Nebraska Newspapers

    EXPECT BIG CROPS
Conditions in Western Canada
Please Farmers,
Seeding Mae Been Begun Earlier Than
for Many Yeara, and Soil Is
<• in Perfect Shape.
With weather conditions highly fa
vorable, the farmers of Western Can
ada, with the exception probably of
a portion of Manitoba, have completed
seeding from ten to fifteen days earlier
than for some years past. In some
parts of Manitoba there were floods
which delayed seeding, but they have
abated, aud left the land In good shape
for quick work and speedy germina
tion. In Saskatchewan soil conditions
for seeding were never better. With a
generous quantity of snow, which after
melting left needed moisture, and an
other snowstorm after seeding was
finished, there was an Ideal condition
created. From all parts of Alberta
there came the best of reports as to
rainfall and snow moisture, leaving the
ground in the condition required for
the prospects of a good crop.
Spring, as In most other purts of the
continent, was backward, but notwith
standing this, as has been said, farmers
were able to get on the land earlier
than for some years. In fact, seeding
was practically commenced about the
12th of April, which to many reuders
may seem remarkable, when it la
known that several hundred miles far
ther south it was not possible to do
spring seeding for several days later.
Reports to hand on the 16th of May
statd that wheat is up ubove the
ground in a great many places, outs
are being sown, and corn planted.
Farm labor was scarce for awhile, but
the demand has fallen off. One fea
ture of the demand for farm help is
that farmers are now employing help
by the year, at of course smaller wages
than those paid for special work. The
Increasing tendency to employ help by
the year is evidence thut farmers are
not relying solely upon wheut growing,
but are going out into other branches,
such as dairying, stock raising, etc.
The prospects in all portions of West
ern Canada were never brighter thun
at present. Information regarding the
condition of the crops at any time will
be sent on request made to any Cana
dian government agent.—Advertise
ment.
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! SAFEGUARDING OUR
CONSTITUTION
By A. BLOOMFIELD,
Conductor on the Chicago and North
Weetern Railway.
A the second annual banquet of the
Pennsylvania System Veteran Em
ployes’ Association, a member of the
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the
Hon. William I. Schaffer, spoke on “A
Proposed Change in Government.” He
said in part that a proposition was
being advanced by some “That there
shall be denied to the Supreme Court
of the United States the power which
it has always exercised to declare
whether or not Acts of Congress are
in consonance with the Constitution;
whether that power shall be taken
away from the Court and lodged in
Congress, without appeal, or whether
It shall remain as It has remained
since the foundation of the Govern
ment, with the Supreme Court of the
United States.
“This proposition—and It concerns
everyone who is here, It concerns your
children, and your children’s children
—advanced by a powerful group of
men, championed by at least one
United States Senator, is, that when
an act of Congress shall have been
passed and shall be declared to be un
constitutional by the Supreme Court
of the United States, If it shall be
passed again by Congress, then the
Supreme Court of the United States
shall be without power to declare it
unconstitutional, and It shall be the
law of the land.
“That is to say—when that proposi
tion comes to be finally analyzed, it
amounts to this—that Congress shall
be supreme and without restraint, and
that means that there shall be wrought
a change in the Government of this
nation greater than any that was ever
proposed in 11s nisiory.
Justice Schaffer undoubtedly found
In talking to railway employes a most
sympathetic audience, for they gener
ally are familiar with the manner in
which their brotherhoods are organ
ized and the respect which Is paid to
the constitution of such organizations.
Railway brotherhoods never delegate
to their representatives, who occupy
the same position with them as does
Congress with the people, as a whole,
the power to In any w-ay infringe upon
the rights of their constitution • and
by-laws. The entire membership of a
railway brotherhood, appreciating the
safeguards which their constitution
and by-laws throw around their organ
ization, reserve to the entire member
ship the right to make changes or al
terations or amendments. No group
of men in the United States will bo
any quicker to see the fallacy of ar
guments presented for handing over to
our representatives in Washington un
limited power and authority.
We know that for the practical
working out of governmental affairs
we must place a certain amount of
authority In the hands of those who
are to represent us, but we do not
intend to hand over all authority with
out any check or restraint. We will
let the constitution stand as it is, and
if there are any changes to be made,
we will attend to the making of them
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GIVER1IR BLAMES
THE REPUBLICANS
Says Organization of Code De
partments Made Harder
by Lack of Adequate
Funds.
Lincoln, Neb., May (Speclal).
