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The Omaha Morning Bee VOL. 62 NO. 4. SSMra M lM4.eit MHM u M, ISM. MM . 0. U 4 X MtM li tM. OMAHA, THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1022. St Mill II MOll Mil M4 taatM, Ml tOS. UK. tU MX M kMS. WN Um M PM it rVH Still M . UI ftassat Ml). M. TWO CENTS mm MEM nnn-m , Witnesses to Confront Prisoner Fred Brown, Now Safely Lodged in State Penitentiary, Will Be Brought to Omaha in Few Days. Case in Shotweirs Hand Fred Brown will be brought to Omaha in a few days at the request of County Attorney Shot well. This wa disclosed yesterday by Shotwell after Acting Chief of Po lice Pete Dillon had presented to the county prosecutor an official report containing; evidence in the Brown case collected by Omaha police. This report was made after Detec tives Aughe and Franks had as sembled all police material in the case fo' Chief Dillon. Point to Slaying. Shotwell declined to make public the contents of the report, but ad mitted that the police, in their in formation, offered evidence pointing1 to the probability of Brown being the slayer of Charles and Robert Siefken during au oil station holdup. Brown will be brought to Omaha as soon as possible, Shotwell said, depending on the healing of his wound, to be identified by witnesses listed in the police information. "The police angle of the case looks good," said Shotwell. "But I will know more about it and will make public more of the facts after ,1. have been able to make a personal investi gation into the statement of evi dence." Holdup Suspect. Police will make further efforts, Shotwell added, to connect Brown with a number of recent holdups and robberies in Omaha. When the chain man is brought to Omaha from the state penitentiary, where he is now held for recuperation from his wound, he will be compelled to give a complete and detail'ed ac count of his habits and actions while in Omaha since his pajole from prison, Shotwell said. .Manacle Man Placed in State Pententiiary i By Staff Correspondent. Lincoln, June 21. ( Special.) Fred Brown is now a prisoner in the state penitentiary here. Brown, in custody of State Sheriff Gus Hyers and Warden W. T. Fen ton, arrived in Lincoln at 8:40 this morning over the Northwestern from Fremont. A crowd of 500 or 600 persons at the depot watched as the chainman was placed iti an ambulance ,and taken to the1, state prison where he will be held in the prison hospital until he has recovered from the gun shot wound he suffered when cap tured near Medicine Bow, Wyo.' ' No Statement. No stafemcnt was made by BroWn as he was placed in the penitenitary. His only words were to say that the trip had greatly, fatigued him. On the way from Fremont to Lin coln h chatted at intervals with (Turn to Pane Two, Column One.) Foul Play Is Feared to Three Young Girls Sioux Falls. S. D , June 21. Local police today said that no trace of Sylvia McDowell, aged IS; Effie Mil ler, 13, and Geneva Irwin, 14, the three young girls reported missing from their homes in Luverne, Minn.. since last Sunday night, had been found here. Sioux Falls officials were asked to aid in the search last night by Harry Irwin, father of one of the gins. The girls left the Irwin home early Sunday evening, saying that they in tended going "for a little walk." They took neither wraps nor money, and have not been seen or heard from since. It is feared they have met with foul play, as all the girls were said to have been contented with their home life. Their parents say that they were not in the habit of going out .with young men. Aspirant for Congress Has " Five Fourth Invitations Dunbar, Neb., June 21. (Special.) Wilbur W. Anness of this place, aspirant for congress from the First district on the republican ticket, has five Fourth of July invitations on his desk, two of them from Lancaster county. Mr. Anness will sepak at Table Rock on July 4. that town be ing the first on his list. He also has three picnic dates scheduled. A movement is on foot to have Walter L. Anderson of Lincoln and Wilbur Anness appear together at a series of meetings. Voters of Herman Endorse Light PJant Bond Issue Herman, Neb., June 21. (Special Telegram.) At a special election, voters of Herman endorsed the pro posed bond issue of $20,000 for the construction of an electric light sys tem and a contract with the Con tinental Gas and Electric company cf Omaha for the current. The vote was 176 to 3. The bonds already have been sold to the Peters Trust company of Omaha at a premium of 4 per cent. Bids for construction of tht system will be opened June 22. "Puuyfoor to Sail for England, But Not on U. S. 