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About The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965 | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1930)
FEAUTO SELLS HIS NEWSPAPER Vakefield Publisher for 1.’ Years Disposes of Plant to Former Nebraskan Wakefield, Neb.—(Special)—J, h Feauto. for the last 13 years edtto. and owner of the Wakefield Repub lican, has sold the property to C. L Wilson, of California. The new own er takes possession next Monday He conducted a newspaper at Mil ford. Neb., before moving to Cali 'omia. Mr. Feauto is said now to be look ing for another location, but is In no hurry to make a deal as he feel* he has earned the right to a lont rest from newspaper activity. AUTO ACCIDENT SUIT TO HOLD ATTENTION Hartington, Neb.—(Special)—Thi March term of the district court will open here Monday with Judge Mark J. Ryan on the bench. One of the outstanding cases to be heard is a $25,000 damage suit brought by Miss Helen Thies, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Thies, of I-Iartlngton against W. A. Grant, local garage man and John F. Palensky of Fre mont. The petition alleges that as a re sult of an auto accident between the two defendants near Coleridge a few months ago, the girl was seriously and permanently injured. The petl tio*i alleges that both drivers were driving at dangerous speed and op erating their cars in reckless man ner and as a result of a collision Miss Theis sustained serious injur ies and will be disfigured. A second damage suit growing out of the same automobile accident which will also be tried is being brought by W. A. Grant one of the defendants in the first suit agaiast John F. Palensky. the other defend ant. The next case of Importance and one that will attract much attention Is the case of the state of Nebraska vs. Herbert Feese. of Coleridge. The youth is charged with a statutory offense against a young Hartington girl. There are 15 divorce cases dock eted for this term of the court, and everal civil cases. TO VOTE AGAIN ON SUNDAY MOVIE QUESTION 0fwman Grove, Neb.— (UP)—A second vote on the question of Sun day moving picture shows will bo taken at the April 1 election here In response to a request made by local ministers, who claimed that a misunderstanding of the issue had caused its defeat in January, 1929, the city council voted unanimously to re-submit the question. Assurance was given the minis ters that the ballots would state the proposition so that no one would misunderstand it. In the election last year, in which the Sunday movies were victorious, by a vote of 277 to 259, the question was word- j cd, "Shad the city council pass an ordinance prohibiting the showing cf moving pictures on Sunday.” It was held that some thought they were voting directly for or against the shows. Charges were also made that the statutes were violated by bringing people to the poles who were able to come cf their cwn ac cord. SCHOOL BOARD PAYS FOR CANCELING CONTRACT Seward, Neb—(Special)—Without going to court, the case of Miss Ruth Marcum against school dis trict o. 29 of Seward county was set tled. She will receive $50 from the district and $135 from Louis Raclcky. member of the board who signed her contract and that of another teach er. Miss Marcum of Friend was hired to teach the school, her contract be ing signed by Racicky and Albert Johnson, another board member. When she reported last fall for the opening of the school, she found another teacher in charge. She sued for $S10. the amount of pay she would have received for the term. In the meantime, however, she secured another school and settle ment was made on the basis of the time she was out cf employment. RUSTLERS CAUSE HEAVY LOSSES TO STOCK RAISERS Alliance, Neb. — (UP)—Stockmen of this section' who have been suf fering heavy losses of cattle by rust lers have been promised relief by the state. In a conference with Gov ernor Weaver and State Sheriff W C. Oondlt, Robert Graham and Frank M. Broome, officers cf the Nebraska Stock Growers asoscia tlon, were promised additional offi cers to work in western Nebraska to secure evidence whenever cases of cattle rustling are reported. The general use of the fast motor truck cn the hard-surfaced high ways has added tn the convenience of the cattle rustler, and made it possible for him to be out of the re gion before the theft Is discovered. A BEER DIVORCE Washington—Willicm Leadbettei had to have his 12 gallons of beer each week And * ha* was too much for Leadbetter. who charged that that was too much for hu capacity. She sued for divorce. FEDERAL COURT TO HANDLE PETERS TRUST AFFAIRS Omaha, Neb.