11 RAIL CHIEFS
10 DEDICATION
Forma! Opening of Bur
lington Terminal in Oma
ha September 4
Omaha, Neb.—(UP)—Eleven rail
road presidents will be among the
scores of rail officials who will come
here for the dedication of the new
Burlington passenger terminal on
September 4. They are Charles Don
nelly, Northern Pacific; Ralph
Budd. Great Northern; Carl R.
Gray, Union Pacific; H. S. Seand- j
rett. Milwaukee road; J. E. Gor
man, Rock Island; J. E. Taussig,
Wabash, V. V. Boatner, Great West
ern; L. W. Baldwin, Missouri Pa
cific; L. A. Downs, Illinois Central;
F. W. Sargent, North Western, and
F. E. Williamson, Burlington. Alex
ander Legge, chairman of the Fed
eral Farm board, a director of the
Burlington also Is expected to be
present.
CHOICE CURIOS
FOR MEMORIAL
I
Omaha Society Gets Col
lection Worth $500,000
to $1,000,000
Omaha, Neb.—(UP)—The Chris
tiancy collection of rare paintings
antique furniture and curios of all
kinds, valued at from $500,000 tc
$1,000,000 by Milton Darling, Omaha
collector, has been purchased by the
Society of Liberal Arts, of Omaha,
and will be placed in the Joslyn
Memorial here.
Tne collection is composed of four
parts. The Omaha society was given
first option to accept or reject them
and the Metropolitan Museum of
New York second choice. The New
York museum offered to bwld a
special structure to house the treas
ures in case the Omaha society did
not accept them.
Mrs. Jessie Christiancy was the
daughter of the late Guy Barton,
Omaha millionaire. She based her
collection on art treasures gathered
by the Bartons. According to Mil
ton Darling she had unlimited
funds to continue her work. The
lesult was that by a process of con
stant acquiring of almost priceless
art gems and an equally constant
process of weeding out, she even
tually arrived at a point of satura
tion.
Mrs. Christiancy provided in her
will that (he art treasures would
remain with her husband, George
A. C. Christiancy, Guy’s Cliff, West
erchester county, New York, as long
ns he lived and remained there. He
has given up the house and gi le
to Europe.
The collection includes 27 pail 1
ings representing the work of the
artists Bourguereau, George Innes,
Fritz Thaulou, Felix 2 'im, and
Ralph A. Blakelock. Among others,
19 pieces of antique furniture, five
antique rugs and unnume: We ob
jects d’art.
Gino A. Ratti, Italian stone car
ver and his son Edward, arrived in
Omaha Thursday to begin work on
carving the inscriptions and exterior
figures in the marble walls of the
memorial. It is estimated that it
will take a year for them to com
plete the work.
The theme of the work on the
panels is ‘ The Printing and Dis
tribution of News” commemorative
of the late George Joslyn, founder
of the Western Newspaper Union,
whose widow. Mrs. Sarah Joslyn, is
presenting the museum to the city.
FOSSIL SPECIMENS FOR
BOONE COUNTY MUSEUM
Albion, Neb—(Special) — Boone
county’s museum collection at the
courthouse has been enriched by
several fossil specimens from the
Eouth Dakota Bad Lands by Gay
Bump of Scenic, S. D. Bump spent
his boyhood days here. The well
preserved specimens of tooth and
vertebra from the prehistoric titan
otherium are included, The single
tooth is as large as the full gum
of a human being.
The lower jaw of a three-toed
horse, two teeth from the upper jaw
of a small rhinoceros, an oreodon
Kkull and teeth and parts of two
small fish are included.
James Bump, son of Gay Bump
recently made a name for himself
when as a member of a geological
party he assisted in the discovery
of a fossilized mother oreodon with
unborn twins. This is the only
known occurrence of a fossil mam
mal with unborn young.
MUNICIPAL SWIMMING
POOL ISSUE DEFEATED
Schuyler, Neb. — (Special)—'The
proposed municipal swimming pool
issue was lost in the special elec
tion this week bv a vote of 425 to
380.
MOTHER OF THREE ENDS
LIFE BY TAKING POISON
Plainview. Neb. — (Special) —
Mrs. Joe Wiley, 25 years c!d. mother
of three children, died in a doctor’s
office here after drinking poison.
