Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 21, 1916, Page 5

X-RAY TELLS WHO DEAD YOUTH WAS Contest of Parents for Body Decided by Test of Science. THAT OF SPENCER MORGAN \ A lost boy, a funeral that didn’t oc- cur and an Omaha grave that won't be filled is the story of Floyd Adair, 15, son of Mr, and Mrs. A. C. Adair, 2625 C street, South Side. A corpse which parents, grandparents, other relatives and friends swore was the body of Floyd Adair will be buried in Kansas City, Mo., as Spencer, the 15- year-old son of B. F. Morgan. Tuesday noon the funeral cortege had gathered in the G. H. Brewer undertaking parlors to witmess the last rites for Floyd Adair. Flowers, the gifts of Floyd’s young friends and the family's intimates, were strewn over the white coffin. The grave- ,digger in Graceland Park cemetery hatl finished his task and was stand- ing beside the h8le and the high pile of earth, awaiting the coming of the Adair boy's body. \ Dual Tragedy. Why the corpse never reached Graceland Park involves a dual trag- edy. While Mr, and Mrs. Adair were weeping over the young form in the coffin, B. F. Morgan from Kansas City entered the room and said the corpse was the body of his son, Spen- cer, who had left his home only last Friday. This shocking interruption of the obsequies quite unnerved the mourners. The Adair family disput- ed the claim of the intruder and they and their friends expressed a willing- ness to take a most solemn oath that the body of what was once Floyd Adair was lying in that coffin. But Spencer Morgan's father was equally confident and insistent that the body was that of his enly son. The jaws of the dead boy were pried open and in the teeth was some gun- shot, proof that the boy was Spen- cer Morgan. But the likeness of the corpse in facial and bodily contour to Floyd Adair made the Omaha mourners sure it was their boy who was laid out before them. Final re- course was had to a doctor, who used the X-ray light on the corpse. Thé resultant photo showed that the dead boy had once sustained a fracture of the right arm. Floyd Adair once had his left arm broken. Thus established in his claim to the corpse, the father of Spencer Morgan sorrowfully ordered the body sent to his home in Kansas City. The flow- ers which were to adorn the grave of Floyd Adair were tied to the coffin and Mr. Morgan started on his lone- some journey home. Floyd Adair may still be alive and his parents now have hopes of find- ing him. Lawyers Flock to Arrange for Trials Conscience-stricken attorneys who have clogged the wheels of justice in district court by failing to complete their cases for trial at the stipulated time appeared in flocks to arrange trial dates and make their peace with the court. Forty cases were set for trial within the coming week and the seven courts are again grinding. “This persistent delay business has gone far enough. Attorneys inter- ested in these stipulated cases, whether they be civil or criminal ac- tions, must arrange to present their pleas at the time specified. The money of Douglas county taxpayers must not be wasted while these jurors are waiting here to be called,” said the judge in chastising dilatory barristers. The docket for the fall term carried more than 2,500 cases. Leroy Bush, charged with attack- ing Police Officer Martin Ryan with a knife, slashing his face and ripping his coat in an attempt to plunge the) blade into his neck, was called for trial in criminal court Wednesday morning. Depity County Attorney Abbott is prosecuting. The Greatest Pain Killer. Sloan's Liniment goes right to the seat of pain, simply lay it on—you do not have o rub. All druggists.—Advertisement, 25¢. Jardine Reports Paving Work is Nearing Finish Superintendent Jarcine of the pub- lic improvement department reports that paving work on West Center street and Twenty-fourth street, Cum- ing street to Patrick avenue, is being pushed to completion. Both streets will be nearly completed by the end f this week. Repaving the north side of Farnam street, Twenty-fourth to Twentieth street, will not be done until after the Ak-Sar-Ben festivities. Holdrege Says the State Never Was Morfl}osperous Accompanied by H. E. Byram, vice president in charge of operation, who continued on to Chicago, Gen- eral Manager Holdrege of the Bur- lington this morning returned from a tour of inspection of the company. lines west of the Missouri river. Said Mr. "Holdregé: 4 “I have never seen Nebraska look more prosperous and I have never seen a time when farmers were farther along with their work at this season of the year. wheat is about finished and seeding is almost as far along. There will be a large acreage, fully up to nor- mal “Practically everywhere in the state the corn is a good average crop. It matured before the frost and now is rapidly drying and cur- ing. “Work has progressed nicely on the Chalco-Yutan cut-off, the laying of some track and completing the bridge over the about all that remains to do before putting the line in operation. Track has been laid east from Yutan to the Plowing for fall | 'LAW PROTECTS THE THE BEE: ~ MONBY OF OFFICERS, |Judge’ Day Decides Deposits Made by Bank Officials | Same as Any Others. I {STATE WILL APPEAL CASE Bank directors who deposit funds | in the banks of which they are offi-| cers must be regarded as depositors under, the state bank guaranty act, their deposits must be protected by the state and in case of failure of the bank they must be reimbursed from the fund the same as a' deposi- tor who has no official interest in the? institution, according to the decision| just handed down in district court by | Judge Day. Platte river being | Platte river and from Chalco on the| east end to the big cut up in Doug- las county. Work on the Platte river bridge is