrust Poles Backward Front of 720 Miles Take Famous Foit- ress. Warsaw, uly 7. Alonic a' front. 'of approximately 720 mllithi HuxHlau hoMievlkl have launched the greatest attack they have buil'd agalnnt the Pollxh linen. On the northern and southern flank the Polo, ure retiring In the face of mi perlor enemy forces, the' attack on the northern Hector twine the mot Hevere of the strugglo on front.

Paced wllh the necessity of short- enlnR their line, the Pole Imve be gun a withdrawal nt all points, Rovnn Fll July 7. The forlres of Rovno, ona of the famous trlangb' of fortreeHcs In Volhynia to the east of Duhnu and Lutsk has fallen Into bolshevik! handx It Ih announced In soviet communique for Tuewlny, re ceived by wlrelenH from Moscow to day. In capturing Rovno from the Pole the' hobihevkl took 1.000 pris oner, two armored trains, two tanks, two six-Inch guns and train with locomotive. $98,000 'CHANGE Seat New York. July 7 Allan Ryan.

chairman of the Htuii Motor com puny, recently expHled from the New York Htoek exchange after the eontroverny whlrh followed the alleged corner In Stiitz, was notified by 'the board of governor that hln Meat had been Hold for $98,000. BIG BOOSTS FOR FARM MACHINERY AND STOCK Board- Hike live Stoek'iiti Iincoln- Township Imnlement in Sher-. man Up 30 Per Cent The h'jbrd of equallntlon will meet In adjourned neilon this aft ernoon at 3:20 o'ckk'K Tor tne pur- powe o( continuing if work of equal ising aiiHewimenta. At the luHt meeting of tho board, the valuation of cattle, hornet) and mule In Lincoln townnhlp were rained "20 per Cent. Farm machinery waa rained SO per cent In Sherman and Inland firove townnhip and 40 per cent In Lincoln township.

The board reduced farm machinery 10 per' cent In Clatonla town-ablp and 20 per cent in HlKlilnnd and Klllcy townahlp. SERVLES AT ELLIS On Sunday. July 11, Sunday chiol will be held at the Ellin church at 10. a. followed by preaching tt 11 a.

m. The theme of the sermon will be "Id HlRher Truth Know-able?" The public Is Invited to attend theue ttervlcen. CONN GETS CONTRACT FOR EAST SCHOOL ANNEX Board Adopts Plan to Meet Problem Following State Warden's Action Ah forecaHted earlier, the board of education hns nolved tho nchool phortnKO problem by the adoption of ft -pia -1 h-7 Bw! Hchool. Contractor J. wan awarded the icontract for the addl tln yenlerday.

It I hoped that new rtKinia will be reudy for occupancy in November. The annex- will conHlst of a five-room addition on the went aide of the building. Two rooma will be on the Hctfond floor, two on Ih ground floor and one will connUt of a. roomy, Hemi-banenient. Tho lat ter room will probably nerve for kindergarten cliuwea, and It will nlno bo uned for community gatherlnea when" desired.

The addition will be built to harmonize with the remain der of the Hchool. Puplla In five grade at the Cen tra building will be aligned to the Eiihi school, thufl complying with the fire marnhaira order relative to clon ing the upper floor of tho former building. Ah Htated by Rupt. Stoddard, aome time ago. the addition Ih a forerun ner of Blmllar additlonH to MchMilH, providing the plan Ih an mic- cetwful na It.haa proved to bo In other clttea.

PACKER INDICTMENTS CHARGE PROFITEERING Sold 9 Cent Muttoa for 25 Cents, Federal Grod Jury Report AHerres. Doflton, Jnly 7. Indictments rlinrfftner tirnflt Mariner Im tA arafn returned here today by the federal jrand Jury against E. C. Swift Armour ft N.

E. Mollis and the Independent Sugar company of this city. The Indictments are the first to be returned In New England by a federal grand Jury for alleged food profiteering. The Swift indictment charges that 17 eenu was received for beef which cost the corporation only 10H cents. The Armour company.

a Campaign Will Witnes Great Polit-. ical St turtle in Ohio This Fall. Columbu, 7, rOhio, The 'first lnfortmiUori llwit Attor-th buttleground of the Khutesr po litical campaign In her history this summer with two of ber nmive soon contending for the piexldency. While Marlon, the home of Senator JIaidlnr, the republican- 'nominee. and Dayton, the home of Governor Cox, the democratic standard i bearer, wll come In for ibi-lr tihare of prominence, oyet of the nation will be centered upon, the, caplui city of Ohio, where much of the woik of the campaign will be carried on.

