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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1923)
' THE FRONTIER P. H. CRONIN, PUBLISHER. *!¥, C. TEMPLETON, Editor and Business Manager. ^KlEILLr ~ NEBRA8K^ Once Commissioner of Publio Safety at Mason City, la., Veech Sentenced for Irregularities. Mason City, Ir., March •< (Spe cial).—AVRlter Veech, former com missioner of public safety here, was sentence*! to 60 days In MU and was fined AVsdnesday morning by Judge C. H. Kelley, after he over ruled a motion for a new trial. Veech was found guilty of Irregularities In office last fall. A petition signed by 800 citizens, asking for lienency. Is believed to have had the effect of the reducing of the jail term. , WHOLE FAMILY IS NEARLY ASPHYXIATED Charles City, In., March i «—The family of F. A. Wheeland, printer, narrowly escaped asphyxiation Tues day night when an unlighted gas Jet was accidentally left turned on In tho rooms below their apartment. The gas filled the rooms below and seep ing through the ceiling endangered the sleeping family above. Strang ling of the Kneeland baby awoke the parents, who were able to reach the open air. All are expected to recover. THREE IOWA NUNS IN WORK 25 YEARS Dubuque, la., March , A pro gram of entertainment was held at Mercy hospital Monday night in honor of three prominent Iowa nuns who had closed their 25th year of sis terhood. Those celebrating their silver an niversary were Sisters Mary Gabriel, of Clinton; Mary Regina, of Sioux City, and Mary Phllomena, of Du buque. POULTRY DEPARTMENT OF PLANT BURNED Denison, la., March (Special).— • The poultry department of Armour plant burned Wednesday morning with a loss on buildings and contents of $10,000. CONGRESSMAN WILLIAMSON STUDYING IRRIGATION Fort Pierre, S. D„ March .—Con gressman Williamson, of the third South Dakota district. In company with a number of other congressmen who are members of the irrigation and arid lands committee of the low er house, now is making an extensive tour of Inspection through the Colo rado river basin, in order to get firs' hand Information with reference to a number of irrigation, water power and flood control projects now under con sideration by the committee. This investigation, it is stated. Is . being undertaken without expense to tho federal government. It is ex pected that the information gathered teams taking part in the corps area matches were: Iowa, Arkansas. Kan sas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. The 1!) schools competing in the sen ior division besides those given ranks, included Kansas State Agricultural college and Kansas university, Iowa university, two North Dakota state institutions, the University of Arkan sas, University of Nebraska, Creigh ton and Coe college, will be of great aid to the committee in arriving at correct conclusions as to what should be done In the way of legislation affecting the various ex isting and proposed projects. Congressman Williamson writes friends in the state that he expects to return to South Dakota about April 10, by which time the members of the committee expect to complete their investigation. CAFETERIA TRIES OUT ELECTROCUTION FLIES Universal Service. Berkeley, Cal.—Capital punishment Is being advocated at the University of California. Not capital punishment for students or professors, but for the lowly flies that clustered about the raisin pie at Stephens hall on the campus. Wholesale electrocution rather than tne swatting process lias been install ed In the cafeteria. Wires stretched closely together on a two by three frame have been cov ered with u concoction of sugar and ■water. A mild electric current is then passed through the wires, and the flies, attracted by the sweets, meet death by electricity. Italy's total exiwndlture arising from the war. covering the period from 1814 to 18";;, was approximately H4.000.00u.o00 lire (normally JLT.T!2,(loo.(■«)). according to the re|Hu t of the Parliamentary Com mission of Inquiry just puhll.died. For the first time in Japan's history, the empire is in need of |>aper. A repre sentative has heen sent to America to study the paper situation here. . The orient has been Importing paper pulp from Europe hilt now the price Is pro hibitive Eight young women are getting prac tical training In a domestic art course at Wesleyan university at Mitchell. S. 1).. by running the home of the coliegt president. As there was no home prac tice cottage, the president offered his home. .. —11—^ COMMUNITY CHURCH TO ERECT TABERNACLE Arnolds Park, la., March (Spe cial).