PUTWAREHOUSE
LAW IN ACTION
Kearney Grain Man Named
to Supervise Operation
of Nebraska Measure
Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—H. A. Nel
son, of Kearney, grain elevator man
of more than 25 years experience,
has been named by Secretary of
Agriculture McLaughlin to super
vise operation of the new grain
warehouse law, It Is announced.
Nelson, for 15 years prior to 1920
was with the Gould Grain company
ol Kearney. Since 1920 he has been
in business for himself. He ha.
been in Lincoln two days conferrin
with McLaughlin on details of th'
new law, passed by the special ses
fion of the legislature.
Before the week is over, Secretary
McLaughlin expects to announce
the rules and regulations under
which grain elevators will operate,
details of the law having been left
to the department.
While elevators at present con
tain large amounts of grain on
which farmers have borrowed mon
ey, they will be able to obtain loam
under the new law as soon as the
rules are completed and new li
censes have been issued to ware
houses.
Charges which elevators will be
allowed to make for storing and
handling grain are yet to be
warked out. The department is al
lowed to set the maximum which
any elevator may make. McLaughlin
wdd.
WAHOO BANKER
FACES CHARGES
(jives Bond in Federal
Court—Accused of Mis
application of Funds
Omaha, Neb.—(Up7—F. J. Kirch
man. Sr., 64 years old, who rose from
the menial status of cleaner of cus
pidors to become the biggest banker
in Saunders county only to see his
entire fortune topple In a few
months, gave a $5,000 bond when
arraigned before United States Com
missioner Mary Mullen here Wed
nesday evening and returned to his
home In Wahoo.
Kirchman Is accused in 15 counts
by the government of misapplication
of funds and making false entries
in the bank’s books.
"Everything I did was to help
keep the banks going," Kirchman
declared. ”1 did not profit a single
penny by the transactions."
Telling how he had started with
the Saunders County National 4J
years ago as a cleaner of cuspidor,
the aged bank president almost wep;
as kc recounted various vicissitudes
of the banking business.
“We weathered the panics of 1893
and 1907,” he said. "But the stock
market crash in 1929 hit us too hard.
We did everything we could to keep
Saunders county banks solvent but
money was too scarce and we lost
our battle.”
Kirchman, local bankers say, has
n reputation for conservatism. He
never has played the stock market
and never speculated In anything,
his friends say. The misapplication
charges against him In the com
plaint total $48,800.
In addition to the Saunders Coun
ty National Kirchman owned half
a dozen other banks, five of them
in Saunders county and one at Win
ner, S. D. All of these failed be
cause of the crash of the parent
bank.
Kirchman drove here with his
son, F. J. Kirchman, Jr., and Clate
Cook, Wahoo stock man, upon hear
ing that the complaint had been Is
sued against him. Cook signed his
$5,000 bond.
"I would sign it if it were for a
million and I had that much
money,” Cook said. "Kirchman is
absolutely honest. He is a victim
of circumstances.”
MOKE LAND NOW IN
NEBRASKA PARK SYSTEM
Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—Forty three
acres were added to the game, for
estration and parks commission’s
holdings Wednesday with the pur
chase ol two more tracts as public
recreation grounds.
The purchase includes a plot of
13 acres bordering the West Blue
river, four miles north of Dorchest
er, and 30 acres lying next to a
lake, four miles north of Oxford.
The West Blue tract cost the com
mission $2,025. It is next to the D-L
D highway at a point four miles
north of Dorchester and about eight
miles south and west of Milford.
Thirty acres are contained in the
tract near Oxford for which the
commission paid Mrs. Anna Askey
$1,231. _
CORN STALK ROOT 4G
YEARS OLD UNDER CHURCH
Wayne, Neb.—(Special)—A corn
stalk root planted 42 years ago by
A. H. Hyatt was found in a state
of perfect preservation when the
Grace Methodist church, six miles
southwest of here, was torn down.
FINE OLD HOME TO
BE LEGION QUARTERS
Hastings, Neb.—(UP)—The pur
chase of the J. P. A. Black home to
be used as a club house for the
American Legion and the Leglor
euxiliarv was announced here Wed
nesday
The home occupies a quarter o
a block on West Third street an
was b t 40 years ago. It is con
sklen'd me of the finest houses 1
the f "nd the grounds are ben
tlful'.y cdscaped.
