THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 9, 1921.
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Lutheran Synod
Conies to Omaha
For Annual Meet
Presidents of Conferences
From Alberta, Canada, to
. Boton Will Be Here
For Sessions.
The annual executive session of
the presidents of the Augustan
Lutheran synod will be held in Oma
ha today and Thursday. '
The presidents of the 12 confer,
encea of this aynod will be here.
They come from various parts of
the country from Alberta, Canada,
to Boston, Mais.
The Aiigustana synod has 1,234
congregation! and JOO.000 members.
Most of the members are of Swedish
extraction and most of the congre
gations use both the English and
Swedish languages.
Presidents of Conferences.
The president of the synod and
the presidents of the 12 conferences
who will be here are as follows:
Rev. Dr. G. A. Brandelle, presi
dent of the Augustana aynod, Rock
Island, 111.
Rev. Dr. M. Stolpe, president of
the New York conference, New York
City.
Rev. Dr. S. G. Hagglund, president
of the New England conference, Bos
ton. Mass.
Rev. Dr. Peter Peterson, president
of the Illinois conference, Chicago,
Rev. E. A. Monell, president of
the Superior conference, Merrill,
Wis.
Rev. Dr. P. A. Mattson, president
the Minnesota conference, Minnc-
pohs.
. Rev. O. N. Nelson, president of
tne Iowa conterence, Sioux City, la
Rev. Dr. C. F. Sandahl, president
of the Nebraska conference, Omaha.
Rev. Dr. Alfred Bergln, president
of the Kansaa conference, Lindsborg,
Kan.
Rev. Dr. Julius Lincoln, president
of the California conference,. Los
Angeles.
Rev. Rubert Swanson, president
Columbia conference, Seattle.
i Rev. S. W. Swcnson, president of
N'tne Ked Kiycr conference, warren,
Minn.
Rev. O. Ltndgren, president Can
ada conference, Czar, Alberta, Can
ada.
Public Meeting. '
A public meeting will be held in
tne chapel of the Iranian ucl Dea
coness institute, Thirty-fourth street
and Meredith avenue, Wednesday
evening at 8. Rev. Dr. M. Stolpe
of New York City and Rev. Dr. S.
G. Hagglund of Boston will be the
principal speakers.
t Rev. Dr. Alfred Bcrgin of Linds
borg, Kan., will speak Wednesday
afternoon at 2 in the assembly room
of Nazareth home. Other sessions
will be executive.
A complimentary luncheon will be
given for the visitors by the Noon
- day club in the Loyal hotel Thursday
noon.
Maimers' Union Fights
Paying Lawyer's Fee
Atlantic, la.. No. 8. (Special)
embers of the Farmers' Union ot
Noble township are flatly opposed
to the payment by the county of the
$500 fees asked by W. E. Mitchell.
Council Bluffs attorney who repre
sented the county in a cWt hear
ing on the proposed establishment
of a federal aid highway project.
The union declares the attorney was
not legally employed because his
employment was not the act of a
majority of the county board.
The hearing in which Attorney
Mitchell appeared was before Judge
Woodruff in district court here Op
ponents . of the proposed highway
improvement brought injunction
proceedings. The county fought the
action,, being represented by the
tountv attornev and Mr. Mitchell.
) t Shortly afterward he presented his
bill to the county board. The lat
ter has taken no action on the bill
though it has been pending a year.
Attorney Mitchell, it is said, was
employed by only two members ot
the board.
Bootleggers Flee in Auto
Of Sleuths Who Raid Place
Lincoln, Nov. 8. (Special.)
Bootleggers, whose lair was being
raided by State Deputy Sheriffs
Oliver Hedge and John Jones in
Scottsbluff last evening, dashed out
of the house with their liquor, leaped
into the officers' automobile and
escaped.
This morninjr. they were arrested
in uneyenne, wyo., according to a
gram sent from Scottsbluff by
the deputies to State Sheriff Hyer.
The officers had .captured seven
stills in the hills outside of Scotts
bluff and were searching for one
that had been reported in the town
when the bootleggers made their
escape.
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Ord School Closes for State
Convention of Teachers
Ord, Neb., Nov. 8. (Special.)
The Ord city school closed last eve
ing in order to permit the teachers
of the city to attend the State
Teachers association in Omaha this
week. It is expected that a majority
of them will attend. Miss Louise
Barstow, principal of the Ord High
school, is to preside at the high
school section Wednesday after-
noon.-
.jJEx-Druggist of Beatrice
Accepts Traveling Position
Beatrice. Neb., Nov. 8. (Special.)
