Nebraska Newspapers

    IS CONVINCED
MAN INNOCENT
Omaha Attorney Appeals
Case Growing Out of
Shops Strike
TAncoln, Neb., April 9. (Special)
A. H. Bigelow, attorney tor Mauro
Bruno, has asked the supreme court
for a rehearing- Bruno was convict
ed of shooting with intent to kill
a neighbor named Joe Vargo, because
the latter had said he would go back
to work In the railroad shops In
Omaha after having gone out with
Bruno and others on a strike. Mr.
Bigelow says that he files this mo
tion not because of a last ditch flghl
hour and a half address by a nation
al organizer to Join the Ku Klux or
ganization. Those falling to Indi
cate a willingness to Join were dis
missed. The speaker appeared un
hooded hut his name was not given
out.
FARM BUREAU
RESENTS PLAN
Challenge of State Teachers’
\ssociation Does Not
Meet Approval
Lincoln, Neb., April 9. (Special)—
Nebraska farm bureau officials have
taken up ’the challenge of the State
Teachers' association that farmers
lack leadership in rural education
and ought to have the control of
their schools taken from them and
given to a county board that shall
name the superintendent and select
teachers. Secretary Steward, In an
Interview, given out Wednesday, said
this raised a very important question
that the farm bureau was ready to
debate and consider with the as
sociation. The latter's plan also In
cludes a pension fund made up by
contributions from the the state and
from the teachers themselves.
SEEK RELEASE
CONVICTED MAN
Friends of Former Treasurer
of Thomas County Pre
sent Petition
Lincoln, Neb., April 9, (Special) -
A hundred friends of Jerry Hell
man. former county treasurer of
Thomas county, now serving a term
In prison for embezzlement, appeared
In person before the etute board of
pardons and paroles to ask bis pa
role. They were backed up by pe
titions yards long. Heilman was a
former railroad man who went Into
politics. He udmitted having drawn
$6,800 salary In advance of having
earned It to put It luto a telephone
company, but dened the charge that
the total taken was $16,000 as the
result of a third audit. v
Many of the men In the delegation
were county officials * or business
men. They told the board they had
the utmost confidence In Heilman's
Integrity and they wanted him to
come back ami take up life there.
The deficit of $5,800 was made
good. The courthouse burned while
the Investigation was on, but Heil
man's friends do not think he had
anything to do with this. They
said his conviction was the result of
a political feud, and that only the
few left on the other side object to
his release.
BUILD BIG ADDITION
TO STATE HOSPITAL
Cherokee. Ia.. April 9. (Special)—
The stale will erect a $150,000 build
ing nt the hospital to accommodate
the receiving wards for men. The
Institution Is overcrowded.
INDIANS STILL PRESERVE
THEIR TRIBAL COUNCIL.
Winnebago, Neb., April 9. A cau
cus was held In the American Legion
hall here to make nominations for
'Members of the Indian council for
.he coming year. Only lndi s of the
Winnebago tribe participated.
Sixteen names were put before the
house and from them 12 were chosen
to oppose the 1J members of the
present council In a genera) election
to he held May S.
The Tdlans, while citizens and hav
ing the right to rote In all elections
likewise retain the old Indian coun
cil. a relic of the days when the
white man and his laws were not.
It Is the function of the council to
discuss and act upon matters that
are peculiarly tribal, such, for in
stance. as the renting of lands on
the reeervation that ate yet unallott
ed and. therefore, belong to the tribe
In general. It also deals with claims
against the government and makes
recommendations to congress relat
ing to proposed laws that are In
tended to affect the tribe and its In
terests.
Frequently there is much rivalry
as to who shall be on the council
and sometimes not a little bitterness
le engendered. Of late years the strug
gle hua been between the so-called
"qld Idluns’’ and the younger genera
tion known as the “progressives." The
balance has been pretty well pre
served, but with the death of ninny
of the older Indians the progressive
party Is gradually getting In the lead.
