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CAN ELIMINATE RADIO STATIC Nebraska Convict Perfects j Device While Working os Trusty Lincoln. Neb.. -The ra dio static elimtnatOi invented by Louie Clernt, prison inmate, is, in the main, a little coil, about three inches long, attached to the radio circuit, which catches and dis charges the static before it gets in to the loud speaker. Clernt explained this at the peni tentiary’. saying that he had worked on the idea ior months, often on the verge of achievement, but al ways to have his hopes dashed—un til one night at 9 a. m. He had been using Warden Fen ton's radio in the prison, for his ex perimental work. (Clernt is a trusty.) That night he gave the coil the final necessary quirk, and says, Clernt. the thing was done; the static had disappeared. The inventor says he has a sec ond method for ending radio static that brings the same results, but it much more expensive to make and install than his device which Ward en Fenton says can be marketed for a dollar. “As far as I am concerned.” said Clernt, "the thing is done. Now the thing to do is to get it protected and on the market. "I know that usually as soon as someone has a good thing like this, someone else picks it up and then there is a fight. “And I am in no position to fight anyone,” Clernt smiled. KMTLOYMENT CONDITIONS IN NEBRASKA NORMAL Lincoln. Neb., —Aside from expected seasonal declines in the building industry, employment conditions in Nebraska during No vember showed comparatively lit tle change over October, the United States department of labor reported Thursday. Meat packing houses registered slight increases as did candy and confectionery, drygoods and millin ery establishments, the report said. Department stores added to their sales forces and further increases in this direction are looked for during the early weeks of December. "Carpenters, painters, lathers and other building tradesmen are plen tiful” the report continued. ‘ Un skilled labor is being fairly well tak en care of by demand for agricul tural workers, road construction crews and casual labor. A slight de cline in railroad shops, due entirely to seasonal Influences, is noted.” IMMIGRATION AUTHORITIES TO PROBE MAIL FRAUD Omaha, Npd., -The United States immigration oepart mont will delve Into the details of the mall fraud case In which Jack Parsons and his father, Arthur, wore convicted and sentenced to terms of one year and two years in the federal penitentiary, respective ly, Frank Hayes. Jr., chief of that department in Omaha, says. Jack Parsons, self styled heir to a fortune of $12,500,000 which never materialized, and his father are subjects of Great Britain, according to their own testimony in the trial. Mr. Hayes said that immigration laws provide for deportation of aliens who commit an offense against the United States in which the sentence is one year or more in prison within five years after they arrive in this country. OMAHA PLANS FOR NEW UNION DEPOT Omaha. Neb., — Construction of a new union sta tion to cost a minimum of $2,500. 000 will begin in Omaha next spring, the World Herald said to day The new terminal will handle passenger facilities for nine rail roads The Burlington and Union Pa cific railroads agreed to the plan last February. The other roads whose lines will enter the station, are the North Western, the Great Western, the Milwaukee, the Rock Island, the Wabash, the Missouri Pacific and Illinois Central. MADISON COUNTY MAN HEADS COUNTY CLERKS Omaha. Neb., (UP)— George F. Kolzow, o: Madison coun ty, was elected president of the State Association of County Clerk and Registers of Deeds here lati! yesterday. John K. Cassell, of Ains worth, was named vice president and Clark L Holland, of Tekamah. secretary-treasurer. The association passed resolutions demanding increaes in salaries. County clerks in counties under 5, 000 should receive $2,400. resolutions said. Between 5.000 and 20.000. $3, 000 should be paid, from 20.000 to 50,000. $3,000; up to 125.000, $4,000. and above 125.000, $4,500. JUDGE M’DUFFEE HEADS NORFOLK COMMERCE BODY Norfolk. Neb., (Special)— Judge M. S. McDuffee, Thursday was elected president of the Nor folk chamber of commerce. John Gruen was elected vice president and Fred G. Humphrey was re elected secretary. In the annual re port the chamber states that more than $1,000,000 worth of building activities are being completed in Norfolk. PLEADS GUILTY, GIVEN SENTENCE. PAROLED Bartlett, Neb., -Henry C. Fletcher, former county clerk ol Wheeler county, who resigned sev eral weeks ago, changed his plea to guilty when his trial for embezzle ment began. He pleaded guilty