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TEX TITE LTXCOLX ST TTEDXE8T)AT. AVGUST 4, 1W. INSULl DEFIES SENATE PROBERS Flatly Refuses to Answer Many Questions Put By Committeemen. Hearing Again Considers Campaign Contributions to Utilities. CHIU A Auk 4 (INS) In search for additional gifts of the campaign fun 1 of Prank L.

Smith, republican sen atorial nominee, the senate slush fund committee today ran into stone wall when Samuel Insull flatly refused to shed more light on his campaign contributions The utility magnate defied th power to investigat contributions to the campaig; funds of county or state candidates and told the committee he. did hi on the advice of his attorneys. He wild he already had revealed all gifts to candidates in the senatorial campaign, Authority. In challenging the power, Insull declared the resolution creating it, gave no authority to Inquire Into anything except a senatorial Primary. He repeated the list of gifts to senatorial candidates, naming a total of $173,926.19, all but $15,000 of which went to promote the candidacy of Prank Smith.

The $15,000 went to George K. Brennan, the democratic senatorial nominee, he added. have made no additional contributions to anybody to influence the outcome of. the senatorial Insull added, smiling to committee. that the result of the conference with your Heed inquired, pointing to a memorandum from which insull was reading, and the replied, explain!" he had read only the list of from the memorandum.

"You gave Charles V. Barrett some money? Heed inslstned. Reads A Statement. "That throws us into a question that come within the rang" of the committee's Insull replied. It suits your purpose better, like to read a statement Heed nodded his head and Insull read a statement, which said he had conferred with his attorneys who advised him the senate committee had power or to investigate "matters of contributions to primary campaigns." "On advice of my the magnate added can give no further information on this "Did you not give or cause to he given a large sum to Mr.

Barrett, which contribution was to be used by Mr. Barrett and his assistants In the last Illinois Heed again inquired. "I submit that my statement is a reply to that Insull reported "You decline to Hood asked. Insull shook his head. Copley Friend.

Ira O. CoPley, mtllionarte downstate utility magnate, who gave $26,000 to the Smith fund, revealed he made the gift because of his personal friendship for Smith. He gave the money, too, he said, long after he sold out his active Interests in public utilities, nltohugh he admitted that Smith as chairman of the Illinois commerce commission had first approved the sale. Copley, the first witness, said he was a publisher, and director in the Western I nited (las and Electric company. "That position is purely honorary as 1 sold out my active Interest In the company on January 25 and I haven't even been in the office since then," Copley added, explaining the territory served by th company.

Value of Company, was its value?" "On January 2, It had almost $15,000,000 in bonds outstanding and $5,000,000 in stock in an nnder- Ring company, all owned by the Western said Coploy "The corporation itself had 000 in preferred stock and ii "is that Known as a MeKlnli It a a Aic Kinh 1 1 1 -old OUf ill- Util Stoc.i old lugs Western orporatIon consolidated all th" holdings into i -olida tion?" A New York, i tollina a nd Sons sold ail your I stilt havt an Interest in the underlying securities," i part hlch don't a rry much of an inconto tax." st Pennsylvania Senate Candidate to Forget Campaign While Abroad Chamberlain Says Secretary Misrepresented British Borrowing In U. S. LONDON, A uk 4 (INS) The debt ccmtroversy was revived today In the house of commons, and Sir Austen Chamberlain joined in Hurray. Sir Austfet, who as foreign minister has retained a discreet silence up to now, today caused something of a sensation when he made the direct charge that Secretary of the Treasury Mellon has misrepresented the of British borrowing from the Cnlted States in public statements which he had issued The debate arose when Wedge wood Benn, liberal M. deprecated the debt controversy and at tacked WUiston Churchill, chancellor of the exchequer, for his and broadcast to Senator Borah.

don't want to be put In the position of some of the European debtors of the Cnlted said Benn, "The settlement with America commands respect and the assent of most people of England. "We got a material reward from this' settlement in stronger credit and a firmer commercial position." Sir Austen took tHo field of battle at tills juncture and came to the defense this colleague, the chancellor of the exchequer. Sir Austen declared that the first settlement which Churchill had made, which denied that (Jreat Britain had benefitted from the loans from the United States, was quite a proper statement. statement was necessary because a statement by Secretary Mellon misrepresented the character of our said Sir Austen. It was not in the interest of good relations that such misrepresentations should Sir Austen declared that C.reat Britain would settle her debt to the Cnlted States as she had agreed, but that he believed the best solution would have the cancellation of all debts.

