16 NEW BUS UP IN NEBRASKA Wednesday’s Quota Brings Total to 147 Before State Legislature BY JACK F. HIERTZ, United Press Correspondent. Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—The introduction of 16 Dills and ad vancement to committee of 15 oth ers took about 30 minutes in the house today before adjournment until 10 o’clock Thursday. The to tal number of bills Introduced in the house is 147. All but the 16 in troduced today are in the hands of a committee. None was reported out of committee at today’s session. Karl Kehm, of Omaha, introduced a bill which requires all printed election literature to bear the name of the printer and the printer to keep a record of all orders that shall be opened for inspection of the county attorney or other peace of ficers. A bill raising from 16 to 18 years the limit of ages at which depend ent children shall be admitted to the state home was introduced by Rep, George H. Moyer, of Madison. A bill providing that highways shall be established whenever 60 per cent of the property owners re siding within five miles of the pro posed road shall file a proper peti tion with tlie county clerk, was fos tered by Stanley Wright, of Al liance. Trenmore Cone, of Benson, would abolish the party circle on all offi cial ballots cast in public elections in the state, in a bill introduced today. J. D. Saunders, of Kearney, intro duced H. R. 147, which forbids au tomobile finance companies from charging, directly or Indirectly, more than 10 per cent whether the con tract be in the hands of the origin al payee or purchaser. Representative E. E. Jackman, of Grant, said he was having drafted a series of bills dealing exclusively with the future of the bank guaran ty law, and not at all with the law’s post. While he refused to make known the text of the proposed measures, he said they were along the line suggested by Senator Rod man for dealing with banks indi vidually. The Rodman proposal calls for building up of an indi vidual banking reserve until such reserve equals the capital stock of each bank. Claims totaling $106,687.46 against the state have been filed with State Auditor Johnson and turned over to the house committee on claims, George H. Moyer, chairman. They will go before the legislature for ac tion as claims arising since the last meeting of the legislature. The largest claims are for auto mobile accidents lor which the claimants allege the state is re sponsible because of negligence in road construction or maintenance. The largest of these is one for $30, 458. filed by Alfred R. and Kather ine M. Wright of Iowa, based on an accident near North Platte. COURT UPHOLDS AWARD OF $40,000 FOR SNAKE BITE Lincoln, Neb., . (UP)—A decision awarding Herbert Brannan $40,000 damages because of a par alyzed condition that he charged resulted from being bitten by a snake while working, was affirmed today by the supreme court. The judgment does not become effective, however, until he remits $12,000 of that amount. Brannan claimed that in July, 1924, when he was forking In a roundhouse pit at Chadron, a snake got into his glpve, biting him on one finger, finally resulting in total dis ability. The company denied there was a snake there and insisted that his trouble arose from a disease of long standing. The court held that the law does not make an employer the Insurer against injury to employes nor re quire him to furnish an absolutely safe place in which to work. If he uses reasonable care he has done all that is necessary. But where a company allows a pit to remain in such a condition that snakes are invited to enter, the company will be liable for damages if reasonable carp would have prevented Its en trance. WAKEFIELD TO HAVE NEW NATIONAL BANK Wakefield, Neb. (Spe cial)—A new bank, to b? known as the National Bank of Wakefield, Is in the process of being organized and the date of opening for busi ness has been tentatively set for February 2. Organizers of the ne w bank are: James F. Toy, of Sioux City: Carl Anderson, Thomas Rawlings. C. A. Sar, Fred Muller, Robert E. Anderson and T. M. Gus tafson, all of this place. The new institution will have a capital .