HEART AFFAIRS BADLY TANGLED Prominent Zoologist and His Secretary Have Differ ent Understandings Lincoln. Neb., May 1. (Special)— The breach of promise suit of Miss Matilda Framstad against her em ployer. Prof. John H. Powers, who is one of the leading zoologists *he country and master of mlscrosopjc slides used in most of the re search laboratories, is on trial in dis tricr court here. Miss Framstad stays that after he had agreed to marry her he became infatuated with Miss Bertha Banks, and refuses to call the preacher. Powers claims that the girl, who acted as his secretary, was given full charge of the business ena of his factory as he was unskilled in | that department, and that she used her Influence to get him to give legal control of all of his property to her and her mother, and this he is trying to get back. They say that he gave this to them as security for money they advanced to pay back alimony to his former wife. CHARTER MEMBERS HAD UNDUE ADVANTAGE Lincoln, Neb., May 1. (Special)— Charter membership contracts with the Klkhorn Life and Accident insur ance company were declared null by the supreme court in a decision just handed down. The promoters 20 years ago, in order to get a suffi- 1 clent number of signers to applica tions so that a mutual company might be formed, offered charter members a special dividend of 0 per cent, of the gross premiums collect ed. The insurance department had or dered. these modified or cancelled years ago, and they have not been paid tor seven years. A fund of $30,000 has accumulated, and one of the few surviving members brought suit for his share. The court says that the company had no power to issue these certificates, and that while there was nothing corrupt in the transaction, there cannot be any distinction made between members of a mutual insurance company. SOME IMPORTED COWS ARE PRODUCING WELL Hebron, Neb., May 1. (Special)— Reports coming Iqto tn© county ex tenHion agent's office here today show that many of the Holstein cows recently brought Into the county from Wisconsin by the farmers through their Farm Bureau organiz ation were producing 40 pounds or more of milk a day during April. Considering that new grass was not available during the first half of the month, this record is unusually good for cows that have jujt recently been shipped across two states. Several of the cows beat 50 pounds, a few of them produced over 60 pounds of milk a day. Butterfat tests are running from 3.5 to 3 7 per cent, for this milk. Holds last banquet OF THE SEASON Bloomfield, Neh., May t. (Special) — The Men's club of the Congrega tional church held its last meeting of the season at the city hall Tuesday Ing of the season at the city hall last evening. The feature of the evening was the banquet, prepared and serv ed by the men themselves, the wom en being the guests of the evening. The club will not meet again until next fall. WAYNE TO HAVE RACES WITH THE FAIR Wayne, Neb., May 1. (Special) The Wayne Fair and Stock show which will be held in September will hold a race meet also. Plans for surveying and building the track are underway. The fair this year pro mises to be one of the best in the state. HARTINGTON IS PLANNING ISAAC WALTON LEAGUE Hartington, Neb,. May 1, (Special) —A number of the citizens of Hart ington ai> planning u chapter of tho Isaac Walton League of America. The organization will consist of fish ermen, hunters and outdoor lovers In central and northern Cedar coun ty who stand for true sportsmanship, ARCHBISHOP HARTY IS OFF FOR ROME Omaha. Neb., May L—Archbishop J. J. Harty, accompanied by Rev. Edwin Edward Gleason. of Vista Neb., has gone to New York, where he will sail. May 3, for Rome and other European points. GUNDERSON GOES EAST IN INTEREST OF FARMERS Sioux Pb 1H. S. D.. May 1, -cart Gunderson, lieutenant governor of South Dakota, who Is an agricultural expert and a real dirt farmer has gone to Washington where ho goes at the request of South Dakota farmers to assist in obtaining farm relief legislation. Hie knowledge of conditions in this state. eepeeUlly among the farmers of the northwest section of S’outh Dakota who would be more greatly* benefit ted by federal relief, will ma terially assist members of congress In formulating legislation giving the desired relief, it is asserted in farm circles here. WAYNE LEGION POST INCREASES MEMBERSHIP * Wayne, Nob., May 1. (Special)_ I The local post of the American Le gion will hold its annual banquet ut the community building. Wednesday, May 7. The Women's