Nebraska Newspapers

    THE FRONTIER
D, H. CRONIN, PUBLISHER, ~~
* *V, C. TEMPLETON,
Editor and Business Manager.
ti’NEILL, ~"'NEBRA8K^
River Seine Reaches “Line
Of Disaster"—New High
Mark Feared
BY C. F. BERTILLI
Universal Service Correspondent
Parle, Jan. ' -The River Seine at
t o’clock Wednesday afternoon reach
ed the ’’line of disaster” for Paris.
The official prediction Is that the
flood stage will reach 23 feet by Sat
urday, as compared with 25 feet In
January, 1910, when a large part of
Parle was covered with water.
As the rain atill continues, how
ever, It Is feared that even the 1910
jeeord may he passed by Slnday.
The Orsay station, one of the molt
Important In the city, was closed at
noon, owing to the flooding of the
underground electric lines. Train*
now depart from Austerlltz station,
but If the river rises to the 25-foot
level this station must aleo be evacu
ated, while, owing to the flooding of
sewers, the St. Lazarre station, where
the American boat trains arrive, la
also menaced.
Fleets of boats are already In use
In the low lying districts of Neullly
and Autelll, on the fringe of Paris,
where whole streets have been evacu
ated.
The water Wednesday morning
commenced Its fatal Infllteratlon into
the cellars in the exclusive Champs
Elyses* quarters, and hundreds of
thousands of dollars worth of expen
sive wines are being hurriedly remov
ed to high ground.
The suburban towne of Bry, Vllle
neuve, Choley, Ivry, Vitry, Courebe
vole. Tesy, Beesons, Meudon, Port
marly and others are partly Inundated
and refugees are pouring Into Paris.
German-French Price War
Good New* for Women
Universal Service
Berlin, Jan. ~ 'American women
of fashion will be able to buy cheaply
in Rurope the comltfg year.
A regular price war Is developing
between Paris and Berlin fashion
houses, according to liaron Christo
pher Drecoll, noted fashion artist
■with houses In Berltp, Paris and Vi
enna.
Paris will be able to sell cheap in
America because of the sinking
franc. Now the Berlin fashion houses
are uniting In a movement to under
cut the Paris prices, at the same time
outdoing Paris in the matters of
styls and workmanship.
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Man Slain In South
Believed U. S. Sleuth
Former Lbs Angeles Man
cVjnd Murdered In
Louisiana
Universtl Service
New Orleans, la., Jan. f Fred
Bentley of Los Angeles, who was slain
near Hahnville, in St. Charles pariah,
Tuesday night, is believed by authori
ties to have been a government secret
service man. He was presumed to be
one of the "under cover" men sent
about the countfy by the government.
Bentley apparently was beaten to
death with a heavy piece of iron, his
bod/ being badly mutilated. He came
to New Orleans, October 24 from Los
Aftgel'.s, made his residence here until
recently.
Sheriffs posses were scouring 8t.
Charles parish Wednesday afternoon
In an effort to run down the alay re.
Their Identity, however is as deep a
mystery as the crime itself.
Mexican Rebel Forces
Retreat Before Federal*
Mexico City. Jan. 1 <U. P.)—Rebel
force* under General Sanches are re
treating towards Cordoba. Jalipa and
Vera Crus, the war office said.
Capture of General Lazaro Carde
nas, chief of federal operations In th*
Mate of Mlchoacan. Is confirmed, the
statement said.
General Cardenas was taken by reb
els at Tamnzula. In the state of Jalis
co. after he had been wounded. He
now is In a hospital at Guadalajara,
Jalisco.
The body of General Paulino Nav
arro has been brought to Mexico City.
He was kilted In combat with rebels
on the Jalisco front.
BREAK PRODUCE RECORDS.
Chicago, Jan. " -A year of plenty,
generally, brought Chicago a produoe
business of $560,900,000 in 1929, about
160,090,000 more than the aggregate
of 1922, according to produce leaders.
