Nebraska Newspapers

    Radio to Get
More Power
New Regulation Permits Use
of Equipment Up to
1,500 Watts.
By ROBERT 8. THORNBURGH.
International K,»« Service Staff Corrc
•pondent.
Washington, Nov. 12.—A nation
wide $»ove toward the use of higher
power; in radio broadcasting has been
launched, the Department of Com
merce' announced today.
Broadcasters will take advantage
of the new 1,600-watt limitation and
will Increase their apparatus to reach
this degree of power.
Application for 1.600-watt licenses
have been filed from stations In
Cleveland, San Francisco, New York
and Elgin, 111., and it Is anticipated
that favorable action will be taken.
Other broadcasters probably will fol
low suit by the first of the year.
Range Widened.
Officials said that it Is apparent
the 600-watt standard of broadcast
ing, now widely used, will be super
seded by a 1,500-watt plane. While
the range of stations will he widened
no appreciable Increase in interfer
ence is feared.
There are comparatively few
broadcasting stations in the United
States; today which use over 1,000
watts power. The transatlantic sta
tions, using upwards of 200,000 watts,
are the chief exceptions.
Development of higher power for
broadcasting Is expected by govern
ment experts to be among the most
1 Important features of radio progress
during the new year. Increased
power is certain to bring a reduc
j tion inj the number of major broad
casting' stations in the near future,
Recording to officials.
Smaller stations will 'be limited
in scope to their own communities,
being Unable for economic reasons to
compete with the super-broadcasters
of the future.
Lower Wave lengths.
Use of the lower band of wave
lengths, now under the reach of the
usual commercial receiving set, are
predicted for the receiver of tomor
row. It was pointed out that broad
casters1 working on only slightly
different low wave lengths may
operate in the same vicinity virtual
ly without interference.
A new complication has arisen in
the avocation of wave lengths by
reason of a demand In the rural
districts for increased award of
frequencies. It was first thought
possible to withdraw some lengths
from the sparsely populated areas for
' distribution In the large centers of
population. The Department of Com
j merce has abandoned that plan.
: CENTRAL CITY
STORE ROBBED
Central City, Neb., Nov. 12.—The
George Eoff ft Sons department store
was robbed today of shoes and cloth
ing valued st approximately 2500 by
robbers who left their old suits be
hind them.
A Htate law enforcement deputy
arrive^ here this afternoon from
Lincoln to investigate the robbery.
Rites; Held at Crofton for
Mrs. Orlando Potter, 72
Crof(on, Nov. 12.—Funeral serv
ices for Mrs Orlando Potter, 72, a
pioneer of northeast Nebraska, were
held Here, Rev. M. E. Coltrane of
Coleridge, officiating.
Miss; Ella Annett Ooodrich was
born In Stephenson county, Illinois,
in 185$, and after marriage In 1871
lived there until 1888 when the
family imoved to northeast Nebraska.
She Is survived by her husband,
Orlando Potter: six sons. Frank,
Samuel and James Potter of Crofton,
Adalbert Potter of St, Edward;
Oscar 'Potter of Witten, S. D., and
Elmor^ Potter of Hartlngton, and
two daughters, Mrs. Lula Elllason of
Ogemau Minn., and Mrs. Nettle
Wlntefrlnger of Georgetown, Ky.,
besides 29 grandchildren, nine great
grafndahildren, three brothers and
one sister.
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Mexican Says Omaha Ungrateful;
Drops Citizen Papers to Fight Bulls
J. R. Martinez felt that he wasn't
appreciated by the U. S. A. or Omaha.
So he has gone back to Mexico and
la studying to become a bullfighter.
Until last July Martinez resided at
495 South Twenty-sixth street. He
took out his first naturalization pa
pers In the office of the clerk of the
district court last spring.
Whether he became discouraged in
studying the constitution, whether a
street car failed to stop for him or
whether he was greeted discourteous
ly by the potentate of a moving pic
ture show Martinez does not state, in
a beautifully written letter received
by Ansel Steere, jr., clerk of the
naturalization court.
Martinez does state he thinks the
people of Omaha do not like him and
that he is now attending "Bull fight
college.” The letter:
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Beatrice — Mrs. L. Merklinghouse
for more than CO years a resident of
the Liberty nelghborhool, died at
Kansas City where she had been re
ceiving treatment. The body was
burled In Liberty cemetery. She Is
survived by her husband and a num
ber of children.
