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    The Omaha Morning Bee
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. 53—NO. 118. OMAHA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1923.* gjjjr ,11 W io?:"’, Z,'H TWO CENTS »
Britain and
p, S. Agree
bn Rum Pact
L • _
fcr Give Uncle Sam Right
Iti. earch English Ships
■ inside of 12-JVliIe
■ Limit.
j^ory for Washington
m ».' * niverN«l Sfrviie.
In, Oct. 31.—The final agree
B tween Washington and Lon
^uhe terms of tlie “anti liquor
^Hias been reached. This final
^vif his diplomatic work here
Blvered by Ambassador Harvey
Bhen he secured Lord Curzon’s
^al to the draft of the treaty.
■e nn-yment enmoaies in roe points:
‘itain cocedes to America the
n|rht 10 search British vessels sus
Iketed of attempting to violate the
tion enforcement law in Amer
L ters. The 12-mile limit is not
■ Ily named because the Brit
■ iked strictly- defining the
I which revenue officers will
L hut gun range terminology
m iii’ruch a qoatter as to cun
■ 12 miles. W
pie State department under
go affirm American adherence
I general application of the
lie limit except for purposes
Ibition enforcement. This is
| time that America has of
weeognized such a principle
Is regarded as a great con
jby Washington.
Fe United Stales undertakes to
Sritish liners to carry liquor
l-al into American ports.
(Raiders to Be Tactful,
parties understand that the
p purely experiment^ If It
|o be unworkable. It may be
pd in tho usual way. The
[office here is also given to
Ind that the right of search
[sure will be enforced with
L discretion
[is no question, for instance,
he holding up! of big British
er liners a preaching New
The attention of the prohibi
puts will be concentrated on
r runners. The treaty is ex
lo be ready for submission to
kte when it reconvenes.
. diplomatic squabble arising
kttoeT 'British withdrawal of the.
Hiiators of the two American eon
Kr officers at Newcastle was also
wav *<• this week. Lord Curxon
KOI ized that he was unable to
UM 'tlate the charges against
L • discriminating against Brit
I ping, and both are again,per
il rrata within the British enti
settlement is described as mu
atisfactory, though it is clear
tory fur the State department.
Vill Welcome Kellogg.
W Kl> George and Cord Curzon have |
■give irsonal assurance to Colonel
■Har\ that they will he delighted
Tto W- ome former Senatoi* Frank B.
Kell as ambassador. It In under
atoo American circles here that
the lats will unquestionably con
firm t Kellogg appointment because
of ti unbroken tradition of the sen
ior . se never to stand in the way
* ■ o' of its members In such a
j ssador Harvey, who with Mrs.
/Ha- lunched at Buckingham pal
\ace erday, received a souvenir
jrn King George and Queen
Mai The Harveys leave Condon
for If York Friday and will take
a'tw months vacation, probably go
njg Honolulu.
At jissador Harvey will not fake
with him the painting of John
(2u)f Adams which hangs In the
v here, as he has learned that
tjtaj^ a picture of President Adams
ly } State department. The pic
tars ) • was discovered by the ani
AAvy f to be the "lost picture" of
t Adams for which an ap
ion was obtained from con
^K|: >y James G. Blaine. President
Hdl {« will he asked to decide its
~stlng place which may he the
j ancestral home of the Adams
■K just bought by the Bulgrave
Note Forgers
Sought at Norfolk
■peelal Mnpatch to Tin- Oirnthn ritr
Not folk, Neb., Oct. 31*—Two $1
Mink notea of the federal reserve
bank of Kansas City have lieen al
tered to represent $10 hills nnd have
been passed on Norfolk merchants
by two men who are being sought
nrthe police.
IBor Heaven’s Sake
W Stop It!
am just swamped with
Vjls. That is what Mrs.
Br.— of Reed street, said to
■ ne of our phone girls this
Morning. Mrs. W.— placed
Ka ad in yesterday’s Omaha
■ its for a dairy hand. Now
[she KNOWS that Bee das
Isifiad ads get results. She
[always tries The Bee FIRST
[—it's less expensive. We
[can get help for you, too,
[or mnvbe a job. Phone
’^.T 10O0 and try it.
IT’S RESULTS
THAT COUNT
Fear of French Diplomats Basis
of McCormick Opposition to Hughes
Illinois Senator Not Behind Plan to Elect Johnson President
—-Apprehension Felt That France W ill 1 ry to Evade
Debt at Reparations Meeting.
