SUICIDE NOTE
SENT TO WIFE
Missing Omaha Man Write*
He Will End It All
November 7
Omaha. Neb., - (UP)
Atrs Joseph Femald, wife of a
missing employe of the Jerpe
Commission company, today re
received a letter from her husband
which stated that he would kill
himself November 7, the date on
which an antisuiride clause in a
life insurance policy he took out
in her name becomes inoperative.
The letter was mailed several
days ago from Spokane, Wash.
Pernald disappeared a month
ago. He was short approximately
$5,000 in his accounts, officials oi
the company said.
In his letter he said he was leav
ing Spokane immediately for
Canada or Alaska. In another note
he asked friends here to care for
his wife.
NORFOLK GIRL TAKES
LESSONS TO BE PILOT
Fremont, Neb., _ (UP) —
A 10-year-old waitress here has
taken up flying as a vocation and
expressed deep enthusiasm when
asked about the course. "It was
really thrilling and I can hardly
wait for my next trip,” was her
comment after her first lesson tn
the course of 50 lessons.
The girl. Miss Josephine M.
Schaefer, of Norfolk, recently took
a flier's examination before army
doctors at Lincoln and was giv?n
an unusually high rating. '-he
had only two rides before her first
lesson at the flying field here, but
said recently that “after each rids
she became more enthusiastic over
becoming a pilot.” She took the
position of waitress in a local cafe
in order to have funds to complete
her course.
Mias Schaefer Is rather small in
stature, measuring only five feet
and five inches hi height and
weighing only 128 pounds. She left
high school before completing the
course In order to start her work
of becoming an aviatrix.
YOUTH IS ACCUSED OF
MURDERING SWEETHEART
Curtis, Neb, .—Kenneth
Lanlmm has been placed under ar
rest in connection with the death
Wednesday night of last week of
Catherine Carter, 19 years old
Lanham U to be taken to a Mc
Cook hospital for treatment. He is
reported to be improving slightly,
and with better chances now for
recovery from the two bullet
wounds in his head. He is still
unable to talk rationally.
WIDOW OF SHERIFF IS
MADE COUNTY JAILER
Bewnrd. Neb., —Seward
county now has a woman Jailer.
She is the widow of the ‘ate
Sheriff I. N. Sdott. Her appoint
ment was made this week by the
county supervisors in order that
she and the family many continue
to occupy the living omtrters at
the Jail.
FEDERAL OFFFICER FINDS
BIG STILL NEAR CKOFTON
Crofton, Neb., (Special)
-Two liquor raids led bv A. L.
Mathwig, federal prohibition en
forcement of:leer, resulted in the
capture of a still of 775 gallons ca
pacity on the farm occupied by Ed
Feldhacker. north of Crofton, to
gether with 450 gallons of mash, 14
gallons of the finished product, 11
bai'rcis, nearly a doren kegs and
numerous other containers and the
paraphernalia for making liouor.
Earl Bullock, of Crofton. charged
by the oflicerr, with being the own
er of the outfit, escaped by jump
ing through a screened window and
running into the brush when
warned of the approach of the of
ficers bv a small girl.
A visit to the Ted Horsing place
resulted in the discovery of 25 gal
lons of beer mash, which was also
destroyed, after samples had been
taken for legal evidence. More than
100 empty bottles and the equip
ment for making berr was de
stroyed. A big pile of empty malt
cans was listed by th? officers as
evidence.
CEDAR COUNT V FAIR
GROUNDS TO UL IMPROVED
Hartington, Neb., (Spe
cial'—At a meeting of the stock
holders of the Cedar County Fair
association, held here, it was unan
imously decided to make extensive
improvements In the fair grounds.
The crowds that attend this county
exposition have been so great the
last few years that directors were
torced to make a change in order
to accommodate the visitors.
The proposed changes will be ehe
rebuilding of the race tracks on
the north side of the grounds run
ning east and west instead or north
and south. Some of the old build
ings will be moved to other parts of
the ground and the old grandstand
will be torn down and a larger and
more commodious one erected on
the south side of the new race
track.