In spite of the stk-ongesc sort of pres
sure from the democratic leaders and
a lot of the rank and file to turn out
the republicans in tne code depart
ment, Governor Bryan has made nc
appointments. He blames the delay
on the republican legislature, which
he says wrecked them by refusing to
furnish proper financial support and
left him to pick up the pieces. He
says that the failure to make an ap
propriation for the department of la
bor maJces it almost necessary to con
solidate this with some other depart
ment. He accuses the republicans of
deliberately striking at labor by also
refusing to re-enact the law provid
ing for a state board of mediation.
TEACHER’S RESIGNATION
CAUSES UPHEAVAL
Valentine, Neb., May % (Special).
After hanging fire ior several
months, Miss Laura Kirsch, high
school teacher, was asked to resign
by the board of education. She com
plied.
A strike of senior students was
threatened when it became known
that Miss Kirsch had resigned. Miss
Kirsch was class sponsor for the 12th
grade and had charge of the class
play. Seniors threatened to call off
the class play and refuse to take part
in other school activities unless the
board's request was withdrawn.
There were only five days of school
remaining at the time.
Miss Kirsch’s home is at Hooper,
Neb.
Deposits In Nebraska Increase
25 Per Cent. In Year—
New Law Better
Than Old.
Lincoln, Neb., May • (Special.)—
Nebraska bankers see a good year
ahead. This is the sense of reports
made by them to group No. 1 of the
state association which met in Lin
coln, Thursday. Pine crop conditions
are reported everywhere except
wheat which is not up to the stand
ard, but has made such progress
since the rains began to fall with
much volume and regularity.
Deposits have increased 25 per
cent, during the last year while loans
have not kept pace. President Dan
Riley of the state organization talked
about the new banking law. He ad
mitted that it was not all that the
bankers desired but that it was the
best that could be obtained at the
time. The bankers realize that the
guaranty fund makes them all mem
bers of a mutual insurance company,
but without any power to inspect
the risks. He thought that they
should have the power to supervise
or at least watch the conduct of their
partners.
He called the new law a fire dls
tinguisher. The law desired would
have hidden the matches. ■ But the
guaranty fund commission is the
salvage corps. He urged that only
tin best men be chosen for places
on the commission. Politics and
friendship ought not, he said, figure
in the selection. The success of the
law depends on the quality of the
members of the commission. He ex
pressed confidence in the ability of a
good commission backed by proper
operation from the state banking de
partment to handle the fund well.
RANDOLPH SCHOOLS TO
GRADUATE CLASS OF 20
Randolph, Neb., May " (Special).—
Randolph high school will graduate a
class of 20 members here next week.
The school calendar for the remaining
weeks follows: baccalaureate sermon.
May 27; Class day. May 29; com
mencement, May 31; alumni banquet,
June 7. J. P. Masters, of Omaha,
will deliver the address to the grad
uates.
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IN SUPREME COURT
Lincoln, Neb., May ' (Special.)—
The office of the attorney general
has received notice that the suit of
the Nebraska Chiropractic associa
tion to enjoin the state department
of public welfare from licensing C.
A. Pierce, of Hastings, was dismissed
on appeal in the Nebraska supreme
court May 4.
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YOUNGEST LEGISLATOR
IS SEEKING DIVORCE
Lincoln, Neb., May ~ 'Special).—
Charles Reed, of uugan county,
youngest member of the 1921 legis
lature, yesterday filed a petition for
annulment of his marriage to Georgie
Lumrnus, ‘ Miami, Flu., setting forth
that she left Lincoln four days after
her arrival.
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GOVERNOR EVASIVE AS
TO OUSTING REPUBLICANS
Lincoln, Neb., May , (Special.)—
While Governor Bryan nas given no
outward manifestation of swinging
the axe and decapituting republican
officers and employes, some claim to
have received notice quietly to move
out of the state house June 1. When
the governor was asked pointedly
whether he had taken action he
answered that he did not remember
asking any state off: leer or employe
to quit the first of the month.
I
SIOUX CITY BATES
Rail Commissioner’s Minority
Report Says Omaha Live
stock Market Qiven Un
due Advantage.
Lincoln, Neb., May » (Special).—
In the minority report ,ned by Com
missioner Browns in the livestock
rRte case, the strong support is given
the position of Sioux City livestock
exchange that that city is beihg un
justly discriminated against in the
existing rates as compared with
Omaha. Sioux City interests con
tended that the theory of high rated
territory to the north has been over
worked and over emphasized in mak
ing schedules to that market; that
Omaha has been unduly favored and
mat bioux city should have the ad
vantage of her location.
