SEEKS ESTATE
FOSTER FATHER
Case Involving $60,000 1$
Carried to Supreme Cour*
of Nebraska
LINCOLN, NEB—< UP)—A ft*hi
to break the will of Gustaf Robert
Noren, former Waverly resident, wa?
made in the state supreme court
Wednesday.
The will of Noren's was being con
tested by his adopted daughter,
Mrs Esther Nelson. If the decision
of the lower court, Lancaster dis
trict court, holds. Mrs. Nelson will
receive his estate valued at $60,000
The lower court held that Noren
was not of sufficient mental capa
city to make the will.
The will gave Mrs. Nelson $1,000
aud $5,000 in trust, The remainder,
after small bequests to brothers and
sisters, went to Lancaster county to
be used to aid the sick and unfortu
nate.
FAILED TO CANDLE
EGGS, IS FINED $10
LINCOLN—(UP)—Clyde Arnold
of Broken Bow didn’t candle his
eggs before marketing them. Wed
nesday he was fined $10 and costs.
Arnold was prosecuted by the de
partment of agriculture, O, V. Mc
Craken, head of the bureau inspec
tion, said that a number of farmers
wore violating this law and the de
partment would make an intense
drive against all violators.
havings and loan
CONCERN TO LIQUIDATE
OMAHA—(UP)—Stockholders of
the State Savings and Loan associ
ation have voted to liquidate. It was
believed liquidation can be accom
plished without loess and without
stockholders forfeiting value of their
stock The association carried $58.
000 in mortgages on local property
and total resources were listed at
$768,000. A slump in real estate was
given as reason for the liquidation.
L. C Sorenson of the state depart
ment of trade and commerce took
cliarge of the association’s affairs at
request of stockholders.
HOLD MEMORIAL FOR
MASSACRE VICTIMS
WYNOT—.(Special)— Mrs. John
G. Campbell, president of the Wise
man Monument association of
Wynot, Neb., now residing at Ver
milion, S. D„ will have charge of
the program, to be held next Sun
day, at 2:30 o’clock in the afternoon,
commemorating the massacre by
the Indians In 1863 of the Wiseman
children while Mr. Wiseman was
away, serving in the Civil war, and
Mrs. Wiseman was at Yankton, S.
D., after supplies.
The monument was unveiled June
6, 1926. ago by a daughter, Mrs.
Price, born after the massacre and
now living in Wynot.
Women of the association will
serve lunch at the grounds and have
the club dinner the same day.
A highway lias been built from
Wynot to the monument, which has
become a center of interest to
tourists. More than 4.000 names
have been registered as visiting the
monument since the unveiling three
yean. ago.
There will be an elaborate pro
gram of music and addresses. The
annual roll call and address a ill be
by 8 C. Oathout, sales manager ol
the John J. Hall Memorial Art
company, of Sioux City. The princi
pal address of the day will be de
livered by Rev. G. W. Churchill.
COUNTIES GIVEN THEIR
SHARE GASOLINE TAX
LINCOLN — (Special) — State
Treasurer Stebbins has made thi
»econd monthly distribution of one
cent of the four cents gasoline tax
to the various counties, as directed
by the new law. The total collection
were $737,081, and deducting cost of
collection the amount for distribu
tion is $182,651. Douglas, with $22,
892 heads the list and Lancaster if
second with $13,218 and Gage third
with $4,118. Other counties are:
Antelope, $2,140; Boone, $2,141;
Boyd. $917; Brown, $751; Burt, $1,
998. Cedar, $2,215; Colfax. $1,782;
Cuming. $2,180; Dakota. $1,333; Dix
on. $1,428; Dodge. $3,867. Holt, $1.
801; Knox, $2,475; Madison, $3,475;
Merrick, $1,603; Nance, $1,297;
Iherce, $1,669; Platte. $2,968; Rock.
$400; Stanton, $1,153; Thurston, Sl.
lll; Washington. $1,882; Wayne
$1,691 The money is to be expended
by the county board on farm t?
market roads.
TO RAISE BASS FRY IN
LAKE NEAR KOVAL, NEB.