O. A. R. MEMBERS GIVE
UP PUBLIC ACTIVITY
Norfolk, Neb.—(Special)—For the
first time since Memorial days
have been celebrated officially by
the local post of the Grand Army of
the Republic, the Norfolk post will
take no active part. L. B. Mussel
man, adjutant of the post an
nounces there are only five mem
bers left in the Norfolk post and
all of them except one, are sick and
cannot attend any more celebra
tions. The only healthy member of
the post U Herman Gerecke, Nor
folk's first mayor, who works his
full time each day as a carpenter.
He is 85 years old and makes it a
practice to walk a mile or two every
day. Musselman, the adjutant is
83 years old. The oldest member oi
the post is C. P. Byerely who is 88
years old and the youngest is James
Rouse, who is 81 years old.
The local post of the American
Legion announce that it will take
charge of the annual Memorial day
program in case the Civil war vet
erans are unable to do so.
CENSUS TAKERS
MEET REBUFFS
Farmers in Vicinity of
Madison, Neb., Refuse to
Answer Questions
Norfolk, Neb. — (Special) — An
Apparently concerted effort on the
part of farmers in the vicinity of
Madison to refuse to answer the
questions specified by the govern
ment is causing some delay in com
pleting the census enumeration.
Mrs. Marie Weekes, district super
visor says.
The enumerators frequently walk
long distances through plowed
fields only to meet with more or
less curt rebuffs, it has been re
ported.
The information must be given,
Mrs. Weekes says, and will be ob
tained if necessary through resort
to the penalties provided by law for
failure to answer the questions.
It is believed that practically
every Norfolk resident has been
counted and the figures are now be
ing checked to learn the result. Un
official estimates give Norfolk’s
population around 11,500.
TO LET CONTRACTS FOR
300 MILES OF GRAVELING
Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)— Contracts
for the graveling of between 200 and
300 miles of state highways will
be awarded at a letting scheduled
for June 13, State Engineer Roy
Cochran announces. The list of
projects has not been completed, he
said, because the approval of fed
eral officials on some of them is
yet to be received.
THIRTY FOUR SCHOOLS IN
AGRICULTURAL CONTESTS
Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—Thirty four
vocational agriculture departments
of as many high schools entered 128
teams of boys Thursday in the agri
cultural contests at the college of
agriculture, O. C. Minteer, who has
general cha >e of the events, stated.
Thirty two of the schools are from
eastern and central Nebraska.
The dairy cattle judging contest
with 33 teams drew the largest
group of boys. Woodwork was sec
ond with 28 schools. Poultry judg
ing attracted 22 teams, dairy pro
ducts judging 17 teams and grain
grading and Identification 16 teams.
Among the schools entered in the
contest were: Albion, Falls City,
Filley, Hastings, Hebron, Kearney,
Minden, Newman Grove, Barneston,
Randolph, Red Cloud, York and
Imperial.
ARMY AIR SERVICES TO
AID IN RUST FIGHT
Omaha, Neb.—(UP)— The army
air service will continue to co-oper
ate with department of agriculture
In battling wheat stem rust and
other ailments of growing crops,
headquarters of the seventh corps
area, has announced here.
Upon request of the secretary of
agriculture commanding officers at
Fort Riley, Kan.; Fort Sill, Okla.;
Kelly Field, San Antonio; Chanute
Field, Rantoul, 111., and Wright
Field, Dayton, Ohio, were ordered
to continue to permit accredited
representatives of the department
of agriculture to make such flights
in the conduct of their experiments
as may be possible without serious
interference with military activities
at those stations.
THEY DRAW LOTS FOR
DIVISION OF ESTATE
Omaha, Neb—(UP)—The million
dollar estate or the late E. M. J.
LeFlang, former western Nebraska
capitalist, was closed in county
court here Thursday with a draw
ing participated in by the two heirs.
Arthur LeFlang, son and his step
mother drew lots for the property
which had been divided into two
lots of equal value. Most of the
property consisted of Omaha ho
tels, business buildings and grain
elevators located in outstate towns
Other smaller bequests had been
taken care of before the drawing
took place, as had attorneys’ fee*
and other expenses.
Total value of the estate was said
to be about $997,000.
BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL
WOMEN AT HASTINGS
Hastings, Neb. —(UP)— Eusines*
and profess.onai women of the stati
are assembling here for the open
ng sessions Friday night if the an
nual state convention of the Busi
ness and Professional Women"*
clubs.
MAN 91 SAID TO BE
OLDEST WIFE DESERTER
Omaha, Neb — (UP) — Deputj
Sheriff J >nn Dunn is enroute to
Tulsa, Okla to return here Law
rence Michaelis, 91 years old, win
authorities c!a.m is the “world'
oldest wife deserter.”
