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DID NOT KNOW NECK CRACKED Coleridge, Neb., Farmer Has Experience Quite Out Of Ordinary Coleridge. Neb., Nov. \ (Special) —To break his neck and be up and around a whole day before knowing It war. the experience of Charles Wil ley of this place. A cow which he was milking crowded ngainst Willey and to guard against being shoved over, he braced himself art3 pushed against her with his heed which resulted in a sudden popping noise plainly heard by Wil ley and his hired man. althoucn at that time they thought nothing of it, except to wonder what It was. The following day. when Willey was taken with continued fainting spells, he recalled tl»c experience with the cow the previous night, and lulling a physician It was found that a vertebrae in his neck was fractured. NEBRASKA TO PROTEST PROPOSED COAL RATES Lincoln, Neb., Nov. -—U. O. Pow ell, rate expert for the state railway commission, has gone to Washington tcrytresent a protest to the Interstate Commerce Commission, when the matter comes tip today of approving the report of tlie examiner as to oroposed new coal rates from Colo rado and Wyoming mining points. The examiner recommends n reduc tion, but desires to make Wyoming coals pay more than Colorado coals. The state commission objects to this because the reduction is not largo enough and because la tter prices for Wyoming coals are assured if the free play of competition with Colo rado mines is maintained as now. Nebraska pnyi: f27,000,000 coal bill each year, and having no coal, Inter state rates are an Important factor in local prices, nearly half on the av erage of the wholesale price being freight. -r STILL DENIES GUILT OF CRIMINAL ASP'UIT. Lincoln, Neb., Nov. (Special; — John N. Phillips, Tame Rock man, ] convicted of criminal assault, has asked the supreme court for u re. j hearing claiming that the lavvj er he | hired to present his appeal to that , tribunal wrote an Inadequate brief, j overlooking many points, an J to cap his inefficiency never apr eared In ( court to orally submit the case on ar gument. Phillips claims Ik* was pre vented from showing by a doctor that the girl's story was untrue, and urges ; that (he most he could ne convicted • of was a simple assar.lt, as an ac- | casing conscience halted him. He j says he Is no more guilty of crime ; than Is a man who intends to steal an automobile, hut looking It o. er concludes not to do so. SHE PAYS JUDGMENT BUT ENTERS PROTES , Lincoln, Neb., Nov. “* (Hpecla’f - Mrs. Harriet Stocker, ordered b> a jury to pay her daughtertnlaw, ». ife of a Lincoln lawyer, $10,0(.:0 for nl’.en atlng her husband’s affections, has done so, accompanying the payment with a five page protest In which she says that if this Is the law par ents must cease all associations with their children as soon as they marry or run the risk of being penalized for seeking to guide them across the danger spots of matrimony. She says that she pays this Judg ment only because she knows the courts have the power to enforce their decrees; that, she is mortgaging some of the property she set aside for her old age In order to pay It, and that she cannot give proper re spect to the courts in this case bc uause the supreme court refused or' neglected to give due weight to the testimony and that Us decision shows a number of "gross failures to con sider the law or record" some of which she proceeds to point out. She says that the court has set a bad precedent for the future and left her In an unjust light before the public. IOWAN IS NOT TO BLAME FOR ACCIDENT. North Platte, Neb., Nov. ' —A coroner's Jury exonerated John Cnm bln. of Orunge City, la», front all blame In the accident Saturday in which George Greenfield of North Bend, Neb., lost his life. IDA COUNTY PIONEER DIES AT ROCK RAPIDS Ida Grove, la., Nov. (Special.) •—Word was received ncro Sunday /nornlng of the death of Richard H. ' 3e!man at the home of ills son, Dr. Ernest Get man, at Hock Rapids, la., and funeral services were held in this elty Tuesday afternoon. The decent!