Fogs Hamper World Fliers as They Dash Across Country to Goal at Seattle
Meld Up Day on
Uhicago-Omaha
of Journey
I Iifitit Over Alleglianics Made
Hazardous by Donse Atmos
jdmre; Escort Planes Are
Forced to Turn Back.
Hy IjOWELI. THOMAS.
"Si far as the hazard of the thins
was concerned," remarked Erik Nel
•sun, "X suppose you would eay that
by far t lie most
dangerous leg of
what remained of
our route around
1 the world, lay
directly ahead of
us on that 13th
day of Septem
ber, when we left
Washington and
t&k rammed our nose
nr r . . ~* ~/K into the fog west
f Lower! 1 nf Harper's fer
ry. Crossing the
~ Allegfrtanles in
the bast of weath*
^rr « v «,. v_; er is at tended by
g it s risks, be
cause if your motor freezes you may
crack up on a mountain top. But the
danger was more than doubled the
day w’e crossed on the account
^^<*f the fog. Five escort planes
started out with us, and not
one of them got through. No
doubt luck was with Smith and
Wade and myself, or we too, would
have had to turn back.
'Must after leaving Cumberland,
Md., the weather was so thick that
we nil had our doubts as to whether
we could get through it,. We tried
to climb over the fog, hut it reached
beyond our ceiling. Then we hugged
the tree tops. Smith had never been
across this particular section before,
but fortunately 'Les* Arnold had flown
It scores of times when ferrying Mar
tin bombers fronj Dayton to J^tng
ley field. When it proved impossible
for us to proceed straight ahead with
out running considerable risk of hit
ting a mountain, the five escort
planes flying beside us turned to the
left In search of a valley off to the
south. But ‘Les’ signaled Smith to
swing to the right. Finally we picked
up a railway line and by flying just
high enough above the rails to avoid
trains, we managed to creep throumh
the mountains, single file to Union
town, Pa- The five escort planes, un
able to locate their valley, returned
to Washington and followed us the
next day.
Back With Old Friends.
After leaving the foggy ares at
Union town, we passed over Wheeling,
Zanesville and Columbus. Twenty
planes met us near Columbus and
escorted us on to Dayton. As we pass
ed over Wilber Wright airdrome we
s;nv an enormous sign.: "Welcome
World Fliers," painted on the ground,
^ iid betw een 50,000 and 3 00,000 peo
ple cheered us n moment later as
we came gliding down over McCook
field.
"Our Dayton friends presented ns
with Liberty bonds, flowers, and
traveling bags. We wondered whether
i he latter was a gentle hint fnr us
to Keep on traveling.
Machines and Men O. K.
"For the first time in our entire
flight we were not allowed to over*
haul and service up our planes. The
mechanics at McCook literally shooed
us off the field. My old pals worked
for two nights and a day without
stopping. They went over every bolt
ami wire to find out exactly how the
cruisers bad stood the strain of the
flight. Instead of finding them ready
to fall to pieces they discovered that
they had withstood the long journey
marvellously and were si ill reason
ably certain to carry us through to
Seattle.
"Much to our annoyance, the air
service medical research department
insisted in putting each of us through
the most rigid aviator’s physical ex
amination. This is the stiffest test
In ihe world, and we were half
afraid that they might find us in
such had shape they might want to
push us out. However, we agreed to
undergo the exam on the condition
that no matter what they discovered
we would be allowed to proceed with
the flight and the results, If adverse,
were to kept strictly secret. But to
our surprise and delight we were told
that we hail passed with perfect rec
ords.
"Monday morning, September 15,
we continued on to Chicago and flew
parallel with Michigan boulevard all
the way from the south side to Lin
coln park. The sky line of Chicago
anil the skyscrapers or New York are
two of the most glorious sights In
the world from an airplane on a
clear day. From just north of the
Drake hotel we turned west anil flew
across the city to the atrnrail landing
field in the little Illinois city of May
wood.
Shown Chicago S|»eed.
