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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1924)
J THE FRONTIER O. H. CRONIN, PUBLISHER, * *V, C» TEMPLETON, Editor and Busineee Manager. S^EIlT; KlBttA*Rj Sdther of Youth Killed By Deputy Sheriff Gets Pay For Death Charles City, la., Jan. ' V fl. P.)—* Two civil suits, one for *£5,000 and the other for $S,000, brought by John fitoecker, personally and as adminis trator for his eon, Melvin, high school youth, who was killed when mistaken for a rum runner, ngninst Sheriff Vern Cutler, et al, were settled out of court, Thursday. The deputy sheriff shot at a car containing a party of high school boys when they refused to stop. The l-ullet hit Stoecker who died shortly after. The deputies were tried and pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge, were sentenced to Anamosa and earoled from the bench. 43RVE8 ONE TERM 18 CONVICTED AGAIN. Fort Dodge, la., Jan. e-Harry Andereon, former convict at the Fort Leavenworth federal prison, was con victed of robbing the Great Western station at Vincent, la. Anderson %a« nabbed as he left the federal prison, by arrangement with au thorities there. He had been sen tenced for stealing a mall sack at Britt, la. His companion In the crime, Sam Erbe, alias Smith, Is a prisoner at Fort Leavenworth now. and ft Is planned to bring him back for trial when his sentence ends. TEN CANDIDATES FOR P08TMA8TER8HIP. Fort Dodge, la., Jaa -A field of ten candidates for the postmaster ship was surveyed by Congressman Dickinson here and examination has been ordered. The ten are: Frank W. Ryan, pres ent incumbent; R. .T. Gllday, M. D. Forbes and Roy Fox, who are in the postal service at present; Glen Defer, adjutant of the local American De aton post; George S. Bassstt, sheriff Webster county: A. O. Scott, former mayor, and J. F. Monk, H. M. Pratt and Harry Blomgren. RADIO TOLD HER OF WRECKED BOAT, FAINTED. Cedar Rapids, la., Jan. -While Mrs. John Patterson was listening on a radio she tuned in on Dallas, Tex., then fainted when the announcer broadcast that the cruiser Tacoma was helng pounded to pieces on a reef o/f Tampico. She remembered her son John was a member of the crew of the Tacoma and wondered If he were dead. A newspaper today was able to assure her that only four persons were drowned and that her son’s name was not on the list. CRIME (UMAX IN DES MOINES It Brutal Assault on Young W*man Stirs Law En forcers to Activity Des Moines, la.. Jan. (U. P.j— City law officials Wednesday were ■ttrred to the seriousness of crim inal activities in Des Moines with the culmination of the most shock ing of all crimes. A young woman, whose name was withheld, was forced Into an automobile at the point ot a gun, taken to the city limits and assaulted. She is In a hospital suf fering from a nervous breakdown. This action by gunmen is the cli max to 21 holdups perpetrated since the first ot the year. "This is a terrible state of things,” Is the way Attorney General Gib son expressed himself when Inform ed that gunmen had started to war on women. “The crime wave must be ■topped In this city." he said. “All available (»ate agents will be called into Des Moines Immediately to as sist police in the present crime emer gency." Following this statement, he said, the men would In no way assume command of tihe situation and would act only aa police aides, under his immediate dictation. RINGSTED BANK 18 AGAIN DOING BUSINESS Ringsted. la., Jan. (Special)— Through the co-operatien of the de positors, borrowers and former di rectors, working with the state bank ing department, the Ringsted State bank was re-opened Tuesday morn ing, after having been closed a few weeks ago by the board of directors. The new institution has 237 stock holders, with a paid in capital of $40,000. The new officers are: Chris F. Johnson, president; Nes Bonnick sen and H. W. Jensen, vice presi dents; W. B. Mangold, cashier, with p. H. Underwood, W. M. Jacobson. Anton Nelson, H. C. Christianson and Laura M. Smith, the other directors. LEGION IN CHARGE OF HULL ICE RINK. Hull, la.. Jan. (Special)—The Legion skating rink was opened to the public for the first time this week. A large crowd of people celebrated the opening. Hull has made several attempts to get a rink in reoent years. This tine, undr direction of the Legion, tt was L-A-esuful. in ■—is m «r newspapers declare the Greek cabinet has decided to report recoas virtually favorable ta a rs . A seooarchlai negitne, I evils. NEBRASKA MAN IS SHOT DOWN 1 mmr*m‘. Bachelor in Lonely Shack Wounded by Auto Ban dit*—May Die Columbus, Neb., Jan. 31.