Auxiliary w ill have charge of the banquet. A spe cial program has been arranged for the occasion. This post completed Us annual drive for membership this week showing an increase of over 40 per cent, in membership. KILL RELATIVES Omaha Police Lock Man Up Who Made Request, Fearing Insanity Omaha. N'eb,. May 2. —"I want you to lock roe up," said William i\ Wurster, 33, Crcston, la., to Captain Bert Thorpe at Central polite sta tion yesterday afternoon. "What for?" asked the captain. "I am going insane," stated Wur ster. “For the last four months I've been subject to spoils when an il mot t ungovet nuble obsession would come over me to kill. 1 always want ed to kill nnd kill. And not my en emies, but my best friends, my moth er and father, brothers, and sisters. "Vvo prayed and read the hi hie from cover to cover a dozen times, aiul tried everything I could think of to drive tl.a feeling away. Aty parents and brothers and sisters were so kind to me"— he hroke Into tears when hr, mentioned them, "so to be certain *>f their safety and in hopes that the change would help me, I lefl Crcston and came to Omaha. “Before 1 knew what I had done I found that 1 had spent my last pen ny for this,” and he handed Captain Thorpe a loaded revolver and an open bo* of cartridges. "Please lock • me up before it gets the best of me.” STATE NORMAL HEAD IS SUED Deposed Professor Charges He Has Been Damaged By False Stories Lincoln, Neb., May 2. (Special)— Thomas J. Majors, president of the state normal board, and A. I* Cavl ne&s, head of the Peru normal, were made defendants in a slander suit for $17,726.33, filed by Prof. Law rence Eason, recently dismissed as head of the English department. Mr. Eason says that he enjoyed a good reputation prior to his dismis sal, and that this came ahout through the action of CRviness and Majors in circulating fnlse state ments against him. He says Majors, without authority of the board, wrote him a letter of dismissal "for the good of the Institution,” and that he told false stories about him to the hoard that caused his dismissal HELD FOR DELINQUENCY OF MINOR GIRL Lincoln, N**b.. May 2.—W. K. Stroud, 26 years old, who says that, he and Flossie Bedam, a minor of Pawnee City, were on their way to Council Bluffs to get married when the police stepped In, has been placed under arrest on the charge of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. The couple came to Lin coln with a woman friend of the girl, but later she was relieved of her duties ns cha par on. and the couple occupied the satne apart ments. The girl says that she did not know what Stoud was leading her into, and that sho never would marry him now. SPELLING CONTEST TO BE HELD ON MAY V. Rloomfleld, Nel)., May 2. (Special) —A county spelling contest will be held at (’enter on Wednesday, May 7, and all rural school pupils who have taken part In tho oral and writ ten contests previously given are eligible to compete. The two suc cessful contestants will represent Knox county in the interstate con test to bo held at IClk Point, S. D., ori_ May ». SHOT NEIGHBOR \VHO THOUGHT HIM INSANE (leneva, Neb., May 2.—William Slttdek. a young fanner, was shot Thursday by James Turek, a neigh bor and Is said to be In a serious condition. He was wounded In the face and shoulder. Turek, a man about 30 yea*s old, was before the county board of Insanity this week and Sladek was u witness who Is alleged to have testified against him. The board discharged Turok as sane. Turek was brought to (leneva and lodged In Jail. TELEPHONE COMPANY IMPROVES ITS LINES Hartlngton. Neb., May 2.—The telephone company here Is making a number of Improvements and in the surrounding farming community. An underground efeble, to take the place of the many overhead wires of the system In Hartlngton, will be installed and farm lines are now be ing overhauled. DISTRICT COURT IN SE8SIOU AT CENTER Bloom field, Neb., May 2. (Special! -District court is now in session Jn Outer with Judge Phase presiding. There have heen IS applicants for naturalisation. Of t/tesc eight were naturalised, three applications were continued, one dismissed and one in which the applicant was deceased. DEPUTY SHERIFF AT PLAINVIEW IS DEAD Plain view. Neb., May 2.