LODGE PRESSES DEPOSIT CLAIM Eastern Star of Nebraska Maintains Its Right to Pre ferred Consideration LINCOLN, NEB-(UP) —Attor neys for the grand chapter of the Eastern Star filed with the supreme court Monday arguments in sup port of the decision of the Polk county court that a deposit of $13, 129 and interest in the Osceola bank is a preferred claim against the n*mk guaranty fund. In 1925 officers of the organiza tion bad made arrangements with the bank that it would pay three and one half per cent on Its check ing account. Receivers for the bank, however, have ruled the la.v would not permit interest payments on money that can be withdrawn at any time. FISHERMEN LOSE CASE IN STATE SUPREME COURT LINCOLN — (Special) — The su preme court entered an order dis missing the suit brought in Lan caster county and won there by W. H. Miller and other fishermen who use seines and traps in the waters of the Missouri river, and who asked for an order enjoining the department of agriculture from in terfering with their operations. A state low prohibits this sort of fishing in that stream, and the plaintiffs, who say they make a living catching and selling fish therefrom contended that a law made by Nebraska could not be op erative unless Iowa, which exercises jurisdiction to the middle of the stream, Joined with it in such pro hibition. In an opinion written by Justice Rose, the court says that the states have no treaty right powers; that the east boundary of the state of Nebraska is in tne middle of the river, and that the act of congress granting the two states concurrent Jurisdiction does not prevent Ne braska from exercising criminal and civil jurisdiction over its half nor from enforcing a law forbidding nets, traps and seines in that part of the stream. If the two states do not agree that does not leave the river with out police protection where offenses against the criminal law may be committed with impunity. The state has the sovereign power to de fine crime and to enforce the pen alties inherent In a state govern ment It says that it may exercise its police power to protect food at its source of supply, this being a legislative function of sovereignty, and it may extend that protection to fiKh in the river up to the bor der line between the states. When there is any doubt ns to the exact situs of the crime, the state that first acquires jurisdiction may re tain it to the exclusion of the or der. It follows, therefore, that the law nought to be enjoined is valid and enforceable, and that the fact that in the exercise of police power property is depressed or destroyed, where its use, through a change of policy, becomes unlawful, is not a valid reason for withholding an or der of enforcement. ANOTHER DIVORCE IN OMAHA HIGH SOCIETY OMAHA—(UP)—When Mrs. Isa bel Vinsonhaler Caldwell was granted a divorce by District Judge Leslie here Monday it was the fourth Omaha society wedding to go on the rocks inside of two weeks. Mrs. Caldwell charged her hus band, John H. Caldwell, former vice piesident of the United States Trust company here, with cruelty. She testified that he had on sev eral occasions threatened her life and that finally she was forced to flee from him and spent some time in a hospital because of shattered nerves. Caldwell, who now lives in California, did not resist the suit. Mrs. Caldwell was given custody of her two children. WOMAN GOES TO PRISON OVER LIQUOR CHARGE BEATRICE—(UP)—For the sec ond time within three months, Mrs Minnie For den, 63 years old, wife of a German tenant farmer near here, tins pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful possession of liquor. She was fined $100 and sentenced to three months in the reformatory at York. The entire family was involved in the raid in W'hich Mrs. Foren was arrested. As a result, her husband was fined $100; her 16 year-old son, Rankin Forden, Jr., was sent to the industrial school at Kearney; an older son, John, and two grandsons, Frank and David Probst, will be sentenced Friday. WIFE OF LEGISLATOR SUES FOR DIVORCE LINCOLN—(UP)—Trenmor Cone of Valley, Neb., representative from Douglas county, was made defen dant in a divorce petition on file in district court here, Tuesday. Mrs. Freda Cone charges in the petition that the legislator has an “over inflated idea of his own im portance as a result of political campaigns.” She charges failure to support her properly. The twe have been estranged for 18 months PHONE COMPANY WOULD GIVE BETTER SERVICE LINCOLN— (UP) —The Lincoln Telephone ami Telegraph company sought authority today from the state railway commission