Nebraska State Histori
cal Society
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flMattsmoutb 3ournai
VOL. HO. XXXIX.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA. TEUESDAY, APRIL 10. 1924.
NO 78
STEWART WINS
A CLOSE FIGHT
FOR SHERIFF
GETS REPUBLICAN NOMINATION
ON UNOFFICIAL VOTE BY
PLURALITY OF 51.
SEAL FOR CLERK OF COURT
Carries Very Largely Over Entire
County Wilson Wins Demo
cratic Sheriff Race.
WINNERS IN CASS COUNTY
Republicans
President Calvin Coolidge.
Senator George W. Xorris.
Governor Adam McMullen.
Congressman R. H. Thorpe.
State senator A. L. Tidd.
Representative Troy L. Davis.
Sheriff E. P. Stewart.
County Attorney V. G. Kieck.
Commissioner G. L. Farley.
Assessor C. H. Smith.
Clerk district court C. L. Beal.
Democrats
Senator J. J. Thomas.
Governor C. W. Bryan.
Congressman J. H. Morehead.
State senator W B. Banning.
Representative Earl Towle.
Clerk district court D. C. Mor
gan. Sheriff George F. Wilson.
County attorney J. A. Capwell.
Commissioner -C. D. Spangler.
Assessor W. H. Puis.
The primary election in Cass coun
ty was one of the most interesting
held in many vears and the atten
tion "H. the public was centered on
The fhree-eornered cont,cf f sher
iff on the republican ticket wlrich
wks in doubt until almost the last
precinct In the county had returned
the unofficial vote to County C'erk
George R. Sayles. As the result of I opening or tne evening or pleasure
the intense fight that waged all dayland devotion.
over the county on the candidacies
of Nelson Jean. John F. Wolff and E.
P. Stewart, the present acting sher
iff, the vote was very close and re
sulted in the winning of the nomi
nation by She-riff Stewart by a ma
jority that will range from 51 to 55
on the face of the unofficial returns
from all of the precincts. The vote
on sheriff outside of Weeping Water
precinct was as follows: Stewart,
727: Jean, C76; Wolff. 570.
The surprise f the ballots was in
the great gains made in the strong
republican precincts in the south
portion of the county by Mr. Stew
art, as he carried by good majori
ties Nehawka, Liberty, Avoea and
Weeping Water precincts which have
long been the stronghold of the large
majorities of C. D. Quinton. the pred
ecessor of Mr. Stewart in the office of
sheriff.
In Plattsmouth city the nght was
largely between the candidacies of
John F. Wolff and Mr. Stewart and
was very close. Mr. Stewart win-
U1U; lilt" 1 11 U X IIIUJUIILY Ul UIU' i
vnfp r.vr thp noniilar ri ntomnhi 1p
man. The strength of Mr. Jean was clerk of the district court was filed
largely developed in the western pre- the answer of the board of county
rind of the county and in Weep- commissioners, through County At
ing Water city . torney J. A. Capwell, to the appeal
Another surprise of the election of Ralph J. Haynie. from the action
was the vote in Louisville where Mr. of the bard of commissioners al
WoU was defeated bv both Mr. Jean lowing the claim of E. P. Stewart,
and Mr. Stewart and'where Clarence acting sheriff, for salary, mileage
Beal was given a majority over Jas. lan'al;or fe-66"
y Robertson the veteran clerk af ! Mr- Haynie filed the protest be-
the district court, who formerly was
a resident of that city.
1 n Ilia rtrnpcrlti fnr rlerlr r.f the
,iitrirt oonrt fia-pr,,.. t. Real n-hn'and has appealed the matter to the
was the opponent of James M. Rob
ertson for the nomination four years
ago and was defeated, came back and
after a very thorough campaign won
ihe nomination by a majority that
will range from 146 to 150 on the
lace or tne returns, with one pre
Cinct missing from the tabulated
list. The vote, with Weeping Wa-
ter precinct missing, gives Beal 1.
