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OMAHA. SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1921.
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Judge Woodrough Harshly
Scores Brictson in DcrUion
Sayi Corporation a Fic
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Golden Wedding Feast
City and Country Population
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Giant Fleet of Dirigible,
Planned to Be Operated
From Coait to Coatt,
Will Stop Here.
Engineers Study Cost
Transcontinental air service, with
fleet of great dirigibles, carrying
100 passengers cadi, is being ic
riotikly considered by the United
States Steel company and the Du
pont interests, with Omaha as one
of the stopping points between At
lantic and Pacific coasts.
Representatives of the interests
mentioned have been in Omaha and
have made their report which is said
to favor this city as one of the sta
ron. The proposed capitalization
i ?50.000,IH)0.
Information from Washington, D.
C, states that eastern capitalists are
avociatcd with the Duponts and
1'nited States Steel company in this
hig project. The dirigibles are to
ost $.'.1)00.000 each.
Plan Conference Soon.
Within a few days the interests
referred to will confer in New York
on a report just submitted to them
by engineers who were sent to
F.tirope to investigate the whole
subject of transportation by dirig
ible. They have recommended as
practical and feasible the operation
f such a service between New York
md Chicago, on a 12-hour schedule,
It is proposed to establish hangars
and another route from New York
to Los Angeles.
at Omaha, Denver and Salt Lake
City. There also would be a service
from New York and Chicago to
Kansas City and St. Louis and the
, report recommends a San Fraucisco
San DicKO branch.
The report recommends the con
siruction of the first fleet of dirig
ibles in Holland and France, where
plants are now being operated. It
also recommends that the plan of
caDttalizaticn include provision for
at least three great plant in the
United States. Chicago is favored
for the principal terminus of the
proposed new line.
Climatic Conditions Factor.
Climatic conditions the year around
were an important factor in deter
mining the coast to coast route of
the air fleet. It is the belief of the
engineers that they have fixed a
route across the continent that will
be open at all seasons of the year
vythout danger to the dirigibles and
with perfect safety and comfort to
the passengers.
In their "investigations the ' en
gineers studied the cost ci the pas
senger dirigibles used in Italy and
other countries where they are
manufactured and discovered that
the tremendous cost was due not to
the essential parts that , enter into
tl.e construction so much as the ex
travaganccs in luxuries. They also
discovered that, the companies oper
ating i abroad lost considerable
money because of the prohibitive
rassenger fares charged.
The' report recommends the con
struction of craft of a substantial,
comfortable type,; but without the
luxuriance -of the foreign' craft In
this way the cost ci construction
and operation .would be consider
ably lower and enable the American
company to charge a lower fare.
Harding and Party;
On Labor Dav Cruise
.'Washington, Sept. 3. The Presi
dent and .Mrs. Harding,' with a
party of friends, left here late today
on the yacht Mayflower, for a
anise extending over.Labor day and
without scheduled landings at way
side points. - "', , ,; ; ,
Those making the trip are Sec
retary of State and Mrs. Hughes,
Senator Watson of Indiana and Mrs.
, Watson, Representative Mondell of
Wyoming and Mrs. Mondell, George
nJJ. Van Fleet, manager of the Hard
lug Publishing company of Marion,
O., and Mrs. Van Fleet, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Scobcy of San An
tonio, Tex., and Miss Abigiil ' Hard
ing, the president's sister.
Men Accused of Bank
Robbery Bound Over
Cheyenne, Vyet, Sept. 3. (Spe
cial.) "I'd just as soon they'd kill
me now, said Adolph ' Pfunder,
Chugwater bank bandit, whin he was
rraigned before Fred Scheie, -justice
of the peace, at Wheatland.
"They didn't kill him. Instead he
was bound over to the district court
in $25,000 bond. - ,
"If you'd made it a dime it would
b all the same to ine," said Pfjm
,der. "I couldn't dig up a pennj.'
Herman T. Kusel, alleged co-conspirator
of' Pfunder, was bound over
in the same amount after both bad
pleaded not guilty.
