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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1924)
i sccozr^ar,m| The ( imaha Sunday Bee I **““™ 1 -/ ■ ■■ ■ ■ — ■ PART TWO OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 21, 1924. 1—B____ Schuerman Testifies to Threat on Life __ - (!) -- Poor Waifs Made Happy by Bee Fund 100 Wistful Boys ami Girls Stand in Line to Get “Real Shoes.” _ [ ,(Many Children in Want AVhat a crowd of thin, wistful, pale little boys and girls gathered In the room on the sixth floor of the city hall last Friday afternoon! Kach clutched the precious notes from "teacher” which endorsed them as needy children, very much In need shoes. le'' Dressed In all sorts of odds and ends. Some of them with their feet literally on the ground. Others with their remnants of shoes barely hold ing together. -f. B. Carver and his assistants in terviewed and inspected each child and gave out the certllleates which entitle the holder to Tte fitted with a pair of shoes at a store, the bill to he sent to The Fcee Shoe Fund, pro vided by readers of The Omaha Bee. Most of the children have been left fatherless. They live In the poorest of homes. , Their mpthers—In cases where there are mothers—wage a ceaseless struggle with poverty; Tried to Make Shoes. “My mother tried to make me some shoes.” said on poor little waif, showing foot-coverings made of s piece of canvas which the mother had sewed Into a poor imitation of a shoe. More than 100 children were taken care of Friday. And still the wait ing line grows and waits for money to come in to the fun so that they may be provided with shoes. "If I just get some by Christmas I don’t care If Santa Claus doesn't bring me anything else," stlld a little girl. The money Is coming in from gen erous readers, coming rapidly. But much more money will be needed. If you, reader, can help, do It now. Checks, cash or money orders, mailed or brought to The Omaha Bee, will quickly ho turned Into shoes to ^ to i ni and protect the feet of a poor child. Checks may be made payable to "Free Shoe Fund” and sent to The Omaha Bee. Acknowledged heretofore .9 754.581 Elinor M. .Johnson. . 1.00 |koi»ert K. Jolinwn. 1.00 Khvttnis Club of Omalm . 25.00 A Friend. 8. and 8. Home. Mil ford, Neb. J.OO Oscur IVtcr-nu . 2.00 .Jen-.cn Brother**. Waterloo. Neb . I.00 •J. II. (ioH. Bellevue. Neb _ 5.00 W. s. Wiggins, Exeter. Neb 5.00 The Filling Worker*., Overton. Neb. 10.00 R. •!. Dening. 5.00 Employe* of sforx Western Auto Mipply Co. 10.00 Mother* and Daughters Luncheon Cli»I» . 5.00 Cash . 1.00 I). B. 1.00 In Memory of "Three-ln-One”.... 25.00 «L W. II. 2.50 A Friend 2.00 Omalm Typographical Cnlon No. HW . 5.00 >li hired. Marion and Mina *Vean a )onng. Nelmwka. Neb . 5-00 FA Iihnd. Hampton. Neb. 8.00 ' II. L. McGowan. Dlx. Neb. 2.00 A Friend of the Kiddies. Coun cil Bluffs . 1.00 Mr-*. Carl E. Htr»wn. 2.00 Vlrs. It. R. Wilson. 5.00 Robert Rosenthal . 2.50 .A Friend . 5.00 Ellen ami Hannah heb, Dwight. • Neb. 2.00 Tlie Colonial I'res*. 5.00 No Name . 2.00 I,. M. H. 1.00 A Friend . 15.00 G. If. Houvell. 5.00 T. C. Ilornbv . 5.00 #1. Vos* . 5.00 I,cola Myron .Jensen. 5.00 George E. Tooxer . 5.00 V. G. *’>.00 Gniaha Woodmen Circle Fed eration . 10.00 Ml-, and Mrs. G. P. G. 5.00 Allred Bloom . . 5.00 'I lie Petroleum Club. 25.00 No Name .. 1.00 In Ills Name.... .50 Mrs. L. Linde reamp. Wahno. Neb. 10.00 Mrs. it. B. D. . 2.50 a K. M. r. Leflang . 10.00 n A Friend to Children.. 1.00 Mr N els Kristiiin»en .. 2.on r-t H. C. Rosacker. 2.50 W r'.arl P. Schafer. 1.00 Nina .. Jack Kelley .. l-JJ A Friend#‘Belyedere, Neb. 5.oo > lawrence K. McCwnmon. 2.50 One Who Cares... - 00 Mrs. Ellen A. Pickard. 10.00 G. D. T..,. I.M Miss Norma Knode . . . . 1 00 Mr. and Mrs. O. C. W.. Mullen. Neb. 1-J2 Friends, istuart. Neb. 2.00 No Name . 1*5® C. W. Wrlglit. ...v. 1° °« Charley A. Eundberg, Wakefield. Neb .. 5.00 F. A. r. Kensington. J.JJ Mixtli IS tirade of I’nrk School... . ISO A tire aft Grandmother. Nehawkn. >cb. 5.00 l,o H. Wisher. Falrbury, Neb. 200 jl Total . »l.