Columbus — Paul P. O’Brien had
three fingers of his left hand torn
to shreds by the accidental discharge
of his shotgun while he was out on
the Platte river hunting. He was
rushed to a hospital where the fin
gers were amputated.
Columbus—Funeral services will be
held Thursday Rfternoon at the Ger
man Evangelical Protestant church
for Mm. Anna Amelia Klug. 60,
pioneer Platte county woman, Rev.
Rovert Neumarker officiating. Mrs.
Klug came to Columbus 64 years
ago. She Is survived by two sons,
four daughters and her husband.
Carl Klug. The sons, Alfred and
Carl, and the daughters. Mrs. Paul
Hetbel, Mrs. F. H. Kreuger, and
Miss Martha and Alvina Klug, all
live In Platte county. ,
Beatrice—Edward Llcklelter, who
suffered a badly broken leg and other
Injuries in an auto accident north
west of Beatrice a few months ago,
was removed to his home from a
hospital, and is recovering. For a
time It w-as thought he could not
survive his Injuries.
Sterling.—Oliver Thompson, 65, a
resident of Sterling for the last 25
years, died at his home here Tuesday
of cancer. He conducted a dray line
here for the last 18 years. His wife
and six children survive him.
Stanton.—Stanton post, American
Legion, plans to build a community
hall on the fair grounds. At the
annual meeting the following officers
were elected: A. E. Wenke, command
er: H. B. Pent, vice commander; W.
K. Lueck, adjutant: C. B. McMahon,
finance officer; Dr. C. D. Palmer, H.
D. Perry and A. D. Reed, executive
committee.
Callaway.—Callaway and vicinity
celebrated Armistice day here. A
large crowd was in attendance.
Hartlngton.—A. H. Flaugh had his
hip bone broken when a hayrack In
which he was riding tipped over and
threw him to the ground.
Randolph.—Edward and Frieda
Bauer, son and daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ludwig Bauer, were severely
bruised when their car ran Into a
truck loaded with posts.
Former Loup City Boy
Receive# High Honor
Loup City, Nov. 10.—Theodore PH
ger, recently appointed to the office
of United States foreign trade com
missioner to Berlin, waa horn and
reared In Loup City and was a gradu
ate of Its high school. He was a son
of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Pilger, who
conducted a store In the building now
occupied by the Sherman County
Times.
After completing his school work
here he was graduated from the Colo
rado School of Mines, having worked
his way through.
The family moved to Butte. Mont.,
from Loup City 13 years ago. The
father died last August.
“Gurirla, Nexico.
November 3. 1924.
“Board of Naturalization, Oma
ha. Neb.: Dear t.entlemen: I
drop you these lines to give you
notice that since Jijly 7 I have
come across the border and today
here I am in this city from which
I will go back to Guadalajara to
Bull Fighters college where I
been ever since I left Omaha. I
am sorry but your people don't
like me and now here I am. I
think everything will be settled
by the first time 1 have to play
bull fights at Queretaro, Decem
ber 8. Four fights are in the con
tract and I think that will keep
me busy if I don't get killed by
the bulls too soon. My best wishes
to you all from one of your
citizens.
"J. R. Martinez.”
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Burgess Bedtime
Stories
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By THORNTON W. BURGESS.
A wls* old bird in always slow
To believe what he has not proved so.
—Honker the Goose.
The Quacks Greet Honker.
If Peter Rabbit was glad to see
Honker the Goose and his flock in the
pond of Paddy the Beaver it was
nothing to the gladness of Mr. and
Mrs. Quack the Mallard Ducks, who
had spent tho summer there. Honker
had come straight from the Far
North, where Mr. and Mrs. Quack
had been In the habit of making their
"Well, well, well," said he, "this Is
an unexpected pleasure.”
summer home. So. Mr. and Mrs.
Quack were almost bursting with
eagerness as they greeted Honker,
and Honker was equally glad to see
them.
"Well, well, well,’’ said he. “This
la an unexpected pleasure. We
missed you up In the Far North and
were sure that something had hap
pened to you. Where did you keep
yourselves all summer?"
"Right here,” replied Mrs. Quack.
Then she explained how, when they
arrived In the spring, they had been
so weak that they couldn't go on, and
how Farmer Brown's Boy had fed
them so that at last they had de
cided to spend the summer there.
"Did you say that he fed you
corn?" demanded Honker.