'Bootleg Scow' New York. June 21. When William E. "Pussyfoot" Johnson (till of Liverpool tomorrow to re ' sum hit prohibition drive overseas, it will be on the British steamer Scythit. "I will not ride on American bootleg scowi,M ht Mid today, an nouncing hit decision. "I don't regard tuch thipt it being tafc to travel on. "Tht managers of the United Shipping board tpent much money advertising in American news papers appealing to Americans to ride on their thipt for patriotic reasons, and then more money in European newtpapert appealing to Europeant to ride on American ships becauta there it plenty of 'booze' on board. I don't know what thesee thipping board folkt could do to make America more ridiculous in the eyet of the J worm." Leadership of Radicals Sought by La Follette Wisconsin Senator Has Presi dential Aspirations Plans New Party If Republicans Cannot Be Stampeded. ' B GEORGE F. AUTHIER. Washington Correspondent Omaha Baa. Washington, June 21. (Special Telegram.) Senator Robert M. La Follette, Wisconsin, is in the field for the leadership of a radical Amer ican party, 'according to reliable in formation reaching the senate, and seeks to become its nominee for president. This information was corroborated by a dramatic attempt on the part of the Wisconsin senator to stage in the senate a reproduction of his speech made June 14, before the American Federation of Labor, in which he attacked the supreme court and enunciated a doctrine which would make congress the supreme branch of the government. He will seek to bring this, change about by a constitutional amendment. Plans Amalgamation. According to the information which has reached senators, Senator La follette believes the time is ripe for an amalgamation of the radical agrarian and radical labor groups into one party, which is already rep resented in some of the states as the farmer-labor party. Senator La Follette, according to the same in formation, will remain within the re publican party until after his re-election as . United States senator and then, if he fails to stampede the re publican party into thp radical camp, a failure practically certain, he will lead the new party movement. The plan involves an attempt to bring about an amalgamation of the radical farm and labor elements, as outlined in the original scheme of the Nonpartisan league of North Da kota. Heretofore these attempts have not met with marked success. The efforts to fuse the two elements was a failure in- Minnesota, but the friends of Senator La Follette say it succeeded in Iowa, when Smith W. Brookhart was nominated for United States senator. Ticket Now in Field. The farmer-labor ticket is now in the field in Minnesota and Nebraska, and the La Follette forces hope to carry with them the radical elements of such farm states as Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska. The program which the Wisconsin senator is understood to have in mind is not known to have the sup port of Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, but does have the support of the more radical element in labor represented by William Z. Foster and others. . . ' Recall of Decisions. ; The program involves what amounts to a recall of judicial de cisions, by making it possible for I congress to nullify a supreme court I by passing a law declared unconsti- j tutional by that body, a doctrine i which as pointed out in the senate today by Senator Kellogg, Minne-i sota, would make it possible for j congress to nullity ail ot the consti tutional provisions,' including the amendments to the constitution known as the Bill of rights, to change the form of government at will. : Other features of the proposed pro gram will be opposition to the Esch- (Turn to Pace Two, Column Biz.). Real Estate Offerings In Today's Bee The dealers listed below have selected of ferings in today's Bee- Turn to the Want Ads- Glover ft Spain J. J. Mulvihill . C. G. Carlberc American Security Co. S. P. Boitwick D. E. Buck Co. Araoi Grant Co. W. T. Graham C. E. Belman W. R. Gate Louis Cohn Benton ft Carmiehael Norris ft Norria Fike ft Price Sfaopen ft Co. W. Farnam Smith Co. Byron Keed Co. Charles W. Martin l a Joint Strike 'Must Come' Lewis for Miners and Jewell for Rail Workers Issue State ment That "There's No Alternative." Plan More Conferences Cincinnati. O., June 21. (By A. P.) Four amendments to the con stitution of the United States and repeal' of the Sherman anti-trust law were recommended today to the American Federation of Labor con vention by its special policy com mittee as the means for overcoming court decisions regarded as adverse to labor. Among the proposed amendments was a congressional veto of supreme court decisions. Other amendments were proposed by the committee as follows: An amendment prohibiting the la bor of children under 16 years of age in any mine, mill, factory, workshop or other mercantile establishment; an amendment prohibiting enactment of any anti-strike law, or preventing col lective bargaining between employers and employes, and an amendment to make the constitution more flexible and easier of amendment. Plan More Meeting!. Cincinnati, O., June 21. (By A. P.) Further meetings to consider joint strike action were being planned today between leaders of the striking coal