ROYAL — (Special)—'The state
game and fish commission is pro
posing to create a pond near here
to use for the raising of bane fry
until they reach such a size that
they can take cere of themselves In
open waters. Work is expected tc
start on the project within a few
weeks.
When the late W. C. Cole was a
member of the legislature from this
county he secured the passage of a
bill to create a trout nursery pond
on the Dikeman place in the Verdi
gre creek near Royal. The supply of
water at that point was Insufficient
to keep the pond at a temperature
required for trout and the tract was
traded for one or five acres furth
er up the creek where there was an
ample supply of water from the
spring?
NEBRASKA TOWNS GET
INSURANCE RATE CUT
OMAHA—(UP)—Reduction of 12
to 2D per cent in fire insurance
premiums in every* city and town in
Nebraska having fire protection is
announced by Frank Stansberry,
head of the Nebraska inspection bu
reau. The reduction applies to all
dwellings aj>artment houses and
flats It docs not apply to farm
property or buildings removed from
water service and fire departments
The reduction means saving r»f
thousands of dollars, Stansberry
' said.
NEBRASKA 1928 CROP
VALLES SHOWN IN FIGURES
LINCOLN—(UP)—From the soil
in 1928. Nebraska farmers extracted
crops valued at $324,760,246, accord
ing to figures made public today by
A. E. Anderson, federal and state
agricultural statistician.
The value of livestock for that pe
riod was $295,450,050.
The yellow corn became golden
corn when translated into market
terms, and the corn crop brought
the greatest amount of money into
the pockets of the farmers. The
value was $151,017,970 for the 212,
701,370 bushels grown on 8,937,000
acres. The average yield was 23.8
bushels per acre and the average
value per acre wras $16 90.
Less than half as much was the
value of the wheat crop, which
brought $65,498,128. This was for
69,918.759 bushels produced on 3,
672,002 for an average yield of 19
bushels or an average value of $17 -
36.
Virtually all of this wheat value
came from the winter wheat crop
which was valued at $62,695,077 for
the 66,696,892 bushels raised on 3,
492.007 acres. The average yield was
19.1 bushels per acre and $17.95 per
acre. The spring wheat crop was
valued at $2,803,051 for the 3,221,897
bushels.
As far as productive value per
acre went, potatoes ranked above
other crops in that respect. The
total value of the crop was only $5,
040,168 but that per acre value re
turned was $48. During the year,
10,080,331 bushels were grown on
105.000 acres or 96 bushels per acre.
The value of the oats crop was
$29,996,670 for 78,935,974 bushels
produced on 2.391,999 acres. The av
erage yield was 33 bushels per acre,
returning an acreage value of $12.54.
Barley brought $7,149,155 for 14,
017,948 bushels produced on 430,003
acres. The average yield was 32.6
bushels per acre valued at $16.63
per acre.
The wild hay crop brougnt
692,262 for 2,525,981 tons off of 2,
903,005 acres. The average yield
was .87 tons, netting $6 44 per acre.
All tame hay sold for $33,509,978
which was for 3,350,537 tons off of
I, 549,995 acres. The average yield
was 2.16 tons netting $21.60 per acre.
Alfalfa crop was valued at $28,
147,420,061 tons off of 1,155,006 acres.
The average yield was 2.28 tons
valued at $24.37 per acre.
The pop corn crop was valued at
$205,265 for 6,842,177 pounds off ol
II. 000 acres. The average yield was
6,220 pounds per acre which was
valued at $18.06.
NAMES BANKING
FUND AUDITORS
Eleven Expert Accountants
to Delve Into Affairs of
Closed Nebraska Banks
LINCOLN, NEB.—(UP)—Account
Ants to audit the state guaranty
fund commission in an effort to
bring to light the cause of many
bank failures in the state in the
last few years were named Thurs
day by C. A. Shallenberger, chief
examiner of the banking depart
ment.
The audit is expected to reveal il
there was any misconduct in the
handling of funds of defunct bank*
by the commission, which was
abolished by the last legislature.
The appointments were approved
by Governor Weaver, Five Lincoh
and Six Omaha accountants were
named.
