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    Claridgc Popular
Bccausu Patrons
LostNo Money?
State' Official jjo'igrtU C.uu
aoty Law Tf niU to Lessen ;
Rfuponsibility if
n
Lincoln. An (Sprrial Re.
ports that F. M. ClarMge, fifair bank
rr. theered by the tonntpeople
Monday at he drove through the city
to give liinucU tip to authorities, at
tirtt aroused surprise among officers
who have been in touch with the
affaire of the bank which CUri-'gc
wrecked and who failure cost the
state guaranty fund $700,000.
There wcrt jnt two explanation!
available here. One was that Cla
ridgt'a remarkable personality had
to endeared itaelf to J he people of
Hlair that they were ready to forgive
and forget veryililnir.
The other was that t!c itate
guaranty fund was the Icy to the
mystery which called forth the ap-
plauie and cheering ai the alleged
i . . i . ' i t i . .. u:
home town after hiding from the
authorities ilnce February.
People Get Money.
"The people have got all 'their
mnn thrnusti . the (tiite auarantv
IUII(J all ilirj hvii I wmmw
la punished or not," one state official
said.;;: "But I venture to ay it
would have been much different
story If the people of Blair had not
had the atate guaranty fund to re
pay tbeir money, and were holding
the sack for $700,000, which haa bwi
paid to them by (be jQLhcr hanks of
the state." .
Reports from Blair that it would
be impossible to get a jury there
who would convict Claridge caused
a report here that prosecutirg officers
would endeavor to get change of
venue and try Claridge in another
county. .' y
- Rusher May hi Honored.
The same cheers and applause, be
fitting a returning hero, that was ac
corded Claridge Monday, is expected
if E. A. Rusher, missing ..cashier of
ine VCiavia oiaic vuui.
Rusher, like Claridge, was the big
man of the town, was a piUar jn the
church, and the atatc guaranty fund
will reimburse the people if Octavia
the $60,000 to $100,000 vlnc& Rusher's
admitted forgeries and .other trans,
actions caused to disappear, from the
bank. . , . -f
"So you: see the bank guarantee
law acts two ways," said, Jhe state of
ficial, "It reimburses the people for
their losses and tends to relieve the
banker of responsibility, f To prose
cuting officers are looked upon more
as persecutors than people who are
endeavoring to mete out punish
ment" 1 -v
College Head Says
Teacher Shortage
Is Underestimated
Kearney, Neb., Aug. (Spe
cial,) In the opinion of. George E.
Martin, president of the Kearney
. Teachers' college, State Superintend
ent Mataen has greatly underestimat
ed the actual existing teacher short
age over Nebraska in a statement
made public recently. Superintendent
Matten expressed the belief that the
shortage would not exc.ee.ed 500 and
was confined almost entirely to west
em counties, with, an overflow in
eastern Nebraska. ;' v.1'-'
Mf. Martin believes that figure -ex.
ceedingly low, basing his opinion
anneals for tecahers,
which have been filed with the col
' lege here. In Kearney 65 per cent
of the school teaching staff is. local
talent, for the coming year and no
vacancies, exist,; it , stated.
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Sioux Indians Are Held on
Charge of Horse .'.'Rustling"
DCadwood, S. D!,' Aug.' 30.-(Spe-cial.)
Ray Coffee and Frank Four
Horns, jr., were arrested on a charge
of "rustling" on the Rosebud Indian
reservation. They were brought to
Deadwood and -waived examination
and bound over to the U. S. district
court tinder bonds of $1,000 each.
Louis Two Strike, Silas Walking
F.agle and Joseph Spotted Calf, also
Sioux: Indians, were arrested on
charges of stealing property, on the
Rosebud IndiaA reservation.: They
wer held to appear before the U. S.
district court in Deadwood, Septem
ber 6. .'.?!
Puesley Will Remain at
' Head of Farm Magazine
Lincoln. Aug. .JD. (Special.)
Charles W. Pugsley, editor of Gov
ernor McKelviVs piper, the . Ne
hrcb& Farmer, who was appointed
assistant secretary of agriculture
Monday, will not resign his position
as editor, uovvnor wctvems
"trwlav. '
"Mr. Pucslev will be given a leave
' ef absence," the governor said. "He
will remain editor of the Nebraska
. Farmer." .
