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LINCOLN. INEBK ASK A. "TUESDAY, AI'IHL 20, 1937
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Mr. Furley Done Us Wrong
We hnrcby issue notice that
we're going to sue the government
for 13 cents postage and our dam
aged reputfitlon. When we, from
the calm and do-less atmosphere
of a Nebraska City Saturday, ig
nore ping pong and pluno Improvis
ations to pound out nn earthy hit
of copy for the Ag edition, ;muI it
to the desk man special delivery
in advance of the noonday whistle,
and return to civilization to dis
cover that our efforts appeared on
the campus some time of a Mon
day morning the. camel's back is
broke.
But the bnld-piited postmaster
general is not the only villain in
the woodpile. A messenger boy
from Western Union cast gleefully
to the four winds all the copy and
editorials produced painfully in the
Agronomy lab which were so trust
ingly tendered into his keeping.
There seems to be a conspiracy of
the elements, foreboding of evil to
come. You can look for a Red plot
or a Japanese invasion any minute
now.
Back To The
Good Earth.
Today we revere the heritage
of our state, and the heritages in
the making. For ours is an ag
ricultural commonwealth, and
even those few businesses and In
dustrial pretensions that we
make have their roots in the
fruits of the soil. The Eastern
er's scornful "Farmer"' Is a
badge to be worn prldefully, for
In Nebraska the farmer is the
key man In our economic scheme
of things. So all hail to the
budding glorlfiers of agriculture
on the Holdrege street campus.
We found the disrespectful
misnomer, "Cow College," pecu
liarly unsuited to the spacious
community better known as
"Ag." Indeed In all our rambles
as catastrophic chauffeur of the
Rag car, In a Thursday photo
graphic tour, we saw nary a cow.
We spotted bulls in various
stages of maturity and potency,
and even a gay young heifer or
two, but no full-fledged cows. If
cows there were, they were kept
nicely hidden from our prying
gaze.
But there were any number of
other varieties of farm animals.
We found the sight of a hefty
team of horses plugging along
one of the main thoroughfares
strangely disconcerting; and
they seemed as much at home as
the long line of assorted-sixed
army trucks. There were grubby
and cavorting calves, and, Inside
the "cow" barn visited, two cats
and a dog. There were wavy
tailed colts with their stolid
mammas, and even several gend
ers of sheep. But the cows yet
remained in seclusion.
Boomless Cannon Fodder.
Such inconsistency failed to dis
turb the calm poise of agricultural
imperturbability. In another in
stance, the field artillery novices
would hastily ram their long swab
sticks down the apertures of the
sky-pointing guns, the timekeepers
would dramatically raise thir
hands, eyes or watch, the signal
to fire would come, our hands
would fly to our ears-nothing
The bovs played con
tentedly at the warfare game for
some time, without even snuming
"boom-boom."
We fear that too frequently
the trouble with the Ag college
Is in hiding lights under bushels.
The silvery dome of the new ob
servatory lacks even an identify
ing office hours list, and gleams
forth in the middle of nowhere.
The dramatic tractor testing, in
which one little red tractor
works its heart out pulling
around a couple of vicious look
ing hanger-on machines and two
gents absorbed In Instruments,
has no audience except the soily
souls In the middle of the tractor
testing tract track, who pay no
attention to the goings on.
The vigorous sproutings of hun-
j .,1. r.r i-nrHp of wheat is at-
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with a log book in his hand, it
reminded us oi me .
nursery we visited in Minnesota,
where future giants of the forest
raised timid heads all of several
inches above the parcnea ciay,
with only an indifferent CCC band
t,or.,i frt trui, ir. thpm. But the mul
titude of green rows of domestic
and imported wheats, each brand
with identifying label on a stick,
looks like a green carpeted Fland
ers field from afar.
Humanizing the Picture.
Of course our crawling hu
manity had to Intrude itself in
this magnificence of nature.
We watched heated adolescent
sets of ping pong tennis In the
courts by the Actlvlti-s building.
