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WANT EPPLEY TO BOP A HOTEL Lincoln, Neb., Business Men Appeal To Him For A New Hostlery Lincoln, Neb., June ^.(Special)— ft. C. Eppley, Sioux City hotel mag nate, who la spending half a million In rebuilding the city's biggest and finest hotel, the Lincoln, has been petitioned by a group of business men owning properties on P street to proceed at once to the erection of a hotel on the old Capital hotel site* at Eleventh and P streets, which he owns. This has precipitated a hotel location fight, as property owners In the neighborhood of Thirteenth and O and N streets are raising a $100,000 fund to buy a site upon which an eastern hotel company has offered to build a $1,000,000 hotel. HOPING FOR WAYNE NORM State Board Authorizes PresU dent Conn To Prepare Plans For Structure Lincoln, Neb., June * (Special)— The State Normal board, in ses sion Monday, at the cnpltol, author ized President U, S, Conn, of the Wayne State Normal school, to pro ceed with the preparation of plans for a new training school to cost $140,000. Mr. Conn reported that Professor Huntemor, a member of the faculty, would prepare plans and specifica tions and serve as superintendent of construction If he could be re lieved of teaching service during the construction period. It Is the plan of the board to start the work by day labor and later, If deemed necessary, the su perstructure can be let to a con tractor. The building Is to bo 56x 166 feet, three stories high with a basement, and fireproof. BLOOMFIELD, NEB., SCHOOLS GRADUATE CLASS OF 25 Bloomfield, Neb., June (Special) —Graduation exorcises were held at the opera house, Friday evening, for the class of 1925 of the Bloomfield high school. There were 25 graduates who received their diplornnB, one from the local high school. The com mencement address was given by Dr. John Harlatt Andress, pastor of the First Congregational church, ut Sioux City. AMATEUR BANDIT MAKES A COMPLETE CONFESSION Lincoln, Neb., June (Special)— Carl A. Erickson, Dodge county farmer boy, arrested Sunday at UehUng on a charge of participating with Wayne Brennan and John Brown In three bank robberies In Nebraska, was brought to Lincoln late Sunday night by State Sheriff Condtt, and early Monday, In the presence of the state sheriff, a number of Lancaster officers and newspaper men made a complete confession of his part in the rob beries, and Indicated a willingness to plead guilty when his case comes up In court. Erickson said he was an amateur In robberies. Ho got his start, ho Bald, when, in company with Bren nan he held up a filling station at Fremont. Brennan, after that ex ploit pronounced him of sufficient nerve to undertake bigger things. And, in compuny with Brennan and Brown, ho Boon launched into bank robbing. y Brennan and Brown are under long term sentences in the state penitentiary of Kansas for robbing the bank of Kanorado, Kan. ANOTHER REPRIEVE SEEMS ASSURED TO SIMMONS Lincoln, Neb., June ' (Special)— Another reprieve for Walter Ray Simmons is Inevitable, even If the board of pardons and paroles dentes the request of his attorney for a rehearing. The reprieve now in operation expires June 9, and It Is regarded as impossible for the board to reach a decision In the matter before that time, at least not long enough ahead to insure that an executioner can be brought here from the east. The board members arc making I a close study of the record In order to make their decision final In the matter. It is not expected that a finding will be made until the meeting of the board June 9. Simmons has maintained his con fidence in favorable action, and In sists that while he was mixed up with a bootlegging gang that did not regard human life dearly, he did not kill Pahl. CAPTOR OF TWO BANK BANDITS VISITS PARENTS Bloomfield, Neb., June ' (Special) —H. D. Fisk, of Sharon Springs, Kan., is here for a visit with hts parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. 