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DAN STEPHENS IS
Former Congressman from Ftemont
Not Decided as to Whether
He Will Enter Contest.
i be nominated, but the sturdy sup
' port that MeAdoo received through
out nearly loo ballots convinced
them that they would have to cora-
promise and take a progressive and
a dry ticket after all in Mr. Davis
and Governor Bryan."
Frmont, Neb., July 10. When
toid that he was one of the logical
men to succeed Charles W. Bryan as
governor of Nebraska. Dan V. Steph
ens. Fremont, chairman of the N -braska
delegation at the national
democratic convention, replied: "I
had not given the matter any
thought at all. In fact, your ques
tion is rather a surprise to me. I
would hardly be able to give a defi
nite answer on the subject until I
have had more time to consider it.'
Former Congressman Stephens re
turned today from New York where
he left in a disgusted mood follow
ing the long drawn tilt between can
didates for the presidential nomi
nation. When asked today whether he ;
would be a candidate tor Bryan's:
job. he said: "In the first place I do I
not know whether I would be accept-
able to the democracy ot the state or
not and ia the second place I do not
know whether I ought to undertake
a strenuous campaign under exist
ing circumstances.
In couinienlhig on the selection of
Davis to carry the standard of the
party in the coming election Steph-
warm in his praise ot tne
""I served two years in
with Mr. Davis and learned
aim quite intimately. He
leader in congress at that
the matter of drafting and
NIGHT AIR MAIL
GUTS DOLLARS OFF
BANKS' INTERES1
New Transcontinental Service Re
duce Daily "Float" $10,289,000,
Assistant Postmaster Says.
ens was
nominee.
ongress
to know
was the
time in
.-haping progressive legislation that
was pass, d by that congress and the
succeeding congresses during the
fore part of Wilson's administration
before the supreme court.
"The convention could not have
made a wiser selection notwithstand
ing the fact that 1 voted ninety-four
times for MeAdoo and three times
for Governor Bryan. I did this with
a firm conviction that ?JcAdoo was
the choice of the people and admir
ably qualified for the position.
Nomination of Bryan
'The no;7iinr.tion of Governor Bry
an was fortunate indeed for the rea
son that he represents the radical
element of X"- party and has made
; splendid governor for Nebraska.
Mr. Davis is more representative of
the MeAdoo faction than of the
Smith faction. Mr. Davis received
the support of all of the strong Me
Adoo states when Mr. MeAdoo with
drew from the contest leaving his
legation to do as tbey like. The
truth is New" York. New Jersey. Del
aware and Pennsylvania supported
.I'.hn W. !::v;s under protest as he
irai not either wet or reactionary.
These states were the ones that de
: ated MeAdoo 'a nomination.
"They were determined that a dry
man and a progressive should not
Chicago, July 11.- The whirring
propelier of the air mail plane not
onlv cuts davs off the postal sched-
. tilo. but dollars off the banks' in
terest. This was disclosed today by Paul
, Henderson, second assistant post
' master general, in his address before
; the Illinois Bankers' association.
The air mail service reduces the
approximately $504,450. In interest
daily "float" $10, 2S9. 000. and saves
charges annually through it reduc
tion of f per cent in time. Mr.
Henderson said:
"Banking, anticipating expansion
ehan.ses. has passed into that period
j which makes it imperative for sheer
reason of saving money to save time
in every conceivable way."
I He continued:
"If it is true, as I am told by men
1 in your profession, that time is the
genius of banking. that checks.
; negotiable paper and money In tran
jsit are. for the time of their transit,
lost to the use of the people, then
! most certainly this new day and
night service. 3 4 hours and 45 min
'utts west bond, and 32 hours and
jftve minutes east bond, covering 2,680
'miies. which will save two or three
I days on coast mail and varying
iengtnn ot tne time in other connec
tions, will undoubtedly appeal to
you as practical."
