proves Value
OF IRRIGATION
Deep Wells at Nebraska
State Hospital Given
Thorough Test
Hasting?, Neb.—(UP)— Value ol
Irrigation by deep wells is being
shown at the Nebraska state hos
pital for the Insane at Ingleside,
west of here.
Complete records of the cost of
installation of three deep wells, re
pair costs and operating costs have
been kept at the state hospital. On
two plots of ground, me irrigated
and the other unirrigated, there was
a profit of $6,303.27 in favor of the
Irrigated area.
Late planting on irrigated soil has
been tested. It was found at the
state hospital that potatoes planted
late, and irrigated, showed an aver
age production of 65 bushels, while
the early planted spuds on the or
dinary tract showed but a 47 bushel
yield. However, potatoes planted
early, on an irrigated tract, yielded
165 bushels. Some difference might
have been accountable on the fact
that the plot yielding the high pro
duction had previously been planted
to alfalfa, and was rich in nitro
genous elements.
Great quantities of vegetables
were grown in the institution’s gar
dens ins year. Over 5,000 quarts were
canned and over 120 tons of vege
tables stored in cellars and caves
for use during the winter.
Cost of installation of the wells,
Including the wells, pumps, power
and the surveys was $4,690.84. Each
well served approximately an 82
acre plot, making the cost about
$57 per acre. Cost for running one
pump one hour was figured at 37',4
cents.
ITS POTATOES
WERE BIG AID
Nebraska’s 1930 Crop of
Spuds Brought Good
Returns
Lincoln, Neb. — (UP) — Ne
braska's place in the agricultural
sun during the last year was helped
by a record crop of potatoes, both
seed and table stock, the state and
federal division of crop statistics
reports.
Shipments of table stock potatoes
surpassed by more than 1,500 car
loads the production last year. The
position of the state in seed spud
production, the crop statisticians
reported was fourth among the
many states.
A total of 6,666 cars of potatoes
were shipped from the state prior
to January 25, as compared t ^ 5,
119 carloads shipped up to the ; ime
date last year. The total movei ent
last year was 7,212 cars, represent
ing a record production at that
time. Over 2,000 cars of last year’s
crop were shipped after January
25. On the basis of this movement,
the total figure for 1930 ought to
top that for last.
Western Nebraska contributed to
the increase in yield in this state,
one of the largest and best quality
crops being grown in the section.
The potato crop for the country as
a whole ran 9 per cent lower, than
tlie average, the statisticians point
out.
PRISON GUARD BEING
HELD FOR SHOOTING
Lincoln, Neb —Charles C. Rymer,
guard at the state reformatory, ap
peared in municipal court and was
bound over to district court under
$3,000 bond. He is said to have
wounded Lester Young, 21 years old,
on Christmas day, and Is charged
In two counts with shooting with
intent to kill and shooting with
Intent to wound.
Young was shot in the abdomen
at an inn which is operated by Ry
mer's brother. Young and another
young man were denied admission
to the inn and an argument fol
lowed. Young was in a critical
condition for two weeks after the
shooting. He was not able to be
at the trial.
OMAHA ELEVATORS STILL
CLOGGED WITH WHEAT
Omaha, Neb. — (UP» — What to
do with 13.JOO.OOO bushels of wheat
clogging Omaha elevators is begin
ning to seriously bother elevator
men. There is about 5,000,000 more
bushels of wheat here than at this
time last year. The government,
through its grain stabilization cor
poration of the federal farm bu
reau. owns practically one-third of
the supply.
That the Alexander Legge organi
zation is not yet satisfied with the
amount of wheat it has on hand is
seen in its recent activities in buy
ing several hundred thousand bush
els of May delivery wheat on the
Omaha futures market at the
pegged price of 7P4 cents. This
grain was sold readily by local
holders of the cash article, who
generally take a pessimistic view of
the wheat situation am! figure 71
cents is better here than 811i In
Chicago, the difference in freight
rtrtes being about 10H cents.
BUILD PIPE LINE
ACROSS PLATTE RIVER
Fremont, Neb. — (Special) —
Workmen for the Lone Star Gas
Line company, extending natural
gas lines from Lincoln to Sioux
City, are engaged this week in sus
pending the pipe line from the new
bridge over the Platte river south
west of Fremont. A temporary
eight-inch pipe is carrying the gas
under the river at the present
pending completion of the new line.
