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Guns Boom
in Congress
Over Bonus
Iowan Calls Off Committee
Meet When Move Is Made
to Push Bill Ahead of
Tax*Plaii.
Senate Still Deadlocked
Washington, Dec. 18.—Tag reduc
tion and the soldiers’ bonus became
entangled today In the house while the
senate continued its efforts to elect
a chairman of the interstate commerce
committee without result after nine
ballots.
Under a program approved by
majority leaders, action by the house
on the administration’s tag revision
-^(rposalg would be deferred until a
^^decision Is reached by the republican
membership as to a soldiers’ bonus.
This plan will be laid before the
ways and means committee tomorrow
by Chairman Green of Iowa who
called off a committee session, sched
uled today, when it became apparent
that a drive was on to give the bonus
priority.
Mr. Green, in a statement, declared
that ’’the logical order of the pro
ceedings of the committee should be
to take up first the administrative
features of the treasury bill, then to
determine whether a bonus bill is to
be considered and reported, and there
after, in accordance with the deter
mination of these two matters, to
make the reductions In taxation ac
cordingly.
t onsirters Taxes I‘ irst.
"It will probably require 10 days
or two weeks of working time,” the
statement continued, “to properly
consider the administrative provi
sions. This will afford an opportunity
for a conference of all of the repub
lican members of the house, which
seems to be desired by many. The
plan I propose not, only presents the
logical order for the business of the
committee, but will expedite con
sideration of all of the subjects men
tioned above.”
Whether a majority o' the commit
tee membership will be inclined to
accept the program outlined by Mr
Green, and approved by Representa
tive Longworth, republican leader
and various republicans on the com
mittee, is problematical. Several com
_tpitteemen, among the mRepreeenta
^flves Frear, republican Insurgent.
Wisconsin, and Rainey, democrat,
Illinois, want the committee to re
port the bonus bill befors and con
sideration whatever Is given the
Mellon tax reduction program.
They are expected to renew their
ileman dat tomorrow's committee ses
sion and to have the support of some
members who contend It Is folly to
discuss tax reduction until a definite
decisions is reached as to whether
government funds are to be expend
ed for adjusted compensation to war
veterans.
Say Recess Interferes.
On the other hand, Representative
Garner, Texas, ranking democrat on
the committee, declared he would be
Inclined to accept the Green program
providing assurance was given that
the study of the tax law's adminis
tratlve features did not go so deep
that It would affect the basic prin
ciples of the statute.
Republicans agreeing with the plan
of procedure outlined by Mr. Green
pointe dout that with a two weeks’
Christmas recess, beginning Thurs
day, the house would be unable to
act on the bonus bill until after the
holidays, even If it were reported
and that it would be better to devote
the Christmas recess in an effort to
determine what savings could be ef
fected by tightening up various pro
visions of the tax law, now recog
nixed as susceptible to evasion.
Coupled with the program suggest
td for the ways and means commit
l^^lee was a relteraion by Mr. Green
^^hat "with a surplus of nearly $400,
000,000 in sight,” congress, even If It
did enact the soldiers' bonus bill,
would not, "In my opinion, look fav
orably upon the Imposition of any
new taxes.”
Mean* Before Action.
"Some suggestion ha* -bee nmade,"
he declared, "that If the bonua bill
in adopted, some new plant of taxa
tion should be presented to provide
for the expenditure arising under It,
but it Is quite clear that the new
revenue bill should include all of our
system of taxation and not leaving
It to be modified nr changed by some
further provision."
The senate will resume Its battle
of ballots tomorrow, but with the re
publican Insurgents apparently di
vided and the Christmas recess only
two days away, It appeared likely
that the contest would go over until
after the holidays. Thus far 23 bal
lots have been taken.
Senator Smith, democrat, South
Carolina, continued to lead on every
ballot today, but he failed at any
time to draw more than three In
surgent votes and never was closer
Ilian four vole* t the necessary ma
jority.
