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HELD NOT GUILTY OF CRIMINAL ASSAULa Hartington, Neb.—(Special)—The Jury In the Herbert Feese criminal assault case gave the defendant a verdict of acquittal. The case was the outgrowth oi at alleged criminal assault upon a Hartington girl, at Coleridge, while the girl was attending a dance in that city. NORFOLK SEES BUILDING BOOM No Vacant Homes or Store Buildings Makes New Ones Urgent Norfolk, Neb.—(Special)—With t house famine and not a vacant store building in Norfolk the city is facing another important build ing program this year. Local con tractors’ reports show that bids will be issued for several important new structures within the next few weeks. The recent fires which have played havoc with the business sec tion of the city result in the re construction of several important buildings and the construction of a new bank building for the Ne braska State bank which was bad ly damaged by fire. A new building on the state hos pital grounds is also included In the local building program for this year. Reports are persistent that the Catholics plan the construction of a hospital due to popular demand and also because of hospital con gestion here. The General hospital recently closed and that leaves the city with but one hospital. Half a dozen smaller business buildings and half a hundred new homes are planned for construction this year. MOKE ROOM NEEDED BY NORFOLK SCHOOLS | Norfolk, Neb.—(Special)—Norfolk will spend more than $500,000 in new school buildings within the next few years if the recommends- I tions of the school authorities are carried out. Several of the build ings are so crowded that new rooms are needed for children and at least one of the buildings—the Grant school—has been condemned by firemen and declared unsafe and unsanitary. The new $500,000 high school re cently completed is overcrowded, due to the fact that the Junior col lege students are taking up much of the space formerly occupied by the regular high school students. FILES FOR OFFICE OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—Bern R. Counter, of Bridgeport, speaker of the house of representatives at the last regular and special sessions, hr.s filed his papers with the secretai / cf state for the office of lieutenant governor, subject to the republican primaries. FOOD CONTAINERS MUST COMPLY WITH LAW Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—Purported deceptive packages that make the customer think he is getting more in quantity for his money than he actually is, must come off to Ne braska store shelves by July 1, C. V. McCracken, chief of the state bureau of foods and drugs, warned Thursday. Botllers of extracts are given un til that date to clear their stocks of alleged deceptive packages in which their w'ares are offered for sale in Nebraska. April 1 was set as the final date for the sale of such merchandise, but the depart ment extended the time so that no economic loss in disposing of stocks on hand, would result. State laws prohibit the sale of extracts and food stuff6 in pack ages that are deceptive as to quan tity of merchandise being pur chased. CENSUS SUPERVISOR GETS IIUR WORK ORGANIZED Norfolk, Neb. —(Special)— After the census taking begins in the north Nebraska district the results of each day's work will be checked by Mrs. Marie Weekes, the district supervisor who, with her corps of assistants will meet each enumera tor for personal contact in some parts of the district. Mrs. Weekes made the statement that the cen sus work in this district is prac tically ready for actual work and that contact arrangements with each enumerator have been made. Schools of instructions for enumer ators will be held throughout the district this week as follows: By Matt Shaffer, assistant super visor: Wayne. Friday 9 a. m.; Em erson fire hall 2 p. m.; Pender court house, 7 p. m. By Mrs. Wilbur Maas, assistant supervisor: Madison city hall. Fri day 9 a. m.; Norfolk, census office, Priday 2 p m ! Stanton. Saturday, 1:30 p. m.; West Point, Sunday, 1:30 p. m. By Mrs Marie Weekes. district supervisor: WaHhill, Rossiter of fices, Thursdav, 2 p. m.; Tekamah, court house 9 a. m.: Blair. Friday, 2 p. m.: Fremont. Saturday, court house, 9 a. m; Schuyler, April 31 at 10 a. m , and South Sioux City, Neb., April 2, at Legion hall. 7 p. m. LUTHERAN BROTHERHOOD TO MEET AT FREMONT Fremont. Neb—The annual con vention cf *he Nebraska Lutheran Brotherhood will be held In Fre mont, April 23 :n connection with the annual pastors' and students’ conference sponsored by Western Theological seminary of Midland eoiicge Addiesres by prominent Lu therans and a banquet will be fea tures of the program. O. E. Schell berg. Omaha, is president of the state brotherhood. WELCOMES RIVAL FOR OFFICE HE HOLDS Lincoln, Neb—(UP)—Competition for public office is a wholesome thing, Attorney General C. A. Sor ensen said in a statement “welcom ing” Eert Hardenbrook, Ord attor ney, as a candidate for attorney