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Tragedy and Love in Dance Marathon; New Record Made Ba llimore Man Becomes Crazed After 43-Hour Grind —Girl Accepts Proposal Without Losing Step. By Associated Press. Baltimore, April 15.—The world’s nonstop dancing record of 52 hours ■ and 16 minutes, made in Cleveland last week, was broken this morning by eight rouplee and Nix individual dancers at the Garden Roof. At 1 this morning, when the contest was halted after a conference with police officials, the dancers had been in con tinuous motion for 53 hours, heating the Cleveland record by 44 minutes. By International News Service. Baltimore. April 15.—Tragedy and romance came out of a long-distance dancing contest here, which is in full swing. A. F. Conrad, who had danced 43 hours, collapsed a mental wreck. His feet were blistered, his collar wilted and his face wore a strained, puzzled look. Suddenly throwing aside his part ner, Miss Armatage Walters, Conrad staggered over to the jazz orchestra, which was grinding out melody in a steady stream. “Stop that playing.” shouted Con rad, a wild look in his eyes. The jazz players kept on. “Stop that playing; I can’t stand it.” screamed Conrad, shaking his fists. Conrad was led away for treat ment, still passing out maledictions upon jazz. ' Proposes Marriage. After dancing together 36 hours, S. E. Glasser proposed marriage to Miss Myrtie Smith, his partner. “I could dance through life with you.” exclaimed Glasser. Without losing step. Miss Smith said that those were her sentiments ■ Iso. It was believed that other romances might develop before the dance was over. Gamblers made their appearance at the contest this evening and odds were offered. By Associated Frees. Settle Endurance Question. Cleveland, April 15.—A man and a woman were dancing against each other in a roped enclosure on the tile floor of a club room here to settla the question whether a man or woman has the greater endurance on a dance floor and In an effort to break the present marathon record of 52 hours and 16 minutes. Russell Brady of Cleveland started dancing at 8 this morning, declaring he would continue for 60 hours, with a three minute rest every seven hours. Miss Madalyno Oottschlck of Cleveland started dancing with the announcement that she would continue for 72 hours, with a three-minute rest period each seven hours. Both Miss Oottschlck and Brady " "re still going strong late tonight. They changed partners frequently nid were given food while they moved .unguldly around the floor. Three Out of 24 Survive. Houston, Tex., April *5.—Three i ontestants, two girls and a man, re mained on the floor of McMillan's dance hall at 8:30, sole survivors of 24 who set out Thursday night in an effort to break the world's dance en durance record At that hour they had danced 47 hours. Two attempts were made to stop the spectacle late this afternoon. In the first Instance, it was found the warrants were faulty. The proprietor of the hall made bond in $200 for each contestant when later warrant# ar rived. the dancers signing as they kept step to the music. May Stop Contest. New York, April 15.—New York City began considering measures to check endurance dance contests—a fad which started In Great Britain and spread to the United States. Joseph M. Lonergan, sanitary In spector of the board of health, asserted that the penal law prohibited endur ance contests continued more than 12 hours during every 24 and con tended that the law made it a mis demeanor for the proprietor of any public place to permit unlawful con tests. One of the complex problems the corporation counsel will have to de cide is whether one person, dancing against time, with only an orchestra or phonograph for a pacemaker, la engaged In a contest. Ionian With Baby, 2, Is Found Destitute at Depot Mrs. Margaret Spldell, 22, of Car roll. Ia.. was found destitute and hun gry, clutching her 2-year-old baby an dsobbing In the Union station by members of the Travelers’ Aid. She told the police when she had been taken to the station that her husband had deserted her in Carroll four months ago. She had borrowed money from frlehds to come to Omaha tn search of work. She arriver here early In the morning and, after an all-day search, was unable to find employment. Police placed her In the 2lty mission for the night and tele traphed her parents In Oklahonja City to come to her aid. British Chancellor Makes Hit hy Proposal to Shave Price of Beer Hr International New* terries. London, April 15.