j sectot=,st,oV') The Omaha Sunday Bee i s~“,on ;
PART two ~ OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 29, 1925. I^B _
NEIGHBORS MOURN AT PEARSON RITES
_- (8) "
57 Per Cent
of Students
Earn Money
—
Majority at University of Ne
braska Wholly or Partially
Self-Supporting, Fig
ures Show'.
Graduates Make Most
The man who belie\es everything
that he reads In the comic strlrs and
the joke columns hasn't a very flat
taring opinion pf college boys and
co-eds.
b H« pictures young men who spend
* their days yelling Constantly "rah.
rah. rah," and his nights writing
home for money, and young women
who rare from beauty shop to dances
and back again.
But this man Is all wrong. Figures
prove It, and figures can't lie.
They show that more tha.n half—
B7.fi per rent, to he exact—of the
young men and women who attend
the University of Nebraska are wholly
er partially self supporting.
The men. naturally, are more
largely self-supporting than the
women. More than three fourths of
the men in the school, 77.2 per cent,
earn all of part of their expenses. Of
the women students, 38 per cent earn
fet least part of their expenses.
Send Out Questionnaire.
These figures were obtained by "V .
Royce Wast. a journalism student at
the university, as the result of ft
questionnaire submitted to all the
students at the university. He was
assisted In compiling them by Ben
nett S. Martin, secretary of the Y. M.
C. A. employment bureau, and the
results of his investigation have been
given the final stamp of approval by
Samuel Avery, chancellor.
His Investigation uncovered « great
deal of Interesting data concerning
the financial affairs of the students,
for practically every student (n the
university answered the questionnaire
and disclosed the Intimate details of
his exchequer, telling how much he
spent, how much he earned, how
s. rruch he got from dad, how much
W tnim friends, how much he borrowed,
and how' much he had when he en
tere<1 school.
Summing up the expenditures of sll
the students, West and Martin found
that the average man student spent
$714AS during the two winter terms.
Th* average woman student spent
$15.09 more than that, or $729.Rn.
These figures did not include the stu
denf= oi th# law college.
Engineers Most Frugal.
There was found to be a great deal
of difference In the average amounts
spent by the students of different col
leges The engineering students, for
example, spent only $5RR each in fhe
two terms, but medical students
spent $837.
Students in the other rolleges also
varied widely as shown by the follow
lng table of average expenditures for
both men and women:
roll-t,-- H*'V denude
Art* anil Hi ltMi- .***
Humne.4* n«linltiistiation .. • ]- *
I>enti»t i y . *’?
Graduate . JI} L*i
Pharmacy . JJJ 6nn
But if the engineers are the most
economical, the graduate students sre
the ones who are most completely
self supporting. The results show that
94.2 per cent of them are wholly self
supporting. Fine arts students come
next, with RO per rent wholly self
supporting. while agricultural and
arts and science students rank low
est.
Figures Tell Story. i
The following table shows a wide
difference between the different eol
leges. Column A shows the number
wholly self-supporting, and column
B those partially self-supporting:
Collet:. M*'*H AF*m*M
Agrinull ur. .17 1 36.1 }• *
Art. »rnl .Hence.....It 61 70 S 33 •
Bll.lne.. a(tnl.40.6 60.4 7 6 74
Jxntlatry .40 40 .
Engineering.*• «0 ....
Qr.iiu.te ..04 3 .... 64 34 6
I.»w .14 10 .
Medicine . • 16 3 66 .... ....
Pham wry. 44 47 7 16.6 ....
Teen her..60 3 34 5 14.t 37.6
Vine art. ..40 .... 11 14
Many Interesting conclusions were
drawn from these figures by West
and Martin, who also explain the pe
culiarities of the figures In various
waj’s.
Farm Students Well Off.
One surprise, according to statisti
cians, was in the fact that agricul
tural students are the ones who de
pend most largely on their parents
or friends 1k* support. This Is ex
plained as an Indication of greater
prosperity among the farmers.
Graduate students, both men and
women, are the most largely aelf-sup
portlng, according to West and Mar*
tin, because most of them have re
turned to the university after several
years of remunerative work.