—(Special) —Attempts were made to murder a Platte county farmer In his lonesome bachelor quarters more htan half a mile from a human abode by assail ants who drove their car to the door way at night, shot Constantine Mucks, 40 years old, as he stepped from the house, and sped away Into the darkness. Suffering a shotgun wound In the right arm and side which he received at 10 o'clock Saturday and which had been given no medical aid Mucks, caretker on the Fred Swanson ranch near Monroe was brought to St. Mary’s hospital In Columbus Monday. For more than 40 hours Mucks had lain In the shanty which he occupies without bis wounds receiving atten tion and hls arm was swollen to twice Its normal size when the officers found him. Mucks' story to the officers was that Saturday night shortly after he had retired he heard a car drive Into the lane. He got up and stepped out of the door to Investigate. As he did So some one shot at him from the shadows, dozens of the little shot entering hls arm and slds but the major part of the load passing him and burying Itself in the wall. As he dodged back the car sped away. Weakened and almost unable to walk, the wounded man dragged him self to the door of the shack when officers arrived. Mucks, who has a brother, J. J. Mucks a banker at Humphrey, Neb., has been twice married. Both women died. Since then he has been living a lonely life. He declared It was his conviction the assailants were In search of Swanson, owner of the ranch, not knowing the latter Is In Texas at the present ttms. Another theory of farmers in the neighborhood is thut Mucks, who always carried hls earn ings and savings on his person, was sought for hls money. A probe of the mysterious shooting which physicians declare may result in the man losing hls arm or possibly hls life has been begun by County Attorney Otto Walter, sheriff and police. The man's recital of tha shoot ing gives authorities only a small clue to work on. TWO FOUND DEAD, ASPHYXIATED IN CAR. , Grand Island, Neb., Jan. SI. (U. P.) —Questions regarding the part her alleged statements may have played In the closing of the national bank here will not be asked of Miss Lena Blaine Veit. £4 years old, school teacher. Yesterday the bodies of Miss Veit and Claude Thompson, 26 years old, were found In a garage at his home. Police aaid motor gaa had asphyxiated them. Authorities believed they died Friday night. Miss Veit was alleged to have made statements to her pupils that led indirectly to the "silent run" on the Grand Island National bank. On Saturday morning the bank was closed because of inability to realize on tta paper. RESCUED LATE SENATOR FROM BATTLE FIELD Santee, Neb., Jan, 22.—(Special)— Capt B. J. Young, a veteran of the Civil war informed of the death of the late Senator Wm. V. Allen, related an Incident that ie worthy of mention. It occurred on April 1, 1868, about one mile from Spanish Fort, In Ala bama, about eight miles across the bay from Mobile; that the northen troops had bean In a skirmish with the confederates, and while marching with his company, ths sixth regiment of Minnesota volunteers of which Cap tain Young ssas drum major that he heard groans of some one wounded and upon investigation found a man partially hidden under the tops of pine trees that had been felled during bat tle. He administered first aid to the comrade and carried him to nearest ambulance where he was taken to a field hospital and cared for. Upon questioning Mr. Young found this comrade to be Wm. V. Allen, at that time a private but who was late'r advanced in rank. An acquaintance was struck up at this time between the two men and several times when Mr. AH«n was aspiring to the senatorshlp he visited the home of Captain Young at Santee, and many times in his speeches throughout the country complimented him for bravery during the war. Captain Young Ik at present the youngest veteran In the G. A. A. camp here. NO REHEARING IN ROCK ISLAND TAX CASE Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 22—A rehearing will not be ealced by the atate board of equalisation In the Hock Imland tax case which the Nebraska sutfreme court decided in favor of the rail road company a few weeks ago, It Is announced In the tax office. CAPITOL ARCHITECT LOOKS AFTER PAY Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 22.