* d came to Ida county in 1881 and for more than thirty yours was n resident of Ida Grove, uni had passed his KPth year. He was the owner at one time of a formula from which a pain relief medicine was manufactured, an* which was sold through hundreds of Iowa druggists. For several years he has made his licmc with his son at Rock Rapids. Ri sides his widow lie leaves two s .ns and two daugh ters, Mrs. Juhn Lockwood, of Web ster, S. D, Hr. Ernest Getman, of Rock Rapids, la.. Lloyd Getnian, of California, by his first wife, and Mrs. Howard Smith of this city by his second marriage. WOMAN CAPTURES DEER ALIVE IN IOWA Avoca, Ia„ Nov. (Special)—A deer, a stray from the herd of sev eral hundred that for years roamed undisturbed in this section, appeared in the dooryard of the farm home of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Scott, near here. Mrs. Scott was feeding chickens and euliihs to the deqr soon had ,t eating salt from her hand, when Ehe placed a rope about its neck and now has it for a pot. MAGNUS SAYS BOOTLEGGERS DEFEATED HIM Minnesota Senator Charges Big Slush Fund Raised Against Him Universal Service. Washington, Nov. 23.—Senator Magnus Johnson of Minnesota Sun day notified colleagues that despite the 9,000 majority given ills repub lican opponent in the recent senator ial race, he expects to succeed him self In the next congress. Johnson reported, from his farm in Minnesota, that both state and federal authorities are making a rigid investigatldh into the alleged "bootleggers slush fund” which he believes contributed largely to his defeat. Sensational evidence to support charges that vast sums were raised to fight him from bootleggers, who were promised immunity from arrest, Magnus said, has been submitted to the grand jury by hts secretary, H. O. Telgan. He does not charge that Thomas I). Schall who defeated him, was im plicated in any way in the activities of bootleggers but was the benefici ary. "Drys” Back of Magnus His colleague, Senator Shlpstead, upon his return here Sunday, said the prohibition forces are back of Magnus in his fight and that the alkged promises of Immunity to law breakers have been brought to the attention of the department of jus tice. Indictment of several persona prominent In the fight against him is confidently expected by Magnus, because of their connection with the bootleggers slush fund. In that event and their subsequent convic tion Magnus believes the election will be declared null and void and a new election ordered. In a straight out fight with Schall in nn election in which Coolldge would not be on the ticket, Magnus believes he would win in a walk. Pending consideration of his con test by the Minnesota courts Magnus intends to remain on the farm that he might be in ckso touch with developments. May Give Borah Facts His close friends' are urging him to lay the facts he lias collected relative to the bootleggers slush fund before the Borah committee which investigated the slush fund charges made by Senator La Follette. Such a procedure is likely when he re turns here. As a matter of principle Magnus intends to put up a hard fight to retain his seat. Ho says Schall Is going to have a tough time to pry him loose. However, should he lose out finally he will gladly go back to the farm where lie is badly needed by Die boys and Mrs. Johnson. Magnus says that wlille ills life la Washington, as a legislator, has made him "sort of soft," he can get back into harness and do a full day’s work husking coin, splitting wood, or cutting grain as the case may be. Now that prices for farm products are on the upgrade, Magnus reports "farming has its compensations." - . --- PLANES FAIL TO FINISH VESSEL Naval Fliers Drop Nonex plosive Bombs on Deck Of Washington BY SEARS TAYLOR, Universal Service Correspondent. Naval Base, Hampton Roads, Vn., Nov. 23.—Two naval bombing planes, each carrying a single nonexplosive shell Sunday failed to sink the nearly completed superdreadnnught Wash ington. The original plan had been to send six bombing plane* to the drill grounds off the Virginia capes where the Washington Is anchored and send It to the bottom. Last minute orders from Secretary of the Navy Wilbur, however, are understood to have changed these plans and only two planes were dispatched from the naval base to take a shot at the $36,000,000 ship. Furthermore, the planes carried only nonexplosive bombs which prob ably would not sink the vessel unless they struck a vital spot. The purpose of dropping nonexplosive bombs, it was said, was to test the ability of the projectiles to pierce the armored decks Monday four other bombing planes will bombard the vessel with 1,000 pounders, If the weather Is fair. Tlifc planes will fly at an altitude ot nearly 5,000 feet and unless the vis ibility Is perfect there Is little like lihood of the bombers scoring a hit. An explosive shell of the same power striking within even the vicinity of the battleship would sink it under ordinary conditions, it was said. THIRTY PERSONS INJURED AS TRAM CAR RUNS WILD San Francisco, Nov. 23.