Nebraska Newspapers

    Today
Ealing Makes Appetite.
They Killed Gee Jon.
Real Tax Collecting.
By ARTHUR BRISBANE
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In Europe they don’t know what
to think about anything. Here some
financiers are disturbed by the oil
revelations. It worries them to find
business men supposed to be intel
ligent carrying on illegal practices
in such a simple-minded, sure-to-be
found-out way.
Henry Ford, who mysteriously
keeps independent of banks, urges
deeper probing of the oil scandal.
He thinks ‘‘international banking
houses conceived and financed the
deal,” and that the deal has some
thing to do “with our attitude
toward the Mexican difficulty.”
You would think American oppor
tunities would be sufficient, that
men would be content to make $50,
000,000 or $100,000,000, legitimate
ly, without stealing oil reserves set
aside for national safety.
But the French say truly:
“Appetite comes with eating.”
Nevada killed Gee Jon, Chinese
tong murderer, with hydrocyanic
gas, at 10 o’clock Friday morning.
Mr. Jon, according to guards, “wept
a little as he was being placed in
the chair.” His tears seemed to ask
“Why pick on me?”
Doctors say death was painless,
but they don't know. Gee Jon lived
six minutes after he began breath
ing the deadly gas. Where is he
now? Somewhere in space telling
Confucius about it?
If government insitsts on kill
ing it should kill as savages usu
ally do, choking with a rope, cut
ting off the head or in some other
savage fashion.
Science and scientists should not
be disgraced in the operation.
While “civilization” was killing a
Chinese murderer with poison gas
in Nevada, it was killing five ne
groes by electricity at Huntsville,
Tex. On warden, Walter L. Mil
ler, Resigned rather than kill the
negroes. Another said:
“Pulling the switch of an elec
tric chair means nothing to me.”
It means something to civiliza
tion. Ten thousand years hence this
will be spoken of as an age that
used to hang, shoot, asphyxiate,
kill with electricity and then fool
ishly expect criminals, with the un
developed mind of children, not to
imitate a murderous example set by
government itself.
There are signs of light here and
there. New York city yesterday
appropriated $15,000,000 additional
for public schools, making $130,
000,000, all together appropriated
under the administration of Mayor
Hylan. If anything can stop mur
der at the top and bottom of the
human machine the public school
will do it. For the public school
spreads knowledge, which is light.
“Give light,” said Dante, “and the
people will find their own way.”
In England they really collect
taxes. Guiness’s Brewing company,
in 1921, made over seventy-six mil
lion dollars profit. The government
got $60,000,000 for excise and li
cense duties and $70,000,000 for
income and excess profits tax—to
tal $67,791,000. Guiness had just
$7,583,000 left out of $76,384,000.
That interests those that suggest
solving the prohibition problem by
permitting the sale, with heavy tax
ation, of light beer. Such a plan
would produce $2,000,000,000 a
year for the government, discourage
whisky-selling bootleggers and, ac
cording to Thomas Jefferson, who
wrote the Declaration of Indepen
dence, it would also encourage real
temperance.
Prague, amazed, hears of a baby
born completely covered with hair.
Only doctors and scientists have
been allowed to see it. The parents
are normal.
This news should be kept care
fully from W. J. Bryan—also the
fact that at a certain stage of
their existence before birth, all
babies have a complete covering of
hair. Nature seems to conspire
with Darwin, to force belief in evo
lution upon us.
(Copyright, 1924.1
Art of Soapmaking
Simple to Acquire
Htwip ninking is a real art, jet one
which can lie easily acquired. As one
woman said: "It Is easy to make and
economical to use." The University
of Nebraska agricultural college ex
tension service gives a few suggos
tions on the rare necessary In the col
lection and preparation of fats. Both
animal and vegetable fats may lie
used. Burnt or dirty grease can lie
clarified by melting, straining, then
fiying small pieces of potatoes in it.
Fats should he washed free from salt
by melting in water, cooling and re
moving clear grease from the top.
Rancid grease may be purified in the
same way with a solution of one part
vinegar and five parts water. Meat
scraps and cracklings should be kept
clean.