Sixty-One Persons Slain
By Cheka in Petrograd
Riga, Sept 3. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) Sixty-one persons
were shot in Petrograd on" August
24, after being sentenced to death
by the cheka or bolsheviki inquisi
tion, for active participation in the
plot against the soviet government
recently discovered m Petroftrad,
says a wireless message from Mos
cow today. Among those executed.
according to Moscow newspapers
reaching this city, there were be
lieved to hare been . several persons
accused by the cheka of being Rus
sian agents" of the American intelli
gence service who crossed the hor-
der into Russia from Terijoki, Fin-!
land. j
Plattsmouth, Neb., Sept. 3. (Spe
cial.) Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Fricke
will observe their golden wedding
anniversary here Sunday.
They were married at Williams
port, Pa.. September 4. 1871. They
lived in Mound City, 111., until 188 J,
when they moved to Ashland, Neb.,
finally settling in Plattsmouth in
1884, since when Mr. Fricke has been
active in the retail drug business.
A reunion, at which the six chil
dren and six grandchildren of the
"Smiles of 1921"
Feature Act at
Fall Festival
Ak-Sar-Ben Obtains Greatest
Outdoor. Stage Production
In Country Fireworks
And Air Flights.
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With the closing of a contract yes
terday for : the presentation - of
"Smiles of 1921," the most elaborate
outdoor stage ' production in the
country, from September 13-17, ' in
elusive, at Ak-Sar-Bcn , exposition
grounds, the attractions at AW-Sar-
Etu UhityrJ(p)in "to be ttn
grandest, most artistic . and most
wonderful ever' shown in Omaha."
Charles Trimble, secretary of the
Ak-Sar-Ben Exposition company,
considers it a streak of luck that
Omaha will be able to witness the
"Smiles of 1921," which just closed
a iy-weeks engagement at Kiver
view park, Chicago. ..'
Ihe show is now showing; at Dal
las, Tex., where it has been booked
for 14 days for $29,000.
Ruth Law to Fly.
With this show added to " the
"Montezuma" spectacle, horse races,
Ruth Law's flying circus and vaude
ville attractions, Ak-Sar-Ben will be
the grandest and most gorgeous fes
tival ever celebrated in the west.
Horse races and Ruth Law's fly
ing circus make up the program of
events at Ak-bar-Ben field during
the afternoons of the festival. The
evening performances will begin with
the presentation of Smiles of 1921"
at 7:30. The show has a cast of SO
persons, under the direction of Emilc
De Recat. "Smiles of 1921" is a
musical extravaganza presenting the
following settings: A Mlken Salon;'
"A Bit of Spain;" "Carnival Night in
Paris;' "The Colonial Oarden;"
"The Nile Drifters;" "The Corridor,"
and "The Sunken Garden."
Costumes and settings alone cost
$180,000. .
Vaudeville acts will follow Mniles
of 1921."
Elaborate Spectacle.
One of the most spectacular and
breath-taking outdoor . attractions
will follow the vaudeville skits in the
presentation of "Montezuma." The
elaborate scene will be a teproduc
tion of "Montezuma," ancient Aztec
city, destroyed. The nroduction will
cost Ak-Sar-Ben $55,000. Ruth Law
will also do stunt flying in an electrically-lighted
plane every night
during Ak-Sar-Ben.
The Department of Thrill
nd Mystery
' in today's Bee will be
found in the Magazine . .
Section, where a BLUE
RIBBON serial by Val
entine Williams makes
its first appearance.
Turn now to part 4,
page 3.
The Yellow
Streak
bIu
couple will be present, is planned for
the anniversary.
The children are Carl G. Fricke,
Dora Fricke. F. A. Fricke and Ed
win A. Fricke of Plattsmouth, and
Albert A. Fricke of Los Angeles
and Mrs. Lena Fricke Harris of
Omaha.
The grandchildren arc Jane, Ma
rion and Frederick Fricke of Platts
mouth, Betsy Fricke of Los An
geles and Louise and Margaret Har
ris of Omaha.
I Cheyenne Man
Yawns When Told
He Must Hang
Roused From Sleep o Hear
Murder Jury's Verdict, '
Prisoner Reveals No
Emotion
; Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. 3. (Spe
cial.) Alfred E. Walker was con
victed of first degree murder and
thereby started on his way to the
gallows.' " . '.
