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Beal [Will Ask Special Grand Jury Summons J County Attorney to Ask Klaver Case and City Election Be Investigated Here. County Attorney Henry Real an nounced Ththsday that he will ask Presiding Judge Fitzgerald to call a grand jury to investigate various mat ters that have Rccuumulated and which cannot be disposed of by ordi nary procedure. One of these is the Sam Klaver af fair. Klaver, a former deputy county assessor, was accused by llemann Xachschoen, garage proprietor, of solooiting money from him for favors. When Real's offlre sought a sworn statement from Nachschoen on the alleged transaction, the garage man refused to talk, though ha declared lie had been “robbed." “Slanderous Statements.'’ “Another tiling," said Beal, “is the slanderous statements circulated dur ing the recent city campaign In a printed sheet, charging Mayor Dahl man with various crimes too ridiculous for intelligent people to believe, but which the less intelligent might be lieve. 'if such campaigns of scandal can lie waged unpunished the time will soon come when respectable men will decline to run for office. "There are numerous other things In the air that can he solved only by means of a grand jury. That body can make people talk where my office 'annul. And the time Is certainly here when we require one. I'll take It tip with the presiding Judge and do all 1 can to have one called." The last grand jury was called here about three years ago. Attorney General Clarence Davis asked for it in order to investigate "blue aky" cases. It indicted a large number of prominent men. Rut jiot a single conviction resulted. “It cost the county $7,>,000,” said Beal, Jokesters Units in Big Funfest All Local Lafs Submitted Get Careful Scrutiny of Editor. Where to eee Local Lafs today: Sun theater .Omaha Suburban theater.Omiiha lethmp theater . . Omaha F.mpreoa theater Central CJty. Neh, Electric theater Mct'nnk, Neh. J.yrUs theater . North Bend. Neb. Have you seen your laf on the screen of any of the movie theater* associated with the Local Laf contest being promoted by The Omaha, Bee? If you haven't you are missing one of the thrills of your life. To see your name flashed on the screen as the writer of a prize- joke, to hear thousands laugh at your humor, tha* is an experience worth while. The Local laf contest is creating , lots of fun. You can be a unit In this funfest by submitting your jokes to the Local Laf editor who will examine them carefully, on their merits, and each week give a first prize of $5, second of $3, third of $2. and 12 additional prizes of $1 each. Your laf may win fame and cash. It is worth the effort. Don't be dis couraged if your joke docs not win a prize at first. Keep on trying. That is what others are doing. Submit original jok»s snd keep them within 3D words each. Begin today. Out of the jokes that do not win cash prize* the Local Laf editor selects three each day for this column. Today's arc: "Is year cluoiffmr llmrtiughly compe tent ?" "I’m afrsld nut. I've ht.il lilm • muntli slid lie hasn't eloped with mv wife yet." — \gnes E. Ilansen. Ciinuril Itluffs. # ---- IVurton: "Poor Mr*. Anilrrmin. It I* a liaril blow fur ydii to b«* mud* 11 widow, but »(ill thrr* In h comforter for you.** Widow : “ Wbjit U hi* mlilr***?"—I .to in it ( alder. .South Mend, Neb. Two girl* were talking uhout qmh<I ruu|et(*. whrreupnn one remarked. "The quadruped* arrived la*t niKbt.”—Muriel W He*., Weeping Writer. Neh. Two Victims of Automobile Accidents Sue for Damages Kails City, Neb., May 15.—Because the bridge over a creek near the Nemaha county line was washed out by recent storms, causing him to sits tain serious Injuries when hi* car plunged 15 feet over the embankment, Thomas Ludwig. Shubert garage em plove, has filed suit for $7,325 against Richardson county in the district court. Ludwig claim* the bridge was not properly guarded for night trav elers. Miss Leona Kinderfather has brought suit in district court for 110,400 against Miss Edith llonston for Injuries received when run down by the latter's car. Aurora Store Sold. Aurora, Neb., May 15.