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.- The omaha N orning Bee * .&*$*»■■» _ ___SLtJn LUC-& VOL. 53—NO. 128. fSST P*!KrrSOMAHA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1923.* SJA"& 7,;° i.-V",’, 'SJ.WJtrf*TWOCE n,. »■«. Forbes to Take Stand in Defense Former Director of Veterans Bureau Expected to Testi fy for Two Days on Conduct of Office. Mortimer to be Recalled Washington, Nov. 12.—The senate Investigating committee prepared to day for the appearance before it to morrow of Charles R. Forbes, former director of he veterans’ bureau, who has been the center of fire in the Inquiry. Forbes is to take lie stand the first tiling in the morning and the expec tation is that his direct and cross ^^^xamlnation will consume upwards of (Who days. At the outset he will ask permission to read a prepared state ment dn reply to he charges which have been made against him. Resides appearing in his own be half. theformer director plans to call ainiv and navy officers, who will be questioned with a view to refuting esimony which has been given with regard to the awarding of contracts for veterans' hospitals. The com mittee also expects to recall for cross examination Klias H. Mortimer of Philadelphia, whose charges against Forbes provided one of the sensa tions of the hearing. . inquiry ny me cnmmmee rnnuy was directed largely to he operations of the medical division. Dr. L. B. Rogers, director of that division, was the witness and he stated there had been great abuses in the use of con tract hospitals, not only with respect tocharges made to the government, but also In the matter of the care of the veterans and the food served to them. Senator Walsh, democrat, Massa chusetts, developed that In some In stances political Influence has been tised to keep contract hospitals In bperatlon after examination by bureau officials has shown them to be unsatisfactory. « Senator Walsh toolnted to the case of such a hospital In New England which was not Closed until two years afteP it had been found to be unfit. Dr, Rogers could give little infor »na tlon as to alleged abuses In the biatter of the appointment of guar fllana for mentally Incompetent vet fc'-ans, hut Senator Reed, republican, ’^^Pennsylvania, chairman of the com mittee, said approximately 18,500,000 |s paid out annually to such guar dians without proper safeguards as to Its disposition. Senator Reed was insistent as to Why there has not been readjust ments of ratings of disabled men which, he said, In some case* work to the disadvantage of the government Snd in many more to the disadvantage of the veterans. Referring to the re commendations of a former senate In vestigating committee on this subject. Senator Reed declared It was useless for congress to have committees in quire into this matter if the recom mendations of such committees are hot followed. Dr. Rogers replied that the rating Schedule is now under revision. Re called at his own request, Lieutenant Commander Charles R. O'Leary, U. S. N.. former director of the division of supply of the veterans' bureau, con tradicted the testimony of Brigadier General Charles E. Sawyer that it was Dr. Sawyer who stopped the ship ments of property^from rerrvllyie, Md. Commander O'Leary said that when Dr. Sawyer arrived at Perryvilie, O’Leary bad in his hand a telegram instructing him to stop the shipments Bnd that he was on his way to see the officer in charge to give the ne cessary instructions. "Who signed that telegram?” asked Senator Reed on behalf of counsel for "Charles R. Forbes." was the reply. Forbes. Former Grain Official Loses Big Libel Suit Lincoln, Nov. 12.—Verdict ill favor of the defendant was directed in dis trict court here today In the $70,000 libel suit brought against H. Clyde Killy, professor in the state agricul tural college, and the Nebraska Farm Bureau federation, by W. J. Kck hardt, In connertion with an article written by Filly and published by the federation in March, 1922. At the opening of the afternoon ses Sion, counsel for the defense moved "that the court at this time on the pleadings and evidence adduced by the plaintiff, do direct the Jury to direct a verdict in favor of this de fendant, against the plaintiff.” The Judge instructed the Jury that special damages as a result of the article had not t>een proved and the verdict was forthwith directed. Kckhardt, in his petition, claimed that because of the article his person al credit had suffered, and that he was unable to find employment In the field for which he was particular ly suited. Mayor Zehrunp Improve* in Hospital in Chicago Chicago, Nov. 12.