—There was joy throughout England tonight over well-founded report* that Chancellor of the Exchequer Stanley Baldwin on Monday, In announcing the budget In common*, will recommend a reduc tion of 2 cents a pint in the price of Deer. In ail the pub* throughout London tonight there was a great deal of merrymaking and many toasts were trunk to the chancellor. English breweries Indicated that they are prepared to reduce the price of beer on Tuesday. In the meanwhile Chancellor Bald win has retired to Chequers Court, the country estate of the premier, to complete the budget proposals. It is regarded as fairly certain that they alii Include a reduction In the in come tax and other popular measures designed to Increase the popularity of the Bonar Law government Greater Midland College Is Planned -^FUTURE-CAMPUS -OF- MIDLAND • COLLEGE -FREMONT-NEB *4, , »AVJi AHt> WiWOll • A8.C.H1TBCT4 • L1KLOLN -Ng»' 5' ^ ’ Li *♦. ’ . ».♦ Midland college at Fremont, Neb., Is Retting ready for an extensive building campaign. The above campus plans have been accepted by the executive committee of the insti tution. The new and spacious admin istration building will form the center of the campus. The boys’ dormitories, at the left of the picture, will accom modate approximately JiiiO boys. The gymnasium, back of the boys’ dormi tories, will be one of the most modern and complete buildings of Its kind in the state. It is planned to connect the college commons with the gym nasium, thus giving the institution n spacious banquet hall with a seating capacity of about 500. The beautiful girls’ dormitories will give the young women of the institu tion all modern comforts and con veniences, thus assuring them a homelike atmosphere. On the right hand side will be located the new sci ence hall, the library, and a recita tion hall. The buildings, when com pleted, will be largo enough to ac commodate 2,000 students. At the present time the architects are pre paring plans for the central heating plant and the gymnasium. Midland college was moved from Atchison. Kan., to Fremont in the fall of 1019. Since that time the col lege has had a remarkable growth, unequaled perhaps by any other in stitution in the state of Nebraska. The student body has more than doubled within the last three years. New departments have been added, and the faculty has been enlarged and strengthened. During the past year the college state championship was won by the Midland football team. At the present time plans are also being made for an endowment cam paign which will put Midland on an equal footing with any institution of higher learning in the United States. ;Ape Man Resumes Attacks After Week’s Layoff Margaret Mills Accosted on Way to Movie—Woman “Apes Ape Man"’ as Joke, Disclosed. Following suspension of activity for more than a week, the mysterios "ape man" began operations in Council Bluffs again Saturday. Miss Mar garet D. Mills, daughter of Mrs. Vir ginia S. Mills, 323 Lawton terrace, was his victim. The attack occurred In front of the home of Mrs. Mary Dixon. 250 West Washington avenue, and but a few yards from the door of the Audi torium. Into which scores of people were passing to witness a play being presented by the Federated Mothers’ and Teachers' club. Miss Mills was on her way to a movie and. according to her mother, was unaccompanied. The "ape man" was crouching in the driveway west of the Dixon property. He leaped at her as she passed and clutched her legs, she says. She screamed and he fled. Within a moment more than a hun dred people were at the scene, at tracted by the screams. The mysteri ous stranger, whom police have sought for weeks, ran north along the driveway in which he had been secreted. He made his escape. Another episode In connection with the "ape man" scare came to light yesterday in the form of a practical joke which aroused the neighborhood on Stutsman street and gave rise to the rumor that the "ape man" himself had been captured. As a Joke on her mother, Mrs. R. C. Meneray. 208 Stutsman street, and Jessie Iamb, a guest at their house, Mrs. Pearl Peterson donned clothing belonging to her brother, Clyde Mene ray, last Sunday night and waited for her mother, who was accompanying their guest to the street car line. At the same moment. Mrs. Samuel R. Chapman, 17 Voorhis street, her sister and her daughter, Lillian, left their home just around the corner. These three women met Mrs. Meneray and her guest at the corner and all noticed the figure lying In wait behind a tree at the same time. Instead of screaming, the group of women gave chase to the lurking "man,” who turned and fled to the Meneray home. When the porch light was turned on, her identity was re vealed and the tense excitement de veloped into somewhat of a humorous situation. "The whole affair was just a huge joke," said Mrs. Meneray yesterday. "I was extremely angry at first, when I recognized my daughter and realized the serious complexion which the situ ation might have assumed. But its humor finally dawned upon me and I Joined my husband and daughter In Its enjoyment.” Bonar Law to Retire Soon, London Rumor London. April 15.