Nebraska Newspapers

    OMAHA TO VOTE
ON GAS PLANS
Natural Product Would Be
Brought by Pif^c Line
from Texas
Omaha, Neb.. _ (UP) —
Omaha voters will role at a special
election. September 25 UDon wheth
er they will use natural gas as a
fuel, It Is announced. If $1,500,000
bonds are voted natural gas will be
piped into Omaha from Texas fields
before the winter of 1919*20, direct
tors of the metropolitan utilities I
district say.
The bidders—the Texas company,
the Columbia Carbon company and
the Skelly Oil company—have 60
days to attempt to obtain natural gas
contracts from Lincoln and Coun
cil Bluffs, and 10 days following
that to decide whether they wish
to withdraw from the contract with
Omaha.
CUSTER’S WIDOW
WRITES TO VET
Man Who Won Congres
sional Medal While Scout
ing Lives in Nebraska
Grand Island, Neb, „ (Spe
cial)—Leander Herron of St. Paul.
Neb, is toe only veteran of the
Civil war in Nebraska with the con
gressional medal of honor. It was
voted him because of his courag
eous record as a scout and soldier,
with particular reference to his
services along the old Santa Fe
trail in serving and saving members
of caravans migrating to the West,
from hostile Indians.
Mr. Herron has a splendid mem
ory. He recently Teceived a letter
from Mrs. Elizabeth B. Custer,
widow of General Custer killed In
the battle of the Little Big Horn,
more than half a century ago. The
letter reads:
"I have been waiting for a quiet
hour in my very busy life to reply
10 your letter ana to congratulate on
bearing the great honor of the med
al given by the government to
soldiers who have done signals acts
of courage—and I congratulate you
on being one of the First Division
that served the country so faith
fully.
"You speak of the scouts and I
knew some of tnein and not too
much can be said of their valor.
80 much of their duty was done
alone and without the inspiring
help that a body of men feel In
going into battle.
“I hope that you will be able to
keep the courage that won you
the medal to meet the infirmities
of agr.”
Herron was personally acquainted
wlh Mrs. Custer, who often
was at the front with her husband,
up to the time of his death. Her
ron was scout at that time, attached
with the command. Later Herron
had adventures in America and
Asia, part of the time at Baku
and Balacomia. Astrakan. and at
many other points, with the Nobel
brothers of Nobel prize fame and
first inventors of high explosive
nitroglycerine. Herron also did duty
at old Fort Hartsuff. which Ord
and Valley county citizens are try
ing to restore for educational and
historical interest.
Borne Sioux Indians came down
at Fort Hartsuff and there were
several skirmishes in the vicinity.
Herron was employed as engineer
there three years after the battle of
Little Big Horn, had charge of pro
curing logs, squaring them up and
building a frontier stockade on the
hill on the north side of the fort
and an underground passage from
whe fort up to the stokade, as an
emergency clause.
SHIPPING CLERKS THEFTS
TOTAL $30,000. EMPLOYERS SAY
Omaha, Neb., _ <UP)—Mark
Roddy, formerly a shipping clerk
for Paxton and Gallagher, whole
salers, was bound over to district
court on a grand larceny charge.
He is charged with stealing $80
worth of coffee, but his employers
say he is connected with theft of
$30,000 worth of goods in the last
two years.
INFORMS COUNTIES OF
TAX THEY Ml ST PRODUCE
Lincoln. Neb, (Special) —
State Tax Commissioner Williams Is
sending out certificates to the va
rious county treasurers notifying
them of the amount of state taxes
they will be expected to collect for
the current year ending June 30.
1D2P. The total for state purposes
to be raised is $6,439,000. of which
$687,000 is for the new state capttol
fund. This is the last caoitol levy
authorized by the legislature, but
it will doubtless be renewed for an
other two years at least at the next
xession. last year the total taxes
collected was nearly $12,000,000. more
than $5,000,000 being for the wiping
out of the 10-year-old accumulation
of yearly deficits and the $500,000 ot
special appropriations, including de
ficiencies for state Institutions.
