MUNICIPAL OIL
STATION BUSY
Automobile Owners at Oma
ha Rush to Get Cheaper
Fuel
Omaha, Neb., Feb. (17. P.)—A
constant stream of automobiles kept
the municipal gasoline pumps going
constantly Monday filling auto tanka
with gasoline at a retail price of
17 cents. The cars were lined up for
fouw blocks when the station open
ed for business.
The municipal station was started
by city commissioner John Hopkins
In an effort to force the '‘combine”
to lower Its price of 20 1-4 cents.
"We will continue to sell muni
cipal gasoline until the combine Is
broken,” Hopkins declared.
DENBYSACTION
PLEASES HIRAM
__
Presidential Candidate De
clares Secretary's Useful
ness to Government Ended
Lincoln, Neb.. Feb. '.—When in
formed here Monday that Secretary
ei the Navy Dcnby had handed his
resignation to President Coolidge,
and that the resignation had been
accepted, Senator Hiram W. Johnson
of California, candidate for the pres
idential nomination on the republican
ticket, said:
"I think it was necessary for Mr.
Denby to resign, entirely apart from
any question of moral turpitude or
corruption. His transfer of the
naval oil reserves to Secretary Fall
was the genesis of what subse
quently occurred, liis statements
that if he had it to do over again
he would do exactly the same as be
fore, demonstrated quite clearly that
his usefulness as a public aervant
was ended. Tho Senate was clearly
right In asking the president to ask
for his resignation. It is well that
he has resigned."
Senator Johnson delivered two
speeches here Monday, the first
Monday morning before a body of
University of Nebraska students, and
the second at an open meeting here
Monday afternoon.
ALSO KILL HORSE
IN BIQ WOLF HUNT
Orchard, Nel*., Feb. ~ (Special)—
One horse and one coyote was the
result of the annual wolf hunt pulled
off here Sunday, A territory of four
square miles was covered by the
hunters.
CROW KILLING CONTEST
BRINGS DESIRED RESULTS
' Tliden, Neb., Feb, \ (Special)—
The local crow kilting contest has
resulted In gathering together the
feet of 8.724 crows. The biggest
kill in one shooting was 450 crows
from one roost In one night. Oscar
Mills and L. McDonald were captains
of tha respective teams.
FIRST WHITE WOMAN
IN THE TOWNSHIP.
Slayton, Feb. (Special)—Mrs.
•Theodore Knutson died at her home
near Hadley. She located on a
homestead In what Is now the town
of Leeds, with her huahatid 55
years ago and was the first white
woman to settle In that township.
Her husband died four years ago.
The second fire was In tfye George
Mlekle home, near Keeney. The
house and the greater part of the
household effects were destroyed.
The fire was first discovered through
smoke flooding the upper part of the
home. Some insurance was carried
on the house but little was on the
household effects.
PNEUMONIA CLAIMS
8EVERAL VICTIMS
Ida Grove, la.. Feb. ' — (.Special)— i
An epidemic of pneumonia has been
and a do*en or more patients are in
i the hunds of physicians and nurses
AV. J. Johanaaen died Thursday night,
and Mrs. A. A. Moorehead the same
night. Charles Ingram, who has been
an Invalid for more than 25 years, also
died Friday morning. As the result
of being thrown from a load of hay
some 15 years ago. and crippled. West
Fleldine, a farmer, died the past week,
raging in I his vicinity, and four
deaths have occurred the past week,
iNWOOD WOMAN 18
101 YEARS OLD
Inwood, la.. Fob. *' -(Special)_
To be 101 years old is in itself quite
a distinction, but Mrs. Ellen Cecilia
Stensiand. who observed her birth
day Sunday. Is growing new hearing
and new teeth and doesn't think her
long life Is such a wonder. Mrs.
Stenslund lives witli her son at In
wood and is the mother of I,ars
Sten&land of Bioux Falls.
An enterprising American is preparing
to put a fleet of 500 yellow laxteubs on
the streets of London. England. All the
cars will be of the four-cylinder type
and. comfortable.