He yawned as he heard the ver
dict ' . ':' "-..-"
At 11:10 the iutt'.iiwj
igatrttfenr'o"r the two men who
killed Louie Failcr, taxi driver, near
Cheyenne last March, filed into the
district court room. There were no
spectators. The defendant's counsel
was not present. Some of the court
officials had been sitting up to hear
the verdict; others were roused from
their slumber. Walker was brought
in by Deputy Sheriff Schultz.
..Sleepiness Evident. .
It was plain that he had been fast
asleep.
Ihe sealed verdict was handed to
Clerk Fisher. He opened it and
read:
"We. the iurv dulv emnaneled and
sworn to try and determine the is
sues in the above entitled cause,
wherein the state of Wyoming is the
plaintiff and Alford E. Walker, the
defendant, guilty of murder in the
first degree. John Franson, fore
man. ,.
The sleepy-eyed Walker, branded
by his own attorney as stupid, ir
responsible and immature, betrayed
not a sign of emotion.
Back to His Bunk.
"He was led back to his bunk, there
to resume his rest.
For eight and one-half hours the
jury had deliberated.
After several ballots had stood
eight to four for the death penalty,
the decision was made unanimous.
It was the second time within a
year that a Laramie county jury or
dered a man sent to the gallows.
Last October Yee Ceow was con
victed of the murder of Tom Hol
land ?od John Federhen, and last
March he was hanged at the state
penitentiary.
Earl Mose, jointly accused t with
Walker, now goes on trial for his
life.-
Ford Family Jubilee Day
Is Held at North Platte
Xorth Platte, Neb.. Sept. 3. (Spe
cial.) The Ford -family jubilee day
given by merchants of this city was
attended by 1.200 Ford owners and
their families from points in Lincoln
and adjoining counties, and in addi
tion hundreds of owners of cars of
other makes. - Contests were pro
vided for , Ford cars and prizes
awarded. for the different phases or
conditions of Ford, cars, Ford own
ers and Ford occupants. The affair
attracted the largest number of vis
itors North Platte has entertained
this year." . -. .
Man Severely Cut by Fall
To Floor of Engine Room
Beatrice, Neb., Sept 3. (Special.)
John , Witzki, a contractor of this
city, was severely cut about the head
when he slipped and fell to the bot
torn of an engine room at the Be
atrice sanitarium in which he was
working. It required 10 stitches to
close the wound in his head.
Railroad Water Supply
At Fall City Exhausted
Pawnee City. Neb., S'pt. 3.
(Special.) Water supply for the
Missouri Pacific railroad vards at
! Falls City has been exhausted. A
I rew supply will be procured by a
transmission line to the Nemaha
river.
Labor Secretary W' i'ress
Plan for Keeping Tab ou
Foreigners and to Ed
urate Immigrants.
Opposition Is Expected
By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING.
I hlrnfn Trlhww-Omahjt lira Mir.
Washington, Sept. 3. The much
discussed question ot the American
ization of the alien population of
the United States is to be brought
to the fore by the administration as
(toon as congress reassembles.
Secretary of Labor Davis, who Is
deeply interested in a solution of this
varied problem, will press for action
of a plan he proposed for keeping
tab on aliens and for promoting the
education of immigrants in the
ideals of American citizenship.
The bill provides that all aliens in
the United States with the exception
only of accredited representatives of
foreign governments, their suites,
liinilics or guests, will be compelled
to register within 30 days of their
arrival iu this country and annually
thereafter, paying each time a regis
tration fee of $2, the fees to be ex
pended mainly on. the education of
adult aliens.
Johnson Opposed to Bill.
The bill is the child of the division
of citizenship of the labor depart
ment which under its provisions will
become a bureau and will supplant
the present bureau of naturalization
of which it is now a part. It s not,
however, highly regarded by Repre
sentative Johnson of Washington,
chairman of the committee on immi
gration, who doubts whether several
of its sections are either advisable
or possible, of enforcement, and i is
disposed to regard others as un
necessary, l he measure was intro
duced by Mr. Johnson April il at
the request of the Labor department,
and if approved by the committee is
certain to be 'amended at the in
stance both of department officials
and committee members before it
appears again in the house.
