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CITY EDITION J V0L. 53. NO. 219. OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1924. * TWO CENTS'* V day.-KaiPh waido l^raon. j
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MISSING $100, C#r HEIRESS SOUGHT
Farm Relief
Measures
Near Action
Tariff Commission Concludes
Hearings—McNary •Haugen
Cxport Bill Is Reported
for Passage.
Urge Wheat for Germans
Washington, Feb. 26.—Two im
steps were taken here today
■PT 'he program for the relief of the
farmers,
first, the tariff commission com
pieted it? hearings in the matter of
the Canadian wheat schedules, and it
Is preparing to make a prompt report
to President Coolldge.
Second, the McNary-Haugen agri
cultural export corporation hill was
reported by the senate committee
which has hail it in charge.
If to these two important steps are
added the efforts of Gen. Henry T.
Allen, who is urging the purchase of
surplus wheat for starving women
and children in Germany, It may be
said that this Is one of the most im
portant days since the real efforts
began to bring up the price of farm
products to the level of the prices of
the things the farmer must buy.
Expert Higher Tariff.
The tariff commission's report on
the Canadian wheat situation, which
■it seems certain will carry a recom
mendation for an increase in tariff
rates. Is based upon an examination
of the dfferences In the costs of pro
duction in the two countries. The
final phase of the commission's hear
ing was to get the opinions of the
flour milling Interests,
In the final stages of the matter,
both before the tariff commission and
In the senate. Senator R. B. Howell
, was Instrumental In bringing matters
to a prompt conclusion.
The commission’s report to Presi
dent Coolldge will be made as soon
aa possible and by March 1. It Is ex
pected, a proclamation will be Issued
from the White House lncreaeing the
wheat tariff. Tha president has the
under tha law to add a duty
5 cents to the present rates of 30
cents a bushel
The president has several times ex
pressed his Intention of. acting
promptly on the report of the com
mission.
Relief by Export Bill.
The McNary-Haugen bill covers a
number of staple agricultural prod
ucts in addition to wheat as reported.
The bill contained one amendment
which limited activities of the meas
ure to five years instead of 10, as
provided in the original measure.
Senator Norris stated he believed
the McNary-Haugen bill would fur
nish more immediate relief than his
riieasure. Numerous amendments are
to be proposed when the bill comes
up on the floor of the senate, It was
stated.
It is understood that the represen
tatives of farmers co-operative eleva
tor associations will propose amend
ments and that particularly as to cat
tle and other livestock amendments
will be necessary to make it practical
and workable.
General Alien is continuing his ef
forts to get congress to appropriate
money to buy wheat for use In Ger
many. It is understood he has been
ispured considerable support.
Copeland for President
Petitions in Nebraska
By Associated Press.
neoln, Feb. 26.—Petitions asking
the name of Dr. Royal S. Cope
land, United States senator from New
■ York, ba placed on the ballot for presi
dential nomination In Nebraska, will
be circulated In this stats, W. B. East
ham, who has been circulating peti
tion* for Charles Graff for governor,
announced today.
C. W. Sears, Omaha, former state
senator, filed nonpolttlcally for Judge
«ji the Fourth district.
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Bryan Rejects Road Builders
Offer to Pay Legislative Lost
Contractors Willing to Stand Special Session Expense if
Solons Fail to Pass Deficiency Appropriation
Covering Back Pay.
By R. H. PETERS.
Stuff (orrrspnndent The Omaha Bee.
Lincoln. Keb. 26.—Road contractors
who have deficiency claims against
the state of Nebraska today offered
to pay the expenses of an extra ses
sion of the legislature should it tfa.il
to pass a deficiency appropriation
after being called together by Gov
ernor Bryan.
The offer was made after the gov
ernor had declared that he had no
assurance that members of the legis
lature would see fit to appropriate
a sufficient amount to meet whatever
deficiency exists.
"I told the governor that should
the legislature meet and not give us
our money, we would bear the ex
penses of the session ourselves," J.
Kelly of the allied contractors
said in discussing the meeting with
the governor this afternoon. Kelly
has been active in working to get the
deficiency claims paid, and his com
pany is one of the several with large
bills outstanding against the state.
Kelly estimates that the eventual
deficiency will total approximately
*350,000, which is slightly over foO,
000 more than that anticipated by
federal engineers who checked road
claims some weeks ago.