•Hie new suspension bridge is 73''
lnnr
DEBATE TOURNEY HAS
TWENTY THREE ENTRIES
Fremont, Neb.— (Special) —With
the dates for Midland college's fifth
annual high school debate tourna
,ment still more than two weeks off,
23 schools have accepted invitations
to participate in the event, Mid
land officials announce. The tour
nament will be held February 12-14.
No additional registrations will be
accepted.
Schools scheduled to take part
are: Irelghton Prep, North, South,
Central and Technical of Omaha,
Benson, Nebraska City, Norfolk,
Plattsmouth, Grand Island, Blair,
Craig, Newcastle, Snyder, Lyons,
Geneva, Aurora, Valley, Tilden, Ra
venna, Tekamah, Wayne and Fre
mont.
BRIDGE PLANS
ON DEAF EARS
Nebraska Legislators Not
Enthused by Proposition
>f South Dakotans
Lincoln, Neb.—(Special)— While
nothing decisive was done, the In
dications are that Senator Bulow of
South Dakota failed in his mission
to secure favorable consideration for
his plan of purchase of the Yank
ton bridge across the Missouri river
by joint action of Nebraska and
South Dakota, with the federal gov
ernment. The plan is for the latter
to pay half the cost and the two
states divide the remainder of the
cost.
Congress still has on its calendar
the bill authorizing government par
ticipation, and laws would have to
be enacted by both the states before
the deal could be completed. Gov
ernor Bryan is opposed to a new tax
for that purpose and does not look
with favor on the suggestion that
gasoline tax money be used. The
price is $800,000 for the bridge.
Information reaching Lincoln is
to the effect that the county boards
of Knox and Cedar counties are not
willing for county aid, and some of
the towns In those counties have or
ganized to oppose the purchase on
the ground that their trade interests
will be adversely affected because a
free bridge would mean more bus
iness from Nebraska for Yankton.
MANY ACCIDENTS ON
NEBRASKA FARMS
Lincoln, Neb—A study by the Ne
braska Press association of farm ac -
cidents for the 19-month period
prior to January 1, 1931, shows th#t
during that time on Nebraska farms
there occurred a total of 1,361 ac
cidents by which 1,074 people were
badly injured, 180 disabled, and 107
killed.
GOVERNOR PLANS TO
MAKE APPOINTMENTS
Lincoln. Neb.— (Special)—Out of
a list of 32 applicants for the board
of control, it is said that Governor
Bryan has placed at the top the
name of Walter E. Hager, secretary
of the Alliance Chamber of Com
merce who was formerly secretary
of the democratic state committee
and a former member of the state
senate. The nomination is subject
to confirmation by the senate and it
is expected it will be placed Ire fore
that body before the week is ended.
Harry 6. Thorpe of Norfolk and
Nellie G. Benson of Polk are the
other members of the board and the
governor stated that when he makes
an appointment the experience and
training of these two will be taken
into consideration and he will try
to round out and balance the board.
J. A. Guttery of Lynch was among
the applicants. <
The term Is six years and the
present salary is $4,000 a year.
Th terms of Fred Berry of
Wayne, secretary and H. E. Relsche
of Chadron, of the state normal
board are soon to expire and among
the applicants for these appoint
ments arc: Rollie W. Ley and J. H.
Kemp of Wayne; C. J. Hulac, of
Norfolk; Thomas Rawlings, of
Wakefield, and J. W. Bleeek of
Plalnvlew. This board membership
carries a higher salary than does
the board of control.
NOSE BLEEDING CASES
AT OMAHA NUMEROUS
Omaha, Neb. — (UP) — Several
cases of continuous nose bleeding
here have alarmed Omaha physi
cians who are at a loss to discover
a remedy. Blood transfusions have
been resorted to in order to save
the patients’ lives in each instance.
The worst case was that of a Coun
cil Bluffs youth who Is now believed
recovering after nearly a dozen
transfusions. Two cases which are
attracting much attention here are
those of John Cissna, who lias had
two transfusions and 4-year-old
Jimmy Ross, whose hemorrhage was
believed stopped after tire first
transfusion.
COMPLAIN OF NOISE
OF MAIL PLANES
Omaha, Neb.— (UP)—From the
number of complaints being re
ceived by city officials, Omaha has
at last become '’air-minded.” The
complaints are against noise made
by night airmail ships which fly
over the city between the hours of
midnight and 3 a. m. Since head
quarters of the Boeing company
were moved to Municipal airport at
Carter Lake the ships fly directly
over the city. Complainants assert
they are awakened nightly bv the
noise and suggest an ordinance com
pelling the pilots to equip their
ships with mufflers.