—B. O. Good hue. architect of the new state eap Itol, was In Lincoln Monday to con fer with members of the capltol com mission regarding a proposed change in his pay. DEMAND MORE CASH AT FARM SALES. Bloomfield, Neb., Jan. 22. (Special) —Farm sales have been rather scarce In thts vicinity so far this winter but many will be held between now and spring. While the terms have always been 1# months’ time at 10 per cent, with sums of 210 and under cash, many hills now read six and 10 months’ time with cash required on all sums of 235 and under. Balsa so far reported appear to he going autte good. MANY HELD FOR AUTO THEFTS Officers Close First Chapter In Nebraska Car Theft Ring Lincoln. Neb, Fell. 4—(Sp'daU— State officer* for several wceka en gaged in a roundup of alleged auto thieves in Holt fcnd Boyd counties returned to headquarters Monday. They have closed the first chapter of what is believfd to be the most daring and extent) ve raid on auto mobiles ever made in the state. Mere are some of the results to date as given by the officers: Nine men bound over in Holt and Boyd counties for receiving handling selling or posessesstng cars with mu tilated numbers. Fourteen cars recovered: total number of recoveries may run to 40. William T. Abbott, Holt county farmer, bound over for possession of car with mutilated number. "Bud'’ Colwell, bound over at O'Neill for handling car with de faced number. Fred Teeclt, Holt county, bound over for possession of car with mutilnled number. Mathews L. Hines, Holt county, same charge. Horace Henefin, receiving car with mulHated number. Calvin Henefin, possession of car with mutilated number. Andy Haafsa.es is in jail at Sioux Falls, S. D., in the hands of federal authorities on the charge of trans pot ling stolen cars. He hnd been previously arrested at Sioux City and Mitchell on similar charges- N. A. Hagenstine, notary public at Speriqer, Neb., end a Justice of the pence for many years, voluntarily surrendered his seal and commis sion. Fire Threatens to Wipe Out Small Nebraska Town Beemer, Neb., Feb. 4.—(Special.)— Fire which threatened to wipe out the business section of Beemer and possibly the whole town early Monday morning, destroyed three business houses on the east side of Main street with a loss of approximately $15,000. Timely discovery of the blaze, quick response and the valiant work of the West Point fire fighters, who were called to the scene, are believed to have prevented a more disastrous fire. Cause of the blaze is unknown but is believed to have started from defective wiring in the Crawford harness shop. The following buildings burned: the Crawford harness shop owned by George A. Crawford, loss about $10, 000; the Henry Htolzrnan jewelry store, loss of stock about $600; build ing owned by William A. Hiile o'f Lincoln, loss about $2,000; Carl Schwink and sons, implement house, badly damaged but most of imple ments saved. AGHtMAN KILLS WIFE AND SELF Bodies of Iowa Couple Found in Their Home Sunday Universal Service v Creston. Ia., Feb. 4.—Dan M. Wln> mer, 72 years old, wealthy retired farmer, killed his 45 year old wife with a knife and crowbar and then slashed his own throat and swallowed poison shortly before noon Sunday, according to the theory of authori ties who took charge of the two bod ies. It is believed that an inquest into the two deaths, which is now being held, will definitely establish the theory ns a fact. Mrs. Wtmmer was found lying in a dying condition on the kitchen floor in a pool of blood, her skull crushed and her face mutilated. She never recovered consciousness. A butcher knife lay under her body. Nearby was the small iron crowbar, covered with blood and hair. Wimmer was lying on tho couch in the dining room, dead. His throat was slashed In two places and his mouth burned with poison. The couple had been married but six months. Mrs. Wimmer, who was formerly Mrs. Mellon, baa two grown children living. Wimmer is survived by five children by his first marriage. Bandits Make Rich Haul From St. Paul Movie Houses St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 4.—Between 110,000 and $15,000 was obtained by bandits in daylight holdups, followed by a revolver battle, here Monday. The money was the Saturday and Sunday receipts of the Finkelstein and Ruben theaters In St. Paul. The bandits apparently had been waiting for the bank messagers to leave the movie offices. Two Unmasked Bandits Rob S. C. Grocery Store J. B. Grose, proprietor of a grocery ■tore at 1001 Fourteenth street re ported to police that two men entered hie store and robbed the cash regis ter of about 910 early Monday eve ning. Both men were unmasked and arm ed. and while one of the bandits held Mr. Gross away with his revolver, the other scooped the money from »he cash register and both men fled. Police had not apprehended the rob 1 hers Monday night. CAR SHORTAGE HAS ATTENTION Nebraska Railroad Commis sion Busies Itself With Demands