The total value was swelled by good
prices for butter, egg« and cheeae.
FAMOUS CITY CLEANS UP.
Milwaukee, Jan. t'hree ‘flying
squadrons" of federal and state pro
hibition agents raided approximately
200 saloons, cafes and roadhouses In
Milwaukee city and county Monday
night and early yesterday and confis
cated about 1.000 gallons of alleged
liquor.
ROOSEVELT S COUSIN DIES
hew York. Jan. ' Montgomery
Roosevelt Schuyler, sportsman, and a
couilr. of the late Theodore Roosevelt
is dead at his country home at h'yack
at the age of 70.
Touches te be Avoided
From the Boston Transcript
Hobbs—And besides, motoring bring*
one In rioeer touch with nature.
Dobbs—Well, that’s all light, so long
Os nature isn’t represented in the mai
ler by a tree or a stone wall.
Making Deductions
From the Washington Star.
"His ra'o-t Is always on his business.’’
“True.* answered Miss Cayenne. "But
that doesnt make hts society enjoyable
You can t expat a person to be inter
.7h» • Always doing mental
Arithmetic.
: DIVORCE DECRCI
IS SET ASIDE
Intervening Death of Man j
Who Secured the Order No i
Bar to Amendement
Lincoln, Neb,, Jan. ' .—(Special)—
The fact that a man is dead la no
bar to hie wife moving to have set
aside a decree of divorce that he had
obtained without proper legal notice
to her, says the supreme court. Wil
liam E. Foster, well-to-do resident of
Morrill county, was the man In the
case. After he got the divorce he
went to Baltimore and married aga'n,
dying two months later. His second
wife, In an effort to protect her prop
erty rights, contested the right of his
first wife to have the decree set aside
In the Interest of her own property
rights. The court said the Judgment
was at ail times void.
DIXON COUNTY HEIRS
L08E THEIR ACTION
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. * -(Special) —
Bernard Garden and otner grandchil
dren of Thomas McClimkey, a Dixon
county pioneer, lost out in supreme
court in an effort to force the admin
istrator of the estate to give them
back his property on the ground that
he had secured it for his wife by sell
ing at a low price to a friend, who
transferred it. The court said that
the statute of limitations ran against
the claim, their parents having never
questioned the transaction. Because
of this ruling the court found it un
necessary to pass on the other claim
raised that the dedication of the
property to saying masses for the re
pose of the soul of the testator and
that of his wife was not for a purpose
recognized by law.
SEND FEDERAL MAN
TO LOOK UP ROAD FUND
Lincoln, Neb,, Jan. ** -(Special)—
Secretary Wallace has vired Stats
Auditor Marsh that he is sending an
expert from Washington to Nebraska
to find out why the federal road de
partment la not more expeditious in
paying to the state its share of road
construction costs, advanced by the
commonwealth. State officials say
that each mall is bringing in sub
stantial remittances, and that these
are being applied immediately to the
payment of road contractors, who
have something like $400,000 tied up
in claims. The senatorial investigat
ing committee has summoned Gover
nor Bryan to appear before it next
week and explain upon what he bases
his repeated contentions that the fund
Is certain to show up with a big de
ficit, which he originally placed at a
million and which he now figures will
run about $400,000.
HARTINGTON BANK
-> IS L03ER IN COURT
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. —(Special)—
The First National bank of Hartlng
ton and the First National of Coler
idge lost out in supreme court in a
contest with the First National bank
of Bridgeport over the possession of
certain property that really belonged
to Harry E. Dunlap, but which was
in use by J. H. Shaffer in Dixon coun
ty, his tenant. The court said that
even though the real owner allowed
the bankers to believe that Shaffer
owned the property, the banks must
use due diligence to discover owner
ship and cannot hold the owner li
able for a loan mistakenly made un
less they can show they relied on his
assurance as to ownership.
