Nebraska Newspapers

    GOES TO CLAIM
RELATED HONOR
Man Who Fought at Nan
king, China, to Become
Commander
Omaha. Neb ' <UP>—Lieu
tenant • Bennie" Staudlt who helped
make naval history at the bombard
ment of Nanking. China, is to be re
warded for his services.
Lieutenant Staudt is en route to
Chicago where he expects to be made
n lieutenant commander. H» was in
charge of a gun crew on the United
States vessel which bombarded Nan
king and ‘‘pulled the pin" when his
commanding officer ordered: ‘‘Let
’em have it, Bennie "
For a time it was doubtful wheth
er the officers and crew of the ves
sel would be made heroes or court
martialed for their action. The form
er prevailed. Lieutenant Staudt has
been in charge of the naval recruit
ing station here.
EXPLAINS COMPLAINT
ABOUT VETERANS’ BUREAU
Lincoln Neb., 1 UP'—
Superintendent C. W. Taylor today
gave out a statement to the press
clarifying his charges against the
veterans bureau o-fice in Omaha.
Taylor declared he complained to
General Hines, head of the veterans
bureau in Washington, that "during
the past five or six years ex-service
men have often bpen abused and in
sulted personally when went to
Omaha for physical examination or
re-examination." He said it has been
“common talk" for five years among
ex-service men that Dr. Allen Scott
"have been lacking in the courtesy
ordinarily due any man entering a
public office on public business."
"Contrary to directions from Gen
eral Hines,” the statement said, “the
medical rating department of the
Omaha branch of the veterans bureau
has adopted the attitude that every
ex-service man applying for aid Is a
‘gold brirker.’ The whole machinery
of the bureau has been set to motion
to make It as hard as possible for a
man’s case to be made tip.
“The second comDlaint lodapd
against the medical rating depart
ment of the veterans bureau was their
arbitrary manner in dealing with
medical evidence which comes from
outside of the bureau Itself. Expert
opinions and diagnotic statements of
tact by outstanding members of the
medical profession in Nebraska today
are ruthlessly thrown aside by the
Omaha bureau, or continously ignored
by the bureau's own medicos.
"The evidence of other facts out
side of the medical lield bearing on
cases of the men is uniformly dis
carded as one of no value or weight
in the bureau's deliberations The
veterans, bureau is organized in such
a way that the bureau employes are
both judge and jury in determining
these case1. There is no opportunity
of appeal except to some other
bureau organization.
TO SAV IF ALIMONY
IS LIEN ON REAL ESTATE
Lincoln. Neb.. »UP)—Tire
question whether a person against
whom i.ii alimony judgment has been
rendered can give a dear title to real
estate Vicv before the state supreme 1
court today.
The decision, which is viewed as of
outstanding importance, came up In
arguments of the Lnndcarter county
cose of Lynch vs. Rohan. The decis
ion will ,«et a precedent to determine
whether alimony judgments consti
tute a lien on property for future
l>aymen* . when all payments to date
of transfer have been kept up.
LINCOLN MAN HEADS
NEBRASKA MUSIC TEACHERS
Omaha. Neb., (UP)—Al
bert Sievers, of Wesleyan conserva
tory of music, of Lincoln, was elected
president of the Nebraska State Mu
sic Teachers' association here last
night. C V Kettering, of Doane col
lege, was named vice president and
Homer Compton, of Lincoln, secre
uvry. ine next convention will be held
at Lincoln.
COMMITS SUICIDE IN
HOSPITAL AT LINCOLN
Lincoln, Neb.. '* «UP»—An
Improvised scaffold provided almost
Instant death for Henry Lesoing. 85
years old. who hanged himself early
this morning at the State hospital at
Lincoln. Torn strips of sheets tied to
a bedpost in his room were used by
Iicsoing. An attendant stood only a
few feet distant when he closed the
door and leaped from the bed.
NEBRASKA STREAMS AT
FLOOD STAGE FROM RAIN
Norfolk. Neb.. 'Special)—
A heavy rain all over north Nebraska
Thursday resulted In flooding some of
the roads The ice In all of the rivers
ts broken ur» and at Verdigrre an icc
gorge has formed flooding the low
lands.