He left here last fall after Mrs
Martha Michaelis, 76, had begun
suit for separate maintenance. Tin
aged man is a Civil war veterar
and draws a pension of $90 pc'
month. The couple had been mar
ried for eight years. He is expect
cd to fight extraditior
Claims Share of Lottery Prise |
Mrs. Margaret
Brady,
New York
young widow,
shown with
her two chil
dren, claims a
third of the
112,000 won by
Lwo waitresses
on the Grand
National
Steeplechase
lottery
ticket. She
declared that
the two girls
were induced
by her to
purchase the
ticket, and that
she had a
fifty-cent
share iu it.
The ticket
cost $1.50.
(Internationa!
Newsreel)
DIVERSIFIED PHILOSOPHY.
tYhy blame those politicians who
Fix fences when they may;
for that’s the place they ever sit
And while our time away.
Consistency a jewel Is.
Is proverb in my file;
\nd yet I note opinions held
Too long go out of style.
A1 Smith was sure a lucky guy
That voters should reject him;
In Hoover’s shoes today, not e'en
An army could protect him.
rhe U. S. makes the most false
teeth,
And that I think’s because,
Besides our people wearing them,
They’re worn by all our laws.
‘Now Borah is himself again,”
But that, I sadly fear,
Just muddies up opinion more,
Instead of makes it clear.
The rising rocket soon falls down
With just a quiet thud:
Some candidates I voted for,
Proved just that sort of dud.
—Sam Page.
Grundy Democrats.
From New York World.
Senator Watson has done a good
day’s work in publishing the record
of the democratic senators in voting
for increases and against decreases
in the tariff duties under the new
bill. This work should be carried
further, so that it will show the
votes of senators of both parties not
only for increases and against de
creases but also against increases
and for decreases. That would give
the whole picture, whereas Seuator
Watson’s compilation, though use- |
ful, merely records the lapses of
some of the democrats from their
professed principles. It shows that
the senators who stood firmest for
the welfare of the American con
sumer were those from Virginia and
the Oarolinas. This is worthy of
special note, because it is these very
states in which southern industrial
ization has made the most progress.
The two senators from Louisiana
have the worst tariff record of any
of the democrats. But from time
immemorial Louisiana senators
have gone republican on the tariff
question. They have an exotic and
sickly cane-sugar industry to safe
guard from the competition of the
West Indies, and their defection
whenever tariff revision is before
congress is taken for granted. Yet
they are not the only democrats to
follow in the footsteps of Mr. Grun
dy. Senator Kendrick of Wyoming
has a tariff record almost os con
sistently republican as theirs. This
is understandable, even if It cannot
be condoned: he is interested in the
duty on wool, which is one of the
chief products of his state.
Next in line among the backslid
ers is Senator Copeland of New
York. Unlike the other Grundy
democrats, he does not even have
the defense of voting for the local
Interests of his state. He has proved
himself a more zealous protection
ist than many of the republican
senators have been. His votes for
trade restrictions and embargoes are
directly opposed to the financial
and commercial interests of his
home city and to the welfare of
consumers throughout his state. He
was one of the seven democrats vot
ing for the Smoot bill on final pas
sage. The others seem to have had
strong reasons of a sort for so do
ing. They put sectional interests
above party, and Senator Copeland
has disregarded both.
Women in Russia.
From "Soviet Russia.”
An enormous amount ot ignorant
and malicious nonesense has been
written on the subject of the Soviet
marriage laws and regulations.
The principle of sex equality holds
good in Soviet matrimonial legisla
tion. An unemployed husband or
wife is entitled to support by his or
her spouse on the same basis over
a limited period of time. Alimony
in Russia may be claimed only for
the support of the children. The
provision that a man be called on
to pay up to one-third of his in
come for the support of his chil
dren, acts as something of a deter
rent on reckless remarriage, or at
least on reckless procreation.
Divorce is probably more preva
lent in Russia than in any other
King Keeps Fet I.ions.
From the Pathfinder.