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Prisoner Leaps
From Car Window
Man Being Taken to Asylum
. Injured in Attempted
-.Escape Near Oshkosh.
-Oshkosh, Neb., Aug. 30. (Spe
cial.) Mart Smith, 50, who was be
ing taken to the Lincoln asylum,
Jumped off the evening passenger
train a few miles west ot tins piace.
Smith, a batchelor, who lived at
Broadwater and has large ranch in
terests near that city, was recently
adjudged insane bv the insanity com-
! mission of Morrill county and was in
' . , ci :cc Ti iit:
cnarge oi uepuiy oncnu wen ni
ters of Bridgeport. It is rcportcq
that the patient attempted to throw
Ijimself under the. train at North Port
and was being carefully watched by
the officer, ! , ''.'. .
Shortly before the train arrived
here- Smith asked to be taken to
ho wash room. On leaving the
room the officer stepped ahead and
the door was slammed shut by the
patient, who immediately - jumped
through the window.
The train was stopped and Smith
picked tip and. brought to town. He
was apparently too badly Injured to
attempt to escape after the fall and
medical attention was given him by
physicians here so that he could be
(iiken on to his destination.
Car Crash May Prove ;
Fatal t6 Two Persons
McCook. NeC'Aue. 30. (Special
Telegram.) Henry . Calkins, driver,
was slightly injured and Lawrence
Zimmerman and' Samuel Ward, rid
ing' in the car, were perhaps fatally
injured when the machine struck the
concrete abutment ot a coivert on
the D. , L. D. highway about five
miles east of McCook. Zimmerman
and Ward, with fractured skulls, are
in the uenerai nospuai oi mis tuy,
where both t them reside.
The ear. which was being driven
at top speed, is a complete wreck.
Calkins is a victim or epilepsy.
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Snake-Fails to Rattle
Before Striking Woman
Lincoln. Aug. 30. (Special.)
Mrs. Henrv 'Hickey of Hallam,
!itHi town near Lincoln, was bitten
hv a rattlesnake Monday. It failed
to' rattle before' striking.,- Mrs.
Hickey,. in her stocking feet, was
trimminir a ! rose bush. The snake
struck her ni the toe. She hurried her
two children into the . house,
ni walked a Quarter of
mile to where her. ' hus
hand was working. The husband
called a physician. Mrs. Hickey was
reported out of danger, . The snake
was found and killed.
Pierce County Expects to
Have Best Fair on Record
Neb.. Aug. 30. (Special.)
August 30. 31 and September 1 and
2 are the dates of the Pierce county
fair which promises to be the largest
and best ever neia in rnis pan oi mo
stat.. Over $3,000 will be spent for
tree attractions, including a double-
header ball game every day and sev
eral fast running: races, w early iw
pens, have been reserved in the hog
department and every cauie snea nas
been reserved. '
Good Rain Needed for Fall
Seeding Near Lodgepole
T nftupnole Neb.. Aug. 30. (Spe
cialsIntense heat and dry weather
continue over this section. Temper
atures of from -90 to 1UU degrees
prevail. Farmers say a general ram
of at least two inches is necessary
U put the ground into condition for
fall seeding. ;' V,:
Custer County Fair Draws
22,000 People, 5,000 Cars
Calfcway, Neb.. Aug. JU. I spe
cial.) Over 22,000 people attended
the Coster county fair. Thit the
largest attendance at a county fair in
this Dart of the state. - Over' 5,000
automobiles brought the crowd to
the . fair,.. ... ..
Bad' Condition
Brictson Co. Records; ;
Are Badly Mixed
(Continued From race On.)
real : estate for which Bricton
had
paid $100,000 less.
When he was on the stand, Brict
son explained this $100,000 as his
estimate of the appreciation of his
property.
He admitted he arrived at this
conclusion by himself, without con
sulting real estate experts.
"I think it's worth more than
that; besides. I used to be in the
real estate business myself," he stat
ed. Records failed to include a $27,400
item for an addrcssograph and mail
ing list.