BADLY INJURED WHILE
EN ROUTE TO BE MARRIED
Omaha, Neb., OTP)—In
jured in on automobile accident In
Ohio while driving here to be
married, Lieut. Comm. Norman
Haverly, United States navy’, in
sisted cn completing the trip via
train. lie arrived here Wednesday
morning but was immediately taken
to a hospital, after it was discov
ered that an artery in his ankle
bad been severed. His wedding
with Miss Katherine Lentz will be
delayed several days because of the
accident, it was said.
POLICE OFFICERS FIRE
ON INNOCENT CO CP Li
Minden, Neb.. (UP)—
Mistaking Howard Ream and hii
wife for bootleggers, police firec
upon the couple as they were driv
ing home recently. No one was hurl
although the car was bullet marked
in the rear and on the hood.
The couple were on their way tc
their farm home and as they passed
a narrow part of the road two men
leaped from the bushes and ordered
them to stop. Ream speeded up
but when shooting continued he
stopped. The officers explained
that some one had hidden a cache
of liquor near the spot and they
were waiting for the persons to re
turn.
NEW BRIDGE TO
BE DEDICATED
Opening of Span over Loop
River at Scotia, Neb., to
Be Celebrated
Scotia, Neb, (UP)—Th.
new $45,000 bridge over the Loup
river here will be dedicated with a
formal ceremony November 1, and
plans for entertaining visitors from
the surrounding territory are being
drawn up by the committee in
charge.
The detailed program for the
dedication ceremony has not been
made public beyond the fact that
two or three speakers of state wide
prominence, including State En
gineer Roy Cochrane will be on the
program. It has been planned to
make the opening of the new bridge
a holiday affair, with a full pro
gram of entertainment for the
crowd.
The bridge, a steel and concrete
structure, cost more than $28,000.
Together with the amount neces
sary for fills and approaches, the
total will exceed $45,000. Accord
ing to Cochrane one sixth of the
amount was paid with county
funds; one sixth paid from the
gasoline tax fund and one sixth
from state funds. The other ont
half was paid from federal funds.
The bridge proper will be ap
proximately 350 yards long and the
two aproaches total more than a
mile in length. The roadway will
be 20 feet wide, allowing two cars
to pass with ease.
The completion of the bridge
marks the culmination of a move
ment started years ago for a high
way bridge over the river at this
point. Traffic has been sent across
on the Union Pacific railroad bridge
since that bridge was built, and the
county has paid an annual fee for
the privilege.
STATE WILL PAY
HAIL INSURANCE
Nebraska Department Able
to Meet Losses for
This Year
Lincoln, Npb., (Special) —
The state hail department will be
able to pay all losses in full, Com*
missioner Dumont announces. The
premiums were but $21,388 about a
tenth of what they totaled 10 years
ago, while losses were $19,602.
For last year the premium income
exceeded $51,000, but it was insuf
ficient to pay losses, and these had
to be scaled 15 per cent.
Most of the losses this year were
on wheat, which had a covered
acreage of 29,771, out of a total of
41,499 acres. Of this total, losses
were suffered on 9.319 acres. The
sixth zone, which had the largest
covered acreage, suffered the great
est losses, $12,354.
The failure of the department in
a number of years, to collect
enough money to pay losses in full
is the largest contributing factor
in its declining popularity. Tire
losses have all been adjusted, and
payment of them will begin Decem
ber 1.
NEW PASTOR ARRIVES
FOR EMERSON CHURCH
Emerson, Neb., —
Rev. H W. Monesmlth, of Bedina,
Kan., who has accepted a call from
St. Lukes Lutheran church of this
city, has arrived here to take up his
new work.
DESERTS BABE BUT IS
FOILED IN MARRIAGE PLAN
Alliance, Neb,, (Special)—
Charged with deserting a baby
daughter. Dorothy Nelson, 19 years
old, was foiled in her plan to wed
Hairy St.. Clair, at Denver. Mrs.
Nelson’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.