Circular Gives Advice on
Establishing Home Orchard
The high price of apples In tho
face nf a large crop in most commer
cial tipple sections Is stimulating an
interest In the planting of new home
orchards. The success of such plant
Ing depends upon a wise selection of
verities und upon tho rare given them
h ter on In cultivating, pruning ami
spraying. Before spending time and
money on such a venture, consult
Circular 1230, “Kstaljllshlng the Horne
crehard,” which may ha secured free
of charge from county ex ten plan
agents or from the University of Ne
braska agricultural college, Lincoln.
Vets’ Meet in Indiana.
Cincinnati, Feb. 10,—Spanish war
veterans officials announced that Hie
1024 convention will be held at Michi
gan City, Ind., September 7 to 10.
>n Invitation has been received from
President Zayas to hold thn meeting
in Havana, Cuba, hut It wu« deemed
Inadvisable to make any change »t
this time.
Repeal of Law
on Lethal Gas
Deaths Is Urged
Cruelty to Condemned and
Danger Pointed Out as Bad
Features of Nevada
Execution.
Carson City, Nev., Fob. 10.—While
guards dug a grave In the hillside
cemetery at Nevada state prison to
day to receive the body of Gee Jon,
Chinese victim of the world’s first
lethal gas execution, in the Nevada
state house here two miles distant, a
movement for the repeal of the gas
statute was launched.
That the deadly gas execution, with
its features of horror and terror to
its victim and extreme danger to all
witnesses and officials in charge,
must pass or be made more humane
by eliminating strapping in the ‘ eter
nity" chair and other alleged cruel
features was the opinion of many
state officers and legislators who
watched the Chinese go to his death.
They were behind the steps taken to
day to repeal or humanize the law.
Opponents of the gas death execution
said today that it was ghastly to
keep the body of the Chinese strapped
in the chair for more than two hours.
Governor James G. Scrugham re
fused Joday to commit himself on the
By International News Service.
Nevada, pioneer in lethal gas
executions, stood virtually alone
today as an advocate of the new
method of exacting the life pen
alty from condemned criminals.
Opinions gathered by Internation
al News Sep-ice from governors
and high state officials through
out the country show no disposi
tion in other states to follow in
the path Nevada blazed yesterday
when Gee Jon, Chinese Tong
killer, was gassed to death.
"Not without some elements of
inhumanity,” "an uncertain ex
periment,” “slow and painful,” are
the opinions expressed today by
some chief executives.
For the most part, there was
uncertainty on the part of of
ficials as to wliat actually oc
curred in the death house in the
prison house at Carson City when
the Chinese murderer was spray
ed with the deadly hydrocyanic
acid. Authorities of other states
are awaiting more complete scien
tific verdicts.
(Copyright, 19?( )
lethal gas execution. The governor
was prostrated during the execution
yesterday and today appeared ner
vous and depressed.
"Lethal gas execution gives a very
quick, painless death,” Major D. C.
Turner of the United States Veterans
bureau at Reno told me,” said the
governor. "Major Turner witnessed
the execution of Gee Jon and report
ed to me that If the body had been
given him ten minutes after the Chi
nese lost consciousness he could have
revived life. He said death was
caused by the gas stopping the work
of the respiratory organs. X argued
with him that this was also true of
electrocution and he admitted that
was so. He claims to have resuscita
ted at least three hydrocyanic gas
victims."
Nevada’s legislature will meet on
January 1925, and at that time ef
forts to repeal the gas law will be
made, prominent men in Carson City
said today. The law was passed in
1921 but its provisions first carried
out In Gee Jon’s death.
Frank Kern, former deputy attor
ney general of Nevada, now living in
Fresno, Cal., suggested the law after
reading a vague account of a sup
posedly deadly gas death in France.
No Lethal Gas to
Be Used in This State
Lincoln, Feb. 10. — Commenting
on the experiment in lethal gas ex
ecutions at Carson City, Nev., yester
day, Warden Fenton of the state
penitentiary here said today that
there was no possibility of gas being
used for execution In Nebraska.
"I don't know a thing about gas
executions,’’ the warden said,( "but 1
don't think they will ever discover n
more humane method of execution
than electrocution."