023 and Robertson S90. Mr. Beal
won the cltv nf Plattsmouth hv a
very substantial majority and also
over the county he picked up gains
that give him a safe lead in the early
returns, which he maintained thru
out. In the contest for county assessor
between C. H. Smith and P. C. Han
son of this city. Mr. Smith was the
winner by a good vote over the coun
ty. The democratic ticket in the coun
ty had only one contest and this one
wa purely a friendly one between
William Barclay of this city and
George F. Wilson of Elmwood for the
nation for sheriff and resulted
in tho naming r.f vr- ivii, i
'
good vote, although the democratic
vote was very light in all parts of
inc county. Mr. Barclay had made
no active campaign for the office and Radio complete $12.50; enables
was wr-ii pleased at the fine compli- to hear concerts at great dis
mentary vote given him over the tances. Particulars for stamp ad
county by his friends of their own dress Ira Silvus, 3105 So. 14th St.,
free will. Omaha, Neb.
In the republican race for state
representative, Troy L. Davis of Advertising win paj yw.
I Weeping Water was an easy winner
I over George Vogel of South Bend
iand the majority of Mr. Davis will
j be quite large when all the returns
; ar- in.
j The non-partisan judiciary ticket
showed W. B. Rose leading the list
of supreme court justices with Judge
Parriott and Judge C. B. Letton as
running close seconds in the county.
For district judge, James T. Beg
ley polled a very large vote and a
scattering complimentary was given
to Judge Allen J. Beeson over the
county altho not large enough to
have the name of the retiring county
judge placed on the ballot.
In the race for county judge be
tween M. S. Briggs. A. H. Duxbury
and WillTam Deles" Dernier. Messrs.
Puxhury and Briggs qualified as th
contestants for the fall election, the
two leading candidates going on the
ballot. With three precincts of the
county missing this morning on the
vote for county judge, A. H. Dux
bury had 1,808, M. S. Briggs 789,
and William Deles Dernier 461.
The task of compiling the vote has
been an extensive one at the office
of the county clerk and will be com
pleted tomorrow and the final re
sults announced, but as there were
only contests in a few races the vote
on these offices have been checked Mae promised to "take this good-for-and
the results will substantially be nothing man to be my henpecked
as given in the foregoing results.
EPISCOPAL PARISH
SUPPER IS VERY
MUCH ENJOYED
Members of the Chnrch are Enter
tained at the Pleasant Home
of Dr. F. L. Cummins.
From WedresdaVs Daily
Last evening the members of the
St. Luke's parish of the Episcopal
church of this city enjoyed another i
of their very delightful suppers which
have marked the Lenten season, at
the home of Dr. and Mrs. Frank L.
Cummins on west Pearl street, and
a very pleasing time was the result.
The ladies in charge of the enter
tainment of the evening with the
hostess served a very dainty repast
at 6 o'clock that was very much ap
preciated and served as a delightful
i ne rector or tne st. LiiKe s cnurcn
offered the usual evening prayers
and which was folowed by the de
votional services conducted by Fath
er McMillan of the University church
of Lincoln and was in keeping with
the spirit of the Easter time and the
participation of the church in the
Christian life. Father McMillian
was very pleasing in his sermon and
the members of the parish feel that
they have been given a real oppor
tunity of enjoying an evening of
pleasure and religious inspiration.
FILES ANSWER IN
SHERIFF'S FEE CASE
County Attorney Capwell Moves
That Haynie Action be Dis
missed ; Gives Eeasons.
From Tn.r, Dally
This afternoon In the office of the
fore the board as a citizen and tax
payer of Cass county against the al
lowance of the claim of Mr. Stewart,
district court on the allowance by
the board of the claim which covers
Mr. Sfev.art's salary for February.
In the answer filed by Mr. Cap
well, the county board moves that
the action be dismissed because it is
claimed Mr. Haynie is not a taxpay-
e u.nu,?r me meaning oi section sob
of Nebraska and for this reason asks !
that the appeal be dismissed. In
support of the contention of the
county attorney.
atfiidavits from
County Treasurer Miss Mia U. Ger-
filed. The affidavit of Miss Gering TT?. the source of a deeP
as countv treasurer sets forth that j sting regret.
Mr. Haynie has not paid taxes in her',, Blark, aves surviving his
office for the years 1920. 1921. 1922 2 one ' Mrs- tester H.
and 1923. The affidavit of Sheriff ,'tn ,thif H the other mem-
Stewart is to the effect that he has
taken the oath of office as sheriff of
Cass county and that his bond has
l.en filed and accepted by the board
of county commissioners of Cass
county.
This matter will be heard In the
j . j ... v. r i -
u,sir, 1 luuu Ul lue lortucumiug
term of the court.
RADIO SET FOR SALE
ENTERTAIN FOR
FRIENDS SOON TO
BECOME WEDDED
Shower Given at Berger Home at Ne
hawka For Bride-Elect; Stag
Party For the Groom.