30 Attend Meet.
More than 30 contractors with
claims met with the governor in an
endeavor to find some solution of the
problem which is severely taxing the
financial resources of some of them
and banks who are carrying their
paper.
When an extra session was sug
gested, the governor declared that he
had talked to half a dozen democratic
memljers of the legislature who had
signified their Intention of voting a
deficiency appropriation should an ex
tra session be called, but said he knew
nothing of the intentions of republican
members.
Republican members, the governor
insisted, were not likely to favor the
extra session, since they would not
care to admit that they had erred In
declaring no deficiency would exist af
ter all federal money had been re
ceived.
Nothing short of «n extra session,
he said, would provide the money
within a short space of time, since the
supreme court had ruled no money
could be paid out of the present,ap
propriations.
Offer Rejected.
The contractors then made the of
fer to bear the expenses of the extra
session, should legislatures see fit to
reject their claims, but, according to
kelly, the offer was rejected by the
governor.
•‘He told us that he couldn't let us
waste our money that way,” Kelly
said. "But I don't see what differ
ence that makes. Jt'a our money.
Several prominent contractors
whose clalmbs are outstanding did not
hesitate to express their dissatisfac
tion at the outcome of the Inter
view.
"Playing politics," was the terse
way In which one of them put It, and
another declared he was told the
same thing he had heard many times
before.
The Interview rinsed with th® gov
ernor urging contractor# to insist, on
the issuance of the report of the sen
ate investigating committee.
“It has been completed,” he said
“You ought to tee that it is pub
lished"
In the opinion of contractors who
attended them eeting, the net results
were il and they might well hav^
saved their time.
■’We'll get our money after the
next session of the legislature," one
of them said. "We might as well
make up our minds to it."
Bids Opened.
The senate chamber was filled this
morning when bids were received and
opened on several big projects. Bid
diding was unusually spirited and
state highway officials made no at
tempt toconceal their satisfaction at
the showing.
“We have had more bids than ever
before in the history of the state for
Individual jobs." said State Highway
Engineer Hoy Cochran.
"The prices are very satisfactory.
The bid# for gravel and for bridge
work are lower than last year, and
grading and guard rail cost# are the
same."
To the Allied contractors, Omaha,
went the major part of the graveling
work let, the Omaha company nut
ting in four bids and getting four ac
cepted.
The contracts, which were let afte*
conferences with county commission
ers of the counties in which work
wss let follow:
List of Contracts.
Project 169—Hastings to Hansen—
Grading. Tanner Bros, of Hastings,
$8,328; graveling, Allred contractors,
Omaha, $13,506: culvert# and guard
rails. Midstate Construction company
of Hastings, $5,322.
Project 7.—O. L. D. in Adams
County—Graveling, Allied Con
tractors, $51,024.
Project 7 B.—Harvard to Clay
County Line—Graveling, Allied Con
tractors, $32,755.
Project 98-B—Crete to Dorchester
—Allied Contractors, $5,S96.
Project 55-B—Saline County—Yant
Construction company, Omaha, $9,565.
Project 153-B—Cass County—Guard
rails, Monarch Engineering company,
Kalis City, $334.
Project 210—Superior to th® Kan
sas line—paving. Metz Conduction
cpmpany, Sprinfleld, $44,513; bridges,
Standard Bridge company, Omaha.
$9,270.96; grading, C. T. Whalen.
North Platte. $13,512.27; culverts.
Artificial Stone company, Brunlng.
$1,570.74; guards rails, rejected.
Project 153-C—Cass county—grad
ing, J. W. McGreer, Lincoln. $11,
063.15: culverts, Monrach Engineer
ing company, $3,293 55; bridge, Mon
arch Engineering company, $8,434.75:
guard rails, Monarch Engineering
company, $1,238.
Project 164-C—Hebron to Nelson
county line—grading, J. E. Miller,
Sioux City, $10,084; guard rails, Metz
Construction company, $1,327.80; cul
verts, Artificial Stone company, $5,
657.30.
Bidding will be continued tomorrow
and next day.
Vet Observes Prison
Release Each Year
Norfolk, Neb., Feb. 26—During the
winter* of ISM and 1862, Jame* Ii.