Attorney Sarcastic. ' ' J; .
When challenged by W. M. Gillef,
attorney for Brictson for failure to
add in this amount, auditors stated
they, found no record of the pur-
"You wouldlM ' fnclude 'anything
vmi'Trlidn't find in a Russian leather
book, would ,yo"u?' inquired Gillef
scathingly. "As a matter of fact, my
client paid $40,000 for that list." ,
Gil er attacked tne accountants
for their statement in the report that
the Inventory of stock at the Brook
ings (S. D.) plant, given by Brictson
as $70,000, "was probably an inflated
value. . . .
Insurance is cited.
"We found only $17,000 insurance
on $70,000 worth of goods; that
speaks for itself," maintained the au
ditor. . i v
Brictson's testimony called forth
expressions of impatience from Judge
Woodrough when he failed to an
swer questions. .
Brictson answered, i aon t khow i
such questions as, "When was the
last sale of tires you mader , Uid
von ever sell to iobbers?" "Did
you ever buy any Liberty bonds
after the war?" "How much cash
has the company on hand?" or "Hpw
many tread tires were sold.'
' Bought Liberty Bonds.
Brictson admitted the company had
no cost system in use at the:iprooK-
ings factory
Attorney Mulfinger pursued an-in
nuirv trving to Drove that Brictson
bought Liberty bonds below par and
listed them in company assets at
100 cents on the dollar. He 'also
asked Brictson to show where he
credited the company with a bank
discount of almost $1,000 on a $20,000
note purchased from the .first Na
tional bank. While the price paid for
the note was only $19,021.67, it is
listed at its full figure- ,
Brictson said he would find a de
posit slip showing that' the (interest
was deposited to the company's credit
in full
Records Missing.
Brictson admitted that he had no
record of his purchase of .real estate
on which to build a factory,1 except
the check paid for it. He had no
bank record showing .daily stand
ing. ' ' -
Mrs. Brictson could always arrive
at that figure, he stated: nor did he
have any record of his sale of $5,000
of his own preferred stock holdings
to Lee Huff, Omaha automobile man,
or of commissions paid for this and
$5,000 more of common stock Huff
bought, except on the back of stock
applications. .
His auditors' figures show the fol
lowing business totals: for 1917, $60-
Z41; 1918, $iuu,ui; my, $iuu.
391. and for 1920. J$78.283.
The balance on hand in the bank
August 1 was $2,034.70 and on Au
gust 25. $1,758.99. he said. v
The 30 per cent commission paid
included 15 per cent to stock sales
men and 5 per cent to kdwm awoDe,
his fiscal agent, besides 5 per cent
more in common . stock to fcwobe.
The other : 10 oer cent Was charged
to expenses, such as publicity office
rent. etc. ' ; -
When asked if he did not know
that the by-lawi prohibited payment
of more than 20 pef. cent commission,
he stated H. E. Baldwin of the blue
sky department had assured, him he
could do so. . , ' .. ' .
The hearing will be continued at
9 o'clock, this morning.
In .the city of .Moscow, are
1.600 churches.
In olden times ft wis popularly be
lieved that the ruby was a very
powerful amulet to ward off plagues
and pestilences v .
WIS HKK: OMAHA. WEDNESDAY. AUGUST SI. VU
Hearty Welcome
Given 355th Vets
Boxing Events and Dance Fea
ture First Day's Reunion
At Grand Island.
Grand Island, Neb., Aug. 30.
rSncrial Telegram.) Veterans of
the 355th infantry, 89th division, A.
E. F.. assembled Tuesday for their
second annual reunion and have
been given a hearty welcome by the
citizenship as well as the American
Legion and other organizations.
Over 100 were registered early Tues
day afternoon when, under the aus
pices of the Chamber of Commerce,
they were taken to.Jschimmer s take,
a resort on Wood river, four milrs
south, for an afternooii and evening
of snorts, entertainment and' dancingv
"-iwo poking events were natures
hf- the
attepiopn. uiarietew. 'ana
KlintwortH; fwofodl amateur bcixffeveryf steering wheel readv for In
ersxif this city, put On four' rounds'.' stant use. More than 1,000 former
after which there' weTe six rounds
between Gallipaux ,and Reams. No
decision was given - in either event
In the evening the guests were en
tcrtained with a dance at the pavilion
of the lake,
Features of Wednesdays program
will be the business session,, a base
ball game in the afternoon and a
banquet at . the auditorium in the
evening.