on six or seven •jounts. He agreed to reimburse the county for the full amount of the shortage, more than $10,000, and to pay the costs of the prosecution. He .vas placed on parole for three years Pletcher has been in poor health i I:' ■ TEKAMAH OSTEOPATH IS SESPENDED FOR YEAR Lincoln, Neb., ^ -Dr. H. H. Chi iktensen, an osteopath at Teka mah, has been suspended 1 or a year by the state welfare department, with permission at the end of that time to apply for reinstatement un der any conditions the department may at that time Impose. Christensen was convicted in Burt county of performing an illegal op eration in 1924, but was paroled af ter he had served 30 minutes in the state penitentiary. He has since been employed in the office of a local building and loan association. He will shortly receive a discharge from the 1 to 10 years sentence imposed on him. GIVES OUTLINE HIGHWAY WORK Nebraska Secretary of Pub lic Works Explains Prog ress to Commissioners Lincoln, Neb., V (Special)— Secretary Cochran of the depart ment of public works, addressing the association of county commis sioners, said that a total of almost $17,000,000 had been spent from state funds on the 8,000 miles con lained In the state system, in addi tion to $15,500,000 received from the federal aid. Of the total 3,761 miles are graveled. Nearly all of this graveling has been done since the gasoline tax was first levied. Of the permanently graded roads halt are on strictly state roads. Twenty two counties have an almost com plete system of state and federal highways, and 18 more will be add ed to list during the coming bien nium. Due to the Increased cost of maintenance as the number of miles Increases, there will not be as much money available to match federal aid dollars uie next two years as In the past, fhe department will have $4,600,000 available from the gasoline tax and 30 per cent, of the automobile license money, but $2, 800,000 only of this amount will be left for new construction and to match federal aid. Mr. Cochran says that it is grow ing increasingly evident that a high type of surfacing than now used will be necessary in the near future. While the number of auto mobiles and trucks increased but 3 per cent, during the last year, traf fic increased 24 per cent. While the graveling system is sound econom* ically, it is not the proper type to carry the heavy loads that the buses and the trucks are hauling over certain main highways. YOUTH WHO KILLED HIS SWEETHEART TO BE TRIED Stockville, Neb., (UP)— Kenneth Lanham of Curtis, must stand trial for the killing of his sweetheart, Catherine Carter, 19 years old, at Curtis, October 17, Judge Siebecher has ruled. Counsel for the youth presented a petition for his mental examination, which was granted. Lanham, who was in Curtis, did not attended the court session. He was returned to the McCook jail to await trial. Lanham and Miss Carter were found in a parked automobile near Curtis. Miss Carter was dead, shot three times, and Lanham was un conscious with two bullet wounds in his head. At a preliminary hear ing the youth pleaded not guilty to the murder, but later at Curtis, ac cording to officers, he admitted killing the girl and attempting self destruction. MISSING NORFOLK WOMAN RETURNS TO HER HOME Norfolk. Neb., _ (UP)— Search for Mrs. Olln McDonald, mother of two children, who dis appeared Saturday evening, ended abruptly late last night when the woman returned home. She said she wanted to help a friend move household goods from one part of the city to another. Mrs. McDon ald refused to tell police why she didn't spend her evenings with her two small children. FLU EPIDEMIC CLOSES SCHOOLS AT FREMONT Fremont, Neb., (UP)— Fremont schools are closed in an effort to check the influenza epi demic which has attacked 1.000 per sons, including 750 school pupils The schools will remain closed until after the Christmas holidays. PIONEER AUTO DEALER IS VICTIM OF INFLUENZA Omaha, (UP)—Clarke G Powell, 52 years old, commissioner of Omaha Chamber of Commerce since May 1, 1924, died at a hospital here today from influenza. Powell was widely known in busi ness and social circles throughout the midwest. He was a pioneei automobile dealer, having estab lished the first exclusive automobile agency here in 1902. He also organ ized the first Omaha automobile show and has been an important factor in the success of each annual show. NEWSBOY WOUNDED BY AN “UNLOADED” REVOLVER Lincoln. Neb., (UP)—Or ville Anderson 14 years old. a news boy, was seriously wounded last night when a friend placed an "un loaded” revolver against his back and pulled the trigger. The bullet entered young Anderson's body. After recovertng from the shock the wounded boy rode his bicycle home and collapsed alter telling hi; father he had been shot. Dick Campbell. 