OLD FEDERVL RECORDS
BEING DESTROYED
Omaha, Neb — (UP) — Docu
ments which have been accumulat
ing in the federal clerks office
since it was opened in 1367 and
which now' are of no practical value
are being destroyed by Deputy
Clerk John Nicholson. Three wa
gonloads of old papers, some of It
rotting with age, were taken from
the vaults and hauled to the city
dump to be burned. It was toe
first house cleaning in the histon
oX the office. Nicholson sfcia.
Here's an Ideal Porker
-. .. 1 ■■ ■ .. ■ — ■ -■■■"
Robber s Maid 40th, this sow is called, but it’s no ordinary one.
She is nationally famous, having be en selected by the United States
department of agriculture as the id eal market type. The sow is owned
by the University of Idaho college of agriculture, at Moscow, and has
won many prizes.
GINSBACH MAINTAINS POLLED
HEREFORD QUALITY IN S. DAK.
«Y FRANCIS T. MARTIN
There was a time when South
Dakota as a state had a most re
markable expansion in the breeding
of Herefords, and Its many fine
herds easily ranked with the top
collections of the entire country.
As the years unfolded, however,
certain, and definite trends in agri
cultural affairs came to pass, and
with them, a lessening in the de
mand for the product of these nur
series, and the natural consequence
was that many of them fell by the
wayside. But, there were notable
exceptions.
The courageous ones stayed, those
whose ownership was animated by
the indomitable spirit of no sur
render, and those herds went ahead
as in former years doing laudatory
work in producing seedstock of ex
ited worth.
Today, those good herds are scat
tered here and there over the state,
but, there's one at Dell Rapids that
stands out because of its promin
ence.
This is the collection owned by
Fiank Gitusbach, a sterling candi
date for high honors when it comes
to efficiency in Uie matter of white
face activiftes.
Ginsbuch, a Hawkeyian by birth,
went to South Dakota and to his
present location 30 years ago, just
a young fellow with a lot of pep,
and with high aspirations about the
business of general farming. Now
he’s in the business of raising the
horned whiteface, and he stayed at
it for 10 years. They fitted in fine
with this intensive plans of farm
ing and he raised the useful kind
whose market was his next dooi
neighbor, and naturally the seed
he distributed was of vast benefit
to those who made use of it. But,
Ginsbach had an inkling that he
'vould like the polled whiteface bet
ter, and so, accordingly, he switched
into that camp, where he has re
mained ever since, a stanch, true
friend to the breed, and a man who
has done it a lot of go«^d the last
10 years.
The reason for the change, Gins
bach felt that the whiteface with
out horns would suit his conven
iences better, and if they fitted his
case, they ought to do tife same for
those in similar circumstances. His
philosophy was sound. Time has
proved it. The polled Herefords has
continued on its way to uninter
rupted popularity. Ginsbach handles
the herd as would any practical
farmer. There's nothing about its
maintenance but that of getting
good herd bulls, and the proper care
of the young stuff in order to in
sure a satisfactory maturity. All
successful livestock breeders know
these fundamentals by heart, and
Ginsbach’s success is all the greater
because he never took stock in ex
perimentation when it came to
looking after the best interests of
the herd. The herd has sent out
from its portals its share of good
seed. Farmers and breeders have
patronized it in a public and pri
vate way, and they got the good,
reliable kind of seed, at prices that
was within their ability to pay.
The herd is all the more promin
ent now because it came through
the "dark days” without a scratch,
without a single concession in the
matter of lowering standards, and
it faces the future with the fullest
confidence. The time is now here
when herds like Ginsbach's will be
taxed to their capacity to care for
the demands the public will make
upon them to furnish the seed that
is so necessary to the successful con
duct of the average farm of the
cornbelt of today. It’s gratifying
that there's many such herds in ex
istence, there'll be need for all of
them in the immediate future.
Ginsbach has bred Durocs for
many years, too. Since he got go
ing full blast with the two breeds,
he has had 18 public sales, and on
stock of his own production. He's
been a booster for good livestock,
and he’s made a success of the rais
ing of good livestock.
Men on farms today ought to
profit by the example of Mr. Gins
bach in successful livestock produc
tion. Cornbelt agriculture needs a
stabilizing influence, and nothing
will bring it about quicker than the
establishment of a permanent policy
in the producing of the better
breeds of livestock. A continuance
of such a policy will mean lasting
prosperity for the farm, and breed
I era of Ginsbach’s standing will bo
the beneficiaries.
