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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (July 4, 1929)
WHEAT STOCKS CAUSING WORRY Elevator Men Are Puzzled About How to Handle the New Crop OMAHA. NEB. — (UP) — Whil< supply of grains in Omaha eleva tors decreased nearly 450,000 bushels last week, grain men are still won dering where they are going to put the new erop of wheat which is ex pected to start rolling in about the middle of July. While his year’s crop is expected to be less than the 70,000,000 record set last year, the lowest prediction made at Omaha grain exchange is in the neighborhood of 57.000.00C bushels to be furnished by Nebraska for the world’s bread basket. Latest visible supply figures pub lished here showed that wheat hold ings totaled 4,518,000 bushels com pared to i77,000 at this time last year. Last week 347,000 more bush els were shipped out than were re ceived here. Total capacity oi Omaha elevators is about 16,000,000 bushels, but usually they are prac tically empty when the new wheat crop is harvested. This year there will be in excess of 5,800,000 bushel' on hand. STUDYING LIFE OF FAMOUS NUN OMAHA. NEB—(UP)—Utmost secrecy will guard the hearing Into the life of Mother Magdalena Ben tlvoglio, Italian noblewoman, who ostablished the Poor Clare Order ol the Catholic church in this country, Very Rev. Albert Kleber, of Evans ville. Ind., who is trying to have her canonized as a saint said upon his arrival here Monday. The Omaha hearing is but a con tinuation of similar inquiries made in Ir.d;ian«pcili;s Evansville, New Orleans and Philadelphia, he said. Mother Magdalena founded the Poor Clare Order here and lived here several years. She died in Evansville in 1905. Two proven miracles, in addition to proof that she lived a holy life are necessary to canonization, church officials said. The healing here may last several weeks, , CLAIM PHEASANTS AKE MENACE TO AUTO TRAFFIC COLUMBUS — Game pheasants are becoming a growing menace to life and limb on Nebraska high ways, reports of the fowls flying through windshields of automobiles coming from various sources. Adam Karges of Duncan, was driving along when a pheasant cata pulted Itself through the windshield and was found dead in the back seat of the car. The driver escaped in jury. Mrs. Fred Balmer, her two chil dren and another woman and her children were driving along at 40 miles an hour when the women were almost stunned by the shattering ot the windshield. Mrs. Balmer had difficulty in stopping the car. The pheasant was dead in her lap. Tht other woman and a child sitting in the front seat were cut by glass. STALLION AND CALVES LOST IN BARN FIRE VERDIGRE—Flames of undeter mined origin burned the large barn of August V. Kotrous, five miles southwest of Verdigre. A valuable stallion perished, with a numer of calves, a large quantity of hay In the mow, grain and a number of sets of harness. Insur ance was carried on the barn and stallion, but not enough to cover the loss. DEATHS IN NEBRASKA SHOW BIG INCREASE LINCOLN. NEB —(UP)—An In crease of 1,293 deaths in Nebraska in 1928 over 1927 was shown in fig ures released by the state division of vital statistics. There was an increase of only 263 births for the two years’ compari son, according to the report, There was a total of 13,662 deaths in the state in 1928, and 28,029 births. In 1928 there were 12,369 deaths and 27,966 births. BOY IS DROWNED IN NEMAHA RIVER AUBURN—(UP)—While William Rarick, 10 years old, was rescued his brother, Linden, 14 years old was drowned late Monday in Iht Nemaha river near here. The brothers were attacked witt cramps while swimming. Screaming for aid they attracted James Arm strong 12 years old. who dived in He was able to pull out the young er brother, but before he could re turn the older one had drowned, OMAHA MAN TO DIRECT NEXT RADIO AUDITIOh OMAHA—(UP)—Gould Dietz ol Omaha, has been appointed Nebras ka director for the third annua) national radio audition, which seek? to determine champion male and female singers, it is announced heie. Dietz will announce district cha.rinen shortly. Pinal contests will be held In October. PLEADS GUILTY TO OFFENSE AGAINST HIS COUSIN GREELEY—(UP)—A guilty con science and inattention in court cost Ed Murphy a $100 fine and court costs. Arrested by officers, he did not listen to a complaint read