<*»•** Tills Is a splendid list. The typo graph teal union, composed of skilled printers, works shoulder to shoulder with The Petroleum club, composed of gasoline and oil men. The Klwants club Is lined up right next to an old soldier In the home at Milford. Several clubs hers and out In the state are pushing the work of putting shoes on the feet of these waifs. In dividual contributions acknowledged today range from HO cents to 125, the latter In memory of one who Is gone. This Is good Christmas news for the cold little ones. Now for another big bunch of let tera with the much-needed checks and rash and money orders. Address contributions to the Free Khoe Fund, j taro of The Omaha Bee. Kvery tent for shoes. Not a cent for anything else or any person be sides these children. -■ ]J, ci Siigur Plant Makes W 11,750.000 Pounds in Year flrnnd Island, Neb., Dec. 20.—The local plant of the American Beet ftiigar company closed down today after making 11,750,009 pounds of sugar from (hi* year’* production or iVnti. The average sugar content of s-loe beets was 15.70 per cent as com pared with an average of 14 30 per cant lot; Ut paat ttvg ywt, , 9 More Than 100 Youngsters Given Shoes by Readers of The Omaha Bee Shoe order* were given to more than 100 children by tile Free Shoe Fund of The Omaha Bee. Picture show* the head of the long line in the office of J. B. Carver, city hall. Margaret Price. Carver’* »ecre (ary. i* at the typewriter; Marne Mullen at the left: Paul S. McAulay, assistant truant officer, is back of Miss Price; Truant Officer J. B. Carver a t the right._ First of Candles Burn Tonight in Chanukah Rites * , • Orthodox Jewish Feast | W i 1 Last for Period of Eight Days. The first of the candles to be hum ed by Jews, throughout the world to commemorate the eight days of Chan ukah will be lighted tonight In all orthodox Jewish homes and churches. At each setting of the sun during the eight days an added candle Is lighted by the head of the home or the cantor at the churches, until the eighth night when there will be eight candles burning. The symbol of the lights, Jews sav-; Is that It emphasizes the firm con viction that the day will come when Justice, love and mercy will he exalt ed and selfishness and hatred be tween races will be a thing of the past. Cantor Joseph Malek, and his male; choir will present a Chanukah can I tata at the B'nal Israel synagogue, 1 Elchtoenth and Pavenport streets. . A program of Jewish melodies and! songs have be~n prepared by tiiei Cantor Malek. H» was appointed cantor of the synagogue four months ago. DOUBLE FUNERAL FOR IOWA COUPLE Missouri Valley; la., Dec; 20.—The funeral of Mr. and Mrs. George S Green, both of whom died Thursday, Mr. Green in (he morning and his wife In the evening, will he held Sun day at the Presbyterian church, of which both were members. Mr. Green f Was 72 and Mrs. Green 63. He had been sick for several months and she h id been ill for four weeks. Pothi died from hardening of the arteries. ' V/inter? Not Until Tonight! Today Is Shortest Day WINTKIt may have come to Omaha this past week but officially ami astronomically winter comes tonight at 8:46 p. m., the shortest I lay of the year. Today the sun rose at 7:46 a. ni., and will set at 4:59 p. in , making the duration of possible sunshine just nine hours and 13 minutes, said Meterologist 31. X. Kobins of the local weather bureau. This is the time when the sun readies jts greatest distance south of the equator and its rays fall vertically upon the Tropic of Capricorn In 23 1-2 degrees south latitude. With the ending of fall in the northern hemisphere, spring will end and summer will In-gin in the southern hemis phere. The sun Is now 231-I degrees below the horlion at the north pole i and the long winter night of six months’ duration at the pole Is ^ Its height. At the south pole, the sun la now at Its highest altitude,Wo 1-2 degrees above the horiion and It Is the middle of the polar day, six months long, during which the sun does not set. The sun rises each day a little farther to the north, crosses the j meridian at a little higher altitude and sets a little farther to the north. At the beginning of spring In March, the 21st, usually, when It crosses the equator, it w ill rise due east and set due west and day and night will be equal in length. __J BLOOMFIELD MAY GET NEW SCHOOL Bloomfield, Neb., Bee. 19.