—(ilenn Ana wait and Karl White have bought the controlling interest in I’eterson Bros. < o., a long-established dry goods and women's ami men's clothing business in this city, from A. fi. Peterson snd hi* daughter. Nelle J'elerso'n. Ana wait and White have for several ears been engaged in the men ■ clothing business in Auror*. Burgess Bedtime Stories v— — ■ —I- V By THOKNTON W. Bl RGK8H. Winn *vll* differ In d*gr** Th* Jon*«r 1* the on* for in* —Dann/ Meadow Mon**. Danny ami Nanny Choose lie!wren Two Kvils. Thinner and thinner grew Danny and Nanny Meadow Mouse. They would have starved to death but for • me thing. That one .nlng was the old nest of Winsome Bluebird. It was made of grass, snd tills dried glass they ste. All the time one or the other sat In the doorway looking out over the flooded Green Meadows. It was Danny who dlscoversd that the water was going down. For n time hope filled them. Then the water slopped going down. They lisd (sten all the gras* of Winsome Rln* hlrd « old nest. Mors than ones Dan ny was tempted to plunge into ths J LOST FLIERS’ FIGHT FOR LIFE TOLD IN LOG Mechanic Who Trudged Through Snow 12 Days Sfitjt. Alva Harvey. w ’rt swim and awlm until he cut im no longer. “1 multi be no worse to drown than t i starve to death," said he. But somehow he never could make up his mind to try It. He was thinking about this ss ha sat in tlie doorway. He was trying to get tip his courage to plunge into the water and swim, lie happened to hole off to h's left, and he saw a piece of board floating. It was mov ing very, very slowly, hut it was mov ing towards that feme post. It was a small piece of hoard, but It was big enough for a couple of Meadow Mice to sit on. Danny said nothing until he was sure that if that little piece of board kept on it would pass close to the post. Then he scrambled out and called to Nanny. Nanny poked iter head out at once. "I believe we are going to huve a chime t > get away from here, Nan ny." cried Danny. "If that piece of hand over there keeps on drifting uhe way it is going now it will get to shore sometime. If we can get on it It will take us there." "But it will take a long time," pro tested Nanny. "It will take a long time, and all that time we will t>e right in plain sight of Becltail the Hawk if he comes along. Besides, witii two of us on it that board might upset, and then we would be drowned." “Then th'at would end it," declared Danny. "If we stay here we'll starve to death. If we go drifting on that piece of board we may he caught by Rcdtail the Hawk or we may be upset and drowned, but we may reach land. It offers us a chance, and I for one am going to take that chance.” The bit of hoard drifted away front the port with two as wared little passengers as ever lived. Nanny said nothing. They watched that bit of board drifting nearer and nearer. Finally it actually touched that post. Without a word Danny inn down onto It. Nanny hesitated. She hesitated until that hit of hoard with Danny on It was starting to drift away. Then she, too. ran down onto it. Tlie hit of hoard drifted away from the post with two as scared little passengers as ever lived. They squatted down’ as flat as Ihey could. The Merry Little Rreezcs made liny waves on the water, and these rocked the little p|pce of hoard. Some limps they washed right over it. Danny and Nanny flung there, di vided between fear and hope. One minute they would be sure til* end was at hand as a little wave would rock their craft and the water would wash over it. The next minute hope would spring up again aa they would s»e that they . er* actually nearer land. Now’ the Merry Little Breeies saw the trouble that Danny and Nanny were in, and ware trying to help them. They were trying to blow them ashore. They couldn't help making little waves when they blew, so they kept right on blowing. And so at last Just as round, red. Jolly Mr. Run was going to bed behind the Purple Hills Danny and Nanny reached land. (Copyright, list ) Tiie next story: "All Is Well That Knds Well." And now PETER B. KYNE’S new novel—a vig orous, upstanding love story of the Southwest, "The Enchanted Hill,” begins in June (Ssinopolitan Now On Sale I Want Men! | By MA4. FREDERICK I.. MARTIN. (( fimmander American Round-the-Wsrld ►tight, as Related to (<eoe(e W Chinn foe International New* Sertlee.l (Copyright, 1924.) Port Aloller, Alaska, May 14.—(De layed.)