BANKSHORTAGE
LAID TO WOMAN
Former Bookkeeper and
Her Husband Held on
Embezzlement Charges
8TOCKVILLE, NEB—(UP)—Fol»
lowing a preliminary hearing here,
Mrs. Elizabeth Brown Hogoboom, 27
years old, former bookkeeper of the
defunct Frontier county bank, and
her school teacher husband, Louis
Verne Hogoboom, facing charges in
volving embezzlement of $34,800 in
bank funds, were bound over to dis
trict court late Wednesday on $2,500
bond each.
The hearing, before Judge C. E.
Eldred, will probably be held at the
next term of court here, December
e
Smartly attired, and apparently at
ease, Mrs. Hogoboom kept her dark
eyes fastened on the witnesses pro
duced by the state and listened at
tentively to the evidence with which
the state seeks to Incriminate her
and her husband.
Hogoboom was apparently ill at
ease and faced the hearing with less
assurance than did his wife. Their
infant daughter was in the court
room, held in the arms of Mrs. Lulu
Brown, Stockpile postmistress and
mother of the accused woman.
Ivan W. Hedge, of Lincoln, ac
countant and auditor for the state
guarantor fund commission, was
called to the stand to tell of the
shortages found In the accounts of
the bank. He placed the total short
age at $34,800 and stated that the
greater part of that amount^ had
been taken after ommisslons' were
made in deposit lists, compiled by
Mrs. Hogoboom.
Eight drafts, made payable to
Hogoboom, were also produced by
Hedge, who informed the court that
only one of them had been charged
against Hogoboom’s account.
The greater part of the money was
taken, Hedge testified, between
April, 1925 and April, 1928. It was
shown that Mrs. Hogoboom, who
announced her marriage shortly fol
lowing the failure of the bank, had
been married to the Moorfield
school teacher In June, 1925, and
had kept the marriage a secret.
First of the witnesses to be exam
ined by the state was George J.
Dold, cashier, and former president
of the defunct Institution. He testi
fied concerning the nature of dis
crepancies found In the books of the
bank, the circumstances of their dis
covery and the course followed by
himself and W. C. Reed, president
of the failed bank.
According to Dold's statement, the
first intimation of the shortage
came on April 19, 1928, about a
month before the closing of the
bank, when Reed informed him that
many persons were withdrawing
money to pay taxes.
Dold informed the court that he
made a check of the deposits list,
following his conversation with
Reed, and discovered that there
should have been $49,617.91 on de
posit.
Mrs. Hogoboom had been employed
by the bank for nearly 10 years,
Dold said, having started to work
in the institution when she was 17
years old. Her father died at about
the time she was employed, he said,
leaving the care of four children to
nerself and her mother. Her salary,
during the time of her employment,
it was shown, had been $50 a
month.
W. O. W. FEE CASE TO
NEBRASKA HIGH COCRI
LINCOLN—(UP)—On the grouni i
that the judgment of Judge Shep
herd of the district court In award
ing the attorneys for the plaintiffs
In a suit against the Woodmen ol
the World and the Globe Life com
pany $60,000 as fees for their ser
vices is excessive, an appeal was
filed In the supreme ourt Wed
nesday.
The litigation was started by mem
bers of the order, who secured a
final decree that the transaction by
which the Woodmen Invested $2,
000,000 in capital stock of the Globe
Life company was void. In district
court attorneys for the fraternal
•rder said that $20,000 was a suffi
cient fee for the seven lawyers em
ployed. and the latter put In affi
davits of lawyers who suggested a-1
high as $175,000,
MODERN WOODMEN ENJOINED
FROM ENFORCING NEW RATES
BEATRICE—(UP)—The Beatrice
camp has won the first step in its
fight against the head camp of the
Modern Woodmen of America tc
prevent a new insurance rate be
coming effective. District Judge
Messmore has granted a temporary
injunction preventing the head
ramp from enforcing the new insur
ant* rate, adopted by the head
(amp at Chicago, in June.
That the raise is discriminatory
jccause of segration of young mem
»ers from the old and that the raise
\rnds to change the society from a
tatemal association into an old line
icwnpany, were the two chief reasons
th* Beatrice camp sought the in
junction.