Youthful Publisher
Writes His Memoirs
New Milfrd, Conn. — (UP) — Now
that he is a full-fledged author,
with a “reputation and everything,”
William J. Marsh Jr., 11 years old, j
who will be remembered for his
“Our President, Herbert Hoover,"
has written his memoirs.
They are contained in an article
published In a newspaper just off
the Marsh printing press. William
tells how he happened to write the
book which gained him nationwide
tame when a New York publisher
reproduced the original handset
volume. He writes, also, in a rem
iniscent vein of the acclaim he re
ceived and his visit to the presi
dent.
Tangled Parly Lines.
Fiom New York World.
It begins to look as if the execu- I
tive director of the Republican Na
tional committee, Mr. Lucas, is try
ing to justify his underhanded at
tack on Senator Norris by raising
large questions of principle. For it
was only after the underhanded at- j
tack had been exposed that Mr. Lu- j
cas came out openly for the expul- j
sion of Senator Norris irom the
republican party. He had tried by
secret and Indirect methods to de
feat the senator. Having failed,
and having been exposed, he Is now
talking about party principle and
Abraham Lincoln and the rest. The
Public will not be deceived. The
Did policy of open warfare against
Senator Norris was not undertaken
until the devious and furtive policy
had put Mr. Lucas in a highly em
barrassing position.
All of this raises immediately j
troublesome questions for Mr. Hoov
er. Mr. Lucas is his man: Will Mr. j
Hoover stand by him? Will he stand
by a man now known to have re
sorted to secret devices for defeat
i ing republican candidates? Will he
stand by a man who has come out
with a declaration of war against
Soft Drinks to Europe.
From New York Herald Tribune.
The export trade of the United
States in nonintoxicating beverages,
fruit juices ana syrups for soda
fountains has had a steadv and ,
gradual upward trend and has in- I
creased in value by more than 300
per cent in the last seven years—
from $519,982 in 1923 to $1,703,121
in 1929. Exports continued to in
crease during the first half of 1930.
In addition to the experts to for
eign countries, says United States
1 commerce report*, a value of $676,
290 in nonintoxLcaling beverages
was shipped ,to Hawaii. Porto Rico
and Alaska, so that the total value
, of the shipments from continental
the progressive wing of his party?
Will Mr. Hoover back Mr. Lucas in
his proposal to split the party, or
will he get rid of Mr. Lucas and,
now that the issue has been raised,
accept Senator Norris as a republi
can in good standing?
The -ough truth of the matter
seems to be that instead of the two
party system of the theorists we
have a system composed of several
parties which become two coalitions
only for the purpose of electing a
president. The Western insurgents
are for legislative purposes a dis
tinct party. So are the Eastern re
publicans. So arc tlie Northern
democrats. So are the Southern
democrats. If we had a parlia
mentary rather than a presidential
system there would be no pretense
that we had two parties. But the
presidential system is unworkable
with more than two parties. There
fore, we have now and have long
load what amounts to compulsory
coalition into two parties every four
years, followed by natural division
into several parties in the intervals
between presidential elections.
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NEW FARM MACHINERY
Ames. Ia.—New developments in
farm machinery and how to use
them to cut down production costs
and make more profit from farming
will be among the major subjects on
the program of the agricultural en
gineering department during Farm
and Home week at Iowa State col
lege, February 2 to 7.
F. W. Hawthorne, farmer from
Castana, will speak on the after
noon of February 3 on his experi
ences in using new equipment in
growing corn.
Other phases of the program
during the week will include farm
structures, especially poultry and
dairy houses, installation o{ water
and lighting systems and prevention
of soil erosion by terracing.
Northern Indiana muck soil this
year produced 75,000 pounds of pep
permint oil.
United States in 1929 had a value of
$2,439,411.
On the other hand. Imports of
thrse products have varied from
year to year, and in 1929 had a
value of $1,380,968— gveater than
that in 1928, but below that of 1927.
There was a decrease cf mora than
25 per cent in the imports in the
first half of 1930, as compared with
the corresponding period of 1929 A
recent survey of the uses of fruit
juices and fruit syrups reveals that
their use in beverages is increasing
in practically every country, but in
sama of them the requirements are
met to a greater or less .degree by
domestic production.