George Wliitewlng, Lawrence
Smith. Peter Samson and John John
son were among the older men who
took part in th« caucus. Lawrence
Smith acted as chairmsin and Charles
D Have aa secretary
HAS A HEARSE
ON HIS HANDS
Undertaker Who Sold Busi
ness Unable to Unload
Vehicle on Purchaser
Lincoln, Neb., April J3.-—(Hpecial)
—Charles A. Swanson, erstwhile un
dertaker at Wahoo, still has his auto
hearse on hand. Three years ago
he agreed to sell out to Chris Ruer
statte and not engage In the busi
ness there for five years. He ob
jected to the figure of $1,000 placed
by appraisers on the hearse and the
buyer said to keep it and he would
rent It. Later Buerstatte got a
hearse of his own. Swanson couldn't
sell his hearse for $1,000, and claim
ing that Buerstatte had broken his
contract by not taking It. he started
up In business again. Bueratatte se
cured an Injunction In the lower
court and the supreme court has
held that he was entitled to a per
manent order. It also sold that It Is
not against public policy to make a
contract of the character mentioned,
when It covert) only a limited area
and as short a period of time aa five
years.
OIL PIPELINE
TO BE ASSESSED
Sinclair Nebraska Property
Will Help Bear Some of
State's Expenses
Lincoln, Neb., April 1$.— (Special.)
—Nebraska taxpayers will share In
some of the benfita of Harry Sin
clair’s Teapot Dome lease. In order
to carry the oil to the refineries of
Kansas and elsewhere Mr. Sinclair
has expended millions In a pipe line,
with pumping stations and other
property of a taxable character, much
of this being In Nebraska. It will be
put on the tax lists this year. Offi
cers of the company and the assess
ing authorities are to meet shortly
and decide on a method of fixing
valuations that will be fair to all of
the political subdivisions through
which the line runs.
NEBRASKA MAN NEUTRAL
IN INSURANCE WAR
Lincoln, Neb., April 12.—(I. N. S.)
—At the closing meeting of the con
vention of the state Association of
Insurance AgentH, Friday evening,
Grand Island was selected as the
1985 convention city. C. T. Flower
of Grand Island was elected presi
dent; John L. Avon! of Sidney, Joe
Steele of Falrbury, P. H. Davis of
Norfolk, and John Guthrie of Alli
ance, were elected vice presidents;
and Fred Groth of Lincoln, was re
elected secretary-treasurer. The con
vention adopted a resolution declar
ing lta neutrality In the insurance
war between the TTnlon and Western
Bureau companies.
NEBRASKA EDITORS TO
MEET IN OMAHA
Omaha, Neb.. April 12.—Omaha will
he host to the Nebraska Press as
sociation August 21, 22 and 23, It was
announced, following an all day
meeting of the board of directors and
financial secretary of the association
here.
KNEW TOO MUCH OF
STOLEN GLOVE CACHE
Lincoln. Neb., April 12.—(Special)
—-William Welter, a Johnson county
farmer, must serve the three to six
years In prison that a district Judge
sentenced him to. The supreme court
refuses to disturb the finding of the
Jury that his alibi was not good. A
bundle of gloves, a part of the loot,
was found In his home. A neighbor
testified that a lot of tbe stolen goods
were hidden In tin cans on his prem
ises, and that Welter had Invited him
to help himself, but wan told that
he would be killed If he Informed
on him and Jacey Banker, his com
panion. Welter insisted that he had
no knowledge of or part In the rob
bery.
SPIRIT LAKE TO HAVE
MOVIES ON 8UNOAYS
Spencer, la., April 12.—(Special.)—
Spirit Lake ha* voted for Sunday
movies by majority of 112. Spencer
will hold an election on the question
of Sunday movies April 21, bb the
new council Is In favor of allowing
the people to decide the matter for
themselves. Milford has voted against
Sunday movie*, while It was curried
at Hartley by a large majority.
PREPARE TO RAISE
BEETS IN TWO COUNTIES
Spencer, la.. April 12.—(Special.) —
The beet sugar Industry for Clay and
Dickinson counties is assured, and a
load of sugar beet machinery has
been received here and sold. C. A.
Genet of the Relmond beet sugar
factory, has been In Spencer, and
says that he will have enough Mexi
can laborers here next week to take
care of all the acreage that is
planted.
3RAND ISLAND MAN
TO SUCCEED ALDRICH
Lincoln. Neb., April 12. -(Special.)
—W. H. Thompson of Grand Island
Is to be made the new member of the
supreme court to succeed Judge C.
H. Aldriclv who died some weeks
ago- The Fifth district has no repre
sentation now. and the governor
waited until the primary result be
came known. Mr. Thompson ran so
far ahead of other candidates that
his selection Is expected to be an
nounced. Mr. Thomps*,u has beep
one of the Bryan lieutenants fur
years.
