Nebraska Newspapers

    ASKS DAMAGES
FROM SCHOOL
Discharged Teacher at Hart,
ington. Neb., Files Suit
for $10,000
Hartington. Neb. — (Special) —
t>onald C. Holemsdoerfer, who was
discharged as an Instructor in the
Hartington public schools last April,
has filed in the district court of
Cedar county a $10,231.15 damage
suit against the school district. The
petition states that Helmsdoerfer
has been personally injured to the
extent of $10,000 as a result of the
publicity given his discharge. He
also asks for $231.15, the balance of
this year’s salary.
This damage case is the out
growth of a fistic encounter that
Helmsdoerfer and a member of the
high school. Marshall Hitchcock,
engaged in during the presentation
of a musical play in April. Hitch
cock was smoking, it is said, and on
being asked by the teacher to re
frain from smoking behind the
scenes he became angry and abu
sive and Helmsdoerfer hit him, ren«
dering him unconscious for a short
time.
The board asked the instructor to
resign. He refused and the board
discharged him. Helmsdoerfer was
arrested following his assault on
the boy. He pleaded guilty and paid
a fine.
WALTHILL GIRL
GIVEN AWARD
Croft on Student Also Re
ceives High Honor at Ne
braska University
Lincoln, Neb. —(Special)—Verna
ftoc Saston of WalthlU and Howard
,W. Keck of Crofton were among
nine undergraduate students of the
University of Nebraska to receive
awards, according to an announce
ment by Chancellor Burnett.
Miss Easton was one of the win
ners of the Henry C. Bostwlck
scholarship of $100 and Mr. Keck
won the Junior prize. The latter
toward is payable In cash this
Ipring, while that won by Miss Eas
jlton is payable lu two Installments
W $50 each, one at the beginning
of the fall semester and the other
at the beginning of the spring se
mester.
Miss Easton Is a junior in the
leachers college and is president of
(he Palladian Literary society.
Keck won the award which is giv
en to the non-fraternity man best
(riumphing over heavy odds to ob
tain an education at the university.
Jle is majoring In rural economics
tot the college of agriculture.
All awards are made on a basts
of scholarship and need, the exact
erms being outlined by the donors
vho arc alumni and friends of the
' inlversity.
WOULD ENFORCE THE
BANK GUARANTY LAW
Lincoln, Neb.—Answer and cross
Petition have been field In the dis
r!~t court of Lancaster county by
A » rney Qeneral Sorensen in an at
empt to turn the tables on nearly
00 state banks which sought to en
oin the governor, the department
<ot trade and commerce, the state
j iank commissioner and the attorney
eneral from collecting special as
•essments under the former bank
i uaranty law and two-tenths of 1
)er cent assessment under the new
Tanking laws. These assessments to
taled in the neighborhood of $3,
>00.000.
It Is claimed by the attorney gen
eral that the special assessments
mder the old law were adjudicated
n the United States court in the
suit of the Abie bank. He is asking
e Judgment against the banks for
the special assessments and for the
assessment under the new law.
It is the contention of the attorn
ey general that under the new law
the matter of the special assess
ments Is res judicata and he asks
(hat the first cause of action in pe
tition of the banks be dismissed,
the defendants being estopped from
prosecuting the matter.
He alleges the assessment under
the new law is valid and says the
banks have refused to pay. He asks
the court to enter a declaratory de
cree pursuant to the provisions of
the uniform declaratory judgments
act of the state wherein the liability
of the plaintiffs mav be finally de
clared and adjudicated. He also asks
that the governor and other defend
ants recover the amounts due with
interest at the rate of 7 per cent
and costs.
(HILD IS KILLED BT
KICK OF A HORSE
Tilden, Neb.—Glen Lyle Chali
fant, 14 months old. son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lyle Chalifant who live on
a farm six miles south and four
miles west of this place, went from
the house to the barnyard with his
mother to watch his daddy put
away horses.
The child toddled about, taking
great interest in the proceedings.
He toddled tco near to the horses.
A hoof sho£ out and he was dashed
to the grouhd, unconscious, his skull
crushed. At a Tilden hospital he
lived only 15 minutes. He was the
only child of the pair.