against him. He pleaded guilty and then learned the complaint was against his cousin, Walt Murphy, charged with possession of liquor. Murphy, on learning his mistake, said he thought the officers had the "goods on him," and he might as well plead guilty. WOMAN TO REFORMATORY FOR SELLING HOME BREW BROKEN BOW—(UP>—Convict ed previously on two charges of sell ing liquor and having 12 quarts of home brew in her home at Corn stock, Mrs. Annie Miner, 59 years old, a grandmother, was to be taken to the women’s reformatory at York Wednesday to serve six months and possibly two years. When Jutfge B. O. Hostetler sen tenced her, he said: "I don’t know whether this will reform you or not.” •Oh, I think it Will, Judge,” she replied. The sentence is at least six months and not more than two years. Mrs. Miner was arrested on two charges Of selling beer in January, 1927, and was convicted on both. In a recent raid, officers seized 12 ? ->ttles of beer. DISALLOWS BIG ATTORNEY FEE Federal Judge Munger Makes Orders in Famous Brictson Case OMAHA, NEB.—(UP)—A $50,000 attorneys fee claimed by Frank Weaver and William Giller of Oma ha and M. E. Culhane of Minne apolis for settling up affairs of the defunct O. A. Brictson Manufactur ing company of Brookings, S. D., has been disallowed toy Federal Judge T. C. Munger of Lincoln. Judge Munger held that minority stockholders should pay $8,300 used by the company for expenses during the suit and an additional $1,000 to Receiver Ralph West. Assets of the company after bankruptcy amount ed to about $100,000 which the court ordered turned over to state court trustees. FEAR DOG WHICH BIT CHILD HAD RABIES NORFOLK — (UP) — The small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peellett was badly bitten about the eyes and head by a dog which is be lieved to have been mad. She is in a local hospital and the dog is under observation to determine any trace of rabies. KNOX COUNTY CROPS IN GOOD CONDITION BLOOMFIELD —(Special)—Crop conditions here are good. Oats and barley are heavy and of good length and both promise bumper crops. Al falfa is a heavy crop, pastures are exceptionally good. Corn, although a little late is making a good growth and Is looking fine. SAYS FARM AID LAW A BLOW TO GRAIN MEN LINCOLN—(UP)—Effects of the recent farm legislation, the hand ling of grain for better profits and improved methods of handling claims for losses, were discussed here Tuesday night by members of the Nebraska Association of Elevat or and Mill operators. C. D. Sturtcvant of Omaha, de clared that the formation of pro ducers into co-operative organiza tions, farm owned and controlled was a blow at grain men. "We may have to sell our elevat ors to farmers," he said. But if we do they will likely hire us for we know more about the grain business than they do: the co-operatives cannot hope to compete with the :rain elevators." The farm measure was to minim ize speculation, Sturtevant said, he believed. However, he said, specula tion maintains good prices and the legislation was a detriment to the grain trade. "It is Impossible to control prices unless we control production," he said. —*« — ONE NEBRASKA TOWN TO GET NATURAL GA> FALLS CITY—Natural gas will be piped into Falls City by fall, it was announced Monday by B. O. Adams, general manager of the Gas Service company, a subsidiary of the Cities Service company. The Falls City city council has not yet approved the franchise, ac cording to a dispatch to The World Herald. but there have been long negotiations and substantial agree ment has been reached. It will be the first gas line into Nebraska. The Falls City extentlon will tap the company’s main line at Atchi son, Kan. Falls City has not previously had gas service. Gas Service will operate the local Calls City company as well as the pipe line. TWO ARE ARRESTED ON KIDNAPING CHARGE LINCOLN—(UP)—A couple giv ing their names as Mr. and Mrs. M J. Kingston of Oskaloosa, Kan were arrested here Tuesday on a kidnaping charge. They were held by officers on ad vice of Sheriff Aull of Oskaloosa A girl was accompanying the cou ple, who claimed to be Mrs. King ston’s niece. TR A C Y—(Special)—The secon, death from measles and complica tion occurred Monday when the 4 year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Melos - died. Last week the small daughter of Mr. and Mrs Harry Hamilton died