Nebraska Newspapers

    TO ISSUE BONDS
FOR $400,004
Central West Public Service
Company Has Its Request
Cut $100,000
Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—The
stale railway commission today au
thorized the Central West Public
Service company to issue $400,000 of
30-year 6 per cent, bonds, instead of
the $500,000 requested.
Principal properties are the gas
plants at Norfolk and Columbus, an
electric plant at Albion, telephone
company at Jackson and electric
transmission lines near South Sioux
City. Neb.
The Nebraska property is valued
by the company at $824,000. The com
mission declares the company faces
a heavy depreciation charge following
changes in equipment, and suggests
a conservative attitude in the matter
of bonds, setting $400,000 as the prop
er ratio between bonds and values.
OMAHA MUSIC DEALER
IS LEFT ¥750,000 ESTATE
Omaha. Neb. »UP)—An
ton Hospe, piontci music and art
dealer, who died here last week, left
an estate valued at about $750,000. it
was disclosed when his will was filed
for probate Thursday.
Detailed instructions as to how the
business shall be conducted were In
cluded in the will. Under those in
structions, William Zitzman. Hoepe’s
soninlaw, now vice president of the
company, will be elected president,
treasurer and general manager. O.
O. Over, present treasurer, is to be
come vice president and A. M. Som
mar, secretary.
The widow is to receive $30,000 un
der a prenuptial agreement. In ad
dition to this. Hospe left her all his
real estate and personal belongings
and 24 per cent, of the income from
the trust fund which is to be created
out of holdings of Hospe in the com
pany Those holdings amount to 55
per cent, of the total value of the
stock which is estimated at $750,000.
RODMAN NOT CANDIDATE
FOR GOVERNORSHIP, SA\
Omaha. Neb.. (UP) —
James A. Rodman, speaaer of the Ne
braska house, today set at rest reports
that he would oppose Arthur J.
Weaver for the republican nomina
tion for governor by announcing that
petitions filed for him for governor
were unauthorized.
"I appreciate the action of my
friends in filing the petition," Rod
man said, "but I simply cannot af
ford to make the race for governor.”
Rodman recently filed as candidate
for state senator and said today that
was the only office he was interested
tot.
MOTORCYCLE OFFICERS
CATCH ESCAPING ROBBER
Omaha. (UP)—Fred
Woodward. 27 years old. of Omaha,
was captured half an hour after he
and a companion held up and robbed
a garage in Florence shortly after
last midnight. Woodward was cap
tured after a thrilling chase during
which motorcycle officers forced the
automobile the band« had stolen
into a ditch. The second bandit
jumped from the machine and es
caped. Woodward said he believed
his name was Danielson but had m$)
htin only a short time before the rob
bery
WOMAN JUROR FALLS.
SUSTAINS BROKEN LEG
Primghar. Ia., (Special)—
Mis Belle Wollenberg. of Paullina
while serving on the Jury Tuesday,
fell in the rest room during recess,
, and Is in the hospital sutfering from
a fractured leg. After consultation,
the opposing lawyers decided to con
tinue the case in process with only 11
jurors.
MORNINGSIDE STRING CONCERT
QUARTET GAVE CONCERT
Newcastle. Neb., (Special)
—The Morningside Siring quartet
gave a concert in the Congregational
church, Tuesday night.
FINE WATCH PRESENTED
TO JUDGE WELCH OF WAYNE
Wayne Neb.. (Special)—
A $250 watch was presented to Judge
A. A Welch of Wayne at the north
east, Nebraska bar association ban
quet t Norfolk. Judge Welch has
served Judge of the ninth judicial
district lor 21 years. Justice Eberly
of the state supreme court made .he
presentation.
FILES APPEAL FROM
58,750 JUDGMENT
Lincoln. Neb. <UP> —
Dale Holden of Tecumseh today filed
an appeal In the supreme court from
the ucent $87.50 judgment against
him awarded Mrs. Esteila Mae Trute,
widow of the man he ‘hot to death
while hunting for evidence as to pos
aensirn of liquor.
Holden coni: tided the shocting was
acrtdrnta! i
MANY CHANGES MADE ON
WAYNE COUNTY FARMS
Carroll. Neb. iSpecial>
— March 1 found many merer* travel
ing trie highway* to new farms. Quit t
9 large number are changing farm
In Wayne county and find good road*,
foi their moving.