The Wileys lived 12 miles southeast
of here. No reason for her act is
known.
OWNS COPY FIRST PAPER
Syracuse, Neb.—(UP)—A page in
the history of early Nebraska jour
nalism is the proud possession ol
George Crovrnover of Syracuse. He
owns a copy of the first paper pub
lished in Syracuse, the Syracuse Re
porter. The newspaper is dated
January 5, 1076. It was started in
December, 1875. by Lon E. and Ann
B. Ruthbun. While its contents or
pioneer life in the state are inter
esting, its market page is its rea!
leature, Crownover says. On that
page is quoted ’ Poal Kats," i,t 8!
cents; quail, $1:25 a dozen, an'
prairie chickens. $2 a dazeu.
NEBRASKA BANKER DIES
WHILE RIDING IN AUTO
Ponca, Neb.—William P. Logan,
brother of Postmaster Logan, of this
place, and president of the Farmers
State bank, Silver Creek, Neb.,
died of a heart attack while riding
in an automobile from Lincoln to
Silver Creek.
Mr. Logan was 61 years old, and
had resided in Dixon county, being
connected with banks in Newcastle
and Ponca, until his removal to Sil
ver Creek. He is survived by his
widow, one son, W. C. Logan, Sil
ver Creek, and two daughters, Mrs.
Alfred C. Kennedy, Omaha, and Su
sanne, at home.
FINANCES ARE
IN GOOD SHAPE
Nebraska State Treasurer
Makes Report on Condi
tion of Various Funds
Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—Nebraska’s
treasury is certain to keep out of
the “red” this year, according to
State Treasurer W. M. Stebbins.
“With more than $2,000,000 in the
general fund,” the treasurer report
ed. “the state treasury is supplied
with enough funds to pay all cur
rent expenses of state government
without going Into the “red” during
the lean months, up to December
1, when takes will again begin to
come in."
Stebbins’ report for the close of
business August 31, shows a total
of $6,007,079.70 cash on hand for all
state funds, a decrease of $628,838
71 during the last month. The gen
eral fund cash on hand is $2,164,
045.73, a decrease of only $306,140.
19 during the month. The grand to
tal for all receipts for the month
was $1,874,079.56, and the total dis
bursements $2,502,918.97.
During the month the cash in the
state gasoline tax fund dropped
from $1,413,687 to $1,376,700. There
is $94 387 in the federal aid road
fund and $238,510 In the motor ve
hicle registration fund, also avail
able for roads and road mainten
ance.
REMARKABLE GROWTH OF
BURLINGTON ROAI) TOLD
Omaha. Neb. — (UP) — The re
markable growth of the Burlington
railroad in its 80 years of existence
was told by speaker at the celebra
tion incident to dedication of the
new Burlington passenger terminal
here Thursday.
The road began operations at Au
rora, 111., September 2, 1850. It then
consisted of 12 miles of track, one
small, wood-burning engine, one
cast-off coach and two borrowed
freight c,ars.
Today the system boasts of 9.400
miles of track and claims to be th*
largest single carrier of farm prod
ucts in the world.
In addition to celebrating the
80th anniversary of founding of the
road, the 60th anniversary of its ex
tension to the Missouri river and
into Nebraska also was observed at
the dedication services.
MASSACRE MONUMENT TO
BE DEDICATED SEPT. 26
Trenton, Neb.—(UP)—Dedication
of the Massacre canyon monument,
near here, will taka place Septem
ber 20. Work of erecting the monu
ment is progressing and probably
will be completed by September 10.
Gov. Arthur Weaver and A. C.
Shallenbergcr have accepted invita
tions to speak at the dedication.
Vice President Curtis has been in
vited to attend but has not an
swered favorably as yet. Superin
tendent Sam B. Davis, of the
Genoa Indian school, who is su
pervising erection of the monu
ment, also will attend.
IVISNER PEOPLE TO PAY
HIGHER PHONE RATES
Lincoln, Neb. — ((Sjiecial) —The
request of the Cuming county In
dependent Telephone company for
an increase in rates at its WLsntt
exchange as soon as automatic ser
vice is installed has been granted
by the state railway commission.