—After our arrival at L'hignik Ihe 251 h of April, storms, high winds and snows prevented our departure for I'nalaska until the morning of the loth. Sens breaking over the plane's pontoons ihe nigltt of the 27th left a deposit of 400 pounds of ice. The morning of the .'iOlli was calm and overcast. The radio reported fa vocable conditions to I’nalaska. We left at It a. m,, ever so happy to Join the other members of the night. Plane Enters Ktig; Strikes Mountain. After one hour of Hying we struck a fog and, trapped in it, at 12:110 crash ed against a mountain. Both .Sergeant Harvey and myself miraculously es raped Injury. The ship was demol ished except the fuselage. The strik ing of the pontoon* of the plane agalnsp a gentle slope, surfaced with snow, and the sturdy construction of the ship, saved us. In that twisted mass of wreckage lies all my hopes and ambitions and the greatest opportunities of any man in recent years forever lost. No information as to our position Was obtainable on account of the In accuracy of the hydrographic i-huits and the fog. We packed our haversacks and aft er eating the lunch provided by Mrs. Osmund at Chignlk we left at 2 p. m. to go directly south to the Pacific Ctast line. Fog blinded us completely and In the snow we could proceed on ly with difficulty. It whs difficult to maintain our balance and being un able to walk straight changed our course every hundred feet—invaria bly en error. Plane Broken I p To Build Fire. We knew we were climbing con •stantly but not a steep grade. We realized 4he hopelessness of contin uing on account of the danger of walking over a cliff. We followed our tracks buck to ’the wrecked airship and made a fire of the broken parts of the ship. VVe put Ihe metal cowl ing of the plane under the fire to pre vent melting a hole in Ihe glacier formation. Ws dragged the wlpgs of the plane together on the left side of the fuse lage to break the wind, chinked the crack* with cake* of ice d^ig from a pit around the fire, had a tablespoon of liquid concentrated food and wear ing our few flying clothes retired in the baggage compartment of the fuse lage. It was awfully crowded and cold— two six-foot men crowded into a space intended for one. The fog continue until May 1. We remained with the ship and made ourselves more comfortable. On May 1 we left at 5 a. tn. fol lowing the compass due south, the fog continuing and the going as dlf ficult as on the Sftth. Reach Edge of Creek After Three Ilnurs. We came to a full realization of the seriousness of our predicament. We finally struck down grade to a small crock after three hours' hiking and crossed the creek, t'llmbing a mountain on the other side, of the creek we narrowly averted walking over the declivity of the top. We returned to the creek and dr ■ Med to follow it to the northwest, a» It must eventually lead to the sea. altnough causing a longer hike but easier to travel and below the fog. At 4 p. m. we passed through a gorge in the mountain with a level marshy expanse ahead. Visibility was possible for about four miles. We made camp in an abler thicket by Ihe creek on brush laid on the snow. We gathered a bed of alders for fire through the night. We had little rest anil no sleep, as we were shivering with cold, being dad only In an ordi nary uniform with unlonalls over It. ; had difficulty in drying my feet and was afraid to continue to the north vest on account of no fuel and no information of inhabitants in the lo cality. We left early on the morning of Ihe .Id to return to the ship for the night and then made efforts to reach the Pacific coast line on the south. We could not camp except at the ship on account of no fuel. F.at Liquid Food; Suffer Snow Blindness. Our only food was thres teaspoons full of liquid condensed food per mesl. Sergssnt Hsrvey was suffering .. ~ ~ In All the World No Piano Like The— “Steinway” "Tlir Instrument nf the Immortals" Search where you will, in far away lands or in your own home land, and you will find, as others have found, that in all the world there is no piano like the “Steinway.” And yet, while these instruments are the priceless heritage the world over, they are available to you through very easy terms. Pay only a small sum down, then easy month ly payments. Think what a wonderful op portunity to own one of these beautiful Stein way Pianos! We cordially invite you to visit our piano parlors where you will find at all times a complete stock of Steinway Grands and Up rights. Priced at $875 and up. Sdimolkr&JHueller Piano Cc UM-tttt’D- Omsk* Exclusive Steinway Representative* A TKIiLING In (lie matter of fact style of a veteran army mnn a tale of adventure in the air and on land amid Arctic conditions unparalleled In the history of ailallon and an epic In narrative, International New* Service today received the log of the disastrous flight of the plane Seattle of the American arnund-theunrld flight kept by Maj. h'rederiek !