—(UP)—Affairs ot the failed Peters Trust company will b? liquidated in federal bankruptcy and not through state department of trade and commerce, federal cir cuit court at Kansas City decided Thursday. The cuurt, in an opinion written by Judge Kimbrough Stone upheld Judge Wcodrcugh of Omaha who found that all affairs of the Trust company should be handled by Ref eree In Bankruptcy B. H. Dunham. SERIOUS CHARGES FILED AGAINST TAXI DRIVER Bridgeport, Neb. — (Special) — Henry Clark, 63 years old taxi dri ver, married and the father of nine children, was sentenced to 60 days in Jail by County Judge Harry M. Marquis on the charge of adding and abettli^ the delinquency of a minor girl. Clark appealed and was released on $1,000 bond. The girl who complained against him is 12 years old. Her story was corroborated by a chum, 11 years old. The girls admitted they had asked him if he were going to Northport and when he said he wn they went along with him. WILD GEESE IN GREAT NUMBERS Half Million of Them Re turn to Shelter Near Tekamah Each Night Tekamah, Neb.—(Special)—Mori than 500 000 geeee are feeding east of here, near the Missouri river. Game wardens, who are protecting them, have made the estimate oi their numbers. The geese leave their protected shelter at dawn and fly into the hills, returning late in the afternoon to their same location, day after day. Some of these mornings, they are expected to leave for the north. The birds present a great spec tacle, maneuvering in perfect forma tion, with a whir made by the flap ping of countless wings, their glis tening bodies in the sunlight re flecting silver and their honking may be heard for miles. RACE BETTING STILL GOES ON Nebraska Attorney General to Try Padlock Law in Omaha Omaha. Neb. —(UP)— Despite a nine months’ campaign sponsored by Attorney General C. A. Sorenson to eliminate it, there is still much horse race betting here, events of the past week disclosed. Undercover agents hired by Sor enson had no trouble in making bets at half a dozen places. Raids by Bob Samardick lodged a dozen men in Jail. Two important moves planned for this week may go far to determine whether Sorenson will be successful in his efforts to stamp out betting on outside tracks as he did on the track owned by Ak-Sar-Ben here. The attorney general, threugh his Omaha aide, Irwin Stalmaster, has died injunction suits against three : x>l rooms, seeking to have them j. ad locked for one year as nuisances. Eugene O’Sullivan, attorney for the pool room proprietors, will ar gue before Municipal Judge Lester Palmer, Tuesday afternoon, that , betting on the ponies is legal In Nebraska. Should O'Sullivan win his point and the decision be upheld in dis trict court betting could continue here until the legislature re-nasses the anti-bettilig law which O Sulli van claims was repealed and never re-enacted. Gamblers admit that the padlock is the weapon they most fear. They must have downtown headquarters if their business is to thrive and if padlocking is to become general they fear building owners will be loath to rent to them. COW TESTING ASSOCIATION SHOWS SOME GOOD RECORDS West Point, Neb.—Cuming, Wayne and Dixon county cow testing asso ciations have completed three months’ testing work, the work be ing carried on by Arthur E. Ander son. At present there are 237 cows on test. During February 17 cf these cows produced between 40 and 50 pounds of butter fat each. Four produced more than 50 pounds and two more than 60 pounds. The high cow for the association for the month is owned by McGuire and Reese of Wisner. She is a grade Guernsey, milked twice daily, and produced 1,621 pounds of milk which contained 68 pounds of butter fat. Nine cows in the association were found unprofitable and did not yield enough butter fat to pay lor food consumed. They were sold. SCOTTISH KITE MASONS MEETING AT OMAHA Omaha, Neb. —(UP)— Seventy ninth annual reunion of Nebraska Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons began here Monday with 1. 500 members in attendance. Frank Cargill, grand Inspector general in Nebraska, will supervise reunion of the four lodges which will be fea tured by initiation into higher de grees of a class of 100. Thursday the Maundy-Thursday ceremonial of extinguishing the lights will be held at noon, with Wise Master W. W. Davis of Knights Rose Croix in charge. Relighting ceremony is scheduled for Easter Sunday. The reunicn will close with a ban quet Thursday evening. DECLAMATORY CONTEST HELD AT VERDIGRE Verdigre, Neb. —(Special)— The annual elimination declamatory contest for this section was held here Friday afternoon and evening, contestants from 13 high schools par ticipating. In the oratorical section. Clifford Peterson of Niobrara and Edmund Sediby of Verdigre were awarded first honors. In the ex temporaneous section. George Dan ielson of Wausa and George Holtz ct Pierce, were the winners. These two sections were given in the after noon. DN TRIAL FOR DEATH OF WIFE Track Laborer Face* Jur for Slaying Following Quarrel PapiUaon, Neb.