15 years old. who frret the shot was not held. Anderson's condition la reported *t not serious OTHER “HEIRS" TO CEAfM THE O’CONN OK ESTATE Hastings, Neb., (UP)— Another group has appeared to claim the $125,000 estate of the late John O’Connor Hastings’ cobbler who died in 1913. The clerk of the district court received a letter from Michael O'Connor of Formby Liv erpool, England. O'Connor said that he, with his brother and sister, are the legal heirs and asked for comp'ete de tails of the proceedings since the oid man’s death. The letter said that the estate was willed to the father of the three and although they read of It ir. the press, the war interfered and they became separated. The letter requested that the will be readvertised and every one be given a chanc to prove their rights. SCHOOL LANDS WELL HANDLED Nebraska Commissioner As serts They Could Be Sold Now Only at Sacrifice Lincoln, Neb., (Special) —Dan Swanson, state land com missioner and in charge of the state school lands, says that the estimate of values placed on these holdings by Superintendent Gates in his ad dress to the state teacher’s associa tion is far beyond their actual val ue, and while he has never made any calculations in the matter, he does not believe that state is losing very much money if any bv adher ing to its 30-year-old policy of re fusing to sell any except those long ago contracted for. Mr. Gates argued that If the iands were sold and the proceeds placed at Interest, the schools would get a larger revenue. Mr. Sv.anson says that the lands are now ’eased by competitive bidding, which results in getting a fair return on their real value. Since he has been in office this valuation has been increased $3,000,000. He doubts whether the state could sell the lands for any thing near what Mr. Gates sug gested as their value, if for no other reason than that there is no market for any land except that s ;’o at a 'Bcri'ice. The state guaranty fund commission has several million col lar? vcrtli it has not yet been able t.» StiJ. WOULD END ACTIVITIES OF OMAHA LOAN SHARKS Lincoln, Neb., (UP) — Permanant injunctions against the Central Purchasing company and the Beck Financing company, both of Omaha, were recommended in reports of L. J. TePoel. referee, in a report filed today with the state supreme court. The report was made following the taking of testimony in connection with business transac tions of the firms. Action against the two companies was started several months ago by the attorney general who charged they were violating the usury law. under the guise of buying wages al ready earned, and conducting what was termed a "loan-shark1 busi ness. The attorney general's charges were sustained by the referee in his report. The companies had been doing a large business, the evidence in the Central Purchasing company ease showing that nearly 11000 working men, most of them railway and street car company employes, had patronized it. No date was set for arguments by the state cctn,<rmation of the referee's report and the Issuance of » permanent restraining order. NORFOLK YOUTH WOUNDS SELF OVER LOVE AFFAIR Norfolk, Neb., (Special) Elmer Scott. 21 years old, is in a serious condition in a local hos pital following an attempt to kill h'mself with a 22 caliber rifle while seated in his father's automobile near the founds y building on North Eightht street, about 4:3C o'clock Sunday afternoon. However physicians believe the young man will survive the wound Disappoint ment in love was the cause of the icl. friends say. Scott fired the bullet into the right side of his body, the ball trinklng his ninth lib then pass :ng upward through his light lung ;>nd lodging beneath the skin oi i.is back. PLENTY OF TURKEYS AND FRIC’ES TO BE LOWER Omaha. Neb., — There will be plenty of turkeys at reduced prices in Nebraska and the Middle West fer the holiday trade wholesale poultry buyers said to day. The prices will range irom ", 'o 10 cents a pound lower than the Thanksgiving prices, they state. Mere turkeys were raised in the Middle West, especially in Nebra ska, Colorado and Wyoming than ever before, it is reported. GORDON BANKER DIES AS VACATION TRIP STARTS Gordon. Neb.. (UP)-D H. Griswold, president cf the First National bank here, and father of Stato Senator Dwight Griswcld died at Cheyenr.e, Wyo., while en rcute to Honolulu on a vacation trip. Funeral services were con ducted here today. Griswold lived in northwest Ne brrska for <3 years, and was closely affiliated with banking problems