The men are certified public ac
countants. members of the Nebrask;
Society of Certified Public Ac
countants. The work of the audit
will be directly under Shallenbeger
The audit wil commence at onct
and is estimated to last from sev
eral months to two years. The last
legislature appropriated $150,000 foi
the work.
Charges that assets of failed
banks were sold at low rates and
to friends of the commission have
been made. The investigation is ex
pected to reveal the seriousness of
the charges.
Three supervisors of the audit
were named. They are: Raymond
H. Walker, president of the Ne
braska Society of Public Account
ants: Henry C. Moeller, secretary ol
the State Board of Examiners of
Public Accountants, and M. A. Hol
land. member of the firm of Gillin
Holland company, of Omaha.
HUS-RAILROAD BATTLE
TAKEN UT BY BOARD
LINCOLN—(UP)— The right of
the State Railway commission to
grant permits to new motor bus
companies in a territory already
adequately served was questioned
Thursday by four big intertown bus
companies which appeared before
the commission.
A hearing was held on application
of the Missouri Pacific Transporta
tion company for permission to op
erate bus lines between the state
line and Omaha and between Ne
braska City and Lincoln, paralleling
the lines of that railroad.
Another question raised was
whether the present lines, by rea
son of having had their schedule?
and routes approved, have acquired
a right of user to the highways
and streets traversed that cannot
be invaded by the railroad subsidi
aries.
OLD INDIAN FIGHTER
IN NEED OF A HOME
LINCOLN—(UP)—John Shai
frank. veteran Indian fighter, who
attempted to carry a message tc
Custer during the Custer masascre,
wants a home.
Shaffrank, who lives In De Witt,
has appealed to Governor Weaver,
complaining he can’t enter state in
stitutions because he is a veteran
Indian fighter. The institutions pro
vide for veterans of wars, but ne
glect to include Indian fighters.
He would be charged for living at
the institutions, Shaffrank com
plained.
FIND FLOOD DAMAGES
TOTAL HALF MILLION
FALLS CITY—(UP)—Farmers of
this section are checking up their
losses, as the high waters of the
last few days began to recede after
one of the most disastrous floods in
years. An estimated loss of $500,
000 has been made, half of thfu
amount i:- Richardson county where
the Neher. ah r.ver went on a ram
page.
Receding waters disclosed the
body of Cecil Vader, 16 years old.
who was drowned last Saturday
The body was found 50 feet from
where it was last seen when swept
away in sight of two companions.
Traffic between here and Kansas
City is still halted with a washec
out bridge on the main highway.
WANT LIMIT ON
NEW BUS LINE?
Established Operators Ob
ject to Entrance of Rail
road Company
LINCOLN, NEB.—(UP)—A test ni
the power of the state railway com
mission over bus lines will be made
It was indicated here Tuesday.
Intertown bus lines protested be
fore the railway commission against
authorizing the Burlington Trans
portation company to add 12 new
buses to its equipment and schedule
them on highways between princi
pal cities.
The lines contended that the com
mission has the authority to deny
newcomers the right to operate, ii
the commission finds the public is
be-ng adequately served. The com
mission contended it has no g-.r*
powers.
FOREIGN WAR VETERANS
OF NEBRASKA MEETINv
FREMONT—(UP)—A little busi
ness and a little pleasure combined
to make up the program of Tues
day’s entertainment for the Veter
ans of Foreign wars meeting here ir.
the ninth annual convention. Tues
day was the closing day of the three
day meeting and election of officers
for tho state organization was th:
chief item of business to be taker
up.
NEBRASKA TREASURY IIAS
BIG CASH BALANC.
LINCOLN—(UP)—The unprece
dented balance of $5,784,565 cash
was in the state treasury Tuesday,
according to the monthly report of
\V. M. Stebbins, state treasurer.
This was $1,000,000 more than the
previous high amount recorded r.
year ago when taxes came in for
redemption of registered warrants
All but one item of cash was in de
pository banks.
As a result of more than the us
ual remittances from county treas
urers the total state general fund
during the last month increased
from $118,112 to $1,224,665.