. We remembered many picnic
on the broad west lawn o. the
Imposing Agricultural Engineer
ing building. We pushed our nose
yearningly agaiast the glass
door of Miss Park's office, Inside
of which was set an attractive
table for thirteen. And we had
to keep ourself forcefully away
from the climb-inviting water
tower the back-to-the-trees yen
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The W'ealher
Trot out the pring fashion
creations, orders Prof. T. A.
Blair. He has set the stage with
warm weather and decorative
clouds. Spring must come once
a year he admits.
Chances for New
Buildings Fade as
334 Meets Death
O-
Unicameral Defeats Try for
Reconsideration of
Construction Bill.
After a desneratc attempt to re
vive legislative bill No. 334 on the
floor of Nebraska's unicameral for
a reconsideration, legislative pro
ponents leaned back in their
chairs, as did university ouiciais
and students, and watched the bill
meet a defeat that cannot be re
moved. The. bill, which would have
provided for several new campus
huiiriines for a state building fund,
cannot be revived and the issue
will lay idle until the ono house
body convenes In two years.
Following defeat of the bill last
Thursday morning by one vote
short of the 29 affirmative oai
lnts needed to pass the measure
with the emergency clause, mem
bers favoring the bill looKeu over
Cinv. flnrhran's rcnorted threat of
veto and suggested that four-tenths
of a mill be levied in place of the
original one-half mill. So greatly
did proponents feel tne real neea
for the measure tnat tney even
expressed their willingness to
throw nhe bill back into commit
tee for further alterations.
Provided for Building Fund.
TjcrtalnMv bill No. 334 would
have provided for a state building
fund financed by an added half
mill levy on every valua
tion. Thlrty-fivo percent of the
revenue derived was to go to the
university's bulldinz program
where it could have been matched
with 45 percent of federal funds.
Based on 1933 valuations, tne
measure would have raised $940,-
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PL
FINAL CONSIDERATION
Upperclassmen to Ballot on
Recommendations Made
By Governing Body.
With two minor recommenda
tions. Hie iudiciarv committee of
the student council relayed the
Junior class organization pian
back to the Junior committee in
whirh It- originated, after a pro
longed consideration Tuesday aft
ernoon. If the recommendations are
accepted the Junior committee will
be advanced to the student coun
cil for final vote.
Th recommendations as tfe
signed by members of the judici
ary committee would provide a
change In the election of members
and in the financial setup, ine or
rlp-lnnl tilan nrovided that mem
bers should be nominated by the
out-going board each year, and
that final selection De macie Dy tne
hmW class at lartre in the fall
election. Under the proposed
change Juniors would file for the
committee and then be elected by
the student body.
Must Submit Budget
The recommendation regarding
finances would rcauire members
of the board to submit a complete
budget each year, witn provisions
for all expenditures. If passed the
ntan will e-o into effect next fall,
when a junior class board of 14
members will be elected to worn
in conjunction with the class presi
rlint
The proposed committee would
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COUNCIL SENDS CLASS
AN 10 JUNIORS FOR
Wreckers Destroy Famous
Twin to Ellen Smith Hall
Demolish Mansion After 50
Years as Frat House,
Residence, Hospital.
In the demolishing of the old
vfaririiriand house at 14th and Q
streets, Ellen Smith hall loses its
near-twin. Built one year berore
the women's activities building,
and located one block south of it,
the structure Hi the process of
wreckage is fifty years old this
year. It was last occupied by
Tau Kappa Epsilon. Both land
marks have long and interesting
histories.
Built in 1887 at a cost of more
than $50,000, the MacFarland
house was for many years one of
the show places of Lincoln. Then
the district north of O. street was
a fashionable residential section
of the city. The house was built
by the late J. D. Mactariana, an
early land commissioner of the
Burlington railroad, who later be
came president of the Lancaster
Land company. Mr. MacFarland
onrnurne'ed manv people to settle
on the prairies in the vicinity of
Lincoln.