gen eral on the republican ticket. "I am not entitled to a monopolj of the office,” Sorensen said. “He has Just as good a right to run a> I have. This is a free country. You will be surprised at the number of votes he will get in several parts oi the state. “With the huge volume of work that my office has had to handle during the past year, I am sure we have made some mistakes and have failed to do many things that ought to have been done. Another can didate in the field will call atten tion to our shortcomings and there by enable us to improve the effici ency of the office.” PLAN TO PLANT MORE POTATOES Nebraska Growers Expec* to Increase Acreage over Last Year Lincoln, Neb. — (UP) — Potatc t rowers in the "second early" sec tion. which Includes Nebraska, in tend planting five per cent more potatoes this year than last, ac cording to the state and federal division of agricultural statistics. While the intended acreage for 1830 is somewhat larger than for last year, it is considerably below the five year average and nearly 17 per cent below the exceptional large acreage of 1928, the statisti cian says. The Nebraska early potato dis trict, Including the Platte valley from Kearney to Grand Island, will plant slightly fewer potatoes this year than last. Last year’s acreage was 1,750 for this region, as com pared with intention acreage of 1, 720 this year. A summary for all commercial po tato districts in the United States this year indicates a probable acre age of 323,000 as compared with 290.520 acres last year and 401,370 in 1928. COLUMBUS MERCHANT 56 YEARS IS DEAD Columbus, Neb.— (UP)—James H Galley, 89 years old, resident ot Columbus for 71 years, and head of the Galley Dry Goods company for 56 years is dead. He suffered a fractured hip in a fall Saturday and this, with ill health of the last two years, led to his death. As a young man, Galley came to Columbus in 1859. Six years before that he had accompanied his par ents across the Nebraska plains with a Morman wagon train, journeying to Utah. Following his return to Columbus, he established the Galley Dry Goods store. For several years prior to his death, his health had been falling and at last he became blind. But despite this, he worked almost daily at his store. Before dis posing of his business last, year, he was the oldest merchant in the city, trom the standpoint of both age and successive years in business. MAIL PLANE FELL ON HOUSE, DAMAGES GIVEN Paplllian, Neb—(UP)—The first of several suits brought against the Boeing Air Transport company as the result of an airmail niane fall ing on the roof of a home near Ft. Crook, January 29, 1929, was won yesterday by Mrs. Esther Watson. A Jury awarded $500 damages to Mrs. Watson, who claimed she suf fered a nervous breakdown as the result of the plane falling on her home. Mrs. Watson’s husband is suing for $3,000 damages to his house. Her fatherinlaw is trying to collect a similar amount on the grounds that the same plane struck an aerial of another house, yanked a radio from the table and hurled It against his fraatured leg. HE BOUGHT LAND OTHER HAD NO RIGHT TO SELL Lincoln, Neb. — (UP) — Arthur Harned, of Fort Worth. Tex., was given a directed verdict by Federal Judge T. C. Munger, awarding him $7,040 damages against Charles N. Warner, of Beaver Crossing, who sold him some land which he later lost. The directed verdict was the sec ond given in the case, in which Harned paid $5,500 for 200 acres of Oklahoma land and was later dis possessed of it In favor of Indian heirs of the original owner. The sum awarded him represents the purchase price of the land, together with 7 per cent interest since March 17, 1926. Republican City, Neb. —(UP) — Willard Artz, 14 years old, Huntley high school freshman, who is be lieved to have accidenta'.iv hanged himself, was buried heie Wednes day afternoon. The youth had been staying at the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. .Richman. at Huntley, while attending the Huntley high school. His father. Paul Artz, lives south of Republican City. Young Artz was accustomed to swing back and forth in his grand father's barn on a rope over some baled hay. It is believed that Sun day he pulled the rope down over his shoulders to swing with it around his body, as he often did. but that he fell and as the rope slipped, it tightened about his neck SAMAR DICK HEAD OF SQUAD Omaha. Neb.