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Nebraska State Dournal FOUNDED IN 1867 LINCOLN. NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1937 THREE CENTS FIVE Lincoln CENTS and 6 Elsewhere Mile Limita THREE MUSKETEERS OF PEACE Shown in serious discussion of the Sino-Japanese conflict at the Brussels power conference, left to right, are Great Britain's Anthony Eden, America's Norman Davis, and France's Yvon Delbos. KIDNAPERS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR DR. SEDER DEATH Death Penalty to Be Asked for Ex-convicts Who Kept Him Captive. HUNTINGTON, W.

Va. (P). The body of Dr. James I. Seder, 79 year old retired minister and missionary to Japan, was taken to St.

Paul, for burial at the home of a son while the state called a special grand jury to consider charges against three ex-convicts it accused of kidnaping the dry leader for $50,000 ransom. Dr. Seder died early Monday after a two day fight against pneumonia which physicians said "undoubtedly" was brought on by' his ten day confinement in an abandoned coal mine. Prosecutor E. Winters, said he will demand the death penalty for Arnett A.

Booth, 46; John Travis, 24, and Orville Adkins, 24. They were held under $50,000 bond each on a federal charge of extortion. All waived preliminary hearing. R. E.

Vetterli, of the federal bureau of investigation, said each signed confessions and that had, ransom money had been paid. At Washington Director J. Edgar Hoover of the B. I. said the trio had admitted Dr.

Seder's was the first of a series of kidnapings plotted. The dry leader's widow is recovering from a fractured hip in St. Paul, the home of one son, Arthur Seder, a controller of the Omaha railroad. Coroner F. X.

Schuller announced an autopsy disclosed Dr. Seder had suffered a fractured brain which had paralyzed his left side. He expressed opinion the fracture was caused by a blow on the head. Eleven days after he was reported missing Dr. Seder was found wandering near an abandoned coal mine in an isolated section of Wayne county, about 25 miles from here.

He told federal agents that Booth, a tenant, had tricked him into a car with two other men and had held him captive in the mine. Dr. Seder came to West in 1924 as assistant state Anti-Saloon league superintendent. CHARGED WITH BRIBE TAKING Ten Former WPA Officials Are Indicted. CHICAGO.

(P). Ten former WPA officals and a former building inspector of suburban Park Ridge were indicted Monday by a federal grand jury on charges of accepting bribes and extortion. Federal Judge John P. Barnes, before whom the indictments were returned, issued warrants for the arrest of 11 men and set their bonds at $3,500 each. Assistant U.

S. District Attorney Martin Ward said. the men were accused of having accepted sums ranging between $25 and $200 from 50 WPA workers who hoped for higher paid jobs. Once the made workers were approached and their deals, he, said, they were threatened with loss of their jobs if they refused to pay. TAXPAYERS TO ASK PROBE Want Complete Check of the Douglas County Board.

ELKHORN, Neb. (P). The Douglas County Taxpayers' association here voted unanimously to call for a "complete grand jury investigation of the financial affairs of Douglas county and a complete investigation of the doings of the county board." The resolution, presented by Mayor Schuldt of Elkhorn, directed J. Emmet McArdle of Elk City, president; J. E.

Quinn, of Elkhorn, vice president; and Frank B. Cox of Waterloo, secretarytreasurer, to convey the resolution to the presiding judge of the district Omaha. The officers indicated they would take some action immediately. for for for THE WEATHER. Nebraska: Mostly cloudy, continued cold Tuesday; Wednesday generally fair in east, becoming unsettled with rising temperature in west.

Kansas: Mostly cloudy, continued cold Tuesday: Wednesday fair, rising temperature in central and west. Town: Light snow flurries, somewhat colder in east and south Tuesday; Wednesday generally fair, continued cold. South Dakota: Partly cloudy, continued cold Tuesday; Wednesday, becoming Unsettled, snow and in west. LINCOLN TEMPERATURES. p.

m. ...30 P. .29 00 29 p. .27 9 .30 10 p. m.