Investigate Delay In Tax Returns Deputy Tax Commissioner Scott was a tOmaha on Wednesday to interview' the clerk and other officials of Douglas county and find out why Its assessment returns arc always held back until the last minute. They came in this year, usual, after the hoard hud prac- tlcally completed the work of re- i viewing valuations in all the other counties, and Just before the last date for making levy. The annual delay In forwarding Douglas figures leaves no time for the state board to check up or investigate them. On eof the things that attracted attention this year was the decrease In automobile values, lien almost every other county In Nebraska showed an increase. Another was the return of only two aeroplanes owned at Omaha, which prides Itself on being something of an aviation center.

These two are assessed at i for both. The state board proposes to raise farm lands in Douglas I county 8 per cent and will hold a hearing thereon next Saturday. Hobby Garcia, featherweight boxer, is half Indian, his mother having been a full-blooded Navajo, I while his father was a xican. illiam S. Vare, republican candidate for senator from Pennsylvania, says he plans to forget all about the recent primary campaign sensations that followed it while lie and his daughter, Beatrice, shown above with him, spend a brief vacation in Europe.

Has Perfect Mouth Sensational Developments Promised Soon In Hall- Mills Case. SOMERVILLE, N. J. Aug. 4.

(INS) Sensational developments in the renewed investigation into the murders of the Rev. Edward W. Hall and his choir singer, Mrs. Eleanor Mills "if certain things were promised within twelve hours today by State Senator Alexaftder Simpson, special prosecutor, as the probe threatened ot degenerate into a game of "warrants, warrants, whose got the promise of action fol- lowed an official denial that warrants for six persons had been issued in connection with the case, "If I am prosecutor, no warrants have been Simpson said. i.

any are out, they are getting In my ho are, Simpson did not I say but nthe heels of Ins an- nouncement came one from Prosecutor Francis L. Bergen of Som- 1 erset county, setting forth that he also knew nothing of the six warrants, reports of which have been current in this section until thev wore generally accepted as fact. Simpson admitted that he had given orders for a close surveillance over six persons, two et whom are said to be intimately associated witli the ease. The other four ate understood to he muterul witnesses. "If I have any reason to believe anv of these persons intend to leave the Simpson said, "I ahull order their immediate aiest.r” Miss Blanche Badcoek is the first woman marksman ever to compete in the King's prize, at the meeting of the Rifle association at Bisley, England.

In the preliminary stage she scored 97 points a possible 105, and was the only woman among 919 competitors. li SETTLEMENT Omaha Man Says Compen: sation Pay For Living. In a brief filed with the supreme court Wednesday, Oliver. Thomas ShaW, colored, through his attorney argues for the reversal of a decision of tho District court in Douglas county which sustained defendant's demurrer and dis missed Shaw's action. Shaw, who lived in Omaha, injured In a dirt eave-ln while employed for tho Metropolitan Utilities District of Omaha, it is said in brief, and was nwarded compensation of $15 a week for 300 weeks and $12 a week for the re- malnoder of his life thereafter.

Shaw Hied a petition in the district court there asking Judgment for a lump sum settlement, Dut the demurrer was upheld. The brief filed with the supreme court asks reversal of this decision. The appelant states that the Utilities District failed to agree to a lump sum settlement after the award of weekly payments; he declares he is unable to support his wife and four children on the money he is receiving; and he alleges is permanently disabled because of fractures of both legs. The accident hlch caused disability occurred on September 10, 1923, while man ivaci working in a ditch for a sewer line 25 or 30 feet below the surface. The walls of the diteh collapsed and caved in on Shaw, It is stated, trapping him beneath its mass.