1. Fisk. Mr. Fisk was ond of the two men who ran down and captured the two desperadoes who robbed the First National bank at Kanoradq Kan., May It. WE8T POINT STUDENTS WIN ESSAY PRIZES West Point, Neb., June ^ (Spe cial)—West Point, and especially Guardian Angel school, Is proud of Its students, as word has been re ceived that the essays submitted in the contest on “The Constitution and the Courts“ were awarded dis trict prizes. The following young people won prizes In the county contest: Misses Bernadlne Hunker, Beata Schmitt, and Anne Wolken of Guardian Angel high school, and Miss Johanna Kokmorgen, of Want Point high school. GIRL S CHARGES TO BE PROBED McCook Young Man Held in Jail at Beaver City For Assault Beaver City, Neb.. June ( (Spe cial)—Charging that she was knock ed from hla automobile by a man who first forced her to register at a hotel with him. Ethel Ruby allaa Ruth Adams, of McCook, IS yeara old, was found lying unconscious by the roadside two miles east of Ara pahoe at 6:30 n. m. John Fahren bruch, Jr., of McCook was later ar rested and brought to the Jail here. He Is charged with assault to do «raat bodily Injury. He denies the girl's charges. She claims she left McCook with him to go to a dance near that place. Instead, she says they drove to Cambridge, where he forced her to register with him at a hotel. Eater she says she escaped from him and ran to the street. He overtook her, she charges, and pro mised to return her to McCook, If she Would keep still. She promised, but ha again tried to force her Into hotels at two different towns, she says. WIDE INTEREST intwosuits Wheat Growers’ Contract Is Attacked By Attorneys As Friends Of Court Elncoln, Neb., June especial)— Two big lawsuits In which farmers generally are Interested are set for argument In supreme court, Friday of this week. One of these Is a test case to determine If the contracts now outstanding, which bind .the signers to deliver all of their wheat for a period of five years to the Ne braska Wheat Growers’ association, Is binding and enforceable. The penalty for violation Is liquidated damages at the rate of 2D cents a bushel for all wheat marketed through other agencies. Fearful that the lawsuit was too friendly to Insure a real debate over the law Applicable, attorneys repre senting farmers who want to back out of the contracts have filed briefs as friends of the court. The princi pal weapon of attack Is that a farm ers’ buying pool Is Just ns much against the law as a pool formed by grain dealers. The other lawsuit Is from Sheri dan county, and Involves the ques tion of whether, In the event that an Injunction suit Is brought to prevent a county board giving financial aid to a regularly organized farm bureau, the latter must suspend operations and not run up bills In the expecta tion of making the county pay them If the bureau wins the legal battle. The Sheridan county board had Its hands tied by an Injunction suit that went to the supreme court, and meanwhile the bureau went on func tioning on borrowed money. Now the county objects to paying this money to the bureau to clear off Its borrowings. THAT GRAVE AT NIOBRARA, NEB., WAS NOT FORGOTTEN Niobrara, Nob., June . (Special) —While a federal court In Minne apolis was trying to discover whether Arthur Frazier, Sioux Indian youth died on the battlefields of France or If, shell shocked he returned to this country to wander unknown until found by his parents In Oklahoma, a grave which bears his name in the Niobrara cemetery was not forgotten Memorial day. Relatives of Frazier here have always cared for the grave. Since it was disturbed last year for the exhumation of the body in the probe of the Lopez-Frazier identity, the mound has been replanted with flowers. FORTY-TWO COYOTE CUBS ARE KILLED Pierce, Neb., June . (Special)— Forty-tw’o ccyotes have been cap turned in the last few weeks, by Pierce county farmers who took the scalps to the county clerk's office for boun ties. Several big wolf drives had been conducted without results and It was thought that the wolves were quite well wiped out. COUNTY BOARD HAS RIGHT TO FILL VACANCY Lincoln, Neb., June (Special) — Attorney General Spillman told a group of Cuming county officials who called on him for Information that the county board has full power to till the vacancy now existing In the office of county Judge until such time ns a general election Is held. Louis Dewald, the county Judge, died two weeks ago, and nobody could find any provision as to how vacancies could be tilled. County judges serve four years, under the new constitution. The attorney general was of the opin ion that in the absence of a special provision relating to county judges, the general law relating to the tilling of vacancies could be invoked. H. A. McDonald, of Wisner, and W. H. Horstlc and J. F. Kaup, of West Point are being pushed for the selec tion. RANDOLPH, NEB., GIRL WINS FIRST IN ESSAY CONTEST Randolph. Neb., June . .Special)— Miss Dorothy Abts, senior in SI. Francis high school here, won tho first prize In the state essay contest on "The Constitution In Its Mak ing,” conducted In all high schools of the state by the Knights of Colum bus. The prize was $71 in gold. Pro fessor Aylsworth, of the political science department of the state uni versity; Professor Virtue, of the university department of economics, and Dean Seavey, of