WAYNK MAY VOTE ON
ItUNDAY MOVIE PETITION
Wavne. Neb, -A petition
Mgne*i «04 voter* ha* been pre
agfited to Wavne city council asking
that 'In questl«i of gunda? motion
paUim br submitted to the electee*
fur vote April 1
Another petition signed by «
aafcrd Oat the qurs.ion ut raising the
band levy from J to I mill aim be
pfurfilKl Noth will be brought up
at the shelter The rounrif (w»M
rtwiJtmom to tefuiid luumu.i an 1 I
watrr kinUi
FALLS CITY HAS FIRE
LOSS OF $18,000 SUNDAY
Falls City, Neb.. (UP)—
,pire of unknown origin Sunday
threatened an entire business, block
In Falls City. Damage, which was
entirely covered by insurance,
amounted to $18,000, it was estimated
today. A vacant building was des
troyed and considerable damage was
done by fire and water to the K, of
P. hall. Two firemen narrowly es
caped injury in an explosion,
GIVE ATTENTION
TO FARM SEEDS
Many Samples Displayed at
Meeting Held at Walthill
Last Saturday
Walthill, Neb.. “ (Special) —
The Farm Bureau held a seed ex
change, in the local office last Sat
urday afternoon. There were 45 sam
ples of seed on display gnd many
sales were made both by the farmers
of the county and ."red hmises. E. T.
Winter county agent presided.
Prof. D. L. Gross of the college of
agriculture was the guest of honor
and principal speaker, discussing the
relative values of the grasses as a
money crop and fertilizer.
At the business meeting of the
board of directors of the Farm Bureau
the resignation of J. W Berg was
accepted and Leonard C. Wingett was
elected In his place as president of
the organization. As a token of ap
preciation of the work done by Mr.
and Mrs. Berg in building up the or
ganization, the board members pre
sented Mr. Berg with A pocket knife
painted salt and peppers. Mr. and
Mrs. Berg leave the first of March
for their new home in Cuming coun
ty.
PLAN MEMORIAL
FOR YOUNG HERO
Mother Whom He Helped
to Rescue Recovering, as
Is His Brother
Omaha, Neb., (UP)—Fol
lowing funeral of Melvin Robbins.
Omaha's 9-year-old boy hero, plans
were under way today to commemo
rate the youth’s heroic act. Various
suggestions as to how best to keep
alive the spirit displayed by the boy
in giving his own Life to save his bed
ridden mother from their blazing
home have been suggested.
They include a monument to be
erected at South Franklin school,
which Melvin attended, and naming
of one of the city’a public schools af
ter him and his brother. Charles, who
aided him in the rescue.
Not in years has the city been so
stirred over the heroism of one of its
citizens. Several thousand persons
tried to get into Grace Methodist
church while funeral services were
being held by the pastor. Rev. B. L.
8tory.
City council passed a resolution
commending the heroism of the two
boys and expressing the hope for the
complete recover*' of Charles, who
Is fighting for his life in a local hos
pital.
Mrs. Robbins had so far recovered
from shock that it was possible to
carry her from her home across the
street to the church for a last look
at her son. Charles Robbins was re
ported on the road to recovery. He
has not yet been told of his brothers
death.
HIGH SCHOOL PAPERS
TO BE ENTERED IN CONTEST
Fremont. Neb.. ~ UP)—The
annual tri-state press contest spon
sored by Theta Gamma Epsilon, hon
orary Journalistic fraternity of Mid
land college, for high school news
papers of Kansas. low* *nd Nebras
ka will be held April ! to 22. W. Wil
bur Klover. Theta Gamma Epsilon
president, announced today. All high
schools of the three states are In
vited to enter their papers.
The school whose paper Is adjudged
the best In the contest will receive a
silver trophy, whereas all other
schools will receive certificates de
noting that their papers were classed
as first, second or third class publi
cations.
The Record of Sioux City Central
high school took first place in the
1927 contest, in which 36 papers were
entered, 12 from each of the three
states.
TAKES OVER LIVE ASSETS
OF DEFUNCT STATE BANK
Clearwater, Neb, tSpe
cial)—^The building and all the live
assets of the State bank of dear
wafer have been purchased bv the
Citizen* stale bank of Clearwater,
which has me ed Into the banking
building of the former. The State
bank of C’“*rwster has been oper
ated for «ome time bv the guaranty
fund and onlv recently a petition
for a receivership was filed by the
attornr general This last move will
leave the wav clear for winding up
the affairs of the Clearwater State
bank and leave Clearwater with one
bank to care for the banking needs
of the community.
