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EDGAR A. BANCROFT DEAD IN JAPAN Nebraska: Partly overcast tonight and Wednesday; probably local thundershowers southwest and central portions; slightly warmer tonight east and south portion and east Wednesday. Lincoln: Partly cloudy and somewhat warmer tonight and Wednesday. THE LINCOLN STAR Nebraska's Best Newspaper UOME I lEDITIOiN TWENTY-THIRD YEAR LIXCOLX. JULY TWELVE PAGES.

TWO CEXTS. Bryan's Final Plea DEATH CLAIMS ENVOY OF THE U. S. TO TOKIO American Ambassador Dies Wednesday Morning At Karuizawa, Mountain Resort In Central Japan, After An Illness of Three eeks. TOKIO.

Julv lBy the Associated Addison Bancroft. American ambassador to Japan, died this (Wednesday) morning at Karuizawa. Ambassador Bancroft was taken ill at Karuizawa. a popular mountain resort in central Japan where he was spending the summer, about three ago. At first.

ir was thought he was suffering from indigestion, but his trouble later was diagnosed as a small duodena ulcer. Death Unexpected. TOK July I. N. A Bancroft.

American ambassador to Japan died unexpectedly dm- Bancroft had been ill for several weeks but his condition had never been considered serious. In fact, his hoped that he was fully recovered. However, a turn for the took place last night and the ambassador passed away today. Ambassador Bancroft went to Karmzawa. a summer resort, to re- iiver from an attack of indges- There he became bedfast.

Doctors called into consultation titer diagnosed ailment as a small duodenal ulcer. Edgar Addison Bancroft was horn in Gab sburg III. November 20. 1S57 the son Addison and Catherine Blair Bancroft. He graduated Knox college with the gree of A.

B. in 1874. In 1SI0 he received his degree from lumbta university, York. Bancroft marr ed Margaret HcaJy in 1 He had legal practice and was one of the prominent merit hers of the American bar. started practice in Galesbtirsr.

Ill- In and remained there until 1892. In 1892 he was made solicitor for Illinois of the Ab-hison, Topeka. Santa Fe railroad. He was a member of the American Bar an 1 the Illinois Bar association. Bancroft was the author of several legal Ambassador Bancroft succeeded Cyrus Wood at Tokio last year.

IS. BID IS BACK IN CELL Envoy Bancroft Is Dead In Japan EDGAR A. BANCROFT A meri- in ambassador to Tokia who paese 1 early Wednesday at a mountain resert in Japan a short illness. Baird ha- tn wornen at the ty jad a din weeks' whirh nleV of 1' she first break effeoted from 'n tweofv-three arrive-i Tuesday noon frnn York in company Matmn Doy le and Leon The York hid her while and a companion vere attendine a carnivai husband uv us at the Mrs. Batrd must bave Id the Absolute der ai that anyone had helpcd her escape voiced bv Mrs.

Batrd. As the pyjJice decided. she had simply pushed the h- lt to the door. ohtained a rope by buening cf fthe lacings frorn a and si Id out i nd in old court roorr She walked towards Flmc- iM. on I.

P. and w.t* picked up hy a Rifle Bullet In Side Of a Chi! I Sne. Th Star NEBRASKA Neh. Julv i'ar! Malzcr, Com- mun suffermg from a hullet wourd in de. with a nf rteo-ge vas inc te rifle removed from he- the right kldney.

It wtli he ef tln eztont of injury can he dete-mlned HOLD YOUTH IN DEATH OF TWO Proprietor Of Richmond. Restaurant and a Waitress Shot and Killed, and Two Others Wounded 18-Year-Old Boy. RICHMOND. Va- Julv the Associated Press Carer. propr etor of a and Viv an n.

a waitress were shot to death in Carter's tablishment today, J. Harvey Burke, a headquarters detective, lies at a hospital probably fatally v. nnded and Willis suffered I wounds in the bg Her have Rudolph a charged him with the shooting WHITEHEAD HELD Funeral Car To Be On Regular Train: Leaves Wednesday DAYTON. July 28 A. tra which will carry spec at car bficrj body of William Jtnnmgi Bryan to Washington regular Ra No 42.