First Time in History It Is tin; fiiHt, lime In liiKtoiy that both parties have plckid thtit nominee from, the same state and incl-! dentally 'tho flrnt time two news- papcr publishers have heen pitted ixecu- against each other for the tlveshlp of the nation. It will no mo nrwt time news paper nun has ever foi-en lecfed president If either Harding or Oil la elected. Republican campaign vnn nie in the making here but tln-re ar- few democratic leaders at homo. Not until their return will the plans for the formal notification of.Govrnnr Cox bo completed. DRY LEADER PUTS HIS FAITH IN GOV.

COX Former Vice President of Anti-Saloon League Says Nation Can Trust Nominee. iLUaaaJuTy7crlUdu7- at lve L'pHhaw of a national lecturer and former ice president of the anti-saloon toilay wnt Gov. Cox of Ohio a nioHHae ex- preHHing "bearty congratuluilniiM" bin nomination aa the democratic cnndidule for president. Mr. Uphaw predicted victory fr.r tho ticket and added: While frankly you were not my first choice, I now feel' that the na tion can trut at tts helm a man with your great administrative rec ord uh governor, who prays at bis mother' grave for help and guidance of Almighty Cod." "While Gov.

Cox has been an honest opponent of be has come out Kquorely for tho m.i- Jety it the law, declaring It would be a natloaml crime i nforco it," Bald Mr. Upsha a statement when he made the telegram. NEW YORK-ALASKA FLIGHT Washington, July 7 -An airplane flight from New York City to Nome Alaska and return, a distance of 8.690 mllfK, will bo started July 15. by the United States army air per-vlce. The trip Is to he made "In order to prove the feasibility of opening up new transcontinental lines olf communication, which will ina-terlall aid in the growth and economic dcvelonemcnt or the country.

i PARIS JOURNAL SAYS COX COOL ON LEAGUE Has Little Confidence in Woild Fed- ention. Ftcttro Belieyes Good Politician. Paris. July 7. Commenting on the nomination of James H.

Cox of Ohio for president of the United States. FlKaro sayar "It Is difficult to predict Mr. Cox'a foreign policy If elected. We understand that foreign affairs Interest him but 1 1 1 tie and that ho lias mediocre confidence In the leagno of nations. There are many Amert-can With him." The Petite 1'aiiHlen aald "Mr.

Cax haa proved to be a good pollfician on a small scale tn nis local utaio ft remains to be seen whether he Is HtuieHiniin or ine cat-nre to iook after the affairs, of America." THOMAS E. HUTCHINS IS SERIOUSLY ILL Thomas E. Hutchin, a pioneer of nentrire Jiving on South Seventh street, 1 reported seriously 111 and little hopes are held out for his re covery. Some year ago Mr. Hutchlns suf fered from an attack of the disease known as shingles, and has never fully recovered his bcalth.

IH friends will regret to learn of his illness. Jim "Good Son" and Good President July 7. The resi dents of this ltttlo town are burst ing with pride tiday. They claim some of tho honor attendant upon the residence here of Gilbert Cox. father of tho democratic presidential pomlnee, i Mr.

Cox, who I eighty-seven year of age, wns stttjng on the porch of his modest home when a representative of the Associated Press cVlled. am the happiest nnd proudest hinn In Ih. ftnli.ij r. hop; WW Em a irood a nresldenr h- Ki HAD BEEN TO CFLEBRATION Accident Happened Rain- storm Fadeett Wai Pinned Under tlw Machine. Roy Tadgett, a young married r.wii Jlvm at Powell, a r.

mall town U-ht mlie southwest of Fa'tonry on AUv Hoc Island, wan Insturl kllbd Monday nlKht when th-j car. In which he wan rldliiK ran Into fifteen-foot ditch and turned over. He wa burled under the car In four five feet cjf wat'r, and It la ih that he wm drowned. In Hie rut were PudKrtfs wfo mid child. Ucmle Ward arid John Helvey.

tli l.itier bl In cliuro of the but they all i al'Kht Irjuries. Happened Durinif Rainstorm The meiubei of tits party were enroute home from Hebron where they had attended a fourth of July celebration. The accident occurred about 10 o'clock during a' heavy rainstorm an the party wu Hearing their home at Powejl. The car skidded to one Hide of the road and turned over, landing In. five feet pf water and mud.