WORFHt All * FRIENDS FILE
HIM FOR TWO OFFIC ES
Falls City. Neti, <UF>—
F. tend* o* congtenmaii John II
Morrhesd democrat, of (lie First Ne
braska district today paid his filing
fees for two office*
A Mo fee. placing hie name on the
primary ba'ird as a candidate for
United States •rnatcMr, *a* remitted
by J H North of Unrein A lift
fee accompanied by a petition signed
by Tmuneeh friend* of M-yehead
• a* »*nt in by Dr A P Fllrj'Bmmw,
which places Mm In nomination for
regie*rn*»,tv» t-nm the First district
First Lady of the Land
In Fall Sports Costume
FIRST in fashions as «he is first in everything else,
our first lady of the land appears for sports in an
extremely apropos cos
tume. Resisting the
cold in an incompar
ably soft, deep seal
coat, she wears a gay
but conservative scarf
at the neck. Nestling
snugly on her left
shoulder, is a large La
France rose, competing
with her smile for i
brightness. Her hat is I
an inimitable creation I
of Freach felt, banded fl
with satin ribbon end- |
ing in a bow below the I
crown, and brightened ■
with a marcasite orna
mcnt. The richness of ■
the felt matches in ■
depth and quality the
soft sheen of the seal, tv
MRS. CALVIN COOLIDCE
Jnternat>n«l NewKieel)
I
Newspaper Featuring Foreign News
Needs to Guard Against Propaganda
From the Christian Science Monitor.
In a greeting "to members of the editorial craft everywhere," Erie C.
Hopwood, president of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, ex
pressed this view concerning the outlook for his profession in 1928: "Iq
the year to come even greater things may be expected, and particularly
in this period must the viewpoint of responsible editorship be world
wide. The time will be a critical one. and irresponsible journalism must
not be permitted to cast the balance against international peace and
good will."
There is. of course, a tendency on the part of man to regard all
times as critical. Probably there is no reason to apprehend the existence
of any graver international situation in 1928 than has existed in years
lately passed. But it would be quite possible for irresponsible jouraiisrq
to create a critical situation, and the protest of the president of so in
fluential a body of Journalists against journalism of that type is both
seasonable and important.
The influence of jouraiism upon international relations has neve?
received that scientific study which its importance as a factor in world
peace deserves. In time of war, governments treat their press as a
scientifically constructed machine for the manufacture of universal
hatred within the nation against the enemy. Nothing is left undon*
to fill the columns of the newspapers with information and misinforma
tion intended to advance this end. The censorship, both governmental
and popular, makes the lot of any newspaper which attempts to stand
out against the general chorus of war time objurgation intolerable. Th«
people of the United States and other nations have recently had exper
ience in the scientific management of war time propaganda that knowl
edge of its effectiveness must be fresh in their memory.
But in time of peace there is no such united effort to use the pres*
for the maintenance of harmonious relations with the outer world. Thi*
Is perhaps as well, although there does seem a certain irony in the faci
that the press cheerfully lends itself to governmental endeavors to ex
tend hatreds, but vigorously repels any effort toward its control in th#
interests of peace. But control ought not to be necessary. No news
paper of standing will proclaim itself an advocate of war,' or even th*
systematic encourager of international discords. And yet, purely
through an erroneous idea of what constitutes news, and usually becaus*
of a lack of a true sense of responsibility, newspapers not infrequently
become a most fertile source from which spring international misunder
standing and antagonisms.
ine newspaper wmcn is conducted with tne truly patriotic purpose
of serving the best interests of the nation to w'hich it gives adherence
will accept seriously responsibility for the character of international news
whoch it publishes. It will put senationalism above service to peace
I It will not accept the plea that the truth of the news item is the only
criterion by which to Judge of its worth, for many newspaper stories
may be literally true, and yet exert a distinctly injurious influence. JU
will maintain a sense of proportion in its depiction of foreign affairs,
not necessarily suppressing those things which may tend to bring a
foreign nation or government into disrepute with its readers, but en
deavoring at the same time to recount the more creditable phases ot
such a nations thought or activities. If it is an English newspaper it
will not depict the activities of Mayor Thompson as representative of
all there is of Chicago, nor will an American newspaper with a sense of
responsibility find nothing to recount regarding the life of Paris except
the gayeties of Montmartre.