When the change is completed the
company will have invested a total
of $101,000 at the WLsner exchange
and the new rates will take care of
all upkeep costs and enable the
company to pay a 7 per cent divi
dend. Eighty-five i>er cent of the pa
trons expressed a willingness to pay
more for improved service. The new
rates are: Individual business ser
vice, $4 a month; two party business,
$3; individual residence $2.50; four
party residence. $1.75; individual
rural, $2.75; ten party rural, $2.25.
FREE HAIR CUTS FOR
OMAHA ORPHAN CHILDREN
Omaha. Neb.—(UP)—Through the
courtesy of Omaha barbers every
boy and girl In local orphan and
children asylums here Is sporting a
new haircut today. Union barbers,
at the suggestion of officers of their
organization visited the institutions
Sunday and Monday and trimmed
the locks of each of the inmates.
The stunt will be made an annual
one, it was said.
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One of the Navy's first wrought
iron ships, the "Wolverine," launched
eighty-seven years ago. still Is In
service as a training ship.
BELIEVE ESCAPED CONVICT
IS HIDING IN OMAHA
Omaha, Neb. — —Broy
Harding, who escaped from the
men's reformatory at Anamosa,
Iowa, by forcing Marsh Ireland, con
struction foreman at the prison to
drive him to Missouri Valley, is be
lieved to be h.ding in Omaha. Hard
ing was serving a life sentence for
conviction of participating in the
robbery of the Modale, Iowa, bank.
He held a knife fashioned by him
self in the prison blacksmith shop
in Ireland's rib6 throughout the Ion?
fast ride across Iowa last Friday
FINISH SUKVtY
NEBRASKA CORN
Experts Find Crop Best in
Northeast Section—Needs
Time to Mature
Lincoln, Neb.—(Special)—After an
Inspection trip in which they cov
ered 800 miles in Nebraska, A. E.
Anderson, agricultural statistician,
E. V. Jones, his assistant, and R. H.
Holland, district extension leader of
the agricultural college, express the
opinion that corn prospects through
out the state are better than a few
weeks ago and that with plenty of
sunshine and dry winds during the
current month there will be a good
crop. The greatest danger lies in the
fact that the crop is late and an
early frost would be a calamity.
There is a splendid prospect for
corn in the northeastern pc rt of the
1 state, providing it matures, some of
it having hardly reached the roast
ing ear stage.
Effects of the dry weather were
apparent north of Madison county,
but yields there will be considerably
better than in the southern section
of the state and the crop is farther
advanced.
Marked improvement was noticed
in the crop in Dodge, Stanton and
Thurston counties.
CEDAR COUNTY T. It.
CASE GIVEN AIRING
Lincoln, Neb.—(Special)—A brief
has been filed with the supreme
court by Attorney General Sorensen
in support of his appeal from an
order of the district court of Cedar
county which denied him an injunc
tion preventing Louis Knudtsen’e in
terference with agriculture depart
ment agents in testing cattle for tu
berculosis.
It is the contention of the attor
ney general that District Judge
Ryan erred in holding that the evi
dence was Insufficient; that the bur
den was on the state to prove suf
ficiency of the petitions; that the
determination by the department of
the sufficiency of the petitions was
not res judicata; that the sufficiency
of the petitions had not been ju
dicially determined by the agricul
ture department and were subject to
cr lateral inquiry; that the agricul
ture department was without juris
detion to declare Cedar county a
testing area, and in the face of the
record showing without dispute that
every jurisdictional step had been
taken to vest in the department
authority to determine the suf
ficiency of the petitions, that said
petitions were not presumptively
sufficient. I-Ie says that more than
60 per ent of the residents of the
county had petitioned that it be
declared a testing area and that the
law has been declared constitutional
by the supreme court three times.
TO ASK THAT DRIVER’S
LICENSE BE RESTORED
Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—For the
first time since the drivers’ license
law became effective, the pardon
board will be called upon to decide
if revocation of a license shall be
suspended, it is announced in list
ing the cases to be heard by th"
board, September 9.
The bo:.rd is given authority to
decide the matter of revocation of
license in the statutes, according to
Attorney General C. A. Sorensen,
who was asked for an opinion. The
question will be delded in the case
of Hollis Wood, of Lincoln.
Wood was convicted in the Lin
coln muncipal court, March 5, ol
driving while intoxicated, resulting
in the loss of his drivers license.
