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WATCHMAN FOR RAIL CROSSING Norfolk Controver*y Final ly Settled by State Com mission and Roads Lincoln. Neb. (SpeciaD rhe state railway commission has issued a supplemental order in the case from Madison county over which several big rows have been staged, due to the fact that the Northwestern railroad yards in Nor folk cross the Meridian highway and in the operation of its trains traffic has been delayed. The com mission order requiring clearances was appealed to supreme court. The railroad company has made a proposal to settle the matter, and this has been accepted by the com mission. Its new order provides that the track shall not be blocked for a period of more than five minutes at any time and that the company shall substitute a regular crossing watchman instead of depending up on train flagmen to wrard off catas trophes where cars are being shunt ed back and forth. EMERY ELEC TED HEAD OF OMAHA UNIVERSITY Omaha. _ <UP>-Dr. E. W. Emery, former president of York college, will succeed Dr. Karl F. Wettstone as president of the Uni versity of Omaha, it was announced here today. Dr. Eftnery resigned as head of York college July 1, after spending four years there. He will take immediate charge at Omaha, Dr. Wettstone having been granted a leave which will continue until his tenure of office expires in Septem ber. SEEK TO PROVE HEIR NOW SANE Guardian of Nebraska Man Maintains His Ward of Unsound Mind Hastings, Neb.. . (UP)—'The fight to prove the sanity of Thomas Kerr, heir to an estate of approxi mately $750,000. was continued here today as hearings were resumed af ter a recess over the holiday. C. M. Wright, a cousin of K£rr, has led the efforts to establish the sanity of Kerr, who has lived In sev eral sanitariums since he first was adjudged insane 15 years ago. W, M. Lowman, guardian of Kerr has cross-examined all wit nesses Introduced thus far and is expected to present witnesses to up hold his contention that Kerr is not of sound mind. ELECTED HEAD OF COCNTY SUPERINTENDENTS OF STATE Pierce, Neb., _ (Special) — Ruth A. Kile, superintendent of Pierce county schools, was cnosen president of the county superin tendents at a meeting held at Wayne, recently. ALL HOGS ON HIS RANCHES ARE TO BE TATTOOED Pierce, Neb., (Special)— Spencer Butterfield, farmer near here, will In the future stamp with a registered tattoo brand all hogs on his four ranches. The use of the registered tattoo has become more and more popular in this state among the stock raisers, since it serves as a lasting means of iden tification. The letter of the tattoo which will mark the Butterfield live stock are T. B. C. indicating "The Butterfield Company." OBJECTS TO PURCHASE OF TRACTORS BY COUNTY Pender. Neb, (Special)— Robert G. Fuhrman, local attorney, acting in his own behalf as a tax payer. has filed a petition in in tervention in district court in the case of the Omaha Road Equipment company against Thurston county This is the suit brought to recover I or IJlP piiieilttSC pi Itc U1 UHtV W€*v tors purchased by the county board In 1827. The petition recites that he has a direct and immediate interest in the outcome of the action and al leges that direct legal operation and effect of an action against Thurs ton county will require additional levies and thus increase the taxes of the intervenor. He also alleges that, the county board by a resolu tion passed June 18. attempted tc ltmit the defenses which the county attorney should plead In defense ot this suit and that the county attor ney proposes to file a general de nial which sort of an answer wll not adequately raise the defenses tc which the plaintiffs petition is sub Jeet He claims the tractors wera no nurehased as provided bv the 182 law, after competitive bidding H alleges that the order* for the tear torr were not made bv the bean aeting at a regular or sper a! meet Inr and aie'fcitnplv powrrnsU obllga Horn on the rmrt of if'* three mm miwdone** who signed them Tli tract'--- curt about 118 844 ntt Rt fl TO CSUCMMTK IT* rOUTtt'TH ANNfYKBRAR Hartlev. la.. Special) Ht. John’s Lutheran church, t May City will hold 1U annual mb sum festival. Sunday. July 8. Tb same day It will celebrate It fortieth anniversary of the chure and also the fortieth birthday < the poster Iter Q T Hinrsch To former pastors ot Use church wi be preset Only two ot the ortf nal mrrr.brnt see now living in $h MUMJlitf! BELIEVE man killed IN DRl'NKEN brawl Omaha. (UP)—The body of Albert Chevalier, 40 year* old, found In an alley