—Thirty persons were hurt here Sunday when a crowded street car, racing down Twentieth avenue, crashed into a truck at Noriega street. A waiting station was demolished, the truck was virtually reduced to kindling wood and the car itself was badly wrecked. The most seriously injured was the motorman who sustained a broken rib. Open Gunnery School for Girl Bank Workers [_ &e&rceatj ak'^ei^. ^ j Woman employes of the Clevelan d Trust company, of Cleveland, Ohio, are given special instructlo n In the use of firearn.s to repel holdup men. Miss Marceau Anze r Is one of the deadliest shots In the trust company. HARMONY RULES AT LABOR MEET National Convention Marked By Lack of Freak Proposals BY PETER J. BRADY, Written For Universal Service. El Faso, Tex., Nov. 23.—With the only resolution likely to contain »ny possibilities of controversy scheduled, by special order of busi ness, to come before the conven tion at 10 o’clock Monday morning, lelegates are marking the freedom of this convention from the usual bitter contests and the usual grist of propaganda and freak proposals. It Is remarkable that this con vention is confining itself to strictly trade union affairs more closely than any convention In a decade. There is a notable absence of special pleading, of “protest” propositions and plain soap box resolutions and oratory. • Important issues which are like ly to provoke debate and which will begin to come before the convention Monday morning are: Citizen training camps. The League of Nations. Political action. Soviet Russia. Insurance. Unless something entirely unfor scen occurs the convention will ad journ Wednesday night. That means that the sessions already have run two-thirds of their course and thus far the old time left wing “bat talion of death” has not once taken the floor on any proposition, nor has it signified any intention of making a fight for or against any thing, with the possible exception of the soviet resolution. As the days pass the possibility of a fight on the executive coun cil’s report on the political campaign grows less and It is doubtful if there will be more than perfunctory debate on that report. The third party contingent does not offer any show of strength and is represent ed as having decided not to make any effort to swing the convention away form the recommendations of the council. Among other fights that have been looming up only to disappear is one that seemed scheduled to break around the World Court and League of Nations propositions on a resolution intended to reverse the federation’s position. Indications are that this Important question will be ironed out in committee and that there will be a report satisfactory to both sides. Most Henpecked Husband Is Held on Wife’s Charge Chicago, Nov. 23.—Samuel Lane, 46 years olil was arrested Friday after noon in the corridor of the county building as he left Judge Ira Ityner's court room. The warrant upon which Lane was taken charged that he had boon too familiar with "Bobbie Evans” and was sworn out by Mrs. Daisy Lane, who has sued her hus band for divorce. "This is an old, old charge,” said Lane at the detective bureau. “My wife drove me away from home and now she wants $28,000 which X have in cash in a loop safety deposit box. Site has sued me for divorce. When I lived with her she treated me like a roomer. I was the most henpecked man in the world and I moved to another rooming house.” Says Women Will Unite In Stand Against War Universal Service Fort Wayne, Ind., Nov. 23.—Women will care litt about politics as iden tified with parties, but will unite in < ne great effort to end all war, ac cording to Carrie Chapman Catt who addressed a meeting of women here. The famous suffrage leader predicted tfcat women all over the world, now enjoying the right of franchise, will use this power to promote compul sory peaco rather than to select candidates for office. NOTED CHICAGO GUNMAN SLAIN --- | Police See Nenewal of O’Banion Feud in Latest Shooting Universal Service. Chicago, Nov. 23.