Bombing Planes
Head for Home;
Ice Jam Broken
"Most Successful Work of
Kind Attempted,” Says
Major Churchill—Water
Falls a Foot.
After shattering the huge Ice jams
in the Platte river, the two Martin
bombers and two DeHavllands left
Fort Crook yesterday for their home
base at l^ngley Field, Va.
* *‘‘It was the most successful exper
iment of Its kind ever attempted.”
said Mayor D. S. Churchill of the
quartermaster and supply depot who
directed the work of tlio airplanes.
I!y breaking the main gorge and
queuing the principal channel, the wa
ter has fallen more than a foot during
the last 12 hours. Wednesday's work
was merely to break the smaller Jams
and clear the Ice.
On the return trip to Omaha Tues
day afternoon, the planes bombed a
huge ice gorge that had formed In the
Platte between Valley and Mercer.
Kight 300-pound bombs were dropped.
The gorge was blown to plec&s and
carried down stream.
In all, the planes dropped 18 300
pound bombs and 25 100-pound bombs
in their two days of work. Each plane
carried a crew of four men and six
large and 20 small bonjbs at one time.
The Union Pacific railroad tracks
are being cleared rapidly so as to
make possible the running of ths reg
ular train schedule. '
Historical Film Shown
p* by Legion for Students
Columbus, Neb., March 6.—More
than 1,600 children from the high
school and four of the ward schools
here attended the Swan theater In a
body, accompanied by their teachers,
as guests of Hartman post. No. 14,
American Legion. The post is pre
senting for Columbus school children
a series of historical pictures. The
first, shown today, was a five-reel
feature of Columbus' discovery of
America.
Junior B’nai B’rith Team
to Install Lincoln Chapter
Degree team of the Aleph Zadl
Aleph lodge of Omaha, Junior organi
zation of the B’nai B’rith, will go to
Lincoln Sunday afternoon to Install
the third chapter of the organization
there.
First chapter was founded In Oma
ha recently, and the second la In
Kansas City.
The Lincoln lodge will have tO
charter members.
Nebraska
News
Nubbins
Beatrice—Frank W. Sheldon, who
was arrested on « nonsupport charge,
was brought before County Judge
Messmore and released on bond until
April 4, when he Is to appear for
trial.
Beatrice—Mrs. C. R. Buckley of
tills city was called to Sioux City, la.
by a telegram announcing the death
o£ her father, Fred Qroszkruger, 70,
old resident of that state. Hs Is sur
vived by his with and eight children,'
four sons and four daughters.
Beatrice—Announcement has been
received here of the death of Shelley
Lee Webb, former attorney of this
city, at hla home at Pittsburgh, Pa.
After leaving this city some years
ago he became wealthy. It Is said,
and enjoyed a large practice at Pitts
burgh at the time of his death. Hs
was about 5* and Is survived by his
wife. *
Beatrice—Vivian Will was awarded
first honors in the declamatory con
test held at Holmesville. in which
there were IS contestants. Mrs. Ira
Kenagy. Dr. C. J. Reilly and Mrs.
Robert Steinmeyer were Judges
Falrbury—The 1*24 paving begins
about March 15 with contracts
awarded to Roberts Construction
company at a *3.20 price for brick
pavement, laid on a cement base.
Falrbury—H. Q. Taylor, member of
the railway commission of Nebraska,
addressed the Chamber of Commerce
3* "Co-operation” between the car
riers and shippers.
Fsirbury—The Jefferson county fair
hoard, reorganized by electing J. O.
Green wait* Daykln, president; F,d
Jones, vice president; Charles Gilmore,
secretary, and Charles Koenig, treas
urer.
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25-cent bottles, also larger else, con
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' ADVEUTIRKM^NT.
(HOLDS
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*Tlo” and then run into pneumonia.
So to your druggist and be sure to
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mJia Fellow simple directions and
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Son Francisco Notes
Artistic Temperament
s_!->
Francisco. March t.—Artistic
temperaments differ. San Francis
coans learned today.