The newspaper dealing largely in foreign news may properly take
itself as seriously as though it were in fact a diplomatic bureau. An
irresponsible, prejudiced, or sensational correspondent at the end of a
cable can do vastly more harm to the cause of international harmony
than almost any underofficial of a legation or embassy. As the United
States becomes more and more involved in foreign affairs—a condition
which inevitably must result from the wide extension of our foreign in
vestments—so that sections of the press which devotes attention to in
ternational news must accept a higher measure of responsibility for the
character of the information it collects and publishes. It is an en
couraging forecast of the future that the president of the American
Society of Newspaper Editors should have made this consideration the
dominant note in his annual message.
Ha mum An Advertiser.
From the New York Times.
A curious will was left by P. T.
But mini when he died 36 years ago.
It. seems characteristic oi his ec
centricity. His wife, who died only
last June, was given the lifetime use
of his estate, which is now distributed
among six heirs.
It is surprising to learn that it
consists chiefly ot bonds, stocks and
mortgages. Somehow one thinks oi
the “Prince of Humbugs.“ as he
proudly called himself. leaving
tatooed men and bearded ladies to
his relatives. An article in ihe De
cember Palimpsest. "When Bmnum
Came to Town," tells of one of the
lectures he used to give. "Suctess in
Life, or the Art of Money-Making
The $.*>00,000 or more that he left is
evidence that he knew some tiling oi
what he was talking about.
His moat emphatic point—one
which no one rould accuse him ot
rot follow ing—wa* to advertise Prr.
Nat I nknown to Her
From the Boston Transcript
Mr* Brown When 1 was a mil wr
ttsed to have propoiing paitirv One
never hears of *ueh thing now
Miu Bright Oh 1 don t know I
had a proposing party rail or me
only last evening How do you like
my ring?
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Neat Revente
From Answer*
"The woman next door bought a
hai exactly h*e mute
“And now I nuppuse you won't
VfXlt "
“Not after the find* I've given
mine to iter rook "
sistence was important. He said thai
when an advertisement first appears
"a man does not see it, the second
time he notices it the third time h«
reads it. the fourth he thinks about
it. the fifth he speaks to his wife
about it. and the sixth or seventh he
is ready to purchase.’" Advertising
men today would probablv agree with
him. At anv rate, he made money by
taking his own advice.
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Q What Is the ditference between
the primary rainbow and the second
ary bow? N. W
A. In the brightest or primary
bow often the only one seen, the
colors are arranged with the red out
side. In the perfect bow there is an
other arch concentric with this but
above It called the secondary bow. in
which the colors are arranged in re
verse ordci and which is dimmer, be
cause due to a double reflection with
in the uropa of rain.
In Ihe Y.'rrt4itil.«r
From the New York World
Sydney Shields, well-known ac
tresa. has an old Negro mammy from
the south In her rmploy The other
day. a colored man appeared at the
door seefc'tig work ri»e woman met
him and Hie following was the con
yermtlon between the two
"I dent reckon you-all knows o(
tmtondy what don't want to hire no
body to do nothin dors you?"
"Vr» indeed. I doe-n t
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4 What kind of nee Is poddy?
*08
A Faddy Is u . <»krd riee wheth
er growing or ggihfitd
! HE BEGINS WAR
ONLOAN SHARK
Attorney General of Nebras
ka Secures Injunctions
Against 2 Concerns
Lincoln. Neb.. ” (UP)—At
torney General Spillman filed a pe
tition today in the supreme court
asking for a writ of injunction. to
prohibit the Beck Finance corpora
tion and the Central Purchasing
company, both of Omaha, from con
tinuing business in Nebraska. The
attorney general alleg'd the collection
of usurious and unconscionable rates
of interest on loans to railroad em
ployes and others.
Spillman alleges both corporations
charged, by deducting interest in ad
vance. the unlawful and usurious rate
of 240 per cent, a year on loans
made to laboring men, mechanics
and clerks in Omaha.
The supreme court issued a tem
porary restraining order and set April
15 as answer day.
HE LOSES CLAIM FOR
DAMAGES CAUSED BV FLOOD
Lincoln. Neb., (UP)—The
supreme court wrested from W. M.