following s mastoid operation, which was a r" suit of red measles, it is said. INVITATIONS ISSUED IN FORM OF SUBPOENA OMAHA—(UP(—Officers of the Northetist Nebraska Ed torial asso ciation are issuing unique invita tions for their annual meeting at Stanton next Friday. The invita tion is in the form of a subpoena served by a deputy sheriff in each guest’s home town. E. W. Edwardson, head of the publicity bureau of Omaha Cham ber of Commerce and several otheT local newspaper men have been honored with "appear forthwith' invitations. * Flying Craze Great Lure To Small-Town Boys Above, navy plane being thrown off catapult. Inset, Lindy, the Lone Eagle, who has inspired innumerable boys to study aviation. Left, below, le sketch which looks back a few years, when man began to conquer the air In this early Farman biplane. Right, below, mechanics working on the Bernard plane to fly to Paris shortly in a race with “The Green Flash," whose destination will be Romo. This flight is being anticipated with great interest by all aviators. (International N*' 97 Per Cent at Chicago Air School Are Farm ers’ Sons THE romance in aviation apparently appeals more strongly to the young man of the farm and small town than to the city slicker, who is a demon in a roadster, but shies at taking both feet off the ground. This Is proven by a survey which was recently made of the enroll ment at the Aviation Service and Transport School at Chicago, Illi nois, which showed that of the 700 students 97 per cent are from small towns and farms. This can be con sidered as representative. Inasmuch as this school boasts one of the largest enrollments in the country. The percentage of female students enrolled at the present time Is neg ligible, although several have been graduated in the past. Just now there are four girls attending classes regularly. We are Inclined to blame Llndy for the tremendous Increase in the number of aviation enthusiasts. There Is no doubt that he Is the most romantic figure of the age, and elnce his memorable transat lantic flight thousands of young boys have placed his imags before them as thslr Idsal man. The students at the school havs f 1'iuvni uieiiiBcivcB unuauauy ttuiui ,ious. Most of them take their training at night, since so many aro forced to work by day In order to get together enough money to take the air work. Instruction Is decidedly thorough. Students are required to take 800 hours of ground work before ever being taken into a plane for In struction. This class work requires a complete knowledge of all phases of flying, particularly “what makes it go.** They are required to dismantle and reassemble four different types of airplane motors. In addition they are given thorough training in the construction of airplanes. Classes In design draw plans for planes and then bu^d them. The course even includes reconditioning damaged planes and putting them back In the air. Yes, Interest In aviation is ever on the Increase. The romance of It has an Irresistible appeal whld»i j completely overshadows the possl* bllltles of being hurt, and no mat« ter how many air accidents are re corded, the aviator always takes ofl with full confidence that he will not meet with a similar fate. Particularly alluring to the small town boy Is the craze to fly. The feeling of power which It gives him is equal to almost none other, and In his own mind puts him In a class with the heroes whose pictures ara constantly before him In headlines of all the newspapers as shining examples of what he would asplro to b*. Not “Moral Issues.” From Scribner's Bulletin. Tire attack delivered recently on the “Tobacco Trust” in the battle over broadcasting cig&ret advertising and holding blindfold tests in col leges, will not receive support from William Lyon Phelps, professor at Vale, prominent Baptist layman. Doctor Phelps, who frequently oc cupies the pulpit as a lay preacher, declares in the June Scribner's mag azine that such attacks represent “a misconception of morals.” Such misconceptions, thinks Doc tor Phelps, are found more often In America than any other country and do a great deal of harm. “Excessive smoking for the very young and for certain invalids is probably not hygienic; just as cof fee is bad for people who suffer from heart disease,” he writes. "But that smoking in itself and for the average person should have a