Arts and science college men show
the lowest degree of entire self-sup
port. but the highest percentage of
partial self support. This Is thought
to be due to th# general nature of
their traltlbig. rather than vocational
guidance along any particular ulna.
Few Entirely Self-Supporting.
L - A* The very low average expenditure
r of the engineering students Is believed
♦o be due to the less expensive dress
necessary for attendance at the every
flky class of the college, and to the
lees active participation of these atu
«ts In the goclnl life of the tinlver
. The low showing Is also aur
prising, the4 report says, In view of
K
Honey Bees Deputy Sheriffs Hobby; Has 76 Colonies in City
Photo S'
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m-.-.■—
By .1. T. ARMSTRONG. .
Fifteen years ago a colony of bees
buzzed Into the bark yard at Twen
tieth street and Deer Park boulevard,
where little Robert "Walstrom was
playing.
The youth proceeded t<t "round
up" the colony and hulld a home for
it. The fact that he was stung se
verely many times failed to dull his
ambition to become a bee raiser.
Today, Robert Walstrom Is the
father of three children nnd performs
the arduous duties of a deputy
sheriff. But he also is one of the
largest hee raisers in the county and
Is secretary of the Douglas County
Honey Producers association.
"I still call it my hobby, but it
Is getting to a point where it is
almost a. business," explained Wal
strom. "I.ast year I cleared about
51,000 on the honey I sold. I ex
pect to devote my entire time to if
in the future."
Walstrom has 76 colonies of bees
near his home at Fifty-second and
Kmmct streets and last fall he started
a bee yard at Waterloo, where there
are now 60 colonies.
ATfhough the bees require every
minute of his spare time he still finds
caring for them a'real diversion.
"When I've worked my full day at
the sheriff's office I go to work car
ing for the bees." he said. "My wife
‘■alls herself a bee widow, for I don’t
have much time to spend with her.
1 »iit I don't suppose; it s any worse
being a bee widow' than a golf widow.
"It is surprising how interesting
bees are. Some bees are gentle and
easy to handle, while others are bad
tempered, or at least inclined to be
peevish. The bee raiser who says
he never gets stung is talking for
effect."
Walstrom Is now experimenting
with Carniollan bees, which he finds
are a gentle, well dispositlened va
riety. A majority of his colonies are
of Italian bees, however.
Noble Occupation.
He believes bee raising is one of
the oldest and noblest of occupations.
The Rible tells of how honey was
one of the choice spoils of war in
clden times, and I still think It Is
worth fighting for."
Ae>- raising is not "a placid, ensy
mnney proposition, however. There
l ave been several lean years when
l ees almost starved In the middle of
the summer and produced little or
no honey. As the number of colonies
have Increased, Walstrom has found
It necessary to move farther Into the
outskirts of the town, and Is con
templating another move now.
"It's a lot of trouble, but worth
every' hit of It,” said Walstrom,
Central Students
Contest Winners
Omaha Commerrial Pupils
Takp Honors at Auburn
Meet.
Central High ftrhool won five first
place.*, two seconds, two thirds, one
fourth and three fifths in the se*
< ml district commercial contest at
Auburn Friday, in which Nebraska
City, Syracuse, Falls City, Auburn
and Plattsmouth -High school pupils
also competed.
Nebraska City won first place in
the novice type and second places In
novice shorthand and spelling. Platts
mouth won first, second and third
places in penmanship and third and
fourth places in spelling.
Central High pupils who won are
as follows:
First pl«r«»: Novice shorthand. Nelson
Woodson fixclp 95 « hatnplon snorihnnd.
Francis Whitney, grad* *5: Junior typp
writing. Mildred Auchmuty, speed
words p»r minute: champion typewriting.
Lillian MHIer. *r*eed fit words per min
ute; spetling. Lillian Miller, grads 100
Second places: Novice. shorthand,
Phyllis Relff, champion shorthand, J.II
Lan Miller.
Third places: Novice shorthand. Ger
trude Wlntroub; novice type. Morris Brick.
Fourth place. Claudia Haldwln, pen
manahip. %
Fifth places: Champion ahorthund,
Gordon HarQinn: champion type. Gordon
Harman; spelling, Herehel Soak In.