—Petitions are being circulated hero asking th" board of education to erect a new high school building. The attendance, both In high school and in the grades, has Increased largely In the past few years. Temporary accomodations have been provided hy housing the primary department In a separate downtown building and by the erection of two bungalows on the school grounds. If the petitions are signed by a majority of the legal voters, the hoard may go ahead with building operations with out holding an election In the mat ter. Grain Cases Heard. Geneva, Neb., ]>ec. 20.—Judge R. 1). Brown of Crete, Is holding nil nd journed session of court here with the Milligan grain rases again up for a hearing. Judge Brown’s .tenure of office expires January 8, when h«» will he succeeded by 'Judge It. S. I’roudfii of Friend. Pair Serves Bank More Than 30 Years cjofin W.^bezten and §.&Zimmerman Two (imntiani, one a cashier and the other an assistant rashler of the First Net tonal hank, have worked at the hank for more than in years each. In fact, J. H. Hexten, the cashier of the bank, ha» been In the employ of fhe bank for 18 years. <J. T. Zimmer man, the assistant cashier, lias been with the bank 14 years. '('tie two old bank employes cele bra ted tin- anniversary of their start loo at the bank last week. Ilextrn first came to the bank He comber 20, ISSII, as a bookkeeper. Jle lias worked In the collecting, discount |ng arid auditing departments. He was promoted to aeslstnnt rnshlej and later to cashier. When liexten entered the employ of the bank It was In s frame building between Twelfth end Thirteenth on Farnam itreet. When the bank erect , i ed it* new building nt Sixteenth and Farnam afreet*. Bexten went to that building. H# I* the only man In the bank beelde* Fred A. Dnvln president of the Inatltutlon. nnd C. T. Kouplxe, chairman of the hoard of director# and n vtco prcaldent, who him nerved In the three^mlldlngH occuptod hy the hank. Bexten live# at the Carter laike club. *1. 'IV Zimmerman, the mc-litant caahlcr, started with Mu- bank 1 lerero ller IB, 1 still, lie n 1*0 Ordered the em ploy nf l he hank a* bookkeeper, but unlike liexten, be wna primudid to the cage*, lb- ha* served na teller, "When 1 fjret entered tin- bank nt Thirteenth a ltd Farnam at reel* the depnait* nf the bank were nhghltv more than $8,000,000. Today they e\ reed $25,500,000." eald Zimmerman He hold* the record of the bank lor dally attendance nt hi* dealt. * MONEY SOUGHT FOR INDIAN RESEARCH Columbus, Dec. 20.—Declaring that E. E. Blackman, curator of the Ne braska State Historical society, la not asking enough money from the legis lature, the Columbus Chamber of Commerce endorsed a hill asking the next legislature for $2,000 to be used In historical research In old Indian I sites along the Doup river valley next | summer. Mr. Blackman announced recently that he would ask for $1,000 to hire men to contlriue the Investigation of the fate of the Spanish expedition which perished at the mouth of the Boup, August 11, 1620. The Chamber of Commerce, after seeing the Spanish armor found here during Mr. Blackman's preliminary expedition last summer, declared that ! If the state legislature does not make | an appropriation, the Smithsonian ln Istltute and the Field museum may •take the trophies to Washington and Chicago. ALMA COUPLE HAS BEEN WED 50 YEARS Ama, Neb., Dec. !0.—The 80th wed ding anniversary of the marriage of Mr and Mra. John E Myera of Alma waa celebrated Wednesday at a din ner given at th# home of Mr. and Mra. Sam Beckman. Mr. and Mra. Myera were married at Freeport. 