—(UP)— Selects jf a jury required the day as Jo seph Melke*. Avery track laboret went on trial here Tuesday on t charge of first degree murder. Melkes is charged with havin fatally stabbed his wife with a butcher knife at their home follow ing a domestic quarrel last Jan uary 26. Harold McKenzie, of University Place, was acquitted of manslaugh ter charges by a district court jury here after the body had deiiberateo for two hours. He was charged with having caused the death of Evelyi. Ehlers. 16 vears old, of Gretna, last December 20. The girl was struck by a truck driven by the defendant McKenzie claimed not to have seer the girl until too late to avoid thf accident. The girl lay unconsciom In an Omaha hospital for 252 hour: before dying. WYNOT POSTMISTRESS GIVEN RE-APPOINTMEN'l Wyncrt, Neb.—(Special)—Miss El sie Thompson, postmistress at Wy not for the last 13 yours, has re ceived notice from civil service head quarters at Washington. D. C., ol her appointment for another term. Before Mi® Thompson’s incum bency, her father held the plac* for five yeans. SAFETY COUNCILS TO BE HELD IN NEBRASKA TOWNS Lincoln, Neb.—< UP)—Two confer ences will be held In the state next month, under the auspices of the department of labor, for the adop tion of such codes as will promote the safety In the state's Industrial plants, Ernest M. Pollard, secretary of the department of public welfare announced Monday. A conference at Omaha will be held April 8 and 9, in the labor department at the court house, and a conference at Llntoln will be held April 10 and 11 at fflie capital build ing. Letters were sent out Monday to about 75 Nebraska flrmi, representa tives of employes and representatives of the general public, inviting them to attend the conferences. The conferences are held in com pliance with a law passed at the last regular session of the legislature empowering the department of la bor to create commissions for the purpose of adopting certain safety standards and safety codes so as to provide ior the protection of tne employes. HONEYMOON TRIP WITH COLLEGE CHOIR Fremont, Neb.—(Special)—Alter becoming engaged following their meeting at Midland college last fall, Maynard Anderson, Craig, senior, and Virgie Engdahl, Oakland, freshman, determined not to allow lack of funds, that bugbear of most college students to spoil their plans for a honeymoon trip. They both tried out for the college’s acappella choir, worked hard and ea rned the positions they coveted. The choir 1? now starting its annual spring tour and in its midst is a newly wedded couple looking forward to the 2,500 mile honeymoon they are to get without personal expense while the choir is touring Iowa, Illinois, In diana, Ohio and Missouri until March 31. ASK $5,000,000 MORE FROM STATE Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—The state of Nebraska was sued for $5,000,000 more of deposits in failed banks Monday in an amended petition that was filed in the Lancaster district court in the suit brought last week to collect $2,215,169.35 of deposits. The additional $5,000,000 is claimed by 46 depositors who inter vened in the original suit. The in terveners base their claims on the grounds that the loss is sustained by reason of new deposits being per mittted to be made in insolvent banks operated by the guaranty fund commission and by reason of the commission permitting certain depositors to draw out approximately $3,000,000 of their deposits in pre ference to others. GIVEN $2,500 JUDGMENT FOR HIS WIFE’S DEATH Homer, Neb.—(Special)—The dis trict court at Pender rendered a Judgment of $2,500 against Thurs ton county to Thure Larson of Win nebago, whose wife was killed last fall when their car overturned on a defective bridge between Homer and Winnebago. Mrs. Larson in at tempting to get out was pinned un der the car. When help was ob tained and the car lifted, she was dead BURNS TO DEATH IN BARN STRUCK BY LIGHTNING Beatrice, Neb.—(UP)—Carl Cleve land, 55 years old, farmer living south of here, was burned to death in his bam Monday when it was struck by lightning. A number of horses and cattle also perished In the flames. FIRE DESTROYS 2,000 BUSHELS OF CORN TN CRIB Homer. Neb—(Special)—Fire of an unknown origin completely de stroyed a double corncrib and 2.000 bushels of com cn the farm of Fred Kipper, two irikr. north of Horner. SUES BECAUSE HEIFERS NOT MILK PRODUCERS Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—Because 21 heifers allegedly failed to become fresh to produce milk, Anna Lipps brought suit in district court here against Charles T. Foreman foi $1,250. The petition claims she paid $3.' for the heifers but that they were only wTorth $35. She also claims that on account of their not becom ing fresh and producing no milk, the plaintiff is entitled to $840, or $6 a month each, for feed given them from which she rot no return. PARFNTS OF DELINQUENT HELD IN CONTEMPT Beatrice, Neb.