The injunction will affect nearly
1,000.000 members of the organiza
tion, according to Edward McCal
lister, counsel of the Beatrice camp
LEXINGTON—(UP)—The Daw
son County State bank of Lexing
con was closed Wednesday, because
if frozen assets and slow collections
ix is said. J. Y. Castle, bank exam
iner, of Lincoln, was sent here tc
take charge of the institution. The
bank had t capital of $60,000.
WEDS FIRST IIUBBY
AFTER DEATH OF SECOND
AUBURN—(UP)—Mrs. Genevieve
Dee, 21 years old, of Kansas City
believe* that the third time should
be a “charm.” She was married Wed
nesday to Arthur T. Brummet, also
if Kansas City, a former husband
Shortly after their first marriage
they were divorced. Mrs. Brummet
then married H. J. Dee. Dee died a
short time afterwards. The couple
had a child, now two months old.
She remarried Brummet arc they
returned to Kansas Citv. <
YOUNG WOMEN HELD ON
“SHORT CHANGE” CHARGES
M'COOK—(UP)—Two pretty
young women, who declined to give
officers any information concern
ing their place of residence, were
held here Thursday for Dawson
county officers. Too great an
amount of sentiment centering on
new currency aroused suspicions
which led to thler arrests.
Giving their names as Opal and
Cecil Brinkley, 24 and 27 years old.
the two told an Incoherent story
to Red Williow county officers
which led to the discovery that they
are wanted for short change oper
ations in Lexington.
They were arrested at Indianola
Wednesday night after McCook
merchants had told officers of their
paying bills with a new $10 bill,
suddenly changing their minds
about allowing it to pass from their
possession and starting an argu
ment about the amount of change
they had received. When arrested
they were driving an expensive
roadster and were in possession of
five traveling bags, filled with ex
pensive clothing.
One of the grips contained men’s
clothing, the presence of which was
not satisfactorily explained by the
women and led to inquires which
disclosed they were wanted in
Dawson county.
SOLDIERS ARE
LIABLE TO TAX
Attorney General of Ne
braska Gives Opinion in
Case Fort Crook Officer
LINCOLN, NEB.—(UP)—Soldiers
stationed at Fort Crook, Neb., and
Fort Robinson are subject to taxa
tion on personal property, Attorney
General C. A. Sorensen ruled
Thursday.
The opinion was made after Sor
ensen had been informed that of
ficers at Fort Crook, expecting Colo
nel Trott, had refused to pay taxes
on tangible and intangible property.
Colonel Trott, in command at Fort
Crook, stationed there by the war
department, claimed exemption on
the grounds of m non-resident.
The state tax commissioner noti
fied the county assessor that Colonel
Trott owned 20 shares of common
stock in the Chicago and North
Western railway company.
Sorensen in his opinion said "we
do not know of any provisions In
the statutes which exempts the
property of army officers residing
in the state. The fact that the of
ficer has his house or place or res
idence on a military reservation
does not in the opinion of this of
fice alter the situation.”
MANY APPLES FALL
FROM NEBRASKA TREES
FALLS CITY—(UP)—The great
est tall ot apples from the trees this
section ever experienced has re
duced the Richardson county apple
crop to between a 30 and 35 per
cent yield, it is estimated by J. F
Shubert, banker and orchardist ol
Shubert. This approximately par
allels the 1928 crop.
The drop from the trees came
early in June and was attributed by
the orchardist to improper fertili
zation.
“Approximately 100 cars of the
fruit were marketed from this dis
trict a year ago and this figure
probably will be duplicated this
season,” he said. The normal yield
Is 300 cars.
MEMBERS OF CHURCH
SEEK NEW CONNECTION
OMAHA, NEB.- —Four hun
dred fifty members of the Imman
uel Lutheran church of Benson,
Neb., recently ejected from the
Evangelical Missouri Synod for re
taining lodge members as communi
cants, are taking steps to Join an
other synod, it was announced
Thursday by Rev. W. S. Seisko, pas
tor of the church.
The congregation does not desire
to remain independent of synod af
filiations, but is definitely opposed
to changing the lodge membership
policy, it was explained.