RANDALL’S MEN
SHOW FEATURE
The Kites have secured Randall's
Royal orchestra to play for them dur
ing the Klks’ fashion show anti ex
position at the City auditorium May
2 to 9. The Fontenolle entertainers
will play during the fashion prome
nade’and afterward for the dancing,
which will he a feature of the show.
Agnes Rritton, popular local dancer
and Instructor, will take part in the
coming show. One of her special nuni
Lera will he a Dutch dance with six
litatome lassies. Special music, lights
and costumes will he used for this at
traction.
Reader Secured.
Martlngton, Neb., March 2*.—Mr*
Bo** C.earhart Morrt*on, di'emaUo
reader, ha* hern secured by th* Hart
Ington Mom* Ntudy club to »rtve ■
reading of "Th* Fool" heir, April 1*.
the fact that laboratory fee* In tills
college are very high, and that the
long laboratory hour* leave the etu
dent* little time fur outside work.
In commenting on the report, Mr.
Martin Bounded a warning:
"Undue publicity hH» been given to
tha fact that many student* entirely
support themeelve* while attending
the university," be *ald. "The*e fig
ure* show, conclusively that few men
do this
"It. I* almost lmpo**lh|e for first
year men to earn more than their
board and room. *lnce upper-rla** men
find the good Job* and aecur# them
befor* leaving school In the spring."
JOHN DWYER, 83,
DIES AT O’NEILL
John Dwyer. 83, pioneer resident
of Hop county, Nebraska, rlied Sat
urday at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. H. E. Coyne of O'Neill, accord
ing to word received in Omaha hv
hie eone. Dr. T. J. Dwyer and Dr. J.
U. Dwyer. Hie wife died one year
ago when she was 7:* years old.
Nine children survive Mr. Dwyer.
Besides the two sons hire they are:
Mrs. W. J. Carroll. Spokane; Mrs. II.
L. Keefe. Denver; It. .1. Dwyer.
Butte. Mont.; Mrs. B. B. Murphy and
Mrs. II. 10. Coyne, O’Neill.
Funeral services will he held at 0
Sunday morning at St. Patrick
Catholic church, O’Neill,
TEACHERS JUMP
AS HOUSE BURNS,
S|M»4'ii«I l>l«|)iitrlt to The Otnnlut Be ■. j
Broken Bow, Neb., March 28.—
Miss Florence McClure of Sargent
and Miss Trotter of Omaha, teachers
In the Seneca schools, had a narrow
escape when the Charles King homo,
where they room, burned to the
ground.
The young women were awakened
by the crackling noise made by the
fire and both pumped from the sec
ond story window. They saved few
of their personal effects.
Harvard (Nek.) Coach Ts
Given Surprise Dinner
Hp«*rlul to The Omaha Her.
Harvard, Neb., March 28. Coach
and Mrs. Edward K. Kurinan wen
guests of honor at a surprise jubilee
last night, when 20 high school let
ter men and guests entertained their
athletic head at the Community club's
rooms.
The color scheme of red and white
was carried out even t'» the refresh
ments when Ice cream Inlaid with a
red "H' was served. The school’s |
r utstanding athletes made short I
speprhes. and William Scheer and
Harold Brennemen, football and )>«•
ket ball captains on thf* year’s teams,
presented Furman with a silver cup
as a token of appreciation for his
work wdth the men.
Giro Cluh on Tour.
Special Dispatch to The Omaha Itee.
Randolph, Neb., March 28. The
Yankton College Ole© club, which is
making a tour of 10 towns in Nebras
ka. will give a program here, April 2.
The South Dakota singers will go
from here to Coleridge and Hartfng
ton, where they will give programs,
April 3 and 4. respectively.
Students Tinier Contest.
Randolph, Neb., March 28.— Seven
sttalents of the home economic do
partment of the Randolph High
school have entered the contest to
win prizes amounting to $2.MlO'nff
ered by the National Dhestnrk and
Meat hoard to students writing the
best story on meats
i Sr
Man Falls Out
of ^ indow, Dies
Morse Bluff (Neb.) Resident
Fatally Hurt at Hotel
Here.