Secretary Davis jiow wants the
annual fee of $2 raised to a higher
figure. Mr. Raymond Crist, direc
tor of citizenship, iavonng $1U.
There is also, nothing in the bill to
provide for its enforcement, al
though a penalty of $25 and court
costs is imposed upon any alien con
victed of failure to register. Ac
cording to. Labor department offi
cials, the bill will bring into the gov
ernment $40,000,000 a year,,
Monty for Education. 11
enable the government to ar-
tord protection, better guidance and
economic adjustment and distribu
tion and facilitate the social and eco
nomic well beinsr of aliens at present
or herepfter residing in the United
(Torn' to Page Two, Column Four.)
Large 'Prizes Offered ,
For Fair Exhibits
North Platte, Neb., Sept. 3. (Spe
cial.) The Lincoln county fair,
which will be held September 20 to
24, promises to be the best ever
held from the point of agricultural
exhibits. Great interest in this line
has been awakened by offering lib
eral cash premiums, for the best pre
cinct collective exhibits, these prizes
amounting to over $1,000 of which
$250 was donated by the North
Platte Chamber of Commerce. Spe
cial purses are also offered for live
stock. '
Entertaining features will include
harness and running races, as well
as auto racing.
Farmer's Shoulder Broken
Jensen, Neb.. Sept. 3. (Special.)
A broken shoulder was sustained by
Louis Glebe, a farmer, living south
east of town, when a hay fork fell
on him.
WHERE TO FIND
The Big Features of
THE SUNDAY BEE
PART ONE.
Phoneless Life Peps' Up Bloom
field, Neb. Page 4.
Nebraska Farm Lands to Be
Awarded Ex-Service Men Page 5.
Sport News and Features Pages
6. 7 and 8. -
Wrant Ads Pages 10, 11 and 12..
Markets and Financial Page 13.
State Fair Page Page 14.
PART TWO.
Society and News for Women
Pages 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Editorial Comment Page 6.
Amusements Pages 7, 8. 9 and 10.
PART FOUR.
"Grazing Death With Omaha's
Gas Bike Cops," by A. R. Groh
Page 1.
"The Gold Mine," by James J.
Montague Page 1.
"Highwaymen of the Sky," by
Frank H. Williams Page 2.
"The Married Life of Helen and
Warren" Page 2.
: rThe Yellow btreak," first install
rr.ent of blue ribbon serial by Val
entine Williams Page 3.
"Happyland,"- a Page for the Chil
dren Page 4.
"The Tears of Dorothea." Blue
Ribbon Short Story by Elizabeth
Jordan Page 5.
science i ells Us," details ot
New Inventions, Discoveries and
Theories, by Rene Bache Page 6.
Begging on Omaha streets
Page 6.
"Follies of the Passing Show," by
Hanlon Page 7.
"King of tlie Forgers," Another
of the Series of the "World's -Greatest
Detective Cases Page 7.
, Farm Page Paare 8.
One hundred years ago the population of the U. S.
was two-thirds farming and one-third city population.
Man and Nephew
Guilty of Arson
Pair Living Near' Alliance
Sentenced to Prison for
. Burning Buildings.
Alliance, Neb., Sept. 3. (Special.)
Grover Sutton, well known Morrill
county rancher living 13 miles south
west of Alliance, and his nephew,
George Sutton, 18, pleaded guilty to
charges of arson in district court at
Bridgeport and were,; Sentenced to
from one to 20 years in the. state
fwiniaiiiiu".; . " ; t
In consideration , of the youth of
the younger Sutton, Judge R. W.
Hobartivho received the plea s, rcc
ommeended a parole for him and sus
pension of sentence pending good
behavior.
Charges grew out of an investiga
tion by a fire insurance company of
Lincoln of circumstances surround
ing a fire which destroyed practically
all of the buildings on the Sutton
ranch June 27, last. The buildings
were' insured for about $4,000. The
investigation disclosed evidence' tend
ing to show that the fire was of in
cendiary origin. It was , reported
that the large barn, which was some
distance from ' the house, burned
simultaneously with the house, al
though there was no wind at the
time.
