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WORK SWINDLE WITH FARMERS Women Driving South Da kota Cars Solicit for Magazine Hebron, Neb, —tSpecialT— Twc women driving large automobiles with Dakota licenses have been de frauding farmers near here. They pose as solicitors for magazine sub scriptions, taking poultry in pay ment. At one place they got three | chickens and at another five lor the same magazine. The publication has never arrived. Inquiries sent to the publishers j brought the response that they had no traveling solicitors. A stranger called at the Dale Wills farm offering to "doctor his chick ens. Being told that the thickens were well, he insisted on seeing them. The next day the family went to town and when they re turned, found 40 of the chickens missing. In the vicinity of Shelton a man has been soliciting money, clothing, chickens and other articles at farm homes, claiming to be a member of the Salvation Army. Officials of the organization later said the man had no connection with them. He was said to have worked the same scheme near Norfolk. THESE HOLDUP MEN CHANGED THEIR MIND Omaha, Neb.— —"It’s tough to lose dough when times are so hard,” remarked Frank Steinkamp, Taxi driver, as he handed over $15 to two fares who had held him up after a long ride to the outskirts of I the city. The holdup men looked at each other. "It sure is,” one replied. “Say, here’s your money back. Now, just drive us back to town.” Not so tough, thought Steinkamp as he started back. About half way in, however, he ran out of gas. “Gimme back that $15, this looks like a stall,” the bandit spokesman i said. After futilely trying to start the car, the holdupmen set out on foot for the business district. DIVIDENDS PAID BY CLOSED NEBRASKA BANKS Lincoln, Neb, —(Special*— Pay- ; ments to depositors in tailed state banks during the month of Decem ber totaled $229,792, according to un announcement by Secretary Bliss of the department of trade and com merce. Payments are made from assets of banks liquidated by th: re ceivership division. The total dividends for the year 1930 are $7,496,410. Included in the payments for De cember are the Melsner State bunk of Shelton, 5 per cent, $14,844.41; Citizens State bank of Butte, 6 per cent, $5,787.66; and the sm. :iest dividend of all to the State Ban.: or Havens, which was $2,687.36. TO CONSIDER PLANS FOR BRIDGE AT OMAHA Kansas City, Mo. — (Special) — The application of Charles B. More arty, for approval by the chief of engineers, and the secretary of war, of plans of a highway bridge to be constructed across the Missouri river, at South Omaha, Neb., will be considered at a public hearing on tho subject, to be held by a board of officers of the corps of en gineers, United States army, ap . pointed for the purpose, in the Au ditorium of the Live Stock Ex change building, in South Omaha, Neb, at 9:30 a. m, Wednesday, January 14, 1931. The plans submitted by the appli cant show the bridge will be con utructed over the Missouri river at South Omaha, Neb., approximately 655.5 miles above the mouth. The bridge will consist of an approach viaduct on the right or west ena, or approximately 1.400 feet, composed of 100-feet ar.d 20-feet stool spans on concrete pedestals; seven over load truss spans, each having a horizontal clearance of 383 feet at standard low water, and a minimum vertical Clearance of 52.5 feet above standard high water elevation of 558.5 feet aoove the St. Louis di rectrix and 972.03 feet above mean gulf level datum at Biloxi, Miss., (determination of 1917); and an approacn on the left or east end, of approximately 490 feet, composed of 100-feet, 50-feet, and 25-feet, steel spans on concrete pedestals. The over-all length of the bridge be tween abutments will be approx imately 4.662 feet. The west or right ''approach and the seven overhead truss spans will be level. The east or left approach will be on a 5 per cent up-grade toward the bridge. Plans are on file and may be seen at the United States engineer office, room 707 Postal Telegraph build ing, Kansas City, Mo. PIONEER OF KNOX COUNTY PASSES AWAY Creighton, Neb.— (Special)— Jacob Dickman, 9G years old, Creighton's oldest resident, died here of old age and complication. He had been in failing health for some time and lost his sight 11 years ago. His v.ife, who is 91 years old, survives, together with six daughters and three sons. He was a Knox county pioneer, coming here in 1882. KNOX COUNTY FAIR BOARD HOLDS MEETING Bloomfield, Neb.