Nebraska Newspapers

    WARNS BUYERS
/ FALFA SEED
Presence of Foreign Seeds
One of Most Important
Things to Look For
Lincoln, Neb., • (UP)—
Heed buyers have been warned by
thr Nebraska department of agri
culture against the purchase cf alf
alfa seed which contains the seeds
of Johnson grass. Numerous
samples of alfalfa seed examined
and tested in the state laboratory
by Miss E. L. Morris, state seed
analyst, have been shown to co:
tain foreign seed in the form c
Johnson grass. From this time h
is presumed that alfalfa contain
ing foreign seed has been sold in
this state.
Farmers should get away from
the practice of buying seed on the
basis of appearance and quality
alone, the department advises. Con
trary to what farmers think, seed
that is of good appearance may
not produce a good crop. Perhaps
It may germinate well, but a good
crop ca not be assured because the
plants produced may not be strong
enough to stand the climatic con
ditions. In other words, the seed
to be valuable, must be able to pro
duce a plant that will withstand
tire climate.
Johnson grass is adapted to south
ern conditions and winterkills north
of a latitude of 37 degrees, the de
partment of agriculture said. Many
thousands of dollars have br«- lost
In Nebraska In the last few years
because alfalfa seed not adapted to
this climate has been planted. In
some cases foreign seed cannot be
identified, but a thorough investi
gation of the origin of the seed will
usually show if the seed will pro
duce hardy plants.
CREDIT "HOBO BEDDLER"
WITH BREVETING WRECK
Columbus, Neb.. . (UP)—
A "hobo peddler" turned hero at
Creston, Neb., today, prevented
what might have been a serious
wreck on the Chicago and North
western railroad, and then disap
peared before he could be reward
ed for his efforts.
The peddler, an elderly man whose
name is not known, walked out of
town along the Northwestern tracks
when he failed to make sufficient
Bales to warrant remaining. He
found a broken rail near the town
of Groat which railroad men said
would almost certainly have de
railed the next train. He returned
to Creston to Inform a section crew
of his discovery.
HE WOULD RETAIN
CONTROL OF ESTATE
Lincoln, Neb. _ (Special)
—Albert M. Strangland has ap
pealed to the supreme court from
a judgment of the Wayne county
district court in ousting him from
control of the estate of George Wil
liams.
The complaint was made by Nellie
1. Hecnan, one of the heirs of the
deceased, who charged that he was
incompetent, that he was dissipat
ing the estate, that he had plunged
into needless and expensive litiga
tion and had hired a string of
lawyers. The county court had
first ousted him.
Strangland denies all of the
charges. He says that while It was
true he changed lawyers at various
times, they had either quit on him
and had been discharged. He says
that O. H. Johnson, a man of pow
er and Influence in the community,
was interested as a joint owner with
Williams In part of the estate and
the Johnson was trying to profit
by what was being done in the way
of settlement. Because he opposed
him, his lawyers left him and it was
necessary, in order to protect the
estate, to hire other lawyers. He
claims that he was the victim of
v asm 11> wir mcucB umi were
employed by Daugherty at Wash
ington to prevent justice being
done.
EARLY FRt'lTS ARE TOTAL
LOSS FROM FREEZES, SAYS
Falls City, Neb, (UP)—
Extent of damage from the recent
freezes in Richardson county has
been determined by A. I. Bolles,
Missouri Pacific railroad agent, af
ter a survey of orchards in this area
Apples and cherries escaped dam
age. Bolles said, but the peach, apri
cot, plum and pear crops are a total
loss.
Henry Wyatt, government ob
server. said that no damage was
caused by the freeze Thursday
morning, when the mercury sank to
30 degrees.
FINDS PIECE OF SHOE
NAIL IN HER FOOT
Plainview, Neb., (Spe
cial*- Mrs. Ed Singtry. who had
been having trouble with a sore
foot found that a shoe nail had
worked up into her foot. She said
‘hat her foot had been bothering
her for some time but had not given
It much thought. When she first
consulted a doctor the trouble was
not thought to be any thing to give
cause for worry. However when the
foot did not get better an X-ray
wan taken and showed that a piece
of shoe nail about a quarter of an
inch long had broken off the point
of five nail and worked up into the
foot about an inch and a half.