Padgett wan cauaht under the mnchine and wan dead when taken out by neighbor. "who were called to the scene of the accident. The county attorney at Fn'ubury wan notified, but did not deem it liecetutary to hold an lnqttMt. Padgett wan about thirty years of --age and had been jsident -fif Pinr- ir for "a Innit" tlne Thw irhoral wan held yesterday and burlitl was BANKER DROWNED O'Neill. July Kuttene TI.

Smith, prculdent of the Farmers of "Page, and well known in Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota because of his knowledge of farm nnd live stock condition and aecurl-tleii. wax found dead jarly Tuesday In a pant ure on t)i outskirts of Page with bis arms, head and ahoulder submerged In a large tub of water. lie )iad been dead several hour when found, according to phyulcl nJ I BATTLE ROT AT. THIS i EVENING AT PARK There will be a battle royal thlff evening at Athletic pork between the' Uempxter and Annex hall rlubx which are airtiKKlIng for fint place In Ihn pennant race. Thin undoubtedly will ba one of tho beat fianien of th eeawm.

Hholl or KiOdinRM will pi fob for the Annex and Kline will probably hurl for the Dempwter club. mrintfA raix club TO PUY HERE SUNDAY The fHt Oh Iowa ball club will play ih neatrlce team at the drlv-Ihk park next' Sunday afternoon. The Rame will be railed at the uxu-al time. 3:15. It aald Ohlowa ban a new pitcher who In about the aam cI.ihs a Irty" Wlllry.

ESCAPED; LOST NERVE. JeffeiHon my. tuiy A. H. ArbiiKh, a mnviet fnf; the Htate penitentiary nrvlni two yearB in nrlann fur larceny.

vexterduy telephoned the prlnon ofricialH from a farm housn llle from Jefferaon City nnd awked that they come and get him. FRISCO MAN HEADS ELKS ChtiuiRO. July 7. Wm. A.

Abbott Hf Pun 'rnneln wan eleetwl grand exalted ruler of the- KIks at the flmt exectillve. WHslon of the Rrnnd lodge and 1ah Angelen wna nelected as tne meeting place fur tho nntlonal convention next year. SOVIET TRADE BA OFF WuMhlnKton, July 7.t-RHtrtlon oh trade witn hovii Kiiaaia were removed today by the. mate department Inmifar as.thoy pertain to the ehipment of material mincepilble of aftDtniedlate use for war purpoHca. BAND CONCERT FRIDAY The regular weekly band concert by Ihn Beatrice Municipal band will be given tomorrow evening an uminl at Central achool park.

A fine program being arranged by Director Canian. VF.ARNEY HAS 7.702 PEOPLE 1 Keuiney townnblp, eo-exteiiHive with Kearney city, hna population of 7.702, according to WedneHilay'a centm record. TIiIr In a Jjaln of 1,600 people, or 24.2 per cent In the pnttt ten year. Sinn Fdners Parole Genera liondon, July 7. The Manchextcr (liiurdlan pi I ti a Dublin dlnpatch ntating that the Sinn Seiners who interrupted the finning trip or Brig- TO GRANT SUFFRAGE GOVERNOR COX'S OPINION MAY RESULT IN ENFRANCHISE MENT OF WOMEN.

SOME SOLID PHILOSOPHY Democratic Nominee Talks on Home Ownership Gives Good Ob- iect Lesson. Dayton, July 7, If the legislature of LouIhIihih act In accord with the opinion of Governor -JamcH M. Cox, democratic nominee for pretddunt, women will bo enfranchlH- ed to vote at the November election and the democratic party may gel the credit for making universal auf- Trage a fact. In a telegram to Frank Looney, chairman of the Louisiana elate central committee. Gov.

