Nebraska Newspapers

    rsr" The Omaha Corning Bee__
I 'll NO lfi7 tafarad «• Sacond-Clua M»t’,r May 2*. I9M. at OMAHA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 28. 1923. * OuliTdt" th. V* ' joni*"^ ,Yt»r'lU"<,ri'll'5«'d",’slBd»V.i0«IJ: tuaday aaly. » TWO CENTS riw Canta (laaakara
Li* OO—lO I a Omaha P. 0. Under Act of March 3. 1879. _ _ .
Bryan Puts
Road Blame
on U.S. Board
But Even if Federal Govern
ment Paid Up, Funds
Would Still Be Short,
Governor Declares.
Special Session if Begged
By R. U. PETERS.
Staff Correspondent of Tlie Omaha Bee.
Lincoln, Dec. 27.—Senator George
Wilkins, secretary of a senate com
mittee that is investigating state
toad projects and claims, today wired
.. Thomas H. Macdonald, chief of the
bureau of roads, asking him to
^P^airi why vouchers filed by the
state are being held tip by the federal
engineer, M. C. Wonders of Omaha.
"Some of these vouchers have been
pending for more than four months
and no action taken,” Wilkins’ mes
sage reads, "and a large amount of
money is due the state from the fed
eral government.
"We would like an explanation as
: to why these claims have not been
I taken care of before this1 time. The
state highway department has placed
the blame on the federal government
for delaying payments on such vouch
ers, and by reason thereof contrac
tors are denied pay for their ser
vices.”
Bryan Gives Out Figures.
Wilkins met today with the other
two members of the committee. Sen
ators Banning and Robbins. The in
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Road Figures Given Out by
The Omaha Bee Are
Official.
In th* Omaha Sunday Bee of
December 23 a dispatch from
Washington. D. C., was pub
lished In which It was stated that
in spite of the delay of th# state
administration at Lincoln, $382.
000 waa available in the federal
treasury to pay for roads con
structed under federal aid In Ne
braska during the last adminis
tration. This special telegram
was sent by P. C. Powell. Wash
ington correspondent of The
ll^Omaha Bee. The figures as he
IBibilented them were checked
over by the federal road office
and approved before publication.
Mr. Powell was formerly In
charge of the Lincoln bureau of
Th# Omaha Ree, and hence Is
thoroughly familiar with both
ends of the matter.
vestigation Is practically completed
and the results will b* made public
within a short time.
Governor Bryan again dipped Into
the road controversy today, spurred
by an article In The Omaha Bee in
which Washington road officials de
clared that Nebraska had not been
paid because state vouchers had not
been submitted to them.
The governor, who hail armed him
self with figures prepared by his
finance department—figures that tax
payers have vainly tried to get for
some time—declared that the Wash
ington dispatch was a "misstatement
which conveys to the public things
that are not so."
His figures showed the amount now
rlaimed against the federal govern
ment totals approximately $2t>6,000.
but despite this amount which he
• dmits is available and which can be
used to pay claims the governor
maintains that there will be a $400,
000 deficit and reiterates his willing
ness to call an extra session should
he be petitioned by two-thirds of the
members of ths last legislature.
Asked how there could be such a
deficit when claims now held by the
^*udltor’s department do not total
Hp^^lOO ths governor stated that
claims were constantly coming In and
that they would eventually amount
to a figure that would prove his
$400,000 estimate correct.
Denies He Is at Fault.
Ths governor's statement follows:
"An article appeared In The Omaha
Bee of December 23, accompanied by
editorial comment In which the claim
was mads that the federal govern
ment had given out the impression
at Washington that there was $302,
000 In the federal treasury available
*o pay road contract* In Nebraska
fur work that has hern approved by
the federal engineers.
"The article says, in part: 'There
is only one obstacle in the way. That
is the failure of the state deportment
of roads in Nebraska to send in
vouchers for this money.'
Defends State Administration.
"After carefully reading the ‘pur
ported’ Washington story. I will Bay
that I can find no clement of trutti
in it and no excuse for this mis
statement of facts which conveys to
the public things which are not so. It
misleads the road contractors who
have been looking to the slate to see
that their claims are paid and de
1 "Ives nil those who have had an
opportunity to read the article.