—(UP Robert Sa mardlck has been Officially named head of police morels rr.v nd by Chief of Police J J. Pszanowski. Sergeant Joe Potach. acqubted Monduv of charges of accepting bribes, ’ wm transferred to the field department and will henceforth work out oi the south side station. Charges made against Putsch by Gene Livingston, gangster, had nothing to do with the transfer. Pszanowski said Potr.cn had asked several times to be relieved of mor als squad duty. Potucli is eligible to pftisicn within a year. FOUND GUILTY TWICE, APPEALS Nebraskan Faces 25-Year Term for Murder of His Wife in 1928 Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—Sidney A Trobough, convicted in Adams coun ty twice of killing his wife, Sarina, November 23, 1928. appealed to the supreme court Monday for a second time. In a recent second trial at Has tings, won on his first appeal to the supreme court, Trobough was sen tenced to 25 years on a charge of having murdered his wife. At his first trial, he was convicted and sen tenced to 18 years in the state prison. Trobough’s attorneys list 74 al leged errors of the trial court in appealing to the supreme court. These errors include the manner of selecting a Jury panel, the mem bers of the jury and in giving in structions and receiving evidence. Trobough also filed an affidavit of poverty so that Adams county will have to finance the second ap peal. Trobough denied the charge of which he was convicted, admitting that he was present when his wife was shot but that the bullet came from another pan of the room. CAN’T RECOVER TAXES IF NO DEMAND MADE Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—Those who paid their taxes on stock of banks and trust companies through the corporations which issued the stock, but failed to make demand for re turn of the taxes within 30 days af ter they were assessed under the intangible property tax law in 1925 and 1926, cannot recover the taxes, District Judge Shepnerd ruled Mon day. The decision was given in the test case brought by Verna Crider against the Lincoln school district. Leonard W. Reynolds, one of the officers of the Federal Trust com pany, of Lincoln, which paid the tax for Mrs. Crider, intervened in the suit. The ta»<^ were paid un der protest and the intangible tax law under which they were collect ed later was declared unconstitu tional. Judge Shepherd held that Mrs. Crider had an adequate remeoy which she failed to take advantage of and is barred from regaining her money. The decision is expected to be ap pealed to the supreme court. Judge Shepherd, in his opinion, said it would be intolerable to cfpen the door to the multitude of suits that would be brought if stockholders were permitted to sue the state for taxes paid by them without first adhering to provisions prescribed by the law as conditions precedent to suits of that character. WOULD INCREASE PHONE RATES AT NEWMAN GROVE Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—The Mon roe Independent Telephone com pany has filed a petition with the state railway commission asking for authority to increase rates at its Newman Grove exchange, where automatic telephones will be in stalled. The new rates would be $4 for in dividual business telephones, $3.50 for two-party business, $2.50 for in dividual residence and $2 for two party residence. Instead of ground ed service, machine switching or semi-automatic equipment will be used for rural patrons, who are to pay $2 a month. Free service to Albion is to be eliminated. EXPECT IMPROVEMENT IN BANKING BUSINESS Omaha, Neb —(UP)—An immedi ate and "considerable” improvement in the general banking situation can be expected as a result of legislation enacted by special session of Ne braska legislature, according to an article in the Record, official organ of Nebraska Bankers’ association. Benefits will be felt by national as well as state banks, the article stated. "A long step was taken toward the day when banks will be com pletely free from the whole guaran tee of deposits entanglement,” the article continued. "The guarantee principle is done —there is no guarantee of deposits in effect now. We succeeded in turning it into a mere extension of the existing law regarding upbuild ing of surplus funds, thus doing away completely with all assess ments for the future.” WOMAN BADLY WOUNDED IN PECULIAR MANNER McCook, Neb.—(UP)—Mrs. Alice Wishon, 19 years old, wife of Wil liam J. Wishon, is expected to re cover from a bullet wound in the abdomen, sustained when a revol ver she was holding in her lap fell to the pavement as she was getting ;imy» her car. The Wishons had Just returned to their home from a hunting trip Sunday night, and Wishon had gone ahead to turn on the lights in the house. Forgetting that the gun was in her lap, Mrs. Wishon told offi cers she started to get out of the car and the revolver dropped to the floor of the machine, then bounced to the curb and was discharged. BODY OF DROWNED INDIAN RECOVERED FROM RIVLf! Homer, Neb. —(Special*— The oedy of a Chippewa Indian. John .K’.ams, was recovered from the Mis : uri river near here late Su.iaav iter a two-day search. Adams, v.':th two other Indians awrence Big Bear end Chariit reyhair, was hunting when Adams \ trying to lift his deg frem th« vater into tne beat, overturned tht oat in deep water. Tils companion, ot knowing that A.iams was un ble to swim struck for shore and vis absence was not discovered un 11 after they had reached the bank ♦ PLAN LARGE FLARE ♦ TO SIGNAL MARS M London—A huge magnesium flare, costing more than $50, 000, and set off on top of the