—The organization of the Ar nolds Park-Okoboll Community church has been perfected. A. U. firworn is chairman; W. K. Taylor, secretary, and B. K. Thompson, treas urer, The committee named for ar rangements plan to build within the near future a tabernacle which will accommodate from 1,0641 to 1,800 peo ple. Dr. R. I* Kirkland, founder of the Iowa Conference of Community churches, has accepted the call and will take charge of tf'i pastorate for the comin . 1 * SHOWEKCELLENCE Forty-three Nebraska Univer sity Students to Receive the Phi Beta Kapa , Honors. Lincoln, Neb., March t ' .'Special.) •—Forty-three l’hl Beta Kappa hon ors for excellence In scholarship have been announced by the state univer sity. An unusual number of stu dents were declared eligible for elec tion. there being 350 of the 751 en tered who qualified. The percentage attained this year were also higher than last year. Thirteen men and 32 women won the honors, two of the men being members of the alumni and not counting in the total for the year. Only one of the men belongs to a fraternity and only 10 of the wo men are sorority sisters. Tho following from northeastern Nebraska, were Included: Alma Eva Berling, 'Humphrey; Vivian Ellen Hanson, Oakland; Grace Marie Per ry, Elgin; and Victor Oswald Speck, Brunswick. John Oswald Sheldahl of Eureka, S. L>., was also among the number. _A. _ MORE CHARGES AGAINST STATE CAPITAL ARCHITECT Lincoln, Neb., March —George E. Johnson, until this week state en gineer and a member of the state capital commission, Thursday night filed additional charges against Bert ram G. Goodhue, architect of the new stute capital. Mr. Johnson filed his original charges several weeks ago and the commission has at IntervaJs been investigating them behind closed doors. The new charges, 10 in number, refer partly to the stone be ing used in construction of the walls. Mr. Johnson says Archltest Good hue should be usked to explain why he wished, as is charged, to force through the entire plumbing contract at a time when plumbing material was almost at the peak price. Fur ther, he says no explanation has been given for what he suys are the 50 or more mistakes In the drawing of plans, even though the architect, he contends, turned In explanations for an expenditure of $0 to $10 per hour for experts to checks these plans. — BIG BUILDING TRADES STRIKE SEEMS PROBABLE - ( Omaha, Neh., March '—Com promise between Omaha general building contractors and 15 organiza tions of union crafts, which are seek ing 25 per cent, wage Increases, Is re mote, according to both sides of the controversy, and a general strike will be called April 1 unless the increases are granted, it was stated by a labor leader whose name was not made public. Members of the Omaha Master Plumbers association, whose em ployes struck recently for higher wages, announced an "open shop” policy. The union men had sought $1() a day, an increase of $2 over the old scale. JILTED LED Tl Young Man at Crookston, Neb., Files Petition Charg ing Girl’s Parents With Interference. Valentine, Neb., March —Arthur T. Welsflog, of Crookston, Neb., said to he the Jilted and broken hearted lover of Daisjj Ganow, nee. Daisy Grooms, filed his peti tion in the district court here against Aaron Grooms and Mar tha Grooms, parents of the alleged jilting daughter, charging the de fendants with alienating the affec tions of their daughter, thereby caus ing him to "suffer greatly in body and health, and to be in great danger of a complete collapse, and also caus ing him to suffer great mental pain and anguish” to the extent, he al leges, of $50,000. Friends of Miss Groom say she had been engaged t<> Roydon Ganow for a number of years. Welsflog drove to Valentine from Crookston. procured a license to marry and a wedding ring and informed his friends that he was about to enter Into a state of matrimony with Miss Grooms that afternoon. Early in the afternoon, however, Ganow appeared, procured from the county judge and the Jewel er the same prerequisites and pro ceeded with the marriage. He left with the bride that night for Hot Springs, S. D. —^— THIEVES ABANDON CAR WHEN IT CATCHES FIRE Aberdeen, S. D., March 'Special). —An automobile, stolen on the streets of Aberdeen, Friday night of last week, has been found in a ditch near the Yellowstone Trail, east of Groton, where It was abandoned. It had ap parently caught Are and the thieves ran the machine into a creek to ex tinguish the blare. The car was badly damaged. No clues us to the thieves were found. —4— RAILROAD8 AGREE TO CUT GRAIN RATES Lincoln, Neb., March . -There will be no hearing on wheat and corn rates before the state railway com mission as that body had ordered, it is announced. The railroads, the commissioners said, have advised them that they will change their rates to conform with what the commission insisted on. that where the specific rates are greater than the distance tariff they shall be reduced to the lat ter figure. The saving to the far mers, it was said, will be about $200. 