According to reports irotn Abys
sinia, Ris Taffari, the regent who
made himself emperor, lives some
what after the fashion of the feud
al lo:ds of the Middle Ages in
Europe. Ras likes all kinds of wild
animals and he has quite a men- |
agerh* on the grounds around the
royal palace at Addas Ababa, the j
capital of the kingdom of Ethiopia,
as it is officially called. The mon
arch is especially fond of lions and
has several fine specimens. He
makes pets of the cubs. They can
often be seen sleeping or romping 1
country, yet in view of the extremi
laxity of the law it is perhaps sur
prising that .he proportion of sep
aration to marriages is not even
higher. According to the figures ol
the commissariat for the interior
there were 526,692 marriages and
126,280 divorces in European Russia
during the first half of 1927. This
was a ratio of a little less than one
divorce to every four marriages,
whereas in America, despite the
strict laws of individual states, the
relation of divorces to marriages in
comparatively recent years has been
estimated at about one to six.
One of the most visibly beneficial
social reforms which Russia has
experienced under the Soviet re
gime is the large sene provision ol
free nurseries for the children oi
working women and the enactment
of a number of laws for the bene
fit of the working woman who be
comes a mother. Every large fac
tory where women are employed in
any considerable number. now has
its clean, well kept nursery, where
the mothers may leave their chil
dren during working hours, instead
of being obliged, as in former times,
to tie the children to a table leg
or leave them to the doubtful care
of some neighbor's child. Several
thousand summer nurseries have
been established also in the country
districts, so that peasant women will
not be compelled to take their ba
bies to the fields with them in the
heat of harvest work. These nurser
ies, like most forms of social work,
as yet cover the needs of the peas
ants very inadequately.
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Wibur Backs Down.
From St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Secretary Wilbur, in the face of
opposition by the Senate and the
press, has revised his plan for dis
posal of power to be granted by
the government at Boulder dam.
His original plan was sharply criti
cized by Senator Norris as a nulli
fication of “the provision of the
Boulder Dam act giving cities* and
states and other political entities
preference rights as to the leasing
of power and he charged Wilbur
witn preparing to turn the power
over to the Water Power Trust.
Senator Johnson, who collaborated
with Representative Swing in the
authorship of the act agreed in
effect W'ith Senator Norris. They
and many others felt that Secre
tary Wilbur proposed to allocate
too much power to private interests
at the expense of the public.
Under the new plan lust an
nounced by Secretary Wilbur, the
power will be distributed as follows:
Nevada and Arizona, 18 per cent
each, or any desired fraction there
of: to the Metropolitan Water Dis
trict of southern California, 36 per
cent; to the city of Los Angeles, 13
per cent; to 11 other California
cities and towns, a total of 6 per
cent; to the Southern California
Edison company and affiliated pri
vate interests, 9 per cent. If Nevada
and Arizona fail to accept their
share, or any part of it, the power
thus available wdll be divided be
tween Los Angeles and the South
ern California Edison company
Moreover, under the new plan, the
government will install the power
equipment and will have general
supervision of the operations, as
distinguished from the original idea
of permitting each lessee to install
its own equipment and to exercise
partial control of operations.
As a whole, the concessions made
bv Secretary Wilbur go far to meet
objections voiced to his original
proposal. He is to be commended
for his willingness to correct an
error, as is the public for being as
sured a fair share of the fruits of
a great public improvement.
Q. Please give a biography of
Montgomery Ward. J. W. P.
A. A. Montgomery Ward was
born in Chatham, New Jersey, in
1841. He was the great-grandson
of Captain Israel Montgomery Ward
of Revolutionary War frame. He was
a self-educated and self-made man.
In 1872 he married Eliabeth J. Cobb
and founded the firm of Montgom
ery Ward and company in the same
year.
Q. Can an emigrant from the old
country bring with him all his
clothes and personal belongings
without paying duty? C. A. H.
A. An emigrant entering the
United States Is allowed to bring
all of his personal effects, free of
duty.
around the throne itself. Ras, who
claims to bo a descendant of the
Queen of Sheba and King Solomon,
likes to imagine that nature en
dowed him with many of the quali
ties of the king of beasts.
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Q Who was “Tree-planting Mr.
Adams?” W. A. H.
A. The American Forestry asso
ciation savs that John Quincy
Adams, sixth present, was socalled
because he urged tho planting of
forests in order to grow naval sup
plies. In 1828. what might be callpd
the first forest experiment station in
America was established and acorns
of live oi'ks wore olanted.
MANY TREES PLANTED ON
FAIR GROUNDS IN NEBRASKA
Lincoln. Neb. — (UP) — Between
15,000 and 20,000 trees were planteu
on the grounds of county fair as
sociations in Nebraska this spring
according to an estimate by Georg:
Jackson, secretary of the state fa.
board.