Nearly half a million dollars in
the temporary school fund, a trust
fund, will be paid out in July for
the support of public schools. There
is at the present $240,000 in the
permanent school fund, also a trust
fund. This will be paid out on a
purchase of $250,000 of bonds of the
city of Alliance.
THEY HAVE FINE RECORD
FOR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
PONCA—(Special)—Helen and
Lois Wendte have established a rec
ord for punctual attendance at
school, neither of them having been
either absent or tardy during the
last six years.
FOUND DEAD IN ( REEK
WITH BULLET IN BRAIN
LINCOLN—(UP)—A man, be
lieved to be Ernest E. Hall, of Lin
coln, was found dead in Salt Creek,
near here, Tuesday afternoon. Po
lice were investigating to find if the
man ended his own life or was mur
dered. A bullet wound in his fore
head caused his death, police be
lieve.
The only means of identification
was a letter in his coat pocket, ad
dressed to "Ernest E. Hall.”
DES MOINES MAN TO
DIRECT OMAHA CHEST
OMAHA—(UP)—Ralph J. Reed
of Des Moines, has been appointed
director of the Omaha community
chest to succeed J. F. Hall, w'ho
has accepted a similar post in Se
attle. Wash. Reed has been executive
secretary of Des Moines welfare bu
reau for 10 years.
DOPE ADDICT TO BE
GIVEN FREE TREATMENT
OMAHA — (UP) — Herbert Cook
sey's attempted sacrifice on his own
life to demonstrate his love and
loyalty for the University of Nebras
ka hospital here is to be rewarded.
Physicians at the hospital, not to be
outdone, will give him a free course
of treatment in an effort to cure
him of the drug habit.
Cooksey, 30 years old. was dis
charged as janitor following discov
ery that he had stolen a quantity
of narcotic. He attempted to shoot
himself, but Dr. J. F. Bean suc
ceeded in getting the revolver away
from him. In his pocket was fount
a note in which he turned his body
over to the hospital for experimental
purposes "to prove hew much T
loved my job.”
ARROW HEADS FOUND
ON FARM NEAR EWING
E W I N G—T h i r t y or 40 arrow
heads were found in a pile of stones
thrown up by road graders along
the land of James Gunter. Half a
dozen were perfect specimens while
some were broken while being made
and other stones found in a heap
evidently v.vre to be used for making
more arrow heads. The Gunter
land was evidently some sort of In
dian headquarters in days gone by
for fine collections of arrow heads.
Indian relics and a flue stone pipe
> had nreviouslv been found.
BETTER ROADS
FOR NEBRASKA
New 4-Cent Gasoline Tax
Expected to Add Greater
Impetus to the Work
LINCOLN — (UP) — Slowly but
surely. Nebraska is digging itself out
of the mud and sand and getting
into the good roads classification, it
was indicated by figures released on
the state's roads by A. E. Anderson,
federal and state agricultural.
The total mileage of improved
roads in the state is 5,753 4 miles. Of
this amount, 3,920.2 miles are graded
and surfaced and 1.833.2 have been
bought to grade only.
With the new four cent gasoline
tax expected to bring in $8,500,000
annually, a great program of road
building is expected to start soon,
State Engineer Roy Cochran pre
dicted. The new tax also will pro
vide the building of more farm to
market roads as one-fourth of the
tax is distributed to the counties.
Much of the improved roads are
in the southeast, central, south cen
tral and northwest sections. While
the northwest and extreme west dis
tricts, in the sand country, are be
hind the other sections in road
building, progress is being made.
Cherry county, largest county in
area in the state, has 50 miles of
graded and surfaced roads, and 58.2
miles of graded only roads.
Buffalo county has 102.5 miles of
' graded and surfaced roads. The
I mileage of graded and surfaced
roads in other counties are Dodge,
79.1; Douglas, 116.8; Lancaster,
108.5; York, 48; Red Willow, 34;
Adams, 50; Otoe, 62.2; Richardson,
37.7; Platte. 65.5 miles.
Counties having roads graded only
include Lancaster 7.7 miles; Red
Willow, 12; Adams. 3; Richardson,
15.2 miles; Platte 7.2 miles.