back of Creigh ton medical school laboratory here today. Death was caused by a frac tured skull, physicians said. Per sons living in the neighborhood said Chevalier and a group of compan ions had staged a party in the alley last night and the man was believed to have been struck the blow which caused his death in a drunken brawl. Chevalier had been work ing as a farm hand near Logan, la, police learned. His mother and a brother reside here. NORFOLK DOES MUCH BUILDING Activities of Year Expected io Total $1,000,000— Many New Homes Norfolk, Neb., ' (UP)—Indi atlors are that more than $1,000 000 will be spent in the 1928 Norfol building program, according to a re port issued by the chamber of com merce, So far this year, $850,000 has been spent on building project. Building permits for 16 dwelling houses have been issued this year. Nineteen improvements of major consequence were reported by the chamber of commerce. Improve ments to be made by public util ities in Norfolk will amount to $350,000, It was said. Two new? churches, a Montgomery Ward building, two automobile agency buildings, two hospitals and a clinic are among the pending im provements. EMBEZZLER OF $2,500 GIVEN TERM IN PRISON Omaha, Neb.. (UP)—Rich ard M. Browne, casnier for Jackson Brothers. Grain and Stocks Com mission firm, who was found guilty of embezzlement and forgery of about $2,500 of the company's fund* May 17, today was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary by Distric Judge James E. Raitt. LOAN COMPANIES REDUCE THEIR INTEREST RATES' Columbus, Neb., (UP)— Reduction in interest rates has been made by two building and loan as sociations of Columbus. The Equit able dropped its rate on loans from 7.2 per cent, to 6 per cent. The Columbus Land and Loan company reduced its rate from 6.6 per cent to 6 per cent. These new rates, whcih took ef fect July 1, are as low as the rate charged by any building and loan company in the state. Both as sociations will also reduce the In terest. rate on patd up stock to 5 per cent, the basts on which most of the associations in the state are operating. Two reasons were given for the reduction: That the supply of mon ey for loaning purposes is greater than the demand: And that the state banking department has ad vised lowering interest rates. NEBRASKA COLLEGE MAN CAPTURES OLD SEA TURTLE Hastings. Neb., (UP)—A giant sea turtle, five feet long and estimated to be not less than 500 years old. has been taken alive by Dr. W. J. Kent, curator of the Hastings college museum. The tur tle was caught in the Bahama is lands. The reptile will be shipped to Hastings and placed in a tank of running water at the museum. "When Columbus visited the Is lands on his voyage of disco/*ry,’ a letter from Kent said, "this tur tle was probably 50 or 75 years old and measured six or seven inches.’ Kent’s collection made on his trip so far includes a sail fish, about six feet long, a 'aw fish, a shark a dolphin and many smaller fish and birds. CROPS ARE IN MOST PROMISING CONDITION Alliance. Neb.. (UP>—Ai) unpreced?nted production of wheal (c assurer! northwest Nebraska b\ the recent heavy rains and the bright sunshine of the past few days, farmers declare. The yield will be 85 per cent, of last year’s record breaking crop it was estimated With the acreage Increased on? fourth this year, the production will ex ceed all past records. Good be?t crops will be aecured ir the irrigated section of western Ne braska. according to present indica tions. The production of beets will be equivalent to the five-year aver age Alfalfa and hay are growing rapidly, due to th? heavy supply ol moisture. Corn t* somewhat late but during the past few sunn> days showed much progress. NEBRASKA ODD FELLOWS PLAN ANNEAL CONVENTION Lincoln. Neb lUPi—State officers of the I. O. O F and He brkah lodge* met here last night te ar.nnye for state convention* ol I the two orders, that will be held • here October 18 17. and It Georg* » R. Jackson, of Fremont. giand p». • triarch ol the Nebraska Encamp, r nienl waa anion* the officers pres «ot. rtllNK “TELEPHONE" MAN ROBBED 1 HEM. PI At I * Hasting*. Neb , <UPi— - Hasting* police today were workin* ,1 n the theory that a man who rep rraeutrd himself a* a telephone re pairman had lobbed the home* o' • Net) Dunn and Lout* Stein of M.00< e in jewel* during the day of Jul’ h t The man claimed to be from th. c telephone company and *a* admit I! ted to th thouse to inspect upstair . 