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Troops of
0 b r e g o n
Enter U. S.
International Border Crossed
Under Cover of Darkness by
Mexican Federal Soldiers
Enroute to Juarez.
Guards Accompany Train
By Assoc luted Tress.
Xaco, Ariz., Jan. 20.—While hun
'ds of citizens of Mexico and tlie
United States looked on this after
noon, Mexico federal troops crossed
tile International border at this little
town, entrained in special cars wait
ing for them, and began their journey
to Juarez, Mex.
There was no demonstration. Fif
teen hundred Maya Indiana made lip
tho command. Gen. Jesus Maria
Aguirre, hi chars’- Imped to effect
a crossing of the rder at El Paso,
T»n„ about rnidni t under cover of
darkness.
In their trip to Juarez, the Mexican
soldiers will cross portions of the
states of Arizona and New Mexico.
The troopers eventually will he sent
to Jalisco, Couhuila, where the forces
of President Obregon are battling to
quell the revolution.
V special train of the El Pasa &
Southwestern railway carried the
troops. It left Ntfco, at 1:15.
United States immigration guards
are accompanying tho troops to El
Paso.
Passage of tiie Mexican soldiers
« into tho United States was accom
plished in the presence of United
states Immigration authorities. Each
Mexican soldier was inspected as ho
crossed tho line.
All of the troops arrived in Naco,
•Sonora, several days ago from the
May a reservation, in the southern
part of Sonora. >
Mexiuau officials announced 000 ad
ditional troopers will-arrive in Naco
from southern Soiiora in a day or
two, hut tho exact time of the ar
l ivat was uncertain, they said.
After the train left Naco, it tijiv
, *g*0:\ only about a quarter of a mile
outside the city limits and stopped.
No explanation was given, but it was
announced by Mexican officials that
the train would travel slowly. ,
Women Agree Mabel
Should Have Chance
If Alabel Xonnaud stops in Omaha
« u route; to Chicago, when she Is
to tell her story or the shooting of
Cortland Dines by her chauffeur to
women's organizations, she would lie
treated as fairly by the women here.
"The women here are glad that
11.r Chicago women were waiting be
fore passing judgment,” said Mrs.
('.entry Waldo, vice president of the
Omaha League of Women A otoi>\
Vt a recent luncheon at the V W.
C A the women present expressed
approval of such action In regard
to Miss Normand's case.”
Mrs. C. L. Hempel, former presi
dent of the Omaha Woman's club:
"Mabel Normand surely should Ire
j,,ard under the circumstances. She
liould not do condemned Just for be
,,,„ there when the shooting took
place. ’
■I liclievo in giving everyone a
chance,” said Dr. .Tcnnb" OUfas.
Mrs. Horace .1. Holmes, leader of
t lie speech education department of
the Omaha Woman's club, would
lathir hear Mabel Normand’s side of
the story before passing judgment
Is better for the Chicago club
to hear her than to condemn
' her,” said Mrs. Holmes.
.Mrs. W. H. Knight, leader of the
civics department of the Omaha
Womans club, said that the ques
lion of action taken upon Mabel Nor
mand In lhe club would not be con
eidered until Miss Normand's case
bad fieen definitely settled
Stalled Far Hit l»y Train
h Suld to Junkman for $2.1
Fremont, Neb., Jan. 20.—Earl J
9hriver, republican City, had a nur
,i\v escape from death when he
leaped from his auto, stalled on a
l nion Pacific crossing, a few seconds
before the car wns demolished by
passenger train No. s Friday night,
according lo word reaching here tie
day. ;
Hhrlver hi'I'1 what rcinulned "f the
,utto to the Jtmk mu 11 in Fremont to
i'.i, fur $2*i. II** was enrouto to Otna
I a in w-arch of employment.
Funeral of Mr*. Inman.