.27 10 a. .31 p. m. .26 11 a. .26 12 noon.

.32 m. p. m. .31 .31 10. ...30 .32 3.

p. A p. m. 31 29 m. .31 .29 .30 6 p.

29 SUMMARY OF. THE NEWS Glenn Paulsen, 19, of Newman Grove, died as result of injuries, making the 15th traffic fatality in Lincoln. Lancaster County rural publie power district opens 133 miles of lines but contracts not awarded. STATE. William Tillotson waives preliminary hearing when arraigned on charge of slaying Walter Adamson.

Entire Nebraska hydroelectric setup may be 'probed by officials. WASHINGTON. The message of the president is regarded as mild, with an absence of the waving of the big stick. The president asked legislative action on crop control, the wagehour bill, government reorganization and regional planning. Senate leaders failed to agree on sidetracking the controversial anti-lynching bill.

A house tax sub-committee voted to exempt from the undistributed profits tax corporations having net incomes of not more than $5,000. Senator Bridges N. revived the battle over nomination of Hugo L. Black to the supreme court. Chairman Norton, of the house labor committee, moved to dislodge the wage and hour bill from the rules committee.

The supreme. court heard a challenge of the right of government agents to tap telephone wires. GENERAL. the death of Dr. J.

three former conFollowing, victs who kidnaped him will be prosecuted for murder. Ten former WPA officials were indicted at Chicago on a charge of bribe taking. A Cincinnati took under advisement the appeal Mrs. Anna Hahn for a new trial following her conviction on 8 charge of poisoning. L.

J. Taber was re-elected president of the national grange. Seamen rescued from the foundered Greek freighter told thrilling stories of battling with sharks. Threats were heard at El Paso, of a coming revolt against the Cardenas government in Mexico. Utilities at Chattanooga, launched a new attack on TVA.

FOREIGN. Italy voted against the Brussels conference declaration condemning Japan's actions in China. An 1 exodus from the Chinese capital of Nanking began. thChinese say river the lines are north holding of against the Japanese attacks aimed at Tsinanfu. Viscount Halifax will leave London today to confer with Hitler.

Former Premier Tardieu of France denounced Col. Francois de la Rocque, extreme rightest leader, as a traitor. SPORT. Nebraska eleventh in nation, while Pitt strengthens place at top. Six Huskers on casualty list Monday; Andrews has broken finger.

Dutch Clark called greatest player too late. THE MARKETS. Steels and motors led a stock exchange relapse. Brazilian loans rallied in a mixed bond list. Wheat went lower.

as export demand sagged, and corn weakened in sympathy. Cattle were off as much as 50c in sluggish dealings and hogs were mostly 20c to 30c down. MEYER HEADS CREDIT MEN Elected President of Associated Bureaus. Max Meyer. OMAHA.

(P), Max Meyer of Lincoln was elected president of the Associated Credit Bureaus Nebraska at the close of the 21st annual meeting of the organization here Monday night. Meyer succeeds Allen T. Hupp of Omaha. Frank T. Caldwell of St.

Louis, national secretary of the Credit Bureau of America spoke at the dinner Monday night. The convention was originally scheduled to close Tuesday noon but busi- Max Meyer. ness procedure was speeded up to allow it to end Monday night. NICKOLAS LARSON DEAD. Nickolas Larson, 61, route No.

2, Lincoln, died at his home Monday night. He' is survived by his sister, Mrs. Charles Holmes of Alvo, Neb, AID TO BUSINESS IN INDIRECT WAY AIM OF PRESIDENT Wants Tax Burden Lightened, But No Immediate Action Proposed. GRUMBLING OVER MESSAGE WASHINGTON. (P).

