' THE FRONTIER
D. H. CRONIN, PUBLISHER.
TV, <L TEMPLETON,
Editor and Businas* Manager.
gNETlL, WBRASK^
The Egyptians made the moat ex
haustive researches Into the care and
preservation of the akin. Their suc
cess In arresting the decomposition of
fts tissues as evinced by the mummies
of their pre-Christian era kings defies
modern science. Just as the secret or
mixing paints of the old Italian painters
has never been dupllcatted by present
day artists and their mastery of color
remains supreme, so the embalming*
processes of the old Egyptians died with
them. The ancient Egyptian# painted
their eyes with a long green line and be
lieved very strongly In applying to the
eyes mesd’empt. which was considered
to have the soothing and healing pro
perties of kohl—whlhh is still used by
enstern peoples—where, Incidentally
ophthalmia Is very prevalent.—Detroit
News.
One out of every eight passengers
carried by the Paris street cars and mo
tor buses beats his way. aocordlng to
Statistics made public by the transporta
tion companies. Notices are to be
posted In all vehicles Informing the pub
lic that tn the future the law covering
fnre evasions will be strictly enforced
and that the passenger must consider It
his duty to offer the transportation
charge to the conductor.
By next summer Poland will be In
direct communication with the United
States by radio, says "Wireless Age."
Then It will be no longer necessary
for messages to go by telegraph to other
countries for transmission by cable or
radio. Poland’s new radio station will
make her an Independent member of the
family of nations, no longer dependent on
the facilities and good will of her neigh
bors for communication with the rest of
the world.
By airplanes the earth <uOuld be cir
cled In 16 days—that Is, if there was a
machine capable of making the Journey
without a stop. But this la not possible,
and when stops ana so on are taken into
consideration the time works out at
nearly three monthB. At toast, this was
the time allowed by Sir Ross Smith, who
was preparing for a round-the-world
flight when he met his death.
Vienna city government realised 1,*
198,000.000 crowns by way of amuse
ment taxes levied on dancing entertain
ments during the recent carnival. The
average number of balls held on each of
the 46 nights of the carnival season was
E9, a record figure for Vienna.
A total of 676 cases of sleeping sickness
wen* reported to the government public
health service In Washington during the
(first three months of this year. It is not
ftho sleeping steknees known Iter centuries
in Africa. The American disease Is
thought to be the terminal stage of other
ailments.
unaoainiuiti iwin a 4111 miss aiary
Lewis, Pompton Lakes, N. J., had bet.
ter watch out. She has a new kind
of watch dog—a pink snake. The rep
tile, which look* like a string of coral
beads, Is polsoncars, and was brought
back to this country from Valparaiso to
replace a faithful old hound which has
hitherto guarded the front porch from f
unwelcome visitors.
The Queen of Rumania Is to visit the ‘
United States next fall for six weeks.
Thlit Is the message brought by Madam
Sever Bocu, wife of the Rumanian pub
lisher who will exhibit In New York a
collection of the work -of the widows and
Orphans of her country. The queen,
•pho Is a warm friend of Madam Bocu,
Spill come here unofficially, as a visit
tf courtesy to show her gratitude for the
elp America has given Rumania.
Washing the statues under the Govern
ment's care In London costs about $5,009
a year. A solution of lemon Juice Is
used three times a year to remove the
'grime and discoloration resulting from
London's fog. One of the statues which
gets a bath reguhirly Is that of King
George HI., which Is now almost sur
rounded with the office buildings of
is a big operation. The last cleaning. In
1919. cost about $600.
Natives of the Salomon Islands elevats
their dead on pedestals. The more re
spected the departed the more elaborate
Is his bier. The superstitious natives be
lieve that every viexson has a ^ lost that
"will be as active In worldly affairs as
as the corporeal object before death,
.sometimes the native dead are cremated.
1 rifts of food are placed nearby. It Is
taboo” to pass behind these burial plat
.orms.—Detroit News.
Warren G. Harding la a sadly light
eater for so big a man; his table run
ners are exquisite; he does not give
proper attention to the small amount he
does eat, because he Is always in so
much of a hurry to get away to play
golf. This Is the summary of the presi
dent at meals, as offered by Glace Hud
son, waitress who served hla table at
Augusta, Ga.
An Inventory of the estate of T. Ring
ling, circus owner, who died several
months ago, has been filed In New Jer
sey, showing he left more than $1,000,
000. His one-third Interest In the Ring
ling Bros.-Barnum and Bailey circus
ia valued at $33,000. A detailed Inven
tory of the circus animals shows the
giraffes are the moil expensive, being
valued fit $3,000 each. Elephants are
pained at 1,700 each.
It was the wish of the late Emperor
Francis Joseph of Austria that the uni
form. worn by him when he was appoint
ed honorary colonel of the Spanish reg
iment of Leon, should ho given to that
regiment. It has been sent to the
ministry of state in Spain for that pur
pose.
The biggest single shipment of automo
biles ever made to one state at one
time was recently made by two Southern
I’aclllo trains moving west to Californio.
There were #0 freight c&ry In each train,
and five automobiles to a oar, making a
total of 600 automobiles In the ship
ment.
According to figures compiled by the
bureau of public reads In Washington,
t>. 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
