THREE YOUTHS
GAIN LIBERTY
Alleged Navy Deserters and
Car Thieves Saw Bars of
County Jail
CERESCO, NEB—(UP)—The au
tomobile in which three youths
made their escape after sawing
their way out of the jail at Wymore
was found here abandoned at noon
Wednesday.
The three youths who broke Jail
are: R. I. Peak, 18 years old, of San
Diego, Cal., A G. Hunkel, of Los
Angeles, Cal., end an unidentified
youth who was traveling with them
Peak and Hunkel were arrested at
Wymore last Friday on charges ol
car theft and desertion from the
navy. The third youth claimed he
had accompanied the pair from the
coast and was not aware the cai
was stolen.
With their cell on the ground
floor, the youths easily escaped the
Wymore jail after sawing an iron
bar from a window. They then
stole a car to aid in the get away.
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PITCHFORK IN BELT
FRACTURES HIS RIBS
HOMER— (Special}— H. C. Wood
ruff, who is employed on the Louts
V. Rockwell farm near Homer, suf
fered fractured ribs when the pitch
fork with which he was pitching
bundles caught in the belt of the
threshing machine and struck his
chest. The accident occurred when
he was exchanging harvest work
with a neighbor, John Clayton. Mr.
Woodruff previously lived at Pon
ca.
NICELY REWARDED FOR
RETURN OF TRFNK
FREMONT—Bob Millard, Fre
mont private detective, likes the as
signment that turn out as did one
lie has just completed.
Last week, Mrs. Hamilton F
Corbett, wife of the president of
the First National bank of Port
land, Ore., was driving through
North Bend, Neb., on a transcon
tinental lour. A trunk containing
$10,000 worth of furs and Jewelry
was lost from the rear of the car
She discovered the loss at Fre
mont.
She reported it to Police Chief
Gallagher who suggested the case
be turned over to Millard.
Meanwhile, Mrs. W. H. Strate,
who lives on a farm west of Fre
mont, had found the trunk. Learn
ing Millard was hunting it, she de
livered it to him.
Informed of the recovery, Mrs.
Corbett, in Chicago, instructed Mil
lard to bring the trunk to her. Mil
lard delivered tha trunk, had all
his expenses paid on the trip, with
the finest accomodations, and
brought home a check for a sum
which went into three figures as
compensation for the Job. He also
brought a chdck for Mrs. Strate to
whom another reward is likely to be
paid by an Insurance company.
WAKEFIELD BANKER BEGINS
TERM IN PENITENTIARY
LINCOLN — Prison gates here
swung shut Wednesday on Charles
Beebe, former president of the de
funct Security State uank at Wake
field, Neb., who began serving a
sentence of from 1 to 20 years on
a charge of forgery.
Beebe, prominent in Wakefield,
had been president of the bank sev
eral years before it was taken over
by the Nebraska bank guarantee
fund commission, about six months
ago. Tuesday he entered a plea
of guilty to one of two charges ot
forgery against him, involving a
forged signature on a note for
$1,000 which was part of the bank
property taken over by the receiv
ership.
Immediately following the plea of
guilty, Judge Mary Ryan sentenced
the prisoner to serve a term of from
1 to 20 years.
Beebe admitted having forged the
signature of a bank customer to tne
note while he was serving as presi
dent of the institution.
WINTER WHEAT DOING
WELL IN NEBRASKA
LINCOLN— (.UP> — Weather favor
able to winter wheat, which is now
showing well throughout the st^te,
prevailed last week, according to
the weekly report of the weather
bureau. Warm, sunny growing
weather eariy in the week gave way
io clouds and sectional showers
during the latter part.
There has been no great damage
from frost in the state, the report
states, and corn is maturing well
and is for the most part out of
frost danger.
Rains are needed, the bureau re
ports, for wheat in the eastern sec
tion of the state where sod mois
ture has been depleted by a week ot
warm dry weather. Pastures
throughout the state ere reported
in fair condition.
MAKE NEW RATES
ON ICE SHIPMENTS
LINCOLN—(Special)—Tire North
Western Railroad company has
been authorized by the stale rail
way commission to reduce the rates
on ice as between various points in
northeastern Nebraska. The new
rates are from Creighton to Neligh.