ARTIFICIAL LAKE IS
GIVEN ODD NAME
Laurel. Neb.. Feb. * . .Special)—
The stockholders of bo artificial
lake association have chosen the
name of Lo-Val for the name of the
lake and the association. There
la a 17-foot dam construction and a
club bouse and cottages will be
erected this summer. Lo-Val Is the
abbreviation for Logan Valley.
Needy ell the plantation rubber in I
the world, which is now 12 times as
much as that from the forests is grown
UWhe ^Malays n Peninsula and Uutcb
ISSUE PASSES
TO PREACHERS
Burlington Railroad Appeals
Holding Nebraska Law
Not Class Legislation
Lincoln, Neb., Feb '» (Special)-—.
In a brief filed In supreme court In
support of the law permitting rail
roads to give passes and reduced
fares to ministers and charity work
ers the Burlington takes the position
that tt has the right to make such
distribution of Its assets and its
facilities as its officers nmy deter
mine and decide as long as it violates
no law or section of the constitution.
The company has quit issuing them
since the late Judge Morning held
that the law was class legislation,
but proposes, it says, to do so again
If the supreme court will permit.
The point Is made that It is not
class legislation so long as no dis
crimination is made between the per
sons in the classes exempted from
the anti-pass law. The oompany also
challenges the legal capacity of C. A.
Sorensen to sue, claiming that only
the attorney general can do It, and
that a private citizen cannot unless
affected by the law.
PLAN SEEING
SIMMONS DIE
Spencer, Neb., Feb. ^Special)—
A number of people in iatt «C<Jnty are
planning to go to Lincoln to % if ness,
If possible, the exexcutlon of Walter
Simmons, who, according to the de
cision of the supreme court Is to be
electrocuted on May 28, for the mur
der of Frank Pahl, the Spencer au
tomobile man.
JUNIORS DEFEAT
SENIORS IN DEBATE
Emeyon, Neb., Feb. %. ^Special)—
Senior and Junior de>ave teams of
Sacred Heart school, at the school
last Friday evening, debated the qes
tlon, “Resolved that the bonus bill
should be passed by congress.” The
Junior team, composed of Veronica
Ryan, Mary Heitssman, Gladys
Heeney and Bridget McDunn, was
declared the winn>r. The senior team
was composed of Magdalene Richer*
munn, James Kerwin, Leighton En
right and Harold Kerwin. A box
social followed the debate, the 50
boxes being auctioned by Daniel
Sheenan.
NEWMAN GROVE TO
DO MUCH PAVING
Newman Grove. Neb., Feb.
(Special)—With nearly a mile of
pavement already constructed in this
city, plana are being made for the
paving of practically all alleys and
business streets this spring. This
project will be followed by consider
able gravel work on the highway*
around Newman Grove.
COMMUNITY CLUB
B008T8 DAIRY BUSINESS
West Point, Neb., Feb. 'Special)
— The West Point Community club in
vegular session went on record as
favoring the dairy cow movement.
The club looks upon the introduction
of good dairy cows as an effective
way to relieve stringent economic
condition In the agricultural districts.
MANY INQUIRIES HAD
ABOUT INDIAN LANDS
Winnebago. Neb., Feb. 'A—Au
thorities of the Winnebago Indian
reservation say that many Inquiries
are being made by prospective pur
chasers of Indian lands to be sold on
February J8. Some of these are horn
men Interested In dairy farming and
it i# believed that the sale will Rdd
SEEK NEW EVIDENCE
Norfolk, Neb.. Feb. ~ (Special)—
A letter received In Norfolk by a
newspaperman from Walter Simmons
who Is now In the state penitentiary,
state that Simmons and his friends
are making a desperate effort to lo
cate a man named "Currier" and one
named “Jack,” who Simmons says
were the men who killed Pahl. Sim
mons declares that he will take the
matter before the circuit court of ap- j
peals and that new evidence will
be laid before that court. This new
evidence. Simmons says, is in his
favor. He has Issued a statement de
claring again that he did not kill
Paid and thal he was Convicted on
circumstantial evidence.
“All 1 ask of the public Is: Do
(hey think a man should be convicted
and electrocuted on circumstantial
evidence? My people are praying
for me now just as all of the people
prayed for me when 1 with others
went to war when my country wanted
me."