President Roosevelt suggested to the newly convened congress Monday some of the tax burdens on business should be lightened, but he presented his capitol hill leaders with vexatious problem by omitting to ask for immediate action on the recommendation. Endeavoring to carry out his wishes for "early" legislation on such subjects As erop control and wage-hour regulation, they encountered an insistent demand in both houses that quick steps be taken to help business ot of its present difficulties. Whether the demands would reach such proportions as actually to delay the president's immediate program remained to be seen. The chief executive's recommendations went to congress in a special message shortly after it met in response to his call for the special session, a call which went out before the current industrial recession began. Aware many members were disposed to measure the value of prospective legislation in terms of assistance to business, the president presented his proposals- crop control, the wage-hour bill, government reorganization and regional planning- as measures which would give such assistance.

Industrial Decline Admitted. He acknowledged the industrial decline, spoke especially of 'lightening Inequitable burdens on the enterprise of small business men and referred to the crop control and wage-hour bills as measures which would maintain and stabilize purchasing power. Government reorganization and regional planning he called "essential tools for the whole task." "For the sake of the nation, hope for your early action," he said, in conclusion. While public comment on the message generally was guided by the party affiliations of the commentator. there Was obviously much disappointment the president had not asked for tax revision at once.

But, while there wAs much grumbling, those who wanted to go ahead with the president's immediate program, had in their the fact the tax relief sentiment probably cannot become crystallized until the house subcommittee on taxes has a bill ready for presentation. During the day, the sub-committee agreed tentatively to exempt small com(Continued on Page 14, Col. 4.) BURKE TAKES AN EXCEPTION President Ungracious in Reference to Court. WASHINGTON. (P).

Senator Burke of Nebraska termed "ungracious" President Roosevelt's reference to the supreme court in his message, but declared he approved the message in general. "I thought I could detect quite a different note," he said, "so much so that I feel congress will go quite a long way toward making it possible for business to turn loose and start an upward trend." He said: "It seems to me the first thing we are going to have to do is make some changes in the tax structure. I am willing to work for repeal of the surplus profits tax." Senator Norris remained in his office studying his regional authority and planning bill while the president's message was read. He said, however, he believed the senate agriculture committee would consider farm legislation before it took up his measure. All Nebraska house members with the exception of Representative McLaughlin of Omaha were present.

McLaughlin was called to Omaha Saturday by the death of a law partner. Later in the day Senator Burke said the tribunal should pass on the abstract question of the eligibility of members of congress to sit on the supreme court in view of enactment of the voluntry retirement law. Burke said there might be further appointments of congress members to the court. He said Attorney General Cummings should start quo warranto proceedings to determine Black's status and thus settle the issue. PITCAIRN HAS NEW BRIDE Mrs.

Fletcher Christian, 3rd, Weds South Sea Islander. SAN FRANCISCO. (P). Mrs. Edna Christian is Pitcairn island's latest bride.

The former San Francisco woman went to the romantic South sea island some months ago with her 10 year old son, Charles -direct descendant of the leader of the famed mutiny on the Bounty. disclosed her marriage to David Young in a letter received by niece Monday. Young was Pitcairn's official representative at the coronation of King George VI. Fletcher Christian, leader of the Bounty mutineers, established the island colong. Mrs.

Edna Christian Young is the widow of Fletcher Christian, III, who left the island when he was 17. She returned to reclaim family prop-, erty, TABER AGAIN HEADS GRANGE Present Master Re-electedNebraska Woman Officer. HARRISBURG, Pa. (P). Louis J.

Taber, Columbus, re-elected master of the National Grange, told the organization there is great opportunity for tabor, busi- L.J. TABER ness and agriculture to co-operate in promoting "goodwill, enabling not only our nation, to recover, but enable it to be of service in time of world need." The 58 year old farm leader; who has held grange office for 37 years, the last 14 AS master, had requested delegates to the annual convention to elect his successor. Not until a few minutes before election and not until Mrs. Taber had acquiesced, did he accede to the wishes of the delegates, who gave him an overwhelming vote, to continue as master for two years. His acceptance precluded possibility of becoming a candidate for the U.