TO BEGIN WORK SOON
ON PROPOSED BRIDGE
Decatur. Neb. <8pectaD-~
According to Marshall Howard, en
gineer of the Woods Brother* corpor
ation of Lincoln wrrk will start this
week on the Decatur-Onawa bridge
With the passage of the Decatur
bridge bill by the nattonal house
Mr Howard stated that be would
have a survey party here thir week
RAVE NEBRASKA* FINANCIAL
WITt’ATION lb IMPROVED
Iancoi.i Nth «UP»~
Plate Treasurer W M St robin*, told
county lunwt in cos’vention tn
Ltnrnln Thursday night that Nebra
ka debts should be all rlegrrd by !
July 1 and that there at no Immedi j
ah' prospect of the general fund
again becoming so deeply involved as
ft had during lercnt vearr
But bin* tpoke «n taxation and
nunnrnt awl brought the assessors
*iuvo.ning rn&nsrx n.ac
iH'Wty by a*u of the latest k«n
N*il ■.
PIF.RCB COlTfTY WOMAN
WANTS WHOLE ESTATE
Lincoln, Neb., ' (Special)—
Irene A. McDonaic mta an appeal
today with the supreme court from
the action of the district court ot
Pierce county, which denied hek
claim to all of the estate or tier
brother, Charles Gates, who died two
years ago. leaving $20,000 worth of
property, and denominated her as
one of the heirs only in accordance
with the law of descent.
Mrs. McDonald said that she was
22 years old. in Ohio, when hei
brother, who never married, induced
her to come to Nebraska and keep
house for him. She seys he prom
ised that she should have all his
property when he died. This was in
1884. and she says that she kept
her bargain for years, and that in
his later years her brother made his
home with her in a house she owned.
When he died, no will was found,
and the court said that as she had
not proved her contract for all of It,
she could share only with the five
nephews and nieces.
ACID THROWER
MUST DO TIME
Nebraska Court Upholds
Conviction of Man Who
Maimed Girl
Lincoln, Neb., -John Hil
ier, convicted In Dawson county and
sentenced to from five to sevan years
In prison for throwing acid on the
legs of Mary Ashley, a 16 year old girl,
whose father had told him to stay
away from their home, vys affirmed
by the supreme court Wednesday.
Hiller is a one armed man, 32 years
old, who lived near the Ashleys and
had given her some presents. His
attentions and presence at the house.
In the town of Coaiad, was resented
by the father, and Hiller moved to
another part of the place. One night
while Mary and her sister were go
lng nome irom cnurcn, jonn v^iaua
and his brother Philip, threw sul
phuric acid on the Rirl. burning hei
hand and ruining her plush coat.
Claus said Hiller had furnished him
the acid and the syringe.
Five nights later Hiller supplied
John with another syringe, and ac
cording to the boy, told him he
would break his neck if he did not
make a good Jo\) of it. He was to
get *30 for it. He said Hiller told
him it would eat the girl’s clothe.',
off. His story was corroborated by
a third boy, aside from his brother.
The girl's ieg was badly burned. Hil
ler denied the story, or that he hao
been around to supervise the throw
ing. The court says the Jury did not
believe him, and it sees no reason
for setting aside its judgement.
HAS CROSS BETWEEN
CHICKEN AND PHEASANT
Allen. Neb., (Special*—
O. W. Money, of Allen is the owne.
of a two-year-old hybrid chicken or
bird, which is quite a curiosity. Two
years ago this spring when Mr. Mon
eys son, Allen, was ready to gather
eggs* from his pure bred buff chick
ens for hatching purposes, he culled
out a whie leghorn hen and dumped
her loose on the farm outside the
mating pens. It was not long until
she “stole" her nest In the brush,
and In due time brought up a .small
family of chicks, among which was
r peculiar stranger with all the
markings of a pheasant. The white
leghorn mother refused to own her
odd child, which was evidently the *
result of mating with a pnea'un;
cock which which made its home
cn the farm during the winter.
The young chick was brought to
town and raised, and has since prov
en profitable to its owner as wfill
as a source of much interest. The
body shape is that of n phensan;
hen. although it has the comb and
wattles of a tamp chicken. Its eyes,
instead of being . the usual yellow
of chickens, are black like those of
its wild ancestors. Its legs fit- green,
and the plumage greatly resemble*
that of the pheasant.
