The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, November 15, 1928, Image 6
SPEEDY ACTION ON RIVER SEEN Governor-Elect of Nebraska Say* Navigation of Mi» souri Soon Omaha. Neb, (UP)— Speedy i omplettar of the upper Mis souri navigation project was pre dicted by Arthur J. Weaver, gover nor-elect, at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce waterway* committee here last night. Weaver la president of the Missouri river navigation association. "Herbert Hoover in campaign speeches advocated 8,000 miles of inland wotreways in the Missls slfDl valley,” Weaver said. "Work is being done on the Missouri now between Kansas City and St. Joseph. All authorized stretches, including the one between Kansaa City and Sioux City must be completed with in six years." PRIVATE LIFE FOR GOVERNOR Lincoln, Neb., ** (UP)— Gov. Adam McMullen has no de sire to remain in i>olitics after he relinguishes his gubernatorial seat to Arthur J. Weaver, December 3, he said today. McMullen announced he will re tire to private lifa for the present. "Whether I ever na for public of fice again will itepend upon the circumstances,” h# said. McMullen said he already had eight opportunities to start in the business world. They ranged, he said, from newspaper publishing to Chautauqua speaking. GIRL APPEALS IN Bl'KT COUNT!' ESTATE CASE Lincoln, Neb., (Special)— Alice Mussack appealed to the su preme court today from a decision of the Burt county district court that deprived her of the $2,000 judg ment that a Jury directed should be paid to her by the executors of the estate of Pearl B. Gordon, a Decatur business man. The girl said that af ter the death of his wife, Gordon came to her home in Southwest City, Mo., and asked her mother, a relative, to allow one of her daughters to come and make her home with him. He promised that he would make the girl his heiress on equal terms with his other chil dren. Miss Alice, then 18 years of age. was rurally prevailed upon to accept the proposal. This was in 1918. Pour years later she left the Gordon home and returned to her own. When Gordon died some years later, he gave her a bequeet at $600. She thlnka her just share Should be $6,000. For this she sued. The executor* defended on the ground that the contract was that nhe would remain with Gordon's family until his death, and this she did not do. They also said she had been allowed to teach school and to keep all she made, and that her earnings from this source were $2, 000. In addition she was given money from time to time. The jury gave her a verdict of $2,000, but the court set this aside and entered judgment for the estate upholding tire contentions of the executors. BETTER KOADS AGITATION TO KEEP UP IN NEBRASKA Omaha. Neb., (UP)—Agi tation for more paved roads in Ne braska will be resumed now that the election is over, W. A. Ellis, secre tary of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce public highways commit tee and leader in the fight lor good roads, declares. "Nebraska must wake up to the necessity of building permanent highways,” Ellis said. "There are several ways of financing them of which paying as you go is the least desirable. The best way is either to increase the gasoline tax or to issue bonds as Iowa Iras done.” DIVORCED WIFE WOUNDED. FORMER HUSBAND IS HELD Omaha, Neb. (UP)—When his efforts at reconciliation with his divorced wife, Mayte F*ry, failed. Thomas T. Foster quarreled with her last night during an automobile ride. They were still quarreling when they reached the woman's home. Her mother came to the door and Foster, according to police reports, drew a revolver and threatened her. The divorced wife struggled with him for possession of the weapon which was discharged, the bullet passing through her right hip. ros ter will have to answer charges of (hooting with attempt to kill, police said. NEGRO WOMAN CLAIMS ASSAULT BY WHITE MAN Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—Mrs. Marie Rugg, negro, told police last night a story of kidnaping and as sault. She said she had been held 24 hours In an abandoned shack near Lincoln by two white men who picked her up on the street Wednes day night with an ©tier to 'see her home." They released her last night and she walked to the police station, she said. CLOTHING PROJECT GROUP MEETS AT WEST L1SMORE Wilmont, Minn., (Special) —The members of the West Lis more Clothing project held their first monthly meeting in the Lis more schoclhouse, Wednesday af ternoon. The membership has in creased from 10 last year to 17 this year. The locai leaders are Cora Madison and Mrs. Jce Thompson. They attend the