When Duse, the great trag
edienne, arrived here this week for
an engagement, she did not even
speak to her local manager and lra
' mediately went Into retirement.
Today Mary Garden alighted here.
She threw her arms around her
manager and kissed him on the
cheek.
Then she wafted kisses to news
paper men and photographers and
ended with a big kiss for the golden
gate, as she sighed:
"Ah, I love the west and golden
gate; sunrise here this morning was
superb!”
Salesman Charged With
Attacking Girl in Auto
By Associated Press.
North Platte, Neb., March
Charles R. Moose. 30, salesman, was
arrested last evening by the sheriff’s
office, charged with assault on an
18-year-old girl, on the night of Feb
ruary 24. Moose is now in the
county Jail. •
Acoordlng to the report of the af
fair aa given by the young woman,
Moose stopped hia car beside the
curb last Sunday evening and after
asking her to go for a ride, he
brutally assaulted her and beat her
up.
Pioneer Minister Dies.
Rev. J. G. Galloway, 79, retired
Methodist minister and evangelist of
eastern Nebraska, died at his luBne
in Kennard from heart disease. He
is survived by his wife, a daughter,
Mrs. A. W. Ahrendts, and five grand
children of Ceresco, Neb., and an
only brother residing at Idaville, Ind.
I Have you sent In a Local Laf today?
Powell to Take
Over Duties at
C. of C. at Once!
Newly Elected Commissioner
to Work With Larson Until
May 1—Unanimously
Chosen.
Clark# G. Powell was selected as
commissioner of the Omaha Chamber
of Commerce to succeed J. David Lar
son, resigned, at a special meeting
of the chamber’s executive committee
Thursday noon.
The new commissioner is to assume
his duties immediately, co-operating
with Mr. Larson until May 1, when
Larson is planning to depart.
As a compromise to the demand of
many members that W. A. Kllis, as
sistant commissioner, be made com
misslhner, the committee raised Ellis'
salary from $4,200 to $5,000. Powell
is to receive *6.600 a yedr.
Auto Show Originator.
Powell was born and reared In
Omaha. He was a pioneer in the
automobile business here and the or
iginator of the annual Omaha Auto
mobile show. He has been a mem
ber of the chamber's executive com
mittee for many years and is thor
oughly famiWar with chamber af
fairs.
“We are confident of Mr. Powell's
success as commissioner,” said John
b. Kennedy, chairman of the board
of directors of the chamber. "He is
an Omaha man. with the Interests of
the city at heart; his personality Is of
the best and he Is familiar with the
problems of the City. The vote was
unanimously in his favor.”
Kilts Approves Choice.
“Mr. Powell is a good man; a
friend of mine, and I'm sure he’ll be
successful,” said Assistant Commis
sioner Ellis. “Moreover, he la well
posted on chamber affairs.”
"I’m taking the job. knowing it's
a hard one, but with utmost confi
dence in the future success of the
chamber and of Omaha as a city,"
said Mr. Powell. “I consider myself
fortunate In having the advice of
Mr. Larson for several weeks before
he leaves. He Is a splendid organisa
tion man.
“I have lived In. Omaha aU my life
and I believe I have a knowledge of
conditions and an acquaintanceship
which will aid me. It’s too soon to
say what will be done and what won’t
be done. I can only summarize the
the policy which I hope to follow.
It will be a sane one and an aggres
sive one.”
Fire Thought Incendiary
Caused by Young Smokers
Lincoln, March S.—State Fir# In
spector L. J. Butcher, who investi
gated a flr* which destroyed the house
and barn on a farm three miles south
west of Hastings February 28, is con
vinced that it was not set by anyone
intentionally, but may have been
caused by youths of the neighbor
hood going into the barn, drinking
and stnoRlng clgarets and throwing
lighted matches about. The place had
been vacated a day or two before by
its former tenant atffl the new renter
had put some hay In the barn, but
had not yet occupied the premises
when the fire occurred.