Funeral services of Mrs. I lerrniv
Inman, l l. former resident of nmsltn,
who died Thursday in :i Lincoln hns
pltal following nn operation, were
In Id this afternoon at 2:30 at the
Km isko chapel, 1250 H-nith Thir
teenth street. ltev. fhnrles W.
Havldge officiated.
Khn is survived by her husband
Emmet; two sons, Richard and Rob
ert, of Lincoln; her parents, Mr. Mid
Mis. J. W. llousek, and a sister, Mrs.
Emma Rhodes "f Freluonf, nod a
brother, Jack Rousek of Schuyler,
Xob.
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uS* Pupil* l«» (amlriliutc.
Pupils In * ’*hincll Rluffs public
schools will • untrlbtlte to the War
Memorial fund on February 1-’, Lin
colns birthday.
Iowan Held as Head
of Auto Theft Ring
Sioux City, la., Jan. 20.—\V. IT.
Hendrickson, Sioux City salesman
and a candidate for the republican
nomination for sheriff at the last
election, was arrested on two war
rants charging him with receiving
stolen property. Serving of the war
rants followed returning of two in
dictments by the grand jury. The
indictments charge Hendrickson is In
volved in alleged operations of a
‘ring” which has been disposing of
many stolen automobiles in Sioux
City and vicinity. Hendrickson was
released under $0,000 bond.
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British Roads
Tied Up; 60,000
Enjjinenieii Out
Engineers anti Firemen Re
fuse to Take Pay Cut Ac
cepted by National
Union.
Uj t nlfprMl Hen ire.
London, Jan. 20.—By midnight to
night British railroads will be tied up
by a strike of 60,000 locomotive engi
neers and Bremen.
Negotiations for a settlement, which
were carried cn until 3 this morning,
were not resumed later in the day, the
companies and the union leaders de
voting all their energies to the
preparations for the strike.
The dispute was due to the ballot
decision of the engineers and firemen
pot to accept the award of the na
tional wage board, which cut the
wages of engine drivers by $2,20 to
$5 a week and the pay of firemen by
$2 to $4 weekly.
The National Union of Railway
Men, with a membership of 325,000,
unanimously accepted the cuts, but
I ho Associated Society of Locomotive
Kngineers and Firemen, which is not
affiliated with the National Union of
Railway Men, voted six to one against
acceptance of the cuts
Thus the tieup is due to the re
calcitrance of one-sixth of the total
number of railway workers.
J. if. Thomas, head of the National
Union of Railway Men, denounce* the
strike an a "grave blunder blow at
collective bargaining.’’ John Brom
ley, strike leader, and Thomas, are
rivals for the leadership of the N.
U. R. Brornlt-y declares that the mem
are Justified in resisting the cuts, but
the companies point out that moMt
of the engineers still earn $32 weekly
after the application of the new wage
reduction scale.
The railroads promise the public
restricted service in spite of the
strike. Local authorities are mobiliz
ing auto trucks and guarantee food
supplies.
German Foreign Minister
Denounces Poincare Polity
Berlin. Jan. 20.—Foreign .Minister
Streseniann made p hitter attack on
French policy %nd Poincare's speech
in the chamber of deputies when he
addressed members of the foreign
press today. Tlie French, he raid,
had given aid and comfort to a gang
of cutthroat separatists in the pala
tinate and their whole policy Kad
been one of suppressing all \estigcs
of freedom.
lie declared further that Germany
was not capable of paying repara
tions claims until its economh unity
and freedom were restored.
Fanatics
Threaten ’,
ad .at ■
Several Tho. ^turum
Would Aid .jiiieas Island
t
Comrades—V ow to ipe
Out Constabulary.
Situation Is Serious
lt> tuMH-ialfil Pres*.
Manila, Jan. 20.—Fanatics, menac
ing the constabulary- in Surigao prov
ince, on Mindanao and Bucas islands,
off the coast of Mindanao province,
caused a serious situation, according
to advices received here.
