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OLD DIRECTOR IN DISREPUTE Management of LaFollette Campaign in Nebraska in New Hands Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 14. (I. N. S.)— Acting upon ‘nstructlons from na tional headquarters. Frank A. Har rison, regional director of the Lalol lette-Wheeler campaign, Monday as sumed control of the progressive race in Nebraska. He succeeds Otto Mutz, who, it is alleged, came into disfavor with the national committee as a re sult of assisting E. E. I’lacok, of Wahoo, democratic candidate for con gress. Mutz la said to have included n subscription list for a weekly Lin coln newspaper in campaign advertis ing setit from state headquarters in behalf of the lndt pendent ticket. REAL CONTEST FOR JUDGESHIP Northeast Nebraska Attor neys Willing to Succeed Judge Guy T. Graves Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 14. (Special)— A lively contest Is on for the judge* ship made vacant by the death ot Judge Guy T. Graves, of Pender. Horace E. Burkett of Hartlngton, Is here, armed with the backing ot the bar of Cedar county, and sought an Interview with Governor Bryan. He la a democrat, as Is C. A. Kings bury, of Ponca, who Is also hero with friends who are backing him for the place, George Learner, of Da kota City, is reported to be willing to accept, but that he will make nu fight for it. Pressure is to be brought on behalf of Mark J. Ryan and Cecil Bough, of Thurston county. No .ap pointment will be made until after the governor gets back from the trip he started on Monday. HIGH SCHOOL BOYS ARE BADLY INJURED Superior, Neb., Oct. 14. (I. N. S.)—* Roy Basstl and Harold Hartwell, Hastings high school, sustained frac tures of the leg bones when a service truck crashed into their motor cycle. Tho truck passed over them, demol ishing the motor cycle and pinuing' Bassett beneath lojj T. broke- *t> e: r DWO *«<* the _Hartwell’s left was broken. FARMER ELEVATOR CONCERN LOSES ITS CONTENTION Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 14.-—The state railway commission has temporarily denied the application of the Ne braska Farmers Cooperative Grain & Live Stock association for an order on the Burlington to put in a transfer truck at Lawrence so that tho farmer elevator there, located on that road, may switch its stuff to the Missouri Pacific tracks at that point and thus be able to enter the corn market in ! southern Kansas and Oklahoma. The commission says that whik1 the situ ation in unwarranted tho preferable procedure is to attempt to secure joint rates through the Superior gateway to the south for all stations similarly situated. It has taken tho matter up formally with the inter state commerce commission, and if that fails this case will again be put or the calendar. The commission overruled tho railroad contention that Itlng Interslat} shipments It had no Jurisdiction. The cominiss’or says it bas the power to compel proper facil ities for shippers even if the greater use of those facilities are for handling out-of-state shipments. GREAT WESTERN ROAD MAY BE TAKEN OVER Omaha, Neb., Oct. 14.—A quiet move on the part of unidentified fin ancial interests, believed by local stock brokers to be the Van Swer lngens of Cleveland, to buy up the stock of the Chicago Great Western railroad has been noted by local brokers. “Local railroad officials are cog nizant of the move,” a local paper says and agrees that It Is an indi cation that a strong railroad sys tem is seeking to gain control of this road. Most of them assert that this move Is backed by the Van Sweringen interests. "The ambition of the Van Swer lngcns to control a line from the At lantic to the Pacific is well known in railroad circles. The purchase of the Great Western would be a step to the westward and use of tHe western line as feeders for lines east of Chicago would be an ideal com bination." LAFOLLETTE TO SPEAK IN OMAHA SATURDAY Omaha. Neb.. Oct. 14. (Special)— LaFollette headquarters In Chicago notified members of the LaFollette club in Omaha, Monday, that Senator Robert M, LaFollette, independent presidential candidate, would deliver two speeches in Omaha on the after noon and evening of October 80. RAILROAD DISPUTES VALUE OF RACE HORSE Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 14. (Special).. The Omaha railroad filed its an swer Monday to the $3,500 damage ■nit brought by Burt Schreve and J. E. Schreve because of the injuries to their race horse. Batter Bee, for which they blame the railroad. The answer alleges that when the hors* was shipped from Fargo to Sioux City, his owners filed with the road their statement that the horse was worth $120. The railroad says this is *11 the horse was worth. ROADS OPPOSE RATES ON SAND Nebraska Board Holds In quiry on Complaint of Several Towns Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 17. (Special.)