HtiWEI.L Hit LINKS TO
DEBATE WITH METCALFE
W.u ingtun D. C,
Hr (tutor Howell ha* sen! the follow
ing Itfer to Richard L. Metcalfe
In reply to Mrtcalie's letter to the
arnalor
“My dear Mr Metcalfe;. Your
letter of the fourteenth instant la
on hand, and I thank you for the
suggestion contained theietn How
ever, I have other plana for Uw
campaign
“Your congratulation* tn connec
tion with my nomination are in
deed appreciated, and you may be
aaaurrd I heartily reciprocal* “
BARBER* FINED FOR
VIOLATING STATE LAW
Lincoln, Neb, <UP>—
Ray Fiekler and Henry Blevhl, of
Snyder, were the first barbers prose
cuted under the Nebraska barber
law for practicing without a license,
it was learned by the department
of public welfare today.
Both men pleaded guilty before
Judge Waldo Wintersteen at Fre
mont. The law' provides for a fine
of from $5 to $50.
FRASER DENIES
MAKING PROFIT
Head of Woodmen of the
World on Witness
Stand
Lincoln, Neb? __ (UP)—W.
A. Fraser, sovereign commander ol
the Woodmen of the World Life In
surance company of Omaha, de
clared on the witness stand today
he never owned a cent of stock in
the Woodmen Building corporation
which took the lease on the W. O.
W. building for 99 years. He furth
er said he did not make any money
from the sale or lease of the build
ing nor did any member of the
executive council get any profit.
Frasers testijmony was given in
the suit of Frank E. Folts and
others against the Globe Life In
surance company and officers of
the Globe and W. O. W. The suit
is an attempt to foice the defend
ants to put back into the treasury
of the W. O. W. company about
$2,000,000 used in purchasing stock
of the newly organized Globe In
surance company.
SEEK CLEMENCY FROM
BOARD OF PRODUCERS
Lincoln, Neb., _ (UP)—
The following cases will be heard
before the state board of pardons
at Its regular monthly meeting
May 8, 1928, It was announced to
day.
Penitentiary—paroles: Jesse Webb,
sentenced from one to 20 years in
Perkins county for forgery on April
1, 1921; Edward Falconer, sentenced
to from one to 10 years from Doug
las county on March 20. 1920, for
breaking and entering: Rex Mc
Cauley, sentenced from Thurston
county on January 27, 1927. to from
one to five years for felonious as
sault; Vern Stakeley .sentenced
from Scottsbluff on August 7, 1926.
to from one to five years for forg
ery; Frank Martin, sentenced from
Douglas county on June 12. 1918,
to from three to 15 years for forg
ery; and Jack Ward, sentenced from
Sherldon county on August 15, 1919
to from one to 20 years for forgery.
Commutations: William Hodge,
sentenced from Boyd county on
May 17, 1923 to 10 years for rape
and Dave Oerd, sentenced from
Douglas county on February 4,
1926 to from six to nine years for
breaking and entering.
Reformatory—Paroles: Clayton
Carlisle, sentenced from Douglas
county on April 21, 1926, to from
one to three years for auto Hieft;
Levert Curtis, sentenced from Lin
coln county on March 20, 1926, to
from two to three years for burg
lary; John Works, sentenced from
Sheridan county on November 6,
1926 to from one to 10 years for
burglary and larceny; William Mur
phy, sentenced from Morrill county
on March 8, 1926, to from twro to
five years for auto stealing; Henry
Hirschman. sentenced from Cedar
county on September 21, 1926 for
chicken stealing; Edward Montgom
ery’, sentenced from Grant county
on March 2, 1927, to from one to
seven years for theft of harness;
Clare Rowe, sentenced from Grand
county on March 2, 1927, to from
one to seven years for theft of
harness; Willis Race and Norman
Made, both sentenced from Dodge
no i non *«
from one to two years for burg
lary; and Chapman Helbert, sent
enced from Richardson county on
March 17. 1927 for from one to
three years for chicken stealing.
Commutation: James Market,
sentenced from Douglas county on
February 4. 1926. to from six to
nine years for breaking and enter
ing.