—The political cor respondent of the Sunday Observer says that Mr. Bonar Law soon will retire, and ndds that the prime min ister would have withdrawn at Easter if it had not been for the reversal in the hye-etect ions. "The prime minister." continue the paper, "has not the physical vigor required to grapple with Oreat Brit ain's present overwhelming burdens; any Indefinite continuance In office would crush his strength. In any case, present political conditions are Im possible for him and be Intends to go.” The government of Cuba has agreed to permit bull fights, provid ing they are staged without the usual revolting scenes. The manager of the fights are taking precautions to protect both the bulla and the men In the ring against Injury. 2,000 Daughters of Revolution Capture Capital Delegates Gather ^or Annual Congress of D. A. R.—First Sessions Scheduled for Monday. By tnSrrxl Heri-irs. Washington, April 15.—Tho thou sand delegates to the 32d annual con tinental congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution descended upon Washington and made an easy capture of the national capital. They were headed by Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook of Pittsburgh, Mrs. Wil liam Cumming Story of New York, and Mrs. O. Wallace Hanger of this city, candidates for president-general. There was no resistance. The en tire town succumbed at once, and the social, political and civic life of tho next week will center around the D. A R. Secretary of State Hughes will head the program m Monday night at the opening session in Memorial Conti nental hall. Other speakers at that session will be the ambassador of Great Britain, Sir Auckland Geddes, and the French ambassador, M. Jules JuBserand. Tho annual address of the president general, Mrs. George Maynard Minor of Connecticut, also will be made on Monday. Cuno II. Rudolph, president of the board of commissioners of the District of Columbia, Col. W. Lincoln Adams, president-general of the Sons of the American Revolution, and Mrs. Frank W. Mondel, president of the Children of the Revolution, will de I liver greetings. William Tyler Page, i chief clerk of the house of representa ! tlves. the author, will recite the Americans’ creed for the delegates. 1 On Tuesday a memorial service will be held for Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood of New York and Washington. "Little Mother of the D. A. R.,” and one of its founders; Mrs. John W. Koster, honorary president-general and mother of Mrs. Robert Lansing, and Mrs. Farah T. Kinney, honorary vice presi dent-general of Connecticut. Man Pleads Guilty at Alma to Robbing Express Car Alma, Neb., April 15.—Tony Carlo was arrested here and pleaded guilty to stealing about $100 from an ex press car at Mascot, Neb. The express car caught fire between Hold rege and Oxford and had to be side tracked at Mascot, where Carlo was working on an extra gang for the C., B. & Q. University of Nebraska In the Nebraska spelling teat recently conducted by the university extension division among 274 high achoolis, four Nebraska collagen and the University of Nebraska, the highest average. »8 ««. wee made by the senior* In the college and the lowest 80, by freshmen In the high schools. The highest Hass average. S4 7. a hi made by the college*, while the university students averaged i4.4 High school students averaged &6.27 which, ac cording to the report, ts from 4 to e per cent below the national average. one thousand acres of wet bottom land in the Medicine Creek valley in Frontier county have been reclaimed at $.1 an acre under the direction of the • xterslon workers of the agricultural college This creek waa on a deep and fairly straight stream but sediment from the hills has be*u washed into the bed until flood waters threatened the crops each year. The i*mco)n branch of the American Association of University Women will award two scholarships this year to underclassmen who have b«*en and are wholly or in part *elf-*upportmg and who have a high scholarship standing The requirements and regulations of the as sociation were recently snnounr^ On* of th**e scholarships carries a stipend of 1100 and the other fiO. Midland College. The Wynn Literary society had their annual anniversary banquet st the Path find* r hotel April # The speaker for the evening was John F. Kramer sf Mans field. O. The Hastings college glee club present ed ‘ The Fire Prince.