SUES FOR DAMAGES
IN AUTO ACCIDENT
Hartlngton, Neb. — (Special) —
Ralph G. Brooks, superintendent of
the public schools, has been sued in
the district here for $5 000 damages
as a result of an auto collision last
April, when his car collided with
another car driven bv a man named
Nash on highway No. 15 near the
schoolhouse. Lorton Burton, a pas
senger in the Nash car who was
injured more or less, is suing for
the damages, claiming he was per
manently injured.
WAYNE LEGION POST
SPONSORS MEMORIAL
Wayne, Neb.—(Special)—Memor
ial services will be held at 10 o'clock
a. m. May 30 at the Gay theater.
The services are being sponsored
by the American Legion.
NEBRASKA BOY
LEADS MARINES
Had Charge of Detachment
Sent Against Nicaraguan
Insurgents
Albion, Neb.—(Special)—Corporal
Ross A. Trosper, former Boone coun
ty young man is given credit in
press dispatches for leading a de
tachment of marines against Nica- i
ragunn insurgents in which five of
the latter were killed and their
stronghold destroyed.
Trosper joined the marines three
years ago and has been in Nicarau
ga for four months. He had served
there nine months on a previous or
der, He is in the mountains and his
detachment acts as guard to a na
tive settlement. He has learned to
speak Spanish, He was not in the
earthquake but arrived on the scene
shortly afterward. He believes the
earthquake broke the natives mor
ale. He says they have been easier I
to manage since then.
WIDER PAVING
THE PLAN NOW
Omaha, Neb. — (UP) — Paved
highways in Douglas county will be
widened to at least 24 feet and pos
sibly to 30 feet, It was indicated at
a meeting of county commissioners.
Such action has been urged for
several years by good roads advo
cates here. The present highways
are 18 feet wide which is not
enough because of the immense size
of some of the trucks now using
them, the enthusiasts say.
The county board favors the plan
and will put it into effect Just as
soon as funds are available, Chair
man Frank Riha indicated. At pres
ent the commissioners are devoting
their energies to graveling farm
to-market roads which connect up
with the paving and in repairing
the brick paving on the Lincoln
highway between Elkhorn and Val
ley. Tests have shown that the
bricks are in good condition but
that the concrete base underneath
them has sunk in spots.
Where the concrete base is heavy
enough the bricks make the best
pavement in the opinion of Doug
las county engineers who see no
reason frr changing this type of
pavement over the damaged stretch
of road, it was said.
Federal and state aid can be used
in road widening, according to of
ficials of the highway department.
STANTON, NEB.. COUPLE
MAKKIEI) 64 YEARS
Stanton, Neb.—Stanton's longest
wedded couple, Mr. and Mrs. Barret
Reckard, observed their 64th wed
ding anniversary at their home in
Stanton. '
Mr. Reckard i$ the town's only
veteran of the Civil war and Q. A
R. survivor and as post command
ant has in his charge the papers of
the post. He participated in numer
ous battles during the war, includ
ing Shiloh, Fort Donaldson and
Mission Ridge, but emerged from
his four and a half years in the
service unscathed.
The Reckards are pioneers of Ne
braska coming here about 52 years
ago and homesteading in Brown
county. They came to Stanton in
1S02 and have resided here since.
Mrs. Reckard is 81 years old and
her husband 88. They head the only
five-generation group In Stanton.
Mrs. Reckards health has been
poor the last year, but she Is op
timistic and has a clear memory.
Mr. Reckard suffered a paralytic
stroke about three years ago. He
is still quite active. The Reckards
have one daughter, Mrs. Frank Mil
ler, of Stanton.
JAILED FOR FAILURE
TO PAY ALIMONY
Fremont, Neb. — tSpecial) — Fred
Maryott, Fremont insurance man,
was sentenced to 60 days in jail by
Judge Spear in district court for
failure to pay alimony of $65 a
month. The MaiyotLs came here
from Hopper. Hio plea that busi
ness has been bad and he couldn't
pay failed to get him off.
HAS BEEN MASON
FOR HALF CENTURY
Wayne, Neb. — (Special) — A 60
tear badge will be presented to J.
S. Carhart at a banquet of local
members of the Masonic lodge, June
10. Only one such badge has ever
been presented to a local member,
and J. T. Brescler was the re
cipient two years ago.