Badly Injured Man
Picked Up Near Tracks
Bigspring, , Neb., Aug. 30. (Spe
cial.) An unidentified Mexican la
borer with a fractured skull and
facial wounds, was picked up along
the tracks two miles west of Brule.
He was brought to Bigspring, where.
he received medical attention trom
the Union Pacifiic surgeon.
It is not known how he was hurt.
He has been unconscious and his
place of residence or name cannot
be learned.
Control Over Stock Yards
Taken Away From State
; Lincoln," Aug. 30. (Special.)
Control over stock yards in South
Omaha by the state railway commis
sion is wiped away by the new Ken-
von-Kendrick bill passed .. by , con
gress, according toa statement is
sued today from the railway commis
sion, following receipt, of a copy of
the bill.
This means that a hearing to be
held by the commission at South
Omaha in the near future to investi
gate stock yards charges will not
be held., The new bill, it was de
clared, covers all phases of (stock
yards regulation, and order is Issued
bv the secretary ot agriculture re
to be enforced, "the law of any state,
or the decision Or order of any state
authority to the contrary notwith
standing. 4
Farmer Sends Freak Crow
To University in Dakota
Tyndall, S. D .,' Aug. 30. (Spe
cial.) C. V. Kymer, a farmer of
this vicinity, shot an albine crow,
which has been making its home on
his farm for several weeks, and sent
it to the museum at the state uni
versity. It has been mounted and
placed on exhibition as one of the
curiosities of nature. "
Amended Oxdinance on
Traffic Passes Council
City council yesterday morning
passed the amended traffic ordinance,
which provides, among other things,
that all automobiles shall slow-down
to five miles an hour whe'p , ap
proaching boulevards.
The new provisions will .become
effective in 15 days.
Florence Man Jailed as
Drunk Taken to Hospital
L. D. Holden of Florence, ar
rested in . Council Bluffs Saturday
night on a charge of being drunk,
was transferred from - tht jail to
Mercy hospital yesterday in order of
City Physician Kelley, suffering
from alcohol poisoning.
President Sends
Edict to Miners
t'MUl4ul tttm I'm
United States, In pursuance of the
above. It it provided that in all cairs
of mtnrrectkm in any ii(e or of ob
ttructidnt to the laws thereof, l shall
be hmful for the pretident of the
United States, upon application of
the IrgiiUtur of such state or of the
executive when the leginlattir can
not be convened, to call forth the
miliary of any other state or itatri
to employ such Part of the land
J naval forces of the United States
as shall be judged necessary (or the
purpose of suppressing such insur
rection and cauking the la to be
duly executed, and
Ordered to Dispcrsi.
"Whereat, The legislature of
the state of Wett Virginia is
not now In session and ennot
be convened in time to meet
the present emergency and the ex
ecutive of said state, under section 4
of article 4 of the constitution of the
United States and the laws passed
in pursuance thereof, hat made due
application to me in the premises,
for such part of the military forces
of the United States s may be
neccatary and adequate to protect
the state of West Virginia and the
citizens thereof against domestic
violence and to enforce the due exe
cution of the laws: and
"Whereas , It is required that
whenever it may be neceitary, in the
judgment of the president, to use
the military forces of the United
States for the purpose aforesaid, he
shall forthwith by proclamation
command such Insurrection to dis
perse and retire peaceably to their
respecive homes within a' limited
time; "
"Now, therefore, I. Warren G.
Harding, president of the United
States, do hereby make proclama
tion and I do hereby command all
persons engaged in said unlawful
and insurrectionary proceedings to
disperse and retire peaceably toiheir
respective abodes on or before 12
o'clock, noon, of September 1, 1921,
and hereafter abandon said combi
nations and submit themselves to
the laws and constituted authorities
of said state,
"And I invoke the aid and co-operation
of all good citizens thereof
to uphold the laws and prtser.a the
public peace."