Simmons served in the navy dur
ing the world war. After being dis
charged he was a cowboy In Mon
tana. and at one time a stale pro
hibition officer. Iauer he became
mixed up with bootleggers. He says
two bootleggers who got him to bring
Paid into the country to buy their
booze, killed the Spencer man.
ILL WITH CANCER,
COMMITS SUICIDE
Grand Island. Neb., Feb. . Frank
Mach, 50. well to Jo fanner, resid
ing near Burweli, took his own life
by shooting late Tuesday. 11a h*»
bsen suffering for some time with
cancer. Previous to his sulc'-.te he
arranged all his business affairs. He
leaves a Wlfs and several grown
children.
, From April to November last, inclu
sive. the number of Canadian Immi
grants was 118.(61, an increase of fl -
1(6, as compared with the correspond'
lug period last year,
Let Lobbyists Do It.
From the si. Paul Dispatch.
“We have too many doggone laws
nor/,-' as Magnus Johnson told ar»
anti-blue law meeting in New York.
Mr. Johnson, like a more celebrated
politician of long ago, is saying a
great many hew and true things, but
the true things are not. new and tne
new things are not true. If Mr. John
son only will live up to the article of
faith which he has confessed, much
good may he expected. The “dog
gone” laws which are too numerous,
are largely the result of the Ignorance
and the cowardice of the law makers.
Represf ntativos of the people have
not had the knowledge or the courage
to resist lice pressure of noisy minor
ities. demanding laws that will not
work. The sanctity that ought to
surround a law Is Ineveitably with
drawn from a piece of legislation and
enacted in a spirit of fear, inspired
by folly nr unworthy motive** and
loaded with mischief.
A legislator who would study thor
oughly the business before congress
or a state legislature and act ac
cording to the knowledge obtained,
who would work hard and talk lit
tle, might do much good by imped
ing the progress of foolish legislation.
He might bo listened to. if he never
would speak except with knowledge
of Ills subject. There may be a few
such persons In congress but they
are scarce.
THE HIGHER LAW
The law of the Lord Is perfect, con
verting the soul.—Ph. 19:7.
The true uplifting and emancipation
of our life comes through the recog
nition of the higher ties and relation
ships which bind us.
The progress and elevation of the
soul is a progress of discovering, not
that it is independent arid masterless,
but that the lower laws and condi
tions under which it lives are subordi
nate to the higher laws, and that its
bondage in a certain sphere becomes
transformed Into liberty when it is
lifted up into a higher sphere, where
both he that serveth and he that is
served are subject unto a supreme
sovereignity which is above all.
That Is what 1 understand by the
reign of law—not the domination, of
one rule alone upon all that Is, hut
the reign of law over law, the higher
above the lower, and the highest of
all supreme: so that those who rise
to that last and topmost height, where
God forever dwells and is what ho
commands, are sharers in his liberty
and dominion.
They become the suns of God, not
because they have cast off and re
nounced their obligations, hut because
they have recognized them etep bv
step, sphere by sphere, until at last
they come with glad submission into
unity and harmony with that which is
sovereign and ultimate.
And, that, if the Bible is true,, is ,
nothing else than Perfect Love.
From Boston.
From Commerce and Finance
A Columbia professor had an engage
ment to lecture in Mionian Hall. Boston.
Me took the 1 p. m. train, due at six
to meet his engagement. The train was
(A iittta l&tf and tho prof#'8«or was nerv*
ous lest he keep his audience waiting,
when the train rolled into the station,
he rushed out, called a cab and said: ”1
want you to drive me to Mionian Hail
as quickly as possible.”
"AH right sir, step right in.”
Thinking he had better take no
chances be asked the driver. "Are von
Bure you know where Mionian Hall is '''
‘ Know where it is? Whv, my dear
sir, It is a most celebrated hall. Dis
tinguished men from all over the coun
try come there to leeture. The name
is from the Greek, signifying inner
Temple, and it is located within Tre
niont Temple.”
Said the professor, "Get in and ride,
111 drive.”