• took of $25,000 and a sur plus fund of $25,000. A permit to organize has been granted by the treasury depart rn. nt and a per manent charter will be granted as aoon as the details of organizing are completed. This town has been without a bank since the closing of Ute Fann ers National bank. November 20 BI'KINESM AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN SPONSORING PLAY Wayne, Neb t Special > Tl»e Burmese and Prnteariunal Wo* men* club is sponsoring ’’Aunt lAirrn' one of the better know n waned iw played by amateur com panies during the last two or three pears The play 1* being presented at the Community house tonight and tomorrow night In addition to the play proper, whkh consist* of 1$ character* Umre will be a baby pageant of 100 children aged ft to 7 years, featur ing a special dramatic reading ALBION MAN PRESIDENT OF STATE FAIR BOARD Lincoln, Neb., *1- — — (Special)— A. W. Lamb, of AiDion, is the new president of the Nebraska state fair association, officially known as the atate board of agriculture. Sen ator Reed of Henderson and Irl R. Tolen of Ord vice president, while George Jackson remains as sec retary yid T. H. Wade of Seward treasurer. '■ The members of the state board are elected by districts, and the Third district will be represented by Mr. Lamb, W. E. VonSeggran of Wayne and Charles Graff of Bancroft. VOTE RECOUNT MYSTERY ENDS Ballots Not Found in Box When Returned—Discov ered in Open Sack Lincoln, Neb., ~ (UP)—The mystery surrounding the cessation of activities of the recount commit tee of the senate in the Meacham Welch election contest was solved Thursday when it was learned that an empty ballot box from a rural precinct in Saline county had been discovered by the committee. What should have been a box of ballots was an empty box. The committee in executive ses sion ordered an investigation. Coun ty Clerk Joseph Korbel of Saline was called from his home and ap peared before the committee with a sack containing the missing ballots. The sack was not sealed as were the boxes of ballots. It was explained that the pre cinct election board had placed all its ballots in a sack instead of in a box which comes in a sack. The sack was intended for the return of spoiled and unused ballots, and the box for the return of voted ballots. The committss on privileges and elections tried to decide at noon Thursday in executive session whether the integrity of the sack of ballots had been preserved. A vote was taken, stated acting chair man of McCook, resulting in a tie. “We will wait for chairman Mc Gowan, who will return Friday,” sftid Scott. I TO FACE TRIAL ON AN ABDUCTION CHARGE Bloomfield, Neb., ~ • (Spe cial)—Glenn Hall, facing charges of abduction of Ruth Rogers, daughter of Dave Rogers, will probably be put on trial at the next term of district court. Hall faces several other assusations, be ing liable to prosecution for robbery, abduction and violation of the Mann act. After trial in the state court for kidnaping he may be called on to stand trial In federal courts. He may also be forced to stand trial for robbery of Ernest IColessa of Bloomfield. He is in county jail at Center, at present. OMAHA GIRL WIFE OF U. S. NAVAL OFFICER Omaha, ' —The se cret marriage of Lieutenant Com mander Benjamin F. Staud, who as gunnery officer aboard the Amer ican destroyer Noa, during the siege of Nanking by Chinese na tionalists two years ago became known, as “Let ’Er Go Benny” of the navy, was revealed here today. Lieut. Commander Staud and his bride, the former Miss Janet Powell, daughter of the later Com missioner Clarke G. Powell, of the Omaha chamber of commerce, went to Council Bluffs late yester day to get married. WIFE'S WILL SAYS HUSBAND GETS "NO FART OF ESTATE” Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—Al though the law stipulates a husband is entitled to one-half of his de ceased wife’s estate when there are no children, Acquilla F. Huff was “not to have a cent,” according to the terms of the will of his late wife. The document declared that un der no circumstances was the hus band to have any of the estate and named a sister as executor. The rea son for the extraordinary decree was that the husband had borrowed from his wife, sums of money equal to one-half the estate. WAKEFIELD. NEB., PIONEER’S BODY GIVEN TO GRAVE Wakefield, Neb., (Special* —Ola Olson. 89 years old, a resident of northeast Nebraska since 1881, died at his home here Monday from complications attendant upon old age. Funeral services were held from the local Mission church this after noon. Mr. Olson was bom in Sweden, October 3, 1839. He was married In hat country, and came to America vlth his family In the spring of 1881, settling first at Lyons. Neb. He came to Wakefield in 1890. and farmed until 1910, when he moved to this city, where he lias since lived. He leaves his widow, two sons, Swain, of Shenandoah. la.: and John of Romford, la. and two daughters. Anna, of Albuquerque, N. M.. and Bertha, d( Wakefield. NEBRASKA FLOES MILLS OUTPUT fc.