Jungfraujooh mountain in the Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, will be the attempt of a group of scientists to signal Mars in the near future. “The idea is to ignite 10 tons otf magnesium in a powerful oxygen flame and use a sys tern of powerful reflectors,” says Harry Price, director of the National Laboratory of Physical Research. "It is feasible that the beam will strike the Martian snow flelds, which will reflect so much light that, assuming there is intelligent life on Mars, the illumination will hardly fail to be noticed by the in habitants. “It Is hoped the Martians also will try to illuminate a portion of our globe that is covered with snow.” THE ALCHEMIST Old Sol appears, these lengthening days, A goldsmith, weaving golden rays On which he strings with joy and Adornment for the New Year’s breast. » necklace—golden strand of time— He makes of beads, the minutes fine; He adds a bead each dawn, each night, And fashions so his chain of light. Along in June, In blue sky hung He takes his rest—his beads all strung Then men will say—how faint their praise! “we’: re having, now, our longest days." By thep the New Year, middle aged, Disdains the gift the child en gaged; And so she plucks two beads each day, th To throw then: to the night away. And when the necklace, once so fine, Becomes, like naked tree and vine, Instead of gem of sky and earth, A ravished thing of little worth. 'Tis then Old Sol hides face ol shame, As might some withered, haggard dame. And then say silly, foolish men, “The shortest days have come again.” —Sam Page $10,000,000,000 Program. From Minneapolis Journal. Secretary of Commerce Lamont estimates that more than $10,000, 000,000 will be spent on private and public construction in the United States during 1930. Since his esti mate is based on complete data from 26 states and partial returns from all the others, it can probably be accepted as a fairly accurate in dex of the nation’s reactions to Mr Hoover's plea for an expansion of construction activities. Present indications are that mere than $7,000,000,000 will be spent on public buildings, public works and public utility construction. If aJ the contemplated programs materi alize, it seems likely then that a new peace-time record for this type of construction will be estab lished in the United States. Ac cording to reports now in tha hands of Mr. Lamont, approximate ly $3,325,000,000 will be spent on public works of all sorts, and an outlay fully as large will be made by public utilities, railroads and telegraph companies. Class ‘‘A’* railroads alone Will undertake con struction involving the expendituri of well over $1,000,000,000: and elec tric, gas and street railway com panics are to launch programs call ing for an expenditure of nearly $500,000,000. Commercial and indus trial structures which will be built or initiated during the year will account for about $3,000,000,000 ol the $10,000,000,000, total it is esti mated. What a program of the dimen sions of this one can accomplish In the way of stabilizing and stim ulating business we may only guess but it is oertain to have a very po tent influence. When $10,000,000, 000 is poured into construction, scores of industries must react to the demand for materials. Steel and lumber, glass and cement are some of the more obvious items which come to mind when an at tempt is made to visualize con struction on such a vast and di versified scale. As a matter of fact, a program of this sort makes it self felt throughout the entire economic structure. It means more jobs, heightened buying power and increased production all along the line. WHITE 8IIEEP, BLACK TAILS SAN DIEGO, CAL.— —Wild white sheep with black tails were the lure which took Robert Froth Ingham into the Yukon and through almost inaccessible parts of the Campbell mountain range. The former New York magazine executive succeeded in bringing down with a rifle an old ram of the species for which he searched. The Campbell mountains lie be tween the head waters of the Pelly river and Frances lake, which is an unfailing reservoir for Frances riv er. This district is right on the di vide between the Yukon river and the Liard river. - ■ - • • Q. What has become of Mrs. Floyd Bennett? H. M. C. A. Mrs. Bennett, widow of the famous flier who piloted Command *r Byrd's plane to the North pole, Is soon to open a series of lectures of her husband's North Pole trip. These will be illustrated by motion pictures of the flight over the snow regions. Q F >r what purpose was the gy roscope invented' P. D. A. When first invented, the gyro scope then called rotascope, was used as a scientific toy to illustrate the dyn. ;rics of routing oau.es, tne I composil.on of rotations. etc. A del ic« uy mounted form of the above apparatus invented by M. Fon cault. is used to render visib'e the rotation of the earth on account of the tendency of the rotating wheel t* preserve a constant plane of rota tion, independent of earth’s motion. This