Grant, who resides at 108 South
Tenth street, this city, was a pris
oner In Llbbey prison. On February
22, 1862, he, with other prisoners, was
paroled to the north. As ths Yankee
presoners passed over ths gang plank
between tha two blockades, each was
handed a largo glasa of beer and a
aandwlch.
Every year on Washington's birth
day anniversary, alnca tha gang plank
Incident, there has been a celebration
In Jim Grant’s home. Tha family
gathers about tha festival board and
tha veteran of tha civil war eats a
aandwlch and drinks a glasa of near
bear. He did It on Friday, February
22, 1924, and declares tha viand*
tasted almost as good as they did on
the gang planle*dn the south on Feb
ruary 22, 1862.
Pioneer Madison County
Civil War Veteran Dies
Madison, Neb., Feb. 26.—Joseph
Nichols, pioneer resident of Madison
county, died at hi* home here. Fun
eral services will be held at 2:30 Wed
nesday afternoon at the Presbyterian
church, Rev. J. W. T.lttle officialing.
Military honors will be paid. Mr.
Nichols having been a civil war vet
eran of company R.. Reventy-slsth
Illinois volunteer Infantry. Burial
will be In Crownhlll cemetery.
Mr. Nichols was born In Vermil
lion, county, Illinois, December 27,
1833. Me iam« to Madison count;;
In 1882. lie moved to tills city from
bis farm south of town several years
ago. Ilo Is survived by bis aged wife,
and three sons, Frank of Plalnvlew,
and Reuben E. and Ross of Madison,
and one daughter, Mrs. Paul Ilrlnck
matin of Madison,
Cirl Hurt as Autos Collide.
Kliei-lsl OOiiHteli tit The Omslia Hee.
Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 26,—A sedan
belonging tn T. K. Adam* of this city
and a touring car driven by a man
named Myers collided at Thirteenth
and four! streets today ami were bad
ly damaged. Miss Bonna Mtlburn,
one of the occupants, was cut by
flying gUss.
Court Decision Legal
Although Clerk Gone
I.lncnln, Feb. 2*.—The absence ol
the clerk or partiee tn an action are
not necessarily factors In deteiy
mining whether a court is open. This
was the derision of the supreme court
today in the case of I. A. Manchester
against H. G. Bryan.
Bryan appealed to the supreme
court from a decision of the district
court which showed Mancheeter
11,907 in damages over a seed corn
transaction. The case went to the
jury at 11:45 In the morning and a
verdict was returned at 10:15 at night,
when both Manchester and llryan
and their attorneys, ss well as the
cleric of the court, were absent.
Bryan contended that the court
erred in receiving the decision under
such circumstances.
Train Condurtor Crushed
l»y Car Dir* of Injurir*
Mitchell, 8. 71., Feb. 2«.—Suffering
a crushed hip and internal Injuries,
sustained when a box car tipped over
on him at Murdo, 140 mile* west of
here. Monday, Thomas H. Dunn, 4.r».
Sioux City, Milwaukee freight mn
durtor, died In St. Joseph hospital to
day.
Custrr County Pioneer
Dir* at Hotnr of Son
Broken *Bow. Neb., Feb. 26.—\V. H.
Johnson, for 40 years a resident of
Custer county, dropped dead «t the
farm homo of his son. Port Johnson,
near Callaway. Apoplexy was the
cause. He is survived by a wife, four
daughters and two son*.
Married in Council liluff*.
Tht* following nerenne nMnlnad mar
rlage ||< enaaa in Council hltiffa yeafertlnx
Nam* and A'lilim* Age.
• 'bni lea Corbin Cheyenne. Wyo. '.'2
Lulu Vetter, Chevron*. Wyo. i
.1 J. Kuboveo, W*Wltt, Neb.. !U
Maty I'rokop, Crate. Nab . .
Cdward Jan**n. Count'll Blot f»,,.,,,, ?!
Pima Mile, tt»uri*;il Bluffs.. V
Marry Ilartletf. M»«r«h«,l!town. fa. 4*
.Margaret Kunkel, Mat attnlltown, fa . Jt*
l.vle Wait. Count'll Mliiffe. . .... ?1
Kffle Kennedy, Count II Itluffa.., if.
Frink flrenthSM. Ceder Heplda, la ..
Alive Wood. Fall City, Neb.
Harold Peart e. N’enla fw.. ?'•
Margaret Ptefar. Minden, la. t
Devlil Hsnaan. Wahnn. Keh . ?N
Agnaa FHrharde. Wilt-m Neb.