leader’s school at Aberdeen once a month, under di rection of M;ss Reed, from the state agricultural college, and then bring the lessons to the local group. SUPREME COURT REFUSES CLAIM TO KERN ESTATE Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—The Nebraska supreme court today re fused to recognize the claims of Mrs. Helen Johnson to the estate of Minnie Kern, one time -Queen” of Sioux City's underworld. The ac tion affirmed the decision of the district court of Lincoln county. CRAIN OFFICIAL LOSES APPEAL Former Manager of Com oany Denied New Trial by Supreme Court Lincoln, Neb., - (UP) - The Nebraska supreme court de cided today that Burton Gorton, former manager of a defunct grain company, must serve his term in the penitentiary for embezzling $1, 099 from the grate nompany. Gorton is a soninlaw of Thomas Murray, former president of the defunct Dunbar State bank who started serving a sentence in the penitentiary last week on a con viction of forgery. S. DAKOTA BANKING LAW GIVEN RECOGNITION Lincoln. Neb., (Special)— The legal status of the state su perintendent of bunking for South Dakota was fixed today by the state supreme court, in a case from Douglas county, where the First State bank, of Herrick, S. D.. was suing G. Harley Conant, Omaha man, on a note that he endorsed for a relative after it had once been renewed. At the time of the renewal the bank was in the hands of *he state superintendent, and Conant challenged his right to maintain a suit in the name of the b~.nk. The court first held for Conant, I but on hehearing reverses Itself and j enters Judgment for the bank. The ( court says that under the statutes of South Dakota a bank retains its legal entity even after it has been taken over by the commissioner and does so until it has been finally liquidated. It follows, it says, that where the superintendent takes charge is merely acting as trustee for all parties concerned, and especially the stockholders, and therefore has the legal right to bring a suit in the name of the bank. PIONEER OF WAYNE COUNTY DIES AT WINSIDE, NEK. Wayne, Neb., (Special)— William Benshoof, 89 years old. Wlnside pioneer who resided in Wayne county since 1882, died at his Winside home. Funeral rites were held here yesterday with Rev. J. B. Wylie ofifciating. In 1865 Mr. Benshoof >.as mar ried to Marion Cooper at Blue Grass. Ia„ who with four children survive. They are Perry, of Van Tassel, Wyo.: Curtis, of Winside, Edwin, of Wayne, and Mrs. Art Au ker, of Winside. Mr. and Mrs. Benshoof enjoyed 13 years of wedded life, during which time good health prevailed until a few days before he died. URGE PASSAGE OF LAW FOB RETIREMENT OF TEACHERS Kearney, Neb., (UP)—A resolution of favoring the adoption by the state of Nebraska of some well worked out form of teacher re tirement system was passed by the board of education recently. It was indicated by those working for the adoption of guch a system that an attempt will be made to get the approval of general boards of education throughout the state and then present the proposition to the next legislature. Memtei-g of the school board ex pressed the belief that the system was a good thing for the teachers and a safeguard not only to the children but to school boards who must decide whether to hire again teachers who have become incom petent through old age. NURSE ASKS COURT FOR REVERSAL OF CONVICTION Lincoln, Neb., —The .u preme court has been asked by at torneys for Gertrude William*, a trained nurse, convicted in Nance county of practicing medicine with out a license, to reverse her con viction and fine of $100 and costs. It is said on the woman's be half that she was called In a case of child birth and arrived before the doctor and ahead of a storm Wind and rain prevented the doctor from getting there in time and the nurse cared for the mother. The state alleged that she went there for the purpose of taking full charge of the case. Her h.isband is a doctor. It is said that she treat ■ ed other mothers in like extremity. Other doctors in the couniy are said to have financed the prosecu tion. FUNERAL HELD FOR FORMER WAYNE NEWSPAPERWOMAN Springfield. Neb., (UP) — Funeral services were held here Tuesday for Miss Elizabeth O'Brien, former associate editor of the Wayne, Neb.. Herald. Recently she had been employed at the Y. W. C A . in Omaha. During the World war she endeavored to become a war correspondent for a Chicago syndicate but was denied to go overseas. ADVISES FARMERS NOT TO SELL CORN TOO QUICKLY Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—Ne braska farmers who have cc n to sell this year should consider the advice of Secretary of Agriculture, W. M. Jardine, and not r-’l too quickly, the state and federal bu reau of agricultural statistics said in a report issued today. "Present indications point to a good even market for the crop, if for the first few weeks, the termi nal markets are not over loaded,” the report stated. DAMAGED PONDS ARE REPAIRED Fuh Hatchery Near Valen tine, Neb., Being Put Into Much Better Condition Valentine, Neb.. (Special) —The rebuilding of the damaged ponds in the state fish hatchery at the lower end of the canyon is about completed. Tne spillway also is near completion and the dams be tween the ponds are up to their re quired levels.