No expense was spared to make
POLICE ARREST FRESHMAN
Charge Donald Carmichael
With Forgeries
n.ninl.1 Carmichael. freshman
living at 3230 Holdredge, was ar
rested Thursday evening by Lin-
nnliro. rharfred with the Writ
ing of eight fictitious checks to the
amount of $70, signing fictitious
names and casmng mem at tiown
tnwn utores. Carmichael. whose
home is at Overton, is a student in
the college of agriculture. The case
has been turned over to the county
attorney.
IVY DAY POETRY
E
Barbara Denutron Sets
April 24- Deadline
For All Entries.
DAnriltnA fnr tho snhmtasinn of
Tvv Dftv noem manuscrlDts has
been set as Saturday noon, April
91 nrenrriinp- to Barbara De-
Putron, Mortar Board member in
charge of the poem contest, une
contest, sponsored by Mortar
RnorH ta hpinir hold In conlunction
with the preparation for the an
nual ivy uay ceremonies, oviay o.
entries must De mauea or suu
mittpd to Mrs. Ada Westover.
pretnrv to the Dean of Women.
in Ellen smitn nan. Tne name oi
the contestant must not appear on
the poem itself but must be en
closed in a sealed envelope and
hnnded in with the manuscript.
"W pro anxious that Students
Intprostsd in liternrv work plan to
take part in mis contest since it
provides an excellent opportunity
for individual recognition oi iii-
ornrv nrhlpvpment " Miss De-
Putron stated m making tne an
nouncement.
Th onlv regulations which have
J o
heen set un in retard to the con
test state that tne poem s contents
muet h rolpvant. to the Iw Dav
proceedings and tradition, and that
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THI
Maxine Durand Announces
Filings for Annual
Songfest.
Thirteen sororities will compete
fnr honors in the annual Interso-
rorlty sing which will be presented
on Ivy Day tnis year, waxine inl
and. A. W. S. board member in
rhnrp-i nt the sins' announced to
rlnv fnllnulntr the close of filings
Included in the list of competing
cnmi-itips will be Alpha Chi Ome
ga, Alpha Omicron Pi, Alpha Phi,
Alpha Xi Delta, cm umega, jcii.i
Delta Delta. Delta uamma, uum
ma Phi Beta, Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Delta, Kappa Kappa uam
ma Phi Mn and Pi Beta Phi.
"Prospects for a successful sing
ni.no.im riiirino- the Iw Dav cere
monies are especially favorable
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the residence one of the finest in
Lincoln. Its architecture was
typical of the so-called Victorian
Gothic style. It was built of red
brick trimmed with stone and
some wood. There was a round
tower, a slate roof with tall chim
neys, and several large porches.
Much of the interior wood was im
ported. The downstairs was pan
eled In golden oak and the rooms
on the upper floors were finished
in different woods walnut, birch,
and mahogany, in particular.
Ten Ornate Fireplaces.
The house had ten ornate fire
places, no two of which were
alike. It had art glass windows
and pi open staircase which for
a long time was a favorite topic
of discussion in pioneer Lincoln
society.
But the house was so big and
required so many servants that
Mr. MacFarland often regretted
that he built it. According to
the recently published Lincoln City
Guide every time he entered the
house a parrot screamed, "Damn
fool!"
An insurance company acquired
the home shortly after the turn
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CONTEST TO
SATURDAY
NOON
SORORITIES
0 ENTER I
VY DAY SING
Dr. Yun Itoyrn Invited
To Speak in Amsterdam
Rar'niso of his reenenized work
in tim nhvsiotrninhv of the terrace
iTDlmiH of the middlewent. Dr. Wil-
letn Van Royen of the geography
department or me university ox
From The Lincoln Journal
DR. WILLEM VAN ROYEN.
Nebraska, just received two in
vitations, one from Europe and
the other from this country, ask
ing him to address tne interna
tional Geography Union congress
to be held at Amsterdam, Nether
lands the summer of 1938.