— Frank O Tenner, first chief of police, here, and serving at various times as councilman and deputy snerlff. Is dead here. At the time of his death he was a deputy sheriff. During Ihe world war lie was captain of the home guards ami was a charter member also of the fire department. He belonged to the I. O. O. F.. Mod ern Woodmen of America, end the Woodmen of tht \Vorl4 JUDGE ELLIOTT HOLDING COURT Number of Important Cases Scheduled To Be Tried At Lincoln IJncoln, Neb., April 28. (Special)— The term of federal district court which opened today is expected to be both a busy and interesting one, with a number of cases of unusual im portance. Judge James D. Elliott of Sioux Falls is on the bench, acting for Judge Thomas C. Munger. For mer Judge VV. C. Dorsey arrived from Omaha Sunday, and wilt assist Dis trict Attorney Kinsler in the prose cution of L. B. Howey and L. J. Dunn, former officers of the City National bank of Lincoln, who are charged with misapplying the funds of the bunk by extending cash and credit to Lincoln firms already heavily indebted to the trunk. The indictment against Howey nnd Dunn was returned sixteen months ago. The defense has alleged at different times that the indictment, was in competent, because only a govern ment investigator identified the hooks and records taken before the grand jury; that the indictment was defective, particularly in relation to the alleged conspiracy, and finally that none of the alleged violations were such in fact, and that there wan nothing criminal in the acts shown. Judge Elliott, however, at a previous hearing, overruled the demurrer. The loss sustained by the hank was heavy. Howey and Dunn put up their personal fortunes to make good a part of the loss, and the directors made up the balance. LAWRITSON ADVANCED IN ALLEN SCHOOL Allen, Neb., April 28. (Special)—The AlLrn school board has hired the fol lowing teachers for the next year. Prof. Lawritson has been principal here for the past two years and is advanced to the position of superin tendent. Glenn lAwrltson, superin tendent; Blanche Groves, principal; Bessie Greenewalt, English and Latin; Mattie Stewart, 8th grade; Florence Mulcome, Glh and 7th grades-, Zella VanGllder. 3rd and 5th grades; Marie Severance. 2nd and 4th grades; Ruby Turner, primary and 1st grade. No teacher hired for science and math matte*. SOUTH SIOUX PAVING CASE IN HIGH COURT Lincoln, Neb., April 28. (Special)— The supreme court heard arguments Friday afternoon in the case brought by the Sioux City Bridge company against the city of South Sioux City, a controversy involving the liability of the. company for paving done about a mile and a half from the bridge. The city says that it received substantial benefits from the paving, and it ought to stand part of the cost. The company attacks the paving ordinance as null and void, and cited the Rooney case, decided some time ago by the supreme court, in support of its claim for relief from payment. BUS LINES CARRY LIABILITY INSURANCE Lincoln, Neb.. April 28. (Special)— Must of the auto bus lines that do an Intercity business in Nebraska, carry liability insurance, it developed at the hearing called by the state railway commission to inquire Into what pro tection is given passengers in this respect. The commission is of the opinion that the amount should bo adequate, and eacli of the managers present was questioned closely ns to the amount he carried, whether he ran his busses on days when the roads were in poor condition and how many days In a year they can operate. CONTEST FOR OFFICE OF MAYOR AT WAKEFIELD Ponca, Neb., April 28. (Special)—A contest proceeding against U. G. Han son, who has been declared elected mayor of Wakefield and is now hold ing that office, has been filed in the court by George Whipperman. who opposed Mr. Hanson in the election. It is alleged there were irregularities in tie court. The date of hearing probably will be in about 3e days. TOWN OF ALLEN TO HAVE “WHITE WAV Alien, Neb.. April. 2S (Special)— Contract has been let for Installing the “white way" electrolier?; in Allen. The electric current from the high line has been turned on at Watorbui y aiul Martinsburg. current coming from Sioux City. Juice will con nected at Allen about the first >f the month, ami the present direct current plant discarded. EWING PLANS ON NUMEROUS IMPROVEMENTS Ewing. Neb.. April 28. (Special) - This town is planning a community program for the coming summer. The hoc sters met recently and formulated a program to boost the city and will present It to the commercial club wl.lt a convenes. Tuesday evening, at the city hall. The program is: a new elevator, removal of stockyards to n more desirable location, a bargain sales day by the merchants, n clean up campaign, more tree planting, rou(1 improvement a tourist park and a 1 and Mils summer. GRADE ROAD FROM ALLEN TO WAKEFIELD Allen. Neb., April 28. (Special)— Work starts May 1 on the grading of the state highway south from Allen to Wakefield. When this nine? mile streten is completed this glim mer It will make the highway num ber 23 running north and south through IUxon county complete from Ponca to Wakefield, the north por tion of it having been completed three years ego. The north portion troin Allen to Ponca will be sur faced w\th gravel this sumimx. i VERIFYING THB B!BLt The sum of the vrorlfl is tnrib.