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4 America’s Loud Boast. +
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4 By K«1 Howe. +
4 In our innermost thoughts -4
4 we Americans object to thrift, 4
4 to saving. We argue, “Ours is 4
4 the richest country tn the 4
4 world. Why should we be 4
4- compelled to go to the trouble 4
4 of saving, of being, thrifty? 4
4 Why not invent a process 4
4 whereby saving, industry and 4
4 thrift are unnecessary?'’ That 4
4 “richest country in ’he world-’ 4
4- talk, our proudest boast. Is 4
4 actually responsible for the 4
4- shiftlessness which may final- 4
4 ly render us tho poorest coun- 4
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French Profit in the Ruhr.
By Raymond Recouly In The World’s
Work.
The French occupation of the Ruhr
is bringing order—and profit—out of
the general chaos there. The rail
roads are one notable illustration.
Franco-Belgian administration, with
out the help of German railway work
ers and officials, put them in work
ing order. This was done under the
most difficult conditions by a regu
lar feat of strength. The" Franco
Belgian administration worked tha
railway system with 15,000 French
and Belgian railway workers. Now,
since March, the number of trains
running has increased ceaselessly.
Receipts have constantly increased.
The number of German travelers us
ing them has increased tenfold. As
the greater part of tho Gorman rail
way workmen have asked to return
to their work, now all that has to be
done is to intensfv this exploitation,
and then re-establish regular com
munication with the remainder of
Germany. This can all be done in a
few weeks. The profits from this ex
ploitation may he rather important.
For the time being, it is difficult to
give exact figures. Previous to the
war the annual profit on all German
railroads amounted to 1,000,000.000 of
gold marks. Now. the Westphallan
Rhlneland railways alone represent
nearly one-third of the traffic in
goods and passengers.
Familiar Talk
“These reckless pedestrians,’’ began
Bobo.
"Hold on. When did you bay a car?”
He Was Experienced
From London Answers.
Daughter—“Oh, papa, what is your
birthstone?’’
Father of Seven—“My dear. I’m not
eure, but I think It’s a grindstone."
The Rumanian peasant bride must al
ways cry ilv-lng the marriage proceed
ings; it would be regarded as particu
larly unlucky U she dkl not do so par
ticularly as she is having her head
drees prepared for the “coronation,”
which is ep iatpvttant a part ef the
ceremony. ..._
THE WISE DID YESTERDAY
Benjamin Franklin,
Tomorrow you'll reform, you al
ways cry.
In what country does this morrow
lie.
That 'tis so mighty long ere it
arrive?
Beyond the Indies does this mor
row live?
Tis so far-fetched this morrow
that I fear,
•Twill he both very old and very
dour.
Tomorrow I’ll reform, the fool
doe* say;
Today it self’s too late—the w.ise
did yesterday.
Keep the Army on Its Beat
From the American Legion Weekly.
With crime waves running nn er
ratlc race with the cold waves of the
weatherman in the newspaper head
lines, we don't hear of any movement
In any large American city to -nit
down the police force.
But despite the fact that hunger,
avarice and envy rule Kurope, de
spite the fact that the majority of
nations of the world find tittle cause
for friendliness with us at this mo
ment, the police force of your Uncle
Samuel, the United States Army, ta
having a hard time to get from Con
gress the money it needs to prevent
it from becoming numerically a has
been.
That Army walks a beat which Is
one vast Jewelry window, chock full
of the greatest assortment of riches
ever assembled at one time In the
history of the world. It guards a
composite bank vault which contains
more gold than th£ye is ia the rest of
the world. Jt’is the defense we have
set up for alt onr national wealth,
aggregating the -stupendous sum ot
Tour hundred billion dollars.
it is almost inconceivable that pro
posals to cut the size of the Regular
Army should be made now, with
world affairs as they are. Vet Secre
tary of War Weeks, in hia annual
report to President Coolidge, declares
that he encounters a strong senti
ment that present Army expendi
tures, small as they are relatively, are
unnecessary.
The present Army and Navy ex
penditures rated as defense insur
ance, amount to less than $1.50 pef
thousand on our national wealth of
$400,000,000,000. The country at pre- ^
sent mantains only one soldier io»
each $2,500,000 of national wealth,
the lowest proportion in 70 years.
Every argument supports Mr. Weeks’
plea that Congress increase tne num
ber of enlisted men in the Regular
Army to 150,000. No cost is too great,
when, as he truly says, "the cost
of national defense is the price of
freedom."
