Nebraska Newspapers

    THE ( IMAHA JjJ iRNING DEE
VOL BS NO 81 * OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1923.* IIVS TW0 CENTS “ tSSLXtm
V v-'Xj. Do i'VJ. ox. Oaiaka P. 0. Dakar Art at lank i. I«7» ’ _ - --
Move Made
to Impeach
Gov. Walton
Legislators Hostile to Execu
tive’s War on Klan Meet
in Secrecy to Arrange
Ouster Program.
Ku Klux Claims Control
lly Vnlverval Service.
Oklahoma City, Okl., Sept. 18.—Im
peachment proceedings against Gov.
J. C. Walton, storm center of Okla
homa's “invisible war,” were under
course of preparation here tonight by
a secret legislative “committee of
three.”
, Meeting hebind closed doors and
battened windows, continuous confer
ences were under way this evening
for the avowed purpose of convening
the legislature In special session with
in the next 10 days.
But one aim is In view for sum
moning the assembly and the senate,
it was learned from an authentic
source. - That Is to oust the gover
nor.
Disregard Threat. .
i^^jlThis course will be initiated and at
P^*empted in the lace of Governor Wal
ton's threat of arrest and Imprison
ment of recalcitrant legislators, It
was declared by Influential members
of the legislature.
In spite of armed military patrols
posted at the doors of the senate and
assembly chambers, it was said that
the legislative branch of the state
government will attempt to pass and
convene itself in formal and open
session.
In the face pf the governor’s mil
tant warping against such a course, a
conflict between the executive and
legislative powers appears inevitable.
A crisis is imminent and apparently
sure. It was said.
This information is regarded as en
tirely reliable. Its sources are neces
sarily strictly confidential, yet the
antl-Walton program being formed Is
substantially as follows:
May Convene in Week.
Sixty telegrams were dispatched to
night to members of the house who
are avowedly hostile to the gover
nor. They are being advised to hold
themselves In readiness for a call to
the capital on Saturday, with the pos
sibility of attempting to convene next
Tuesday.
The same procedure is being fol
__i|^..'d with regard to members of the
^senate, the body before which the
governor must he tried after charges
have been filed by the house, if they
are filed.
The numerical strength of the low
er house is 109 members; the upper
house numbers 32. At the conclusion
of the ninth legislative session, which
adjourned last March, klan officials
claimed 77 members in the house and
18 or 20 members in the senate. A
two-thirds vote of the senate is r
quired to carry impeachment, it w-as
explained.
May Seek Court Opinion.
The plan Is not being pressed with
out legal opinion from authoritive
sources that the legislature Is In
herently empowered to convene It
self through Its own constitutional
quorum, it was said.
Leaders of the movement explained
It tonight in as entence. “This is a
fight to determine whether the gov
ernor is a dictator or whether this
Is a government of executive, Judicial
and legislative power.”
As a precautionary measure, lead
ers of the program are considering
asking the supreme court for a de
cision on the constitutionality of con
vening the legislature through its
own initiative. Others urge a direct
showdown between the legislature and
tile governor and express their will
ingness to go to jail for a test of
the issue.
ithem Wyoming Ranges
Are in Good Condition
Thomas Miller of Laramie, Wyo.,
brought to the stockyards a consign
ment of five cars of lambs.
According to Mr. Miller, range con
ditions have been excellent In south
k ern Wyoming and the farmers are ex
® ported to market their livestock
early. He also said ranchers had
been unusually busy getting their hay
crop and have had little time looking
out for livestock.
“Many sheep raisers have held onto
their sheep crop and have refused to
sell, which has been a benefit to
them, as the prices are steadily ris
ing,” said Mr. Miller.
N, P. to Maintain Dividend.
St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 1*.—The
Northern Pacific Hallway company
will maintain Its 6 per cent annual
dividend by voting a quarterly div
idend of 1 14 per cent at Its direc
tors' meeting In New York city to
morrow. It was learned from authori
tative sources here today.
