CHARGE ROADS VIOLATE LAW Nebraska Railroad Workmen Demand Flagmen on Passenger Trains Lincoln, Neb., ,_, (Special)— Representatives of the Brotherhood of Railway Tratnmen have filed com plaint before the state railway com mission against the Union Pacific, saying that It is violating the state law which requires that a fcrakeman or flagman must be hired for every passenger train of five cars or less. Tiie complaint charges that the crew of the motor cars consists of a con ductor and motormon only. The railroad holds the Mate law plainly refers to trains and not to motor cars, and points out that the last legislature turned down a request of the trainmen to make the law ap ply to motors. The question Is of unusual importance because most of the roads are talking of substituting motors for branch line pa-osenger trains. The trainmen also filed complaint that the Burlington was violating the law requiring three brakemen on main line freight trains from Alliance to Edgeniont. PLACES BONDS IN WRONG CAR Nebraska Farmer Looking For $14,000 Worth of Gov ernment Securities Wilbur, Neb,, ' — R. Prince, wealthy farmer wfio lives near till* place, Is looking for $14,000 in Liberty bonds. But he believes he will get them back. Tuesday Mr. Prince look his safety deposit box from n local hank and placed It under the seat of an auto mobile. Then he went into a store to do some shopping. When he returned tho automobile was gone. Further Investigation showed his own car standing near. Then he found he had placed the box under the seat of the wrong car. Now some driver Is probably riding around with a small fortune in securities under tho ■ seat of his car. But Prince Is optimistic. ‘'People are honest around here," he told police when reporting the Incident. "As soon as someone finds the box In hls cur he will return it." INDIAN WINS FIRST IN WALTHILL CORN CONTEST Waltlilll, Nub., > (Special)— Oscar Decora won first in the boys' and gins' club classes here in a corn (oiliest, and also In the open classes, winning against men who have raised corn for many years In Thuryion county. lie is an Indian boy. Homer Ilulnman and Kenneth Decora took second and third prizes. BIG CROWD ATTENDS FIRST DAY OF KNOX COUNTY FAl.l Bloomfield, Neb., ! (Spe cial)—A big first df.,~ crowd at tended the Knox County fair here Tuesday. Kxhlbits In all depart ments are larger than ever before. The agricultural display is excep tionally good and the corn showing Is the largest In the fair's history. Zigeobein was far too good for Creighton and Bloomfield easily won the ball game by a score of 10 to 1. Attractions at the fair are pleasing the crowds?, and a big crowd wit nessed the first episode of the Knox county historical pageant In the evening. SALE OF SCHOOL LANDS IN NEBRASKA IMPROVED Lincoln, Neb., 1 (Special) — The state board of educational lands and funds has approved the auction sale of four 40-acre tracts of school land- In the Whitney irrigation dis trict In Dawes county. A new state law permits such sales where any part of the land Is subject to Irriga tion. Local parties bought the land at from $25 to $32.50 per acre. TWO NEBRASKA MEN PLEAD GUILTY IN LIQUOR CHARGE Columbus, Nob,, (Special) —Since Judge Louis Lightner Issued his ultimatum a few days ago, that bootleggers who, knowing themselves to be guilty, elect to stand trial In his court rather than plead guilty need expect no leniency, two of the defendants in the 16 liquor cases docketed for trial at the September session of district court here next week have entered pleas of guilty. Joe Zuroske, father of eight children, drew a fine of $500 and 00 days in jail, the minimum fine for the of fense with which he wan charged, atid Judge Lightner deferred the jail sentence until January 2, in order that Zuroske may harvest his corn crop. Linton Mii'er, pleading guilty to Illegal sale was fined $100 and costs and a jail sentence of 60 days. The judge, however, remitted 30 days of the jail sentence und decreed that Miller should start serving his sen tence November 15. NEBRASKA BOY PARALYZED BY ACCIDENTAL RIFLE SLOT Central City, Neb, (Spe cial)—Gerald Arutluir will be par alysed for life, front the waist down, US the result of target practice with three othsr hoys of his age. It Is thought that the boys, who fiad teen shooting, began to scuffle over the possession of the last two shjells. Gerald, who was a mere ireectator, was struck when the trig ger was accidentally pulled. Sur tcons found the right lung pierced and the spinal cord severed