DEATH SEPARATES COUPLE
Omaha. Neb, (UP)—The
death of 11 A. Miller, Wednesday
night, parted Omaha's oldest mar
ried coupie. Mr. and Mrs. Mlllri
celebrated thrir 71st wedding anni
versary May 14
Miller was 94. Mr*. Miller 89
{fence 1857. when they were marrleJ
in Someisvt, Pa,, they have liveo
luppily together. We always low.
each other and sympathized with
each others business and p«r*onal
affairs," Mrs. Miller cold "1 know
1 will meet my husband spun >«
• tie nerrafver,'*
CROPS AROCND EMERSON
IN GOOD CONDITION
i Emerson, Neb., (Special)
| —The crop conditions around
Emerson are exceptionally good.
Corn is tall and green. The har
vesting of small grain is almost
over and threshing has commenced.
GUARANTYFUND
HOLE IS DEEPER
New Year Find* Bank Mix
up in Nebraska Worse
Than Ever
Lincoln, Neb., _ (Special)
—In spite of the friability of the
deposit guaranty fund to pay
promptly all depositors in failed
state banks during the past year,
due to the fact that 63 new ones
were added to the list of failed, $6
per cent of the $17,127,000 due the
first of the year have been paid,
a total of $9,653,000. The new year
which began July 1, found the fund
worse off than ever the potential
depositors liabilities totaling $24,
650.000.
As against these the commission
has $40,000,000 of book value as
sets. Secretary Peterson thinks that
$18,000,000 will be realized in cash,
leaving a shortage of b;tween $7,
000,000 and $8,000,000. Collections
during the year totaled $10,916,000,
84 per cent, coming rrom assets and
the remainder, $1,722,000, con
tributed by the banks on assess
ments. The total paid depositors
in failed banks since the law
guaranteeing them went into ef
fect is $46,751,006.
SMALL GRAINS
YIELDING WELL
Corn, Potatoes and Other
Crops in Pierce County
Unusually Promising
Thrashing crews !n this vicinity are
busy taking advantage of the good
weather. Many Pierce county farm
ers report their oat fields to have
yielded an average or 25 to 30 bush
els to the acre. The grain is of ex
cellent quality,
A few farmers who grew wheat
report a good crop. One farmer
states that he harvested a yield
of 38 bushels to the acre. It was of
very good quality. Barley and rye
have already been harvested and
good yields have been obtained.
The corn crop is making good
headway, it being nearly all in the
tasselling stage. Ears are shooting
and a bumper com crop is in pros
pect.
Potato growers will reap a bumper
crop, the yield being heavier than
last year. Not only are the potatoes
plentiful, but they are larger than
in normal years.
AFFECTED BY HEAT, ACTOIST
LOSES MEMORY AND CAR
Omaha. Neb., tUP)—A
drive of 300 miles under the hot sun
yesterday was too much for Clar
ence Finnerty, Woodstock, 111. He
suffered a lapse of memory and loss
of his automobile In Omaha yes
terday afternoon.
Finerty. enroute to Holdrege, Neb.,
left members of his party at the
home of a friend on the outskirts
of Omaha. He drove to a nearby
drug store, left his car outside and
then forgot about it.
He was found at midnight last
night and taken to police headquar
ters where he gave the name of the
friends where his mother was stay
ing. The automobile with the par
ty's luggage is still missing.
Temperature mounted to 93 de
grees yesterday, one of the most dis
agreeable days of the summer. At 2
a. m. today the mercury had fallen
to onlv 82 degrees and Omahans
were afforded little relief by a souiri
breeze.
HARVESTING BEING DONE
UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS
Carroll. Neb., „ (Special)—
The hum of the threshing machine
is heard on all sides this week The
yield and quality of oats are both
good and the grain is being stored
in dry condition.
GIRLS’ LEGS ARE USED
FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES
Norfolk. Neb.. (UP)- Two
stockingless girls walked down Nor
folk's main street yesterday. One
carried the hatchetlike features of
Oov. Alfred E. Smith, daintily
sketched on the calf of her leg.
whereas the features of Herbert
Hoover were cleverly depicted on the
bare leg of her companion.