— Ps. 119:160. While the Bible contains a great many things which cannot be verified now, as, for example, all its doctrines in regard to the future state, it con tains also things which can be veri fied. Prophecies fulfilled—you remember the great man who was asked to name the strongest evidence of the truth of Christianity, and who ans wered in two words, "The Jews!" records confirmed by external and in dependent testimony from ancient monuments and the scrolls of for gotten historie&—there are many ways in which our confidence in the veracity of the Scriptures is strength ened and supported. But I think the best way rf all Is by putting its moral and religious precepts te the proof in this present life and seeing whether the results which are foretold do not begin to follow our actions here and now. Let a man take that word of Paul, "He that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but h» that soweth to the Spirit shall o! the Spirit reap life everlasting,” an leave her money to found a meFiorial hospi tal for animals. As to her quarrel with human na ture the woman may be left to settle t.iat uitn herself. To make a suc cessful quarrel there must always be two sides, and possibly when she has the leisure coolly to examine the causes of her grievances with her kind she may discover the fault was not all on one side. It seldom is. When she arraigns the tyranny of things she is upon sounder ground. Bvery one knows about the perver sity of inanimate matter, but not so many people realize now tney are ruled by their possessions. Money itself can be a burden, the weight of which grows heavier with accumulation. Kings know this tyranny of form and rule. The lone liness which does hedge about a monarch was pathetically voiced by a great queen. When her husband died she wailed, “There Is no one now to call me Victoria.” And probably never again in her long life did any ,one address her familiarly and lov ingly by her Christian name. Lesser persons than kings and the rich also make themselves the slaves of their goods. Who has not known the good housewife who is held In bondage by her house and furniture? There is not a day she can call her own, for daily her possessions silent ly clamor for attention, and until they have been dusted and cleaned and made to shine, she knows no peace of mind, or spirit. Nearly .every one Is oppressed by unneces sary and unessential persona! be longings. The assembling of gear is one of the penalties of civilization, but things should not be allowed to become masters instead of servants. There are many more important things in life than houses, and motor cars and furniture, and clothes and a feverish rush after pleasure. The difficulty Is to hit a happy mean, and to do that a philosophy of con tentment must be cultivated; and it must be learned not to fuss. Fussing kills as many people as care. EASTER RAIN I think the sap of every spray Leaps to a hidden tune today, Bursting in music green and gay; For love Is falling in the rain, Drenching the world to life again, Splashing through the April air Resurrection everywhere. O. magic of the humble shower! Cup hearer to the smallest flower! Stooping to pour the gift divine In living streams of dewy wine Where honeysuckles leap and twine! Holding the cup to thirsty leaves Of hawthorn bush and dogwood trees While little birds in every lane Sing “Love is falling in the rain!” O, Mystery, to bend so low That in a raindrop You might go! O, Love, so intimate and small, The breath, the bloom, the gift of all! The Very Heart of every heart. The end, the middle, and the start, Above, below, within, without— O, April blossoms, laugh and shout! And soul, sing forth a high refrain, Lifting a mad and happy strain. For love Is falling in the rain! —Margaret Prescott Montague, in the North American Review. More Egyptian Wonders. From the Christian Science Monitor. When it is recalled that Mr. Wayn mann Dixon is the engineer who. in 1S“7. dug up