LINCOLN GAS WAR RENEWED Big Companies Cut Price Cent Below Municipal Filling Station* Lincoln, Neb., _ (SpecUl)-— The gasoline war has broken out afresh. The municipal filling station and two o>- three independent deal ers who operate retail places have been selling at 14 cents. The big oil companies paid no attention to this cut for several days, last wreek all of them cut to 14 cents. This was fol lowed Monday by a cut to 13 cents by the city and the independents. It is expected that the big fellows will follow suit, as they have adopted a policy that they find forces the price cutters to raise. Whenever the city, for instance, sells below the big companies, it gets a big volume of trade, hut the other firms have found that people will buy only from the city when the price is lower. J.iy meeting the price they pull down the volume of city trade, and as its over head lemains the same, it must, in order to avoid loss, raise its price. 'Then U.' .others follow suit. h he smit, nd- nts are getting their supplies i’ o n brokers largely, some with and n:.hern without refinery connections. WANT FORGER RELEASED EECAUSE of foor health Lincoln, Neb., m (Special)— 111 health is given as the reason for tiie effort now being made to secure the release from the state penitenti ary, of John W. Barnhart, serving a one to 10 year sentence for forgery. He was sent up from Fremont In 1919. Sheriff Oondit says lie will oppose tl'.e application because he , believes the man’s evrirne justifies the full 10 years of Imprisonment. Barnhart was arrested 10 yearn after the forg ery had been committed, and it de veloped that ho hed pursued, foe years, a career of crime merely as % side issue, while he spent most of hie time us a respected and wealthy res ident of an Arkansas city, where he held a large block of bank stock and moved In excellent society. SPECIAL SCHOOL SERVICES HELD AT NEWCASTLE, NEB, Newcastle, Neb., (Special) —In recognition of the opening of the Newcastle public schools, a com munity service and reception was held here Sunday evening In tha Community Congregational churclk at which a large number of the school teachers, members of the school board and patrons attended. A number of addresses on the relationship of the school and church to the home and to each other were delivered. John E. BUevernlcht, superintendent of the Newcastle schools, gave an address on "Education in Ihe Home, School and Church,” Principal Lawrence Sundsmark gave a short talk on “The Value of Athletics in Education” and Rev. S. J. Tilden Sloan, pastor of the church, gave an address on “The Need of the Truth and Righteous ness of Jesus to Complete an Educa tion." WOMAN SEVERELY BURNED WHEN liTOVE EXPLODES Osmond, Neb., (Special) —Mrs. A. W. Hizt was severely burned when a kitchen range at the home of William Knaak,, exploded. Two oth er women and two children standing near were unharmed. Pieces of Iron from the stove wore blown into the wall and celling. Mrs. Knaak was 111 at the time and some neighbors were in. helping with the work. It is thought that thewater heater connect ed with the stove had become empty or that water pipes In the fire box had corroded, clogging the circulation of water and steam. PLAN CORN SHOW Tecumseh, Neb., —The Tecumseh Ktwants club will onduct a one-ear exhibit corn show in connec tion with the corn exhibit at the county fair this week. A number of prizes will be given. Ten million tons of coal are In stor age in Germany this season. Nebraska to Open Road Bids Wednesday Lincoln, Neb., _ (Special)— Bids will be opened Wednesday noon for road Improvements on the state system totaling half a million dollars. This will bring the total amount of road contracts let during the year to nearly $■1,000,000. The largest part of the amount will he for grading and graveling. Gravel surfacing has be come very popular since the new methods have been employed. This Is to dump enough gravel along the roadsides to make a complete job, hut to put only a little on at a time, and add more when the automobiles po’.nd down what has been spread. The projects covered by the bids to bo opened Wednesday are in Da kota. Thurston. Burt, Platte. Boone, Saunders, Clay, Fillmore, Thayer. Jefferson, Gaga Sarpy, Keya Paha, Hooker, Grant, Sheridan, Morrill, Banner, Dawes and Cedar. FORMER STAGE COACH DRIVER DIES AT SOUTH DAKOTA HOME Beatrice, Neb.. 1 _AI Halll iluy, 90 years old, who once drove a stage coach over the plains of Ne braska. diet! Saturday at his home at Iroquois, S. D„ according to