(iQ0,9M BAKKEl S YEAS Omaha. —E. A. Tal helm. of Crete, was elected presi dent of the Nebraska Millers’ asso ciation here. Burdette Noyea, of Seward, was chosen vice president and J. H. Campbell, of Omaha, re dacted secretary-treasurer. There are 100 active flour mill* with out put of 6 600 000 barrels annually in NMNraaks, according to report of Ouy L Cooper of Humboldt, re tiring president. TILDEN, NEB. CHILD IS TERRIBLY BURNED Tilden, Neb., „ .— (Special)— Tire 4-year-old daughter of Fred Minkler, living three and one half miles south of Tilden, was burned, perhaps fatally, Saturday when her clothing caught on fire from a match struck by the child. She is in a local hospital. FIREMEN OPEN FREMONT MEET Annual Convention of Ne braska Volunteers Has At tendance of 1,200 Fremont, Neb-, — (Special) —Fremont today welcomed the early delegations to the Nebraska Volun teer Firemen’s association con vention. More than 500 delegates have registered at Hotel Pathfinder and 700 more are expected. The cold weather, it was said, had curtailed the attendance somewhat. Many delegates are again propos ing to revise the constitution to have the annual convention in the fall instead of mid-winter. Head quarters are maintained at Hotel Pathfinder. SENATEIS BUSY FOR 30 MINUTES Nebraska Legislature Faces One-Sixth as Many Bills as Last Session BY JACK F. HIERTZ, United Press Correspondent. Lincoln, Neb., (UP)—In a session that lasted less than 30 min utes, the senate Tuesday afternoon killed senate file No. 13, a bill re pealing the present law relating to the determination of present popu lation of civic sub-divisions, heard the reading of a gToup of bills in introduction and into committee, chalked off another legislative day on the calendar and adjourned un til 2 o'clock Wednesday. An Important measure introduced in the upper house provides that a defendant in murder trials, upon a plea of guilty shall have punishment determined by the court and not a jury as the present law provides. Another senate measure would re tire police officers after 20 years in service, regardless of whether they had reached the age of 50 years. The house devoted most of its ses sion to a visitor, Charles Truax, di rector of the Ohio state department of agriculture, heard the introduc tion of a group of bills and ad journed until 10 o'clock Wednesday. House roll No. 3, a bill providing that the secretary of state shall act as attorney for service for any per sons outside of Nebraska driving automobiles on Nebraska highways, was reported out of committee, and advanced to third reading. Committees Speed Up Spurring committee work to en able bills to reach the floor was the order in both branches today as the house entered the 12th and the sen ate the 10th legislative day. Another Saturday session seemed in store for the house. If this is held it will en able the lower house to close its bill hopper about January 25. The sen ate vacationed longer last week than did the house. The hopper of the upper branch can’t possibly close before January 28 if a Satur day session is held which is hardly probable. The plea of Speaker Coulter to house members to be conservative in the introduction of bills, holding to the vital and necessary measures, apparently has fallen on fertile soil. A similar plea was worked out in the senate. As a result, less than 200 bills are on file in both houses. It was indicated today as the halfway mark of the hopper-feeding neared there would be far less legislation introduced this session than at the last, when 932 bills were considered in both houses. Major problems facing the pres ent session as yet have not been ap proached. Scores of proposals are under consideration for drafting of bills to deal with the gas tax, the code law and the bank guaranty lawf. The almost unanimous sanction by both houses of Governor Weav er’s three code secretary choices was indicative the legislature is well In accord with the new governor's plan to revise the code law. HASTINGS TO VOTE ON QUESTION SUNDAY MOVIES Hastings, Neb.. (UP'— The question of Sunday movies will be put to a vote at a special elec tion in a few weeks, the city coun cil decided Inst night. Discussing the matter at the meeting, several counciimen spoke of agitation that had been kept alive in the city for three years tending to deepen th? frosentiment for Sunday shows. Business men. it was suid, were In favor cf the move. FIRE DAMAGES HOSPITAL; Valentine, Neb, (Spe cial*—Fire which caus'd $2 000 dam age b:. ke out at noon in the base ment of the Cherry county hospital, necessitating removing the five pa tients to neighboring homes. Mrs. Stanley Zarr had undergone an op eration for npp ndiettlH In the morn ing but »ecm« to have contract'd no complications The fire wi.