Omaha has contended that its rates
into northeastern Nebraska were in
existance before Sioux City became a
market and have remained the same
except when the legislature cut Ne
braska rates 15 per cent, in 1907.
They say that when Sioux City be
came a market it was only natural
that it should be considered on a par
relation with Omaha and that such
relationship is just as logical as it
is in the making of the rate fabric to
Kansas City and St. Joseph.. Omaha
urges that Sioux -City should take
the higher rate, mile per mile, because
of the expensive bridge construction
across the Missouri.
Commissioner Brown says that it
is difficult to justify the relation of
rates to these two market from much
of the territory in the northeastern
part of the state. He points out many
towns where the same rate is given
when the distance to Sioux City is
only half or two-thirds that to
Omaha. He also cites figures to show
that Sioux City does not get the pro
portion of traffic that Its location
entitled it to receive.
Both the reports say that Sioux
City’s claims to better rates in pro
portion to Omaha are well founded.
It will be necessary, however, for the
livestock interests there to be repre
sented when the joint hearing andi
argument is held at some date to be
fixed by the representatives of the
state and interstate commissions, af
ter which each will, in co-operation,
make its final orders with respect to
state and Interstate rates.
HOST OF FRIENDS
G 0 ULHER AID
Young Woman Who Attempted
Suicide Now Views Life
in Different
Light.
Lincoln, Neb., May ' (U. P.)—The
world seemed brighter today for
lonely Violet Schmidt.
The pretty 23 yeay old blonde,
former Omaha society girl, who yes
terday attempted to kill herself be
fore members of the state pardon
board when she was refused re-ad
mittance to the penitentiary, today
found herself surrounded by men who
offered her employment and women
who offered to take her into their
homes.
“How foolish I was,” th« girl wept,
as she lay on her hospital cot where
she is recovering from the effects of
bichloride of mercury tablets.
"I find there are still some really
wonderful people in this world, after
all.” «
It was the sight of her mother’s
sunken grave in Omaha and the re
fusal of business men to employ “a
jail bird” that disheartened her, Miss
Smith said.
Miss Smith, coming from a well
known Omaha family and once a so
cial favorite there, was imprisoned
some time ago when she forged
checks to pay her mother’s funeral
expenses.
She was pnroled six months ago
and during that time sought work as
a stenographer. Failing to find it,
she went to work as a domestic, but
being of frail build, could not stand
the hard work and became despond
ent.
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FEDERAL AND STATE
COURTS HAVE CLASH
Lincoln, Neb,, May (Special).—
Assistant United States Attorney
Stewart was in supreme court today
urging that Judge Allen of the Madi
son county district court should be
told that he had no right to release
by habeas corpus four cities of Til
den arrested without warrants by
federal prohibition agents and put in
jail at Norfolk. Mr. Stewart said that
the federal supreme court had held
that only a federal court was avail
able for those who claimed to be de
prived of their liberty by the acts of
federal officers.
The claim that the state has the
right to protect its citizens from im
proper arrest and incarceration was
denied by Mr. Stewart, who said that
the federal government is just as
.much Interested in protecting its citi
zens as the state government, and
that only the federal court had juris
diction where officers had acted under
authority of the United States.
The four men arrested, Ludwig
Wendt, hotelkeeper; Lloyd Brlttell, a
roomer, and Robert Hayes and James
Casey, were released within 24 hours
by Judge Allen, who held that the
government had unreasonably delayed
tiling complaints. They have tiled
damage suits for $44,400 against the
officers, Charles Pilger, C. N. McMil
lan, A. E. Whitney and H. E. Gibson,
who were brought down from Minne
apolis on complaint of citizens of Til
den that bootlegging was going on
during aar nival week last July 6. The
ruling in this case will have an im
portant bearing on the disposition of
the damage eases.
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Tvberculosis Eradication Con.
tinues to Be Bitter Pill
For Him to Swal
low.
Lincoln, Neb., May (Special).—
Governor Bryan has given out a
statement criticising the state uni
versity for its activity in helping
spend the $285,000 that the last legis
lature voted for eradication work
with bovines suffering from tubercu
losis. The governor says that he un
derstands the university is to carry
on a campaign of education in an ef
fort to teach the farmers how they
may get a part of this money.
Another accusation against the
university is that it is preparing to
send out men to get the necessary
number of signers to do area work.
The governor says it is no part of
the business of an educational insti
tution to teach how to raid the public
treasury.
