The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 1

90PERISHINGLEVELAND BLAST A Nebraska: T'air tonight, colder in east and central portions; frost tonight; Thursday fair with rising temperature. Lijicoln; Fair and colder tonight; Thursday fair with rising temperature. Lowest tonight about 45 above. Possibly light frost in places. THE LINCOLN STAR HdMoi Nebneaskas Best Newssptipet? TWENTY-SEVENTH YEAR.

LINCOLN. M.AY 13,1929. EIGHTEEN PAGES THREE CENTS la nvK SENATE PASSES AID BILL; REACH IMPASSE HEAVY TOLL TAKEN WHEN TERRIFIC EXPLO SION AND FIERCE FIRE HIT HOSPITAL Scores of Patients, Nurses and Doctors PiirtiEl List Of Lose Lives and Many Others Injured Cleveland Dead by Blast and Blaze at Cleveland Clinic of Fatalities Blamed to Flames, But Many Believed Claimed by Poisonous Fumes From Burning Don Gas Masks and Risk Lives In Rescue Work. SOVIET RUSSIA REMOVING BAN ON RELIGIONS Citizens to Be Granted Right to Worship As They Please. Veteran Railway Employe Is Dead MOVE IS MADE TO DISCREDIT CHURCH I dead In the Cleveland OInie hoapltal btaiit are: MI Fay, an nnrse at the iltnle.

develend. A FUher, a nurae, Cleveland. C. E. Shvrbath.

rtollenbecli. R. F'ulton, John Ward a.nd Barlholoniew, all of Cleveland. Harry SterUnc of Colo. Carl Helwly and Jt.

tpellman Smith, of SOCiated TP(ho ClevelT'nd Atbletle club. nianrho Toung, unknown. Faul Tex. Ruth W'ald, no aildrvaa. Fhll Boder.

Clevolxntl. I.ieaders Say Persecution Proves Stimulus to Worshipers. MOSCOW. May 15 (By the As- CLEVELAND. May the Associated Press.) At least ninety lives are known to have been lost and George Rtrapp.

i le.eland, flrenan. Dr. Harry AndUon. tUevvland. Mlia Roberta, CUnreland.

George Moore, Cleveland Mlia Jnlla Saabnv. CTeveland. Mra. Carae, ni addreaa. scores of persons injured in the deadly explosion and fire at ('linic hospital today.

Many of the dead were victims of poisonous gases and suffocated in agony. Others died from pain of bums. Most of the victims were patients who were powerless to escape the death they could see approaching them. the AMociRted toil Fishcd Placed CLEVELAND. In the Cleveland Clinic hospital explosion and fire here today counted to an estimated seventy-six at 2.15 this latest report came from Mount Slnal hospital, wdiere attendants said there were bodies of tony three dead.

Other and morgues NVmaha. aftd tributaries of the Re- bodles of the dead, besides scores publican river by the state, War- Mid thi toll Of dead might don Frank OConn.ll said Wednts- In Nebraska Streams More than 40.000 small catfish, ranging from 8 to 12 inches in length have been planted during the la-st few week.s in the big and little Blue rivers, the Loup, the strictions on religion In soviet Russia probably soon will be removed and the country made free for all I religious practice. The move how' ever will be not much that the country may gain such benefits as religions may offer a.s that the communLstic war against them may be waged better when they are brought into the open. The removal of the restrictions will be effected by means of an amendment to the soviet constitution which Alexei Rykoff, chairman of the council of people's commi.ssar told the all-Russlan congress of sov- lets yesterday soon would be pro-1 Ow'uers of Cars or Hire posed to them. Decrees fighting religion have Must Secure proved to bring harm as well as benefit.

M. Rvkoff commented, ex- Liablllty. plaining that the congre.ss would be FRENCH ACTION DELAYS TRIP OF GRAF ZEPPELIN Dr. Eckener is Angered by What He Thinks Dealings." TAKEOFF SET FOR THURSDAY MORNING CAB OWNERS TO DEPOSIT BONDS AI.EXANDER S. CANNON.

Veteran Burlington employe and a resident of Lincoln for forty years who died Wedne.sday morning at hLs home. 1245 South Twenty-third street at the age of 86. Mr. Cannon came to Nebra.ska fifty years ago from Seaford. living for short periods at Wahoo and Weeping Water before coming to Lincoln.

For department of the Burlington. Mr. Cannon was a member of Security Benefit As.sociation. No. 183.