Arizona Rivers on Rampage.
l’rescot, Ariz., Sept. 18. Rivers
and streams of a large part of north
central Arizona went on a rampage
following heavy rains and caused
damage to highways and washed out
numerous bridges, virtually Iso
lating fnrmlng communities in the
Verde valley.
Wiim Cioix de Guerre.
Alliens, Kept. 18.—The Greek,
foreign minister has conferred the
tg'ix de guerre on Colonel Stephen
Lowto. director of tno American
near east relief, for Ills work in sav
ing tfie orphans arid refugees during
and following the bombardment of
Corfu by the Italian f\**U
l
Wonder Why There Is So Much Discontent
in the Present Generation
gA '"itoL'Sr.NBlTAND )
V- BETTER FIU.WBI
AMD RS5ERV0IR UP J
J WHAT ARE VCXJ 'l
5 IGRUM8UN& ABOUT?
r'vWHEN l Was ABOY t
1 \ HAD TO CARRY ALL.OUR
L. WATER UP FROM THE
—
ImeiuMjwf
of ah max*
PUMP.
The luxuries of • generation ago which wer e only for the banker who lived on the hill—
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■re beneath the contempt of th e average wage earner of today.
New Nebraska
Melons Surprise
_
Scottsbluff County Puts “Gol
den Pheasant” on Market
to Rival Rockyford.
To the people of Scottsbluff county,
greetings:
Those melons are fine. When
Beach Coleman of Scottsbluff told the
[don's club of Omaha today that
golden pheasant cantaloupes are the
best ever, he didn’t exaggregate.
A. N. Mathers of Gerlng, speaker
of the last house, has went a crate to
the staff of The Omaha Bee. Many
carloads of the fruit have already
been sold. The Union Pacific and
Burlington railroads are using the
inelons on their diners. Orders and re
quests for prices are pouring in
every day from all sections of the
country.
The Melon Growers’ association was
organized a year ngo by business men
and farmers to further the develop
ment of the new industry In the west
ern section of Nebraska.
Embezzler Is Given
3-Year Term in Pen
—
Chicago, Sept. 18.—Otto C. IJnde
nau, former cashier of the Bemont
National bank, pleaded guilty to a
charge of emblezzlement before Fed
eral Judge Adam C. Cllffe today and
wns sentenced to three years Impris
onment In I^avenworth penitentiary.
He was charged with embezzling
more than $112,OOa from the bank.
He has made partial restitution,
Judge Cllffe was told, of $40,000 of
the money, by selling all his personal
belongings.
Undenau’s attorney declared he
got but little of the money he took*
In 1920, 1921 and 1922. In order to
make a good showing they said he
Juggled his accounts and then paid
larger dividends to the stockholders.
Aged Woman Badly Injured
When Car Crowded in Ditch
Klirrlnl l>ls|istrh to The OniMlio Itee.
Heaver City, Neb., Sept. 18.—Mrs.
Cyntha Smith, 81. was probably
fatally injured In an automobile ac
cident nine miles east of Heaver City.
The car driven by her grandson,
i-ildon Worrell, was crowded Into a
ditch by a speeding auto on the state
road. Mrs. Smith’s arm was crushed
and was amputated. She received a
scalp wound eight Inches lopg and la
In a critical condition.
FarmerH of Cage County
Planting Winter Wheat
gperiel I>U|H*trh to Tho OtnoliM Iter.
Beatrice, Neb., Sept. 18.—Farmers
In tinge, county report the ground in
fine condition for fall seeding alrice
the late rains and a number of them
began planting their winter wheat
Crops today. The acreage will bo
about the name as last yeHr. Accord
ing to the government weather bureau
here, the rainfall amounted to 1.19
[ inches. , ,
Douglas County
Legion to Rule
South Side Post
Test Vote at State Convention
Favors Control of Ath
letics l>y Omaha
Legionnaires.
Special Dispatch to Tha Omaha Bee.
Hustings, Neb., Sept. 18.—Omaha
legionalres won a victory on a test
vote today In the controversy be
tween Omaha and South Side posts
relative to the control of athletics.
The American Legion convention
here accepted the report of the spe
cial policies committee recommend
ing that the two posts be guided by
tho decisions of the Douglas county
central committee.