—Eddie Tancel, owner of the Hawthorne Inn, was shot and killed Sunday in a gun bat tle with Miles O'Donnell and James Dougherty. O’Dohnell was killed and Dougherty escaped. The shooting occurred In the inn, near Hawthorne race track, in the village of Cicero—the town that boasts of being “wide open.” Tancel has a reputation. He made It as a gunman and beer runner be fore he acquired a fortune and bought the Hawthorne Inn. He was at one time a friend of Dion O'Banion “king of Chicago gunmen” slain by un identified assassins two weeks ago. The authorities believe there is some connection between the slaying of O'Banion and Tancel. Miles O’Donnel and "Jimmy” Dougherty were boon companions of O’Banion in his beer running enter prises and it Is said there was keen rivalry between Tancel and O'Banion in the beer game. O'Donnell and Dougherty entered the Hawthorne Inn at 10 o’clock Sun day morning, started a fight with a waiter ever payment of a clerk, and drew their guns. Tancel defended the waiter and engaged in a duel with O’Donnell and Dougherty. Tancel was shotthrough the lungs but before he fell, he shot and killed O'Donnell. Dougherty escaped and is being hunted by the authorities. Dee Klmas, an habitue of the inn. was probably fatally shot. Mrs. Tancel, a former cabaret en tertainer, was taken into custody for questioning following the shooting. Man Crushed to Death in Attempt to Board Train Hubbard, Neb., Nov. 24. (Special)— Crushed while attempting to board a train, an unidentified man, believed to be a cornplcker, met death here Sat urday night. A man believed to be his brother, with residence at Min neapolis, has been located by the sheriff. The unidentified man was the seventh of a party of cornuushers who had boarded a train, transient style, when he slipped and was crushed. He was about 24 yeans old. The body is at the Barber funeral home ut Homer, Neb., pending the location of relatives. Alleged Bank Robber Is Being Held at Fremont Fremont, Neb., Nov. 23. (Special)— Frank Archor, held in connection with the robbery of the First bank of Nickerson more than a year ago la alleged to have disposed of $2,000 in Liberty bonds which were stolen from the Arnold Park bank at Luke Okoboji, la., in a recent safe crack ing Job, according to statements made Sunday by Deputy State Sheriff Hiram Ydckey of Iowa and other officials. Yackey alleges Archor gave two $600 bonds in payment for a car to a garage man at Creston, la., and the remaining two for a car at Rod Oak, la. He v.ill be taken to Iowa for examination. Rich Indian’s Six Heirs Are Multiplying Rapidly Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 23.—Three years ago Tody Standwite, Creek Indian woman, who died near Broken Arrow, told friends that she had “only six heirs now, but when I’m gone I'll have hundreds." The other day in the district court here, 11 lawyers and a scor^ r>f wit nesses appeared before the bench in a suit to determine who are the legal heirs to the $26,000 which the wonws left. EXPECT BRYAN RUN FOR MAYOR Governor of Nebraska to Stay in the Political Game, It Is Said Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. ' (Special)— Governor Bryan gave new lif today to the story that he intends to run for mayor of Lincoln next spri'j. VTe says that the public utilities in Lin coln seem to be taking advantage of the fact that he is to be out of politi cal power next January to start a propaganda for the sale to the Con tinental of the municipal electric plant. He says that this* is what is back of the talk of a super power plant on the Missouri river that will deliver current in Lincoln at half what it costs the tity to make it. “I hope the first of the year to take an interest in protecting the city in these matters." Politicians say that the governor intends starting his political life all over again, where he began it be fore. They say he needs "new stuff for his future campaigns, and Lin coln is his best chance to secure control of an experiment station. BUT ONE DEMOCRAT TO STATE OFFICE Lincoln, Neb., Nov. (Special)— The official canvass, just complete, shows that 471,536 persons