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AUTHORITIES PUZZLED
OVER SHOOTING AFFAIR
Alliance, Neb., May (Special).
—Delia Gaglardi, a Creole, who was
shot at the home of William Mack,
J colored, is in a critical condition at a
local hospital. The woman and her
\ sister, Nora Bell, are said to have
operated a rooming house here, fre
quented principally by colored men.
Mac4 has been arrested although he
declares his only connection with the
case is that a party was held at his
home which the women and some
colorVfl men attended. The woman
declares she shot herself and her
sister also says she attempted suicide
but their details conflict. No pow
der burns were found on the Creole’s
velvet coat, through which the shot
passed.
BUILD FENCE AROUND
GOVERNMENT GAME PRESERVE
Valentine, Neb., Ma> « (Special).
—Twenty men are working on the
12-mlle fence which is to enclose the
Niobrara national game preserve
here and which must be completed
before June 30 or receive no congres
sional appropriation. The fence is
of large woven wire and is buffalo
proof. Buffalo and elk will be en
closed in the preserve.
CLASS OF 16 wiu_ GRADUATE
AT CORRECTIONVILLE
Correctionville, la., May t (Spec
ial).—The commencement exercises of
the Correctionville high school will be
held in the Methodist church, Friday •
evening, when a class of 16 will re
ceive diplomas. Prof. C. W. Wassam,
head of the Commercial department
of the University of Iowa, has been
secured to address the class.
DIDN’T WANT CHILDREN
BY DRUNKEN HUSBAND
Hastings, Neb., May ' (Special).—
Declaring that she refused to become
a mother because her husband was
a. habitual drunkard and she did, not
want a child whose father used alco
hol to intoxication, Mrs. Ethel May
Mansfield withdrew sobbing to the
I office of tlie clerk of the district court.
The occasion was the trial of tne suit
for divorce which she has filed against
A. H. Mansfield.
Mrs. Mansfield also testified she
played the role of detective in getting
information as to her husband’s al
leged drinking habits, and of one tim6
dinning a pair of overhalls as a dis
guise. She declared Mansfield made
a liquor from mash of rye, raisins and
fruit. Mansfield’s version is that it
wras a non-intoxicating peach punch
of which his wife drank more than he.
Mansfield misrepresented his finan
cial condition to her before their mar
riage, she alleges.
RAILROADS RESISTING
HIGH PROPERTY VALUATION
Lincoln, Neb., May - (Special).—
The annual scrap over me valuation
to be placed by the state board of
equalization upon the railroad pro
perty in the state is on before that
body. The main claim of the iall
roads is that they are being assessed
at full value, while farm lands and
cit> and personal property are put in
at from 55 to 75 pr cent, of their value.
Bulky documents were offered in sup
port of this claim.
The Burlington and Northwestern
now have cases pending in the federal
circuit court of appeals covering the
taxes for lost year. The court allowed
them to pay 75 per cent of what was
assessed and litigate the remainder.
CHILD EATS PILLS AND
DIES IN FEW HOURS
Ireton, la.. May ^ (Special).—The
18-months-old child of Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Mantel clambered to a table
and secured some pills, which it ate.
Though remedies were quickly ap
plied the child died in a few hours.
SCOTLAND, S. D., GIRL IS
CROWNED QUEEN OF THE MAY
Scotland, S. D., May (Special.)—
Miss Ethel Carr, of Scotland, has
been chosen and crowned queen of
the May at Huron college. The selec
ment exercises will be on Friday,
tion was made by the young men of
the college, they considering the
Scotland young woman the most de
serving of the coveted honor.
NORTHWESTERN road
PLANS BIG IMPROVEMENTS
Blair, Neb., May (Special).—The
Northwestern railroad is shortly to
enter upon an improvement program
in northeastern and northern Ne
braska that will run into millions.
This includes a new bridge across the
river between Blair and Missouri
Valley,‘and the rebuilding and partial
double tracking of its lines west from
here. The investment is for the pur
pose of putting the company in a po
sition to bid more strongly than now
against the Burlington for the oil and
cattle business of Wyoming.
Superintendent of Omaha Res
ervation Puts Ban on Coun
cils and Dances for
Summer.
Walthill, Neb., May 'Special).—
No more Indian councils or dances*
may be held on the Omaha Indiar*
reservation until August 6, by order
of Supt. C. B. Lohmiller, who has-,
posted notices to that effect all over
the reservation. Indians are “urge®
to stay at home and plow and plant
their fields and instead of narrasslng:
tbe superintendent’s office daily im
addition to ijafmg around the var
ious reservation towns, it is directed!
that each Inuian family develop antf*
tend a garden.”