Cox. expreiwcd It aa bla opinion that LoulHlan.i owea It aa a duty to the democratic party to ratify at once. Mr. Looney had wired tho governor asking bun to exprtna hln view on ratification of the amendment. In hla official capacity, as gover nor of Oht, the dumocratle candi date baa repeatedly placed blmnclf on record an In favor of wrrnnen auf- frage.

He has algncd bill Intended to enfranchise the wonan of hU Htate and In a Hpcclal memage to the legiHlature, transmitting the federal amendment for ratification he urged favorable action. It waa stated today by tboso in close touch' with the democratic candidate that he contemplated conducting hla campaign chiefly from Columbus, where ho will necessarily have to be much of tho time. In con- WifitJnEJfcl Jim Dayton IilenrtH. however, antici pate thRt bl.i home city will be one of the principal centers c'am: palgn and that no Kiuall part or bin campaign work will bo conducted from bis newspaper office. It ban boen the practice of the govfrnorno ciimc homo each Friday from Columbus and spend the week-end with hla family at Trail's End and at bis newspaper office.

Chiefs Confer Later No Bolltical conferences of Im nortance are expected until the party lender return- from San Franclc The visit of Franklin D. Roosevelt. the vice presidential nmlnee, whicli Is expected Saturday. I not anticipated to develop Into more than an exchange of felicitation. Mr.

Roosevelt will atoo hero on bis war home from San FTanclPCo. The governor spent most "of the day at his newspaper orrico receiving callers and reading messages of en-eouraeenicnt which have poured in. Among them -were -felicitations Jrom all the candidates for the honoi which came to the Ohio governor, in- MnHlntr Vive President and Mm. Marshall, governors, politicals lean eri of both parties, representative of labor, buHiness men and personal friends. One message from Franklin K.

Lnne, secretary of tho Interior, aald: "I sincerely congratulate you ann the country. You give us a esm-palgn that la conHturctlve and that will challenge, the stipport of the new voters. The people want to henr definite word an to home affairs well as foreign affairs." TonlRht the governor lth lhA enntet.intH In the Ohio golf tournament at- the country club. Man's Game" "There Is an erroneous Impression h. in rlrh man's game, it Is not A set -of clntw "(wn- wi much." Ho declared It -encouraged outdoor life and particularly country living.

"If I have one pnnnc nonuy mm Ih more outstanding than any other, It Is tho prenehment of more You can preach patriotism ta a men nnd nnnenl in his sense of duty, but yon can't make the sort apnea to him that he gains from his own re flections after he owns a home. "He buyg a lot and quite often borrows money to build a home. His hopes ore centered In the enterprise and he work for.lt and It become his own particular Interewt In his general allotment on Ood's footstool. When he finally achieves hla objective and owns hl homo he realises it Is his nnd that he Is protected In his ownerHhlp by bis government; that under the laws ho Is given the right to transfer what he has earned to the next generation; and renllMB that this generation, too, will be protected. He gets a real object lesson of the relation that exists between the government and the Individual." REMAINS AT CATITAL Stockton.

July 7. Franklin D. Roosevelt, assistant secretary of tho nnvy and democratic vice presidential nominee. ald hero to- not resign his office na nutiNinni wrrHiurv rii nut iinvv for several weeks yet. PYTHIANS TO HOLD DISTRICT MEETING Beatrice Diller and Steele City Lodees to Meet In Beatrice.

Member of the rto.atrlce Knights of Pythias lodge will ho pleased to riinfrirt deputy bv the state grand chancellor, Dr. Tlylor of Loup City, The district comprises Reatrlce. Wynwe Liberty, Wllber, DIHer and Steele City. A district meeting of the lodge will, he held In this cilf some time th coming fall. HELD IN BALANCE WASHINGTON OFFICIAtS WEIGH ASSURANCES OF DE FACTO GOVERNMENT IMPRESSED BY SINCERITY Frotestationi Seem Dependable But Old-time Appointees Remain on Jobs.

VaHhing.ton, July Mexl run situation Ih receiving moie care ful Htudy by the Amrrlcnh government than has any Hiibji-ct, nince the Paris peace conference. It wan staled today at the Htate department. This Is with a view to arroidins recognition to De La HuertiTs pro-vliHonal government provided tutl-factury UHsiirances can be Klvcn tbat It will maintain -order nd will live up to Uh ohligatlons respecting pio-tectlnn to lives nnd propt-ity. Calderon, the Hpecial envoy sent by Do La Hiifrta to ank recognition, will nsk-another conference with acting secretary DaU when he, haj dl.HciiKKed the Hltnatlon wllh me'iilx-rs of bin titaff who have Just arrived here from Mexico City. It Is stated authoritatively that American official are Impressed with the evldnce of sincerity In the ex-presnionH of Dr.