** a comic operetta, | In Clemmons hall of Midland college on April • The Wednesday morning chapel meeting of the y W. C. A. consisted entirely of a musical program given by the girls. Pr. .1 r Young of Fremont spoke to tho boys at the Y M C. A meeting. Is Your Back Giving Out? TtU» 9 StorjT IS that constant backache getting on your nerves? Does every morning bring the same dull, throbbing ache —every evening the same utter weari ness? Then you should be looking to * your kidneys! Winter’s colds and chills are mighty hard on the kidneys. That’s why springtime for so many folks is backache time! The kidneys fall behind in filtering the poisons from the blood. The effect on blood and nerves is quickly ap parent. Your backaches, you have sharp, stabbing pains; feel nervous, weak and all played out. Headaches come, too, with dizzy spells and annoying bladder irregulari ties. Don’t neglect these early symptoms—delay may mean serious kidney sickness. Help your weakened kidneys now with Doan’s Kidney Pills. Doan’s have helped thou sands. They should help you. Ask your neighbor! Read How These Omaha Folks Found Relief: G. F. Frank, 902 S. 20th St., says: “My kidneys caused me to suffer and I had such backaches I couldn’t do any stooping or lifting. My bacT« ached con stantly and the action of my kidneys was painful. I often had to get up at night. I used Doan’s Kidney Pills as directed. The aches and pains left my back and my kidneys acted regularly.” Mrs. Dora Carlson, 143B N. 17th St., says: “My kidneys were weak and 1 be came run down. My back ached, es pecially if I was on my feet any length of time. I couldn’t rest well on account of the pains in my back. I often had headaches and became dizzy and the ac tion of my kidneys was never regular. 1 used Doan’s Kidney Pills and the back ache soon left. My kidnaya did not trouble me.” ! J. H. Fry, ata. fireman, 1619 Califor nia St., sayst "I do a (p-eat deal of bendinjf and this strains my back and kidneys. My back hurt when 1 bent over. The kidney secretions were red in color and contained a brick-dust substance. 1 used Dnnn’s Kidney fills and they gave me relief.” (Statement tfiven May 14, 1920.) On October 5, 1922, Mr. Fry said: "I was in pretty bad fix when Doan’s Kidney fills cured me. My cure ia lasting.” Doan’s Kidney Pills Every druggist hat Doan’s, 60c a box. Fnster-Milburn Co., Manufacturing Chemists, Buffalo, Y. Trade Boosters WillTravel 2,300 Miles on Junket Chamber of Commerce Repre sentatives Will Tour Nebras ka and Wyoming in All Steel Train of 10 Cars. Twenty-three hundred miles will be covered by the repreRentatlves oj Omaha wholesaling, jobbing and re tailing firms, who will make the 1923 trade extension tour now being plan ned by the trade extension committee of the Omaha Chamber of Com merce. The trade excursionists will leave Omaha Sunday, May 20, In an all steel Pullman train of 10 cars. Des dune’s band of 23 peices will accom pany the tourists. The special will return to Omaha Saturday night. May 26. Ninety cities in western Nebraska and central Wyoming with an aggre gate population of more than 130, 000 will be visited. It has been 12 years since a trade tour has been made through . Wyoming. Since that time the livestock, grain and oil In dustries have played a prominent part In the development of the coun try. Principal Wyoming cities to be vis ited are: Cheyenne, Rock Springs, Laramie, Rawlings and Green River, the latter place being the farthest western point on the tour. I-’rom Green River the tourists will come back through northwestern Wy oming, making stops at Cheyenne and Windover. From there they will go to Torrlngton, Guernsey, Lingle, Srottsbluff, Gering. Kearney, Grand Island, Gothenberg, Central City, Burwell, Ord, Sargent. Loup City and St. Paul. Development of the western Ne hraska territory has been marked in the past few years. There has been a return to prosperity. This has been brought about by irrigation and rail roads. The Wyoming tour will be through a territory known for Its fine cattle, sheep, wool, alfalfa and oil. OH has been one of the dominant factors in the development of central Wyoming. The regulation uniform of the ex cursionists, white hat trimmed with Ak-Sar-Ben colors and an umbrella of similar color scheme will be used this year, the same as on former tours. Word is coming from various cities and towns to be visited of the special entertainment and functions that are to be staged for the visiting Omahans when they arrive. Because of the great success of the "Sunrise Special" last yesir more than 1,000 miles were added to this Ohio Policeman Sues for Land in New York Warren Edward*, a policeman of Cinoirtnati, O., de»cendant of Robert Edward*, regarded a* kin by King George II of England, ha* *u*d for part of the 160-acre farm presented to his ancestor for bravery in the In dian war*. This "farm" comprises most of th» financial section of New York city, lying between Battery Bark and Bark How. He contends that the land was never sold, but was