Nebraska Newspapers

    ' THE FRONTIER
D, H. CRONIN, PUBLI8HBR.
C. TEMPLETON,
Mltor and Buiinni Manager.
6WILLT NEBRASK^
Although Knel Raartnat, the Finnish
architect, has been designing skyscrapers
for years, tt was not until a week ago
that he saw one of these structures In
the form. Mr. Saarlnan has the reputae
tlon of outrivaling American designers of
skyscrapers. His design for the new
Chicago Trihun# building won second
place in a contest In which all the fore
most architects of the world were enter
ed. Mr. fUarinan errived hi America for
tho first time a week ago. Coming up
the bay on the Majestic he got his first
glimpse of a skyscraper when he saw tho
towering heights of lower New York.
Vr. Saarlnan and Otistaf Strong**!, Inter
ior decorator, also from Finland, were
tendered a banquet by the Architectural
League of New York City, at which he
received the praise of 1?6 fellow crafts
men fop his work In what may be termed
American commercial architecture.—
Kansas City Star.
The prohibition on Importation and
use of motor vehicles in Bermuda Is
still In effect. The New York office of
the bureau of foreign and domostlc
commerce had been Informed by some
private firms thai these restrictions
were lifted, but on Investigation this
was found to be erroneous* There was
considerable agitation at the beginning
of 1922 for a removal of these restric
tions, but the act providing for this was
defeated In Lbe Bermuda house of as
sembly. It Is ttt* general opinion In
Hamilton that this prohibition will
never be removed.
Tho Wembley Stadium, the largest In
the world, will be officially opened In
London In April when the annual foot
ball cup-tie final Is played there before
tho king and the Brince of Wales. The
stadium, situated In a London suburb,
was started soon after the armistice,
but the construction has been halted
several times. The stadium will seat
126.000 persons and is four times the
size of the Coliseum at Home. Its sur
rounding wall Is half a mile In length.
The structure will be used In connec
tion with the Empire Exhibition, to be
held In 1924.
The Salvation Army migration de
partment In London has inaugurated a
scheme for the settlement* overseas of
10.000 boys between the ages of 14 and
17 under a practical system of selection,
training and supervision. The plan Is
tho outcome of prolonged negotiations
between the Salvation Army and the
government authorities. The boys must
conform to n good physical and mental
standard. Forty youths, comprising the
first party, have already entered one of
the training centers.
Recent proposals in the House of
Commons for a tax on American books,
magazines and periodicals ns a means
of stifling competition with Canadian
literature was criticized by I’rof. Steph
en Leacock of McGill University, novel
ist. He declared tho proposal smacked
of spite work and expressed the belief
that commercial ftitersets were behind
Automobiles from all other states
are permitted to have free use of the
highways of Washington, D C., only for
three days. After they arrive In the
glty motorists must first procure a three
day tag. but after the expiration of the
time thoy are Instructed to take omt a
District of Columbia ltcense.
Tortoise shell glasses are still a on*
loslty In the British Isles, the style be
ing distinctly American. Hence the zest
with which the game of "tortoise" is
ji’.ayed, both In India and the mother
country, according to the Mauohester
Guardian. Sighting Americans wearing
the tortoise rims scores nothing In tho
game.
1 The Dorotheum, known more famil
iarly os "Aunt Dorothy”, Is a state
owned pawnshop and auction room In
Vienna, vvh'/o a person can buy, sell
or pawn nlmost anything. All classes
use the Dorotheum, and at present when
everyone In Vienna Is poor, and there
are many visitors from abroad, the
business lnvaluables Is said to be
brisk.
American dollars hold a magic charm
for Germans. Klnce the quotation of
the dollar has run well above 20,000
marks, that coin is regarded as
Charmed. Newspapers display quota
tions of the dollar in black type on their
first pages. It stands alone. Quota
tions on English, Swiss and Scandina
vian money are relegated to the market
pages.
Furs are due to Like a drop In price
next fall, according to a representative
Of the biological survey of the depart
ment of agriculture. Prediction Is
based on declines in prices at the re
cent New York fur sales and on rapid
Increase In fur farming.