"Of all the experiences we had
passed through, from battling ty
phoons off the coast of Japan to
dodging Icebergs In the far north, few
afforded us a greater Vhrill than the
wild ride we were given through the
streets of Chicago tiehtnd a flying
squadron of motorcycle police who
evidently labored under the delusion
that aviators must have speed on the
ground as well as in the atr. The
shriek of their sirens were ear split
ting, and as we sped across Lincoln
park at 50 miles an hour one motor
cycle policeman, who was a track,
rider, let go the handle bars and
stood upon his saddle with arms
folded. Another stood on his head.
’ When we reached the Drake hotel,
each of us had a Boy Scout volunteer
orderly to run errands and at a mam
moth banquet that night we were
each presented with an engraved
cigaret box containing JO $5 gold
pieces and a card bearing the follow
ing legend- ‘May this Itox never lie
empty. Unclosed la the wherewithal
lo keep it filled.’
"Vext morning when we went out
to the field to take off for Omaha a
dense fog had come down that even
prevented the regular mail plarie
from getting away. So w« returned
to the city, spent our second night as
the guests of tile manager of the
Chicago Beach hotel, In rooms which
we were told were ours for life, sml
then made our departure the follow
ing morning at 10. The escort planer,
that came out of Omaha missed us In
Jhe sky snil came down it Fort
Crook a half hour sfter we had
landed from our 440 mile flight. The
next morning we hurried on down
the Missouri river for J:’S miles to
St. Joseph, where we landed to take
on fuel end uttend a civic luncheon
at which we were presented with gold
plaques entitling us to free admission
to everything in, that city »» long as
we live.
Oklahoma la-ads In Flying.
"A few minute* before 1:30 we linde
au revolr lo our friends In HI. Joseph,
jumped Into our cockpit*, and 40 min
ute* later circled over Kansas City
before heading In a bee line for
Muskogee. This bop ineor.t a total of
450 miles for the day. As we *p
proached the Arkansas liver w«- wore,
met by nearly a hundred planes. The
air seemed alive with them, and thev
turned out to be privately owned
busses that citizens of Oklahoma had
flown in from various parts of the
state. In aviation. Oklahoma Is one
of the most progressive states In I he
union. Her cowboy* and oil riillleis
are taking ns naturally to flying as
they took to shooting up the town In
the early days.
" All hough Muskogee Is only a
smalt cd.v, fully 5.000 peopl* were
waiting u f Hat Box field to give
I ns (me of Hie hearilesl rei option*
(that we met with anywhere. A* we
i |i-i-led :i lid glided Into I ie wind '*
subtle of "I gone was fired, and si
a banquet that night we were pic eul
id wllli gold medallion* rumiiiein
! ora ting our v l*lt.
"Next morning when we wanted to
pu«h off early from Texas d rS 111 Cl I
to heal the cAit, slid the w In 1 wns
| so strung that It blew In the windows
of our hotel. But shortly before noon
the celestial faucets weie turned off
by Jupiter i’luvius just as suddenly
as they had been turned on. and old
Sol blazed to lure us forth. From
mushy, boggy Hat Box Held we
ascended Into the skies and droned on
across Oklahoma and the Ked river to
Dallas, Tex. Droned is the only word
to express It, because a stiff head
wind even nmdp it possible for the
‘Katy Flier* to sprint ahead of us.
Afore than a score of private planes
escorted us, and when we were met
by still more near Dallas we were
in the center of quite a vast armada
of antiquated 'Jenneys' and busses
of every discript ion. After landing
at Lose field before a crowd of some
40,000 people, we attended another
banquet, very gratefully accepted
more Liberty bond*, and shoved off
the following day, September 20, for
a Ob'* tulle hop all the way to LI Paso.
Long Drag Across Texas.
“Again w> had to face a stiff head
wind. We had left Dallas at u 40 and
three hours later broke our Journey
tor an hour by landing at Sweetwater,
where we took on more gas and oil
and enjoyed h picnic lunch that had
been prepared by the thoughtful in
habitant* of this city that lb* in the
heart of the vast empire we call
Texas. Then front 1 :."»0 until du-k we
flew on and cm across oases of farm
lands, mountains, and barren conn*
try. As we approached the Rio
Grande and Mexico the wing stir
faces of our cruisers glistened In- the
soft light of one of those matchless
sunsets for which the southwest and
the painted desert are famous.