111., December IT, 1874. They came to Alma In March. 1879. In 1878 Mr. Myera purchased 175 acres of land adjoining Alma on the weet for $800. Mr. and Mra. Myera have three children. W. E. Myera of Kansas City, and Mrs Sam Beckman of Alma, who enjoyed the day with their parents, and Ouv. who la In the drug bualneaa In Omaha. 0irl’o Attarkrr Loses in Appeal, Begin* Term Pawnee City, Neh., Dec. 10.—-John Phillips of Table Rnrk, who wss sen fenced In from three to 15 years st the state penitentiary for an atlaek on a 14 year-old Table Rock girl, la beginning his term In the Pawnee county Jail. He la being held here because the stale penitentiary la al ready full. Phillips was sentenced more than a year ago, hut appealed the rase to the supreme court, where the eentence wile upheld. Bloomfield Lotion Plan* Athletir Club Tllnomfleld, Nek. Per 20 —The Ircnl American Peclon poet la fnater InK tha organization of an athletic club anil a meetln»f will ho hold anon tn formally organize. Tontatlve plana Include the m radiant Ion of a mini liar of Indortr Imai-bnll and banket hall teama. Memherahlp In Ibh 01 raiilr.itInn will In- open to nil liamoa will ba played In the lorlon'a IdK pavllllon, erected laat rummer. Injured on lee. U’yniore. Dec. 20, Chnrlca Maaon, 72, rorldont of Iloltneavllle. Juat eaat of hero, for the paat |Ii year*, clipped on an Icy walk Thuradav and fell, breaking hie left hip. Tha Injury I* [ considered serious. Famous Spreckels Stock Ranch Sold to San Diego Man Baron Long. Noted Breeder of Bare Horses, Hopes to Raise “Wonder” Horses. _ San Francisco, Dec. 20.—Baron Long, poted San Diego millionaire horse breeder, recently announced the purchase of the famous A. B Spreek els racing establishment at Napa for a consideration In the neighborhood of 1150.000. Long declared he hoped to per petuate the Spreckels ambition of raising '‘wonder’’ horses In California, stating that among the horses lje had acquired, one of them, a little gangly legged colt, out of Hymlr, mother of the mighty Morvlch. was possibly one of the most promising youngsters of the present year. In all. lyong acquired 40 brood mares, 24 sucklings end four horses In training. The 6-months-old colt, as yet un named. Is the first Hymlr colt since Morvlch that shows promise of de veloplng Into s worthy successor of the former racing flash, Long said. "Hymlr had Just one colt after Mor vlch. a young filly which, unfortu nately, was lamed, and Is now owned by Herbert Flelshhacker. the banker. "Since then the present youngster Is the first brother of Morvlch to begin life with a good chance of duplicating the Morvlch performances on the track. "We are going to watch him care fully. He has the blood In him to show ea good form as Morvlch." said Ig>ng. The entire establishment, traveling on a special train of nine cara, recent ly left Napa fer the VeIJa* ranch, near San Dingo, where T/ong ha# o 1,200-acre stork farm. Runsta^ and Kunnymede, note.) Fprockels winning horses, were not Included In the sale. Kunstar, It was reported, may be retained by the Spreckels family for sentimental rea sons, as he was one of the favorite of the late Adolph Spreckels. The sale of the Spreckels plant at Napa brings an end to one of the most noted horse raising establish ment* In the country and marka the passing of the familiar red and whit# ailka from the leading tracks In the t'nited States. DOGS KILL 73 HEAD OF SHEEP IN PENS Bridgeport. Nob., Pac. 20.—Jack P>igeler of Minatara had hi* *haop in iha *tQ<’k yard* at Minatara, randy for shipment Friday morning, whan a park of dog* ontarad tha pan* Thursday night, and althar killed or mutilated 73 fat ewe*. Horn a of them war* found daad In tha morning, while other* were an badly bilten that they had to ha # kilted. Many war* smothered a* thay huddled In tha corner of the pan. Pagalar * Ion wil about $700. Farmer* Realize $6,000 on Joint Poultry Sale Bridgeport, Neb., Dec. 20.