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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1922)
THE FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN, PUBLISHER. W. C. TEMPLETON, Editor and Business Manager. CTNElLU NEBRASKA Jolui ,1. Jones has made more trips to Washington than even UQde Joe Can non. according to the records of the Pennsylvania railroad. As a waiter on the Congressional Limited Jones has made 0,000 round trips between New York and Washington, aggregating more than 2.000,000 miles. The same set of buttons has adorned his white coat for more than 10 years, his employers hav ing then had them madcs of gold and given to him in appreciation of long service. A white elephant is regarded as sa cred in Siam, and when one dies it is given a funeral grander than that ac corded to princes of royal blood. Budd hist priests officiate, and thousands of devout Siamese men and women follow the deceased animal to the grave. Jew els and offerings representing much wealth are burled with the elephant. Machine guns, rifles, and “crossline" traps, will be the weapons of war against the hair seal and sea lions which the Canadian fisheries department pro poses to wage off the Queen Charlotte islands and the west coast of Vancouver island. In an effort to preserve the salmon the officials of the department ii.-1n neck to exterminate the sea mon stern. Immigration authorities are inveeti gatijg conditions under which Hannah Chaplin, mother of Charlie Chaplin, is allowed to remain In the United States. She was mentally deranged by shock In one of the first German air raids on London. Permission was given for her to enter for one year, and now the question has arisen whether a longer period of residence may be allowed. The pastor of a church In Honolulu made the rounds of the movies. For $1 10, he reported In a sermon, he saw seven murders. 12 masked bandits, a crap game, and three cases of adultery. To « ap It all. the sub-title of one film bore the words. "A dimple on the knee Is worth two on the cheek." "It's time for censorship of some sort," he con cluded. Kdward A Monte, of Manchester, N. H., is making a tour of the United States by motorcycle, on a wager of $2,000 with a Manchester business man. lie is to cover every state in the union within 12 months. He started with 60 cents In his- pocket April 10. and is making his way by selling post cards. He is a wounded war veteran, having served with the Canadian forces during the vrorld war. tine of the latest Inventions In Lon don is a telephone that tests milk. It will also give notice of gas escape In sewers, cellars and garages, Ito Inventor savs Testing out, the Inventor placed > of milk near the Instrument, Aid retired with his audience to the next . i -er told by sound that the milk was good. Ho reversed the process and placed sour milk in the glass. This time the detector made noises which undougtedly showed the milk to be "phony." The University of California Is to have the unusual experience of twice seeking a president within three years. Dr. David U. Barrows, a member of the fac ulty 8ii#*e 1910 and president since De cember 1, 1919, is to spend a year in Vravel and study, and return as profes 8oi- of political economy. “Hamlet,’’ in the person of a high school boy gave battle to a highwayman and routed him with a sword. The boy was garbed in the rainment of the Dan ish prince, whose diameter he had por trayed In a school entertainment. The robber, not accustomed to facing strange weapons, turned and run. To escape the fury of a tornado and in the midst of the storm to be kicked and painfully Injured by a mule was the experience of a man at Austin, Tex. A twister picked up his car, and as he attempted to crawl from the wreckage a vpan of mules was dropped on the car by the tornado. One mule did the rest of the damage. Sheep and poultry schools built on motor trucks which travel through rural aro operated by the United States de partment of agriculture in co-operation with the state colleges of agriculture of thoso states. Information on latest farming methods is carried directly to tiie fanners. Herbert McCarthy, one of the world's most severely wounded soldiers, under went his 21st major operation at Head ing, Pa., recently, lie lias had 34 minor operations. Fifty-three machine gun bullets have been removed from his body. His remarkable vitality has en abled him to survive. Every motor truck and trailer In New “York state must have clearly designated on a metal plate or in painting on the right side of the body or chassis, the ca pacity weight of the vehicle and the gross carrying weight when loaded. Failure to carry such a sign will incur a maximum fine of $25. Two