Dr. Van Royen, who is a na
tive of Holland. hoDes to be able
to attend this world wide confer
ence. The two invitations extended
him were from E. J. Voute, secre
the International Geog
raphical Union, Amsterdam, who
is also secretary of tne Koyai
Netherlands Geographical society
nnd from Prof. Ellsworth Hunting
ton of Yale university, who is in
charge of the symposium on ter
races and climate chanees. which
topic the Nebraska geographer
will discuss.
carriOelTsocial
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Gettman to Replace Stuff in
English; Miss Gordon
Gets Year's Leave.
Dr. Elizabeth Williamson, social
director and assistant dean of
women in charge of Carrie Belle
Raymond hall, lias resigned irom
her position at the university, ef
r f e c t i v e the
close of the
present school
year.
Dr. William
son, who has
been in charge
of the dormi
tory since it
was opened in
1932, had her
resignation ac
cepted by the
regents Satur
day at their
meeting.
vJvi
Another fac
r. wiiiiwnMm. ulty change is
Courtly Stt. Joum... apoint
ment of Royal A. Gettman, now
graduate student and assistant in
English at the University of Illi
nois, as instructor in English in
place of Dr. F. A. Stuff, who re
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TO
SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
High Woman in Economics
Revealed at Honors
Convocation.
Name of the winner of a $23
scholarship award to be given by
Chi Omega sorority will be re
vealed as a special part of the
honors convocation to be held in
the coliseum on Tuesday morning.
April 20.
The award will go to the senior
woman student in the College of
Business Administration or in the
Arts and Science college who has
made the highest average in eco
nomics and business organization
subjects during the first seven se
mesters of her course. Should the
candidate be from the Arts college,
she must have completed 12 hours
toward a major in economics.
The Chi Omega policy of giving
a scholarship award in the depart
ment of economics, psychology, po
litical science or sociology to the
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Martz Orders Workers
Turn in Show Tickets
All Kosmet Klub members
and workers are asked to turn
In their money and tickets to
Bob Martz as soon as possible.
Office hours are as follows:
Monday 3-5.
Tuesday 3-5.
Wednesday 1-5.
Thursday 3-5.
Friday 2-5.
r is
1 V I ' ' t xt. J
1RSINCE1932
TENDERS RESIGNATION
Editor, Historian Milton
Addresses Convocation;
Classes Dismissed at 10
o-
'America 1937' to Serve as
Theme of Program
In Coliseum.
Rccoenized nationally as an out
standing journalist, historian and
biographer, George Fort Milton,
editor of the Chattanooga News,
will speak this morning on "Amer
ica 937" as the principal ad
dress of the ninth annual honors
convocation in the coliseum.
"An editorial naee should be
largely informative, sort of a col
lege of liberal arts," says Mr.
Milton. "I don't believe in thump
ing the tub or waving the flag.
My idea in getting out an euitoriai
page is to give our readers a bal
anced diet. A bone and sinew, at
least, of the background and sig
nificance of social, economic and
nolitlcal events, to tarnish all this
with the salads of ironic treatment
of the amusing oddities of the
passing show, with occasional bits
of emotional and inspirational
writing."
Newspaper Is Educative Factor.
Editor Milton is recognized, not
only for his journalism, but also
for nis very detinite ideas on edu
cation. He looks upon the news
paper as one of the greatest edu
cative factors in the world today,
and its editorial page, as an op
portunity to broaden the horizons
of information and interest of the
reading public. He takes his job
seriously, and gets a big kick out
of it. In spite of all his work
for the paper, his writing on the
side, and the many committees on
which he serves, he manages to
write at least one full column of
his editorial page every day.
Associated with the Chattanooga
News for a number of years, Mr.
Milton was managing editor from
1919 to 1924 when he became
president and editor-in-chief. Be
cause of his position, he is fre
quently and necessarily drawn into
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INTREPID WRITER
TO TURN TABLES
ON TERRORIZERS
By Marjorie Churchill.
What is the source of the mys
terious and threatenine nhone calls
received by the reporter of the
TNE escapade : wno are tne in
stigators or the program or ter
rorism devised to prevent such ex
posures in the future?