By MARK Sl’LLIVAN.
Washington, Oct. 31.—The general
fear which lies back of Senator Mc
Cormick's stern watchfulness over
Secretary Hughes' recent approach
toward Europe Is the same old ap
prehension lest the French statesmen
or some other variety of European
statesmen may overreach in their
negotiations with us and take ad
\ antage of us in some way. As one
irreconcilable other than Senator Mc
Cormick expressed it:
"They are too smart for us. We
can't play their game. No matter
how good the men we send over, the
European statesmen can beat us at
their game. It is like sending the
New York Y’ankees over to play
cricket.”
The specific apprehension is that
the debts due us from Europe will
be involved in reparations, no mat
ter how hard we try to keep them
separate. The claim is, that if wo
are represented on a committee of
experts to estimate tlie amount Ger
many can pay, thereafter France
will say that it is not able to pay
its debt to us because the amount
of German reparations was fixed too
low and because we participated in
fixing it too low.
Regarded as Forward Step.
From the point of view of the ad
ministration, the contemplated action
about reparations is regarded as
merely an important forward step.
Everyone knows that the failure to
lix reparations is the one thing which
stands in the way of the economic
recovery of the world. Those who
believe in what Mr. Hughes is try
ing. think that if we can help toward
removing this obstacle to economic
recovery, we ought to be willing to
make the effort. All that the com
mittee of experts is expected to de
termine is what #they think Germany
can pay. From the point of view of
the administration, all that has hap
pened is that the European govern
ments directly concerned with repa
rations have said that' they regard
the Hughes plan as acceptable. There
after. it is a matter of the details be
ing arranged by the Interested par
ties, which means the European gov
ernments.
Senator McCormick's apprehension
and his criticism are shared by many
of the old irreconcilables, who have
not yet spoken out.
No Presidential Boom.
A mistake has been made, however,
by those who Infer that one of Sena
tor McCormick's purposes Is to bring
about the nomination of Senator Hi
ram Johnson of California. Senator
McCormick and Senator Johnson are
fellow irreconcilables. Also Senator
McCormick is undoubtedly among
those who think that there always
should be in the White House a man
who Is completely dependable In his
watchfulness against European en
tanglements. It happens, however,
that In Senator McCormick's state of
Illinois, there is a political situation
just now which would not stimulate
him or his faction In that state to
adopting Senator Hiram Johnson as
their candidate for the republican
nomination. The putting forward of
Johnson this week comes from
sources other than Senator McCor
mick.
The common belief in Washington
(Turn to Pace Thru* Column Four.)
Botanist Says
Rake Up Leaves
for Lawn’s Sake
Dr. Barbour Sees No Good in
Nature’s Blanket for Grass
—Other Professors
Agree.
Lincoln. Oct. 31.—"‘There 1* as
much excuse lor a man to allow the
leaves to He on his lawn as there is
for him to go without shaving," Dr.
E. H. Barbour of the University of
Nebraska declared today. Dr. Bar
bour’s beautiful gardens have for
years been the ohjject of admiration
here, and he has gained a more than
local reputation for his knowledge of
plant life.
“Why should leaves be allowed to
lie on the lawns," he continued,
“when you can buy for t" more fer
tility than you can get from leaves
in many years. I believe that It has
been shown that a quarter inch of
humus is produced horn a layer of
leaves In a century, and that is !
hardly sufficient excuse for the ugly
sight of leaves covering a beautiful
lawn.
"The best lawns that I know of are
those that are most carefully cut and
raked," he said. "Instead of leaves
helping a lawn they may actually do
it harm. When wet leaves overlap
they will smother out a lawn and
leave bare spots. I know of no rea
son for ugly sights and sounds and
noxious smells, and a lawn covered
with leaves Is an ugly sight. 1 have
found that blue grans luxuriates
when no leaves are allowed to lie on
it.” ....
Several years ago tne sunjeci
allowing leaves to remain on a lawn
was a bone of contention between
l>r. Barbour and the late Dr. Charles
K Bessi-y. Dr. BesHey always main
tained that the leaves were helpful,
and another of hi* theorhs was that
fine lawn* were produced by allowing
the grass to go to seed.
Professors Paul Sears and ft -I
pool of the university botany depart
ment were Interviewed on the sub
ject of leaves.