7 cents: from Creighton to Norfolk,
5.5 cents; from Wausa to Neligh,
86 cents; from Wausa to Norfolk,
7 cents; from Wausa to Creighton,
9 cents; from Hartington to Neligh.
9 cents; from Hartington to Norfolk.
7 cents; from Hartington to Creigh
ton, 9 cents.
WAYNE BAND TO PLAY
AT DIAMOND JUBILEE
WAYNE— (Special' —The Wayne
Municipal-Legion band, directed by
Prof. F. C. Reed, will participate
in the state band contest to be held
two of the days cf the diamond
jubilee which is to be staged in
Omaha. November 5. 6 and 7 in
observance of the 75th anniversary
of Nebraska statehood. The celebra
tion is to bs held during the an
nual Al.-Sar-Ben festivities. Mir,
Pearl E. Sew..11, cf Wayne, is chair
men cf the committee planning
Wayne county's part in the festivi
ties.
* GUARDIAN SUES TO
RECOVER ON CERTIFICATES
LINCOLN—(Special)—An appeal
has been filed with the supreme
court by Daniel H. McNamara,
guardian of Michael McNamara,
from an order of the district court
in Cuming county. The City Na
tional bank or Wisner filed suit to
determine to whom should be paid
two certificates of deposit for $1,000
each, one for $5,000 and one for
$2,700. The first two were given by
Michael McNamara to his grand
son, Leo, who surrendered them
when the bank brought suit. . St.
Joseph’s church, of which Michael
McNamara is a member, holds the
other two. Daniel McNamara says
that Michael was incompetent to
transact business at the time he
gave the certificates and that the
ones held by the church were loans.
The lower court held that the
church was legally entitled to the
proceeds because this point was
not proven.
FEDERAL JUDGE
IS KEPT BUSY
North Nebraska District, In
cluding Omaha, Has Its
Dockets Filled
OMAHA, NEB.—Friends of Fed
eral Judge J. W. Woodrough
claim for him the title of "potential
busiest man in Nebraska.”
The Judge, who presides over the
destinies of federal court for the
northern division of Nebraska has
enough cases on his docket to keep
his court busy for years if each
case should be fought out in court.
Figures prepared by United States
District Attorney J. C. Kinsler dis
closed there are 153 liquor cases, 46
was risk insurance suits, 270 United
States civil caces and 314 private
civil cases awaiting his honor upon
his return from outstate. In addi
tion he must pas3 on 838 bank
ruptcy cases which have accumu
lated during the last several years.
The judge opened a session at
Norfolk, Monday, which will keep
him away until November 4 when he i
must return to Chadron to hear the
first degree murder trial of Fran
cisco Uzuenta, Maxican charged
with slaying Omer Robertson on
the Fort Robinson military reser
vation.
He is expected to return about
November 10. Liquor cases will be
tried first, Kinsler said. After as
many of them as possible are dis
posed of war risk cases will be taken
up.
Should every alleged bootlegger
elect to fight to the bitter end it
would be several years before the
liquor docket would be out of the
way and in the meantime federal
dry agents would be bringing in
new prisoners daily..
But, it precedent is followed, 75
per cent of the dry law violators
will throw themselves on the mercy
of the court.
In addition to taking care of the
big Omaha docket, Judge Wood
rough is obliged to hold court at
North Platte. Norfolk and Chadron
twice annually.
In several times asking that addi
tional federal judges be given Ne
braska, Omaha Bar association has
stated that this district is one of
the most crowded in the entire
country.
STATE TO MAINTAIN
PUBLICITY BUREAU
LINCOLN—(UP)—With Joe Al
den, of York, in charge, the state
department of publicity for Ne
braska opened offices in the capitol
building Tuesday. Miss Geraldine
Fleming, of Lincoln, will serve as
his assistant. The bureau will oper
ate under a $10,000 appropriation
granted by the last legislature. Al
den will conclude nis duties tor this
year February 1 in order to keep
within the appropriation.
The new department will seek to
educate the residents of the state
concerning Nebraska's resources
and economic growth.
"OLD" NEWSPAPERS HAPPENED
TO BE OFFICE FILES
NELIGH—(.UP)—Old newspapers
used to wrap up the family furni
ture and household material In
preparation for moving cost George
and Minnie Talbert, formerly of
Clearwater but nov; of Sidney,
$88.50.