Since then his father has died, and
his mother says she needs the youth
as a driver to carry her about in at
tending to affairs of the estate. On
this ground, Wood was granted a
respite July 1, permitting him tc
drive his car only when accompan
ied by his mother. Restoration oi
the license is asked only on that
condition that his mother be with
him while driving.
ATTACK M’KELVIE FIGURES
Omaha, Neb.— —Local gram
men through Hugh A. Butler, presi
dent of the Omaha grain exchange
Wednesday turned on Samuel R
McKelvie, Nebraska grain membe:
of the federal farm board and
termed a statement issued by him
here last week as "mendacious and
unfair" and the "cap sheaf of
braggadocio indulged in by the farm
board, its publicists and other rep
resentatives."
Ire of the grain men here was
raised by a contention by McKelvie
that through farm board buying of
cash wheat a "spread” of 36 per
cents, average, between the casl'
and futures price was cut to 17 cents
this year. McKelvie Issued his state
ment here last week in response to
statements by local grain dealers
that he, McKelvie, appeared to be
losing faith in the farm board. But?
ler in a w'ritten statement Wed
nesday said that statisticians of the
local exchange have been checkins
the McKelvie figures for the last
week and have prepared a tabulatec
back ground for an improved pros
pectus.
Their findings, Butler said, “show
that the average spread during the
years 1920 to 1928 when there was
no farm board interfering with busi
ness,” was C.6 cents.
ROYAL, NEB., YOUTH
KILLED IN COLLISION
Royal. Neb.—Ray Lichty, 19 year
old, 1930 graduate of Royal high
school, was instantly killed between
tins town and Brunswick, Neb.
when the car he was driving col
lided with one driven by W. Thurs
ton of Brunswick.
The two motorists, driving in op
posite directions, were attempting
to pass a large truck when the col
lision occurred. Mr. Thurston dk
not suffer more than slight wound*
and aided in taking th; body of the
dead vouch Jrom the wreckage.
K.1UA lUl >11 rSK.MKS
UNION •MCXIC HELD
Niobrara, Neb — Special* —The
Knox County Farmers’ Union held
iU annual picnic at Young’s park
Sunday. It was one of the mast
successful picnics ever held in the
county. One thousand autos were
iarked and an estimated attend
nce of 4,000 persons were there.
E. H. Everson, president of the
-outh Dakota Farmers’ Union, de
livered an address on farm prob
lems and the need of organized ag
riculture under the banner of the
Farmers’ Union to bring abou'
quality of agriculture with bus!
less interests.
LUCK ON SIDE
OMAHA BANDIT
Holdup Victim Seriously
Wounded by Own Gun
in Hand of Thug
Omaha, Neb. — — An emp
ty cylinder in Bob Ridenour’s gun
saved the life of a bandit, Tues
day and put Ridenour in the hospi
tal with a bullet wound in his chest.
When Ridenour grabbed the gun
from a side pocket of his automo
bile after the bandit had boarded
it, he jammed it into the bandit’s
side and pulled the trigger. The
hammer snapped harmlessly on the
empty chamber. The bandit
dropped the knife he was brandish
ing and with a quick jerk twisted
the gun from Ridenour’s hand
turned it on the driver and pulled
the trigger. This time the hammer
fell on a loaded chamber, the bul
let passing through the right side
of Ridenour's chest.
Leaping from the car, the man
jumped into a machine driven b;,
i confederate and escaped.
PROMINENT MEN ATTEND
JERRY HOWARD FUNERAL
Omaha, Neb. — (UP) — Captains
of industry rubbed elbows with
down and outers from Jefferson
Square at final rites for Jerry How
ard, 75 years old, Irish patriot and
friend of the workingman at St. Pe
ter’s church here Wednesday morn
ing. The services were conductec
by Monsignor James W. Stenson,
pastor of the church.
Men prominent in the buslnes:
and political world attended anc.
'he church was filled to capacity.
One of Jerry's last wishes wat
fulfilled when his body was laid to
rest near the grave of the late Gen
John M. O'Neill, who led the unsuc
cessful Fenian attempt to invad<
Canada following the Civil war.
Although Howard had never mei
O'Neill, who after being forced to
disband his army founded the town
of O’Neill, Neb., he had a great re
spect for him and his work for Irish
independence. General O’Neill is
buried in Holy Sepulchre here.
