DEFINE RIGHTS
OF DEPOSITORS
Not Entitled to Share in
Double Liability of Stock
holders of Banks
LINCOLN. NEB.—In affirming
thr finding oT the district court In
the controversy arising in the set
tlement of the affair^ of the Citi
zens State bank of Royal, the su
preme court, through Justice Good,
held Thursday that depositors of a
failed bonk have a lien only on the
assets of the bank, and that the
constitutional double liability is not
an asset of the bank, but is for the
security of the creditors. It says
that the stockholders ’liability cre
ated by the constitution, being self
executing, is free from legislative In
terference, and that that liability is
for the benefit of all creditors, with
out preference to anyone of class
and all on an equal footing, against
all who are stockholders when the
creditor's claim accrues.
All the depositors in this bank
had been paid in full out of the
guaranty fund, and as the assets
failed by $19,000 to pay back the
fund it laid claim to the money In
the hands of the receiver accruing
from collections of stockholders' lia
bility. It claimed first lien on all
funds, and asserted that the gen
eral creditors have no right or In
terest therein. The American State
bank of Newcastle, a contributor to
the guaranty fund. Joined In this
prayer.
The district court held that the
fund was subrogated to the rights
of the depositors as claimants, and
ordered that the $7,000 be prorated
among all creditors, general Includ
ed, Both sides appealed the general
claimants saying they are the only
unpaid creditors. The supreme court
says this is not true. If It were and
there were no general claimants,
then, because the depositors were
first paid from the guaranty fund,
there would be no liability on tire
stockholders.
CONVICTED M1RDERER IS
GIVEN ANOTHER TRIAL
LINCOLN—(Special)—Robert R.
Garrett, convicted and sentenced for
life at Alliance in February of 1928,
for the murder of William Kinsley,
was given a new trial by the su
preme court on the ground that the
district court erred In allowing Mrs.
Clara Garrett, his erstwhile wife, to
testify against him. Judge Shep
herd, who wrote the opinion, says
that this ineligibility arises out of
the fact that In divorce proceedings
held before the murder was com
mitted, a decree was granted her one
day before the six months that the
law says must elapse between the
filing of the petition and the en
tering of the decree. She testified
as an eyewitness that Garrett did
the killing. She was keeping house
for Kinsley at the time.
The law says that in no case can
a wife testify against her husband
except in a criminal proceeding for
a crime committeed by the one
against the other. Mr. Garrett filed
her suit for divorce on October 19,
1926. The court heard the case
April 19, but although the decree
was not signed till two days later
the supreme court says it plainly
appears that It was heard and de
cided on the 19th. It says there is
no escape from the conclusion that
the divorce was granted a day be
fore it could have been legally
granted, because when the statute
says '‘months” it means calendar
months, and the rule is to exclude
the first day and include the whole
of the last in the period prescribed.
DOUBLE COMPENSATION
FOR WORLD WAR VETERAN
OMAHA—(UP)—Through efforts
of the War Veterans’ bureau Edward
McLaughlin, 34 years old, totally
paralyzed veteran of Havelock, Neb.,
will receive double permanent dis
ability compensation from the gov
ernment, according to announce
ment here. This amounts to $230
a month. He formerly received $100
monthly. The additional compen
sation was won after a year's fight,
veteran officials said. The bureau
Is now endeavoring to collect back
compensation since 1924 for Mc
Laughlin
DISTRICT Ml’SIC CONTEST
TO EK HELD AT OMAILi
OMAHA— <UP)—Pirst annual sec
ond district music contest sponsored
by the Nebraska High School Mu
sic association will be held here Fri
day and Saturday with more than
I, 000 high school pupils competing.
J. A. Jimerson of Auburn will be
chairman of the contest, which is
to be held at Technical high school
auditorium.
Contests include vocal and in
strumental solos, duets, quarters
glee clubs, bands, stringed quartet
and orchestras. Elimination meets
have already been held, the win
ners to compete here.
Competitors here will come from
Hutler, Colfax. Cass, Douglas, Dodge.
Nemaha. Otoe. Nance. Piat.te. Polk
Richardson, Sarpy, Saunders and
Washington counties.
W. O. \V. W. RESISTS PAY
FOR OPPOSITION LAWYER.'
LINCOLN— ~ -The sovereign
camp of the Woodmen of the World
in a motion filed in district court
here, resists the application of F
E. Felts and others in the success
ful suit against the W. O. W. and
the Globe Life Insurance company
for attorney's fees and expenses o!
between $100,000 and >150.000. The
plaintiffs won the suit forcing the
Woodmen to return to the sovereign
camp $1,700 000 used to purchase
stock in the Globe Insurance com
pany.