S\ I v eater Klein'tig. 5* »j r t.» «e \eh. ?!
fleaele Al'magoil, liurpi o. Neb .. .2.
William Hart. Blair Neb , . 21
M.U14. P.t.ri.n, Bi.ir. N.b.l. It
McAdoo Is
Revealed in
Wire Report
Committee Seeks Whether the
Name Is of Presidential Can
didate or of Son Practic
ing Law in New York.
Probe Is Opened Wider
Washington, Feb. 26.—The eenate
oil committee began a still hunt to
day for more sensations in the oil
scandal, but no startling Information
was unearthed.
The quest will he continued tomor
row at another secret session with tfie
inspection of additional records of the
Western Fnion Telegraph company
and those of the Postal Telegraph
company. *
l.'pwards of a hundred telegrams
exchanged between Kdward B. Mc
Lean, publisher of the Washington
Post and his employes in Washington,
many of them having to do with de
velopment in the oil Inquiry, were
examined today and senators said "in
teresting, hut not sensational Informa
tion had been obtained."
The committee is seeking to estab
lish whether administration officials
or individual members of the commit
tee had communication with McLean
nr Albert B. Kail after they had mis
led the investigators ns to the source
of tile $100,000 loan Kail obtained
while secretary of the interior.
No evidence of such communication
was hronght to light in the telegrams
examined, f’hairman Lenroot told the
committee he had sent a formal and
official telegram to McLean at Palm
Beach on last January 9 informing
him that Senator Walsh, democrat.
Montana, had been authorized to take
his testimony. He made the telegram
public.
MrAdoo's Name Mentioned.
There was rather frequent mention,
senators said, of a Francis McAdoo,
a New York lawyer, as consultant of
the publisher In matters which were
not nttfde clear In the messages. Com
mitteemen want to know whether
this Is Francis H. McAdoo. son of
William 05. McAdoo, a candidate for
the democratic presidential nomina
tion, who Is a member of the New
I'ork law firm of Miller and Otis.
Fall was variously referred to in
the messages as "the man at Ward
man Park," "the secretary," and
finally as "Fall."
The name of A. Mitchell Palmer,
former attorney general and counsel
for McLean, also appeared frequently
In the messages, committeemen said,
adding that his advice apparently
was sought on many occasions.
Chairman Lenroot and former
Chairman Smooot of the oil commit
tee, also were mentioned. It was stat
ed, some of their statements at the
public hearings being qouled In mess
ages sent to McLean.
The name of J. W. Zevely. personal
counsel to Harry E. Sinclair, also
appeared, senators said. Zevely aft
erwards went to New Orleans to con
fer with Fall and upon returning here
disclosed to the committee that Sin
clalr had loaned the former secre
tary $25,000 three months after he
retired from the cabinet.
Leased Wire Disclosed.
The McLean messages disclosed,
according to senators, that a leased
wire was established between the pub
lishers’ cottage st Palm Beach and
the Washington Post here at about
the time Fall reached the Florida re
[sort. This was a few days before Sen
ator Walsh went there to question
McLean.
Announcing that a subpoena had
been Issued for Henry Woodhouse,
New York, Senator Walsh said he de
sired to question him about an article
he wrote saying the Doheney Inter
ests were under contract to supply
British Interests all or a great portion
of the output of oil from naval re
serve No. 1 In California.
Immediately after the committee
adjourned today, the senate Initiated
another Inquiry by adopting In rapid
succession a series of resolutions hy
Senator Norris, republican, Nebraska.
They call upon the state, war, navy.
Interior and treasury departments
and the shipping board for Informa
tion as to whnt former cabinet offi
cers or former members of congress
have practiced before any of these
agencies In the prosecution of clslrns
since Janumy 1, 1918.
Physician nt Beatrice
, Drops Dead in Office
Beatrice. Nelv, Feh. IR.—Dr. C.
Stiver died In his office at R00 1-2
t'ourt street from heart disease. Mrs.
Stiver, who happened to he In the
office nt the time, heard him fall and
called a physician, hut the doctor died
before medical aid could be given
him.
lie came here last fall from Lin
coin and formerly was located at
Wilber, Neb. lie was fift and leaves
a daughter. Mrs Marry Itsmes On
of Salt Luke «'11v, Mild a sister. Mrs
C. A. Sautter, Horton, Kan to which
place the body will lie taken for
burial.