From Tuesday's Dally
Miss Ida Wilkins was entertained
at a shower at the Berger home at
Nehawka on Saturday, April "th.
About thirty ladies were nresent
and after each had written goed ad
vice to the pr.iom to be read oy Miss
Wilkins. an elaborate mock weduing
was staged under a canopy of hedge
thorns and evergreen branches. The
brida! partv was headed bv flower
girls carrying beautifully decoraud
baskets of pine cones to strew in the
bride's pathway. The bridal party
entered the room to the tune "I'm
Off For a Place Somewhere in
France." Laurence Nelson Berger
promised to "take this ugly woman
to be my nagging wife'' and Ida
husband." And with a "With my
farm I do thee endow, and if you
get hungry, get busy and plow," they
were pronounced "master and slave."
Then little fairies dressed in pink
drew a pink chariot load of gifts !
from the Past Master of Marriage
Land to Miss Ida Mae for use in her I
new home. Many useful and pretty
gifts were in the chariot. Dainty
refreshments were served and the la-
dies departed each wishing Miss Ida
much happiness in her new home.
Give Stag Party
Mond- night. April 7. Messrs.
August and William pleasantly en
tertained at a stag party and show
er to help Nelson Berger toll the
knell for the death of his bachelor
days. The men spent the evening '
p!aying cards and offering Nelson all
crts of advice. At a late hour re-
treshments were served and the
men went home not at all like their
farewell had been anything sad.
deatkausTred
k, black suddenly
Cirirtcr Tir, o xtrir &rm rw
Pioneer Kecidents of City Goes
to Rest Yesterday.
From Mondav's Tally
Yesterday morning at 6:30 at the
home of his sister. Mrs. C. H. Smith,
occurred the death of Fred H. Black,
one of the pioneer residents of this
city, following an illness that has
covered the past week and the death
messenger came very suddenly as
Mr. Black was taken much worse
about 7 o'clock Saturday evening and
sank into unconsciousness from
which he failed to recover and peace-
fully passed away.
Mr. Black had been in rather poor i
health for a few weeks but it was
not thought dangerous until a week
ago when his eyesight was affected
ad he has since been failing quite
rapidly until the end came to him
and brought the peace and rest that
leads into th life everlasting.
Fred H. Black was born at West
CarIlsl-- Ohio. September 5, 1S50, ! outs they win ne in readiness to start twenty-five years as county clerk and
and was a son of Dr. and Mrs. Geo. the season out and hopo to give the clerk of the district court and his
H. Bla' k. early residents of that por- ' fpn-'5 n team that they will be proud r.ervices have been of a kind that
tion of Ohio. The family came west of ar)d which will be a credit to the v ill be hard to surpass and his sue
in November. 1861. and located at city. cessor will find that his task will be
Plattsmouth where the deceased has j As the players are taking such an no small one in following the fair,
since made his home, his death oc- interest in providing the city with a impartial and non-partisan manner
curred in the homestead that his ball team they certainly should have of conducting the office of clerk of
parents had established sixty vears j the co-operation and assistance of the court which has won Mr. Rob
ago. In his vounger davs Mr. Black Te citizens and particularly those ertson many friends who will always
was an employe in the "office of the who Pnjoy a good ball game and as retain the memory of the kindlv
surveyor general of Nebraska when , they are supported will they be able manner in which they have been
that office was maintained in this ; to &ye tRe fans tRe best they have. treated when transacting business at
city and later followed the occuna- i
tion of rai2road fireman for a num-
her of years. In the rush of the j
cold excitement in the Black Hills
in 1877 Mr. Black joined the many!
hundreds going from tihs section to
Deadwood and virinitv and resided
there for a time, later returning here
and resuming his work as a fireman.
He was also for several vears in the
employ of the Plattsmouth Water Co.
anAin la!e years ha not been
encaged in active work. He was of
a quiet disposition and only a few of
the old frienis were admitted into
his full friendship and association
and to these who knew him best his
Lt . i"8 'ami'y navlns? preceded
mm in death. Two ne1cc? Mr? .T
H. Tetrarden of Brock. Nebraska,
and Mrs R. E. Sheehan of LaGrange.
Illinois, also survive him.
Mr. Black was unmarried.