„. Martin, commander of the flight. The log was sent by a little cannery radio station at Port Muller through several relays to the I'nited States. terribly with snow blindness. 1 treated his eyes with borle ar id from my first aid kit at the ship. The fog lifted slightly at 7 a. m. on Ihe morning of the 4th and we di parted from the wrecked ship never to return, determined to reach the coast. We left for the top of the moun tain southeast from where we sftw the- hopelessness of trying to go due south on account of a line of jagged mountain peaks. We saw a lake to the southwest and struck for it, hop ing to find someone. We were forced to camp In an alder thicket about three miles from the lake on account of exhaustion and daylight fading. We saw many hear tracks in the snow. We struggled for hours in the brush and snow getting a wood supply dry enough to burn. We shivered throughout the night, eter nally vigilant to keep the fire going. Fortunately each of us killed a ptarmigan, one for supper and the other for breakfast. We arrived at the lake about noon on the fifth day, but saw no signs of life. Struggle Through Swamp; ( amp in Canyon. We struggled on. Sergeant Harvey leading, over a swamp. It was rough going for myself, as I was partly snow blind. We made camp at S p. m in a small dry canyon at the base ot a mountain. There was no grass for bunks, but plenty of dry wood. We each slept about four hours dur ing the night—our first real rest. We were now following a wide val ley near a stream entering from the south. We had always believed we would survive—1 because of my wife and son, and Harvey because of his mother—so we struggled on all the harder. 1 was still snow blind, but wearing goggles made it possible for me to see slightly. Sergeant Harvey was physically weak but determined and displayed great strength of character and determination. The valley ended in the mountains dose In on the stream. The snow be came deeper—about four feet in depth —with the crust giving often now. We climbed the side of the mountain to obtain a view of the topography but were prevented from reaehlng the top by the steepness and a snowsllde. Find New Stream Flowing Southward. We returned to the valley and walked atiout three miles when we found a new stream flowing south ward. CJreat hopes sprang up with this discovery. We were nearing exhaustion. I could scarcely see. We decided to make camp. Sergeant Harvey in vestigating a small canyon half a mile distant for a prospective camp site returned with the Information that It afforded n" facilities but that he ins' a lake or bay three miles to the south. AA'e decided we would gather strength that night for our greatest ordeal. It was necessary for us t<> grasp alders for support. A light north breeze sprang,up. AVe hail seen bear tracks one foot in diameter all through the valley and ma,nv caribou tracks in the swamp. In ths morning after three tea spoonsful o£ our rations w« departed at 4 a. m. with renewed hope. AA'e had to travel on t lie rock* at the edge of 4 stream to make any progress. Seagulls First Hint 01 Sen Coast. The valley broadened. Sergeant Harvey yelled: "Major! I see seagulls.” I replied: “Thank God! That means salt water.” A few hours previous we had not iced the stump of a sapling cut by *n ax. it was the first sign of living man and the greatest possible tonic for exhaustion. Then we saw the liacks of a man and a dog in the snow. AVe knew we were nearing human habitation. Then we saw the ceenn. This was too much for us. The best we could do to celebrate was to sit on a tuft of grass and smoke cigarets. Our cheeks were sunken, our eyes in flamed, our hands and faces were stained walnut color from smoke and contact with the snow. AVe had eight days of hard stubble beard. When we had walked along the beach around a little point we saw a tiapper'a cabia and our joy wae un restrained. The walking was much easier and we quickly reached the cabin. It had very recently been de serted as we found batter for .Johnny cakes In a pitcher. I started around the room of the cabin in quest of food and saw a piece of hard tack and some dried peaches. I found flour and salted pickled salmon bellies. Cli-wt Real Meal In Trapper's Cabin. I made flour hot enkes for the first time in my life and how good they tasted! AVe each ate two and slept in bed ding for the first time. I made more hot cakes when we awoke and each of us ate four with syrup. Food never tasted so good before. I put the fish to soak and we slept till morning when we hud creamed