Settles. Saunders county farmer, the
prospect of getting $3,750 from the
county awarded by the lower court
because of damages to lands and
crops caused, as he claimed, by the
negligent construction of a drainage
ditch along Sand creek. He sued for
$15,775. The court set aside the ver
dict and dismissed the case, holding
Settles has no claim against the coun
ty
TESTIMONEY OF EXPERT
WITNESSES HAS WEIGHT
Lincoln. Neb.. (UP)—Tes
timony of expert witnesses was up
held by the supreme court of Nebra
ska today when it affirmed a com
mission decision in a case from Adams
county in which Victor Tvf. Marcotte
secured a judgment for $1,260 against
Dr. Elbert J. Latta on a claim for
damages resulting from what was
claimed to be malpractice in the
setting of a broken arm.
The court said Judge Dilworth
erred when he told the Jury "there
is no rule of law which requires you
to surrender your own Judgment to
that of any person testifying as an
expert witness or to give controlling
effect to the opinions of scientific
witnesses.” He also erred, the deci
sion said, when he added that ex
pert witnesses are to be regarded the
( same as other witnesses and their
testimony to be given only such
weight as the jurors think it is
properly entitled to.
Several doctors testified in the
lewer court that Dr. Latta had given
the usual and prc*ppr treatment. The
case was sent '*ack for re-trial so
that, he may have the benefit of this
evidence.
WORKMAN SUFFOCATED
UNDERNEATH BEET PULP
Secttsbluff. Nth.. (Specif 1)
—Smothered under piled beet pulp,
rim bodv of Harley J. Crockett, em
ploye ct the pain warehouse of the
Gering :upar factory, was found
buried. He was wo:' inn on the pile
: nd lied climbed part way up and it
staried to cave and slide. He was
caught and corc.ed to a depth ol four
or five leet. lie was not missed until
closing t me when a search was in
stituted rnd his body found.
Hir. widow will receive compensation
at the rate of $15 a week for seven
years and $153 burial expenses, ac
cording to State Compensation Com
missioner Kennedy, who happened to
be hdre hearing contested compensa
tion cases.
FEDERAL L/»ND Or rltE TO
DETERMINE OWNERSHIP
Alliance. Neb.. (Special)—
An argument over ownership of a
Cherry county ranch is now before
t..e general land office at Washing
ton, D. C.. lor settlement. A. N. Cut
schall. his brotherinlaw, is said to
have used a revolver to run J. Dalton
off the ranch, which is north of
Whitman, during an argument over
ownership, according to testimony be
fore Register Hewitt of the local land
office.
Melissa Cutschall filed a claim to
the ranch some years ago. While her
application was on file she married
Dalton and they proved up on stock
raising entry. Cutschall. brother of
the applicant, protested on the ground
that she was married before the entry
was completed. Believing that she
would lose the claim. Mrs. Dalton
relinquished the entry and shortly
afterwards her brother filed on it.
Dalton later came to Alliance and
filed papers asking a rejection of his
wife's relinquishment. Kc said he
had put SI.800 worth of improve
ments on the land. The land consists
of 440 acres of good grazing land.
HLOOMFIELD .MAN OUT
FOR STATE SENATOR
Lincoln. Neb., (Special)—
Among the late filings tor office with
the secretary of state are: E. E Pla
it k. of Wahoo. as a democratic can
didate for United States senator: Wil
liam D. Funk, of Bloomfield, repub
lican candidate for state senator in
I tie* Tenth district: W H. Green, dem
ocrat. formerly of Creighton but now
of Omaha, for the short term for
railway commissioner, ana 111 L. Tol
cn. democrat, of Ord. for the long
term.
FALLING INTO HOLE. CHILD
IS LOST FOR LIGHT IIOIRS
Omaha. Neb 'UP1—Lost
for eight hums. Harriet Ott. 3
years old, wm found at 3 o'clock
this morning in a deep hole near her
home she was none the worse for
tier rsperttnre. The child appairnt
h had fallen into the hole while play
ing and had non become exhausted
trying to gei out and fell a»kcp. Hr
mother, ni.'.rly hysterical, was about
to give up the starch early lint morn*
...» when the h*urd a shrill cry of
"mo*her ' Branch hr police resulted
<n f'rx pe the rhild In the hole.
BLOOMFIELD NOT
ON CASH PLAN
Merchants of Town Plan to
Put System into Effect
April 1
Bloomfield, Neb.. ^ ' (Special t
—Business and professional men of
this city voted unanimously in favor
of going to a strictly cash basis, this
action being taken at a meeting held
last evening. Date for changing from
the present system was set for April
1st. Various methods for handling the
new system will be used. Grocery
stores and meat markets will use cou
pon books, it is reported.