Navy Men on Way to Nome
to Make Base in Arrtic Trip
Washington, Kelt. 10.—The United
States navy's proposed aerial con
quest of the Arctic became assured
today.
While the house naval affairs com
mittee was making public a letter
from President Coolldge endorsing
the expedition, the navy's advance
guard wns leaving for Nome, Alaska,
to establish an advance fstse and
weather forecasting base.
It was further revealed that the
AH 3, now being built for the United
States in Germany, will be here in
time to be held In reserve for a quick
daeh to the relief of the Shenandoah
should it he necessary.
The Much Talked of Fall Ranch
The much discussed ranch of Ex-Secretary of the Interior Albert I). Fall at Three Rivers, N. M., the expensive improvement of which has figured so largely in the senate oil inquiry,
is shown above. To prevent immunity Fall was excused from testifying. ______
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Around Nebraska’s State House
By R. II. PETERS.
Stiff Correspondent The Omaha Bee.
Lincoln, Feb. 10.—If anyone in Ne
braska, at the present time, is more
adroit than Charles W. Bryan in the
art of “about-face" he has yet to show
himself. Not so many weeks ago
the governor was calling on high
heaven to witness the iniquities of oil
companies, whom he would punish by
state competition. That waa Just be
fore he left for Washington to at
tend a meeting of the democratic na
tional committee.
"Walt until I get back," he threat
ened, darkly.
Ensued then a long period of wait
ing, during which the price continued
to mount. At last came the threaten
ing movement, but It ramo from Gov
ernor MeMaster of South Dakota,
who has the faculty of getting away
from the post more rapidly than the
governor of Nebraska.
His telegram to President Coolidge
demanding federal action provoked a
wild scrambling at the state house.
Twenty-four hours later there wns a
second telegram In the hands of the
president, signed, this time, by Gov
ernor Bryan.
"Action, not Investigation, is what
' I want," cried the governor in his
denunciation of the “slimy oil octo
pus. "This is a problem for the
federal government: it has gone be
yond state control."
And. leafing rapidly through the
plies of paper that encumbers hij desk,
he produced the transcript of a
speech delivered at Omaha November
20 to prove that he had foreseen tho
action of the oil companies would
grow beyond state control.
Everyone applauded until more
sober reflection hrought the inevitable
question. Why did the governor prom
, ise state competition in January if he
know that federal action was the only
thing possible last November? The
governor failed to explain, but the*
explanations might have been pain
ful.
To W. H. Thompson of Grand Is
land. present democratic national
committeeman, goes all honors that
may accrue for having been re
sponsible for (he surprise of the week.
Thompson has been variously men
tioned as a candidate for the United
States senate, for the governorship,
and flnnlly, and definitely, for re elec
tion as national committeeman.
No one has ever considered him as
a potential supreme court Judge, ex
cepting possibly a few of his inti
mate friends. However, his decision
prevents a fight In the democratic
party between Arthur F. Mullen and
himself, and lerfves the path free of
encumbranc for Mullen’s election.
The announcement that Mra. K.
H. I’enny of Fullerton will be a can
didate for republican national com
mitteewoman la another blow at demo
crats who have been making a play
for the women votera by aaaertlng
that republican leader* were neglect
ing them.
The first shock to the democrats
came when they discovered that no
women have been filed a* candldatea
to the national convention, whereas
five women candidates are named on
the Coolldge slate and several are ex
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Complaint Charges Girl Staged
Nature Dance at Pomona “Stag”
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Hr Internsttnnsl News Berrlre.
I’omona, Cal.. Feb. JO.—While the
"Main street” folks of Pomona won
dered on what necks the ax of the
district attorney’s office would fall
next the widespread investigation of
"Immorality,'’ strip poker ami liquor
drinking "wild parlies" Involving
high school youths, young girls and
business men, several developments
occurred tonight which provided new
themes for fireside gossip regarding
"the big scandal."
Two of the most Important of these
were:
1. George R. Tyler, an officer of
the l’otnona lodge of the Woodmen
of the World, ewore to a complaint
charging William O. Olbba, a I,os
Angi lca entertainment booking agent,
with taking a fair young dancer to a
lodge “stag" night celebration of llie
Woodmen and having her perform
In tho nude.