oi the state. GIVEN FIVE-YEAR TERM FOR DORCHESTER ROBBERY Wilbur, Neb, (UP)—Car) Heeling, one of tour men turned tver to county authorities by the tale sheriff after a statewide round jp of alleged robbers, was sentenced o five years in the reformatory by fudge R. M. Proudfit late yester lay. Keeling was returned from Lin oin Monday and on arraignment ileaded guilty to the burglary of a .lotting store at Dorchester, where merchandise worth $1,200 was taken, i WHOLE ESTATE GOES TO NIECE McCook, Neb., Banker Left Property Valued at Quarter Million McCook, Neb., (UP)— Mary C. Fitzgerald Brady, niece of the late Patrick Walsh, is the sole beneficiary in Walshs will, filed for probate in county court here to day. Another niece, mentioned in the will as an heir, was left noth ing. The Walsh’s estate is estimated at between $250,000 and $300,000. He was president of the McCook Na tional bank, the Keystone Hotel company and the Citizens Gas company of this city. He died 10 days ago. YOUTH BEATEN, LEFT FOR DEAD Relates Story of Being Robbed by Man Who Gave Him Ride Overton, Neb., . (Special)— Brutally beaten and thrown into Buffalo creek as dead, a lad 19 years old, staggered into the Frank Slat tery farm home for aid. He was en route on foot from Wisconsin where he had been working, to Washing ton. The youth said that at Columbus j he was picked up by a man in a large coach who claimed to be a traveling man. They arrived at Grand Island at 11 a. m. and the lad was told to be at the hotel at 6 in the evening and he would get a ride on west. They started on the trip and after some distance the driver told the youth if he wanted to sleep he could get into the back seat. This he did, noting that there were four traveling bags in the car, one of which was very heavy. Some time alter he fell asleep the boy was awakened by his supposed friend, who threatened him with a gun. The boy was taken out of the car, his clothes stripped down to his shoe tops and left to hang. Then he was tied, gagged and bliridfolded. He was struck over the head w’ith a club and thrown own the banks of Buffalo creek. The boy after a time was able to reach the Slattery home. The sheriff at Lexington was no tified and traced the car for some distance. The youth had lost all the money he had, $5.50. DEATH CLAIMS NEBRASKA PIONEER AND CAPITALIST Stromsburg, Neb.. (UP) —Charles H. Morrill, 85 years old, well known state pioneer and ben efactor of Nebraska university, died at his home here at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday/ night. He had lain in a coma for a week following a stroke of paralysis. The greater part of Mr. Morrill’s life had been spent in Nebraska. He is survived by a daughter, three sons, six grand and four great grandchildren. In 1871 he settled on a govern ment homestead in Polk county, Nebraska. Pour years later, owing to adverse farming conditions, he left his wife at the farm, and joined the freighters and gold hunters headed west. He stopped at Port Robinson where W. P. Kimmel was post trader. It was during his stay there hr became interested in fossils of the bad lands and from this in terest grew a collection of relics that are treasured as a gift to the State university. Morrill Hall at the Uni versity of Nebraska was built two years ago, and houses the museum. Mr. Morrill is estimated to have contributed $100,000 toward the building of the museum. Mr. Morrill served as secretary to Albinus Nance, governor of Nebras ka from 1879 to 1883. He was presi dent cf the Stromsburg bank from 1863 to 1890, and of the Farmers and Merchants’ bank, of Stroms burg, from 1900 to 1901. ELECTRIC RATES AT HASTINGS ARE CUT Hastings, Neb.. (UP>— A new schedule of rates for elec tricity. said to be the lowest in ef fect ' in the Middle West, was adopted by the city council on rec ommendation of the water and light commissioner last night. For residence use the charge tin der the new schedule will be 5 cents peT kilowatt hour for the first 50 hours and 3 cents for all above 50 hours. Commercial current will be 5 cents up to 100 kilowatts, 4 cents for the next 1.000 and 3 cents in excess of 1,100. Power rates will be 4 cents for the first 53. 