OLD SUIT FINALLY
ENDED IN U. S. COURT'
Hastings, Nieb., May 'Special).—
Litigation which started here 231
years ago involving Ei^er Stalcup*.
has been finished in U. S. district
court with a decree of discharge for
Stalcup.
Stalcup, who, at the time was lrw
the piano business hore, was later ant
officer in the Merry Monarch Gold?
Mining Company, and was involved?
in an Arizona wild horse deal, im
which he was, at one time, attacked!
In Omaha by a man with a black
snake.
The original judgment was secured?
by a local firm against Stalcup for*
$69J, in 1902. By 1909 the judgment:
had increased to $1,000. About this**
time Stalcup went into bankruptcy..
A diamond ring he wore was de
manded by his creditors and founcf
to be paste. Three attorney* in
volved in the case have died.
A
WAYNE FAIR ASSOCIATION
IMPROVING GROUNDS
Wayne, Neb., May (Special).—
The Wayne Fair Association anctf
Stock Show have contracted for the
extension of the city water mains to
the grounds of the association. En
gineers have completed the plotting;
of the grounds and buildings. Con
tracts for the buildings will be let the
latter part of this month and will be
completed In time for the fair. Grad
ing of the race course will start soon.
The association will have the most;
beautiful grounds of any in the
state due to the natural surroundings*
as the grounds are enclosed on alb
sides by a wide strip of walnut trees,,
also being located on a high piece of*
ground that affords perfect drainage-.
Bookings of attractions are now be
ing made by the organization.
SWALLOWS STRYCHNINE,
NO CAUSE KNOWN*
Wolbach, Neb., May ' (Special).—
Joe Calvin Bockovent ^ years old,„
committed suicide by drinking;
strychnine at his home here. No
reason is know!-, for the act. He hadt
recently returned home from an ab
sence of some duration. He asked*
his mother to make him toast for"
breakfast the day of his death and*
ate heartily. He then waited until!
she went to the mail box, before at
tempting self-destruction.
ALLEN HIGH SCHOOL
HAS CLASS OF 16*
Allen, Neb., May - (Special).—The
graduating class ot the Allen high*
school gave Its class play on Thurs
day and Friday evenings to capacity
houses. This year’s class consists of
16 young folks. The baccalaureate.*
sermon was delivered Sunday eve
ning by Rev. Chas. Ross Wilhide, of*
the local Methodist Episcopal church,
SOLDIERS’ RELIEF FUNDS
ARE BEING INVESTED
Lincoln, Neb., May . (Special).—
The state board of educational lands
and buildings, which is the trustee,
has already invested $1,357,875 of the-»
soldiers’ relief funds in bonds. The
1921 legislature authorized that the
sum of $*2,000,000 be devoted to this
purpose, the interest to be used for
the ex-service men.
The investment now produces ap
proximately $50,000 a year, which is •
* disbursed by an organization of the
American Legion. In addition the
legislature appropriated $25,000 for
the relief fund and $10,000 for the re
lief of the Spanish-American war
veterans. The state board has been*
paying portions of the relief income
in quarterly installments. The $10,
000 for the veterans of 1898 was
placed in the bank to be drawn upon*,
as it is needed. Claims are passed*
upon when approved by the Spanish
American veterans association. It is
probable that the entire $2,000,000 re
lief fund for the soldiers of the World
war will all be paid into the state
treasury by July 1. As soon as avail
able the balance will be invested in*
bonds.
HOG GROWERS ATTEND
HOG VACCINATION SCHOOL
Whitfield, la., May (Special.)—.
The hog cholera vaccination schoo2.
for the farmers of Plymouth county
was held May 17 and 18 in the base
mar, t of the consolidated school at
Westfield. Twenty-two were present
the first day, not quite so many the
second and 10 took the examinations’
which will qualify them to do their*
own work of that kind.
FRUIT COMPANY TO
OPEN BRANCH HOUSE.
Pipestone, Minn., Maj (Special).
—The Dickinson Fruit company, ot
Spencer, la., is preparing to open a
branch house here.
PIPESTONE FIRE DEPT.
GETS NEW EQUIPMENT
Pipestone, Minn., May (Special)..
—The local fire department is soon tc*
be greatly strengthened by the addi
tion of two auto trucks. One will be
a four-tank chemical and the other
ladder truck.