S. senate from Ohio next year. Likewise, he will be forced to forego business connections he had expected to make. The grange executive committee, however, took cognizance of increasing responsibilities of the position and authorized employment of an assistant for Mr. Taber.

In' the contest to determine the 1938 national convention state, Oregon won over Texas. Following usual grange custom, no city was named but it was thought likely Portland would be selected by the executive committee. Officers re-elected included Mrs. Marguerite H. Deitz, Broken Bow, Ceres, and Mrs.

Emma R. Inde, Neenah, Flora. READY TO MOVE OUT WITH CENSUS CARDS Eighty-two Carriers Bur. dened With 40,000 Documents on Deliveries. At 7 a.

m. Tuesday something mail carriers will start preparations for the outward march an hour later with from 40,000 to 42,000 unemployment report cards for distribution thruout the city and rural territory served by Lincoln. This unemployment census is nationwide in scope. It deals not only with the totally unemployed but. with those partially unemployed.

The cards must be returned not later than Saturday. Of the 78 city carriers, 72 will be loaded down with these questionnaires. Of the remaining six, four are on parcel and two on the collections. There are ten rural carriers out of Lincoln. The army of carriers will start from the main office and the seven substations.

They will stay on the run until they have disposed of all their wares. Postal officials announced Monday night that all is in readiness. Schools of instructions were held to acquaint carriers, clerks and supervisors with census instructions sent out from Washington. Mail carriers are expected to step off and beyond their regular (Continued on Page 2, Col. 3.) NAMED HEAD REBEKAH LODGE Aileen Brooks Elected Noble Grand Havelock Group.

Aileen Brooks. Miss Aileen Brooks was elected noble grand of the Havelock Rebekah lodge No. 150 Monday night at the Havelock Rebekah hall. She will succeed Mrs. Retta Ballinger, retiring -noble grand, who was in charge of Monday's meeting.

Mrs. Johann Nelson was chosen for the post of vice grand. Other of-1 ficers elected were: Mrs. Josephine Vallery, secretary, and Mrs. Myrna Young, treasurer.

Following Aileen Brooks. the elections, the lodge held a card party. HEED STEFAN PROTEST. WASHINGTON. (P).

Representative Stefan of Norfolk, said Monday night farm credit administration officials advised him an agent would be sent to the Omaha office to investigate Stefan's complaints on collections of feed and seed loans. "Collectors have been going into the drouth district and insisting on the farmers paying their feed and seed loans where they have raised nothing with which to pay," Stefan complained. GREAT EXODUS IS UNDER WAY FROM CAPITAL OF CHINA Lines Between Shanghai and Nanking Waver; Soochow Left a Shambles. SHANGHAI. (Tuesday).

(P). A great exodus from Nanking. China's capital, was under way as the Chinese defense system between Shanghai and Nanking threatened to break under the savage trusts of Japan's legions. The government ordered all war wounded removed into the interior from Nanking, which has been center of the army hospital system. er By highways, rivers and canals the civilian population was leaving Nanking by thousands, spurred by reports of terrible destruction inflicted on Soochow by Japanese bombing planes.

The normal population of Nanking is over 1,000,000. Seven hundred bombs within 30 hours were said to have made a shambles of Soochow, city of 000 some 50 miles west of Shanghai, keypoint in China's "Hindenburg line," formerly one of the country's most picturesque and prosperous cities. Government officials remained in Nanking. The government announced determination to defend it to the last. This raised fears Nanking would suffer punishment similar to that of Soochow.

Vanguards of the Japanese armies, heavily, reinforced by newly arrived troops, were reported within 12 miles of Soochow, having swept westward after the capture of Kunshan, 20 miles. east Soochow. Japanese lines still were some 125 to 150 miles southeast of Nanking, but foreign military observers predicted they could reach the Chinese capital by mid-December. The Japanese were advancing in a great fanshaped formation nearly 100 miles long, stretching from Yangtze river southward well into northern Chekiang province, with the center before Soochow. Foreign advices said the bombing of Soochow had inflicted territle casualties and enormous damage.