From Chattanooga to naton- csotal. car leave Dayton at 8 40 o'clock Wednesday morning. Leav ng Chattanooga at 11:29 a. central standard time, has these scheduled and ho -s irnvji; Knoxville. 2 m.

Br stol. 7:06 p. 12:45 a. Thursday ieastern Lynchburg. 2:10 a m.

Washington. D. C- 7:30 a. m. Man Accused Of Slaying Of Blevins Waives Preliminary Hearing.

i Spec a' to The SEWARD. July Wh teheed, h.a-ged with mu and w.th manslaughter in killing of Andy whose de oc- ur rly Saturday morning eior- Judge Paul and waived preliminary examination. He was bound to the district court and is being held without bor.d. When the first count in the com- I plaint, that which charged murder in second degree, was to him. he stood mute.

When the eco- I end or manslaughter count rea and he was asked whether he pl-aded guilty or guilty, he said: "1 hit him with a was not represented I by counsel. is that the defendant may app- ar he a judge of the court, ng a jury and afrer of the facts tre presented, permit the fig procedure has fid. REVENUE FROM GAS TAX HUGE Expect Receipts to Rur Over Two and a Half Millions: Gross Income For First Three Months PROGRESSIVE GROWTH IN COLLECTIONS SEEN April Yield $199.095. June, $245.326 to Date: Warrants For First $2.000 of Refund Claims Now Being Mailed Out. Dur ng the tax in effect in Ml' and 333.

indicating that tot I yearly will somewhat exceed million doi- after allowing for slackened consumption during cell weather. To- July. and the will probably Ix I than In tve preced'ng ter Gasoline dealers say O-- tober sales are usually the heaviest i of year, roads a in go condition at and th autumn color of woods and 1 leal out on th i road every da; when the weather Is fa ora hie. when they might stay in summer to avoid dust and the sun heat. There a prog esslve ln: crease gasoline tax receip 5 sn tf began collecting rate 2 a gallon.

prif fIM.Oi»: for 2lav nued on Page BARRETT WILL UNDER ATTACK Relatives Claim That Testator Was Unduly Influenced and That She Did Not Realize Extent Of Estate. BROTHER IS MADE CHIEF BENEFICIARY THE HEATHER. A I.IN uLX July Fora- A far ouigi: end A For Psrtiy tonight and Wedneeday A proba i iti A entra prrtlocf. a A tonight and A aouth porsiona. and la east A r.ia Wednesday A Kansas to! A and Vedr.ej.ia>.

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Accompanied By Daughter. Mrs. Ruth Owen. Makes Motor Trip to Chattanooga For Benefit of Change and Fresh Air. MBS.

IHNE HEBE TO AID HUSBAND Calls On Him at Hospital But He Refuses to Converse With Her. Property Valued at Approximately $150.000 Had Been Inherited From Father William Murphy of Beaver Crossing. nm cf will cf in which twenty bulk cf to a brother. William was begun 'n County court rro-rrng Acting claim wh" inherited estate from Rev William Murphy, for whom housekeeper for thirty years at Beaver Crossing undulv Influenced by illiam Barrett and that did not she rr.ad® will the extent of estate. Miss Barret- wiil year after Father Murphy was kill-d In an auto accident.

will. Will.arc. Barrett will probably receive more than 1135.000. Bequests te Bishco- The will gave three tc J. bishop of the of Lincoln, or who Is the' Francis J.

C. Beckniar Thr be- t' ar partly made offer -t for Joseph and John Barrett orolh- c-s each Edward a brother r.ov dead nrf amount Thomas a brother, 'fartir. a sister, is Elizabeth Cunningham, a dc.d is in of I-t left to rar a sister; ar 1 Julja Me Dor a a I The residue of estate to William Barrett, with exception of left for nri'g for the grave of Father Murphy. contestants of the will are: Joseph. Thomas and John Barrett.

others: Julia Martin and Moran. Mark, Henry Edward. Mary Alice Margarite i Barrett, children of lajward B-ar- a deceased brother: James. Toe William. and Frances children of Oizabeth CunRlnsrham.

a deceased sister: Mary K-theryn. Gerald and stow children a de; daughter of Elizabeth Cun' and Jut a McDonaki o' Michael a de- brother. only proponent is William Ba-rett. testified in court Tuesday rrnralng a sister was of nd srd not unduly the will Thinks That His Nerves Shattered Wh'le World War Soldier. James FL arrived in Lincoln Monday to aid in to husband from mental suffered when for burglary ago.