The old papers happened to be a
year’s file of the Clearwater Record
and the editor, H. W. Mitchell,
brought suit for $500 as the value
of the lost file. In county court
here he was awarded $88.50 dam
ages.
When the Talbert family was
preparing to move, a young son was
sent to the Record office for a bundle
of old papers to pack the furniture.
No one was in the office so the
youth helped himself to a bundle of
what he believed to be old papers.
It was learned later they wete a
year's file of the Record.
TWO CROPS GROWN
AT THE SAME TIME
BUSHNELL — (Special) — Two
crops were grewn at the same time
on a 12 acre patch by D. M. Max
field near here. The plot was plant
ed to beans last year and this year
he planted potators on it. When he
laid the potatoes by, he paid no
more attention to the field.
When he went out to view his po
tatoes, he found he had a crop of
beans that must be harvested before
the potatoes could be dug.
OLD RAILROAD STATION
AT OMAHA TO STAY
OMAHA —(UF)— Webster street
railroad station, old landmark here,
will be thoroughly renovated and re
paired in 1930, Carl R. Gray, Or.,
"eneral manager of the Chicago. St.
Paul. Minneapolis end Omaha rail
■ oed announced here. Gray, who is n
on of the president of the Union
■'acilic said thst x. n'w str.iicn it
mt practical rt. this time. N;Lhr
v a prcncccd pirn to have Omrh'
pad u~» the Union station
'’cam nr:- business on t n read doe
a* 3uctU? such cmsn.ditureo, Grn;
•aid.
SIOUX CITY MAN To
EMERSON, NEB., SCHOOL
EMERSON—(Special)—Mr. H. J.
McCabe, of Sioux City, la., has
been elected by the board of edu
cation to fill the place in the
mathematics and athletic depart
ments in the Emerson high school,
recently vacated by E. E. Bruce.
Mr. McCabe is a graduate of
Morningside college and has had
considerable teaching experience.
CLUB WOMEN TO
VISIT NORFOLK
Unusual Art Exhibit to
Feature Nebraska Federa
tion Convention
NORFOLK, NEB—When Nebras
ka women's club members attend
the state convention here, October 22
to 24. they will view an unusual art
exhibit prepared by school children
under the direction of Mrs. Maj bel
le Thompson Mason, one of the
middle west’s three instructor* in
the modern theory of color.
Mrs. Mason studied this th, jry
with the noted Rudolph Schaefer,
San Francisco, its "daddy.” The oth
er two midwestern instructors in the
same work are in Chicago and
Kansas City.
Everything in the exhibit will be
characterized by originality and will
be free hand. Mrs. Mason says she
teaches nothing by the old fashioned
dictation method, and that ac
counts for the creative designs and
methods of execution seen in the
work of her students.
In the grade schools, this work
has been taught for the purpose of *
making all children better citizens,
while in the high school it is taught
to give training for the profession
SUGAR FACTORY
OPENS SEASON
Concern at Grand Island,
Neb., to Pay Beet Grow
ers $530,000
GRAND ISLAND. NEB.— (UP>
The task of converting into sugar
9,000 acres of sugar beets was well
under way here Monday as the plant
of the American Beet Sugar company
was running full blast.
Approximately 200 employes start
ed pulp crushing operations Satur
day and the plant will continue in
operation for 120 days, working 24
hours a day Bert Denman is super
intendent of the plant, and much
new machinery was installed this
year. Something new is the installa
tion of a pulp dryer which serves to
dry the pulp and produce a feed with
between 15 to 23 per cent molasses
content. Formerly pulp was re
turned to the irrowers In wet form
for direct feeding.
The economic importance' of the
plant is seen in the fe.ct that at
least $5000C0 will be paid to farm
ers for the beets, and the payroll
of employes of the Hlant during the
season will run $1,000 dailv. A spe
cial beet train is operated daily dur
ing harvesting seaccn. between
North Platte and Grand Island, col
lecting the dumpings.
Making of refined sugar began
Sunday end between 10,000.000 and
20.000.000 pounds will be produced
during the run. During the season,
the average dally ccnsumotion of
coal is 100 tons: 50 tons of lime; be
tween four and five tens of coke;
and 2 000 000 gallons of water.
The average yield per acre this
year Is placed at nine tens and the
sugar content is said to exceed that
cf last year. Fcr this product the
farmer will receive $7 per ton on
beets averaging 15 ner cent sugar
ccnt°nt and $6.50 per ton for beets
under that average.