* found to have started up fiom the basement, burning be tween the walls on both side* ot •he bathroom. The loss k cover'd ov insurance. SHOW WORKING GUARANTY LAW Nebraska Bankers Make Re port Setting Out What Are Purported Facts Omaha, Neb., * (UP)—To tal obligations Oi the Nebraska state bank guaranty fund on Oc tober 1, 1928, was $35,907,399.12, ac cording to a statement issued to day by the legislative committee of Nebraska Bankers’ association. The 264 failed banks had total liabilities of $75,650,838.16, according to the report. The period, June 30, 1927 to June 30. 1928, saw the larg est number, 62, close their doors with liabilities of $17,187,925.49. Total resources of the 739 remain ing state banks is $298,557,431.78. In the 10-year period state bank ers have made total payments o. $18,324,618.42 to the fund. Deposits in state banks increased from $223, 774,592 in 1918 to a peak of $272, 584.233 in 1925 and $268,735,731 in the year just closed. At the same time capital stock fell from $22, 210,800 in, 1918 to $19,328,500 in 1928, all of the loss being experi enced in the last 12 months. Surplus remained about the same at slightly more than $8,000,000, but undivided profits fell from $11,792, 038 in ,1920 to $3,105,537 in 1928. Total number of banks doing business under state charter has de clined steadily since November 13, 1920, when a peak of 1,012 was reached, the report stated. The big- j vest falling off was between Decem ber 30, 1927 and September 20, 1928, when the number was reduced from 872 to 739, 11 reductions being caused by consolidations. One bank failed in 1914, one In 1916, three in 1920, 16 in 1921, 18 in 1922, 23 in 1923, 25 in 1924, 35 in 1925, 29 in 1926, 40 In 1927, 62 in the fiscal year 1928 and 16 since July 1, 1928. FORT ROBINSON BECOMES HOME OF ARTILLERYMEN Fort Robinson, Neb. (Spe cial)—Fort Robinson is against tak ing its place as a garrisoned army post. There are about 500 artillery men here making residents feel like old times, when many soldiers were about. Col. Laurin L. Lawson has recent ly taken command of the post. He served in the army. MADISON CONCERN TO BREED WILD TURKEYS Madison, Neb., (Special) —The basis for a flock oi wild tur keys has recently been received at the Nebraska fur farm. They were purchased from the state game de partment and were shipped here from the Woodmont Rod and Gun club of West Virginia. STATE OWNS MUCH LAND IT HAS NEVER CLAIMED I Lincoln. Neb., (Special) j —The state of Nebraska, accord I ing to a report filed by State Sur veyor Simmons, owns a lot of land, part of It since 1869, and has not known of it. Mr. Simmons has not yet reported the acreage, but it will be covered in a bill to be introduced in the house providing for its classi fication and disposal. Part of the land is in Dakota county, and it is understood has been used for years by parties in possission. The state’s ciaim to these lands Is based on the fact that they represent land un covered by recession the Mis souri river, a navigable stream. Mr. Simmons says that the state may have to do battle for possession of the lands, as the present holders of it claim it through accretion. He has dug up an early federal court decision to the effect that the shores of navigable waters and the soils under them were not granted by the constitution, but were reserved to the states respectively, and the new states have the same rights of sovereignty and Jurisdiction as the . original 13 states. WOMAN NAMED JUSTICE IN MADISON COUNTY Madison. Neb., ■ (Special) —Mrs. Margaret Gardels has been appointed justice of the peace for Battle Creek precinct. The county commissioners made the appeint ment. At the same session they voted to pay a bounty of 10 cents a head on all crews killed in the county be tween January 1 and April 1. PIERCE COUNTY CLAIMS LARGEST ELM TREE Pierce. Neb.. (Special)— Pierce county lays claim to having the largest elm tree in northeast Ne braska This tree is located three miles north of Tilden and is or the little creek that lies along th6 line of Pierce and Antelope coun ties. Thi- tree is 16 feet around four feet above the ground and has a spr.ad of about 110 feet. PRESIDENT of normal TO SPEAK AT RAPID CITY Springfield. S. D., (So cial)—President C. O. Lawrence, ot the Southern State Normal school and president of the South Dakota Education association, will give one i of the addresses at the conference for a greater South Dakota which will be held at Rapid City, January 22. IIE FINALLY AGREES TO SUPPORT MINOR CHILD Piprrtone, Minn. (Spe cial) 14**1 