IN TROUBLE TOO OFTEN;
GIVEN PRISON TERM
OMAHA—’Tve Just about cr*me to
the conclusion that you’;e no
damned good," observed District
Judge James E. Fitzgerald in pass
ing sentence of one year of impris
onment on Carl H. Richards, sales
man for a music supply company
who pleaded gulity to embezzlement
of approximately $flOO.
Richards about a year ago was
in trouble when he and his wife
are alleged to have taken La Rue
Garrison, a 3-year-old girl they had
taken from a Kansas City childs
savings institute away from Miss
Hazel Clough, Kansas City Juvenile
court worker as she was taking it
back to Kansas City on the claim
that the Richards’ were not proper
persons to have it, following com
plaint of persons in Hastings who
previously had testified to Richards'
good reputation.
This case was finally settled when
the Richards’ were allowed to
legally adopt the child in Omaha
courts.
In today's case Richards was
charged with collecting money for
the company which employed him
and failing to turn it in.
Mrs Richards will be allowed to
keep her adopted child, court at
taches said. She recently filed suit
for divorce.
TRADING MATES
BRINGS GRIEF
Two Bennett, Neb., Hus
bands and Their Wives
Taken Into Custody
LINCOLN. NEB.- ' -Trading
vives without sanction of the di
vorce court landed two Bennett,
Neb., men in Jail here Monday.
Their wives with two children each,
were in custody of Juvenile officers.
Neighbors told Sheriff Claude
Hensel about "strange doings,” at
the two homes and his deputies ar
rested th© men—Otto E. Slade, 31
years old, and Horace Reed, 29, early
Monday morning.
By mutual consent, the trading
had been done Sunday, March 30,
the quartet told officers following
the arrests. The quartet met last
August at a dance and had been
exchanging visits and going to
gether all winter.
THEY WANT OUT
OF WHEAT POOL
Nebraska Farmers Begin
Court Action for Return
of Their Contracts
RED CLOUD, NEB.—(UP)—One
.lundrcd fourteen wheat growers of
Webster county Friday had de
manded. in a suit on file here, the
return of their contracts with the
Nebraska wheat pool of Lincoln.
The suit was filed by Harm Boen.
mg, farmer of Webster county, on
behalf of 113 other wheat growers,
and the defendants are the Nebras
ka wheat pool, of Lincoln, and Gus
Strasburg. local farmer who was ap
pointed director of the organiza
tion.
The petition states the pool is
headed by men who are not en
gaged in the business of farming or
marketing wheat; that the only pur
pose of the scheme is to levy a tax
on wheat growers of the state for
the pool’s benefit and not for that
of the farmers; that the organiza
tion has no elevators, no mills, no
agencies for marketing wheat, and
that its promoters have no proper
ty other than a rented room, a few
typewriters, office chairs and some
stationery.
Further allegations that the 114
farmers were induced to sign the
agreement under false and fraudu
lent representations by the solici
tors are made. The farmers were
told the government was behind the
organization and a greater price
would be obtained if marketed
through the organization, the peti
'ion states.
WOULD CANCEL CHARTER
OF FARMERS OIL COMPANY
OMAHA—(UP)—Deputy Attorne}
General Stalmaster is preparing a
oetltion asking that charter of the
Farmers’ Paint and Oil company,
formerly owned by Hubert M. Mich
el, "doodle bug” oil promoter, be
forfeited and that the company's
gasoline filling stations here be
closed for nonpayment oi state
’■asoline tax. Stalmaster alleges the
company owes the state $595 col
lected from motorists as tax. Neith
er has it paid occupation tax, he
said, after examining books and
records seized under orders from
Judge Noble.
FUNERAL FRIDAY FOR
NEBRASKA PIONEER
FREMONT—(UP) — • Funeral ser
. ices will be held here Friday after
noon for Charles H. Hooper, 73
venrs old. one of Nebraska's earliest
overland freighters and son of the
man for whom Hooper, Neb., was
named. Hooper died at his hom®
lere Wednesday.
CHURCHES POOL INTERESTS
OMAHA — (UP) — AfteT listening
to an address of Rev. Frank A. Hos
mer, pastors lepresenting a ma
jority of Omaha Protestant church
es decided upon a program for pool
ing of efforts In a campaign for
additional membership.
