BANKER DENIES
HE WENT WRONG
Omaha Banker Who “Die1
Time” to Make New
Start in Life
Omaha. Neb.. ~ (UP)—Pro*
testing that he never embezzled “a
red cent" and declaring he would
start life anew. In Omaha. Willard
V. Matthews, former president of
the defunct Pioneer State bank of
Omaha, returned >ere after being
released from the Nebraska prison
Wednesday.
Matthews was sentenced to 10
years on a state cnarge of embez
zlement and to five years on a fed
eral charge of using the mails to
defraud. The latter charge was dis
missed last week by Federal Judge
J. W. Woodrough, who said Mat
thews had been punished enough.
PLAN DEMONSTRATION
OF HOG TATTOOING
Omaha. Neb. (Special)—
Through the co-operation of Dr. W.
T. Spencer, live stock commission
er of the Omaha Live Stock ex
change. plans have been made by
the Ak-Sar-Ben Live Stock show
management at Omaha to stage hog
tattooing demonstrations at the
show, November 5-9. by 4-H club
teams from Nebraska and Iowa.
These tattooing demonstrations
will serve to focus attention on the
tattooing of hogs from accredited
counties. Packers have been giving
the 10c per hundred weight bonus
to hogs from accredited counties
■tnce July 1 only on the hogs which
bear tattoo marks. Many farmers
have not availed themselves of the ,
opportunity to get this bonus and
have not been tattooing their hogs.
The 4-H club teams will consist
ot two numbers each. The Nebras
ka teams will be selected by state
club lender, L. I. Frlsbie and the
Iowa teams by assistant state club
leader. Frank P. Reed. It is ex
pected that demonstrations will be
given on three different days of
the show.
DEAD STUNT FLIER
NOT WORLD WAR HERO
Omaha, Neb, -Aaron C.
Gray, stunt flier, who was killed
when his parachute failed to open
during an exhibition at Dalton,
Neb., Tuesday, was not a member
of the French Foreign Legion, did
not shoot down 27 German planes
during the World war, and did not
lose his arm as the result of an ac
cident In which his plane burned.
He was not an army aviator at
all, said a special dispatch from his
home at Kelso, Wash. He never
was in battle on land or in the air,
the dispatch added, and he lost his
arm in a sawmill accident.
He enlisted In the tank corps at
Portland, Ore., in 1917, and was on
tils way overseas when the Armis
tice was signed. He returned
shortly afterward and was dis
charged at Camp Dix in 1918.
Two Women Mourn
Now, In addition to his parents,
several brothers and sisters in
Washington and other states, his
divorced wife and an 8-year-old son
in Kelso, two women at Bridgeport,
Neb., mourn him. They are his
brim1 of a few weeks, the former
Olive Draper of Scottsbluff, and
Miss Dorothy Barton of Redington,
Neb., who believes Gray meant to
seek annulment of his marriage to
Miss Draper and to marry her.
They had been flying together re
cently
The brides and the girl who be
lieved herself his only sweetheart
met in sorrow at Bridgeport, Wed
nesday.
But it is Miss Barton who will
accompany the body Saturday to
Kelso for burial. The ’ .ide says
abe will not go.
WANT FISH AND GAME
COMMISSION IN NEBRASKA
Atkinson, Neb.. (UP)—
Tentative plans for the creation of
a fish and game commission in Ne
braska were announced by Prank J
Brady, president of the Nebraska
Isaak Walton league here today.
The plan, which has been en
dorsed by the last three state con
ventions of the league contemplate
appointment of one commissioner
from each of the six congressional
districts by the governor. The com
mission will hire a director to carry
out policies formulated by the com
mission.
Btate superintendent of game
fisheries and other officials having
to do with gome laws will be under
supervision of the director.