Woodland, Cal., men, formerly of Texas, are looking for their “dawg." The men were enthusiastic about Texas black molasses. They ordered some. When it came they lost taste for it. and Anally tried to dispose of it by forcing the dog to eat It. The animal left the premises and 1ms not been found. A traveling motor dentul clinic is be ing instituted by the Nova Scotia divi sion of the Red Cross, to operate among the school children In the rural dis tricts. While the clinic is on tour its work will bo supplemented by health talks and moving pictures illustrating various phases of public health service. As an aid to overcome congestion dif ficulties in Paris, colored lights will be used at night to show whether vehicles can pass. Iimportant intersections and f.he vicinity of railway stations will be marked by a series of red and green globes. A new use for the cat has been sug gested by Mrs. Klinor Glyn. who urges movie aspirants to luxe the cat as their model. Its mouth nover moves, site says and yet every human emotion except those connected with divine exaltation or unselfishness shows in the eyes of the cat. A Newark. N. J., man left all but $1,000 of his $£0,000 estate to his house keeper. Contestants or the will declare he was not sober for 10 years la-fore his death. Walt Whitman’s home at Camden, N. J., is to be preserved for posterity. May SI is the 103rd anniversary of the birth of the poet and plans are being made to observe the event. Up to March 1 Germany lias destroyed 5.855,000 rides and carbines, 104,000 ma chine guns, 35,700,000 loaded shells and mines, i4.800.00o grenades, 13.382 air planes and 24,045 airplane engines. Peter Halbauer, 72, of Kifisas City, is receiving congratulations on being the proud daddy of Peter, Jr., born a few weeks ago. Halbauer was unmarried 71 years. His wife Is 35, and mother of four children by a former milage. The present system of sweeping streets in New York is as obsolete as the horse, says the vice president of a man ufacturing company, who believes a suitable motor driven vau. uum cleaner can be built and opcsftfc i at reasonable cost 1 Four Constitutional Amend ments Are to Be Pushed—• Income Tax Law Is One of Its Planks. Lincoln. Neb., May 29 (Special).— The legislative committee of the state farm bureau has prepared a tentative draft of its legislative pro gram. It proposes to initiate four < o istitutional amendments, permit ting a rural credit law, classifica tion for taxation of tangible property, permitting legislature by two-thirds veto to change salaries of state of ficials at any time, and to provide for taxation of municipal property where used as a public utility and th< taxing of bonds and securities of all governmental subdivisions. Along the lines of legislation the bureau asks for a state income tax law, compelling public utilities to pay taxes on their tnte making value; mandatory publication of tax re turns; township boards of equaliza tion; repeal of Smith mortgage tax law; seeking aid of other states to end federal road aid policy; continua tion of appropriations for wiping out bovine tuberculosis, and agricultural extension; state civil service law state to buy land sold for taxes; pro viding for optional adoption of county manager plan, and a number of minor matters. -4— TAX ALL PROPERTY IS PLAN OF THIS BANKER Lincoln, Neb.. May 27 (Special).-** President Aldrich, of Group One of the State Bankers’ association, told the convention here that the bank ers should work to chtuige the laws so that there should be no tax exemp tions DOHfllble save the amount that lj exempted from execution. He de clared that the farmers were paying ns much taxes now. In many in stances, as their farms formerly rented for, and that they were not anxious to eliminate good roads and good schools. The one remedy left was to make all property pay taxes and thus take It off land. At present any rich man can evade taxation en tirely, when he is best able to pay. Mr. Aldrich said the bankers should start an educational campaign against the referendum on the law which permits, the state bunking board to decide if a town has enough banks. He says this is not something the bankers tried to put over, but is intended to protect the guaranty fund. PRACTIGALTESTS FORSOY BEANS State College Plants 10 Varie ties In 25 Counties to Deter mine Which Is Best Fitted For Growth In Iowa, Ames (Sp.eclal).