FOUR TRAGIC DEATIIS
OVER THE WEEKEND
LINCOLN-(UP)—Pour tragedies,
nil different in their nature, took
the lives of four Nebraskans late
Saturday.
Landing on his head on a cement
basement walk after falling frem a
high porch railing, Frank McDougal,
G5 years old, was killed almost in
stantlv at Lincoln Saturday night.
Unable to hear the warning
whistle of a Union Pacific passen
ger train because of deafness, Jacob
R. Bader 65 vears old, president of
the Parlor Firniture and Matress
company of Fremont, was killed at
Fremont.
At Nebraska City. Richard Preston,
14 years old. was killed instantlv and
his ccrrnenion. Earl Wilco::. suffered
a b-uisrd arm when a large iron
nulley at the Burlington elevator
fe’l upon them.
Injuries sustained by Mrs. Peter
Hornsby. of Vv’alton. when thrown
from her automobile p~oved fatal
'ate Saturday. She was pitched from
the ca* when the door upon which
she was leaning, ooeneri. The acci
dent occurred in Lincoln.
GIRL BADLY INJURED
HAIR CAUGHT IN WRINGER
FREMONT - (UP* - When her
hair was caught In 'he wringer at
tached to rn electric washing ma
chine, Mettle Hoover. 13 years old,
suffered nainful injuries Saturday.
A e-eat dee! cf her hair was torn
out bv the roots end hpr scalp end
head were lacerated severely.
POTATO GROWERS ARE
BEING WELL PAID
LINCOLN, NEB — (UP) —Even
though the crop is small, potato
growers ore receiving high p-ices
end a gcc-’ ssrson :s in prospect for
them, A F Andersen, federal and
-tat? agricultural statistician, report
ed today.
A. tetri of 1.315 cars cf potatoes
*'pv* b--;i chipped from Neb e.rkn
-otr‘t" ce e cs compered with <~3?
?: 0 to t:*? asm'* dot? last year. The
•-'var'*n‘ b~s Leon doubled d’? to
••'o stinvlotion of high prices, ar
h? everaga nric” *~°r burhel is SI 2'
comnared to 55 cents Inst. year.
BROTHERS HELD
FOR BANK JOBS
Nebraska Officers Try to
Link Them With Robbery
at Redfield, S. D.
FAIR BURY, NEB. —(UP)— Twc
Oklahomans, arrested here are
wanted in connection with the rob
bery of three Oklahoma banks and
Nebraska officials are attempting
to learn if they had anything to do
with robberies in Nebraska and a
bank job at Redfield, S. D.
The men gave their names as
Paul and John Weir, of Wynona,
Okla., but investigation revealed
they are “Pat” and Ivan Kendrick.
Officers have communicated with
the sheriff at Pawhuska, Okla.
The arrest cf the pair was brought
about when a woman, who had li"ed
with them at Western, Neb., this
summer as Ivan's wife, appeared at
Western last week making inquiries
as to their whereabouts.
The men were arrested in the rail
road yards here. They had left
Western in the middle of August
for North Dakota and South Da
kota.
According to information from the
state bureau of identification, at
Oklahoma City, the brothers are
wanted in connection with a bank
robbery at Inola, Okla., are sus
pected in a bank robbery at Corlins
ville, Okla., and are wanted for
questioning in the robbery of the
Rogers county bank at Clarmore,
Okla.
State Sheriff Condit said “Pat"
Kendrick, as Herbert Hayes, served
a term in South Dakota after mak
ing an escape from the Texas state
prison. He was returned to Texas
later to finish his sentence.
FARM BUREAU PLANS
FOR ANNUAL MEETING
WALTHILL—(Special)— The date
of the 15th annual meeting of the
Thuiston County Farm Bureau has
been set for October 24. J. J. Elkin,
well known farmer and seed corn
grower of Dawes precinct, has agreed
to act as toastmaster and master of
ceremonies for the day.
One of the features of this pro
gram will be the recognition of the
25 4-H club leaders of the county
who this year have made such a
phenomenal success of the county
club program. More than 250 of the
county’s young folks have been en
rolled under their leadership. L. I
FTisbie, of the college of agriculture,
state leader of all club work, will be
here to take part in the program.