CHURCH TO CELEBRATE
ITS 25T1I ANNIVERSARY
Pierce, Neb.. (Special)—
The Zion Lutheran church of this
city will celebrate its silver Jubilee
anniversary next Sunday. August
5th. These services will be held
at the Pierce County Pair grounds
north of the city. Services will b
held In the Oerman and English
languages in the morning and aft
ernoon.
STOLEN ONIONS TAKEN
AW AY IN BABY CAB
Palls City. Neb. (UP>—
Moss Jones saw two women trund
ling a baby buggy away from his
place recently. The buggy Ml ob
viously so heavily loaded that Jones
became Interested Hts investiga
tion disclosed that the perambulat
or was filled with two bushels nr
onions the women had stolen a am
Janes s home
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
V*"'" "■ ——I .I IB ■ ■■
Paul Stands (or Christian Liberty
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Text: Acts 15:1-11
And certain men which came down from Judea taught the brethem,
and said, Except ye be circumcised alter the manner ol Moses, ye cannot
be saved.
When therefore Jaul and Barnabas had no small dissension and dis
putation with them, th?y determined that Paul and Barnabas, and cer
tain other ol them, should go up to Jerusalem, unto the apostles and eld
ers, about this question.
And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through
Phenlca and Samaria, declaring the conversion ol the Gentiles: and
they caused great joy unto all the brethem.
And when they were come to Jerusalem, .hey were received of the
church, and of the apostles and eldrs, and thy dclared all things that God
had don with them.
But there arose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which be
lieved, saying, That it was needful to circucise them, and to command
them to keep the law of Moses.
And the apostles and clrs came together, for to consider of this matter.
And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said
unto them. Men and brethern, ye know how that a good while ago God
made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the
word of the gospel, and believe.
And God, which knoweth the hearts, bare them witness, giving them
the Holy Ghost, even as he did unto us;
And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts
by faith.
Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a 'yoke upon the neck of
the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
But we believe that through the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ we
shall be saved, even as tney.
The International Uniform Sun- 1
day School IJe&on for Aug, 12._Paul
Stands for Christian Liberty. Acts
15:1-11.
BY WM. E. GILROY. D. D.
Editor of the Congregationalist
Always in the Christian church
there have been problems of con
duct and of attitude which have
occasioned controversy This is
more or less inevitable wherever
spiritual principles and convictions
come into the realm of practical
life.
How are ideals to be related to
action in a world that is still far
Irom the ideal? How is new truth
to be related to old truth, not only
in thinking, but in the practices
and forms which the old truth has
established, and which the indi
vidual has been accustomed to ob
serve with precision and devotion?
All these problems were par
ticularly emphasized as Christian
ity developed in an atmorphere of
Judaism and as it spread from
Jerusalem manifesting its saving
power among Gentiles as well as
among Jews. Were the Jews who
came under the power of the new
faith still subject to all the re
quirements and practices of the
Jewish law? Were certain rites
essential, even if others were to
lp» abandoned?
Variety of Belief
6uch problems brought out all
the variety of opinion and attitude
which they produce in every age.
When certain people came from
Judea and found the work that
Paul and Barnabas had been doing
upon a broad basis and saw that
this wtrk was elective in the win
ning of Gentiles to the Christian
way, they immediatelly insisted
that the salvation of these new
converts could not be dissociated
from the performance of certain
Jewish rites, particularly the rite
of circumcision "after the custom
of Voses.”
But what age can point in crit
icism to these men of Jtidea?
Have there been In eevery age
those who hrie shown more en
thusiasm for keeping the new
spirit of Christianity In old forms
Intensifying the power of new
and mollds thar Tor extending and
truth?
With great clearness the fore
most disciples perceived in their
f ner moments that the supreme
authority was the Gospel of Grace |
—that this new experience of re
ligion had to crea*.e t*s own laws
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A Jolt to llervif.iv Theorist*.
Prom the Kansas City Star.
The theories e< herrdltv of Al- j
I* rt E Wiggain vd the other
eugenksts were given quite a Jolt in
the presidential and vice-presiden
tial and vice presidential nomina
tions of the two majoe political par- I
U.
.' until was bom in the lower East
Side of New York, tile son of a
truck driver. Hoover * tallirr w»» a
blacksmith, without intellectual dls- ;
th ction of record. Cwru* born on
an Indian r nervation, (i the a n of
In, able parent*. Robinson, being
th» son of a country doctor, is the
uit' one of the (<*tr candidal* who |
and its own demands upon the
souls ofmen.