Approximately 100 citizens of Indian
apolis, Ind., have organized a citizen
police force for rounding up automobile
speeders and others violating tho traffic
laws. The Identity of the members la
unknown even to the members of the
regular traffic department.
Instead of Imposing a fine or jail
sentence on traffic law violators, Judge
J5. R. Burgess, ®f Racine, Wis., in an
effort to make the punishment fit the
crime, Is making reckless auto drivers
walk for 30, 60 or 90 days. People sen
tenced "to the sidewalk" may ride In
trolley cars or Jitney busses.
The old Cary homestead In Ct»cin
natl, famous as the birthplace of Alice
and Phoebe Cary, who attained recog
nition for verse and prose, will be
renovated and opened as a tea shop.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt who has
been visiting several South American
cities, will give a series of lectures at
Panama University in the interest of
political emancipation of Panama n
women.
More than 5.700.000 has been contrib
uted by American Jews toward non
sectarian relief in Russia, and a furth
er $3,300,000 for their own people
through the American Relief Adminis
tration in 1922.
The first city on the southern conti
nent to pass the 1,000.000 mark in popu
lation is Sydney, which, in an unof
ficial census conducted in December,
showed a total of 1,060,000 persons In
the greater metropolis.
Protestant Christianity In Europe Is
coming to a standstill and may perish
unless help is given promptly, according
to Dr. Adolph Keller, secretary of the
Federation of Protestant Churches of
Switzerland. The churches In Germany,
the doctor says, are the worst sufferers,
although those In Austria. Italy, France
and Belgium are in need.
The Japanese high school In Honolulu
has opened a class In Jiu-Jitsu for girls.
This step was taken because of the many
recent reports of attacks on women and
girls in Honolulu, and from the results
that are being obtained from the instruc
tion in the Nipponese art of personal pro
tection. it is believed that the next per
son who attempts to molest a Japanese
girl will meet with a surprise. Graduates
from the course oi'e expected to be able
to defend thitnaelves against the attacks
of much larger persona arid to inflict
swift counter punishment. The small
stature of the Japanese girls is expected
to be no hanUk'*vp. More than 40 glrfc
are eaXtSif^Jt ) class.
NO APPENDIX IN
THISM'S BODY
Surgeons Performing Opera
tion Also Find Large In
testine Entirely
Missing.
Fremont, Neb., April 4—Johnny
(Ireen, 12, eon of Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Green, wan born without an appendix
or a large Intestine, according to
physicians who operated upon him
this week.
The operation was attempted to
give relief from recurring attacks of
"appendicitis." Two brothers and one
sister of the boy had undergone oper
ations for appendicitis, and the oper
ations had proved successful. It was
natural to assume from what was be
lieved to be an ailment common to
the family.
The Omaha and Fremont surgeons
who performed the operation were
astoilished when they could not find
the appendix. There were tissue for
mations where it should have been,
but nothing else—not a sign of an ap
pendix. The large Intestine was miss
ing.
The medical men present agreed
that In the hundreds of cases they
had attended, they had never en
countered one like this. The surplus
tissues were removed.
DUCK SHOOTER8 PAY
FINES AT BLAIR
Blair, Neb., April —Everett Ar
onson, William McDonald and James
S. White, all of Blair, and Fred Den
nison, Herman, Neb., were arrested
near here by Deputy State Game
Warden Otto Gewlnner. The men
were charged with “spring duck
shooting."
Aronson and McDonald were tried
before County J'hdge A. C. Debel and
fined $25 and costs each. Dennison,
charged with "chasing ducks" and
having no hunting license, was fined
$30. White’s case Is pending.
According to Gewlnner, Aronson
and McDonald each had a duck in
his possession and White had three
when arrested. Gewlnner sala a
drive against spring duck shooting
has been started In the state.
KEARNEY MAN HEADS
OMAHA LAND BANK
Omaha, Neb., April —Ward K.