miners and the rail unions that are threatening a nation-wide rail walkout next month. The union chiefs indicated that they expected to hold conferences here this week, to be followed by a later meeting in Chicago, where the rail leaders will canvass the strike vote next week. A unanimity of sentiment as to the necessity of the rail strike was shown by a joint statement of Presi- Cincinnati, O., June 21. (By A. P.) Without discussion or op position the American Federation of Labor convention today adopted a resolution favoring an investigation "of the alleged dis criminatory action which is said to be contemplated by Harvard college" . to bar admission of Hebrews as students. - The resolution declared the federation's disapproval of "a.ny departure from true liberal tradi tion," and condemned as "un American any policy which may deny to a.ny racial or religious groups equal opportunities for education." The convention also adopted resolutions favoring a congres sional investigation of parcel posts rates, and ordering the fed eration officers to investigate the federated press to determine its fairness in the presentation of labor news. dent John L. Lewis of' the miners and B. M. Jewell, head of the rail unions, issued last , night after the first formal discussion of the pro posed joint strike action. A policy of silence also was adopted by the union men who attended last night's meeting, and after it had disbanded Mr. Jewell went into conference with lawyers. ' Claim "Common Crisis." The joint statement, which the union men said they regarded as im portant on account of its dual author ship, declared a "common crisis" faced both the raiiroad men aiid the miners, and added "it is only natural that these" workers . decide to do everything necessary to protect their separate interests." It was asserted that both the min ers and the railroad men had "no alternative but to strike," and that "all attempts at peaceable and orderly adjustments have been fruitless.-" "The . present crisis and the im pending struggle," the statement con tinues, "is not one which the workers in the mines or on the railroads can withhold or avoid without being re creant to their manhood and to those principles which all men who love liberty and humanity must carry for ward inviolate and risk all to main tain. It involves the fundamentals of economic and social life. AU work ers will be affected by the extent to which the forces seeking to crush these workers in the railroad and mining industries are successfully re sisted. "Failed to Consider Public." "The forces which degrade our (Torn to Pace Two, Column Three.) J. U Hiatt Co. Mark Martin John W. Bobbins Shnler ft Cary Osborne Real Estate Co. Rasp Bros. H. W. Volland Payne ft Carnaby Payne Investment Co. O'Keefe Real Estate Co. C. B. Schleicher Schroeder Inv. Co. Hastings ft Harden Home Realty Co. Glover ft MorreU Georte ft Co. R. F. Clary Co. Battered Schooner With Man Aboard Nears Island Shore New Bedford, Matt., June 21. Thit old whaling city, accu&tomeed for generationt to hearing strange talet of tht tea, added another ttory to iti annals today. It cen tered about tht mysterious appear net of a battered schooner hulk and a tattered half starved man aboard her, close to the thore of West Island yesterday. The man, emaciated and with a heavy growth of beard, was found eating grass on the beach by a summer visitor. He could only tell the police that he had drifted to the island, and that he had re cently been in Boston and New York. Hit name, he said, waa Os mund Erickson, and hit address "the water." Hit unseaworthy craft, measur ing 30 feet over all, wat lying dote in to the thore. It carried a tiny, untteady jury rig, made of two piecet of board. Itt tails were a few thredt of old clothing. A dozen patchet on the hulk had not kept out the water and the man't bunk waa half afloat. There was no food aboard. Mrs. Olesen Wins Demo. Nomination for U. S. Senator Family of Three Thrilled With Knowledge Wife and Mother Chosen to Pioneer Trail for Women. St. Paul, Minn., June 21. Returns from Minnesota's state-wide .primary Monday were sufficiently near com pletion today to show Mrs. Anna Dickie Olesen far in the lead of Thomas Meighen, her nearest op ponent, for the democratic nomina tion for United States senator. Sentiment on the questoin of send ing a woman to the United States senate will be an added feature to party issues in the- general election in Minnesota next November. The nomination of Mrs. Olesen as the senatorial standard bearer for the democrats next fall will call for an expression of this sentiment in ad dition to the question of adherence to party lines and issues involving the national administration. " Opposed to Kellogg. Frank F. Ketlogg, junior senator from Minnesota, and one of Presi dent Harding's stalwarts in the sen ate, who was renominated in the republican primary over Ernest Lun deen, will face the political barrier with Mrs. Olesen