The matter will again come before
the delegates In a formal resolution
making It the order of the conven
tion and the South Hide delegates
may make an effort to have It tabled.
The legion held an imposing parade
today. Posts and auxiliary delega
tions were grouped by congressional
districts, with massed colors. Tho
Hastings Girls' Cadet corps led the
procession.
Grand Island, Beatrice and Hart
ington are seeking next year's con
vention. Selection will be made to
morrow.
Sheridan Raisers to Ship
Cattle Early This Season
A car each of cows nml yearling
ateera were brought to the Omaha
market hy J. I,. Kinney of Sheridan,
Wyo. Ho said there were many cat
tle to he shipped from his section and
that they would be sent to market
early.
Many of the stockralsers are going
to ship their cattle right off the
grass,” said Mr. Kinney. "The ex
perience has been that the atockmen
have held ont<* their stock until they
have fed all their feed and then had
to send them to market during a bad
market.
“A number of mortgages on ranches
will be foreclosed, ns many of the
ranchers have not been able to meot
expenses on account of low prices for
cattle.”
Papers Issued Jointly.
New York. Kept. 18.—After New
York hud virtually been 1C hours
without news ns n result of nn “un
authorized" pressmen's strike, pub
lishers of 11 of the greater newspa
pers of the city Issued a Joint emer
gency paper at 4 this afternoon.
Indications early tonight were that
morning pni*ers would have to meet,
the situation In a similar manner,
Pullman Surplus Larger.
New York, Kept. 18- After paying
dividends of nearly $11,000,000, the
Pullman company returned a net uur
plus of $2,417,083 for the year end
ing July 31, 19)3, as compared wllli
a surplus the previous year of $1,171.
294^ the company's annual report
disclosed today,
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Fanner Killed by
Lightning Bolt
John Bard, Near Edison, Is
Struck While Standing
on Porch of Home.
Special III,patch t« The Omaha Bee.
Beavtr City, Neb., Sept. IS.—John
fl. Bard, farmer, 43. five miles north
of Edison, was struck by lightning
on the front porch of hie hotne and
lived but a few minutes. In a ter
rific electric storm the farm houee
was struck and set on fire. Mr.
Bard rushed from his bedroom to the
porch, where a eecond bolt struck.
Mrs. Bard, with three children,
from 1 to 4 years old. gave her hus
band the beat assistance possible.
After she put out the flames that
threatened the home she called the
neighbors.
The Bard family Is among the best
known In the neighborhood.
Keith County Prepares
for Second Hay Crop
A. L. Smith of Lemoyn* was a vis
itor at the stockyards yesterday,
looking over the market. He eald
the hay ernp was extra good In hla
section, which. In his opinion, would
necessitate a large amount of cattle
feeding.
"Never before In the past 32 year*
since I have been In Keith county,”
said Mr. Smith, "have I seen sjeh ft
fine crop of hnv. The farmers have
cut one crop nnd are getting ready
to cut the second.
“t’hcrtera did a great deal of dam
age to our spring pig crop, which has
been quite a drawback to the farm
ers. Our corn Is going to run extra
ordinarily heavy this year.”
Pawnee City Ilipli School
Will Publish Annual
Pawnee Olty, Neb., Sept. 13.—The
Senior class of the Pnwnee CltjeHIgh
school and the executive committee
of the class nnd faculty voted to Issue
a hlRh school annual for the year
1323 24. The followlnR membera of
I he class were appointed ns members
of the staff:
Kllza ltcs, editor In-chief: Kiln Hut
chison, nssnelnte editor: James Mar
clay, business manager; Harold Mos
ley, subscription manager.
A complete staff of department
beads was also appointed and work
will begin Immediately upon the publi
cation.
Thla la the first annual that baa
been lasaed by the Pnwnee City High
achool In severnl yenrs.
Mnn Fare* Charge of
Crime Againwl Cirl
Uperlnl nUpiilrh to Tlie Omaha lie*.
