' THE FRONTIER D. H. CRONIN, PUBLISHER. TV, . C„ there are 12,238,375 motor vehicles In the United States, The report shows, 10,890,112 private passenger curs, 69,453 taxicabs, busses and cars for hire, 182, 714 motorcycles and 29,328 trailers. A brass helmet worn by Magellan In 1621 has just been located in the Phil ippines by Major H. D. Melton, U. S. A. The major purchased It from the Moros and had it authenticated by priests of the Illlgan and Parang districts. Plenty Coos, aged chief of the Crow Indians, went to Billings, Mont., on land leasing business. That night at a hotel he dreamed of chasing a dog and fell out of a window. The winter was a tragic season for the birds that wintered In New England. A state ornithologist reported his observa tions as follows: "Along *hs Maine coast the Ice blockade held all whiter. Many starving black ducks succumbed. Eagles, crows, gulls, minks, and foxes fell upon the starving birds. Along the coast of Nova Beotia, where approximately 12,000 geese winter, conditions were even worse, and many ducks are said to have perished. Queer tales come from tho rivers and forests of the Interior. An eagle falling frozen from its perch; a horned owl standing dead and frozen on a limb; a heron froaeo upright In the ice; many little birds dead on the snow—all incidents of the stark, implacable New England winter." rm LONE TRIP BT MOTOR BOAT Sargent, Neb., Men Will "flail” Down Rivers to Ar kansas—To Trap Next Winter. ft argent, Neb., April * ^Special).— Owen Adams and Franit nendrlckson are planning a trip by water from here to Arkansas. The young men have constructed a boat of special design, drawing only 18 Inches of water and gasoline propelled, the motive power being generated by an auto engine. They will leave about August 16, descend the Middle Loup to Its con fluence with the Platte and down the Platte to the Missouri, then on the Mississippi until they reach the mouth of the White river. They will ascend the White into the Ozark mountain region of Arkansas, where they will spend the winter trapping. COUNTRY IN NEED OF PUBLIC 8*ERVANT8 Norfolk, Neb., April JSpedal).— Former Senator William V. Allen, now district judge. In a public ad dress here, declared the country in need of more public servants. He spoke on the subject of "Man's Fel lowship to Man,’’ and said in part: "I would rather have my name writ in the records of the history of my country than have gr«at wealth and use it not.” The former senate? once had the record of making the longest speech in the United States Senate. He is a veteran of the Civil war and al though considerably aged, is very active and presides over his court with his same old time alertness. CONVICTED DE8PITE MIS AIRTIGHT ALIBI Columbus, Neb., April ‘ (Spe cial.)—Robert Francis, tot Platte Center, was found guilty of auto theft by a Jury here. Mrs. Francis, wife of the defendant, tpstifted that he was in Platte Center, December 30, the day on which he was alleged to have stolen the oar. Francis' at torneys tried to show that his brother. Jack Francis, Impersonated the defendant and took the car. IVIW AN IS PREPARE TO BEAUTIFY CITY Norfolk, Neb., April '•'Special).— The newly organized Kiwanla club of Norfolk as the first step toward their "city beautiful” plan has pur | chased hundreds of hydrangea and ofher shrubbery with which the park ng on several of the main streets are to be decorated. The shrubbery is to be planted for several miles on each of three or four streets, the shrubbery going into the parking on both Bides of the streets. OMAHA'S OLDEST WOMAN HAS 1«ST BIRTHDAY Omaha, Neb., April —Omaha's oldest woman, Mrs. William Roths child, celebrated her 101st birthday Sunday. With the exception of lame ness, resulting from a broken hip when she was 85, Mrs. Rothschild is in excellent health. She is able to do all her reading without the aid of glasses. —+— SNEEZING FIT LASTED HER FOR TWO WEEKS Kimball, Neb., April " (Special.) —I’earl Wilson, IS, is gradual^ re covering from a strange malady which caused her to sneeze for two weeks. alypst without ceasing, ex cept whileJthe slept. This condition followed dV” attack of the flu, and was thought to be a form of hysteria. Finally a solution of silver nitrate in the nose and throat af forded relief. PASSENGER AGENT IS SLEEPING 8ICKNESS VICTIM Omaha, Neb., April , -a l. ' Craig, general passenger agent of the Union Pacific railroad, is critic ally ill in a local hospital suffering from what has been diagnosed as the sleeping sickness. Mr. Craig has been ill since the first part of Feb ruary when he returned from a trip to Denver. —f QUARREL OVER GIRL, UNCLE KILLS NEPHEW Omaha. Neb.. April -—joe Don nacci, 24 years old. was shot here Sunday night in a quarrel with his uncle, V. P. Chlodo, apartment house owner. The young man was re moved to a hospital where he died. Chiodo is being held. According to the police he is alleged to have con fessed that he and his nephew had become enemies over a girl. He is reputed to be wealthy. COE COLLEGE GETS BIG SHARE OF FUND Cedar Rapids, la., April (Spe cial). -Coo college is to receive $1. 