The insurance company refused to
pay the policy and. the elder Sutton
engaged an attorney to enforce pay
ment. The company offered to -return
the premium but Sutton refused
it. In the meantime an agent of the
company and Morrill county officers
had obtained a - signed confession
from George Sutton stating that he
had set fire to the buildings and had
been paid $100 by his uncle for it.
Sutton was advised of his nephew's
confession, but still maintained that
both were innocent until he was
taken to the county jail and con
fronted by, his nephew. He then ad
mitted his guilt and agreed to plead
guilty to a charge of arson. .He will
be taken to the penitentiary at once.
He has a wife and several children.
Packing House Workers
Conference Postponed
Chicago. Sect. 3. Negotiations '
among leaders of practically all
packing', house, employes, toward
uniform wage and working agree
ment with the packers, were post
poned here today. . The agreement
will probably be reached next week,
it was announced by Dennis Lane,
secretary of the Butcher Workers'
union today. It is proposed to" call
a meeting of packers' to discuss the
terms with the men, it was stated,
after final draft. .
Grain Freight Rates From
West Ordered Reduced
' Washington, Sept. 3. Reductions
in freight rates on grain from mid
die western states to the east, in
eluding - New England and the
southeastern states, was authorized
today , by the Interstate Commerce
commission. . Cpon application of
the carriers handling the traffic,, the
commission granted permission for
reductions, in some cases as high
as 4 1-2 cents per 100 pounds, to be
put into effect on IS days' notice..
Member of Legislature
. Hurt in Auto Collision
Beatrice, Neb., Sept 3. (Special.)
Representative F. W. Acton,
former sheriff of Gage county, was
scvtrely bruised and probably injured
internally in an auto collision on the
Cornhusker highway a mile north of
Cortland, "Neb., while en route from
Lincoln - to Beatrice. Both cars
were badly smashed. Mr. Acton
was taken to the home of his daugh
ter. Mrs. Rolla Burroughs, at Lin
coln. . . "
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Father and Son
Killed in Auto
Smash at Ralston
Another Occupant of Car
May Die of Injuries
Speeding Blamed for
' Accident.
, A father and his 7-year-old son
were killed -when a touring car, go
ing at a bHnrafaiJi f hidftl
'anT iurne TveS
Eighty-fourth street, v two miles
northwest of Ralston, at 3:30 yester
day. The dead are:
Paul Walenga, ,40, 4024 South
Thirty-seventh street, and his son,
Walter Walenga. :
One of the four other men in
the car were seriously injured. '
Joe Zaporowski, 4028 South Thirty-seventh
street, brother-in-law of
Paul Walega, who was driving the
car at the time of the accident, es
caped with cuts and bruises.
Miha Kotlarz was taken to St.
Josephs hospital in Omaha in an
unconscious condition. Expected to
die.
A third occupant of the car wan
dered away from the accident be
fore the authorities arrived. He was
cut on the jaw and shoulder and
appeared to be in a dazed condition.
It was later learned this man was
Ignatz Udrin, Thirty-eighth and F
streets,' and that he had gone to no
tify the widow of Walega.
The other occupant of the car, Bill :
Bern's, 3307 South Thirty-third street,
was cut and, bruised.
At St. Josephs hospital it was i
found that Kotlarz skull was frac
tured. He was reported nar death.
Walega is survived by a widow
and three children. ''"'' ,
The party was out for a "little
ride" when the accident occurred.
Zaporowski was taken to the
Douglas county jail by the sheriff
and is being held at a state's witness
pending an inquest.
Max Pitzel, seventieth and L
streets, said that the car was going
north on the road so fast that it
seemed to jump up and down. Sud-
denly the machine
kidded clear
nround and tumbled into the ditch
beside the road. It" appeared that
either the car struck a rut or the
driver lost control. -
South Side police were called and
officers and physicians rushed to the
scene of the accident. Walega and
his son' were bath dead. Kotlarz
was unconscious. - '
Officers Stephens and Risk of the
Souht- Side station, took the injured
to the South Side station. Police
Surgeon Young and Dr. R. E. Rob
inson of Ralston gave first aid.