Frank Kratm-hevtl, 64. railroad
ran of Morse Bluff, Neb., who hart
tone to Omaha with his wife anil
daughter, Anna, on a shopping ex
partition, died In St. Joseph hospital.
Saturday morning of Injuries, re
reived when he fell from a second
story window of the Prague hotel.
1402 South Thirteenth street, Friday
night.
Mrs. KrntorhSvIl said her husband
had been dTlnklng, and that he got
nut of bed and was searching for
something when he fell from the win
dow., Both wrists were broken, his
spine chipped and hla lungs punc
tured by the fall. The body was
taken to Koijsko funeral parlor*.
Another similar case was on police
records, and when the report «|f
Krntochevil weir received at Central
station officers made out a death Po
tlce on the other case. Detectives
Palm tug and Hayes went to the hos
pital expecting to' find llano Selck
lifeless, but Instead they found him
reading the morning paper. Sell k
hill jumped ftotn a window at 2016
Cuming street. Wednesday night.
Yip Sing “No Belong” to Tong, Not
“Mallied;” “Amelican” Girls Costly
By A. R. GROII.
Yip Sing, Uundryman, dor* not i
share the usual America credo:
Boost for a bigger city.*'
“Canton—much people--no good
Wee fu—not much p» opl© flne’plac©,"
Yip an Id In an Interview In hi* laundry
on Thirteenth, Just south of Dodge
street. Wee-fu Is his native town In
teeming China,
Yip peacefully washes and li'rtfi*
clothes and sells Chinese medicines —
and let* the world go by.
Plans of. the Greater Omaha com
m It tee Interest him not at all And
the sale of the M. K Smith plant he
considers of trifling Importance.
"No Belong to Tong,"
Tip Sing is a man of pence. Ib
is not a tong man. In the dingy win
dow of Ids eat oldish merit 1m a huge
card, lettered In ciiln* e ihnrarte?*
and with the Gaulish equivalent: “l
No Belong to Tong."
"Yip Sing tong not like On I,emu:
tony idle timer fluid shoot. 1 llk«»
quiet washer -Iron--rend Chlnco pa
per sleep. Not fight."
Time doe© Yip Slug epitomize hi*
philosophy of life
"You married?" the Interviewer
i
asked. Yip, who is middle-aged, laugh
ed.
"Not Mallled."
"No, 1 not mallled tin Chinee girl
her? American girl met too much.
I got Mend In Bloston, he molly
Amellcan girl. She cashier in laundry.
Nice Indy. But met much. Spend $30
for hat. Chinese girl spend 30 cents."
Yip writes Kngllsh, holding his lit
tie! writing brush perpendicularly, llis
latfndry packages me marked with j
the names nf customers instead of
the Chinese characters. Me displayed
a worn Chinese Kngllsh dictionary
front which he learned. Six compli
cated Chinese characters mean what
Kngllsh expresses with "man."
Maybe Uet Married.
Musty jars filled with herbs, seeds,
dried limit'd* and so on line s shelf
above Ids Ironing table
"Chinee ^medicine." said Yip
"You s o hack some day to China?"
lyuulrcd the visitor,
"lUtnebv max be 1 go."
"<i«’t nutriled
Yip laughed and Indicated that such
might be bis object. For every China
man. to make sure bis soul will i cst
In peace, must leave a son to burn 1
colored papers over bis gisx* on boll
days.
Step to End
Matricide
Trial Fails
Defense Lawyers Refuse to
Enter Plea of Guilty to
Second Degree
Murder.
Girl Is Called Insane
Ban Francisco, Cal., March 28.—
The counsel for the defense of Dor
othy Ellingson, confessed matricide,
refused In a conference with Judge
Harold Louderback, the trial judge,
today to enter a plea of guilty to a
murder charge In any degree. The
conference was arranged by the de
fense In an effort to bring the trial
to an Immediate conclusion.