H. Bowers, of Alliance, disapproved
of her choice of a second bride
groom. She was divorced from Fred
W. Nelson, a month ago. after two
years of marriage. She was said to
have pawned rings and a watch at
Denver to get funds for the license
and ceremonv at Denver. Both* the
girl and St. Clair were former wait
ers at an Alliance restaurant.
TO TRY IRRIGATION AT
NEBRASKA INSTITUTION
Lincoln, Neb., <UP>—
Irrigation on a small scale will be
carried on by the board of control
at its institution for feebleminded
at Beatrice, it was made known
yesterday. The system will be pat
terned after the cne now used at
the state penitentiary. The total
cost of the project will be approxi
mately $1,000 and will include a
pump and an 80-foot ditch.
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
World’s Temperance Sunday
Text: Romans 13:1-10. 13, 14
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there Is no
power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.
Whosoever therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance
of God: and they that resist shall receive to themselves damnation.
For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou
then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt
have praise of the same:
For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that
which is evil, be afraid! for he beareth not th* sword in vain: for he is
the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth
evil.
Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not &nly for wrath, but also for
conscience sake.
For this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God’s ministers, at
tending continually upon this very thing.
Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due;
custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor.
Owe no man any thing, but to love one another; for he that loveth
another hath fulfilled the law.
For this. Thou shalt not commit adultery. Thou shalt not kill, Thou
shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet;
and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in
this saying, namely. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.
Love worketli no ill to his neighbor: therefore love is the fulfilling of
the law.
Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness,
not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.
But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the
flesh, to fulfull thp lusts thereof.
The International Uniform Sun
day School Lesson \for November 4.
World’s Temperance Sunday. Ro
mans 13:1-10, 13, 14.
• ♦ *
BY WM. E. GILROY, D. D..
Editor of The Congregationalist.
The scripture chosen for this
World’s Temperance lesson in two
respects comes very close to the
most acute problems which we are
facing in connection With alcoholic
intoxicants in America today—the
problem of the relationship of the
individual in the matter of personal
abstinence from strong drink.
The effort to deal with the liquor
problem by law through the enact
ment of prohibition if it solves
some problems, creates other prob
lems, and one of the most acute of
these problems centers around wide
spread disregard of the law and its
non-enforcement by the official' ap
pointed to administer it. Regard
ing the nature and extent of these
evils there is great difference of
opinion.
Some think that the prohibition
law has encouraged disrespect for
law in general and are disposed to
criticise prohibition on that account.
Others lake the view that prohibi
tion has not so much created as re
vealed the lawlessness and the law
less spirit in the community. They
claim that the people who break the
prohibition laws are for the most
part the sort of people who will
break any laws that they do not
happen to like.
“Respectability”
It is also pointed out that while
there are breakers of this law who
pride themselves upon their respect
ability and who would scorn to be
put in the same class with foul and
degraded criminals, their law break
ing is almost always in some way
associated with the lawlessness of
the most criminal types.
It is a byword in America that
bootlegging is carried on by the most
disreputable people in the commun
ity. and its accompaniments notor
ious. The respectable breaker of the
law in its very breach inevitably
places himself in the same category
with degraded criminals.
Paul in the passage before us
seeks to give civil law the authority
of divine sanction. His argument is
worthy of consideration, but it must
be evident to anyone who considers
Paul’s own life and who reads all his
writings that there were very defin
ite limits to the argument that he
presents here.
Paul, in a crisis of the conflict of
his conscience with the law of the
land, would have obeyed his con
science. He was entirely in harmony
with the spirit of other early dis
ciples who said when they were
Heard It Before?
Prom Tit-Bits.
•‘Did you tell her when you
proposed that you were unworthy
of her? That always makes a good
impression.”
"I was going to—but she told
me first.”
Q In which states is rice grown?
—P. M.
A. The rice growing states are
Nevada, South Carolina, Georgia,
Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Texas and California Louisiana is
the largest rice growing state. In
lf)27 its production amounted to
) 7.316,000 bushels.
warned to observe a Jaw interfering
with tlieir religious liberties, “We
ought to obey God rather then
men.”