The bird lays eggs regularly, but
has never been known to cackle.
La<t year Mr. Money took several
of the eggs laved by this odd hen
and put them with n setting of oth
er hen eggs, hut they would not
hatch.
The bird Is able to start from the
ground and fly dtrectlv into the hn'
mow window- about 15 feet .In the
air.
MISSING OMAHA GIRL
FOUND IN AN APARTMENT
Omaha. Neb.. »UP» —
Darinka Urosevich 13-year-old beau
ty of the south side foreign colony,
who left here two weeks ago was
found by detectives in an aparlmcnt
house here last night
The girl raid she left home because
her fath' beat her. She had been
hvtn: with friends. She had been
th* object of a statewide search.
The ’ mng woman wa* found in
the tanuor's quarters at the apart
ment building. Francis Bender, 45
years old the Janitor and Eugene
Crocker 31 vears old, the girts sweet
heart, who brought her to the apart
ment. were being held for question
ing. Both declared the girl had not
been harmed.
MORI. MM.U4.mX CAMER
ARE FOUND AT MTOOK
McCook Neb. <UF> —
Following discovery of new case* of
smallpox several of which were be
tng concealed It U charged, led Mc
Cook school authorities to male a
complete check of school children in
an effort to determine how many
»rt Immune to Hie disease Utile**
the situation grows better, J A True
JUpTintendcnt of irhwb. said a rrc
ommetulation wt.t!d be made to the
tMMid of rowraurn to exclude chil
dren frem school who ere net Hi
mune
A rmy Has “Perfect Man ’ ’
But Marine Lad Has"It”
GROROB W. BRANDT
HERBERT E. SMITH
(International Newsreel and International Illustrated Newe)
THERE'S rivalry again between the Army and the Marines—Instead
of between the Marines and their traditional rivals, the Navy.
This time it'a over the question as to which arm of the service
has more of that quality denominated by Mme. Elinor Glyn as ''It."
Anyway, the Army claims it has "the perfect man" in the person of
Sergeant Herbert E. Smith, aged 27, of Newark, N. J. Smith, who's
with the Army recruiting publicity bureau, parsed a tough test covering
moral, mental and physical accomplishments with a mark of 100 per cent.
Smith's wife adds that she doesn't think he's exactly "perfect,” but he
comes near the 100 per cent, mark as a husband.
The Marines efter tor your Inspection Corporal George W. Brandt of
Chadron, Nebraska, who is in charge of the Marine guard at the 8*4
Naval Court of Inquiry at Boston Navy Yard.
Brandt has had proposals of marriage from all over the country from
girls who have seen him In the newsreels. He's not only handsome, but
a mighty husky gent, tool
Changes in Tariff Rates
Under “Flexible” System
Bulletin of Irving Trust Company.
Tl'ti Tariff Aet.of 1922 provided that the president,
acting upon the basis of investigations ordered by the
tariff commission may increase or decrease, by not more
than 50 per cent., the rates of duty fixed in the act. Al
together, 73 investigations were ordered between March
27, 1923, and the end of 1927. Of applications for in
vestigation received in 1927, 30 are now pending, in addi
tion to others held over from previous years. The tariff
commission requested rate increases on rag rugs, whiting,
milk and cream, manganese ore and window glass. Other
inquiries were ordered, based on applications for lower
duties on manganese and manganese alloys, and on
tomato paste. A third group of investigations was
authorized, under Section 316 of the Act, to obtain pro
tection against unfair competition in laminated sheets
composed of paper or other materials, and insoluble and
infusible condensation products of phenol and formalde
hyde. The changes in duties proclaimed under the act
follows:
Percentage Increase
Wheat . 40.0
Flour, semolina, etc.33 3
Sodium nitrite . 50.0
Barium dioxide.50 0
Oxalic acid . 50.0
Potassium Chlorate . 50.0
Men's sewed straw hats...46.7
Butter . 50.0 '
Print rollers.20.0
Methanol . 50.0
Gold leaf.50.0
Pip iron .50 0
Swiss Cheese . 50.0
Crude magnesite . 50.0
Caustic calcined magnesite 50.0
Cherries, sulphured
or in brine . 50.0
Diethyl barbituric
acid (veronal) Duty trans
ferred to
American
selling price.