United States mail planes hav
i flown over 2.000.000 miles much of
u oy niKni ie continued, without a
fatal accident In the same period,
the mnil destroyed to the mail safely
Uran. ported has been 120 pounds to
.000 pounds. A pound averages 40
i letters, making it figure that out of
1 14.000.000 letters carried, but 4. 800
: were lost. This is a record far more
'reliable and secure than any other
I means of transportation, even though
ly larger quantities are involved.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Johnson of Weep
ing Water Celebrate the Anni
versary at Their Home,
On July 4. 1874, occurred the mar
riage of Miss Lynn to A. A. Johnson.
The bride was born near Spring
field, 111., and moved with her par
ents to near Union when five years
of aire The srrooiu came to this state
in 1S65, from Plymouth county, Ver
mont. The couple drove from Union to
Nebraska City in a wagon, and went
from Nebraska City to Lincoln on
the train. This was the first exper
ience of the bride on a railroad.
The wedding was solemnized in
the Lincoln hotel, Lincoln. Nebraska,
the Rev. O. T. Conger officiating.
The couple settled on a farm four
miles south and west of Weeping
Water, where they homesteaded.
They made this farm their home un
til 1911, when they settled in their
present home in Weeping Water.
After fifty years of married life,
this couple were quite ready to join
in a picnic to celebrate the event.
Friday, July 4th. forty relatives
and friends gathered in Baker's
Grove. An excellent picnic dinner
was enjoyed by those present and the
afternoon was spent in conversation.
The younger members had a game
of ball in which Grandma partici
pated, much to the pleasure of the
grandmother, and of course we
wouldn't tell, but we think she liked
it, too.
The time for departure came all
too soon, and the group dispersed,
wishing them more years of happi
ness together. Those present were:
Their two sons. Asa Johnson, of
Avoca and Addison Johnson of Oma
ha, and daughter, Mrs. E. B. Tay
lor of Weeping Water, with their
families; two married granddaugh
ters, Mrs. Sam Baker and Mrs. H.
W. Swindle of Weeping Water; two
of Mrs. Johnson's brothers, Andrew
Lynn, of Geneva, Nebraska, and Dan
Lynn and wife of Union, Nebraska;
three nieces of Mrs. Johnson, Mrs.
C. F. Morton and daughter, Mrs. A.
L. Becker and family and Mr. and
Mrs. John Lidgett, all of Union: Mr.
and Mrs. B. A. Baker and family of
Weeping Water and Robert Hastings
of Ohiowa. Nebraska.
There were 12 grandchildren, two
great grandchildren and four genera
tions present. Weeping Water Republican.
A FINE WORKMAN.
John Fitzpatrick. Sr.. left for Hum
boldt. Neb.. Monday afternoon, where
he goes to superintend the erection
of a cobble stone vault in the Hum
boldt cemetry for Mr. Ramey.
Several years ago Mr. Fitzpatrick
built a house for Win. Hay ward, at
Nebraska City, where a great deal
of cobblestone was used.
Mr. Ramey saw the house, being a
friend of Mr. Hay ward, found out
from him who the contractor was
and came here to see Mr. Fitzpatrick.
He said that if he would come
down and oversee the job, he would
not be expected to work.
This job is a real complement to
Mr. Fitzpatrick s ability as a ma
son. He has lived in Weeping
Water for years and his work has
always been first class
Water Republican.
Weepinj
BRYAN SORRY TO
QUIT STATE HOUSE
Governor, at Atlantic City An
nounces Withdrawal From
Nebraska Contest.
BONDED DEBT OF
NEBRASKA COUNTIES
AND MUNICIPALITIES
State Has None but Feople Owe Total ,
of $86.900,934 Large Increase
in Last Four Years.
While Nebraska
states boasting of
debt, the people
carrying a bonded
it 3 4, as compared
in November, 1920
of
is one of the few
no bonded state
Of Nebraska are
debt of $86,900,-
wit ii .-s r.o t r.