— Soy bean seed will be tested this summer by the farm crops department of Iowa State college in 30 plots which have been plnfUed in 25 counties to determine IIh growing ability with corn. -Each plot contains 10 different varieties and it is hoped that the epertmcnt will show the seed value of the dif ferent beans for planting under Iowa conditions for producing silage. Hue to the unusual demand for soy beans tills season, there have been calls for many varieties. Some of these, according to F. G. Churchill, farm crops specialist with the Iowa agricultural experiment station, are not suited to Iowa as they are south ern varieties and will not mature properly. By planting the many va rieties in the different plots the »e sults ought to show the true value of ini' ui'iuiu, smys r. v.uurvimi. AB8UI AVERAGE Farm Crop Specialist at Iowa State College Finds More Fields Planted With Soy Bean. Ames (Special). — That average acreage of corn has been planted in Iowa this spring is the assertion of E. S. Bressman. farm crops specialist of Iowa state college, who has just re turned to Ames from a tour of the state. Mr. Bressman assisted in plant ing the samples for the corn yield test on 12 experiment fields of the state and had ample opportunity to look over crop conditions. Everywhere soy beans are being plunted. generally with the corn and these will be harvested for silage or hogged down. The unusual demand for the soy beans this season has practically exhausted all the seed In the siate. Recently the Iowa Experi ment association at Ames received a call from the American Red Cross for a carload of seed to replant the flood ed sections in Illinois. The associa tion was unable to fill the order. IOWAN FROZEN TO DEATH IN MAY BLIZZARD Rock River, Wyo„ May 27.—The tragic end of a companionship which began In the army was revealed Fri day when the bodies of Marion D. Young, Pasadena. Cal., and Jack Westcott. Urbana, la., were found frozen in the snow of a May blizzard on th» plains near here. Evidently both boys, who were sheep herders, had become confused during the storm and were unable to find their way back to their shack. Westcott's slicker covered the body of Young. Man Who Chained Two Omaha Women Believed to Have Droven Stolen Auto to Lincoln. Lincoln, Neb.. June 1. — Lincoln police are vigilant, their special task being to trace Fred Brown, alias Gus Grimes, Omaha maniac whose escape from Omaha after chaining two girls In a deserted shack and trying to attack them aroused the country Monday, and who was seen in Lin coln, Monday. The madman escaped again Mon day morning after wrecking a car lie stole from Albert H. Forke, of Lin coln. The car he stole from Harry Boyd, rescuer of the two women whom he chained, was found aban doned between Lincoln and Omaha. Police are certain that they have Identified the maniac as Fred Brown, a paroled convict, and that It was he who slipped through the crowd after the accident with Korke's car. Police are combing Nebraska for Browji, confident that he couldn't have got ten far away. PROGRESSIVES PLAN TO MEET AT LINCOLN Lincoln, Neb., June 1 (Special).— Midroad progressives are to meet in Lincoln Wednesday afternoon. It Is hinted that Judge Wray will he pres ent and that some of the fusionists will he called in for yhe purpose of seeing if some compromise cannot be reached. Meanwhile the non-partisan leaguers who follow Townley's lead have asked him to return to Ne braska and use his influence to line up the league and get it into the re publican primary. Townley hit the .„ Ur, Klcnt wVigyn Vi A came to Nebraska two months after it was organized, and said that he had tired of trying to get somewhere through independent party action. His advice 1b to give the politicians the offices on their agreement to put the league program through. He said that the league political program had sought to put all the old office seek ing clan out of business but they were too powerful for him, and now he proposed to buy them with offices, a la big business. —4— WANT MAYOR ELECTED BY DIRECT VOTE Lincoln, Neb., June 1.—A petition signed by 4,084 voters asks for the submission to a referendum to he held July 18, state primary election day, amending the Lincoln city char ter by providing for the election of mayor by direct vote of the people. Tile proposition was presented by Commissioner Bryan, who thought lie was elected last spring when the vot ers gave him 700 votes more than they did the mail the council after wards selected as mayor. The coun cil had this power, the charter pro viding that the members shall as sign departments after election. 44444+444+4+444+4+4 ♦ ENRIGHT’S RUM HOARD ♦ ♦ IS WORTH $20,000,000 ♦ ♦ ♦ Richard Enright, police commis sioner of New York, told a public forum in the Church of the Ascen sion there that he was the largest holder of liquor in the world, $ii(l, 000,000 worth of seized liquors being stored in various atatlonhouses. There's no chance to break In and get any. 4 4 4 LITTLE MOUNDS OF GREEN. 4 4 4 4 Putngm. 