CLEAR UP TWO
MYSTERY CASES
Omaha Police Find Solu
tion for Recent Under
world Affairs
Omaha, Neb.—(UP)—Police here
have solved two cases which cre
ated more interest in Omaha than
the question of America's entry into
the World Court, when Detective
Harry Buford found the Italian
youth who hit Dr. F. J. McKenna
the second time, and the man who
shot Louie Gorat in the leg sur
rendered himself.
The attacks on Dr. McKenna,
l coming after a prize fight which
Millio Millitti,, pride of the Ital
ian colony, tailed to win, threat
ened for a time to kill the ring
sport in Nebraska. Tony Farascio
admitted attacking the dentist, aft
er a fellow' countryman, Tony
Scanzo, had been arrested for ruin
ing several of McKenna’s teeth.
McKenna had remarked that Mil
litti “didn't look so good tonight.”
Sebastiano Gaeto, who admit
ted it was his gun which inflicted
the wound on Corat’s leg, blew up
the police theory that Gorat. known
as “Little Napoleon,” was shot in
a renewal of the rum wars. It
seems Gacto Is a nephew of Gorat
and the gun was accidentally dis
charged during a family quarrel.
Gorat said he will refuse to prose
cute.
PLAN DEPOSIT
SCHOOL MONEY
Lincoln, Neb.— (Special)—Repre
sentative Nuernberger of Dixon
county has introduced a bill per
mitting the designation of banks in
a town or near by as the deposi
tory for moneys of school districts
or townships. Any bank may make
application, and the board must act
thereon. The deposit of public
money thus made is to relieve the
treasurer and his bondsmen from
any liability if it be later lost.
Representative Boelts comes to
the rescue of beleaguered poultry
and buyers thereof by making it a
misdemeanor for any person to
dress or pluck the feathers from any
domestic fowl suitable and used for
eating purposes without first having
completely severed the head from
the neck.
SUPREME COURT OF
NEBRASKA BUSY BODY
Lincoln, Neb. —(UP)— The su
preme court of Nebraska affirmed
judgment in 350 cases of the dis
trict court and reversed or modi
fied decisions in 117 cases out of the
total of 4G7 cases for the year 1930.
Since 1925, the supreme court has
speeded up its action in reducing
the number of pending cases. Dur
ing that year the docket was heavi
ly loaded and it was not unusual
for cases to lag along for two years
between appeal and hearing. It is
claimed now that cases reach the
supreme bench within six months.
Last year the supreme court
passed upon 174 motions for rehear
ing, granted 24 and denied 150. The
court also admitted 174 persons to
practice law', and of this number
4 were women.
During 1930, the clerk of the su
preme court collected $13,547.05 in
fees and court casts.
Starting with 1931 the supreme
court had a total of 260 cases pend
ing.
GIVES CAUSES FOR
DECREASE OF GAME BIRDS
Lincoln, Neb.—(UP)—Wild game
is vanishing because of market
hunters, lack of action in enacting
protective laws, repeating and au
tomatic shotguns, in the opinion of
Robert H. Wolcott, professor of
zoology at Nebraska university.
Professor Wolcott says that all
the game birds except the intro
duced pheasant have been reduced
to a small fraction of their original
number. Another factor, he de
clares, that brings about the di
minishing of wild fowls ft the prev
alent use of automobiles by hunters
who can reach far-flung water
holes and breeding places, thus
decimating the birds at their very
birthplaces.
Birds that arp threatened with
extinction are the wood duck
woodcock, big white crane and the
prairie chicken. Professor Wolcott
declares that more game refuge;
and sanctuaries should be set aside.
FORMER OMAHA OFFICER
PAYS $15 FINE
Lincoln, Neb.—Ben Danbaum,
Omaha, whose recent arrest for
speeding was followed by the resig
nation of William Maunier, the ar
resting officer, was found guilty
and fined $15 and costs, today
by Municipal Judge John Polk.
Maunier was the only witness
against the former detective chief
of Omaha. Maunier testified that
his special clocking apparatus
showed Danbaum’s car was travel
ing 49 miles an hour at the time of
the arrest.
Danbaum and Mrs. Danbaum
both testified that when they heard
Maunier signal them to stop they
were going only 38 miles an hour.
Danbaum related that he took his
wife along for the specific reason
that she would not permit him to
go too fast.
PRAIRIE FIRE NOVELTY
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR
Scottsbluff, Neb. — (UP) — The
countryside for lhiles around here
was lighted up Tuesday night by an
cld fashioned prairie fire. The blaze
started at the foot of historic old
Scotts bluff and, aided by a strong
wind, whipped up the bluff until
bare rocks stopped its advance. A
number of pine trees which dotted
the side of the bluff were burned
mil* «r»» it not inhabited.