A last week s ssue or tne xse
hraskan carried the storv of the
arrest and subsequent experiences
of a campaign entnusiast picKeu
up while enscribing the Skull and
Cross-bones insignia on a sidewalk
near the station. Friday evening
found the telephone lines sizzling
with a series of dire threats to
the life, liberty, and mirsuit of
happiness of the said reporter.
Opportunity is nereby snatcneu
upon by the. .. .reporter to an
nounce the orjenin? of a counter
attack in the form of an organized
program or DiacKman anu sucn.
Communications may be made at
the office of the Daily Nebraskan
in th interests of renewed peace
ful relations and the avoidance of
bloodshed.
JWGWAN OUVYEDNESDAY
The April issue of the Awgwan
will be ready for distribution Wed
nesday morning, according to an
nouncement by Editor Bill Hol
lister last night. As a special offer
to the campus, the business staff
will make a price of 30 cents for
the last three issues of the semes
ter, including this month's number.
Nebraska Screen Delegate
Hits Hollywood High Spots
M:P Ciclon Cnoroc Mn rW I tures. Didn't get back from the
mioa i ioioi vyai w
In 'Frank' Account
Of Visit.
1V.6. note; Ttr Nrliraskan ntkrd Ml
Mary K!lr .rbrk't dleatr lo tto
tomrdluT tongrraii, t air-mull a column
of lmprrilon uf thr trip bark for pub
lication. Vtf tikrd hrr lo br frank In
the br Nrbrakan tradition, to (ire rrod
rrs thr tow-down on tor hlth pot, rat hrr
than a prrM-aicent account. Miss Flslar
has out failed ns.i
BY MARY FISLAR.
Your Hollywood reporter has
had one large weekend:
Don't know where to start, so
will ramble in the best Samuel
Pepys style.
Breakfasted at the Cinebar Fri
day morning. While eating, Ed
ward Everett Horton came in. We
nearly fell out of our chairs.
Then to the "Broadway Holly
wood to shop. Returned to meet
"Tiny" Ruffner. six feet eight
inches, who is acting as our host
wh'l here. Swell fellow. Then
pictures taken with him.
Mi.aerf Broadcast
x ,,,,
I Santa Monica Tier, and more pic-
GEORGE F. MILTON.
Courtesy Lincoln Himdny Joiirmil & Slur.
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AT FIRST CLASS
Third Year Students Invited
To All-Class Affair
At Cornhusker.
All juniors, whether they be
dentists or journalists, engineers
or lawyers, teachers or agricul
turalists, will toss off their con
ventional cloaks of sophistication
to enjoy the first strictly junior
get-together in the Cornhusker
hotel Saturday afternoon. In
fnrm.iiitv will reign as Eddie
Jungbluth swings the baton for
the stag all-junior attair.
There will be no charge whatso
ever and all junior students are
urged to attend. Lasting from
4:30 to 6 in the afternoon, the
party is open to every third year
student and their dates if they
wish to bring them.
The party is being sponsored d
the junior class committee on
organization working under the
direction of president Bob Wad
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YM PLAN PEACE
FAST EOR THURSDAY
Societies to Hold Meeting
In Conjunction With
Anti-War Move.
Fasting to testify their loyalty
to the movement for peace, mem
bers of Y. W. C. A. and Y. M. C. A.
and interested students will meet
from 12 to 1 o'clock in the club
rooms of the University Episcopal
church, 13th and R. streets, Thurs
day noon.
The meeting and the noon hour
fast, part of the peace move
ment of the National Intercol
legiate Christian Council, will he
sponsored by Y. W. anil Y. M.
cabinets. Money otherwise spent
on lunches will be turned in and
will be used to support t least
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beach in time for the KNX broad
cast, so Tiny headed us back to
i the Cinebar.
i Dressed to eo to the Hollywood
Hotel radio program. Just before
going on the air, we were pre
sented to the audience, and after
three days of constant practice,
our smiles must nave oecn guou
enough for anyone's toothpaste ad.