00O a year. Former Lieutenant Governor of Nebraska Given Draft for $1,801.69 for Acting as Governor. Uncoln, Neb., March (Special.) —Fortner Lieutenant Governor Bar rows is $1,801.69 richer than he was Saturday. The governor having al« lowed to become a law without his signature the bill giving him that amount of pay for serving as gover nor during the absence of Governor McKelvie from the state. The aud itor Issued a warrant, and Mr. Bar rows lost no time in banking it. The courts had decided that the lieuten ant governor had no» valid claim against the state, but the legislature was more kindly disposed. Governor McKelvie had paid Bar rows $100 for substituting for him, but drew the pay for the remainder of his time while absent from the state because he was generally away on state business. Some of the days for which Barrows was paid he did not know of the absence of the gov ernor and consequently that he was acting as governor. The legislature took his word for the number of day s he served. WIFE SLAYER IS NOT MURDERER, BUT INSANE Lincoln, Neb., March > (Special.) —Rudolph Kraus, twice convicted of murder in Saline county and sen tenced for life, and twice winner on his appeal to the supreme court, has finally been freed from the toils of the law. A Saline county jury has just rendered a verdict of not guilty on his third trial, and ordered him sent to a sanatorium for the insane. While crazed from drink, Kraus, who lived near Tobias on a farm, became obsessed with the notion that his wife had tuberculosis and that God had commanded him to kill her and their two children. He shot them, and then tried to hill himself. He succeeded only In blinding himself for life. RADIO MEN LODGE NEW COMPLAINT Lincoln. Neb., March ' 'Spoclai).. —Complaint has been filed with the state railway commission by J. H. Polly and others of Lebanon, who have radio outfits, who say that the Beaver Valley Telephone Company, in the operation of its pole changer or ringing apparatus, makes it lm- ( possible for the radio men to send or get messages. The company has re fused to do anything about It. The question Is an entirely new one l*i Nebraska. The commission has ruled that it cannot interfere because it is not li complaint about telephone service, over which it inis Jurisdiction^, but of radio service, which the legis lature has not placed in its hands, it was suggested that if it be a nui sance the courts are the proper places to go by complainants. —«— DRUGGIST FINED FOR SELLING LIQUOR Gordon, Neb., March Special)— B. C. Anderson, of Goraun, proprietor of th" City drug store, who was ar rested recently on three charges of illegal selling of intoxicating liquors, plead guilty to the three charges in county court at Rushyille, Saturday, and was fined $300. WAYNE FIREMEN FIGHT BLAZE IN ZERO WEATHER Wayne, Neb., March (Special.) —rThe Wayne fire department was called out to fight fire early Sunday mo-nlng with the temperature 8 de grees below zero and a high wind blowing, when D. Hall’s residence was discovered to be on fire. The damage will run about $1,500, and is covered by Insurance. BISHOP STUNTZ WANTED TO GO TO RUSSIA Omaha, Neb., March .. -Bishap Homer C. Stuntz, of the ' Methodist church, In an address before the Omaha Ministerial union, said he had recently asked for and had been re fused assignment to Russia by the church’s board of foreign missions. PHONY GLOBE TROTTER LEARNS BITTER LESSON — International News Service Paris.