FARMER NEAR WAUSA
HAS HEAVY FIRE LOSS
Wausa, Neb.. Jan. —Ed. Holm
quist, a farmer living near Wausa
had the misfortune to lose five head
of horses, a quantity of gsain and
several sets of harness, when hta
barn burned.
The fire was discovered too lat*
to be checked. The total loss Is
about $5,600, Insurance being only $1,
800. Spontaneous combustion is be
lieved to be the cause of the fire.
BODY OF SUICIDE
BROUGHT TO FREMONT.
Fremont, Neb., Dec. (Special) —
The remains of (he late rt. B. Fields,
stock salesman, who committed sui
cide In his apartment in Los Angeles,
California., Wednesday, will be
brought to this city for burial, and
It is thought will arrive here today.
Fields Is said to have taken hts life
becaus he was short in his accounts
with the Imperial Cotton Mills of
Los Angeles, which he was repre
senting. He Is survived by his aged
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Fields,
and hts wife and daughter, I .aura
all of this city.
UNCONCIOUS 17 DAYS
GIRL MAY RECOVER.
Obert, Neb., Dec. —After being
unconcious for a period of 17 days,
Inez Anflnson Is slowly recovering.
Her injuries were received when the
car in which Bhe was riding plunged
off from a bridge, throwing her some
distance from the car.
Attending physicians state It will
be necessary for her to be in bed for
two months. Although she recognizes
every' one In the loom and appears
to have her proper senses, she can
not speak. Miss Anflnson is a senior
in high school.
SUGAR PULP HOUSE
DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Gerlng, Neb., Jan. —Fire destroy
ed the pulp warehouse of the Great
Western Sugar company here. Forty
‘housand sacks of dry beet pulp were
destroyed with a loss of about $50,
000 to this raw product and machin
ery valued at $40,000 was destroyed.
Firemen fought the blaze in •
temperature below zas«a.
INTENSE COLD
OVER NEBRASKA
Lowest Temperature Re
ported Was 16 Below Ze
ro At Valentine
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 1. (U. P.)—The
cold wave which began with an cld
fashioned blizzard late Saturday
night, continued throughout Nebraska
today. The lowest temperature
reached in Nebraska yesterday was
16 below at Valentine. North Platte
reported a maximum temperature of
12 below. Nine below at 6 a.m. today
was the lowest reported. It was
3 below at Omaha.
Between four and five inches of
snow fell since Saturday night. The
average for the state was close to
four inches.
The cold wave followed fifty one
days of almost Indian summer weath
er in whTch the temperature rarely
got to the freezing point.
OSMOND EXPECTS
.TO BE ROAD JUNCTION.
Osmond, Neb., Jan. 1.—Erection of
a new roundhouse at Osmond Is taken
by some to Indicate that the Great
Northern railroad from Yankton will
connect with the Burlington railway
at Osmond instead of Plainview as
has been generally believed for some
time. The contract for the concrete
work on the new roundhouse has been
awarded to O. M. Miller, formerly of
Randolph, who Is already proceeding
with the work.
Osmond is tp-j half way point be
tween Sioux Gity sad O’Neill. This
makes it the natural meeting place
for the extension from Yankton.
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FREEZE CAUSES
BAD EXPLOSION
Plant of Newspaper At Ord,
Neb., Wrecked Monday
Morning
Ord, Neb., Jan. 1. (Special)—The
heating plant of the building occupied
by the Ord Journal exploded early
today injuring one man and doing
damage to the extent of $2,000. Froz
en up during the cold weather Sun
day, the boiler below exploded
simultaneously with a radiator on
the first floor. All the windows of
the building were knocked out and
there was damage to machinery.
Ralph James, high school senior
employed in his spare time, was In
the basement. His right hip was
broken and internal injuries are
feared. Frank Grady, Jinotype op
erator, had Just left his chair near
the hursted radiator whep the latter
flew into fragments. Editor Buckles
was standing in the doorway. Just
opened, and was not injured.
FIND MAN FROZEN
TO DEATH AT BEATRICE
Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 1. <U. P.)—W.