'elephcvne* Nothin* was thought < n hi* vUit until the jewel* we mused SCHOOLS GET HALF MILLION State Treasurer of Nebras ka Certifies $565,337 to Superintendent Lincoln. Neb., (UP)—State apportionment for scnool districts in Nebraska this year will be the greatest ever, It was announced here today by State Treasurer Stebbins when he certified $565,337 to the state superintendent. The largest amount previously certified was $519,239 in 1926. TWO ARE FOUND DEAD IN HOME Columbus Couple Over come by Escaping Gas—• Held to Be Accident Columbus, Neb., ' (UP)— County Attorney Emil Luckey is convinced, after an investigation, that Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Sand erson, both 58 years old, whose bod ies were found in their gas filled home, Monday, came to their death by accident. No inquest is to be held. The bodies were found by Miss Clara Sehroeder. a neighbor, who went to the Sanderson home when she noticed that the couple had not been in their yard during the day as was their custom. Gas, was . escaping from a pipe in the living room to which a heater had been ofiaehfiH loct n'intpr Sanderson was one of the first typewriter repair men in the United States. In his younger days he es tablished agencies for a typeswriter company in Cuba and many cities in the United States. He came here with his wife 25 years ago frcm Massachusetts for his health. The couple had farmed near here until seven years ago when they retired. Mrs. Sanderson was a trained nurse. Both had been in poor health for the last few years. TWICE CONVICTED BI T FREED ON THIRD TRIAL Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—Ur. Charles E. Abbott oi Minden, twioe convicted in district court of charges of assaulting a 5-year-old girl, was acquitted by the supreme court in an opinion here. NEBRASKA DEMO LEADERS FORM A SMITH CLUB Omaha. (UP)—Nebraska democratic leaders have called a meeting for July 7 at Grand Island for the purpose of organizing "A1 Smith for president” clubs through out the state. More than a score of prominent outstate democrats met at the office of William Ritchie Jr., here Sunday and perfected a temporary organization. At the Grand Island meeting permanent oflcers will be elected and plans for carrying on an ag gressive campaign, Ritchie said. William P. Mullen of Grand Is land and Ritchie will have charge of the work until permanent of ficers are chosen. MAY FASTEN MURDER ON MAN BEING HELD Fair bury, Neb., (UP)— James Ryan of Grand Island was in jail here today as authorities con tinued to investigate the death of an unidentified man whose body was found yesterday on the banks of the Little Blue river near here. The man s throat was cut and the oloody razor with which the mur der had been committed was found a few feet from the body. Ryan was intoxicated when arrested and dis claimed all knowledge of the dead man. His clothes were blood-spat tered, however, and he previously had been seen with the victim. The dead man was found by a group of boys •‘exploring” along the river. The head was badly cut, aside r.. a i__1 „ a 1_IVtnt 11 util bill aillf^iv lUIVWl »***••■ apparently had brought death. BIG CELEBRATION TO BE STAGED AT BLOOMFIELD Bloomfield, Neb., (Special) A county-wide celebration will be held in Bloomfield for the benefit of the Knox County Fair associa tion, and an extensive program has been arranged consisting of sports, speaking and music. C A. Sorenson, republican candi date for attorney general, has been secured to deliver the address of the day This will be followed by a picnic dinner after which the sports will be had A ba r bn 11 game bt • tween Creighton and Bloomfield will start a! 3:30 o'clc-flt, In the evening a grand display ol fireworks will be had after which s lance will br staged in the pavilion IROFTON TOWN MARSHALL IK OVERCOME BY HI AT Crofton. Neb.. (Special)— John Roo'endaU. town marshal! while unloading a car load of coal for the town light plant, wag over feme by the heat Saturday after noon. WIFE NOT I.IABIJ: ON MORTGAGE MIL ftlONEI) Llnco’n, Keb <UP»—Mi» Lucy DwwaY; of Coif as remnty to not 1 able for any part e-f a tlOBff, ilrfu.enc) Judgment entered agattui ixr end her husband following a tnofigvge for-'eto**!