the law college of the state university, were judges. NEEDLE TAKEN FROM HIS HIP Winside, Neb., Man Had Carried Trouble-Maker for Twenty-Seven Year* Winside, Neb., June - (Special)— Twenty-seven years ago Dr. J. G. Neely underwent a surgical operation on his hip. The surgeon broke his surgical needle and lost part of It. Dr. Neely has been troubled for years with that hip and limb, going part of the time on crutches. Last Friday by the aid of the X-ray and fluoro scope at Norfolk, the needle was lo cated and removed. WOMANISHED LEGALLY DEAL Court Action Taken After 10 Years To Settle Estate At Alliance, Neb. Alliance, Neb.. June . (Special)— Bertha Mcgehe Wheeler lias been de clared legally dead In probate couri hero. The action was necessary to close the estate of the late Sarah A. Smith, who died 10 years ago, leaving a leg acy to Miss Wheeler of $416. The other heirs petitioned Judge Tash tc declare her dead and distribute the $416 among them. Mrs. W'heeler wa* given until June 1 to appear In court or be pronotinced legally dead. A similar case Is on record here and requires only legal action to close It The late George Olson died som« time age, leaving $1,100 to one of hli sons, who has not been heard from Id more than 12 years. When the es tate was probated, Judge Tash or dered the money Invested In Libertj bonds and the inheritance still stands At the time of the father’s death, tlif young man had been missing but seven years. BOY IS FINED FOR KILLING 80NG BIRDS Alliance, Neb., June (Special)— A local lad caught with dead song birds In his possession was brought Into court and tils father fined $12.50 and costs. The statutes provide a fin® of $100, but Judge Tash decided to mitigate the first fine. Several boys have been seen killing birds , with rifles recently. The tree claims near town are littered with dead ■ songbirds it is said. NORFOLK IS EXPERIENCING BIG BUILDING BOOM Norfolk, Neb., June (Special)—A building boom Is on In Norfolk. The Bishop block, which was recently de stroyed by fire. Is being rebuilt and is being replaced by a two-story brick building which will have half a dozen store rooms on the main floor and off'ce rooms on the second floor. A new brick building is going up on property opposite the federal build ing. The Gllssman building, which was destroyed by fire some time ago, is being replaced by a new two-story modern building which will be oc cupied hy the Norfolk Shoe company. WOMAN CONVICTED IN TRIANGLE TRAGEDY APPEALS Lincoln, Neb., June (Special)— Mrs. Arvesti Northey, 45 years old, widow, who was convicted in Custer county of having conspired with Frank Bruner, foreman for the Bur lington road at Sargent, In getting his wife out of the way so that they might wed, has filed an appeal in supreme court. She says that the in formation was faulty, that the trial judge did not treat her fairly in his instructions, that the evidence did not justify the verdict and that the county attorney was guilty of mis conduct in telling the jury that the people at Sargent were looking to it to see that she was convicted. She also asks that she be allowed to re main in (he Custer county jail and not be sent, to the state penitentiary until her appeal Is heard. Mrs. Bruner died after being fed bichloride of mercury tablets by her husband, who said Mrs. Northey gave them to him for that purpose. Bruner admitted his guilt and got & life sen tence. COYNE WOULD LEAVE FIELD OPEN TO MISS PYLE Fort Pierre, S. D., June • —C. E. Coyne, secretary of state, announces through his weekly newspaper here, the Fort Pierre Times, that he will not be a candidate for secretary of stute in next year’s election if Miss Gladys Pyle, present assistant secre tary of state, becomes a candidate for the office. "Should Miss Pyle consent to be come a candidate for secretary of state," says Mr. Coyne in an editorial, “we shall be glad to offer our sup port.’ About Miss Pyle, the editorial states: "Her record is good, her per sonality pleasing and her friends legion. What mor# could be asked?’’ CCOD RAINFALL HAD IN HURON TERRITORY Huron, S. D„ June (Special) — Beginning at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning a steady rain fell through out the day. The wetting is Just what farmers declare was needed. HURON MAN MYSTEROU8LY MISSING FROM HOME Huron. S. D., June .. (Special Sheriff A. J. Larsen has Instituted a search for Clarence A. Westover, 49 years old. who disappeared. Friday afternoon, after kissing his wife goodbye at noon as was his usual way. He operated a blacksmith shop here. Police believe a foul play may have entered into the man's disap pearance- His wife declares he had hat. no trouble with her or other members of the family and she knows of no reason for his mysterious leave taking ROAD REFUSES BUILD CROSSING Order of Nebraska Commis* sion Will Not Be Obeyed By M. & O. Lincoln, Neb., May i. (Special)— The Minneapolis & Omaha railroad served notice, Thursday, with the state railway commission that it would not build an underground pas sageway for August Holmberg, on his farm near Wausa, until the supreme court says It must. The appeal is bottomed largely on the proposition i that when the commission, four years ■ ngo, turned down a similar applica tion of Holmberg, that settled the matter for all time, and that the question cannot be again raised. The commission found that condi tions had been changed since then and that the necessity now exists for relief in the Interest of safety and convenience. The order provided that the road should pay $1,150 of the $1,600 cost. TEACHER FINDS SHE IS ALIEN .. . • Makes Discovery When Pre» paring For Gift Trip To England Aurora, Neb., May - (Special)— Miss Kathleen G. Hearn, who gradu ated her twenty-sixth class from the Aurora high school this week and has voted ever since the franchise was given In Nebraska, has discovered that she is not an American citizen. Miss Hearn, who is being sent by former pupils to her old home in Eng land for a year, beginning this sum mer, discovered that she Is a British subject when she wrote to Lancaster county in February asking for a copy of her father’s naturalization papers. It was found that he was never nat uralized. The matter has been taken up with the district director of naturalization In St. Louis, seeking to have her de clared a citizen at once. Miss Hearn may have to take her gift trip to Europe as a British subject, unless the district court declares her a cit izen now. Aliens for several years past have been prohibited by state law from teaching in the Nebraska schools, public or private. ■ -- I GOES ON HONEYMOON WITH HANDCUFFS ON Falls City, Neb., May -Man ■ acled like a prisoner, Dr. R. W. Hix son, local national guard captain, left here on his honeymoon. He and his bride are on their way to Kansas City. If Dr. Hixson fails to reach a locksmith before lie gets into Kansas City, he will in all probability have difficulty explaining the handcuffs on his wrists to Kansas City police. Dr. Hixson tried to keep his mar riage to Miss Glenna Griffin of this city a secret. Soon after the cere mony, however, a band of his friends surrounded the couple, handcuffed Hixson and threw the key away. ANNUAL BANQUET OF HIGH SCHOOL HELD Winslde, Neb., May ~ (Special)— The annual high school banquet was held in the dining room of the M. E. church Thursday night. Covers were laid for 42. The following officers were elected: president, Will Wylie; vice president, Irene Iverson; secre tary and treasurer, Dorothea Rew; historian, >farie Piyor; decorato-, Mabel Lewis. LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE HAS MEMBERSHIP MUDDLE Lincoln. Neb.. May - (Special)— The right of the Omaha Live Stock Exchange to cancel a membership by the person holding It. even though he be but the employe of the real .purchaser of the membership, is de fended in a voluminous brief filed with the state supreme court, where John Clay & Co ask a mandamus to com pel the transference of the member ship to a member of the firm. They had taken It out in the name of L. C. McAdams, but the latter was expelled for conduct in violation of the rules and his firm fined $100. The board of directors ordered the membership, for which Clay & Co. had paid $2,600. cancelled. Clay says tiiis cannot he done legally, as the hoard knew the circumstances of ownership and that when it fined the firm $10) it made a finding that the sum was merely nominal because none of its members knew what Mc Adams had been doing. The exchange bases its defense on two propositions: That membership In a live stock exchange, like member ship In a club or society is acquired and held under the rules of the org anization, and that the exchange has the right to enforce those rules can not be defeated by any equitable In terest that others may have In the membership. It contends that the board has the duty to preserve the membership as an honor roll of men not only willing to subscribe to, but in daily practice abide by the pur poses of the exchange. WOMEN FORESTER8 MEET IN DUBUQUE Dubuque, ia.. May c (Special) Business sessions of the state con vention of the women's Catholic Order of Foresters were opened Thursday after the delegates attended mass at the Cathedral, at which the sermon was delivered by Bishop Heelan, of Sioux City. Delegates to the national'convention