Pool said the fertility value of
leaves on lawns Is nil, and that the
only value is that they may protect
the grass agnlnst winter kill when
there Is no protecting blanket of
snow. He agreed with Hr. Barbour
that they may damage the lawn if
they become wet and matted. His
term was that "they might burn out
the grass." He advised that the
! leave* he tilled up to form composite
heaps that will have f. rtlllzer value
! after several y«*un*.
Hears said lraves will not add to
fertility of soil here, because the cli
mate Is not wet enough. In east
i rn communities, where there Is more
moisture, It would. He advises bury
ing of the leaves, after soaking them
thoroughly, am! then digging them
up after a year and spreading on
lawns In the spring, lie Is not cer
tain whether leave* left on the lawn
will damage It.
I'airbury Man Receives
Appointment l»y Bryan
Kuirlmry, N«l».. Oe(. SI.—1WIIHwn
IDii’hi tiMun of Kalibury ha* bean
oppotnlocl on<; of iho InHptvtora of
wvliihti arol no'a,-ure* of NotHH-ku by
<i<iv»rnor Bryan. Mi Dickonaon wax
formerly a livestock buyer ami later
a. clothing merchant. If** will re
tain hi* residence in Fulrbiiry,
Pa*tor Leaves Anlnirn.
Auburn, Neb.. o» t 91. -K**v. VV F.
Perry, pa#tor of the Flint Preehyter
ian church for (he laat four year#,
cop* to Fairmont to take charge of
a community church.
Indian Summer
Cheers Omahans
Fair and Wann.-r Predicted
for Today—Snow Rapid
ly Disappears.
In<l|«n summer struck Omahans
yesterday, and everybody from the
clubman In his cosy den to Bruin In
his lair at the Riverview zoo emerged
from their winter quarters at the first
call of “wolf."
Starting with a temperature of 23
degrees at 7 a. m., the mercury rose
gradually until it registered 37 de
grees at noon. At 3 Old Sol began
to get quite active, flashing his glass
in everyone’s eyes and the ther- j
mometer announced 42 degrees.
The frost king, who had given
Omahans the first chance to display
their winter coats, made an undigni
fied exit through the batk door. In
most places, the streets and side
walks, which had been covered with
a slippery coating of ice the day
before, were thoroughly cleared.
Autoists, who had begun feeding
the winter rations of denatured alco
hol to Henry and I.izzie, decided that
they were a bit early with their
alcohol.
The west wind, which displaced the
cold northerner of the day before, con
tinued to breeze along at the rate
of five miles per hour.
According to M. V. Robins, meteoro
logist at the weather bureau. Omaha
is due for a continuation of its sunny
surprise today. The mercury is
booked to continue rising slowly after
.Is sudden shrinkage a few days ago.
Yesterday, the region from the
Rocky mountains to the Ohio valley
almost universally reported fine clear
weather. In Arkansas and Okla
homa and the southern states it was
somewhat cloudy.
University Row
*
Upsets Faculty
of Dean Buck
“Tempest in Teapot" Affects
Department of Ancient
Languages and Reopens
Old Grievances.
By R. H. PETERS.
Staff Corrmpnmlent of The Omiliu lti'c
Lincoln, Oct. 31.—Rumors of an
other clash between Dean P. M.
Buck. jr.t of the University of Ne
braska college of arts and science.-;,
and several embers of ids faculty,
were verified today by a high official
of the university, who characterized
it as a "tempest in a teapot."
According to reliable information,
flie clash is the result of the recom
mendation by Dean Buck of Dr. 1,. H.
Gray of the department of ancient
languages to be chairman of that de
partment. Professors K. W. Sanford
and ,T. A. Rice, jr„ the other two
members of the department, allied
with members of the faculty unfriend
ly to Dean Buck, protested the rec
ommendation with considerable bit
terness, and It is understood that the
recommendation was withdrawn and
Professor Sanford Chosen to head the
do partment.
Friendships Shattered.
The novel feature of the matter is
not the clash itself, as Dean Uuck_
has had other disagreement* with
members of hi* faculty, hut it so
happens that the two professors of
the ancient language department,
now allied against Dean Duck, were
formerly his warmest friends and
supporters. Another incident that is
attracting the attention of members
of the faculty not directly Interested
in the disagreement Is that persons
formerly unfriendly to the dean have
come to his support.
It is claimed that Profi so;« Rice
and Sanford agreed to Professor
Gray’s being transferred to the de
partment of ancient languages this
fall on a promise from the dean that
he would not be put up for tty? chair
manship. Professor Gray was a mem
ber of the philosophy department,
prior to hi* transferance.
I Iran Not In Mini.