000,000 of the $2,000,000 additional endowment to be raised in Iowa for Parsons, Coe and Buena Vista col leges, it was learned as representa tives from the Presbyterian Synod of the state met in Des Moines to can vas the situation and lay plans for the campaign. DISCHARGED TEACHER Blair, Neb., April (Special.)—• Judge Fitzgerald took the case of Jeanette Jones against the Blair* school district out of the hands of the Jury and allowed the plaintiff only the $100 which the district ad mitted owing her. Motion for a new trial has been filed by her lawyer, Grace Ballard. Miss Jones sued for a full year’s wages, following a request by the district two years ago to hand in her resignation. She refused to ac cept the salary due har at the time of her dismissal. , HIM BEST Rev. Mr. Lundeen Was Captive Last Year of Chinese Ban dits—At Newman Grove, Neb. Newman Grove, Neb., April (Special.)—Rev. A. M. Lundeen, mis sionary of the Augustana synod Lutheran church, who was held cap tive by Chinese bandits for 58 days is here—his home town and place of his birth—to rest up after his thrill ing experience. He has been granted' a year’s furlough after which he will return to China to resume his work as a missionary. Mrs. Lundeen and her three children who were also held captive by the bandits for a brief time are with relatives In Min nesota. Rev. Mr. Lundeen is 31 yeasrs of age and has spent seven years in China. He declares that the cost of his release to the government of President LI Yuan Hung was the making of several generals for the regular army out of the robber army and the taking over of about 6,000 bandits Into the government army. The result is that the robber army which swept through the province in October, 1922, is broken up. A ma jority of the robbers are In the reg ular army. Some of the bandits are scattered into small bands. All of the foreigners who were held captive have been released and for the time being there Is peace in the province. The capture of Rev. Mr. Lundeen, according to his own story was made between 4 and 5 o’clock on the morn ing of October 13, 1922, by a band of several thousand" robbers who repre sented a branch of the main bandit army. —•— FORMER LIEUT.-GOVERNOR SUED FOR DIVORCE Nebraska City, Neb., April — Mrs. James Pearson, wife of a for mer lieutenant governor of Nebras ka, has brought suit for divorce in district court here. Nonsupport is charged. They were married in 1919 and have one child as the result of this union, although Mrs. Pearson has three daughters by a former husband while the defendant has a son by a former wife. The Pearsons have resided here for the past year. Pearson was lieutenant governor during the first term of John H. Morehead’s first term as chief ex ecutive. —f UPSETTHE BOOZE Got Into Action When She Saw Dry Agents About to Visit Their Home—Hubby Pleads Guilty. Merriman, Neb., April 'Special). —When Mrs. Ben White, wife of a rancher saw "dry" agents approach ing, she rushed into the house and the sound of something being smashed was heard. Officers en tered the room in time to see the floor covered with a liquid which smelled like alcohol. White later pleaded guilty to illegal possession of liquor. FAMOUS OLD INDIAN FIGHTER DIES IN ACCIDENT Omaha, Neb., April . '—-Fighting, smiling, gray haired old "Lone Star,” 'Fred M.) Hans, Indian fighter, fron tier scout met death here last night with his "boots on" as he had often desired. But death did not come to him on the field of battle, where he had so often faced it, nor on the wings of a bullet. He was crushed to death in an elevator shaft at the Omaha World-Herald plant, where he was night watchman. "Lone Star" was caught by the elevator when he attempted to move the control lever from the outside, and the lift suddenly shot upward. The old veteran tried to leap into it but his feet had lost their old spring, and so "Lone Star" died with his boots on. uoiie jsiar orose into rame nr.st in 1876, In "the hole in the wall" country, Powder River, Wyo„ when he single handed shot and killed "Shacknasty" Jim and his two fel low bandits. It was "Lone Star’s" hammer fanning tha* won the un equal fight. Other high spots of his life are: Shot and killed two stage coach bandits, April 12, 1877, near Valen tine, Neb. Shot five Indians in battle of little Missouri, near Black Hills, August 21, 1877, saving the lives of a party of 20 prospectors. Killed 11 Indians with 12 shots In the battle of Wounded Knee, in 1S92. Killed bandit, Ainsworth, Neb., in 1878. Shot and killed bandit at Fremont, Neb., in 1897. Was official war department in