—Frank t'. h rung, mayor of Lincoln, Neb,, was feeling fairly well today and was re covering hs rapidly as could lie cx . ft-,ei te,| from ills recent operation at II hospital here, according to pliysl ClS MS. Doctors said the Llnroln executive probably would Is- aide to leave for Ms home wflhin to days Wilson’s Speech Most Dramatic | of Any Armistice Day Ceremony Former President's Audience Like Sam her Church People W ho Gather in Setting Fraught W ith Pathos—Address » Turns From Humor to Seriousness of Occasion. By MARK SULLIVAN. Washington, Nov. 12.—Mr. Wil son's home is on the higher outskirts of Washington, in the middle of a maple-shaded block, where the built up town begins to edge off into park and country. Mr. Hoover's house is three doors further up S street, and the only other living ex-president, Mr. Tuft, is two blocks further out. Into these pleasant streets of com fortable homes, shortly after Sunday midday dinner, begun to come little groups who parked their automo idles and began to gather in front of Wilson’s house. Presently there ar rived a pa rude that had been assem bled further downtown, led by a band, which divided its program be tween conventional Sunday hymns and war-time tunes like “Over There,” Boy Scouts and policemen showed tile paraders to their places in front of the Wilson home. In all it was a very considerable crowd, possibly as many as ff.OOO or 10,000. The strik ing thing about it, that marked it off from any other street crowd you ever saw, was the quality of the individual faces, looking expectantly toward Mr. Wilson’s door. They weren’t the kind of people who compose an ordinary outdoor crowd. Hardly a face in the audience was of the usual type that joins parades or goes to see parades, or any other kind of street spectacle. Crowd of Church People. There were few children—only elderly persons of serious earnestness. It was composed entirely of the kind of people who till the churches. The mood of the people and everything else about the meeting suggested a church congregation happening to hold its meeting on this occasion out doors. In a few minutes a man ap peared on Mr. Wilson’s steps. It was Carter Glass, senator front Virginia, whose sensitive, slightly stern fea tures and bright blue eyes suggested w hat he is. one of the most straight thinking and Courageous men In pub lic life in America. Then the door opened and Mr. Wil son came out. He wore a silk hat, which he raised to the crowd in response to their cheers. His phys ical dtbability was obvious in his movements, hut his features seemed only those of an elderly man. He kept raising his hat and bowing as (Turn to Faso Two. Column Six.) School "Kiddies” in Need of Shoe£ The Omaha Bee's Free Shoe Fund 3Now Open for Contributions. J. B. Carver, public school attend ance ‘ officer, w ho supervises The Omaha Bee’s free shoe fund, was unable to wait this season until the fund had been started. l>ast week, during his work of checking up absent boys and girls, he observed 10 cases In dire need of shoes. Mr. Carver had faith that the shoe fund would ha resumed, so he pledged his own credit at the Styker shoe store for 10 pairs of shoes and had the satisfaction of seeing 10 boys and girls back In school with their feet properly protected. Of this group, one girl and three boys attend public high schools. Colder weather with snow la In prospect, according to predictions. A change in weather will Increase the need of shoes for school boys' -and girls, according to Mr. Carver. "We have several boys and girls now on the waiting list for shoes, "Mr. Carver said. “They will be as sisted as soon as the shoe fund is available. Snow will Increase the need of shoes. Some b<jys and girls are attending shool in shoes nearly worn through. The first snow will require them to remain at horn a expose themselves to the perils of damp feet. But we hope to have them supplied with shoes In time to prevent absence from school.” Every case Is carefully Investigated. Principals of schools are taking a personal Interest in this shoe fund. East year 425 pairs of shoes were sup plied to needy boys and girls. < school children are beneficiaries of the shoe fund. The fund Is now open. Send your hit to the Kree Shoe fund, care of The Omaha Bee. It will he acknowl edged In these columns. Kemal Pasha III Constantinople, Nov. 12.