Thfa
outstanding unpaid nonus owing.
counties, cities and other political
85o.2St;.ir,
is the total
Atlantic City. July 11. Governor
Charles Bryan of Nebraska, demo
cratic candidate for vice president and
for govenor of Nebraska on the
democratic and progressive tickets,
regrets he must leave the work he
has started In his home state for the
higher call of his party as a vice
presidential candidate, although ap
preciative of the honor accorded him.
He made this statement during a
brief visit here this afternoon with
Judge Thompson of the Nebraska su
preme court. They came to the re
sort from New York for a breath of
sea air after their long hours at the
democratic national convention where
Mr. Bryan was selected as the run
ning mate of John W. Davis of West
Virginia. Governor Bryan announce'!
here today that he had withdrawn
from the state contest to campaign
for the higher honor. His term as
governor expires on January 1.
With Judge Thompson, he left here
at 4:20 p. m. for Washington to
spend a few days with William Jen
nings Bryan, his brother, before go
ing west. After reaching home he
will map his national campaign.
subdivisions of the state. It is small
er than the bonded debt of surround
ing states. These debts are Kansas,
$123,470,000; Missouri. $118,276,
000; Iowa, $151, 911,000; Colorado,
$99,645,000.
Douglas county leads in Nebraska
with a total bonded debt of $28,
(.:), 572, Lancaster second with $5,
662,033 and Scottsbluff third with
4.7tio.511. according to a ivoort of
State Auditor Marsh.
The following fifteen counties have
a bonded debt of more than $1,000,
000: Buffalo. Burt, Custer, Dawes,
Dodge, Douglas, Gage, Hall. Lancas
ter. Lincoln, Madison, Morrill, Platte,
Saunders and Scottsbluff.
The report of the state auditor,
compiled by Ralph C. Lawrence,
shows the following bonds outstand
ing July 1. 1924:
County $ 7, 050,387
Precinct and township-- 373,100
School district 29,082,236
City and village 46, 008, 857
Irrigation and drainage- 4,380,354
TOTAL
Douglas
i amount of
i
a total ot
$86,900,934
county leads in the
county bonds outstanding,
$4,260,000. Scottsbluff is
Summer "Undies!
Just let us give you a little tip - when you
want real comfort and satisfaction in an ath
letic undersuit get a Munsing no elastic in
the back to tear or rip taped neck and arm
hole best buttons and the price only
$
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Ca Ei
scoff's Sons
'ON THE CORNER"
WARREN BALLY GETS
CHARGE OF ELECTRICITY.
On Wednesday morning Warren
Bally, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chits.
Baily while connecting up the wires
at the A. A. Barden place In the west
end of town got hold of a live wire
that gave him a charge of current
which was anything but pleasant. He
was making some connections on the
outside of the house and was U3ing
a pair of pliers when the accident oc
curred. He cnlled for help as he was
unable to release himself. In resnons
Fred Reichart Has a Close Call When Mrs. c. A. Brnnn and Mrs. Paul
P.ornemeier. came. He was standing
on the damp ground and he told
them to slip a board under his feet
so that the connection could be brok
en. This was done and he was re
leased. Warren was not seriously
hurt and was able to be down town
shortly afterwards but would not
care to undergo this experience very
soon again. Limwood Leader Echo.
LOUISVILLE MAN
IN AUTO WRECK
Truck Struck by Burlington
Passenger Train.
Operating efficiency of the air mail;
service during the last year, he said,
was 9 1 per cent.
A New York judge has ruled that
the pedestrian is not legally bound
to jump out of the way of a motor
'car. but we advise the pedestrians to
continue jumping, just as if the law
were not on their side.
1
While Fred Reichart was crossing
the Burlington tracks in Louisville
on Monday afternoon, enroute to
the Platte river wagon bridge, he
had a very close call from serious
if not fatal injuries wwhen his truck
was struck by a Burlington passen
ger train.