Taximeters.Duty trans
ferred to
American
selling mice.
Percentage Decrease
Bob-white quail . 50 0
Paint brush handles.50.0
Millfeeds. bran, etc.50 0
C-esylic acid . 50.0
Phenol . 50.0
Orders of exclusion have been issued on revolvers,
manila rope and belt rope.
Flood Rehabilitation
Is Aided by Auxiliary
Indianapolis. Ind.—World war vet
erans made homeless by the recent
Hood disaster in Vermont are being
given aid in the re-es.abiishing of
their home< by the American Legion
Auxiliary, it has been stated at na
tional headquarters of the auxiliary
here.
Many veterans, some cf them dis
abled. returned to their hemes after
the flood waters receded to find all
their furnishing* destroyed and their
house* uninhabitable. Furnishing*
and equipment of all kinds are bring
-.11 Ihr I -
From Tit -Bits.
Magistrate' If you’ll take mv »ti
me you’ll drink water in the fu
ture.
Delinquent: Well, beer la three
part* water
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<4 How are nistgrtt’ * nut* salted
in their rhetlt* ,* F K
A. They are perjured b) boiling the
whole nut in a kri u watr for about
fiva e;mj!*» Whan diatuad ind e M
I the nut* will be fount, tft be coveted
I with 'ally cry*tsir
gathered by the auxiliary wompn tc
help re tore their homes.
The auxiliary of New Hampshire
contributed $2,000 and the national
organization added a like sum. In
addition more than $5,000 worth or
material has been gathered, much of
it Riven to the auxiliary women by
merchants from thetr stocks.
Publicity
From the Wr/hinfton Star
"Whet is your opinion of George
Washington""
"Most respectful.” answered Sena
tor Sorghum. "You can't deny the
prestige of a man who has succeeded
in placing his picture on everything
from a two cent stamp to a twenty
dollar bill *
Timed.
From Life.
Taxicab Driver • testifying in breach
of prom nr suit >• They only kts'rd
once but It was x long kiss.
Lawyer- Did you time it?
Tsxtrab Dfivet- Yes, sir It wx*
$3 ac by the meter
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Q Ha* the box left by Joanna
Hnuthcott ever been -p.ned? H. R
N
A After 111 years the box sealed
by Joanna (teutltrofr sc err vs. wax
eperwd in Lund or July tS. 1137 It
was found to contain only coin* and
other trifke.
SHOWS LOWEST PERCENTAGE
OF T. B. AFFECTED CATTLE
Falls City, Neb., (UP) —
With the lowest tell of *8 tested
counties Richardson county took its
place at the head of the group of
tuberculin tested counties in Nebras
ka. The accredication work in Rich
ardson county started May 31. 1927
and came to a close this week alter
all breed herds In the 15 precincts
were tested, with only <9 herd ol
cattle reacting to the tuberculin tests,
a percentage of approximately 20
one hundredths of one per cent.
Hog raisers in officially accredited
counties receive a premium of 10
cent* a hundredweight on all stoex
marketed that is bred and fed in
the county. Statistics showed that
Burt county received $25,000 in pre
miums two years ago and that Gage
county received $19,000. Certificates
must accompany shipments however,
If the premium is to be col » ted.
Richardson county herds that re
acted to the tests are under quar
antine regulations and will be until
new tests can be made. Cattle found
tuberculous, were slaughtered under
government supervision and the own
ers were given salvage and indem
nity.
Richardson county will remain ac
credited for three years, after which
new tests will be conducted where
they are deemed necessary by state
and federal workers.
WOMAN SLAYER
ASKS CLEMENCY
Rooming House Keeper Still
Maintains She Did Not
Do Shooting
Lincoln, Neb. (UP) —
Mrs. Ella McElhaney, serving a 30
year term for the second degree mur
der of Earl Anderson, of Alliance,
will appear before the state board
of pardons and paroles at the meet
ing March 13. She was convicted
January 6. 1921. She alleges she was
attempting Lo take a revclver from
two men w'ho were struggling in an
aliev back of a rooming house kept
by her. Letters and petitions have
been filed on her behalf.