—Muetapha Kemal Pasha, president of the Turkish republic, is confined to his bed by an attack of heart disease. The president's wife, T*atlfe Hanum, also is ill. 3 Girls Held in 2 Auto Deaths Co-Eds Returning From Badg er-Illini Gam$* Hit Car— 2 Killed. By International Seri Ice. Chicago, Nov. 12.—Three University of Wisconsin co eds were held here today pending the outcome of an In quest into the deaths of motorists killed In a crash Sunday with the machine In which the university girls were returning to Madison from the Illlnols-Wisconsin game. John T. Murphy, 4S, and Mrs. Agnes R. Erb, 25, were killed when the ma chine which Murphy was driving brushed the Wisconsin girls' machine, swerved, and, apparently out of con trol, crashed across the road and into a telephone pole. The gtrl% in the other car were Miss Florence Kllliela of Milwaukee, Miss Katherine Kennedy of Youngs town. O., and Miss Margaret Ferganze of Milwaukee. Miss Killllea, who was driving. Is the daughter of Henry J. Killllea, counsel fror the Chicago, Mil waukee A St. Paul railway. All the girls are members of th'e Sigma Kappa sorority. Charges ®ere not placed against the girls, but they remained in a Chi cago Heights hotel awaiting the out come of the inquest. Their story, that the other machine approached from the rear and attempted to pass them, resulting In the crash, was substantiated by F. B. Sneed of To ledo, O., a witness of the accident. Fire Follows Visit of Bandits to Shoe Store Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee. Columhus, Neb.. Nov. 12.—More than $300 worth of shoes were atolen from the Bushgen shoe shop In Mon roe hy a gang of half a dozen bandits, lifter which a fire broke out In the Jiuililing. The fire was extinguished before heavy damage resulted. Short ly afterward the office of the Farm ers Elevator company was entered, but nothing was taken. j|SUNNY SIDE UP Perhaps you, too, have noticed It. You can ride all day on a train and every stop Is made without a jar or a rattle. . But just pay |b.50 for a lower berth and note the difference. Every Htop Is made with a hump that makes your head put a dent in the end of the berth. Every steam pipe starts to rattling; squeaks are de veloped In every part of the car’s anatomy, and station trucks rattle a defeaning chorus. I insist that Some thing Must Be Done Alsiut it. If the reformer* ever succeed in Inking away our smokes what will we do about sttraping up acquaint ances on tbe trains?? The match I" the best little Introducer In the world. There Is a freemasonry among smokers. Women will travel all day long and never get acquainted* with one another, but men ’will foregather In the smoking compartment and In 10 minutes, after the matches have been passed around, will be taking foqr feet to the yard. With the habit of smoking growing In feminine cir cles. as I am afraid It Is, perhaps they will soon be chatting away on the trains. Newsboy passed through smoking car Ht North Platte before the Valley train pulled out. Result, 9 Bees, S World-Heralds, 5 Denver News anil 1 Denver Post. In ordinary • It cutnst anccs at this j Umc of \i o one would hear a lot of I politics on the trains. Didn’t even hear the subject mentioned In a jour ney of boo miles. Hut prohibition had the question dlsin sed pro on and con until my head ached. Hreatly disturbed In my mind lest the promise that pi dilhltlon would take the liquor question out of politics l» to la- busted, like many another promise When X am selected to be city manager of Omaha, one of my first orders will l>« that every citizen of the metropolis