Councilors of the Lutheran
church at Elkhorn, Neb., also served
by the Immanuel pastor, have In
formed him, he said, that the Elk
horn congregation of 130 will follow
the Benson church into a new sy
nod. The Elkhorn congregation was
not mentlonel in the resolution ex
pelling Immanuel church from the
Missouri synod.
CRIMINAL APPREHENSION
TO BE MADE EASIER
LINCOLN—(UP)—A move to
make apprehension of criminals in
Nebraska swifter and more certain
was seen today in letters sent to
ail law enforcement officers by
State Sheriff C. W. Condit.
Seeking a broader and more com
prehensive co-operation among the
peace officers, Condit urged that
more attention be paid to finger
printing and photographing law
breakers. Condit called specific at
tention to a statute passed by the
state legislature in 1921 requiring
fingerprints be taken of those ar
rested in connection with serious
crimes and photographs made of
the persons.
OMAHA—(UP)—Senator Robert
B. Howell, of Omaha, arrived home
Thursday for a two weeks’ period
to transact personal business. He
came from Hot Springs, Va.. where
he has been for his health and he
plans to return there. Mrs. Howell
is in Hot Springs now’.
TAXICAB LIABILITY LAW
INTO EFFEC T JULY 25
LINCOLN—(UP)—A recent order
of the state railway commission
that all taxicabs operated in tb*
state must .tave liability insurance
policies, will become effective July
25. it was announced Thursday.
Drive-it-yourself cars are exempt
from the order. The action of the
commission follows a new law that
becomes operative July 25. the day
when laws passed by the recent
legislature become effective i
PROBE CONDITIONS AT
KEARNEY NORMAL
KEARNEY—( UP) —Inspection ef
the Kearney State Teachers col
lege by members of the state nor
mal board investigating conditions
charged at a recent board meeting
was expected to close Tuesday night.
The charges were made at a re*
cent meeting in Lincoln by Repre
sentative J. D. Saunders of Buffalo
county.
George E. Martin, president of
the oollege, expressed Tuesday sat
isfaction over the investigation. He
answered charges made by Saunders
and pointed out many of the al
leged conditions did not exist.
Martin told the board that the
I trouble hinged upon the dismissal
of Saunders as operator of the col
lege dining hall, which Saunders
conducted for 13 years. He was re
lieved six years ago when the board
determined to bring this depart
ment under the direct Jurisdiction
of the college.
At the same time, according to
Martin, students had petitioned for
the removal of Saunders because of
the poor quality of food he served.
SLAYER ASKING
SHORTER TERM
Nebraska Pardon Board
Hears Third Plea from
an Omaha Man
LINCOLN, NEB.—(UP)—For the
third time, Floyd Fuller of Douglas
county appeared before the state
pardon board Tuesday for a com
mutation of his penitentiary sen
tence.
Two previous times. Fuller’s ap
plication has been denied.
Fuller was sentenced for the
murder of Dorothy Rader Carberry
at Omaha, December 10, 1916. He
had followed her on a street car
and shot here four limes as she was
getting off.
Previous to the murder he had
been living with her, believing they
were legally married. Finding out
that the marriage was illegal, that
a divorce had not been granted him
in Colorado, Fuller left her. He
claimed that he was intoxicated
when he shot her.
Another application heard was
that of Ralph Mortice, serving one
to 10 years for breaking custody.
Sentenced in 1925 for burglary in
Lexington county, Mortice escaped
from officers enroute to the peni
tentiary. He was caught a short
time later.
Two Otoe county youths, Horace
Epperson and Thomas Rockey, ap
peared before the board. They are
serving terms of one to 10 years for
larceny of an automobile. They were
arrested on the outskirts of Lin
coln after they had made a dash
for freedom from officers. Previous
applications before the board were
rejected.
BLOOMFIELD RESIDENT
HAS SUDDEN DEATii
BLOOMFIELD—(Special) — |
George A. Bolton, 49 years old, a
resident here for 29 years, died sud- |
denly, Monday morning. He is sur- <
vived by his wife,' three children, 1
three brothers and one sister.