As Mr. Reichart approached the
Maple street crossing of the railroad
a string or sand cars of the quarry
siding kept him from seeing the
main line tracks and it was not until
he was within a few feet of the
crossing. The driver saw that the
time was too short to stop the truck
and he drove on ahead and had al
most cleared the track when the
train struck the rear of the truck.
The truck was picked up and carried
some fifty feet and wedged in between
the locomotive and the side of the
Mill creek bridge. Fred was thrown
clear of the wreckage and escaped!
with a fracture of the left leg just I
above the ankle and was otherwise
bruised and cut. but not dangerous
ly. The injured man was hurried to
the Swedish mission hospital in
Omaha where the fracture was re
duced and the patient will remain
there for some time until the limb
is in condition that it will be safe
to release him.
Mr. Reichart is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. Jacob Reichart and is the third
baseman of the fast Louisviile base
ball team. While the accident was
serious enough his family and friends
are thankful that it was not more
serious and that his life wwas spared.
Q.U0T0 OF IMMIGRANTS
There have been a number of in
quiries as to the number to be ad
mitted to the United States each year
I from other countries under the new
i immigration law and the following
' figures show the number from each
jof the European countries that will
j be allowed any large quota:
j Great Britain. Including Ireland
iand Scotland. 62,458.
Germany. 50.129.
Sweden, 9.5G1.
Poland, including Galicia and
Pinsk. S.S72.
Italy. 3,889.
Norway. 6,453.
Denmark. 2.72.
Of these totals only ten per cent
can land in any one month and the
ngures embrace the quoto for the
year in each of the countries named.
second with $G5i.000; and Platte
third with $234,000. Cass county is
one of the few counties in the state
that has no bonded county indebted
ness. Sarpy county is first in outstand
ing precinct bonds, its total being
$110,000; Lincoln county is second
with ?SS,000, and Scottsbluff is third
with $!'2,000.
Douglas county leads in school
bonds, with $8,730,400, while Lan
caster is second with $2, s 14.400 and
Scottsbluff third with $1,188,421.
In amount of city bonds outstand
ing Douglas county is first with $14,
928,279; Lancaster is second with
$2,661,228 and Buffalo third with
$1,546,396.
Scottsbluff Is first in amount of
irrigation and drainage bonds out
standing, a total of $2,357,590,
Dawes second with $390, S70 and
Morrill third with $229,082.
Scottsbluff is first in amount of
per capita bonded debt. $23o.34, and
$158.95 for each $1,000 of property
valuation. Dawes is second with
$164.91 per capita and $91.07 per
$1,000 valuation. Douglas county is
third with $137.13 per capita and
$So.58 per $1,000 valuation.
Lancaster county has a per capita
bonded debt of $65.91 and $33.02 per
$1,000 valuation. Hayes county has
the smallest per capita debt.
LOEB AND LEOPOLD
WILL TRY TO AVOID
TRIAL FOR MURDER
; Sseks Insanity Hearing Instead When
Case is Called on July 21. De
fense Fees Are Fixed.
UNEARTH SKULL IN
MAKING EXCAVATIONS.
Krom Saturday's Daily
Yesterday while the workmen at
the Nebraska Masonic Home were
engaged in making excavations for
the foundations of the new infirmarv
Chicago, July 11. An insanity
hearing, instead of a criminal trial,
will be sought by Attorney Clarence
Harrow for Richard Loeb and Na
than Leopold Jr., on July 21, when
Judge J. R. Caverly will hear argu
ments to quash the indictments
charging the two youths with the
kidnapping and murder of 14-year-old
Robert Franks.
The trial itself now is scheduled
to start on August 4.
The millionaire parents of Loeb
and Leopold, having become con
vinced that their sons committed the
murder, it is intimated that no ef
fort will be made to acquit them
and obtain their freedom.