Ready for Emergency.
Logan, W. Va., Aug. 30. More
than 1,000 men, made of two com
panies of the state police, a host of
deputy sheriffs and the remainder
armed volunteer citizens from all
over Logan county, were reaay,
their leaders said todav. for any
eventuality growing out of the fight
last bunday morning Detwecn state
troopers and a band of armed men
on the east slope of Spruce Fork
ridge, east of here.
Capt. J. R. Brockus, witti tne
troopers and a large force of depu
ties, were out along the mountains
overlooking the towns oi Uotnicr,
Blair: and Sharpies.
Auto Fleet Is Ready.
In Logan, itself, scores of armed
men spent their time in the vicinity
of the court house awaiting orders
from Sheriff Don Chafin of Logan
Countv and Sheriff Bill Hatfield of
McDowell. A fleet of ' automobiles
was parked nearby with a driver at
service men, many ot whom naa
seen service overseas, were oeing
formed into an emergency organiza
tion. Rumors flew thick and fast during
the morning, one which attracted un
usual attention being to the effect
that some 400 labor leaders had
reached Charleston and were calling
out the men who took part in the
march last week from Marmet to
Madison.
3,000 Men Under Arms.
Charleston, W. Va., Aug. 30. Be
tween 2,000 and 3.000 armed men
have assembled at Jeffery in Boone
county, close to the Logais county
line according to official advices re
ceived here today. They are within
easy "striking distance of the dis
turbed section of Logan county
where four men were killed in a
fight with state troops and deputy
sheriffs Sunday morning. .
The authorities also have been In
formed that some 75 automobiles
carrying armed men, dashed out of
the Cabin Creek valley near here
his morning and passing through
Marmet continued up- the Lens
Creek valley along the line taken by
the men who set out to march to
Mil go counly last week.
Omaha Gets $400,000 by Wire
For Bonds Taken to N. Y.
The cltv of Omaha was richer by
$400,000 jresterday than it was Mon
day, j. : ... .: . .
That "amount, resulting trom the
sale of bonds, which were axen east
by Commissioner Dan Butler of the
department ot nnance usi pnaay,
was wired to the city treasurer, today.
The bonds included $15U,WU sewer
bonds, ' $50,000' park, bonds and
$200,000 public improvement bonds.
The gems, ornaments and precious
sfrvnrs helonnrins to the shah of Per
sia are estimated at about $35,000,-
000.
ADVKBT1SK.MENT
FORDS CUT $100
ON GASOLINE BILLS
Other Car Show Propor
tionate Saving.
A new carburetor which cuts down
gasoline consumption of any motor
and reduces gasoline bills from one
third to one-half is the. proud
achievement of the Air Friction Car
hiiretnr Co.. 928 Madison St., Dayton,
O. This remarkable invention not
onlv increases the power of all mO'
tors fr6m 80 to SO per cent, but en
able everv one to run slow on -high
rar Tf olsn makes It fanv to start
a Ford or any other car in the coldest
weather. You can use the very
cheapest grade of gasoline or half
gasoline and half kerosene and . still
t-et mom nower and more mileage
than you now get from the highest
test casoline. Many Ford owners
uv thpv now aret as high as 45 to SO
mllpR to A. ration of gasoline. So
sure are the manufacturers of the
Immense saving their new carbu
retor will make that they offer to
send it on 0 days' free trial to every
car owner. Can be put on or taker,
off in a few minutes by anyone. All
who want to try It should send their
name, address and make of car to
the manufacturers at once. They
also want local agents, to whom they
offer exceptionally large proms,
Write them today.
McKclvic Battles
On Nebraska
Camp Dodge, la., Auf. 30. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Governor McKcl-
vie of Nebratki reviewed the First
Nebraska Ntlonl guard regiment
encamped litre Monday. He was ac
companied by Adjutant General If.
J. Pu! of Nebraska. Governor Nate
Kendall of Iowa and Adjutant Gen
eral Lasher of the Iowa National
guard.