“With red fire shooting fmm our ex
haust* we taxied tip to our hangers
on the north hank of the Rio Grande
while the crowd of 20,000 people
broke through the guard* and surged
around us. That night we resumed
our ordeal by banquet, met a lot more
of our fellow airmen, and were pre
sented with beautifully embroidered
Mexican zerspas, the type of'Span
ish shawls that go so veil with the
beauty of a siren or Seville or n dark
haired debutante of Dubuque.
Fly Over Snowstorm.
"On out- wav to Tucson, just as we
crossed the border between New Mex
no and Arizona, We encountered h
snowstorm and rose to t»,300 feet to
get above It. The most of this flight
was made across desert. Inhabited
solely by wandering Indians. About •
o’clock we passed over the Wlncon
mountains, and r few minutes later
landed at Tucson, A luncheon and
banquet, ns usual, had been arranged
bv the city fathers of this venerable
and picturesque Arizona metropolis,
which c laims to be the oldest c ity net
the North American continent j
founded by Kuropeana.
“Navajo blankets, the choicest In
all the painted desert, were present
c-d to us by different eitle*. such a^
Tucson, Phoenix, Htabee and others
Then st 7:30 on I he morning of Set*
temher ?2, after a detour to enable
us to salute the war veterans In th«
near-by tubercular hospital, we headed
west over the Arizona desert toward
the Colorado river and southern
Galifornis, on what was to us the
most Important leg of our entire
journey around Die globe.
“Although our long, long trail
was not officially to corns to sn end
until we reached Heal tie, neverthe
less a| the «»i 11 r **t of our trip we hud
flow ii enu Douglas cruiser* down to
ybiri Diego to get Instruments adjust
ed, there for** If we muld but reach
Rockwell fb Id, t’oinrmdo, we Di^v
tbat no matter what happened on the
i e»u of our flight there on up Du*
Pacific i i *a * t, we would already has*
flown the entile dlstaioe around tlo*
world Ho this day’s flight was Do
'•us Dint was to In log till mil' dreMiii"
li US "
A11VKKTISKMIWT.
Kansas City Doctor
► Invents New Truss
New Diacovery Heals Rupture
Without An Operation
A new discovery which, experts
Hgier, has no equal for curative ef
lt-c:« in all rupture cases, Is the latest
a.oicipllsliment of the well-known
Hernia Specialist, Hr. Andrews, IMS
Koch Bklg, Kansas City, Mo. The
extra ordinary success of this new
method proves that It holds and heals
a rupture. It weighs only a few
ounces, lias no hard gouging pails,
no elastic licit, no leg straps, no steel
Hinds, ar.d Is as comfortable as a
light garment. It has enabled him
iliuls of persons to throw away truss
pi and declare their rupture absolute
lc healed. Mnny of these had serious
double ruptures, from which they hail
suffered for years. It Is 7)r. Andrews
n mbit Ion to have every ruptured per
run enjoy the quick relief, comfort
and heabr.g power of Ills discovery,
and he will send It on free trial to
any render of The Bee who writes
him. II" wants one person In each
neighborhood to whom he ran refer.
If you wish »o he rid of rupture for
good, without sn operation, take ad
vintage of the doctor's free offer.
Write him today. The coupon below
convenient.
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The Daily Cross Word Puzzle ]
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■_■
Horizontal.
1. The spreading of a flying
machine.
5. To imitate.
9. To foster.
1 7. Otherwise.
1 4. To vex.
15. A preposition.
16. A non phibtionls
is. Humor.
19. Cow talk.
20. That which must be ole cd.
21. To be released.
22. 52Sfl linear feet.
22. Noise made by a pleased cat.
24. X.
26. Single.
25. Before.
29. To clean.
31. Original.
32. Tart of "to be."
33. An artieial walerv
35. You.
36. A robber.
23. To transfer.
39. A pair of horses.
Vertical.