Singe this luteal split with the
dean, memliers of the faculty are |
taking sides on a new hosts. ns many !
professors who were formerly an
tagonistic to the dean feel that he
has not been treated fairly and that
for that reason he should tie sup
ported. I/tite this afternoon it was
stated by a person who is in r* i«osl
tion to know that wheruys the) dca*»
yesterday was thinking of resigning,
today he i* standing firmly dn his
rights and is Iwing backed Py a num
ber of influential members of ids
faculty.
To again quote the high official who
refuted to permit his name to be
used. "the quarrel has reopened old
grievances and has given persons n
chance to air their views after they
have luin dormant for a number of
months."
•So high has feeling risen in sonic
quartern that fresh d» velopnients af
fecting members of the department
of ancient languages would not Ik;
unexpected, but It is Impossible to
rtate at this time wli.it tin*"* de
velopments might lie.
Prof. Gray, the innocent cause of
the trouble, is one of the greatest
scholar* that the University of Ne
braska has ever included In its fac
ulty. He is a savant of international
lepute. •
Gordon Farmer Reports 46
Bushel* of Gorn Per \ere
Gordon, Neb., Oct. 31.—ltussq!
Satldagc, a farmer living near Got
lion, linn about finished his con^husk
ing and so far from a 100-ucre field.
hiH corp has lioen averaging 4<J
bushels to the acre. Mr. Standage is
one of many fanner* in tills section
who put in a smaller ncream of potu
loee this year and devoted hits land
to corn and alfalfa.
SUNNY SIDE UP
Fred Vulpp of Scribner just emerg
ing front it movie theater. Canto to
Omaha from Setibiifr to attend to
some business matters, and also to
consult a physician. Say* hr has
been under the weather for months,
but tt hasn't been sufficient to make
his sunny disposition cloud up. For
mer state senator, manjf years a
bunker, and always doing his bit to
make Scribner a better town In which
to llvo.
frank Helvey lives and does busi
ness in hiticoln, hut is frequently
called to onuiha. Frank Is a No
bra ska pioneer, ex-poatmnater of Ne
braska City, ex census enumerator. < x
newspaper man, anil knows more In
side Iiolltlcs and less about It than
almost anybody. The only thing It*'
knows more about than politics is
religious hymnolngy. When you to* • •
hint Just see tf you can start an old
tellglouH song that Frank can't fin
ish for you. I’lays the violin like
ait artist, too.
Aren't you tiecoming pretty well fed
up on this silling thing' livery other
rnan you meet Is either selling hint
self or soiiiethliig else, hunched with
i congenial party the other day anti
not one of the six lrleil to soli any
sort of h proposition. Addni much
to Joy of the occasion.
Is It your opinion that the lltetary
taste of the people Is Improving?
Vcs. Well, you got that Impression
by watching the people who patron
\/.f the public library, not by studying
the magazine rovers us displayed on
tlte n*-ws stands. Yesterday It Psjk
me in minutes to find my favorite
niBgnzIne amidst th» scores of piles
of flashy magazines whose titles cer
tainly dp not appeal to literary fUnd*
My opinion in that Mono thing Must
lie Done About It.
A friend why lias been studying
cafeteria psychology, and deducing a
few statistics therefrom, say* that
when 15 men are In line at serving
counter they get by cashier's desk
In four minutes lad one woman get
In line with 15 men and It takes 17
minutes for the 16 to pass the cash
ier's desk. Observer says It would ap
pear that the woman thinks she Is
buying a lull where then are "66 on
display. With 15 women In line h11
v. ill gel by the cashier In seven min
utes. This. say.-i the observer, Is lie
onus- each woman knows she will
bear things from tin woman liehlnd
If she falls to Speed up. hone woman
In line takes her time because she
knows I ho men will voice no ™m
plaints, whatever they ntay be think
ing.
Isn't femlnlno psychology uucer
n .vend hundred it matinee wiped
1 heir eyes when Charley Huy re
nounced Ids love for the foster sister,
(treat sympathy for Charley. llut
Iht»y laueiinl when Charley sneered
t the honert luVe nf th* girl born
.ml raised In the old borne settle
ment. Is t|u< • r th. rlithi word?
Itllnd cripple tin the corner. Beau
llfuliy dud women and warmly
I United turn hurry by without see
ing him. Win kinun In soiled overall*
and minus overcoat drops nickel In
Pat, Olid rather thinly i lad Hint evi
dently working Hr it living, pauses
and drops in two pennies.