*e by the Put National bank of Hrhuylei. the upteme . met held here today Mrs Dwcral obtained her ret wo rn t»«:.muny ihowing that bankrw rad told her 'he never could tx :ab!t for the t'ebl NEBRASKA WALTONS ARK TO MEET AT HASTINGS Hastings, Neb., _ (UP)—Ne braska division of the Izaak Walton League of America will bold its ma nual convention at Hastings Sep tember 10 and 11, it has been an nounced by Frank J. Brady, state president. Dr. Henry Baldwin Ward, Ur bana 111., national president of tne organization will be the principal speaker at the convention. Other speakers will be Clark Mickey, Lin coln; George W. Norris, McCook; A. C. Shailenberger, Alma, and Rob ert G. Simmons, Scottsbluff. Charles L. Dickey, Columbus. Neb., has been chosen to head the dinner committee and will have charge of the annual banquet. CASHIER HELD FOR SHORTAGE Rohrs, Neb., Man Out on Bond Pending Preliminary Hearing July 7 Rohrs, Neb., . (UP)—J. A. Johnson, cashier of the Farmers Se curity State bank here was released under $5,000 bond today after he had been arraigned yesterday on a The bank now is in the hands of the state banking department as a result of a $15,000 shortage1 found in oil stock bonds and of other bad charge of embezzlement, paper. Johnson's preliminary hearings will be held July 7. VACANCIES ARE TO BE FILLED Nebraska Republican Com mittee to Hold Special Session at Lincoln Lincoln, Neb., (Special)— The republican state committee has been called to meet in special ses sion, July 12, for the purpose of 1 tfllrinp nrtinn urvin turn vaeanelpc One of these is in the district com posed of Burt, Thurston, Dakota and Dixon counties, which has failed to make any selection for member of the state committee. All the others were reported at the state conven tion, and it is not explained why the delegates from the counties named made no selection at the time. The other has to do with the vacancy in the Fourth congressional district, due to the death of the party nominee for congress, M. O. McLaughlin. The district committee has selected Former Congressman C. H. Sloan, and It Is presumed that its action will be ratified by the state committee. The lawyers are of two minds as to which has the right to fill the vacancy, the itate or the district committee, but f both name the same naan there will be no lawsuit about it. BANK STILL OPEN Lincoln. Neb.. (UP)—The state banking department said here today that the Fanners Security State bank of Rohrs still is open and an attempt will be made by the department to keep it in operation. HE IS SENT TO JAIL FOR CROWING PLANT WITH “KICK" Bridgeport, Neb.. (UP)— Salvador G. Bayard was sentenced to three months in the county jail here today for growing and bar tering marihuana. The conviction Is believed to be the first obtained un der the state drug law passed in 192G. Marihuana is a drug smokfd in a pipe that is said to produce hal lucinations and have somewhat the same affect as alcohol. HAVE NO SOLUTION OF RAZOR MURDER CASi Falrburv. Neb., (UP)—No definite clue had been found here to premise solution of the mysteri ous murder of an unidentified man Monday. OiJUl uy Hi in uic l/vsviy u« ! covered by children, playing along the bi.nks of the Little Blue river near here, police arrested a man civing the name of James Ryan Last night this man changed his name to John O’Neil and said he lives in Council Bluffs, Ta. He claimed to have been riding a ! freight and to have had nothing to do with the killing although he ad mitted having seen and associated with the victim previously. The dead man. v ho apparently was a tramp, was killed bv a razor Aside from the cut in his throat 'hat killed him. the man had been badlv gashed about the head and arm*. Officers *ald it was evident | 'hat a strenuous struggle preceded I 'he fatal slash. CHILI)’1* BODY MCOVKirn PROM MISSMMKl RIVER Omaha. 'LTP«—Body of '*r«a 0’au*en *) rear* rid. who fell into the Missouri river and was drowned last Frldnv was taken from the water late yesterday The body wit* recovered near the Cnlon Pa cific railroad b’ldee. sit mile* from where the girl fell into the stream I* LA Ml MKOUn CONVICT It*vrnn*. Neb , <UF> — A rercfier’a Jury decided here yester day that Me Gladys Btar.ton died uecauae t! Has rr’kir** diving er toe Mrvuka. Mrs. Bltanton was Hillrd tn an lutotriobllf uccUlffit ;tund#N vhfn tvtr rtf poUUUme! with hal driven hr M’kvtrka The >urv he'd that Mfkvteka was nt-vlratr;* Fischer inveflgatlw • evealrd that he haa been paroled frem the fat# penl’»'nUary and s.