"We hope by this plan to take
administration of game laws en
tirely out of politics.” Bradly said
"Two commissioners would be
named for two years, two for four
years and two for six years, so that
no one governor can ever hope to
control the commission. The com
mission will hire a director accord
ing to his ability and fitness and
he can be removed at any time
This plan is somewhat like the oner
in force in Pennsylvania, Oklahoma
and Utah.”
The legislative committee of the
league will present the plan to the
next legislature. Bradly said, and
work for its adoption.
ROAD GRADERS UNCOVER
BONES OF THREE PERSONS
Wakefield. Neb., (Special'
—The bones of three human beings
were unearthed by a road grading
outfit while working northwest of
Wakefield a few days ago.
The find was mrd: near th?
Francis K mbell f irm, near th?
fence along the highway. The road
in the process of being grad?d
end widened, and as a wider swath
was cut off th* bank by the grrdr
the rkelctcns were exposed.
BANK .'hU'Pi>EAI Bk
EMBEZZLER TO OPEN
Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—The
McLean State ban*., one of the
three institutions that were closed
when Paul Wupper, bank president
disappeared, will be opened in two
or three days, Secretary Bliss oi
the department of trade and com
merce announced here today. Stock
holders have raised between $40,000
and $50,000 to take up bad notes
put into the bank by Wupper who
owned a controlling interest.
All but about $5,000 of the money
has been raised. Bliss said, and the
losses in the McLean bank will be
made good. Stock which Wupper
owned is to be made good also and
reissued.
GIVES UP HOPE
SAVING SHARP
\ttorney for Man Who
Killed Wife with Hammer
Will Not Appeal
Lincoln, Neb.' (UP)—The
chances that Prank Sharp, con
victed hammer murderer of his wife,
•nay escape the electric chair, were
diminished today whrn his attorney
announced an appeal will not be
taken to the board of pardons or to
the United States supreme court.
Sharp has been sentenced to die
October 19 fcr killing his wife, Har
riet. in March, 1926.
Max Beghton, who was appointed
oy the court to defend Sharp, salr*
the man has had a fa:r trial and
that he will make no further effort
to save him.
BANK CRIPPLED BV
EMBEZZLER TO REOPEN
Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—The
McLean State bank, one of the three
institutions that were closed when
Paul Wupper, bank president disap
peared, will be opened in ",W3 or
three days, Secretary Bliss of the
departmeit of trade and commerce
announced here today. Stockhold
ers have raised between $4lk000 and
$50,000 to take up bad notes put
Into the bank by Wupper who ownei
a controling interest.
W. C. T. U. SPEAKER BAYS
COUNTRY FACES CRISIS
Grand Island, Neb., (UP)
1 —"Our country now is lacing one
of the greatest crisis since the pas
sing of the 18th amendment,” said
Rev. Marie Wilcox, of Red Cloud,
In her annual sermon to the Ne
braska W. C. T. U. here today.
CONVICTED OF RECEIVING
COW THAT WAS STOLEN
Nebraska City, Neb, —A
verdict of guilty was returned late
Tuesday against Roy Babcack by
a jury in district court following
one hour's deliberation. Babcock
faces a term in the state peniten
tiary of from three to 10 years. He
will probably appeal to the su
preme court.
Babcock was convicted of receiv
ing and harboring a stolen cow
taken from a farm in Iowa early
in June by William Bassinger, who
is serving a five-year sentence in
Fort Madison for the theft. The
cow was taken to the Babcock farm
southeast of Nebraska City, and
placed in the pasture. Bassinger had
been employed by Babcock for some
time and the state contended that
Babcock knew the animal had been
stolen.
HOTEL SWINDLER FAILED
TO WORK HIS GAME
Columbus, Neb., —A man
giving his name as Parker, believed
to be the same man who during the
past two years has collected dam
ages for a “fracture" of the left
wrist in falls in hotels from coast
to coast, failed to work his game
on a hotel man and an insurance
company representative here. He
left the city suddenly without pay
ing his hotel bill.