to offc. a better grade of service to rural subscribers rn a number of ex changes. The present service costs $1.50 a month and the improved ser vice would cast $1.75. The ex changes affected are at Adams Auburn, Brock, Brownville, Burr, Ceresco. Colon, Cook Douglas, Elm wood, Gilead, Ithaca, Johnson. Mil ligan, Nehauka Otoe, Peru, Ste:lc City and Talmocige. disarranged wedding PLANS TO BE COMPLETED OMAHA—(UP)—Taking no furth er chances that his marriage plans might hit on the rocks, Edward Kerleschmid, Thursday, obtained a license to wed Freda Hagel, al though the ceremony will not be performed until Easter Saturday. First attempt of the pair to mar ry went awry several months ago when Edward was sentenced to 30 days in Jail for reckless driving, despite his plea that Freda was to arrive from Germany the following day and that they planned to be married immediately. Mayor Dahlman finally heard of the case and pardoned Kerleschmid after he had served 10 days, but wedding plans were abandoned be cause Edward had spent all of his money for legal advice. Freda obtained work and togeth er they have saved enough money now to justify the venture. Ker leschmid has been in this country about a year. DEPOSITORS TO GET DIVIDENDS Guaranty Fund Commis sion Reports Payments in Northeast Nebraska LINCOLN. NEB. (Special) - Several northeastern Nebraska state banks are included in the list Just issued by the state guaranty fund c:in mission as those in which de positors will receive partial pay ments of their claims. The total dis tribution is nearly 800,000. and rep re*sents returns on assets collected in recent months, and apportioned as dividends. A second dividend will be paid depositors of the failed Citizens State bank of Butte, totaling $15, 705, and representing a 12 per cent dividend. Previous sums paid during the time the bank was op rated as a going concern by the commission bring the total payments up to 34 per cent. The bank was taken over 14 months ago. Lindsay State bank depositors will get an 11 per cent dividend, amount ing to $29,000. This represents a sec ond payment, with the total at 42.88 per cent. A third dividend will be paid de positors in the Scribner State bank, totaling $114,000 and being 19 per cent. The total to date is 70.5 per cent. Snyder State bank depositors will get their first dividend, $28,000, or 20 per cent. The bank was taken over four years ago, and total liquidation has been 66 per cent, the remainder being paid out while it was being operated as a going concern. WAYNE WOMAN DIES WHILE ON KANSAS VISIT WAYNE — (UP) — The body of Mrs. Sumner Pox, 86 years o!d. who died at Lone Elm, Kan., recently while visiting, will be returned here for burial. POSTOFFICE CLERK NOT GUILTY OF EMBEZZLEMENT HASTINGS—(UP)—Howard Cot tle, Nelson postollicf money order clerk, was acquitted of the charge of embezzling postoffice funds by a jury in federal court here. The jury deliberated about six hours. THIEF EXPOSED BY TAKING HIS CHEW OF TOBACCO AURORA—(Special)—The undo ing of Leon Hudson of York and his identification as participant in more than 40 burglaries in the last three months came from his biting off a plug of horse shoe tobacco. Hudson had apparently left few clues. He wore gloves during his operations and the only clue was a plug of tobacco with one huge bite missing which had been left on the floor of one of the stores robbed. It left the perfect imprint of a set of teeth. While in jail here. Sheriff How ard and Deputy Valentine treated Hudson with court'sy and even played cards with him. One day. Sheriff Howard produced a brand new' plug of tobacco and tossed it on the table, inviting all to help themselves. None of the others de sired a chew, but Hudson said he chowed sometimes. He started to cut off a piece, but the sheriff urged him not to stand on cere mony, "Aw, just bite it off,” said the sheriff. Hudson bit. Tire bites in the two plugs of tobacco corresponded. Hud son was told of the identification and admitted the thefts He implicated Harvey Kline in part of the work. Eleven towns were visited by him on his depredations. MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN IS OPENED AT NORFOLK NORFOLK—i Special)—The po litical primaries ended here Thurs day night when the democrats at their convention renominated Paul Nordwig. incumbent, as their candi date for mayor. The republicans had nominated John Dudgeon as their mayoralty candidate. NEBRASKA SURGEONS TO MEET AT OMAHA NEXT LINCOLN — • UP) — The annual session of the Nebraska section of the American college of surgeons closed here yesterday