*( • **« <ar h# wt** fl'in’'* a* lb* ilme of the are tl« I did not h»1«RC M Wm CONDEMNED YOUTH IS BEHIND PENITENTIARY WALL Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—Hen ry Sherman was in tne state peni tentiary today, awaiting execution for killing three members of the Rodger Pochon family last May 18. Sherman was brought here yes terday from Alliance, where he was held for three days after he was convicted of first degree murder in the Chadron district court. Sherman admitted in a confes sion soon after the crime that he killed the Pochon family because they objected to his attentions to the 14-year-old .Jochon girl. In the trial an insanity plea was of fered. It was ineffectual ar.d he was sentenced to die October 22. GUARANTYFUND MUST PAY CLAIM Omaha National Bank Giv en Decision by Nebras ka High Court Lincoln, Neb., The guar anty fund was held liable in twe decisions filed Saturday by the su preme court to claimants. One o! these was the Omaha Nationa bank, which held certificates of de posit in the failed Citizens Stat< bank of Potter, challenged by th« state as representing loans to th< bank by its president, George A Roberts, of Omaha. The court en fers Judgment for 84 400 on two o the causes of action and holds as t< the other one, which involves $4,050 that the fund is not liable. In eacl instance the lower court had helc the contrary. The decision turnec on the ability to trace trust fund; into definite assets. The other suit was one by S. A Snider, president of the First Na tional bank of Osceola, for $4,750 Snider was holder of exchange is sued by the First State rank ol RirbficlH rFV»ic mifVv o V»o nlr q( Papillion, was operated by E. C Goerke, who wrecked both and dis« appeared. He paid Snder with a check for $4,750 on the Richfield bank, in which his balance wa* $3.14. To meet it he drew a draft of the Papilion bank on a deposit It had in an Omaha bank, but the cashier stopped payment on it, and Snider held the sack. The court says that as the Papillion bank had sufficient funds to meet the draft, the guaranty fund does not suffer by requiring payment, as non-pay ment merely increased by that amount the cash assets when it failed. TO INSTALL NEW OMAHA LISHOP WITH GREAT POMP Omaha, Neb., (Un)—St. Cecilia’s cathedral today was d?c orated with gold and white stream ers, pontifical colors, in honor of Joseph Rummri. newly appointed bishop of Omaha, who is to be for mally installed as head of the Roman Catholic church here Wed nesday morning. Bishop Rummel is to arrive from New York tomorrow morning. He will be accompanied by Cardinal Hayes cf New York, Archbishop Keane of Dubuque and other mem bers of the Catholic hierarchy of this country. Thousands of the faithful are ex epeted to be at Union station to welcome the new bishop. Twenty prominent clergymen and laymen met the party in Chicago today ai . will accompany it here. SAYS BUMPER CROP IS ASSURED IN NEBRASKA Columbus, Neb., (UP>— “There will be a bumoer C”op this year," predicts Matt Bieg of south east of Hartington. "When you look under the leaves of the oa*s vou find in a large number of cases the letter “B.” That "B” is the first letter of “bumper.” "During the lean years the lette: ‘S’ Is found tindar a large number of leaves, the ‘S’ standing for ‘chaff.’” even though the word be gins with the letter “C.*" Uirg; licit Urcu viwp- *v* 45 years and declared this June sign invariably predicts the crop accurately. DENISON RESIDENTS HURT IN NEBRASKA CAR ACCIDENT Lincoln, Neb, —Mr: Leonard Pilchev of Denison, la., uffered a fractured forearm: Nor ris Pilchrist. 7 years old. brother of Mr. Pilcher, had a fracture of the right leg and Mr Pilcher was cut and b-i-rd Sunday night when a *ar. the driver of which is unknown "ollided with Picher's car and over turned it near Wavarly. A passing motorist brought th» njured to n Lincoln hospital. •\RACIU TK JUMPER HURT AT OMAHA AMUSEMENT PARK -Omaha. Neb. (UP'—Lloyd Schubar. 35 yrar* old. of Chicago, parachute jumper, sustained a broken leg and severe injuries tc other portions of hts body when the wind drove his balloon against a •teel framework at an amusement ■vark here last night. Rrhubai *>ung, head downward. 50 feet In •he air for half an hour before be *ng rescued while a large erf 'coked on. HOMAN KILLED AND MtlHAL Olltl-Ma INJURE. Ravenna. Nib. «UP» 4i> Glady■ Wanton ot Ravenna was killed and her husband. Edward ftar.ton. Jr.. was wrlt itli injured when an automobile occupied by themselves and Mr and A W Retry of liaised, Neb. met head on !Ui a car driven by Jot Mrkvttka of Ravenna ye-terday at trrnoan All the other creep*nt* of the ear* were cut and bruised 77it automat e* vm vsd!) u»ii «*wt(L SEIZED ALCOHOL GOES TO SEWER Federal Agent* Dump 2, 750 Gallon* Taken in Raid Last Year Omaha, Neb., (UP) — Enough alcohol to float the proverb ial battleship was dumped into a sewer by federal prohibition agents here today. A full carload, con taining 2,750 gallons seized in a