O’Brien for Judge.
Thomas J. O'Brien, Omaha attorney,
associated with James H. Hanley, filed
Thursday In the office of the election
commissioner at the court house as a
candidate for municipal judge at the
spring primaries.
Omaha Doctor to Speak.
Dr. W. W. Ward of Omaha will ad
dress the Men's club of Avoca, la., on
"Oral Hygiene” Friday night.
! Petition for Sughrue
Filed by Omaha Man
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Lincoln, March 6.—Voter*’ petitions
naming Edward L. Sughrue of Indian
ola, former nonpartisan leaguer, as
gubernatorial candidate for the third
party primary, were received by the
secretary of state today from W. H.
Green of Omaha, on*S of the “mid
road'' faction opposing Governor Bry
an's nomination on that tickets Sugh-*
rue is expected to accept.
A voters' petition for Herman Diers
of Gresham to have liis name put on
the progressive ticket for congress in
the Fourth district has been turned
over to Secretary of State Pool. Diers
has filed personally for the democratic
nomination. It Is understood he will
accept the progressive filing as well.
John M. Paul of Harvard sent in
his papers as a progressive congres
sional candidate in the Fifth district
primary. M. F. Hall of Nellgh filed
as a progressive against Congressman
Fdgar Htyvard in the Third district.
The following legislative filings
were made:
House—E. P. Bailey, Carleton, Fif
ty-fifth district, republican, for re
nomination; C. J. Colins, Collins,
Ninety-first district, democrat; John
lioach, Ainsworth, Eighth district,
democrat; Alex T. Lee, Alliance, One
Hundredth district, republican.
Senate—A. L’Heureux, Campbell,
Twenty-seventh district, democrat; J.
M. Lampert, tVahoo, Thirteenth dis
trict, progressive; J. M. Grace, Mas
rot, Twenty-eighth district, democrat;
ASTHMA
No core for it, bnt welcome
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New Trial Denied Boy
Slayer Serving Life
Beatrice, Neb., March' S.—District
Judge Colby overruled a motion for a
new trial for Francis South, Beatrice
hoy, who is serving life Imprisonment
for the murder of Charles Wolfe,
teamster, in November, 1922. The
court held that there was no evidence
for the granting of a new trial, and
that It lacked jurisdiction, in that a
motion for a new trial and evidence
should have been submitted at the
sitting of the same term pf court in
which South was convicted, several
terms having passed since then.
Bluffs Merchant Will
„ Address Columbus C. of C.
Columbus, Neb., March 6.—Charles
Beno, manager of the John Beno Dry
Goods company. Council Blnflfs, today
wired Herbert Hahn, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce here, that he
would accept the local organization s
invitation to speak before Columbus
merchants, Wednesday, March 12. Mr.
Beno Is one of two speakers the
chamber has Invited to present the
value of a retail credit organization,
both for dealer and customer.
College Students Flee
Fire in Night Attire
Seward, .'•*>!>., March 5.—Twenty
one students narrowly escaped seri
ous injury by leaving In their night
clothes when the dormitory of the
Lutheran college was destroyed by
fire early this morning. The budd
ing was totally destroyed and atu
dents lost all their personal property
therein. Origin of the fire is unde
termined. Jajsn is estimated at shout
{5,000 for the building.
Liquor Drinking May Cost *
Game Warden His Position
Lincoln, March 6—Secretary of
Agriculture Shumway said today that
he would look into the case of Elmer
Heltzelman, a deputy state game
warden, who was reported in a news
paper item from Grand Island,’as
having plead guilty to a liquor
charge. Shumwgy said he would
give the deputy warden a chance to
tell his story and if the fads ehow
him guilty of an offense against the
laws, his resignation probably will
be called for.
/__
Equalization Board Sets
Date for Railroad Hearing
Lincoln, March 6.—The state board
of equalization today set March 14
as the data for the hearing on the
reassessment of the Rock Island
railroad for 1923, ordered by the
state supreme court two months ago.
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