* The piping is in stalled and the water is feeding into the ponds, making them ready for use. Steel culverts have been installed in the pond dams with a final out let into the spillway, providing for extra drainage from the ponds, if it is ever required. The spillway across the ponds, ac cording to engineers, built along the east side of the ponds, across the canyon from its former location, will carry four times the bulk of water that caused the recent disaster at the hatchery. The ditch is 40 feet wide and will easily carry an aver age of six feet in depth. Three large ponds with two hold ing ponds where the former spill way was located, are provided This work has been done so as to fit in with a continued development of the upper canyon region wherever practical. The grav.l taken from the spill way will be used to gravel a road way up the canyon, with concrete curbs on either side. This will run through a scenic drive. SAYS DETECTIVE WORK IS NOT ALL ROMANCE Omaha, Neb., —Good de teotive work is 90 per cent, hard work and 10 per cent, the romantic qualities of deduction and inference emphasized in fiction, Ben Dan baum, detective inspector, told the Good Fellowship committee of the Chamber of Commerce. He cited several instances to prove that reeul** are achieved not by brilliant theorizing, but by careful investigation and painstaking sift ing of every scrap of available infor mation. In reply to questions from mem bers, Mr. Danbaum said that he was convinced that recent ‘‘cat’’ burglar ies in Omaha were the work of several men, rather than of one. "We picked up four or five prowlers, and connected each of them with the socalled ‘cat burglaries’, ” he said. Mr. Daunbaum said the pursuit and capture of Frank Carter, the "snipe” killer, was one of the most Interesting cases he had worked on. "We know that the ‘sniping’ was all done by one man, because we had the shells he fired. The firing pin on every gun is different, and we could tell, by a microscope, that all those came from the same gun People laughed at us, but we knew we were right.” After his capture Carter showed no remorse, Mr. Danbaum said "He told me that after he had killed Dr. Searles, he went-to a movie and nearly killed a man there. ‘It was a sad picture, and th ; fellow laughed right at the saddest part. He de served to be shot,’ Carter told me," 'he inspector said. HIS THIRST FOR BOOZE RESULTS IN ARRES’l Walthill. Neb., —Wayne Anderson, living east of Walthill, was caught in possession of a gallon jug of liquor by Marshall E. B Riley. Riley suspected Anderson of hav ing liquor and when Anderson started to run took after him. But Anderson outran him and got acrost the railroad tracks, when he sud denly became thirsty and stopped to take a drink. Looking around, he saw Riley had overtaken him and submitted to arrest. GOVERNOR PROCLAIMS AMERICAN LEGION WEEK Lincoln. Neb., (UP)—Gov ernor Adam McMullen issued a proclamation today setting aside the week of November 11 to Novembei 17 as "American Legion week,” and •ecognizing November 11 as Arm .slice day. The proclamation urged "ever> ’itizen to aid the American Legion uid the Legion auxiliary in theii membership efforts." .RAND ISLAND PRISONER HANGS SELF WITH CHAIN Grand Island, Neb.. (UP) -After having virtually completed t 16-day sentence in the county lail here recently. Louis Kamerad. !2, hung himself with a short piece >f chain wrenched from his bunk Despondency over a divorce ac ion started by his wife while he vas in Jail caused the action. Sheriff Round said. The man was sen tenced to 15 days in jail for steal ing two bushels of oats valued at $1.15. The last 10 days of the sen tence was on a diet of bread and water. 