Heotrlce, N<*b., Sept. IS. -H. I! Mn
Ion* whh ni rettiMl at HiimnuM field,
Kan., thla afternoon by Sheriff Sail
Ins: on i\ char** of a erfrn© aicalnat n
Itlrl living near Wymor*, Nab. Mn*
Iona will bo tnkmi to Wymoro for «
preliminary hearing. Ho agreed to
,1'tftlU'U Without ftiUUlgUlOU DADCl'9. ,
Scientist Enabled
to Foretell Weather
by Color of Clouds
By Uni vernal Service.
Paris, Sept. 18—"Bed in the
morning, shepherd's warning; red
at night, shepherd’s delight," may
be founded on actual astronomical
fact. Professor VlUard told the
Academy of Sciences today.
Observations extending over 20
years have convinced him that the
weather ran he foretold 12 to 40
hours in advance hy a study of
color cloud formations.
"Clouds have color of their own
which is not entirely due to the
rays of the sun,” said Professor
Villard.
Wheat Prices
Topic of Long
Cabinet Meet
President Coolidge Asks Sec
retary of Agriculture Wal
lace to Prepare Report
on Farm Conditions.
Bi I'nlvenal Service.
Washington, Sept. IS.—President
Coolidge and the cabinet today under
took the task of working out a
remedy for conditions In the wheat
belt. For half an hour before the
cabinet met the president and Secre
tary of Agriculture Wallace were In
conference.
Virtually all of his time was devoted
to a survey of the general agricul
tural situation and consideration of
possible remedies for the troubles of
the wheat growers. Other branches
of the farming industry—corn, hogs,
cattle and cotton—were found to be
in a fairly satisfactory condition.
Secretary Wallace, who has been
making a special study of the agricul
tural field at the request of the ex
ecutive, was Instructed to prepare a
report of his findings, with recom
mendations as to what may be done
by Jhe federal government. This re
port wrlll be laid before the president
Thursday of Friday of this week.
It may be found avlsable to urge
the wheat growers to turn to other*
products. The administration’s ex
perts will study agricultural imports
with a view to determining what part
of these products the wheat raisers
may supply.
President Coolidge believes It would
l>e profitable for wheat growers In
some etates to raise sugar beets, or
flax, as now Is being done In the
Dakotas.
In order to ascertain definitely and
on the ground what are the difficul
ties of the situation, regional confer
ences are being considered, the presi
dent’s spokesman said. One section
Is proposing one remedy and another
has different Ideas. Mr. Coolidge
wants the secretary of agriculture to
go among the farmers and find out
personally the exact conditions. As
the problem Is one of commercial ac
tively, as well ns agricultural produc
tion, the spokesman for the president
added, representatives of the Depart
ment of Commerce also will attend the
regional meetings.
Rio Grande Bridge
Washed Out by Flood
San Antonio, Ten., Sept. 17.—The
concrete bridge unarming the Hlo
Grande at Kagle Pass, which has
stood floodwaters for the past 10 days,
gave way and about 300 feet near the
center of the structure was washed
out. The Kio Grande had been ris
ing at the rate of one Inch an hour
Ihroughout the day. Traffic over the
structure was stopped at midnight
Sunday.
Hundreds of American citizens who
celebrated Mexican Independence day
Sunday In Pledras Negras, were ma
rooned when traffic over the bridge
was clo«ed. •
Rains Put Ground in Good
Condition for Seeding
Hastings, Neb., Hept. 18.—Two
days’ rainfall Ihroughout the south
rentral section of Nebraska has
placed this area In most favorable
condition for fall seeding. In the ex
treme west end of the South Platte
district some wheat Is nlread.v up,
but in this part the major portion of
the rrop remains to t>e sown. Not for
years has the condition boon so
favorable for a strong stand of the
fall crop, due to tho recent rains.
Nearly two Inches of rain fell here.
Damage Suit Against
Gua Hyera Dismissed
Special Dlapatrh to Tho Omaha Bio.
Hlncoln, Hept. IS—The district
court today dismissed a 81,000 dam
age suit filed Against Gus llyers,
stnte sheriff, by Fred T.unsman. who
was wounded by pease me u at l.lneoln
during tho Fred Brown chase a year
ago.