voted at the late election, and of that num ber over 7,000 passed up the chance to express a choice for president. Coolidge got 218,586 to 137,290 for Davis, and 106,701 for La Foilette, giving him a plurality of SI,209. Norris beat Thomas for senator by 109,000. Political experts have been trying to figure out just how many re publicans bolted Norris. They f.n 1 that he got 50,000 votes less than d’d Coolidge and La Foilette combined, and as every known La Foilette sup porter was for him, it is estimated that he lost that many republican votes. This does not take into ac count the possibility that democrats who voted for Davis didn’t vote for Thomas. McMullen had a clear majority of 8,000 over both of his opponents for governor, and led Norton, democrat, by 45.258. Spillman for attorney genera’, with 119,410 majority, led the ticket in majorities. Charley Pool, secretary of state, was the only democrat elected to a state office. —- 1 DRAINAGE DITCH PLANS ARE TO GO THROUGH Wakefield, Neb., Nov. '' —The drainage ditch proposition, «n an election held at Ponca, the county seat, carried by a good majority of votes. The purpose of this election was to create two drainage ditch districts, for the purpose of draining the low lands to the northwest and west of Wakefield, in the North and South Logan valleys. Every spring and summer hundreds of acres of farm land are inundated by high water, many crops tire wash ed away, and oftentimes, many head of cattle and other property are de stroyed. The proposition finally tar ried. after having been defeated earl ier in the year. The digging of the big ditches will begin next spring, and -vhi’e the con struction will be a large one, it w 11 be the means of saving thousands of dollars ahmially to tee farmers arid cattlemen living in the Logan bot toms. The north district carried by a majority of 3,C£4 votes, while the south district carried by a majority of 495 votes. Every acwo cf land In the districts meant, one vote, and every land owner who possibly coutl made the trip to the courthouse to cast his vote. The big ditches, when dug. will io'n at the north of Wakefield, then pro ceed cast until they join another ditch which was dug several years ago to drain the lower Logan bottom southeast of Wakefield. FARM HOME IS DESTROYED BY FIRE Bloomfield. Neb., Nov. * (Special) —Eire of unknown origin destroyed the house on the George Fisher farm, two miles northwest cf here. Tuesday night. Just before supper Mr. Fisher discovered a fire In one of the up stairs rooms and extinguished it, as he thought. But at about 7:00 o’clock it was found to be burning again and had gained such headway that he could not check it. An alarm was sent in to town and a number of the fire boys went out w'ith the fire truck. By the time they arrived, neighbors had arrived and most of the contents of the building had been carried from the burning structure. The fire had made such progress that nothing could be done with the chemical ex cept to save a number of fine ever greens close to the house. There was but little wind and it was not diffi cult to keep the fire from spreading to the barn and other out-bulldings. The loss is partially covered by in surance. DIXON ORGANIZES BOY SCOUT TROOP Dixon Neb., Nov. ' (Special)) — A troup of B ;y Scouts with a mem bership of 25 has been organized here. Rev. Wtllin Fawell, pastor of the Method V. Episcopal church, Is scout master. The troup equipment is stored and meetings are held in Ed. O’Fluh erty's hall each Saturday night. NO MIXED PARTIES FOR THE UNIVERSITY Lincoln, Neb., Nov. (I. N. S.)— Executive Dean Kngberg of the Uni versity of Nebraska ruled Wednes day that no mixed partlen of stud ents will be permitted to drive, to the Kansas Aggies-Nebraeka football game at Manhattan, Kansas Satur day. The cars must contain all men or all co-eds the dean decreed, and women students making the trip rnus! be accompanied by chaperones. It is believed that over 100 automobiles will make the trip. ONE POSITION LITTLE SOUGHT Salary for Chief of Insurance Bureau Not Attractive To Eligibles Lincoln, Neb., Nov. .. (Special.)