An association was formed with A.
F. Heires as president. J. Gillespie as
first vice president, J. B Steinberg,
second vice president. A. L. Burb
ridge. secretary and Frad Woidneck,
treasurer.
Another meeting will be held March
1 and final details will then be worked
out.
This action on the part of tire
merchants has aroused no small
amount of discussion and some
strong opposition. But the concensus
of opinion is that when the new sys
tem goes into effect with the low
ered prices that will result this op
position will disappear and the new
system prove the better for both
seller and buyer.
A news item appearing in various
dailies, under a Bloomfield date line,
stating that the new system is now
in force and telling how it is working
cut, was premature. The credit sys
tem is still in force and will continue
until April 1st.
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LAWYERS ASSERT HUSBAND
SHOULD PROTECT HOME
Lincoln, Neb., -The su
preme court is askea to rule, by at
torneys for Mrs. Anna Weber, that a
husband who fails to throw out of
his house a person who is annoying
his wife is guilty of negligence and
cannot recover damages inflicted
upon his wife by the rude and bois
terous conduct of the trespasser.
Mrs. Weber runs a ranch in Dawes
county, and one of her neighbors Is
James F. Allen. Being of the opin
ion that Allen was responsible for
the disappearance of a cow and a
calf from her place. Mrs. Weber went
over to the Allen place and accused
him of stealing the animals. He de
nied this, and she told him she did
not believe him. As Allen tells the
story, she grew loud and boisterous,
and when he suggested that his wife
was not well, she talked all the more,
threatening to call the sheriff and
put him in prison. When asked to go
out she replied that she would go
when she got ready.
Allen later sued for $16,000, claim
ing that the woman had thrown such
a scare into his wife that she had
taken to her bed and w;s still there,
months afterward. A jury gave him
a judgment for $6,500. and from this
Mrs. Weber has appealed.
Her attorneys urge that Mrs. WPber
had no right or business inside the
Allen house, and that it was not only
the right but the duty of Allen to
have ejected her. Having failed to
do so, they insist that it was gross
carelessness and was the proximate
cause of the ailment from which the
wife is now suffering. They ask the
court to lay down as the law that this
is negligence, where the conduct of
a trespasser is objectionable and
there was reason to believe it w’ould
injure the wife’s health.
HIS CANARY MUST HAVE
AUDIENCE TO DO ITS ACT
Royal. Neb.. <UP>—The
only way A. F. Sparks of Royal has
found to stop the singing of his pet
canary is to throw a cover over rho
cage. The bird. Sparks found, will
not sing unless he can see his audi
ence. Sparks said the bird is not
for sale.
When Sparks plays the violin, the
canary, “Dicky,” perches on the bow
and sings at the top of its voice.
When his master whistles, “Dicky”
places himself on Spark's nose and
tries to outdo the whistler.
“Dicky” is at home at the dinner
table. He perches on the shoulder ot
each eater and will not move until
given a bit of food—which he takes
off a fork.
The canary can even outsing the
sewing machine and he always proves
It. But if he loses sight of his audi
ence the bird is hushed. This must
often be resorted to in the Spark’s
home if anyone is to be heard, it was
explained.
NEBRASKA'S TALLEST PASTOR
DIES FOLLOWING OPERATION
Omaha. < UP (—Funeral
services will De neld here tomorrow
for Rev. Charles Wayne Ray. 56 years,
old. grand master of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows and pastor of
the Methodist church at North
Platte. Neb., who died in Methodist
hospital here Sunday. Following the
services the body will be taken to
Terre Haute. Ind.. Reverend Ray's
former home, for burial. Death re
sulted from an operation performed
three weeks ago.
Rev. Mr. Rav. 6 feet and 4 inches,
was believed to have been the tallest
minister in Nebraska. He had held
pastorates at McCook. Columbus. Al
liance. Crawford, Lyons and Norfolk.
NAMED AS COMMISSIONER
TO FILL VACANCY
Pender. Neb.. (Special)-—
Henry D Risen has been appointed
county (omnmsioner of the first db
trlcl in place of W H Merry de
ceased Appointment was made by
Countv Attorney Boughn. County
Clerk Kandqulst and County Trea
surer Baker Risen carried the dis
trict two yran ago by over 300 ma
jority. but w i defeated In the < xinty.
Risen ia a democrat. although a ma
)cr!ty of the airpolnttng board are
if publicans,