Attempt Is Made to Rob
Hank at Wilsouvillc
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Ilea.
Beaver City, Neb., Sept. 18.—The
WllsonvUle Stale hank was broken
Into last night and an attempt made
to blow the vault. The work appar
ently wns that of amateurs. They
were frightened away. Officers say
they have no dues.
Beatrice Manufacturer
in Business !>0 Years
Beatrice. Neb., Hept. IS.—F. B.
Kees. head of the Kcoa Manufnrtur
lug company of this city, has Just
closed Ills 60th year In huslneas In
Beatrice, lie cams here In 1878 and
opened a small gunsmith s' J ,
21 Children
Missing in
Fire Ruins
Six Professors Also Unac
counted for in Check of
Flame-Swept Area of
Berkeley.
Damage Is $10,000,000
By Cnlversal Service.
Berkeley, Cal., Sept. 18.—With the
smoke of Berkeley's fire of yesterday
slowly clearing away today, 21 chil
dren and five University of California
professors are reported as missing.
Whether they actually perished or
took refuge among strangers and
failed to notify their relatives and
friends is the question which has sent
searching parties Into the ruins in an
effort to answer.
All of the professors’ homes were
in the fire area. The children were
ptlplls of the Hillside school, which
was burned. As none of the teach
ing staff of the school was reported
missing, police entertain hope that
the little ones may have been taken
into private homes.
I/Oss May Be $10,000,000.
Loss In the fire was variously esti
mated between $5,000,000 and $10,000,
000 as citizens began taking stock of
damage done by the conflagration
which swept approximately 60 blocks
of residences.
That the loss will amount to $10.
000,000 was the estimate fixed by C.
C. Enslee, president of the Berkeley
Board of Fire Underwriters. Enslee
said that less than $4,000,000 insur
ance was carried on the property de
stroyed, leaving Berkeley facing a
loss of $6,000,000.
Thousands of dollars was paid this
afternoon to fire victims by the va
rious companies. Payments will be
made 100 cents on the dollar, Enslee
declared. He said approximately 100
agencies are Involved.
Persons whose policies were de
stroyed were urged to confer with
their agents Immediately in order to
expedite adjustment.
Classes Are Resumed.
A smaller estimate was placed by
A. Hodkinson, manager of the Board
of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific,
who suid he believed ths loss would
be about $5,000,000. The University
of California sustained no damage
whatever, and classes were resumed
today as usual.
The fires that raged all day yes
terday and far into the night In 20
counties of central and northern Cali
fornia appear to have about burned
themselves out, providing a wind doea
not fan the burning emberB Into re
newed fury.
It Is estimated that approximately
300 square miles of the most prosper
ous section of the state have been laid
In waste. The loss will run Into the
millions. Reports of narrow escapes
are frequent, but thus far no loss of
life has been reported.
Famous Valley In Rains.
The “Valley of the Moon." In
Sonoma county, made famous by tho
late Jack London's novel, today Is but
a charred mass. Resort towns of
Sonoma Vista, Callente Park and
Boyes Hot Springs were wiped out by
flames.
In Upper Sonoma. Duncans Mills
and Markham were destroyed, as were
several Russian river summer resorts
and a score of private homes In the
vicinity of Guprnevllle.
In Marin county, north of San Fran
cisco, several summer home settle
ments and 30 square miles were
burned over; In Solano county the
Vallejo water works is encircled by
fire and stock ranges are a black
ened mass; the town of El Dorado
was destroyed. This same condition
Is reported In dozens of other places,
where the flames are now reported
under control.
I.is$ of Missing.
The list of those reported missing,
was announced as follows by the
police: Anne Stone. 11; Barbara.
Howard and Keith Bowen, two Tem
berton children, Cleghone girl, 14;
Alice Mulford, Frances Wetfer. IS;
two Talbot children, McClure child.
DeYounge child. It. C. Bryant, 7;
Phyllis Price, ltillie Harms, Jack Has
ford. Hetty Swims, Edna Rowe, Kath
eryn and Elizabeth Clarke.