vestigator of Custer massacre and followed Sitting Bull 600 miles orf horseback, inducing him and his bqnd to return to the reservation. Was present at Sitting Bull’s death. FORD PETITIONS^ARE SHORT OF SIGNATURES Lincoln. Neb., April -Secretary of State Charles W. Foot says he has found that the petitions placing Henry Ford's name on the primary ballot as a candidate for president do not have the requisite number of signatures In the first and fifth con gressional districts. To be legal the petition must have 100 signatures front each district, the secretary held. He found it necessary to reject a number of signatures among the peti tioners. The number of the legal sig natures from the first district was said to oe 72 and from the fifth 56. WINS FREEDOM Man Convicted In Nebraska 10 Years Ago Finally Establishes His In nocence. | Lincoln, Neb., April *"*- -Next Fri day morning there will emerge from the doors of the penitentiary here a well-dressed, middle aged man, with a smile on hip face, a 10 years’ fight to prove his Innocence ended, a life sentence imposed by a district court at Sunol, Neb., finally relieved. Ten years ago, Raymond G. Lukens was sentenced to the penitentiary for life on a charge of complicity in a bank robbery and a murder. On Fri day he goes free. Ten years ago Lukens, with one, Frank Connell, drove into the little town of Sunol in an automobile. They had come from Colorado. Lukens was selling phonograpns. He started to call upon "prospects” in the town. An hour later there was a great com motion on the street and crowds were gathering excitedly in front of the bank. Lukens rushed into the street with the rest. "What has happened?” he asked. "The bank has been robbed,” a hun dred voices told him. Posses were immediately formed from the townsmen and farmers In the vicinity to chase the robber who had been seen fleeing in an automo bile. They scoured the country. Lukens went with the posses. Says Jumped Into Car. Through the cornfields the search ■was continued. Suddenly, according to Luken’s story, a man darted out of a’ cornfield into the road just in front of him. The man jammed a gun into Lukens’ face and ordered him to jump into the automobile that was standing by the road and to drive him up the road. The man was Connell, the man with whom he had come to Sunol that morning. Two farmers had been shot by Con nell In the cornfield. The posse cap tured Connell and Lukens later as they were fleeing down the road in the car, Ljukens driving, he says, by the armed Connell’s order. Both were thrown in jail together. A mob stormed the jail that night and very nearly succeeded in getting its hands on the two men. Lukens was offered a light sentence if he would plead guilty. He re fused. i am innocent, ne said, "and my name means as much to me as my freedom.” The jury found him guilty. It sen tenced him, with Connell, to life im prisonment. Lukens then began the 10-year fight to prove his innocence. He started an appeal to the supreme court, but by a chain of circum stances, among which wras the fact that hla lawyer dropped(dead on the street in Denver just as he was about to file the appeal with the'court and just before the 40-day time limit was up, the appeal was never made. The county attorney who prosecuted him and the mayor of the town of Sunol were among those who helped him in his efforts to prove his inno cence. Both recommended that his sentence be ended. -^ OMAHA MAYOR SAYS NO MARATHON DANCING Omaha, Neb., April ' f—Mayor Dahlman after a conference with Commissioner Pinto said that no marathon dancing contests would be permitted In Omaha. Similar con tests held in other cities fyive been carried on for such periods of time as to have caused utter exhaustion of the dancers. Health Commissioner Pinto says the danger to health is extreme and Mayor Dahlman agrees with him that no good purpose could be served, by permitting such exhibi tions. No dance halls in Omaha have an nounced any intention of holding any such contests. HOPES TO CLEAR UP DEATH OF RELATIVE Columbus. Neb., April 'Special). —Suspecting foul play In me reported drowning Iaat Tuesday of Captain William Fontein arid the burning of his motor boat. "Elain,” seven miles south of Jupiter. Fla., Harry I,ohr, of Columbus, is in Miami intent upon learning the circumstances incident to the death of his brotherinlaw. ♦— NEERASKA POULTRY IN DEMAND IN THE EAST O'Neill, Neb., April (Special),—. Members of the New Yon; “four hun dred” and residents of the Back bay district of Boston are demanding north Nebraska eggs for breakfast and north Nebraska spring fries for dinner. So insistent is the demand for these superior products of the Ne braska hen that direct shipments of eggs in carload lots are being made weekly from O'Neill to New Y'ork. ALLEN VOTES FOR AN ELECTRIC LINE Ai*»n, Neb., April (Special.) — The special election held here Tues day. the question of bonding the town for the purpose of connecting with a high tension high line electric company, carried by a vote of about two to one. CONSIDER CHARGES AGAINST ARCHITECT Lincoln, Neb.. April (Special.)