Funeral will be held at 3:30 TTiursday afternoon at chapel. Interment in Wyuka. DEBENTURE MAY CAUSE HOUSE TO REJECT MEASURE Upper House Passes Relief Bill, 54 to 33, Despite Indications That Administration Supporters In Lower Branch Will Move to Send It Back on Ground That Export Bonus Section, Opposed by Hoover, Is Revenue and Howell Both Vote for Adoption. WASHINGTON. May Associated Press.) An impasse between the senate and house on farm relief has developed by inclusion of the export debenture provision in PAR? 8 May the senate hill and a conference of republican leaders of the government has given Dr.

Hugo branches to stiidv means of procedure has been called Eckener. commander of the German dirigible Graf Zeppelin permis- for late today, slon to flv over France at any hour Paris Denies Any Intent to Hold Up Of Big Airship. FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, May (By the Associated departure of the Graf Zeppelin for the United State.s wa.s definitely set late today for between a and 6 a. central European time, tomorrow' (between 11:30 p. and 12 midnight, eastern standard tlme.t Wednesday.

thirty years he was employed convenient to him without further notice, the Germany emba.ssy Informed the As.soclated Pre.ss this morning. The new permission was granted this morning. Therefore if Dr. Eckener contemplates leaving Frled- erlchshafen at midnight p. THE WEATHER.

For Uncoln Vlclnip Fair i and colder tonight, fair it with rUlng temperature temperature tonight about 45 de- 5 greea Posalbly light (ro.t In 5 For Nebraska Fair tonight, colder -a frOAt port debenture opposed by In east and central portions, S. as is announced here. Thursday fair with rising reach ninety-three. CLEVELAND. May Forty-five persons lost their lives and scores were Injured In fire at the Cleveland Clinic hiL today list might run as high as ninety of those of the hospital Ute The planting of catfish in certain portions of these rivers is neces.sary, he explained, because the fish are unable to pas.s some of the dams in their migration from the Missouri and Platte rivers into the smaller streams.

LONG LOSES IN FIRST SKIRMISH iaw iravr.x mr uc-- the Ixiuisiana Governor Fails termlnlng the amount of the pro- oi manv were tectlon to the discretion of the to Quash Charges of Impeachment. Taxicab and rent-a-car opera tors are being asked by the state railway commission to attend a meeting at the office In the capltol on May 24. at which Oppose Religion an attempt will be made to deter- prom his It was to be dls- mlne the amount of surety the op- i tinctly Inferred that the soviet was erators shall be required to post for abandoning its attempts to dis- publlc protection under the pro- credit religion but was sim- visions of H. R. 306.

piy proceed along different lines. The new requires that every individual or company operating motor vehicles for hire shall post some sort of surety for the protection of the public In ca.ses of accident. similar to that now required of motor bus transportation companies. Under the Interpretation of the law, It applies not only to taxi and rent-a-car companies In the cities, but to every Individual in every village and town in the state who operates an au- i tomobile for hire The law leaves the matter of de- (Contlnued on Page Twelve.) DR. 0.

L. SMITH LOSES UCENSE Records of the justice of peace and of the police judge of College View were to be transferred Wednesday afternoon Deputy Sheriff Davis went to the suburb to take possession of them. County Clerk J. B. Morgan requested the transfer of the books of the Justice of peace office.

Thi.s office had not been filled since the resignation about three months ago of Rex Jacobson, who defeated former Justice Stevens at the spring election Records of the police judges office will be given to the city clerk. The only protest to placing the record.s with the Lincoln and county officers was made by Constabl- T. Knowles, who declares that approximately $700 in fees is owing him fumes from burnin Borne of the deau reen color when they were removed from the build- a soeclators fiardly two hour.s wa.s poisonous chemicals turned a ghastly ved BATON ROUGE. La. May 15 Gov Huey Ixing facing eight charges of Impeachment, lost in hi.s first skirmish with the Louisiana senate sitting a.s a court of Impeachment, when it rejected a demurrer that would have quashed all of the charges except the first.

The vote was 20 to 19 Ing, soeclators said Hardly two houi to complete the tragedy With the alarm, all available fire ap IlrRtSa in the eastern of ie rushed to the ho.spi*al which la located at Euclid avenue ind East Ninety-third street riremrn Battle Flames. Rcores of firemen battled scorch- ing flames while others Conned KntrailCeS mLks and risked their lives ins de the building in of the iwtlent.s were remove i through windows One group of patoent.s and nurses wa.s taken off the roof Borne the victims were burned Others were uncianscioiH To Wyuka Cemetery Wyuka trustees are contemplating building two new entrances to the cemetery, according to Verne Hedge, one of the mem- Manv were crvlng out in fright and bers. 'Hiere has been a consider- 1 i xevai aw aeauiy of the north en- vprcs are hile they lay in bed. helple.s.# to will be governed by a survey Baile? uLoln who was the north and east aislsum bewilderment. They were rushed to nearbv hospitals.