DEMANDS CASE
B DISMISSED
Attorney Once Convicted
vVants More Than Mere
New Trial
Lincoln, Neb, April 10. (Special)—
Attorney* for It. O. O'Bryan, whose
convict ton on a charge of conspiracy
in connection with thp sale of stock
in the Or eat Western Commercial
Body company was recently reversed,
have asked the supreme court to
order the case dismissed, presenting
a number of legal propositions that
they say sustain their position. They
say that O'Bryan by brow-beating
and threats, was made to give testi
mony against himself before the
grand Jury, and that while ft is pos
sible the case will never again be
brought to trial, lie Is entitled, under
the circumstances, to have his mind
bet at rest and not continue to live
under the shadow of fear.
REFUSEDSEAT
ON EXCHANGE
Omaha Commission Com
pany Carries Case to
High Nebraska Court
Lincoln, Neb., April 10.—(Special)
—Clay & CuBfpany live stock com
mission torn of Omaha, have appeal
ed to the supreme court from a de
cree that denied them the right to
ownership' of a seat in the Omaha
live stock exchange that they pur
chased some time ago for L. C. Mo
Adams. Later on McAdams was ex
pelled for takln.< secret commissions
In violation of the rules, and the seat
that his employers paid $2,350 ■ was
forfeited and the membership can
celled. The firm presented on appli
cation, accompanied by the. proper
fee, for a transfer of the rnember
*hlp to another person, but the ex
change refused. The court sustained
this position. The company says it
did not retain McAdams' services any
longer than it was convinced that
the suspicions as to his conduct were
Justified, while officers of tVn ex
change sav that the Arm had knowl
edge of irregularities before they did.
INSURANCE COMPANY
WOULD EVADE PAYING
Lincoln, Neb., April 10.— (Special)
—A new point In insurance law is
brought before the supreme court in <
the appeal of the National Fire of
Hartford from a judgment for $2,086
In favor of F. M. Kellie, a fanner of
Hayes county. This was his loss on
a policy held for $5,000. He had giv
en a note for the premium and paid
part of the sum due. When tho fire
ocourred the note wag past due. and
the company contends this makes
the policy void. The lower court up
held the contention of Kellie's at
torneys that the part he had paid on
the note was sufficient to carry the
policy beyond the date on which the
fire occurred.
SAW HER F1R8T MOVIE;
INVALID 30 YEARS
Columbus. Neb., April 10. (Spe
cial)—Mis* Bertha Krause saw mo
tion pictures for the first time in her
life this week even though, site has
lived in Columbus since her birth.
Although Edison invented motion
pictures in 1893—Just 31 years ago—
80 years have elapsed since Mies
Krause has left her bed. For the en
tire period she b|.s been an invalid.
Her amazement and delight knew
no bounds when C. A. Wise,
secretary of the Y. M. C. A., ac
companied by Mr. and Mrs. C. C.
.Sheldon, brought a motion picture
machine to the woman's bedside, put
a screen on the bed room wall and
ran off two reels of motion pictures
showing Columbus street scenes.
“WILD MAN'* JUST
A HOMESICK BOY
Yankton. S. TV, April 10. (Special)-—
Reports of a "wild man" in dm vici
nity of tiayvilie took Sheriff James
Foley down there in a hurry. The
man was said to be wearing a knotted
handkerchief about his head, and to be
well armed, with gun and knife. The
sheriff found his man. and he proved
to he u 16 year old boy, who said
he wa* out hunting. Ills folks had
sent him out from Chicago to work,
and he was lonesome and homesick,
he said, and wanted to go back.
County Judge Virgil 1). Hoyles gave
him meals and lodging until lie could
be sent back to bis folks, and found
him anything but wild.
YANKTON FARMER IS
HELD AS MOONSHINER
Yankton, H. D., April 11. (Special)
—Nels 1-arson, living 12 miles north
of Yankton, was arrested by state
and federal officers, and Is under $600
bond to appear In circuit court for
trial on a charge of manufacturing
liquor. A still, some mush, and liquor
were found on hie place, officers said.