Aero Squadron Man Dies,
Pliri-li'l lllftimtfli In Thr Omaha llrr,
Norfolk, Nrli., Krh. 20 Hurry E.
Nnnglr. 30, son of Mr. nml Mis. W
11. Nnnglr, 403 South Eighth alrri't.
dlrd at Tuaron, Arlr... Ttiraday morn*
Ing. Mr, Nnnglr w as an rx srrvlrr
man nml arrvrd in thr Eighth Arm
ai|iindron nml wna alatlonrd at thr
aviation rnntp nt Warn, Trx. lira III
was rauard by tuhrrculofla. U.uiul
will b* at Wayne, Neb,
Yes, Yes! But th e Oil Leases! Were They Good or Bad?
hadn't vxj
BETTER find
OUT IP ANTBOWS
been HURT BV
. THE O'L LEASE-’
( atpottvcu
niV r*P ANV
Daugherty Visibly
Agitated After His
White House Visit
Confprs With President Two
Hours—Situation Believed
Leading I p to His
Resignation.
Washington. Feb. IG.— Attorney
General Daugherty today had deoldad
to< go from the cabinet if ho can do
•o gracefully and at the same time
secure a public hearing of the charges
against him.
Throughout the last 4S hours he
stood between a crossfire of the re
publicans in the senate and his col
leagues In the cabinet, who have ad
vised him to eliminate himself.
On the best of authority It is
learned that he has put his case In
this definite statement to the presi
dent:
"If you ask me to. 1 will resign.
"If my pgesence in the cabinet em
barrasses you, I will resign.
"But I do not intend to be sacri
ficed. The request must come anil
with it the assurance that I will la
given every opportuity to vindicate
myself.”
CoolidKP Sees Howland.
Early today the, president called into
conference 1’aul Howland. Cleveland
lawyer, who defended Daugherty In
the former impeachment proceedings
before the senate. He. too. It is un
derstood, told the president that At
torney General Daugherty would de
mand the right of vindication or con
viction before a high court of im
peachment.
The attorney general declined to
make any statement. After the cabi
net meeting ho told the correspond
ents quite frankiq that his status Is
si ill undetermined except that he Is
going to "fight and fight hard."
Has Twiilliiiir (onfrissnre,
I.nie tonight he returned to the
White House In confer with the presi
dent privately.
The situation itself took on many
of Ihe aspects of the day before Sec
iclary of the Navy Denby tendered
his resignation.
Those who were In the confidence
of Ihe president cautioned newspa
per men to carefully nbservp develop
ments and Indicated that s declalon
on the part of ihe president Is immi
nent.
Daugherty was with President
Cololdge more than two hours to
night He was visibly agitated when
he left after the conference. When
asked If he would continue his fight
to remain in the cabinet he said
"It looks like ruin."
He was naked if one might expect
n statement from him or from the
While House during the evening.
"I cannot answer any quesilons."
lie replied, and begged to lie excused
as lie gut Into his car.
Hunting; Out of Season
Lost* Doniphan Mm $107
Elncoln. l-'ch, 7G.—William Graf
and Joseph Wortman, Doniphan,
have been fined S107 1.7 each for vlo
luting the elaie g.iine laws, George
Kosier. game warden, announced.
The men pleaded guilty to shooting
10 ducks and on* brant out of era
son,
The Day in
Washington
,i---—
The tariff commission rinsed its
hearings on wheat ami wheat prod
uct*.
President Denneiiy of th* North
ern Pacific denounced the pending
attack on tile road's land grant*.
The quarantine In California
enmities against the loot and month
disease was extended by the De
partment of Agriculture.
Tile senate passed I lie- Interior de
partment apprupi iatiun hill.
The \\ hitc House announced that
President tool id ge regards the
iiiimernus Idlis in congress railing
for large appropriation* i* distui b
ing to prosperity.
Western senators were informed
by President t'ooUdge that the gov
ernment stands lead) to assist
hanks in the northwest provided lo
cal conditions warrant.
Senator 'lose*, republican. New
Hampshire, read in Ike senate the
attack of Senator Reed, denim rat,
Missouri, <• it William fi. Me Adoo
and stirred up a political debate.