TWO MEN ARE HELD
ON KIDNAPING CHARGE
GRAND ISLAND—Held as sus
pects in alleged kidnaping of two
Denver children, two men are un
der arrest here, awaiting arrival of
Colorado authorities.
They were picked up on a street
here by Policeman Harry Moore.
They gave names as William Jolley,
26 years old, and Orville Odekirk,
22.
The children ar Verna Graf
myer, 13 years old, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Grafmyer, 4529
Colorado boulevard and John
Roberts, 12 years old. The Roberts
boy had been living with an uncle.
Odekirk, a plasterer, had worked
for the girl’s father, he said.Jolley
had roomed at the home of the
boy’s uncle. They claimed they
had offered the trip to Omaha,
where both expected to find work,
just to give the youngsters an in
teresting journey, And asserted that
the boy’s uncle had given permls
slori.
Police learned that both men had
served prison terms at Salt Lake
City, Jolley for forgery and Ode
kirk for car theft. Jolley is wanted
at Salt Lake City at present, ac
cording to H. B. Francisco, chief of
police, on a charge of having given
a forged check in payment Tor the
car the men were driving.
OMAHA BANKS MERGE
WITH MINNEAPOLIS C ONCERN
OMAHA — (UP) — The United
States National bank, of Omaha,
the oldest bank in Nebraska, and
the United States Trust company,
were merged late Tuesday with the
Northwest Bank corporation, of
Minneapolis, a holding company
with 17 other financial institutions
in the northwest with resources of
more than $24,in)0.000.
Under the affixation, there will
be no change in name or operation
jf the Omaha institutions, which
remain under local management
and control. It is the first Nebras
aa bank to enter into the chain
banking business. The affiliation
will be accomplished through the
exchange of United States National
bank stock for shares of stock in
the Northwest company. The local
bank had resources of approximate
ly $3,500,000.
MISSING NEBRASKA GIRL
IS SAFE AT CASPLIt, WYO.
OMAHA—(UP)—Miss Evelyn Mc
Donald, University of Nebraska
coed, whose safety was feared for,
is in Casper, Wyo., according to
word received by her parents here
today.
Miss McDonald was delayed at
Crawford, Neb., by f.oods when she
was returning from a visit in Cas
per. When she did not arrive from
Crawford, her parents became
alarmed and asked police to search
for her. She had returned to Cas
per, however, to wait until the road
,«ifc»red '
NEW LAW GIVES
GREAT PROMISE
Returns on Intangible Prop
erty Double What They
Were Last Year
LINCOLN, N E B.—(Special)
Wlth 35 of the 93 counties having
reported as to intangible tax re
turns, the state tax commissioner
feels confident in predicting that
more than double the revenue ob
tained last year, which was $628,
000, will be collected this year under
the new law. The 35 counties are
mostly small ones, but the increase
for the two classes is indicated by
the fact that they total $56,000,000
this year as compared with $29,000,
000 in the same counties last year.
The U/tal taxes collected will be
$258,000 as compared with $108,000.
Class A includes money on hand
and in bank, and is taxed this year
2 1-2 mills on the dollar, while
Class B, securities, is taxed at 8
mills, where both were taxed last
year at five mills.
State officers have been particu
larly interested this year because it
is recognized that unless the in
tangible tax law produces better
results in getting money and se
curities out of hiding it will be
abandoned. Much opposition has
been manifested in the past to the
principle of taxing different classes
of property at different rates. The
law has been held invalid by a dis
trict court at Omaha, on the ground
that it is discriminatory as be
tween classes and also between
items in classes.
WHEAT YIELD DECREASED
BY THE HOT WINDS
HASTINGS—(UP)—With about
half of the wheat In this section
cut, farmers say that indications
are that both the quantity and
quality will be reduced materially
by lack of late rains and hot winds.
No threshing has yet been done.
The grain is still in shocks or wait
ing to be cut.
STATE NORMAL BOARD
PAYS VISIT TO WAYNE
WAYNE—(UP)—Members of the
state normal board met here Mon
day to discuss problems affecting
the various state schools. Charles
W. Taylor, chairman, state super
intendent of schools, was present.