Scores of bodies were brought out of the building firemen knownlng wliethei- they were dead or alive Ihe matority was dead Manv of those who remained living a few hours after the fire exVcted bv doctors to be added sliortly to the list of dead scenes of the explosion and fire were giiasll.v Some of the patients screamed wltli fright as thev saw deadly gas creep upon them stared tliem in the fact and they were helpless Some who rescued broke into hysterical tear.s thev were (arrled from (he building but many screamed wtth the pain of burns rhe agony of those stricken by iConiinueo on Page I weive i Court Ordern Hoard To Reinstate Girls In Paddling Affair l.ONCi BEAtTI. i'at. May The long Beach of education today waa under court orders to reinstate seven the ten girls suspended from high school and junior college because of their activities in an alleged secret sorority. The writ was Issued in perlor court yesterday on the petition of ondres and others whose daughters were suspended Pauson. at tornev for the petitioners, told the court that the not a secret order and not In violation of the slate school laws The were nodncod laat Saturday after a InrewUgation hv the hoard of fharges by Joel l.ind- Msy that hU daughter.

Mar garet. had hern paddled so se- veeely during a sororltv Initia tIon that she had been confined Io hed able reque.st for the recently. According to Mr. Hedge one of the probably w'lll be on the north side and the other near and When this will be done lia.s not been determined Tliey would have been opened before this but the board has been contemplating opening a new to the east of the present cemetery and has deferred action on that account commission. At this conference between the operators and representatives of the surety and Insurance companies the amount will probably be decided.

YANDERS IN LINCOLN. Fred Yanders. vice pre.sident of the Nebraska State Junior Chamber of Commerce, and president of the junior division at North Platte, wa.s In Lincoln Wednesday, on bu.si- ness in connection with office. While here he was the guest of Burk.s Harley, and Dwight Bedell, president and secretary, at luncheon at the chamber SIX ARE AFTER PLACE May Be Made in State Probation Office. Half a dozen candidates for the of state probation officer have filed applications with the state pardon board.

One of them Is Hannon, present Incumbent, who ha.s held the place for the last Welfare Secretary Acts Against Wilsonville Physician. Found to Have Been BOY IS KILLED R1 Giiily of Improper Conduct. FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany. May the Associated Press.) or shine, the trans-Atlantic dirigible Graf Zeppelin, already delayed a day. was expected to start from Friedrtchshafen for the United States at 6 tomorrow morning (12:00 midnight, ea.stern standard time Dr.

Hugo Eckener, commander of tlie great ship. a.ssembled his eighteen passengers at the Kurgarten hotel shortly before noon and told them that he planned to leave at (Continued on Page it 34 hours. it 3pm 4pm 5 p. 6pm 7 6 p. m.

10 11 p. 12 1 3 a it it it it it it it it it a wind St 13 30 it 30 hour it it Bl B1 .78 .79 .78 .73 .70 68 4 5 m. 6 7 a m. 0 m. 10 m.

11 s. 13 noon 1 3pm 67 66 65 it 64 it 65 it 54 it 49 it 51 it 55 57 it 58 today, it it Because of the ex provision, so President Hoover, house leaders are inclined not even to receive the newly adopted measure The bill was pas.sed last night by a vote of 54 to 33 In the senate with thirty-one administration republicans. including Senator Wat- of Indiana the party leader. voting against it. Senator Watson is taking the initiative In between senate and house party leaders on the fate of the legislation and urged the conference of party leaders for late today.

Senator republicans are anxious that the house at least receive Uie setmte bill and send It to conference where they are hopeful of eliminating the export debenture propo.sition. Democrats in the senate have served notice that if the house leaders declined to receive the measure it meant the end of farm relief legislation for thla ses- throughout 7 today, clear to cloudy RENAMES AND ENGINEER it Hlfheat temperature a it today. 68, 57 Drv Bulb 7 00 A 13 10 An official order revoking the 11- cen.se of Dr. D. L.

Smith as a medical practitioner at Wilsonville. because of unprofessional and di.shonorable has been l.s.sued by State Welfare-Labor Secretary' E. M. Pollard, as the to a hearing held before him on May 2. At that time evidence was taken relative to in Furnas county for drunkenness and Illegal pas.session of Intoxicating liquor, a prosecution brought against him for rape, and an affidavit filed bv hi.s wife, for divorce, charging him w-ith cruelty and mustreat- ment while he was imder the Influence of liquor.