'■!. Fifteen additional complaint*
i harglng youth* and older men with
contributing to the delinquency of
Elsie and Allta Brunton, minor I'o
niona High school girls, were Issued
t>y Deputy District Attorney J. W.
Joss In axis Angeles. It was an
nounced that nine of those accused
In 15 complaints issued on Thursday
have been taken Into custody. Orville
Wyatt, a high school boy, waa ar
rested In Riverside last night.
In tiling his complaint against the
entertainment booking agent, Tyler
alleged that Ulbhs was hlrisl to put
on n program at the lodge affair, held
about 10 nights ago, and brought Ids
own company here from Dos Angeles.
The nature dunes, in which tno
artiste, who linn performed many
times in I,os Angeles, was entirely
unclothed, was a feature that hsd not
been announced, Tyler d*«dated. Home
of the lodge tnerl sat In startled
amazement, Tyler explained, while a
few were ho overcome by the rmbnr
rassment of the occasion that they
left the room.
Deputy District Attorney Josa would
not reveal any of the names of the
men and youths nunied In the con
tributing complaints issued today.
pected to appear among the Hiram
Johnson candidates.
Hiram Johnson will be in the stato
a week from tomorrow. He is defin
itely announced to speak in Lincoln
and is expected to give an address in
Omaha also. It will bo interesting
to observe the reception that will be
accorded Johnson.
The California senator was victori
ous in Nebraska at the 1920 prefer
ential primaries, defeating a strong
Wood organization. Now, however,
every report show's Johnson’s star
to be on the wane and Comldye in
the ascendency. Perhaps such re
ports are erroneous, and then, again,
perhaps they are not.
If leaders of Nebraska’s progressive
partly kept hurrying Into the secre
tary of state's office to file petitions
for democratic office seekers there
will be little need for the proposed
convention at Grand Island.
Their activity last week was like
a Yale “tap-day” with Bryan, Edgar
Howard, and Charles VV. Pool playing
the role of "tappees." One caustic
observer, witnessing the performance,
had the following to say.
"They'd better get on as many
tickets as they can. They need to.”
Those who read the political carda
and attempt to foretell the future are
congratulating themselves over their
success with C. II. Gustafson. Gus
tafson. It will he recalled, was the
first republican to announce his can
didacy for the United States senate.
The entrance of Senator Norris Into
the contest stopped that so Gustaf
son was figured for a gubernatorial
candidate.
Now Gustafson comes to the state
house with his filing fee for gover
nor In his hand and announces that
he will r9n true to advance infoi -
(nation.
Despite a vigorous denial from
Charles Graff of Bancroft that he
would he a candidate for governor
against Charles W. Bryan, rumors of
his Impending candidacy will not
down. Graff's entrance Into the race
for the democratic nomination would
make It Interesting to say the least
Sows Net Good Prices
at Sale at Chappell
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Chappell, Neb., Feb. 10—The F W.
Barnes annual thoroughbred sow sab;
was held Thursday, February 7, at
his farm 10 miles north of Chappell.
The enle was conducted by Cols. \V.
M. Putman, J. M. Brownell and J. A.
t'lemani and the.offcrlngs brought an
average price of 147.4S per head. This
has been the highest average prlco
paid for thoroughbred stock In the
western part of the state, but they
were extremely weighty for their
ages and the breeding Is originated
from one of the very best strains in
the state. There were buyers froip
several of the western counties. In-'
eluding the northern port of Colorado.
Owing to the large corn crop raised
In Deuel county this year, the farm
ers are diversifying considerably
more and are also branching out. Into
the poultry, dairy and hog business.
Lillian Gish to Wed.
Florence, Italy, Feb, 10.—Charles H.
Duell, New York elnema magnate,
and 1,1 Ilian finish, eereen actress, both
stopping at the Grand hotel here, nro
to be married in the not distant fu
ture.
Miss Gish astonished several ac
quaintances who hail not hoard of
growing rumors in New York, by In
troducing Mr. Ducll as her fiance.
Miss Gish said the marriage would
lake place before summer.
Dry Work to (»o ()n.