2. A preposition.
3. Autumn fruit.
4. Increased in size.
5. I'nferminted grape juice.
6. Kage.
7. Personal pronoun.
8. To knock down.
10. A caudal appendage.
11. In addition.
I. 1. Tools for boring out a hole.
II. A aeries of games.
IT. Siring.
19. A feeble minded person.
24. The linden.
25. Signal hell.
2T. Female sheep (plural).
29. Female horse,
in. Chums.
21. IVhat coxvs chew.
34. To wrap around.
36. To exist.
3T. God of the mid day sun.
The solution will ap|>ear tomorrow.
Solution of yesterday's puzzle.
Commission on
Agriculture in
Efficiency Plea
m
Smoother Co-Operation of
• Existing Relief Agencies,
Rather Than New Legis
lation, Recommended.
(Contimini from 1’tiie One).
to increase the activities and in
fluence of government bureaus or de
part men!s and will base its program
and policies in these matters upon a
recognition of the value of the serv
ice to be rendered.
('asp* of Duplication.
“Again, manv instances of unneecs
snry and unwise duplication in the
accumulation of the same informa
tion. data, etc., for use by different
departments of the government have
come to attention. In many cases,
this seems to be done deliberately. If
the information gathered by one de
partment is not suitable for use with
confidence by another department, it
certainly has not justified the ex
pense incurred, nor should it be per
mitted to tlie public.
“The conference, therefore, believes
(hat the creation of some interdepart
mental agency charged with the duty
10 study this matter and to promote
interdepartmental coordination in
the assembling and use of govern
ment information would be wise.
“Finally, the conference wishes to
♦•mphasize the importance of recogni
tion by all federal agencies that much
of the police or regulatory duties of
the government are in connection
with remedial rather than punitie leg
islation. Ir« many cases federal com
mittees, hoards or bureau#, which
were originally established to act in
behalf of individual farmers or of
groups which do not have sufTi« ient
funds to act for themselves In inves
tigating apparent injustices and in
presenting these for hearing before
proper tribunals, have departed from
this original purpose and are now act- .
ing either as the tribunal itself to
which complainants must present
their case, or, in some cases, as the
prosecutors of the very persons
whose cause they were created to
serve.
“The conference believes that effort
should be made to carry over into
the regulatory functions of federal
agencies the spirit which should pre
vail in their service functions, and
that the administration should cause
to be made, at periodic Intervals, sur
veys which will determine whether
these agencies are performing their
proper functions.
“In addition to these general sfcite
nieriis and resolutions the conference
has the following specific resolutions:
Rural ( redit and Ranking.
“No dismission of the agricultural
problem would be complete with nit
consideration of the hanking problem
in the agricultural districts, for. as
the president so aptly said, ‘the diffi
culties of agriculture, and the diffl
rubles of the hanking institutions in
the agricultural districts, arise to
some extent at least, from common
causes/
"The hank mg problem so far as
agriculture is concerned cannot be
approached from an exelusivrh fed
eral point of view'. The national
banking system and the federal re
serve system leave outside of the«c
systems -under state supervision and
control and operating independently —
two-thirds of the banks. This con
ference deems it necessary to call at
tention to some of the problems in
volved In the hope that they will re
ceive consideration.
“There are around 30.000 banks Jn
the I'idled States. About one-fourth
aie national tranks and the remainder
state. Of the state banks about 10.000
are ineligible to join the federal re
serve system. Figures compiled re
centlv indicate that nearly 11 000 are
eligible and that only about 1.6a0 of
these are members. This leaves a
large numlier of l>anks entirely out
side of the federal reserve system and
results in a divided system of bank
ing, with consequent weakness to the
nation s credit structure.