—(Special)—The directors of the Knox County Fair association held a meeting at the Bloomfield city hall. The 1981 fair budget was made and delegates to the state convention of the Nebras ka Agricultural society were named. SICK CHILDREN If children are laid up in bed lor a day cr so, a package of pipe cleaners or a wad of modelling clay will amuse th?m. They can make ell kinds of ligures from e.ther, if ahown how STORE AT HOMER, NEB VISITED BY ROBBERS Homer, Neb. — 'Special) — The Farmers’ Oo-Operative store was robbed New Year's Eve. The case containing all accounts and some cash was found Thursday morning near a schoolhouse, a mile and a half east of Homer. The accounts were unmolested but the cash was missing. A couple of hundred dol lars worth of merchandise had been piled in the store by the bandits for further pillaging which was pre vented by Alfred Melnroy. night watchman. A car belonging to Frank Fletch er was stolen from in front of the dance hall and used by the burglars Pursued by M:. Mcfaroy. the cai was abandoned between the Secur ity Stale bank and the Homer Star office, as the thieves disappears into the dance hall nearby. ALL TEACHERS HAVE WARNING Knox County Superinten dent Tells of Work of of Swindling Agents Center, Neb.—(Special) — Count\ Superintendent Tunberg has mailed to every rural teacher In the county a letter warning them to give the “cold shoulder" to all salesmen agents and peddlers. Several boards and teachers have recently been victimized by glib salesmen ol magazines and books. In three recent cases, rural teach ers were given the idea by a maga zine salesman that the county su perintendent had sent him out. The teachers subscribed and a big com mission went to the agent. Last summer a salesman out of Denver, claiming to represent a Buffalo, N. Y., firm sold several ru ral boards sets of books, for a young people’s library. The set was to con tain 20 volumes. Some of the schools got their books and others did not The same agent or agents victim ized a number of Pierce county school boards. A Nebraska farm publication sent a detective into the county to make an investigation of the results of which are not yet an nounced. HE USED GASOLINE IN KINDLING FIKI Hartington, Neb. — (Special) — H. C. Nelson, farmer near here, i: in a critical condition in the St John’s hospital suffering from burns. He attempted to start a fire in a tank heater and after throwing some cobs into the heater threw In some gasoline and smoldering sparks ignited the gas and a can of gasoline exploded. The burning liquid was thrown over him. His wife came to his rescue and helped get him into a tank of water. His clothing was all burned away from the body and his body is badly burned from the shoulders to his shoes. His condition is considered serious. OMAHA MAN TO BE NEW STATE SHERIfV Lincoln, Neb.—(UP>—Michael L Endres, of Omaha, will succeed W O. Condit, of Fremont, as head ot the Nebraska department of law enforcement. Appointment of En dres as state sheriff, succeeding Condit. as announced by Gov.-elect Charles Bryan. There will be no change in the salary received by Endres as com pared with the salary received by the present state sheriff, Bryan said. The present salary is $4,000. Tn all previous appointments, made by the incoming governor, with the excep tion of the tentative appointment of his own secretary, salaries have been reduced. In commenting on the appoint ment, Bryan said the selection of Endres was a matter of the office seeking the man, Endres having made no effort to secure the posi tion as head of the law enforcement bureau. Personnel of the state sheriff’s of fice will remain unchanged for the present, Bryan said, unless mem bers of the staff express a desire to leave. Endres will assume office January 9, the day following Bryan's inauguration. Endres was formerly a sheriff and treasurer of Douglas county. He was elected Douglas county sheriff in 1922 and served for four years. WOMAN TO ANSWER FOK HUSBAND'S DEATH Plattsmouth, Neb. — Mrs. Inas Wever, 2? years old. wife of George Wever, whose death occurred under mysterious circumstances December 9, is to be tried on a murder charge. Outcome of a preliminary hearing held here Tuesday, County Judge A. H. Duxbury announced the de cision