Colonel Bowers, constabulary com
mander of Surigao, has asked for re
inforcements on Bucas island, where
he led a force a few- days ago to
pacify members of religious society of
Colorum, whose recent clash with the
troops resulted In the deaths of 19
constabulary soldiers and SO fanatics.
It is known that several thousand
Colorum live in the proGnces of Suri
gao, l^eyte and Samar and they are
said to be threatening to aid their
comrades on Bucas Island. Many of
the fanatics have vowed they will
wipe out the constabulary.
Colonel Bowers repofted yesterday
that about 600 fanath* were gathered
in the town of Stocorro, on Bucas is
land, and appeared to bo in an ugly
mood. The fanatics, be said, believed
the constabulary had come to kill
them.
Governor General Wood instructed
Colonel Bowers to continue the peace
ful tactics of trying to persuade the
fanatics to return to their homes, not
using force unless It became absolute
ly necessary.
The gunboat Sacramento and the
coast guard cutter Pollllo will remain
at the port of Surigao until the fa
natics have dispersed.
Advices from Zamboanga province,
Mindanao, said that one Moro wa«
killed when a constabulary patrol en
countered a group of Moro outlaws
near Katubu in the province of Cola*
bato. Tile other Moroe escaped.
The report added that about tPC
Moro outlaws with their families hail
surrendered to an American named
Sofer at Balabagan and that nine
Moro men and 20 women had sur
rendered to the rovernor of Cotob*to.
Derailed Freight Delays
Fast bound U. P. Jrains
Fremont, Neb., Jan. 20.—Traffic
on the Union Pacific east of Fremont
was delaj ed for over an hour Saturday
when an eaatbuund freight train was
derailed by it broken wheel. Consid
erable damage was done to the right
of way.
I (tiring the blockade, Union Pacific
train* were iwitched to the North
western track*. A wrecker was
called to the scene and the damage
wa* repaired within sn hour.
Motorcycle Fop (.rasRes.
• afford Baldwin, motorcycle police
mm, was gliding: down Sixteenth
street. In an effort to avoid the auto*
aveoue, appeared an automobile
driven by William Maher, 2515 Cass
street. In an effort to avodl the auto
mobile, Baldwin crashed, suffering a
broken rib. a possibly fractured wrlat,
betide* cut* and bruises. Maher wan
not arrested.
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SUNNY SIDE UP
The dingus Into which I drop'my
fare when riding Omnha’s street cars
fascinates me.
Often have I been can-led by my
destination because I simply couln’t
1-esist the fascination of watching the
conductor grinding away at It. It
gets pennies and dimes and nickels
and metal checks. Comes an influx
of passengers and the dingus absorbs
a conglomerate mass of copper, nickel
silver and bronze
Then the conductor proceeds to
work that crank attached alongside,
chatting the while, mayhap, with a
friend. How long must he turn it be
fore all the separate pieces go
through? How does the dingus dif
ferential! between the pieces and
chef k up on them'.’
I low iloes It add up and register
tin- totals'- Will it reject counter
feit coins? I've never seen It tackle
a quarter, but would It absorb one,
count It through and add It to the to
tal?
These problems worry me. Tilings
have reached the point where I must
have a thorough explanation or In self
defense I will have to walk. The men
tal strain Is growing awful.
Were I convinced that this '-on
science thing wouldn' t get to work
ing In the reverse Kngllsh I’d pro
mote more aetlon like that leading to
receipt of $300 by .Mrs. Ida. IlichHi-ds.
If awakening of consciences would
Induce a lot of fellows to forward to
me what they rightfully owo me, It
would be easily possible for me to let
my own conscience put In some over
time work. As the matter now stands
I'm hopeful I can keep my Inward
monitor somewhat somnolent. Hut I
do wish some method could he devised
whpreby the other fellow s Conscience
could he stirred to the debts. I am
thinking particular!) of a few politi
cs! Ingrales foi whom 1 have fronted
in days gone by, only tu be over
looked, Ignored and forgotten. Some
thing Should Be Bone About It.