—A "second time over" American tourist was ready to start home. A friend noted the conspic uous absence of labels and tags on his traveling hags. "Last season 1 fell for the assorted labels, at 25 cents a park, supplied by a tourist agency," he said, "When 1 reached Hoboken I noticed seasoned globe trotters with neat, implasterril bags, comfortably walking past < ustoins inspectors, while I spent much time and some money explain ing ’that 1 hadn't been around the world and hadn't collected a lot of dutiable stuff. Not for me—I'll let the folks at home guess how much ground I've covered.” Brazil, with an enormous Kuropean population, prefera North American moving pictures. Harold Lloyd. Chap lin. and far west films dominate the market. —■*— HOLD THREE FOR DEATH OF OMAHA SALESMAN Omaha, Neb., March — Three oc cupants of the house wnere A. B. Lee. 25, rubber tire salesman, was found shot to death Friday afternoon, are be. Ing held at police headquarters. Lee was lying dead on the floor of the bath room when the officers ar rived at the house. A .32 caliber re volver bullet had crashed through the man's fogehead and police say there are no powder burns. A blood covered revolver was alt"1 found. BANKER'S CASE TO Attorneys for R. A. Lower Have Asked Right to Se cure Bond During Pen dency of Action. Lincoln, Neb., March '■ (Special). —Application was made by attorneys for R. A. Lower, who stands to serve a maximum sentence of 42 years in the penitentiary for embezzling funds of the Valparaiso bank of which he was cashier, to the supreme court asking that it fix a bond that will in sure his liberty while he takes his case to the federal supreme court. The attorney claims that the court decision in one respect deprives Lower of the protection of the fed eral constitution. Between the time he was indicted and the time he was tried the legislature changed the law defining embezzlement and increas ing the penalties, but did not include therein, as the attorneys say it should have done, a provision holding in court the pending prosecutions. He claims tliat the failure to put in what is known as a 'saving clause amount ed to a legislative pardon. The su preme court said there was no basis for such an assumption. DECLAMATORY CONTEST HELD AT CARROLL, NEB. Carroll, Neb., March ■> (Special).— The annual declamatory contest of the high school was largely attended. Miss Fay Garwood won first place in the humorous class. Miss Mildred Marshall was second. James Haines took first place in the oratorical class. The elimination contest for the dis trict will be held at Wakefield Friday night. OMAHA COUNCILMEN CHANGE DEPARTMENTS Omaha, Neb., March . (Special). —Under a resolution passed by the city council, D. B. Butler, finance commissioner and H. W. Dunn, police commissioner, exchanged places. Butler announced he would not retain M. F. Dempsey as police chief. FARMERS APPEAL TO SIOUX CITY FOR LABORERS Carroll, Neb., March ' (Special).— Farm laborers are scarce in this part of the state and numerous farmers have been forced to appeal to the em ployment agencies In Sioux City. Wages are considerably up from last year it Is said. GIRLS’ SEWING CLUB HAS FORTY MEMBERS Carroll, Neb., March ‘.Special).— Forty girls entered the sewing class here last Saturday, making the larg , eBt class of the kind In northeast Ne braska, it is said. Mrs. C. P. Chris tensen and Mrs. Roy Carter have charge of the work. LIST AFFECTIONS Lyons, Neb., People Made De fendants In Suit for $75, 000 by Former Soninlaw. » Lincoln, Neb., March ‘ 'Special).— Mr. and Mrs. Lee Parker, of Lyons, Hurt county, are defendants in a suit now on trial in the locai district court, where their ex-soninlaw, J. \V. Rid dick, is suing tlietn for $75,000 on the ciiurge that they alienated the affec tions of his wife, their daughter. Mr. Parker is one of the wealthiest citi zens of this section, being rated us worth $500,000. Riddick was a marine in the service of i'ncle Bam when he met Miss Parker in San Diego. They were married without the presence of her parents. He snjs that when he re turned from France he found his wife away from home, and accuses her of having bee* unfaithful with ar. elderly friend at Randolph. His wife got a divorce from him not long ago on i he ground of cruelty. Riddick uNo makes his wife's aunt. Miss Elizabeth Parker, a defendant, claiming that she is worth $100,000 and told the girl that if she would leave Riddick she would make her her heir. He also accuses the wife's mother of threats of disinheritance, and that she also told the girl she would kill her and their child if she remained with Riddick. Tlie defendants say there is abso lutely no truth to his story, and that his conduct was responsible for the loss of bis wife's affections. A large i.umber of letters be sent her protest ing Ids love, even after the divorce, were lead to the jury. CHASE AUTO THIEF IN LUMBER WAGON Aurora, Neb.. March *' Special).