Tuesday- morning w.th Dr. F. and him. as possible, a history of her husband's Thu. the doctor thought, might aud in discovering cause of Lane's trouble.

I know about his past she said. I didn't know- much about him we were marriage was at Independ- June About a month ater (July 11 left for Casey. Ill to sit rst I of what had hapj was I picked up a copy of Lincoln Star on a in Iowa and read Doctor hal That was a week ago. on to Lincoln but it r. a shock I fe'r I it I back for a davs" Mrs that husband '-id never shown of mental think in Ftainbow in ar and his may have ruined, win In Lincoln for some nme.

attempted to talk to at Bailey's sanitarium Tueadav morn Ine but refused to speak DAYTON. July The Associated services for William Jennings Bryan will be at Washington in the York Avenue Presbyterian church sometime Friday afternoon, B-van announced today. The Rev. Wallace Radcllffe. tor of the church where the final for former secretary of state be held, been for many years i great friend of I 1 commoner and his family.

The exact hour of the wiU depend upon the time of arrival in Washington of William Jennings Bryan, the younge-. who wit" his sister. Mrs. Hargraves, is route from California to in the widowed The announcement of place the will came through William C. Thompson.

secretary to Mr. Br-an. and after consultation with Mrs Rut! Owen, another daughter of the Bryans, who arrived in Dayton today. No statement to the ministers who will be associated with Dr. Radchife in the ous at the New Yo-k Avente church was made.

No Services at Dayton. Mr. Thompson, who since arrival last night been spokesman for the widow, believes that services wll not heid in Dayton the body and funeral depart tomorrow morning for Chattanooga and Washington. The burial place had already been announced as Arlington national cemetery, where Mr. Bryan, a colonel of volunteers in the Spanish-American war.

will 'aid to rest among the country military The public viewing of the body of the commoner when the dead statesman will lie in state on the Richard Rogers lawn was to be without ceremony. A guard of honor from ton American Legion post was to be on duty while the friends of Mr. Bryan ft led by the casket. Seeking to strengthen dow by a change and fresh air. Owen and Mrs Sherman Mrs.

Bryan morning ro by automobile. In leaving he- husband's body lay. Bryan was to maintain her attitude of which distinguished her since Mr. death It first she had left heme, her husband his last BRYANS DEPART Cochran's Effort to Get Low Uniform Rate For Roadwork Failure. Will Call For Separate Bids On Gravel On Highway Jobs.

An effort by State Engineer Cochran to establish a uniform price on gravel suitable for highway construction, open to all who may bid on projects included in the lettings set for Wednesday. Thursday and Friday does not appear to have been very successful so far as brinetng the quotation for that pnxiurt down to the fieure at which most contractors have heretofore been able to purchase it. The only offer so far posted the capitoi. 1n response to state to owners of (travel pits, is from Glatfelter it Posell of Central City, fixing the prices at tl a ton f. o.

b. pits at central City or Newark, in lots of than ten carloads: 9rt cents a ton to fifty carloads are bought: and 10 for quantities of f.fty ca-s or prevailing rate since last spring; has been about $0 cents a ton. Mr. Cochran and his assistants do discern any inclination by (Continued on Page Ten.) UNDELIVERED DAYTON TALK MADE PUBLIC Address Prepared By Commoner For Delivery At Close of Evolution Trial Given Out By In Defense of Tennessee Law. July (By the Associated Press.) Tennessee an address prepared by William Jennings Bryan in defense of the Tennessee anti-evolution law, which the late commoner was prevented from delivering at the Dayton trial because of an early termination of the case, was made known to the world today by Mrs.