OIovoihvIHp, N X . K* b. 10 A spe
clal executive committee will direct
the activities of the Anti Saloon
league of Ntw York. itending appoint
mcmt of n successor to W illiam H.
Andftrimn, who resigned I'Vbnmty f».
It wh« announced hero today by Kev.
W'llil«m C. Spicer, vice prcttklont of
the longue.
tfiiTnnn
|U*e PlSO'Sthl* prescription i|iilckly]
V relieve* children end mlultt. V
ApiMinni syrup. NoorUiefc
3S(d>wlACi $it*g gold
Mrs. Buell’s Books
Seized by Omaha
Lawyer for $900
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Retired Farmer Says Purpose
of Son’s Suit Defeated
Because the Marriage
Came Later.
Arthur C. Panroast, an Omaha at
torney, admitted Saturday night that
last fall he foreclosed a chattel mort
gage for $900 on the office furniture
and books of Mrs. Irene Buell, 48, an
Ashland attorney, who married Levi
Keiscr, "9, retired farmer, last
Wednesday in Council Bluffs.
The judgment was paid outside of
court about that time.
This Is In line with dispatches from
Wahoo last night regarding the sitlt
filed there by Reiser's son, Harry, to
have a guardian appointed to keep
him from wasting his property "up
on a designing woman who has led
him to believe she is enamoured of
him and has Induced him to deliver
to her thousands of dollars." The
petition does not name Mrs. Buell.
The marria/fe took place sir*ce the
suit was filed. Attorneys for Reiser
indicated that this fact will defeat
the object of the suit. Hearing has
been set for next Friday. Witnesses
will also be introduced to testify to
Reiser's mental soundness.
Mrs. Buell has established a repu
tation as a vigorous legal battler.
High Court Suspends
Sentence of Parmele
IJncoln, Neb., Feb. JO.—Attorneys
for Charles C. Parmele. former
lJlatt»mouth banker, convicted of em
bezzlement and sentenced to serve
one to three years In the state peni
tentiary, Saturday filed with the su
preme court an appeal from the con
viction and a bill of exceptions, ask
ing at the same time for a writ of
error and suspension of sentence.
Following the usual rule of the
court the request was granted and
the case referred hack to the district
court of Cass county on the matter
of fixing a satisfactory bond to tn
sure Mr. Parmele's appearance when
wanted.
The appeal sets up a long list of
alleged errors that are declared to
have marked his trial, charging ad
mission of Improper evidence and
failure to give proper Instructions.
Boy Scouts Hold 5th
Fire-Making Contest
Fifth content in fire by friction for
the Koine Miller cup was held by the
boy scouts In Omaha at the north
entrance to the courthouse Satur
day.
Th» contestants were John Kmer
Irk, Fred Boutin, Janies McMullen,
Henry Merriman, Eugene Freeman,
Oeorgn Olien, Richard Shadle and
Harold Draggoo.
The cup again goes to Harold Drag
goo, Ashland Park troop No. 1, who
made hls fire In 3S 3-5 seconds.
James McMullen wss second, and Eu
gene Freeman third.
In a special trial against time,
Draggoo made hls fire In 22 4 5 sec
onds. This time Is the fastest for
flre-hy friction that has ever been
made by an Omaha scout In an of
ficial trial.
Girl’s Locks Shorn;
Shearer Is Sought
Lincoln, Feb. 10.—Police early to
day were searching for the man who
seized Norma Klein, pretty high
school girl of Milford, Neb, and cut
off her hair with a pair of sclseors
late last night while the girl ecrenmed
for help.
Miss Klein was bordering on hyi*
terta as a result of her experience.
II was said the man made no other
attempt to Injure her.
Women's Pence Union Enters
Protest on (»as Execution
New York, Kel). 10.- A telegram
protesting against the execution of
(Jea Jon by »**thal ga* at Camon City
!ri<Jay w m nt to Governor Scrug*
ham of N tdn today by the Women'»
I'nfo 1 *nion It said:
"Ah opponent* of all capital punl«h*
•i « tit w believe that violence and the
It *triii tlon of human life am never
ami we strongly dfnouncethe
execution <*f t»ee Jon by lethal rr*.