I submit figures that will prove
hew,nd any doubt to any government
official or newspti|>er editor that the
delay in the payment of these No
hi iska road bills is not the fault of
the department of public works or the
finance department or any other
over which stale officials have
^Wnlrol or authority.
"The first statement I submit shows
that the vouchors submitted to the
federal government. contractors hav
ing been paid In full by the state and
their share! unsettled by the federal
government, are Xur IS completed
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projects and total $116,059.95. This
sum Is due from the federal govern
ment.
"It also shows the date on which
the state submitted these vouchers.
Fifteen were submitted between April
and June, 1923. one in July, and the
other two in December.
Charges Federal Delay.
“The next shows seven projects on
which final vouchers were sent to
the federal government amounting to
$35,965, the amount not fully paid by
the state. One was submitted in
May, two in June, one in October,
two in November, and one in Decem
ber. This amount is the federal gov
ernment's share due Nebraska.
“There are five more projects
which will be vouchered in the next
few days totaling approximately
$25,000.
“The next covers 17 projects on
which vouchers have been submitted
on progress estimates and not on
completed work. This represents a
total of $89,012.81. They were sent
in this month up to December 21,
and Federal Engineer Welton at Lin
coln promises to have them out of
his office by January 15.
"It will be seen that the delay
Is due to federal government offices.
State Engineer Cochran tells me that
the delay is caused by a shortage of
help in Welton’s office, and the fed
eral government has been apologizing
since last spring because of their
lack to help and their Inability to get
these claims through faster.
“Last spring I urged the depart
ment of public works and the finance
department to hurry all road claims
through.
“This sum claimed from the fed
eral government cannot and does not
pay the road deficiency. There will
still remain a deficit of $400,000 after
all the money i.s in. There are claims
coming in every day to increase the
total due the contractors.
“I repeat what I said before; if two
thirds of the members of the last
legislature will guarantee to pass a
deficiency appropriation and ask for
an extra session I will call it."
No Delay by U. S.
on Highway Bills,
Engineer Asserts
Contractors Unpaid f«r Work,
Believe Funds Wait in
Washington for State
Vouchers.
The federal government Is paying
out money as fast as vouchers are
received and checked for completed
and approved construction projects
In Nebraska under the federal aid
plan, according to James C. Wonders,
district engineer, United States bu
reau of public roads.
"The Lincoln officer sends these
vouchers to us as soon as It gets
them,” he said. "So far there are
about $80,000 worth In our hands.
During the holiday season the peo
ple at the other end have been over
worked but we expect to put the
entire force on Nebraska business In
the near future and get this amount
off our hands.”
Contractors Wait.
Omaha contractors on the list of
those owed by the state are confident
that the whole trouble is one of
bookkeeping. They declare that
money would begin to come from the
government at Washington if the
state highway department would
acknowledge the approval of several
completed projects.
"The only obstacle now in the way
is the head of the highway depart
ment," they say.
When the contractors took up their
work they understood that the road
fund was continuous.
8tate Must Advance Pay.
Tha government will not make
payments In federal aid until propects
are approved. Tha state, in the
meantime must advance money from
road fund to pay contractora as work
progresses. When the work ie ap
proved by government engineers, tbe
money is returned to the state to
replenish tbe state fund.
Ttie federal government has asked
Governor Bryan to expedite the send
ing In of vouchers in order that the
$382,211.65 on hand to meet the do
rnands of the contractors for com
pleted and approved work may be
sent to the state. The federal gov
ernment can not make direct pay
ment.
The amount represents the money
of state appropriations which Is
matched by Washington, for work ap
proved by government engineers In
Nebraska.
Shelton Pioneer
Resident Expires
Bhelton. Neb.. Dec. 27.—Mrs. Flora
M. Thatcher, 71, died at her home
following an Illness of several months,
fthe came to this state from Ohio with
the soldiers' free homestead colony
more than 60 years ago. Her tins
band. Timothy D. Thatcher, home
steaded land four miles northwest of
here where the family lived until fail
ing health forced him to retire.
They moved to town 111 189,. and
Mr. Thatcher's death occurred In
April. 1902.
Mrs. Thatcher is survived h.v three
daughters, Mrs. Angle M. Buell of
Bayard, Mrs. It. N. Stubblefield. and
Miss Hazel Thatcher of Shelton; two
sisters, Mrs. W. T. Judson of Greeley,
t'olo., and Mr. .1. A. Bflchtell of Litcli
field, O.