The prosecution has held that the
girl must plead guilty to a murder
charge before It will consent to halt
the case. '
Alexander Mooslin of defense conn
sel gave out the following statement:
"The purpose of counsel for the
defense in conferring with Judge Lou
derback this morning was to make
clear our position. Yesterday we re
ceived Intimation that the district at
torney might address the court and
suggest a. conference between counsel
on both sides with the court in cham
bers to determine whether society
has not a better method than this
combat of the Roman arena to solve
the problem presented to It by an
abnormal and insane 16-year-old girl
Confers With Judge.
"No such suggestion was made to
the court. Instead, we later learned
that the district attorney conferred
previously with the judge without
advising us or inviting us to the con
ference. We have at ail times Indl
eated our willingness to meet, con
suit and deliberate upon this prnh
lem, and we are willing to do so now.
"Counsel for the defendant wish to
make it clear that they are not re
sponsible for casting this pitiful and
abnormal girl Into the pit of horror
in which she has been tortured for
the last week. Long before this trial
began we made the offer to the dis
trict attorney to plead this girl guilty
to a charge of manslaughter, leaving
it to the judge upon the testimony of
alienists for the state and defense to
determine whether she should be sent
to state’s prison or to an Institution.
That has been a standing offer and
has not been accepted.
Refuse to Plead Guilty.
"We cannot plead her guilty of
murder, because ft is not murder un
der the law. With our absolute knowl-l
edge of the facts and of the mental!
condition of this girl, we know that
premeditation and malice afore
thought cannot he shown, and without
premeditation and malice afore
thought it cannot In any event he a
higher degree of crime than man
slaughter.
"The father and brother of this girl
will not consent to a plea of murder
because they know her mental condi
tion and know that there was no pre
meditation nor malice aforethought.
’’None will regret more than we the
distressing apectacie thfct Is presented
and the agony of this girl, hut we
have ilealt fairly and frankly with the
district attorney and with the public
nnd we cannot plead her gutlfy of a
crime whirh we are convinced can
not he shown.
Willing to Confer.
"Our offer of a plea of mansinugh
ter stands open at all times nnd we i
are willing to confer and deliberate
upon it at any time with the court
and tlie district attorney."
Attorney Mooslin said there was no
Intimation from the office of the dis i
trict attorney that the manslaughter I
plea would he accepted nnd the proba
bilities were the trial will continue. ,
Cedar Assessor Busy.
llartington, Neb., March IS.— Alva
Forlnanh, county n lessor of Odar
county. In prepmInjr over 6.000
Mchedulcn for the nnseeament work of
the county anil appialsetnent notice*
will he Merit out nnd actual work of
aaaeMxrnent by the precinct • neeiwur*
Mill ht»Kln nhout April 1.
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St Patrick Golden Wedding
Osceloa. Neb., March 27.—Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Richards, pioneer resl
dents of Polk county, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at their
home near Osceola nn Rt. Patrick day.
Horseback Ride on Golden Wedding
tAir and ^Wriyfcb
A horseback ride was a part of the
golden wedding celebration of G. K.
(I)ad) Wright, "2, and Mrs. Wright.
65. who live on their ranch southwest
of Mullln.
The Wrights celebrated /heir 59th
wedding anniversary oil March is.
They came to their sandhill home in
1911 from Missouri, and despite their
advanced ages they still engage
actively in ranch work.
“Dad" raises cattle, hops and corn
and manages the ranch with the help
of their only unmarried son, Roy.
They have seven hoys and one girl.
"m!" Wright doesn’t wear kickers,
but is frequently seen riding horse
back "man fashion" and working
with her chickens or garden.
First Sentence
Under New Pint
Stuart Man Pleads Guilty: Is
Given S100 Fine and 60
Day Sentence; Others
Held.
ON»tll. Nob.. March — T.ee Me
Cov. Stuart. Neb.. Saturday afternoon
pleaded guilty in County Judge Ma
lone's court here to selling n pint of
liquor Friday. He is believed to li
the first person sentenced in the state
under the n< w pint law just passed
by the legislature.
McCoy \\s fined SI00 and sentedeed
to serve 00 days, lie was permitted
by the judge to returp home for a
week to arrange his affairs before be
ginning his jail sentence.