La Huerta, and of their rffortH to bring about order In Mexico, but that they have taken note that the active workers In the various departments have not been chanced, and ihat the newly ap pointed cabinet officcnr- leave the work or their orricos to tne same who conducted affairs under Cnr- rama. Army Tnrreased Report -laty State that foreigners who went to -th Mexican 'capital lo.ompie -the dir-ferencB between their eompanlee. agrlciilturnl. tulnlng and manufac turing are forced to deal with the Hame men they formerly dealt with! and In some caws the men who conducted the confiscation of their property tinder Carranxa, and that they are meeting with the same difficulties as before. General Ohregon denlrea to reduce the slxe of the army, ns reported in official nnd unofficial advices, are believed by officials to be sincere, but It 1st noted that the army has heen Increased by 30.000 men as a result of the revolution.

Official re-oorts received here have told of ef fort belne made to "moralize" the army by utopping' the abuses to l.fe and Gen, Oalles has Issued a strong "order of the plaxa" on this subject. The treasury department ban estimated tbat tlu cost of the army Is a million pesos a day. and Sa'vadore Alvarado, acting secretary of the treasury, officially announced that there were or 10.000" people living on the nation by the padding of payrolls. One eeriouB mtsabuse that the government has not been able to correct Is withholding of railway cars In spite of specific orders for their return to owners. More than 3,000 cars are still In possession of the military and the railways ny It is Impossible to main tain freight or passenger schedules unless the cars are restored.

Gen. Luis Henandes has been sent on a tour of inspection with orders to compel the military chiefs to return the cars. Reports from the border that Villi has HlKned an armistice had not been roriftlmcd in advices received by the department. Officials frankly Htato that the new- regime ha great task to perform before the country la rewtored to anything like normal. PROBERS AFTER PALMER'S CAMPAIGN ACTrvTTIES Chicago.

July senate committee Investigating campaign expenses plans to "delve thoroughly" into the campaign of Attorney Gen eral A. Mitchell Palmer be aJ- 'ournlng, Cbalrnian Kenyon said to night. The committee will also Investigate charge filed by William Arm-Htrong, a Chicago lawyer, that the department of Justice had been Instrumental In granting pardon no alleged criminals who might help politically and had blocked prosecution by the government of persons trying to Rain several hundred thousand dollars by Illegal means. 4 MORE PAPERS RAISE Chicago, July 7. Two more Chicago morning newspapers Increased their prief to three cents yesterday.

tht Illinois Staats-Zeltuns and the Lithuanian Daily News. Increased production coat la the reason given. FORCE PAY INCREASES Chicago, July 7. More than 1.100 of the two thousand city employes on strike have returned to work, accepting the pay Increases of 14 million dollar voted by the city council. OMAHA VAMP WANTED' LONG ON PROMISES Edith Snook Chareed With UsinR Hails Defraud Trusting: Swaina NabM.

Sf 7 rough today Issued an order for the Uhn ts. alleced to have promised to marry. She waa arrcMcd In Lincoln yes terday. Makine Attempt to Secure Further Stay of Execution in Cole-Grammer Case. Lincoln.

July 7. With the duto of tho double execution of Alnon Tl. Colo and Allen V. Grarumor, at the Nebraska penitentiary, only two day off. Attorney J.

M. Priest, rep- eventing 1 In St. Paul, where he Ih expected to take one or more steiw before the United States circuit court of appeals in an elev enth hour effort to stay the electro cution. he first Information that Attor ney priest had gone to St, Paul camo whn J. tt.

Sackett, Cole'n rtllgloiiH advlner, calld at the office of the clork of the federal court' and Hoiir.ht the records In tho first ha beas corpug case. Many Reprieves Col. J. 11. McClay, cb-ik of the court, did not release the flies and will not until an order allowing the defendant to withdraw the record Is Issued by the conrt.