next fall, along with Henrik Shipsted, the farrher labor nominee. Senator Kellogg re mained in Washington during the primary campaign, leaving his can didacy in the hands of the regular republican organization, which gave him its endorsement in the state con vention. Endorsed Candidate. Mrs. Olesen likewise was an en dorsed candidate. Delegates to the democratic state convention, like the democrats at the polls Monday, se lected her as the organization candi date for the senate. The first woman to sit in congress Miss Jeanette Rankin came out of the northwest, when Montana vot ers sent her to the lower house in 1916. Whether the northwest will give the senate its first woman mem ber will be answered at the polls in Minnesota next November. Miss Grace F. Kaerscher of Or tonville was the republican nominee for clerk of the supreme court. Gov ernor J. A. O. Prues and other re publican state officers were renomi nated. Family in Cloquet Celebrates Victory Cloquet, Minn., June 21. (By A. P.) To the country at large she may be Anna Dickie Olesen, but to this city of 8,000 population, she will always be Mrs. Peter Olesen, though even her husband, who is superinten dent of Cloquet's schools, insists that the "Anna Dickie" be substituted for the Mrs. Peter, when she is referred to in newspapers. And tonight the little family of three especially the husband and 14- (Turn to Pace Two, Column Five ) Howard Accepts Democratic Filing Norfolk, Neb., June 21. (Special Telegram.) Edgar Howard, former lieutenant-governor, and editor of the Columbus Daily Telegram, was here last night and after conferences with local democratic leaders, the an nouncement was made that Howard had accepted the democratic filing for congress in the Third district, made for him at Columbus. He had recently accepted the pro gressive congressional filing1 and much speculation is shown in how the third' party and Nonpartisan league leaders, with whom Howard is said to have beene flirting, will take this change in the political ac tions of the Columbus candidate. Simultaneously with this announce ment, it was stated that the accept ance which was filed for Howard for lieutenant-governor was not sanc tioned by himself and would be with drawn. Democrats say that Howard has joined forces with Hitchcock, and that Charles Bryan also is in harmony with the Hitchcock campaign and that William Jennings Bryan may come to Nebraska to campaign for the democrat senator. Just When Business Is Beginning to Sit Up 1,000 Marooned in Border Towns by Rio Grande Flood Critical Stage in Rising Waters, Which Have Inun dated 16,000 Acres, Ex pected Tonight. Brownsville, Tex., June 21. Four hundred feet of levee protecting a section of the San Benito irrigation district, about 24 miles from Brownsville, gave way before flood waters of the Rio Grande this morn ing, causing the first inundation of lowlands in Cameron county. A large force of workmen rushed to the scene began work building up levee protection for the little town of Los Indios, which is threatened by the break. Many Mexicans Marooned. San Antonio, Tex., June 21. (By A. P.) The critical stage in the lower Rio Grande flood, which al ready has inundated nearly 16,000 acres in Starr, Hidalgo and Cameron counties, marooned nearly 1,000 Mex icans in small border towns, and cov ered the roads leading west of Mer cedes, is expected between midnight tonight and dawn Thursday when the crest of the- upper flood is due to reach the edge of Starr county. This upper flood, the result of a cloudburst Saturday, remarkable in the history of the river, not only be cause it has exceeded all previous rec ords, but also because of its slow movement and sustained volume. From a stream normally 200 to 300 yards wide and 18 inches to six feet deep, the Rio Grande has become 50 feet deep at the flood crest and from three-quarters to a mile wide. The volume of water is so great that at Laredo. Tex., where an unofficial stage of 52 feet was reached at 11 o'clock yesterday morning, the river was still 50 feet deep at 6 o'clock last night. At Eagle Pass a 51-foot stage was reached at midnight Sun day and it had receded to six feet above normal at 6 o'clock Tuesday evening. Drives Farmers to Hills. Brownsville, Tex., June 21. Flood waters of the Rio Grande which Monday and yesterday wrought havoc at Eagle Pass and Laredo, late yesterday had reached Zapata, Tex., district, 150 miles west of here, driv ing Mexican farmers and goatr herd ers into the hills on both sides "of the river. 