Tlie senate oil committee spent
two liours looking nvn telegrams
sent from Washington to \. It. Kail
ami K. It. Met.can while they were
in Florida.
A series of conferences, including
two between tlie president and tile
attorney- general failed to show sur
face developments in the row over
Daugherty hut indication pointed to
a definite derision soon.
The house placed a gift tax In the
(tending revenue hill and approved
a section repealing the 10 per cent
tax of theater admissions of 51)
I rents and under.
Rebels to Repudiate
Obregon Concessions
Brownsville, Tex., Feh. If—Con
cessions, grants and permits made by
|the Obregon government will not lie
reoogniVed by the revolutionists In the
■ vent tlie- present government of
I Mexico is ov erthrown, revolutionary
headquarters nt Fronteta decree*
The dispatch reports that General
Gonttnlee K scobs r has joined the
! rebels and declare* that Federal Gen
eral FfiiiMn Topel* ln*t all Ills arlli
lery and 1,000 men In i recent encage
rnent at Tlerra Blanco, Vera Crus.
—~— ——.—.
Omaliu Firm (Jets Beatrice
Filtering Plant Contract
* K|trrl«tl IH* patch to The Onmtm Her.
Beatrice, Neb . Krb, 26 — The
Prince Nixon pnmpiiny of Onmhn he*
Men awartb’t! the contrac t to art h*
oonmiltln^ «*n*dne«'in am! to make
prelltninaty suim-vh for the establish
ment «»f a fllteriiu- plant in the Blue
rlv*r here. The Mil c»f tin* company
w.is $.‘l,noo, to It piiM In the e\ent
the fill tit ion proposition oarrlea nt
a *perlnl ch i t ion to be. belt! hete
*
soon
Jefferson Pioneer Die?.
Falrhmv. Nch, Fell, 56.—George
\N CoX. pionoer of .ieffomon county,
«HocJ M on tin \ at hie home in Kairbutry
after nn Itlncaa of two yean* In an
early «1.ty he locxteil on * f.irvtt near
Ho\orv!lh\ w hm •» h* reahleil until
ht \»\»r* ago when the family tame
to X'tlibury.
(Ml *
House Approves
| Repeal of Theater
Admission Tax
Cigarette Revenue Increased
—eliminating Auto Tax Is
Favored—Session Mark
ed by Near \ iolence.
Washington, Feb. 54.—Two major
imemlments were incorporated in the
••venue bill today by the house amid
storms of edhate involving a series of
iiersonal exchanges, threats of repub
lican organization leaders to vote
• gainst passage of the entire bill and
> warning from representative Mills,
lepublkun. New York, of the pos
sibility of a pie.sidential veto.
The session, ended in a row over
re lucUon of the automobiles taxes,
final action on these proposals going
over until Thursday.
A gift tax. imposing levies begin
ning at 1 I'er cent on total amounts
of gifts in one year in excess of f‘>0,
000 and running up to 40 per cent.
*.vps voted 191 to <5.
The tix on olgarets was raised from
‘3 $4 per thousand by a vote of 1XT
to S5.
A ptovision rf the t ill granting ex
emption from the 10 per cent theatei
admission tax on all I ikets of .'>0
cents and under withstood several
•isaaults to lovver or raise this exemp
tion.
Robbers Loot Hardware
Store at Gothenburg
Gothenburg. Neb, Feb, 56—The
hardware store of Jennings and
Spaldtng was robbed Sunday night.
The thieves entered through a back
window. Revolvers, shotgun', rifles,
raxoi’s. knives and ammunition were
stolen. A reward has been posted
for the thieves capture.
Count) Boartl Can Dfcitlf
Salaries. Court Averts
Lincoln, Feb. 26, —* The county
board is the tribunal to decide the
population of the county and there
fore the salaries to which the various
officials under the board are entitled
according to a rilling handed down
today by die supreme court in tin
case of L R-dver. former county clerk
of Buffalo county, who sought to re
cover excess fee* of 1950 to mske up
for loss of fee* from the previous
year.
Matlison-Antelope ('.row
Shoot Contest Fvtended
Norfolk, Nel) , Feh S#.—Because of
hml weather, the annual crow shoot
contest between Madison and Ante
lope counties l as 1>oen extended until
March 1». hc. •I'dlng to announce
ment made hv Webb Rice, captain of
(lie Madison county shooters, who
declared this ilei Ision vv.is reached
after a conference with Arthur
Smith at Clearwater. The hunters ar*
asked to continue shooting crow*
until that time.