same principle is made use of In an instrument invented by Dr. H. Auschutz-Kauiple, designed to replace the mariner’s compass or to serve as a check upon its accuracy. UNION PACIFIC COAST TRAIN CUTS ITS TIME Omaha, Neb. — (UP) — Effective March 30, running time of the Un ion Pacific’s Portland limited, op erating between Chicago and Port land, will be reduced one hour and 15 minutes, President Carl Gray an nounces. There will be no changes in other Union Pacific trains oper ating between Chicago and Port land. On the new schedule the limited will leave Chicago 9:45 p. m., in stead of 8:30 as at present. It ar rives in Omaha at 10 a. m., and reaches Portland the third morning from Chicago at 9:30. The entire reduction in time will be made be tween Omaha and Portland. No change will be made in de parting time on eastbound Port land limited. It will continue to leave Portland at 6:10 p. m., and arrive in Chicago at 9:35 the third morning. OLD DESERTER aEARS RECORD Other Enlistment Periods and Good Service Over balance Bad Step Omaha, Neb.—(UP)—Twenty sev en years after he had deserted from United States army at Fort Leaven worth, Kan., John C. Gillepsie, 54 years old, surrendered himself to military' authorities here. Gillespie's service in three wars will over-balance his one fall from grace and he undoubtedly will be restored to citizenship and be made eligible for pension and compen sation, Maj. H. J. Lindt of the Sev enth corps area said. "My conscience bothered me for 27 years and finally I could stand it no longer,” Gillespie told Major Lindt when he gave himself up. Gillespie served in the Spanish American war, the Filipino insur rection and the World war. It was during peace time that he "went over the hill,” induced to make the jump, he said, because he could not stand discipline of one of the "hardest boiled” captains in army history. He began his military career as a private in the Seventh Ohio in 1998. His home was at Marietta Ohio, and he enlisted in Columbus. His regiment did not get out of the United States. Upon his discharge he enlisted in the Seventeenth infantry and went to the Philippines where he fought against Aguinaldo. Return ing to this country he was dis charged, but re-enlisted almost im mediately and was sent to Fort Leavenworth, where suffering men tal anguish because of malaria fe ver he contracted in the Philip pines, he deserted. He enlisted in the World war under name of Joseph G. Wade and saw service in France as a corporal in the Fifty Seventh en gineers. WINNERS IN DAKOTA COUNTY SPELLING BEE Homer, Neb.—(Special)—Winners in the Dakota county annual spell ing contest were: First, Florence Steuteville. South Sioux City; sec ond, Carol Fillman, Homer, and Velma Renze, Hubbard; third, Mar jorie Englebrecht, South Sioux City. Tire contest was held at South Sioux City with 55 contestants competing for honors. Miss Fillman and Miss Steute ville will represent the county at the Inter-State spelling contest, April 18, at Council Bluffs. Miss Fillman and Miss Renze will also represent the county at the Lin coln State Fair, August 30. Miss Steuteville and Miss Englebrecht will compete for honors in the World Herald contest at Omaha. April 28 TESTAMENT FOUND ON BATTLE FIELD RESTORED Ponca, Neb.—A new testament that was found on the French bat tle, front during the World war, 12 years ago, lias been returned to its owner by a Ponca veteran, who picked the book up while serving in a hospital corps of the Sixth di vision. Herman Elke, young famer near here, was a member of hospital unit No. 40, and shortly before the sign ing of the armistice his company was stationed in the Argonne sec tor. One day while he was qn duty picking up and caring for wounded, Elke found the testament close to a machine gun nest and pile of old clothes. On the fly-leaf was the following name and address: Charles M. Drennen, 1701 Boundary street, Aliquippa, Pa. Supposing the owner to be among the dead, Mr. Elke placed it among his things and forgot about it. A few weeks ago he happened to run across the little book and write to the address. To his sur prise back came an answer from Mr. Drennen, who said in part: “I received your letter and it was nice of you to write and tell me about the testament. I don’t know where I lost it unless it was near Reson farm, along the Vesle river, where I was wounded by machine gun fire, in the shoulder. There were five brothers of us in Fiance and we all came back so I think we were lucky." Mr. Elke returned the testament. TRAP SET FOR BURGLAR WOUNDS HIS WIFE Lincoln, Neb.