IDENTIFY BODY AS THAT
OF FORMER ALLIANCE MAN
OMAHA—(UP)—Body of a man
found in the wholesale district Sep
tember 13 has been identified
through war department finger print
records as Edward King, son of Wil
liam King, well-to-do resident of Al
liance, Neb. When found the body
was badly bruised, at first leading
to the belief that King had been
murdered. Later police went on tne
theory that he had been struck by
an automobile or a train. Relatives
in Alliance said he had left home
15 years ago and was never heard
from again. The body will be ex
humed from potters’ field and taken
to Alliance for burial.
HUGE STILL FOUND ON
FARM NEAR OMAHA
OMAHA— (UP) —A liquor plant
with capacity of 400 gallons of alco
hol daily was seized by county and
federal dry agents on a farm near
the Doug las-Washington county line
12 miles north of here Monday.
Michael Petersen, owner of the farm,
said he had leased it to a man giv
ing the name of Jack Houghteling
who is said to have later sub-rented
it. No arrests were made. The still
was located In a 2-story barn. Ten
thousand gallons of mash was found.
The apparatus was of the same gen
eral description as the larger stills
found in the Howard street and Far
rell building raids in Omaha.
PRISON 'TRUSTY LEAVES,
DIDN’T LIKE MEDICINE
LINCOLN —(UP)— Officers are
searching for Floyd Robinson, 28
years old, negro trusty, who slipped
away from the state penitentiary
Monday night, presumably because
ha didn't like medicine he was be
ing given. He was sentenced from
Omaha to serve a two-year term on
conviction of auto theft. He had
been a trusty for nearly a year and
had but five months to serve.
STATE FAIR HAD LESS
PROFIT THIS YEAR
LINCOLN—(UP)—A tentative fi
nancial report, submitted to the
state lair board this afternoon by
Secretary George Jackson, shows a
total of $262,328.28 was received from
all sources for the eight days of the
1923 fair, while disbursements
amounted to $251,957.21. This leaves
a profit cf $11 751.45 which includes
an unexpended balance of $1,
390.36.
While the attendance of this year
exceeded that cf the previous fairs,
there was a decline of approximate
ly $4,000 in the profits. Bad weather,
which decreased the expected at
tendance in the new grandstand,
was a large factor in the reduction.
The day receipts for the grand
stand amounted to $34,799.60, while
•he night performances attracted a
total gate of $15,262.50. Ticket sales
showed that most of this sum was
collected during the first three days
of the fair before the cold spell set
in.
There is $3,700 due in bills receiv
able and $11,735.95 yet to be paid
oy the fair board.
TUBERCULOSIS TEST
CASE TO BE UP AGAIN
LINCOLN — (UP) — Application
was filed with the supreme court
Monday by attorneys fer William
3plittgerber and his brother oJ
'Wayne county for a full bench oi
upreme court judges to hear their
appeal frem an order of the dis
trict court with relation to a tuber
rul.n teat.
The principal print Involved i
whether the law is crnetiruticn'.l
hat it rcrvirec tier owners of treed
rg c: tie to rvbm.it their an.mi Is t
mc'i a twt when there is no pro
i vision with rsrpcct to feeder cattle
RUSSIAN AVIATORS ARE
INVITED TO OMAHA
OMAHA—(UP)—Omaha Chamber
of Commerce at a special meeting
here Thursday night ignored the
Bolshevik bogey man and decided
that it couid consistently Invite the
Prussian airplane "Lr.nd of the So
viets” to stop at the local airfield
enreute from Moscow to New York.
There was spirited opposition to
the invitation, the opponents to the
plan being led by Colonel .Arnos
Thomas, commander of a national
guard regiment. He held that inas
much as the government, of the
United States had never recognized
'he soviet government the chamber
could not, invite Seamen Shestakov,
chief pilot, and his three compan
ions to partake of Nebraska hospi
tality.
“The Russian government,” Col
onel Thomas said, “stands opposed
to everything we favor. Religion, for
instance, has no part in their scheme
of things. Their conception of mar
riage, I understand, is utterly op
posed to ours, and they have prop
erty rights contrary to curs.”
LIVESTOCK TAX
Sianton County Farmers’
Contention on Va’uatior
Roost Is Attacked
LINCOLN. NEB.—(UP)—A denial
that a general 10 per cent increase
in the assessment valuation of live
stock is void because no special
five-day previous notice was given
was made in the brief filed Thurs
day in the supreme court by the
state.