flavor of wiclcedness is unfortunate; it con fuses standards of morals and ac tually makes some people who enjoy smoking feel that they are indulging in some secret vice. There should be no flavor about smoking except the flavor of tobacco; and yet I was brought up to believe that smoking was wrong, "inconsistent with a Christian life.” A great many years ago I was surprised and then pleased by a little after dinner incident. I was dining with a devout Congrega tional clergyman, and after the meal he lit a cigar. Feeling certain that he must have an apologetic attitude, though he gave no sign of it. I said idiotically, ‘I suppose you feel that a cigar has a quieting effect after a day's serious work.’ ‘Oh, no,’ said he, ‘I love the nicotine.’ That taught me a much needed lesson. "While the dally consumption of even a moderate amount of alcohol is undoubtedly injurious to the ma jority of persons, and we should probably be better off if no alcohol were obtainable, I am convinced that the idea that to taste wine or beer is a sin has wrought Immense and wide spread injury. If we could UNUSUAL BLOUSE The egg-shell crepe blouse that tucks into a midnight blue suit has its batteau r.eck finished in a one inch standing collar of the satin side of the crepe and four one-inch bands of the satin appllqued around the cuff puff of the sleeve. ■' ♦♦ ■ ■ — Q. What Is an Enoch Arden Law? ft. R. A. It is a law providing that when a husband has l»sen absent a speci fied number of years, the wife may remarry without the formality of di vorce, the death of her husband be in? assumed. regard wine as it was regarded by the early Christians, indifferently, as we regard tea or coffee, that is, without a shade of wickedness, it would probably be better for the morals of the human race, and there would be a fewer number of hip pocket flasks and excessive, swinish drinking. "I remember how shocked and be* wildered I was when first reading “Tom Brown at Oxford’ to find that the most serious and most spiritually minded men drank together as na turally as they ate. When the late Mrs. James B. Reynolds went 40 years ago to a certain town in Bel gium to form a Y. M. C. A. among university students, their meeting, opened with prayer, was Uberary supplied with beer.’’ Sea-Eroded Land Is Rebuilt from Weeds SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND— (AP)—A robust, weed like plant is opposing erosion of the waves and saving hundreds of acres to Eng land on the southeastern coast. This plant, the spartina town sendii.d settles on the submerged mud flats and grows so thickly that in time it raises the mud above W'ater level. This reclaimed soil has been turned Into grazing lands which fatten cattle rapidly because of the salt in it. The Dutch, masters of reclaim ing lost land, have Uceu so im pressed with the effects oi the spartina that they have obtained cuttings for use on their own coasts. This humble salvage worker ap peared in Southampton Water 58 years ago. It restored for the use of man great expanses of mud flats which had been barren thousands of years. Photographic Hint. Prom Answers. Wife: But, dear, in this photo graph you haven't a single button on your coat. .. . ,, Hubby So vou ve noticed that at last! That’s why I had the photo Q How were the old samplers made? S. C. A. The old-fashioned sampler consisted of a square of perforated canvas, the rows of perforations be ing equally spaced. Designs were stamped on the canvas and filled in with different colored worsteds, the stitches forming little x's. On the finest canvas this would almost give the effect of a painting. 1 CAMPBELL CIRCUS TO BE SOLD, REPORTED ORCHARD—The Campbell Broth ers circus, of which John Shrike, o! this place, is vice president, is go ing to be sold at auction, it Is re ported. The enormous expense of opera tion and the unfavorable weathei conditions which the show compam encountered this spring is given a: the reason for the suspension 01 business. POND STOCKED WITH BASS FR\ Will Be Given Year’s Start Before Being Placed in Streams TILDEN, NEB.