The funeral services will be held
at tne Smith
home on East Vine
. aiiernaon ai 2 o CIOCKT
enoducted by the Rev. H. G. McClus
ky of the First Presbyterian church,
and the interment had at Oak Hill
cemetery wbeer the other members
of the family are at rest.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL
From Tuenrlav's Dallv
I Mark lies, who has be nefor the
past several weeks at the Pniversity
hospital in Omaha res-overing from
an operation there, was able to re
turn h.ome Sunday and is now home,
recuperating from his long illness
and confinement in the hospital. It
is thought that the operation has
been very successful and that the pa-'
tient will now find permanent relief
from the affliction from which he
was so long a sufferer. Mr. I lies was
troubled for some time with what
w? i du.gnosed qs a case of lumpy
jaw and for which several operations
were performed and his tonsils were
also removed, and this it i3 thought
will give him the relief long sought.
SUFFERS SMALL INJURY
From Tuesday's Dally
This afternoon while Jimmie Beg
ley, son of Judge and Mrs. J. T. Beg
ley. was coming dov n High school
hill with a number of his young
schoolmates, he suffered an accident
1 tna wruie not serious was very pain-
ful. Jimmie had been running down
the hil! with his boy friends and
suddenly stumbled and fell and as
he came down struck his head against
a spike in a telephone pole near the
wall and as the result a rather deep
gash was cut on his head. Flowev r.
the vniinir man i5 feelinp- tin ill jfFot
of the accident aside from the iucon-
venience that it occasions him.
BASEBALL TEAM
IS ORGANIZED FOR
SEASOH OF 192
' '
Meeting at the Home of Peter Her-
old Last Evening Resnits in
First Steps Toward One.
From Tuesday's Dailv
The first steps toward the opening
!f the baseball season of 1524 were
?aken last evening when a number
the playrrs of tho great national
pastime who are interested in seeing
that the city has a te;:u. gathered
at the home of Peter Heroic!, one of
the veteran players of the city, and
perfected a temporary organization
at least of a bail team.
The players nd tans who
v.ere interested enough to be pres
ent decided on naming Clarence L.
Beal as the manager of the team for
the coming season which will give
them a basis to work on for the pres-
cnt and will be followed later by the
selection of the members o the team
and the election of a captain of the
' team.
I It was decided that the team or
'the prospetcive members would gath
; er at the park Wednesday evening
, for a few hours workout and prac-
tice and -euing in shape for the ac-
live work of the season.
The team will be known as the
Plattsmouth baseball team and rep
resent the city as an entirety as the
former members of the Eurlington
I team of last season feel that as tne
league is not to be conducted this
, year they can play as a team renre-
jsenting merely the city.
Among tne memners or tne team
last year who are in prospect tor tne
'oming season are Peter Herold.
Herbert Klauschie. Joe McCarty.
Herbert Swanson. William H. Mason.
Harry Newman. Harry Shiffer and
f.everal new prospects are in view for
use on the team and after the boys
are able to have a few good work-
;
TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
.
From Tuesday's Daily
This mornine. Miss Helen Pfoutz
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Frank E.
Pfoutz. was taken to Omaha where
she entered the Methodist hospital
to undergo an operation for appendi
citis with which she was taken yes
terday afternoon and which has been
very acute since that time. The pa
tient had a very poor night and on
the advice of the attending physi
cians was taken to the hospital to
day and will be operated on as soon
as possible. The many friends of
the oatient trust that she mav have
a speedy recovery and soon be back
home restored to her former good
health.
MBS. S CHANT Z POORLY
From Tuesdav's Daily
The many friends of Mrs. George
Schantz, Sr., one of the old residents
in the south part of the city, will re-
orrct rorv mnrh tn lpflT-n that cho hoc
k, iJnuj fn tv. , o r - ,.-
riavs RiirTerine-
from another attack
of rheumatism, from which she has
been a sufferer for a number of
years. The ailment has grown more
severe in the last few weeks and has
kept Mrs. Schantz confined to her
home almost the entire time. To add
to her sickness. Mrs. Schantz has just
recently suffered the bereavement of
the loss of her only sister. Mrs. Geo.
Klinger and which has been keenly
fit.
WOMAN'S GLUB
HAS FINE SESSION
LAST EVENING
. . .
Meeting at the Puclic Library At
tended by a Large Number
Qf he Members,
I
J-'rom Tuesday's 1'iaiiy
; After a short business meeting last
evening, the president of the club.