Mrs Thatcher was a member of the
Presbyterian church and the 1'ytlilan
Sisterhood. Funeral services will Ik.
held Friday afternoon with buiiul In
the Shelton cemetery.
Dirigible
Dixmude
Is Sighted
Airship Is Reported Travel
ing in Southeasterly Di
rection Over Al
geria.
Seen Wednesday Night
By t ni*er..al Service.
London, Dec. 27.—A Central News
dispatch from Paris at 11 states It
is officially announced that the Dix
mude, missing Franch dirigible, was
sighted at 8 Wednesday night over
southern Algeria.
Paris. Dec. 17.—A wireless dispatch
from Medinin, in Tunis, a short dis
tance south of the Gulf of Gabes,
where the Dixmude was reported to
have been seen last Friday, states
the big dirigible was seen last night
(Wednesday) about 8 in southern Al
geria.
At that time the Dixmude was trav
eling in a northeasterly direction to
wards the Hoggar Plateau, 125 miles
south of In Salah.
The news tonight was confirmed
by a telegram from the administra
tion of southern Nigeria, whooh was
forwarded to Paris from Tunis.
Ity Associated Pres*.
Received With Doubt.
Paris, Dee. 27.—A message from
Tunis, which, however, is receivfd
with reserve here, says the missing
French dirigible Dixmude was sight
ed south of Ain Salah, a large oasis
in the Sahara desert, yesterday, trav
eling in a southerly direction. Ain
Salah is about 680 miles southeast of
Tngier. •
The message quoted a dispatch from
Ourgia reading as follows:
"Insalah (Ain Salah) telegraphs on
December 27 that the Dixmude was
signaled going toward Hoggar, about
120 miles south of Insalah At
8 Wednesday, flying at the sa ae
height as when it passed above In-j
salah. The wind was light, hi- eg I
n the direction north-narifcW'
southeast.”
No suen advice* have i,.-en received
by the mini-try" of ;■ »rine. and in
view of the eimu -lances some doubt
is cast upon th» reliability of the re
port.
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Famous Liquor List
Again in Limelight!
Washington, Dec. 27. -Wr 4 -
ton's now famous liquor pin * " s
list, bobbing about for a wet ^.
nately disappearing and rriVO ring,
and described in some quo* <v,"‘
taining names that made it
to handle” and in others as
existent, got back into the liinetltAhd
again today. I
It was ascertained a duplicate of
the warrant for the raid on the liq
uor ring involved contained on the
reverse side this statement:
"Searched the premises described
on the reverse side hereof and seized:
1. List containing names and sev
eral bills paid."
The signature was that of an agent
of the treasury's special Intelligence
unit.
Lindsay Pioneer Buried
Lindsay, Net*., Deo, 27.—Mrs. Don
(Grandma) Holloman. SO, was burled
Wednesday in the Catholic cemetery.
Airs. Holloman had resided in Platte
county 62 years. A few weeks prior
to her death, she was able to walk
around despite her advanced year*.
f<he la survived by two grandchildren.
Viola and Dennis.
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Spelling Bees for '
All Grades in Genevt
Geneva, Neb. Dec. 27.—Few
schools in Nebraska are offering a
spelling course to their entire stu
dent body. In Geneva 20-mlnute pe
riods twice a week are devoted to
spelling in grades and high school.
Without warning to the students to
prepare for a test, examinations were
given a few weeks ago which resulted
In a medium grade in the high school
of 62 per cent. Recently the same
set of pupils were allowed to study
the words in advance and the aver
age grade made was 86 per cent.
The spelling will be continued the
rest of the year and a representative
from the Geneva schools will prob
able participate In the state high
school spelling contest at the state
university In May.
Fricke Is Freed
of Embezzlement
at Plattsmouth
Former Loan & Building Sec
retary Shows Emotion at
Verdict — Faces An
other Trial.
Plattsmouth, Neb., Dec. 27.—Carl G.
Fricke, secretary of the defunct Liv
ingston Loan and Building nssocia
tion, was acquitted of embezzlement
at 1 o'clock this afternoon after the
jury had deliberated four hours.