Card manipulator showing nomc
mystifying tilcks. Brings from the
pink any card called for. Musi be
very gratifying to be Bide to rail for
the cavil you waul, and get It every
unit yy • ^
Farmers in
Own Light.
o'
Says Expert
Sapiro Declares Failure in Co
Operative Marketing Stands
Between Them and
Prosperity.
Nebraska Law Attacked
l>i»pittt li to Th«* Omutiu !!«mp,
Lincoln, Oct. 31.—The leaders if
Nebraska farmers, through their
failure to grasp correct principles,
have stood between the farmers and
prosperity, Aaron Sapiro, legal coun
sel of the American Farm Bureau
federation, declared to poultry and
egg producers, who met here this
afternoon to discuss plans for co
operative marketing of their products.
"The Nebraska co-operative mar
keting law is the worst in the United
States,” he said, 'and the packers
and the grain exchanges arc^ not re
-ponsible. It Is because of your farm
leaders, who killed a co-operative
marketing hill in your last legisla
ture because they (lid not understand
the real technique of co-operative
marketing.”
In a rapid survey, Mr. Sapiro gave
the basis of a real co-operative mar
keting association, such as has been
operating with success in California.
According to him, there are three
"test points" that can tie used in an
examination of co-operative market
ing, namely, what its aim is, has
a proper machine been built to at
tain that aim and fs the machine
hieing managed by an exjiert?
Taking up the first point, he de
clared that the true aim of a co
operative marketing association is to
prevent "dumping.” and that the
( arse of the farmer is individual sell
ing. The farmer must know the ab
sorbing power of the market, he said,
and he must observe proper merchan
dising principles.
Six Selliiig'T’riiK iples.
In a poultry co-operative marketing
issociation, he continued, there are
six principles of merchandising, w hich
were taken up in detail. Under the
lirst. which was grading, he described
the methods of Ihe California Co
Operative association and attributed
the fact that l.Htt'J carloads of Cali
fornia eggs aue *ok! ia New %'»rk city
every' year at a premium was due to
the care in selection. Furthermore,
the eggs must lie placed in a proper
package, that will be both attractive
and serviceable.
Markets must be extended, and the
time of the sale must tie made ac
cording to the time of consumption.
Tv illustrate th s. he cited California
producers, who store large quantities
of eggs and distribute them as the
demand conies. The demand for poul- j
try products must be stimulated in j
all markets, and this Is done by the j
various phases of advertising. The j
supply must be controlled so that no
part of the country is glutted and no
imrt starved, a question which Mr.
Sapiro declared to bo one of storage
and finance Again citing California,
he said that at no time had a co
operative association, that had lieen
organized on a proper basis, tieen
refused by the banks when they
needed money to carry their products |
for a long period of lUne.
Ills final point, under mcicnanu»
ilu{. was that "the price must be
-,i i.t • to depend upon the supply at
the point of consunfpUan. and not
at the point of ]»roduction." Tills
alone, he said, spelled the diffeiencc
for tiie fanner‘between success and
poverty.
Under his second test point he said
that co-operative marketing associ
ations must lie organised under a
proper law. and that Nebraska is one
of the few slates having an Improper
law. In this connection, he urged
poultry producer* to work for a cor
net law to he passed by the next
legislature,
I'uvther.Vthe farmer must organize
by commodity and not by locality.
Failure to observe this primary law
had been reepouslbh for the failure
of co-operative plans in Nebraska,
he said He cited, us an example of
one way In which Nebraska bad
(Turn In I'Uf Three. Column Twill
Man anil Woman Injured
When Machines Collide
Beatrice, Neb., Oct. *1— HiChard
Foreman sustained u fractured skull
mid Ills wife was seriously injured
when iv big touring car crashed into
u ear occupied by Yr. and Mrs. Fore
man on the t'urnhuaker highway,
light miles norlh of Heutric« Mr.
and Mrs. Foreman were brought to .1
laispilal In re.
Dies in New Mexico.
Humboldt. Nidi.. Oct 31. The lusly
,,f Mrs. F.lsle Wissler, was brought
to this eily from Albuquerque, N. M -
where she had been spending some
time endeavoring to regain hu
health, She was the oldest daughter
nf Mr. and Mi*. Frank Miama of
Ihl* city.
The Weather I
f«*r 24 hour* ending at • i» m.. «»iio
bet .(I. IU2.
Temperature.