The Nebraska governor spent the
entire day with the officers of the
regiment, Inspecting the work being
done by the men in camp and on the
rine range, lie was taken to the
range where he did some shooting
with the Springfield. His score was
of a moderate nature end he was
immediately taken to the pistol
range.
With the Colts 44 Governor Mc-
Kclvie was slightly unpracticed and
so hit first shot went wild, com
plete miss. , Hut the following shots
were of a good quality. The Drown
Man Accused of Threatening Wife
And Sire Now Free, Sane and Single
O'Neill. Neb.. Aug. 30.-(Special
Telegram.) Events transpire rap
idly in the young lite ot William
Thomas Adamt of Ewing, Neb
Monday of last week hit father,
Herbert Adamt, had him arrested
and brought to O'Neill, 'charging
that the son had threatened to burn
down the barn and granary and to
annihilate his wife and his tire if
the latter did not give him ?200 by
last night He was placed in jail.
being unable to give a $500 peace
bond. . .
Saturday morning he was taken
before the insanity board, which,
Catholic Chaplain Will
Nominate a Protestant
Atlantic, la., Aug. 30. (Special.)
That difference In creeds has no
place in the ranks of the American
Legion of Iowa will be demon
strated when the Kev. 1'atnck ri.
McDermott, Catholic priest, arises to
nominate the Kev. I. L. Roberts,
Baptist minister, for state chaplain
at the coming state convention of the
Legion.
The Kev. Mr. McDermott it the
present state chaplain and is priest
in charge of the Catholic parish here.
The Rev. Mr. Roberts is pastor of
the Baptist church at Sheffield.
The Sheffield minister is not likely
to have any opposition in his can
didacy for state chaplain, it is said.
He is very popular with the men of
the American Legion and is state
chef de gare of the 40 and 8.
Court Hou6e Plumbing to Be
Installed on Cost System
Columbus, Neb., Aug. 30. (Spe
cial.) Tlie plumbing system in the
new court house will be installed on
the cost-plus basis. . This was deter
mined at a mectinir when the county
board voted to accept A. Dussell &
Season's End
Sale of Silks
Disposing of odd
lengths and all
broken assortments.
If interested in a new
dress, a blouse or lin
ings, come Wednes
day; The aavinga are
unuaual.
Glove Specials
Capeskin, strap wrist
motor gloves in tan
, and gray. Wednes
day, $3.98 a pair, j
Silk gloves for 39q. 1
Two-clasp ; and six-
teen-button lengths, j
Small sizes. j
Colored Silk
Umbrellas $6.50
An all-silk covering is
unusual for six-fifty.
Every ctesiraote cotor
and attractive new
handles. These have
just been received
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; Every New Fall Coat
' at a Saving of 20
Wednesday the Last Day
Your unrestricted choice of
any cloth coat fur trimmed
models inculded.
for 20 Less Wednesday
A payment of 25; will hold
. any purchase until November
first. . The balance payable
November first.
Apparel Section Third Floor.
With Rifle
Guard Camp Range
ing automatic rifle, developed In the
world war, wai a surprise to the Ne
brak statesman,
. McK.lvii Knocked Down,
"Get. she's bucking son of a
gun," lie barked whrn, upon press
in g the trigger, lie was thrown from
his crouching position to the fist of
his back while ten .30 caliber bullets
sputtered in the tmhankmeut
To relieve him of (ear of the
kicking automatic rifle. Governor
MeKelvit was taken to the machine
Run range and here fired a number
tf shots with that weapon. He re
mained to tvatch a company it drill
and when the company threw a bar
rage into the embankment with tra
versing fire, the governor took a
long breath,
"Wonderful, simply wonderful.'
was all he could say of these
weapons. '
The governor took men with the
officers at noon and later reviewed
the troops.
after hearing evidence of nine wit
nesses and after young Adams 'tad
made a speech, decided he might be
insane. Later they decided t con
tinue the hearing until Monday.
Monday he was declared sane.
Neighbors then put up the $500
Keace bond to free him from jail,
is wife filed a divorce petition
against him, he made voluntary ap
pearance and District Judti Robert
R. Dickson granted ner a divorce
from him 30 minutet after tie pe
tition was filed, with f 10 alimony for
support of their two eh.ldron. Adamt
now is free and tingle.