DROWNED BOY’S BODY IS
FOUND AFTER FOUR MONTHS
LINCOLN—(UP)—The body ot
Chris Peterson, Jr., 10 years old,
was found here late Saturday, four
months and a day after he had
drowned in Antelope creek. The
body was identified by the father.
A search was made for the boy’s
body for three months, but all hopes
had been given up, when it was
found. »
BANKS AT WAR OVER
* A 560,000 DEPOSIT
OMAHA—(UP)—Trial of the suit
to impound $60,000 was opened in
federal court here Monday. The ac
tion originally was started in July
1924.
The suit is brought by the Omaha
National bank against the Omaha
branch of the Federal Reserve bank
of Kansas City, the First National
bank of Cheyenne, Wyo., which Is
in receivership, and the Wyoming
National bank, of Casper, Wyo. ,
The Omaha National bank
charges the Cheyenne bank with
requesting the Omaha National to
transfer $60,000 from its accounts
here to the Federal Reserve bank,
and later asking the Federal Re
serve bank to carry this account to
the Casper bank. After this trans
fer had been made, they charge,
the funds were deposited in the
United States National bank of
Omaha to the credit of the Wyom
ing National bank. Soon afterwards
the Cheyenne bank failed.
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DISGRUNTLED BECAUSE HIS 70
YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER ELOPED
MILFORD—(UP)—A 99-year-old
relative of Daniel Boone, is dis
gruntled. His 70-year-old daughter
Monday eloped with a Civil war
veteran. 81 years old, and the father
missed the wedding. His daughter
was married in Lincoln Monday
night.
The daughter, Mrs. Ida B. Carter,
and William H. Campbell, inmates
of the soldiers home here, went
shopping in Lincoln. On the way
into town Campbell proposed. His
proposal was accepted. They
planned to be married at the sold
iers’ home, with the father, Hiram
Boone, a witness. Instead they were
married in Lincoln, and the great
grandnephew of Daniel Boone, who
had witnessed two other weddings
of his daughter, missed the last
ceremony.
LUTHER LEAGUE AVOIDS
CONTRO VERS IAL SU BJECTS
OMAHA— —Resolutions, pre
pared for presentation Tuesday tc
the convention of the Luther
League of America contain no ref
erence to controversial subjects not
connected with the league's re
ligious activities, according to Wal
lace Oest. Baltimore, chairman oi
the resolutions committee.
The committee at sessions Mon
day, the chairman said discussed
proposals for endorsement of prohi
bition. the Kellogg peace pact, and
President Hoover's appeal for citi
zen co-operation in law enforce
ment, but no resolutions were
framed in regard to the subjects.
VEAR FOR SAFETY OF
NEBRASKA “U” CO-EI)
OMAHA — <UP>—Fear for the
afety of Evelyn McDonald, 19 year’s
old, Nebraska university co-ed, is
expressed by her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R. A. McDonald, of Omaha,
who have asked Omaha police and
authorities of Crawford, Neb., to
hunt her. She wired trom Crawford,
last Friday, that the train taking
her home from Casper, Wyo., was
delayed by floods. First trains from
Crawford arrived in Omaha Mon
day but the ptrl was on mn; of
•hem
TELEPHONE EMPLOYES
TO MEET AT NORFOLK
LINCOLN—(Special)—Officials oi
the Nebraska Telephone association
have sent out Invitations to every
telephone company and exchange
manager in northeastern Nebraska
to be present at a district conven
tion at Norfolk on Thursday, July
11. Every chief operator or more
than one operator from each com
pany is expected to be present, as
the afternoon session will divide in
to a traffic school and into a trans
mission demonstration.
Officials of the Bell Telephone
company have devised apparatus for
detecting transmission troubles, and
two of its experts are to be present
with this machine and explain what
causes such troubles. Experts also
will be in attendance to tell of re
cent developments in handling calls,
the big companies being particu
larly interested in having the small
company operators learn the new
way of handling toll messages, where
the calling party need not hang up
till he gets his party.
