THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, APRIL IS,1 1918.
, Nebraska
POTASH FIGHT
ON IN EARNEST
BEFORE BOARD
Larger Companies Say They
Are Better Equipped and Can
Return More Revenues
to State.
Lincoln, April 12. (Special.) The
State Board of Educational Lands
and Funds faces a serious problem
in leasing state lands on which are
situated potash' lakes, the problem
fceing whether to give former lease
holders , preference or the Western
Potash company, which, according to
President IV. E. Sharp of the com
pany, is able to give to the state
greater returns, because of its ability
to get more value from the waters
of the lakes.
r The American Potash company,
which also is controlled by the Sharp
Interests, with the Western Potash
company, owns several lakes which
lie partly on school lands. This com
pany desires to acquire rights to the
water in these lakes and also to other
lakes convenient to their plant ,for
pumping purposes.
In his talk before the board today
lr. Sharp said the potash industry
was in its infancy, but many of the
lakes were of little value unless con
nected up with a plant which could
develop them. His company already
fcas about 50 miles of piping, some of
this connecting with one lake which
ties partially on school lands. At the
(request of Land Commissioner Shum
way they had ceased pumping from
(hit lake' when the legality of the
leases were questioned. j
i Western Well Equipped. '
i Mr. Sharp said the Western com
pany was equipped with the latest
word in modern machinery for ex
tracting full value from potash
waters. By extensive investigation
they had been able to discover that
the potash obtained was not the only
value in the waters, but that other
chemicals, therein added greatly to
th value The American company
was unable to extract these other
deposits because of lack of proper
equipment, but the Western had at
big expense installed machinery
which was extracting all the value.
Heretofore the potash was shipped
east as it came from the evaporating
system and eastern buyers had been
able to go farther and extract a much
more valuable chemical from it. The
Western company was now able to. do
at Antioch what the eastern people
were doing and, therefore, would be
able to bring to the state a greater
revenue than could be receivd from
the potash alone. The American com.
pany was able to extract only about
one-fourth the value from the waters
that the Western company was doing.
The method of the American com
pany, he said, was the same as that
' of the smaller companies now en
deavoring to have their leases. van
flated by the board. ' ,
Advocates Early Action. '
j Mr. Sharp advocated early action
Jy the board as the state might lose
a great deal,? for no plant could be
equipped in the same manner as the
Western Potash company inside ot
nine months. His company was so
situated that the marketable material
was promptly taken care of and right
now it had $250,000 worth of potash
rolling between Antioch and Atlanta.
Two years ago the potash was worth
from $27 to $40 a ton. Today it is
bringing $100 to $125 a ton.
. M. F. Harrington, represnting the
smaller lease holders and those "who
were seeking validation of their leases,
spoke for the smaller holders. He
said the board was morally bound to
give the smaller fellows a chance to
release in preference to any others.
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Red Oak Boy Scouts Win
Flag in Second Loan Drive
Red Oak, la., April 12. (Special!)
The Boy Scouts of the Congrega
tional church of Red Oak, received a
large silk flag this week, the gift of
President Wilson, to the Boy Scout
organization cf Iowa selling the larg
est number of bonds in the second
Liberty loan drive. Eleven members
of the local scout organization en
tered the contest and sold bonds to
the amount cf $33,500. In addition to
the flair each of the boys was pre
sented with a medal, on the front of
which are engraved the words, "Pre
sented on behalt of the United Mates
treasury department, for service in
Liberty loan campaign, Boy Scouts of
America, October, 1917." On the re
verse side of the medal is engraved,
"War service. Every Scout to have
a soldier."
The flag is 41-3x51-2 feet in size,
made cf silk, with gold fringe and is
hung on a staff surmounted with a
brass eagle. It is hand worked, and
on the ferrule of the flag staff are en
graved the words, 'Presented to
Troop No. I Boy Scouts of America,
Red Oak, la., by the President ot the
United States through the Women's
Liberty fcfoan committee, for dis
tinguished service in aid of the sec
ond Liberty loan, October 21 to 27,
1917, state of Iowa." i
More Men for Radio Work
Sought by Government
(From Staff Corrponilent.)
Lincoln, April 12. (Special.) A
telegram from the war department
to the office of the State Board for
Vocational Education urges a large
enrollment in radiobuzzer classes to
meet the army demand. Men who
complete the course satisfactorily
are guaranteed assignment to this
work in array service.