Mrs. Quack bobbed her head, "He
still feeds us corn," said she.
Honker opened and shut his bill
two or three times. Had he had lips
he would have smacked them. This
was the nearest be could come to do
ing that. "Com!" said he. "Corn!
Nice yellow co'm! My, how I would
like some of It right now! Does he
bring It over here?”
"No," said Mr, Quack. "But If you
will go with us In the morning we’ll
show you where he does put It.”
"It's so long since I've tasted any.”
said Honker, “that I’ve almost for
gotten what It Is like. Are you quite
sure that It Is safe to take this com
that Is put out for you?”
Mr. Quack’s eyes twinkled. “We've
been taking It ever since last spring,”
said he.
"But that wasn’t during the hunt
ing eeason. There were no hunters
with terrlhle guns during the sum
mer. Now they are everywhere.
We’ve seen them every dsy since we
left the Far North. One of these
days when you go to get that com
you will find Farmer Brown’s Boy
there waiting tdr you with a terrible
gun,” declared Honker.
Mrs. Quack shook her brown head.
"No, we won’t,” she declared posi
tively. "You don’t know Farmer
Brown’s Boy. He la the best friend
we have.”
"Perhaps,” replied Honker doubt
fully. “But I'm too old a Goose, and
I’ve seen too many dreadful things
happen, to trust any of these two
legged creatures called men. Why, on
the way down here I saw a dozen
places where com had been scat
tered. I had all I could do to keep
some of my flo'ck from going to get
It. They thought I was silly and
afraid when there was nothing to
fear. But they know better now.
They saw what happened at some of
those places. They saw Ducks and
other Geese go In and feed on that
corn, and then heard the terrlhle
guns that killed some and hurt
others. This Gooss Isn’t going to be
fooled that way. No corn Is worth
risking my life for."
“You won’t have to risk it here.”
protested Mrs. Quark. "We know."
Honker sighed. "I wish I could be
:is sure of It as you are," said he.
"It sounds too' good to be true."
(Copyright. J424.)
The next story: "Peter learns
What Treachery Is."
Chicago Beer Magnate
Escapes Work in Prison
Chicago, Nov. 12—When Terry
Driiggan, beer magnate, brought back
from San Francisco to serve a year
for contempt, was clad In overalls and
handed a mop he fell to the floor
complaining of pain. The Jail phy
sician pronounced him 111 nnd ha was
assigned lo a ent In the hospital In
Htead Of to the "flag gang,” ns the
crow of mnppers Is called.
Turkish Premier 111.
Bondon, Nov. 12.—The condition of
the Turkleh premier. Ismet Pnsha,
who Is 111, has become worse says a
dispatch from Ango'ra. Ills doctors
have advised him to lake a rest
abroad Ity&whlch case he would re
linquish idTIee.
Lighting Essay
Contest to End
Friday Is Last Day for School
Students to Submit
Papers.
Friday is the final day In the
Better Home Lighting Essay contest
being conducted among the school
children of Omaha by the Omaha
Electrical league.
All primers and essays must be
handed In to the teachers on Friday
to be turned over to the local Judges.
One hundred local essays will be
awarded prizes. First prize Is a $300
scholarship to a leading University.
The local prize-winning essays will
then be sent to New York, where
they will be entered In the national
contest. The first prize In the na
tional essay contest is a $15,000 model
electric home. There are 10 other na
tional prizes, ranging from $1,500
scholarships to $300 scholarships In
universities and colleges.
A duplicate of the $15,000 model
electric homo is being erected In
Omaha at 661 North Fifty-sixth street.
It will he open for Inspection about
December 1.
Twenty thousand primers have
been distribute^ to Omaha school
children. The local committee an
ticipated only 5,000 essays for Omaha,
but the response was so great that
four times that many have been dis
tributed.
chtfire calls
TO BE CURTAILED
City Commissioner D. B. Butler,
who is In charge of the fire depart
ment, announced Wednesday morning
that he will discontinue the practice
of responding to calls beyond the city
limits.
Before Issuing the order he will
confer with the county commissioners
to determine whether they wish to
arrange for compensation to the city
for calls in territory outside of
Omaha.
"There is no reason why the fire
department should perform this serv
ice without the county reimbursing
the city," Butler said. "Some of the
territory' in question is enjoying all
of the protection given Omaha and
yet Is not paying taxes toward the
maintenance of the city.