Naturally, we were thrilled. Bette
Davis. Shirley Ross, Ken Nilcs.
Aime Caroll and more were just
"that" far from us. Ken Niles
hair is so long I'd swear he puts
it up on curlers at night. Also saw
Humphrey Bogart and Louclla
Persons.
Applause.
After that oh, yes, 1 wanted to
mention that every time we ap
niHuded on the program, it was in
response to the frantic waving of I
Bette Davis wore two very huge
orchids, and she looks very mucn
the same as she does on the screen.
but her hair is a terrible mess.
Frpd McMurray is very indiffer-
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UNIORS
GATHER
PARTYSATURDAY
Ninth Annual Assembly
To Honor Student
Achievement.
Simerioi' scholarshiD of 618 stu
dents from the four classes will
be recognized this morning at the
ninth nnnual honors convocation of
the university. All classes will be
dismissed from 10 to vi o clock in
order that students and faculty
members will be permuted to lane
nni't. in the nroeram at the coli
seum. A large crowd is expected
to attend the public program hon
oring scholastic attainment during
tne scnool year.
Geore-e Fort Milton, editor of the
Chattanooga News, will address
the convocation audience on the
topic of "America 1937." Chan
cellor E. A. Burnett will preside
over the ceremonies in which the
high ranking 10 percent of all col
leges win be cited ana various oo
partments and organizations of the
university will name awards.
The program will start at 10:15
a. m. with a group of appropriate
selections by the university band
under the direction of William T.
Quick. Rev. K. F. Travis, pastor
of Centenary Methodist church at
Beatrice, former Lincoln minister,
will pronounce the invocation.
Seniors who rank in the tipper
10 percent of their class or whose
names have appeared on honor
rolls for four years will be s-eated
on the stage and will be awarded
certificates for superior scholar
ship. PEP
CLUB NAMES
ELOISE BENJAMIN
NATIONAL CHIEF
Phi Sigma Chi Elects Tasrcl
Officer to Presidency
At Convention.
Eloisc Benjamin, vice president
nf Tassels, was elected president
of Phi Sigma Chi. national pep
organization at the annual con
vention of the organization held in
Lawrence, Kansas April 17.
Other national officers elected
were Mildred Mundcll of Kansas
State vice president and Dorothy
Jean Willcuts of Kansas Univer
sity secretary-treasurer.
' Feathers, pep organization of
the Municipal University of
Omaha was admitted to the na
tional organization at the conven
tion. Charter members of tha
national organization are: Tassels,
of the. University of Nebraska:
Jay Janes, of the University of
Kansas and Purple Pepsters of
Kansas State.
Resolutions passed by the con
vention included mcmbersnip re
quirement revision providing for
the equivalent of an 80 average
for membership and the automatic
dropping of a member after three
unexcused absences a year.
Board of directors for the
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COL. KIDWELL RESIGNS
FROM R.O.T.C. SERVICE
Storekeeper for 15 Years
To Retire at Close
Of School Year.
Col. F. A. Kidwell. quarter
master of the Nebraska R. O. T. C.
unit for the past 15 years, has
tendered his resignation which
will become effective at the end
of the present school year.
After leaving ieDrasKa n
plans to live at his home in
Seattle. Upon resignation Col.
Kidwell will revert to the rank
of Major, U. S. retired, which was
.v-o .it hv i-pasnn of service as
a commissioned officer during the
World war.
He has been active in the army
for 44 years, part of this time
as an enlisted man and part as
an officer. He served in the 91st
Division as quartermaster during
the World war in France and
Belgium. While in the 91st. he
and other officers of this division
were presented to the king of
Belgium, and in turn, turned over
to him the city of Audenarde
which they had taken from the
enemy.
May Tour Mexico.
Col. and Mrs. Kidwell may take
j a trip to Mexico .City before go
I s Coltla This trin will be
made with a daughter. Miss
Kathro Kidwell. who is now an
instructor in physical education
at Mt. Holyoke. Col. and Mr.v
Kidwell also hnvc a son Captain
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