Tlve order of Secretary Pollard first recites these facts as shown by court transcripts; 1, That on November 4. 1922. Dr. Smith pleaded guilty In. County court to a complaint for unlawful po.H.sesslon of liquor and paid a fine of 1100 and taking no apijeal therefrom.

2 That on April 20, 1925. he was tried in County court for intoxication. found guilty by Judge Van Cleave, and fined $50 with costs, from which he appealed to the Drt- trict court; but that four days later the appeal was disml.s.sed by Smith who then ACCIDENT AL SHOT and Erickson Arc Reappointed By Mayor Ix)ve. Wet Rei Bulb Hum 63 87 48 45 Sun and Moan. Bun 5 08 Sun lets.

7 38 Moon 11 S3 Moon 1 36 it a A a a a (Continued on Page RUNAWAYTOHTH ADMITS MURDER Hnward County Man Removing Gun From Automobile When It Is Discharged. ST PAUL. May Rudolph Bok, 11 years old, was killed almost ln.stantly, and his father, a farmer living five miles southeast of here, was badly wounded, when a shotgun was accidentally discharged late ye.ster- day. The elder Bok was removing the loaded gun from an automobile when it was discharged. Almost the entire charge struck the youth, while a large muscle in one of the arms was torn.

Foster Son of Rich cagoan Says He Killed Man in Arizona. Financial Problem Considered By Council. Wounds Young Woman Commits Suicide Kclatcs A'rime When Held in Denver With Alleged Stolen Car. Jealousy Believed to Have Bren Cause of Tragedy Enacted In Nebraska Village. WHOLE TOWN IS RATTLING RIVER Break Threatens to Overflow Farms at Kennetten, Mo.

There will be no changes In personnel of the engineering department, and the city clerk's office. according to an announcement WVdnasday by Mayor Love, follow-Ing a secret confeience w-lth members of the council. Theo Berg wiJ remain as clerk, DECATUR. Mav i After seriously Injuring MIas Esther the' Castor, 23. by clubbing her over the head with a hammer.

Dick Brown. 25. of Sioux City, took refuge in Castor home and committed sulcfde by stabbing himself in the heart with a butcher knife, Jealousy is re.sponslble (ounty officials believe. Miss Castor, who SENATE TO ACT ON CENSUS RILL Measure to Hold Position Until oted I'pon in Upper House. WASHINGTON.

May 15 Tlie senate today made the administration bill authorizing thc 1930 celvsus and a reaptxjrtionment of the house Its unflm.shed business Thc measure thus will hold Its position before the senate until voted upon MRS. N. SNELL SUfT rs SETTLED Widow 130.048 Alleging Husband Died as Krsull of Being Poisoned. Tlie brought bv Mis Flora Snell, widow of 7. Snell, against lYaveiers Insurance Co.

of Hanfnirf was out of court in the la.st legislative ses- Lincoln. chief the state traveling senate Frank Cornck clerk of the house Dr A I Jone.s, Lincoln, of the Nebra.ska society for the frlendle.ss. Cal Phihppi. Lincoln tendent of the at for men Harry Ayre.s, Mitchell, man. Mr Robb of Otoe county Members of the boara of pardons are said to have discussed the selection of a probation officer informally among themselves and are not agreed as to who the man should be At least one of the three Is against reappointment, and another may be The boani comprises the governor secretary of state, and attorney general.

The salary attached to the place is now a month, but it may be reduced in view of the fact that the spproprtation down by the legiviature in accordance with Omcmor W'eavers budget recommendation from $19,000 to $14 noo In view of the constitutional provision making the secretary of state ex officio secretarv of the pardon board. Governor Weaver Is said to be favorable to piacmg that official Wertnesdav morning after the case directly in charge of the records and had been called for trial and the routine of operation Services of a iurv selected It was reported that probation officer probably will still Die settlement was for a "large needed, but according to this amount" the exact sum he would work under the seere- pald the fine and costs 3. That Mrs. Alice Smith filed suit for divorce from Dr Smith on (Continued on Page Twelve.) MEMPHIS. May general alarm today summoned evei-y available man in Kennetten.

Mo. to the main levee along the St Francis river near White Oak. where a crevasse threatens. A break at that point would cau.se approximately KW.OOO acres of rich farm land to be flooded Clerk and Engineer Reappointed Mayor Love said, and D. Erick- had been working in son as city engineer.