— tUP) —Because (hey failed to produce their son in court to face charges of juvenile delinquency, Mr. and Mrs. Graham Luberger were found guilty Mon day by Judge Leslie Noble of charges of contempt of court. Mrs. Luberger was fined $50 but the Judge ruled that her husband s guilt was of a technical nature and no fine was imposed on him. John Luberger, the son, had been placed in the custody of his parents pending a hearing on a Juvenile complaint. After a number of con tinuations granted in his case, the son left the city and is still at large. WEAVER SIGNS BANKING BILL Governor of Nebraska At taches Name to Compro mise Measure Lincoln, Neb. — — The emer gency banking act drawn by spe cial legislature which adjourned Saturday was signed Tuesday by Governor Weaver and immediately acted as a repeal of the state bank guaranty fund law in force since 1911. The measure, described by the governor as a compromise for de positors and bankers alike, was de signed to aid in liquidating a $20. 000,000 fund deficit through a small assessment on going state banks for the next 10 years. Revenue from the assessment, es timated at $3,000,000 and a like amount now due from the banks, will be apportioned to the waiting depositors who are now campaign ing in behalf of an additional $8. 000,000 state appropriation, for theii benefit. MOISTURE OF VALUE TO NEBRASKA SOIL Lincoln, Neb.— (UP) —The mois ture that has fallen in Nebraska this week has been of great benefit to the crops both in putting the sur face soil in better condition and in ending the windy period that was doing some crop damage, A. E. An derson, federal and state agricul tural statistician, says. PIONEER NEBRASKA PAIR MARRIED 65 YEARS AGO Broken Bow, Neb.— (UP)— Mr. and Mrs. James P. Porter of Broken Bow, early pioneers of Nebraska and Custer county, celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary Monday. Mr. Porter is 82 years old and Mrs. Por ter 79. Tney were married In Ef f'ngton, 111., when Mrs. Porter was but 13 years old, and came to Ne braska in 1881, homesteading. In 1912 they moved to Broken Bow. WAYNE COUNTY MAN GETS HIS COMMISSION Lincoln, Nob.—A judgment for ?500 handed down by the district court of Wayne county in favor oi W. H. Eastburn and against W. E. Kenriek was affirmed by the su preme court. Kenriek owned some land in Wayne county which had been sold for $15,000 after a mort gage had been foreclosed, and he offered Eastburn $590 to have the sale set aside and bid $16,000. A* the second sale the land brought $17,000 and Kenriek refused to pay the sum agreed upon, claiming that it was against public policy. The court held that it was Kenriek and not Eastburn who telephoned the judge to inform him that Eastburn would pay a greater price for the land and that since the former made $2.000 out of the deal he should be willing to pay $500 to Eastburn through whom this was made pos sible. STATION AGENT TO BE REPLACED BY CUSTODIAN Lincoln, Neb.—An order has been issued by the state railway commis sion giving authority to the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy railroad to substitute a custodian for its agent at Wann. Neb. Hearing of the ap plication was heard at Wann ir. June, 1929, but no order was given by the commission because it was desired to give parties wanting the agent retained an opportunity to make greater use of the facilities and to secure elimination of a rail way company ruling relieving then of responsibility of delivering ship ments to consignees. The commis sion holds that the revenues during ‘.his period do not necessitate re taining an agent and that a cus todian may be substituted, the com mission giving instructions as to what are his duties. Wann is a vil lage of 150 population located on the line between Sic-ux City and Ashland. STILL HUNT FOR BODIES OF FOUR DROWNED MEN Nebraska City. Neb. — (UP) — Guarding well the secret of their graves, the waves of the Missouri river continued to hold the bodies of the four Nebraska City men who lost their lives when their boat cap s zod Sunday. A searching party of 150 workwJ most of Tuesday, but more than 60 1. rs of dragging the river failed to lind any of the bodies. Rewards for the recovery cf the bodies now total J500. RSvermcn believe, however, that the bodies will not be washed to the chore or rise to the surface for at least three weeks. .MOTHER AND SON IN DOUBLE WEDDING Alliance. Neb.— —When wed ding bells r.ng out here soon foi Mrs. William A. Logan. 37 years old. a widow, she ’will be followed up the aisle by her son, Alvin, 21 with a bride on his arm. The pair, mother and son, ap peared in county court Tuesday foi marriage licenses. Mrs. Logan will wed Charles Tuehek. 