WOMAN WHO ESCAPED
CAPTURED IN MISSOURI
Lincoln, Neb., April 10.— < Special)
—State Sheriff Carroll has received
word of the apprehension at Oregon
Mo., of Mae Walbue, who escaped
from the state reformatory ut York
in 1‘ecemher last. She and her hus
band were arrested there on a charge
of passing forged checks. Wal ace Is
wanted in York county on a similar
charge, and watch will be kept ot
ids case in Missouri so that h • may
be brought here when the authori
ties there are through with him.
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BOY LOSES FINGERS
AND ONE EYE WHEN
STOVE EXPLODES
Ralph MeNaughton, 12 year old
son of Mr. and Mrs. George Mc
Naughtoii, Lawton, la., lost two fin
gers and the thumb of his right hand
and his tight eye was gouged out
when the stove at the MeNaughton
home mysteriously exploded Sunday
evening. The boy was rushed to a
Sioux City hospital where attaches
Monday reported his condition as fav
orable.
It could not he learned just what
caused the explosion and it is under
stood that the members of the Mc
Naughton family themselves are
ignorant of what caused it.
When the stove exploded the pieces
of the shattered oven door struck
the boy, one piece striking him in the
right eye and (he other in the right
hand.
GERMANSAGREE
TO PROVISIONS
OF DAWES PLAN
Conference of Premiers Ap
proves Proposal After
Long Debate
BY KARL H. VONWIEGAND,
Universal Service Correspondent.
Berlin. April 14.—Germany accept
the Dawes report in principle. Con
firming Universal Service’s Saturday
cable despatch, following h six-hour
conference Monday with the prime
ministers of the different German
states, the government took a formal
decision to answer affirmatively the
question put to Berlin by the inter
allied reparations commission.
The query, as put by the repara
tions commission, was:
“The reparations commission is
ready to give its approval to the re
port of the experts and to recom
mend its acceptance to the interested
governments. However, before the .
reparations commission does this, it
desires to ask the German govern
ment whether it is prepared to as
sure the co-operation of Germany in
the plan of the experts?-’
Germany, it Is announced, will
Tuesday give the laconic answer
“yes.” The answer will he sent In a
written communication to the re
parations commission.
As nothing more than acceptance i
in principle and co-operation was
asked of Germany, the latter will not
raise any questions nor make any
reservations until the discussion of
the plans of the experts is begun by
Jhe governments,
The conference of premiers voted
unanimously the approval of the na
tional governments proposed deci
sion. The vote, however, was pre
ceded by many hours of debate in
which particularly Hr. Kugene Von
Kntlling, the Bavarian premier, sup
ported by the premiers of Wuerttem
berg and Meeklenberg. raised grave
doubts as to tiie practicability of
some of the angles of the Hawes1 re
port.
They especially demanded that the
total sum of Germany's reparations
he fixed.
FARM AID WAITS
ON U. S. SENATE
Party Leaders Confer—Dis
cuss Mellon Probe and
Immigration
Washington, April 14. Moment
ous questions confronted the or
ganization republicans of the Somite
today when they went Into party con
ference to discuss a course of action.
Their principal task was presented
by the pending Japanese exclusion
amendment, to the Senate immigra
tion bill, on which an agreement was
sought despite the feeling of leaders
that whether they decided to support
or oppose the proposal it would be
adopted when It reached a vote.
In addition, however, they had be
fore them the Issues developing from
President Coolidge's vigorous protest
against the trend of the Investiga
tion of the Internal revenue bureau,
which lias brought the question of
all the Senate Investigations of the
executive departments in sharp relief
with an open breach between tlie
chamber and the White House
threatened.
Another problem that was press
ing for consideration was the matter
of precedence for soldier bonus or
revenue legislation and behind that
lay the crowded condition of the
calendar generally with farm relief
and other important measures re
quiting attention.
COOLIDGE GRATEFUL
Northampton, Mass, April 12.—
President Coolldge sent a telegram
to his old friends and neighbors ex
pressing thanks for their support of
him since h« became president.
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LONDON FAVORABLE
London. April 12.—Two days study
of the reparation experts' report by
treasury office officials has fc.iled to
uncover any important proposals
which are not acceptable to Great
lh it a In.
COUZEN3 TO HOSPITAL
Washington, April. 14 - Senator
James Cougens, of Michigan who has
been ill with bladder and Intentinal
trouble, was removed today to Johns
Hopkins hospital at Hultimore, for
further observation.
| COURT IS WITHOUT
RIGHT TO SENTENCE
WOMAN TO LABOR
Universal Service
Bpringfleld, 111., April 14.—Hard
h<uor and hard labor are not to go
band in hand in Illinois.