after mem bers elected officers and selected Omaha as the 1930 meeting place. The following officers were elected: Dr. Max Ernmert, of Omaha, pres ident; Dr. J. E. M. Thompson, of Lincoln, vice president; Dr. W. L. Shearer, of Omaha, secretary-treas urer, and Dr. K. S. J. Hoblen, of Lincoln, ana Dr. FYederick Lang rinn of Omaha, counnilnrs Progress Being Made in Efforts To Curb Tuberculosis in Poultry EXTENT OF AVIAN T^JBERCULOSIS JULY 1, 1926 E3 nor th* on wt con next rut* c*e> “■twAgjf M nay ng^ttvtNHi CtxT - While it is primarily a problem for owners themselves to solve, avian tuberculosis in the United States is being combatted to a marked in crease through educational literature and help from federal and state sources. About 7 per cent of flocks tested have reacted to the tuberculin, inserted in the wattle from a hypodermic needle as shown below. BY FRANK I. WELLER, Associated Press Farm Editor, Washington.—Because the country 'is awakening to a broad education il interest” in avian tuberculosis, Dr. A. E. Wight, federal officer in :harge of eradication work, believes here is marked progress in efforts o control a previously neglected iisease that menaces the billion iollar poultry industry. Dr. Wight observes that news papers have taken up the subject tnd that other agencies of informa ion are stressing the economical idvantage of curbing infestation. The response of the farmer and the poultryman, he says, indicates suc cess in an undertaking that is com parable to the campaign against tu oerculosis of cattle. In many states, particularly in the north and west where avian tu eerculosis is especially destructive, physical examination of farm flocks has been made incident to the tu berculin testing of cattle. During the fiscal year 1D2T, in ■pections were made of more than 211,600 flocks containing about 16, f>00,000 birds, of which nearly 6 per cent were infected. Tests in 27 states, not including the nine known to have a high per cent of infected poultry, 9,300 out of 85,000 reacted. Tuberculosis of fowls is widely distributed over the United States. The federal bureau of agricultural economics says that at eastern mar kets receiving large shipmets of poultry from various sections, a considerable portion of the rejec tions are for tuberculosis. Annual monetary loss is reckoned in mil lions of dollars for the entire indus try which, in the point of farm in come, is exceeded only by dairy and hog products. Unless extremely valuable birds are involved, tuberculin testing of poultry is not advised. A quick and sure way to control the disease is to eliminate the older birds an- | nually. It is pointed out that the egg production of all flocks is great est in their first year, and that the largest return from sale of fowls for slaughter is scon after the close of the first laying period. Since infestation does not become | apparent, ordinarily, until the fowl , is 3 »: 3 years old. it may develop ! insidiously throughout the entire flock. Annual disposal of mature birds and frequent cleaning of quar ters will insure a larger income and remove 75 per cent of all poultry diseases, specialists say. Dr. Wight makes a salient point of the fact that tuberculosis of fowls is readily transmitted to hogs, and that a great deal of the disease j found in swine is of the avian type. Packers who have been paying a premium for hogs from areas free of bovine tuberculosis, now are ask ing that the avian type be elimi nated, too. Federal Farm Facte A valuable result of farmers' co operative marketing organizations, according to C. L. Christensen of the United States bureau of agri cultural economics, is the improve ment in the quality of farm products. "Co-operative associations,” he says, "have brought the producers’ point of view into marketing and have brought a knowledge of market de mands back to the producer.” The better qualities of tobacco, despite the increase of more than 24,800,000 pounds in cigar leaf tobacco over the 1927 production, are bringing better prices. Cigar leaf tobacco in 1927 brought 21.7 cents a pound. Last year it sold for 22.1 cents a pound. The most dreaded of all animal diseases, the foot-and-mouth dis ease has been reported in a herd of hogs near Whittier, Cal. The en tire herd of 3,500 swine were slaugh tered and buried by government and state veterinary officials in the hope of srtopping the spread of the plague. The United States Forest Service receives annually about 14.000 to 15,000 letters applying for jobs as forest rangers, an average of be tween 40 and 50 a day. The forest service staff is made up of