Illalient. 45: loweal. mean. 4. hot.
m»>l 47- Total rxrcai ulmo January I.
ltelatlv*%iuntidily. Percental* -7 a m ,
94 . noon. u.'l, 7 r m . 64 .
Precipitation, ffichea and Hundredth* —
Total. 00 Total aline January 1. 30,*«;
exueai, .99
llaMirh Tempera I urea.
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10 ft 111.JH
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I V ..5*
State Officials Are Enthusiastic Over
Auto Licensing and Workhouse Bills
Law Requiring Motorists to Qualify as
Cu/table Drivers Is Absolute Necessity,
Is Consensus of Opinion Expressed
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Ilee.
Lincoln. Oct. 31.—State officials are
enthusiastic over the auto licensing
and workhouse hills now being draft
ed by Ross L. Shotwell and Harry
A. Foster of Omaha. Approval of
the licensing bill was particularly
widespread, it being the unanimous
opinion that such a bill would not
only benefit Nebraskans, but is an
absolute necessity.
"Why shouldn't we have a law
forcing automobile drivers tod be
licensed when we make satlonary
engineers and elevator operators
carry th«-m?" demanded H. G. Taylor,
railway commissioner. "It Is ridleul
ous to think that any one. whether
he is mentally or physically capable
or not, can get behind the wheel of
a high powered car and drlfe it
through our crowded thoroughfares
without having to satisfy any one
that he is qualified. If I had any
thing to do with it. a man would
have to submit to a thorough physical
examination. with particular attention
paid to eyesight, as a part of the re
quirements for securing a driving
license."
"I should say I do,' exclaimed C.
A. Randall, a fellow commissioner
with Taylor, when asked If he ap
proved of a licensing law "Why,
only a fe cvweeks ago I happened on
an automobile accident where eight
people escaped death by a miracle,
when the car went off the road and
down Into a creek bed. I found out
that the driver had only just brought
the car. that his knowledge of it
consisted of brlew instructions given
him by the dealer who sold it to him
that afternoon, and that he had be
come confused in trying to make a
turn and had run through the fence.
That sort of thing couldn't happen if
lie had been forced to take a stiff
examination before being allowed to
lake the lives of seven other people
in his hands."
Mr. Hand ill would not only include
: n examination of the applicant f r
a license, but he would like to see
every automobile driver bonded so
that he might be a responsible party
should he be sued and judgment
given against him. He cited as an
example, a cause of which he has
knowledge in which judgment was
awarded to a party injured by an
nutomnbilist, but collection had lieen
impossible because the defendant was
practically without funds.
"I certainly am In favor of a
licensing law," said Hand c’ommls
sioner Dan Swanson. “It wuold be
a fine thing, and I think a thing that
is badly needed.”
Expressions of opinion on a work
house lan-, which would provide a
county workhouse so operated that
the families of men confined in the
workhouse would derive some benefit
from their labor, were equally ej^
thusiastic, and it may be fairly as
sumed that when these bills are pre
sented to the next legislature they
will have the backing of republicans
of the statehouse.
Young Hunter
Fatally Shot
J
by Companion
Gun \ccidentally Discharged!
in Hands of Pal Kills
Farmer at David
City.
David City. Neb. Oct. 81.—While
a party of tour men were hunting
near Hieing City, the gun of J. H.
lii.M’.iuyon of Rising City was acci
dentally discharged, the load hitting
Robert Wade In the shoulder, caus
ing a wound from which he di*-d an
hour later.
Wade was a prominent young
farmer in this vicinity, being a breed
er and feeder of purebred hogs. He
was an ex-servlee man. acting aa
military policeman at Camp Dodge
during the war. He leaves his wife
and his father. O. K. Wade, who is
a well known stock feeder.
I-aMunyon Is grief stricken, he and
young Wade having been Inseparable
companions.
Eyes on Kentucky.
Frankfort, Ky.. Oct. 31— Political
leidcrs are watching Kentucky for
information from its general election.
Heard and Seen as
District number three of the State
Teachers' association is not holding
an annual meeting this year, so the
teachers of that district are coming
to joint district number two in the
annual convention, which opened in
Omaha last night. District number
one is meeting at Lincoln. number
four at Kearney, h umber five at
Holdrege and number six at Scott*
bluff.
Many of the visiting teachers make
the Journey by automobile.
Continuous line of teachers pust
the desk where the secretaries are
registering the attendants. But the
corridors and mezzanine floor at the
Kontenelle has not yet been crowded.
■As fast as they register the teachers
make a boo line for the department
stores.