E Hooper, 60 years old. foreman of
the Burlington railroad roundhouse
here, was found in Nichols Park froz
en to death this morning. Police be
lieve he became lost in the driving
snow storm and fell exhausted, where
he was overcome by the cold.
OMAHA HAD TWENTY-SEVEN
MURDERS IN YEAR
Omaha, Neb., Jan. 1.—Police re
ports show there were 27 murders
in Omaha in 1923, two less than-in
1922.
BREWER QUITS THE
OMAHA DAILY BEE.
Omaha, Neh., Jan. 1.—B. Brewer,
who for two years has been vice
president and general manager of the
Omaha Bee has resigned his position,
effective today. He has sold his in
terest In the paper to Nelson B. Up
dike, principal owner of the paper.
Prior to. his connection with the
Bee, Mr. Brewer, was connected with
the Cleveland Press and the Cincin
nati Post. Purchase of an eastern
dally Is contemplated by Mr. Brewer,
BLOOMFIELD FEED BARN
AND HORSES BURN.
RloomfieUV Neb., Dec. 31 (Special)
—Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the feed yard here Friday, together
with four head of horses, hay and
grain and some implements and
vehicles. A number of other horses
were in the stalls at the time but
were saved. One horse was led out
by Gene Howerd and was a mass of
flames. He smothered the fire with
his coat and It is thought the animal
will get along all rlgi.t.
GOLD BRICK WORTH $3,000
Halifax, N. S.—A gold brick
weighing about 150 ounces and val
ued at $;i,«00, was brought to Hali
fax recently by E. S. R. Smith, gen
eral manager of the Clark Gold Mines
Corporation, Matague. Halifax Coun
ty.
LIFE CRUSHED OUT
IN RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
Fremont. Neb., Dec. 31 (Special)—
Crushed between the wagon and the
burn when his team started to run
away at his farm four miles east of
this city. Frank Lamm#, 81 years old
well known local fanner, was
brought immediately to tha Rich
mond hospital here, where he died.
He is survived by his widow and
four children, two of whom are
atten^ng the state university.
TRIAL POTASH
OFFICIALS ON
—.—
| Stockholders of Omaha Con*
cern Charge Its Funds
Were Squandered
Omaha, Neb., Jan. —Eight prom
inent Omaha men, f. J. Fitzgerald,
N. C. Sears, D. N. Robertson, Frank
May, Joe Barker, Everett Bucking
ham, Chris Shinstock a/id Philip
Hokl, all former officers of the Omaha
Potash Refining Company, are ac
cused of being responsible for squan
dering funds of the Potash company
in a suit for recovery of $396,691
brought by Chris Klem, Beaver
Crossing, Neb., farmer, and 11 other
stockholders living in Seward and
Saline counties. The case went to
trial in district court here Wednes
day.
Three Members of Family
Die Within Three Weeks
Petersburg, Neb., Doc. —(Spe
cial.)—To have three die out of her
family within three weeks, was the
sad experience of Mrs. Mikkel
Thompson of this place. The latest
being her youngest son, Harold, who
passed away in a hospital at Rochest
er, Minn., following an operation for
tumor on the brain. The first death
to occur In the family was that of
Mikkel Thompson, her husband, three
weeks ago. Followed a week later
by the death of her stepmother. Fu
neral services were held at th South
Branch church for^the boy, who was
21 years old, and burial was made
In the South Branch cemetery be
side the grave of his father.
Pioneer Nebraskan and
Civil War Veteran Dies
Norfolk, Neb., Dec. —(Special.)—
Funeral services were neld Thursday
afternoon for Smith H. Grant, Madi
son county pioneer, Civil war veteran
and oldest Mason of the Norfolk
Blue lodge. Mr. Grant -was one of the
soldiers called to Washington as a
guard on the night President Abra
ham Lincoln was assasmated. The
funeral services were held by Masonto
lodge No. 65 of Norfolk in <he little
church which Mr. Grant built himself
years ago. Burial was beside his wife
who died V. years ago.