Flowers of Arizona Desert.
From the Columbus Dispatch.
Arizona deserts have their own
flow'ers, in places the supply is
abundant, the growth large, " the
flowers when in bloom* of marked
beauty, the big yucca and the sotol,
botii members of the lily family,
showing beautiful bloom on tall and
stately stalks.
One of the interesting desert
growths is the water cactus, so
named because of its great staly, from
r-^ive to ten feet high and as large in
circumference as a barrel. It has a
heavy pulpy covering from which
It is possible to squeeze goodly
amounts of water, and Indians and
travelers are quick to turn to the
cactus when water supplies are short.
A Tribute To Mr. Wilson.
By Theodore Koollsh.
President Wilson has passed away.
HI*> body has been laid away to rest
through eternity. The world mourns;
civilization pauses on her course to
ward a higher level, awed at the
death of our war president.
Undoubtedly, in the years to come,
his name will be respected with that
high degree of honor that has be
fallen distinguished men and women
in the generations of the past. As
time presses onward with unfaltering
steps, Wilson's name will be linked
with those of the great American
patriots, not onlv as an American
patriot and citizen, but in a still finer
sense, as a friend of humanity and a
factor in the civilization of the fu
ture.
Mr. Wilson sacrificed his body
that America might still lead the
nations In the triumph of modern
civilization. Through the dark years
of the war he struggled with undy
ing devotion, and self sacrifice, that
humanity might be protected. With
his great help American ideals did
not falter in their steps toward a
| higher plane.
Mr. Wilsons object and purpose In
life: was to create a world peace, and
how well he kindled that spark of
fire, that has been man’s project
since creation. Yea. how well he
fanned that little flame, until now,
It is burning with all the fervor that
can be evolved from a roaring mass
of world affairs.
Mr. Wilson did not. realize his am
bition, and as one pauses to re
flect, it ts evident that his motives
and ideals were too large for us to
grasp--too great for us to visualize.
Life is strange. Already the world is
beginning to realize the massive
Ideals to which his ilfo was conse
crated. It will take generations,
though, for man to appreciate him.
When he lived his motives did uot
receive the consideration that should
have been theirs. And In the end
Mr. Wilson died; his very life taken
in the attempt to try to better hu
manity. For four years his strength
slowlv ebbed away. At last the tiny
spark of life fluttered and went out.
That flame which bad burred for
four years became extinguished in
the mlghtly pathos of the tread of
civilization. . .
When we think of Mr. Wilson, let
us think of the better and finer things
in life. No more fitting tribute
could be paid to any man.
More Hats?
From the Atlanta Constitution,
j The ring is never so crowded with
hats b*‘t that there's room for one
more. _ _ _
Experienced.
From the Christian Evangelist.
A victim of chronic bronchitis called
Dii a doctor to be examined. The doc
tor, after careful ouestlunlng. assured
the patient that tli* ailment would re- \
*w>n<l readily to treatment "I sup
... •! -op must have had n great flea! of i
*■ with Oils disease?” said the
mattmrir.
■ior smiled wisely, and re
'Why. my dear sir. I've hat
t»r«.in bitis myself for over 15 years.”
Abel
From live New York Han and Globe.
Guy--They say that every time a girl
is hissed she feet* ten mlnnte* younger.
Girl—Uy At that rate I haven't bae*
hoot vet
SEEKS DAUGHTER
LONG MISSING
Omaha Woman Visits Co
lumbus in Search—Di
sappeared Last October
Columbus, Neb. Keb. r— (Special)
—Seeking Information that might
help nor to locate her daughter,
triable M. Young, 33 years old, who
disappeared here October 11 and has
not since been hear'’ from by rela
tives, Mrs. Ellen Young, of Omaha,
came to Columbus, to obtain aid of
local authorities in her search.
Mable Young, ’ formerly a rural
school teacher and later chief steno
grapher in the. offices of a life in
surance company in Lincoln, came to
< olumbus September 6 from Schuyler,
where she and her mother had been
living temporarily with her grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Suther
land. She came here seeking employ
ment, registered at the Meridian hotel
where «lie stayed until October 11,
She left on that date. Landlord Has
selback says, ostensibly to take a job
which had been found for her heve or
in some neighboring town, he doesn't
know which. She had been unable
to pay her hotel bill and her grip,
containing her personal effects, Is
still being held hern.