the Cleopatra’s Needle, which whs later set up on the bank of the Thames, it is hut natural that his recent suggestions regarding further investigation of the Great Pyramid should have aroused con siderable interest in Cairo, Mr. Dixon believes that there is a canal under the pyramid, many allusions to such subterranean waterways being found In Arabic works and Herodotus spe cifically referring to an underground chamber in the hill on which the Pyramid of Cheops stands. The fact that this ancient structure has al ready provided so many surprises and that Mr. Dixon has contributed to a number of the discoveries made therein, would seem to furnish some sufficient reason for crediting his present theory. For Future Reference From the Washington Star. “How long is this investigation going to last?" "I don’t know,” answered Senator Sorghum, “it looks to me as if there were enough material to enable it to keep going through years to come as a valuable warning to posterity.’’ Mia Liking. Prom the Kansas City Star. "1 like to see an elderly fat man wearing knickerbockers." admitted Pea tus Vaster. "I enjoy laughing to my self at othtr people's silliness, and such an object Is fine for that purpose." Even If Some Details Overdrawn Graft Picture Quite True to Life . From the Philadelphia Record. Republican newspapers that affect to regard the testimony being produced before the Senatorial investigating committee as almost too trivial to mention quite ignore one important phase of this question. It may be admitted, for instance, that there is. much that is absurd in the story told by A1 Jennings about Jake Hamon, member of the republican national committee from Okla homa, putting up $1,000,000 to secure the nomination of Senator Harding for president at Chicago and spending money lavishly to secure the support of the New York delegation; but such state ments cannot be blushed aside as entirely unimportant. Doubt less Hamon, if reported correctly by Jennings, was talking fool ishly and with all the imbecile arrogance of an unscrupulous vulgarian who has suddenly become immensely wealthy; but his. remarks have their significance none the less because they cor reetly interpret the men and influences that were potent in the councils of the republican party in 1920. In the same way much of the evidence given by Roxie Stin son and other witnesses before the Walsh committee, especially as. it related to the doings of the late Jess Smith, would be quite in admissible in a court of law, but at the same time it has great val ue as showing the kind of persons Harry M. Dapgherty chose for his intimate associates, and so cannot be laughed away as being of trifling importance. Certainly it has led the public to a firm, conviction that Daugherty was a very improper person to have at the head of the department of justice, and doubtless was one of the leading factors in persuading President Coolidge to ask for his resignation. it is the atmosphere of the Harding administration, as re vealed by all this sordid testimony, even though some of it is quite improbable, that is the compelling feature of these disgusting dis closures. Cheap machine politics and hard cash dominated too many of the men close to the president and put an indelible brand on the whole regime. Aside from the resignation of Denby and Daugherty, the proposed cancellation of the oil leases, the un masking of the avaricious Fall and the uncovering of a lot of oth er crooks, the testimony presents a picture of republican leaders and methods that is absolutely true to the life, even though some of the details cannot be verified. REAL DRAGON THAT SPITS FIRE IN THE MOVIES Berlin.—German film producer* are striving to gain a foothold in the production of spectacular films, In which American producers have hith erto had the lead. The most ambitious attempt in this direction is the filming of the world known folklore of the Nibelungen. The Ufa-Decla concern of Berlin has produced this saga. Immortalized by Wagner and his music. Two years had been consumed in making the production with an army of actors, architects, engineers and stage hand*. The dragon in the picture, looking frightfully life like, is 70 feet long and weighs nearly two tons. The beast Is able to climb down rocks, drink water and move its ugly head in any direction. It spits fire a dis tance of 25 feet, and when Siegfried attacks it with his sword, it wraps itself in a veil of flames. M hile the German producers are striving for a foothold with spectacu lar products. Germany imported from abroad more than 2R0.OQ0 meters of foreign products. The works of Charlie Chaplin. Jackie Coogan, the Gish sisters, Mary Pickford and other American stars are now constantly displayed In the bigger metropolitan houses. NAPIER ENGINE ADOPTEu London.