Solidification. Dr. Hosmer said. Is
the logical step to be taken in re
ligious development. Churches must
co-operate and organize to save
themselves, he said, asserting that
there Is an unequal struggle prog
ressing between organized and un
organized religion
Courtesy Is the Key to
Greatness and Power
1
A bunch of golden keys Is mine
To make each day with gladness
shine.
"Good morning.’’ that's the
golden key
That opens every day to me.
2
When evening comes "Good
Night" I say
And close the door of each glad
day.
When at the table, "If you
please,"
I take from off my bunch of
keys.
3
When friends do anything for
me
I use the little "Thank You” key.
If by mistake some harm I do
"Excuse me,” I beg your par
don,” too.
4
Of if an unkindly hurt I’ve given
"I’m sorry, forgive me”—I’ll be
forgiven.
On a golden chain these keys I’ll
bind
They’ll always help me to be
kind.
—Anon.
BY ETHMA SEAY.
People all over the world have been taught to be courteous even
from the very earliest of times. Parents, it seems have always tried
to impress the value and the necessity of courtesy upon the minds of
their children—especially the key of “Thank You" and "If you please."
To be courteous is a great undertaking and is nothing to be
scoffed at. A true courteous person must look for the small acts that
can be done for others and the large ones will take care of themselves,
just as, if you take care of your pennies, your dollars will take care
of themselves.
Your observers count the smallest courtesy almost as important
as the greatest one.
Emerson said in his essay, "Compensation.” that a man is just
as strong as his weakest point—so if you are a brave hero or a man
of power and yet lack courtesy—just how great or strong are you?
Courtesy is more than mere form or habit or individual accom
plishments; it is a social virtue. To be of a social standing you are
expected to know the three “R's;” likewise it is as necessary that you
know the meaning of courtesy and practice it continually.
Courtesy is a very valuable asset in life—probably assumption
will make this more clear to my readers.
Suppose that you were the owner of a large factory and that
some people came to you for information concerning your product or
products. If you did not treat them politely and in an obliging man
ner, could you expect them to become or remain your customers?
Also, suppose that you were trying to secure a position, don’t you
realize that some act that you perform, while applying for the posi
tion, is going to go a long ways in helping the employer to judge
your character and decide for or against you?
Courtesy is planted in the home. If one is taught to practice
good manners at home, it will be natural for him to perform the
same manners on the streets or in public and it is by these manners
and courtesies in these places that a person is judged.
I wonder how it would be to see ourselves as others see us—1
imagine that if this were possible we would all have a surprise in
store for us.
What places are more appropriate to practice little acts of
courtesy in than the school which we attend or the place where we
are employed? Are you always looking for these nice little acts of
courtesy to be done for your friends, classmates, faculty and employer
If we forget to be courteous, are we living the Golden Rule? No,
indeed! And therefore, are obeying our King's command?
So let us just try to do some act of kindness each day and always
have our bunch of golden keys at hand. This will grow to be a
habit because habit is nothing but an established custom.
Our reward will follow because we will know that God sees and
knows all things and remember He said, "Inasmuch as ye have done it
unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me ”
i
Propaganda in Schools
Prom Santa Barbara News
At the recent session of the de
partmtnt of superintendence cf the
National Educational association
held in Cleveland resolutions were
passed condemning propaganda n
the schools.
Of coarse the Kind of propagan
da at which these resolutions were
aimed was that which seeks to
benefit private interests. They
seemed to be aimed at the power
companies which lor two or three
years have been systematically us
ing the schools and colleges to
to spread the public utility gospel.
But the ban on propaganda ought
to include also political matters of
a controversial character. It is a
strange fact that those who are
most active in the condemnation of
one form of propaganda are silent
concerning another or even \ssist
in the violation of the principle
they have Indorsed when the parti
cular issue raised is one they ap
prove.
At this very time, when the issue
of the public schools for propagan
da purposes is the subject of con
demnation, systematic use of the
schools to promote interest in the
League of Nations is under way.
Although the United States has
definitely refused to be drawn into
the league and two presidents have
gone on record against participa
tion in the affairs of that associa
tion. through the schools the league
propaganda has been carried into
the homes of the people.
“Essay contests,’ made attractive
by cash prize offers are held. The
‘League of Nations association."
having headquarters in New York
is giving competitive examination
to boys and girls from more than
1,000 high schools, the subject of
which is the League of Nations.
A course of study on the league
is the basis of these r. -ations.
Some 8.000 high school students
have been induced to study the
“short history of the League of
Nations.’