47 years old. wealthy ranch er. and Alvin Will wed Miss Grace Nebrcugh cf Bridgeport. Neb. They plan a double wedd* GETS PAY FOR REST OF LIFE Fremont Man Was Injured When Combustion Cham ber Exploded Lincoln, Neb.—(UP1—William H Owens was awarded compensation for the remainder of his life, Wed nesday by the state compensation commissioner for injuries he sus tained while employed as an en gineer by the Fremont Ice and Sand company. He will receive $15 a week for 20? weeks and thereafter $10 a week for the remainder of his life, togeth er with additional medical care a» needed. He was injured February 7, 1928 when a combustion chamber exploded in the Fremont company' plant. An unnamed amount of compen sation was awarded Mary M’Artor, of Fremont, for injuries she sus tained while employed as second cook for Lois Webb, doing business as the Terry Coffee shop, of Fre mont. She sustained a sprained an kle September 28, 1929 in the course of her employment when pushed by a fellow employe. USE INJUNCTION TO HALT LIQUOR TRAFFIC Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—Steps to use the injunction process to stop vio lations of the liquor laws were tak en by County Attorney Max Towle Wednesday when he filed action in the district court against Hiram E. Dodge to have him placed under perpetual injunction forbidding him or his employed agents, to dispose of liquor illegally. This step was taken. County At torney Towle stated, after a confer ence with F. A. High, superintend ent of the Nebraska Anti-Saloon league. The county attorney indi cated the process may be resorted to ' in cases of violators where it seems necessary to bring such action. This is believed to be the first case in which the state court has used the injunction in Nebraska. Sum mons was served on Douglas at the county jail where he is serving sen tence for violation of the liquor law. Under such an injunction, if a per son is found guilty of violating the injunction, he may be brought into court and punished for contempt of court. It does away with the neces sity of trial by jury. BOLD THIEF STEALS FROM POLICE STATION Beatrice, Neb.-rtUP—Some fear less visitor, who was no respecter of persons, Tuesday night walked into Chief of Police Paul Acton's headquarters at the city hall, and an inventory reveals the unknown guest walked out with one offi cer's overcoat, one flashlight and one penknife that had been taken from one of the prisoners in the city jail. VERDIGRE-HARTINGTON ROAD TO BE GRAVELED Verdigre, Neb.—(Special)—Work on the construction of a graveled highway between Verdigre and Cen ter will start this spring. The de partment of public works of the state of Nebraska is advertising for sealed bids for culverts, bridges and Incidental work on this stretch of rokd, same to be opened, March 27. This is known as the Verdigre-Hart ington project 647-A State road. The actual work of construction will not be done under contract but will be handled under the same system as maintenance work. BECAUSE DOG WAGGED HIS TAIL NO OWNERSHIP SIGN Bridgeport, Neb.—(UP>—Just be cause a dog wags his tail and shows other signs of friendliness when a person approaches is no sign the dog is greeting his master, a jury in district court decided here. The state had contended that 200 gallons of whisky mash found on a farm here was guarded by a dog which showed great friendship to Winfred H. Moore and William Minshall when they approached. The men were arrested as owners of the mash on the strength of the dog’s actions. The state contended at the trial that the dog belonged to Moore. But Moore claimed the dog was a ‘tramp” and shouldn’t even have recognized him. The jury believed Moore’s story and acquitted both men on liquor charges. BUS ROUTE O’NEILL TO NORFOLK APPROVED Lincoln, Neb.—The bus routes and schedules of the Goldenrod Trans portation company for service be tween O’Neill and Norfolk have been approved by the state railway com mission and authority granted for the company to conduct service be tween O'Neill and Ainsworth, which service is now oelng supplied by the O'Neill-Ainsworth bus lines. CHURCH COLLEGE MEN TO MEET AT GRAND ISLAND Grand Island, Neb. — tUP) — Eighty or more faculty members of universities and colleges in the state associated with the Nebraska Asso ciation of Church Colleges will meet here Friday and Saturday. Colleges to be represented at the meeting include York, Hastings, Midland, Ccfner, Doane, Wesleyan, Central and Grand Island. WAYNE MAN GIVEN PLACE IN MANY MEDICAL HOSPITa*. Wayne, Neb. — (Special) — Paul Crossland of Wayne has received an interneship in the U. S. navy medical hospital and is soon to be appointed assistant surgeon in the navy hospital at Philadelphia, Bos ton or in California. He will re ceive his M. D. degree in June at the University of Minnesota at Min neapolis. He is a graduate of the Wayne high school and the Wayne Teachers college. His parents live here. GIVEN 20 YEARS ON BANK ROBBERY COL** Lincoln, Neb.