4 4 And every village graveyard 4 4 "ill have its greet: mounds, that 4 4 shall nerd no storied monument 4 4 to clothe them with n peculiar 4 4 consecration—graves that hold 4 4 the dust of heroes—graves that 4 4 all men approach with reverent 4 4 steps—graves out of whose sol- 4 4 emn silence shall whisper in- 4 4 spiring voices, telling the young 4 4 from generation to generation 4 4 how great is their country’s 4 4 worth and cost, and how noble 4 4 and beautiful it was to die for it. 4 ♦ 4 ♦♦44444444444444444 While the nations in conferences muddle around to no purpose, they seem to do right well in twosomes. That Russian-Italian agreement, like the Russo-German pact, seems to be getting ^long famously. Now Mongolia is reported to havo gone bolshevist. Holshevism is a disease that spreads where filth and poverty exist. It. can be exterminat ed only by wiping ou’ ilie breediug conditions. EXECUTE NEGRO CilflCT, JUNE 9 Warden Fenton of Nebraska Penitentiary Sends for Boston Expert to Do the Work. Lincoln, Neb., June 1 (Special).— NUrden Kenton has sent to Boston for E. W. Currier, who pulled the level that sent Crammer and Cole, Howard county murderers, into eter nity. Currier is to he here June 8. The following day James B. King, negro convict who silt the throat of Cuard Taylor, who had reported him for misconduct, is to go to the elec tric chair. King's attorney has a mo tion for a rehearing on file with the euprtme court, which meets again ou June 6. His-principal claim is -that the confession of King was inadmis sible because forced by fear. TWO NORTHEAST NEBRASKA PIONEERS ARE DEAD Dixon, Neb., June 1 (Special).—Two pioneers died here during the week. Mrs. Margaret Paul, S7, was the mother of David Paul. Mrs. Paul came from Ireland to Iow-a in 1856 and to Concord in 1885. William Rob son came from England an orphan 35 years ago. He died at a Lincoln sani tarium following an operation. His wife, three children and five grand children survive. / Iowa Knights of Columbus Also Demand Apology to Supreme Court of O poo oVition+to Des Moines, la., May 31.—The resignation of two officers of the na tional organization of the Knights of Columbus, Supreme Knight J. A. Fla herty, of New Haven, Conn., and Su I revae Advocate Joseph C. Pelletier. ( f Boston, Mass., is demanded in o i ^solution passed by the Knights of Columbus at the closing session of their annual convention here. The Iowa knights also demanded that Supreme Knight Flaherty sub mit a public apology to tlie supreme court of Massachusetts for having cast aspersions upon its motives in dismissing from office and disbarring Pelletier as district attorney of Suf folk county, Massachusetts, for rnal fensar.ee in office. Delegates to the supreme conven tion to be held at Atlantic City in August were instructed to carry IhP message to the convention and vote as a unit to have this action brought a bout. The resolution as passed follow's: "Be it resolved that where the conduct of the supreme advocate of the Knights of Columbus, Joseph C. Pelletier, had been complained of to l lie courts of Massachusetts and while his case was pending before the supreme court of that states James A. Flaherty, supreme knight, pub lished a signed r.tatement ih Colum - 1> the official organ of the Knights * of Columbus, to the effect that the court was being influenced by reli • g us prejudice, we deem it right and 1>i >; er that James A. Flaherty make a ^ pi ' lie apolojh. to the supreme court of Massachusetts and its members tor his attitude and statements ex pressed* as his personal views and not those of the order. Representatives of the Iowa state council to the su preme council meeting are instructed to demand the immediate resignation of Supreme Knight Flaherty and Su preme Advocate Pelletier and to vote as a unit on all matters tending to remove these officers." MERGER IS DENIED. Chicago, June 2. Denial that his organization had been merged with tlie International Brotherhood of Railway Vardmasters and Yard Em ployes as announced May 23, was is sued h-re today by F. \V. Whelan, I resident of the International Order i f Railway Vardmasters. Judging from reports of indigna t on meetings of republican sena torial leaders at Washington to pro test against continued absence of senators from their seats during s ’salons, why wouldn't it be an ex cellent idea to install-a time clock at the door of the Senate chamber and substitute copies of the sena tor's cards for the ' free" seeds now bring sent out annually? It prob ably could lie done with the $360,030 appropriation and the franking privi lege, and would be interesting infor mation. especially if a blank were left for answers to the question: "Where were you when you were net here?" with photographs and af fidavits to prove it. The plague of locusts spreads in South Rt ssln It Is a serious blow to hopes for successful crops, and peasants have mi tillim-d to right the pests with gaso line. BROWti STILL AT LARGE. Lincoln. Neb., June 2.