Newcond, of Kearney, has been ap
pointed secretary of the federal land
bank to succeed C. M. Gruenther, who
died recently, according to D. F. Ho
gan, president of the bank. Mr. New
cond will take over his new duties at
once.
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LUMBER COMPANY
LOSES CASH TO THIEVES
Carroll, Neb., April 'Special).—
Thieves broke Into the office of the
Fullerton Lumber Company, early
Wednesday evening, and got away
with about $15 in cash and soma
other valuables.
OFFICERS BATTLE
. IlLECEBBANDIT
Des Moines Sheriff and Depu -
ties Were on Watch—Eight
Bullets In Man's
Body.
lies Moines, la., April —Frank
Mitchell, an alleged yegg, was shot
and probably futally wounded last
night In a gun battle with Sheriff
Park A. Findley and three deputies.
Mitchell was suspected of planning to
crack two safes and the sheriff and
his deputies stationed themselves
near his home. When he came out
he was commanded to hujt but In
stead, turned and opened tire on the
officers. The officers returned the
fire and Mitchell fell, with sight bul
lets In his body.
HIGH SCHOOLS IN
TYPEWRITING CONTEST
Aberdeen, S. D., April ^Special.)
—Twenty-one high schools of South
Dakota will hold preliminary type
writing contests on Monday, April 9,
to select local champions who will
represent their school at the state
typewriting contest to be beld at the
Northern Normal school In Aberdeen,
on May 9. Contestants will be divid
ed Into two divisions, senior and Jun
ior.
The state typewriting contest to be
held here will be the first of its kind
in South Dakota. Plans for it were
made at the meeting of the education
association at Pierre, last November,
when the commercial teachers of the
state decided that such a contest
should be held this year to promote
proficiency In typing and to stimulate
Interest in commercial subjects. The
contest will be made an annual event.
Miss Blythe M. Breen, of Madison
high school, Is to act as manager of
the state contest.
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New York cannot afford to spend
$100,000 for planting new trees, accord
ing to Mayor Hylan. The mayor, how
ever, proposes the expenditure of $500,
000 for celebration of the city’s silver
jubilee.
FLANDREAU TO BUILD
MODERN SCHOOL
Flandreau, S. D., April A mod
ern school building wlir soon b»
planned to take the place of the
structure which was totally destroyed
by fire here a few days ago. The
board of education already has a fund
of $100,000 for the new building and
to this amount will be added the $40,
000 Insurance which will soon be paid
as a result of the destruction of the
old building. The board has decided
to take Immediate steps for the erec
tion of a new building,
INSURANCE MEN
III UHL MEET
Nebraska Underwriters and
Agents Gather at York
—Banquet Thursday
Evening.
York, Neb., April ~ (Special).—
The annual convention of the Ne
braska association of local insurance
agents convened here Thursday
morning. T{ie convention will last
two days. Several hundred delegates
from wi! parts of the state are here.
At the opening session an address of
welcome was made by C. A. McCloud,
president of the York Commercial
club. Response was by Frank T.
Martin of Omaha. A banquet at the
hotel McClure was held Thursday
evening.
LAUREL ORGANIZES
P.-T. ASSOCIATION
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Laurel. Neb., April (Special).—
Nearly 100 persons met at the high
school, Tuesday evening, to perfect
the organization of a Parent-Teach
er association. A literary and rr.us- '
leal program was rendered, and a
short address given by the Rev. H. C.
Seidel, of the local Methodist church,
who spoke in the absence of Attorney
F. P. Voter, who was to have given
the address of the evening. Plans
are being laid for the discussion of
interesting topics pertaining to the
school and the school life. The fol
lowing officers were elected, viz; —
president, Mrs. F. A. Sandberg; vice
president. Professor H. H. Linn;
secretary, Mrs. A. D. Felber, and
treasurer, Miss Mae Boydston.
DELAY NAMING OF
Bankers Will Make No Selec
tions Until Next Month—
Any Way Governor Is
Too Busy.