salmon and hot cakes for breakfast. We were still very weak. It had been snowing since in the night. How lucky In all this time there had been no rain, very light snow and prac tically no wind. Now we are safe. A divine providence has protected us. AVe secured more sleep. It turned Samardick Offered $6,000 Job by “IVet” Organization for Influence A new )fi,rw>0 |ob with expenses paid was tendered to Robert P. Samardirk, ■ hlef to Elmer Thomas, prohibition director, by a representative front a national or ganization In Washington. Samardlrk. who has earned a na tional reputation for his ruthless effort to stop the sale of Illicit liquor, was not to be hired to see that the liquor law-a are enforced. This organization wants to use flamardlck's name In advertising throughout the country to the ef fect that the prohibition laws are a failure. “This man that came to me stated that he would give me a contract covered by a bond," said Samardick. r-—\ May Clearance Watch Our Window* for Now Offerings Dolly Suits Coats Dresses Skirts Sweaters F. W. Thorne Co. 1S12 Farnam * J "All I would have to do would he to talk in various cities altnit the prohibition laws being r failure. My name was to he over article* In varloua newspapers and megar.ine* in every city in the country." Ramardlok stated he told this enemy of Congreseman Volstead he was glad to make his acquaintance, but he was very well satisfied with his present position. You can’t buy better shirts than Karl A Wilson shirts, nor ran you find another store willing to insure their shirts for one full year. We arc the exclusive Earl A Wilson dealers in Omaha and guarantee shirt satisfaction with every shirt you buy — figure what these advantages mrnn to you and your next shirt will bo an EARL A WILSON. $2.00 and Better PRAYS Two Store* \Z 'ZZZ i colder nnd snowed all day. On the morning of the ninth it was raining and then cleared. At !* o'clock we malted to take a abort walk to de termine our location which we he lleved to he Ivanhuff bay. Kills Hracr of I ho Us With Trapper'* Rifle. While preparing lunch a brace of fallards alighted on the bay ion yard* from the door. 1 killed both with the trapper's rifle. With real food in sight Harvey made a reconnaissance trip five miles up the beach in the afternoon while 1 prepared the duck*. Sergeant Harvey returned with two strow vfbite Alaska hares and definite information that we were near Port Moller at last. We had duck steak for dinner—such wonderful eats! After fried hare, hot cakes and gravy--a true southern breakfast— we placed the cabin in order and at 7:45 departed for Port Moller, 20 miles distant. Our strength had returned, but we tired out quickly. It was easy walk ing on the beach evept in passing over cliffs and huge rocks which blocked the way. At 2 p. m. we lunched on roast duck, hare and hard tack—great motive power for weary t ra velars. We sighted the cannery at 4 p. m., with smoke issueing from the stack. It was the end of the trail. Reaching the beach south of the cannery we were met by Joko Oroluff in a small launch and taken across the heath to the cannery, where all hands turned out to meet us. Superintendent Amundsen, a man of action, without delay ordered moun tains of food prepared for us. How delicious and wonderful it was to have complete relaxation, plenty of food and warm, comfortable sleepink quar ters again. YORK COLLEGE HEAD IS NAMED Rev. R. XV. Kmery hue been select rn by the executive committee to head Xork college. He will lake office July 1. Kmery is a graduate of Central col lege. Indianapolis. Ind., and at pres ent Is a student at Indiana HtHte uni versily In the department of psychol ogy and education. He has spent three years in educational work in West Africa. Sierra I.eone proiinee, t<nd for live years with the Indiana Central college doing held work. Dur ing that time he raised $400,000 for the Institution. Glenville Pastor Accept* Call to Shrlliyville, 111. Pana, 111., May IS.—Rev. Haiti.1 Harms of Glenvllte, Neb., has accepted a call to St. Paul Lutheran church »t Hheliiyville, III. He succeeds Rev. .1. K. Kleffer, who goes to Jftjgnr < reek, «». Mi Harm* will be installed .June J. Platte County to ar on Auto Law \ iolator* Columbus, Neb., May 15,—A special investigator will be employed by the Platte county board o€ supervisors for the purpose of obtaining evidence and bringing to justice violators of state |automobile law* in the county. Paxvnee Debater* Honored. Pawnee CUy, Neb.. May 13.