— A return to primitive methods in the pursuit of a man wanted by the state sheriff occurred here when County Sheriff Howard and Fred Benton of the state shiriffs office, chartered a lumber wagon and drove through four foot snowdrifts for Bert Carson, NEBRASKA FARMER DEAD IN SNOWDRIFT Falls City. Neb., March * -Oscar Graham, E>f>, u farmer of thiH county, was today found dead in a snowdrift near the town of Dawson. Ha had been visiting with a neighbor Monday evening and the theory is that while on the v.ay home he was overcome b> heart failure and succumbed to ex haustion or exnosura * ^ anafoMedyAtiAy | ' Ay Mmy W1U , R&ggedg Ann and Raggedy Andy •at in the deep, deep woods, talking about happiness with Danny and Dinky Dwarfie. These two little Dwarfles were only 12 inches high, and if you could see them, you would wish to hug them very, very tight, for Danny and Dinky Dwarfie were the cunningest little creatures. Danny Dwarfie had just said, that for every kind deed anyone did for another, he received a lot of happi ness in return and the Raggedys knew this was true. And everyone who does a kind, unselfish deed knows it too, so of course the Rag gadys knew it. “So many people do things without ever thinking of What may come af terward!" said Dinkie Dwarfie. “Just what do you mean, Dinkie Dwarfie?” Raggedy Ann asked. "Well!” Dinkie Dwarfie replied, "How many people come into the deep, deep woods, where all the •woodlandf^^atures live with their families, ana cause a great deal of Unhappiness? '"Why!" exclaimed Dinkie Dwarfie, "What happens When a man with a "bang gun” or a boy with a “sling shot” cornea here •nd shoots any of the woodland crea tures? Does that man, or boy stop to think of the other members of that woodland creature’s family? No, in deed! If he did, hs would feel so sor ry, he would never, never do it again! "I know it!" Raggedy Ann replied. "It is Just as if some great big giant would come to a city and carry away a lot of people! Then those who were left behind without Mammas, or Daddies, would grieve and feel as sorry as the woodland creatures when they lose some of their fam ilv!” "Any one would know that you had a kindly heart, Raggedy Ann!" Dan ny Dwarfle said as he went Into a hollow tree and soon came out with four lollypops. “Anyway," he said as he gave the Raggedys and Dinkie Dwarfle each a lollypop. ‘It Is a great deal more fun being kind, than It Is on being cruel!" As Danny Dwarfle said this, there came a great bang!” "There," he exclaimed, “someone is causing a woodland family unhappi ness!” The Raggedys and Danny and Dlnkle Dwarfle ran and peeped out from under the small cedar trees and as they looked they saw a man drop his “bang gun” and run howling away. When the man had gone, the Rag gedys and the two cunning little Dwarfies ran to where he had dropped his gun. And there on the ground looking very sad, sat Georgia Greysqulrrel holding up one foot. i They saw a man drop his “bang gun" and run howling away. Danny and Dinkie Dwarfle took from their pockets two small bottles of maple medicine and put a few drops on Georgies paw. "Oh, thank you! thank you!” Geor gie said. "You do not know how much that hurt before, but now it doesn’t hurt even a speck! 1 was Just climb ing the tree when I heard a loud "bang” and it knocked me right down to the ground. The man was just about to hit me with a stick when the hornet soldiers all flew down and started to sting him.” "We saw him run!” Danny Dwarfle said as he broke the "bang gun” over a stone. “We chased him for almost a mile" the hornet soldiers said \vh‘ n they re turned. “And maybe now lie knows bow it feels to be hurt!” PREACHER PASSES HAT; ROTARIANS CONTRIBUTE Universal Service. San Francisco.—Rev. W. K. Guthrie D. D., outdid the blind man when with his hat in haml he paraded around f.h * lobby of the-Palace hotel and took up a collection. The money was not for himself, hui for the Travelers’ Aid. Dr. Guthrie had just explained to his fellow Uota rians at luncheon that the wealthy directors of the aid society had levied an assessment of $100 on each mem ber in order to clear up the finances in anticipation of the Community Chest plan. “The directors," said Rev. Guthrie, "forgot that the cleryman's income will not sustain such large levies, aiut as a preacher is supposed to ask for money on all occasions, l will not pass the hat.” Thus the clergyman spread the as sessment upon the Rotarians. who cheerfully met it. YANKS LIKE TO FLY. Paris (U. P.)—Statistics from the great continental "air port" of La Bourget, on the outskirts of Paris, show that an average of more than 100 airplanes arrive or depart every week, carrying an average of 500 pas sengers and 39,000 pound-i of freight and 250 pounds of mail. The Amer icans are the chief supporters of European air lines. In the past three months the figures of the Paris London line were 1.980 Americans. 