KILLED BY CAR DRIVEN
BY HER BROTHER
North Bend. Neb. — —Alma
Sic, 7 years old, daughter of Ed Sic,
farmer living six miles northeast of
here, was almost instantly killod
late Sunday when struck by a car
driven by her brother, Donald, 16.
FREMONT BUSINESS MAN
FOR 58 YEARS I>iES
Fremont, Neb.—(Special)—Death
of O. D. Harms. Saturday momlog
removed one of Fremont's oldest
business men. For 58 years Mr
Harms had been continuously In
business, first as an implement deal
er, then as the operator and owner
of a grain business, with an eleva
tor on the U. P. right of way, and
then as a real estate dealer and
manager of the Fremont opera
house. He had served on the city
council and was active in democratic
party affairs. His wife and two
children survive him.
Human “Flies” in Huge Web
eae workmen constructing wire framework as a base for a dome
of a huge astronomical observatory at Berlin, Germany, look as hap
loas as flies entangled in a great spider's web. Each intersection is
knotted with extreme care.
I
CANYON MAY
BECOME PARK
Washington — (UP) — A famous
canyon of the west, with ancient
Indian ruins under the shelter of
its 1,000-foot red walls, is to be
given the status of a national mon
ument, according to a bill favored
by the committee on Indian affairs
of the House.
This is the Canyon de Chelly In
Arizona, with its tributaries, Can
yon del Muerto and Monument Can
yon. Although Canyon de Chelly is
among the most noted of western
canyons, relatively few people have
seen it, for the roads to it are not
good and there are only very limited
accommodations. At present the
principal object is to get the region
under the protection of the Na
tional Park service, which has ad
ministrative and police facilities.
Before Congress could act on the
proposal to make a national monu
ment of the area, consent had to be
gained from the Navajo Indians, for
it lies within their reservation. How
ever, they make no use of the can
yon itself, and only graze their live
stock on the surrounding land, so
that they were quite willing to agree
to the plan.
The area proposed for transfer
contains 131 square miles. The red
sandstone walls rise sheer above
the river, to heights of 700 to 1,000
feet. In some cases the walls are
absolutely perpendicular, or even
overhanging. They are much sculp
tured and brilliantly colored. In pro
tected localities there are many cliff
dwellings of unknown antiquity.
As the Canyon de Chelly national
monument becomes better known,
should Congress make the desired
transfer, its foreign-looking name
may cause some difficulties of pro
nunciation, as Yosemlte and Sequoia
did. But it is very simple, say U. S.
national parq service officials. “Chel
ly” is pronounced almost as though
it were spelled “Shay.” “Shay-ee”
might be a trifle closer to it.
Birthrate Is Unrecorded
Until 62 Years Later
Harwich. Mass.—(UP)—Mrs. Eliza
fi. Handy was bcrn here January 5,
15J9, but her bn-th was not listed in
town records until a few days ago.
That Mrs. Handy's name had not
been recorded was discovered when
a daughter, Mrs. Irene L. Kenney,
was filling out papers for member
ship in the Daughters of the Amer
ican Revolution.
Mrs. Kandy’s mother, Mrs. Emma
Redman Ca'noon, is still living, and
she signed an affidavit giving the
da.e of her daughter's birlh.
Mop tirks a:nl Bureaus.
Prom San Framieo Chronicle.
As an example cf the paternal
i are with which the cluster of gov
<. ament bureaucracies surrounds
the public, one may read that the
l'derul trade commission issued an
< liclal notice that ‘manufacturers
1f moprtirks will hold a trade orac
tice conierrnce" at a place and on
a date designated under the author
tv of the United Stater.
That mopstick conference is now
history. It was held some months
N1 W ill’ 1PERY 1R1MMING8
Some cf the new drapery trim
mings are quaint arci informal
looking. All kinds of little pleated
chin.z trims and cotton ball fringes
are being used.
Brushed wool fringes makes a fine
finish for heavy cretonne or linen
draperies.