Frieke’s trial was the longest
drawn-out of any of the Indictment
cases tried so far In district court
this term, taking three and a half
days before it went to the Jurors. It
began Friday, adjourned Saturday
evening for the holidays and was re
sumed Wednesday morning. Both
sides rested their case last night and
aides rested their case last night and
this forenoon was spent in final ar
guments to the Jury.
Fricke was overjoyed at the verdict,
making a display of emotion In the
courtroom. His wife and three chll
dren were with him.
Alex Rose, Omaha. Fricke* chief _
counsel, made the final plea to the
jury i. r the defendant. I
■fh* eft. 'e5> -l--n.c.U tharge *g oust i
Frink* origb ally contained four
counts, but 4 the. beginning of the
ess* t; * state. Its own motion
nollgd three «T them -Another In
■ I tin--- - . Fi ■’ ■ ;..u gu g
falsi float i - *- if b i k» on five j
counts.*"' iG.jhiyia. to r ut during
th* J»/' -iry Wto r court,
Fc w-'Wi ig <b| Freak of the Livings
loo !/An an*J Building association In
the spring'0f uji, Fricke turned
ever all property and relatives ,
put up ir’.j,ioy covering over one half .
of the alleged existing shortages ,
■ which tnounte' to $70,000. i
Prick, then was given a clean hill ]
*hg association officers, but later
1* fidteted by the grand jury. ,
i * ' i .'« became engaged In the lumber f
[•Wo coal business at Nelson, Neb. i
Seni n -s on those who liav* at |
ready l.»e* convicted under indict- ,
ment charges will be Imposed next
week by Judge John B. Roper of t
Pawnee City on Julia Kauffman and i
Alvin Jones. It Is expected Judge ,
Begley will pass sentence at the same i
time on William Grebe. 1
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Funeral of Valentine Girl,
Tram Victim, to Be Sunday ,
Funeral services for Mis* Ruth -
Bachelor of Valentine, Neb., killed »
Christmas eve while singing Christ- i
mas carols near the home of a
school chum In Maine, with whom I
she was spending the holidays, will be i
held at Valentine, Neb., Sunday after- (
noon at 2. j
Miss Bachelor's death resulted from t
Injuries received when sh* wns struck i
by a street car.
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SUNNY SIDE UP i
“What’s In s. name?” queried my
»*M college chum, Bill Shakespeare.
The Arm of Sits ft 8ltz, at Sidney,
does nothing of the kind. On the
contrary, It Is up and coming all the
time, and is said to he one of the
enterprising business institutions of
the city.
Kvery community has some char
acter who won some sort of a title
during I he early days. Richard M.
I l inkm of tiering Is pretty generally
known to his intimates as Mitt, but
to the early pioneers ho whs known
ns Taler Hanks. Away long in the
late 80s. before there was any irriga
tion In Nebraska, and while the home
steaders were still (locking Into the
valley. Hanks planted five acres to
potatoes. It was the largest potato
acreage ever planted in the valley
up to that time, and the largest
planted for many years. The yield
was enormous, and lltinks found him
self w tlh enough potatoes to feed'
every settler within 100 miles or more,
and no way to distribute them. Any
how, nobody had any money to buy
t hem.
It is mo easy to criticize public!
officials, and it is so very generally j
• 'mi* that it is )< relief to run across
hi official now and then whom every
body likes and praises \\ Idle in Hid
ney I heard several words of com i
mendiition for postmaster .1 I* Pin
dell, and my curiosity was moused.
Inquiry developed the fact that every
body In that, city is for lifn stronger’n j
horseradish. They told jno that he'
was the most accommodating post*'
master the city ever hadt and that
there was no limit to bln willingness
to serve the people.
Ucrlllg lias a denuqrt ilir pi t
muster, serving his secoid turn, by
appointment of President Wilson. Be- i
fore his second term wag half over *
the department at Washington issued
notice of an examination for the post
mastership at Goring. Postmaster f
Will Iamm had been notified of f
charges filed against him, and that .
he was about to he removed. So one j
has ever been able to learn what the
charges were, or who had filed them, i
But the patrons of the office were tip 1
In arms Immediately. letter* ami ,
telegrams of protest flooded the do |
partment at Washington. Bepresent* i
atlve Klnkald Insisted that the matter
was out of his hands, hut he later l
changed his mind. Kvery patron of i
the Goring postofflr® protested and .
there were Intimations that anybody
who took the examination would lose i
a lot of friends. The department
yielded to the wishes of the people I
and Postmaster T«arnm "ill be nllowed
to fill out bla term.