Wusih, further west, also was heavily punished. Japanese spokesmen said the bombings were necessary to "create panic among Chinese troops falling back to those points." Dr. H. F. Ettinger, Austrian official in the Chinese medical service, reported that many wounded and the entire staff in a Soochow dressing station simply disappeared when the station was hit by a huge bomb.

Seventy Japanese warships were reported concentrated in the lower Yangtze river west of Tsungming island to support the landings and inland thrusts of fresh Japanese columns. On this wing the Japanese said they had advanced to within sight of the walls of Changshu, 25 miles north of Soochow, and threatened to cut off some 000 Chinese soldiers fleeing from Kunshaw and Taitsang. South of Soochow the Japanese reported they had reached Taihu, (Continued on Page 2, Col. 5.) TOWLE UNDECIDED AS TO PAULSEN INQUEST Student Died Monday Afternoon of Injuries Received Late Friday. County Attorney Towle said Monday night he had not decided whether to hold an inquest into the death Monday afternoon of Glenn Paulsen, 19, 1410 University of Nebraska, freshman engineer from Newman Grove, who was struck down by a car at 14th and late Friday night.

'According to Dr. B. A. Finkle, who attended the youth at St. Elizabeth hospital, his chest and left leg were injured, his head severely his ruptured.

Surgery Saturday afternoon failed to stop hemorrhage from the liver. Paulsen's death was the 15th in Lincoln this year attributed to traffic accidents and the 24th in Lancaster county. According to police Paulson's companion, Lois Keller, escaped injury accident. Ed Ryan, 821 So. 15th, was driver of the car that struck Paulsen, police said.

'PERFECT BUTLER' A WOMAN Had Served Millionaire 14 Years as OYSTER BAY, N. Y. (P). Mystery confronted detectives Monday as they sought to unravel the cecret of "Alfred" the "perfect gem" among servants, whose death revealed "him" to be a woman. For 14 years, "Alfred" had been chef, butler and major domo among the 16 servants on the estate of Joseph M.

Sears, retired millionaire publisher. "His" abstemious habits. personality and skill in domestic arts had won "him" the place of confidant and trusted companion, Sears related. A year ago "his" health began to fail, but "he" declined to permit examination by a physician. Sunday "Alfred" fell unconscious and two physicians were summoned.

While the servant was dying, they discovered "Alfred" was a woman. Sears said the servant had given the name of "Alfred Grouard" when hired 14 years ago, ROOSEVELT MILD MANNERED IN HIS SPECIAL MESSAGE Soothing Gesture to Congress in the Face of Threatened Revolt. GLOVES ON THE MAILED FIST CITY. RUTH ETTING IS BACK HOME Will Spend Two Weeks With Aunt in David City. DAVID CITY, Neb.

(P). Ruth Etting, singing star of the stage and radio, is back home having a good time, including, attending a rural dance night, and declined to discuss her suit for divorce from Martin Snyder. Her aunt, Mrs. Ray Becker of David City, who spoke for her, said Miss Etting plans to rest and relax here about two weeks, and then return a to Chicago. Her plans for the future are indefinite.

With Miss Etting at the dance were her stepdaughter, Edith Snyder, 19, and her cousin, Alexander Etting of David City. She wasn't recognized by many at the dance, Mrs. Becker said, and described herself as having had a "good 1 time." Miss Etting arrived in David City Sunday. The last time she was here was about two years ago. PRELIMINARY HEARING WAIVED BY TILLOTSON Man Who Confessed Slaying Adamson Bound Over to District Court.