of Shippers Lincoln, Kelt., Feb. \ (Special)—A small-sized car shortage has devel oped in western sections of the state, and the stat9 railway commission and tffie railroads are co-operating to get cars to the needed points. The good price of corn has led an unex pected demand for cars from that section, which changed from wheat to corn in many districts last year. The Nebraska roads have been send ing thousands of their cars east with grain during the last six months, and as usual Jtre having difficulty in getting prompt return of them. CANDIDATE’S CRITICISM IS UNDER FIRE Lincoln, Neb., Feb. —(Special.) —Members of the supreme court say that the criticism of W. L. Dowling, Madison lawyer, and candidate from the Third district for supreme Judge, is r.ot very well taken. Tn a Douglas County Bar association address he practically accused the Judges of not working full time on their Jobs. He compared their work with that of Iowa, where seven Jjudges disposed of 503 cases last year, while Ne braska, with 10, handled only 242. Chief Justice Morrissey says that Mr. Dowling has been misinformed as to the number of cases decided last year. The court handed down written opinions in 364 cases and de cided 92 others without writing opinions. This is in addition to cases dismissed on-argument and mo tion, where some time was spent. Judge Morrissey sayB that the critic also overlooked the fact that the Iowa law requires printed ab stracts of cases to be filed with the court, whereas in Nebraska the Judges must read all of the tran script, often running into the hun dreds of pages; some over a thou sand. UNIVERSITY MASHERS PAY FOR EXPLOIT. Lincoln, Neb., Feb. (Speoial)— Eugene C. Liggltt, a university stud ent, was sentenced to 10 days in jail and a companion, Frank Fisher, fined $25 and costs. A thirl member of the party, Clixte Gambone, was pa roleil under a 90 day sentence. The charge was assembling to commit an '• unlawful act, which was mashing, i Liggltt got out of a car Fisher was \ driving lute at night to accost a young woman who was standing on the sidewalk. She sayB he asked her to take a ride. She went into her home near by, saying she would ask her mother. Instead she called up her husband, a police officer. When he and another policeman arrived they found the boys there, and gave them a beating and arrested them. Liggltt says lie thought he knew the girl, and when he found he did not he stayed to talk with her because she “encouraged” him. Fisher de nies that he had anything to do with the episode. The three young men filed notice of an appeal to district court. WOOL GROWERS HAVE COMPLETE FINANCE PLAN. Aberdeen, S. D„ Feb. (Special)— Plans for financing the Wool pool of South Dakota and Montana by an advance of approximately $2,000, 000 from the federal intermediate credit bank were completed at the conference of eo-operattve wool men who concluded their meeting here Friday. This contemplates an ad vance of 25 cents a pound to the own er at the time he consigns his wool, $250,000 being needed for the South Dakota Pool of a million potinds, and the balance of a million and three quarters for Montana. YANKTON MOVES FOR NEW MUNICIPAL BANO Yonkton, S. D., Feb. * (Special)— Petitions are being circulated asking the city commission to submit to the voters at the regular spring election the question of making a one-mill levy for the purpose of maintaining the municipal band. Reorganizaation of the band is proposed, with a new director. Scholar Predicts Russian Recovery Columbus, Ohio.—Prediction that Russia will recover and will become as strong as ever was made by Prof. Frank A. Colder, professor of Eu ropean history at Iceland Stanford university, addressing an audience here. "The great present damage, how ever, Is the intellectual and sprltual situation In Russia,” said Prof. Gold er who recently returned from an ex tended visit in Russia. "No intellectual tolerance, or free dom of expression exists,” declared Prof. Golder. He said bolsheviks are against all national tradition, past history preceding the French revo lution and the general civilization and culture of western Europe. The International Typographical Union was founded in 1862. Just Like a Husband. From the Boston Transcript. "My husband is the most stubborn msn in the world.” "He can't be any more stubborn than mine.” "Oh, yes. I’m sure he must be. Yes terday I had an engagement to meet him at 3 o'clock.” "Yea.” "Well, it was nearly 4:30 when I got there, and he won't admit yet that the rest he got while he was waiting did him any good.” In spite of the great cost of radium half tne treatments with it are given free. WIDOW OF EX-PRESIDENT BEARING UP WELL UNDER BURDEN OF HER GRIEF Universal Service Washington, Feb. 3.