Total mileage of improved roads
in the counties include. Cherry,
108.2; Buffalo, 102.5; Dodge, 79.1;
Douglas, 116 98; Lancaster, 116.7;
York, 48; Rew Willow, 46; Adams.
53; Otoe. 62.2; Richardson, 52.9;
Platte, 72.7 miles.
MUCH BAD LIQUOR IS .
SOLD IN NEBRASKA
LINCOLN—(.UP)—What the Ne
braskans are drinking is going to
be just too bad lor their stomachs
later, judging from the liquor taken
in raids on bootleg joints through
out the state.
1 “Almost all of the liquor that Is
brought in to us by sheriffs to be
tested for alcoholic contents con
tains acetic acid that will cause ul
cers of the stomach if imbided for
a long period.” Lee Cramer, chemist
in the agricultural department, told
the United Press.
In the booze room in the capitol
where the seized liquor is kept while
being tested are rows upon rows of
neatly labled bottles. Great care is
maintained that no one without au
thority enters this “evidence” room,
and only two keys to the door are
in existence. One is kept by H. J.
McLaughlin, secretary of agricul
ture, and the other by Cramer.
Cramer tests liquor brought in by
State Sheriff William Condit and by
county sheriffs. The samples are
tested to determine the alcoholic
content, and are kept until the cases
are disposed in the courts. Last week
hundreds of gallons of liquor, some
of it kept since 1926, were dumped
into tiie sewers.
“If Nebraskans knew what their
liquor contained, very little would be
imbided.” Cramer said in declaring
that apparently every day in every
way the liquor is getting worse and
worse.
NEBRASKA POSTMASTERS
TO MEET AT KEARNEY
KEARNEY—(UP)—Postmasters ol
Nebraska will hold their annual
state convention here June 17 and
18. Two Washington postal officials
will attend the convention.
William R. Spilman, director of
postoffice service, and Louis Brehm
director of service relations out of
the postmaster general's office will
speak at the meeting.
Other speakers will be R. A. Ward
of Aldan, Kan., representative of the
national organization; J. D. Ringer,
of Omaha, central accounting post
master of the State; Trev Gillaspie,
Lincoln postmaster. Governor and
Mrs. Weaver will be guests at the
annuai banquet the first night cl
the meeting.
GIVEN COMPENSATION
FOR KICK BY HOESl
LINCOLN — (Special) — The su
preme court Tuesday held the coun
ty of Boone and its insurance car
rier liable, under the compensation
law. for the damages suffered by
Wylie C. Speas. a farmer, employed
to drag the roads near his place. The
injuries were sustained one noon
when Speas was placing his horses
in their stalls in order to feed tnem
one of them kicking him. The ques
tion was whether the fact this oc
curred at noon brought the injury
under the compensation law, which
rays that payment shall be made lor
injuries arising cut or in the ccjrse
of his employment.
The court says that they aicse out
and were sustained iti the course oi
his employment. The horses were
stabled in the home barn simply be
cause the work was being done neai
by, and if the accident had hap
pened by the side of the road where
they might have been fed if the
work had been at a distance from
his home, there could be no coubt
of liability. It holds that the in
jury was incidental to the man’s
employment, end must be compen
sated.
PLANE MAROONED IN AIR,
OCCUPANTS USE PARACHUTES
CRAWFORD—(UP)—After being
marooned in the air with a broken
landing gear, Capt. I. G. Blackburn
and his accompanying photographer,
jumped to safety with parachutes.
Shortly after the plane took oft
here, observers saw' that the plane
was disabled. A rush call was made
to Fort Robinson, where another
plane was sent to help Blackburn,
The plane lowered parachutes to
Elaekqburn and his companion.
They jump'd. The plane, used for
photographic and mapping weak
crashed.
LODGE MEMBERSHIP IS
BIG CHURCH QUESTION
OMAHA—When Rev. F. W. Seeko
brings his expulsion appeal before
the Evangelical Lutheran church
convention, June 19, the question
of whether lodge members may be
long to this sect, affiliated with the
Missouri synod, is expected to be
finally determined.