If the principles of Soviet Russia
were suggested as a subject for un
oficial study in the high schools of
the country, a cry o protest would
go up from the very persons who
are now using the schools to preach
another form of propaganda.
It is the old story. It makes a
great difference whose ox is gored.
The Man and the Merger.
Frcm Commerce and Finance.
Just as the industrial revolution
of the 18th century changed the in
depedent master craftsman, work
ing in his own shop and with his
own tools, into a wage earner sup
plying nothing but his labor, so this
later revolution is changing the
man at the head of a small busi
ness enterprise into the salaried
emplove of a hug? corporation.
On the whole, this probably means
less worry and more ease and com
fort for those affected, but whether
this is n sufficient offset for the loss
Coming Down.
From Tit-Bits.
“Since Dorothy married she has
stopoed wearing high heels—her
husband disapproves of them.”
”1 always said she'd lower her
self by marrying that man.”
--
Q. Will soap thrown into a
geyser force it into action? W. R P.
A. The geological survey states
that sometimes soap is us.d as an
expedient to hurry up the action ol
a geyser. The soap makes a film
over the water and causes accumu
lation of steam. When the steam
accumulates to a certain point it
causrs the eruptior
of independence is a moot ques
tion. At least one fact, however,
seems well established: This loss of
industrial freedom does not mean
also the closing of the door of op
portunity for advancement, as is
sometimes asserted. It would be
nearer the truth to say that the
opportunities are multiplied, but
within a much narrower range. The j
big corporation usually keeps a keen
lookout for signs of talent among
its personnel, and is ready to reward
this talent substantially, because it
has learned that such a policy
yields good returns. Prompt promo
tion for merit explains why every
big business today is so well served
by its staff.
Nevertheless, the ease with which
the transition has been achieved
cannot blind us to its far reaching
social effects. It means that the op
portunities to advance are to be
found along only one path. Men
must obey the strict rules of the
system—rules which they have had
no voice in making. Independence
exists, but only at the top. However,
conducive such a scheme may be to
industrial efficiency, it has little of
the democracy of the system which
it is supplanting.
Individualism is thus yielding to
something closely akin to institu
tionalism. Ability to forge ahead has
become less dependent on personal
initiative and more on one’s ability
to fit Into a certain place in an
elaborate machine.
Even provision tor a “rainy day”
is becoming among the employes of
great business establishments less
and less a matter of personal ini
tiative. Foresight and self control
were once much more indispensable
to getting ahead than they are in
these days when so many organiza
tions are providing sick benefits, in
surance .and old age annuities. The
“tightwad” in the big office today
probably has poorer prospects of
success than the free spender who
soends with an eye on the main
chance.
q. What is the meaning of
“Where McGregor sits, there is the
head of the table?" S. C. T.
A. This saying is quite old and
has been attributed to the head of
the McGregor clan, also to the
McDonalds. Emerson uses it in his
American Scholar. Theodore Parker
also makes a reference to it. In
Cervantes’ Don Quixote, Sancho
Panza relates the story of a gentle
man who having invited a poor
fanner to dine with him pressed
him to take the head of the table.
Tire countryman refused to take the
place of honor and his host losing
patience, exclaimed: “Sit down,
i clcdpole. for let me sit wherever I
will, that will still be the upper
| end and the place for worship to
thee.”
Q. Why is colonel pronounced
as if the word contained an r?
i a c.
A. The present day pronuncia
I tion of the word colonel is based
upon the original spelling of the
word which was coronal.
—
Joke’s on Him.
From Iondon Opinion.
Nurse: Look. sir. Bonny twins.
Professor: Congratulations. 1
didn't knew you were married!
q. What land was given to rail
roads when thev were built? O. D.
! c.
A. Different railroads received
different amounts of land in the
grants of their charters. Generally
the odd numbered sections w'jre
given them within a certain distance
of the railroad. The distance was
usually from 20 to 40 miles; but in
cue case it was only for a distance
of six miles and in mother for 12
' miles
verdigre teachers all
ACCEPT RE-ELECTION
VERDIGRE — (Special) — The
teaching force of the Verdigre
schools will be the same next year
as it is this, all of the present teach
ers having returned their signed
contracts to the board of educa
tion. J. J. Van Hoff is to be super
intendent for 11th consecutive year.