THIEVES FOILED
AT GADDIS HOME
The home of Ivan Gaddis, Omaha
sports writer, 3217 Pacific streets,
wag ransacked Tuesday night. Mr.
and Mrs. Gaddis returned In time,
apparently, to frighten the thieves
away. They found clothing and
Jewelry carefully tied up In neat
bundles ready to be removed. Among
the things which the burglars did
escape with was a revolver, which
was found in front of a neighboring
home by Mrs. Gaddis Wednesday
morning.
Sun Baths in the Altogether Made
Mary Garden Thin Again, She says
New York, Nov. 12.—Mary Garden
has returned home weighing 17
pounds less than on her departure
for Europe six months ago. She now
tips the scales at 112 pounds.
Monte Carlo was the scene of her
weight reduction.
"My friends will bo surprised when
they see me in 'Thais’ with the waist
of a wasp,” she said when she left
the Olympic last night. She will leave
shortly for her operatic duties In
Chicago.
Explaining how she banished the 17
pounds, Miss Garden said she went
in her motor boat about two miles
off shore, got out of her bathing suit.
WIFE FEARS MATE
ENDED HIS LIFE
Harry Turkle, 1621 Seward street,
has dirippeared and his wife fears
the “disgrace” of his recent arrest
on a liquor charge may have driven
him to commit suicide. She has asked
police to search for him.
Turkle's soft drink parlor at 1223
Chicago street, was recently raided
by Samardlck and Turkle was ar
rested. According to Mrs. Turkle, her
husband said an employo had sold the
liquor.
Monday afternoon, Mra Turkle
went to her husband's place <*f busi
ness and found the door locked. Fear
ing that her husband might have
harmed himself, she called police, who
broke down the door. Turkle was not
there.
Cozad Schools and Churches
to Observe Education Week
Cozad, Nov. 12.—Mayor O. D.
Smith, in keeping with the proclama
tion Issued by Governor Bryan, has
issued a proclamation setting apart
the week of November 17-23 as
education week. Public schools will
have special programs and Sunday,
November 23, the churches will have
services in recognition of the educa
tional situation In our country.
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Take a seat at the getac
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stretched herself on the deck and "lei
the sun do Its worst."
“After sunning myself for an hour,
she said, "I dived overboard, swan,
about for 20 minutes and then went
ashorte."
She added she hoped any busy
bodies ashore with binoculars strained
their eyes
The singer was dressed In a green
broadcloth traveling suit with brown
and green hat plumes to match, fawn
colored hose and patent leather
pumps. She wore a bracelet of dia
monds and emeralds and a double
string of pearls. She brought 20
trunks filled wth Paris gowns.
MULLEN SPEAKS
AT CHURCH MEET
St. Louis, Nov. 12.—The patriotism
of Catholics who are willing to "tax
themselves twice” by sending their
children to parochial schools was
praised by Arthur F. Mullen, an at
torney of Omaha in addressing the
National Council of Catholic omen
In session here since Sunday on the
relation of the Catholic schools to the
14th amendment.
This amendment he said, offered
the best protection against enemies
of the parochial school.
COLDER WEATHER
HERE THURSDAY
Omaha Is getting part of a cold
wave that Is raging in the northwest.
Meteorologist M. V. Robins reported
that zero weather has gripped parts
of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.
For Omaha Robins predicts proba
bly rain or snow tonight and Thurs
day and somewhat colder. During the
night the temperature hit 27. At
Havre, Mont., It was 4 below zero.
Rain or snow is general with the
cold weather in the northwest.
MAN SAYS ARREST
JOKE ON JUSTICE
"A joke Is perpetrated on justlc*
when reputable citizens can b« ar
rested on suspicion of murder on th«
unsubstantiated charges of an irre
sponsible person,” Albert JB. Swift
1480 Spencer street, declared in «
statement which he issued Tuesdaj
regarding his arrest two weeks age
In connection with the murder Iasi
spring of J. J. Spellman, a grocer.
Swift and three others who wer<
r—1— "
arrsatsd with him, was released at *•
hearing in police court.
"The police deserve the greatest
censure for taking an obviously films
tale as sufficient basis on which t
make arrests. The ridiculous story
told by a woman whose veracity ha
been repeatedly questioned, ha
caused me great damage, both In los
of time and money, and In reputa
tion among people who do not know
me.
"The hearing of the charges mad
by this woman proved farcical Ir ^
the extreme."
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