10,000 Homeless. Sofia, June 21. ten thousand per sons have been made homeless by dev astating floods which inundated the suburban districts of Sofia, follow ing rains Monday and Tuesday. No loss of life has- been reported. There was much damage to live stock. Fairbury Has Earliest Harvest in Its History Fairbury, June 21. (Special.) The harvest of wheat started in real earnest yesterday. The time is two weeks earlier than ever in the history of Jefferson county. The prospects which were so bright a week ago have been blighted by the continued drouth and the most optimistic feel disappointed. The corn crop is standing the drouth remarkably well and farmers are busy killing weeds and- pulver 'xing the surface of the soiL (fapyrifhl, IKS Elks Stampede to Columbus Confab From 19 Pastures Town Dolled Up in Holiday Clothes Flags Fly as Visi tors Stream in From All Over State. Columbus, Neb., June 21. (Special Telegram.) Elks from all the 19 gretn pastures where their herds graze in Nebraska, are stampeding to Columbus today for the annual convention of their state association which was formally opened in Maen nerchor hall this afternoon and will continue throughout tomorrow. Nearly 100 delegates registered at the headquarters in the local lodge rooms prior to the opening of the afternoon session and fully 100 others were here in unofficial capacity. It is anticipated that the . attendance will be doubled by late arrivals on trains and in automobiles this eve ning and tomorrow. With flags fying and the Elks purple everywhere displayed, the city is dolled up in holiday regalia to give its guests the glad hand. A bit of early color is being injected into the welcoming of the visitors by the old Thurston hotel bus, which, with a couple of white melody musicians mounted on top and drawn by a faithful, though antiquated mule, is meeting all the trains. Officers Arrive Early. Among the arrivals this forenoon were the officers of the association, Clyde W. Morton, Kearney, presi dent; W. W. Jene, Falls City; Carl Kramer, Columbus, and H. C. Hav erly, Hastings, vice presidents; J. H. Cuddy, Chadron, secretary; C. B. Nicodemus, Fremont, treasurer; C. A. McCloud, York; Dan B. Butler, Omaha, and Walter Mainline, Grand Island, trustees. Delegations of more than 40 each from Falls City and York were on the ground early. The Falls City contingent was headed by ex-Governor John H. Morehead. who is a candidate for congress in his home district. With the Yorkers came the York military band of 35 pieces, which is supplying the musical pro gram for the festivities. The Oma ha Elks' band and Columbus City band will take over that end of the entertainment tomorrow. Welcomed by Mayor. The convention was opened in Maennercher hall at 2 today with in vocation by Rev. W. L. B laker, pas tor of Grace church and Chaplain of the Columbus lodge. The re mainder of the program for the after noon session follows: Welcome on behalf of the city, Ed gar Howard. Welcome on " behalf Columbus lodge. Otto F. Walter, past district deputy. Response, Clyde W. Morton, pres ident state association. Roll call of officers. Report of com mittee on credentials. Reports of offi cers. At 5:30 an informal supper will be served the official delegates at the Evans hotel. John C. Barrett of Omaha will lead the discussion on such Elk subjects as charity, mem bership and meetings. jiii li j ' You've mad a hard in If j siege but you're now I I' 1p ' 1 ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY. D I ALL YOU NED NOW IS A ' 1 'Know Omaha' Ad Series Will Be Carried in Bee Eight Full-Page Advertise ments to Picture Marvel ous Growth of City as Market Center. "Know Omaha and Omaha Stores" is the general theme of a series of eight full-page advertise ments to be published by The Oma ha Bee, beginning today. This series has an interest for every resident of Omaha and tribu tary territory. It pictures the mar velous growth of Omaha as a retail market center in unusually graphic manner. By photographs and his torical text the story of Gmana'e growth and Omaha's present advan tages as a trading point are told with compelling force. The advertisements are an unso licited tribute by The Omaha Bee to the city's retail trade. Preparation of the copy, the engraving and all other work in connection therewith was undertaken by the various de partments of this newspaper. Picnic Held by Cheyenne County Farmers' Unions Sidney, Neb., June 21. (Special.) The' annual county picnic of the Cheyenne Couny Farmers union was .held at' Kruegers lake, six miles east of Sidney. The Bunker Hill local band furnished the music, assisted by a male quartet from Sidney. The principal address was delivered by C. J. Osborn, state president of the organization. A baseball game be tween two of the locals of the county was staged. About 2,000 were present and pic nic lunches were served. Sidney, Lodgepole and Sunol business houses crosed at noon to permit their em ployes and proprietors to attend. Referendum on Code Law Is Sought by Candidate Lincoln, Neb., June 21. Orville Jones, democratic candidate for at torney general, brought an action in mandamus in the district court of Lancaster county today asking that the xourt order Secretary of State D. M. Amsberry to submit the. Ne braska code law to a referendum of. the people in the November elec tion. Judge Fred Shepard then is sued an alternative writ of man damus calling upon the secretary of state to. appear and show cause why the prayer should not be granted. July 16 is the return date. , The Weather Forecast Thursday fair, continued warm. Hourly Temperatures. S a. ra Tt I 1 p. m a. an ....II I ! p. m 1 " 1 lit. t a. m I 4 p. as t a. m St I p. m 1 sw m M I p. m a. sa M I 1 p. an It S I t p. an. Highest Wednesday. Chynna JJ Rapid City Daranport Palt Laks . Danvsr ! ftanta Fa .. IXwlr City i Sheridan .. Lanotr II Sioux City . alntln . , Strikers in Battle Four Hours White Flag Hoisted by Opera tors Who Agree to Surren der Plant Operated by Nonunion Workers. 