The missing professors are: C. F.
Shaw, profeasor of soil technology;
E. C. Voorhlea, assistant professor of
nnlmnl husbandry: G. B. Marsh, as
sociate professor of Spanish; C. M.
1 Inring, professor of veterinary science
and director of the agricultural ex
periment station, and IV. R. Ralston,
specialist In agriculture extension.
Motliotlist Ministers
in Session at Lincoln
N|irrliit hUpntih to The Omaha Her.
Lincoln, Sept. 18.—Four hundred
and fifty Methodist ministers are here
to attend the ltth annual session
of tho Nebraska M. E. churches
which opens tonight with lectures by
ltev. llnrry W. Huntington and Rev.
C. W. McCasklll. Rev. Mr. McCas
klll was present at tho opening of
King Tot's tomb In Egypt. Tho con
ference will continue for five days,
Bov Dies From Paralysis.
Nine year old son of Mr. and Mr*.
Harry Mnylon. 2*27 Hinney street,
died Monday night of Infantile paraly
sis. He became 111 With the disease
last Saturday.
Funeral servlet* will lie held to
morrow morning at 8 at tho Duffy
and Johnson funeral home. Rtirtal
will be In SI. Mary Magdalene ettne
fery.
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University Students
Killed in Car Crash
Charles Springer.
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K<Jna Boorman.
Efforts to Start
Mutiny at Prison
Halted by Guards
Four Convict* in Shirt Factory
Break Machine?, hut Other
Inmates Refuse to
Join Them.
Special nupatrh to The Omaha Bee.
Lincoln. Sept. IS—An attempt to
arouse several hundred convicts In
the shirt factory at the state peni
tentiary to mutiny failed today.
At 10 this morning four convicts.
Jack Ellis, Lee Murray, John Tarr
and Fred Weitze, sprang from their
sewing machines in the factory. They
grabbed their chairs and used them
as clubs to break machines.
In three minutes guards were on
them. The machines were destroyed.
Officials believe that these men
thought Ihe usual complaining of
prisoners against any sort of work
was taken by the four convicts to
mean an Insurrection could be start
ed. Not a man joined them.
The shirt factory has been installed
for more than a year. Each man is
assigned a task each day, which, ac
cording to Warden Fenton, can be
completed in four and a half hours.
After the task is done it is optional
with the convict as to whether he
tak-s advantage of the prison yard
and recreation or continues with his
work. After the daily task is com
pleted. all other work done that day
Is paid for at a wage scale. '
"These men are the type who ob
ject to any kind of work," the war
den said.
Warden Fenton took them to jus
tice court this afternoon where a
complaint was filed charging them
with destroying property valued at
1:67.50.
Numerous Gypsy Bands
Seen Near Geneva. Neb.
Geneva, Neb., Sept. is -Myrc
gypsies have been seen here this fall
lhan any time previous. Recently
a hand of them camped north of
town and a son was born to a couple
giving the nang of Mr. and Mrs.
Steve Demetro. The Infant died the
next day. The parents left the baby
In charge of an undertaker and con
tinued their Journey without wniting
for burial of the Infant.
Greeks Apologize.
By A»«vl*iel Tree.
Athens, Sept, IS.—Fulfillment of
the conditions stipulated In the note
to Greece from the Interallied council
of ambassadors as a result of the
massacre of the Italian mission near
Janina began today when Minister
of the Interior Mavromichalis ex
pressed official apologies to the Brit
ish, French and Italian governments
at their respective legations.
The Weather '
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trill, ftfi.
Total Mfsn *tnc«* January 1, 1 7t.
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Fraternity
‘Rush’ Ends
in Car Crash
Girl With Ernie Grainger of
Lincoln Says Machine Was
Going 70 Miles an
Hour.
Warrant Will Be Issued
Lincoln, Sept. 18.-Carl Springer
and Edna Boorman, University of
Nebraska students, met death Satur
day morning as a result of unlawful
speed and reckless driving of Ernie
Grainger, wealthy Lincoln fraternity
man, according to the finding of a
coroner s jury, which has been prob
ing the accident for two days.