Senator Cummins, republican, loka,
who Is up for re-election, ran a close
second. He threw his own vote to
Seruptor Cnuzens, republican, MIchl
gam who has been endorsed for the
committee chairmanship by Senator
I,a Kollette, Wisconsin, Insurgent
leader.
—HKATICK B—"A Tailor Made Man,"
r A three-set comedy, will la- presented
by home talent at the Gilbert theater
Thursday evening, December 20,
under the auspices of the ICIks beige
of tills city.
Progress in Transportation Problems
Made by Partners and Manufacturers
Middlewest Farmer on Shipping Board Is Urged in Resolu
tions—Want American Bottoms Used for
■ Government Shipments.
The most important accomplish
ments of the Middle-West Farmers
Manufacturers Foreign Trade confer
enre, which closed in Omaha yester
day. were the threshing out of sev
eral new problems and the dispelling
of some illusions whic h members of
the body had, according to officials
of th4 meeting.
J. L. Baker, president of the Baker
Ice Machine company, Omaha, stated
that this, the third meeting of the
organization, had taken longer
strides toward the solution' of the
transportation problem than the
former two.
O. K. Davis, secretary of the Na
tional Foreign Trade council, ad
dressed the meeting yesterday on the
result of co-ordinating inland and
water rates. The effect, he said,
will be the bringing of money into
America and American shipping, in
stead of giving it to other countries,
for carrying goods of the L*nlted
States.
Explains Federal Progress.
Thomas L. Gaukol, St. Louis, repre
senting the Department of Commerce,
told of the progress of the commerce
program and what means are being
taken at the present time to build up
a merchant marine.
The resolution committee composed
of A. E. Bradfute, president of the
American Farm Bureau federation,
chairman: J. L. Baker, Omaha:
Charles P. Craig, director of the
Great Lakes-itt. I^awrence Tidewater
association, and E. G. Wylie, freight
commissioner, Greater Des Moines
Committee, Inc., presented the fol
lowing resolutions:
Water Router
Extend the era bare Inland by nnen
Ine the channels for the passage of
ocean-born commerce into the fireat
bakes and develop oar inland waterwave.
Export and Import Rail Rates.
We favor an equalization of export rail
rate# to all porta from the mldUlewest.
ana of Import rail -atos #roiu all ports
t'i the middle v/cat. to secure additional
outlets to the *ea and to make all of
our seaports aviil'abl) t » the middleweat
cn equal terms.
OtMt Kates.
We favor the catsPile* inert of lower
ocean rates to and from south Atlantic
and gulf ports where distance favors
those ports, as long ns lower ocean rates
front or to north Atlantic ports are in
effect where distance favors north At
lantic ports.
Trade Route#.
We are opposed, not only to any cur
tailment of the existing trade routes as
a thing eulculated to je*tn-t our out
lets. but we urge the establishment of
additional trade routes v*htr*\er there Is
n reasonable expectation of developing
An erican trade.
American Merchant Marine.
We stand unreservedly for an American
Merchant Marine, without subsidy, as an
indispensable link in our transportation
system. Our shippers of the/ interior
should be allowed to flip their export de
clarations at the custom houses of the
cities where shipments originate.
Advisory Committee.
We suggest the appointment of an ad
visory farmers manufacturers committee
which shall. In cooperation with the chair
man. study all merchant marine bills in
troduced in congress and so far an pos
sible have all legislation affecting the
merchant marine conform to the prin
ciples herein set forth.
Farmer on Whipping Hoard.
In view of the fact that farm product*
constitute about 50 per cent of the ex
ports of the United States, the farming
industry Is more directly interested In
the merchant marine than any other
single Industry, we earnestly urge the j
president to appoint as a member of
the United States Shipping board a farm
er from the middle west.
The conference submitted a plan in
connection with its endorsement of a
; merchant marine "without subsidy,**
whereby it believes a marine could
be kept unf7without government aid.