They did not, however, always
retain the vision ol these saner 1
and clearer moments. Peter, who
had to have a vision on the house
top to rebuke his Jewish narrow
ness and lead him to Christian
fellowship with the Gentiles, re- i
verted at times to a rather bigoted
and narrow view; and Paul, who j
on one occasion tells of having i
withstood Peter to his face be- '
cause Peter was enforcing unjust
obligations upon new converts,
himself at one time reverted to
Jewish practices that brought him
into considerable trouble. It is in
teresting to read the story of Paul’s j
shaving his head because he had
a vow, and all that was associated
with the affair.
Finding the Beauty
It wee well if we could share
the saner and clearer moments of
these disciples and could see in
our own time without unfortunate
lapse and reaction to narrower
views and ways the largeness and
beauty of the Christian experi- ;
ence, the liberty that it inevitably j
brings to the souls of men where
it is allowed to be free and un
hampered.
If we were only to think about j
the matter, we should realize
quite easily how much larger God (
is than our view of him and how
much greater is Truth than our I
conception of it.
When will the Christian church
learn the lesson of the largeness
and frpprinm and clorv of the Gos
pel that it has to administer? ,
When shall we discover and put
into actual effective practice the
fact that truth is more than its
forms and that religious expert
ence and devotion are far larger
than any of the rites and rituals
by which we may seek to express
them?
It is interesting to see how much
Paul has to say about freedom
and liberty, and it is equally in
teresting to compare all that he
says with the spirit of the teach
ing of Jesus and the supreme em
phasis that Jesus laid upon the
inner outhority of truth in the
heart as distinguished from its
outward forms.
There are those in our day. as
in the ancient day, who fear lib
erty; they see only Its perils and
appreciating its possibilitees of
constructive living and the things
that are possible only where lib
erty exists.
It is true that the higher men
possesses even a remote hereditary
right to leadership. It is doubtful
that the eugenics expert# would cite
him as the typical fulfillment of
their principles
Sof ir m we know the matter has
not been put before Mr Wiggam for
explanation It is hop'd that it he
does render *m opinion he will r.ot
tell us these are "except* ns that
prove the rule."
The layman not acquainted with
the wavs of science Is pretty likely to
conclude that f 'casting human
greatness cm a ba s of parentage la
still to be classed as one cf tile
great American guessing games along
with forecasting the quality of can
Southern Peach Crop
Has Numerous Foes
Moths, Other Insects Take
Heavy Toll—Government
Cities Control Measures
Southern peaches that tempt the
appetite of the northern buyer have
had to run a gauntlet of insect ene
mies before reaching maturity. Some
of these enemies have fed on the
flowers and foliage of the peach
trees, some have attacked the tree
at its foundation, some have sucked
the sap from the trunk, others have
pierced the growing fruit either to
lav eggs or eat the fruit. Three of
these pests cause 90 per cent, of the
damage suffered by southern or
chardists, but in the south there
are 15 other insects which give
trouble to the producers, says the
United States Department of Ag
riculture.
"The plum curculio, or peach
worm, may destroy or render un
merchantable as much as $2,000,
000 worth of peaches a season," says
the department. "It attacks the
small peaches soon after they are
lormed. either causing them to drop
in a short time, or to be gnarled
at maturity. Under normal con
ditions of infestation, spraying or
dusting with lead arsenate will af
ford adequate protection. Supple
mentary measures include burning
over nearby woodlands and rubbish,
disking under the trees in May and
June to kill pupae in the soil, and
jarring the trees to get the adult
beetles.
"Another serious pest of peaches
is the peach borer. It injures the
cambium or growing tissues of the
trunk, usually just below the surface
of the soil, and may actually girdle
the tree, or lower the tree’s resist
ance to such an extent that other
pests complete the destruction.