Howard’s entire estate of $1,300.
with exception of $200 bequeathed
to two of his sisters, will go to Ea
mon De Valera, first president of
the Irish republic to further th(
cause of Irish freedom.
HEAVY RAIN FALLS IN
CROFTON TERRITORY
Crofton, Neb. — (Special) — This
community received about twTo
inches of rain Saturday and Sun
day. Heavy electric storms accom
panied the rain. Corn is estimated
to yield around 20 bushels to the
acre.
GIVEN JAIL TERMS
FOR STOKE ROBBER!
Tekamah, Neb. — (Special) —
Ninety days in the county jail were
the sentences drawn by Earl Rose
of Walthill and Edgar Tippery of
Decatur who confessed to robbing
the Eagleton store in Decatur, the
night of July 19. They were caught
a few minutes after the robbery
and have been in the county jail
here since.
REPORTS INCREASE IN
PRAIRIE CHICKEN NUMBERS
O’Neill, Neb. — G. H. Nichols,
field man for the Nebraska game,
forestation and parks commission,
has made an optimistic report on
the present status of the prairie
chicken and quail in Holt county
The report reads:
“There is a visible increase in the
number of prairie chickens in Holt
county and reports come that the
same is true in other counties where
there remains favorable nesting
grounds. Much credit is due farm
ers and ranchers who have helped
to guard the few birds left after
many years of ruthless slaughter by
hunters from other states.
“With such beneficial co-opera
tion, it is possible that in a few
years, prairie chickens will come
back in such plentiful numbers as
to warrant a short open season and
limited bag.
“There may be some who still ad
vance the theory that lawless hunt
ers will not refrain from shooting
them, but this is a mistaken idea
Even the most lawless should con
sider that each chicken killed helps
to defeat the purpose of this con
servation and they will be as much
the losers as law abiding sports
men.”
“I notice another thing,” Mr.
Nichols continues, “quail also are
becoming more plentiful. I have
seen fine coveys all the way from
the Missouri river to the Colorado
line.”
AMEND CHARTER AS
AID TO RIVER NAVIGATION
Omaha, Nob. — (UP) — The
cause of river navigation received a
boost Tuesday when city council
approved an amendment to the city
charter empowering the city to ac
quire land and construct wharves,
docks, river terminals and piers.
The proposal also gives the city
nower to issue bonds for the pur
pose ot acquiring such property
The charter amendment will be
submitted to 'he voters in the No
vember general elections.
MATERIAL CUT
MADE IN TAXES
Stale Board Report Shows
Benefits Accruing to Ne
braska Counties
Lincoln, Neb—(Special)—A state
ment issued by State Tax Commis
sioner Scott showing the amount of
taxes charged against each county
under the levy of 2.34 m'lls on each
dollar valuation, indicates that Ne
braskans will pay $623,530 less in
state taxes this year than they did
in 192D. The 1329 levy was 2.40 mills.
Banner county is thr only county in
the state not to receive a reduc
lion in state taxes, and il will pay
$6.95 mere. The list showing the
amount of taxes each county will
pay the state includes:
County 1930 Tax 1929 Tax
Antelope .$ 87,565 99 $ 77,777.00
Boone . 103,336.69 99,614.00
Boyd . 43,366.78 32,426 00
Brown . 25,131.32 23,082 00
Burt .101,501,88 93,241.00
Cedar . 137.774 95 118.585.00
Colfax . 99,609.87 92.772.00
Cuming . 132,936.45 122,467.00
Dakota . 51,270.26 »8,”82.00
Dixon . 81,352 41 8B,v’4.00
Dodge . 158,973.82 144,57, JO
Holt . 70,903.02 62,540.00
Key a Pal1 a . 15,070 60 14,372.00
Knox . 103,729 41 89,038.00
Madison . 130.422 51 123,714.00
Merrick . 77,899.93 7U461.00
Nance . 61,078.87 58,226.00
Pierce . 83.481.21 78.592.00
Platte . 149,133.13 140.905.00
Rock . 16,684.69 15.149.00
Stanton . 77,496 46 74,697.00
Thurston . 60,659.51 57.726.00
Washington . 91,948.25 85,497 00
Wayne . 97,304 18 91,912 00
FARM BUREAU MEMBERS
TO TOUR THE COUNTY
Homer, Neb.—(Special)—The Da
kota county Farm Bureau tour will
be held September 11 with the fol
lowing itinerary: Roy Bartels home
between Hubbard and Jackson for
poultry and hog lot sanitation and
farm improvements and landscap
ing; Dan Rush farm for inspection
of 50 head of thoroughbred Angus
cattle; Henry Peters farm, north of
Emerson, for farm erosion preven
tion; basket dinner in the Emerson
park; Louis Filmer farm between
Homer and Emerson, demonstration
of weed control; Raymond Voss
farm, near Homer, soil saving dam,
Hereford cattle and corncrib con
sisting of loading dump, scale and
elevator; Dr. M. V. Byers, half mile
south of Homer, Silver Fox farm and
William Rohde, in north Homer,
corn variety test including 21 va
rieties and hybrids of corn.