ASK REHEARING
DAMAGE ACTION
Attorney for Railroader Bit
ten by Snake Wedits
Case Reopened
LINCOLN, NEB.—(Special)-At
torneys for Herbert R. Brannan, who
once got a $40,000 judgment against
the North Western Railroad com
pany because a snake dropped in
side his glove while he was working
in an engine pit at the Chadron
roundhouse and bit him, are asking
the supreme court to withdraw its
recent opinion that he was not en
titled to anything and grant a re
hearing. They say that the court
disregarded the time worn rule that
when a jury has passed on the facts
in a case, where these are in dis
pute, the reviewing court will accept
that as decisive unless clearly wrong.
| In this case the defense was first
that there was no snake; second,
that if there were it didn’t bite
Brannan and, third, that if it did
he wasn’t hurt. They say that the
jury held against the railroad on all
three grounds, and that should end
the controversy.
Special objection is made to the
fact that the supreme court ordered
the case dismissed, and the attor
neys say the worst that should hap
pen to them is that a new trial be
ordered.
The jury gave Brannan, who was
represented as being permanently
disabled from the bite, $40,000 and
the supreme court cut this to $28,
000. .On a rehearing it dismissed the
case holding that as roundhouse
doors must be open all the time, it
is too harsh a doctrine that the com
pany must see that no snakes get
inside. Brannan's attorneys say that
the master at all time must provide
a safe place for his servants.
ROTARIANS OF THREE STATES
WILL MEET AT NORFOLK
NORFOLK — (UP) — Officers of
Rotary clubs in three states will
gather here next Monday and Tues
day to discuss the program for ro
tations as adopted at the Rotary in
ternational convention at Dallas re
cently. The clubs to be represented
are those in Nebraska, South Dakota
and western Iowa—the Nineteenth
district. About 120 presidents and
secretaries are expected.
George W. Johnson, of Omaha,
district governor, will have charge of
the convention. Members of the Nor
folk club are completing prelimin
ary arrangements.
One of the features of the program
will be the banquet to be held in the
evening of July 15. The assembly
will be opened with a business ses
sion on Monday morning. Other
business sessions are scheduled for
the afternoon and for the morning
and afternoon of the day following
The session will close late Tuesday.
FISHERMAN TO TAKE CASE
TO U. S. SUPREME COURT
LINCOLN—(UP)—The United
States supreme court will be asked
to decide the question of whethei
seining in the Missouri river is legai
according to Seymour Smith, ar
Omaha attorney.
The question arose in the case in
which Miller was arrested by the
state game department for seining
in the river Smith, as attorney for
Miller, obtained an injunction in the
district court of Lancaster county
restraining the state from enforcing
a law against seining in the river
but the state supreme court reversed
the decision.
The plaintiff alleges that federal
courts have held that acts of con
gress require states to act jointly
in control of the Missouri river and
as Iowa permits seining, the state of
Nebraska cannot prohibit it.
BELIEVED TO BE OLDEST
HORSE IN NEBRASKA
GENEVA—(Special)—“Maut!&,” a
42-year-old horse, belonging to the
Charles Rhoda estate, is believed
the oldest horse in Nebraska. She
was retired from active service nine
years ago and now roams the
abandoned Rhoda farm. Her master
died a year ago. In winter she is
cared for by a son of the former
owner.
BEING HELD ON CHARGE
OF CRIMINAL ASSAULT
PIERCE—(Special)— Theodore
Carver is held in jail here, having >
been over to the district court under
S3,000 bond on a charge of criminal
assault on an 8-year-old girl,
Carver has been working for Roy
Racket as has the girl's father.
Carver's wife came here with him,
seeking county aid while he is in
carcerated. County commissioners
offered to let her stay at the county
farm but she refused and went to
Plain view.
SUPREME COURT
ENDS SESSION
Important Cases to Be
Heard When Work Is Re
sumed in September
LINCOLN, NEB.—(Special)—The
supreme court has ajourned sine
die the term begun last September,
and will not again consider cases
or hand down decisions until two
and a half months hence. All of
the pending cases upon which opiiK
ions had been written have be^l
passed on, and these opinions will
be released within the next 10 days,
following their being edited for the
law reports.