H. L. Harper, who recentlv sold
his drug store here to the Warren
Drug company, has taken a position
on the road with the McPike Drug
company of Kansas City as sales
man in this territory. He succeeds
l ira wrignt, wno resignea to go on
I the road for the Lilly drug concern
I at Indianapolis, Ind.
Vegro Given Life Sentence
For Murder at North Platte.
North Platte, Neb., Nov. 8.
(Special.) Sam Simmons colored,
j on trial in the district court on the
1 charge of shooting and killing Wii
V:jm Foster, also colored, was found
guilty of first degree murder, and
the jury fixed the penalty at life
improsinment. Simmons claimed he
sh in
self-defense.
Iowa Farmer Is Held
On Murder Charge
Cedar Rapids. la., Nov. 8 James
ticher, 75, farmer, was held to the
grand jury on a charge of murder
in connection with the death of
Frank Trpkoh, J4, at the Eicher
home Sunday night. According to
the police J'rpkosh appeared at the
Either farm lte at night in an in
toxicated condition. They said that
Eicher told them that he and hit son
fired four shots in the air to frighten
the man away and then locked him
in the barn.
The police said that Eicher de
clared he shot and killed the man
when he attempted to escape. Eicher
at first said, the police added, th:.t
he thought the man was a chicken
thief. v
Revised Revenue
Bill Is Adopted
After Long Debate
1922 Tax Bill Passes Senate
After .13-Hour Session
Now Must Go to Con
ference. Washingn, Nov. 9. The much
revised tax revision bill finally was
passed by the senate at 1:33 a. m.
yesterday after a session lasting
more than 15 hours. It still must
run tla gauntlet of the senate and
house conferees before it reaches the
president.
The vote was 38 to 24, three re
publicans La Folletce, Moses and
Norris voting against the bill a.nd
one democrat, Broussard, supporting
it.
WU1 Yield $3,250,000,000,
As now drawn the bills is estimated
by treasury experts to yield approxi
mately $3,250,000,000 for the fiscal
year ending next June 30, or $200,
000,000 less than the existing law.
If all of the changes proposed become
effective, however, the measure ulti
mately will reduce the nation's tax
bill by approximately $750,000000.
Senate conferees on the bill were
named as follows:
Penrose, McCumber and Smoot,
republicans; Simmons and Williams,
democrats. The bill is to be reported
to the house Wednesday and republi
can leaders plan on Thursday to send
it to conference.
Repeal Profits Tax.
Features of the bill provide repeal
of the excess profits tax and all
transportation taxes on next Janu
ary 1, and a reduction of the surtax
rates, with the maximum rate re
duced from 65 to 50 per cent.
Besides, the bill would repeal
taxes on:
Proprietary medicines, toilet
soaps and toilet soap powders, tooth
pastes, tooth and mouth washes, toi
let powders and petroleum jellies.
(Stamp taxes).
Pianos and other musical instru
ments. Umbrellas, parasols, sun shades,
picture frames and articles of wear
ing apparel costintr in excess of cer
tain amounts (so-called luxury taxes).
Insurance premiums. Articles
made of fur. Moving picture films.
Ice cream. ' Chewing gum. Sport
ing goods, including billiard balls
and tables, pool tables and dice.
Admissions where the cost does
not exceed 10 cents. Pleasure boats
and canoes costing less than $100.
Thermos and thermostatic bottles
and jugs. Portable electric fans.
Bonds of indemnity ' and surety.
(Stamp taxes).
White Stepdaughter
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ur iNegro Mils nerse
Des Moines, la., Nov. 8. (Special
Telegram.) Tortured by the taunts
of some of her companions, because
her mother had married a negro,
Stella Emery, 16, sent a bullet into
her head early today, after she had
completed dressing for school. She
was dead when her mother, who
heard the shot, rushed into her room.
The mother of the girl, following
the divorcing of her first husband
four years ago, married Clarence Kel
so, a negro. . since that time she has
become the mother of two children,
to whom Stella was devoted.
Because of her devotion to the two
children, she has been made the ob
ject of many taunts by school com
panions. So frequent had these be
come that she killed herselt rathei
than undergo them. ,
Inianola Man Has Narrow
Escape in Car Collision
McCook, Neb., Nov. 8. (Special.)