Sign In an elevator In a Farnam
street offli e building: "Please do not
throw your burned matches In this
elevator throw them In the street
where there Is more room.”
It Is awfully annoying to stumble
over a burned match as ons enters
an elevator. But. It li more annoying
to enter one all cluttered by the
carelessness and lark of cleanliness of
others.
Shocked to note that democratic
leaders In Council RlufCp find If neces
sary to drift candidates. However,
there Is nothing! I like belter than
to lie of servlco to my democratic
friends everywhere, hence I hasten to
assure Jacksonian friends across the
creek that there are a few Nebraska
democrats I'd gladly spam to them.
Their removal east waul might not
help Iowa and Council Rinds much,
but II would mightily please n lot of
leal democrats In Nebraska.
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Still another good thing about the
radio. Those who are listening in on
some Impassioned orator will b* mi
aide to spur him on by' their tumul
tuous applause, thereby tending to
curtail Ills eloquence and abbreviate!
Ills verbal acrobatics. Anything that
(ends to discourage the campaign or
ator as lie flourishes today Should
Bo Encouraged.
Homer nodded now and then, hence
It Is not surprising that George Bun
of Aurora should occasionally Indulge
111 the same. George conveys through
Ills Aurora Register the startling mis
Information that Charley Sloan Is the
only Nebraska congressman who ever
Won ri place on lh« ways anil uterine
committee.
Amt at one time George was rather
partial lo \V, ,1. Bryan, who secured
a place on that Important committee
during tils first term In congress, 1
Insist ttint Nebraska political history
he kept on atralglit. W. M. M.
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| Many Seek Allen’s
Seat on Bench
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ik '• 4’oint, Neb., Jan. 20.—Many
in this judicial district have
tting forward candidate* tp
, v ‘r r< vsltion left vacant by the late
, <; lliam V. Allen of Madison.
se mentioned are O. A. Wil
dish, M. S. McDuffie, C.
.aewart, Donald Mapes and Frank
Warner of Norfolk, A. K. Oleson of
Wisner and D. C. Chase of Stanton.
It is the duty of the governor to
name the judge. Who will fill the
vacancy until after the fall election.
A considerable amount of work on
the dockets at tills time, all that two
judges can handle, makes it more
than likely that the governor will
make Ida appointment without delay.
Corey Tells of
Row Over Job
in Omaha Visit
Confidence in Being Cleared
of Any Charge of Collusion
Voiced by Farm Loan
Member.
Merton L. Corey, member of the
farm loan board at Washington, D.
C., stopped off in OmaJia yesterday
between trains and conferred with
officers of the federal land and the
federal Intermediate banks of Omaha.
In connection with the recent die
cussion for and against the conflmia
! tion of Mr. Corey's appointment as a
member of the board, Mr. Corey said:
“The charge that membets of the
federal farm loan board were parties
to a collusive deal or that they do
not deserve confirmation because of
an alleged Improvident approval of
a business contract executed by the
federal land banka under full legal
authority, has been presented to the
senate banking and currency com
mittee. Knowing the facts, as I do,
and having the utmost confidence in
the fair Judicial attitude of the com
mittee, I am content to await their
decision.
Kiplaloi Appointment.
"If there Is any foundation for thla
attack upon us they will mo find. If
they report favorably for confirmation
that should aatlly tUoaa who have
suspected wrong doing.
"I welcome thla Investigation. I
urn glad to have them g«t the full
story and the whole truth, rather
than to lurve the fabrications of a dis
charged, disgruntled employe go
longer unchallenged.