OMAHA COUPLE DEAD IN
GAS FILLED HOME
Omaha. Neb.— —Overcome by
gas in their home here, an aged
man and his wife were found dead
Monday. Police said it was a ca£e of
murder and suicide.
The victims of the double tragedy
were Mr. and Mrs. Julius Helling,
70 and 67 years old, respectively.
Their bodies were found by a son,
William Helling, w'hen he went to
their home to learn why, telephone
calls earlier in the day were unan
swered.
Police believe that despondency
over the failure of a local drygoods
company, of which Helling had been
an employe, for 40 years, prompted
him to turn on the illuminating gas,
killing himself and his wife.
ENSTRANGED HUSBAND
KILLS OTHER MAN
Omaha, Neb. — (UP) — Manuel
Pena, 20 years old, was shot and
killed and Mrs. Irene Mandaville,
24 years old, was wounded in the
leg late Monday afternoon by Joe
Mandaville, estranged husband of
the wounded woman.
Mrs. Mandaville told police she
found her husband sitting in the
kitchen when she went to prepare
supper. After inquiring about the
health of their child, he drew his
gun and fired twice at her, one bul
let striking her.
Pena ran to the kitchen on hear
ing the shot and was shot three
times by Mandaville. He died almost
instantly. Mrs. Mandaville said she
attempted to shield Pena, but that
her husband brushed her aside.
Mandaville •escaped.
TWO BODIES TAKEN
FROM MISSOURI RIVER
Omaha. Neb.—(UP)—The Mis
souri river gave up two bodies Mon
day. One was a woman, the other a
man. The woman was identified as
Mrs. N. E. Henrie, 78 years old, of
Blair, who disappeared from her
home in that city last Tuesday. She
had been trailed to the river bank
her footprints showing clearly where
she had entered the water in what
apparently was a self destruction
attempt. The body was taken out
near the Union Pacific bridge by
fishermen.
The other body was that of a man
of about 45 years of age. It was
dressed in brown trousers, tan ox
fords and a light shirt. The man had
brown hair and was light of com
plexion. There was a hole through
the right eye which probably was
caused by a bullet. Two decks of
cards, a few cents in change and a
bunch of keys were found in the
pockets.
GIVEN PRISON TERM
FOR ALTERING CHECK
Pender, Neb. — (Special)—Vern
Williams who pleaded guilty to al
tering a cream check, was sentenced
by Judge Mark H. Ryan to twr
years in the penitentiary.
The check on the Fairmont
creamery, was given to Jack Bel
mont. It was payable to Frank Kiet
er for $2 10. It had been raised to
J22.10. Williams is said to have just
finished a two-year term in the
South Dakota penitentiary on a
similar charge.
BOHEMIANS OF NEBRASKA
TO HAVE SOKOL EXPOSITION
Omaha, Neb. —(UP)— Hundreds
of Bohemians from outstate will at
tend the Sokol exposition here Sep
tember 6 to 14. The exposition will
exhibit many exemples of Czecho
slovakian handicraft and is attract
ing widespread attention in this
section of the country, according to
Chairman B. Dienstebier.
A feature of the exhibits will be
a spinning wheel more than 100
years old, which is said to have
been used by Abaraham Lincoln’s
mother. The wheel is the property
of Mrs. C. H. Rogers, Omaha, great
granddaughter of J. L. Killion, a
neighbor of the Lincolns to whom
Mrs. Lincoln presented it.
Many athletic events including
turning and boxing contests are be
ing arranged. There will be pres
entation of Bohemian drama and
opera, dancing revues, style shows
and many other features.