This plan fccludes a system of lower
customs duties! on goods and lower
rail rates for goods and passengers
on American ships; laws compelling
government officials to use American
ships when traveling at the expense
of the United States, and laws re
uiring that a certain percentage of
immigrants to America be carried on
American ship#.
Gunman With 12-Year Record
and 3 Murders on List Caught
Bv International Vewi Service.
Minneapolis. Minn., Dec. IS.—Nor
man Ryan, who was a gunman at 16
years of age, and who In an active
criminal career dating from 1911. ac
quired and apent 1200,000 In his choeen
profession, will hang for murder la
Ontario, Canada, or In London tower,
historic execution place, according to
the confident belief of Canadian offi
cials in Minneapolis today. They are
pressing extradition proceedings In St.
Paul before Governor Preus, against
the desperado, who was wounded and
captured by Minneapolis police last
week.
As the career of one of the most re
markable criminals in the police an
nals of two countries unfold* through
his admissions under sweeting and the
Investigations of Canadian and Amer
ican authorities, a sefjap of crimes.
Including probably three murders, al
most unprecedented for brutality,
boldness and cunning is being con
nected with the prisoner.
Ryan, It was divulged today, is sus
pected of the murder of a steamship
oiler, Jack Slade by name, who dis
appeared in Liverpool, England, In
1916. during the war. Ryan, by his
own admissions Blnee being arrested
In Minneapolis, shipped on Slade'n
boat under Slade's name and subs*
uently was turned up by police at
Melbourne, Australia, with Blade’s
clothes, passport and other effects.
This was nftor Ryan was cashiered
out of the Canadian army as a petty
thief. While serving a short term In
the penitentiary at Quebec he offered
to enlist if freed, and went overseas
os a private In the Second “Princess
Pat" regiment.
The other two murders that Cana
dian authorities hope to connect with
Ryan are:
Of a woman of the streets in Lon
don. one of two beaten up by two
soldiers on furlough. Ryan and a
fellow soldier are believed to have
done the beating. One of the women
recovered and ths other died.
Of a business man of Hamilton,
Ontario, '♦fTo was ahot "on a lonely
road and hta automobile stolen
Ryan denies all three murders.
Surplus Wheat for
Starving People
SenStor Watson Introduces
Bill to Employ $27,000,000
of Funds Confiscated.
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Washington, Dec, 18.—Purchase of
127,000.000 worth of surplus wheat In
the United States Is provided for in
a bill Introduced today by Senator
Watson.
This amount Is now in the United
(States treasury In a fund known as
trading with the enemy act.
The lilll calls for selection of an
agency by the president to handle
this fund 111 purchase of wheat and
fats for starving children of Ger
many.
Falls City Pioneer Die*
Falls City. Neb., Dec. 18.—William
J. McCray, 81, pioneer and for many
years a member of the county board
of supervisors, now known as board
of commissioners, died st his home
Monday following an Illness of sev
eral months.
P SUNNY SIDE UP
Just received a mighty fine com
pliment. A neatly written letter
from a bond company offering to eell
me a $500 tax exempt Nebraska school
bond. My thanks to the company
thus complimenting me. I hope how
ever, that the company'a Judgment
of Investmenta Is letter than its
judgment of "prospects."
I’leiisant conversation with John W.
Welch yesterday. He is my favorite
bilked apple mail. And tbe minute I
saw him, thinking it was going to
lie the first time, I recognised him.
Met him many years ago when I was
piloting a country newspaper at
North Bend. John was the man who
dropped Into a town, loaded up the
local druggist with a certain pnln
killer, Hnd then came around and per
aunded us publishers that we ought
to run "readers" extolling the rein
edy al a mighty low price, because,
yoit know, If we did we'd be grabbing
off a few dollars a year In real money
Instead of spending real money for
pewter plate to fill up the space And
John went around the world doing
Hint, particular stunt. Country pub
dishorn have learned heller since then,
pence you don't see that particular
remedy advertised quite so extensive
ly. Hut Krlend John got out of the
game and lnlo hie present game,
much to Ids own profit and equally
as much, if not more, to the aatlsfac
tlon of a hungry public.