The next step will be issuance of a
manslaughter warrant against Grain
ger by Charles E. Matson, county
attorney. The warrant will be Issued
tomorrow.
The Inquest, postponed early yes
terday afternoon by Matson because
of failure to get service on witnesses,
was postponed again this morning
while Matson searched for Miss
Helen Stott, occupant of the front
seat with Grainger the night Of the
accident.
"You would be surprised to know
the difficulty I had In getting the
deposition and the efforts made to
keep me away from her,” Matson
said.
"I don’t care to state all that was
done at this time.”
Miss Stott was taken from the hos
pital last night. She was finally lo
cated at the home of Channing Col
lins in Lincoln. Mrs. Collins is a
sorority sister of Miss Stott.
The girl’s deposition read to the
jury was to the effect that after
leaving the Sigma Chi fraternity
party at the Grainger home Friday
evening, they drove to the edge of
the city on the Beatrice road, where
Grainger began to speed.
Seventy Miles an Hour.
‘‘At one time the speedometer regis
tered 70 miles an hour,” the deposi
tion read.
"During the three-mile trip to the
curve where the accident happened,
the speedometer registered from be
low 50 to above 60.
’’Mr. Grainger asked me several
times to tell him how fast hs was go
ing. He shouted to me that we would
soon come to a turn. 'Please don’t
make a turn.' I said.
Mr. Grainger laughed In reply. “I
glanced at the speedometer as we ap
proached the curve. It registered 60
miles an hour.”
One Of the questions asked Miss
Stott by Matson was whether Grain
ger or anyone had requested her not
to talk.
Told No* to Talk.
“I can’t remember just who said it
but I remember that after the acci
dent, maybe an hour, maybe five or
six hours, several told me not to
talk about the accident or the speed,”
the deposition read.
Miss Stott stated that seven mem -
ber* of the Kappa Alpha Theta so
rority had been invited to the Grain
ger home to serve and entertain by
Mrs. Bruce Fullerton, a sister of Er
nie Grainger. Mrs. Fullerton is a
member of that sorority.
‘ We played bridge upstairs until
time to serve.” the deposition stated.
After the luncheon we danced with
the boys.
’’It was the second time I had been
out with Mr. Grainger. It had been
arranged that he take me home and
just before we left Mr. Springer
asked if thre would be room for Miss
Boorman and himself.
We had made no plans for a ride
before leaving. Mr. Grainger mere
!v drove away and there was no men
tion made as to where we were go
ing." »
Matson asked Grainger's attorneys
again If they desired to have him put
on the stand. They replied that he
would continue to stand on hls per
sonal right, which makes It possible
for him to refuse to testify.
Ail other members of the Grainger
family were present at all tlnie«.
There were comparatively few unt
versify students present.
Rotary Officials Arc
t»nests of McCook Club
Special lll.palrh •« The Omaha Bee.
McCook, Neb.. Sept. IS.—Pistrlct
Governor Vern Hedge of Lincoln held
a conference of District No. 19. Ro
tary presidents and secretaries. In
McCook yesterday with practically
every Rotary club of the 3 In Ne
braska. western Iowa and South Da
kota represented.
McCook Hotary entertained the vis
itors at noon luncheon, and at a din
ner served at Kelly lake In cafeteria
stylo by the ltotarv committee, fol
lowing an auto drive in the country.
The day's festivities closed with "a
theater party.
Beatrice Millers to Skip
50.000 Sacks of Flour
Beatrice, Neb., Sept. IS—Black
Bros . millers at this point, have re
ceived the largest order In the his
tory of the plant. The consignment
will amount to SO.000 sacks of flour,
or approximately SO carloads. It will
be shipiHVl lo eastern markets.
Horn Near Beatrice Now
Out of Danger of Frost
TV trice. NVb . Sept. 1 v A wrxT*
in* to farmers, corn in tht* vu'initf
baa matured rapidly the past week
and practically all of the crop i*
now out of the way of damage by
frost. Krtin 1st needed for C*U —d
in*.