— There as one Job at the statehouBO for which there is no mad scramble. That Is the position of chief of tho insurance bureau. The position pay* $2,200 a year, but it is necessary tha* the head of it be experienced in the insurance business, and $2,200 a year isn't enough salary to interest any ■ body thus equipped. The present head is Mrs. Mary A. Fairchild, who was the chief clerk under the last bureau chief, and who has performed the duties of the place for two years at that salary'. The governor wanted to make a record for economy, he told her, and sq he appointed nobody dhief and used part of the salary to pay the head of the cede depart ment. A movement is on foot among in surance men to secure a largo enough appropriation so that a high grade insurance expert may be hired to run the department. The com panies pay in about $350,000 a year in fees for the support of the depart ment, but the state uses only $20,000’ to operate it. Until the salary is raised Mrs. Fairchild bids fair to have no competition. NEBRASKA BANKS MAKE MUCH BETTER SHOWING, Lincoln, Neb., Nov. (Special)— An increase of bank deposits of more than $31,000,000 in two years is shown by the report of the state banking department, summarizing the reports of the 924 state banks. The deposits now total $270,000,000, which is the largest the state banks have had since the peak days of pros perity in 1920. The greater part of this Increase has . come within the last three months. More than $15,000,000 was on deposit on October 7, when the statements of condition were last called for, than July 21, the date of the last previous one. Cash on hand has increased more than $12,000,000 in two years and more than $10,000,000 since July. This indicates that loans have been paid off more rapidly than new loans have been contracted in the last few months. The total cash reserve of the banks is more than $61,000,000, the highest since 1919, and nearly double the amount the law requires. Loans and discounts have increas ed but $1,000,000 since July, while deposits were climbing more than 15 times as fast. The banks are getting in better shape, as shown by the fact that they have nearly $7,000,000 less borrowed from other banks than they had two years ago and less than at any time since Just before the big inflation period. From a total of 1,008 banks at the peak period and 963 two years ago the number has been reduced by liquidation and con solidation to 924. HIGHWAY GOES THROUGH ALLEN State Engineer Finally Settles Controversy of Several Years Allen, Neb., Nov. ~'L—The matter of the routing of an east and west state highway through Dixon county which has been causing so much ex citement and controversy for the past four years, has been settled by the state engineer. The highway is one which is to run from Sioux City to the western part of Nebraska, ex tending through the northern tier of counties. As now settled, this highway will join the Cedar county portion at a point about one-half mile north of Dixon, extending straight east to a point one-half mile north of Allen, thence south through the town of Allen, and again east three miles, thence north a mile and a half and again in an easterly direction through the town of Waterbury and north east to the county line between Dixon and Dakota counties. It is expected that actual construc tion of the highway will start in the spring, beginning at the eastern end in Dakota county and working west ward. FEWER SHEEP AND LAMBS ARE ON FEED T.incoln, Neb., Nov. ‘ -~-There are fewer lambs and sheep on feed for market than last year, according to a survey by the department of agri culture bureau of crops and livestock ?stimates. Corn belt states have thj same number on feed while eastern stales have less, the review shows. However, the Scottsbluff, Neb., sec tion has 30 per cent, more, and east ern Nebraska has some increase In the numbeV on feed, the report con tinues. The shipments from mar kets to Nebraska feeders show a de crease, while the total direct and In direct shipments, based on available Information, indicate an increase of 10 per cent. ALLEGED DESERTER OF WIFE ARRESTED Vermilion, S. D., Nov. . (Special) , — Sheriff Franklin Orr went to Ne- j l!gh, Neb., to get Dewey Weltz, who j was apprehended by the sheriff of Antelope county, Nebraska- He la wanted In Vermiiion for wife deser- i tion. He left his wife on November 12, driving to Nebraska in a roadster in which the wife had a half Interest, He is also said to have taken hi* wife's watch.