‘ The conference cannot indicate the
way by which the federal governmer/
can cure difficulties created by rer
tain state banking laws, hut it can
not fail to point out the resulting dif
firulties for agriculture. The prob
lem is so big snd so important that
the conference feels it merits the ac
tive interest snd thorough consider
atlon on the part of the state au
thorities and particularly of the sgrl
cultural interests. A business ran
not be considered strong and sound
if the banking structure that serves it
Ik weak and unsound, and it must be
admitted that thin is unfortunate] v
tiie case in every large agriculturel
arejs at present.
it t* apparent the country lacks
a unified credit aystetn and that sm h
m av stem can only be developed by
federal banking policy which will
draw eligible noninembers into mem
hersblp in « unified national banking
system. The conference desires t«»
mile the question why state bank
do not become members of the fedcrnl
reserve system In larger numbers and
what situation In law or administra
tion restricts the development of thr*
necessary banking principles for the
safely and stability of agriculture and
Industry.
"The federal intermediate credit
banks were created hv congress t«*i
extend assistance to the agricultural
interests through banks, livestock
loan companies and co operative mar
keting associations. The kick of
proper support by the intermediate
credit banks for the livestock Indus
try ha.s been fully discussed in th'*
conference report on livestock. It
should he further stated, hwoever.
that a similar situation has existed
on the part of certain intermediate
credit banks In extension of credit to
their loonl co-perative marketing or
ganlzations and the same aggressive
steps should now he taken ihe fed
eral farm loan hoard to open to them
the proper lines of credit.
riant and Animal Quarantine.
"Security of \inei ican agriculture
from the invasion of foreign disease?*
and pests, ami tlie protection of agri
culture against disease and pests al
ready established are of the highest
importance, increasing danger calls
for increasing vigilance in policing all,
possible disease carriers.
■ The bureau of animal industry and
the federal horticulture board arc
charged with this policing service,
and much good work has hec-n done
by both. However, at present there
urgent need of immediate recognition
of the inadequacy of protection to
American agriculture through the
lack of funds, powers, and adminis
trative programs for the prevention
of the spread of diseases and pests
The outbreaks of such diseases aro
not local, but may at any moment
become national calamities.
•There are continuing threats of
grave plant pests. Man? of our
ports are entirely unprotected, while
at other points the present adminis
tration only provides for the most
superficial inspection with a depend
ence upon local inspection at the
point of destination, which is often
deficient because of utter la* k of
facilities. Such pests as brown tall
moth, gypsy moth, fruit flies, pink
bull worm of cotton, the Kmoiw*aii
corn borer, and others, continually
threaten the safety of American agri
culture. They are duly intercepted at
points of entry, and undoubtedly are
passing through unguarded ports and
through points of Inadequate police
protection.
"The federal government has no
authority to requite states to enact
uniform regulations. This, however,
does not modify the necessity for
such uniform stats quarantine regula
lions through federal leadership and
the willingness of the federal reprr
sentatlve* to respond to invitations to
take ch rge of outbreaks or to co-op
erate with state*.
"The conference, therefore, concurs
In the suggestion that the president
should urge upon the secretary of ng
nculture the recognition of the neces
sltv of increased activity and vigi
lance upon these lines, and that
specifically, the secretary of agricul
ture should take a* tion In the matter.
"First, there should !*• build up
a plan for uniform state quarantine
rules and regulations, and every ef
fort made to obtain cooperation of
governments t*nd state directors of
agriculture. It is recognised that al
ready efforts are being made on these
lines. Hv Lunging the state dire* tors
of agriculture into conference with
the secretary of agriculture in Wash
Ington, through payment by the fed
era! government of the expense* of j
such conference, it is believed that I
important and most beneficial result* I
c»n be obtained. It is earnestly eng
gested that state directors of agri
culture and other appropriate state
officials should be given the status
of collaborators.
“Second, it is further recognized
that in matters of quarantine the di
rector of the budget and the secretary
of agriculture take into account the
increasing peril* that threaten Amer
ican ami J ture and, therefore, the
increasing funds that may be neces
sary to properl)* police the country.
Interstate Commerce Commission.
“It was the intention of the law
which created the interstate com
merce commission to make it the duty
of the commission to act not only as
an arbitrator nr judge between the
shippers on the one hand, and the
railroads on the other, but also as an
investigator and advocate for the
shipping public in general. That this
latter duty was just as important in
the minds of congress as its duty to
act is a court in adjusting <1 if
ferences between the railroads and
the shipper is dearly shown in the
debates which took place in congress
previous to the passage of the act
setting 11f> the commission.