—(UPi—Jack Scott convicted by a jury of robbing the Denton bank January 20, was denied a new trial by District Judge Lin coln Frost, Thursday and sentenced to 20 years in the state penitentiary The charge was that of using ex plosives in robbing a bank and car ried a penalty of from 20 years to life. Scott declared he would appeal to the supreme court. Forest Holtz claw was sentenced Tuesday to a term of 10 years on a charge of burglary in connection with the same crime. Holtzclaw pleaded guil ty. _ WILL DEDICATE VETS’ HOSPITAL National Legion and Aux iliary Heads to Be at Lincoln Ceremony Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—With Past National Commander Paul V. Mc Nutt, Bloomington, Ind., as the prin cipal speaker, the dedication cere mony for the new United States vet erans bureau hospital being built at Lincoln will be held at 2:30 p. m. Sunday, May 4, It Is announced. The ceremony will be under the auspices of the Nebraska department of the American Legion. Department Commander Dwight Griswold will preside. Col. F. D. Eager, former president of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, also will speak. Invitations have been extended to the following honor guests: Gen. John J. Pershing; Gen. Frank T. Hines, director of the veterans bu reau; Col. L. H. Tripp, chief of con struction of the veterans bureau; C. G. Beck, manager of the Omaha veterans bureau office, and Mrs. Donald MacRae, of Council Bluffs, national president of the American Legion auxiliary. WOMAN FINED $200 ON PERJURY CHARGE Lincoln, Neb.— (UP>— Anna Droud, mother of seven children, appeared before Judge Lincoln Frost Thurs day to admit she perjured herself in order to obtain several weeks ago a verdict of acquittal on a charge of sale of liquor. Judge Frost fined her $200 on the perjury charge. Following her acquittal on the liquor charge, County Attorney Max Towle filed a charge of perjury against her and Walter Weast, an other witness in the liquor case, l During the trial on the liquor charge, she had testified that on tire day on which the raid was made on her home, she was a mile away at the home of her daughter helping to care for a sick baby. The sheriff's office, however, learned that the daughter lived just across the street from the mother and that the house in which she claimed her daughter lived was vacant on the day of the raid. The daughter later moved into the house and at the time of the trial was living there. RAILROAD INVESTS BIG SUM IN NEW BUSES Omaha, Neb—The Union Pacific system Thursday announced the purchase of nearly $500,000 worth of motor buses for its transcontinental and west coast routes. Twenty two of the new stages will be added to lines between Chicago and Los Angeles and 11 between Portland. Spokane, Boise and Sait Lake City. The Interstate Transit lines, Union Pacific Stages, Inc., and the Inter state Coach company, subsidiaries of the railroad system, now have in operation 300 stages on transcon tinental routes from Chicago and St. Louis to Los Angeles, and Boi.se, Spokane and Portland in the north west, and on feeder routes. The new equipment comprises 30 coaches of 34-passenger capacity, two of 26-passenger capacity, and one of 21. All equipment was or dered for immediate delivery, said J. L. Haugh, vice president of the Union Pacific, who announced the purchase. CLAIM DOG CREMATED IN OMAHA PLANT Omaha—(UP)—Reports that a dog had been cremated with permission of board of trustees was what led to a group of insurgents packing the annual meeting to obtain control of Forest Lawn cemetery. W. H. Dorrance, funeral director, who led the fight against cemetery trustees, testified in district court Thursday The dog was owned by a member of the board, Dorrance said. The insurgents were successful In packing the meeting, electing Dor rance president and the old board of trustees now claims the election illegal. NORTH PLATTE DOCTOR BUYS BUFFALO BILL’S OLD HOME North Platte, Neb.—(UP)—“Buf falo Bill's home,” that was occu pied here by William Cody for a time, has been purchased by Dr. Charles F. Heider, of North Platte. The house was constructed orig inally by Buffalo Bill. Although it has been occupied by a family for years, it remains as one of Nori,.i Platte’s foremost points of Interest to visitors. OMAHA LEGION POST WANTS CITY AUDITORIUM Omaha, Neb.—(UP)—Negotiations are under way for acquisition by Omaha post. American Legion, of Municipal auditorium, it is * earned The auditorium owned by the city, has shown a deficit for several years, it was said. The Legion post proposes to take over its manage « ment, giving the city 33 1-3 per cent 1 of the net profits. I Rentals aggregate between 030,000 : and $50,000 annually but despite thf fact that the building is tax-free, it I has never been out of the ‘red.’’