word received here. He and his family left Beatrice in the early 80’s. Halkday is survived by his wife and two sons, Frank, editor of the Iroquois Chief and Charic3, who is on the s' age. He was a brother of the late John H. llalliday of this city, whe was lead of Halliday's minstrels for years. TWO HELD FOR CHICKEN THEFT Nebraska M .n Also Accused Of Stealing Harness— One Confesses Btuart, Neb., (Special) •—Charles Allman, and Stephen Paine have been arrested here, charged with the theft of chickens, horse collars and harness from the home of John Brau, Jr. Allman has Impli cated Charles Cole, Jr. and James Hoffman In the affair. Allman and Paine confessed after considerable grilling. Hoffman has not yet ap peared before the court. Sentence will be pronounced later. The accused men attended a dance that night and Allman admits he was drunk at the time of the theft. Brau, upon returning to his ranch from town, heard a commotion in his chicken house, chased the thieves, secured their car number and rec ognized one of the men. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS AT HARTiNGTON NAME OFFICERS Hartlngton, Neb., (Spe cial)—John J. Thielen is the grand knight of the Hartlngton Knights of Columbus council just elected here. Other officers named are: A. V. Duman, deputy grand knight; Dr. C. J. Dendinger, financial secretary; Frank Fleming, recording secretary; John A. Thoene, treasurer; K. J. Roddewlg, advocate; Mi M. Den dinger, warden; J. F. Walz, out side guard; Reinold Habel, Inside guard; Rev. Father Hilt, lecturer, re elected; trustee, John J. Goebel, An thony Hirsehman and A. J. Ham mers were held over as trustees. DOCTOR TO ASK DAMAGES OF $50,000 FROM KLAN Bed Cloud, Neb., i , (Spe cial)—Dr. Henry Clark, of Bed Cloud has announced his Intention of filing suit for $50,000 for defamation of character against officers and mem bers of the local Ku K’.ux Klan and Ollie Goben, detective, said to have been employed here by the klan to “clean up the town.” Dr. Clark was tried here recently on a charge of selling lyko as a beverage and was acquitted. The suit will probably be filed In district court at Omaha within a few days. NEBRASKA MAN IS WANTED ON WIFE DESERTION CHARGE Wayne, Neb., v . (Special) —A search is being conducted for Herbert Kuhnen, of this county, who is charged with deserting his wife and two children and also with for gery. He had been arrested several times previously for forgery. Last week at S-ioux City, he pur chased a load of cattle to be sent here. He then went to an automobile firm where he presented a bill of sale and weights on the cattle and bought a car, giving the firm a check slightly larger than the cost of the car. PIERCE MAN BADLY BURNED BY ELECTRIC LIGHT WIRE Pierce, Neb., (Special)— H. J. McMillan escaped with his life, when his hand accidentally came in contact with a live wire while up on an electric light pol?. The hand was paralyzed and the flesh under his right arm burned. He was rescued by J. M. Manske who heard his cries. BAD CHECK FOR DOLLAR GETS WRITER 45 DAYS IN JAIL Hartington, Neb., v (Spe cial)—A 45-day sentence for writing a bad check was m*ted out to Leslie Turner, by County Judge Bryant here. Harold Powell was given three months in jail on &n assault charge and fined $50 for intoxication. Turn er's check was for $1, written on a Wynot bank. If h* refuses to work out his sentence, he is to be given bread and water diet. WOMAN NOW IN CHARGE OF COUNTY RED CROSS WORK Neligh, Neb., t. (Special) —Miss Katherine Justesen is now in charge of the County Red Cross work In Antelope county. She has spent the summer at Valparaiso, Ind., fit ting herself for her work. She was formerly Red Cross nurse in Cedar county. MOTHER AND FIVE CHILDREN HURT WHEN TRAIN HITS AUTO York, Neb., -Four small children, the oldest, S years old, are In a critical condition at a local hos pital following a collision between their automobile and a Burlington freight train near here Saturday af ternoon. Physicians believe two of the children will die. --~*r> -- PIONEER MADISON COUNTY WOMAN DIES AT AGE OF 65 Madison, Neb , —Mrs. Fred Kaul, C6 years old, pioneer of Madi son county, died at her home here following an illness of six months. Funeral services were held this aft ernoon. She was born in Germany, coming to this country when she was 2 years old, and mov^ig to Madi son county in 1N6S. Mrs. Kaul is sur veyed by her husband, one son and one daughter. LIGHT FROST IS REPORTED IN VICINITY OF FAIRBURY * Fairbury, Neb., i -The w. at her