take a Journey across Nebraska at least once a year, and Insert In the financial budget the nei e«nary provision for those uriahle lo pay the expense. To watch the Nebraska landscape slipping past the car window Is, at this particular sea son of the year, a Orest Joy and a Heavenly Inspiration. Such a sight would make a heater Nebraskan out of every Omahan, and in consequence a belter Omahan. Nebraskans outside of Omaha have been given the wrong Idea about con ditions In the metropolis. ,V> dis guising the fact that out staters, by a largp majority, have been deceived by constant wrangles among our city commissioners Into the belief that Omaha Is overrun by thieves snd thugs, that bootlegger* stop people on the street to peddle their wares, and that the police force Is disorganized None of these things Is true, of course, and It I* my great delight to tell friends so. It Is high time Ihst something he done about It. Just what to do, I don't know, but I have an Idea to submit to the Rig t'hlef when I return. Speaking of Omaha'* police fore*, *e it Is my pleasure to do *o, I want to say that I have yet to collide with a policeman wjin I* grouchy or Im pollte. On divers and sundry occag slons I have approached policemen at various points and asked for Infor mation. and in every Instance the In formation has been courteously given 111 two or three Instances the officer has gone out of bis ws.V lo serve me personally, I niti strong for the cop lie Is a pretty human sort of n fellow If you approach him like a human being W. M M. Sect Claims Dead Leader Will Arise Followers of English Spiritual ist, Victim of Pneumonia, Deny That Death Has Called Him. Rich Women Share View By EARL L. SHAl'B. By Inivfrwl Service. New York. Nov. 12.—Followers of Frederick L. Rawson, British spiritual healer, knelt about his bier tonight and prayed for a miracle that would restore him to life. “Within seven days he shall rise again," they said. “He is not dead." Rawson, who claimed he could give eternal life to his followers, died of double pneumonia last night. He had arrived from London a week ago onr his fifth American tour. “Embalmn him? Ah,' no!" ex claimed hiR disciples tonight. “He shall lie as he Is: and then he shall rise again when we have prayed enough." If decomposition sets In, however, before the seven day period Is up. the board of health will Insist that he be embalmed In spite of the pray ers df those who still believe in him. Rawson, who had 80,000 followers and offices in 17 American cities, ad dressed large audiences of fashion ably dressed women in New York. In his lectures last week he asserted he held the key to happiness and that later he would reveal the mysertes of eternal life. Hundreds of women flocked to his lectures, some of them traveling 1.000 miles to listen to hts words. They were shocked when they read on the doors of the lecture room: “Mr. Dawson Is dead. All lectures are therefore suspended “ Rawson was a meaphyslelan, civil engineer, author and Inventor. He came of a distinguished British fsm ily and was the eldest son of Sir Rawson Rawson, scientist, engineer and financier. Man Severely Bruised As Train Strikes Auto Geneva. Neb.. Nov. 12.—Clernment Hennessey, deput? county treasurer of Fillmore county, narrowly escaped death when hla ajlomoblle was struck by a Northwestern freight train. Mr. Hennessey was driving to the golf grounds and drove hla car Into the engine of the southbound train which turned the car south and pushed It to one side when It was caught by the tender and car ried a distance of 50 feet. Mr. Hennessey was severely bruised but no bones werA broken He was taken to hla home nix mile* south of own and Is suffering from a wrenched hack and nervous shock. The car was damaged but not over turned by the impact of the train. The collision occurred near the sta tion where It la impossible to sen a train approaching from the north un til It la crossing the street. Man Crushed to Death When Wagon Hits Shed Special IHepstrli to The Omaha Bee. Columbus. Neb.. Nov. 12.