The next sitting will be Septem
ber 16th, with a number of im
portant cases, the principal one be
ing that involving the validity of
special assessments against state
banks. At th;it time the number of
court commissioners will be reduced
from six to three, but the court
plans to exercise more freely its
powers to call in district judges to
sit with it while members write as
signed opinions. The number of
district judges fitted for this work
has, however, been found to be
rather limited.
LEFT NOTE SHOWING HE
ANTICIPATED DEATH
FALLS CITY—(UP)—Apparently
anticipating his death, Milton
Firquin left a postal card at the
post office several days ago direct
ing that his body be sent to Cam
bellville, Ky. Friday morning his
body was found in the yard of his
farm home near here. Death is be
lieved to have been caused by heart
failure.
EXPECT NORRIS TO FILE
AS “INDEPENDENT” FOR SEN.
LINCOLN—(Special)—In politi
cal circles it is stated with more
or less postiveness that Senator
Norris will be a candidate for re
election, but that he will abandon
his “pretense” of being a republi
can and will file as an independent,
hoping that the republicans and
democrats will divide the opposi
tion vote. Former Governor Bryan
and Congressman Morehead are
reported to be likely to file in the
democratic primary, with State
Treasurer Stebbins and Former
State Chairman E. B. Perry as
contestants in the republican ring.
NEW DEPUTY STATE
SCHOOL HEAD NAMED
LINCOLN—(UP)—Fuller L. Aus
tin Of Wahoo, Friday was appointed
deputy state superintendent of
public instruction, Charles W. Tay
lor, superintendent announced.
Austin succeeds Robert H. Graham,
who died suddenly several weeks
ago.
DAMAGE JUDGMENT
SET ASIDE BY COURT
LINCOLN—(UP)—The judgment
secured by Lee Pratt, a resident of
Sheridan county, against the West
ern Bridge and Construction com
pany, for the death of his three
year old boy, was set aside by the
supreme court.
Pratt alleged the company was
negligent in not maintaining bar
riers to an excavation made near
a bridge it was constructing so that
when Pratt turned out to avoid a
woman pedestrian in the road at
night he ran his car into the ditch.
The company said that it had put
up proper barriers, but that these
had been knocked over by a herd
of cattle unknown to its workmen
at the time.
SUMMER CAMP ENJOYED
BY 125 NEBRASKA GIRLS
CHADRON—(UP)—More than 125
Nebraska girls are assembled at the
Chadron state park for a summer
camp, the first of a permanent one
to be held.
The camp is sponsored mainly
by camp fire and gin scouts. Dur
ing the stap at the camp the girls
are under an organized program,
beginning in the morning with a
bugle call, and closing with varied
entertainment in the evening.
One of the features entertain
ment for the girls will be an outing
through the Black Hills Monday.
The Chadron Chamber of Com
merce will provide cars for the
trip .which includes visits at Hot
Springs, Sylvan Lake, Custer, the
Game Lodge, Mount Coolidge and
Wind Cave.
MORE STRINGENT RULES
FOR HANDLING FIREWORKS
OMAHA — f’JP) — More stringent
regulation of the storage of fire
works in the state will be undertak
en by the department of labor, Rich
ard Wood, attorney for the depart
ment, announces after investigating
the Brinn and Jensen fireworks ex
plosion that took two lives Wednes
day.
The authority to formulate such
a code has been given the depart
ment under legislation passed by the
late legislature, Wood said. The new
legislation gives the department
power to regulate all forms of busi
ness where employes or anyone com
ing in contact with materials man
ufactured are subjected to any haz
ard.
“Had such a stringent code as we
prop&se to enact been in'effect priOT
to this fire, the firm could not have
hired anyone to haul fireworks in
to the building,” Wood said.
RAILROADS READY TO
MOVE WHEAT CROP
OMAHA -(UP)—Ready to aid in
transporting the wheat crop are 6,
300 surplus grain cars in the Kan
sas-Nebraska wheat field, J. Can
non, vice president and general
manager of the Missouri Pacific
iines, says. Peak of the movement
is expected to be reached July 15,
and during the next 15 days follow
ing, the movement of grain is ex
pected to be maintained at about
550 cars a day