cleared ;.fter a quarter of an inch rainfall in showers Friday, and light frost was icported for this vi cinity. v. tii a decided drop in tem perature during the night. tome farmers are snapping green corn U r feed. Several elevators in the county eie without corn. Old corn sold recent ly by farmers is off the market again. Farmers are again holding for better prices For Debutante Pumps for evening wear frequently have a rose or small bunch of artifi cial flowers instead of the more con ventional buckle. They are very youthful. railwaylike” WHITE ELEPHANT Farmers’ Elevator Associa* lion Got It at Tax Sale— Ask Advice Lincoln, Neb., (Special) —George Henzel, president of a farmers’ co-operative elevator as sociation at Virginia, has asked the state railway commis'sion for advice as to what to do with the part oi the Kansas City & Northwestern railroad company that he and some associates bought at a tax sale last fail for the purpose of saving It from being junked. The elevator is located on the railroad right of way, and is able to keep in operation by reason of a switching arrangement with the Rock Island, which verves the town. The Kansas City & North western has not been operated for six years, and Is petitioning the state and interstate commerce com mission for permission to abandon the property because its owners can not secure a government loan to equip it. Mr. Henzel ways that the receiver, last spring, asked to have the title assigned to him so that the roaa could reorganize, but this was not done. He said at the time that if the road was Junked, the trackage commission is of the opinion that Henzel and his associates can fully protect themselves by getting a fee simple title and furnishing trackage connections with the Rock Island. ASSETS OF ALLEN BANK ARE SOLD Allen, Neb.. -. (Special) — The remaining assets of the Farm ers State bank hero were sold at auction, Doyle Ellis buying the build ing and lot. Roilie W. Ley, of Wayne, is the receiver and Fred S. Berry, of Wayne, attorney for the bank. DOG THAT BIT CHILD SHOWED TRACES O'7 RABIES Martinsburg, Neb., . (Spe cial)—The head of a dog which bit little Tommy Roberts, near here, on the hand, was found to contain ra llies, by examination in Sioux City. The child, who is the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Roberts, was vaccinated in the hope of immunization. NATIONAL BANKS IN NEBRASKA GET IN LINE Lincoln, Neb., (Special)— Secretary Griggs of the state banking department says that the national banks of Nebraska are rapidly falling into line with the new Nebraska sta tute which becomes effective so far as state banks are concerned next April, which fixes 4 per cent as the maximum interest rate. The comp troller of the currency recently recommended that they do this. Some have never paid more than that rate. Several nationals have applications on file to become state banks, but this conversion Is not being favored by *410 department. TEST LAW RELATING TO POOR PAY STATE EMPLOYES Pierre, S. D., (Special) — It is expected that the act of the last session of ihe legislature, which pro vides that ihe state may be made a garnishee defendant in actions of creditors of state employes and which was believed by the legislature to have been necessary as the result of the state having entered into vari- , ous businesses, will be tested in the supreme court as to constitutionality. There are now pending in various parts of tile state approximately 50 actions in which the state is made, garnishee defendant, and in some of those the attorney general's office has entered questioning the validity of the act on the ground that the title of the law Is not sufficient to cover the subject matter of the body of the act. This was a special act of the legis lature contained in Chapter 182 of the session laws of 1925 amending sec tion 2453 and 2457 of the revised code of 1919, amending these chap ters to include the state as an em ployer the same as other employers INJUNCTION AGAINST OMAHA UNION WORKERS Omaha, Neh., t —An injunc tion ordering a strike order rescinded and enjoining interference with men working at the World-Herald and Federal Reserve bank building jobs has been issued against officials ox local number 253, carpenters and joiners union. by Federal Judge Woodrough, pending final disposition of the matter The Shendon Ureck Construction company obtained the injunction. The carpenters have been on the str lie over the assign ment if work with the metal workers on the two Jobs. SLAYER KILLED IN GUN