In the argument for reversal brief states that the appellant would, under the terms of the weekly compensation agreed upon by both parties, draw compensation for IS years, or would receive altogether 15 0 10 Shaw asks that sum be commuted to a lump payment as provided in a stain order that he may care for Climbs From Chorus to Stardom this sum utc, his family. OF CONTEST (Continued from Page One.) campaigned as an opponent of tie Ku Klnx Klan. Henry S. Johnston. Ku Klux Klan supported candidate, had a lead of nearly 5,000 votes over ois nearest opponent in the race for gubernatorial honors on the demo- eiatie ticket.

Senator J. C. liar- teid, republican senator from Oklahoma, led a held of seven for re- nominatton by a comfortable plurality. Manual Herrick, former congressman, was running a poor third In the eighth district, meeting defeat at the hands of M. C.

Garber, Incumbent. Wet Victory Indicated. ST. LOUIS, Aug. 4 a victory for the wet forces, unofficial here today from almost one half of the state showed Congressman Harry B.

Hawes, democrat, and Senator George H. Williams, republican, both of St. Louis, leading by wide pluralities on their respective tickets for the United States senatorial nominations. On the basis of these early returns, It was estimated today thui Hawes would win by a margin of more than 50.000 votes while Williams was expected to pile up a lead exceeding 00 000 Both candidates were opposed by the Anti-saloon forces. Hawes was classed strictly as a wet, having expressed his as a fttod- tflcatlonist, while Williams would make no issue of the question and merely said he would vote for modification of the prohibition amendment if the people voted w.l i that sentiment at the general election, when a repeal referendum will be submitted.

opponents were Judge Edwin Cockrell of Warrensburg, and W. H. Meredith of Poplar Bluff both extreme and Robert I oung of St. Joseph, a Williams was opposed by David M. Proctor of Kansas City, a and Blodgett Priest of St.

Louis a Miss Jane Taylor of Spartanburg, S. is a p.w.-ev* woman. So diligently did she study music and dancing in New last fall thaf she won a part In the chorus of a musical i otm Mary," and eventually was given the bailing le Yor Content to let others battle for general beauty honors, Signoritu Tourb'gllo of Rome rests secure in be knowledge that Roman beautv xperts and artists consider n.wum matchless -perfect. It is ol tin Rossetti-type so highly es- i tec mod by artists. REALTDfiS PLAN STATE MEETING Make Preparations For Entertaining Visitors Here In October.

Grand Jury Again To Go Into Aimee McPherson Abduction. Li ANGELES, Aug. (I. N. secret Investigation by the district office into the mysterious ramifications of the Aimee Hem pie McPherson case will he continued.

Although early this week Dint. Atty. Aa Keyes announced the in- vetlgation was a closed incident far as he was concerned, the county grand jury, after considering evidence presented late yesterday, thought new developments interesting enough to warrant continuance of the inquiry. The grand jury, however, found "insufficient at this time to warrant a perjury indictment. The perjury angle was brought into the investigation of the evangelist's story ofkldnaping when witnesses at Carrr.c!-by-the- Sea told of a strange resemblance between a woman companion of Kenneth G.

Ormiston, former Angelus temple radio man, and published pictures of the evangelist herself. In an affidavit bv Ormiston read to the grand Jurors, the radio man admited living in a Carmel woman for ten ays. his companion was McPherson. Curtis Has Safe Lead. TOPEKA, Aug.

4 Senator Charles Curtis, republican floor leader in Congress, and governor Ben S. Paulen, of Kansas, a ere safely in the lead today as tabulations in republican primary came in. In 300 precincts out of 2.641 Curtis had 13,001 votes and Nick Chiles, negro opponent, 1,955. received 10,058 1 ity Briefs CQDLIOGt GOES POR fi VISIT TR Golden B. Davis, of Col- votes and ony, 1,756, Former Governor Jonathan Davis, who was recently acquitted on charges of selling a pardon while in office, as slightly leading his democratic opponent, Donald Muir, of Anthony, in the race for gubernatorial nomination.