Rather, the defense now hopes to
have the youths declared insane,
without even being tried for the
murder, and committed to an asy
lum. Darrow has announced that fees
for defense counsel have been fixed
by the Chicago Bar association, and
those for defense alienists by the
American Medical association. These
fees, he said, will not be excessive
To Translate Technical Terms
profound scholars, were insane, at
trneys for the state were preparing
their arguments for a conviction.
"The young men have commit
ted Chicago's direst crime," Robert
E. Crowe, state's attorney, said, "We
have a hanging case against them,
and we will spare no time or effort to
see that they pay the penalty.
"I understand the defense will seek
to prove the defendants insane. We
can answer with the testimony of
four of Chicago's most eminent
alienists, which I am sure will indi
cate that the boys are perfectly
sane."
COMMONER EXPRESSES
CONFIDENCE IN DAVIS.
Washington, D. C, July 11. Wil
liam J. Bryan, enroute to St. Louis
from New York, stopped off hero
long enough today to reiterate his
! support of the democratic ticket of
'John W. Davis and Charles W.
Bryan, and to express confidence in
:its success in November.
Mr. Bryan predicted that when Mr.
j Davis made his acceptance speech
all presumptions which might be
held by any one against him would
be wined away. He said, in opposing
,the nomination of Mr. Davis original
ly his objections were not personal.
! He regarded the democratic nominee
as a man of exceptional ability and
high character, he added, and never
has questioned his attitude on pub
lic questions.
"I conferred with Mr. Davis yes
terday afternoon," he continued,
I "and found him delightfullv frank In
lWt,ir; itti.rlluvo frT- tliu mil- I H IS (llSCllSSIOn Of nolltlC;il nllPSt Kina "
building, they unearthed some twenty 1Ionalre L(.opol(1 and Loeb families!
fi.'t down in the earth a skull that L . ,,.,..,.i ,rc,(1 m,i ' ' ' -
. ' 'uu tv u iiiuiniuiiua ui uiruitai ,
SAMUEL G0MPERS NOT
SERIOUSLY ELL, REPORT.
New York. July 10. Sam Gomp
ers, president of the American Fed
eration of Labor, is at the Hotel Shel
burne. Coney Island, to get the ad
vantage of the salt air and rest and
is in no danger of a serious illness
said W. G. Roberts, chairman of the
federation's legislative committee to
night. "Mr. Gompers attended two confer
ences today." said Mr. Roberts, "and
came here upon the advice of his
physician to get the benefits of the
salt air. He has had a nurse ever
since he was at Lenox Hill hospital
where he went some weeks ago for
treatment for a general breakdown.
There is nothing alarming in his con
dition. Mr. Gompers is 74 years of age and
has been president of the federation
since 1882.
WAS THE PLANET MARS
The planet or star that was watch
ed with such interest a few evenings
ago by Plattsmoutfa people, has turn
ed out to be only our old neighbor
Mars, sometimes known as the god
of war. The planet is now quite
brilliant and a very interesting spec
tacle to the onlooker.
An examination of the planet by
the telescope shows up many inter
esting points that are not visible to
the naked eye and the canals in the
planet can be Been very good with
clear weather. This planet at its
farthest distance is 233,000,000 miles
from the earth and at its closest dis
tance 38.000.000 miles. The last time
that Mars was n ar the earth was in
1877 and the next near aonroach to
the 38,000,000 mile distance will be
in seventy-nine years.
was evidently that of a steer or
buffalo, judging from the formation
of the skull anil the teeth.
Where the excavations are being
made was at one time in the long
ago evidently a part of the hollow
or draw that came down from the
surrounding hilis but that has long
since neen lilleii in and was for vearsi
a pari or lnirteentn street until it
was closed and transferred by the
city to the Nebraska Masonic Home
association to aid in the reconstruc
tion of their grounds. The fill there
hardly would date back to the
when the buffalo roamed over this
part of the west and is probably the
skull of some ox or cow belonging to
one of the early settlers in this vicin
ity.
be
murderers is i
"basal gan
has adrenal
the doctors' j
findings into language which will
understood by a Jury.