So ruled the state supreme court
In setting aside the sentence of Mrs.
Lena Panohire, sentenced to "work
out” her sentence of $1,000 and 100
days in Jail by working on county
roads for about three years at the
rate of $1 a day. Mrs. Panchlre had
been sentenced for contempt of
court In a bootlegging case. She Is
unable to pay the fine.
"The county court was without
authority In sentencing her to hard
labor,” rules the supreme court.
“The law concerning punishment J
of misdemeanors is not applicable
here.”
japansThreat
FAILS TO SCARE
U. S. SENATORS
Members, in Effect, Vote
Exclusion Amendment Into
Immigration Bill
BY JAMES R. NOURSE
Universal Service Correspondent
Washington, April 14.-—Aroused t..
an angry temper by the threat of
Japanese Amabassador llanibara, the
Senate, in effect, voted Japanese ex
clusion Into the Immigration bill by
the overwhelming vote of 76 to 2.
The vote was on an amendment
which repudiated the "gentlemen’s
agreement” under which Japanese
have been enabled to enter, and to
strike from the bill this diplomatic
refuge which Secretary of -State
Hughes sought to have recognized.
All that 1b now needed to make
Japanese exclusion certain is the
adoption of a formal amendment
which will direct that no aliens in
eligible to citizenship shall be per
mitted to enter the United States.
Even without the adoption of such
an amendment the bill, us It now
stands, strips the Japanese of every
vestige of right they had under the
“gentlemen's agreement,’’ or other
diplomatic exceptions and leaves them
without any status whatever, so far
as immigration is concerned.
The Senate received reports after
its action that President Coolidge
may veto the bill. It is taken for
granted that the president will Vie
guided by Secretary Uvlghes, and the
latter already has supported the posi
tion taken by Haniliara in protest- .
lag against any act of exclusion
directed against the Japanese as a
race.
The vote taken last Saturday when
the bill passed the House, and the
overwhelming vote recorded in the
Senate on shutting out the Japanese
from Immigration indicate that
enough votes may be mustered to
pass it over a veto If the president
should disapprove it.
Amabassador Hanlhara's threat
was the factor which switched the
votes to the side of the exclusionists.
CRAZED LIQUOR
MAKER NABBED
Hurls Wife and Family From
Window—Shots Barely
Miss Officer
Chicago, April 14.—Alone In his
home with his seven weeks’ old son,
Anton Ulmonek, reputed bootlegger,
exchanged scores of shots with be
sieging police Sunday on his farm
at Hodgkins, 111., before lie finally
was subdued.
Crazed by moonshine liquor, said
to have been of his own distillation,
Ulmonek threw his wife through a
closed window, and hurled after her
two of the children, Mary, 11 years
old and Tony, 18 months old.
Mrs. Ulmonek, who had been cut
by the glass, ran to the home of
neighbors. After Ulmonek had frus
trated efforts of neighbors to re
move the baby, an appeal for as
sistance wns sent to the neighboring
town of Ba Grange.
By firing rifles and shot guns from
windows on ail sides of the house,
Ulmonek kept the police at bay. He
was captured after he boldly stepped
out in "Trout of the house and had
fired point blank at Chief B. G.
Matthews of the I-a Grange force,
missing him by a hair. The depu
ties then grappled with the mad man
and shackled him.
Several rifles and shot guns ns well
as a large stock of ammunition were
found in the house. The baby, John,
lay crying but unhurt In the crib.
FAVOR NAVAL AIR DEPOT
Washington, April 24.—The House
naval committee today voted in fa
vor of a naval air station at Sand
Point, Wash. __
Nebraska Bread Weight
Law Is Knocked Out
Washington. April 14. (I. N. 8.) —
The Nebraska law establishing a
standard weight loaf of bread was
declared invalid by the supreme court
of the United States today. The
law was attacked by the Jay Burns
Baking company, which held it
violated the federal constitution by
illegal confiscation of property and
impairment of contract and “an im
proper exercise of the state police
powers."
■BATTER, liPT
WILL ECHO IN
EIGHT PARKS
Stage Set for Another Sea
son of Great American
Sport
GAMES TODAY
American League
St. Louis at Chicago. j
Cleveland at Detroit.