Mrs. Hasselbach says that during the
time she was at the hotel her con
duct was exemplary. It is known that
she spent much time during that
period in the readl-g rooms at the
pubic library and evidenced pref
erence for literature of the better
kind.
HAVE FURTHER TRACE
OF MISSING GIRL.
Columbus, Neb., Feb. 'Special)
—Information establishing tne where
abouts of Mabel M. Young, 33 year*
old. up to October 31, has been re
ceived by Chief of Police Jack I. Le
hman. Today Chief Lehman received
from Mrs- Henry Knight, of Humph
rey, a letter to the effect that Mabel
Young obtained employment in the
Knight home as a domestic on Octo
ber 13. After working here for three
weeks, Mrs. Knight writes. Miss
Young boarded a Union Pacific train
to Columbus saying she was going
to Schuyler but would like to go on
to California. Examination of the
records of the American Express of
fice in the Union Pacific station here,
shows that a trunk left there in stor
age last fall from the exact day that
the young school teacher dropped out
of sight, was checked out as baggage
to Omaha the night of October 31.
This, in the eyes of the police, estab
lishes the fact that the trunk be
longed to Miss Young, the missing
school teacher, for whom the mother
is conducting a Nationwide search.
PLAYING SOLITAIRE,
DIES WITH APOPLEXY.
Columbus, Neb., Feb. *' -(Special)
—Stricken with apoplexy while sitting
at a table playing solitaire, Anton
Zack, for 49 years a resident of this
community died suddenly at his home.
Through a period of nine years Mr.
Zack has had a series of strokes that
had seriously impaired his health, but
each time he had apparently recov
ered. Born in Muglitz. Moravia,
May 27, 1848, Mr. Zack came to
America in 1874, direct to Columbus,
and acquired homestead land 14
miles southwest of here. Later he
sold that place and bought another
10 miles south of Columbus, where
he made his home until he retired
from farm life in December. 1911, and
established his home in the city.
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FEDERATED RETAILER8
TO MEET AT LINCOLN.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. * —The eight
eenth annual convention of the Fed
erated Retailers of Nebraska will
be held here February 26 and will
continue for three days. Legislation,
burglary prevention, .merchandising
advertising business ethics will be
the subject of addresses. The local
committee will see that the delegates
and their ladies are properly enter
tained. National officers will be
present and take part in the program
A thousand Nebraska merchants and
their ladies are expected to attend
the convention.
CHILD KILLED WHILE
RETURNING FROM SCHOOL
Grove, Neb.. Feb. -(Special)—
While her father was taking her and
some other children home from
school, Edith Homan, 13 years old,
was killed as the car skidded and
overturned Into a ditch. Tho girl
was pinned under the automobile.
FAIR OFFICIALS FORM
AN ORGANIZATION
Oakland, Neb., Feb. ' —vSpeclal)—
At a special meeting here of county
fair officials a circuit of county fairs
was decided upon, Thursday. Burt
Cuming, Stanton, Washington and
Dodge counties comprise the new as
sociation.
WIDOW FOLLOWS HER
HUSBAND IN DEATH
Omaha, Neb., Feb. -Mrs. H. D.
Watson. 86, of Omaha, widow of Ne
braska's "alfalfa king,” Is dead at her
home. Just a week after the death of
her husband. She had been an In
valid for many years. '
FORMER MAYOR SUES
WIFE FOR DIVORCE.
Norfolk, Neb., Feb. i (Special)
Dr J. C. Verges, former mayor of
Norfolk Is suing his wife for divorce
on ground# of cruelty. Mrs. Verges
has filed a counter-petition charging
cruelty and a statutory offense.
Judge Aneon A- Welch held a hear
ing In district court here in this case
and It attracted unusual attention.
Both parties are members of pioneer
families.