TWO COLUMBUS
BANKS MERGEL
Old Institutions of Platt
County, Nebraska, to
Go on as One
Columbus. Neb.—(UP)—A merge,
of two Columbus banks was effect
ed with the announcement Tuesday
that the Central National had pur
chased the First National and would
consolidate the business of both in
the Central National’s building. The
consolidation will be effective, Wed
nesday morning.
Both banks have been among the
largest in Platte county and the
merger will make the Central one
of the largest in this section of the
state with total resources in excess
of $1,648,000. G. W. Phillips is presi
dent and A. F. Plagmann, cashier,
of the Central, which was organized
in 1906.
The First National, of which G. H
Gray is president and M. Taylor is
cashier, is one of the oldest banks in
the county, having been organized
42 years ago.
The Central National Is enlarg
ing its banking quarters to take care
of the expansion of business and
will add to its ows force a large pari
of the active personnel of the First
National.
COURT REFUSES
PROBATE WILL
Judge Comments on “Fa*t
Work” Done by Bene*
ficiary of Instrument
Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—Without let
ting the attorneys present the clos
ing arguments, Judge Reid late
Tuesday refused to accept the will of
George Bainbridge for probate and
appointed hLs son, William E. Bain
bridge, to act as administrator of
the estate.
Attorneys for Mrs. Rhoda Otley,
daughter of Bainbridge, who had
been left all of the estate, declared
they would appeal the decision. Eliz
abeth Gilham and Lurema Dereig,
daughters, and William E. Bain
bridge, son of George Bainbridge,
had contested the win. The elder
Bainbridge died February 18 while
his appeal in guardianship proceed
ings was pending in district court.
In giving his decision, Judge Reid
said: “There has been much testi
mony as to Bainbncge’s mental ca
pacity. That I believe, is "beside the
point. He took ill in February, 1928.
Mrs. Otley went to the home place
and cared for him. In July she got
a deed to the farm. If that is not
evidence of fast work, I don’t know
what is. And that is not all. About
three months later a will was made
leaving the remainder of the estate
to her. I think we may safely as
sume that it was not the will of
George Bainbridge.”
As Bainbridge had given the more
than 650 acres of land he owned to
his children while he was living,
about the only estate involved in the
contest was $13,000 in bank deposits.
MAN PRESENT TO DISPROVE
STORY HE WAS DEAD
Goehner. Neb.—(UP)—David Jen
kins received word Monday night
that he was dead, and he promptly
denied it so vehemently that he dis
proved it. His brother'nlaw, James
H. Harlan, of Havelock, telephoned
to Jenkins’ sister here, Mrs. Viola
Hicks, the message, “your brother
is dead.”
“There certainly is a mistake,”
Mrs. Hicks contradicted. “He’s sit
ting right in this room,” and Jen
kins talked over the telephone to
prove that the news of his death
was exaggerated.
A man who was found dead at At
lantic, la., Saturday, so closely re
sembled Jenkins, according to des
criptions given by officers, that
Harlan believed it was Jenkins.
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
TO MEET AT LAUREL
Pender, Neb. — (Special) — The
Presbyterian, the Woman’s Mission
ary Society of the Presbytery, of
Niobrara, will meet at Laurel, April
24’and 25. Ellen D. Nickelson will
be the speaker from Persia and
Lucy Shafer the national speaker.
INTER-COUNTY CLUB
WOMEN WILL MEET
Homer, Neb.—(Special)—The In
ter-County Federation or Dakota
Dixon Federation of Woman’s clubs
will meet at Emerson, Saturday,
with Mrs. N. L. Hansen, of Emer
son, presiding. Woman’s clubs from
Homer, South Sioux City, Dakota
City, Emerson and rural community
clubs will be present.
SCOTTISH RITE MASONS
TO JOURNEY TO HASTINGS
Omaha, Neb — (UP> — A large
delegation ol Omaha and eastern
Nebraska Scottish Rite Masons,
headed by Inspector General Frank
F. Patton ill go to Hastings Friday
on a spec.a! car to participate in
the 58th annual reunion of Has
tings jur iHkjl iction.
Eecao^e of economic conditions in
Australia 2 COO radio fans have been
compelled -o give up th'.r listen
ers’ license!.
NEBRASKA HAS
CASH ON HAND
Treasurer Stebbins Says
State Best Fixed Financial
ly of the Forty Eight
Lincoln, Neb. —(UP)— With nu
bonds against the state for 30 years,
and not paying a cent of interest
anywhere, Nebraska is the most out
standing and unique state finan
cially among all the states in the
union, State Treasurer W. M. Steb
bins said Monday night.
