Officer Who Shot
Youth Is Cleared
| of Blame of Death
Coroner’s Jury Holds That
; Patrolman Kennedy Fired
Fatal Shot in Line
of Duty .
■ Patrol Officer James Kennedy was
exonerated of all blame for the death
. of Harry Krelfels. 22, of Lincoln, by
a coroner's Jury Wednesday after
. noon at an Inquest held at the Heafey
; chapel.
Krelfels, who was shot by Officer
Kennedy on the night of October 11
• at Fourteenth and Mason streets
w hen he attempted to run away after
an order to halt, died Tuesday after
noon at St. Joseph hospital.
The verdict was that Kreifels
f came to his death as a result of
gunshot fired from a gun in the
' possession of Officer Kennedy in the
_ performance of his duty.
. Kennedy had not been placed
’ under bond by County Coroner Paul
• Steinwender.
Companion Is Witness.
First witness called at the Inquest,
which the parents and brothers and
sisters of Kreifels attended, was Otis
Hull, one of the Lincoln men who
; drove to Omaha with Kreifels on
October 11.
- *‘We left Lincoln in a Ford car
" about 7 p. m.,’’ said Hull, “and
• reached Omaha about 11:20 after hav
. ing tire trouble. We drove to Thir
' teenth and Farnam streets, where we
pumped up a tire. While there a
man w,-ho was 'tipsy' came along and
we asked him where he got the liquor.
He gave Cess directions as to how
to reach the place by walking south
• on Fourteenth street.
• “When we reached Fourteenth and
Mason streets an officers' car drove
't up to us and a spotlight was flashed
in our faces. The officers asked us
what we were doing in the neighbor
hood and we didn't reply.
“When they got out of the car and
started to search us Krelfels ran
northward. The officer yelled at him
to halt and then shot. The other
officer asked the officer who shot what
he did that for and told him that
he had no business to shoot.
Helped Itullet Victim.
“We were told by the second officer
to help pick up Krelfels and to go
with them In the cnr to the hospital.
“We came to Omaha to attend a
late show. A. L. Cess, the other
Lincoln man with Kreifels told
almost the same story ns that told by
Hull, except he added in his testi
mony that Officer Kennedy kicked
Kreifels when he was on the ground,
and had said to Kreifels, ‘You're not
shot, you're scared.’ Officer Ken
nedy later denied this.
Officer William Galsche who had
accompanied Kennedy on the night of
the shooting, testified that Officer
Kennedy yelled at the Kreifels’ boys
three times before he shot as Krelfels
was reaching for his hip pocket.
Died From Meningitis.
The next witness. Dr. Karl A. Con
nelly, testified that the Lincoln
youth died from meningitis following
severance of the spinal cord by a
bullet. A post-mortem held showed
that the bullet had enterod the hack
near the backbone and the bullet was
found lodged In the right chest be
low the eleventh rib.
Officer Kennedy, who was the last
to he on the witness stand, testified
that he was acting on order to find
suspicious characters in the neigh
borhood.
“I only shot when the Kreifels
boy reached for his hip pocket.“ said
the officer. “I did not kick him.
When I reached him after the shot
he said to me, ‘You got me.’ "
R. S. Horton, representing the
Krelfels family in the civil suit of
$25,000 filed against Officer Kennedy,
conducted a short cross-examination.
Assistant county attorney conducted
the examination for the county.
Defense Council Funds
to Be Distributed
Hartington, Neb., Nov. 5.—The
Cedar county council of defense, hav
ing an unexpended balance of $1,381.
including the interest, left on hand
after the war, met here and decided
that the balance of the fund should
be returned to the various liberty
bond districts of the county in the
same proportion it had been received
The districts to receive a refund are
For'yce, Wynot, Obert, Precinct No.
14, Hartington, Coleridge, Magnet,
Belden and Laurel. Randolph will re
ceive no refund as the funds raised
there were not turned in to the coun
ty organization, but used locally.
The Hartington district was allotted
$395 and the members of the Harting
ton council of defense voted to dis
tribute the amount as follows: To
the Red Cross, $195: National guard,
$100, and American Legion, $100.
Ora H. Cave Pleads Guilty
to Liquor Selling Charge
Albion, Nov. 5.—Ora H. Cave of
Spalding, charged with selling liquor,
pleaded guilty to one charge and was
fined $100 and costs. Two more
counts are pending against him. This
was his third conviction.