raid at Papillion, January 1, 1927, was emptied from its containers and allowed to mingle with the muddy waters of the Missouri river. This alcohol was taken in the raid in which Charles Hutter, former sheriff of Sarpy county, his broth er and three other persons were arrested. Charles Hutter was re leased for lack of evidence but the others were fined a total of *7,500. A 3,000 gallon still taken in a raid near Ashland a year ago was brok en up and sold for junk. Four hundred gallons of alcohol taken in the raid were poured into the sewer. RURAL MAIL CARRIERS HAVE ANNUAL PICNIC Hartington. Neb., (Spe cial)—The Cedar county Rural Carriers association convened in this city Wednesday, enjoyed their an nual picnic dinner and elected of ficers for the coming year. The of ficers elected were L. A. Henry, Coleridge, president; C. E. Strick land, Hartington. vice president, and C. M. Schager, Randolph, secretary treasurer. L. R. Hardy, Harting ton. carrier on Route 3, was elected as delegate to the state convention, which will be held at Cozad, Neb., July 3 and 4. The carriers met at Sun Glo park but the rain drove them to the city auditorium. DOG TOOK MOTHER TO HER MISSING CHII.D Hartington, Neb., (Spe cial)—Mr. and Mrs. Dell aiack of near here, own a collie-fihepherd dog that has won a permanent home with its master. George, an infant son, of the Slack family, suddenly disappeared and when the mother discovered the absence of the child anrt whilp looking for it. the dog ran to the distracted mother and, pulled at her apron and directed her about a quarter of a mile from the house where the child was playing in sand in a ravine. Mrs. Slack relates that on another occasion the dog came to the house barking and much ex i cited and upon investigation found a young calf that had become en tangled in a rope, hanging itself. The timely arrival of Mrs. Slack saved the fine calf from strangling to death. CONVICT NEAR DEATH IS GRANTED REPRIEVE Lincoln, Neb., ‘UP) — Herbert Holmes, inmate of the Ne braska penitentiary for four years, was given a deathbed reprieve by Governor Adam McMullen, yester day. Near death from a lingering illness, Holmes will be removed to his home in Steubenville, Ohio, if he survives. Holmes was so near death Thurs day night that a minister was called. yesterday a 30-day reprieve was granted at the request of the youth's father. The governor Is not per mitted to issue a respite for a longer p3ricd. July 10, however, the boy's case will be acted upon by :he board of pardons. NEBRASKA GRAIN ELEVATOR MEN ARE ORGANIZED Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—T. B. King, Central City, was named president of the newly organized Nebraska Association of Grain Ele vator and Mill operators at a meet ing in Lincoln last night. The or ganization of the association yes terday brought into existence in the state for the first time since 1905. % federation of independent grain merchants. The association was organized as ,i non-profit concern to bring about justice and equity in the grain rade. It will aid in the ad justment cf business disputes and secure the bsnefits of co-operation for the business, its articles said. BODY OF CHILD STILL IS IN MISSOURI RIVER Omaha, Neb., (UP*— Body of Yrsa Clausen, b years old. nad not been recovered from the Missouri river today despite an all eight search. She fell into the stream .vhile flawing n?ar the Florence , i.epieK station late yesterday. Mrs." Freed Clausen, the girl's moth !r, although unable to swim, leaped into the swirling stream and almost met the same fate as her daughter. Th3 mother was saved when an other daughter. Ruth. 11 years old. extended a fishing pole which she grasped and was pulled to shore. The mother was near collapse to day. MISSING CHILD WAS VISITING WITH CHUM Omaha. Neb, tUPt— Helen Bwrr.son, 9 year* oid. mus ing since Wednesday night, re turned to the home of her mother, Mrs. O 8 Swenson l*-*t night. 8he had been staying with a chum. d»# said. The girl ran away when her mother told her she wouid be kept nMoots lor two week* for misbe having. NEBRASKA ATHLETE IM imoWMH IN HU E RIWK Crete, Neb. <UP» — Harry Krrsenbroce. *3 yean old. famous as a seven-foot basketball centei at Crete h'gh school. Doan# roll *ge ai.d the University of Kansas, drowned tn the If hie river here last night when the ranee tn which he was riding overturned He sr*s unable 10 swim Bvrcn liocb. tho other passenger sf the eaney. was able to *wtm but rould not save K#f*eptrrork whose oody wm recovered after an hour* *s a • v 11