— The legislative investigating commit tee that heard the charges filed by former State Engineer Johnson against Architect Bertram O. Good hue in connection with the work on the new capitol, today begin the hold ing of sessions in order to reach a verdict. The evidence in the case amounts to 500 typewritten pages, and the members desire to go over this before announcing a decision. Johnson says Goodhue was either in competent or negligent in not looking after the interests of tlife state. FIRE INSPECTOR TOosier and Biershank Prop erties at Bandolph, Neb., Passed on By State Officer. Randolph, Neb., April *- (Special). —State Fire Inspector C. Hi. Hartford was in Randolph, Wednesday, and condemned two residences. One is the old S. W. Mosher house on Main street, one of the oldest bluldings in town. The other is the old Biershank property which has been uncared for for the last six years although It is a valuable residence site. LINCOLN MAN HEADS INSURANCE ORGANIZATION York, Neb., April. '—The Nebraska state convention of insurance agents yesterday elected the following offi cers: President, H. L. Clark, of Lin coln: first vice president, C. T. Flow er, of Grand Island; second vice pres ident, C. J. Bachorlch, of Fairbury; secretary and treasurer, C. W. Fisher, of York. The next meeting will be held in Lincoln, the date to be set later. NELIGH COUNTRY CLUB ELECTS NEW OFFICERS Nellgh, Neb., April *' (Special).— The local country clu*, elected offi cers this week as follows: Directors, Rerry H. Peterson, J. W. Spirk, J. F. Boyd, L. E. Jacksoon, E. H. Melick, W. B. Bradley, R_ M. Krugger; presi dent, Perry H. Peterson; treasurer, J. W. Spirk; secretary, O. A.” Wil liams. CHURCH ORGANIZATION GIVES CAFETERIA SUPPER Coleridge, Neb., April (Special). —The Westminster Circle oi the Pres byterian church, under the leader ship of Mrs. George Stone, gave a cafeteria supper last Wednesday eve ning, netting the circle $65. ERECTING FINE OIL STATION AT COLERIDGE Coleridge, Neb., April , (Special), —The Laurel Oil Company is con structing a $6,000 oil station here. It will be completed aboufc^ay 1. It is ■aid it will be the finest station in northeast Nebraska. NELIGH SCHOOL IS DAMAGED BY FIRE Neligh, Neb., April (Special).— A few days ago fire in the East ward school did considerable damage. Adjustment has already been made, the Insurance company paying $1,696.70., NEBRASKA'S MOST MUM STJ Cement Structure to Be Well Ventilated and Light ed by Electric System. Fairbury, Neb., April ■ (Special.) —A modern hog house, the only one of its kind in Jefferson county, is be ing constructed near here by J. L. Kennedy. The building is nearly all cement, 24x60. The sides are five feet high and the roof is melon shape. The walls and top are eight inches thick, consisting of four thin walls of cement, with a four inch air space, two walls of the cement mixture on either side of the air chamber. The dead air space prevents the Interior from becoming cold and damp. Between the two outside crusts of cement there is a lining of heavy tar paper to add warmth. The crusts of the wall are stuck on metal lath and the top is reinforced by heavy iron rods extending over the top a foot apart. The cement floor is covered with a two inch plank floor. The building is lighted with 24 windows, 18x32 inches, covered with hall screen. The Inside is divided in 16 compart ments, eight on a side with an eight foot feeding alley between. The building is wired for electricity. CHIROPRACTORS APPEAL TO SUPREME COURT Lincoln, Neb., April • (Special.)— The Nebraska Chiropmctic school has appealed to the supreme court from a decision of Judge Morning of tho Lancaster district court that re fuses it an injunction against the state board of health. Tho lower court decided that the provision of the law which requires that before a person may practice chiropractic in Nebraska he or she must show they have attended an established school for 27 months is directory only, and that if an applicant can pass the ex amination of the state board that is sufficient. The association contends that it is mandatory, and that unless 27 months of instruction has been re ceived no license can issue. — The world's largest extinct volcano, the crater of which is paid to be large enough to hold the city of Philadel phia, is <>n the island of Maul, in Hawaii National park. ARREST LEADER OF OMAHA BANDIT GANG Omaha, Neb., April ' -Ray Smith 30 years old, who is said to have es caped from the Missouri state peni tentiary in October, 1922, was ar rested here today and has confessed, police say, to being the leader of a band of three unmasked bandits who terrorized residents in the exclusive Dundee district here Wednesday night, securing $4,000 from 14 vic tims in holdups. Smith was wearing articles stolen i-n the robberies when arrested. He implicated a man named Anderson, said to be from Kansas City. VISITED FIND'S STILL CONVICTED # UTorth Platte Oarage Man Ap peals His Case—Woman’s Screams Starts His Troubles. Lincoln, Neb., April ^ 'Special).