For the first time in years there
v 111 be no controversy between the
Great Western Sugar company and
the t>cct growers. An agreement <■ t
to the price for beets has been i
reached, the contract agreed upon p
end everything Is going to move j
along smoothly i
Frank Neeley of tiering « plotted
of the North Platte valley, has had i
experiences that would make sonic *
modern farmers run mound In - in ks i
lie hss trailed hogs from I ha Geilng ,
vicinity across the Wild Got inngc to
Kindtall, f»2 tulles, and sold them on v
the hoof for $’{ a hundred, and made
money. Atul he has butchered hog*; t
and paddled the meat, the barns for
S rents and l hr* bacon for fi cents, and \
made money lie drives a big s|\ |
cylinder v*i now, but he dldtt t then t
W, M. M. 4
Marion Is Home Spending the Christmas Vacation With Her Parents
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Short in Funds.
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Salesman Suicide
Ft. ft. Fields to lie Buried in
Fremont—landed Life
in \\ est.
Fremont. Neb., Dec. 27 —The !• -«!>
of R. B. Fields. 43. Fremont salesman
and member of a porminent f «mily,
who committed suicide at Los Angeles
Christmas day, is due to arrive in
Fremont Monday.
B. K. Fields, father of the dead
man. said this afternoon that the
family has sent out several Inquiries
to the officials at Los Angeles and
that the full details are momentarily
expected.
Thus far the wife and parents of
the suicide victim have received noth
ing further than the mere announce
ment of his death. It is probable that
no report will reach the family in
Fremont until the inquest is held and
a verdict reached.
Reports from Los Angeles stated
that Fields took his own life 1*\ gas
following financial difficulties in
which he Is alleged to have been
short In funds belonging to the Im
perinl f'ottun Mills of Los Angeles
According to neighbors, his act fol
lowed a gay Christmas party in the
apartment on Christmas eve. photo
graphs of his wife and daughter.
Taiura. were found in the room with
the body. Gas was pouring from an
unlighted gas heater.
Detectives investigating the case
found a telegram to Fields from the
Imperial Cotton Mills company of
Los Angeles, hy which company he
was employed, telling Jdm that he
was short several hundred dollars in
his Accounts nnd that he would be
given until yesterday to make the
amount good.
Fields Is the son of R. E. Fields,
for many years owner of a l.ugc
nursery in Fremont. The son wa«
associated with the father in the bust
ness until it failed several years ago
Mrs. Laura Fields, the widow, soldi
Ibis morning at her home that she
had not been notified of the details
r*f her husband's death nnd could
Imagine no motive she expected to
receive further word today.
Fields was born In MarshaIItown.
It He was mu tried in Fremont In
tool to Laura Nioodemus, diughtei
•f i prominent family.
The body will he returned to Fre
tnoht tills week for burial. •
Farmer Uses Ax on
Self, I lien Drowns
Albion Neb , I it 27. Desperate af
or mutilating himself with an ax
Iamb M I'oekhanlt. .’»x, ended his
ifo « In istm.ts morning l>\ drowning
n it wafer tank on Ids farm seven
lilies west «.f Athlon t
Search w as I . gun foi J’orknult. w ho
ihm hern iii ill health and h id shown
ligiis «>f an unh.ilain e.I mind nftev
io had failed to letuin tn |!i. lnm*
ipoii completing chores. •
The body was found in the tank
with the head and face bruised and
lit. Further search revealed an ax
iear by, splattered with blood.
Pochardt. who was well to do ami
loomlnent. was an early settler in
Boone eoiilit\ He owned a half sSc
ion of Lind and Im aurvlw'd l > four |
Midi cn
The Day in
Washington
—-——
President Coolldge was invited to
interxene in tfir controversy within
tile kti Klux Klaii.
The house ways Mid means com
mittee suspended consideration of
the treasury tax hill for one week.
Secretary Weeks was represented
! ax opposing x|Mculat»ve enterprises
! by army officers, which would be
! "improper” in view of the means
of the officers.