Bryan. "A sudden decision of the defense to submit the case without argument and permit a verdict of guilty prevented the delivery of the says an introductory note to Mr. Brvan's address. LIST LEVIES EBB Plans Increase Of Speed Where Signals Govern Jn Wright o' public ss'ety. may to amend perm faster automobile driving on by automatic traffic Working of Arising possible with ro more to pedestrians, he and the time material in congestion.

torvard Wr.ght the speed to u- rr i an. from uia ion a in for will the in opinion, when the anged there will be no o' uid he the -ho he altered while driving slower. Applies For Job As a Statesman "Where can I apply to a the inquiry which crime to the governor's office by mail from Albert Novotue of Gibbon. On opening t'-e lette-. rvivate S- was nonplussed isn't a statesman himself, if that what writer meant and he proce-s of becoming one.

Meeker concluded however, upon reading the query again tl at probably inqu rer a position of kind. He will inform the that no are available 3rd cons orr.p®I or, for Mr. and Mrs. Lord Accompany Them East For Commoner's Rites. Lincoln Sisters of W.

J. Bryan Leave For Arlington Wednesday. Mr. aid Mrs will for Was- 4 (J Bur- Mr Rrjap i Tuesday morning ar in city Th jrsda; r.omirg. 3 the body of William Jennings Ryan arr! f-om Da; 'on Sunday af e-noon Mrs Bryar Lincoln 9 4'i rg tv Mrs.

T. i1. Allen, the sister of Willian. Jennings a.n. wired Charles VV.

Bryan Tuesdav morning that si and her husband would reach Lincoln some time Tuesday evening They will Have for Washington Wednesday afternoon at 4:40 wit. Mrs J. Batrd. the elder sister of the Bryarts. and her eon Frank Baird Mr.

and Mrs Allen driving f-om nor'rs- ern Minnesota. The funeral Friday Mr Bryan said, since Mrs Grace Hargreaves the i'om- daughter, and Wil iam win not arrive in Washington iron Cali for- a until earl; Friday afternoon Mr and A Lo-d will leave on the train with Mr. and Mrs. Bryan for and J. c.

secretary. Wednesds; aM Mrs Ba.rd. Clerk Morgan Tentatively Approves Figures For Local Governments. village government of all in Lancaster county were tentatively approved Tuesday by County J. Morgan.

The amount that wi'l be by levies will and the figures to the town board for final confirmation. The levies on each 3109 vilua- tlon are as Town 1924 1925 45 .95 Flethany 1.24 lA? College View I ll 1.11 Davey .........................................50 .70 Denton 15 .50 Firth ...............................................50 .50 Hallam .......................................4) 45 Havelock 1.19 1M Hickman 50 .44 Malcolm 7 5 .75 Panama 4J 47 Raymond go Roca 14 40 Sprague 40 University Place 1. 90 Waverly 1 .30 Lincoln SO Bethany, with 1.57. hie i- est. and Waverly.

with the in county. Steps Taken to Prevent Drouth Damage to Crops To forestall damag- dr Grand Island soldiers' h.v.m® in future years the board of control has to place In there a 12-inch pump which it bought several ag but installed up to this l-d utilize it in pumping water out of subsoil for Irrig ting the fields A shaft feet be sunk in order assure a sufficient sup- plv of for this The pump is enough to a flow will irrlga'e acres of It is too 'a the 1 afnt working to obtain any from this although has dry at Grand crops m- member cf of control row Grand Island to I. wi also visit, that on turn fr n. where horse tarr ir. destroyed week.

Last Proof Reposes In Desk of Chattanooga Editor CHATTANOOGA. July A. in of George F. Milton. and editor cf The Chattanooga News, is a document that many be today will go down in history as of most masterful gicrif cations of revealed religion ever written since Bible days.

It the Commoner last proof. It veritably Bryan's call to Christ an arms from the great beyond. There are nine sheets of 't. galley ength. each sheet bearing the corrections, in pencil, mabe by the great Nebraskan himse but a few short nours before he went to meet the God he aaored his whole life Song to giorify.

Here and there are at ors bearing words of praise of his Maker and the people hereabout he loved. On tne first sheet one sees written after wards calm, serenity of the this tribute to the faithful Tennesseans he "It is a tribute that rural life has fully earned. Down at the bottom of the page a careless pr nter had set The hand t-at was toon to be stilled death corrected it to read "Godlessness. Throughout the homely sheets from the printer's proof press are the careful marking of the careful editor. It was the first proof of his last speech.