U ft » xpif sm t»y protest against thi*
• xpot irpent having been tried upon a
defenHelenH (’liineae,"
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Record Long Distance Fire Alarm,
Kansas City to Omaha, Saves House
Mr. and Mr*. J. H. Osborne left Saturday morning for California by
way of Kansas City. Their home is at 418 North Thirty-eighth avenue
As the train neared Kansas City last evening, Mrs. Osborne suddenly i
remembered that she had forgotten to turn off an electric iron in their j
home.
At 9:30 their son, Stuart P. Osborne, received a long distance telephone
call nt Ills home, 3109 Mason street.
"This is father. I ni in Kansas City," said the message. "Mother says
she forgot to turn off the electric iron at home. Hurry up to the house
if it hasn't burned down yet and tend to the iron."
"You bet," said Stuart. "Pleasant journey.”
He dashed out and into his car and sped to the parental domicile.
From a second story window he saw wisps of smoke creeping. He
unlocked the garage and got a ladder with which lie climbed to an upper
window and broke in.
The iron had burned a hole almost through a heavy table and the
house was full of smoke.
Osborne turned in an alarm but had the Are extinguished before the
department arrived.
“It Is the Arst time an Omaha Are alarm was ever*turned in from
Kansas City," said Assistant Chief F. J. IHneen.
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Lack of Recognition Causing
Middle West to Lose Artists
Allied Arts Association Formed to Give Midland Artists
Better Facilities and Encourage More
Profitable Audience.
By Associated Tress.
Chicago, Feb. 10.—The midland
must give its artists greater recogni
tion, else the heritage from the pio
neer's pen. pencil and brush, showing
that the tniddlewest has all the ma-'
terial necessary for the novel, the
drama or the character fainting, will
be lost, declare art folk and promi
nently interested friends here.
Midland landscape, Its people and
atmosphere have all that is required
for great beauty in expression, they
Coolidge Backers
No Foes of Norris
Lincoln. Feb. 10.—Charges that
Coolidge backers in Nebraska are op
posing the candidacy of Senator
George W. Norris for re election are
denied by E. P. Brown, chairman of
the Nebraska Cooildgefor-presldent
committee. His statement follows:
"I have read in the Omaha News of
February 7 the following:
"Norris' opponents are mostly in
the Coolidge camp and much of the
opposition to the senator is coming!
from the Coolidge headquarters at
Lincoln.'
"This statement is wholly without
foundation. The Nebraska Coolidge
for presldent committee was organ
ized solely In the Interest of the
nomination of President Coolidge. It
has no connection, direct or Indirect,
with any candidacy for United State*
senator, governor, or any other of
fice. None of its employes are in the
service of any such candidate. I: is
in no way lending support or offer
ing opposition to the candidacy of any
persons.
"1 feel sure you would not know
ingly mislead your reader* on ihis
point and that you will welcome this
authoritative statement."
Countess Is Sued
for Alienation
II j- International Senior.
New York, Feb. 10.—Countess lie
Perlgny, formerly Margaret Thaw of
Pittsburgh, a half slater of Harry K
Thaw, was named as defendant in
a $500,000 alienation suit brought In
the supreme court Saturday by Ma
dtune Madelyne Helen Modlca of
Brooklyn.
Madame Modlca charged In lier
suit that the countess had won the
affections of her husband, Kmanuel
Victor, and as a result he had not
contributed to her supi«trt since last
July.
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Sloan's Liniment—**^ M"'
say, but because there is a backward
response to bis work, the east is an
nexing the western artist.
Authors, painters, architects, musi
cians and sculptors from the middle
west, said to be unappreciated in their
native fields, are pointed out by these
people hs reaching fame and success
in the east, in an environment where
there is more encouragement and rec
ognition in their products.
Significance Not Felt.
"We do not believe this situation
to be one of higher literary or art
intelligence among eastern people, but
ntther to an uncultivated sens* in
the people of our section,’’ said an
authority in art circles here. "We
know that midlanders appreciate nat
utal beautly, our open expanses are
ton full of it not to be absorbed, hut
It appears that when it finds expres
sion in book, painting or etching, the
significance is not entirely felt.