('oolitic*' Cluh at Fairltury.
Fait hut v, Neb. Veil. ;« V Co-'l
it!** for Pr#*ut*nt Huh will r ;*n
in Kalrhury * it tun .1 fi»w t!#\*.
Th# t'teliuiuujv has*
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Girl Faces
Insanity
Charges
Denver Woman Disappears
When Officers Come to Re
move Her to Hospital
for Observation.
Vanishes After First Test
Denver, Colo., Feb. "6.—Sheriff's
deputies today are searching for Mis
Rosalind Eisner, heiress to the 1100,
000'estate of the late Dr. John
Eisner, against whom insanity pro
ceedings were instituted last week.
The disappearance of Miss Eisner
from the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Cotton, w here she has b< < n
living recently, was made known to
day by the sheriff s office
First word of h^r complete disap
pearance came yesterday when a
deputy sheriff called at the Cotton
home with a commitment writ against
Miss Eisner. Under the court order
he was to remove Miss Etsner to the
general hospital where she was to
he placed under the observation of the
two alienists.
Already the alienists have ques
tioned Miss Eisner and the investi
gation was continued over the week
end.
The order committing Miss Eisner
to the hospital was issued by the
court following the request of the
alienists.
As a result of her disappearance
Mr. and Mrs. Cotton today were order
ed to appear in county court this
afternoon and explain the mystery of
the disappearance, but are reported
to have said they knew nothing cf
the whereabouts of the woman.
Family in Every
War of U. S.
Judge I. L. Albert Tells on
Omaha Visit of Unique Rec
ord of His Ancestors.
Judge I. L. Albert, who seeks !
position on the supreme bench of
Nebraska, from the Third district, v. ■
in Omaha Tuesday. And while hei*
h» proudly showed some friends a
copy of the Philllpsburgh (Pa.) Jour
nal of February 15, containing an ac
count of the decoration of three revo
lutionary soldiers by the American Le
gion post of that city.
One of the graves was that of Judge
Albert's great-great-grandfather and
the other two the graves of great
grandfathers. The bodies of six gen
erations of Alberts 'lie buried In the
cemetery at Phillipsburg.
"There has been one or more Albert
in tverv war fought by this country
since the revolution," said Judge Al
lan t. Including the world war. in
which 1 had two sons."
Judge Albert was born in Pennsyl
vania. Owing lo family reverses he
had lo quit school and go to work as
a 1 um bet man. He worked from 6 in
the morning until 6 at night, and aft
cr supper attended n ght school unfit
iO:SO. In two years he qualified as a
teacher. After teaching a short time
he worked hts way through college
end qualified for admission to the bar.
Since th n lie has served as district
judge-, sup.ctiie court commissioner,
member of the constitutional conven
lien and a state senator. Judge Al
bert is the author of the state guaran
ty law. which eastern publications as
sert lo be a model. It has been tenta
tively adopted by the legislature of
Montana.
While on the supreme court com
mission Judge Albert's opinions were
marked by clarity and brevity. Occa
sionally his keen wit flashed in them,
just as it continually flashes in his
conversation. Judge Albert has been
a resident of Columbus for many
yea r*.
"The ambition to sit upon the su
preme bench of the state is a laudable
one," said Judge Albert. "It Is a p.
sition of high honor, second only to
that of a seat upon the supreme
ben< h of the l nued States. Such an
ambition is woithv of an> Inwvi
And no one would applet late the
honor more than I."
Six Justices of the supreme t-ouil
sie to l e elet toil th.- fall, one front
e*i h of the six congiesslonal d.«
tricts The election Is nonpartisan
Two candidates from rich district
will l>e selected 4n the nonpartisan
ti-Wet at the April primaries «t
chooe made Itetween them at th* No
v ember election.
Osceola Man Dies Here.
John A Swanson. 4S, retired farm
ir of Oaooela. duM tlra n\< in
In* at a local hospital of heart <1 *
He U survive*! by h.s inothtt
nml two brothers The l> nly will l*
*«'!U from the Johnson ,v Swuust i
f\.ru ral home on WoJmiMay to Os «.
oln for burial.
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