“That the members of the commis
don recognized its duty to the public
is taune out in an address of < "hades
A ITouty. member of the interstate
commerce commission at Portland,
Me . in 1907.
“It is unfortunate that in more re
cent yearn the interstate commerce
commission has failed or has been
unable t«> recognize its responsibility
as an advocate of the shipper and
has developed into a court. The
methods of procedure and the prnr
tices that have i*een developer! are
constantly making it more difficult
for a shipper to obtain redress. The
cost of employing the necessary ex
perts makes it almost Impossible for
the ordinary citizen to get a hearing.
There are few. if any. courts where
it is more expensive or more diffi
cult to obtain relief, neither is there
any court more deliberate in resell
ing its decisions after a case is pre
sented.
"It is apparent to the conference
that multiplication of work in the
interstate commerce commission dur
ing recent years, together with lini
ited funds, have contributed to the
present situation. The situation is
such, however, that a. farmer rep
resenting an unorganized Industry
and who is not in a position to re
tain legal advisers cannot expect
ample consideration from the commis
sion unless some agency Is provided
whereby it will be the duty of some
one to' represent agriculture, in hear
ings'before it.
"It is the feeling of the conference
that problems coming before the in
terstate commerce commission are so
closely allied with marketing and dis
tribution that such work on behalf
of the farmer could well be under
taken by the federal co-operative
marketing board, proposed in pre
liminary legislative report of the con
fer*nce. Through this board agricul
ture organized through co-opet itive
associations, would have at Its com
mand an agency similar to those ex
isting for other industries, whereby it
could seek redress in tale matters.
The conference further realizes that
f such a unit is created it should in
vestigate all complaints made to it
regarding rate matters that affect
agriculture and otherwise assist in
an a d v I so r y ca pa r it y.
Tax Exemption of Co-operative
Organizations.
"The revenue act of 1f*24 recognizes
that exemption of co-operative* from
federal taxation is sound public pol
icy and equitable.
"The conference recognizes that
this principle is to the interest of the
genera! public and of the co-operative
movement, and deems it of first ini
porta nee to emphasize the necessity
of an application of the exemption
provision best calculated to secure
the benefits intended hv the law.
"The conference recommends that
the determination of exempt status
be referred to that ultimate test
which is found in the statutory defi
nition. and that such test l»e given
the great st possible emphasis by the
administration, both in its published
regulations and in practice, in con
trast to the incidental decisions in
specific r':ses. determining matters
relatively detailed and peculiar to I
such individual instance*. It Is the,
tendency of such determinations to
reduce co-operative organizations toi
a system of precedents and form*
and th 'So tend to become the offi
cial criterion of exemption.
‘There are but two limits to be!
placed on the interests and extent ofj
that development. The first is to 1
found in the dictates of sound bus!*,
ness policyt and that is and always
roust be the exclusive concern of co
operative members and their execu
tives.
The second limitation takes the,
form of i he definitions of co operative!
organizations which shall lw> tax cx
empt. The conference recommends
the adoption, as part of the standing
administrative regulations, of a suc
cinct statement that any organiza
tion, regardless of its form or com
plexity, which is controlled by me
classes of agricultural producer*
enumerated In the law, and the ex
ecutives exclusively responsible to
them, will be deemed to be eligible
for exemption if it Is shown that:
*1. Its activities have been re
stricted to the service of iis member*
in their capacity as agricultural pro
ducers: providing services of prof ess
ing or classification: or in afeetlns
distribution and sale.
“2. Its entire revenues f>-nm thr«e
activities have inured directly to the
benefit of the members, in accordance
with their contribution, with deduc
tion only of legitimate expenses for
materials furnished and services em
ploy- d and of the charges necessary
for the capital investment and re
serve.
United Stars Tariff Commission?