ASTOUNDED BY
BUDGET BOOST
Nebraska Legislators Now
Think of Their Campaigr
Economy Promises
LINCOLN, NEB.—(Special) —
Members of the legislature who re
called their campaign promises of
reduction of state taxes wherever it
was possible, were aghast Tuesday
when the big appropriation bill
made its appearance carrying an ap
propriation of more than $40,000,000
for the biennium, more than 25 per
cent in excess of any previous bill
of the kind. They felt a bit relieved
when Chairman Esssm told them
that $7,500,000 represented the ad
ditions made by reason of doubling
the gasoline tax, which, in turn,
draws more federal aid money in
the matching process, although that
is an indirect tax that persons must
pay.
The actual increase was $8,500,
000, of which $7,464,000 was repre
sented by the gasoline tax and fed
eral aid money, leaving a little over
$1,000,000 more than the governor
had recommended. Actually the
committee added $1,500,000, but cut
out a little less than $500,000 as
recommended by the chief execu
tive. The biggest share of the in
crease goes to the state university,
$315,000 being appropriated for the
new heating and power plant, one
unit of which is to be built at the
expense of the state capitol fund,
which contributes $210,000. Other
increases to the university were for
maintenance of the hospital used
in connection with the state col
lege of medicine at Omaha, and
there also was provided an increase
in the fund out of which salaries
of professors are to be paid, the
chancellor having urged an increase.
The state normal at Wayne loses
the $45,000 new building that the
governor recommended, as do all
the other normals, and the appro
priation for a new unit to the dor
mitory there was eliminated. It was
favored however, in that it gets
$25,000 for enlargement of its heat
ing plant.
Tire Norfolk hospital for the in
sane got all that the governor had
recommended, and in, addition, had
an item for a new building in
creased from $100,000 to $125,000.
Two years ago the legislature or
dered a branch laboratory of the
state board of health installed at
Scottsbluff and provided for its
maintenance. This year it is abol
ished, there having been but six
applications for tests during the two
years and three were from Wyom
ing.
TOWN MARSHAL’S WIFE
IS ACCIDENTALLY WOUNDED
DODGE— (Special) —Mrs. Ludwig
Kresl, wife of the Dodge marshal,
was accidentally shot when she
picked up a pair of her husband’s
overalls in which was a .25 caliber
revolver. The pistol fell to the floor
and was discharged, the bullet en
tering her right leg Just below the
ankle. She was alone in the house,
and suffered great pain but man
aged to get downstairs to the tele
phone where she called a doctor,
who heard her gasp after the call
and she then collapsed. She is re
covering.
WANT NEW BRIDGE
ACROSS NIOBRARA RIVER
STUART — (Special) — Definite
steps are being taken for a new
bridge over the Niobrara river west
of the island north of Stuart, as a
result of a joint meeting of com
missioners of Holt and Boyd coun
ties and business men from Stuart
and Butte with State Engineer
Cochran of Lincoln. Half of the
expense will be borne by the state
and one fourth by each of the two
counties benefited.
It has been 20 years since the old
, Grand Rapids bridge went out and
since then it has been necessary to
travel many extra miles to get
across to northern Nebraska and
South Dakota.
DEPOSITORS OF FAILED
BANKS ARE TO MEE'I
LINCOLN — (UP) — Depositors oi
tailed state banks have been invited
to attend a meeting Saturday morn
ing at the Cornhusker hotel, R. T.
Jones, of Scottsbluff, registered
iobvist for the depositors at the leg
islature. announce.
Jones will preside at the meeting
Senators and representatives and
those who favor retention of the
bank guaranty law are to speak, he
said.
The purpose of the meeting is to
impress the legislature and Gov
| <rnor Weaver with the desirability
of maintaining and strengthening
he guaranty lew, Jcnes said.
TOWN OF SIDNEY PLANS
I OR MUCH BUILDING
SIDNEY— (UP) —An ambitious
building program, that will cost ap
proximately $1,500,000 will be un
dertaken in Sidney this summer, it
is announced.
Part of the $250,000 certified
check received from the Western
Public Service company in settle
ment for the purchase of the formei
municipal power plant, will be used
to construct an $30,000 new city hall
Subject to approval of a bond is
sue. a new high school building, tc
cost $250,000 is being contemDlated ►
ROAD BUILDING
PLANS TALKED
Various Nebraska Chambers
of Commerce Meet With
State Engineer
COLUMBUS, NEB.—(UP)—Legis
lative measures authorizing coun
ties to issue road bonds on the se
curity of future gasoline tax reve
nue have received the endorsement
of good roads boosters representing
the Chambers of Commerce of cities
along the Lincoln highway from
Omaha to Kearney.