The vote in 216 precincts was: Davis, Muir, 2,004. The race for attorney general Kansas on the republican side In which interest had chiefly centered gave Frank J. Ryan, incumbent, a good lead over his nearest opponent. Ewing Herbert, newspaperman of Hiawatha, was second and Guy A. Swallow of Topeka, and John A.

Ryan of Kansas City, trailing. All congressional incumbents except in the seventh district where Itep. J. N. Tineher Is retiring, showed comfortable margins of victory for the "regulars." Returns Indicated Clifford R.

Hope, of Garden City, was the victor in the seventh district. Lincoln Man Retired Dickerson, Joint delivery clerk the Missouri Pacific railroad ha i been retired on a pension after 38 years of service with the road, according to a letter from headquarters at St. Louis. Four other men who were over 65 years of age and who had seen at least 25 years of service with the company were retired. Hastings Sewer The si, (I with a but enie that Aimee Sempe Jack Delaney, aged 26, the new light heavyweight champion began professional fighting 1919.

His real name is Gvilla Chnpclalne, and he is a In 65 matcnes, Delaney won 28 1 knockouts, 27 by declaim, lost two decisions, was knocked uir iwice, had three no-declslon fights and bout was declared no-contest. During ring career 'earned about $300,000. ---Family Stuff Discussion of plans for the state convention to be held In October occupied most of the program hour at tho noon luncheon of the Lincoln Real Estate Board held at the chamber of commerce Wednesday. Uhief of Police Peter Johnstone talked to the members for a short time, telling about what the cltv is doing to relieve traffic conditions by means of the automatic signals, stop buttons and ordinances regulating parking and speed. The chief estimated that accidents in outlying districts had been reduced ninety per cent since the installation of stop signals.

Herb Theobald reporting for the program committee outlined convention plans of entetainrnent. The convention has been extended a lf day and will begin on Thursday, October 7 and continue until Saturday. Tentative plans call for a business session and an evening complimentary dance on October 7 At the general session Fridav morning a national speaker and several state realtors will be on the program and in the? afternoon separate sessions for the farm land and cltv division will be held with a na. tlonal for each. On Fridav evening a booster banquet will be i given.

Saturday morning will be 1 devoted to business and election of officers and in the afternoon delegates will attend the Missouri-Nebraska football game. Musical number and other entertainment will also arranged. Other committee chairman made short reports. AI Forke led the realtors in pep singing and Lawrence Farrell presided at the meeting. (J at IN STUTE TAX Lancaster County Total For 1926 Is Reduced to $326,907.

Taxes to be paid for state purposes by citizens and business concerns of Lancaster county, under the reduced levy of 1.8 mills for the year 1926, w'lll be $85,361 less in the aggregate than they were a year ago. The Lancaster total In 1925 was this year it will be $326,907. These figures are Included in a tabulation prepared by Deputy State Tax Commissioner Scott, which is being mailed out to county clerks. In each Instance, the amount of reducttrn below last year is shown It varies in different counties, according to the amount of taxable property in 1925 and 1926. aver- I age rut for hole state is 23 per cent.

How some of the other counties will fare under the decreased levy i Is indicated herewith: County Pnuatua $618,813 Vote in Virginia. CHARLESTON. W. Aug. 4 (By the Associated Dress.) Returns from nearly half the state day indicated the renomination in primary of four of West five republican congressmen and of her one democratic member of the lower house.

Only One Contest. NORFOLK, Aug. Congressman Joseph T. Deal, democrat, was renominated on the face of unofficial returns in the second Virginia district in the only contast in the ten congressional districts In primary, the nine other Incumbents being un opposed. Two Renominated.

HELENA, Aug. (A3) Congressman Scott Leavitt, republican, and John M. Evans, democrat, apparently were in the Montana primary yesterduy. Both were opposed by candidates favoring modification of the dry law. Balloting was compa rat holy light.