There came a time in Paul’s ex
perience when he found that Ro
man justice was neither as sure nor
as impartial as he had suspected,
and W'hen later in life, a prisoner
in Rome, he was writing about
earthly governments he did not
seem quite so sure that they were
ordained of God, but spoke of Christ
as "above all principalities and
powers.” Possibly Paul in our les
son was speaking of the law' insofar
as it was justified in the upholding
of right as against wrong.
Moral Defiance
There have been in history con
spicuous examples of the moral de
fiance or disregard of law, seme of
which have occurred on the part. of
the very finest tvpes of people in
our own land. We may recall, for
instance, the breach of the slavery
laws by those who disbelieved
strongly it* slavery and who assisted
slaves to freedom in defiance of the
law.
We may recall, also, the non-re
sistant convictions which have led
certain Individuals and sometimes
certain religious groups to refuse
military service, thereby in a crisis
incurring offense against law.
The Fireplace
Prom the Marion Chronicle
These: who are supplied with fire
places in their hemes feel no resent
ment as the chilly evenings of the
early fall arrive, with their promise
of colder evenings and the winter
not far away The chill of fall can
be welcomed because it provides
good reason for a blaze in the fire
place with the joy and good cheer
possible as the fire crackles and de
velops. the ashes drop and the fire
burns itself out. The family gath
ers about the fire, as the lure is
strong and there is promise of a
happy hour. It is a proper place
to visit, or rrari, or smoke, to relax
and dream. The glow of the fire
place is cheerful, companionable and
inviting. One may watch the curl
ing smoke, the jets of flame, th?
ruddy glow' and find ever a new pic
ture always interesting. Fireplaces
are domestic belong in the homo
where a lamilv is found. The self
ish man find the miser might refuse
them. He certainly could not hotje
to see their charm, glimpse he
picture or leel the spell. The hour
of peace, kindly contemplation and
retrospection comes ns the evening
years away and the fire burns 'ow,
the houT with its soothing and
sweetening effect on life. Those
hours come only in the home. They
me for the generous, the kindly,
the helpful to know and enjoy
Tough Pickings.
Prom Parsing Show.
Pickpocket: What was In 'is
pocket?
Pal (badly shaken): A pair of
’andcuffs.
Where Is It?
Mary: She works in a question
able place.
Mavis: Really?
Mary: Yes; an information bu
reau.
Q. What date will Easter of 1929
fall on?—T. E. J.
A. Easter of 1929 will fat! on
March 31, 1929
DENT GUILT OF HORSE
"MURDER” CHARGES
Lincoln, Neb.. (UP)—Four
men denied guilt when they were
araigned in federal court here to
day in connection with the notor
ious “horse murder” cases near
Burwell. The men are charged In
indictments returned against them,
with smothering horses that the in
surance on them might be collect
ed.
The prosecution was started by
the Farmers’ Mutual Insurance
company of Lincoln, which claimed
losses of nearly $1,000.
Roy H. Tatlow, John R. Sharp,
Clarence White and W. A. Prince
are the defendants.
OFFICER GOES
AFTER OIL MAN
Expect* to Return Michels
to Madison, Neb., to
Face Charges
Norfolk, Neb., (Special)
—Deputy Sheriff George Jones, of
Madison county, will leave at once
for Colorado Springs, Colo., for the
purpose of taking Hubert M. Mi
chels, who is now in the Colorado
Springs psychopathic hospital, into
eustody and bringing him back to
Madison county to lace charges of
fraud, based on the sale of oil stock
and leases it was announced today
by County Attorney W. L. Dowling.
Deputy Sheriff Jones will go by
way of Lincoln where he will get
requisition from Governor McMul
len for moving Michels from Colo
rado to Nebraska.
County Attorney Dowling said he
did not expect any trouble in get
ting Michels released from the hos
pital. where he is under commit
ment by order of Judge J. F. San
ford of the county court as a men
tal incompetent.