VALENTINE, Neb. William Tillotson, 27, Cherry county ranch hand, was arraigned here late Monday- before County Judge Fisher on a charge of first degree Associated Press Photo. WILLIAM TILLOTSON. murder in connection with the slaying of Walter Adamson, 49, prominent rancher. Appearing with counsel, Ed Clarke of Valentine, Tillotson waived preliminary hearing and further examination and did not enter a plea.

He was bound over to the next term of district court which convenes Dec. 6. Earlier Tillotson, who was arrested at Omaha Sunday, went to the spot where officers said he shot and killed Adamson Armistice night. County Attorney Quigley said, the ranchhand re-enacted the slaying at a point two miles (Continued on Page 2, Col.6.) CONTINUED COLD FORECAST Light Snow Blankets Area in Western Nebraska. Snow blanketed parts of western Nebraska late Monday evening reaching two and a half inches at and nearly that depth at Bridgeport.

Northwestern counties received a generous amount, bringing much needed moisture to winter wheat. Skies were overcast in Lincoln during the day as the mercury varied only 3 degrees. from the low to the high reading. The high was 32 at noon and the low 29 at 8 a. m.

The mercury again fell to 29 at 4, 5 and 6 p.m. Monday. Continued cold with generally fair conditions Tuesday is the prediction. Generally overcast conditions were reported thruout the state Monday night with the mercury dropping rapidly. Sidney reported a 25 degree reading at 5 p.

m. and Grand Island 26. Temperatures at 5 p. m. along the airlines included: Omaha 29, Cozad and North Platte 27, and Cheyenne, 28.

PRESIDENT IN AN APPEAL TO COURT TO SAVE HIS BILL Asks That It Not Invalidate Any Future Crop Control Legislation. WASHINGTON. (P). President Roosevelt made virtually a direct appeal to the supreme court not to invalidate future crop control legislation. He related in his message to congress that the court had upheld labor legislation and "workers' security' legislation and thereby had sustained the power of congress to regulate interstate commerce and "to tax' and to spend for the general welfare." "I hope and believe," he said, the supreme court will not again deny to farmers the protection which it now accords to At the same time he made it plain the administration wanted ample authority to curb over production and over marketing, a power on which the department of agriculture, farm leaders and senate and house agriculture committee are virtually deadlocked.

The attitude of the chief executive was expected to hasten a decision by the house agriculture committee on the question of reviving the old AAA processing taxes in new guise. Mr. Roosevelt, he exbe raised to compensate for any pected that new revenues, would expenditures beyond those in the regular budget. Revenue Bill Separate. While the department of agriculture has pressed for tax provisions in a crop control bill now being drafted by the committee some committee members have been adamant against this.

They asserted. constitutional procedure (Continued on Page 2, Col. 3.) HUGHES QUITS Chief Justice, Withdraws From Press Society. WASHINGTON. (P).

Chief Justice Hughes withdrew his acceptance of an honorary membership in the American Press society after the Washington Newspaper guild had urged him to reconsider. The guild adopted a resolution recently stating that the American Press society had engaged in activities in conflict with the guild and that the activities "might eventually be brought to issue before the supreme court." NEW YORK. (P). The American Press society said Chief Justice Hughes had withdrawn his acceptance of honorary membership as a result of the reaction of the Washington unit of the American Newspaper guild. The guild had asked the chief justice and President Roosevelt to reconsider acceptance of honorary membership and indicated, in Hughes' case, the possibility of legal controverstes which might come the supreme court, at some time.

Oliver Holden, chairman of the board of governors of the society, telegraphed the chief justice such a' suggestion was irrelevant since the society was not a union. Hughes replied he had made it a "rule to abstain from associations which in any sense would be incompatible with judicial. responsibilities, and while I am not persuaded there would be any such incompatibility in this instance, I think I should leave no room for misunderstanding upon that point." President Roosevelt declined to do so. LINCOLN WOMAN BACK. SAN PEDRO, Calif.