Reformatory for women at York
—Mrs. Minnie Hines, sentenced
from Scottsbluff on September 6.
1927. to from six months to two
years for unlawful possession of
liquor asks a parole.
MINIATURE TORNADO
CAUSES HEAVY DAMAGE
Dawson Neb., < Special -
—A miniature tornado formed
northwest of here and did damage
on the Belden and Ulmer farms.
Mr. Belden. working in the fields,
saw the twister strike the corner of
his home, removing a part of the
kitchen roof, and a corner of the
porch. A wagon and hayrack were
picked up and carried about five
rods.
On the Martin Uimer farm. Edgar
McClain, the tenant, saw the storm
coming toward him and threw him*
self flat on the ground, escaping in
jury- The wind picked up a brooder
house and another small building,
and scattered them over a 40 acre
pasture. Another brooder house
with small chicks was turned com
pletely over, but prompt work saved
the chicks, only eight bring killed.
FORM CORPORATION TO
TRANSiPOR I' AIRM AIL
Omaha. tUPi—At a
meeting of aviation enthusiasts last
mght plans w«r* made to form a
corporation to bid for the contract
fur carrying airmail on the proposed
Ontaha-fli, Louts route. 'Hie com
pany would be capitalised at 17*000.
The meeting was held under aus
pices of Omaha chapter National
AermistHie association E E Hup
linger Aims riomas and R M Al
lison. the tatter an airmail pilot
were named a aummtite* to York
out detail*.
FRANCHISE TO
OMAHA VOTERS
Street Car Company Asks
Another Vote Before
Going into Court
Omaha, Neb., (UP) —
Dana Van Ducan, city corporation
counsel was instructed by city com
mission to meet with Emmett Tin
ley, attorney for the street railway
company at an early date and draw
up a franchise for submission to
the commission n'i later than
April 30.
This action was taken on request
of John N. Shanahan, new presi
dent of the company, who declared
his intention of asking a referen
dum vote on a franchise at the
earliest possible date. A proposed
franchise submitted to the voters a
year ago was defeated, and the com
pany has operated without a fran
chise since that time.
At the meeting’ between Shana
han and the commission it was
agreed that the city will not ask
for an order ousting the company
from the streets after May 28 as
had been threatened and that the
company will not press its demands
for a perpetual franchise in federal
court.
Both Shanahan and the commis
sioners were optimistic that voters
would accept a fair franchise this
year. It was pointed out that when
the franchise was voted on before
a contlment hostile to the company
existed here, but since Shanahan
gBiliru cuiiiiui Miia ncntiiiiriit mbs
almost entirely subsided,
COCK PHEASANT HAS
GRUDGE AT MAIL MAN
O'Neill. Neb., (Special) —
A quarrelsome Hungarian pheasant
cock is interfering with the trans
portation of the United States mails
on rural route No. 1 out of Inman,
Neb,, 10 miles southeast of here, and
unless a conflict between Nebraska
laws and federal regulations can be
adjusted a portion of the present
route may have to be abandoned.
The pheasant cock is making al
most daily attacks upon Eugene E.
Clark, the rural mail carrier, when
he passes along his route in the vi
cinity of the pheasant s hang-out,
and necessitating extensive detours
by the mail carrier to avoid him.
A federal regulation applying to
rural mail routes provides that the
route must be kept open and pass
able on penalty of abandonment of
the section in terferred with. Under
the Nebraska laws Hungarian
pheasants are protected from
slaughter at all seasons and a $100
fine is provided for killing one.
The fighting pheasant cock of
which Mr. Clark complains takes up
position in the middle of the road
when he sees the mail approaching
and proceeds to strut and crow. If
the carrier does not detour his car
to keep from running over it the
bird attacks with feet and wings
and beak and Mr. Clark has great
difficulty in avoiding injuring it.
and the problem :s no joke to him.
MUCH PROPERTY SAVED
FROM PRAIRIE FIRE
Chadron, Neb.. (UP)—
A prairie fire w-hich swept three
half sections of pasture northwest of
Chadron Tuesday for a time threat
ened to spread into the White River
valley, where it would have endan
gered several farm homes, valuable
buildings and supplies. Fire fighters
from Chadron and vicinity got the
flames under control on the edge of
the valley.