about 900 rangers, with a turnover of no more than 50 a year. Of a total of about 590.000 square miles of land in Alaska, ihe United States bureau of biological survey reports that nearly 350,000 square miles are available for grazing. This land now offers forage for reindeer Looking Backward. From Time. Despite general acceptance of Chicago’s late Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin's planetesimal theory of earth’s origin. Oxford's Herbert Hall Turner opined that science can never tell the earth’s beginnings, nor the universe’s. So look forward, said he. “Time’s arrow points one way—to the future. It is a vain hope that we can ever learn cf the beginning of things. Tc quote A. S. Eddington in his recently published Gifford Lectures, it is as vain as it would be to expect all the monkeys in the world pounding on all the iyuEwriter keys in the world would Biggest Butter and Egg Man Re-Elected C. J. Eldredge Is the world's hig hest butter and egg man. He was recently elected president of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, which last year did a business of nearly $400,000,000 in the sale of butter and eggs. It >s his fourth term. herds totaling between 500,000 and 600,000 head, in addition to sheep deer, caribou and moose. Steam flows into atmosphere at the rate of 650 feet a second. duplicate all the books in the British museum.” q. Name the actresses that .vere famous for their interpretation ol Ibsen roles. J. S. A. Fru Hennings was the first ac tress to act the role of Nora in a Doll's House. Mrs. Fiske, Mme Dues Mary Shaw. Mrs. Patrick Campbell. Mme. Naaimova, and Carlotta Nlllson all were known in Ibsen roles. How is Madame Curie's name | pronounced? M. E. A Curie is pronounced as it 1 spelled Koo ree. giving the oo the I same sound as in the word cook. GRAPE JUICE SALESMAN PAYS HEAVY FINE GERING— Advertising California grape juice proved a costly pro cedure lor E. A. Childers when ar raigned in county court on a charge o 1 advertising a new process for the manufacture of liquor. He also was displaying posters and other advertising matter explaining fur ther the process he was trying out for the thirsty. The product, the state charged, was supposed to be grape juice but was guaranteed to ferment into al oohol shortly at ter a patent bung, which was placed in the keg for shipment, had been removed. Childers was given a heavy fine and costs. STOPS PAYMENT ON HIS CHECK Aftermath of Poker Game Promises to Be Carried Into Courts HEMINGFORD, NEB.—A check for $1,000 given after a poker game while he was intoxicated is causing trouble for Dan Slattery of Har rison, Neb. Attorney S. L. O'Brien, of Alliance, has filed suit in county court i recover that amount. The check is said to have been given by Slattery to E. M. McFarland. It was endorsed to O'Brien before it was cashed. Payment on the check had been stopped. O'Brien seeks to recover from Slattery and McFar land. Slattery in answer to the petition .'•ays he was induced to join the poker game after he had taken a quantity of liquor and was not re sponsible. He says McFarland in duced him to give the check so they could recoup money lost by playing together. The case will come up coon in county court. OMAHA GROCER ATTACKS NEBRASKA DRUG LAW LINCOLN—(UP)—Prosecuted for selling aspirin tablets when not a registered druggist, Henry Geest. Omaha grocer, attacked in supreme court Wednesday the constitution ality of the law under which he was arrested. He was acquitted by a jury and the state appealed the case. LARGE ATTENDANCE AT A. R. DAVIS FUNERAL W A Y N E—Wayne Presbyterian church could not accommodate all who gathered Tuesday to pay trib ute to A. R. Davis, about 2,500 be ing present from Nebraska, Iowa South Dakota and Colorado. Many stood outside in a drizzling rain. A wealth of flowers helped express the sentiment of the host of friends. Masonic grand lodge members and many ether Mascns. about 400 in all, were here to honor Ne braska’s former grand master. O. A. King of Denver, close friend of Mr. Davis here in the early days lauded character and friendship ol Mr. Davis. Grand Master Frank Woodland of Omaha spoke of the deceased as an attorney and point ed to him as embodying true ma sonry. Rev. Fenton C. Jones, pastor of the church in which Mr. Davis was active, spoke. Masons conduct ed the rites at Greenwood cemetery. Members of the local lodge were pallbearers. Davis was killed last Thursday when his car was struck by a train. UNDER WATER 10 MINUTES BUT IS REVIVED LONG PINE—After he had been under water for 10 minutes, Willard Wheeler, 