Three loud hu/.rahs, ami a vocifer
ous tiger from Hoy <’ Strong of Al
llance, president of Nebraska Illvl
alon, Travelers I’rotectlve associa
tion He endorses recent com men is
in this depart men I relative to the
Sinaloa of "America" and relates that
>e attended the dedication of a n*
high school building recently. "They
had a lot to say about patriotic cltl-'
zenahlp and the slate superintendent
made a great talk." writes Boy. "But
they didn't sing 'America,' and there
wasn't a flag In sight!” Beckon the
two of us will have to get together
and insist upon having a law passed.
(Ireally Interested In the "Saturday
Night In Our Town" series npprnrlng
In The Sunday Bee It seems that
Saturday night In those towns are
a bit different from the Saturday
nights In the town of my boyhood.
Then It struck me that the one event
that took the Joy out of whatever
might la* Joyful was folding myself
up In a wooden washtidi and taking
the weekly hath under violent pro
tekt. Wonder If that Saturday night
In our town feature appeals to mo
dern boys like It did to me
Not only Is this a good season to
"says It with flowers,-' but even bet
ter to say It with flours, and bacon,
and lagans and spuds, and shoes and
warm clothing.
ItrcaDIng old times with Charley
Black yesterday 1 remarked that I
rememltered the time when one could
get six pretty giaai cigars for a quar
ter. "Yes, and I can remember the
time whan I could have my shoes
well polished for a nickel,” sold
Charley. Nowadays shout ths only
thing a nickel will buy la s package
of gum or s couple of 8 cent stamps
from a vending machine.
Now they are arresting men for
peddling grape Juice And only a year
or so ago, maybe five or six. s lot
of iieople were praising Mr. Bryan
for Insisting upon Its exclusive use
as a banquet beverage Theae la*
tepidly changing times, iny brethren.
w m M,
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in A,dn and
Knife Duel
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Train Switchman Sees Three
Men Fleeing Down Track
and Throw Gun *
Away.
Wife of Suspect Flees
Frank Gibliterro, It 13'4 South
Seventh street, part owner of a pool
hall at Seventh and PJerce street*,
wa* twice shot in the fare and fatally
wounded In the pool hall shortly be
fore 1:30 this afternoon. .
The shooting followed an alterca
tion, in which his partner, Alfio De
George, 1113 South Seventh street,
and two other men are alleged to
have been Involved. Two of the num
ber are aaid to be suffering from
knife wound*. Police are looking for
them.
Just, previous to the shooting, De
George is said to have run from the
pool hall to his home, where he met
his wife and Mrs. Gibliterro.
"Going to Finish It.”
"I am going to finish this for all
with your husband now," he said,
according to Mrs. Glbliterro.
Then he obtained a gun and re
turned to the pool hall. Several
scream# were heard, followed by two
shot* in quick succession.
Glbliterro staggered from the front
door of the pool hall, hi# face a mas#
of blood. Trailing blood at every
step, he made his way to a house at
1115 South Seventh street, where he
collapsed on the porch. Neighbor#
summoned a physician.
He died, however, before medical
examination could be completed. One
of the bullet# struck him just below
the eye. the other Just below the
nose, both penetrating the brain.
Another Blood Trail.
From the„door of the pool hail an
other trail of blood led to the
threshold of a grocery store operated
by Sebastian Grasso at *24 Pierce
street.
According to witnesses, De George
and two other men, badly cut. ran
east on Pierce street to Sixth, and
down Sixth to the railroad tracks.
Fred Rlssl, switchman, told police
that he saw three men running down
the railroad tracks. One of them threw
a revolver In a clump of huehee be
eide the track, he eaid. He recovered
the gun and turned it over to the
police.
Wonsan Disappears.
Mrs. De George, following the shoot
ing, disappeared from her home, and
is believed by police to have Joined
her husband.