TOWN IS NOT
ON MAINLINE
Norfolk Business Men Given
Shock When They Study
Freight Rates
Norfolk, Neb.. Feb. \ (Special)—
Norfolk business men are up In armr
over the discovery that Norfolk is
not on the main line of the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad. The
discovery was made when certain
business men were working out
freight rate problems and found the
tariff books of the Chicago and
Northwestern placed Norfolk as "the
first stop on the Bonesteel branch”
and that "South Norfolk” which does
not exist In city records is the closest
point to Norfolk on the railroad's
main line.
^Because Norfolk Is not on the main
line of the railroad It cannot be con
sidered an Intermediate point by the
freight department. It costs 6 cent!«
extra passenger fare to come to Nor
folk from the south part of town.
People at distant points-asking for
tickets to Norfolk are told that "Nor
folk Is not on the main line of the
road and that South Norfolk Is the
closest point the railroad can haul
them.”
That portion of the city noted on
the railroad records as "South Nor
folk” was made part of the city many
years ago, Business men went to the
Chamber of Commerce for relief and.
now many conferences are being held
between the railroad officials and the
Chamber of Commerce directors with
hopes that Norfolk will be put on the
main line of the railroad as adver
tised by the Norfolk Chamber off
Commerce for years past.
MORE CATTLE
ARE BEING FED
Columbus, Neb., Feb. (Special)
•-Farmers of the Platte and lamp*
Mver valleys are Bald to be feeding
anywhere from five to right per cent,
more cattle this winter than they
did last winter although the opening
of the winter season coupled with
the low corn prices and musty eorr*
yield had made it apparent that there
would be a decided slump In feeding.
Cattle from this seciton. It Is pre
dicted, will be marketed earlier this
year. It is expected that the month
of April will see a large percentage
of cattle now in the feed lots of cen
tral Nebraska on their way to mar
ket.
NEBRASKAN OFFERS
MEASURE TO CURB
OFFICIALS OF U. S.
Universal Service
Washington, Feb. “v®—A bill of
fered in the House by Representa
tive Howard, democrat of Nebraska,
would prohibit officers , or em
ployes of the United States from,
acting as attorneys or agents in the
yrosecution of claims against, the
government during their official
service or within five years there
after.
Penalties provided in the bill are
for fines not exceeding $5,000, im
prisonment of not more than one
year, or both fine and imprisonment.
WOUNDED BY DIVORCED
WIFE AND MAN
Franklin, Neb.. Feb. - * -Roy Ded
rlck was severely wounaed while In
Bloomington, Neb., visiting hts par
ents, when according to police, l>eri
rick's divorced wife and Roy Seott
came to Bloomington and attacked!
him. Scott shot at him twice, one
bullet entering Ills hip, and Mrs. Ded
rlck slashed him on the wrist witl>
a razor.
Mrs. Dedrlck, who was granted a
divorce from her husband in January
on the grounds of cruelty and non
support, and Scott are being held hy
police at Franklin.
KILLING OF JUDGE TO
RESULT IN LEGISLATION
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. " Special)—
As a result of the cold-blooded inur*
der of Judge W. M. Morning of the
Lancaster county dlstr-Vt court Mon
day by a crazed litigant in a divorce
proceeding, state, county and city of
ficers have begun an agitation to pre
vent the indiscriminate use of guns...
slug shots and other deadly weapons..
State Sheriff Tom Carroll will seek
to have a state law enacted that will
require an investigation and a permit,
before persons are permitted to buy
and carry firearms.
NEWCASTLE PEOPLE ARE
RECOVERING FROM HURTS
Newcastle, Neb., Feb. ~ (Special)
—Leo Cryan has been released from
St. Vincent's hospital where he has
been confined with a broken verte
brae since December 34, when he was
one of the victims of a street car
accident In Sioux City. Mrs. Cryan
who also was In the wreck and who
had little hopes of recovery at the
time. Is Improving- slowly.
OMAHA BUSINESS
MAN COMMITS SUICIDE
Omaha, Neb., Feb. ! \ ^Special)—
Some hours after he had left his of -
fice, telling hie stenographer he was
going to collect sonio bills, Henry
Nigaard, 3f> years old, tire man, wa*
found dead in his car, shot through
the temple, near the Ak-sar-bem
field. Police pronounced the case
suicide. A revolver was found in the
car.
The inhabitants of the Fldsvl ielandw
in the Pacific South sea believe that
tree* and eocoanute have souls