3 cents for the next 500, two cents after 1,000 and IV* cents for all in excess of 5,000 kilowatts. Economics in operation of the municipal plant and the city ad ministration have made possible the sweeping rate reductions, Commis sioner Watson said. SHIP NEBRASKA SEED POTATOES TO LOUISIANA Alliance, Neb., -Though faced by a slow season oi shipping so far this season, potato growers of thi- section expected to find a good market in Louisiana for high grade certified seed potatoes. More than 100 carloads will be shipped from western Nebraska, according to William M. Morrow, certifica tion manager of the Nebraska Cert ified Pctato Growers’ association. The Louisiana shipping season is expected to start in about 10 days SANATARIUM SOLD TO HASTINGS BUSINESS SCHOOL Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—Rev. S. G. Haughey, president of the Ne braska conference of Seventh Day Adventists announced today that the Nebraska sanatarium at Hast ings had been sold to the Hastings Business college lor $25,000. NEBRASKA BOYS AND GIRLS WIN Are Awarded Large Num ber of Honors at Great Chicago Exposition Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—Ne braska boys and girls, members of state 4-H clubs are coming home from the seventh annual congress at Chicago with their share of the winnings, according to messages from L. I. Frisbie, state club lead er, who headed the delegation of 60 to the International Livestock Exposition. With only two first places, the Nebraska delegation took a num ber of seconds, thirds and lower places down to 10th. Of their 24 events, Nebraska representatives placed in the money in all but 3. Guinevere Francke, of Lincoln, won first with her window treat ment exhibition and Vivian Hafer, of Strang, won first with her canned fruit exhibit. In home economics judging con tests Nebraska took two seconds. VOTERS OPPOSE ISSUING BONDS Two More Nebraska Com munities Turn Deaf Ear to Railroad Promoters Hartington, Neb., (Special) —Precincts No. 2 and 3 In the north part of Cedar county voted on the proposed Yankton. Norfolk and Southern railway bond Issue. The issue was for $15,000 in precinct No. 2 and $10,000 in precinct No. 3. In the former precinct the vote was 18 for, to 79 against, while in the latter precinct the vote was 20 for and 128 against. The same proposition was recent ly defeated at Crofton. Friends of the new railroad project say that another election soon will be held in Croton. At Wausa the bond issue carried by a big majority. TOWN OF EMMET GETS BETTER DEPOT LIGHTING Lincoln, Neb., The state railway commission has dismissed as satisfied the formal complaint made by P. W. McGinnis and other shippers and residents of Emmet, Holt county, against the North western railroad company. The complaint set out that the train schedules are inconvenient, and that the company had refused and neg lected to furnish lights for the de pot and platform. Members of the commission took the matter up with the company, and while it was not possible to alter train schedules, all of the demands for adequately lighting of the depot and platform were met. Most of the trains stopping there arrive after dark. NUMEROUS CANDIDATES WILL FILL VACANCY Hartington, Neb., (Spe cial)—The recent death of Cedar county’s clerk of the district court, left a vacancy in that office which will be filled by appointment by .he countv ccmissioners. Four ac tive candidates for the place have filed petitions with the county ooard and it is rumored that sev eral other aspirants contemplate filing during the next few days. One of the most active candidate? for the place is County Commission er A. B. Shively who filed a petition with the board bearing nearly 600 names of voters from every precint: in the county. G. O. Mengshol, former business man here, who has assisted in the office at times is an other outstanding candidate. OLD STAGE COACH DRIVER DIES AT NEBRASKA CITY Nebraska City, Neb., (UP) —Frank Carson, former stage coach driver, plainsman, Indian fighter, pony express rider, and scout, died here yesterday following a linger ing illness. Carson was £2 years old and was the oldest man in Nebri ska City. He came here October 15. 1854 and had lived in the same house virt ually all of the 74 years. OFFICE SEEKERS STILL HOUND GOVERNOR-ELECT Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—Gov ernor-elect Arthur Weaver contin ued today to conduct his “free em ployment” bureau in his room at a hotel here. Applicants for "political plums” with a view of four years of em ployment. continue to swarm the corriders of the hotel which houses the governor-elect. HARTINGTON MAN INVENTS NOVEL RURAL MAIL BOX Hartington, Neb., (Special) —Joe Morten, Jr., member of the Morten Brothers implement store at this place was recently granted a patent on a rural mail box. The upright post, arm and box are made ol metal. It is so constructed that when a road drag, grader or autc strikes the box it will swing to the side and when the passing object his cleared the box It will auto matically swing back into place. BOOZE GARDEN NEAR HOSPITAL Officer Believes Operator Sold Product