James Mallock of Indianola nar
rowly , escaped death Monday eve
ning when he ran into a car driven
by C. ' A. Deloy of McCook on the
D.-L.-D. highway a few miles from
McCook. His car turned over.
Falling into a ditch saved his life,
as the car fell right on top of him.
Both cars were damaged.
Celebration Planned for
Armistice Day at Shelton
Shelton, Neb Nov. 8. (Special.)
Armistice day will be celebrated in
Shelton Friday, all the churches, the
local American Legion post and other
organizations having agreed to unite
in arranging an interesting program.
Stores will be asked to close at least
a half day.
Road Conditions
(Furnished br Omaha Auto Club.)
Lincoln Highway, East Roada very
slippery; snowing at most every point;
detour for eight milea at Marshalltown.
Lincoln Highway, West Roads getting
very slippery from rain and snow: Grand
Island and west report their roads fair.
O. It D. Highway Bad detour at
Ashland bridge: raining hard in Ashland;
roada to Lincoln fair.
Highland Cutoff Snowing: roads
slippery.
Cornhusker Highway Roads fair: snow
ing.
S. T. A. Roads Roads fair.
George Waahlnrtoa Hiihwav Read
fair: snowing and raining at most points:
In going to Blair follow the High road.
mack Hilfc Trail Roada getting alio-
pery from snow and rain.
KiDg ot Trails. North Roads fair;
snowing.
King of Trails, Sooth Roads fslr;
snowing for soma little distance sr.uth.
River to River Road Roada slippery;
snowing.
Whits Pols Road Roads slippery;
snowing and rslnlng.
I. O. A. Short Lins Roads slippery;
snowing.
Bine Grass Roads Holds slippery;
snowies'. ,
Omalia Banker
Is Sentenced to
' Jail in Denver
L D. Eykelboom Must Tell
Court Contents of Letter.
Or Serve Six Months
In Prison.
Denver. Nov. 8. (Special Tele
gram.) L. D. Eykelboom, Omaha,
vice president of the defunct Denver
State bank, was sentenced to six
months in jail for contempt of court
by District Judge C, J. Morlcy when
he failed to produce correspondence
between himself and Willard Mat
thews, Omaha, president of the Den
ver State bank ana the guaranty se
curity company.
Sixty days' stay of execution was
granted and within that time he
must cither produce the file of let
ters or give the court a summary of
their contents or serve the term in
prison.
Eykelboom was cited into court in
a suit brought on the behalf of the
Denver State bank asking for a re
ceivership for the Guaranty Security
company. Attorneys for the Denver
State bank maintain that Eykelboom
can produce, if he will, certain cor
respondence between himself and
Matthews, showing that the "Den
ver State bank was a blind to clothe
iwth respectability the sale by the
Guaranty Security company of
worthless bonds to depositors of the
bank and that both Denver institu
tions were feeders for Matthews'
banks in Omaha."
The court instructed Eykelboom
to produce the correspondence with
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Matthews, which attorneys for the
Denver State bank said would show
that Matthews hat been "kiting"
checks between Denver and Omalia.
and that Matthews had instructed
Eykelboom to "forward to Omaha all
the good securities held by the Den
ver State bank."
Eykelboom said the correspond
ence had disappeared. He admit
ted lie had gone to Omaha in deli
ance of restraining order issued by
the cour.
Attorneys asked him if he had
gone to Omaha to caution Matthews
to destroy hia copy of the corre
soondence desired bv the court. lie
denied that that wa; the purpose of
his visit.
Judge Morley continued the hear
ing. Senate Committee
Favors Retirement
Of Federal Judge
Washington. Nov. 8. (Special
Telegram.) The senate committee
voted to recommend the passage of
a bill to permit retirement on salary
of Federal Circuit Judge Walter I.
Smith of Council Bluffs on account
of illness. The bill is an exception
to the present law which permits
a federal judge, who has served 10
years and has reached the age ot
70 to retire on pay. Judge Smith has
served more than 10 years but is not
yet 70.
Judge Smith, who has been ill for
several years, had a distinguished
record in congress. He was elected
to the house in 1900 to fill a vacancy.
He was elected to the 57th, 58th, 5th,
60th and 61st congress from the Ninth
congressional district of Iowa, re
signing in 1911 to accept the appoint
ment as United States circuit judge
in the Eighth judicial circuit. Judge
Smith was born in 1862.
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34,000 Is Taken
From Store by
Pair From Here
Robbers Steal License Plate
From Banker to Attach
To Car in Which
They Flee.