The latest triove on the part of the state was made by Governor McKelvie when he wrote the United States circuit court of appeals, calling attention to ho nearneHs of the date of the exe cution and Inquiring when a decis ion In the Grammer ease, now pend- ng before the appellate body, eould be expected. governor hag giv en reprieve after reprieve because of court actions and wants to make the next one, If one be necesHary, final. BRITISH PAY TRIBUTE TO GORGAS'S MEMORY Testify Appreciation for Services Rendered Humanity dy Famous London, July 7. -British appre ciation of the services rendered humanity by the late MaJ. Gen.

Wm. C. Gorgav. former Rurgeon general the United State army, will be evidenced 'by unusual honors paid Friday, when funeral service for the American general will be belu in St. Paul's church.

The arrangement were taken over by the government under supervision of the health minister. Dr. Christopher Addison. GERMANY CAN'T PAYI Parts, July 7 The memorandum to the mipremo allied council at" -Brussels by the German eperta. wag presented to the French.

Brltlxh and Italian government at their respective capitals. It Is tin derstood It tries to establish Germany' Inability materially to fulfill her treaty obligations. EVERYBODY PLEASED WITH SLATE-MARSHALL Wants ta Get Back Into Private Life Some Dry Hoosier Humor Marks Interview. Lob Angeles, July 7. Vice President Marshall, who arrived here today said he "guesned everyone was pleased with the result at San Fran- clseo." "My part In It please he told everyone I did not want anything" politically.

I had eight years In Washington nnd I am sat isfied. I 'know what tho White House I I believe the man who want to itet into the-White Houae and doea will want to get out as soon as possible." "I want to get back Into private life, so I can walk down the street and look the citizens In the eye without wondering whether they are "pointing to me with pride' or 'viewing mo with alarm." MORE PLAGUE CASES Reaumont. July 7. Two new; cases of bubonic plague developed here, both victims being children, living- in widely separated section of the city. JAPS AT CENTENNIAL Tortland.

July 7. Tho crui ser Kasuga dropped anchor, in the harbor here, completing a of 11,000 mile to represent Japan at tho celebration of Maine' centennial aa a state, BIG "BABE" RUTH IN AUTO WRECK SIutTine Outfielder of Yanks Comes Very Near Ending His Base-ball Career. Philadelphia, July .7 Babe Ruth the Hlugglns outfielder of the New York Yankee came near ending hla baseball career a mile from Wawa. today, HI new touring ear looped the loop Baltimore pike and landed all four wheel In the sir with Ituth and his party beneath It. The- hi wife and three other persona whose names could not be learned, were in tne macniney Ul eeeaped eertou injury.

FOR WHEAT STORAGE Lincoln, July 7 A statewide warning has been sent by the utivio railway to farmer and train dealer to take eognl- auee of the gravity of the present rii-, vhortage. and to protect them selves asalnst loss by providing COMMITTEE TOLD HOW MONEY MHT)5 IW TAFT- ROOSEVELT DAYS. UNDERWRITE FOR MILLION Eoeb TeTls How New Yorkers Back ed Wood in Pre -Convention Fight This Year. Chicago, July 7-rThe senate com mittee Investigating expenditure In the campaign of various candidate today reHUmed its hearing bv delv ing into the organizations and expenditure of backer of MaJ. Gen.

Wood. The committee also began exhaustive Inquiry Into tbe organi zation In Missouri of Gov. Lowden which did not end until early in tba evening, after various detail of tba Roosevelt-Taft fight In 1912 bad been brought up by witoeiwea. Chief among- the wltnesae were Wm. Loeb, former private secretary to Theodore Roosevelt, who deacrlb" ed himself a a rt "of clearing' house through which Wood's fund raised In tbe eaxt panned;" J.

L. Babler, republican national com mitteeman from Missouri, and E. L. i c. i i ed by witnesHea as the distributor of Gov.

Lowden' campaign funds In Missouri and "bos of the. Third Missouri congressional district." "Boss" JKept JuicY Rakeofff Ben F. KeslerHon. brought In the Taft-RooHevelt Issue declaring both bad spent more mon ey in Missouri In 1912 -than Low den bad in 1920, and described a system of payment by blank checks for which ha received S25 each but nlcn were cashed for um up to 250. he said.