The state board has radio-buzzer
schools in Nebraska, as follows:
University of Nebraska, Lincoln;
Peru State Normal school, Peru;
Nebraska Wesleyan University. Uni
versity Place; Young Men's Christian
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association, winaiia, luung cu a
Christian association, Norfolk.
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Rev. W. H. Bass Resigns.
Fremont, Neb., April 12. (Special
Telegram.) Rev. W. H. Buss, for 16
years pastor of the First Congrega
tionalist church and winner of the
prize for a Nebraska poem, has re
signed and will give up pulpit work.
Failing health is given as the cause.
Mr. Buss may decide to take up evan.
gelistic work' later.
He said the supreme court in its
opinion, while not directly favoring
it, still indirectly indicated it was the
thing to do and that the legislature
in passing thep potash act,' in which
it had given the state board authority
to validate leases on certain condi
tions had favored validating the
leases already given to the men who
first started to develop the industry
and had spent money to fight it
through the courts.
' May Correct Mistake.
State Treasurer Hall wanted to
know if the board did not have the
right to rectify a mistake, if it had
made one and if the legislature in
placing the leasing of the lands sub
ject to the judgement of the board
had not considered that a mistake had
been made, and that the state had
the right to do what was best for
the state, irrespective of the mistake
made in ignorance of the real value
of the property under consideration.
, The section of the potash bill
covering the validation of leases
heretofore given provides that the old
lease holders shall be riven preference
in releasing when their bids are equal
and fair as compared with others and
the board tor take Into consideration
activities already made, money in
vested and improvements made or
arranged to be made. ,
Mr.. Harrington stated that the
company he represented had already
made arrangements tor building a
$250,000 olant.
The board before the hearing
passed a resolution that all old
lease holders must apply for new
leases within 30 days from this date,
failure. so to do being evidence that
they did not intend to take any
action.
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LEHR PROMOTED
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FLYING CORPS
(From Staff Corrpondent.)
Lincoln, April 12. (Special.)
Manderson, Lehr of Albion, son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Lehr and nephew
of the late General Manderson of
Omaha, who has been doing great
service with the French aviation
squadron in France, has been honored
by promotion from cOrporal to ser
geant. It is said that it is exceeding
difficult for a foreigner to 'receive
such recognition in France, but the
fact that Lehr has shown himself an
expert and has already been in several
air battles in which hrough his plane
was several times pierced with Oer
man bullets. he came out victorious,
has given him considerable prom
inence among the French flyers.
Lehr's latest battle was April 6,
when1 in an expedition over German
territory, two of his companions,
Houston Woodward of Philadelphia
and Charles Kerwood of Bryn Mawr,
Pa., have since been missing. Ker
wood was flying low in a bomb drop
ping plane, while Lehr was far above
him. suddenly several uerman
planes attacked Kerwood and his
machine fell behind the Oerman
lines. Lehr was too far away to be
of assistance and does not know the
real fate of his companion. Wood
ward was out on a scouting expedi
tion and has not been heard from
since the time he started.
Son of LatTH. H. Philpott
Dies of Attack of Measles
(From a .Staff Correspondent.)
Lincoln, April 12. (Special.)
Word came to Lincoln today that
Wilfred Philpott, small and only son
of Mrs. H. II. Philpott of Moberly,
Mo., died suddenly.
He' was a son of H. H. Philpott,
who was for years connected with the
Bee and for a large part of the time
Lincoln correspondent for this
paper. He went to Francitas, Tex.,
several years ago and established the
Francitas Bee, but his health com
pelled him to sell out and he came
back to Nebraska and assisted in
covering the 1913 session of the Ne
braska legislation for the Bee. Later
he again returned to assist in the
1915 session, but died in Omaha in
September before the session con
vened, t
The boy died of measels which de
veloped into other complications and
later into brain fever. He was
buried beside his father at Moberly.
Fire at Polk Threatens
' Entire Business District
Polk, Neb., April 12. (Special.)
At an early hour this morning the
livery and feed barn belonging to A.
E. Swanson was destroyed by fire,
entailing a loss of $4,000, partially
covered by insurance. . No stock was
in the building at the time, but a new
car, the property of Lee Crafe, which
was stored in the building was
burned. The fire, which originated in
the barn, had spread to the store
house of Sundberg & Son, hardware
merchants, before the flames were
discovered, and it was with the great
est difficulty that the business houses
in the block, were saved. The loss to
Sundberg & Son on store house and
stock, including two automobiles, will
total $2,000 with no insurance, while
the Farmers Co-operative Store build
ing was damaged to the amount of
$200. The damage to the other build
ings was slight. .