(P). Four women missionary refugees arlived from China Monday aboard the freighter Jeff Davis, expressing enthusiasm over the defense the Chinese were making against Japan's forces. They were Mary De Garmo, Lincoln, Lois Prossert, Seattle, Alma Bertschin, Los Angeles, and Paulline Aiken, New York, By Joseph Alsop, Robert Kintner, Copyright, by other the NANA (The Lincoln newspapers). WASHINGTON. A conservative coup d'etat in the palace politics of the white house, a threatened revolt of the middle classes in congress and considerable sand in the gears of the once powerful machine of democratic legislative leadership were among strange signs of the times at the opening of the president's special session.

All of them could be traced to the fear of depression in the air. The president's opening message, so different in its slightly timid, conciliatory tone toward business from the forceful calls to arms of the past, demonstrated the success of the white house coup d'etat. It embodied the notions of the new deal's tame capitalist, Chairman Joseph P. Kennedy of the maritime commission, budget balancing Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, and other members of the right wing among the president's advisers. Al.

most always before they have been ignored in favor of the left wing intellectuals like Tom Corcoran, Ben Cohen and Works Progress Administrator Harry L. Hopkins, Something of a struggle centered around the message, but the president's natural inclination toward his earlier favorites was finally overcome by the insistence of a united front for moderation, in which virtually the entire cabinet, nervously inspired to a new independence by poor business conditions, vociferously joined. The winning argument put forward by Kennedy, Morgenthau and the others was that the democratic party would fall to pieces unless a soothing gesture were promptly, made toward the business community. Hint to Change Methods. Only heaven can tell how long the conservatives will keep the ear of the reluctant president, but the sentiment among the senators and representatives rather clearly indicated that, if the president bey gins listening to the left wingers again there may be trouble.

In fact, the lawmakers were talking so independently that it positively, looked as tho the president, in calling his special session, had fallen into the same error as Louis XVI, who summoned the state's general to cure his financial troubles and (Continued on Page 14, Col. 5.) TUESDAY OPENING DAY SCOTTISH RITE MEET 4th to 14th Degrees to Be Conferred at Temple at 15th and L. More than 400 Scottish Rite Masons are expected to attend the dinner Friday night which climaxes the four day meeting of the 69th annual reunion of the Lincoln bodies which opens Tuesday. Degrees from the 4th to the 14th will be started Tuesday at the temple at 15th and by Delta Lodge of Perfection of which Ivan L. De Voe is venerable master.

The number of Lincoln and outstate Masons to apply for degrees is not known in advance Fred Cornell, secretary of the constituent bodies, said. The work will proceed Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Candidates for the 15th to 18th degrees will be received by Emmanuel chapter Rose Croix No. 2, presided over by Walton B. Roberts, wise master.

Robert Van Pelt is commander of Lincoln council No. 2, Knights of Kadosh, which will award the 19th to 30th degrees. The final day will see the awarding of the 31st and 32nd degrees. These will be conferred by Lincoln consistory. No.

2, of which Clarence A. Sjogren master of Kadosh. At the banquet Friday night Dr. George Condra of the university will be the principal speaker. Herbert McCulla is to be toastmaster at the dinner.

FOUR DEAD AT A PARTY Denatured Alcohol Reported as Served in Drinks. ST. PAUL. (P). Three men and a woman were dead and a fourth man was in 'a hospital for treatment as the result of a party at which Deputy Coroner Michael Leonard said he was told tured alcohol was served for drinks.

The dead: MICHAEL BUKOWSKI, 47, and his wife. 37. THOMAS SHERMAN, 50. FRANCIS DENEEN, 45. The man at the hospital is Edward Svec, 47.

Deneen died in hospital while the party was still going on in Sherman's room. SLIGHTED SOLON QUITS. HAVANA. The senate Monday night voted to accept the resignation of its president, Dr. Lucilo de la Pena, who said he had been slighted as to his "precedence" at an ofifcial function.

The vote was 18 to 6. He insisted upon the resignation even after a of confidence..