Corn Picking Is Begun
in Vicinity of Wingide
Winside, Nov. 5.—Corn picking has
begun In this vicinity being later
than usual, owing to the condition of
the corn.
“Where can I buy
such coffee back home?”
The first question that pops into the mind
of an eastern visitor. And the earnest
conviction that has spread the tradition of
the West as the home of wonderful coffee.
It is wonderful coffee, without a doubt.
That’s why Hills Bros. R^d Can brand
outsells all others. That’s why it is,
beyond peradventure, The Recognized
Standard. Puncture the vacuum seal and
breathe that rare aroma! Taste the mar
velous flavor of the beverage! Yes, the
West’s coffee tradition is in safe hands.
* *
With all its high quality, Hills Bros.
Coffee is not high-priced. It is econom
ical to buy—and economical to use.
Hills Bros., San Francisco.
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indicates the beginning of a word. a
reading cither vertically or hori- a
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some cases begins both a vertical
and a horizontal word. The defi
nitions of the words to fill the
diagram are given in the lists la
beled “Horizontal” and "Vertical,’'
with numbers showing where to
start the words in the diagram. To
see how many letters each word
has, count the white spaces until
you come to a black square. If
you have put in the correct words,
they should all agree, horizontally
and vertically, with the definitions,
and vou have solved the puzzle
correctly.
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1— Portion of the globe (pi.)
10— Recent.
11— To compile.
12— To dash.
13— Ever (poetic).
15— Flying mammal.
17— Past tense (suffix*.
18— Ohio city.
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21— Micro-organism.
23— Yielding.
25— Biblical patriarch.
26— Halting.
28— Fertile.
30— Arabic definite article (prefix).
31— Showers.
34— Royal order (abbr.)
35— Rodent.
37— To chill.
38— Chart.
39— State of mind
41— Attenuated.
43—Pays.
Vertical.
2— To foil.
3— Any one.
4— “Tag," as in children's play.
5— To endeavor.
6— A brave person.
7— Editor (abbr.)
8— Bone.
9— States (French).
12—Normal.
14— Queer.
16— Child’s delight.
18— Fossilized rosin.
19— Approaches.
22— To butt.
24— Friend (French).
27— Franciscan mission, Texas.
29— Hoisting machine.
22—Army officer.
33—Snares.
36— Cat.'
3C—Olove.
40— Out of print (abbr *
42— Exclamation.
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Scotia Business Men
Sponsor Winter Fair
Scotia. Nov. 5.—Scotia Business
Men's club has voted to sponsor a
winter fair in Scotia, to be prin
cipally centered around the local
consolidated school, the largest rural
consolidation in the state. The pro
posed fair will l*o held upon the com
pletion of a winter course that will
be held at the school of evenings
ubout the first of the year.
A plan for monthly community
sales day was also favored by the
club and the special day will be held
every month hereafter.
A roads committee of four mem
bers was appointed for the pur|x>no .
of bettering (lie road conditions of
the community.
Oyster Supper to He Given
Hordville Hoad Huilders
Hordville, Nov. 6.—In appreciation
of the work and coah donations re
ceived from the farmers In the gravel
ing of the Hordville streets, the Busi
ness Men's club will give them an
oyster supper Friday evening. The
supper will ho served In tho basement
of the Swedish Lutheran church, lie
ginning at 7 o'clock and will be fol
lowed by a short program at the town
hall.
Pastor Given Fruit.
Dixon, Kelt., Nov. 0.—Having set
tled here recently as pastor of tho
Methodist church, Bev. William Fa
well was surprised when a large num
ber of the members and friends of the
church came to the parsonage with an
old-fashioned donation for him ami
Mrs. Fawell. Tho donation consisted
of various kinds of canned fruit,
vegetnblea and numerous other things
thnt go to make up a well filled
la rder
Rns>s Envoy Named.
Moscow, Nov. 5.—Leonid Krassin,
oviet commissiar of foreign trade
nd commerce, today wag appointed
tussian ambassador to France.
McMullen Seeks
Business Men to
Aid in State Work
Bryan's Democrat Politicians
to Leave State House; New
Policy Enters With
Republican.
By P. C. POWELL,
Staff Correspondent of The Otpuha Bee.
Lincoln. Nov. 5.—Election of Adam
McMullen as governor of Nebraska
by a majority of approximately
3.0,000 Is looked upon by political ob
servers here as a mandate from the
people to' clear the state house of
Bryan policies and the numerous well
paid politicians maintained In the
state house by Governor Bryan dur
ing the last two years.