"I shall deserve removal if In the
nddst of years of fighting for better
farm credits 1 have connived to se
cure a position through autih an im
moral scheme. It Is generally known
In Washington that there Is not the
slightest foundation In fart for such
a charge. Thers was no political
significance to my appointment. At
the end of the long fight for Inter
mediate credits and Increased loan
limit, E. If. Cunningham, now mem
her of the federal reserve board;
George •' Jewett, manager of the
American Wheat Growers' association;
Hie farm loan commissioner, Charles
K. Liobdell, and Secretary of Agricul
ture Wallace urged my appointment,
contending that I should assist In the
administration of this nsvv legislation
wlvlrh Is so Important to ths mlddls
west. In which they are naturally
especially Interested.
"I did not seek the position. I
risked the aid of nobody. The only
support came from tbs stove named,
all of whom are republicans. They
might have been mistaken as to my
ability, but they acted In the utmost
good faith for what they thought
would benefit the farmers of the conn
try.
Kndorsrd by bnulli Dakotan.
"Tho Issua Is Iwdng fairly consid
ered by the oonunittee. If tJiey re
port adversely that, will end the whole
matter. If thev report favorably upon
myself and colleagues wo should and
I betleve we will receive the vote of
every senator without regard to
partisan considerations.
"I appreciate the fine expressions of
confidence which this controversy hss
brought from Nebraska and other
western states. The findings of the
committee will show that the ronfl
deuce of my friends has not been mis
placed.”
"A lack of confirmation of Mr
Coreys appointment would leave th**|
corn hell without a representative on
the lewrd.” was the comment of 1'
l>, Alorvom of South Dakota, tress
urr-r of the Omaha bank.
Mr. i'orey was en route to Salt Luke
City, where lie |s lo address the Nu
Monel Wool 11l-uwere’ association.
11111111 m 11 Kamil) Nearly
Vsphyxiatrii by Si«»\«• I'»hh
Pawn#® i ‘lty, .Tnn. 20. Mr. nml Mi*
U. J. Jfynek and their little daughter
of Humboldt ram# near being a*phv\
luted by fumes from th#lr bus© burner
while th*y were asleep. Mr*. H \ n• K
whr awakened by the nb.* of her
daughter, nnd ©hen eh® w*nt to her
l**<lskb\ lound th# rhlbl Almost eniotli
©red by th# fume*. Sh# railed brr
husband end thru fainted. Th# ninth
©r end daughter wrr# revived by open
ing th© doors nm! window* but they
hove ©of yet fully r©<*o\rred from the
©ffeot®.
Oiiiahau Hurt in Crash.
Fremont, Neb., Jen. 20 \\ . 1)
\V#st|»li»l. (Jinnht. »;ilesmun. I d .t
rloeeeeonp# from serious Injury when
h# wan thrown through the top of hi*
automobile following *i collision.
Westphal suffered painful bruises.
What Is Keeping the Political Family Awake Right Now
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| Omaha Liquor
Suspect Shot
Down bv Police
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Nebraska City Officers Halt
Auto After Chase—Guns
and Shells Found
in Car.
Nebraska City. Neb.. Jan. 2".—
Otto P. Oernandt. Omaha, was shot
and seriously wounded here shortlj
before midnight Kattjrday by police
when he and his brother, Hubert
Oernandt, and Howard Riid Henry
Jourdan, also of Omaha, refused to
halt their oar.
Police and the sheriff had discov
ered the car standing beside the
W heeler-Muter shirt factory In the
eastern part of the city, and when
they started to Investigate the Oma
ha men attempted to make thetr get
away, according to the officers. The
autoisls were chased several blocks
west on Central avenue before thev
were stopped.
On the trip up the street sevetal
bottles were thrown from the oar
and broke on the pavement.
Tenth street another cat' from a aide
street pulled In ahead of the Otna
bans and they were "forced to atop.
JuaC liefore reaching Tenth street,
a glass jug containing about two
quarts of wine was tossed from the
car and striking in a snowdrift, was
nut broken.
The officers fired several shots al
the fleeing car and one of the bub
lets landed In the right hip of Otto.
He was taken fo a local hospital, but
the bullet was not removed The
other three men were placed In the
county jail. When the car was
searched, officers found four shot
guns and about 200 loaded shells In
the car.