Ttie Columbus representative of
the insurance company became
suspicious of Parker and telephoned
his Omaha office. He was informed
that Parker had tried the same
game at the Fontenelle hotel at
Omaha two years ago and at a
Orand Island hotel last Friday.
MASONS OF COUNT* TO
MEET AT WAKEFIELD
Wakefield. Neb.. (Special)
—The 12th annual meeting of the
Dixon County Masonic association
will be held here next Monday eve
ning, October 8. About 250 members
of the order from over the country
are expected to attend. A banquet
will be served by the women of the
Order of Eastern Star at 6:30 o'clock.
The program of the banquet will be
presided over by Rev. P. M. Orr of
Norfolk, as toastmaster, and re
sponses will be given by Past Grand
Master A. R. Davis of Wayne. Neb.;
E P. Voter of Laurel; G. I. Parker
of Newcastle, and Don Cunningham
of Wayne.
1IE FOUND WAY TO END
OWN LIFE WITHOUT PAIN
Omaha. Neb., (UP>—The
body of Eugene D. Bowen, 40 years
old. was found in a hotel room here
last night. After tieing a rope
around his neck he fastened a hand
kerchief saturated with chloroform
around his face. When the anaes
thetic lulled him into unconscious
ness he fell from the bed and the
noose completed the work of self
destruction.
STATE GAME WARDEN
AFTER LAW OFFENDERS
Lincoln. Neb, —State Game
Warden O'Connell nas been makinR
a cleanup of violators of the game
and fish laws, and from the list of
persons prosecuted is taken these
names: Bartlett, William McLain,
hunting without permit. $15 and
costs; Clearwater, Alva Mapex and
Albert Pruss, $100 and costs each for
seining; Butte. W. L. Brennamn $15
and costs for hunting after sunset;
Ainsworth, L. Horst, $15 and costs
shooting after sunset
Warns Investors to Seek Banking Advice
"Just now we are going through
the greatest era of speculation the
world has ever seen. The disease is
epidemic. I would not ‘hang crepe,’
but the present great danger is that
in our rush to get rich without work
many of those who are now risking
their all in speculation may fina,
when the creBt of the present wave
has subsided, that they have lost
their little fortunes which carefully
invested would have secured them
against want.”
This is the warning which was
broadcast by Silas H. Strawn, retir
ing president of the American Bar
association, as guest speaker of
Halsey, Stuart and company on the |
radio recently. Mr. Strawn talked
on the subject "A Lawyer's Views on j
Sound Investment." He stressed i
two principal sources of danger for
the average person in placing his I
money. First, speculation, where he
plunges without knowledge of what
he is doing in the hope of amassing
riches quickly. Second, the wide
spread tendency among people of
accepting financial advice without
any knowledge of who is back of it
or what may be the motive.
"Every day we are amazed by the
stories of the ways in which poor
people have been buncoed out of '
'their all’ by crooked so called in
vestment concerns. While it is true,”
said Mr. Strawn. "that laws com
monly known as Blue Sky laws have
been adopted in almost every state,
designed to protect lhe investor
against fraudulent anc unscrupulous
methods of dealers, no law has yet
been devised to make people honest
or that will protect the careless or
inexperienced invertors from their
own folly.”
On the other hand, Mr. Strawn
Insisted that the investment field
today is too extensive and compli
cated for the average man or woman
t* be able to decide wisely for him
self concerning all investments.
Therefore, he says, "investors must
depend upon the advice of invest
ment banking houses of character
and reputation.”
Aside from the reputation of the
house as a check upon its depend
ableness for investment advice, Mr.
Strawn pointed out the less com
mon but very significant method of
noting what houses do the financ
ing for high grade corporations
when they are in the market for
new money. “No corporation,” says
Mr. Strawn, "can afford to have its
securities distributed by any but
high class experienced dealers.”
Thirty Million Tourists
An automobile association esti
mates that some 30,000.000 Ameri
cans will tour the country in auto
mobiles this year. That one sen
tence, as well as any statement that
could be made, represents the dif
ference between modern American
civilization and all others.