that Mrs. Wever must be bound over to the district court. Arraignment before District Judge Begley was made immediately, and the date of the trial set for Janu ary 19. Mrs. Wever explained that her husband's death was due to exces sive alcoholism. Two Plattsmouth druggists have testified that she bought poison from them “to kill rats.” CRIPPLED MAN TAKES CP OTHER WORK Callaway, Neb. — (Special) — A five year fight to overcome the handicap resulting from being crip pled in an accident when he fell while working on a telephone pole near Friend, has been won by J. s. L. Thomas, who is now a trained watch and jewelry repairer. The rehabilitation division of the tele phone company supplied him with the necessary tools. The company also assisted him in arranging for stock and equipment. He is now carrying on his own jewelry busi ness at. Lincoln. Try This as Part of Daily Dozen • V ■ - ..••• ».... . 1 H. E. MANN LIFTING IIIS 600-POUND BULL By NEA Service Memphis, Tenn—Somebody once -old H. E. Mann that if you take -ome animal when it is very young and small and lift it off its feet every day, and keep on doing it while the animal grows toward ma turity and sophistication, you will be able to pick the animal up when it Is fully grown, no matter how big it is. Mr. Mann, having an inquiring mind, decided to test this theory. He lives on a farm near here, and among the animals on his farm was a bull calf. This calf was, at the time, a clumsy litle thing weighing only 50 pounds. Mann picked it up. It was easy. Next day he picked it up again. It was still easy. So he mapped out his routine. Thereafter, day after day, he went to the pen and hoisted the puzzled bull calf to nis shoulders. Just to keep his hand in, he did it eight times a day, between his other jobs. Time passed, and the bull grew and grew. And every day it got picked up by Mann. It got heavier and Mann got stronger. Now comes the climax. The bull today weighs 600 pounds—and Mann can still pick it up and put it on his shoulders. “I don't know what I will do if that bull gets to weigh a thousand pounds," se says. "I may not be able to lift it, but I hope I can.” PRODUCE SURPLUS CROPS FOR INDUSTRY, ADVICE OF CHEMIST By NEA Service New York—The chemical indus try, through its consumption of farm products, will be the savior of agriculture in the near future, ac cording to Dr. William J. Hale of Midland, Mich., who recently ad dressed the American Chemical so ciety here. Surpluses of corn, wheat, oats and other farm products will be taken care of by the demand of the organic chemistry industry, and thus the evil which has periodically caused the lowering of farm prices and incomes of farmers will be elim inated, Hale thinks. Foreign countries are producing grain enough for their own con sumption and many of them are ex porting their products. It leaves a smaller market for the surplus of the United States, and a larger surplus to gather and lower farm prices. Then is when chemistry, in the growing competition between the carbohydrate industries using chemical products obtained from grain, such as starch, steps in and buys up the surplus. To Solve Farm Problem? "Our agriculturalists should cease trying to sell staples in a world market,’’ Hale says. ‘‘We are not world agriculturalists. Since the World war we actually have become world industrialists. "By turning our agrictural prod ucts into chemical utilization at home the socalled farm problem be comes a relic of the past. Through closely interlocked chemical proc esses, as applied to agricultural sta ples, we shall unfold a new era in our food industries.” Hale asserts that the chemical use of corn in starch manufacture would rest upon the lowering of the price of corn. Industrialists are striving toward this end, and if not attained, chemists will endeavor to find some other source of starch or synthesize the starch itself. "In the light of such activity, what hope has the farmer for con tinuing cultivation of corn?” Hale asks. "It were better for him to lower the cost of rasing corn in order that the selling price might more reasonably approach its ac tual worth from a chemical stand uoint.” Profit from Low Prices Profit to the farmer, even at low prices, will result, the chemist be lieves, from the application of in dustrial methods. “Thus, our corn crop, by way of illustration, should be grown pri marily for the