BATTLE Slain Bandit Identified as Man Who Shot Nebraska Officer Lincoln, Neb., (Special)— Sheriff Condlt wired from New Mex ico that positive identification of the man shot in a recent duel with offic ers was Clyde C. Coen, the gunman wanted for murdering Officer Clark at North Platte, had been made. The state sheriff had taken R. L. Nolte. the captured companion of Coen, with him to assist in the identification. He said it was Coen and the matter was clinched when finger prints were compared. Nolte says Coen was a “hard boiled” ex-convlct, even though but 27 years old. They had started out on a series of robberies and check for geries, but after the murder of Clark, which was followed by the shooting of Sheriff Pratt at Colby, Kan., Nolte quit hia company. He warned the officers who took up the pursuit of Coen that he had sworn he would never be taken alive. Coen made good his word. He was killed by officers in a running duel, while he and an other companion were being pursued after h:>ldup in the highway near Altus, Cikla. ATTORNEYS SAY NEBRASKA COMPENSATION LAW DOOMED Lincoln, Neb., i ^ . (Special)— If attorneys are to be believed, the workmen's compensation law is doomed. The supreme court is to re hear a case from Omaha next Mon day, in which it had previously held that after an Injured worker has ac cepted compensation he cannot sue a third party at common law for causing the injuries. A labor attorney from Omaha wants this decision re canted, and says that if it is not the workers will refuse to accept the terms of the act. The other side argues that the com pensation law was legally substituted for the right of action for damages at common law, and if a worker Is to have two bites no employers will elect to come under the law because they -will be paying twice for the same in jury, in two different and legally op posite ways. LOW CONTRACT RECEIVED FOR NEBRASKA HOAD WORK Lincoln, Neb., , » (Special)— I The recent letting of road contracts drew forth the lowest bid of years, that of 16.7 cents a square yard for grading and graveling the stretch of road in Sarpy county that Is neces sary in order to provide a graveled highway between Omaha and Lincoln. This was let to L. W. Wachtler. who will get his gravel close at hand. The total of contracts awarded was $387,000, as compared with an esti mate of $500,000 made before the let ting. Part of the difference is repre sented by contracts for which bids were rejected. This includes that part of the Cornhusker highway that lies in Thurston county, and it is ex pected that by using materials at hand the cost will be less than any of the contractors were willing to do the Job for. MAN WOUNDED BY S.F. OFFICER Ba!l Player Shot in Attempt tc Escape from Liquor Charge Sioux Falls, S. D., ; (Spe cial)—Arthur Pratt, Sioux Falls ball player, is in McKer.nan hospital re covering from a gun shot wound in the left hip, administered when he broke away from local police officers and ran down an alley after he had been arrested with H. W. Edison, of Alcester, S. D., on a charge of having liquor in his possession. The shooting occurred on a side street near where the officers had made the arrest, about midnight. Pratt was taken to the hospital where a doctor declared his wound serious though not fatal. It is alleged by the officers that when Edison and Pratt were arrested, Edison smashed the evidence, and It was while Capt. John McMahon was attempting to recover the broken bot tles that Pratt made a break for lib erty. According to the officers, several shots were fired Into the air and Pratt ordered to stop, but he contin ued down an alley, where a patrol man entered the chase, firing several mere shots downward. It is be lieved that the bullet which struck Pratt was riecochet from the pave ment. Pratt has Veen playing ball with tlie Legion Canaries of Sioux Falls the last season. He is an outfielder and was formerly with the Dakota league, playing two seasons with Mitchel'. WORKMAN INJURED IN FALL FROM TOP OP WELL DERICK Doi.i, la., (Special)—W. Willis, of this place, was taken to the hospital at Hu!' Ia., as a result of an accident while digging a well on a farm near Alvord. Mr. Willis had climbed to the top of the derick to make some adjustment and wade therd, one of the horses used in ihe work broke one of the tie ropes, causing the derick to fall. His thigh bone of his right leg was broken In two places and both his ankles were broken. • BOY HOUSES Birr" , FIND ONLY LOTS Omaha Police Seeking Op* erators of New Real Es