Thirty million people—more than
lived in all France at the time of
the French revolution—running
about the country in carefree vag
abondage! Thirty million people
vacationing, wandering across
prairies and deserts, through cities
and over mountains, getting recre
ation in the open, widening their
horizons! The earth never saw
anything like this before.
There have been nomadic na
tions The great plains of Russia
and Siberia know tribes of roam
ing horsemen, who pitched their
tents in the fall 1,000 miles from
the place where spring had found
them. From the landlocked Cas
pian sea to the Carpathian moun
tains they roamed endlessly; now
and then they swept on past the
Carpathians and overran Europe
with fire and sword.
But those peoples roamed of nec
essity. Their migrations were caused
by economic conditions; the search
for fresh pasture lands drove them
on The American nomad roams
for the fun of roaming. No neces
sity drives mm on. me open roaa
calls him every summer, and away
he goes—to return a few weeks lat
er. brown and fit, ready for an
other year on the same old job.
This’ is a highly significant fact;
the automobile has done something
more important than make a few
extra millionaires. To each Ameri
can it has brought a new kind of
freedom, a new kind of patriotism
Is that too strong a statement?
Contrast the lot of the average
American todgy with the lot of his
father. A generation ago many men
lived out their lives without leaving
their home county. Their travels,
unless they were fairly well to do,
were limited to hurried business
trips. Today the man who has not
enjoyed the open country of a half
dozen neighboring states is a rarity.
No longer is it a proud distinction
to have been across the continent.
This is sure death to provincial
ism and sectionalism. It means a
wider patriotism. The man who
knows the beauties of the whole
American countryside cannot help
having a deeper, truer love for his
country than if he knew only his
own neighborhood.
The American is no longer a
transplanted European. Among the
things that have set him apart,
nothing is much more important
than the automobile.
Builds New Lake
In Connecticut
Power Company to Flood
6,000 Acres North of
Danbury
Near New Milford, Conn., a new
/ake is about to make its debut. The
old Rocky river, a somewhat vag
rant stream flowing down from its
sources in the lower Litchfield hills
of the Berkshire range to meet its
older sister, the Housatonic, is now
going to be put on the map as a
life-size lake.
In 1926 the Connecticut Light and
Power company began the project
of turning a river into a lake that
will touch the five towns of Dan
bury, Brookfield. New Fairfield.
New Milford and Sherman. The
work is about completed. The lake
will be 10 miles long, afford 60 miles
of shore and will cover 6,000 acres
of land. A few islands left over from
four smaller lakes it absorbed will
dot its surface. Several large bays,
one toward Sherman at the north,
another toward Danbury at the
south, are promised.
Great changes in the adjacent
country have been brought about by
the creation of a lake from a river.
One hundred houses have been
moved or demolished, several ceme
teries have been moved, miles of road
have been relocated. 500 men cleared
trees from the basin
Commercial enterprise has already
seen the opportunities for resort
and cottage possibilities on the
shores of this lake* to be the largest
in Connecticut. Skating, fishing,
boating and bathing are among the
anticipated by-products of the com
panv's plan for an additional gen
erating capacity of 40,000 kilowatts
of energy direct from the lake. In
addition, water can be pumped back
from the Housatonic river into the
lake when a surplus of energy re
sults from other plants of the com
pany. A great dam has been built
to turn the waters of the Rockv
river into a reservoir, a unique dam
of earth instead of concrete owing
to the nature of "Hie soil.
SIR WILLIAM WATSON’S BIRTH
DAY
To the Editor of the New York
Times.
American admirers of the poetry of
William Watson were glad to s?e
the verses in praise of his work
which appeared over the name of
Robert Underwood Johnson in the
Times of August 2, the day on
which Sir William celebrated his
seventieth birthday, receiving among
many messages a congratulatory
cablegram from the American Acad
emy of Arts and Letters.