Auburn, Neb., Nov. 8. (Special.)
The store of Henry Rohrs, at
Rohrs' station, six miles wist ol
here, was robbed last night of near
ly $4,000 worth of merchandise, cote
sitting of jewelry, silks, embroider
ies, laces, shoes, men's and women's
clothing and $300 worth of cigars.
It is believed the job was done by
two men from Omaha who appeared
in Auburn last night in a Nash tour
ing car, nearly new. One of them,
a young fellow of about 23, met A.
M. Engles, banker and city treasur
er, on the street about 10 last night
and asked where he could get some
gasoline. Engles directed .him to a
rilling station and then noticed that
the car carried his own license.
He ran up the street to where his
car was parked and found the license
tag had been stolen. , Running
back to the filling station he was
just too late to catch the strange
men, who drove toward the west at
high speed. 1 .
A raincoat bearing the label ot
Browning King & Co., Omaha, was
left behind by the burglars.
Beatrice American Legion '
.Will Stage Musical. Revue
' Beatrice. Neb.. Nov. 8. (Soccial.V
"Cheer Up," a musical review, will
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lirre next mouth under the auspice
of til American Legion, the cast
will be nude up mostly of home tal
ent, and about 300 young people will
be used in the production ot the
piece.
Negro, Held for Death
of Teacher, Has Hearing
Des Moines. Ia.. Nov. 8. (Special
Telegram.) Four witnesses were
called today at the preliminary hear
ing of George Davenport,- charged
with the murder of Sara ' Barbara
Thorsdale.
Deputy Sheriff Matthrls, who was
first witness called, testified that Dav
enport attempted to sell a ring with
an onyx setting to a Mrs.' Martin M
Chariton, la., a few weeks after the
murder. ,
R. S. Maxwell, brother-in-law of
the murdered Valley Junction school
teacher, testified . that when Sara
Thorsdale was last seen by him she
waa wearing three rings, one of which
had an onyx setting.
Women of Beatrice Raise
$19,500 for Y. W. C. A. Home
Beatrice, Neb., Nov. 8. (Special.)
The women in charge, of the Y.
W. C. A. drive for $0,000, which
will be used in the purchase of a
new home for the association, report
that $19,502.25 has been raised, and
that the drive will continue until
the last dollar is forthcoming.
No Trace of Burglars.
Wetonka, S. D Nov. 8. (Spe
cial.) No trace has yet been found
of bandits who raided the only gen
eral store in Wetonka. I he loot
consisted of several bolts of silk
dress goods, men's and women's silk
hose and several bolts of oil cloth.
A quantity of clothing . also was
stolen. 1
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Wife of Former Omaha
Pastor Asks Divorce;
Says Hubby Fanatic
I.os Angeles, Cal., Nov 8. (Spe
rial Telegram.) Religion was the
cause of their separation, according
to a divorce action tiled by Mr.
Kdna M. Cook, wife of Rev. Francis
P. Cook, formerly of Chicago and
Omaha and now of Potosi, Mo. In
her complaint, Mrs. Cook charges
tli.it her husband was a religious fa
natic and his demands of her along
these lines were such as to cause a
nervous breakdown.
Mrs. , Cook says that her liUkband
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h, matchable Suits priced $28 and the
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Record Sale of Coats,
; Suits and Dresses
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We've Sent Out the
Second Hundred Cash
Refund Checks
There are but 10 days left
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Today before it is too late.
$5.00 Down
Two Years to Pay
: s': Thors at new low prices,$110 to $145
j ; A. B. G Oscillator, Copper Tub, $99
Jfaytag, Wooden and Aluminum
V r Tub;; . . . ........... .$77.50 to $130
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this great offer.1;' Call at the Electric Shop or
phone. Our salesman will call "at your, con
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Nebraska f!
15th and Farnam.
Atlantic 3100.
was given a church in Herman, N'ch.,
-mill after their marriage ami (list
the couple went there;' They then
went to Omaha, where he. was pas
tor of another chunh. He was ex
tremely religious and regarded every
thing she did as sinful, she avers. -Finally
the couple moved to "Key.
Mr. Cmik'a father's farm, near I'oiosi
and the wife charges that she o
made to do so much work she broke
down.
o Indies of Snow ut La Cnc.
La Crosse, Nov. fl.Five im-hescf
snow fell in La Crosse during the
night and the storm was still in
progress at V o'clock this morning.
This is the earliest heavy snow La
Crosse has had in many years.
Power Q
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