1ARI.HAM BOY RECEIVES BIG PRICE FOR BABY BEEF CHAMP Omaha, Neb., —How ard Hill. 17, Earlham. Iowa, ob tained $2,208 for his grand cham pion baby beef animal. Black Csp iad, at an auction held Tuesday at Ak-Sar-Ben livestock show. ASSOCIATION TO MEET SOON Minneapolis. Minn., -Greater protection of youth igainst tuberculosis is the aim of physicians, nurses, teachers and jehool executives who will attend he 2!st anniversary meeting cf the Minnesota Public Health association here Thursday. The annual session, bringing out cf-state ai.ti-tuberculosis leaders, is hfld during the convention of the Minnesota Education association, tc enable members of the latter to at tend OHIOWA BANKER RETURNS AND HILL FACE CHARGES Geneva, Neb., _ (UP)—C. H. Brinkman, former cashier of the defunct State bank of Ohiowa near here, Ls free on bond today after having returned of his own volition to face embezzlement charges in connection with the bank failure. The bank was closed October 22 and a shortage of slightly more than $10,000 was discovered. Brinkman left a note in the bank vaults say* ing a shortage would be found and that he did not intend to stay to face the situation. Today he passed off his former ac tion with the assertion that he simply ‘had become panicky.” Brinkman said he had ‘‘gone east” but had started back as soon as he saw lrom Nebraska newspapers that a warrant had been issued for his arrest. ARRESTFORMER PIERCE BANKER Frank Pilger Held at Lin coln on Charge of Embez zlement from Estate Lincoln, Neb., (UP)— Prank Pilger, former president of the defunct Pierce State bank, was arre ted here yesterday under a war rant charging him with embezzle ment. The amount stipulated in the warrant was not made public. The embezzlement charge con nected Pilger with the loss of mon ey from an orphans' estate, of which he was the administrator. The Pierce State bank has been closed since last March 3 and Pil ger has been conducting a collec tion business in Lincoln. Secretary Bliss, of the department of trade and commerce, said the guarantee fund commission will lose about $350,000 in the Pierce fail ure. RANCHER GIVEN 20-YEAR TERM Pleads Guilty to Killing Farm Hand and Dismem bering the Body Oshkosh, Neb„ (Special) —On a plea of guilty, W. L. Har ris, 38 years old. Garden county ranchman, has been sentenced to 20 years In the state penitentiary on a riiarge of murdering and then cutting up the body of his hired hand, William O'Daniel, and moor ing the parts in a nearby lake. But for the free and full confession made by Harris, it is doubtful if the state could have convicted him. O’Daniel was a former convict and had the reputation of being a bad man with a gun. His disap pearance was not regarded with suspicion when it occurred last January, everybody accepting Har his’ statement that the man had quit and gone away. Months later suspicious circumstances arose that led the officers to question Harris, and without any hesitation he ad mitted the murder. Harris says that O'Daniel had worked for him for nearly a year, but he as discharged because of an attempted assault he made on Mrs. Harris while the rancher was in town. A few months afterwards O'Daniel came back to get some horses he had left in the Harris pasture, and the two men found them near the lake. Harris says that O'Daniel apologized for his previous conduct, and asked per mission to marry a daughter of Harris in her early teens. Harris responded with rough language in refusal, and as ne reus me si-ory, O'Daniel drew his gun and fired at him, but missed. Harris took the gun away from him and beat him over the head with it. “I must have gone crazy then,” he says, "as I cut up the body and dropped it into the lake through the ice. I went about my work as usual, never even telling my wife. The big mistake I made was in cut ting up and hiding the body. I might have got off when the jury heard by case. GIVEN TWO YEARS FOR PASSING BAD CHECK Crofton. Neb., ' Special) —R. E. Hill has been given two years in the penitentiary at Lincoln lor passing a worthless check on Miss Myra Laird when he pur chased a car from her in 1925. Aft er passing the check he left here and but recently returned and was arrested. INSURANCE COMPANY’S LOSSES AMOUNT TO BUT $5.00 Kearney. Neb., (UP)—The Buffalo Farmers Mutual Insurance company here has paid only $5 in claims during the last 10 months on $1,250,000 insurance in force, it was shown at a directors meeting here yesterday. IOWA STATE COLLEGE CALF WINS AT OMAHA Omaha. Neb.. (UP)—Bruce Domino V, purebred Hereford senior calf, was adjudged grand cham pion steer o$ the first Ak-Sar-Ben livestock show here last night. Bruce Domino V was entered by Iowa State college at Ame^. He weighed 1,025 pounds. University of Wyoming’s entry, a Hampshire, won the grand cham pionship barrow in the hog division A Berkshire exhibited by the Uni versity of