Mrs. Glbliterro and tha four Gib
literro children were hysterical. Thev
were cared for by a physician.
Students Protest
Short Vacation
Nebraska Officials Said to Be
Opposed to Change
in Plan.
Lincoln, Dec. IS.—The student
council of the University of N*>
braska today sent to Chancellor
Avery and to Executive Dean Eng
berg a protest against the short
Christmas vacation, which begins
December 21 sml ends January 2
Nebraska has a ahorter vacation
than many representative middle
western schools, the students declare.
Their proteat Includes figures from
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, end
Kansas. The chart of comparative
vacations, which they have prepared,
shows that undergraduates at Ne
hraaka go to ac.hool 209 days and have
12 days of vacation.
The students assert that an agree
ment between them and the unlver
ally authorities entitles them to eight
days of vacation, Including two Sun
days. and that under the present
schedule they are asked to Include
two legal holldaya In their eight
days.
Chancellor Avery has taken no ar
tlon rii<1 it Is understood that Dean
Kngberg Is opposed to any change on
the ground that the years schedule
for the university already has been
printed and there Is no vital neces
slty for the two additional days re
quested.
HPMUOLDT—The First Presbytet
Inn church Htinday school observed n
white Christmas last Htinday. Mor«
than 100 white pn< knio * were Ul<l nt
the fool of the Christman tier. The
offering will he sent to some needy
Married in Council Itlnff*.
Th# following parson* ohtalnad mar
rla«a IliMiiaas In Council Mluff* ysatrr
day
Waltar Ka linen ft’a Kt»rln*r* Nah 30
Stats Mahnln*. Wolba< h. Nah .... 21
Karl Thoina* Omahn i*»
Annaballa Jlhapard. Omaha . i!2
Jaaaa Honda Hh»U« City, la ...... ’«
Rarnlra Wllttamann. Omaha ....... I*
Alhart Knoall. Kramont. Nah . . **
Ada Pratt. Frsnmnt. Nah
Manila Malaanhaoh. Plymouth. Nah i
ICIale Nlapal, Plymouth. Nah 14
Christian Arndt. Omalia " >
Alma Kurta. Omsha . H
William Dsvta. OmaliM *i
<»rpka T,Biupl.au Omahn . go
Milan Kovacaloh. Omaha .. , n»
Omnia Styles* Omaha
Raymond Talbot (flsnenntl. la ... "
Jo yea Morvun, Olanwuod in |»
* harlaa Srhnndt 'OMt In* Nah ...... 4
Viola Kuhn*, l.li-trdn Nah
i .1 Jsh’taon. Orosha .... 4
Amtrlra MmIc, iiiiinIm l,
Rurtsn S* huh*. Kramont Nah *l
Mat (ha Su« FisiHotn. Nat. m.
Carl Kurts South (•tusha *n
■uth* ri.il.i l>k. UMln . I.
Not That We Need Anything Particularly, but It Would Be Nice to Know
One Is Remembered
|AHE^?7
Owner of Theater
Files Appeal in
Delinquency Case
Harry A. Taylor, Proprietor
of Picture Shows, Carries
Fi<»ht to Supreme
Court.
Harry A. Taylor, proprietor of the
Rohlff and Alhambra picture thea
ters yesterday filed an Appeal In l.in
coin with the state supreme court
against a 15 fine Imposed upon him
by Judge Day after he had been
charged with aiding the delinquency
of seven girls under H years of age.
The complaint against Taylor was
tiled July 12 by Ksther A. Johnson.
Omaha juvenile officer, following the
appearance on the stage at Rohlff
theater of Mary and Gwen Johnson.
Vera anti Ruth t'hrtsty, Katherine
Fitzgerald, Virginia Smith, and Bar
bara Dallas. He was found guilty
of encouraging the children's delln
quency by Judge Day, but In his ap
peal brief declares that the children
were not employed by him and w.ere
not working for the theater.