— Charles Shaffer has appealed to thCv supreme court to find out If it is law ful to send a man to Jail merely for borrowing a key from a bootlegger and sampling his wares. Shaffer is a garage man in North Platte. He had a young woman out riding, and feeling the necessity of a shot, borrowed a key from one of the town bootleggers, and drove out to his place. The young woman re sisted his invitation to go in with, him to the extent of hanging on to the car and screaming mildly. A man living nearby witnessed the incident, and called the sheriff. The latter found Shaffer and the girl in side, surrounded by a lot of bottles, of booze, and In the adjoining room, was a still and 600 gallons of mash. He was convicted of the possession of a still, and fined J1.000 and given. 30 days in Jail. The court said that Shaffer’s ac tions made him as guilty as the marv who actually made the booze, while his attorney urges that the mere fact that a man is caught in the presence of a still and a lot of hoocU does not make him guilty unless he can be proved to be a part owner or actually assisted In making the stuff —'♦— ELECTION CONTEST IS UP TO SUPREME COURT Lincoln, Neb., April • (Special.)— Ulysses G. Breltkaupt got 1,534 votes for county clerk of Harlan county last fall to 1,518 counted for John K, Richmond, and has asked the aid of the supreme court in getting himself installed in the office. After the election Richmond con tested the election on the ground that there had been votes cast for him which were not counted and other* counted for his opponent that should!, be thrown out. The recount gave Richmond 1,537 votes to 1,507 for Breit kaupt, and the district court awarded Richmond the position. Breitkapt saws that the court erred: in allowing the counting of ballot* that had reached the clerk In un sealed envelopes, as well as in boxes* that were not fastened. _.▲_ KIDNAPED AND FORCED TO AID IN STORE ROBBERY Omaha, Neb., April —J. W, Prather, manager of a drug store, was kidnaped by a bandit in a motor car and taken to the store where he was forced to open the safe for the robbers, who escaped with J195, ac cording to Prather’s report to the owner of the place. He said the rob ber took him to the Omaha Field club* where he bound and gagged him, be fore forcing him to accompany him to the store. STREETS AT BLOOMFIELD PUT IN CONDITION Bloomfield, Neb., April * Special> —Work of straightening and grading the street to the depot has beer* practically completed and the new steel bridge will be installed within a few weeks. No paving will be done here this season. —f WOMEN’S CLUBS TO HOLD DISTRICT CONVENTION Randolph, Neb., April i—The third district convention of the Ne braska Federation of Women’s clubs, Miss Fanny De Bow of Coleridge, president, will be entertained by the Woman’s club at Albion on April 23, 24 and 25. WAGNER FIREMEN TO ENTER TOURNEY Wagner, S. D., April .Special.)— At a recent meeting of the Wagner firemen it was decided that they would attend the state tournament to be held at Deadwood in June. Chief O’Connell appointed Harry B~ Thompson and Jack Kaberna as cap tains of the team. They are also to pick the team to compete in the tournament. —♦— " MINK FARM EXPERIMENT RESULTS IN FAILURE Huron, S. D., April . Special).— Alex Ross succeeded in doing little, more than failing in his attempt to raise black Canadian mink on hi® farm west of here. He purchased one pair with which to stock his farm with furbearers last year. Going tc» the yard the other day, he found that: they had killed each other. The pair* brought forth no offspring as was ex pected. TERRIBLY INJURED BY DISCHARGE OF GUN Philip, S. D„ April * (Special).— Harold Hubenthan, young man liv ing near Ashcreek, was dangerously* wounded, Sunday' by the accidental discharge of a shotgun. He was alone at the time and had to crawl nearly two miles before attracting attention, and being given aid. A great hole was torn in his left side. It is believed he will recover. —♦— » MEMORIAL TABLET AT WAYNE IS DEDICATED Wayne, Neb., April *' (Speeial).— The bronze memorial tablet con taining the names of nearly 60J> Wayne county World war veterans, that has been placed in the court house, has been dedicated. Attorney* A. R. Davis, of Wayne, made a fit ting address. The court room wa® packed. The tablet was made pos sible by the surplus funds in th® treasury of the council of defense, A’ben that body ceased functioning.