Mrs. John Gorder, gave a very in
teresting account of the recent con
vention at Paw nee City. She told of
this enterprising town of only l.tiOO
population having five and one-half
miles of paved streets: the whole
town was resplendent with the club
colors, yellow and white, and the
wonderful spirit of co-operation
which enabled the four clubs of the
town to give all of the delegates such
a royal reception could not have
been surpassed.
Mrs. Gorder next gave a brief re
sume of the program replete with
sood and helpful suggestions for bet-
ter club work.
i One pleasing feature of the con
tention was the educational march
'participated in by all of the dele
gates and each club deposited ten
cents for each member enrolled. This
; fund is now supporting three boys
l and eleven girls. The money is loan
ed to them for three years without
interest and thus provides help to
deserving boys and- girls who are
striving for an education.
All clubs were urged to take up
departmental work and It was found
that only a small per cent were not
already so doing.
! M::ny of the clubs had their own
! chit) songs which were sung with
ercat enthusiasm. In one instance
ne one ueeigte :rom tne cluh was
brave enouch to give hers as a solo.
The community singing under the
leadership of Mrs. E. S. Luce of
Havelock was another inspirational
reature of the convention.
Afer a shor; intermission during
vhich most of the members pr ;ent
informally discussed the need of de
partments in our home club for an
other year, the following committee
was appointed to c-rrefuily consfder
the subject and report at the next
meeting. The committee: Mrs. T. F.
Murphy. .Mrs. A. J
Beeeon and Mrs.
J. n. Jones
A FAITHFUL OFFICIAL
RETIRES FROM OFFICE
James fS.. Bcbertson. Defeated in Pri
mary Yesterday. Has Been an
Efficient Official.
Not in any way disparaging to the
plendid and genial qualities of
Clarence L. Beal, republican candi-
date for the office of the clerk of the
district court, who won the nomina-
tion in a very thorough campaign
and by a most substantial majority.
it may be said that in the retirement
of James M. Robertson, the present
dirtrict clerk at the close of his pres
ent term Cass county is losing one
of the most efficient men who has
held office in the county.
Mr. Robertson has served the tax
payers of the county for almost
the office of the clerk of the court.
Careful and accurate in his rec
ords. Mr. Robertson has been an of-
1 fieial of whom the county could be
proud a"d his accounts and fees have
always been handled In a most busl
ness-like manner .and promptly plac
ed in the county treasury accurately
and strictly in accordance with the
law and in every detail of the of
fice Mr. Robertson has been as care
ful to see that the interests of the
taxnavers and thos having business
in his office has been nroteeted.
Of the gentlemen who are to set
tle the ouestion of being the succes
sor to Mr. Robertson Mr. Beal. the
ronhlican nominee, and Mr. D. C.
Morgan, the democratic candidat
i't" fa no donht that either would
strivo fo give the people of the coun
ty the best possible conduct of the
office, but noTe can do more or make
a more efient official than Mr.
James M. Robertson, as those famil
iar with the office will vouch for.
AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
'Tr. and Mrs Peter CI ami dwire to
-"hirn thanks to the kind friends
""o hve sent letters of sympathy
,TI their rodent sorrow n tho dnith
of their little dauehter. Mary Clare,
or,d trvt that this will be accepted
by all in grateful acknowledgement.
Th children find real relieht in
he fh f soM t th
T Zl , ,
"Rtps Bonk nnd Stationery store,
Call in and 9ee them.
A FINE NEW SON
from Wednesday's Dally
Sam Giventer, one of the firm of
the People's Market, is wearing a
more than usual pleasant expression
the last two days and all because of
the fact that the stork paid a visit
to his family on Sunday evening and
left in their care a fine little son
and heir. The little one was born
at the Paxton Memorial hospital on
Sunday and with the mother is do
ing very nicely and the occasion ha?
brought untold joy to the proud fa
ther as well as Uncle Louie Acker
man who is rejoicing with the oth
er members of the family.
SUFFERS PAINFUL INJURY
From Wednesday's Daily
The many friends of Theodore,
Leacock. young son of Mr. and Mrs.
H. H. Leacock of this city, will re
gret very much to learn of the very
serious accident that befell the him
on Saturday afternoon at the home
of his sister at Jamaca, Nebraska,
where he has been visiting for a
short time. The young man was In
jured cn a corn grinder, catching his
foot in the machinery and as the re
sult some bones were broken in the
foot. The accident will result in the
young man having to remain out of
school for some time at least.