progressing in good shape, but it is impossible to say just when the line will be put in operation, as we find it difficult to get some class of material as promptly as we de- sire.” Girl Students Outnumber Boys at Uni Three to One The enrollment at the University of Omaha offers another argument for woman suffrage. One of the boys who is curious set out to obtain some statistics and to his surprise he found that there are three young | The decision was announced infor-| mally before attorneys interested in | the tribulations of the defunct ers' State bank of Decatur. Four| directors who deposited $7,500 each | to save the bank from ruin have asked | that they be repaid from the state fund. Their claims were contestgd by Attorney General Reed among a' batch of others. The decision of Judge Day will be appealed to the supreme court, according to a pre- vious announcement of the attorney | al. The judge will continue his | restigations of the bank’s condition at Tekamah before acting on other | claims of the proposed Central State bank, Albert S. White, John H. lams | and others Monday morning. | “There has been no indication of | fraud or deceit in the actions of the | directors in securing this loan from the Security State bank of the South Side and depositing the $30,000 in the Decatur bank,” said Judge Day. Farm- | 0) “When the bank closed its door and | state officials were placed in charge $15,000 of this identical loan was in the vaults. The money of these men women to every young man. [t does | not look as though the boys will have | to “bach” it to the socials of the | | Institute, university. Dairyman Fined Three Times on Five Charges A. M. Larsen, dairyman, was ar- raigned in police court on five counts for selling milk below standatd and was fined $25 and costs on each of three of them. The others were sus- pended. | should be protected just the same as if they had no official interest in the institution. There are mor¢ than 800 state banks in Nebraska, and accord- ing to the law an assessment must be made in case of failure to relieve | the financial tangle of the individual | bank. This assessment means a con- | | tribution of less than $30 from each state_pank to meet the liabilities of the Farmers’ State bank of Decatur.” A Prominent Virginia Man Writes Very Strong Letter And tells an interesting story about his troubles. Is seventy years old. On January 13th, 1916, Mr. Edgar | Jones, a prominent citizen of Fork- land, Nottoway Co., Va., wrote Swift ‘!bad case of Catarrh, just as many Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga., as follows: “I was taken sick a week or two ago with a severe cold, with short- ness of breath and swelling in bowels, with much gas. I have a nearly inces- sant cough, much mucous from my liver and stomach, the phlegm is yel- low and white, cough is worse at night. I am 70 years old, have always been temperate in all things, do not use tobacco or liquor. Have always been very sensitive to the change of weather. About 3 months ago, I would have a bitter taste in'my mouth at night. I bought a bottle of S. S. S. a few days ago and since taking it, I | haven’t that bitter taste quite so | bad.” On June T7th, 1916, Mr. Jones wrote again as follows:—“I beg to say I am entirely well. I felt better | after taking S. S. S. a day and con- tinued to improve without any set back.” Again on June 14th, Mr. Jones wrote:—“I am proud of my health and will be pleased for suffering hu- manity to know of your valuable medicine. Health is our greatest weg]th and without it, money is of | no pleasure because we cannot enjoy it.2% Mr. Jones was suffering with a other people are, and has told the story of how S. S. S. cured him, in plain, but eloquent words that every one can understant. Will this not convince you that it is worth your while to give'it a trial? We are approaching the season now when the weather changes are sudden and colds and catarrh become epidemic. Fortify your body against these and other dangers by taking S. 8. 8. It will purify and strengthen your blood, so it can throw off the cold and catarrh germs. Do this be fore the germs get you in their grip. “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” Remember S.-S. S. has many imita | tors, but it takes the genuine S. S. S to do the work. S. S. 8. is guaranteed nurely vegetable and has been the National Blood Tonic for 50 years Look out for the man who tries to persuade you to try something “‘just as good.” The Medical Department is at your service. Full advice on any subject given gladly and without any cost whatsoever. Address Medical De- nartment, Swift Specific Co., 3 Swift Building, Atlanta, Ga. HA, TH JRSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1916. Commits Suicide Los 20.—Harry Howland, who claimed he was a leg- atee of the Howland estate, held in trust for distribution aiter the death of Mrs. Hetty Green, sat at his desk in a Los Angeles newspaper office where he was employed as a reporter and drank a powerful poison late to day. He died a few minutes later Grief over the death of lis wife it Kansas City, Mo., eighteen months ago was said to have been the cause Howland was 32 vears old and for- merly was connected with newspa pers in Denver, Kansas City and To peka, Angeles, Sept P Annual Meeting of Terminal Elevator Company is Held John F. Coykendall, secretary and treasurer of the Chicago & Great Western, came to Omaha from Chi- | cago yesterday to hold the anngal | meeting of the Qmaha Grain Termi- | nal elev S.'K. Felton, president of the r , was re-elected presi dent of the elevato company. Frank Judson and W. H. McCord, Omaha men, were re-elected directors. The elevator company is an auxilliary of the railroad. 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