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