—Godfrled Myer, 53. was instantly killed while driving a team and a wagon loaded with brick under a low celling shed at the Columbus brick yards, where he worked, when he was caught be tween the top of the passage way and the load and crushed to death. H* la survived by n wife and eight children. Feeding Problems Will be Discussed at Allison Farm Prof. Howard Gramllsh of the ani mal husbandry department of Nebras ka university will speak on the ques tion of whether or not calves may supplant steers In the feed lot, th* best corn for feed snd the advisability of feeding well bred slock. The lac ture will he given at the C C. Allison farm, three miles west of Henson, Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Fox. in charge of feeding op eratlons for Swift A Co., and other men experienced In feeding of slock will he on the program. Why Wives Go Crazy This Time of the Year After being imprisoned all day— well i Suppose I MIGHT AS WELL LOCK UP- we WONT SE going out after. BIN NEEL ANYPLACE Then to hare the night shift jailer come on the job! Curtis Salesmen in Session Here Publication Representatives From Fight States Meet in Three-Day Convention. On* hundred Curtl* Publishing ■ ompany salesmen met Monday noon at the palm room of Hotel Fontenelle for th* opening luncheon of the con ventlon of Curtis adult district agents being held Monday, Tuesday and Wed nesday. They come from Nebraska. Iowa. Minnesota, North and South Dakota. Colorado, Kansas and Ml* sourl. New business methods, th* effect of the tO cent price on sales of the Ladle* Home Journal, coaching for saleaboy*. the company's attitude to ward child labor laws, are a few of th* topic* that will be discussed J. F. Donnelly, Philadelphia, district sales manager, will lead the discus slon. <lther nil from the home office of the Curtl* Publishing company at Philadelphia who will lake active part In the convention are William J. de Grouchy, manager of aalea publicity; J. J. Hall, superintendent of road men, and Ralph B. Miller, secretary of the league of Curtl* salesmen. Company officials deny th* rumor that they have considered establishing a warehouse In Omah*. Since th* three magazines published hy the company, the "Ladles' Home Journal.” the "Saturday Evening Post" and "Country Gentleman," all go direct to the reader or the small news stand from the home office, with a* little time en route as possible, a warehouse official aavs. would he superfluous. Rev. John L. Barton Will be Speaker for Lions Club Rev. John I. Barton, psstor of Im manuel Rapllst church, will he the principal speaker at th* Lion* club banquet tonight In the Palm room of lintel Fontenelle. Rev. George A. Miller will he chalrfmnn. The Klwanls quartet are on the musical program. When Scotland Yard aaw the announcement printed below in the "Agony Column" in a large London newspaper if got busy; "69 I nm Here. At present I neither visit you nor write. You will comprehend. Announce rendezvous, date and hour, thia column.--Matador." A lovely girl—three international crook*—a gallant young army officer—shared the excitement. Of what followed LOUIS TRACY has made a detective masterpiece. THE PELHAM AFFAIR Opens in The Omaha Morning Bee on Wednesday. If you aver raad his "Wings of tha Morning" you know that Tracy is there with a story. Receivers Named For Large Denver Livestock F i r m American Livestock & Loan Company Fails—Had Bor rowed From War Fi nance Corporation. Denver. Colo. Nov. 12—Federal re ceivers were *|ipo;nted here today for the American Live Stock and Ixian company, ona of the largest concerns of Its kind In the Rocky mountain district. The company had a capital of II, 000,000, with loans In excess of $3., 000,000 A. K De Rieqle# of Denver, who ia widely known In financial and club circles throughout the country, is president of the concern. Judge 'J Foster Byrne* of the United States district court, appointed De Ricqles and Fred O. Roof. Linker and eat telman of Walsenburg receiver*. The company had secured many loans from the War Finance corpora tion for farmers and stockmen in the district. The receivers are also to take over and administer the assets of the sub sidiaries of the American Livestock and Ixian company. Including The American Tattle company, the Dana Cattle company, the Tom Hell Cattle company and the American Ranches company. The receivership was brought about through a creditors suit for 19.000 by R, L. Duke, a Texas stockman. Judge Byrnes announced from the bench that the appointments were made to meet an emergency, and he hoped that the creditors, Including hanks all over the west, would get together and confer with him so that the wishes and interesls of a majority could he subserved The American Ijvestook and l,.»an company Is said to have on Its ranches and leased lands around 22. 