Nebraska won thr reserve ; championship HE ANNOUNCES ROAD PROGRAM District Engineer Tells of Northeast Nebraska Proj ects for 1928 Wayne. Neb., ' (Special)— District Engineer A. o. Tilley of Norfolk, has announced the follow ing proposed schedule of road im provement for next year: The road between Wayne and Winside 1s to be graded. High way No. 35 was graded between Win side and the county west of Hos kins within the last two years, and is to be extended east to Wayne and west to Norfolk. Three projects are scheduled for highway No. 20. The road between Waterbury and Jackson will be graded and earthwork projects will be finished between Randolph and Belden and Allen and Laurel. Re pair operations have been necessary this fall on account of heavy rain last month between Waterbury and Allen. Gravel will be placed on highway No. 15 between Pilger and Schuyler. This stretch of road was graded this year. Gravel will be placed on the road between Madison and Newman Grove and between Neligh and Al bion next season. Tilley states that most of the snow fences are now in place for the win ter along the main highways. WOLF CHASED IN AUTO AND KILLED BY HUNTERS Clarks, Neb., (Special)— While hunting pheasants in the sandhills of the ranch of Mike Shau nesy near here, Frank Rademacher and Arthur Schwartz of York, killed a wolf which a man in a car was chasing. The driver headed the wolf toward the hunters and they promptly dispatched it. Shaunesey. owner oi tne rancn and driver of the car, is a large cat tle and sheep feeder. He had re turned from Mexico only a few days ago with a shipment of 5,000 sheep which the wolf had been preying on. BATTLE CREEK CONSISTORY MEMBERS GIVE BANQUET Battle Creek, la., (Spe cial)—Local Consistory members were hosts to the Ida County Con sistory club at 7 o'clock banquet at the Masonic hall, Thursday eve ning. Owing to the snow storm, Sioux City and Holstein delegations were unable to attend. The dinner was served by the members of the O. E. S. At the conclusion of the banquet a musical program was pre sented by local talent. PIONEER OF WAYNE COUNTY LAID TO REST AT WAYNE Wayne, Neb., (Special) —Peter W. Oman, Wayne county pioneer, who lived at Winside in re cent years, w>as buried in the local cemetery. He recently passed his eighty second birthday and had been in the best of health until a few days before his death. A resident of this county for 46 years he took an active part In its early history. He was one of those who established the local Methodist church. He has held the office of county commissioner and assessor. Besides his widow he is survived by five children Clyde, of Wayne; Bert of St. Lawrence, S. D.; George, of Wakefield; Mrs. Pearl Jensen, of Winside. and Mrs. Daisy Van Scoik, of Pierre, S. D. Six grandsons acted as pallbear ers, and Rev. L. R. Keckler and Rev. J B Wylie had charge of the services. BEGINS THIRTY FIRST YEAR WITH BANK Battle Creek. Ia., (Special) —Chris H. Dahl, cashier of the Maple Valley Savings bank, began his 31st year with the bank last Wednesday. He gave up farming to accept a position as bookkeeper with the bank and later was promoted to cashier. TEKAMAH EDUCATOR HEADS TEACHERS OF DISTRICT Omaha. Neb., (UP)—Dis trict No. 2, Nebraska Teachers asso ciation elected Frank E. Bishop, su perintendent of schools at Teka mah, president; Mable Marsh of Blair, vice president and Miss Mary McNamara. Benson high school, sec retary-treasurer. Bishop defeated Mrs. Feme W. Neoll of David City. He succeeds Leon Smith, assistant superintendent of Omaha schools. The convention closes today. CAR THIEF CAUGHT. TO BE TAKEN TO PIERRE Butte. Neb. (Special)— Hayes De Priest, of Hollow Rock. Tenn., was caught here with a 1927 Chevrolet coach, which he had stol en at Pierre. S. D. He had deserted the car and was taken into custody by Sheriff Barnes just as he was ready to take a train. De Priest admitted the theft, say ing that he wanted to go home and was taking that way to get tr.ere. He is 17 years old and claims this is his first offense. He is being held for Pierre au thorities. finds huge BONE OF PHEHISTORIC ANIMAL Decatur, Neb., (Special) A large petrified bone resembling the knee joint of some prehistoric animal, measuring 15 inches in diameter, was found on the farm of J. B. White, near Decatur. Mr. White has disposed of it to the Ne braska Historical society, which claim it to be the knee joint of a huge prehistoric animal which is presumed to have been moved from Canada during the glacial age. A search will be made for other bones. WAYNE CHECK ARTIST ARRESTED AT HOLDREDGE Wayne, Neb., . (Special) —J, C. Montgomery, for