—Debat ing letters wore awarded to the cham pion debater* in southeastern Nebras ka by the Pawnee City High school. They are Capt. Harold Bosley. Charles Calhoun. Archie Martin and John Morten, alternate. The boys were de feated only by Beatrice of this dis trict find at the state tryouts by Omaha Central. This is the first time since 1917 that Pawnee City lias taken the district championship. Flight Commander Tells Story of Mountain Crash Maj. Kruifrli k I,. Martin. COACH BURNED AT FALLS CITY Fall?* fitv. Neb., May 15.—Fire was discovered In a mail and pa^s^nger combination coach in the HurlinpjtoB railway yards here early this morning, and before it could be brought under control had burned ell the seats «nd roof, and badly d imaged the mitire interior, causing damage estimated at $1,000. The coach was one of the cars in tlie Falls City’-Nebraska City* Lincoln passenger train which stays here over niglit. It is thought poeqdble that tramps who were seen in the yards during the night may have entered and accident ally set the coach on fire. A merchandise car in the yards the same night was robbed of a quantity of overalls, socks, shoes and clothing to the value of .several hundred dol lars. School Head (iocs With Students on “Sneak Day Blue Spring,. Neb.. May 13.—-On Blue Spring, High *< hool ‘sneak" Huy till, week, Suiterintendent 1„ J. Bouchal an<l Mr,. Bouchal piloted «U. tos containing the students from here to Lincoln, where they were guided through the state penitentiary, insane asylum, new eapitol grflunds. state museum, stale farm. Antelope park and a number of the large stores. “Silk' Train Guarded. Endlcott, Neb , May 13,—A silk train, operated by the Grand Island railway, pa seed through the local yards at a fast clip without stops. The train consisted of 14 baggage ears, each filled with silk cargoes and each guarded by two armed men. The consignment wa» billed from Se attle to Kansas City. mz~." .. , F Feature Friday in Their Daylight Silk Section Tubable Silks * J 95 and *250 The woman who teak* the newest and best of summer wash silks will be delighted with our wide assortment including * Silk Hroadcloth Country Club Silk* hinqclnth Dainty, cool fabrics from which to fashion summer frocks of tailored loveliness. Solid color, white, pin-checked, tiny-plaided, and ^ narrow striped effects. 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Chicago, May 15.—Holding thst President Cooildge had no authority to pardon a man sentenced for civil contempt of court, the t'nited States district couit today set aside the ex ecutive pardon recently granted Phillip I. Grossman snd erdered the l'nlted States marshal to take him into custody. Grossman, a saloonkeeper, wae en joined In federal court from o|>erattng the place, it was charged he boot legged liquor and was cited for con tempt by former Judge Keneeaw M. Landis and sentenced to a year in Jail. K. N. D. WILL HAVE UNIFORM MARKING Clay Center, Neh., May 15.—Busi ness men representing the commer cial clubs of Superior. Nelson and Clay Center drove over the new high way, No. 14. to l>e designated the k'. X. D. (Kansas. Nehraska. Dakota). Conferent rs were held with the busi ne men at Aurora, Central City, Ful lerton. Albion and Neligh Tuesday. Wednesday the tourists were met ill Niobrara by delegates from Mitch ell. S. D., and accompanied rhem to a [that place. The object of the trip was to inter est (he towns through which the new highway passe* in a move for uniform marking. So unanimous wag the gup port given the officials who mad* tha trip that they will be able to com plete the details and get the marking dine within the next two or three weeks. Vi ork Begun on Meridian Highway in Platte County Columbus, Neb.. May 15.—An ex tensive improvement program for the Meridian (Winnepeg to Mexico City) highway in Platta county started * when the county board of supervisors began the graveling of the road and grading it. Soil from the hills is being hauled to the lower places in the valleys. Funds for the improve ment will Ire obtained from the an nual Meredian highway budget. Albion Pioneer Drops Dead on \ isit at Doland, S. D. Albion. Neb., May 15 —Tha funeral of Charles Beit*, *2. was held hare Wednesday. He dropped dead white visiting at Doland, 3. D. He was one of the early residents of Albion, having located here about 45 years ago. lif^ immediate family all pre ceded him in death. Ife was a mem lier of the Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and A. O. t\ W. lodges.