I.i i s burry, Nell. I just must
cot that duck of a bonnet before the
business sessions begin."
"Isn't it a beauty." proudly adjust
ing the new fur neckpiece, “and it
was Just too cheap for anything."
Emphatic adjectives of a middle
aged fat man who gets mixed up
willi a crowd of teachers in a revolv
ing door ut the entrance to a depart
ment store)
Mis* Mary Foster busy arranging
f r tin* dinner for women. Great
Inton St manifested therein by male
tern here who hojir for an Invitation
thereto.
I**on A. Smith says he secured the
si i vices of an orchestra free for the
all men’s dinner, got the. printing
free and one dinner free as one of
the prlx s. Then he declared that all
In* had to do wins to turn over ull the
money ho received for dinner ticket*.
I.oud Jibes and Jeers front profes
sional brethren.
The Fontenelle hall room looks Ilka
sheet carnival until It Is noted that
the booths contain exhibit* of educa
tional supplies Instead of kewpic dolls.
Navajo blankets, piano lamps, etc.
tine courageous male teacher von*
lined the gin-ss that the average age
of the feimnlnn contingent Is a frac
tion under '.’8.
Middle .igi -1 -.rntlem.in In Fontenollo
lobby imtntnd why the presence of
so in.ny \--tlnK women When lit
formed that they wets teacher* ht
i
Man Is Missing
From Beatrice
Business Man Is Said to Have
Left Invalid ^X ife and
One Son.
Special IHfpcitrti to The Omaha lire.
Beatrice, Neb.. Oct. 31—Elmer
Essex, head of the Essex Produce
company here, has mysteriously dis
appeared and relatives are at a loss
to know what has become of him.
Relative to his disappearance, his
sister-in-law. Mrs. Bennett Ks-ex.
said:
•My husband bolds notes against j
him for $1,400. A week ago Monday
my husband asked Elmer for further
security, but was refused. Elmer
then went4o his apartments over the
store and that was the last seen of
him. He left the keys to the store
and garage in the barn. I believe he
left Beatrice with a considerable
amount of money."
Mr. Essex leaves an invalid wife.
His young son is attending high
school. A complete Check of his
books will be made, according to his
brother. Bennett Essex, his partner.
Green Beans Cause Deaths.
Lincoln. Oct. SI.—Three deaths that
| occurred in one family at Morrill last
Friday, resulted from food poisoning.
j Teachers Convene |
exclaimed: "My goodness, they didn't j
have such pretty school ma'ms when
I was a boy.'"
J. J Tigert, United States commis
sioner of education, says personnel of
city school faculties changes every
four years, while 15 i>er cent of rural
teachers cliange positions or quit the
profession every 12 months.
Uncle Sam's commissioner of educa
tion does not hail from Flagstaff,
Arix He's from Tennessee. You
were deceived by his six feet three.
Mrs. Hattie I. White of the pri
mary council Is busy arranging
luncheon for primary teachers She
fays it will be the biggest eats of
the whole convention, number and
oualtty of guests, as well as edibles
provided.
Inquir> as to the whereabouts of
the oldest woman teacher revealed
the astonishing fact that there is no
oldest woman teacher present
Fred Hill has charge of the physical
condition of hotels and meeting
places. Teachers do not inquire as
to spiritual, or is it splrltoua. condi
tion of aforesaid places. Interested ,
only In knowing whether the mud :
valve is permanently closed.
Superintendent Beveridge le charged
with looking after the reception of
speakers. This refer* only to the
time when they arrive in the city.
He refuses to l*e responsible for
their reception when they arise to
say, "Mi Chairman and fellow teach
era.”
Miss Forsythe, who has charge of
the Informalhui desk la tremen
dously busy She Is able to give di
rections a* to shortest route to any
stole tmiulred about, while at the
same time looking up telephone mun
is is, locating rooms hud bringing old
acquaintance* together.
"My goodness 1 hope he doesn't
talk as h-ng as he looks." ejaculated
one sobooltna'am. when Commissioner
Tiget was pointed out to her. She
may think differently this morning,
after having heard that soft Teiint-s
- < e drawl,
Suparlnte ntftnt O, U, Webb of
David City, secretary treasurer, Is
mighty Inlay, Say* his entire corps
of leat her* will he In the city la-foie
noon today, most of them driving
m-i-os* country Teachers all hum up
IVebb, and li.»v( no trouble m tin-ling
hiui
Sailor, 19,
Saves His
Companions
Plays Tune ^X ith Hammer lo
Attract Rescuers as Boat
Lay at Bottom
. of Sea.