The poet is now living in his
cottage at Peacehaven, Sussex, not
for from the City of Brighton, on
the English channel. There his wife
and younger daughter are happily
recovering their health, which had
been seriously impaired by long
residence in the Lake Country—a
region richer than the south coast
in picturesque scenery and poetic
associations, but vastly inferior in re
gard to climate.
Sir William's anniversary was sig
nalized by the appearance, through
Been Celebrating.
Prom Lustige Kolner Zeitung.
Jones: (Staggering to registrar):
I want to register twin', gentlemen.
Registrar: But why do you say
“gentlemen'’ when I’m alone here?
Jones: Heavens! Then I had
better go home and see if it is only
one child after all.
Q. Is there a place in the Ameri
cas where both the Atlantic and Pa
cific oceans can be seen at once?
T H
A. On a clear dav both oceans
ran be seen from the Summit of
Irazu, a mountain in Cartago Prov
ince, Costa Rica. It is 12,600 feet
high j
Deauville Chic
There arc many striking fashions
to be seen at Deauville—so many
that it is a problem to choose the
smartest. Here is one of white,
transparent velvet until a bril
liant border that might haz e been
painted on.
(InUrnullonul Illustrated News)
Thornton Butterworth. London, of a
new and perhaps finally revised edi
tion of his selected poems—a vol
ume containing, as many believe, a
number of poems unsurpassed by
any living writer of the English
language.
Joseph B. Gilder.
New York. Aug., 7. 1928.
Q. How many species of flowering
plants grow wild in the United
States and Canada? D. T. E.
A. The number is estimated at
about 10,000.
Stung Again.
From Passing Show.
Lady of the house (to new garden
er): William. I want you to clean
the beehives and when the bees sting
you let me know immediately, as I
want to try some new anti-stingo I
have mixed.
Q. What can be used to get spots
out of glass that needs resilvering?
N. J. n.
A The bureau of standards says
if the glass is swabbed wiyi a 5
per cent, aqueous solution of hy
drofluoric acid, the spots may some
times be removed. Care must be
used not to allow the acid to come
in contact with the hand*
DENIES REMOVAL OF W. O. W.
HEADQUARTERS TO COME UP
Omaha, Neb. • (UP,»—Only
ordinary routine business will come
before the regular meeting of the
executive council of the Woodmen
of the World fraternal order here
October 4, W. A. Fraser, sovereign
commander, said today. Fraser said
that agitation for removing nation
al headquarters from Omaha to
some southern or eastern city would
not be considered at the executive
council meeting.
"Nothing of great importance is
to be considered and you can say
positively that the question of mov
ing headquarters will not be
brought up at this time,” Frasei
said.
METCALFE DAT
OVER NEBRASKA
Radio Parties in Each Pre
cinct Thursday to Hear
Candidate’s Address
Omaha, Neb., ' _ (Special)—
With a view of getting the greatest
distribution and the best possible
radio reception the time of broad
casting the radio speech of Richard
L. Metcalfe, democratic nominee for
United States senator, set for
Thursday, October 4, Metcalfe day,
has been changed to 9 o’clock. The
speech will be broadcast over KOIL,
Mona Motor Oil company station
and a chain, and the voice of Mr.
Metcalfe will be carried to the re
motest parts of the state.
Thousands of announcements of
the radio speech are being sent out
to admirers of Mr. Metcalfe. It is
planned that in every precinct of
the state, at least one radio party
will be held.
During the day an informal re
ception will be held for Mr. Met
calfe at democratic headquarters,
Castle hotel, and in the evening
commencing at 8 o’cock and preced
ing the radio talk, Mr. Metcalfe will
address Metcalfe volunteers, demo
cratic workers and friends assem- j
bled in the ball room of the Castle I
hotel.
An official announcement regard
ing Metcalfe day has been sent by
T. S. Allen, chairman of the demo
cratic State Central committee to
every county chairman in the state.