FENLONS TO SUE office is registering $150,000 of sewer bonds issued by the city of Hastings and sold to an Omaha house, at $2uo premium. They are issued for a term of 20 years, with payment optional after 5, at per cent Interest. on Marriage Licenses state legal department, answering a query from Rev. U. P.

Karrlker of Salem Lutheran church at Pom of holds that a marriage license i sued in one county of Nebraska cannot be used in another county. A couple with a Dakota counts turn cense applied to Rev. Mr Karrlker five last Sunday. They said the Dakota county judge to' them the permit was good anywhere in the state. The minister, however, called up the Dixon county judge at Ponca mid latter advised him that a re- kota county would be invalid.

Neff Is Speaker. Pat former governor of Texas, was speaker at the regular meeting of the Hiram club Wednesday noon the Y. M. D. A.

Mr. Neff was introduced by Governor McMullen. substance of the speech by the Texan was the need of constantly striving to make the statf and nation a better place In which to live. He that the absolute merclalizatlon idea be removed and in its place a higher and purer type of a community be up. Mr.

Neff spoke at the Epworih Assembly Tuesday vening and again this afternoon. Denies nry Wor pleaded not guilty a charge of assault and battery when arraigned in municipal court Wednesday morn In and his case was set for hearing Thursday, lie was released on $200 bond. Forgery Charge A complaint of forgery against Clifford Cutbirth was dismissed in municipal court Wednesday when the county attorney's office recommended such action and the complaining witness withdrew ills complaint. Cutbirth had pleaded not gu'lty. Case Mun son whs arraigned a peace warrant In municipal court Wednesday, pleaded not guilty, and her ease was continued 60 days.

She was put under $100 personal recognizance bond to keep the peace. in returning which has seer linee he (it the graves on in the littl talk with ol mal busi le fumili fror days. His purpost 1 his boyhood home, him several times i president, was to vir I his father and his hillside cemetery, friends and attorn! to per 1 ness associated with i homestead. Basse timers on the presidential special train, in addition to Mrs, 1 Coolidge, include Major General oupal, Mr. physician, white house secret service nem jand the newspaper correspondents.

Arrangements were made for At( nera 1 Sargent, also a rrnont, to hoard the train for the run to Lud- Burlington railroad station near PR per and low, mouth. Stearns Stays at Camp. Frank W. Stearns of Boston, sonai friend of Mr. Coolidge his house guest at the president's vacation home for an indefinite period, will remain in White Bine camp during the Plymouth visit, will be Joined tomorrow by Mrs.

Stea rns. I lie detaH of fifty marines, act- ir.g as a special guard io the presi dent while is in the remains with several secret service ecting the The work durhng tlx i charge of Edward 1 8 6 6 1 5," 5 2 17,8 0 1 4. 011 Charge Death Of Their Brother Was Due To Criminal Negligence. Impatient Over Highway Delay Members of the Gage county and citizens from the towns of Virginia and Rockford called on McMullen State Engineer Cochran Wednesday to urge that the state highway from Beatrice to Pawnee be brought to permanent grade without fur- delay. The work lias been held I 11 on account of federal engineers suggesting a change In the by running it north mile out of Virginia and then turning west, instead of going straight west from here.

This would bring it a mile or two closer to its junction with the enrod highway, which is graveled eastward from Beatrice, hut would leave Rockford three-quarters of a mile off to one side The Gage edbnty people claim the alternative (Harpy 49,365 86,305 Howard 46,211 Lincoln Dakota 30.386 The decrease in total state taxes of 1926 over 1925 is 46. The amount of state tuxes to he raised by the lower levy, however, does not Include appropriations for highway maintenance and construe- tion. The two-eent gasoline tux, which is levied in addition the state levy, brought In approximately his brothers, George 2 800,000 during the first year of Its operation. I Mr, and Mrs, Paul D. Davison are home from a five motor trip to Yellowstone Park, Salt city, Estes park, and other points of interest in the west, Earl Conner of Bridgeport, a democratic primary candidate for state treasurer, is in Lincoln extending his acquaintance among the of Nemaha route will involve more coitly con- voters.