No money was paid ths children,
the brief says, and their dancing
teacher, a Miss DeVere was paid only
for her labor In getting the children
ready for the performance. It Is not
for the court to decide If children,
who have the consent of their parents,
are to give exhibitions In public, ac
cording to Taylor's attorney. Kugene
N. Blazer, nnd child labor laws were
not Intended '41 stifle the Joys of
children nr to limit the expression of
their artistic development."
Blazer declares the appeal is a test
case of considerable Importance and
If "the ruling of Judge Day Is carried
to Its logical conclusion It will ex
dude pupils of music from giving ex
hlhltlons of 1 heir skill In music
stores.
Lincoln Police Judge
Sends Speeders to Jail
Lincoln. IVc. IS A fine of $1 n
mile for speeders la Police Judge
FhappelLa threatened cure for fast
driving he as id today after 12 motor*
lata had l*»en arraigned In police court
for violating speed ordinance*
For the second time In two day* a
apeeder here was fined $100 and
coat a. and for the accond time the
violator went to j.ill Ihtjium** of In
ability to pay. Abe Yoeauin. truck
driver, was the offender today, and
jeaterdsy <ieor*v Lehao* k waa the
recipient of a atlff fine. It being hie
third offense
Lincoln School* Knee
Deficit of $.100,000
Lincoln. I>ec 1* - Lincoln echoolg
face a deficit of $100,000 for the year
1923 24. J. U Ludhivti, aecretary of
the hoanl of education, announced to
dftv lit a tun# linn of t he board It
pievlottalv had been stated the pub
lb* echonl* might be closed April t
h«-> atisc of Itp k of f itnde# but pi » sent
plane# • :i II for operation until the
titter- of the regular \*at wai rants
being Issued to handl« out *ti a lull ng
bonded indebtedness
Vet Ties
Self to Pyre
to End Life
Patient in Wyoming Ho-pital
Leave* Note'Saying Sui
cide I* ill of
God.
Breaks Chains in Agony
Sheridan. Wyo.. Dec. 18—The char
red lutdy of Frank Crompton. 2*. pa
tlent at the Fort Mackenzie Veterans
hospital, was found where It had been
chained to two small cottonwood tree*
In a cotilee near thl* city today. Evi
dence indicated Crompton burned
himself to death, according to Dr. W.
A. Steffen, coroner.
A note In hi* cap nearby sold, "t
did thl* because Clod wanted me to."
A local hardware dealer said Cromp
ton had bought two do* chains and!
two padlocks at his store yesterday
afternoon. The key* of the )>ad|ock*
were lying on the ground beside the
hody. The gag In Crompton'* mouth
evidently had been tied from In front.
Evidently he had rhnined his arms
to the trees but In hi* agony had
twisted free, a* his hody was found
on the ground. The body was strip
lied of all clothing except underwear
end shoe*. Tw can*, one full of gaso
line and one empty were found lgear
hy
Crompton had been' a patient at the
veterans hospital for a year and ap
parently was In a nearly normal
frame of mind ns he had l>een given
much liberty and was trusted.
Crompton, who rame from Pueblo,
Colo.. di*np|ieared from the hoapital
Monday afternoon, attendant* say.
Colton May So«*k Berth
on Railway ('ommi«»ion
Lincoln, Pac |$ William Colton
republican. York, today Intimated,
he would be a candidate for « plat's'
on the state railway roiitIuiMlon when
a letter from him inquiring about the'
requirements of filing for the office;
was received by secretary of state
Hallway commissioners are elected
for a term of six years, but not
slmultancoifsl^. so that a vacancy
occurs.even two years The term of
H t» Yaylor. chairman of the com
mission, expires In 19J4. He has not
yet Indicated whether he will l*e a
candidate for re elect ion.