Mr. Allen’s communication is as fol
lows :
"Thursday. October 4, will be ob
served throughout the state as Met
calfe day. On that day democratic
speakers' will lay particular em
phasis on the candidacy of Richard
L. Metcalfe for the United States
Senate. Mr. Metcalfe’s friends and
neighbors in Omaha are planning
an informal reception for him at
democratic headquarters at the
Hotel Castle, during the day, and a
rally will be held in the evening
preceding the radio talk.
“The radio speech will be broad
cast over KOIL, beginning at 9
o’clock. We are arranging to have
at least one radio party in every
precinct in the state. Precinct com
mitteemen and committeewomen
are urged to work out the details
for these local radio parties.”
At senatorial committee head
ouarters word came from William
Ritchie Jr., national representative
of the Smith-for-President clubs in
Nebraska that members of those or
ganizations are responding whole
heartedly to the plan of observing
Metcalfe day.
elector resigns as he
IS NOW POSTMASTER
Lincoln. Neb., (UP) The
resignation of Grant Mears, veter
an legislator, as republican elector
from Nebraska was received here
today by the state republican presi
dential committee. It w’as an
nounced that the vacancy will be
filled at a meeting of the commit
tee October 8. Mears resigned be
cause he recently was appointed
nostmaster at Wayne, and thus was
disqualified for service.
TEACHERS’ INSTITUTE WAS
PRONOUNCED SUCCESS
Pierce. Neb., (Special)—
The Pierce county teacher’s insti
tute which was held last Thursday
and Friday was one of the most
successful ' institutes ever held in
the county, from the standpoint of
interest and attendance. Nearly
every teacher in the county was
present for the opening roll call and
remained until the close of the last
lecture. About 150 teachers were
present daily.
BASSETT, NEB.. BANKER
HELD FOR IRREGULARITIES
Norfolk. Neb.. (UP)—Vol
na Stockwell. Bassett, banker, was
in jail here today on charges of ir
regularities in bank funds. It was
understood he will plead guilty by
agreement and that sentence will o'
massed in Omaha.
CENSUS ESTIMATES SHOWS
BIG POPULATION GROWTH
Lincoln, Neb.. (UP)—Dur
ing the last eight years Lincoln has
gained 16,152 in population, accord
ing to census estimates released
today by the bureau of census, de
partment of commerce. The pop
ulation of Omaha increased more
than 21,000 in that time, the report
said.
The federal census for 1920 gave
Lincoln a population of 54,948.
The estimated census for 1928 in
creased this figure to 71,100. For
Omaha, the federal census read,
191,601 in 1920. and the estimated
census was 222,800.
FORMER BANKER GIVEN
10-YEAR PRISON TERM
Nebraska City, Neb., (UP)
—Thomas Murray faces a sentence
of from 5 to 10 years in the peni
tentiary, as he continues his efforts
through attorneys to clear himself
of charges of forgery. The former
president of the defunct Dunbar
State bank heard a motion for a
new trial in his case refused yester
day and then listened to Judge
James T. Begley pass sentence upon
him. A motion for a stay of sen
tence for 30 days was granted fc
he judge.
OPENS SEASON
ON PHEASANTS
Nebraska State Game War
den Says Birds to Be
Shot in 9 Counties
-*
Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—More
than 5,000 sqare miles, constituting
nine Nebraska counties will be open
for pheasant shooting from October
22 to 31, it was announced here to
day by State Game Warden Prank
B. O’Connell. The f '.ties are:
Wheeler, Merrick, Sherman, Valley,
Buffalo, Howard, Hall, Garfield and
Greeley.
A limit of five birds a day and
five birds in possession at one time
ha<s been placed on the shooting,
O’Connell said Only male birds
may be shot.