5,000 Join in Fighting Omaha lira l.mwt Wlr. Herriii. III., June -Fourteen men were killed, two others are dy ing and more than a score were wounded this afternoon when an army of miners estimated to number more than 5.000 stormed the stockade of the Southern Il linois Coal company's mine six miles from this city, according to reports reaching here tonight. The majority of the dead are mine guards, it is said. The battle lasted more than four hours. At 7 this evening a white flag was hoisted from inside the stockade, with a re quest for a conference. Miners officials demanded the sur render of the mine and cessation of operations, it is declared, to which the operators are said to have ac ceded. Strike Breakers Used. The mine, since the declaration of the strike some weeks ago, has been operating with nonunion labor; the workers were guarded by operatives from private detective agencies, among them being the Hargreaves secret service of Chicago. Shortly before 2 a large truck with 10 of the Hargreaves operatives was traveling along a road nine miles north of Carbondale, III. Strikers, ambushed in a clump of trees, opened fire on the truck. Three of the operatives were wounded; the truck fled to Carbondale where they were placed in the hospital. As word of the attack reached Herrin, West Frankfort, and other mining communities, knots of men quickly gathered on the streets. Im promptu speakers jumped on wagons and porches and addressed the grow ing crowds. Get Arms From Homes. These soon gradually dispersed to their homes' to return a few moments later with rifles and revolvers. At Herrin a crowd numbering 200 in vaded the hardware stores of the Bray North company, the Herrin Supply company and tlu Turner Hardware company and demanded arms and ammunition. These were refused. The miners then held up the proprietors and clerks, bound and gagged them, and rifled the stores of everything in the nature of weapons and explosives. It is estimated that more than $1,000 worth of supplies were taken. Motor truck loads of strikers rush- j ed over the muddy roads to Marion, ! West Frankfort and other towns to 1 purchase more ammunitions and arms; then returned at top speed to their various communities where the weapons were distributed. Move On Mine. At 3 the crowds, as if from a concerted signal, moved toward the ' Southern Illinois Coal company's mine. , There a stockade had bctn erected by the guards. Men armed with rifles were posted at every conven- (Tnrn to Pace Two. Column Six.) i Marriages Slump. Births Gam 1,400 in Nebraska Lincoln, June 21. The number of marriages in Nebraska fell off heavi ly in 1921, as compared with the number in 1920 and 1919. while births in the same period gained more than 1,400 over 1920 and more than 5.000 over 1919. according to an annual report of vital statistics is sued today by the State Bureau of Health. Deaths in 1921 were less than the number in 1920 by 912. The report records 32,186 births, 12,022 deaths, 13,353 marriages, and 3.758 divorce proceedings in 1921. The 1920 figures show 30,749 births, 12,934 deaths. 15,928 marriage li censes and 3,928 divorce proceed ings. Paving and Sewer Building Flourish at Grand Island Grand Island.Neb., June 21. (Spe cial.) Builders are reporting a slight let-up in contracts for new houses. The permits for the past few months however, aggregate a sum close to $100,000, of which the highest single contract was a little over $6,000. In addition to these, construction in one paving district, sewer construction work, and the building of several business blocks is providing much employment. Owing to the absence of sufficient material, the sewer con tractors are not able to immediate ly employ all the men who have ap plied for work. Dawson Potato Growers Make Inspection Tour Gothenburg, Neb., June 21. (Spe cial.) Dawson county potato grow ers visited 15 fields, totaling 2.000 acres, in a tour of inspection through out the county. The trip was part of a campaign 'to promote potato raising in this county. H. O. Wer ner of the college of agriculture and a potato specialist gave the local growers expert advice. Dry Spell Broken Ellsworth, Neb., June 21. A much needed rain fell here Tueaday. break ing a dry spell that lis continued since June I and was beginning to be alarming. Prospects now ara) very promising.