Dr. H. H. Christensen, of Tekamah,
convicted of causing the death of
Mrsv Therma Eriwine, by perform
ing an illegal operation, asked for a
parole. Conviction was in February
1924. He fled following the death of
the woman and was not apprehend
ed until February. 1926. He pleaded
guilty and was given the minimum
sentence of from one to 10 years.
William Jordan, of Scottsbluff, who
shot and killed hts soninlaw. Joseph
E. Layton, asks for communtation.
A life sentence was imposed Octo
ber 28. 1915. The past record of the
prisoner, with convictions in Oregon
and Idaho, have been used against
his request for release.
Fred Weitzel. formerly of Richard
son county, where he was convicted
of robbery and later got a new term
in the penitentiary for attempting to
escape by constructing a dummy,
asks for a parole.
John C. Albers, of Lancaster coun
ty, serving from one to 20 years for
passing small checks, asks parole.
Lawrence Bolin, convicted in Buf
falo county for forgery, asks for a
parole from the reformatory.
Ed Donohue, convicted in York
county for forgery, asks commuta
tion of sentence. He is in the re
formatory.
RESCUES CHILD FROM
DEATH IN SNOW DRIFT
Pierce, Neb.. <Special) —
Chris J. Schooner of Norfolk, saved
the life of Alice Nuss, 7 years old, a
school girl, by rescuing her from a
snow filled ditch, near the poor farm.
r oopomnanip hv his wife
and Mrs. and Mrs. Frank Vasholtz.
was driving along the road when he
saw the child sitting in a snow drift.
He was going on, when he noticed
she was crying. He stopped and tried
to pick her up, but lie couldn't. He
dug the snow away from her body.
She was so cold that she could not
talk. She is supposed v> have been
stuck in the drift about half an hour.
Alice is the child of a widow, her
father having been shot and killed
about two years ago while working
in a hay meadow.
Schooner thinks that the hand ot
fete guided him. as he had hv-r.ded
not to take the side road near the
peor farm, on his way to his broth
er’s house, because it is not c'uch
traveled and was muddy. But as
he neared tne side road, something
seemed to tell him to take it.
WAYNE WOMAN BO.tN
FEBRUARY ■£!). 184k
Wayne. Neb. -Mrs. J. P.
Lamberson. who was bom February
UP. 1348, observed her nineteenth
birthday Wednesday at the home oi
her ;cn and riauyhterinlaw. Mr and
Mrs. George Lamberson. In spite of
four score years on this earth, Mrs
Lsmbsuon is spry and hearty.
LONE PANDIT DOES
DAY JOB IN LINCOLN
L ncoln Ntb..
lene fcanuit held up tne Merrill Fin
ance tcrporxUcn in Lincoln shortly
ritrr noon todnv and escaped with
tig 08 In cash C. E. Gibbs, the man
at rr. w*t alone in the office when
the tobbrr et turd tied Qtbbs' l«>
ti.d departed with the contents of
the rash box.
WAYNE COLLEGE CTl OKI'*
TO GIVE IANTA14
Wayne. Neb, < Special I—
Under the dtrect.on of Mr*. Bertha
Calhoun of the drpattment of minor
rtf irf Wayne Sutr Teacher* collne
i a rant*:* wlH be preaentea *1 the
cohere auottartom n»*T Tuesday ryr
map M-rrh * The cantata written
fCT a rtmtm' rhorui. with
a baritone Mid i* the w ly choral
ttunih's hr Nf’ tn Cat! Norf
rntn of F ©III mil trt? the
NtuNtr port and Mr* ITccthy Qln ■
i ley oil' Be oec: tupom*'
LIVELY BATTLE
IS STIRRED UP
Demo National Committee
Job in Nebraska to Be
Contested For
Bancroft, Neb., (UP) —
William Ritchie, Jr., oi Omana. can
didate for national committeeman
on the democratic ticket, today wired
Cordell Hull, nationally known dem
ocratic leader, and d* landed to
know if it were Hull’s intention to *
-dictate to Nebraska democrats what
their action should be on local is
sues.”
Ritchies telegram was sent after
he had read Hull's letter endorsing
Arthur F. Mullen, present he 1 of
the party in Nebraska for re-election.