The men aafd they had come here
to hunt rabbits Sunday. They ad
milled the ownership of the liquor
and said that they had gone to the
side street to drink it. according to
the police.
The wounded man is nut thought
to l>e In a dangerous condition.
Former State Deputies
Arrested at Papillion
Pa pillion. Neb., Jan. 20.—Fred
Holmes and William Grebe, former
deputy state sheriffs, were arrested
today in Plattswouth by. Sheriff
Oblerog and Deputy Beerline of Papil
lion and arraigned by County Attor
iiey H. A. Collins before County Judge
Wheat, here, on charges of imperson
ating offlrers. false Imprisonment and
assault and battery.
They were arrested Just after they
had testified at the trial of Sheriff
c'armll Quinton In district court at
Plattswouth.
Both men pleaded not guilty to the
charges In Papillion awl were released
under J600 bond to appear here Janu
ary 31 for preliminary hearing.
It ta alleged they visited the farm
of William Schwartz, south of Gretna,
November 4, ami again on Novembei
28, making the alleged false repre
eentatlons and assaulting Schwartx.
Bernstein to File,
Nathan Bernstein said yesterday
he experts to be a candidate for the
city council at the primaries this
spring. x
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Doctor Who Raises Fur-Bearing Frogs
Takes His Fight on Trappers to Court
I tor If ilk in son of Hrarrr flats, If ith Fse on
II armth of /' uture Generations, Protects llairs
Croakers If ho Grate Corering in II inter Time
O’Neill, Nib. .Inn. 2<>. Hoc Wilkin
.*«»n. the zoological Hurt»ank of ti<«
Klkliorn valley, who devote* his Hum
to e.xpf rliiti ntathni when not minister
lug to the ills »*f innn and l»enst In
Beaver Plata, has begun tin action in
.Bulge Kin\ iu'k court seeking to en
join thn muskrat trappers of the pre
« tnct from ensnaring his recently d*
\ Hoped species of fur-ltcurlnff frogs.
He is unable to gain relief through
i be fish and game laws. i« there |* no
< loacd trapping season provided, and
action for traspu** Is not effective
l*ecauso In most Instances the frogs
ate captured after they have strayed
beyond thn confines of his Beaver
Pints holdings.
With propei* protection until the
species has gained h foothold the
• fr»ctor believe* that he has solved
the problem of furs for future genera*
Hons when the beaver, mink «n»1
• oney snhld, which are fast disappear
it g. have become extinct.
The fur hearing frog was developed
hy the doctor through planting spawn
of the common green frog In lagisms
with hnrdpan bottom* too far re
moved from other bodies of water fot
• lio adult fi -ga to migrate tltereto
a
\* a result, when thr cold, hibernal
'me neaaonn cam*' around, the crea
in it wcr*» unable t«i burrow in for
ibelr w In tor'a al<*p and nature gntdii
ally remedied the difficulty by pmvld
Ing them wtlli a hairy covering, "hld>
through the first feu \onr« \v.n very
Unlit Th© doctor aped up natura by |
dratmytna all but the moat advanced
M ■eclmrii*.
The new rreuturo, according to the
toctor, 1* the mil) mie front ntblcli
I, will bo utile to produce from three
to four crop* of fur and »klna a year,
for an Indetlnlt* lierlod. without <1*
Mroylng tlie anlmal'lteolf. Kach frog
will prodlM'W never,'tl d> tlnct <]ilnlttle*
and grade* of fur. varying front the
prime on* of the extremely cold aea
eon to the light on* of the mtmmer
■period, thu* adapting them for vatl
oti* article* tn the trade,
T|i* new frog doe* not htbemat*
end only produc** on* crop of for
during tti* winter month*. It *h#d*
lie xkln at frripient tntenal* dur
ing Ih* heated pertod, however, a*
doe* It* leu* advanced rrloilve*. The
fur I* th* text me of the l1ne*t loti'
braver and of a btonx* and grernludt
tinge
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§7,433,081.000 in
Taxes Collected
Average of $68.37 Paid bv
Each Person in U. S.
in 1922.