—Follow ing the example of Ooahen county, whose formers realized more thsn 115.000 from cooperative shipments of turkeys to eastern markets, the farmers In the vicinity of Henry have Joints! In sending n carload of poultry from which Ihev have Just realised $0,000. getting a price of 2X (-cilia for No, I and 20 rents for No. 2 stork Seventy six farm ers were In llm deni, mid sold 22,100 pounds of dressed turkeys. <d\il War Veteran Die*. Bridgeport. Neb., Dec. 20. Thoms* r. Rider, «ge S4. n \rteran of the rtvtl war. s resident of Sroltslduff district for 14 xesra, died *1 lus homestead yesterday, after a short tllnesa. (| Omahan,77, Drowns Self in Bath Tub John Schroeder Stales He Felt Mind Failing Through Worry Over Anto Crash. “No Hope,” Says Letter Worrying because of illness, John Schroeder, 77. drowned himself In the bath tub of his home, 2816 Dewey aveue, Saturday afternoon. The body was found by Mrs. Bern ice Gier, another roomer In the house. She summoned Ernest Kubi, who called police. The house Is rented by Mrs. T.oulse Schoeplln, and the aged man had lived there for 12 years. I iiiisiiall.v Cheerful. "He had come to depend on me and once remarked that If anything hap pened to. me he would kill himself,” said Mrs. Schoeplln. She was injured In an automobile accident Thanksgiving day and Schroeder seemed to worry about this and It affected his mind But at break fast he was unusually cheerful, leaves Two Note*. He left two notes. One was ad dressed to Mrs. Schoeplln and reads as follows: "December 20, 1924. There Is no one to blame for this act. Al though non compos mentis, I know perfectly well what I am about to do. Having been sick for more than 20 years has caused the better part of; my mind to weaken and all senses; are affected. No one knows what I have endured and there Is not the least hope of betterment. On the con trary I am getting worse." To his friend, Ed Davie, he wrote a note reading: "Dear Friend: You have promised me to act as adminis trator to settle my affairs. Please look up my belongings thoroughly for X am not fit to do It. I can't bear this life any longer for I am not only In my own way but the way of others.” Came Here In 1874. His will was filed In county court, January 28. 1994. The body is at the Stack mortuary. Schroeder was for many years a harness maker. He had a shop on the present site of the Y. M. C. A. and also on the site of the old Mer chants hotel. Schroeder ramp to Omaha in 1874. ILAUNDRYMAN DIES OF INDIGESTION fcp^rlal !M»p«tch to Tha Omaha Bw. Columbua, Neb, Dec- 20.—Howard Whaley. 32. owner of the Columbus Ijiundry company, la dead following an attack of Rcute Indigestion which lasted only three hours. Heath came shortly after he had been removed to a hospital. He Is survived by his wife, formerly Miss Marguerite Weaver, a Columbus girl, whom he married In 1913; two children, a daughter 9, and a son. 6. and his mother Mrs. Hattie M. Conger, Springfield, Vt. He was a Shriner, the Hons, Ma sonic order, Klka, Knights of Pythias, member Wayside Coifiitrv club and Chamber of Commerce, Funeral ar rangements have not been completed. Pawnee City Couple Ha-; Been ^X cd 60 ^ cars Pawnee City, Neb , Dei . 20—M and Mrs. Daniel tllffin, pioneer rest dsnta of this city, who are spending the winter with his brother at Center ville. Kan , celebrated their *0th wed ding anniversary there Monday, De cember IS. /-“ 1 T~ ' Pawner City Couple Holds Reception on 65th Weddin g Armiternary _—-' Pawnee City, Neb., Dee. 18.— Mr. anil Mrs. O. A. J. Moss of this city, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary at their home Tuesday. They haxe been married longer, than any other Pawnee City couple. The first years of their married life were spent at Charloe, <)., where Mr. Moss was postmaster. He received Ids appointment through Abraham Lincoln. lie served in t lie union army during the civil war and through exposure nearly lost his life. Hop ing to improve his health, he and his wife moved to Nebraska 38 years ago( locating on a homestead five years and then removing to Pawnee <Tty, where they have been for the past 53 years. During the administration of (irover Cleveland he served as postmaster of Pawnee City. Nebraska Lowest in Rate of Deaths bv Tuberculosis 0__ Fight Against ‘"White Plagut^ Shows Results; Colo rado Has Poorest Score. • Nebraska wins another blue ribbon as a national health resort. A federal survey of deaths paused by contagious diseases shows that Nebraska last year had the lowest rate !