GIRL EMPLOYE OF RADIO
STATION FOUND DEAD
Omaha, (UP)—Miss Patri
cia Caughlln, 25 years old, publi
city director for radio station KOIL,
at Council Bluffs, was found dead
in her room at Bishop Stuntz hall
for girls here today. Dr. S. Mc
Cleneghan, coroners’ physician, said
he found poison in the girl’s stom
ach during an autopsy. He was
making a chemical -’ysis of a
bottle of medicine four'’ in the
girl’s room.
Miss Caughlin is believed to have
died some time Sunday night but
the body was not discovered until
today, officials at the hall think
ing she had gone out of town on
a short vacation.
INSURED MAY CHANGE
BENEFICIARY ON DEATH BED
Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—A
change in the beneficiary of an in
surance policy need not be com
pleted before the death of the in
sured in order to have the change
effected, it was decided by the su
preme court here today.
The court ruled that an insured
i individual may change the benefi
ciary of his policy on his death bed,
even though he dies before the
change is consumated in the office
of the insurance company.
The decision was made in the
case of Mary E Michelson against
the Modern Woodmen of America.
Michelson had changed the bene
ficiary of his policy from his chil
dren by a former marriage to his
wife, but the petition for change
had not reached the insurance of
fice when Michelson died.
JAMES HAM LEWIS TO
SPEAK AT OMAHA FRIDAY
Omaha, Neb., (Special)—
Janies Ham Lewis, one of the most
picturesque and one of the most
brilliant democrats in the country,
will speak in Omaha next Friday
night, according to announcement by
Arthur Mullen, national committee
man, and Lee Bozell, chairman of
the Douglas country central commit
tee.
Senator Lewis’ coming into Ne
braska is regarded as a personal
tribute to his friend of many years,
Richard L. Metcalfe, democratic
candidate for United States senator.
The Lewis meeting will be held at
8:30 p. m. in the large ballroom of
the Castle hotel. Arrangements for
the meeting are being made by the
democratic county central commit
tee. Co-operating with this com
mittee are the Smith-for-President
clubs of the city and the senatorial
and congressional committees.
Senator Lewis served on Gen. F.
D. Grant’s staff in the Spanish
American war in Cuba, and steps are
being taken to get out as many of
the Spanish war veterans as possi
ble.
Senator Lewis has served not only
the democratic party in high places
but also the government of the
United States. He served at the In
ternational conference at Genoa,
Italy, and Lausanne, Switzerland, as
one of the American representatives.
AFFAIR WITH MARRIED
MAN CAUSE OF TRAGEDY
Omaha, Neb., (UP)—The
body of Miss Patricia Caughlin. 2o
years old, publicity director for Ra
dio Station KOIL, Council Bluffs,
was taken to Algona. Ia., her home,
for burial today. Miss Caughlin was
found dead in her room at Stuntz
Hall for Girls here yesterday.
She had ended her life by taking
a powerful poison, Coroner’s Phy
sician S. McCleneghan declared.
The girl was believed to have be
come despondent upon learning that
a salesman from Minneapolis, with
whom she had been keeping com
pany here, was a married man.
STATE HIGHWAY 38 SOON
WILL BE ALL GRAVELED
McCook, Neb., (UP)—The
D. L. D.. known as state highway
No. 38, soon may be graveled the en
tire length of the state, it was
learned here from F. C. Smith, dis
trict engineer.
Smith said nearly enough land
now has been secured by the state
for relocating a stretch of the road
between Indianola and Cambridge
to eliminate unnecessary turns.
HE FINDS EVIDENCES OF
OIL FIELD IN NEBRASKA
Omaha, Neb., (UP)—There
may be another Teapot Dome near
Richfield, Neb., Dr. George E. Con
dra, head of the conservation de
partment of University of Nebraska,
reported to the Omaha Chamber of
Commerce committee on oil devel
opment.
Surface prospecting. Dr. Condra
said, has revealed dips in rock
strata that may indicate a hidden
dome. And if the dome is there it is
almost certain that oil win be found
in it.