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Memorial Sfr> im \re
HeUI by H«r Itsoeiatiou
Columbus. Neb . l»e« IS Momlvti
of lbe Platte County liar association
held memorial services In district
court, presided over by Judge Louis
l.lghtm i. t«» honor the memory of
three member* who have died. Re*o
bit ions uiid short litlk* of a blog rapid
owl nature for Judge A M l*«»st of
I be Mix lb NsbtHsko jtitlbiul district,
who died \uguet 1 bJA Colonel M
Wbnm. iii who died June ,\
• ltd Attoim \ \\ \ Mi Alltstei who
died January 9, 1921, ware givt^
Nebraska
News
Nubbins
BROKEN BOW—The flag pole
socket* In front of all the business
houses In town have been filled with
Christmas trees and these together
with the elaborate window decora
tions gives Broken Bow quite a fes
live appearance.
BROKEN BOW—Miss Edith Pat
ton. 20, daughter of Mr. and Mrs N
C Patton of near Arnold, met her
death In a tragic manner. She had
gone to draw a paid of water from a
large uncovered cistern and It is
thought stumbled and fell it. It was
severaJ hours before the ln»dy was re
covered. and at that time attempts
to revive her were useless.
HASTINGS!—Twelve new directors
were elected to serve three years by
the Hastings Chamber of Commerce
Monday night. They are R. D. Gas
ton. J. T. Cottingham. H. K Bowman.
Howard Pratt, Archie D. Marvel. K
II. Gedney. H. l\ Haverly, G A. Vol
land. A. M Jones. Geotge B. Durkee.
Charles Duer. R. E. Bryant. The
board consists of JO members.
HASTINGS—Fred Horton and Fred
Waalk who claimed to be from Chi
cago. were assessed $10 and costs but
excused from serving further jail
terms when arraigned before District
Judge Dilworth charged with taking
in automobile belonging to the Hast
Inga uolire department. The boy*,
who are IS, pleaded guilty. Both bail
set veil 2J days in Jail awaiting trial.
HASTINGS—Nearly ltf.MH) person*
attended the 3M farm bureau meet
Inc* in Adam* count) during this
year, according to the report of El
llott R. Ibtvl*. county agent, at the
annual meeting of the county bureau
here Officer* elected for th* coming
>ear were Stephen Swtgl*. preaident.
It. R Vance, vice preaident; 5. T.
Hlglln. eecretarv Kirk Griggs. treaa
urrr, and Hart Mott. Robert J. Hick
feldt C. T. Palmer George W Riven*
and J. A Praiier, director*
HASTINGS—Rualneea rivalry he.
tween town* will lead only to selfish
lime* and a *erlou* s.tuatlon. the
R*v. C. C. IHddw. secretary of the
Aurora Chamber of v'omtnerce, told
the I t asting* Chamber at Its weekly
luncheon Commercial rivalries of
town* have become fiercer and eelftsh
strive* m*y become destructive to
luirtictpant*. he warned. Rev. 1 Hihhe
will leave Aurora January 1 to be
come field aecretary for Cotner uni
versity in Colorado,
FAUJ CITY—Rev f: V Shayler
of i 'inaha bishop of the Kpiaco|val
church, diocese of Nebraska, Install
ed Rev. John S Gillespie a* rector of
the Si Thomaa RpIkoiuI church her*
Sunday. Rev, Gillespie ram* from
Sunflance. tt jro.
GENEVA The farmer* Ilf thl* vi
cinity ate through husking corn and
repot I a good crop A good deal of
the corn 1* soft and had to lie sorted
Partner* paid from * to 10 .'em* a
bushel for huaktng
HIATIIh K I'lphtbertu < aused the
death of Ruth FJIaalyth Hugbes. lit
tie daiighle^. f Mi and Mi* Piank
Hughes. wYilcb occurred Monday
Mr* Hughes was aertouatv Ml of th*
disease, hut ha* recovered The fun
era I **• held Tuesdnv Burial w.-i* in
Evsrgteen Hem* .enteiet)
Asks Bonds
Be Sent for
Collection
Defendant Tried to Dispose of
Coupons Under Name of
Keller. Bank Clerk
Says.