The road boosters met at a con
ference here Monday, and were ad
dressed by Roy Cochran, state en
gineer, who outlined the plan for
road buildinig in this territory.
The bills endorsed at the confer
ence are three senarte measures
wrhich permit counties to vote road
bonds that will be retired by their
respective shares of the gasoline tax
money.
The state highway between Oma
ha and Plattsmouth, the Lincoln
highway west from Omaha-Ames
pavement to Columbus, and the D.
L. D. from Omaha to Lincoln will
be among the first roads to be
paved with federal state funds un
der the four cent gasoline tax law.
State Engineer Cochran said. Some
construction will be done on all
these projects this year and they
will be completed by the end of
next year, he predicted.
The 104 mile paving program
proposed by the Omaha Chamber
of Commerce for this year can not
be adopted in its entirety because
not more than 50 or 60 miles of
paving can be laid this year with
available funds.
THURSTON COUNTY NOTE
CASE IN HIGH COUKi'
LINCOLN—(Special)—Carl Vogt,
Thurston county auctioneer, who is
called upon to defend the action of
the local district court in releasing
him from any obligation on a
$2,000 note he once gave to the Lib
erty State bank of Thurston coun
ty, in supreme court next week,
hos filed an answer in which he
said that the note was given with
out any consideration and had been
requested of him by J. C. Chmelka.
cashier, who told him he would not
have to pay it and that he later
renewed it on the representation
that it was wanted so that the bank
examiner might be satisfied as to
the bank's condition. Chmelka de
nied this, but Vogt says others were
present and knew of the agreement.
The suit is by George I. Parker, the
receiver.
Vogt says that he was one of the
organizers of the bank, and that
when it was in a flourishing condi
tion Chmelka paid him $142.50 a
share for 48 shares, and in payment
gave a $1,700 note, $500 in a cash
ier’s check and three certificates of
deposit. Later Chmelka asked for
more time on the note, but this was
at a time when a Sioux City bank
was pressing Vogt for money due
and that the deal as finally fixed
up was that he was to get his
money on the note, then amounting
to $2,000 and to help out Chmelka
signed the note in suit so that he
might have it to show the examin
er.
HE WILL USE TRACTOR
ONLY ON LAUREL FARM
LAUREL—(Special)—One hun
dred and sixty acres of land will
be farmed this season by Floyd
Maxon, young Laurel farmer, with
out the use of a single horse. There
are 135 acres of the farm under
cultivation. He and his tractor will
do the work alone.
BURLINGTON ROAD GIVEN
PERMIT TO RUN RUSE
LINCOLN—(UP)—On the condi
tion that its buses be repainted sc
as not to be confused with buses ot
competing companies and that its
schedule be altered in certain re
spects, the Burlington railroad wac
given permission by the state rail
way commission Monday to estab
lish bus lines from Lincoln to Oma
ha and Lincoln to Hastings.
The granting of tire application
was opposed in a formal hearing
by the Nebraska bus operators’
union. They protested that grant
ing of the application would be
an encroachment upon their con
stitutional rights, and that there
was sufficient service in the terrl
tory to be covered.
PAROLE BOARD MEMBERS
SHOULD BE EXPERT
OMAHA—(UP) — Prison parole
boards should be made up of ex
perts if they are to function prop
erly, Rev. J. R. Perkins, of Council
Bluffs, former warden of Fort
Madison penitentiary, said in an
address here Monday. He advocat
ed a board composed of a psysician
with experience in psychiatry, a
criminal attorney, a successful busi
ness man and the warden of the
state penitentiary. Venereal dis
eases, he said, is one of the biggest
causes of crimes. About 75 per
cent of convicts never become good
citizens, he asserted.
WOOD RIVER—(UP)—The Citi
zens State bank, with deposits of
$220,000 and the Farmers State
bank with $337,000 deposits have
been consolidated, and were operat
ing Tuesday as the Farmers’ State
bank.
TO HEAR .APPEAL OF
CONVICTED DOPE FI EX
LINCOLN—(S pe c i a'l)—The su
preme court has set for hearinc
April 18 the appeal of Morris
Schwartz, stlf-confessed dope fiend
who is under sentence of death fer
the murder of Roy L. Tinkham, an
Omaha druggist who resisted when
Schwartz r.nd a companion sought
to hold him up in his store at night
Schwartz claims they entered th?
drug store for the purpose of satis
fying their cravings for cocaine, and
that he v.as incapable o-f lellir..
right from wrong.