The bodies of Walega and his son
were taken to the Larkin undertak
ing establishment on the South Side.
Summerfield Newspaper
.Bought by Colorado Man
Pawnee City, Neb., Sept " 3.
(special.) Ihe Summerfield (Kan.)
Sun, Weekly newspaper, has changed
bands The new owner is H. A:
Lamb' who comes from Colorado
Springs, Colo. O. D. Backus, for
mer owner and editor, has operated
the piper for four years. Mr. Lamb
will edit his own paper. A Nemaha
county (Kan.) farm was traded for
the weekly. Backus. will retire.
Return From Germany
Beatrice, Neb.. Sept 3. (Special.)
Gus and Herman Wooge of the
Crab Orchard vicinity have returned
home from a trip of several months
at Bremen, Germany. They leport
that conditions at Bremen are fairly
good, but that the opposite is true of
the southern part of Germany,
Today the city population is greatly in excess of the
country population. '
Hearings on Rail
Rates Concluded
Final Testimony in Fight for
Reduction Charges on
Grain and Hay.
Washington, Sept." 3. Presentation
of testimony, and arguments in the
case involving, freight rates on grain
and hay, brought .before the Inter
state Commerce commission , by 20
western states,, was , completed with
arguments by representatives of the
tnr iatendel4iMw
the depression in western
tXsi''PPers, mtendedtjhwwhich tie- was trustee-of Other peo
agriculture rests in a measure with
the commission. ,
The hearings, described by the
shippers as the most important be
fore the commission since , the grain
rates increases of last year, consumed
more than two weeks .while oral ar
guments occupied a week more. '
; Clyde M. Reed, chairman of the
western grain committee and chair
man of the Kansas Public Utilities
commission, urged that the commis
sion, before reaching a decision, con
sider whether the railroads were be
ing operated honestly,'- economically
and efficiently as provided by law.
John t.. Benton, counsel tor the
state railroad commission, contended
that no consideration had been given
to whether the railroad labor board
increased or , decreased railroad
wages, in fixing rates. ' The two
boards should act separately,' he
said Abnormally- high wages would
not justify abnormally high freight
rates, he added. 1
Counties Fighting
Over Title to Land
InU.p.Right-of-Way
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Gothenburg, ' Neb., Sept. 3. (Spe
cial.) Lincoln and Dawson counties
are still fighting hard for the title to
land within the Union Pacific right
of way' between -'-oGthenburg and
North Platte. The Counties wish to
acquire this land to improve their
highways. The ' federal govern
ment will not countenance expendi
ture of federal aid money on high
ways to which the county does not
hold title. -, , " i" ; - . 1
A deed has beert submitted by the
Union ' Pacific, . with : which county
authorities have been asked to com
ply, providing that if ever therail
roa'd needs the land for any purpose
they -will bave the ' right ' totake it
back. This is one of the points f o
which the counties object and which
keeps the deal from being closed.
Former Omahan Seriously .
,111 From" Heart Disease
Beatrice, Neb., Sept. 3. (Special.)
F. L. Robertson, well known con
tractor of this, city and. formerly a
resident of Omaha, is lying seriously
ill at his home Here from an attack
of leakage of the heart . He s pro
prietor of. the Beatrice Planing
mills. - ' ,
Town May Sell Light Plant
And Buy "Juice' From Firm
Randolph, Neb., Sept. 3. (Spe-cial.)-The
sale of its light system
and connection with the line 'of the
Tri-State Utilities company line is
being contemplated by the village of
Magnet. The estimated expense of
the change is $12,000. .
The Weather
Omaha, Council Bluffs and vicin
ity: Showers tonight; Sunday fair
and cooler.
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Seek Criminal Evidence
After heavily scoring O. A.
Brictson, president, and directors of
the Brictson Manufacturing com
pany for abandoning its corporate
character without notifying over
1,000 stockholders for whom they
were trustee, Federal Judge Wood
rough declared he would appoint a
receiver.