—“It was for the best. He is rid of his pain and trouble. I am glad he went away peacefully." So spoke the widow of Wood row Wilson soon after his death, to one of the little family group that were at the bedside of the former president at the end. The same gei.tleness and self restraint that have marked Mrs. Wilson since the day her distinguished husband was sricken with illness in 1919 are hers in her deep sorrow. Her philosophical attitude, devel oped through months of minis tration to the sick man, stands her in good stead in the hour of tragic culmination. Miss Margaret Wilson, the only one of the three daughters who was able to be at her dying father's side, also is bearing up well. WITNESS IN OIL LEASE SCANDAL QUITS COUNTRY Edward Doheny, Jr., Sail* For South Sea on His Father’s Yacht Universal Service Washington, Feb. 8.—A sensational development In the Senate Investiga tion of the oil lease scandal was the receipt of Information Sunday night by the Investigating committee that Edward L. Doheny, Jr„ who was wanted as a witness in the case, has left the United States on his father’s yacht for the South sea islands. Young Doheny sailed from I,ot Angeles harbor a few days after his father told the committee that the 1100,000 "loaned” to Albert B. Fall was brought to Washington by his son In a black satchel. His depar ture was made secretly, and not until the yacht was far out at sea did the fact become known that he had evaded the committee's subpoena and was leaving the country. Money Loaned by 8on ■' When Doheny, Sr., appeared before the committee last Thursday, he testified that the $100,000 was loaned to him by his son on checks drawn on the son’s bank account in his favor- The committee asked Do heny to produce these checks and also expressed a desire to question young Doheny about the entire trans action. By this time, however, the yacht "Caslana” with young Doheny and a party of friends aboard, Is far away from the committee’s Jurisdiction. The Senate will pass, without op position, the resolution to extend the authority of the public lands com mittee to continue Its investigation into the oil lease, Senate leaders an nounced Sunday. The committee's authority was challenged by former Secretary Fall when called as a witness Saturday, on the ground that the resolution un der which the committee has been proceeding was passed In the last congress, and the authority therein conferred has not been confirmed by the present eongre»s. To Ask Repassage To safeguard the committee’s In vestigation and meet the objection raised by Fall, the Senate will ask passage of a resolution in identical tern(J, giving the committee author ity to go on with the probe. The death of former President Wil son necessarily will delay action by the Senate and also cause a post ponement of the committee hearings. Chairman Lenroot of the public lands committee had planned to ask unanimous consent for passage of the resolution as soon as the Senate should be called to ordep Monday. Under the proceedure agreed upon, however, calling for immediate ad journment out of respect to the late executive, action on the resolution will be put over until later in the week, probably FYiday. The committee session called for Tuesday niching, at which Fall was to have been given an opportunity to teatlfy or again make a refusal on the ground that hts testimony would tend to incriminate him, also haa been postponed. Chairman Lenroot announced. If the reaelutlon ts passed Friday, Fall may be called before the committee Saturday morn ing. House Booked to Act on Ford's Offer Very Soon Washington, Feb. 2.—Gariy con sideration by the House of Henry Ford's offer for Muscle Shoals will be asked by Acting Chairman Mc Kenzie, Illinois, of the House Military committee who said today he would introduce a resolution authorizing such action. Mr. McKenzie announced that he probably would file his report today while Rep. Hull, republican, Iowa, declared he would submit a minority report Monday asking for further consideration of the other proposals. ROBBERS GRAB $12,000; FLEE Seattle, Wash., Feb. 2.—Three men Held up two meeeengerc of the Celtino and Nermile Cigar company today and robbed them of $125000 and escaped in an automobile. MOTHER! Clean Child’# Bowel# with “California rig Syrup” Hurry Mother I Even constipated,! bilious, feverish, or sick, colic Babies* and Children love to take genuine “Cal-f tfornia Fig Syrup." 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