The entire fight waged In Ne
braska for eight weeks by Adam Mc
Mullen was centered on Bryan and
Bryan policies. McMullen didn’t
mention the name of J. N. Norton,
his opponent, once In the 600 speeches
delivered in the campaign in as
many towns.
"Our state hot:sc must be rid of
politicians and supplanted by busi
ness men." McMullen told applaud
ing audiences time and again.
"You can't operate any business
without business men at the head
and I Intend to make our state gov
If
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eminent 9S per cent business and 2
per (tent politics "
When McMullen made this pledge
to the people Re promised to virtually
discharge every employe on the stale
payroll, as under the Bryan regime
every appointee was known as a pro
fessional politician. Ho, with this
pledge made to rid the state house
of politicians, one of the first tasks of
Adam McMullen will be to find com
petent business men and women for
the jobs at the state house and
eliminate the continual playing of
politics which has been under way
there for two years.
The friends of McMullen are par
ticularly Jubilant over the majority
given him liecause its size spikes as
false two pre-election claims of
Bryan appointees to the effect that
McMullen, if he did win, would do so
with the Omaha vote and because of
the candidacy of Dan Butler for gov
ernor. Under the returns which are
now nearly complete McMullen led
not only In the cities but also in the
country precincts. The entire Omaha
and Lincoln majorities could have
been taken from McMullen and he
could still have won.
As for the Butler candidacy, the
Butler votes shows that if every man
and woman who voted for Butler had
cast their ballots for Norton, Mc
Mullen would have won. And not
even the most partisan democrat
claims that more than TO per cent
of the Butler vote would have gone
to Norton.
Broadwater Soon to Have
24-Hour Liglitinp Sen ire
Bridgeport, Nov. 5.—Broadwater
has relinquished control of its mu
ulrlpal lighting plant to the Western
Public Service company, and It will
he operated on a moonlight schedule
until December 1, when It Is expect
ed the new transmission line from
Scottsbluff will be completed and n
24-hour service inaugurated. The
town recently voted to turn the plant
over to the corporation and give a
franchise for 25 years, In consider
ation of 24-hour sendee.
43 Join Aurora Church
During Revival Service- ^
Aurora, Nor. forty-three tneni- '
bers were added to the Christian
church during 18 days’ revival serv- .
ices conducted by Rev, VV. P.
pastor, and J. Wade Seniff. singing
evangelist, Mr. Hill came here fro- i
Fort Madison. Ia., seek.ng a healthful
climate for Mrs. Hill.
MOTHERFletcher’s Cas- j
toria is a pleasant, harmless
Substitute for Castor Oil, Pare
goric, Teething Drops and Soothing Syrups, especially prepared
| for Infants in arms and Children all ages.
To avoid imitatipns, always look for the signature of
Proven directions on each t'ackag- Physicians everywhere recommend it.
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Con ant
Hote I
Building
A\a nay merit — Frank A Le Bosky^
Ibth cluc hainey—-Conant buuamg
Thursday—A Thrilling Sale of
265 Smart New Arrival
DRESSES
That Were Made to
Sell Up to $29.50 At
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Crepe de Chines Poiretsheen
Satin Faced Cantons
Fine Gaberdines
Poiret Tu ills
A sale made possible through
a special purchase. Many of
the dresses are salesmen’s
samples. All favored colors
and plenty of blacks, sizes 16
to 46.
Dresses for Street, Party, Afternoon and
Evening near. You'll never appreciate
what wonderful values they arc until yon
see the dresses themselves Thursday.
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Welcome Teachers—
Orkin Brothers, the apparel store that will not be undersold,
welcomes you to share in the scores of wonderful special offer
ings prepared for your visit to Omaha.
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Well Styled--Be-furred
COATS
/ In a Sale Thursday
24“
Ip* ^ Worth $39.50 at Least g
jjj t (pl&i .J Warm Coats, in all the more desired col- jjj
k. C Coats made more appealing because of the I
j| ' generous trimmings of fur. I
? Think of buying a beautiful styled Winter Coat fashioned of ||
p Bolivias, Silvertones, Omiandales or Camelshair for only $24.75.
•I You can do it at Orkin Brothers Thursday.
use BEE WANT ADS THEY BRING RESULTS —
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