He formerly lived at Au- and he less satisfactory to them A compromise may he effected to keep the highway where it Is runnVig west from Virginia, so that the latter village will be 9 close burn and was county for ti The bench at the Grounds in New York- City the only one in organized baseball that unholstared. with seat cushions. OMAHA, Aug 4. A damage suit, charging criminal, gross negligence against responsible Doug- las county authorities in connection with the deuth of their brother John Arthur Fenlon, former versity of Nebraska football player and superintendent of at Min to, N. will he fileq soon by A.

Fenlon of Dawson, and 1 I Fenlon of Hioux City, they said in a public statement issued today. Fenlon died In the Douglas county Jail last Saturday night where police say he had been brought on a drunkenness charge. The Fenlon brothers who returned today from their brother's burial at David City, however, charge their brother was merely ill and that he was thrown into wark, dartip cell and denied proper medical treatment, 1 The statement said that from information they had been I able to gather, their brother took slek in a local hotel and asked medical aid. Instead he was taken to Jail and treatment denied, despite the fact that he had $174 In and certificates of deposit totalling $1,700, the brother charged. The hrothers said their brother had i lived in a hotel hree for some time and that the manager there said he had never been intoxic ated as.

far as he knew, Archerd Defaults To MeProud In the Third Tennis Set HASTINGS, Auk 4 Nebraska Tenn association went on record today favoring affiliation with National Tennis an- xociatlon and steps baiking toward membership will taken soon, the officers announced. Scores in this matches: Third round, senior singles: Powell, Omaha, defeated Thomas, Hastings, 6-1, 6-0; Calvert, York, defeated Hulqulst of Wilcox, 6 4. 6-2. Hhildneek, Kalem, defeated Cook, Hastings, 6-2, 6-3. MeProud Lincoln, won by default from A erd, Lincoln, the latter defaulting 1 third set, score, 6-3, 6-8, 3 3, Uni- Stanton, Lincoln, defeated Smith, Lincoln.

6-4 Round two: Elliott, Lincoln, defeated Patter son, Bewar 6 0 Rmgwuld, Omaha, defeated Dubry, Lincoln, 6-1, 6-3. Junior singles; Second round Halpine, Omatiu, defeated Pltzqr, Heward, 6-0, 6-2. Trombla, Lincoln, defeated Hhroder, Seward, 6-3, 6-1. Fitzgerald, Omaha, defeated B. Abels, Malcolm, 6-2, 6 3.

Hastings, junior champion, defeated Bowen, Omaha, 6-4, 6 3, Elliott, West Point, defeated Lindway, 4-6, 6-2, 6 4 Mr A vo Fair mont, defeated, Abels, Fairmont, men to assist in camp from sight seers at the executive office president's absence is his personal seeretarj Clark Busy Day Tuesday. ddent Coolidge put in a yesterday, clearing his desk fore he left the office late in the. afternoon. After meeting the news paper and several callers, ho had us luncheon guests Kent Cooper, general manager of he Associated and his Miss Jane Cooper. Later in hn study he delivered a dm address which was broadcast in Denver, in commemoration of Colo fiftieth anniversary as a state The president remained at the office until after 6 o'clock that might complete all pend ing business before leavitig for Vermont today, a Caller, One Mr callers yes terday was Harvey S.

stone, jr of Akron, Mr, Firestone, of rubber manufacturer, gave the president the report on his re cent visit to the Philippines during which he studied the adaptability of the islands to rubber production He informed Mr. Coolidre that enough waste land was available in that insular possession to provide adequate future supply I nited First of Her Sex To Take to Pulpit In Great Britain 6 0 6 2 Representatives of 15 I competing for the Davis a proposal to the nations cup are A meric a Lawn Tennis association that he Davis cup matches he held less frequently. George V. Blake Fidel La Barba, the gloves each day with the 1 yw'eiglit champion fights a potential, batti started his ring careet as an urna-, teur fighter at Los Ang'-Us (Calif.) Athletic club six years England's first is the Rev Papi i AH' Rouis Unitarian church, London he Is graduate, of London Up'verGt cassock fc in.the puipu..