it Mtuirr wae brought In to municipal court where he pleaded guilty to a charge of failure to tup port his minor child He was «en lenrrri to serve 00 day* in the coun ty jail but aenWnee was suspended lor • p ; iod of f ve years upon con dition. M.aner file a b nd for the i-uppo:t of the child. He filed the l and was released SISTERS ARE DECLARED CHAMP DISH WASHERS Walthill, Neb., Ci, , (Special) —Marie and Arline Bring, members of the Clever Cooks Cooking club, of Dawes precinct, have been awarded a club pennant for being tfre champion dish washers of their club.' The leader of this club, Mrs. Vig go Swanson, offered the pennant to the club members who during the summer months performed this rather irksome task most efficient ly. Each member of the club kept a record of the times that they washed the family dishes and of the time required to do it. By using the contest idea dish washing was changed from a chore to a game. PLAN7-’ FIRE FIGHTERS Volunteers in Nebraska Towns to Hold Annual Session at Fremont Fremont, Neb., (UP)— Four nationally prominent speakers have been scheduled to address the Nebraska State Volunteer Firemen’s association meeting here in the 37th annual convention, January 15, 16 and 17, it was made known today. The speakers and the subjects will be: Outline, history and results of short courses in fire control in oth er states by Linden J. Murphy, en gineer in charge of short course, Iowa Agricultural college, Ames, la. Fire fighting methods, by Clar ence Goldsmith of the national board of fire underwriters. New developments in fighting fire by Frank McAuliffe, chief of the Chicago fire insurance patrol. The fireman’s responsibility in fire prevention, by Harry K. Rogers, fire engineer representing the West ern Acturial bureau of Chicago. More than 2,000 delegates are expected to attend the three day program which will feature a short course in fire control and extin guishing. The instruction will be sponsored by the conservation and survey of the University of Nebras ka with Dean G. E. Condra in charge. COURT TO HEAR APPEAL OF SLAYER OF THREE Lincoln, Neb., (Special)— The state supreme court, has set for hearing January 22 the appeal of Henry Sherman, under sentence of death in Dawes county for killing three members of Roger Pochon’s family and criminally assaulting the 14-year-old daughter whom he had tried to court, as the family hired man. and had lost his job. Other cases for hearing the week of January 21 include: Larson vs. Poposil, Knox county, suit on note; State ex rel Spillman vs. American Exchange bank of Bristow, Swan son, claimant, Boyd county, disputed liability of guaranty fund; Hensley vs. Minneapolis and Omaha railroad company, Dakota, person injuries; Williams vs. State, Nance, practic ing medicine without a license, and Haase vs. Haase, Madison, divorce. HE SAYS NEBRASKA LAW ENOUGH TO MAKE STATE DRY Lincoln, Neb,, (UP)— Calling attention to Nebraska’s own prohibition amendment and its group of enforcement officers, F. A. High, superintendent of the Anti Salocn league, spoke in commemor ation of the ninth anniversary of the passing of the Eighteenth amendment in a local church yes terday. “Forget the Eighteenth amend ment and the Volstead act,” High said, ‘especially as they relate to Nebraska, and renumber that we have, within the state, sufficient forces to curb the flow of liquor.” The dry head spoke of Nebraska’s nforccment act as among the best | cf any state in the union. “The time is coming when the state of Nebraska, out of sheer self rcspcct, must enforce prohibition without the aid of the federal gov ernment,” he said. -+ ♦ — ■■ ■ — PI.AN FORMAL OPENING FOR NEW WEST POINT HOTEL West Point, Neb., (Spe cial'—G. Earl Myers wno had oper ated a hotel at Sheldon, la., is manager of the new Hotel West Point which opened at West Point, Neb., last w:ek. The new hotel, v.hich satisfies a long felt want here, is three stories high and has 50 rooms. The furnishings through out are the newest and best and the ■pacicus lobby is especially inviting with overstuffed furniture, beauti ful lamps, drapes and tapestries.: The private dining room is done in marble, designed by Mrs. Olive Bau man Rich of West Point. The formal opening of the hotel will bo. January 23 with a dinner and dance. 