10 years old, was pulled from a millpond here, and was re vived by artificial respiration after 1’0 minutes’ work. Wheeler and Clement Ashbaugh fell in while trying to pass on a narrow pier while fishing. Ash baugh could swim, and getting out., called Jim Kurtz, Edward Traut man and Isaac Peterson from the power plant. Wheeler was pulled out with a rake. Dr. I. I. Boehr, who was called, said the work of the three men had revived the lad after an unusual length of time. INDIAN PRINCESS SAYS SHE IS FAR FROM “BROKE” OMAHA- —Princess W a r Hoo-Chee broke? On the contrary the Cherokee herb doctor and •'foreseer” here for the last decade is getting along quite well, if one could judge her wealth by her re splendent attire in which she ap pears oh the streets. This was the princess’ way of denying a report that she was down and out. She lives in a six room apartment here. Clothes? "Do these look like I was broke?” she asked, fingering a gold threaded coat which she said cost $700. ”1 got diamonds, too. I won’t tell how many. And I got lots of land— 70 acres in Oklahoma, 240 acres in South Dakota, and horses and cattle land in Florida.” DYNAMITE STOREHOUSE IS USED AS TARGET WAHOO—(UP)—A search was being made today for the small boys who recently have been shooting at a dynamite shed, with .22 caliber rifles, in target practice. The shed Is Isolated about a mile north of the town. Although its walls are riddled with bullet holes, apparently none of the shots struck the explosive. SCRIBNER EXPLOSION VICTIMS ARE RECOVERING SCRIBNER—While the Red Cross drive for finds is getting started, victims of the Scribner dynamite blast are ~e ported recovering satis factorily. Several ot the injured will be dis charged from the hospital this week, it was :-aid, but others will require hospital care for weeks or months. No reports have been made on the reiief fund drive, except that several hundred dollars has been taken in at Scribner. GAINS LIBERTY THROUGH RUSE Omaha Shoplifter Imper sonates Another Prisoner and Secures Release OMAHA, NEB—(UP)—An al leged shoplifter booked as “Pat O’Leary’ pulled a fast one on the jailer at the city jail Friday. Ar rested Thursday “O'Leary” learned that Charles Padgett, a fellow pris oner was to be released after serv ing a short sentenced for drunken ness, Friday morning. “Padgett,” called the jailer. “Here,” responded "O’Leary," not ing that Padgett was out of earshot. The desK sergeant turned Pad getts belongings, including $4 and a gold watch, over to “O’Leary,” who immediately departed. Padgett was released several hours later when investigation disclosed he was not “in” on the deal but he is still looking for h’s money and watch. FOUR WILL GO TO CLUB CAMP Club Boys and Girls of Ne braska to Be Represented by These Winners LINCOLN. NEB.—(UP)—Eleanor Dixon, of Blair, Marguerite Yost, of Red Cloud, Clarence Norris, of Weeping Water, and Louis Miller, of Sidney, will represent Nebraska boys and girls club work at the third national club camp at Washington D. C. next June, it was announced at the state club office of the extension service. The four won this right on their former club record, their leadership of club girls and boys, and a story of ex perience. Each is still active in 4-H club work, as a member, leader or both. Miss Dixon was the Nebraska style show champion at the 1927 state fair, the national champion clothing judge that same year at Chicago, and has twice been a winner of news writing service. Miss Yost has been the leader among the girls of her club and also of another group of younger girls in 1928. She has always been a winner with her exhibits of sewing, cooking, and room improvement products, was secretary of the baby international, a club fair at Red Cloud and has a local reputation as an orator. Mr. Norris has been an outstand ing poultry club boy of the state for several years. He has a long string of wins to his credit in comoetition at local and state fairs. With an other boy he represented Nebraska and the United States at the world poultry congress in Canada in 1927. As assistant local leadnr he helped train the 1928 grand champion farm demonstration team of the state. Mr. Miller was the local leader of the only wheat club in the state hi 1928 and had to adapt some general material to the needs of his young members. He has been a member of the com club, of Cheyenne county for two years, on three winning booths at the fair. At present he is attending a short course at the college of agriculture on a Union Pacific scholarship. HATCHERIES CAN BUY EGGS OF ASSURED QUALITY LINCOLN—