SUCCEEDS PRIEST AS SOI.ON
Concord, N. II— (UP> — Because
a priest elected to the Hew Hamp
shire house of representatives dldn t
care to serve, a woman has been
added to the legislature. Miss Mary
1 Haad of Hooksetl, great-niece of
ago. But the incident is significant
of the growth gradual and almost
unnoticed, of a multiplicity of gov
ernment agencies which bear on the
citizen in his business or personal
preoccupations.
As illustrative of the growth of
bureaucratic activities, Lawrence
Sullivan recalls in the Atlantic
Monthly that when the federal gov
ernment was transferred to Wash
ington the whole force of office
clerks numbered 54 and the files
were transported “in seven small
and five large boxes.”
There can. of course, be no exact
comparison between the young re
public and the giant of today. Yet
the fact that while the population
has increased 23 fold, the number
of government employes has been
multiplied nearly 16.000 times sug
gests a taking of stock to see what
it is all about.
CHINA OPENS SANITARIUM
Peiping—(UP!—One of the first
sanitariums for tuberculosis pa
tients in China was opened here re
cently. The sanitarium has been fi
nanced by two Chinese hospitals,
and the doctors and nurses are all
Chinese. A hill commanding a fine
view and high above the dust of
the plains Was selected for the site.
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FLOWER SELLERS CAN STAY
London—(UP)—The famous flow
er sellers of Piccadilly circus aren’t
going to have to move, after all. So
many protests were made that of
ficials agreed to allow the women,
who soon would have been forced
to move from the place four of
them have occupied for 40 years to
remain.
AUTO CATTLE TOLL INCREASED
Reno, Nev. — (UP) — The loss of
livestock along the public highways
of Nevada is creating an economic
problem that is giving stockmen
much concern. An increasing num
ber of livestock is killed by auto
mobiles and trucks every month,
while the number killed by trains
on railroad rights of way was 327,
a decrease of 150.
FAST CONTEST
London—A fasting contest be
tween Alt Wilson, of Stockport, and
Raymond Tac, of New Zealand, re
cently came to a close at Man
chester when Wilson surrendered on
medical advice. The two men had
gone 50 days without food. Tac au
tomatically won the contest on Wil
son's withdrawal.
Forgiven.
From Tit-Bits.
As the rector was leaving a tem
perance meeting, he encountered
one of his flock considerably the
worse for drink.
"Oh, WilUam!” he exclaimed. “I
regret to find you in this state. I'm
sorry! I'm sorry—very sorry!”
“Well,” muttered the man, "if
you're really sorry, I forgive you.”
Good Old Gramp.
From Portland (Ore.) Express.
"Pa.” proposed the young lad,
"whv don’t you buy grandpa a pair
of snowshoes for Christmas?”
"Snowshoes? Grandpa doesn’t use
snowshoes.”
"No, but he's awfully good about
lending.”
Tliash Ri\
From Tit-Bits.
The Smiths were quarreling.
"You women.” said Smith con
temptuously. “are only happy be
fore a glass.”
“Yes,” replied his wi'c, “and you
men are only happy after one.”_
former Gov. Natt Head, won the
special election held after the Rev.
Napoleon Gilbert had declined the
seat.
It Look d That Way.
F;x m Tit-Bits.
Two chess experts were playing
a match to which the public was
. Unitted. One of the players, find
ing him-elf in an awkward predic
ament held his hand poised over
the board for 10 minutes but made
no move.
Then one of the spectators whis
tled to his friend. "Better run fo'
a doctor. That one's paralyzed.”
CLASS OF 230 GIVE*
DIPLOMAS IN COUNTY
Oakdale, Neb,—(Special)—Gradu
ation exercises for the eighth grade
pupils of all of Antelope county
were held in Neligh, Thursday aft
ernoon, The class was the largest
in the history of the county, being
230 in number, Glen A. jftldersoi?
of Lincoln dllivered the address.
BUILD CHAPEL
AS MEMORIAl
Descendents of Early Bo
hemian Settlers to Have
Dedication Saturday
Dodge, Neb.—(UP)—The chapel
erected as a memorial to the Czech
pioneers of Dodge county, will be
dedicated formally Saturday at the
National Bohemian cemetery two
and a half miles northeast of here.
Erection of the chapel is in line
with the movement among the
Czech people to commemorate the
places where their forefathers set
tled and lived.
The Bohemian influx into Ne
braska took place soon after the
Civil war. The first settlement in
this section of the state was in
Cuming county, west of West Point.