>er 100,000 of deaths caused by j tuberculosis. This rate was 34.2, com-. pared to 15R.6 in Colorado, which had j | the highest rate. Pining the year covered by e federal report there was decrease from 97 to 93 6 per 100,000 In deaths caused by tuberculosis. The health departments of Omaha and other communities having been giving increased attention to tuber culosis during the last few years. In Omaha there are several agencies In terested In the cure and prevention of the “white plague." Omaha physicians are cooperating with the health department by re porting tubercular cases. KIMBALL FARMERS HAVE GOOD YEAR Bridgeport. Neb., Dec. 10.—Accord ing to figures gathered by H. L. Bonham of the Kimball IJons club, the farmers of Kimball county have had a prosperous year. They have shipped more livestock and produce this year than ever before, having sent out 32 more cars of livestock. 140 more cars of grain and 13 more cars of beets and potatoes m the past 11 months than in the same time last year. According to his figures, there were 244 cars of hogs sent out, 60 cars of corn, 1R9 cars of potatoes. 36 oars of beets, three cars of beans. 26 .cars of rye, 40 cars of barley, S3 care of oats, and 576 cars of wheat, from Kimball alone. This does not j Include 13 cars of sheep, S3 cars of cattle and 100 cars of produce. It is j estimated that there has been a total of {3.000,000 worth of produet* . sent from the three stations of I>ix.| Buslinell and Kimball In the past 11 , months. SURVEY MADE FOR RAILROAD BRANCH Bridgeport. Neb.. Pec. 20.—Assis ■ tant General Knginoer Lesourd ofi the 1'nton Pacific railroad Is In Ger ing with a force of surveyors to go over the proposed route of the beet spur, which will run southeast from Oaring for about nine miles. It i/ thought that actual construction on the line will start about April 1. Pawnee Couple Married 65 Years Ww mm if\ACr and <ACrs.<jeorye AdCoss 1 Pawnee City, Neb.* lM’O. 20.—Tht 6T»th wetlding anlversarv of Mr. and Mrs. Ocorge A. J. of this city was quietly observed at their home here Thursday. Mr. and Mr*. Moss were nvarrled near Oak wood, O., 1 >eoemher IS, ]s;»9. After a short period spent farming, and In business near Charles. O . Mr. Mo** r«*« rived an appointment a* postmaster of that »lt\ from Abra barn Llnmln. At the outbreak of the civil war he enlisted in the 54th Ohio regiment, second division, IMh corps, and fought in many battle* of th# war. lie accompanied General Slier man on the famoua march to the »e» Mr. and Mra Moss cam# to Pawnee county f(j«'in Ohio In a covered w >K' n In October, l$8d, and lived « a home stead for five years. Kor ST yen « Mr. Moss conducted a general store In Ihts cltt fturtna the admlolstration of President Cleveland he served a * postmaster of Pawoee City. Mr. and Mis Mo«a hate lived in Pawnee City for Ml veara and are widely known. At the airrs of t and *8 tears, respectively, they are ac tive In mind and be “P Poison Plot Disclosed in Note to Wife Letter Written by Mrs. Sehuer nian to Husband Is Read in Court; Defendant’s Body to Be Thrown in River. Elopement Planned Special Pispalcli to The Omaha Bee. Beatrice, Xc-b.. Dec. 20.