Rev. Mr. Seesko, pastor of a
church here since 1911, was expelled
by the northern Nebraska district
for permitting Masons and member*
of other secret orders to participate
in communion.
The revolt against the church’s
anti-lodge stand is national in
scope, said the minister. He said
he was in full accord with the Mis
souri synod "inasmuch as we also
believe that there are principles in
secret orders which also conflict
with the gospel.”
SUIT OVER COW
COSTLY AFFAIR
\nimal Valued at But $75
Cost Litigants More
Than $1,000
VALENTINE, NEB.—(Special)—
A lawsuit involving ownership of a
red cow worth $75 which cost $1,000
was ended in district court here
with the plaintiff, Paul Hoefs, of
Wood Lake, winner. He had re
plevined the cow in dispute from
Henry D. Hamaker, another ranch
er. The legal battle took three days.
The chief issue in the case Involved
the identification of the brand on
the animal. Many witnesses ap
peared for both sides. Stockmen
watched the case with interest as
the same method of identifying
brands will be significant in other
cases.
BOOZE AGENTS
WORK IN DARK
Owners of Big Still Seized
at Omaha Continue to
Be Unknown
OMAHA. NEB. — (UP) — Despite
the facts that the entire resources
of the federal intelligence unit have
been utilized for three months, not
enough evidence has been produced
to indict anyone in connection with
operation of the mammoth Howard
street still, District Attorney J. C.
Kinsler said in announcing that
the case would not be presented to
a grand jury convening Monday.
Federal agents have discovered
who sold the building to the oper
ators of the still; they have traced
machinery used in its operation,
sugar used to make the alcohol and
other circumstantial evidence. But
they yet have to find any trace of
the real owners or operators of the
gigantic plant which occupied every
inch of a three-story downtown
store building.
Unless someone "squeals,” the
mystery will never be solved, is the
general belief in underworld circles
A woman for a time was suspect
ed of being the "brains” of the rum
ring. She is the estranged wife of
a Chicago still operator who was
arrested here in connection with
another rum scandal about a yeai
ago. Investigation has absolved
her, federal agents say.
Kinsler said he hoped to have the
case in readiness for the next sit
ting of grand jury, July 8.
CASE INVOLVES
INDIAN LANDS
Federal Attorney Takes
Hand in Action Originat
ing at Walthill
LINCOLN, NEB— (Special)—Dis
trict Attorney Kinsler, for the fed
eral government, has filed addition
al reasons in supreme court why
that tribunal should grant a re
hearing in the case of the First Na
tional bank of Walthill against Eun
ice W. Stabler, which involves the
question of whether a levy and at
tachment can be sustained against
the holder of an Indian land allot
ment by inheritance. The court
held that the congressional act oi
1910 removed these restrictions
where the will of the original ownei
had been filed and approved by the
department at Washington.
Kinsler points out that since this
court decided the case the circuit
court of appeals, in a case involving
the same land and the same parties
decided that restrictions follow the
allotment into the hands of non
competent Indian devisees, and that
subsequent acts of congress to the
one relied upon by the Nebraska
courts either continued these re
strictions or else reimposed them.
Kinsler maintains that the govern
ment still holds the title in trust, and
that the act of the secretary in ap
proving the deed by which Mrs
Stabler secured possession was not
in accordance with any authority ol
congress.
OMAHA — (UP) — Nearly 1,000
young people will be graduated
from high schools, colleges and
universities here this week. Creigh
ton university has the largest num
oer to be graduated, 371. The Uni
versity of Omaha will send 63 out
co battle with the world. Twelve
young women finish their course
at Brownell hall and wTill receive
diplomas this week.
The following numbers will grad
uate from high schools: Central,
190; Technical, 250; South Omaha
166; North Omaha, 92; Creighto.1
Prep, 50; Eenson High, 48. Tota.'
graduates, 1,364.
BIG SUM FROM
GASOLINE TAX
State of Nebraska Collects
$737,081.71 First Month
of New 4-Cent Rate
LINCOLN, NEB—(UP)—For the
first month that the new four-cent
gasoline tax was in effect, $737,081.71
was the unprecedented sum collected
for one month, Dr. T. W. Bass, in
charge of the gasoline tax collection
bureau, reported Friday.