Washington, Jan. 20.—An average
< f US.37 for every man. woman and
child in the United States was col
lected in taxes in 1922 by the na
tional. state, county and city govern
ments and all other civil divisions
having power 'to levy and collect'
taxes. Taxes collected th that year
amounted to *7.433.0*1,000. the census
bureau announced today.
Taxea collected by the federal guv -
ernment in the fiscal year beginning
July 1, 1222. amounted to 03.704.133.
000. which was almost fve time* the
amount collected in 1917. The per
capita amount of the government s
taxes ws* J29.47,
The source* from which the federal
government'* taxes came were. Cue
torus duties $5(2,181,000; Income and
profits taxes. $ 1,Ml.090,000; other mis
cellaneous internal revenue taxes.
$935,699,000; tax on circulation of na
tional banVs. $4,304,000; and federal
reserve franchise taxes. $10,851,000.
Taxes collected by other than the
federal government totaled $4,228.
94S.OOO, or an average of $$$.90 for
each person. General property taxr«
were $3,329,380,000, or 78.7 per cent of
the total. Special taxes Including In
heritance, Income, etc,, contributed
$253,014,000; poll taxes. $20,190,000;
licenses and permits. $408,597,000, and
special assessments. $203,747,000.
The state governments collected
$567,468,000 In taxes, an increase of
183 per cent over 1912, the counties
collected $742 331 005. an increase of
141 per cent, cities and other lncerp
orated places collected 31.627,339.000.
an increase of about 80 per cent,
townships collected $151.318.000'
school districts, $738.433 000. and all
other civil divisions. $101.069.000
Fairbury S|ifnd« $8-»O.OOU
for lliiil<liii|Es in
Fteirfaury. Neb.. Jnn. 10.—Figures
hnva b*t*n compiled showing that the
building donn in Kalrbury In 1923
.amounts to more than $$7»0.u00.
Among the build!met nro a $200,000
high pohooi, a $40,000 t’atbolic aohool,
$73,000 Kirtt National l ank, $13«*®o
alfalfa mill, $25.00® for ntw hospital*.
$112,000 for new buslnets Work*, and j
$20S,QOti( for iv*ldeti»%rs
Kalrbury lr»* a $27»0,OiH> paving pm
gram for 192 4 and several mora buai*
nea* bkn'k* and a large number of
realdenoe* «rf contemplated.
The Weather
for 24 hour* ’ r m January S’*
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12 Roomers
Escape in
NightAttire
Rooming House Gutted by an
Early Morning Fire—Land
lady Fails in Attempt to
Rescue J. Jankowski.
Firemen Find Body
John Jankowski, 76, retired grocer,
was burned to death in the blaze that
gutted the brick rooming house at
2226 Farnam street at 6:53 yesterday
morning. His burned body was
found at the head of the stairs on
the third floor by city firemen who
were examining the building after
the fire.
Jankowski, a resident of Omaha for
50 years, was one of the oldest mem
bers of the Douglas County Pioneers.
He is survived by bis .divorced wife.
Katherine, and two daughters and a
son.
Twelve roomers of the gutted struc
ture and inmates of 2224 Farnam
street, adjoining, were driven out Into
the bitter cold In bedroom attire. The
landlady, 'Miss Dora Fitch and Miss
May Dunn dashed from the flaming
building barefoot and in their night
gowns. Others managed to grab
shoes, x coat or dress as they fled the
house.
Adjoining Flat Threatened.
Believing that the adjacent flat
would be destroyed, the tenants rush
ed into ths smoke filled building and
managed to collect much of their be
longings ai 1 bear them outside. The
building suffered only from snfoke and
water.