"The powers and report by the gov
ernment tariff commission in the or
ganic act and the tariff act of 1022
clearly constitute a basis upon which
to build an aggressive fact finding
body that should take the initiative in
assembling the information needed
f<*r a wise and efficient application of
ths existing protective tariff sched
ules. Because agriculture is in need
• if i lie fullest measure of protection
possible under the provisions of the
tariff act of 1H22. attention is spe
cially called to the advantage of tip
to date information relative to domes
tic and foreign costs of production on
agriculture commodities which flow
into and out of the United States.
With such information at hand the
president can call for Investigation
and receive a report in time to act
with at least a fair degree of prompt
ness in proclaiming modification of
duties when commodities are suffer
ing from the pressure of foreign com
petition.
ft is the decision of the conference
that the tariff commission can ma
terially assist in bringing relief to ag
riculture at the present time by ac
tively functioning along the lines of
it« constituted powers and r**pon*i
bilit ies.
"After a careful inquiry into the
market news services of the Bureau
ft Agricultural Economics, Unite*!
States Department of Agriculture, the
conference finds the information col
lected and disseminated under these
services timely, valuable and ind.e
pensibie.
"There are a number of livestock
and other markets from whl h no te
ports are received. The conference
feels that the leased wire of the mas
ket news service should link up all im
portant producing and marketing cen
ters if it is to operate with complete'
effi< ienry. And although the confer
ence heartily endorses economy and
reduction in government expenditures
it f^els that expansion » f this service
would l»e justified and recommend*
that additional funds be made avail
able.
"Reports on other matters will be
made later.
' Respectfully submitted.
"fSIONED) Robert D. Carev, chair
man: Fred H, Bixby. R. W. That* her,
r. S. Barrett. O. K. Bradfut, W. C.
Coffey. Ralph T\ Merritt, W. H. Jar
dinc. I,. .1. Tabor.**
Fur Constitution. Headache. Biliousness
f
District Claims Distinction of Being
in Nebraska, Yet Belongs to Dakota
_/
Croften, Neb., Keb. 1.—In the re
gions of the Devil's Nest country
in northeast Nebraska and famous
fn’r its big timber, pasture lands for
rattle and its ’coons and other wild
animal* which furnish a favorite
hunting place for sportsmen of Ne
braska and South Dakota, hut
unique and practimlly unknown
so far as its otigin. history and
ownership are concerned, is a large
tract of land of over 1,000 acres,
geographically in Nebraska and yet
rut a part of Nebraska although
Its boundary line is identical with
that of Nebraska.
Strange to say, this temarknhle
tract, apparently part of Nebraska
and not separated from i* by any
dividing line, is part of the state
of South Dakota over the Missouri
river on the Nebraska side, its in
habitants paying taxes and voting
in Routli Dakota. It is owned ar.d
lias Ifcen operated for years by the
Hutterisch colony of south Bon
Homme county, South Dakota, and
is located south of Bon Homme
county and a little north ami west
of the Devil’s Nest country. About
100 acres are under cultivation and
the few inhabitants look %f:^r the
crops and the large number of cat
tle partured there in the summer
time, getting most of their provi
sions from Crofton, their neatest
overland town.
The strange relationship of this
tract of land and Its Inhabitants is
the result of nature. This freak
ish land was once an island in the
middle of the Missouri liver which
the surveyors assigned to South
Dakota. It was then surrounded
entirely by deep water so that it
could not he reached even when
the river was lowest, except by
boat. But the Missouri, which is
known for Its unstableness, cut
ting awny the bank of one side and
filling in on the other side year by
'ear formed sandbars and shifted
Its current to the north, making of
the island a Nebraska peninsula so
that a road was built connecting it
with the highlands to the south
I and now big cottonwoods and wll
lows have sprung up and made the
connecting link permanent so that
'he laws of Dame Nature appear to
have confused the laws and bounds
j of man by throwing this part of
South Dakota Into Nebraska to re
main there forever as a testimony
to the frailty of human nature. As
nothing but a joint legislative ar
ticle of ;h» two states rotild trans«
fer this land to Nebraska it prob
ably will stand as it is, a freak of
nat tire.
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