The amount was collected during
the month of April. The new law be
came effective April. 1. For the same
month in 1929, under the two-cent
law, $316,464.38 was collected.
From April 1, 1925, when the state
started collecting a tax on gasoline,
$14,795,518.71 hae been collected.
EXPLAINS HOW
FISH ARE LOST
Game Warden Says No
Method Known to Prevent
Winter Killing
LINCOLN, NEB.—(Special)—An
swering charges that thousands of
fish were killed in northern Ne
braska lakes during the winter just
past because the fish and game de
partment did not employ local war
dens to cut holes in the ice, Chief
Game Warden O'Connell says that
where the water is low in the lakes
and the winter weather is severe
there is no known method of pre
venting these losses.
Various devices have been tried
out, but none of them have worked
satisfactorily. Cutting holes in the
ice is not very practicable, he says,
because the water soon freezes
over. In some lakes the depart
ment has dug flowing wells that
have worked well when the water
was not too low, but these sort of
wells cannot be found in many
lakes.
Lack of air under the ice and gas
coming from decayed vegetation in
lake bottoms are given as the prin
cipal reasons for the destruction of
fish, which numbers many thou
sands during the winter. Mr
O’Connell says the department
would gladly welcome any sugges
tions along this line.
During the legislative session pic
tures of thousands of dead fish ly
ing on lake banks were used in
support of the bill that transferred
control from the department of ag
riculture to a commission named by
the governor. They were shown as
proof of the charge that the game
wardens were not doing efficient
work under the department. After
the commission was created the
governor named the same man as
head who has been in charge for
four years last past.
TELEPHONE OPERATOR IS
GIVEN HIGH HONOR
POTTER—(UP) — “Air-minded
ness” was the quality which won
for Mrs. Mabel Hite, agent for the
Northwestern Bell Telephone com
pany here, the Theodore N. Vail
medal for heroism, according to a
citation accompanying the award
which was presented to her, Satur
day.
Mrs. Hite, through her “initiative
and resourcefulness” in meeting an
emergency under unusual circum
stances, the citation stated, Febru
ary 17, 1928, played an important
part in sving a United States air
mail plane from destruction and its
pilot, H. T. (Slim) Lewis, from
death.
During a blinding blizzard, Mrs.
Hite, on night duty, heard the hum
of the airplane overhead. As the
hum continued she realized that
the pilot had lost his way. She
telephoned the emergency feild t
Sidney, 20 miles away, for instruc
tions to aid him.
The airfield advised her to ob
tain flares from Union Pacific rail
road section house and place them
In a nearby field. With the aid of
a Potter garageman this was done
and Lewis made a successful land
ing.
Mrs. Hite’s national trophy is a
silver medal and a cash award of
$250. Abronze medal also was
awarded Mrs. Hite by the North
western Bell. She is one of four
telephone workers in the country
to be honored by the Vail Memorial
Fund commission this year.
JOKE TELEGRAM ASKED
ARREST NOTED SPORTSMAN
HASTINGS—William'Sandow, of
Kansas City, manager of Ed
Strangler” Lewis former champion
wrestler, is wondering who sent the
telegram to Hastings police that
caused the arrest of himself and his
wife Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sandow arrived here
to pay a surprise visit with rela
tives. Shortly after their arrival,
local police received a telegram from
Fairfield. Neb., requesting the ar
rest of a couple from Kansas City,
driving a certain make of car.
The police located the automobile
and visited the couple in their ho
tel room. As they were cleaning up
after the automobile trip, they re
fused to come out of their room.
EXTENSIVE HUNT ON
CHADRON— (UP)—An extensive
search was being carried on
throughout western Nebraska Sat
urday for two men who escaped
from the jail here late Friday.
County sheriffs and their deputies
guarded all highways, believing that
the men were headed south in a
stolen car.
The fugitives are Ben Kelly, who
Is under sentence to the state peni
tentiary for attempting to shoot
down a squad of policemen at
Craw'ford six months ago, and
James Carran, charged with steal
ing a car.