—Claimed to be the largest in the world, the 1,000 horsepower Napier aero engine has been officially accepted by the Eritish Air Minis try, after a strenous test which in cluded running on the bench for 53 hours. THE LARGEST RUG The largest Chinese rug ever brought to America measuring by 40 feet is to adorn the new headquarters of the Business Men’s club of Cincinnati. Ben Franklin’s House Razed For a Bridge Philadelphia.—Benjamin Franklin's supposed “first Phils,delphia home’” has been razed to make way for mod ern day traffic. The little alley house, more thant 200 years old, was in the path of the approach of the Delaware River bridge which will connect southern New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Sentiment was cast aside when the wreckers demolished the house at Fourth and Race streets. Under the picks of the razers, the little dwelling vanished, but the bricks were good despite their age and will be sold to be used in the building of another house. Whether the house was ever the Franklin home has long been debated, but never decided. Several efforts were made to save the structure, but were abandoned because the au thenticity of the house could not be verified. investigators say the house was unquestionably of the period in which Poor Richard lived and express the belief that it was the home of Frank lin. Until razed, the house brought a rental of $15 a month. Indiana Youngster Is Regular Cash Register Ander.ion, Ind.—Although our fi nancial advisers continually point out that the one tray to sure fortune ami a life of ease is started by saving: pennies, physicians are agreed that it is not a good idea to use the baby for a savings bank. Parents of Buddie Kistler, 3 years old, took him to a physician to re move a penny which had lodged in his throat. When this was done, the doctor shook out four dimes that Buddie had sw'allowed. Buddie’s ap petite has returned. In These Days Lawyers Must Be Rated Somewhat According to Their Clients From the Lincoln Journal. Samuel Knight of San Francisco cannot serve as attorney for* the government in its ease against Standard Oil. The Senate re jects the nomination on learning that Mr. Knight is counsel for a. trust company in which the Rockefellers, who dominate Standard Oil, are heavy stockholders. A large majority of the members of the Senate are lawyers. It is a body of lawyers which decides that an attorney who has been, counsel for a trust company in which Rockefellers are stockhold ers cannot be trusted as counsel to oppose an oil company in whiclt these same individuals are heavy stockholders. The president of the United States, himself a lawyer, took the same view in regard to former Attorney General Gregory. This makes a well nigh unanimous negative to John W. Davis' claim that a lawyer should be judged regardless of his client. This claim is in keeping with the old idea of a lawyer. He served case by case. This week he might be trying a ease for a certain corpora tiou. Next week lie might be trying a ease against that corpora tion. Being iu the service of a wide range of individuals and in terests the lawyer was looked upon as beinjf himself personally de tached. Now ibis is changed. The most successful lawyers are in the salaried service of important clients. Mr. Davis draws from one interest. the house of Morgan, a salary greater than that of tho i president, of the United States. Such a lawyer is no longer an in dependent attorney, taking eases from whatever source they come. He becomes, in a sense, a member of the firm which he serves—its steady agent and guide in much the same »ense as its president and secretary. His mind grows fixed in his client's interest even as his. client’s own. It is for this that even a senate of lawyers and a president who is a lawyer lay down the rule that a lawyer must be known by the client he keeps. California Jay Walkers Now Laugh at Motorists Sacramento.—California pedes- | trains have as much right In the middle of the street as automobiles. *it has been ruled by the Third Dis trict Court of Appeals. R. Devochie. recently exercising this right, was knocked down by a motor vehicle piloted by Walter A. Barr. He asked the Superior Court, of Maderia County for $10,000