will be elected j Friday. Among the officials attend ing is Miss Mary L. Downs at Chi cago, high chief ranger. STORM VICTIMS’ FUNERAL FRIDAY Madison Clears Away Wreck Of Tornado—Injured Child To Recover Madison, Neb., June . (Special)— Funeral services for Nebraska tor nado victims will be held today. While these arrangements are going on the work of clearing way the debris and the burning of dead live stock con tinues. Wednesday night the tornado scene was visited by a heavy rain which held back some of the sight seers who have been congesting the neighborhood. Ervin Bryant Scheer, 9 years old. Who was seriously Injured when the tornado struck Is expected to recover. This Is the Information given out at the Norfolk hospital where the lad Is under medical attention. Ervin was playing in the front yard of his home when the tornado made its visit. His fr.other,. who was killed when the house was blown over, had called to the boy and her daughter, Opal, to come in the house. The little girl, who miraculously escaped fatal Injuries, is a cripple. She is forced to wear a brace on her right knee. This brace was twisted and torn from her knee by the force of the storm. She was carried about 200 feet by the wind and left on some plowed ground. A few scratches and bruises were only injuries sus tained by this 12-year-old child. IN FIGHTWITH WHEAT GROWERS Nebraska Supreme Court Hears Arguments For And Against Concern Lincoln, Neb., June . (Special)— Three groups of attorneys presented to the supreme court today their views as to the two major legal prop ositions included in the case brought by the Nebraska Wheat Growers as sociation to establish the validity of its exclusive marketing contracts with several thousand Nebraska farmers. The action is to recover 25 cents a bushel penalty from Charles Norquest, a York county farmer, who sold to another dealer. The attorneys tor the association charged that the group of interven ors, who claimed to represent a Furnas county farmer, were really attorneys for the old line elevator men who were charged with having tried to circumvent and cripple the aetivitiei of the association from the beginning. The attack was a’ong two general lines, that being a Kansas corpora tion the association was without power to make a legal contract in Nebraska until It had filed a certifi cate of its incorporation with the sec retary of state here, and that as it attempts to fix prices its contracts are void because of the law forbid ding price fixing by any person or association. The attorneys for the association said that the whole matter had been threshed out by the federal supreme court in the Minnesota Grain Grow ers association case, and that not only is an organization of producers operated without profit not Inimical to the public w'elfare, but that any effort to place an industry like farm ing on a prosperous basis by insur ing reasonable and profitable prices is commendable and helpful to bus iness generally. FUNERAL HELD FOR LIGHTNING BOLT VICTIM Royal, Neb., June '—Funeral serv ices were held here Thursday for Lloyd Hansen who was killed by a lightning bolt during the storm here on Tuesday. BASSETT, NEB., DISTRICT.. IS VISITED BY SEVERE HAIL Basset Neb., June ' (Special) — One of the most damaging hail storms that this community has ever felt struck here Wednesday night. For 15 minutes the roar of the storm could be Iheard in the southwest while there was a stiff breeze blowing from the east. The cloud that brought the hail swung around to the north and the hail came from that direction when it struck the town. Consider able damage was done. Practically all gardens were ruined. Window lights were broken, the court house windows suffered greatly as did also .the school house and the Methodist church, car tops were ruined and several of the business houses suf fered damage to their roofs. TWO HARTINGTON COUPLES MARRIED AT YANKTON Hartington, Neb., June (Special) —Four Hartington young people were parties to a double wedding at Yank ton, S. D., last Monday, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Mr. Linde man. The young people are Frank Jelnek and Lilly Wintersinger and Isaac Haltom and Mary Blackney. The young women have been teachers in Cedar county schools. MA8S MEETING TO SETTLE LIGHT QUESTION Bloomfield, Neb., June _ (Spe cial)—At the Inst regular meeting of the city council, it was voted to hold an adjourned session on Tuesday evening, June 9, and that members of the Commercial club and citizens U general be invited to this meeting, the purpose of which is to decide up on a definite plan of action in regard to the Installation of a municipal light and