— —Accidentally shot when she set off a burglar trap her husband had prepared for a p.owler. Airs. F. C. Miller, of Lin coln, suffered amputation of hei left foot, just above the ankle. At tending physicians reported she is expected to recover. Her husband said he decided on the trap when his home had b:en entered twice within the last few months. He said his wife knew of the Iran but forgot it. She tripped over a tiring which dischfjged gun. NEAR SOLUTION BOMB ATTEMPT Arregt erf St. Joseph Tailor Expected to Clear the Mystery St. Josph, Mo— —Paul RotLi ir, 26 years old, was held by police here Friday In connection with an attempted dynamiting of the home of Del Delair, former chief of po lice in Falls City, Neb,, March 13. John Duncan, chief of detectives, said Rother was identified by Wil liam Ellinger, sporting goods deal er here, as a man who purchased 18 stocks of dynamite from him the afternoon of March 13. Sheriff L. W. Davies of Falls City, who came here Friday to question Rother, said he would seek to have him extradited to Nebraska to face charges of assault with intent tc kill. INSURANCE AGENTS TO PUT UP BATTLE Lincoln, Neb.— (UP)—Fire insur ance agents of Lincoln, in a special meeting, adopted resolutions of pro test against recent order issued from the headquarters of the West ern Underwriters’ association that requires all agencies to resign their business connections with all com panies that are not members of the association. Attorney General C. A. Sorensen •aid he would release Monday a letter that he will write to the pres ident of the Western Underwriters' association, calling his attention to the fact that the association’s order is contrary to state laws. The agents have been told by the association that if they do not re sign their agencies before a certain date, they will either have their commissions cut down on all busi ness sent in or they will lose then companies. CHARGE PAIR WITH CONCEALING PROPERTY Fremont, Neb.—(UP)—A charge of transferring and concealing property with the intent of cheat ing has been filed against Albert L. Scoe and Fred Schmit as the result of the alleged removal of $2,900 worth of stock from the Stelk oil and brake station here Thursday. Officers were searching for the two men Friday. Scoe recently made a deal for the purchase of the station from Herman Stelk, the owner. He made a payment of $1,000 and paid $150 toward rent, it was said. Another check for more than $100 given Stelk is alleged to have been re turned with the notation that pay ment was stopped. Early Thursday morning, Scoe and Schmidt, who was employed by him, are alleged to have driven to the station, told the night man he could go home, and then loaded up the stock. DEPOSITORS’ SPOKESMAN LAMBASTS CHARLES BKYA.l Lincoln, Neb. — <UP)— Charac terizing Charles W. Bryan’s “last minute rush to the aid of the de positors” as a foolish and incon sistent political gesture,” R. T. Jones, manager of the Nebraska de positors’ league, has issued a state ment challenging the former gover nor’s record. "Analysis of Investigator Shallen berger’s report shows that the guar anty law failed because of improp er administration,” Jones said, and continued to point out that during Bryan’s administration, his ap pointee “Mr. Knudtzsen conducted bank examinations more or less as a farce rather than as a reality.” “It was during your administra tion,” Jones charged /‘that a con siderable portion of the excessive loans in Nebraska were made by In competent and dishonest bankers— and $5,000,000 worth of preferences were created. “Finally,” Jones declared, “it was during your administration that the guaranty fund commission law was passed, the saddest story any state can tell.” Jones asked the former governor to explain where he was during the special session of the legislature and why he did not then come for ward with some constructive plan rather than now attacking the plan set up as a solution for the bank ing situation. JANITOR JOB BETTER THAN BANK PRESIDENT Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—As a result of one of the provisions of the bank ing law passed by the special ses sion of the legislature, the president of one of Nebraska's state banks has decided that the job of janitor looks better to him than being bank presi dent. His views were expressed in a let ter received by George W. Woods state bank commissioner. “Under the new banking law, as enacted by the late lamented legis lature, we note that all bank em ployes, except stenographers and janitors, will be required to give bond,” the letter states. "Accordingly I have resigned as president, my wife ha* resigned as vice president and cashier. I have been elected Janitor and she’s an stenographer. We hope it will work for no one else seems to want the jobs we have vacated.” Woods would not reveal the names of the bank officers or the centra Nebraska town in which the bank is located. THIS RADIO TELEGRAPH SCHOOL SIX YEARS OLD Norfoifc. Neb. — (Special) — Ths vorld’s largest radio telegraph sctioo' being taught via radio by radio •lation WJAG at Norfolk is near to the end of its sixth year’s stud es. Nearly 1,000 new students scat ‘ered over half a dozen states will :gain receive diplomas within a te>v veeks. This school was started six years .go in a small'way and became so popular that its success became as sured by the demand of the listen ers.