DECLAMATORY CONTEST TO
BE HELD AT WAYNE FRIDAY
Wayne, Neb., -Northeast
Nebraska High Scnool Declamatory
association will hold its annual con
test in Wayne next Friday. Students
taking part have won in two pre
vious subdistrict contests. They are:
CiAiciupvM aiicuuo cyraniu^ '—
Fanske, Wayne; Alfred Larson
Wakefield; Elroy Stromberg, Oak
land; Thomas Cox. Cedar Rapids;
Ray Dover. Madison, and Paul Witt.
Wausa. Oratorical—Berle Blecketer.
Homer; Maude Erickson, Oakland;
Lloyd Pospishil. West Point; Ber
nice Miller. Clearwater; Edmund
Sedivy. Verdtgre. and Howard
Whistler, Battle Creek. Dramatic—
Delmae Bliss. Tekamah; Beulah
Galbraith. Wisner; Mary Ruth Wa
termoulder, Winnebago; Leora Kic
singer. Atkinson: Pauline Rogers.
Clearwnter. and Harriet Wiley. Ne
ligh. Humorous—Dan Chambers.
Wisner; Frank Heckt, Stanton:
Genevieve Romminger. South Sioux
City: William Beha. O'Neill: Max
well Halderson. Newman Grove, and
Maine Preuss. Bloomfield. Winner?
will go to the state contest.
WIFE BEATER JUMPED INTO
MISSOURI RIVER. BELIEF
Omaha. (UP'—Police arc
inclined to D'urcve that Joe Can
nella. whose automobile, the engine
running, was found on Douglas
street bridge, had jumped into the
Missouri river and ended hi* life
Cannella* car was found a short
time after his wife called police and
asked that he be arrested for beat
ing her at their home. Mrs. Cnn
nella said she and her family have
lived in terror of Cannella for the
last three night*. She expressed the
hope that the police theory of sui
cide' was correct. Cannella recent
was acquitted of a murder charge.
SEIZE Mir; STILL JUST
AH IT IF COMPLETED
Omaha. Neb. (UP* —A
huge still with a capacity of Wo
gallon* of alcohol a day waa seised
bv federal Utt agent* just aa work
men finished its installation In a
deserted three-rtory house here. A.
K Dclann and P C. Lynch, plumb
ers wrrre at rwsied just a* thev start •
ed gathering thetr tools lo leave
the place upon completion of the!
task The still had not been used
but tire home had been piped sta
rs rry thing sss In tea dine«a
EXTENSIVE LAND OWNER
WANTS ROAD IMPROVED
Columbus. Neb. (UP>—
Paving of the Lincoln highway be
tween Columtous and Fremont
should be extended west from Ames
either tilts year or next, is the de
sire of Fred Eason prominent farm
er of near North Bend, one of the
heaviest property owners on the
route. Eason attended the annua)
meeting of the Nebraska Lincoln
highway association and was one of
the leaders of the movement.
Eason owns four miles of land
on the route that would be paved
If the former custom of having
land owners pay one fourth of the
cost of the paving, Eason's share
would be about $2^,000
CONTEMPT CASE
IN HIGH COURT
Bcyd County Man A.ppeals
from Sentence of Six
Months in Jail
Lincoln, Neb., CSpecian
—The appeal of John H Brandt
from an order of Judge Dickson
made in Bovd county, committing
him to jail for six months on a con
tempt of court charge, was argued
and submitted to the supreme court
Monday afternoon. Brandt had ex
ecuted a mortgage on some brand
ed cattle to the Bank of Herrick, in
May, 1922, and when it was not
paid, the bank, in 1926. instituted
replevin proceedings.
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a lot of cows in the possession oi
Harold T. Dickey, on whose farm
they had been left by Brandt. The
bank left the cattle with Dickey
under an arrangement by which he
was to feed them- Before the case
was heard, the state charges, Brandi
moved the cattle over to his owr
place in Holt county, where he sub
sequently disposed of them
Erandt contended that the cattle
seized under the bank’s writ were ,
not the Identical cattle covered by
the mortgage, but the attorney gen
eral said this made no difference
as they were cattle that the court
had seized and still had in its legal
possession. Brandt says his wife
owned the cattle that he took from
the Dickey farm, and that his at
torney had advised him he had a
right to take them.