1 CLOSED LAIREL BANK TO PAY $75,0*0 DIVIDEND Lr.urel. Neb.. • special)— George Cronkelton. receiver for the failed Laurel bank, declares that nbout $75,000 will b? paid out to de po ‘.tors in a 15 per cent, dividend, in the near future. VALUABLE SKINS ARE LOST IN XMAS MAILS Laurel. Neb. < Special)— Mink and muskrat «una valued at $50 were lost In the mailt at Christ mas tune, according to word re ceived by Thomas Copeland, from the Chicago firm to which he vhipp d them. He mailed five mink and 37 muskrat skin*, and the pack age contained but 2 mink and 22 muskrat »k‘n» when It reached It* destination Copeland had tn*ureo the package and ha* filed claim loi It. The po tel d-partoiewt ha* be etle an effort to trace them. , KIWANIS HOLD DISTRICT MEET Officers of Iowa and Ne braska Discuss Work for the Coming Year Lincoln, Neb., — (UP)—More than 100 officers ana trustees of the 47 Kiwanis clubs in Nebraska and Iowa met here today for the open ing of their annual conference. Dis trict Governor Ernest Folsom ad dressed the first session informally, and the different departments as sembled for separate meetings. The conference was being held, Folsom explained, for informal dis cussion of the coming year’s work, and for preparations for the dis trict convention to be held next fall AIDED CAPTURE OF JEFF DAVIS Pierce, Neb., (Special)— 6. W. Schwerin ana D. F. Schwerin have returned from Milford, where they attended the funeral of their uncle, William Matzke, 83 years old, one of those who participated in the capture of Jefferson Davis, presi dent of the confederacy. Mr. Matzke was a pioneer settler of Milford, going to Seward county in 1878. He served throughout the Civil war, enlisting before he was 21 years old. Matzke, as a northern soldier, was one of the 25 men who captured Davis, who, dressed in women’s clothes attempted to get through the Union lines. Matzke received $300 of the $100, 000 reward offered for Davis’ cap ture. WIDOW SUES ESTATE OF DEAD HUSBAND Aurora, Neb, - (Special)— One of the important cases on the docket here for January 17 in coun ty court before Judge Scott is the claim of Mrs. Charles A. Johnson, against the estate of her husband, for $10,000. She alleged she made loans of money to her husband, lor the purchase of land. He promised to protect her with a deed to the land or in his will, she says. She contends that she received no mora in the will than she would have un der the law, had she not made the loans. BOARD FILLS VACANCY IN COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE Hartington, Neb, (Spe cial)—One of the most, Important items to come before the meeting of the county board this w eek was the > appointment of a clerk of the dis trict court to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Clerk ox the Court D. F. Crouch. The commissioners named G. O. Mengshol, deputy In the office, to fill the unexpired term. Mr. Mengshol is a retired business man of Hartington and has been a resident of the county for 40 years. RAILROAD MAN WARNS AGAINST FREIGHT CUTS Omaha, Neb, — James E. Gorman, president of the Chicago, Rock Island and Facific railroad, sounded a warning last night that should freight rates be reduced to give farm relief, all rail roads in the middlew-est would face bankruptcy. He was the guest of honor at a Greater Omaha associ ation dinner. MAKER OF WILL IIAS WIDE POWER. COURT SAYS Lincoln, Neb., — (Special)— In sustaining the will o' Dr. Hiram L. Smith, who left property valued at close to $1,000,000 in Fillmore county, the supreme court lays down the principle that the testator has the right to make any condition in his will under which heirs shall take property so long as none of these transgTess public policy or morality. Dr. Smith wrote a codicil to his will when he was 84 years old. He declared therein that his observa tion over that long a period had convinced him of the evil effects of excessive use of liquor and drugs, and that he wished it made a condi tion of inheriting his property that no her who was possessed of such habits should have any part of his estate. He made his pxecutors the judge of their conduct, and gave them the power to shut them out of any participation in the estate. The will also provided that in or der to make sure that those who got his property were not so possessed, their share was withheld until they were 25 years old each, and pro vided further that if during any five-year period previous to that they used either intemperately, the executors should cut him or her out of the will. E. K. Sherrard. son of a grand daughter. when 21 years old. claimed to own a vested estate in his inher itance. and demanded the right to pwM'vt and use It. The court held that It was clear from the will that the executors had the right to with hold his share until he was 35 In order that the five year period clause might be observed. FORMER BANKER SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON TERM Omaha. Neb.