industries described,’’ he says. “So great is the industrial utiliza tion of carbohydrates to become that we in this country must pre pare ourselves for the importation of enormous quantities of agricul tural staples in the not far-distant future. “Our agriculturalists will partic ularly welcome the importation of such staples as require careful cul tivation and enter directly as such into the manufacture of foods, thus Shift on “State Rights.” From the Pathfinder. Just as funny and just as true as General Scott's famous state ment that the tariff was a local is sue is that fact that the question of state's rights is also a local is sue. In the old days the foremost de- i fenders of the rights of the states were in the south, for the south then had something which it feared to lose if the federal government continued to demand its domain and power. Now practically all of the states’ rights talk has shifted to the north while the south is al- . most silent on the subject. The wet i permitting our farmers to produce those staples demanded in greater quantities for the chemical indus tries and yielding higher financial returns.” - ♦ ♦ - Butterfat Higher During November Ames, la.—The freshening of a large number of cows in test asso ciations and the seasonal upward trend in production resulted in an increase in butterfat production during November, according to the report of Iowa Cow Testing associ ations. The average production of the as sociations ranged from two to three pounds of fat per cow higher than in October, while the high herds averaged two to four pounds heavi er according to the report. A total of 2,692 cows produced 40 pounds or more butterfat, compared to 2, 521 in October. The production also shows a slight increase over No vember, 1929. The seven high producing associ ations for November and the aver age butterfat production per cow follow: North Tama, 26.3; Story No. 2, 26.2; Bueana Vista, 25.8; Johnson No. 1, 25.3; Linn No. 1, 25.1, and Fremont-Page, 24.8. Noted Traveler to Speak At Farm and Home Week Ames, la. — Francis A. Flood world traveler and writer for farm papers, has been secured to speak at one of the mass meeting pro grams during the annual Farm and Home w'eek at Iowa State col lege, February 2 to 7. Mr. Flood will speak Tuesday eve ning, February 3, on his experiences in South America, emphasizing the agriculture and life in the Argen tine. The talk will be iuusirated with pictures taken in the various countries and the jungles of South America. At the 1929 farm and home short course Mr. Flood dis cussed his trip around the world Soviet Textile Experts Arrested for Sabotage Moscow — iUP> — A large num ber of specialists in the textile in dustry have been arrested in recent weeks, charged with economic coun ter-revolution. Some of them, ac cording to reports, held high posi tions of trust. Investigation of their alleged sab otage is still under way and the ar rest of additional persons involved in their activities is likely. While no announcement has been made, there is said to be evidence that some of these specialists re ceived substantial presents from foreign firms. _ states which hate the Eighteenth amendment are talking loudly about how the federal government has usurped the lights of the states to regulate their own affairs, lne southern states being generally dry do not feel aggrieved this time, ao are saying nothing. So let states rights be added to the list of loc.i. issues. The Reason. From Bu£n Humor, Madrid. "I can’t think why the boys make so much fuss about Miss Smiths voice. Miss Jones has a much rlcn er4°efbut Miss Smith has a much richer father.” SILVER FOX FARM SHIPS 80 PELTS Stuart, Neb. — The first “harvest” at a silver fox ranch here resulted in a shipment consisting of 80 sil ver fox pelts. More than 300 silver foxes were kept in the pens for propagation purposes. Ten coyotes raised from pups as an experiment were killed and skinned. All the animals pelted were gassed to death to prevent needless suffering. PAY HONOR TO FIRST MARTYR Bishop Rummel of Omaha Starts Movement for Event in 1942 Omaha, Neb. — (UP) — A move ment to honor the first Catholic martyr to give his life for the spread of the faith in territorial United States has been started here. Bishop Joseph F. Hummel of the Omaha diocese has instituted an inquiry which is expec-ted to dis close the approximate