Philadelphia at Washington.
New York at Boston.
National League
Boston at Philadelphia.
Brooklyn at New York.
Pittsburgh' at Cincinnati.
Chicago at St Louie.
BY THOMAS L. CUMMISKEY,
Universal Service Sports Corres
pondent.
New York, April 14.—Baseball will
claim its legions Tuesday. A blue
suited man, of a thankless task, wilt
bellow:
“Batter up!”
Up to the plate, as thousands yelp
and cheer in unalloyed joy, then sud
denly still, will go a player, swing
ing a bat.
Comes the chatter of the player®
on the field, on the bench, from the
coaches on the sidelines, the pitcher
winds up, letB go the first ball, and
emotions break bounds in shouts and
screams of pleasure, or in a rumble
of disappointment.
The major league races will be on,
A racket that will grow’ and grow,
that will stretch away to the fall,
until after the world’s series, will
commence.
^uuimya i u men
In eight major league cities there
will be a similar scene. There wilt
be the colorful preliminaries, of
marching players, of bands playing,
and the throwing out of a ball by
President Coolidge at Washington
and in other cities by mayors or pro
minent officials.
Behind the wire screens back of
the plate will rise the rat-a-tat and
crackle of typewriters and telegraph
Instruments, the low drone of the
scribes, sending the play by play.
Before bulletin boards of thou
sands of newspapers, beside press
tickers in countless clubs and else
where, will congregate other fans,
thrilling, too, to the lure of America’s
game of games.
What a grip baseball has! How
far reaching the interest? How
tremendous its sway!
Big Advance Sale
All day Tuesday, for several days-,
qtueues of fans have been buying
tickets, possessed, of a common Joy,
thanking the luck that gives their
city the first game.
The joys of opening day will not
be without pangs. The scythe of
Father time, the exigencies of the
game, have taken away old favorites,
replaced by new stars or hopefuls.
It is so each spring.
This is so, too, wun managers u*
six cases. Jack Hendricks Is man
ager of the Cincinnati Reds, so finely
handled by the late Pat Moran, one
of the most beloved leaders the game
has known. Dave Bancroft, former
shortstop and captain of the Giants, -
Is in charge of the Boston Braves.
Young Stanley Harris, looking:
more like a college captain than »
big league boss, is running thv
Washington Senators. Lee Fohl.
stolid, hard working, has replaced.
Frank Chance, a more colorful man.
on the Boston Red Sox. Chance haft
taken hold of the Chicago White
Sox. in place of the inimitable “Kid’"
Gleason. George Sisler is leading thy
St. Louis Browns, formerly handled
by Fohl.
Staler Back In Lineup
One of the high lights will be the
reappearance of Sisler, a very popu
lar player, at first base for the
Browns. Chicago fans, as those
everywhere, will render great ac
claim to this star, thrown from base
ball all last season by the near
blindness of an attack of sinus.
Can he come back? All baseball
asks. He will give something for an
answer Tuesday. But it probably
cannot be fully answered for week*
yet. A happy sign is his two hits,
one a triple, and faultless fielding
Saturday in the Browns and Cardi
nals game In St. Louis.
"Stop the Yankees!" “Stop the
Giants!"
This will be the great cry of the
opposing clubs. They and their fol
lowers are tired, upset, over the
three years’ monopoly of the pen
nants by the two New York teams.
Barring possibly the White Sox,
Phillies and the Cardinals, who are
badly off In catching, all clubs are
rated 20 per cent, stronger. A more
thrilling race than the past three'
years Is expected.
The Yankees and Giants surely
seem in for a tough time. The Yan
kees are generally considered a bet
ter bet than the Giants.
Fully half a million are expected
to attend the opening games. If it
was other than a day of the worka
day world, the capacity of the parks
would surely be insufficient. As it
is, many are sure to be taxed.
There is every reason to expect a
splendid season of thrills, close race*
»nd big crowds.
Member of Legislature Has
Senatorial Aspirations
Cedar Rapids, la.. April 14.—(Spe
cial)—Representative C. F. Clarke
who has been a member of the legis
lature for the last six years, an
announeed that he would not be a
candidate in the June primaries. Wil
liam H. D. Stepanek, local business
man, immediately announced that he
would seek the nomination. Clarke
wants to go to the Senate If “Billy’"
Haskell decides not to again become
a candidate.