Uncoin, Neb.. April - 'Special).—
Governor Bryan said that owing to
the speed with which the banking
bill made the final grade it will be
Impossible to organize the guaranty
fund commission within the 10 days
provided by the lawfl The governors
is too busy with the legislature to
take the necessary time, and it will
also be delayed by reason of the
slowness with which the selections
can be made.
While the governor is given the
power to name the seven men, the
bill says the seven selections shall
be made from 21 names presented by
the seven banking groups in the
state, and these will not elect until
some time In May. The attorneys
any that the delay will be perfectly
legal, and the bankers say that the
situation is not now such that no
haste In organizing the commission
is necessary.
TO ACT ON PROPOSAL
ABANDON SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Omaha, Neb., April -—Proposals
to abandon Sunday scnool for chil
dren nnd substitute instead a wweek
dAy school that staggered the dele
gates at tile fourth educational con
ference of the Episcopal church here
were in the hands of a special com
1 mittee today, whose report Monday
is awaited with considerable in
terest.
The Rev. Dr. William E. Gardner,
secretary of the religious education
body of the national council who yes
terday proposed the change, was
upheld by the Right Rev. Ernest V.
Shayler, bishop of Nebraska, who de
clared the church ready for radical
innovations.
Bishop Shaylor derided the "min
ister with an efflminate manner,”
who he characterized as a patron of
afternoon teas and whose chief
recreation, he said, was a matinee or
a movie. He declared ministers of
that type were not capable of win
ning manly boys.
Rev. Charles N. Dathrop, execu
tive secretary of the department of
social service, asserted wives of
clergymen are starved because of In
ability to buy fashionable clothes.
BREEDERS MAKE DEMAND
FOR TUBERCULOSIS FUND
Lincoln. Neb., April (Special.)—
Former Governor Shatienberger, now
congressman from the Fifth district
was tlie author of a resolution pre
sented and adopted by the Nebraska
Improved Livestock Breeders asso
ciation asking the legislature to make
the necessary appropriations to con
tinue the work of bovine tuberculosis
eradication. The resolution, bearing
the signatures of 14 officers of other
breeders associations, was later pre
sented in person to the governor by
Mr. Shallenberger.
Governor Bryan has refused to per
mit the work to continue and insists
he will veto any appropriation for
it. He says It Is a work that bene
Uts chiefly the creeders and that
they ought to pay for it themselves.
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BUSINESS HOUSES TO
OPEN WEDNESDAY NIGHTS
Randolph, Neb., April {Special).
—For the first time this spring Ran
dolph business houses opened for
Wednesday night trade. The mat
ter was decided upon by a joint
meeting of business men. This cus
tom of regulating the night on
which the stores open dates from
war times.
WEBSTER CITY—Webster City is
soon to have a community cent, r, ac
cording to W. F. Cole, leading the
chamber of commerce drive. Plans for
the project are practically completed.
TACKLE SIFTING
COMMITTEE DILLS
Nebraska House Starts Work
on Stretch Looking Toward
End of the Ses
sion,
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Lincoln, Neb., April •'Special.)—
The house, with 60 members present,
tackled the first sifting committee file
of bills, Saturday morning. It dis
cussed for an hour the bill creating
the Nebraska agricultural Credits
Association which is Intended to fit
into the congressional legislation Just
enacted.
The house cut out the requirement
that insurance companies must fur
nish part of the loanable funds with
10 per cent, of their gross premiums,
and also an appropriation of $50,000
for a revolving fund. The bill draws
funds from a number of public
sources and was recommended for
passage.
The Nebraska senate Friday re
fused to accept the report of the
committee on railroads to indefln
ately postpone the Rickard and
Meacham bill to reduce freight rates
15 per cent. It was suggested that
no action should be taken until such
a time as the state railway commis
sion orders a cut.
The Nebraska house Friday killed
the Kelfer amendment providing
$200,000 for the eradication of bovine
tuberculosis. Kelfer asked that the
item be placed in the general main
tenance bill. The vote was close, 45
to 43. The appropriation was in
tended to cover the biennium.
Grand Island, Neb., Woman,
58 Years Old, Says
Fiance Took Her
Cash.