location where Padre Juan De Padilla of the Franciscan order fell pierced by the arrows of hostile Indians in 1542 —50 years after Columbus discov ered America. Historians differ on where the martyrdom took place but the con census of opinion seems to be that it happened in Nebraska, although some investigators maintain that the panhandle of Texas is where De Padilla died. The late Monsignor M. A. Shine of Plattsmouth, Neb., who during his lifetime delved deeper than any other Nebraskan into the Catholic history of his state came to the conclusion that the martyrdom oc curred in Cass county, southeastern Nebraska, a short distance south of the Platte river. Rev. Zephyrine Engelhart, O. F. M„ of the old mission at Santa Barbara, Cal., famed historian of the Franciscan order, agreed with Monsignor Shine. The Catholic Encyclopedia gives the location as Hall county, cen tral Nebraska, of which Grand Island is the county seat. Those who believe De Padilla fell in the Texas panhandle include Rev. Dr. Paul J. Foik, C. S. C., of the Texas Knights of Columbus His torical commission who has just published a booklet on the subject, and D. Donoghue, Fort Worth. All agree, however, that De Pa dilla was undoubtedly the first martyr to fall within the territorial limits of the United States. Bishop Rummel became intero6ted during the Eucharistic congress here last fall. He has requested Rev. Alfred Kauffman, professor of his tory at Creighton university and Rev. Eugene Hagedorn of Humph rey, Neb., state historian for the Franciscans to thoroughly investi gate with the idea in view of prop erly celebrating the 400th annivers ary of the martyrdom in 1942. NEBRASKA SECOND AS PRODUCER OF SUGAR Lincoln, Neb.—'fhe state publicity department has announced that since 1910 Nebraska has been the second largest producer of beet sugar, being surpassed only by Colo rado. Six sugar beet factories are operated in the North Platte valley and one at Grand Island. Along with the growing of beets, the stock feed ing industry in the North Platte ter ritory has increased, the department said. Thousands of head of cattle sheep and hogs have been brought into the territory adjacent to the sugar beet factories and fattened on the beet pulp, thus putting a waste product to use. This year the state marketed its second largest crop. The contract price this year for beets was $7 a ton. With 65,000 acres of Nebraska land in beets, a crop was produced which yielded 2,500.000 bags of sugar. The Grand Island factory got the crop from about 12,000 acres of land while the North Platte section grew the rest. From this source of income there came into the pockets of Nebraska beet grow ers, the announcement said, a gross income of approximately $7,000,000. CHEYENNE FARMERS TO OPPOSE ROAD PROGRAM Sidney, Neb. — (UP) — Cheyenne county farmers have voiced a united protest against the proposer fiv* year Nebraska road program, as recently outlined by State Engineer Roy Cochran. Too flagrant exclusion of western Nebraska highway needs in the pro posed program is given by the farm ers as the basis of their objection. Aid of civic clubs is said to be sought by the farm groups to or ganize what they hope will be an effective protest. Already ‘‘up in arms” over what they have termed "an unjust gas tax system,” the farmers point to the enormous amount of gasoline tax remitted from the panhandle each year, claiming "there is not enough of this money coming back to Cheyenne county and other west ern counties.” The plan outlined would include only 45 miles of pavement in the western section of the state, on a strip from Bridgeport to Alliance. The east-wrest pavement would end at Ogallala. DEPOSITORS LOOK INTO CONDITION OF BANK West Point. Neb.