000 head of cattle A statement by President De Ricqles said that storms during October In Wyoming anil Mon tana hart Interferrert with the ship nient of cattle to market and thereby contributed to the financial embar rassment that resulted In the action today. Dr* Moines National Bank Must Pay Securities Tax My Intrrwutlnnal Xew* Service. Washington. Nov. 12—The !>e* Moines National hank lost In the su preme cgurt of the United State# Its suit against the tax authorities of j IVc* Moines, Ia . Involving legality of ; an assessment in 1919 for IV* Moines city taxes on t«mk property, including i a lax on securities of the United States Included In the lunik n#*cts. These securities, amounting to 31. , 442.4X3. consisting of liberty bonds j treasury certificates, war saving* ! stamps and federal lumk slocks The bank said these securities were not i subject to assessment by low a or 1V-* i Moines, but the Iowa supreme vut'l decided against It and the stale court i was sustained b) the United State supreme court X Solemn Day But Wild, Wet Night London Turns Self Loose in Armistice Day Cele bration. London. Nov. 1*.—Following the first Sunday s observance of Armi stice day—the most solemn and im pressive observance London has ever known—came the wildest, wettest, and most Joyous Sunday night within the oldest Londoner s memory. Extension of liquor licenses to I JO a. m. had been obtained by virtually every hotel and restaurant In the west End. in every street of which high carnival was held. At the Savoy, Carlton and other hotels, not to mention the night clubs, the dance floors were packed with merrymakers until a late hour. The contrast in the moods of the people w as as sharp as the difference between the tvlasing November sun shine and the blackness of the moon less night—their collective humility and reverence as they stood for long hours from S in the morning until dusk In tjie afternoon completely fill ing Whitehall, giving place suddenly to uproarous funmaking tonight. The king and queen. Princess Mary, member* of the government, two for nier premiers. Balfour and Lloyd George, attended services in West minster Abbey, the king placing a wreath on the grave of the Unknown Soldier. The prince of Wales and the duke of York led a similar cer emony at the Cenotaph. AH wore mourning dress, the ab sence of the usual brilliant uniforms serving to emphasise the dignity of the nation's grief. A typical Im-ldeiy of the day was noticed In the uftermxvn. when in a slow march down the Strand, four porters frimi the Savoy carried a stretcher on which was placed a huge wreath of lilies, chrysanthe mums and popples which they placed on the Cenotaph. As they slowly and carefully carried the great wreath toward the Cenotaph the great I lowds separated. res|<ectfully mak ing wav for them all along the route Batf4 Ik Robbed Peoria. 111., Nov. 12 —A telephone call to the Peoria police early today -.lid the safe in ihe bank nt Minonk. III., was blown open by an auto mobile load of bandits who escaped with $12,000 in libeity bonds and $1,000 In cash. The Weather ; K. r ?4 #mling 7 r m Nm*m b#r If IDgtirit. 57: low,.*?. 6A. nv*an. *v not inub 4<v I >tal r\ om *iiu*<* January l 1 74 KcUitir IfumhIMy, IVnreniuge \,v-M fb 7 I 111 tt IVrlgllAlloit. Iihhos mnl llun«lrr«Hh%. TotAj .4 total imtivo .iAnu*t> \ a1'."! i fV t 1 <>* llo«trl« 1>wpftat*irr» 5 a m .. * • . 5* i V in 44 i a a in , ... .»«* 7 p m 5.1 7 a m. .. *.. 51 3 »* n> I l a m ..41 4 r n* 57 1 4 a m If 5 |v. m I IA a m . . 11 a r m 4? i II a in ... 43 t 1$. m , 47 ! \ 2 noon . 44 I n m 45 . Wilhelm Is Handed His Passports Former Fmperor or Crown Prince to Become Ruler on December 4, Brus sels Report Says. Frederich at Oels Today By AlurluM Fre#». Brussels, Nov. 12.