HIS LOVE NE8T 18
CONSIDERED LEGAL HOUSE.
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. . (Special)—
Service on a husband In a divorce
action by leaving a copy of the sum
mons at the love nest he had been
maintaining for another woman Is
valid, according to a decision of the
supreme court. Clifford C. Mudge,
prominent Omaha man, (had left his
wife and undfr an assumed name
lived with another woman at the ex
clusive St. Regis apartments. His
wife got a divorce and alimony on the
strength of having given him legal
notice, and he unsuccessfully defend
ed in supreme court on the ground
that that was not his "usual place of
residence,” to quote the law.
DRAW STRAW8 TO
SETTLE WHO IS GUILTY.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. —Acting on a
suggestion by Robert Samardick, N
federal prohibition agent, who said he
would free six of a party of eight If
the others would plead guilty to un
lawful possession of intoxicating
liquor, four men drew straws to
determine which two were to enter
such pleas. Alien H. VanVamp and
Gilbert L. Tracy were the unlucky
ones. They were fined $100 each. The
eight were arrested In a Chinese cafe
New Years eve.
JUDGE ELLIOTT TO
HEAR BRICTSON TRIAL.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. -O. A. Brict
eon, head of the Brictson Manufac
turing company, a South Dakota
Rubber tire corporation pleaded not
guilty today to a charge of using the
malls to defraud in connection with
promotion of the concern when he ap
peared in federal court where his
trial is scheduled to start late today.
Fedeeral Judge James B. Elliott of
South Dakota is to hear the case, the
defense having objected to Judge J.
W. Woodrough of Omaha because he
appointed a receiver for the company,
a decision which was reversed by
the circuit court of appeals.
PARTY CONSOLIDATION
MEETING IS PLANNED,
Omaha. Neb., Jan. (U. p.)—Con
solidation of the woetalist, farmer
labor and national peoples progres
sive parties will be attempted at the
convention of Progressives which is
scheduled to meet here on January
80, Roy M. Harrop, president of Ford
for-president clubs and temporary
chairman for the progressive con
vention declared here Wednesday.
HORSES DELAY MOTOR
BUS FOR SEVERAL HOUR8.
Rulo, Neb., Jan. —A herd of
horses delayed a Burlington gasoline
coach for four hours near here.
Frightened by the motor, the horses
tried to cross a railroad tie bridge.
Federal Judge James B. Elliott of
were forced to get a block and tackle
to lift the horses out of the bridge.
Descripted
From Judge.
Two Inhabitants of a sagebrush town
wsre seated on a cracker box exchang.
Ing desultory conversation.
••You.,know them hot cakes what the
feller flips tn the window of the Forlorn
Hope restaurant!”
"Yes, I know 'em.”
"Ever try ’em.”
, "Yea I’ve trlod ’em.”
"What do you think of ’em”’
The citlmen thus appealed to gamed
reflectively toward the foothills for some
minutes and then rei
"That feller's not a
gler.”_ — _
NEW PARTY TO
MAKE DEMANDS
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Government Owned Banks
to Be One of Strong
Planks of Ford Men
Omaha, Neb., Jan. (U. P.)—Gov
ernment ownership or banks, taking
over the federal reserve system, and
eliminating the “gigantic money mon
opoly’’ which has forced “colossal
losses of over- $30,000,000,000 In the
past three years,” Is the principle aim
of the Ford-for-president party, ac
cording to the national convention
call of the patry issued by President
Roy M. Harrop here Friday. The
convention will meet here January
30-31.
The call says: "We demand the,
establishment of an American finan
cial system of government owned
banks, and the direct issue of full
legal tender currency at Its face val
ue for all debts, public and private,
by congress, as the constitution pro
vides, in amounts sufficient to meet
all public demands, including a sol
diers bonus, insuring a just and fair
profit to agriculture and industry,
providing for labor in times of un
employment on public works, to en
courage production by making loans
direct to all producers at not more
than 3 per cent, interest.”