1,57'i English, only 280 Frenchmen and 'i'.i3 other nationalities. "Sjppking of kindhearted folks,’” Dinky Dwarfie said to Gaggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy, “You have met Betsy Bonnet String in your adven tures in the deep, deep woods haven’t you ?’’ “Betsy Bonnet String?” Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy exclaimed, “What a queer name! No, Dinky Dwarfie, we have never met Betsy Bonnet String! Does she live near here!” “No!" Dinkie Dwarfie replied, “you see, no one quite .knows where Betsy Bonnet String lives, for she never tells anyone!” "That is queer!" Raggedy Andy said. “Not so very queer!” laughed Dinkie Dwarfie, "Perhaps no one lias Then Old Gurgle Glug pushed, ancf: Raggedy Andy Pushed. ever asked her where she lives. And1 of course, if K3 one asks her, there is1 no need to telling! You say she 1® very kind hearted, Dlnkle Dwarfle?" Raggedy Ann wished to know mor®; about the lady with the queer name. "Yes, yes, indeed, Betsy Bonnet' String is very very kind hearted. Why BetBy Bonnet String visits every lit— i tie wood creature who isn’t feelingi well! And she always brings a great* deal of happiness with her, wherever she goes!’’ "What does Betsy Bonnet String1 look like?” Raggedy Andy asked. "She Is Just about as tall as Rag-! gedy Ann!** Dlnkle Dwarfle replied,! "And she wears a pretty flowered, dress and a white apron. And Betsy; Bonnet String always looks neat and; trim no matter where you may see her." •’ "Well, now. Raggedy Ann,” Dlnkl®; Dwarfle replied, "Since you ask it, Ij haven’t seen Betsy Bonnet String fori a long, long time!” Dlnkle Dwarfie gave the Raggedy®.1 each a Iollypop to eat as they v/entj through the deef), deep woods and] kissed them both good-bye. "The Dwarfies are cunning littloi creatures!” Raggedy Ann said as sh»! and Raggedy Andy walked along eat ing their lolly pops. When they turned a bend In the path and cam® to a great hollow log the Raggedy® stopped. “Someone Is crying” Rag gedy Ann whispered to Raggedy] Andy. They both listened and th®| sound of the crying came from th®] hollow log. The Raggedys ran around] the log and saw a little door. “Who* is crying?” Raggedy Ann asked a® she knocked upon the door. "It’s me!” a voice cried Inside th® log replied. “Old Gurgle Glub, th^ bottle imp has locked me In the logt.(l It’s his house!” “Then we will let you out!” sald| Raggedy Andy. “No, you won’t!" Old Gurgle Glug, the bottle imp cried as he ran up and' pushed Raggedy Andy away from th® door. "Here! Who are you pushing?” Raggedy Andy cried as he pushed Old Gurgle Glug Just as hard a® Gurgle Glug had pushed him. Then Old Gurgle Glub pushed, and Raggedy Andy pushed and they both pushed and pushed until they wer® Just about tired out. Then Raggedy Ann helped Raggedy Andy and be fore Old Gurgle Glug knew what had happened, the two Raggedys pushed him right splash Into the brook. That was enough for the bottle Imp and h® ran away as hard as he could go. Then Raggedy Andy opened the door and who should walk out, but Betsy Bonnet String. “Wheel” she laughed, “It’s nice to be out of that stuffy old log!” and she caught hold of the Raggedy® hands and danced with them. "For letting me out of the log, I shall take you on adventures with me!" sh® paid. And shaking her pretty whit® apron, she shook out three creau® puffs. SHERIFF CHRISTENS NEW JAIL WITH “MOONSHINE” Morgantown, W. V. (U. P.)—Th» first stone of Monongalia county’# new Jail was put In place with a. christening of moonshine. N’o observ ance had been planned, but Sheriff Yest chanced on the scene as the first por ierous stone was swung into place. The sheriff held up proceed ings and dashed into his office, where* he obtained a bottle of "corn," pos session of which had placed one man* behind the bars of the old Jail. With pomp and ceremony Sheriff Yost broke the moonshine liquor over the cornerstone. MADE ONE SPEECH. London (U. P.)—During his cam paign in connection with the general! election, llarold Stranger, Independ ent Liberal candidate for Newbury* offered to give $26 to a local charity If any member of his audience oouhs prove that General Brown, the Con servative M. P. In the last parliament* had ever spoken in the house of com mons. A -man In the audience rose and declared that General Brown oncey said: “It's stuffy in here; please opera the windows.” Mr. Stranger paid up. Incidentally, General Brown was re elected.