Miss May Dunn, who, except for
Jankowski, was the sole inhabitant
of the third floor of the building, met
the aged man in the smoke filled hail
way.
■'Follow me and we ll get ou*," she
called to him. attempting to lead him
with her. Confused and panic stricken,
the fee-tde man shook off her grasp
and disappeared in the dense smoke.
Her own safety compelled Ms* Dunn
to desert him. Witnesses of the fire
declare they heard the old men
screaming for help above the crack
ling of flames.
Inmates Are Awakened.
The fire was discovered by Mr".
Flora Hall, Ss, who was awakened
by a loud noise. Thinking St was a
newsboy calling out his morning pa
pers, she decided to go to bed agar
A few minutes later, she was
awakened by the smell of smoke, an 1
rushed to the door only to find the
long hail enveloped in smoke. She
start'd to p waken the other men at; !
women who were asleep on the fleet
above.
Mrs. T4a.Il. who lives in Ohicwa.
V b ■ aim. ■ . i ' i i f*v Uj« ac
tor her health.
Firemen Kr»< ue Roomer*.
One of the roomers awakened t->
Mrs. Mai! w «* J|r< C E. Clark. Shs
awakened he" husband, rw. C. E.
Clark, and telting him to folio'
grabbed up shoe- and 'tor-king* a" 1
fled the building. T 'r Clark, beccn
Ing confused. was unable to find the
stairs He finally broke the bedroom
window and clambered out upon the
Bln - tine ice crusted ro"f of tbe porr
from which he was removed by fire
men. He was near collapse from Ir.
haling smoke and required medical
attention dur'ng tbe day The Clark«
were the only ones to save their cloth
ing.
Izeo and Charles Wilton. brothers,
wrie unable to descend the flaming
stairs and b roke a window on the
second floor and were carrl^l to
safe!} by firemen. Charles' foot was
badly cut by glas*.
Klre Chief Dineen declared that th
blaze originated from hot ashes in the
basemen!, lie declined to estimate
the damage but declared Hie section
of the building which was gutted wa«
worth about $10,000 Miss Dor
Fitch, landlady. *aid that she valued
her furniture, which was entire!
destro>ed. at about $?.koo The build
ing is owned by the Han*»n Invest
ment company.
shir sr in l oM
The ousted tenant*, shtverug in
the intense eold. watched the hope of
aalx.aging their heleng-.nes fade at
then sought shelter in nearby estab
lishments.
The Deliiwu' hotel sheltered eight et
the flr»> refuges-* tint it t lies ooukl K
cate frlemt*. IIuses' sslm were sleep
lug In the rmining house *t the tin t \
of the five nor Mary Uunn. J»'hn
ksiwski. I>r. .iiul Mrs s'. 1J..
l„eo and r baric* \\ llaoii, ,l.<«epH '•s
Shink Klssrw Hall. Mr. and Mrs.
Janie* Viola 11, UlmrU-s Ureen, etigi*
ne< r, and IVnt 1'iieh, landlsutv.
Funeral ss-ryk-e* for John Jankow
ski will I*' held Tiis-aslay at thelleafe
* lleafej mortuary with burial Hi
Forest Law n cemetery.
Sloan for Senator t lull
Is Organizer! at t.euexa
Ck*n c\ h . N>1'. J r 11. .0—A Ch*r1 c *
H. Sloan for I'nltcd Statr*
club orgnniRod horo ".th John
M. Ward. prevalent i»uy i'h>c, vico
rrosidont: T>I#r 1 Mg coomb#. s»oor*
t.*r>. Mint n. V MrUccoh, tr#a»urr
The organist non call* for naming if
rppr^wnUUvw in oaoIi of the pro
oinot*. * jmhlkit.' oommittro and
thorough planning fx»r the* campaign.
Afttr the oiKitnuniwu cv-mplcitst
Mr. Slnait was itiiunionol to th#
courthou***, w ho ttta«i* no »<l
• r t'nijilviss bte poliCiO* f
er\- m.