The call is signed by 21 slate chair
men.
WOJLD MAKE PEDDLERS
PAY BIG LICENSE FEE
Columbus. Neb., Jan. \ (Special)-*
City council members shied at the
proposal made by the chamber of
commerce that fruit, vegetable, meat
and produce peddlers in Columbus
be taxed $10 a day for the privilege
of selling their wares on the streets
here. The new. ordinance proposing
the tax originated with a group of1
downtown merchants who claim
transient and non taxpaying peddlers
we cutting In on their trade result
ing ultimately in higher prices to(
consumers regardless or whether they
buy from the peddlers or the legiti-.
mate merchants. The ordinance was
passed through first and second read
ing but final action was deferred. At.
the present time peddlers are paying
$2.60 a day to sell their ware on the'
streets. The proposed increase to
$10 would mean the highest peddler’s
license in the United States, one o»:
the latter fraternity declares.
ROAD’8 EARNING8 NOT
PROPORTIONATELY INCREASED
Omaha, Neb., Jan. —The Great
Western railroad, after paying oper
ating expenses and taxes in 1904 had
$2,880,848, while In 1922, the figure
was $1,961,899, accokding to H. M.
Felton, pesident of the company. In
making his comparison of earnings,
Mr. Felton said the gross operating
revenue in 1904 was $9,638,109, while
In 1922, It was $24,224,788. The small
er net earnings for 1922 had occurred,
he said, despite the fact that In the
twenty year period, the road had
put many millions of new capital into
Us physical plant.
BOY CAUGHT TERROR
OF DEVIL'S NEST COUNTRY
St Helena, Neb., Jan. " (Special)—•
The report from Bloom.leld that tw<J
Wausa, Neb., men killed the lynx
that had been terrorizing the people
of the Devil’s Nest country, is in
correct. The animal was caught Ui
a trap by Joy Miller, a boy but IS
years old. He .was trapping toi
wolves, three of which animals he
caught in his traps before the lynx
happened along that way. It is prob
able the Wausau men became identi
fied with the killing by the fact that
they took the animal to Wausau to
have it properly mounted.
DRY LAW VIOLATORS
PAY STIFF PENATIE8
Omaha, Neb., Jan. —A total oi
$6,775, in fines for liquor law viola
tions were Imposed for the first three
days of the year in federal court by
Judge J. W. Woodrough, establishing
a new record for such cases.
South S. C. Bridge
Fight is Still On
Briefs Filed in Lincoln in
Controversy of City Of
ficials and Owners
Lincoln. Neb., Jan. ' —Briefs were
filed today In the cent eversy between
the city officials of South Sioux City
and the Sioux City Bridge company
over whether the latter 1* liable for
assessments for paving done aroaind
it* property. It insists that it is not
liable unless such Improvements add
to the value of the property for rail
road purposes. It says that the coun
cilmanlc record does not show who
voted for the ordinance creating the
paving district, and that the mayor
did not sign It. The city says that the
record shows at the beginning of the
meeting just what councilmen were
present, and that when the minutes
further recite that all present voted
for the ordinance-that gives explicit
information as to which did so vote.
The fact that the mayor does not sign
an ordinance does not prevent it from
going Into effect.
LANDLORD ON COLLECTING
TOUR OIE8 8UDDENLY.
Omaha, Neb., Jan. —Carl B. Jen
sen, 42, Omaha, dropped dead last
night when be went to the rooms of
Mr. and Mrs. William Cope, his form
er tenants in an effort to collect
some alleged unpaid rent. Cope was
detained until after an autcpsy which
revealed Jensen bad died of heart
failure.
RAILROADS WIN
TAX MATTER
State Commission Erred in
Assessing Real Estate
For Less
Lincoln Neb., Jan. Special)—The
supreme court Tuesday held that the
assessment by the state board of
equalization of the Rock Island rail
road at full value and farm lands at
68 per cent, of their actual value is
discrimination and orders it to re
assemble and assess railroad property
on the same basis as other property.