MORE INTEREST i
IN BOY SCOUTS
District Meeting Held at
Wayne Results in Perma
nent Organization
Wayne, Neb., (Special)—
More than 50 men, representing
Hartington, Coleridge, Laurel, Allen
Carroll and Wayne, met here Tor
the purpose of unifying and advanc
ing the Boy Scout activities in this
district which is comprised of
Thurston Dixon Wayne and Cedar
counties. Leon J. Artgetsinger,
Scout executive; Clarence L. Owen,
vice president of the Stock Yards
National bank, and Ralph D. Childs,
field Scout executives ,all of Omaha,
represented the Omaha Area Coun
cil of Boy Scouts of America.
Officers of the temporary organ!
zation are as follows: W. R. Ellis,
of Wayne, community chairman;
E. N. Littrel, of Allen, director of
camping; W. S. Row dan, of Cole
ridge, director of troop organiza
tion; R. R. Larson, of Wayne, edu
cation and publicity; G. F. Gulli
ver, of Wayne, director of training,
and O. F. Pettersen, of Laurel, di
rector of finance.
Scoutmaster schools will be held
on the second and fourth Mondays
of each month at Laurel. This school
is for the benefit of scoutmasters
and those interested in scouting.
This course will take the student
through scooting irom the tender
foot stage to fire-class scouting by
ti e actual tests that a Boy Scout
takes
It is the desire of this organiza
tion to organize one or more troops
in every town in this district.
THEFT OF NOTE AM)
MORTGAGE CHARGED
Newmsn Grove, Neb.. -
Carl Schupe, farmer living near
Newman Grove, v.Jio is charged with
receiving stolen property, was bound
over to the Madison county district
court for trial by County Judge E.
L. Reeker. Schupe pleaded not
guilty to the charge preferred
against him.
The stolen property is alleged to
be in the form of a promissory note
for J225 secured by a chattel mort
gage on an automobile sold to him
by the Smith Motors company, Nor
folk.
Evidence wrs introduced at the
preliminary hearing to show that
Smith Motors never received any
money from Schupe. and when the
automobile concern demandtd mon
ey of him the defendant produced
the note and mortgage.
Schupe claims he paid the note
which he gave to the Smi Motors
at the time of buying the automo
bilt. Smith Motors’ contention is
that the note never was paid and
that it was stolen from the office oi
the firm.
PARENT-TEAC'HFR GROUP
STUDIES HOME HYGIENE
Royal. Neb.. (Special)—
The Parent-Teacher association
members, in District 37, have organ
ized a class in home hygiene. It
meets once a month, and the course
consists of a study of 15 text books.
When this course is completed, the
ones who have three fourths of
the course, receives a certificate.
This course is under the direction
of the Auletope county Red Cross
nurse, Miss Juslensen.
SHERIFF OF SEWARD
COUNTY, NEB., EXPIRES
Seward, Neb.. fAP)—
Sheriff I N. Scott of Seward coun
ty. died in a Seward hospital Sat
urday night. For two months he
had been unable to attend to duties
of his office because of illness. He
first suffered from acute indiges
tion and three weeks ago was
stricken with paralysis.
Mr. Scott had served as sheriff
fer six years. He had lived in Se
ward county pract’callv all hi*t life.
He is survived by Mrs. Scott,
thr?? :or.s nr.d two daughters.
BIG “FARM DAF
PLAN OUTLINED
Democrats of Nebraska
Plan Climax Meeting at
Omaha, Nov. 3
Omaha, Neb., (Special)—
One of the greatest political meet
ings ever neld in the state of Ne
braska will be staged in Omaha at
the Auidtorium Saturday night, No
vember 3. The event has been des
ignated "farm day.”' Frank W.
Murphy, farm leader, Richard L.
Metcalfe, Charles W. Bryan and
Harry Fleharty will all appear on
the same platform and talk to tire
people of Nebraska.
A radio hookup through KOIL
will carry the ovices of these na
tionally known men, not only over
the state of Nebraska but through
out the farm belt of America.
Every farmer in the state, regard
less cf politics, has been asked by
the larm bureau to tune in on that
night. Every member of the Smith
for-President clubs—and there are
over 200 such clubs—will be asked
to listen in. Every Metcalfe volun
teer—and there are something like
8,000 of them in the state—has been
asked to arrange a radio party for
that night.