Keaterton was a Taft supporter." -tz. t- Sifter Mr. Loeb described bow a gruuy of ork men underwrote one mllHon dollars for the Wood c.iuir.mKii. Stu. JamnH A.

Reed took up the cross Questioning of nearly a dozen witnesses concerning political in MiHsvurl ad particular ly the Third district which be said. waa "noted a a hotbed of political fijrhts." Mr. Loeb presented several check booa4, which were transcribed Into the record and which would show what funds were disbursed- About U6.000 passed through hla bands. lie told of sending- cashier' checks for 15,000 without accompanying; letters, a practice which, be aert-J. Kw.Dut uuuouai Hi He sent those chedui wherever he was told to by Frank It, JJitchcock, former postmaster general and Wood manager.

Got Ixrwden's Money 1 Nat Goldstein and Robert Moore luc. iwu si. uuum aetegate io inn republican national convention who previously admitted receiving 12.500 each to help Lowden, presented cancelled check proof they had re turned tne money. J. L.

Babler described the disbursement of several thousand dol lar and said sums given to E. E. McJlmsey and Rrutcoe Patterson of Springfield, candidate for governor and congresHman respectively, were intended to further the Lowden Interest, but the recipients might have thought the money wa for their own campaigns. "I discussed the Lowden campaign with them." said Babler. Mr.

KcKterwn was questioned by Senator Ued concerning the Taft-rtoiwevelf ffIit In 1912. Ife claim- ed that L. Moore ot Excelsior Spring employed btm for 125 a day nd (xpcnwii tft iwKwt Taft; and" paid him in cash, making- him endorse blank check at the name time. Thoueht it "Back Pay" "I received about $25 on each said Kenterson, "while they were casneo ror up to IZ50. ixirlnf the Lowden campaign, Morse gave me $700, but I thought it wa to make up, the difference between what I received and what he got on the checks In 1912 He also gave we $100 to 'advertise a where Senator Johnson spoke In behalf of John E.

Frost, candidate for congress, Morse declared tbat Kesterson wai "giddy" and that he knew nothing of Biich checks. He presented a batch of checks, six Inches high, which totalled more than $30,000 and which represented money expended In the lntereet of tbe Lowden eampalgn. ROB HARVEST HANDS Abilene, July Twenty-six harvest hands were held up at Carlton by two men and robbed of $200, then locked In a box car. The robber escaped. One man who failed to understand the order was shot and la not likely to recover.

SHOE PITCHERS MEET Fremont. July 7. Horseshoe pitcher of Dodge, Douglas. Sarpy and ySaunder counties will meet In Fremont the first week In August. Score of devotee of tbe enort.

em sending Ihelr entrle to Craig Parkhurst, director of Y. M. C. who I in charge of the meet. "Did it Once And i Can Do it Again San Francisco, July 1jK tele-fraro of appreciation for congratn-latlon on winning the democratic presidential nomination wa received from Gov.

James M. Cox by Sid ney Wyck, chairman of the execu tive commltttee of the democratic state central committee, "Your kind telegram rewlved. California and Ohio saved the day In 1916, and we can do It axala la 1920. I "JAMF.3 M. COX." lt.ls, ehatged, sold New Zealand lf-n that R.

E. Abbott, past chnn-lmb which cost cent and a cellor commander, hna been named a Bon.SS said Mr. Cox. ilur to Su ot Ian whose name was given as Edith Asked if he would witness tbe'Snook. said to be wanted there on a Inauguration If.hl son be elected, i charge of using, tho mall In a Mr.

Cox Kald: 'l don't know. I'd hems la defraud a number of men adler General Lura and took him captive haov decided to parole him In order, that ho -may return to his home vTsit bis wife and new born baby. Ihe conditions of the parole. Hah it Is said. Liinan will be required to abstain 'from politics and to return within a specified time.

The dispatch added tbat no guards would accompany the gen-tial. 1 fraction for 25 4 xents. The Hollis company, according to the Indict- toeiu, charged IK cent for bef which cont only 10 4 cents. The In- dictment" against'' the Independent e-nmpnnv charge that the corporation sold for 24.4 cent sugar which cost IS cents. like to fco one better than Dr.

Hard tau, sntu that he would drive bis sbny In paiade but getting aloug In years." ft I am.