State Tax Commissioner Smith fig
ures on the same ground, $1,280,000
in taxes for 1923 which will have to
be made up by increased levies on
other property. The Burlington,
Northwestern and Omdha roads are
now in federal court with similar
claims.
The court sustained the sentence
of life for Francis South, a Beatrice
youth who killed Charles Wolf in
the course of a hold up.
Other dlcislons rendered are:
Carden, appellant, vs. McGurk, Dix
cn', affirmed.
Rector vs. Qutru, appellant, Antel
ope, reversed and remanded.
First National bank of Bridgeport
vs. First National of Hartlngton and*
First National of Colrldge, Cedar, re
versed and remanded.
Mixer, vs. Modern Woodment of'
America, appellant, Dakota, affirmed.
EXPECT BRYAN
TO ACT SOON
Governor of Nebraska Be- .
lieved To Be Candidate
For U. S. Senate
Linooln, Neb., Dec. (Special)—
In democratic circles vhe gossip 1*
that Governor Bryan will shortly an
nounce himself as a candidate for
senator. The governor has been re
ceiving a variety of advice on this
matter, but according to a man dose
to him the larger number of demo
crats want him to file for senator.
The larger number of those who
think he ought to continue as gov
ernor In order to carry out the pro
gram that a republican legislature
would, not let him put Into effect are
party men, who think that as a can
didate for governor he would pull
the whole ticket with him, while as a
candidate for senator he may be de
feated If Norris consents to run
again and is nominated.
Republicans predlict that if Norris
does run for senator, Bryan will not
file, as his best chance for beating
Norris would be to secure the repub
lican support that Norris never has
had, that of the business Interests,
and that this Bryan cannot get be
cause be has been more radical than,
Norris.
LIVE STOCK" MEN TO
MEET AT LINCOLN.
Lincoln, Neb., Dec. *“• (Special)—
The program of the Nebraska Im
ciatlon for Organized Agriculture
thls week will open Tuesday morning
with a joint session wth tihe Crop
Growers’ assoication at which
“taxes” will be the topic for dis
cussion. The' horse and sheep pro
gram will be Tuesday afternoon, the
hog program Wednesday morning,
tlhe cattle program Thursday morn
ing. Wednesday afternoon will be
spent with the crop growers in dis
cussion of livestock forage feeds.
Thursday afternoon is taken up by
the mass meeting of all organiza
tions. The Livestock meetings will'
close with the Livestock Breeders"
banquet at the Lincoln hotel, Thurs
day nigtht.
HIS $10 BILL
LIKE FORTUNE
Nebraska Man's Present to
- Brother in Germany
Covers Big Gap
Belden, Neb., Dec. . (Special)—
Herman Opfer, drayman of this
town, sent a $10 bill as a Christmas
present to a brother who lives in a
small town in Germany. He received
the following answer. "You people
in America do not realise what $10
means to us. This will buy all our
fuel for the winter and leave enough
to give us a comfortable living till
warm weather.” He also states that
he could not get the bill cashed in
that town but had to go to a larger
bank to get the money changed.
Heard in a Garage
(Arkansas Utility News.)
Owner—What will it cost me to have
my car fixed?
Oarageman Wliats the matter with
it?
"I don't know."
"Firty-eight dollars and fifty cents."
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Providential Escape
f'roni the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The old lady had had a severe Illness
and she was relating the vicissitudes to
a friend or two In the grocers shop
when the minister came in.
"It's only by the Lords mercy,” she
piously declared, “that Pm not ln>
heaven tonight.
Embarrassment of Riches
The settlement teacher met Mrs. I>ay
who had the usual extensive mountain'
eer family, and inquired why the two
giv’s had not come to school.
"Woman." she replied, “hit don't seem
as if I could get those girls ready to go
Yer see. the baby this year was twin*.’"