tate Confidence Game Omaha. —At least two persons hat’e been roped in recently by operators of a new confidence game. In which the victims bought houses and found only vacant lota. Miss Elizabeth Hopkins, a resident of Council Bluffs, came to Omaha Tuesday to inspect a house which she had purchased from two men rep resenting themselves to he real es tate men. She bought the house, she aakl, with the provision that it must be torn down at once- When she went to the place in question, s'he found only a vacant lot, and resi dents living in the neighborhood told her that the house had been moved away several days ago. The second case came to light when J. E. Egeenberg, living in South Omaha, informed authorities that a house had been moved several miles by him after he had purchased It from two men, believed to be the same persons who sold the house to the Council Bluffs woman. Disap pearance of the second house was re ported when a new tenant tried to move into it and found only ,a vacant lot. One day last week a rental agent for a local real estate firm discovered two men tearing down a house which the firm had listed for rent. The men told him, he said, that they had been hired by a third person who ex plained he had purchased the house under the provision that it be razed at once. LINCOLN JUDGE WARNS STUDENT JOY RIDERS Lincoln, Neb., i (Special) — Police Judge Chappell has issued a solemn warning to the state uni versity students, now swarming into town that they must obey the traf fic rules or get into trouble. He re ferred especially to the habit of was being shown through the fac tory here. Bottorf has been givefl a continuance until October 15 when his case for assault and battery will come up in the county court. The attack is supposed to have been provoked by the fact that Judge Debel sentenced him to 60 days at hard labor, in 1924, on con viction for selling liquor. Bottorf appealed and his case has not yet come to trial. WESTERN NEBRASKA FIELD YIELDS 102 BUSHELS OATS Scottsbluff, Neb., ; —Un usual yields of grain In the North Platte valley continue to be reported. The latest report of an extremely large crop comes from near Ivlinatare, where John Hessier has threshed 23 acres of oats that yielded an average of 102 bushels to the acre, machine measure, and which weighed heavier than the standard measure. He also harvested 53 bushels of wheat to the acre and figures he realized a net profit, after all expenses of the farm had been paid, of $45 an acre. NOBLES COUNTY FAIR SUCCESS Large Crowds Attend Ex position at Worthington— Classes Well Filled Worthington, Minn., (Spe clal)—The greatest attendance durin; a single day since some of the war' time crowds, passed through the gates of the Nobles County fair the opening day, September 15. Officials in each department expressed their appreciation of gains made In ex hibition, the garden produce depart ment a*qne being under some formci years. The show this year was thi greatest ever given by the Nobles County fair, and carried exhibitions usually found only at some of tin large stock shows. A feature wa; the presentation of high class stock from Greeley, la., owned by A. B. Holbert, Including Percherons, Bel gians and English Shires. While tBe Greeley contingent, being Interna tional Horse Show features at the Chicago Live Stock and elsewhere took first place, the local showing beat everything ever shown here be fore all around. In aged stallions Billy Malcolm placed first; Karl Swanson, second; 2-year-olds, Il.lly MuLolm, first; 2-year-olds and over, Karl Eseher, first; all of Worthing ton. Mr. MalmnUlst of Rushmore took first prize with his draft team and Joe Fair of Worthington first with his ali purpose team. YANKTOrTcOU NTNMRESIDENT IS CONVICTED OF BURGLARY Yankton. S. D.. (Special) s _Arthur Oswald, of Walshtown * township, Yankton county, was con victed of burglary In circuit court i here this week. The case involved the theft of chickens from Emil Edel ntan, residing three miles from the Oswald place. MINNESOTA TOWN TO VOTE ON ELECTRICAL SYSTEM «■ Windom. Minn., _ . , (Special) —The voters of Bingham Lake will vtte, September 29, on a proposition tc bond the town for $<5,000 to hulid an electric distribution aystt in. The People's Light and Power company i offers to build a line to the town'and to establish a sinking fund that will take care of the interest and pay the bonds as they mature, the whole amount to be paid In 20 jears. Until that time they will hold a lease ou the distribution system. i