One of the youthful
suffering from infected
glia," cind the other
cortex," according to
findings.
These terms and hundreds of oth-
must be so explained that a Jury
! will understand that Iopold and
i Ioeb were not responsible when
I they killed the Franks boy, accord
i ing to Darrow.
i Onlv five or six doctors will be
fFJ6 : placed on the witness stand, Darrow I
indicated. These will be selected for
their eminence.
State Will Demand Death Penalty. I
While the defense was plotting its
plea that young Leopold and Loeb. :
Standard Bred Single
Comb
REDS!
NARROWLY
AVERTED A
DESTRUCTIVE
FISE.
E. F. GRYBSKY
PfatfsRiouth Phone 3604
Mynard, Nebraska
FOR OVER 40 YEARS
HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE has
been used success tally in the treatment
of Catarrh.
HALL'S CATARRH MEDICINE con
sists of an Ointment which Quickly
Relieves by local appb 'atlon, anil the
Internal Ifedfotne, a Tonic wlil h acts
through the Hlootl on the Itocotia Sur
faces, thus reducing th Inflammat-ion.
Sold by all dru-ists.
V. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo Ohio.
The Bates Book and Stationery Store
TORNADO COMING. SO
PEOPLE LEFT TOWN.
Pipestone, Minn.. July 11. Be
tween forty-five and fifty persons
virtually the entire population of
the town of Orlie, six miles west of
Pipestone escaped serious injuries,
or possibly death, when they packed
into three automobiles and "eluded"
a small tornado which passed thru
the little town at 6 p. m., today.
Two residences, a warehouse and
garage building were wrecked by the
twister.
'LINCOLN MAN WILL BE
NEXT VICE PRESIDENT."
Chas. Ossenkop and family on re
turning home from Omaha Tuesdav
morning at about 2 o'clock opened
the door Just as flames broke from
the kitchen chimney. A tub of wat
er chanced to be handy and Mr. Os
senkop dashed it upon the flames
and saved the building.
They had been absent from home
for several hours and a smoldering
fire had eaten its way through the
chimney and when the door was
opened it broke into flames. The en
tire bottom of the chimnev had fall
en out and only the chance return!
of the family at the right time saved'
the house from distruction.
This is the old Henry Lehnhoff j
farm and the house was erected In I
pioneer days. It is owned by Wil-J
Ham Lehnhoff, of Lincoln. It is fully:
covered by insurance. Louisville
Courier.
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A brand new bunch of Summer caps just
unpacked. There is a goodly sample of
them in our west window.
POOREST CORN SINCE
COLD SPRING OF '83.
CAPS!
Season's latest colors - ele
gantly tailored, with leather
sweat bands. Non-breakable
waterproof visors.
With Governor Charles W. Bryan
and Charles G. Dawes, nominees for
vice presidency on the democratic
and republican tickets, respectively
Lincoln, Nebraska, claims the hon-'
or of having one resident or one
former resident of that city as the
next vice president. I
Governor Bryan has made Lincoln
his home for many years. Mr.
Dawes came to Lincoln in the eight
ies as a young lawyer, but later
moved to Chicago.
George Evertt, well known Union
farmer, told the Press yesterday that
the corn prospects for this year are
the poorest for 41 years.
In 1883, he said, there was a cold
spring which kept the corn back for
three of four weeks. To "cap the cli
max" frost came early in September
and caught most farmers with soft
corn which was fit only for fodder.
"Wheat in our part of the county!
is fairly good," Mr. Everett said yes-
terday, "but corn looks sick. It may
come out all right, and probably will
but it is about a month behind sched
ule." Nebraska City Press. I
They're all one price
business" about them!
and
"no monkey
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