—Fred Brown former convict, hunted by officials an 1 detectives of two cities and counties, state and federal sheriffs for nearly three days as the man be lieved to have kidnaped and shack led two Omaha women and a man. today was believed by state officers to be motoring leisurely away from Lim oln. driving a motor car stolen BGtr.etlnme curly today from the re sidence of a detective in that area of Lin oln which lias ’,i en the scene of intensive search , BRITISHERS RUSHED TO IRISH WAR sr. Universal Service. Special Cable Dispatch. London, June 1.—It is reported here that imperial troops have been rushed from Newry, Ireland, to the aid of Ulster special police forces who are raid to be fighting along a mile front on the border of County Louth. The new Earl Balfour has been asked by the British cabinet to act as mediator to try and smooth out the entire Irish situation, both as re gards southern Ireland and the bor der situation in the north. This action was taken suddenly Thursday after the cabinet had called in the Earl of Caven and Secretary of War Laming Worthlngton-Evans to advise regarding military measures nuecessary for the coercion of Ire land in the event of the breakdown over the terms of the new Irish con stitution. In the meantime Sir James Craig, the Ulster premier, has given the cabinet bis views on the state of af fairs in Ulster. "Although he now hat 10,000 British troops apart from his "Ulster volunteers" and special con stabulary, he complains that his con trol of the sltuatien is Insufficient and he wants a free hand to use the troops us he pleases. Belfast. June 1.—(U. P.)—Belfast's 'death roll in the recent crisis mount ed to 13 Thursday afternoon when John Kane, a truck driver, was dragged from his seat and shot In York road. Besides an U-year-oid boy win was killed Thursday morning and % constable who died of wounds in * hospital, other victims of last night’s warfare were in the city morguo and one more was added to the wounded ill liVB|MtalB, I HflLTEDJN U. S. Universal Service. Washington, June 1.—The United States customs service Thursday is sued orders halting all traffic in drugs until regulations can be drawn up for the enrollment of the Jones Miller anti-narcotic law. These regulations will be so dras tic, it is indicated, that drugs will never be used again in this country except for legitimate purposes in tho practice of medicine and it will be possiblo to control the international drug traffic. Rxpc.rts of tho customs service, the narcotic division of the treasury and the department of commerce, who have made a careful study of the drug evil, have been engaged for more than a week in drawing up regula tions as authorized under the Jones Miller law. These regulations are so far reaching in their scope that ilie little group of.men who have been fighting a losing battle against the alarming drug situation are now elat ed and confident they will be abl* to gain a lasting victory. For mer Diet ator Of Venezuela P Exile in Poverty - ■ :? I General Ciprona C: ;tro, former dictator of Venezuela, is now living at San Juan, an exile, in poverty. Mis home in Porto Rico is little more than a hovel far different from the palace he occupied when he held des potic powers in his native land. CcnQress and Child Labor. From the Springfield Republican. Congress having failed itt two efforts to nmit a constitutional child labor law', affecting the Mates, once by resort to the power to regulate interstate com merce and once by resoit to the power of taxation, has. apparently exhausted p«* resources in that direction, short of the initiation cf A constitutional amend ment. As the matter stands, the police powers of the states, which are cham pioned by the court's decision, are the means at hand for creating -and enforc ing regulations for the protection of the young workers. And for such creation and enforcement the reliance must be upon an awakened end enlightened pub lic opinion, it tan be only a matter of time before the south learns that Its broadest interest requires ttie conserva tion of its childhood. Wiser. From the Lawyer and Banker. Burrows Sorry old chap, hut I am looking for h litt> financial succor, again. Bangs—You'll have o hunt further. 1 am not the little firtuu ial sucker 1 used to be. \ S. C. WOMAN DIES FROM DRUG DOSE Joliet, 111., June 1 (Special).