The state argued against the con
tention of Stanton county taxpay
ers that the increase in assessment
valuation on livestock for taxation
purposes as provided by the board
of equalisation was invalid.
In 1905, the state contends, the
law provided for raising the assess
ment value on certain property in
all counties uniformly without dis
turbing other property valuation*.
The statp also declared the special
notice provision does not apply in
this case but only when the board
decides to make a direct, independ
ent, non-equalising change in the
assessed valuations of a particular
county or counties.
NEBRASKA
ACCIDENT TOLL
Report Shows Big Increase
in Numbers of Fersons
Permanently Injured
LINCOLN, NEB.— (UP) —While
'.he number of persons injured in
accidents in Nebraska during the
two weeks’ cerioct ending September
24, was somewhat smaller than the
number for the two weeks preceding,
'he number of persons permanently
disabled was nearly doubled, accord
ing to a report released by the Ne
braska Press association.
The number of persons injured
from all causes, was 235, of which
35 were Dermanently disabled. The
total number of accidental deaths.
33. marked a 30 per cent increase
rver the preceding two weeks.
A sudden increase of fatalities re
sulted in agricultural and indusiiiol
Occidents, nine persons losing their
iives in this class of accidents. Mo
tor vehicle accidents increased 3C
oer cent, increasing tne number of
deaths by four, yet the total number
f injuries ir. such accidents fell off
-liahtly.
The total number injured in oil ac
cidents was 304, in 312 aec’dontr.
Of the number of Injuries, ln3 were
the result of motor accidents, while
motor accidents accounted for 22
deaths.
Collisions continue to lead the list
of causes for motor accidents. 33
■or cent of the total number having
been accounted for ’ey collisions.
'Speed, skids and loose gravel r or.
inued to hold second, third And
fourth positions
Over a 23-week period, the renorv
tates. 213 persons have been per
manently disabled in accidents arc’
’ 534 persons injured.
WOMAN AND BABE
ARE HELD IN JAD
LINCOLN. NEB.—Mrs. Etta Hyatt.
'3 vears old. Bralnerd, Minr. and
'?r baity. Floyd, rot yet 3 months
Id. have been held five days in the
' incoln city jail by Sheriff Bruce
f Ruchville, awaiting the nptcehen
ion cf her husband. FIs is wanted
'or robbery of a hardware Store ir
Arshvillo.
Mis. Hyatt was arrested when th;
-to’en car sha was driving stalle
n Plattemouth. In ihe car was much
->f the loot secured in the Fushvillr
•ebbrry, she says. Eefore hei rppre
rnhon, she said, she and her hur
•j?rd and baby had been in Bleak
c.f la., where they vio'ted hi:
•nether. They had two earn there
Vt husband driving one ana she th<
ether.
The car M'S. Ilyatt chive war
-.fcl'n, the said, by a 17 -year-old
outh freon Abilin:. Kan. She said
took th? car in p '-mall tr "
■.brut 10 miles north cf Li a rain. S'rf
told at yea* length of their travels
-brut. Nebraska. South Dakota Iowa
Colorado. Wyoming and Kansas
°h? told cf sterling 1i~es. pufcurobilf
'’gilts and gasoline. Her baby has no'
arm well since she has bien in jail
man accused by ms
ITALIAN FRIENDS FT.EEL
OMAHA — — Leo Charier
Lrnl, selfstylcd doctor cf jaiispru
ientia, who was arrested in Des
Moines last month r.r.d returned^ tc
Omaha to face charges of fellow
Italians that he had swindled them
T.dsr pretense of being able to
lr.~ their friends and relatives here
.cm the old country, is a fre’ rr.sr
r-ai was rslared offer n hah?"
mrp-T herrire late Friday A* whir’
district Judge James Fitrrera!'
rl?d that there v-as net sufficient
‘"..deuce to held him try langc.
NORFOLK BOYS
LEARN TO COOK
Twenty Three Members of
Senior Class in H. S.
Taking Course
NORFOLK. NEB.— (UP)—Prepar
ing for the day when the woman. ma;>
go out into the world to earn the liv
ing while the man remains at home
to tend house, 23 senior high school
boys are being initiated into the in
tricacies of cookery.