—A committee composed of Joseph Jerman, John Clatanoff, Joe Koepping. Pete Thompson and William Keller, act ing in the interest of the depositors of the closed Nebraska State bank has been familiarizing itself with the resouces and liabilities of the bank. Depositors are hopeful of recover ing the greater part of their depos its, but the committee has not yet determined what steps to take. The first proposition which the commit tee will consider is reorganization. TO POST WITH NEW GOVERNOR Former County Judge Be comes Bryan’s Secretary for Short Period Lincoln, Neb. — (Special)—Judge P. C. Radke of Tecumseh, former state representative from Cedar county, has been appointed to serve as private secretary to Governor Elect Bryan for a period of three months. Judge Radke was Mr. Bryan’s secretary during his former admin istration and accepted the present appointment at the low salary of $2,640 a year as a special favor to the governor-elect. oudge Radke also served as a member of the 1919-20 constitu tional convention, acted as county judge of Johnson county after mov ing to Tecumseh, and is at the present time city attorney there. Radke also has a World w'ar serv ice record. NEW POLICE CHIEF NAMED AT FREMONT Fremont,’'Neb. —(Special)—James Sylvls, patrolman on the Fremont police force for only 20 months, has received the appointment as chief of police from Mayor John F. Rohn. He will succeed Jack Gallagher, who becomes sheriff. Three vacancies were left on the police force by the promotion of Sylvis and the appointment of John Kassebaum and C. A. Bertram as deputy sheriffs. New policemen ap pointed to fill the vacancies are Robert Dorsett, Robert Millard and Emil Diedrichs. BARBER KILLS WIFE AND FATALLY WOUNDS SELF Clay Center, Neb. — Carl Axtel, 46 years old, shot and killed his wife, Florence, 38 years old, in a barber shop here Wednesday night and then fatally wounded himself with a small caliber revolver. Axtel had operated the barber shop for about a year, but left when he and his wife separated three weeks ago. Four children survive. HIS EYEBALL PENETRATED BY BARB ON WIRE Battle Creek, Neb. — William Clasy, 68 years old, may lose the hight of one eye, due to stumbling and falling into a barbed wire fence, one of the barbs penetrating the eyeball. The patient is in Omaha, where eye specialists think it probable that the eye will have to be removed. IIIS DEATH PROBABLY DUE TO ACCIDENT Norfolk, Neb. — The coroner's jury which investigated the death of Theron Spoor, 21 years old, brought in a verdict to the eifect that he came to his death by a blow on the back of his head and from phenol poisoning, or both, but not feloniously intended. Spoor was buried at Maryville, Mo., Tuesday. It was brought out at the inquest Wednesday that Spoor had trench mouth and had been using a solu tion o’ carbolic acid as a mouth wash for some time. OMAHA HAD BETTER YEAR THAN"EXPECTED Omaha, Neb. — (UP) — Admit ting that 1930 wasn’t so keen from a business standpoint, Omaha cap tains of industry face the new year with a spirit of anticipation and optimism. “Better Times Ahead,’’ became the theme song of these men as they said good-bye to the old year. A glance at statistics gathered by the publicity bureau of Omaha Chamber of Commerce, however, indicated that the Nebraska me tropolis was not so badly hit in 1930 as many had feared. Bank clearings, bank debits, building operations, wholesaling and retailing fell off, but not as much as had been anticipated. Omaha’s position in these Items was much better than nearly any other American city. HISTORICAL SOCIETY TO RECEIVE MORE RELICS Lincoln, Neb—(UP)—Articles of historical interest concerning the early settling of Nebraska, addresses of reminiscence, and relics of the pioneer era will be presented during the annual meeting here, January 6, of the Nebraska State Historical so ciety. Meetings of tha society will be held on the campus of the Univer ly of Nebraska. William Rickery, of Columbus, will present the society with an an cient Spanish sword, found in Shell Creek valley and a prehistoric fish hook, fashioned from flint and found in the Nebraska sandhills, will be given to H a ry H. Mole, of Lincoln. Presentation of a genealog ical library of Mrs. R. J. Kilpatrick will be made by the Kilpatrick fam ily, of Beatrice. Mrs. Mary Tiehan, of Dawson, w ill give the society the territorial mill stone, from Richardson county and C. E. Folden, of McCcok, will pre sent a painting of the old Union mills, of Cass county. OMAHA POSTOFFICE RECEIPTS ARE HEAVY Omaha, Neb.—(UP)—There was great rejoicing at Omaha postoffice when it was announced that 1930 receipts will exceed $3,000,000 for the second time in succession. Last year's receipts totaled $3,077,000. The reason for the rejoicing was found in the fact that if receipts had fallen short of the $3,000,000 mark the salaries of Postmaster J. Dean Ringer and many of his su pervisors would have been reduced. Heavier than usual Christmas busi ness boosted the figur« above the iMuired mark.