THEY DEMAND
COUNTY AGENT
Members of Farm Bureau
Bring Action in Dis
trict Court
Atkinson, Neb. — (Special) — A
mandamous suit was filed in district
court before Judge R. R. Dickson
by the Farm bureau board of Holt
county to compel the county super
visors to appropriate funds to hire
a county agent.
The suit is the result of an ac
tion taken a short time ago by the
board of supervisors when it re
fused to appropriate funds for the
project requested by the farm bu
reau in a petition which contains
the names of more than 600 farm
operators.
The supervisors denied the re
quest on the ground that the pe
tition did not contain the legal num
ber of signers and because of gen
eral financial conditions through
the county.
FIRE LOSS IN
NEBRASKA LOW
Report of Acting Marsha1
Shows 13 Persons Guilty
of Arson
Lincoln, Neb— (UP)— Fire loss in
Nebraska in 1930, according to the
annual report of Acting Fire Mar
shal Butcher, was $2,341,425.
Total value of property endang
ered, the report shows, was $26,662,
957. Total insurance carried on en
dangered buildings was 517,737,508.
The figure on value of buildings con
tained also, the estimated value of
building contents.
Loss during 1930, the report states,
was nearly $300,000 less than during
1929.
Deaths resulted from fire in 34
instances and 113 persons were in
jured by fire. Twenty-two firemen
were injured while fighting blazes.
Omaha reported the heaviest loss
from flames—$300,808 damage be
ing done to buildings and $256 515
being done to contents of buildings.
Buildings endangered and their
contents were valued at $14,613,714.
Loss in Lincoln was $54,435 to build
ings and $78,810 damage to con
tents.
The departments reports show' a
total of 15,792 inspections made re
sulting in lfe arrests for arson.
Thirteen of those arrested w’ere con
victed and one is now awaiting
trial. A total of 2,102 fire# were re
ported to the department.
YOUTHS CONFESS TO
MANY HOLDUPS
Sidney, Neb. — — Sheriff
William Schulz says three Omaha
young men arrested here Newr
Year's day after an exchange of
shots with officers during which
Ray Rezac was wounded seriously,
have confessed to participating in
38 holdups in Nebraska and Colo
rado.
With Rezac wrere his brother, Al
bert Rezac, and Fred L. Gift. The
sheriff said the trio had made a
complete confession to Cheyenne
county officers. Most of their ac
tivities, the sheriff said, were around
Nebraska City, where they admitted
12 robberies.
Oher robberies confessed, Schulz
said, were at Imperial, Neb., Sterl
ing, Colo., Falls City, Neb., and
Blair, Neb.
Albert Rezac and Gift will be tak
en to Imperial, Neb., Schulz said,
where they are charged with two
robberies.
SORENSON CAUSE OF
OMAHA’S UPHEAVAL
Omaha, Neb. — (UP) — Consid
erable light was shed on the recent
upheaval in gambling circles hers
following a visit Monday of At
torney General Sorenson. He let it
be known that it was he who was
responsible for cessation of gam
bling and also for the change in
police commissioners.
His private investigators, he said,
has uncovered much evidence that
gambling and bootlegging was being
winked at here. They found evi
dences of corruption in the police
department, he asserted.
Race track betting ceased sud
denly in the bigger pool rooms, Jan
uary 16. It was explained that the
“word had gone out to close.” No
one knew until Monday who was
responsible for the “word going aut.”
The trading of positions by Police
Commissioner Westergard and Fire
Commissioner Tow’, Saturday, also
remained unexp'a'.md until Soren
son’s visit.
‘I told Mayor Metcalfe I was dis
satisfied with the way things were
running,” he said. “I told the mayor
the evidence we had obtained.”
There is a possibiliey that a grand
jury, the first to meet in many
years, may be called to sift the evi
dence Sorenson’s investigators ob
tained. County Attorney Henry Beal
who has promised Sorenson aid in
presecuting the alleged offenders
conferred with the attorney general
at Lincoln, Monday.
ILL HEALTH CAUSES
Y. M. SECRETARY TO QUIT
Omaha, Neb.—(UP)—After six
years of service, Edwin \V. Peirce
has retired as general secretary of
the Omaha Y. M. C. A. Ill health
was given as the leason, Peirce re
cently having suffered a nervous
breakdown. Until a successor can
be found State Secretary Charles A
Munselman will act in Peirce's
stead. President J H. Beveridge an
il >unced.