—(UP)—Stockin of John Ashburn's pond here with 25,000 week-old bass fry has been completed by the state fish and game commission which is promot ing an extensive plan for rearing o.' game fish in suitable waters in vari ous parts of Nebraska. The Ashbum pond is declared bj fish culturists to be an ideal one for the rearing of bass fry to fin gerling size, which is large enough to be used for stocking purposes. Webb Rice of Norfolk, member o: the fish and game commission, said that if 25,000 bass fry are placed in fishing waters of the state that no: more than 1.000 would be likely tc survive the first year as the bas.c in the fry stage fall prey to theii natural enemies, such as other game fish and turtles. By keeping the bass fry in a rearing pond, during the first year, about 15,000 of the 25,000 will reach fingerling size When the 15,000 fingerling are re leased in fishable waters, the loss will be negligible, he said. The placing of the bass fry in the Ashbum pond is a part of the pro gram of the commission to carry on fish propagation activities by the rearing pond system to the point w’here there will be sufficient game fish of fingerling size to stock all fishable waters of the state. N5BRASKA HAS GREAT GRAIN STORAGE CAPACITY LINCOLN, NEB. — (UP) — The ability of Nebraska farmers to store their crops is indicated in the fig ures released today by A. E. Ander son, federal and state agricultural statistician. Storage facilities for 143,329,241 bushels of wheat and 97,593,911 bushels of corn were passed by Ne braska farmers in 1927. The wheat figure also si for the 1928 capacity. The east section of the state pos sesses the greatest storage facilities. This section consist of Butler, Cass. Colfax, Dodge, Douglas, Hamilton, Lancaster, Merrick, Nance, Platte, Polk, Sarpy, Saunders, Seward, Washington and York Anderson also listed figures on the storage facilities for potatoes. In cluded in the commercial potato counties listed were: Box Butte, fa cilities for 526.335 bushels; Dawes. 160,602; Kimball. 127.510: Morrill. 5, 060; Scotts Bluff. 259.501: Sheridan. 118.994: Sioux. 502 905; and Brown. 28.370. Included among the counties list ed in the storage of corn were; Da kota, 894.235 bushels: Buffalo, 990, 715: Dodee. 1.961.785: Douglas, 1, 686.517: Platte. 2.516.945; York, 2. 190.006: Red Willow, 222 245; Adams. 1 079.310; Otoe. 3.290.733; and Richardson 2,467.488 bushels. Counties listed in the storage of wheat Included: Dakota, 751.701 bushels; Buffalo. 2.295.835; Dodge. 2,108005: Douglas. 1,571,801; Lan caster 2.895.355; Platte. 2,671,065; York. 2.346,046; Red Willow, 1.048, 160; Adams. 2.182,664: Otoe, 2,336, 460: Richardson. 1.905.990. OMAHA’S LIVESTOCK SHOW TO CONTINUE OMAHA—(UP)—Continuation of the Omaha Livestock and Horse show is assured, W. H. Schellberg, eeneral manager of Union Stock Yards and chairman of Ak-Sar-Ben stock show committee announces. Ak-Sar-Ben leaders had been pessimistic over prospects for the shows following Attorney General Sorenson's action In stopping pari mutual betting on horse races at their track. Generous responses have been made by business leaders to appeals for funds, however, and Schellberg announces that the show will be continued It was tried as an ex periment last fall and while it was a financial “flop”, such interest was created that its founders be lieved the show would soon rival similar attractions at Chicago and Kansas City. The Greater Omaha association, Chamber of Commerce, Ak-Sar-Ben and stock yards directors will meet this week to formulate plans to col- ■ lect $50,000 to assure holding of the show. BANK CASHIER FREED OF EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE PLATTSMOUTH—(UP> —George O. Dovev. former cashier of the First National bank here, was ac quittted of a charge of embezzle ment late Saturday. He was charged with embezzlement as bailee of r note for $?.500 given by H. M Sccnnishsen. a merchant here. MODERN WOODMEN OF NEBRASKA TO FIGHT BEATRICE—(API—Edward McAl lister, con'ul of the Modern Wood men of America, here, announced Saturday that plans are under way to Institute injunction proceedings against new insurance rates fixed by the head camp at Chicago earlier this month. The new rates affected all but. 80 of the 400 members here. McAllister said, adding that “there are possibly 603,000 Woodmen who would be affected. POLICE JUDGE GIVES LECTURE Federal Dry Agents at Omaha Told They Are Breeding Tragedy There OMAHA, NEB. — (UP) — Karl Schmitt is a prohibition agent, not Houdini, he explained after being ‘‘bawled out” in central police court for not appearing as witness against alleged bootleggers