Paradlchlorobenzene crystals are
now used with good effect against
thp npflrh hnrpr
"The third important insect
enemy of the peach is the San Jose
scale. This tiny insect, which also
attacks apple, pear, plum and other
deciduous fruit trees, and many
other plants, takes its nourishment
by sucking the sap. It is directly
responsible for the death of many
peach trees each year. Because of
its rapid and enormous multiplica
tion and the difficulty of reaching
it with ordinary sprays and insecti
cides, it is very hard to control. It
is often transported on nursery
stock from one section of the coun
try to another, and practically all
states now enforce laws against the
shipment of fruit trees infected by
the San Jose scale. Birds frequent
ly carry the crawling young on their
feet from one tree or locality to an
other.
“The best method of control is
through the application of lubri
cating oil emulsion during the win
ter when the trees are dormant.
Liquid lime sulphur also is effective
under usual conditions. The con
centration of the spray necessary
to produce death is such that it
would cause heavy defoliation if it
were used during the growing sea
son, so the spraying must be done
during the dormant season when
there is no foliage and the bud
wood is seasoned for the winter.
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Government Chemists
Get OH from Avocados
Another agricultural waste may
be turned to profit as the result
of experiments in the laboratories
of United States bureau of chem
istry and soils. In the commercial
production of the avocado there are
large quantities of cull fruit that are
not up to market standards. No
extensive use has been made of
these culls, but it has been known
for some time that the fruit con
tained a considerable percentage of
oil, which, it was thought, might
be made useful if it could be re
covered. Attempts to press the culls
were not successful, for this resulted
in an emulsion of the oil with the
watery juice of the fruit, which
was not adapted for use as an edible
or industrial oil.
Recently chemists in the bureau
have attacked the problem anew,
first by dehydration of the sliced
advocados at ordinary temperatures,
followed by pressing. In some In
stances the oil content of the avo
vados proved to be as much as 70
per cent, of the water free weight
of the fruit. The oil obtained from
the Fuerte variety of avocado by
either compression or solvent ex
traction has a dark green color by
transmitted light and is red by re
flected light. It is probably too
dark for use as a commercial edible
oil, although it has little odor and
a pleasant, fruity flavor. The oil,
when saponified makes a hard soap.
Tests Indicate that the oil does not
become rancid during a year’s stor
age under ordinary ernditions.
The chemists of the bureau an
nounce that they will be glad to
advise anv manufartunpr pH
Such Nice Boys
From Tit-Bits.
A man was sitting beside th; bed
of his business partner, who was
dying. Said the latter:
'Tve got a confession to make.
Ten years ago I robbed the firm of
$50,000—1 sold blueprints of your in
vention to the rival firm-I stole the
letters that were used against you
In vour divorce case."—
"Don't worry!" said his partner.
Don't worry—I poisoned you."
rise the greater is the possibility
of falling, but that is no excuse Tor
the groveling upon the ground or
taking the attitude that we shall
rise only so high. It Is. in fact,
only as we have the aspiration
that lifts us upward that we dis
cover and attain the power to hold
the Christian heights.
taloup's and predicting the severity
of winter by the thickness of corn
husks.
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Q Does an amateur have to havt
a license to broadcast? H 8.
A. U is necessary to have a
transmitting license for any type of
signal which is sent out. The ra
dio division of the department of
commerce, Washington, D C. hae
charge of issuing licenses I
stars and to broadcasting slcrona.
In view of the rule* and leaulaticna
of the kt.* radio legislation » »re
will be n.a.., fnndsmenwu change*
In the old radio system
SOCIAL WORKER
ON FULL TIME
City Council at Columbus
Appropriates $1,500 for
Coming Year
Columbus, Neb., (UP)—
.he city council has authorized an
appropriation of $1,500 for use in
employment of a full time social wel
fare worker during the coming year.
This action was taken following a
rrquest of several citizens and after
careful investigation by a special
committee of ccuncilmtn appointed
by Mayor C. J. Garrig. The or
iginal request was for $2,000 but
the council comprcmiscd on $1,500.
During the past several years an
annual appropriation of $200 has
been made by the city for use cf
a welfare board. This was deemed
inadequate for the work needtng *'
be done.
TOWN'S CORN FIELD LAW
HELD TO OE INVALID
Papillion. Neb.. —The
Bellevue “cornfields” case. In which
William Jones sought injunction
against the village ordinance pro
hibiting the growing of field corn
in a certain district, was closed
here when District Judge James T.