power plant, the city having voted a $50,000 bond Issue for that purpose on May 2$ by a vote of 444 to 44. NO COMPLAINTS ARE REGISTERED Grain Company May Sell Stock If No Legal Pro ceedings Started Lincoln, Neb., June (Special)— Nobody has complained formally against the sale In Nebraska of stock of the Chicago Grain Marketing com pany, says Chief Craig of the state bureau of securities which issued a permit some time ago. Until the matter Is taken Into court or a hear ing held by the governor on a formal complaint, there will be no interfer ence. H. L. Keefe, of Walthlll, president of the company, says that the reports so far Indicate that the chief opposi tion in the state comes from Nels P. Updike, owner of a number of line elevators in the state, aud J. W. ShorthiU, head of a group of co-oper ative elevators owned by local farm er groups. Before any complaint will be rec ognized as valid it must be made un der oath and it must allege that fraud and misrepresentation was practiced in securing the permit be fore an order of revocation can be ! made, after hearing. The permit al lows the company to sell $500,000 of preferred stock at $25 a share and 50.000 shares of voting or member ship stock at $1 each. CHARGE FARMER BANDITS’ FRIEND State Sheriff Says Gage County Man Harbored Rob bers After Doing Job Lincoln, Neb.. June - (Special)— State Sheriff Condit is making ar rangements to cause the arrest of 3ec.rge Heyen, a Gage county farmer who admits having harbored Brown, Brennn and Erickson, the three bank robbers, two of whom recently pleaded guilty and got long terms In Kansas. Brown and Brennan told the sheriff that they had stayed there eight days with Heyen, who was an old friend of Brennan, that they arrived there two days before the robbery, took refuge there after it and stayed in hiding for five more days. They said they paid Heyen $50 for saying noth ing about it, after Brown had told him, two days after the robbery, that they had pulled it off. Heyen at first denied that the men were there, but later admitted it. He denied tak ing any money. Heyen said that he and his wife talked the matter over and decided that Brown might take vengeance on them if they told. He savs that the men paid him $60 for board while they were there. The sheriff also dug up the fact that Floyd King, another youth in the neighborhood, had been asked to join the gang, and was told that he could clean up a thousand dollars very easily. SHERIFF HAD WAY OF HIS OWN TO COLLECT Sidney, Neb., June {Special)—A tale of how one sheriff collected his bill in the 80’s was related here re cently by J. W. Harper, one of the county commissioners at the time, and a pioneer of this part of the state. Charles Trognitz, the officer, pre sented a bill to the board which they refused to allow. One day the board asked the sheriff to accompany them to the county jail to Inspect it. There was no sewage system then and the place was somewhat neglected. Opening the door, with a huge key, Trognitz stepped aside, and invited the board to enter. Instead of fol lowing them, he shut the door and locked the commissioners in. When they asked him for an explanation, he said, “Now, gentlemen, will you pay my bill?” He then walked away and when he returned some time later, they de clared they willing to do anything he wished. Harper says Trognitz had no trou ble in collecting bills, after that. STILL CONSIDERING THE SIMMONS APPEAL Lincoln, Neb., June (Special) — Governor McMullen was busy, Wednesday, trying to dispose of sev eral pressing questions. He stopped in the midst of a meeting of the board of pardons to announce that the board is still considering the re quest of Walter Simmons for a re hearing on an application for com mutation of his death sentence. At torney General Spillman and Secre tary of State Pool, members of the board, were present. Judge E. P. Holmes, attorney for the prisoner, and County Attorney Matson, who as- ( sistcd in the conviction of Simmons, were present for the first time to go o>r the voluminous record with the boar!. Simmons’ reprieve expires June 9, but will probably be renewed for another 30 days, regardless of whether the board refuses to grant a rehearing. HIGH WINDS PREVENT GOOD BASS CATCHES Long Pine, Neb., June (Special) —Reports from anglers indicate that the winds of the past few days have made fishing for bass inconvenient and little luck is reported up to date. Pull heads, crapp'.es and perch are biting freely, however, and some good catches are reported. Winn'de. Neb., June ' (Special)— Milton Jones, of the Jones and Brune motion picture theater, has sold his Interest to William Brune, who ie low sole owner.