Suffering Is Intense
New York, (jet. SI.—Graphic stories
of the experiences of two men locked
30 hours in the wrecked American
submarine 0-5 on the bottom of the
sea are told in a copyrighted dis
patch from Balboa to, the Evening
World today.
The story was related by Lawrence
T. Brown of Lowell, Mass., cbiel
electrician's mate, one of the men
rescued from the submarine, which
was sunk in a collision with the
steamship Abangarez off Panama Sun
day.
"The first hour was the hardest,"
he said. "We didn't know just what
had happened or what might pop
next. After three hours we- knew
they were working on the Ixjat and
we quit worrying. But it wasn't very
pleasant at that."
Henry Breault. 13. White Plains.
N. Y . torpedo dispatcher, wag tf o
hero. Brow n was warm in praise of
the boy and his sentiments were
echoed by officers and others? of the
crew of the 0-3. Breault was em the
submarine deck and saw the loom
ing bow of the Abangarez. Instead
of jumping to safety in the sea. he
hurled himself into a hatchway lead
ing to the torpedo room, because he
thought "there might be others (ioan
there.”
'■'anli in Half Vlmule.
He awakened Brown and they
closed the door, but not until a foot
of water had rushed in as the sub
marine started to sink.
"We went down in about 30 sec
onds,” Brown said. "We settled in
about 40 feet of water. Forty-five
minutes after going down the bats
teries in the after compartment ex
ploded and we spent five hot minutes
in the hold.
After we had been then* about
three hours a diver e'auNs alongside.
Bieault and I separated, lmtindir.g
on the boat's sides, so that the res
cuers would know there were two of
us. Breault played a kind of a tune
with his hammer, indicating to them
that we were in good shape and
cheerful. We had no food and r.o
water and only the light of a flasii
llght but we were confident we could
hold out for 4K hours.
Had Terrible Headaches.
The air pressure gave us violent
headaches after *1) hours. W u.d
veiy little talking or moving ab >ut;
it excited our heart action too much.”
The first liolst failed, he explained,
after 11 hours. "A long time after
ward.” Brown went on. when we
hud forgotten time and didn't want
to think about it. a second hoist
started. We went up slowly. It
seemed like eternitj The last It*
minutes were terrible. Then w heard
our comrades walking on dei k. We
knew we were at the surface. Br.aufi
• pened the hatch—and we were
saved."
i'harles R Butler, chief machin
ist's mate from New Haven. Conn..
Hint down with the boat but fought
his wav to the surface through an
open hatch.
Students to Help Harvest
Sheridan Beet Sugar Crop
Sheridan. Wyo., Oct. 31—High
school boys are to aid in harvesting
Sheridan county's sugar beet crop.
Voluntters have been selected from
the school to work a week uv the
beet fields where 13.0(H) tons of sugar
beela are in danger of being lost,
owing to freezing weather. The wort;
of pulling beets has been at a stand
still the last week as a result of
snow, *
Four Degrees Below Zero
Reported at Cordon. Nell.
Gordi n Net- . < vi si —T. Q vv
tfauns, government weather otpei \ 11
at Gordon, reports UuX the tempera
ture Monday night dropped »•> f> i
degrees below xero. This ilrcp c;u!'■,
at the close of an all-day anow storm
In which about eight Inc hi— frlk N
wlnd accompanied the snow mhI as a
result there are no drifts.
Bryan Wants State
Governor Is Indignant
II her, Hill Is Held Up
to Buy for Laundry
J.ineoln, Oct, SI --tlo\ ernor Hi van
is highly Indignant lavaum ila st.ita
auditor has withheld approval of a
MU mit in hy him Huy laundry
lwt.se tn .-onnf. tini with tit* tn.at
ti'itanco of the gubernatorial mutt*
ston. .
The auditor's department rl*. i'»
that it can find nothing hi the pro
visions ot an apt" opriath t hy i s
l.cislrttllic tor the upkeep ol th*
mansion that would justify an
itrin of $ T.i for laun.tr>. sin.a' It •
neither «n improvement nor repair.
Hurt he more, the de|*artntenl *'>a,
the MU was not Itemised.
The governor maintains that thg
taunr.lv work was .lone ivn curtain*
In the mansion which a tv «ttc prv in
ert > of the state and that li Is on
ly right that the g'ale '.I pay
tor theit clcantitv
a.