Ritchie declared that he hr ' re
ceived 1.000 more signatures on his
nominating petition than Mullen did
and that he had actively campaigned
in 40 counties and intended to visit
every county in the state before elec
tion time.
Ritchie is former state mmander
of the American Legion and a first
cousin of Governor Ritchie, of Mary
land, a presidential possibility.
"I represent a substantial protest
against local management of the
party which lia3 resulted in factional
differences,” Ritchie wirt Hull.
“Please wore me collect if. it is your
intention to dictate to Nebraska
democrats w’hat their action should
be on local issues.”
GUARDIAN FOR
WEALTHY WIDOW
Charge Made Executors of
Large Estate Were Swin
dling Her
York, Neb., * * (UP)—A set
tlement out oi court, satisfactory to
all concerned, has been reached in
the matter of the guardianship of
tvatc rniWahpth Kirbv of York, widow
of Thomas J. Kirby, wealthy land
owner, according to a stipulation
filed in district court.
The Kirby estate, ons of th* rich
est in the county, was thrown into
litigation last July by a sister of Mrs.
irbyK, who contende-d that due to
inexperience and ill health Mrs. Kir
by was being defrauded of her hold
ings by W. H. Frost and John H. :
Fowler of Lincoln, executors of the /
estate. It was revealed that Frost
and Fowler had obtained deeds to all
the land and had registered thpm in
their wives’ names. The land was
then heavily mortgaged.
Following the suit in district courtthe
land was deeded back to Mrs. Kirby,
alter the mortgages had been re
leased. A second suit was filed in
court asking for the appointment or
a guardian for Mrs. Kirby. The low
er court appointed a guardian and f
the district court sustained the ap
pointment following a lengthy heear
lng.
SIX MEMBERS OF FAMILY
DOWN WITH DIPTHERIA
Wahoo. Neb., -One son
Is dead, and a four-month-old haby
is expected to die. and five o :her
children are sick of diptheria in the
family of Mr. and Mrs. George Gus
tafson. one mile northeast of Wahoo.
Warren Benjamin, 4 years old late
Thursday.
Two older daughters, who have
been working In Omaha, are in Wa
hoo with friends to assist the family
Rl’N OVER BY TRAIN,
SUSTAINS ONLY BROKEN HIP
Fremont, Neb., —Julius
Rier, 75 years old, escaped with a
broken hip when a Burlington freight
car passed over him. He fell between
the wheels, but a heavy brake beam
struck him, causing the injury. Rier
was crossing the tracks on his way
uptown when the accident occurred.
OMAHA COUPLE WEDDED
2,000 FEET IN AIR
Omaha, Neb., tUP» —Miss
Alice Millberger, 19 years old, became
the wife of Edward Teschak, 22 years
old. in an airplane 2.000 feet in the
air. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. C. L. Stager. P\e persons w'ere
in the party. Mary Millberger. a sis
ter of the bride, acting as brides
maid. and Charles Kenwood, pilot of
the plane as best man.
SUPREME COURT RECEIVES
CLAIM OF W1LKINU
Lincoln. Neb.. iUP1—Th
supreme court has received the 54,
405.35 claim cf State Senator George
Wilkins, of Emerson, for work he
performed for the state while sena
tor. Wilkins' claim was turned down
by Secretary of State Pool, because
of allcprd Irregularity of a state sen
ator collecting for other state duties.
Litigation and publicity have been
much in evidence in the four yeafs
since the claim was prr nted.
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Silencing llim.
From the London Humorist.
The Club Bore—Did 1 ver tell you
f
servant and the eat?
Bi:*y Reader—No, ^ told ft to you
'll Nf'HANTS ORGANIZE TO
CO'IHIT CHAIN ft TOURS
Norfolk. Neb., —
Twenty live merchants ot north**-*!
Nebraska and southern South Oaa<>
(a have organised the "A'soetvted
mere* rompery/* the o*')r • of whtr't i
u to ft
et*ns module* in Urge quantum and
e fee: tarings thereby, and to r •nb.it
Chain 'tc.ee <
Frank Net la*. of Calcine, r. d„
was sir? 'id pmi.irn: yi i.#e r nnteaey
antf P J Harth'b if C *nt3n Neb
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