Omaha, Neb., April , (Special).—
Mrs. J. McElheny, 58 years old,
mother of six children, separated
from her husband 12 years ago and
divorced from him two years ago, has
complained to the police and asked
for a warrant for the arrest of John
I Yore, 59 years old, her fiance. She
; charges Yore with violation of the
Manrt act. Her home is at Grand
Island, Neb.
The woman says that she became
acquainted with Yore six weeks ago.
He was selling an automobile polish.
They came to Omaha to marry, but
some hitch took them to Detroit,
Mich. Then they went to Reno, Ne
vada, and back to Omaha, traveling
all the time on her money, realized
from the sale of her Grand Island
home. Last Saturday morning he left
their apartment, to go to South
Omaha to buy a store, taking $475,
the remnant of the sale price of her
Grand Island home. That was the
last she has seen of him.
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LINCOLN JUDGE DIES,
ILL BUT TWO WEEKS
Lincoln, Neb., April j—Judge El
liott J. Clements, one vf the four
district judges of this county, died
Sunday night of pneumonia, follow
ing an illness of two weeks. He was
born in Michigan 67 years ago, and
has been an active member of the le
gal fraternity in Nebraska since 1881.
He was former president of the Lan
caster county bar association.
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GOVERNOR CONFERS
AS TO STATE MINE
Aberdeen, S. D., April -—Gov. W.
H. McMaster of South Dakota and H.
B. Earling of Seattle, vice president
of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Raul
railway were in Aberdeen, Monday,
for a conference regarding the state
coal mine at Haynes, N. I)., and oth
er matters of importance to the state.
HARVARD WILL HELP
STUDENTS PICK JOBS
Cambridge, Mass., (U. P.)—Experi
ments designed to help the student
while he Is still in college to decide
what occupation he will pursue upon
his graduation have been started at
Harvard university.
The work as outlined at present
consists of a series of lectures and
conferences to be given by men prom
inent in the various professions, such
as engineering, teaching, medicine,
business, law and public service.
To further the aid which the lec
turers are expected to give, confer
ences are to be held following each
lecture. At these conferences the
students will be offered an opportun
ity to discuss with the lecturer the
advantages and disadvantages of that
particular occupation.
The progress of the lectures and
conferences will be watched by a
committee with a view to finding out
where they may be improved. The
reporF of this committee will have
considerable influence on the contin
uation of similar activities in the
future.
WEDDING CEREMONY
IN DRUG STORE
Aberdeen, 8. D., April ' (Sfleclta.)
—James TV. Daker of Houghton and
Miss Aynes TVillardson of LaMoure,
T)., arrived in Aberdeen at mid
night and decided they would be mar
ried immediately and leave on an
early morning train. A deputy clerk
of courts was called up and a mar
riage license secured at 1:30 a. m.
County Judge George F. Sime was
also called and the marriage cere
mony was performed in a downtown
drug store, with the druggist and an
accommodating policeman as wit
nesses.
HE LOSES S3,000
BE TOO MUCH LIP
Kearny County Man Fails to
Get Slice of Estate Assured
Him If He Had
Kept Still.
Lincoln, Neb., April (Special.)—
The failure of Arthur Parks to hold
his tongue Just a little bit longer has
cost him $3,000. He Uvea In Kearney
oounty and had separated from his
wife, an heir to a considerable estate,
but which has not yet come to her
under the operations of the law of
descent. In the boom days of 1920
the widow had a chance to sell the
farm at a big price, and the real es
tate agent said that Parks’ signature
■was necessary to give a good title.
Parks was consulted, but demanded
$3,000 for his signature. The heirs
did not like to agree to pay it, but did
not like to lose the chance to cash In
on their land at a big figure. Finally
they agreed to pay the money if he
would Invest in it a permanent home
for their mother. He agreed.