Begley handed down an opinion
which, in effect, finds both for and
against the village board.
The present ordinance is invalid.
Judge Begley found, because of im
proper publication of notices. But,
in his opinion the village board has
the power to pass such an ordin
ance.
W. S. Frazier, chairman of the 1
village board, said that a new or
dinance would be passed at once,
with the defect remedied.
"This will give a year’s notice,”
Frazier said, "and its legal status
will not be in doubt.”
The board, in answering Jones'
suit, declared that the cornfields
were a menace to health and high
way safety, and afforded a con
’ venient place for thieves and
petters.
Under Judge Begley’s decision tills
year’s crop can be harvested.
GYPSY MAIDENS FORCED
TO GIVE UP STOLEN LOOT
Alliance. Neb. 'UP >—Two
gypsy maidens robbed a local lum
ber company of $50, a few days ago,
while the clerk counted their change.
They bought a 10 cent can of au
tomobile dressing and one of them
insisted on making a ritualistic cere
mony of the work of making change.
She persuaded the clerk to let
her come behind the counter and
in the midst of incantations and
hokus pocus intended to bring good
luck, she reached into the cash reg
ister and lifted out $75 The clerk
seized the maid and relieved her of
the currency, or at least he thought
he did. A check-up after they left
revealed that the drawer was $50
short. The sheriff immediately went
on to Bridgeport where the gypsies
had stopped and recovered the m^" •
ey' _____
WINTER WHEAT AVERAGE
21.6 BUSHELS TO ACRE
Lincoln. Neb. 1 UP)—
Winter wheat in Nebraska will aver
age 21.6 bushels to the acre, a crop
report issued by the Burlington rail
road today predicted. Oats will
average 34’4 bushels and spring
wheat 18.5, the report showed.
The condition of com now is 100' *
per cent, normal; potatoes 96*4;
fruit 4814 and pastures and hay
land are in good condition, the re
port said.
The average rainfall for the past
two weeks has been 2.31 inches, the
report showed, and the weather has
been good for crops. Threshing and
work with combines has been de
layed by moisture, the report said.
HISTORICAL EXHIBIT TO
MAKE TOUR OF STATE
Lincoln. Neb, (UP)—The
wo Burlington railroad cars carry
ing historical exhibits, one belong
ing to the State Historical society
and the other to the Burlington,
left here today on an extended tour
of the state. E. E. Blackman, cura
tor of the university museum, accom
panied the cars. The following
towns will be visited:
Mason City. Bridgeport. Morrill.
Imperial, Arapahoe, Red Cloud, Blue
Hill. Hastings. McCook, Lincoln and
Loup City.
The trip will last until August 24
SHOWS CONDITION OF FUNDS
OF GUARANTEE COMMISSION
Lincoln. Neb, (UP'—The
State Guarantee Fund commission
was between $7,000,000 and $8 000.
000 in the rrd at the close of the
first six months of 1928, Van E
Peterson, secretary, said today.
Peterson said the comm.ssion has
paid out $9,353,000 to depositors in
failed banks since January 1. There
were liabilities at the b-ginning of
the year of more than $17,000,000
he said and as much more has been
added to the liabilities since then
Peterson computed the loss from
these figures and the estimated as
sets of the commission.
HOLT COUNTY'S OLD
SETTLERS TO MEET
Lvnch. Neb.. (Special)—
The old settlers of Holt county will
hold their annual reunion Wednes
day and Thursday. August 8th and
9th. For the last dav of their cele
bration the Spenc-r Boy Scout band
ha* been selected to furnish the
music.
1HKIR HON'D'* OF
ARE DECLARE* FORFEITED
Omaha. Neb., <UF»—
Bend* to the amount cf $21 ooo for
the appearance of Tom and Toy
Kellv In dUrlct court, were de
clared forfeited yesterday. The
men were auapectrd of complicity
In a $72 000 banc m*r—rgrr holdup
In Kama* CUy In December. 1928,
The bonds involved were posted
for the men * relean* pending an
appeal to the supreme court from
a recent drehioti which denied them
a writ of habeas corpus on action
lor extradition.