—An Inter cepted love note, discovered by a ana piriops husband led to the murder of George Rcinrniiler by Ed Schuerman. the husband, who took the witness stand in his own defense today and gave dramatic • testimony regarding « the alleged alienation of his wife's af fections by Relnmiller. Choking back what seemed to be a sob, Schuerman launched into tlm story of events leading up to the shooting. He told of warning Reln miller to stay away from his wifo and home. Then came a climax—the finding of the note alleged to have been written by Mrs. Schuerman to her husband. Schuerman testified he found the note pinned to his pillow. letter Admitted. The court permitted the note to be introduced. The letter was read. It ran: "Dear Ed: George told me either to help him get rid of you or tb leave you and come with him. Ed, I fm not al! had. and I cannot kill you nor think of anybody to do it. He wanted me to poison you and he wanted me to chloroform you, and then he said he would take you and throw you in the river and say that you got up in the night and jumped in. ‘I think to save us ail I will go. but I wish you to know it. We started to love on July 4. 1922, when we drove home from Wilber. He put his anna around me. Every time we were together we made more love and I kissed him. He often came to see me until you caught us. After this we started to write letters. When George started to bring the letters I stepped "but to kiss him. "Every time I came In and seen the children and little Irene I al most had to cry. Tou thought It was all over and I was afraid ho tell George because I heard he would kill you. I don’t want you to die. so I will go. Don't think this doesn't hurt me. I know it w.ll nearly kill father and mother. I know I'm not good enough for you and I have brought shame on our children. It makes me fee! had ’ to leave our dear children, but I know I am not fit to raise our lit tle girl. Vernon Is not strong and you can take good care of him. Won't you forgive me the best you can. but only God can really for give me. "Just think, how happy we were when first married. I tried to make a good mother and wife till George led me away. Think of how 1 cared for you and our dear chil dren. When they were sick and when our dear baby died. It would have been a blessing had I gone too. George said if I did not do as he said he would show my letters to you. so I must go. Our happy home for 20 years has been broken up. No one wlil ever know how it makes me feel to think of how you love me. Take good care of our children, and bring them up good anil try to forgive me, for I am guilty. Yours, Mary." The court ruled against counse. for the dsfense when It attempted t< introduce some TO love notes alleged to have been written by Mrs. Schuce man and Relnmiller to each other. The prosecution objected to their in troduction strenuously. Alvin Schuerman, 19. the sen. told a pathetic story of the change from happy family life to continual dis trust and unpleasantness which fol lowed the meetings of his methet and Relnmiller. It was on January 24. 1924. that hi# father discovered the affair be tween his mother and the former hired man, the eon testified. "I was sleeping upstairs." the youth asserted. "I was awakened by father calling downstair*. I got up. Father was very excited. He was In his o\eralls amt barefooted. He had a gun in bis hand. Ho said he had found mother and Relhmiller to gether dow nstair*. ’It's too bad “for | the sake of our little daughter,’ he said. The next day he demanded that [mother leave home. later. In the (presence of father, mother said It was all her fault and they patched up their troubles and she agreed to le*\e him alone." latter. In July or August, the ton continued, hts father told him that he had discovered Relnmiller was visit lng at the house again. "He told me he found him hiding In a shed and had fired at him. hut that he had got away," the eon hostifled "He said 'Something would hate T? be done to keep hint away,' Told of l etter \> riling "I told father that mother and Relnmiller were writing letters to each other and that mother had promised she would stop." young Schuerman relate! "Father said that if she would stop, he’d stop abusing her." Thrt'o ^ t-drs for Kohltor. R II Rhode, who wgs found guilty of highway robbery. was sen tence! to serve three vesra in the pen!tennar> by Judge James Fuaget ald, Frldt 1