— The state railway commission sat all day Thursday on an inquiry into the question of whether it should order Joint rates put in by the railroads on shipments within the stpte of sand, gravel and crushed stone. The rail roads protest on the grounds that as there are sand pits on all railroads no demand exists for Joint hauls Stone dealers from Schuyler, Cen tral City and Superior favored Joint rates. They said that the railroads are playing favorites In that they have created a zone that gives all sand pits within 50 miles of Omaha and Lincoln, the chief consuming centers, a rate so low that none on the outside can compete without sac rificing alt of their profits. RAISE FUNDS FOR BLOOMFIELD BAND Bloomfield, Neb., Oct. 17. (Special.) -—More than >600 was raised at the benefit staged Wednesday for the Bloomfield concert band. Two big dances, two picturo sliows and a chicken supper were the means used to ralso the mioney. TEACHER INJURED IN FOOTBALL SCRIMMAGE Bloomfield, Neb., Oct. 17. (Special) —P. H. Hornby, manual training teacher and athletic director at the Bloomfield high school, suffered a broken collar bone Tuesday. He was working with the football squad and In making a tackle his shoulder struck the ground In such a manner as to cause the break. COVICTION OF GRICHER LEGAL Attorney General Gives An Opinion In Lincoln County Case Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 17. (I. N. S.)— Attorney General Spillman has filed a printed opinlion for the supreme court holding that the conviction of Carl K. Goucher for aiding and abet Arthur Allen, former county sjlerk of Lincoln county in committing forgery was proper and fully sus tained by the evidence. Goucher was an Agent of the Omaha Printing company which sold large amounts of supplies to the county. The state claimed that Goucher was given warrants to pay the claim against the county but instead of turning them over to the Omaha Printing concern, he endorsed them and used the money. Goucher then asked Allen to cause the county to pay more than ii owed, the state maintained, promising to pay it back. OMAHA’S PLUMBER ORDINANCE ATTACKED Lincoln, Neb-, Oct. 17 (I. N. S.l— Anderson and company master plum bers of Omaha, have attacked the validity of the ordinance creating a board of plumbing examiners in a brief filed in the state supreme court. The brief charges the Omaha city council named such a board and acted in an arbitrary arjd illegal manner disregarding state law and trying to force master plumbers us weii as Journeymen to Jake out permits. COMPENSATION DENIED AN OMAHA MAN Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 17.—State com pensation commissioner Pry has de nied the request of James Thomas, 60 years old, employe of the McCord Brady company, of Omaha, for com pensation. Thomas had been employ ed unloading sugar and other heavy goods und had bec-Jino incapacitated. Tho coihmissloner held that industry should not be taxed to care for in juries incurred when men do harder work than their physical condition warrants. ENDS HEARING OP CHARGES AGAINST MANN Decatur, Nt'b., Oct- 17.—Dr. Sam uel Blair, Inspector from the office of the secretary of the interior, spent a day at the Omaha Indian agency. He spent ubout 10 days at the Winne bago Indian agency investigating charges against P. T. Mann, superin tendent of that Indian agency, taking a voluminous mass of evidence of fered by the members of that tribe in connection with complaints filed in Washington. One of the members of the tribal council stated that one of the major complaints involved the leasing of Indian land to John Ashford, million aire Indian trader, who later sub leased it in violation of the rules of the Indian office. His lease was or dered cancelled as a result of the in vest 'gation. A member of the tribe stat?d the testimony would be sub mit ;ed to the secretary of the inter ior and tlie commissioner of Indian affairs before finul action was taken oji Mr. Mann's case. TAKE LIQUOR ON SIOUX COUNTY FARM Rock Valley. Ia., Oct. 17. (Special) —Sheriff Synhorst and Deputy Dyk etra raided the Edward Mavelaar farm near lnwood and seized a quan tity of what is said to l>e intoxicating liquor. Havelaar was placed undo bond to appear in the district court. RAISE MONEY TO BUY FIRE ALARM BELL Rock Valley, la., Oct. 17. (Special) —A dance was given by the volun I teer fire department Monday evening, I the proceeds going toward the pur chase of a fire alarm belt. John W. Davis Confers m Washington C3yKfrC JBTlIftVglfe F, JOJHTKT %?AVXS*. Above is pictured John W. Davis, democratic presidential nomi nee in conference in Washington, with Clem L. Shaver, chairman of the democratic national committee. PROBE DEMO FUNDS TODAY Senate Committee Expects To Take Up La Follette Case Soon Universal Service, Washington, Oct. 20.—Expenditures of the democratic national committee, from the beginning of the presidential campaign to the present time, will occupy the attention of the special Senate committee investigating cam paign funds Tuesday at its opening session here. It*had been planned to take the testimony of a number of Phila delphia contributors to the republican budget, but they have notified Chair man Borah they would be unable to reach here before Wednesday. Joseph R. Grundy, Chester W. Hill, Nathan T. Folv ' :i, John T. King and Samuel R. Vau in will appear at that time. E. T. S.u'esbury, the Philadelphia partner < f J. P. Morgan and com pany has not yet advised the com mittee when he will answer Us sub poena, but it is thought likely he will be here Wednesday. Tuesday's session of the investiga tors will be a short one, as it will not begin until 2 o’clock in the after noon. Clem L. Shaver and James W. Gerard, chairman and treasurer of the democratic national committee, will present the figures of campaign expenditures. The assertion of Chairman Butler of the republican national committee that supporters of Senator La Fol lette in Wisconsin are endeavoring to raise a fund of $500,000 in that state will probably be investigated after the committee has finished its. con sideration of republican campaign funds, Senator Borah said. Submission of reports covering the financing of the democratic campaign to date, will be followed by the turn ing in of similar reports regarding the republican and La Follette Wheeler campaigns to which the campaign managers already have a grted. ^ _ WINDY CITY TONGS AGAIN ON WARPATH; TWO MEN KILLED Universal S' vice Chicago, Oct. 20.—F ivolvers blazed again in a renewal of the tong war fare among Chicago Chinese Mon day night, claiming four victims. Willie Kee Kai was shot to death while standing in the kitchen of his restaurant. His assailants, said to have been members of the Hip Sing tong, had laid an ambuscade from a neighboring fire escape. A few minutes later three other members of the On Leong tong, rivals of the Hip Sings, were found shot, one of them, Harry Ton, fatally. Heavy details of police were sent | to the Clark street district, said to be the stronghold of the Hip Sings, In fear that a concerted attack would he made by the On Leungs. M’DONALD MAKES APPE AL TO PEOPLE FOR RE-ELECTION London, Oct. 20.—Premier Mac Donald. who is facing a hard fight for re-election to commons in the Aberavcn district,' issued an election statement Monday, making direct ap peal to the people to return him to power. *‘l ask the country to give mo power to carry on the work of the labor party,” said the manifesto. "If only a minority of the government labor ites won it would rid the country of Its confidence in the labor party. I desire the country to give me power to carry on our work for the greatest cause in the world, peace.” Slight Earth Quake Felt In Parts of South Carolina Universal Service. Atlanta. Ga., Oct. 20.—Slight earth quake shocks were felt generally through the Piedmont region of South Carolina between 3:V and 3:36 o'clock Monday morning. Reports re ceived from Spartanburg, Greenville. Anderson. Greenwood and Asheville each said the shock was sufficient to awaken asleeping persons and to rat tle windows and crockery. No damage was done. The disturbance lasted only two minutes. DAVIS CHARGES CAL IS PART N Statement of Cooiidge On National Defense Brings Sarcastic Reply BY SEARS TAYLOR, Universal Service Correspondent. Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 20.—-John W. Davis, the democratic candidate for president, opened file on President Cooiidge from a new angle in an address here Monday. He accused him first of playing partisan politics and then of taking a submissive at titude with regard to naval disarm ament. Davis referred to a statement made by the president Sunday in which he declared that, under the terms of the Washington disarmament confer ence, ‘‘we are now entitled to a navy equal to that of any other nation.” “When, in the name of the Great Jehova and the continental congress, did we have to have an agreement in order to maintain a navy of equal strength with other powers?” the nominee asked. With biting sarcasm he continued: “I do the president the justice to believe that he did not know the import of what he was saying. Surely the United States does not need an agreement with other nations to maintain an adequate national de fense.” Attacks Conference With this as a starting point the candidate launched into a general at tack on the Washington conference, declaring that it had provided no agreement with regard to aircraft and submarine forces—vitally more Important than naval strength, he said. Davis inferred that President Cooi idge was using the Washington arms conference as a political plaything and that the American people were being deluded as to its actual bene fits. “I hope that mere partisan exag geration in the midst of a political campaign will not lull the American people into a security they do not actually enjoy,” he declared. The candidate spoke to an audience of more than 11,000 persons which half filled the new Vanderbilt univer sity bowl. Tie looked worn and tired as he took his place before the micro phone on the speaker’s stand, and his address lacked the fire and energy that marked the speeches he de livered during the early part of his campaign. The strain of his inten sive fight for the presidency is visi bly telling on him. Eulogizes Heroes Davis devoted nearly half of his address to a eulogy of the long list of statesmen and generals which the south has given to the nation. He referred particularly to “Stonewall” Jackson who lived and died here and compared the administration of "Old Hickory’’ to that of Woodrow Wilson “His spirit lived again in the frail form of Wilson.'' he said. "The same indomitable spirit and hatred of special privilege and corruption marked both.” Davis asked his hearers to compare the administrations of Jackson and Wilson with that of Harding and Cooiidge and then make their de cision on election day as to which had hotter served the peordo and de served to rule the government of this country. Davis remained over night in Nashville and will leave In the morning for Louisville Ky„ where he will address a mass meeting Tues day -night. -- o --- Woman Held on Charge of Robbing Parents of $11,200 St. Paul. Oct. 20.—-Charged with .stealing $11,200 from her parents, Mrs. Martha Battaglin .and her hus band, John B. Battaglia, were ar lested here at the request of Deputy Sheriff C. Belair and George Hag genmlller and the sheriff from Mari nette, Wis., police announced. Milly’s Count Takes Steps To Legalize First Divorce Universal Service Berlin, Oct. 20.—Count Von Hoogs traeten. husband of Milllcent Rogers, Is reported to have applied for Hun garian citizenship papers at Buda pest. The action is taken. It is said, 'n order to make the count's divorc* from his first wife legal. It Is stated that Austrian law does not recognize the legality of divorce to the extent of permitting remar riage. FAILS TO GET BIG DAMAGES DeWitt, Neb., Woman Sued Pender Man for Breach Of Prom ise Penrler, Neb., Oct. 18. (Special.)