whom local officers have been holding a warrant on a bad check, was ar rested at Holdredge according to word from police of that city. Montgomery gave a $50 check as part of a first payment on a new car here. The check proved worth less. He was arrested at Holdredge after raising a check he had re received in payment for chickens stolen from a farmer and sold to a poultry dealer of that city. It is not held likely that he will be returned here to answer charges, as lie will be prosecuted at Hold redge, according to information re ceived by Sheriff Stephens. OMAHA VOTERS HAVE BIG TASK Feared Many Will Be Un able to Cast Ballot in Time Limit of 12 Hours Omaha, Neb., (UP)—If Omaha voters take more than an average of five minutes to mark their ballots next Tuesday some of them will be unable to exercise their voting rights in the 12 hours the pells will be open. Election Com [ missioner William McHugh warned here today. Each voter will be asked to mark 10 separate ballots. These include national, state, judicial, county and metropolitan utilities tickets with half a dozen bond issues and con stitutional amendments thrown in. Persons taking advantage of the absent voter privilege here have been voting at the courthouse for the last several days. McHugh said the average time taken by each I voter is five to six minutes. There are six voting booths is each of the 193 precincts, he said, and unless the vote is expedited It will simply be impossible to reg ister the will of the more than 85 000 persons he expects will vote n» November 6. To meet the situation extra judge? will be provided in many precincts Registration this year is heavi est in history. While the I06.0GC names on McHugh's books have beer whittled down to 97,000 by deaths removals, duplications, and other causes, he figures nearly flO.OOt votes will be cast here. So far no evidence of fraud ha: been discovered in registration, Mc Hugh said. Several score clerks have been busy for weeks checking and iecheckin^ names on the books. Counters will begin work in each precinct at 3 p. m., election day Under the law, however, no results can be made public until the polls close. With such a heavy vote in prospect it is likely that the result will not be known until several hours later than is usually the case Ratio of voters expressing party preference remained at about 10 tc 7 in favor of the republicans afte; duplications had been removed. Mc Hugh said. FLYING SCHOOL AT FREMONT TO CONTINUE Fremont, Neb. < Special) —E. A. Beesmer, head of the Bees mer Flying school, was uncertain upon his return from Walnut, la., today, whether he would endeawy. to continue the school. He had called a meeting, he said, of all rhe remaining 12 students and the>r parents, to discuss the matter. As sured that the project would con tinue to receive support, Beesmer said, he would order another air plane and employ a successor to Adolph Pavel, flying instructor, who fell to his death with his yejum pupil, Johnny Seveille, 19 yearo old, of Walnut, la. SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOL KILLS LARGE PELICAN West Point, Neb., _ —A huge pelican, measuring eight feet from tip to top of its wings and weighing 12 pounds, was bagged by Supt. R A. Bunney on the West Point schools. This beautiful specimen of perhaps the largest wild bird in this country is being mounted by George Porath and Lester Gaster of the taxidermy class of the school and will be presented to the school li brary. Bunney took this specimen for educational purposes by special per mit from State Game Warder O'Connell. DIES FROM ACCIDENTAL SWALLOW OF POISON Kearney, Neb - (UP)—Johr Dorsey, a farm hand, died here yes terday from the effects of poison he drank accidentally more than a week ago. Dorsey took a swallow of e solution of blue vitrol from a Jug he thought contained water. Lincoln, Neb., * (UP)—Guy R. Davis of Falrbury. was choser president of the First district of the Nebraska Teachers’ association a? the close of the annual conventior yesterday. H. H. Thomas of Hebror was named vice president. Joseph W Miller of Beatrice, secretary, ano Don R. Leech of Harvard, treasurer FREMONT GETS ANOTHER LIGHT RATE SLASi Fremont, Neb , (Special —Another cut in the series of ratt reductions, growing out of in creased business and lowering ex penses tlircugh the use of 'pecia equipment, was announced by thr municipal light and power plant Fourteen hundred small consumer; in Fremont and adjacent tenut „:y benefit and income of the municin al plant is reduced $1,200 a month The reduction is from 61 a cen*' to cents per kilowatt hour.