to State’s Insane Patients Norfolk, Neb., (Special)— Madison county authorities believe they have stopped the source of a large quantity of liquor which may have been finding its way into the state institution here. Paul Luebeke, who owns a big farm house across the road from the Norfolk state hospital where nearly 1.900 state wards are cared for, was arrested on a charge of selling and manufacturing liquor. He pleaded guilty and paid a fine of $100 in Judge Peter Barrett's court. It was indicated that the offi cials of the state hospital here fur nished the information to the offi cers which led to the stopping of this liquor traffic no close to the door of the state hospital. Deputy Sheriff George Jones who made the raid on the house with a crew' of assistants declared that a regular German beer garden had been fitted up in the basement of the big farm house. Tables and chairs were covered with bottles and glasses. He found several barrels of mash and an unusual amount of beer. “As we came out of the house.” the deputy sheriff said, “we saw two female patients, state w'ards. leave a grove and run across the road in to the property of the state. Now' we don’t know if they have been securing liquor on this farm, but we have our suspicions. The prison er admitted he had sold a lot of it.” BOYS RESCUED FROM DROWNING IN WELL Pawnee City, Neb., -After hanging in a well, feet in water and legs wrapped around a rusty pipe, for about five minutes, wayne Av ery, 10 years old, son of Charles S. Avery, was rescued by Everett Neill, farmer, called by Avery’s compan ion, Billie Huffman, 11. Avery plunged into the well as a board in the cover broke. He held to the board as it went down slow ly, and was able to grasp the pipe. He and Huffman had left Pleasant Hill school, nine miles southwest of Pawnee Citl, to go to the Neill farm for water. The well had about 10 feet of wa ter, and the surface is about 10 feet below the ground. BUYS 21 000 POUNDS OF BEANS FOB INSTITUTIONS Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—The state board of control contracted for 21,000 pounds of beans for state institutions yesterday and found that the price had advanced from $6.50 to $9.05 since it bought the last order in September. The amount purchased was a three months ra tion. Beef, flour and bacon are also higher than in September, it was said. Sugar was one item that was lower. The board also purchased 267.C00 pounds of beef for the next quarter. One of the largest items on the list was five tons of chewing and smoking tobacco for use of state wards during the next six months. CONGRESSMAN HOWARD TO APPOINT THREE BOYS Columbus, Neb„ (Special) —Three appointments will be made early in the year by Rep. Edgar Howard of the third district, of young Nebraska men, to the naval academy and military academy. Two will be midshipmen and one will be a cadet. Howard advises boys not to at tempt the test which will be held probably January 12, at Norfolk. Columbus and Fremont, unless they feel qualified to secure good mark ings in the examination, which is severe. "I am not looking for sissy boys,” says Howard, ‘ but I am lookink for fine, clean boys with ambition to wear and proudly wear the uniform of any army or navy officer.” He intends to look up the record of each boy winning a high mark, Howard says. GOV ERNOR M MULLEN TO ENTER PRIVATE BUSINESS Lincoln, Neb., -Gov. Adam McMullen will devote his time, after retiring from office, to private bus iness. He said it may be three months or more before he decides whether to take up the practice of law or to accept one of several bus iness offers made to him. Governor McMullen ha* devoted four years to public affairs, all as governor. Omaha. Neb., (UP)—The epidemic of llu wnich has raged here since Thanksgiving was be lieved by physicians to be under control today. It was estimated that fully 50,0-00 persons suffered during progress of the epidemic. There were 10.000 serious cases. Dr. A. S. Ponto, city health commission er, estimated. Only a few deaths were reported as a direct result of the epidemic, casualties from pneu monia and related diseases being no more numerous than is usual at this season of the year. POTATO GROWERS TO HAVE MEET AT ALLIANCE Eridreport, Neb. ~ (Special) —The annual meeting or the Ne braska Potato Improvement associ ai.on is to be held at Alliance from December 12 to 14, inclusive, in con nection with the winter meetings of Western Organized agriculture. An -xtensive program is in line, made v of speakers from the Nebraska jliegc of agriculture, and potato, poultry, livestock and agricultural specialists from different sections of 4hc state