The meeting is a joint affair, be
ing sponsored by various democrat
ic organizations and the Agriculture
League of Nebraska. The Agricul
ture league is made up of thousands
of men and women of the rural dis
tricts. Its officers are John Hava
kust, president; Mrs. Lizzie Jenkln
son, vice president, and Anson Bige
low, secretary.
The committee on arrangements
has secured Art Randall’s orchestra
lor the evening and a musical pro
gram is being worked out by Joan
Halpine and John Jamieson.
Broadcasting over KOIL and a
hookup will commence at 8 o'clock
and continue for two hours.
Short talks will be made by Mr.
Metcalfe, Mr. Bryan and Mr. Fle
haarty. Miss Bertha Benedict, head
of the First Voters league, will send
lorth a message to the first voters
in Nebraska. The principal address
of the evening will be made by Mr.
Murphy, of Minnesota, the great
farm leader. He is a republican, a
dry and a protestant. It was he
who presented the minority report
at the republican national conven
tion at Kansas City, pleading for
justice and consideration for the
American farmer and when this was
denied he, George Peek, Chester
Davis, John Simpson and other
farm leaders went to the democrat
ic national convention at Houston
and secured from that body a prom
ise, in the form of a plank in the
platform, for agricultural relief.
These farm leaders are now out
working for Governor Smith for the
presidency.
MAY PRESS MANN ACT
CHARGES AGAINST IOWAN
Tekamah, Neb.,_ (Special)
—Dever Clary, 36 years old, Iowa
farmhand, held in the county jail
for several weeks on a charge of
kidnaping 19-year-old Elsie Rom
berg of Oakland, Neb., and taking
her to Iowa, has «een taken to
Omaha to face a Mann act charge.
The girl testified that she had
been forcibly held in the car and
taken to a house near Oto, la.,
where Clary lived, before going to
Oakland. The girl was taken back
to Oakland by relatives. Clary was
arrested shortly after by Sioux City
police, who turned him over to
Burt county officers.
It is said that Clary was urged to
plead guilty to the kidnaping
charge, which would give him a
prison sentence of three years, with
a chance of getting out sooner, on
good behavior. If the Mann act
charges is pressed, Clary will face a
term cf imprisonment in a federal
penitentiary of not less than five
years.
FORMER WAYNE MAN
LOSES LEG IN ACCIDENT
Wayne, Neb., . (Special)—
According to reports received by
relatives here, E. J. Larison, of Lin
coln, who lost a leg when his motor
cycle crashed headon with an auto
mobile and who it was believed
could not live, is gaining strength,
and hope is now held for his re
covery
Mr. Larison, who lived in Wayne
until about a year ago when he
moved to Lincoln, met a car head
on when both attempted to pass
another car at the same time. He
was riding a motorcycle and was
huiled 50 feet when they collided.
Kis loot was cut off just above the
anl;le. and loss of blood made trans
fusions necessary.
LEIGH PASTOR ACCEPTS
CALL TO WAYNE CHCRCH
Wayne. Neb., , (Special' —
Rev. W. C. Heidenrelch, who for
the last two years has been pastor
cf a church In Leigh, has accepted
a call to fill the vacancy in the St.
Pauls Lutheran church of this city,
and will take charge of the local
nrrtcrnte about December 1. it is
announced by the church board.
Rev. Hricrnreich has been a pas
ter for 22 years.
TOLICE COMMISSIONER WARNS
AGAINST POISON LIQUOR
Omaha, Neb . Oct (UP)—Fol
i'jwing deaih of Miss Nellie Wavern,
25 years old. here Tuesday, Police
Commissioner Henry Dunn warned
Om&hans to guard against poison
liquor, which he declared has caused
two deaths here recently.
Miss Wavern dropped dead after
drinking a toast with Charles Bak
er. She had had ore cr two prevl
o-’s d~:rk.\ Baker sa:d, in the course
of a psrtv which lasted until early
:n the morning.