The state contended that as a
matter of fact Brandt did not own
the cattle and that the wife’s own
ership claim is a fraud. If they
were actually hers she had other
means of asserting her ownership.
The defendant claimed that he
could not be guilty of contempt as
the court had Issued no order in
the matter and that they left the
court’s custody when the sheriff
turned the cattle over to Dickey.
HOPE TO SEND CHAMP
JUDGES TO ENGLAND
Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—
If money can be raised to pay their
passage across the water, members
of the 4-H club champion dairy
cattle judging team of America.
I who live at Albion. Neb, will be
sent to the international dairy judg
ing contest at Wye. Kent, England,
it was decided Monday.
It was estimated $3,000 will be
necessary to finance the trip. Much
of the amount will be raised in Ne
braska although some funds have
been promised from the national
organizations.
L. H. Daft, president of the Ne
braska Dairymen's association, A.
W. Lamb, vice president of the
state board of agriculture and T- A
Leadley, have been appointed a com
mittee to handle the organization
cn i *-» or (hn 4«tn
it r> w ‘ t' •
The members of the team are
Jess Bilyeu, Joe King and Russell
Hughes of Albion.
BANKER SNEEZES AND
DISLOCATES HIS SHOULDER
Trenton. Neb., (UP)—A
hearty sneeze which C. W. Simonds
of the Citizens State bank of Tren
ton indulged in while at his desk
resulted in a dislocated shoulder.
Simonds raised his head from his
work at the bank’s book, hoisted
his arms simultaneously, and un
leashed a vigorous •'ker-choo." An
swering his howl of pain fellow
workers tried vainly to replace his
dislocated should bones. Two phy
sicians wrere than called and the
bones replaced .but the patient was i
in no condition to continue work,
and went to his mother's home in
Stockvtlle to recuperate.
NO REPUBLICAN BALLOTS
ARE CALLED EOU THERE
Columbus. Neb.. <UP>—
No republican ballots were called for
during the primary election at St.
Bernard township in Platte county.
Ninety ballots, all democratic, were
brought to County Clerk Hoge by
John W Schroeder of St. Bernard
township.
Schroeder explained that several
years ago there was a republican
voter in the precinct but he had
finally been converted to the demo
cratic party He voted his own
ticket for several election*, but fin
ally at one primary he askrd (or a
democratic ballot and Raid. “Pel
lows. Uve played a lone hand a*
long a* I’m going to After this I'm
with you fellows."
YOUNG PEOPLE'* MMTKTT
Pt'RUlfA*K* HTIUOmfON
Plaint lew, Neb.. • Spe
cial! The Comrades of tne Way, a
local voung people's society, have
recently purthaaed a new itereoptt
eon machine, Tltey expect to use
the machine in the work and also
to present programs <>t religion" sna
educational nature to the public.
The lirst picture, the oberam
tnergau passion pisy, was presented
Sunday evening.
TRAVELS TO COAST BY AIR MAIL
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Main photo shows Miss Gladys Shaw as she climbed into a mail
plane at Hadley Field, N. J., on the first leg of her flight to
visit her mother on the Pacific coast. Miss Gladys Shaw, shown
|p inset, is traveling first class *.ail and saving plentv of time.
(InUrr.&tloBal N«»«r«!|
VETERAN PITCHER FLU VICTIM
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Walter Johnson, former pitcher for the Washington baseball
club, was forced to leave camp at St. Augustine, Fla., and
return to Washington, suffering a severe attack of influenza.
Although en route to Johns Hopkins' Hospital in Baltimore,
he remained in Washington to be under the personal care ol
Dr. Kaufmann, physician for the baseball club.
(International Illustrated News!
REMUS FREED FROM ASYLUA
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George Remus, self-styled king of l*ooiteggers, who killed hi*
wife and then convinced a jury of Ins insanity, was liberated
from the Ohio asylum by the court of appeals. However, tb«
State prosecutors are bitterly fighting (or a reversal of the
judgment. If definitely fteed, Remus declared he would return
to Cincinnati, settle his financial affairs, and start s world wido
lecture tour against prohibition.
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