Son's proposition to install the sys
tem for the actual cost of material,
labor, freight, etc., plus 25 per cent,
with a guaranty that the entire cost
to the county would not exceed
$12,672.
Referendum to Be Called
On Lincoln Auto Bus Law
Lincoln, Aug. 30. (Special.) An
other referendum election was prom
ised Lincoln today when L. C.
Clark, an attorney, announced that
petitions calling tor a vote by the
people of the proposition of govern
ing auto busses bv an alleged unfair
ordinance passed by the city council
were . being printed. ; "Brother
Charley" Bryan was .the only mem
ber of the commission who refused
to vote for the bus governing or
dinance. ' '
Cass County Man to Lead
Sheriffs' Body for Third Year
O'Neill, Neb., Aug. 30. (Special )
Sheriff C. D. Quinton of Cass
county , was re-elected president and
Sheriff Peter Duffy of Holt county,
secretary-treasurer of the Nebraska
Sheriffs' association for the third
time at the convention in North
Platte. r
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Wednesday the Last Day
of the August Fur Sale
; Prices are only a half "
of what they were last year.
They, will be from 20 to .
33V3 higher September 1 st.
A payment of 25 now,
the balance by Nov. First,
with free storage until Nov.
J list one more day to take "
advantage of August Fur
Prices.
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Societies Oppose
. Wyo. Game Law
Protests Received Again'
Law Permitting; Killing
Of Antelope. '
New York, Aug. 30. Four asso
rlationt interested In the preserve
tlon of wild inhifat life have for
warded protests to Governor Carey
of Wyoming igilnst the operation
of the new law in that state provid
ing for killing buck antelope by per
mit from the Wyoming game com
minion. Thete organisations. ; it
was announced today, ire the Amcr
ican Game Protective and Propaga
tion association, the New , York
Zoological society, the Audubon so
ciety and the Permanent Wild Life
Protective Fund.
R. P. Holland, vice president of
the American Game Protective and
Propagation association, said today
that it would be a crime to kill an
telope for any reason. . .
"Antelope cannot be successfully
bred in captivity, as is the case with
the buffalo," he said Thrre are
only a few scattered hrrds left in the
United States.
Advices from Wyoming state that
a law permitting the killing of 100
antelope in the next two years waa
passed last February and that only
35 applications for hunting permits
have been made, not all of them
being granted.
Leqal Department
Of City Differs on
Improvement Plans
Opposing opinions from member!
of the city legal department as to
methods of assessing the benefits for
the proposed widening of Twenty
fourth ttret, Pacific to Cuming
strets, are confronting the city coun
cil. The city cannot legally tell bondt
tinder any circumstances In an
amount more than 10 per cent of the
appraisal 'without first submitting
the proposition to a vote of the peo
ple, according to City Attorney L.
J. TeFoel. Corporation Counsel
Lambert, however, is of the opinion
the council, sitting as a board of
equalization, has authority to fix any
per cent of the total assessment of
more than 90 per cent - : -
Stanton County-Farmers
Union Holds Annual Picpic
Stanton, Neb., Aug. 30. (Special.)
The ' Stanton County'- .'.Farmers
union held its seventh annual picnic
at Johnson Lake. . It. is estimated
3,000 farmers and business men at
attended. . - ,
Basket dinners were served at
noon. The speaker of the day was
A. J. Weaver of Falls City, Neb., and
the hog salesman of the Farmers
Union commission firm of Omaha.
A program of sports was carried
out and a bal game played between
the Maple Creek and Butterfly Val-
,ley teams. i
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The Fur Shop- Third Floor -
Final Linen Clearance
of -All Odd Pieces
Table Cloths, Napkins, Madeira,
Embroidered Doilies, Centers and
Luncheon Cloths, Toweling and
accumulation from the August sale
that must aell Wednesday regard
less of their former prices.
Cotton Blankets
for $3 a pair
Heavy weight, large size, gray
and tan with pink or blue bor
ders. An exceptionally good
quality for $3 a pair. -
Second Floor