The money was not to be paid for :
the land until possession could be
given, and before that date Parks
made the declaration that he would
not build the house, but Instead
would use the money to buy an auto
mobile and take a long trip overland,
using the residue to educate his chil
dren. The heirs for the first time
consulted a lawyer, and were told
that Parks’ signature was not neces
sary. He sued to enforce the con
tract, on the old theory that ignor
ance of It excuses no one, but the
could said that this does not apply
where one’s private legal rights are
concerned. So he loses the case.
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8UPREME COURT MAKES
NEW COMPENSATION RULE
Lincoln, Neb., April (Special.)—
The state supreme court ha* laid
down new law with respect to work
men's compensation, holding in effect
that the employer who does not take
out compensation Insurance runs the
risk of being sued by an injured em
ploye under the old common law or
of being forced to pay compensation
anyway. The effect of this ruling,
says Commissioner Kennedy of the
department of labor, will be to force
all employers to take out Insurance
since the court says that his refusal
to do so will be taken by the court
as a refusal to elect to come under
the law and makes him responsible
just the same if he had formally re
jected Its provisions.
Mr. Kennedy says that it means
that the law will now be able to ac
complish what it set out, subject all
employers who are flnanciall y re
sponsible to pay compensation
whether they agree to come under the
act or not. The one risk the employe
has left now Is the chance that his
employer will not be financially re
sponsible for damages or compensa
tion.
In another decision that court held
that caretakers of club grounds
whose employment Is only seasonal
come under the compensation law,
and are not such casual employes as
the law excepts, even though they
work by the hour.
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REFUSED TO COMPLETE
SALE, PAYS DAMAGES
Hjemlngford, Neb., April (Spe
cial).—George Carroll was given
Judgment In district court here for
$9,617.60 against Samuel Graham,
The case was the result of trouble
over land. Carroll contracted with
Graham In 1918 for 1,120 acres of
land at the rate of $30 an acre, pay
ing down $2,500. The understanding
was that should either party forfeit
the agreement he would pay the other
$5,000.
When it came time to deliver the
deed In 1919, lend values had ad
vanced and Graham refused to de
liver the deed on the plea that hip
wife would not sign it.
K. L. Pierce, who acted as agent
for Graham, sued for his commis
sion and was granted It. Carroll,
being unable to secure the deed, sued
for the $2,500 he had paid down, plus
the $5,000 forfeit and the accrued in
terest.
A
BAKER KILLED IN
DOUGH MIXING MACHINE
Lincoln, Neb., April '--Irwin
Knack, 22 years old, a baker, em
ployed In the flour milling and bak
ery house of H. E. Gooch, was killed
Tuesday when drawn into the* ma
chinery of the dough mixer. He was
working alone when the accident
happened and was dead when other
employes went to investigate the
ehlnery.
chnery.
SMALL VEIN OF COAL
NEAR PAWNEE CITY, NEB.
Pawnee City, Neb., April (Spe
cial).—The latest v.eln of coal to be
found in Nebraska was discovered on
the Lashy farm east of Auburn.
Geologists believe it is too small to
be worked profitably but believe that
paying mines may be established near
there in the near future.
FIVE BROOD SOWS
STOLEN NEAR RANDOLPH
Randolph, Neb., April . (Special).
—Franz Kelsch, a farmer near here,
had five brood sows stolen Sunday
night. The hogs were taken away
in an auto truck. Efforts to locate
them proved futile.
8T0CK SAND HILL WATERS
WITH BLACK BASS
Alliance, Neb_ April » (Special).—
Thirty thousand black bass ‘‘fry’* fish
have been ordered by the local Cham
ber of Commerce from the state
game and fish commission. They are
for members of the Alliance Ang
lers club who will use them to stock
lake^- owned and leased by Individ
uals. They will be received in June
and within two years are expected to
provide plenty of bass fishing in sand
hill lakes.
61'S WOUND IS
BELIE! FATAL
Accidental Shooting at Scott**
bluff May Result in Death
of Miss Evelyn Robin
son, 19 Years Old.
Scottsbluff, Neb.. April ' tSpecialx
Miss Evelyn Robinson, 19-years old,
was seriously wounded when acci
dentally shot by her brother, who S*
22 years old. The young man was
sitting on a bed handling the gun andt
his sister was on the floor In front of
him watching. The gun was acci
dentally discharged and the charg®
entered her abdomen. Little hope 1®
held out for her recovery.