Ralph M. West was united re
ceiver for the Brictson Tire com
pany by Federal Judge Woodrough
Ibis afternoon. 1 1 is bond was fixed
at $50,000.
M. E. Culhanc of Minneapolis, one
of the Brictson attorneys, imme
diately filed notice of an appeal to
the circuit court of appeals.
"Corporation a (Fiction."
"The Brictson corporation is a
fiction, there never was a real cor.
poration and Brictson salaries, at
their present rate, will 'soon absorb
all the assets," the judge declared.
He totaled $80,000 in salaries and
dividends to Mr. and Mrs. Brictson
in the past four years.
He denounced as practically
worthless and useless the "Brictson
tread" for manufacture of which the
company was organized and for
patent rights of which BricUun ap
propriated $4,000,000 in common
and $100,000 in preferred stock.
"Tread a Mere Oddity."
"The Brictson tread is a mere od
dity or novelty, never bad a great
sale and never will have, I am con
vinced despite the letters oi tcsti- .
mony filed in evidence," the judge .
declared. "Besides that, the patent
rights are extremely narrow iu their .
scope and never could influence the '
tire industry greatly."
While crediting Brictson for, con-,
serving the assets "with complete
honesty and integrity," he dealt
harshly with him for the manner in
which his business was 'conducted.
Scares Brictson."
"After five days investigation by
a whole staff of auditors, there is no
shadow of a doubt in my mind or
the mind of anybody in the court
room that he never' knew and never
tried to find out anything aboat how '
many, tires were manufactured, what
it cost to make them and what the
profits, if any,, in the business for
ples money,
Duty to Stockholders. -
- As a matter of law if was his
first duty to immediately ' acquaint
the stockholders with the state of -affairs
as soon as the other directors
resigned. .Instead of that, he paid
George Breed the company's money
to meet inquiring stockholders and
turn them away without the infor
mation they sought and to which
they were entitled." . '
The directors whose names and
pictures were set for newspaper ads
did not honestly associate themselves "
as directors, he declared. On the
contrary, as soon as they got" their
money,, they abandoned the corpora
tion to its fate.
Extraordinary Case." .
He said he would ask the receiver,
he appointed to notify him if, after,
investigation, he found the directors '
were criminally liable for the present
state of the company's affairs. ' --
The judge declared the Brictson i
case to be the most extraordinary .
of its kind he ever knew.
"It is the first time I ever beard
of a case where a man in Brictson's
situation kept the mohev taken in
as carefully as Brictson did, without .
squandering or embezzling, the
funds. ' ;-f- - t""
"Tco Much Money."
"The records of all money taken -i
in are here, or can be found. ' The !
only trouble was that he had too
much money lying ? around for'
which he could find no use. as
this company was being run."
Ihe judge criticized Brictson for ,
using the stockholders money to
buy notes from, banks and voiced
the opinion; that losses were bound
to ensue.
"No . one as inexoerienced as '
Brictson could do that sort of thing, "t
no matter with what exDert advice.
and get away with it without losing
money." ,
1,652 Tourist Cars Parked '
i' At City During Month
' North Platte, Neb., Sept. 3. (Soe-
cial.) Sixteen hundred and fifty-two
tourists' cars were parked nights at
tne public camp ground in this city
during August, a number aboutone- ' .
fourth greater than during the same .
month last year. It is estimated that.
over one-third of the tourist cars
that pass through the city on the
Lincoln nignway stop at the camp
grounds, and this would indicate
nearly 5,000 tourist cars passing
through during the month.
Feature of County Fair
: : Will Be Pageant Masque
Beatrice, Neb., Sept 3. (Spe
cial.) Indications are that the.
county fair, to be held at the driv
ing park here .September 26 to 30, ,
will be the best in years. Miss Ber
tha Foster, county superintendent .
of schools, has arranged 'o put on a
pageant masque, which will be one
of the features. :
Tri-City Band Copcert ' '.1
Falls City. Neb.. Scot 3. fSoe- .
ciaL) Tri-city band concerts have
been arranged by Hiawatha, Kan.. '
rails City and Humboldt. Neb., to .
take place at Hiawatha Seotrmbtr
25, Humboldt September 11 and
Falls City September 1&. v
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