God called him home before he had the opportunity to mahe the revision after theee corrections had been made. task was entrusted to Mr. Milton by Mrs. Bryan, who knew of his devotion to the commoner and of adm -alion of Mr. B-yan's courage and sincerity in h's last great fight.

Delay Hearing Evolution Suit At Washington WASHINGTON. July hearing in evolution suit was postponed today until Friday. On day motion of the to 'he will have as the question before court. delay to by Sidd- r.s of of Columbia court, wi counsel fo I.nrcn H. Wittner.

brnugnr the suit an effort stop the pay o' lora! that time needed to motion t' yesterday. GENERAL RAIN I INERT NEBRASKA It the involved and the for the Jaw prohibiting the teaching in public is of any hy pothesis that makes man a descendant of any lower form of life, it Is printed for information of the general Mr. Bryan declared In Ine address that the case was no longer uL but that it "has assumed the proportions of a battle royal between unbelief, that attempts to speak through so called science, and the defenders of the Christian faith, speaking through the legislature of It is for the jury to determine whether this attack upon Chrts- shall be permitted In tie public schools of Tennessee bv teachers employed by the state and paid out of the public treasury, was a drawn. Indicts Evolution. Asserting that "this law do-a not violate any rights guaranteed ustitution to any individual, and v.

as an interference witn freedom of conscience, Mr. Bryan evolution on five broad ounts, the first of is that it disputes the truth of the Bible a count of man's creation and shakes faith in the Bible as the word of indictment we proved by comparing the processes described as evolutionary with the text of Genesis," he said. "It not only contradicts the Mosaic record as to the beginning of human life, but it the Bible doctrine of reproduction according to greatest scientific principle 'Our second the ad- said, "is that the evolutionary hypothsis carried to its logi- gicat conclusion, disputes every vita! of the Bible. Its tendency natural if not Inevitable, is to lead who really accept it, first to agm.stc sm and then to atheism. ere Charles Darwin was referred to illustrate was meant this charge I did not in the least doubt the strict and literal truth of ever word in the Darwin was quoted as saying of the period from 1S28 to 1531.

Then said Bryan, change wrought in bis religious views will be found in a written to a German youth in 1879. An excerpt from the letter said: ience has nothing to do with Christ except insofar as the habit of scientific makes a man cautions in admitting evidence. myself I do not believe that there ever has been any revelation. As to future every man must judge for himself between conflicting vague probabilities Third Indictment. The third indictment against evolution was "that it attention from problems of importance to trifling He attempts of evolu- trying to imagine what happened in the dim past ar.d also to door of distant future declaring the science of to is most im- P' rm cf It ia de(Continued on Page Seven.) Hen Advocated By Bryan To Replace Eagle As Emblem GRETNA.

July 28. (A. P. William advocated having the hen replace the eagle as the can emblem when he spoke at a banquet here last fall. His suggest-c" nai at first met with am ies as the posatb prelude to a fu.nny story, but commoner soon showed h'S friends he was seuous.

He sooke sincerely and eloquently in favor the chanqe. hen ousv. thrifty, hard working," he aaid. "whila the eagle a rd orey. and is not typical cf Moisture Brings Relief to Dry Crops In Region West of McCook.

Western Nebraska and cast Colorado were v.sited by what to have beer, fairly general Monday night. The official weather bureau report shows precipitation of St of an at North 51 .05 at The Burlington reports that good showers feu 1 )e-b; to Keer.es- burg gas light rain Brush, and a fourth to a half fron Akron. Coio. McCook. Neb in 'hat juegion are sold to ne -f Ar.

l.r amount of corn i th from the dry weather. Lord Burnham Says Need of Change In British Conditions VANCOUVER. July 2S. A. P.

Burnham, pro pr stor of tho London Daily heading a delegation to the Imperial Press conference in Melbourne, of which he is chairman, dec ared here yesterday that conditions in Great were far from satisfactory. is no use living in a pcad se. we've qot to face he said. dinner soeechee about solidarity of emp are ail very well, but we must have something more than mutua! eulogies. got te get down to business ana practice a little now we Tbe carty to sail for Australia Wednesday the steamer Ae-angi..