he had arrested. Karl was tongue tied as Police Judge Noble gave him a verbal spanking, but later explained that he had cases in two other courts at the same hour and it was simply impossible to keep all his engage ments. Judge Noble attacked Schmitt and other federal dry agents for their alleged illegal tactics in making raids. ‘‘These tactics, if persisted in,” he said, ‘"will in all probability result in a tragedy here similar to those which are arousing public sentiment in other sections of the country. If you will proceed legally I’ll help you all I can. But you must keep with in the law. You can’t make a raid under federal law until you have made a buy.” Judge Noble's lecture will be re ported to Washington, Prohibition Director General William Rowan said. Rowan asserted his men al ways work legally. Tire incident may also cause a split of city, county, state and fed eral forces which have been acting jointly in raids here. Although fed eral "undercover” agents make most of the cases, those arrested are ar raigned in police court when it is found evidence is not strong enough for federal court. Because none of the agents ap peared to prosecute, Judge Noble turned three prisoners loose. ICE HOUSE FIRE LOSS ESTIMATED AT $185,000 OMAHA—(UP)—Loss in the Bur lington ice house fire at Gibson yes terday is placed at $185,000 by rail road officials. The house, which was 500 feet long and contained 12,000 tons of ice, was destroyed. BLOOMFIELD MAN GETS KNIGHTS TEMPLAR OFFICE CHADRON —(UP)— Salmon H. Burrows of Kearney, was elected grand commander of the Knights Templar Gi’and Commandery of Ne braska at the concluding session Friday night of the annual conven tion. Burrows succeeds Francis A. Mitchell of Hastings. Other officers included J. Harvey Mettlen of Bloomfield, deputy grand command er; Charles H. Marley of Omaha, grand generalissimo; William B. Wanner of Falls City, grand captain general; Carroll D. Evans, Jr., of Columbus, gi-and senior warden: John T. Dysart of Omaha, grand junior warden; George H. Thummel of Omaha, grand treasurer; and Lewis E. Smith o{ Omaha, grand re corder. STATE TO IMPROVE LAKE AT TEKAMAH TEKAMAH—(Special)—The state department for parks and game pre serves has appropriated $1,500 for Lake Quinnebaugh to raise the level of the water. The water has been low for the last two years and fish placed there by the state have frozen. Various other improvements are needed around the lake and details will be discussed at a meeting to be held here soon. BEGIN WORK ON FISH HATCHERY S NEW LAKE ROYAL—(Special)— Actual work is now under way on the state fish hatchery at Dikeman's park near here. The pond will cover three acres and will be 10 feet deep with a four foot bank. It will be filled from a small spring fed stream across which there will be built a three foot cement dam with gates. ADMIT 45 TO THE PRACTICE OF LAW LINCOLN—Forty five new law yers were admitted to practice be fore the supreme court here this week. Among them were a father and son from Omaha, Robert Smith, for many years clerk of the district court at Omaha, and Edson Smith, a graduate of Harvard. The elder Smith had prepared himself several years ago. but waited for his son to graduate to be admitted. There were two women admitted, Eva Watts Spencer, former school teacher, and wife of a Hayes Center attorney, and Miss Margaret Ruth Fischer of Omaha, whose father and brother are lawyers. COUNTY SEAT FIGHT ENDED IN COURT KEARNEY—The county sent fight between Stapleton and Gandy was settled in court in favor cf the former by Judge Hostetor of Kearn ey. Gandy had charged that the re cent election transferring the county scat was not legal, and alleged Stapleton had illegal ballots in its favor. Gandy offered testimony of several witnesses. Great rivalry exists between the two villages, and the court trial was a keen contest. FINE WATER SUPPLY FOUND NEAR PARKER PARKER—Striking of a strong flow of water in a gravel pit ad ioining the farm of C. V. Auringer. near here, makes available an abundant supply of water should it be decided that Parker needs an increased supply for fire protection and domestic purposes. The flow was struck by drilling down only 20 feet from the surface of the pit. Mr. Auringer reports that the water is clear and clean and of good taste, and that the sup olv anne.ars to be inexhaustible.