—A loroner’s Inquest will be held Fri day to investigate the mystrelous death of Mrs. Charles Bergren, wife of a Sioux City, la., .teweler, who died suddenly Thursday morning at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mra.. Hans Sampson, of Morris, 111. Mrs. Bergren arrived Wednesday for a visit with her parents. She oar rted with her a bottle filled with a. sleeping potion, which she said she had obtained on a prescription from, a Sioux City physlcan. Before retiring Wednesday night, Mrs. Bergren took a dose of the po tion, being unable to sleep. About 10 o’clock she asked her sister, Aman da Sampson to take her eight-months old baby from the room, at It was dis turbing her. Shortly after, she again railed her sister, saying she was desperately 111. A physician was summoned, but the woman lapsed Into coma and died at 2 o’clock Thursday morning. She had been in good health and planned to visit with her parents for a month. Dr. H. M. Ferguson, who attended Mrs. Bergren, said she had evidently taken only two dosses from the bot tle of sleeping potion. He said that he did not know what caused her death. It was said at the Sampson, home that Mrs. Bergren had obtained the compound because she was un able to sleep on the train coming tc» Morris. Her husband In Sioux City was notified and was asked to bring with him the proscription so that the con tents of the bottle might be analyzed. Mrs. Bergren was tne wife of Charles Bergren, a watchmaker em ployed by the Thorpe Jewelery com pany. The couple resided at 2104 Ros* street and have been residents of Sioux City for nearly two years, com ing here from Elgin, 111. Mrs. Bergren, according to neigh bors and close friends, for the last week has been complaining of ill health. She went to visit her parent* against her husband’s wishes, accord ing to neighbors. For some time Mrs. Bergren ha* been unable to sleep on account oi » pain In her side, according to friendu. A physician was called and pre scribed a sleeping powder. It is believed by friends and neigh bors that Mrs. Bergren was suffering from leakage of the heart or acute appendicitis. Besides her husband and a small daughter, Jean, she is survived by five brothers, George Sampson, of Saratoga, 111., Henry Sampson, Min ooka, 111., Spidel Sampson, Wilmette, 111., Alfred Sampson, Marsfleld, 111.,, and Noble Sampson, of Saratoga and. five sisters, Mrs. Carl Oswood, Mrs Ed Oswood, Mrs. Joe Oswood, Mrs Lars Olson and Miss Amanda Samp son, all of Saratoga- Burial probably will bo at Morris. TWOD Portland, Ore., June 1-The racific. northwest, from the southern boun dry of Oregon north to the timbered, vastness of British Columbia and Alberta and eastward to the Idaho and Montana state lines, today fought for life and home upfl prop erty under the scorching urge of fiercely raging forest and brush fires. In many districts fires were reported to be under control, but in others the flames were said to be gaining strength and to be making dangerous headway, threatening towns and is olated farms, and gnawing at the edge of valuable timber reserves. The town of Cedar Falls, north of Seattle, has been wiped out with the exception of some railroad and city property. Seattle, Wash., June l.-One per son was known to be dead, another was believed to have periched, scores were homeless and vast areas of timberland in western Washington* and Oregon were blazing or smoul dering wastes today as a recult of forest and brush fires which late yesterday got beyond control. Damage in Washington was esti mated at from $1,000,000 to $3,000,001) Logging camps at Stillwater, and Sellack have been burned and t lie towns of Klmer, North Bend, Forbes and Kansaskat wehe threatened, -- » -- The extent to which Canadian immi gration has been encouraged Is re vealed In the annual report of the Can adian Pacific railway, which has just been presented to the shareholders by I<: W. Beatty, K. C. president. Since the company's land selling policy was In stituted, some 01,000 settlers have been placed on the company’s land alone and the cost of the company's activities In land selling. Irrigation and colonization has been extremely large, amounting in the aggregate to approximately 000, an amount In excess of the tot..I expenditure of the dominion government for immigration during the same period. A proposal that the government be requested to issue a representative coin or a bill of small denomination bearing a typical American soldier's head has been made to the American Legion ot Massachusetts. The coin in honor of ;be soldiers would be known as the "Dough boy Dollar.'' Simultaneously with the appear ance ot so many greasy $5 bills in the currency hereabouts, peasants in south Russia are reported to be tight ing locusts with gasoline. One . sunt not be surprised to hear that those peasants clean their teetL w*tb radium