RESIST CLAIMS
OF DEPOSITORS
Nebraska Banking Depart
ment Asserts They In
clude Excess Interest
Lincoln, Neb.— (Special)—An ap
peal has been filed with the su
preme court by attorneys for the
state banking department from a
decision by Judge Lightner of the
district court of Nance county ap
proving the claims of depositors in
the Farmers State bank of Genoa
against the state guaranty fund.
The attorneys contend that the cer
tificates of deposit of Mattie J.
Forester for $760, John Koziol for
$1,352, J. A. Swim for $1,024.30,
Bathsheba A. Joy for $286, W. H.
Sr., for $11,030 and W. H. Wilde for
$5,000, upon which suit was brought,
represented excess interest pay
ments on deposits and that under
the law the claims are not against
'the guaranty fund. The district
judge held that there were strong
suspicions that most of the cer
tificates. drew excess interest be
cause of a secret agreement with
the bankers, but there was no proof
that the renewals of these certifi
cates were likewise affected and
this removed previous taint.
FAILED BANK DEPOSITORS
PAID $298,923 IN MONTH
Lincoln, Neb.—(Special) — Secre
tary Bliss of the state department
of trade and commerce has an
nounced payment of $298923.73 in
dividends to depositors in failed
state banks during the month of
August, bringing the total paid
since January 1, 1929, to $6,000,000.
Liquidation of the assets of the
banks is the means of dividend pay
ments. Inclded in the list revolv
ing dividends in August are the Lo
retto State bank which received a
25 per cent dividend amounting to
$13,041.71; Farmers State bank of
Chapman, 15 per cent, or $12,604.02;
State Bank of Laurel, 10 per cent
or $4,598.86.
CATTLE RAISERS HEARTENED
BY ADVANCING PRICES
Omaha, Neb.—(UP)—Sensational
advances in cattle prices on the
Omaha and other big markets have
greatly heartened raisers who, un
til the general rains of the last few
weeks, appeared to be in for a most
disastrous season.
With pastures ruined by the un
usual drought this summer thou
sands of head of cattle were
dumped on the market and sacri
ficed at the lowest prices since be
fore the World war. All this was
changed when the rains set in.
Steer prices, while still consider
ably fc&low those of last year, have
gained! $150 to $2.50 per hundred
weight* in the last three weeks. The
top price last week was $12.10 which
compares with $16.35 in the corre
sponding period of last year. A
. teady upward tendency is expected
by commission men here.
The heavy rains, which slowed up
movement from the farms, together
with the expected small corn crop
also has helped hog prices, dealers
said. In spite of the efforts of hog
packers to break hogs all season
prices have kept at comparatively
high levels and now are within a
few cents of being as high as they
were at this time last year, Satur
day’s top being $10.90 compared to
an even $11 last year.
. ONCA PUBLISHER BUYS
PAPER AT ALLEN
Allen, Neb. — (Special) — F. D.
Simpson, editor and owner of the
Ponca Journal-Leader, has pur
chased the plant of the Allen Newa
from George S. Heaton, and will
operate it In conjunction with his
Ponca paper. Mr. Heaton has been
proprietor of the Allen News for the
last year and a half. He was re
cently appointed agent for the Sin
clair Oil company, and will remain
in Allen now and devote his entire
time to that work.
Although the new owner will now
operate two newspapers in Dixon
county, he expects to operate them
as separate plants. John McClary,
of Ponca, who has been employed in
the Journal-Leader office for sev
eral years will move to Allen and
take charge of that plant while the
owner, Mr. Simpson will remain in
Ponca.
This makes the second newspaper
in Dixon county to change hands
this week, The Enterprise, at Emer
son, having been sold to Maurice
Blaker, of Wakefield, and A. C.
Lamp, of Sioux City.
STATE TAX LEVY CUT
FROM 2.40 TO 2.34 MILLS
Lincoln, Neb.—(UP) — Nebraska’s
tax levy was reduced to 2.34 mills
this year as compared to 2.40 mills
a year ago, Tax Commissioner Har
ry Scott announces, lowering the
total tax in the state by $620,530.60.
Total taxes in the state during
1929 were $7,879,328.60 while for
1930 the total was $7,258 793, Scott’s
report shows. The compilation takes
into consideration all changes in
property valuations this year over
last.