leased for 99 years and later released for a similar length of time. I_ ^ year's schedule. Mors souvenirs are ; to be distributed and more stops are to be made than last yar. Members of the trade extension committee who are making all plans for the trip are: Frank S. Keogh, chairman, Paxton k Gallagher coin pan y. L H. Clough, vice chairman, M. E. smith (c Co.; Hoy W. Moore, vice chairman. Kirkendall Shoe company; John A. Changatrom, Omaha National bank; A. X. Eaton. Nebraska k Iowa Steel Tank company; C. H. Helrner. Martln-Helmer Hat company; E. H. Hod. Carpente** Paper company; l* M. Holli day, Northwestern Bell Telephone com pany; Glean Jervninga. Wright & Wllhel rajr company; Don T. Dee, Beebe k Run yan Furniture company; Robert H. Man ley. Northwestern Mutual I-lfe Insurance company; George H. Miller. Omaha Crock ery' company; T. F Naughtin, T P. Naught In company; W. E. Nesbit. Stand ard Furnace and Supply company; P. P. Powell, McCord-Heady company; H. M. Hundley, Byrne-Hammer Dry Goods com pany; E. T. Rector, Fairmont Creamery company; J. B. Redfield. K-B Printing company; A. D. Speir. Iten Biscuit com pany; Jake Splesberger. M. Splesberger k Son company; Fred W Thomas. First Na tional bank, c E. Watrath, Wa’.rath k Sherwood Lumber company; Harry S. Weller. Richardson Drug company; Glenn C Wharton. Kirkendall Shoe company; J H. Wright, jr Nebraska k Iowa Grain company, and Henry Nygaard, fDmaha Tif* Repair company. Great Britain Pays $19,215,000 on Silver Bill Nothing Said About $4,600, 000,000 War Obligation— Debt Funding Commission to Meet on Monday. By Caiiemi (service. Washington, April 15.—Great Brit ain paid this government $19,215,000 cash, but had nothing to say about it* $4,600,000,000 war obligation. The payment was on the Pitt man silver account, the funding of which was arranged for in 1919 and a transaction entirely Independent of the war loans. The remittance figured $18,300,000 principal and $915,000 interest. Treasury officials were of the opinion that there would be at least another two weeks delay before any word could be expected from the British of their acceptance of the war debt settlement contract, delivered to Ambassador Geddes four weeks ago. Unofficial information from I/omlon was that the cabinet bad not approved and executed the settlement contract. The American debt funding com mission will go ahead with its scheduled meeting Monday morning when the British delay will be con sidered along with plans for speeding up action on the part of other debtor nations. They are still hopeful, how ever, that there will be no hitch in the ultimate, consummation of the British settlement. Today's Pittman payment was mads through the banking house of J. P. Morgan 4 Co. as fiscal agent for the British government and the New York Federal Reserve bank, rep resenting the American treasury. There remains a balance on the Pittman account of $42,700,000, of which $12,200,000 with Interest is due May ‘15. The remaining $S0. 500.000 it to be paid off next April and May. Two Dead in Air Crash. Berlin, April 15.—Two men were killed and two others seriously in jured when an airplane flying over head during the ceremonies at the opening of the Templehoefer air port, crashed to the ground. The pilot of the machine and a Berlin official who was with him were instantly killed. PI SOS I ~ I I • *49f X T € « R CQ * The 30th Century Limited ia the Highlands of tha Hudson — from ■ painting by William Herndon Foster. / You can sleep — on the water level route The New York Central from New Yorfc. to Chicago follows the natural water level route along which the first explorers from the Old World penetrated the wilderness on their way Westward. It was this natural advantage £iat first established the leadership of the New York Central, and, today, with equipment and road bed maintained at the highest engineering standards, this is the main artery of transpor tation for passengers and freight between the Atlantic seaboard and the Mississippi Valley. Chicago to Nr» Vert m tvmty komrt Lv.Chkaio ! 1.40p.m.* Ar. Horton I 2.00 noon ' Ar.NowYork 9.40 a.m.* I t. Now York 2.4% p.m." I v. Ikxtm I2.i0p.ni.* Ar. Lhirato 9.4% a.m.* *5ro*4nrW Tmm, Reaerv ationa may be made by telephone: Omaha: Arlomnc 444) Now York i rANAtttot UO0 New York Central overnight service be tween Chicago and New York—led by the Twentieth Century Limited— is favored by busy men of affairs because they can sleep in comfort on the water level route. When they step off the Century at Grand Central Ter minal, New York, or the La Salle Street Sta tion, Chicago, after an appetizing breakfast in the dining car, they are refreshed and. ready for the morning’s engagements. NEW YORK CENTRAL Omaha Office: 808-809 Woodmen of the World Buildin*. , S