That number of youths have en
rolled in the cooking classes of the
home economics department and. ac
cording to Mies Nell Hyde, cooking
instructor, the boys show as much
interest in their work as the girl
students. The boys are given as
difficult courses as the girls al
t hough the boys are not asked to do
any canning, nor to make fancy
desserts, nor to concoct frozen des
serts.
But they do perform the real du
ties of the cook. They make pas
try and they bake bread. Cakes
are made and they are instructed in
how to cook meats and vegetables
Camp cookery also is stressed and
they will be taught to cook over an
open fire.
WOMAN PLEADS GUILTY
TO STEALING CHICKENS
WINSIDE—(Special)—A sentence
of 90 days in jail was given by
Judge Cherry to Mrs. Celia Awiszus,
mother of eight children, when she
pleaded guilty in county court to
stealing 11 chickens from William
F. Koepke. She was paroled to her
attorney on good behavior and pay
ment of court costs.
While she pleaded guilty to steal
ing only 11 chickens, a Winsiae
produce dealer says she sold him
200 recently.
The husband is a laborer on a
farm. The Awiszus children range
in age from 18 years to a few weeks.
JACKSON, NEB., YOUTH TO
STUDY FOR PRIESTHOOD
OMAHA—(UP)—Leonard Waters
of Jackson, Neb., and Peter Burke
of Elkhorn are two of six Creighton
university students who have en
tered seminaries this fall to study
for the priesthood, it is announced
at the university. Waters will study
at the Jesuit schoo at Florissat,
Mo.. Burke enrolling at St. Paul,
Minn., seminary.
GIVEN $1,000 DAMAGES
FOR BEING BEATL.i
HARTINGTON—(Special)— The
district court session held here the
last two weeks came to a close this
week and District Judge Mark J.
Ryan has returned to his home at
Pender. The case that attracted
the most attention was a damage
case, the outgrowth of a boy track
ing mud over the kitchen floor of
the man he was working for a few
months ago. A that time the case
was heard in the county court and
the boy pleaded guilty and received
a fine. The case engendered bad
feeling between the father of the
boy, William A. Burke, and David
C. Dendinger, owner of the house
tracked up by mud. The climax
came when the two men met near a
creek on one of their farms and a
clash ensued with Burke getting a
beating. He sued Dedinger for $3,
018. The case was tried before a
jury which returned a verdict of
Q1.CC0 for Mr. Burke.
NEBRASKA BANKS PLAN
REGIONAL CLEARING HOUSES
LINCOLN—(UP)—A plan to have
Nebraska banks districted into re
gional clearing house associations,
each having a credit bureau, wfas
idopted by committees of the State
Jankers’ association in session here
Friday afternoon.
The clearing house committee will
submit plans at a meeting here Oc
tober 18 for creating the proposed
districts. Each regional clearing
nouse will include three to six coun
ties. Lincoln and Omaha, because
of their own clearing house systems,
will not be included in the pro
posed organization.
The proposed regional associa
‘ions will meet perhaps quarterly to
oremote closer contacts between
: ankers and to stop duplicate bor
;or'ng.
AFFAIRS OF OLDMAN
BANK FNALLY CLOSED
O L D H A M—Official announoe
nent is made that the liquidation
f the First National bank of Old
lam now has been completed. The
hank closed its doors January
1, 1C25, during the financial slump
n South Dakota.
The records show that since that
ime the receiver of the bank, act
ng under direction of the comptrol
er of the currency at Washington,
las paid five dividends, the first of
25 per cent, the second 10 per cent;
:hird, 5 per cent, fourth 10 per cent,
and the fifth and final dividend
being 14.18 per cent.
The five dividends total $153,940.
34 which has been paid to deposi
‘ors Upon payment of the final
dividend, checks for which now are
being distributed to depositors, all
eceiver’s certificates will be taken
:p and canceled. The record made
in liquidating the affairs of the
bank is considered a very creditable
rne by those who were directly in
terested.
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY
FOR SEAT IN CONGRESS
LINCOLN—(UP)—George Day
ton, former veteran of the Lincoln
city council and member of the
newly created state game commis
sion, announces his candidacy for
congressman from the first district
on the republican ticket.
John H. Moorhead, of Falls City,
is the congressman representing the
i.rot district now. There are rumors
Moorhead will not be a candidate
for re-election but may try for
United States senator to succeed
Ceorere W. Norris of McCof»’