MISSOURI PACIFIC
TRAIN FATALLY IN
JURES MAN TOOAY
Strarger. Ramming His Way on
Train. Falls Rer.eath Wheels
of Train at Neb. City.
From Tuesday's Daily
This morning as the northbound
Missouri Pacific passenger train No.
105 was several miles north of Ne
braska City, the crew on the train
was shocked to discover that a
.'i ranger who was riding the blinds
had fallen beneath the wheels of the
fast moving train and was fatally in
jured. .
The train was stopped and the in
jured man. who had both legs sever
ed at the knee, was placed in the
baggage car and brought on to Un
ion where medical aid was summon
ed and what relief possible was giv
en him altho It was clear to see that
death was but a few moments away.
The injured man was struck about
6 o'clock and lingered until 7:45
when death mercifully brought his
ufferings to an end and he passed
away.
Messages from Union this morning
utate that the man was apparentlj'
about thirty years of age and it is
thought that his home was formerly
at Beatrice from the marks on his
clothing and documents.
County Attorney J. A. Capwell
was informed of the fatal accident
and motored to Union to hold an In
quest over the body and to determine
definitely if possibly the name of the
man and his residence as well as the
fact in the ease a3 to the accident
that resulted in his death.
Wlien arranging tor the observ
ance of Easter, remember that the
Bates Book and Stationery store has
everything that will assist in mak
ing the occasion one of charm and
beauty.
e ;
m service'
with
6?dialit
The Tims to Save is BEFORE
You Buy!
The difference between saving to buy
and saving to pay is the difference be
tween "cashin in' on the past and mort
gaging the future.
If you save before you buy, you en
joy the fruits of past labor instead of cut
ting into your future income.
Keep a growing Savings Account at
the First National Bank and buy with
money you have saved instead of with
money you hope to save.
THE FlRfeT NJhONAL BANK
THE BANK W HEPE .TP" AT HOMB
WJVTTSMOUTH NEBRASKA
"The Bank Where You Feel at Home!"
EASTERN uwiR
KENSINGkiN HAS
A FINE MEETING
Please I 1 cam of Mrs. Glen Perry
S , J Meeting of Ladies
"icaterday Afternoon.
From Wednesday s Dally
Wstf'i-dnv afternoon the oleasant
country home of Mrs. Glen Perry, lo
I cated on the federal highway south
I of this city, was the scene of the
! gathering of the members of the la
dies of the Eastern Star Kensington
club and it proved one of the most
delightful gatherings that the ladies
have enjoyed for many months.
One of the chief matters of in
terest of the afternoon was the elec
tion of officers of the club and the
following were selected: President,
Mrs. V'al Burkel; vice president,
Mrs. Allen J. Beeson; secretary, Mrs.
W. R. Holmes; treasurer. Miss Emma
Hirz
The ladies also decided to hold a
chicken pie supper on April 24th
and to which they are extending an
invitation to the public, the place of
holding the same being announced
later.
After the discussion of the current
events relative to Arbor day. its or
igin and observance, the ladies were
invited to partake of delicious re
freshments which the hostesses, Mes
dames O. C. Hudson, George Nelson,
W. R. Holmes. V. T. Arn, A. L Tidd
and E. P. Lutz.
t
BRYAN PRAISES
MR. VANDERI IP
Letter from the Commoner Commen
datory of Latest Efforts of
New York Financier.
Washington. April 6. Frank A.
Yaiuterlip, here constructing his citi
zens' research bureau, made public
tonight a letter which he said W. J.
Bryan had written him dealing par
ticularly with Mr. Vanderllp's de
termination to retire from various
industrial directorates, to continue
his new activities. The letter said:
"Your statement published this
morning is so unusual that I venture
to drop you this line of encourage
ment. A man with your means nd
standing in the business world would
not separate himself from his busi
ness companions and risk his for
tune in the exposure of corruption
unless he was in dead earnest or
mentally unsound. As your relatives
have not asked for a guardian I as
sume that you are sane and there
fore in dead earnest. I congratulate
you. You have undertaken a great
task. Strength to your arm. Let
me know whenever you think I can
help you."
NATURALIZa. N HEARINGS
From Tuesday's x ; y
The announcement is made by the
naturalization exam ner that hear
ings will be had on applications for
citizenship at the district court in
this city on May IMth at 10 a. in., at
which time there will be present an
examiner for the government to as
sist the eourt in hearing the application