The Cuming county Bohemian peo
ple took homesteads and developed
the country, gradually spreading out
until the northwest corner of Dodge
county was Included in the new
community.
The first meeting place of the
Czechs in Dodge county was at the
rural postoffice on the Anton Bar
tosh farm, two miles northeast of
what is now Dodge. On a special
call meeting in 1883 it was voted
to erect a community hall. Bartosh
donated two and one half acres of
land, half to be used for a burial
ground. The buirial ground is now
known as the National Bohemian
cemetery.
Of the 13 original founders, two
are living. They are Joseph Bra
zada, one of the Cuming county
pioneers who now lives at Dodge,
and Anton Barton, living in Cali
fornia. The present membership of
the organization is about 80 fam
ilies.
The ehapel is a 34x22 foot struc
true, of Gothic architecture. It is
built of dark red brick, with Bed
ford trim. Near the chapel en
trance there has been placed a large
memorial tablet, bearing the in
scription “Erected to the memory
of Czech Pioneers. 1930.’’ And in
Bohemian, “Pomatoe Ceskych Pi
onvru, 1930.”
HUSBAND DEAD,
WIFE MAY DIE
Nebraska Tragedy Believed
Attempted Murder and
Self Destruction
Riverton, Neb.— (UP)—John Ma
rand, Jr., 19 years old. was found
dead and his 17-year-old wife was
found dangerously injured Thurs
day in Marand’s blood spattered
automobile on a lonely road three
and one-half miles northwest of
here.
It is believed by Sheriff N. C.
Smithson, of Franklin, that Mar
and had attempted to kill his wife
and had then ended his own life.
Mrs. Marand, her skull fractured
in two places apparently by blows
from a hammer, was taken to a
Hastings hospital.
Marand was found dead at the
wheel of his automobile, his head
drawn back. His death was be
lieved due to poisoning. A partly
emptied bottle of poison was found
on the floor of the car.
In the car was found a blood
covered hammer, believed to have
been used in an attempt to kill Mrs.
Marand. Examination of her in
juries revealed three deep wounds,
inflicted by the hammer. Two of the
blows had resulted in skull frac
tures.
Marand and his wife had been
married slightly more than a year.
For the last several weeks Marand
had been living with his parents
near Franklin and his wife with
her parents near here, while look
ing for a home in which to estab
lish themselves.
FEWER DEATHS FROM
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS
Omaha, Ntfb.—(UP)—Deaths from
automobile accidents in Omaha for
the 52 weeks ending Mav 16, 1931,
decreased sharply from those of u
similar period a year ago. accord
ing to a report of the department or
commerce.
Deaths in 1931 totaled 51 against
70 in 1930, the report showed. For
the four weeks ending May 16, 1931,
Omaha auto fatalities totaled five
against two for the four weeks end
ing May 17,1930.
A compilation of figures for 81
cities sowed an increase from 8,830
in 1930 to 9,070 in 1931. and an in
crease in the death rate per 100,000
population of from 25.8 in 1930 to
26.0 in 1931. Omaha’s death rate
decreased from 33.1 in 1930 to 23.8
in 1931.
For the four weeks period end
ing May-16 last the 81 cities re
ported 684 auto deaths compared
with 669 for a similar period ending
April 18. 1930, and 614 for a like
period ending May 17. 1929.
OMAIIA’S OLDEST VET
NOT G. A. R. MEMBER
Omaha, Neb. —(UP)— Omaha s
eldest war veteran is not a member
of any veteracs’ organization. He is
John A. Carey, 93, who came here
25 years ago from Grand Island to
make his home with a daughter. He
fought through the civil war with
an Iowa infantry regiment and en
gaged in many important battles.
He still has a vivid recollection of
seeing Gen. Phil Sheridan on
famous ride at Shenandoah.
ANNUAL MEET
FOR CREAMERY
Farmers’ Union Member*
Attend Session of Enter
prise at Norfolk
Norfolk, Neb. — (Special) —Sev
eral hundred farmers from all sec
tions of northeast Nebraska were
in Norfolk for the annual district
Farmers’ Union creamery meeting.
More than 250 stockholders of the
organization were present for the
business session.