Representative Newton of Mtnm’
xot.» unit - federal and d'-trict of
ficials for information on the scan
dal resulting from the recent raid
on bootleggers in Washington.
Senator I-a Follettc of Wiscon
sin, leader of the republican insur
gent group, w ill he ba< k at his desk
January 3. when congress recon
yens, his office announced.
( liarles t«. Dawes and Owen II.
Young, chosen as \merican experts
to help balance tiie budget of tier
many, «oitferred with President
t oolidge and Secretaiy Hughes.
\u enlisted strength of 86,0041
men for the navy u* xt year was in
dicated ns the probable de4*isinn of
h house subcommittee which lias
the subject under consideration.
Rear Xdinirjtl Moffett, chief of
naval aviation, in his annual re
port, said the condition of the
itaxal reserves. «n far as concerned
the air forces, was “deplorable."
Tl»e senate public lands commit
tee voted to “compel" Henry K. Sin
clair to gixe ex idem# which lie had
declined to dix ulge in connection
with the investigation of naval oil
lenses.
I dward I*. Farley asked the presi
dent to xxithdraw his nomination
for commissioner of the shipping
hoard from the senate ami said he
would resign a* chairman of the
board.
The \ntericai! minister to Hon
dmas was Instituted to inform the
responsible government officials
there that file I nited Mitrx re
gards wl*h disfaxor any attempt of
a goxeminent to pi'rpctiiate itself
ill poxirr except hy accepted const I
tutional pr«K*esse*.
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Botulinus Blamed
for Cattle Deaths
\ntlira\ Reported in North
ern Nebraska Given New
Diagnosis h\ Shumwav.
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L.ncuin. iJ»• IT.—Occasional caws
«*f anthrax in rattle reports In
lurthtm Nr bra aka and aouthern
1 South Dakota might he correctly
. ID. Knotted as botulinus. according to
Mirant I. Shumway, secretary' of the
; la to department of agriculture.
•‘S mi*5- of the symptom* of the two
uiecaacs are eery similar.*’ the were
tarv s. > * “In both cases the ani
mal has n depressed appearance and
w* Ik* with a proppy or staggering
^ait. breathing i«* exhilarated and
tent pern tu re rise*
Anthrax seem* to make its ap
i caranee in swampy regions over the
world, rather than the dry country
•«nd highlands of the west, while bo
iulinus does not have ibis peculiar
ity.
If the mucous discharge from the
nostril* or mouth shows bloody, it
1* move likely to be anthrax. If the
animal'* tongue hinge out. somewhat
i-ngisted at the tip. it U more likely
»o he hotulinu*.
‘ In both chs#1** death follows <jui«’k
ly. seldom over 14 hours, and this
disease la almost universally fatal.
"The reneon for this lush fatality
i» that the infection has occurred
several days prior to the symptom*
and i* already well throughout the
s>stem before the symptoms appear.
Therefore, remedies for the animal
sick with either disease sre too late
to he of senrire.
"Moldy ensilage or other feed is
sometimes a fertile ground for the
ppearnnre of toxin of ha.-,I! s bo
I ullnua.
"Botulinus toxin in moldy en
silage may be faial one day. but after
tmospheric exposure a fen .lays il
seems to pars a chemical change to
reduce Its hartufulness "
Retailers Will Act
to Halt Robberies
1 in. ‘in. Dec. IT.—The Federation
"f Nebraska Retailer* will take ».
t xr steps at Its convention to txe held
line the latter part of February to
protect tlioir stores from robberies
This xx as disclosed bx t hulletlti of
the organization made public today
t'ounty and state officer* * :|| lx.
asked to a.ldress the ronxentlon and
members are requested to bring with
them suggestions for protecting
store*
Moie than JO.noo Nebraska retail
ei v ba\# l*»en p* (tonally invited to
attend the • -onven;ion, the bulleim
*a \ s.
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Pleas for
Mother End
in Tragedy
John Micheltree Fires on
\\ ife Then Sends Bullet in
Own Head—He May
Die.