— Carl Hallberg, Pender man who was sued for $50,000 damages because he failed to marry Mrs. Ollie Himes, DeWitt widow, after she says he promised to do so, won his case. Mrs. Himes formerly lived here. She said that he had wooed her strenuously. A large number of letters that passed between the two were introduced in evidence, but the attorney for Hannerg argued to the jury that they indicate merely impersonal friendship and dared the other side to point out any promise of marriage. Mrs. Himes also dis played a kewpie doll, a bottle of perfume and some hosiery as gifts from Hallberg. WOMAN AND HER CHILDREN MISSING Lincoln, Neb., Oct. IS. (SpeciaL)— Mrs. Ruth Alice Lutz is being hunted for, but not very diligently, by officers. Mrs. Lutz and her husband have been having some trouble. Mrs. Lutz was anxious to keep their four small children, ana three weeks ago was taking them to her parents’ home out of the city. She left them at the station while she went on an errand. When she came back the children were gone. Later she found the quartet at the home of her husband’s par ents in Auburn. Under a writ of habeas corpus issued out of the Lancaster county courts a constable went down and gathered them in. The court let the mother have them temporarily, but when the trial was called neither the mother nor the children could be found. PLAN TO REBUILD WAKEFIELD LIGHT PLANT Wakefield, Neb., Oct. 18.—A pro ject is under consideration to re. build the Wakefield electric light plant at a cost of $45,000, installing alternating current. This improve ment would come about by the pur chase of the present plant from the Wakefield Electric company by the Nebraska Utilities company, of Omaha, which has offered $150 for each $100 share held by the stock holders, provided 51 per cent of the stock could he purchased. The 'Wakefield Electric company now has on hand a surplus of ap proximately $21,000 and, according to law, this may be used by a new company only by. matching it with an equal sum and investing the whole amount in the plant. SAYS ECONOMY ISf PORTANT President of State College Urges County Agents to Be “Balance Wheels” Ames, la-, Oct. 17. (Special!— “Economy,” that was one of the watchwords that President R. A. Pearson gave to Iowa’s county agri cultural and home demonstration agents in his address to their annual i conference at Iowa State college. The importance of loyalty, keeping out of politics and serving as com munity balance wheels, were other things that he impressed upon them. ■’Every one of us who directs the expenditure of public funds must make sure that we make the best use of those funds,” said President Pear son. “It is my observation that the taxpayer is not concerned so much as to the amount of taxes as he is whether the taxes he pays are ef ficiently used for public good. He wants to know most of all whether he is getting his money’s worth. We must always bo ready to show the largest possible return for every dol lar used. Weigh every item of ex penditure to be sure that it will bring results." SIOUX COUNTY PLANS MORE ROAD WORK Orange City, la., Oot. 17. (Special) —The Board of Supervisors of Sioux county has awarded the contract to Vander Sohaaf and Vander Stowe of Hull, la., to gravel the road between Alton and Granville. Their bid was 29 cents per cubic yard for a one mile haul of 8,088 units and an ad ditional 7 3-4 cents for each ad ditional one-half mile haul of 90,000 units to be spread over the rest of the road. They are to receive 20 cents (ter cubic yard for 4,000 cubic yards stripping. The price includes spreading gravel on the road. The grading must be completed by December 1 and the graveling by De cember 31 of this year. When this is completed Sioux county will have more than 04 miles of paved and graveled roads, connecting ali the in corporated towns, except Hospers. I The county has purchased land from Jake Van Oort at Orange City for $2363.10. This pit Is located about a mile from the proposed graveled road. AWARDS CONTRACTS FOR HIGHWAY WORK Pierre, S. D-, (Special).—The state highway commission has announced the awarding of contracts on bids received for highway construction on October 14 as follows: For the graveling of 7.27 miles of highway in Brown county on state 1 trunk highway No. 41 from the North Dakota state line to Frederick, to R. R. Wiley, Summit, S. D Building culverta in Roberts county to J. Q Sorenson, Trent, S. D WHEAT MOVING TO THE MARKET Nebraska Growers Take Ad vantage of Pitre—Some Delays Omaha, Neb., Oct. (Special)— State railway commissioners say that the reports filed with them Indicate that wheat is moving rapidly and it> larger volume than last year. At many country elevators from $1.20 tr $1.29 was paid during the week. Grain men advibe that the prices are going higher, and this is causing some holding off. The estimate is that only 45 per cent, of the 192! crop .has gone to market, coming largely from farmers who had pressing debts to meet and those who thought the price satisfactory. The commission has few reports of car shortage trou bles, and in each case it has found that the local agent had misinter preted a rule requiring the use of foreign cars for interstate shipmenta and had refused system cars ^en hand for such use. The commission has instructed in each instance that If ,*\ foreign car cannot be secured with in a reasonable time for such ship ment, the railroad must use its own cars. FUNERAL HELD FOR JUDGE GUY T. GRAVES Pender, Neb., Oct. (Special)— The funeral of Guy T. Graves, late judge of the eighth judicial district, occurred Sunday afternoon and was. attended by a large number of peo ple from all over the state and es. pecially from the eighth district. Nearly every attorney in the district was present. Dr. B. M. Long, of the Presbyterian church officiated in th& burial service. The pall bearers were: Honorary pall bearers—Judge A. A. Welsh, Wayne; Former Congressman J. J. McCarthy, Ponca; Judge Cui tis L. Day, Pender; Frank O’Gara, Hartington; Frank P. Votter, Laurel;' E. J. Smith, Homer. Active pall bear ers—R. G. Fuhrman, J. B. Rosslter, E. A. Wiltse, S. D. Love, Dr. Jno, Berg, M. W. Murray. GOVERNOR SPENDS DAY AT OFFICE IN CAPITOL Lincoln, Neb., Oct. _ (I. N. S.)— Governor Bryan, democratic vice presidential candidate was at his of fice today, following his return from a swing around the circle that carried him into Kansas. Oklahoma, New Mexico and Colorado. He devoted the day to checking up on state affairs that have aecum muluted during his absence, but plans to resume his stumping tour tomor row. The nominee declared he was pleas ed with the receptions he received during his trip and said the situa tion in the southwest was very en couraging. RAISES NEW POINT IN LIQUOR LAW Lincoln, Neb., Oct. * (Special)— Paul B. Walker, arrested In York, and whose automobile was ordered con fiscated because he was carrying a flask of liquor in his pocket, has ap pealed to the supreme court. He raises a new point, which is that a man may have liquor In his possession for his own use without having vio lated any law, and that if there is any statute that says It is a crima that law is violative of the personal liberty guarantee of the constitution. The attorney general contends that whether a man has liquor for a lawful or unlawful purpose is always a question for the jury, to whom he must justify its possession, and when it finds him guilty there is no ap pellate court power to decide other wise. WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN TO STUMP NEBRASKA Lincoln, Neb., Oct. C i—A proposed itinerary for William Jennings Bryan in Nebraska has been made public, by the democratic state committee It calls for four addresses October IB, at Seward, York, Aurora and Grand Island. October 16, the “com moner" is scheduled at the following: places: St. Paul, Central City, Ful lerton and Albion. The next day the vice presidential nominee’s brother will speak before the following audi ences, according to the proposed schedule: Humphrey, Columbus,. Schuyler and Fremont. PACKERS FINALLY CLOSE RETAIL MEAT MARKET Omaha, Neb.. Oct. ' A contro versy of five years was ended hero when the retail meat markets of Armour & Co. were closed. C. S. Waterbury, general manager of the Armour Interests In Omaha and South Omaha, refused to discuss the situation but asserted that "In fair ness to retail meat shops, his com pany should not operate both whole sale and retail departments.” “We received consent from tho Chicago office," he said. Numer ous requests it was said were made by representatives of the National Butchers Workmen association urg ing the packers to dispense with their retail markets. Officials of the local butchers* unions asserted that Cudahy and other packing concerns would follow the action of Armour & Co. in Oma ha and other cities. EXPLOSION OF GAS TANK ENDANGERS LIVES Decatur, Neb., Oct. —While re pairing a 250-gallon gasoline tank to be used In connection with an oil burner for the H. H. Byram store, the tank exploded, hurling the end piece through the rear of Herman Pollock’s store. D. B. Watson was soldering some leaks when the explosion occurred and he and Fre<\ A. Byram, who was nearby, consider they had a very narrow escape.