Stebbins’ address was the first ot
a series of radio speeches that will
be given by state officials. Gov. Ar
thur Weaver was to have spoken
Tuesday night but he cancelled the
engagement and said he would
speak some other time.
The legislature is the one that
spends the money in this state,
Stebbins said, and not a dollar can
be paid out of the treasury except
as the legislature directs. The
treasurer’s duties are to receive all
state moneys from all sources and
pay this money out on warrants
written by the state auditor as ap
propriated.
There is approximately $25,000,000
now received ano paid out of the
treasury anually, Stebbins estimat
ed. Of this nearly half is spent on
the highways. The state university
receives $4,000,000, the four normal
schools $1,000,000; the board of con
trol for the 17 state institutions,
$2,500,000; and the pay roll and
maintenance account, paid out of
the general fund averages more
than $600,000 per month.
"We have $5,500,000 cash in the
treasury and not a single account
in the red anywhere,” Stebbins re
ported. “We are not paying a cent
of interest anywhere, and have cash
to meet every obligation. This state
is strictly on a cash basis, paying
cash as we go.
"In addition to paying cash for
all running expenses in the 63 years
of its existence as a state, Nebraska
has accumulated $70,000,000 worth
of property free of all debt. And our
taxes are low as compared with sur
rounding states.”
BOOST 4-H CLUB WORK
IN CEDAR COUNTY
Hartlngton, Neb, <— (Special) —
Plans for furthering the 4-H clubs
in Cedar county we to be made at
a mass meeting to be held here Fri
day aJternoon in the auditorium. R.
E. Holland, district extension agent,
M. K. Pollock, chairman of the cam
paign for the clubs in this county,
and others interested in the work
will be present. All boys and girls
and their parents interested in this
work are urged to be in attendance.
It is planned that Knox and Cedar
counties will each raise $500 to se
cure an expert club leader to direct
the work the balance of the year.
BOOST FOR BRIDGE OVER
MISSOURI AT NIOBRARA
Niobrara, Neb.—A mass meeting
was held in Niobrara in the inter
ests of the big new bridge project.
The bridge is to be a toll bridge
across the Missouri river on the
KND highway, connecting Nebras
ka highway No. 12 and South Dako
ta highway No. 37.
Speakers were Joe Genet of St.
Louis, Mo., who is in charge of the
financing of the bridge; John For
syth of Niobrara, Knox county ccm
missioner, who explained road con
ditions in Nebraska and South Da
kota; E. H. Lutt of Niobrara, who
explained river navigation and pro
tection bills that w'ould favor Nio
brara. E. S. Gilham, business loan
of Niobrara, introduced the speak
ers and gave a short outline of what
the bridge means to Niobrara and
the surrounding territory.
VISIT IN OLD COUNTRY
MAY DELAY NATURALIZATION
Fremont, Neb.—Whether an ap
plicant for citizenship has lost his
chance of obtaining citizenship by
taking a trip to Europe during the
five years' residence in the United
States is a question that has arisen
in district court here.
William Ruther and another ap
plicant admitted in response to
questions that they had visited Ger
many, each remaining away about
four months. The law speciifies that
candidates must have been in the
country continuously for five years.
Judge Spear took the matter un
der consideration. The question,
it is said, may find final disposition
before the United States supreme
court.
OMAHA MAN MANTS TO
BE UNIVERSITY REGENT
Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—Dr. Arthur
Charles Stokes, a physician of Oma
ha, has filed his nomination papers
as a candidate for regent of this
university from the second district.
He graduated from the university in
1899.
William C. Ramsey, an attorney
of Omaha, university graduate and
former president of the university
alumni association, filed recently
as a candidate for regent from the
second district. Candidates for re
gents appear upon a non-political
ballot with candidates for judges,
county and state superintendents.
COMMERCIAL DEPARTMENT
FOR PLAINVIEW SCHOOLS
Plainviiew, Neb.—(Special)—At
the last meeting of the board of ed
ucation it was voted to install a
commercial department.
THINK PART OF OMAHA
RESIDENTS NOT COUNTED
Omaha. Neb.—(UP)—Chamber of
commerce announced Monday it
had uncovered several hundred res
idences in Omaha which had not
been visiteed by census enumera
tors. Many mere are expected to
report being missed in the count of
noses here, it was said.
Incomplete reports received by
Census Director Reynolds brought
the total so far enumerated up ta
195,000. Population in 1920 was 191,
600. The work will not be completed
for several days, Reynolds said