Points Him Out in Room
B.r \««iriatrd I’rf**.
North Platte. Neb.. Dec. IS.—The
scene of activities of former County
Treasurer S. M. Homier, on trial for
arson as a result of the courthouse
fire here last April, as rescrlbed in
t
testimony for the state, shifted from.
Nebraska to Florida today when Miss
M. L. Hall of Titusville. Fla . ident:
fied Souder as the man who la*;
August came into the bank In which
she was employed, with a package of
Ijond coupons, which he asked be sect
in for collection.
Miss Hall's testimony, given in coiy
r.ectkn with contention of the prose
cution that Houder went to Florida
and attempted under the name of
Henry Keller to sell coupons of bonds
of the BIrdwood Irrigation district
of Lonciln county, after the burning
of the old courthouse here, followed
that of Mrs. J. K. Diketnan of near
Hershey. who told of taking coupons
to Souder's office for payment. It
also came after former County Trea
surer A. N. Durbin h id asserted that
after bond coupons are presented for
payment they are cancelled and filed
away as vouchers.
Miss Hall, a bookkeeper of the In
dian River State bank of Titusville,
waa asked by Attorney W. A. Prince
of Grand Island, of the state's special
counsel, if a man who came into the
bank about April 22 or 23 was in th»
courtroom and she answered in the
affirmative, indicating Souder as the
"third man" sitting at the table of
the attorneys for the defense.
Slip of Paper Ptsapears.
A facial peculiarity. Miss Hall tes
tified. aided her In recognizing the
defendant. She said she had seen
him several tim»# since she had ar
rived in North Platte and then de
tailed how Souder had handed her a
package of coupons, aaaerting thst
she had asked him if they should be
sent in under the name of "Henry
Keller." which appeared on a sjfrp «f
paper which subsequently disappear
ed.
Mia« Hall also declared she recog
nized an envelope which had contain
ed a letter from the bank to the
present Idncoln county treasurer,
George Taylor, who had testified that
it had contained the bond coupona.
Souder subsequently was arrested fn
Florida on a larceny charge. Sheriff
I. L. Berthe of North Platte, then
told of seeing Souder in Jail at Titus
ville. following which the state result
ed Introduction 0f testimony in cot,
r ection w ith the arson charge itself
—
Bis Mortgage Is
Filed in Columbus
Instrument Is Printed in Book
Form; Contains 30.tHH>
Word*.
Columbus Nett. IVo. IS—Ore ‘
the biggest mortgages were recorded
in Platte county In point of ler.gt 1.
was filed for record today in the of
floe of the register of deeds and
| in the office of the county clerk. 8
being a combined real estate and chat
tel mortgage. It is issued by tlie
Northwestern Ihibllc Service con
party arh.ch recently purchased the
| Columbus Eight, Heat and Power
company, to the Equitable Trust com
pany of New York city to obtain a;
tasue of bonds which will be limited
to |>.000.000 «.f which only 31.<h'0 8t*«<
thus far has been authorised by th*
Nebraska State Railway commission
The mortgage covera the electric light
plant's real eatat* and all other prop
erty which the Nonhwestern b. ..gh’
from the t’nton Company of Omaha
in Nc^rth Platte and Columbus, Neb .
Aberdeen and Clark. 8. D.. and l*ti
transmission lines in South Dakota
It is printed In book form. »* pages of
fine print and contains SO.htXi word#
Bonds for Proposed $15,000
School at Salem Are Sold
r«U» tlty, Neb.. IVc 1R - Honda
for the proposed IU (K>0 echoed hcuee
■ t Salem hare teen *oM and plana
for It* con.tr notion are being drawn
■by a Kanaaa City architect, but Co
vision among voter* over Ore site
may delay work. Various section*
o (the town want the ehml located
In their nelghborh.rod and It I* be
lleved that th* school board may
cempromlee by constructing It ,*
the center of town
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