Had Quarreled AH Da\
A pathetic appeal to a mother tc
come home, sent from five children
who had spent the greater part ot
Christmas day crying because she was
not with them, resulted in a proba' -
murder and suicide at Council Bluff*
yesterday afternoon shortly after 4
Mts. Celia Micheltree. 35, is th*
mother for whom the children ha>;
fried. She separated from her hu*
liand. John Micheltree, about six
week* ago and didn't return until >e«
terday. When she refused to stay,
he shot her. the bullet lodging below
the left temple and then turned tl.c
gun on himself. The bullet entered
his head on the light side about th-c*
inches I;,, k ,.f the fee and emerged
on the left side about three inches
above the ear. Both were removed
to Mercy hospital.
Dr. M. E. <* Keefe last night an
nounced Mrs. Micheltree’* chance fot
recovery is only fair while her hus
band is expected to die momentarily
Wrangling Precedes Shooting.
According to the story told by Ad*
Garner, who has been living at thf
home and keeping house for the hus
!>and since Mrs. Micheltree left, th
'alter returned to her home after r*
calving a note, said to have been wri‘
ten by the family doctor who was a
tl.e home Christmas day attending
Helen. 11-year-old daughter, who has
teen 111 for several day a
She returned home this morning
and. according to the housekeeper -
j story, argued w ith her husband ail
day. AH five of the children were at
home when she returned. They are
Delbert, 1" Helen, li; Evelyn, 1"
Charles. 8: and Teddy. 6. Ail except
Delbert witno-sed the shooting.
After arguing with her husband
Mrs. Micheltree announced she »i!
through with him and left tire hour*.
She returned again after considerable
coaxing, but a short time later mad*
her final decision. Then, ac t rding !©
the housekeeper, Micheltree rpenec
fire Jh
Wounded. F.cs\e* Home.
After being shot. Mrs Miche.vte*
walked out of the house. On her wa;.
out of the house she went to the b d
where Helen was lying HI. took t
child in her arms and carried her out
doors in her nightgown
She also took Charlie and Tec. \
with her and I*ft th» home in a sm*l#
«ed«u. the driver cf which has not
l*een identified. A short time late*
she was admitted t<* Mercy hospital,
and the ihree children returned to the
home.
Mrs. Micheltree who since leading
her husband has been working at the
Brandeis store cafeteria, filed a pet;
tion for divorce December 15. S r. ■
charged cruelty and infidelity. She
and Mik-heitree were married in New
Sharon. Ia.. June 11. T'10. Mr. Miche
tree has another son. laivelle. 31. by
a former marriage. He is living at
New Sharon.
Micheltree i-- a salesman for th
Council Bluffs Remedy mmiutny Th*
hem- i« at 812 S*>uth Seventeenth
street. He is 46.
Pair Sold Liquor
to Rednien. \ t*rcln*i
Sioux < it' Mon Col (i-Month
Jail Terms in Court
Here.
Fharged with selling liquor to In
titans <f the AVinnehago reaervalio
John lUakfr and F <T Delong «f
South Sioux i'ity were found guilt
Thursday afternoon by a federal jur
rtnti eenten«*ed To six months In jail
I'olM-e Judge v'.it ^ ti of S
t it> Rptv.net a* lawyer for the fit
fens*'. This is the first record of *•
oclive judge apptvmg ill the frd*i
• ourt at Omaha a* attorney in au»
M (M w.
Itaaket and IVIong o.-Mdirc m !
T M.tnn Indian a sen' I Of so'*
much litjuoi to the Indiana on the res
ervation amir Sioux tTt> The res*"
lias been Otxsied v th IfqUc •
the agent aakl.
} • t w ' s p u ' • ’
agents ha\e let'll trying to make
* hu\ »t the plact A gen’s t ratified
that they purchased liquor at places *-f
both men. The defense offered n«
evidence.
Guard ol Lincoln
Buried at Norfolk
N Nt
service# xov held this Tti ';• ? i*i
limerick pit on. t for Sloth H * * at
Madiaiui count v ph%nc». * ,\ \ war
' ctei an and oldest M.tx.'ii • • \
folk I'lue hsfgv
Mv tIrani ws*» one of the aoidie «
called into Washing! Ul as a guard
on the nig lit President Muahan \,\
coin was R*t*assmated
Funeral mm \ io’< were t'omlu* ted l
Mommc l.Hty- \ of \ oi f o* v
the little t hurt h w hu h Mi. tlrtir
built \».cs n’tv l> il was niida
t*e» c the wife who d e,| ;•» >CM’.
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