"The majority of the successful au
thors iy New York and New Kngland
cam# front the midland, as well as a
large number of the prize winners at
the exhibitions of painters and sculp
tors held in that section. Perhaps
the east Is more Inclined to the fresh
ness and wholesonieness of middle
western products, which we have
about us each day.”
Association Formed.
Realizing tliia tendency, step* have
been taken to give the midland artlat
better facilities and to encourage a
more profitable audience. The Allied
Art* association haa been formed Ly
1'ernons interested in and directing art
for it* own sake. A modification in
the immigration eastward i* seen and
the association plana to aid ami en
courage all artists and people of the
midland in hopes of putting midland
life into midland art,
"We will not concern ourselves
with foreign artists but we will give
our energy and efforts for the benefit
of our own." said John M. Stahl, the
president. “We will especially help
the younger artists who are working
honestly and hard to make a reputa
ti a. and of the older who blazed the
way by showing we have all the mate
rial necessary for the novel, the
drama, etcher or character painter."
Standpat Defi
of Jacoby Leads
*
to Near Battle
State Representative Yocum,
Fellow Farm Bloc Member,
Resents Charge at Wahoo
Meeting.
Walloo. Neb., Feb. 10.—I.# V.
Jacoby of Havelock, leader of the
legislative farm bloc during the last
session of the legislature, and Repre
sentative C. L. Yocum of Ashland al
most came to blows here Saturday
afternoon over Jacoby's classification
of Yocum as a "standpatter.”
Jacoby was addressing a meeting
of fanners here on his “one house
legislature” plan, when Yocum, a
fellow member of the farm bloc, ap
peared. Referring to a recent classi
fication, made by Jacoby, of merhbers
of the last legislature, In which he
was accused of being a reactionary,
Yocum denied the charge and ques
tioned Jacoby’s right to make the
classification and send it out ra an
official document.
“Yocum said he had received a
letter from Ernest Peterson, Kear
ney, secretary of the farm bloc, in
which he denied that I had any right
to make the classification,” said
'Jacoby, in discussing the incident.
"He also said he had a letter signed
ty 33 members of the legislature, wr.i
sat with the farm bloc, denying
r.ght. They must have been in
eluded in classes B and C.” He
chuckled referring to classes which
listed certain members as stand
patters and a* ■'doUblelcrossers” and
"flimflammers.”
To support his contention tnat ne
was within his rights, In making the
classification, Jacoby turned to Repre
sentative W, R. Mitchell, who was
present, and asked him If he had
introduced a motion at the final
meeting of the farm bloc giving him
(Jacoby) the right* to carry on the
organization work of the farm bloc
into the election of the next legisla
ture.
Mitchell admitted that he had made
such a motion, and the Incident was
closed.
"There's nothing wrong In being a
standpatter," said Jacoby later, "but
I want the people to know Yocum is
one. X have the house records to
prove It,"
Among those on Jacoby's "black
list" is A. X. Mathers, Gerlng. a
candidate for the republican gubei
rstorial nomination.
Fullerton Couple
Wed Fifty Years
Fullerton, Feb. 10.—The home of
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Sheaff waa the
scene ot a pleasant affair February
4. 1924, when ftiey celebrated thetr
golden wedding anniversary.
Mr. Sheaff and Miss Evalina Quigle
were united in marriage 50 years ago
at Prairie City, 111., and came to Ne
braska 10 years later. Thirty-four*#
years ago Mr. and Mrs. Sheaff came
to Fullerton and have since made
their home here. Mr, Sheaff has
been engaged in the implement busi
ness for the last 40 years and is
one of the oldest and best known im
plement dealers In the state.
In the evening a three-course din
ner was served by three grand-daugb
ters. Helen Sheaf, Elinor and Eou se
Mangels. Covers were laid for Mr.
and Mrs T. M. Sheaff, Mr. and Mrs.
George I,. Sheaff and family, Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Mangels and family. Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Sheaff and daugh
ter Evelyn of Cedar Rapids. Mr. and
Airs. John Diers and Mr. and Mrs
Cyrus Greek.
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ped. t ook in gravy un
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seasonings
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