George Larsen of Bcstwlck. chair
man of the board of directors, pre
sided over the business meeting.
The principal speakers of the af
ternoon were Mr. McCarthy. Gen
eral Manager Norgaard and Mr.
Haggg state field man.
Mr. McCarthy gave an interesting
talk cn general Fanners' Union ac
tivities, declaring that the fact that
Nebf'jnka was generally considered
the silver lining around the cloud
Of national depression was because
of the Farmers’ Union enterprises.
He stated that 20.000 farmers had
patronized co-operative enterprises
an4 had saved themselves thous
ands of dollars.
DIXON COUNTY
COURT UPHELD
Allen, Neb., Woman’s Ap
peal for More Alimony
Is Denied
Lincoln, Neb— (Special)—1The su
preme court has denied the appeal
pf Iva Goodwin from the action of
the district court of Dixon county
which awarded her $1,000 alimony
when her husband secured a di
vorce.
Mrs. Goodwin was a storekeeper
in Allen and mother of two chil
dren by a former marriage at the
time she married John W. Goodwin
in September, 1928. At that time
he was 64 years old.
One of Mrs. Goodwin’s daughters
opened a beauty parlor in the home,
which annoyed Goodwin because of
the irregular hours and character of
the business.
Goodwin had paid attorney fees
of $200 and temporary alimony
amounting to $750, which the su
preme court holds is ample, due to
the fact that the marriage lasted
less than a year and Mrs. Good
win did not aid her husband in ac
cumulating his property.
THREE WOMEN RECOVERING
I ROM BAD SCALDS
Tilden, Neb. — (Special) — Mrs.
Ray Stewart, Mrs. Will Stewart and
Mrs. Carl Bridges, the three women
who were severely scalded at the
Ray Stewart home, 10 miles south
of Tilden, by steam from a pressure
cooker they were using, were re
ported to be resting fairly comfort
ably at a hospital in Tilden.
The women were preparing cof
fee in the cooker when, according
to Kay Stewart, one side of the lid
which had not been clamped down
properly, raised up and allowed the
steam to escape suddenly. He said
the lid did not blow off, as previ
ously reported.
OMAHA WOMAN AGAIN
HEADS CATHOLIC GROUT
Norfolk, Neb. —(Special)— Mrs.
Arthur F. Mullen of Omaha was
re-elected president of the Oma
ha Diocesan Council of Catholic
Women of the N. C. C. W„ at the
close of the organization's lltli an
nual convention which was held
here. Announcement of the election
results was the closing event on the
program.
Mrs. Joe W. Maas of Norfolk was
elected to one of the principal of
fices, being made second vice pres
ident. Other officers elected are:
Mrs. Charles Daugherty, Colum
bus. first vice president.
Mrs. W. J. Reeder, Cedar Rapids,
third vice president.
Mrs. R. L. Henderson, Battle
Creek, treasurer.
SPANISH WAR VETS
TO MEET AT OMAHA
Omaha, Neb.—(UP) — Tentative
plans for the state convention of
United Spanish War Veterans here
June 21 to 24 call for the appear
ance of many notables on the pro
gram, according to J. Bruce Ncwlon,
in charge of local arrangements. A
thousand veterans are expected to
attend.
Mayor William H. Armstrong, Ra
cine, Wils., will represent the na
tional organization. Senator How
ell. Governor Bryan, Mayor Met
calfe, heads of all veteran and
kindred war organizations and sev
eral civic leaders have been asked
to speak.
LYONS PLANS FOR
MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM
Lyons, Neb.—(Special)— Decora
tion day will be fittingly observed
here with the American Legion in
charge. There will be two band
concerts, and address by Rodney
Dunlap, attorney, of Fiemont, Neb,
and a baseball game.
ASSESSMENTS SHOW
DECREASED VALUATIONS
Wayne, Neb.—(Special)—Reports
of seven precinct assessors in Wayne
county show considerable lower
property valuations for this year.
Some of the precincts show the
following decrease: Winside precinct
*13,260; Hunter precinct $85,950;
Logan precinct $64,655, and Bren
na precinct shows a decrease of
$118,765.
The county assessor, commission
ers and clerk will sit as a board of
equalization. The board will meet
June 9 and be in session three days.