BOX BUTTE COUNTY TO
LEAD IN POTATO ACREAGE
Alliance, Neb., April -Box Butte
county will again lea^, the state in
potato acreage, according to figures
compiled here. The acreage last
year, including both' seed and table
stock, was slightly in excess of 27,000
acres. The acreage this s«*i®n will
probably be not les sthan 30,000.
Box Butte county is gradually
working into the seed potato business
and probably more than one-half of
the 1923 acreage will be the Bliss Tri
umph, which are in demand in th®
southern states for seed.
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JURY AWARDS FIVE
TIME8 AMOUNT OF CLAIM*
Fremont, Neb., Av-rli ~ -A Justice
court Jury awarded Albert Shaffer
five times the amount he asked for.
Dau & Sons, Hooper merchants, sued
Shaffer for $62 and Shaffer, admitting
this claim counter petitioned for $88
for labor or a balance of $14. The
Jurymen gave Shaffer $70. Justice
Colson says he thinks the Jurors be
came confused and made an error lcr
figuring.
CLARK GOES TO HEAD
SCHOOLS AT BEEMER
i Dixon, Neb., April (Special).—
Ingraham Clark, principal of Dixon
public schools, has been engaged t£>
teach in Beemer, Neb., for the com
ing year, the salary being $1,800.
BUI FEW STONES
FOUND DEFECTIVE
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Architect for New Capitol
Building at Lincoln, Neb.,
Still Insists No Ma
terial Wrong.
Lincoln, Neb., April -—After aT
the complaint about poor stones in
’ the walls of the new capltol now in
course of construction on the first
story. Engineer Mickey, of the state
' university, called in as expert adviser,
has picked out just five for removal.
He has marked nine other for further
Inspection and one other has been
ordered removed so that he may test
Its porosity.
Architect Goodhue did not remain
until the scrutiny was complete, but
he insisted that the removal of any of
the stones would destroy the archi
tectural effects after which he was
striving, and that as the stress on the
walls was very slight the fact that
they were not up to standard in the
matter of crushing test they need not
be removed.
TWO TOWNS VOTE FOR
ELECTRIC CONNECTIONS
Allen, Neb., April (Special.)—
At the special elections at Martins
burg and Waterbury, Tuesday, the
proposition of connecting with an
electric high line company, carried
by wide majorities. The vote at
Waterbury waa 45 for and 5 against.
At Martinsburg, two different prop
ositions were voted on, the one re
ceiving 140 for and 44 against, while
the second proposition received 10T
for and 40 against. The same matter
is to be voted upon at Allen next
Tuesday, and if it carries, all three
towns will be furnished with high
tension electric high line service in
a few months.
MAIL POUCH STOLEN
AT ENDICOTT, NEB.
Endicott, Neb., April —One pouch
of mail was taken from a truck load
deposited here this morning by the
St. Joseph and Grand Island train. It.
was taken from the express room. No
trace of the robber has been found.
START MOVE TO NAME
FORD FOR PRESIDENT
Omaha, Neb., April -Petitions
placing the name of Henry Ford,
Detroit automobile manufacturer, on
the primary ballot of the progressive
party in Nebraska for president lr*
1924 were filed late yesterday with
' the secretary of state at Lincoln.
Other petitions will be filed shortly
In Iowa, Texas, and Idaho, according
to progressive leaders here. The Ne
braska petition contained 1,000
names.
CALUNDAN CASE IS
GIVEN CONTINUANCE
Pierce, Neb., April k 'Special.)—
The case of the state Nebraska
against Mrs. Laura Calundan for the
mistreatment of her grand children
was continued by agreement until
April 17. This is the case from Os
mond, Neb., where it is alleged that
Mrs. Laura Calundan, with whom
her son had left his children, two
little girls, either cruelly mistreated
them or allowed them to be mis
treated so that their feet were
frozen and they were almost starved.