—The former German emperor received German passports for himself and his suite this afternoon, according to the Gazette. It Is expected, the paper added, that the Hohenzollern monarchy trill be restored December 4. the former emperor or the crown prince ascend ing the throne. By AhotUIM Press. Berlin. Nov. 12.—Frederick Wil liam 1* due at Oels Tuesday, accord ing to semi-official Information here He is reported to have made several convenient stops on his way from ths border, spending Saturday and Sunday nights on the estates of his oid friends in southwest Branden burg. Whils it was rumored he was in close proximity to Berlin, officials quarters deny this and declare that he is living up strictly to the promise he gave Chancellor Stresemann. By Associated Press. Dels Silesia, Nov. 12.—Practically all of Oel's leading citizens, from the probate court judge down, have donned Prince Albert coats and high hats in honor of the former German crown prince's homecoming Ameri can adn other foreign press corre spondents and motion picture men have descended upon the town by the score, in airplanes, motor cars or by railway. The hotels today were filed to overflowing and the pro prietors were obviously more pleased than the ot^ier citizens over the re turn of the town to a pre-war basis. No reception has been planned for Frederick William, the burgomaster not having been officially advised of hla return. The exile will come I ck as a private citizen. Furthermore, the eastle is under separate jurisdic tion and not under the control of the local administration. It has Its own government, comprised of officers who police the buildings and the sur rounding estate on which Princess Ceclle Frederick William> w-;fe, and her children reside. There are fewer than *0 known communists living in Oeis. whose working population of approximately 3.000, Is. however, seemingly anything tut elated over the possibility of ths town's suddenly becoming a monarch Istle headquarters. Stockmen Testify in Packer Merger Cast Chicago, Nov. 12.—LJveetock pro ducer* were called as witnesses to supplement the testimony of inde pendent packer* today by respond ent* in the investigation by the De partment of Agriculture of the Mor ris and Armour packing merger. E. M. Heinrich of Hardin, Mont., who *ald he kept on the range large number* of cattle for the market and owned or leased an extensive acre age, testified that he would rather see either the Armour or Morri* compan ies taken over by the other than *ee either eliminated. This testimony was in the form of an affirmative reply to a question by M W. Borders Chi eago. attorney for Morris ft Company. Walter L. Fisher of Chicago, spe cia! counsel for the government, ob jected to the question on the ground that It was argumentative and mis leading, but Examiner C. I Morrill, assistant secretary of agriculture, o'erruled the objection. Others testifying, called by th« respondents. Armour ft Co. and Mor ns ft Co . Included H. A. Snyder of Billings, Mont.: Richard Dillon of Denver, and I. 1,. Gotthelf. Saguache* Colo , livestock producers. NanictI Actinp Postmaster Ravenna Neb . Nov. 12—J H Har rison has received notice of h:» ap pointment as acting post master for Ravenna Mr Harris n has beer -» the ivanking and mercantile business in Ravenna for a long time, and pre 'ious to coming to Raver.had been deputy postmaster at G ind Island. He wdl probably assume the dutie* of the office this week. He "ill suo < ed Frank Howard. »’>. b is sm I two terms Mr Howard " 11 d<' • his time to the real estate and in surance business. H alt lull Man Giern Thrill II hen ( ourt Clerk Makes h rror Kdwan1 Means. ta\i driver of Walt hlll, Nrb . »’• ost i with \i *. of tli* national liquor law*. »»» g;ve« \ N*vrr* *hc*ck in fedeial court Mon ilay afternoon. Although the *htn'k turtoxl into k latino** for Meant. VVdrral Womtroufh. ti'iiri attai ' t'> ..'.ul lator* got * prood lauth from it, It wa* bfi auar 1 Vputy DUUIft r um rhnk NichoUon nnt le* .* nr* take when hr read the \onlKt tir nisl by th« jury Nil hoi- w rv*d the vi'ulhM c * :t\ v it n |: •hould ha' e Ih*v n not “ 4