A number of the past three years, returned to applicants for the post of deputy home here two weeks ago accom- city attorney are being considered panled by Brown, by the chief executive, but no de- Miss Castor probably has been reached Any ap- Dr C. Briggs, who Is attendiim polntment that is made will be her. announced Sheriff with the approval of the incoming phtpps charge of Browns body attorney, the mayor adaed The mayor declined to confirm re DIT MEET, statements current at the city hall The Retail Credit Men's that there is to be a change in the tlon met Wednesday for luncheon manager at the muny coal and the chamber of commerce Con- ga.sollne station. At the same time' tinued passing of bogus checks he admitted he has come to a con- caused the members to decide to elusion as to who will be appointed a more det.ermlned drive to the post. He asked, however, to agaln.si the practice with a view to be excused from dlscuAsing whether pringing losses through this chan- the two would be operated minimum under the management of one person or bv two.

Announcement of the appointment of Mr Berg as city clerk today, came on the anniversary of his first appointment to the same post sixteen years ago Before lie- comlng clerk he had been deputy two years under Thomas Pratt He had been in the office prior to that, however, having served a clerk or deputy from February 23. 1905 to February 1. 1907 He then went to the chamber of commerce where he stayed a year, leaving to become district clerk In 1923. City Engineer Erickson came to his pre.sent position from the coun- LAST CALL FOR GEORGE FLIPPIN Former Nebraska Football Star Dies at Stromsburg. Special to The SUr 8TROM8BURO, May 15 Dr A Flippln of this city died at hospital here early this morn- ty engineer office where he had an of five months from an attack of flu.

which de- St 1923 of George Bates He mto heart dtsea.se deputy engineer from njxty-one years old. had DENVER May 15 Arrested here three days ago on of driving a stolen car, Richard Burrows. 19-year-old foster of a prominent Chicago livestock broker, confessed la.st night to the murder of Jack Martin of on April 26. Burrow.s told tlie lie rs.i aw'ay from St. Johns Military academy near Chicago with a chum, Milton Orucker, son of George A.

Drucker. wealthy oresldent of a Chicago photo supply house and engraving concern. After roaming about the west for several days In a car belonging to mother, thev vxere arrested in on her request Mrs Drucker joined her son there, sold the car. took the boy back to Chicago Mrs IJrurker told Phoenix Authorities that Foster parents had tliat he had reached Phoenix by running away and could hijme the same Left stranded Burrows told the police he determined to beat hir wav back to Chicago He boarded a train at Phoenix and was forced off by the crew near Wlcken.sbirg Arlz. Martin, driving by in his car.

picked the bov up at that spot Burled A'trtJin Near Road. In hia confession. Burrows sail he killed Martin between (Continued on Page Twelve) been deputy, upon the death in: attack of flu. which de- August was 1917 to 1923 and an employe in the city engineers office from 1911 to 1917 He worked under Adna Dobson in 1912 and 1913 Other matters bv the ma and the council included the lighting contract at College View, copies of whicli weie the commissioners by Com- California missioner Schroeder Financial matters of the suburb also were discussed When College View was annexed a check of the accounts revealed practued medicine for over twenty-five 5 cars in the central part of tiie state He was a graduate of the university Tlie funeral will Sunday af- te-noon wiien hi son Robert and daughter. Dorothy, will arrive from City was not disclosed Mrs Snell filed of state's supervision instead of, Wednesday morning by Msvot Love iContinued on Page Twelvt.i a separata offica.

Enok.on became euan BERG. D. ERK Clerk Berg and Citv Engineer Erickson were reappointed Mr Berg has been citj clerk 1813 and Mr. Enckson became enguieer in 1923. that there was on hand $2 700 in the general fund subject to check In addition there are in certificates of deposit $20.000 The check ince log fund balance p.

what was left i iContinued on Page Twelva.) While itudving at the University of Nebraska in the early nineties. Dr Fhppln a negro, gained prominence as one of the. first great Comhusker football players He was a powerful plunging half- One season he was elected captain of the team but did not return to school to serve in that capacity. 7UH Students In South Carolina Go On Hunger Strike HARf-EHTON, R. hundred stodenta of the itadel, South military college, arose with empty this morning to faee the second day of their hunger to protest against the food served in hr mens hall.

Their leaders declare they have protested continuously against the food and that since nothing was done about it they determined on the strike as the only means of hettertng ihe situation, flfflcials. however, say they have received no protests. The strike started yesterday moinlng when the students he ft to breakfast, bat left the'r untouched. Throughout the das they rejected their meals, although many patronized the canteen..