Yutan Subscribes Quota
In Few Hours; Still Going
Yutan, Neb., April 12. (Special.)
A few hours after1 the first Liberty
Bond was sold, Yutan went "over the
top" with $28,850 to her credit, $12,
450 above her quota, which was $16,
400. "We do not intend to slow
down until we have passed the $40,000
mark, which is far beyond the Hin
denberg line, and safety," declared
one bond worker.
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Gage County Farmers to
Discuss Seed Situation
Beatrice, Neb., April 12. (Special.)
County Agent Rist will hold meet
ings at the home ol farmers in parts
of Gage county to discuss the seed
corn situation. An effort will be
made to provide all with sufficient
seed.
Beatrice may have a new five-story
hotel within a short time. A rep
resentative of a hotel corporation is
in the city investigating the matter.
The body of Harry Snyder, who
ended his life at South Omaha Tues
day morning by gas asphyxiation, was
brought here yesterday to be inter
red in the Dunkard cemetery, near
his old home at-Pickrell. The funeral
will be held Saturday afternoon. Mr.
Snyder was 48 years old and leaves
a widow. ' " '
The third Liberty loan drive was
started yesterday at the Commercial
club luncheon, in charge of T. E.
Adams. Committees vtrc appointed
to push the work, and during the
afternoon and night about $100,000
was subscribed. The employes of the
Dempster company took $5,600 of the
bonds. Beatrice's quota is $180,000,
and it is thought this amount will be
raised by Saturday night. '
Four school districts northeast -eff
Holmesville, held a meeting to discuss
the question of consolidating into
one district. Another meeting will be
held in a few days to complete the
merger and perfect plans for the
erection of a $30,000 school house.
Charles Pike, living near Plymouth,
hass old his 80 acre farm for $170
per acre. This is a record price in
Jefferson county. '
W. H. Kilpatrick, yesterday re
ceived a cablegram from William Kil
patrick stating that he had arrived
safely somewhere across the Atlantic
Mr. Kilpatrick is in the quarter
master's department of the regular
army, and has been in training at
Camp J. E. Johnston at Jacksonville,
Fla.
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Table Rock Pioneer1 dies
After Lingering Illness
Table Rock, Neb., April. 12. (Spe
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years old, a resident of Table Rock
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dence of her daughter,' Mrs. N. C.
Campbell, at Humboldt, Tuesday
night. She is survived by a son nd
a daughter, A, H. Fellers and Mrs. N.
C. Campbell, of Humboldt. Funeral
services will be held this afternoon
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be in the Table Rock cemetery.
Rev. F. 'A. Luedeke, for the last
three years pastor of the. Evangelical
church at Maple Grove, west of here,
in the Steinhauer vicinity, died at his
home In Pawnee City, from stomach
trouble. He was born February 7,
1850, and at the age of 20 came to
this country from Germany.
Jonathan Hilts and Miss . Abbie
Robertson, a former teacher in the
Pawnee City public schools, were
married at Clinton, la., April 2.
, Albert Barrett, a former resident
of this county and a brother-in-law
of Count Judge . D. W. Neill and
George Neill of this county, was
accidentally killed in Omaha Satur
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Millard Citizens Hold
Big Liberty Loan Meeting
Millard, Neb., April. 12. (Special.)
The preparatory meeting for the
Liberty loan drive held Saturday
night at -Peters' auditorium, was
largely attended. Four-minute talks
by G. E. Nelson of Millard and Mr.
Scholes of Omaha ana a forceful ad
dress by, the speaker of the evening,
Mr. Jefferis of Omaha, were the fea
ture of the program. An interesting
musical program was given by the
school children. At the conclusion ot
the program a calf donated by Hohn
Hailing was raffled, which brougnt
$36. The proceeds were turned over
to the Red ;Cross.
The Commercial club of Millard
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Wednesday night. The Red Cross '
women served lunch, the proceeds
from, which brought $45.
Plattsmouth Girl Dies
When Flames Envelop Body
Plattsmouth, Neb., April 12.
(Special.) Christina Murray, six year
old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chris
Murray, died this morning an hour
after she had been severly burned
when her clothing caught on fire. Her
clothes were completely burned, from
her body before assistance arrived,
but she remained conscious to the
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who was working about' a mile from
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accident occured.
Dr. S. P. Cresap Urged to
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Dunbar, Neb., April 12. (Special.)
Dr. S. P. Cresap of Nebraska City,
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