McCoy was one of 12 men picked up
in Holt and Boyd counties by Fed
era l Enforcement Officer Robert
Samardlck since Friday. Evidence
was gj»t he red bv a squad of three
young men. who were accompanied
part of the tittle by a pretty young
woman. They opera t< >1 in this sec
tion for several weeks.
McCoy was the only one of the 12
allowed by Samardlck to plead under
the new state law. The rest were re
leased on bond to appear in Norfolk
f**r arraignment, with the px. eption
of four who were ur.aHe to date to
► retire bondsmen. Samardlck and his
men headed back east this afternoon
Woodbine Woman’* Club
Give* Feed for Hii'kand*
*|w.lnl |ll«l>*lrh to Tin. Omalu, Krr.
■Woodbine. In . Mmvh JS — An
open meeting of the loon! Woman's
club whs belli In ilie M a sonic Imll
Wednesday c\*nlng. when 'be dub
IihiI a* Hs guests the husbands of (the
members, the Commercial clnh and
the 1 .Ion* club. About 1S0 Hllemleil
Penn P. KnHrcn, soles mnn*ger for
the lien Biscuit ('<>. Omaha, gave the
principal address of lb* evenlngenn
community phase* of-club work and
cooperation In community building.
Heniinpford C.lmrch >fak«>
$333 In Raisins Rotators
Hemlhgford, March The Hem
ingford Methodist church. In order to
raise fund* embarked In the Triumph
seed potato business on * nine acre
trnct The rental of the land was
donated and members of the con
gregnllon attended to the plowing,
cutting, planting^ and harvesting of
the potatoes The summer \vn* quite
dry. and the yield was about a third
of normal. The total receipt * were
$502 and the profit to the church
was $35,173.
Philosopher** to Hear Bigt'low
Anson II Hlgelow is to addH'Ss the
Omaha I’hHosophlcal society Hund«\
tit 3 nt the IVtttci'Mn building. Seven
teenth and Karnam streets Social
Significance of Organised l,aboi " is
to be his topic.
Carriers Sc«- Mn\ir«.
farrier tun* for the Omaha Hoc In
Norfolk. Neb., were entertained hv
M f Ames, proprietor of the l,yrin
theater In Norfolk on Thut*da\ and
Fi%ay night*
{
Lost $1,500 Pin
Is Found Lying
on Busy Street
Mr«. Dana C. Bradford** Jew
elry Located in Downtown
Gutter \fter Da\*s
Search hy Police.
The $1,500 diamond and sapphir°
har pfn, lost Friday night by Mrs.
Dana C. Bradford, 404 South Thirty
ninth street. widow of the late lum
her dealer and capitalist, w ;s found
Saturday afternoon In a gutter on
H.gliteenth street between Farr.an
and IVmghis streets.
The find was made hj* Pet* tive
Ronald McDonald, who, with hie part
i.er. Detective Hubert I Vina hue, had
searched the Rrsndeis restaurant ntid
the It t<| Koatenelle without suco ss
Mrs. Bradford had been at both of
these places Friday nlcht. They
then looked along the gutter where
the wealthy widow's car was parked
during the evening. The dls overy
fidlowed.
Detective McDonald Is < lied Te •
receive the reward of.'ered by Mrs.
Bradford for the re overy of the pin,
which was valuable to her as the last
gift received from her husband he
fore his death.
FIRST GIRL BORN
IN COUNTY OILS
Special ltl-imt.il <u The Omaha M-r.
Bridgeport, Xeb . March t‘S — Mrs
O. H. Silvers, 4U. the rtrst gtil horn
In Box Butte county shortly after It
Was organized |n 1SS5. who has been
a resident of the Alliance district ever
since, died ut a lrenver hospital Sat
Urdax and was buried at the Christian
church In Alliance
I im-nlti Man Solx cs Hi
Marital \\ ors |>x Suiritlf
A determination to solve
difficulties let! John H. Wilson. . ■>'
of Lincoln to commit suicide In the
Overland hotel Friday night, accord
Ing to police. ||e shot himself ay, i
died Instant!)
Police found a new spa per clipping
In his pockety which thev believe c\
plains the suicide It told a *-orv , ■
John II, XV tlson anil his two wives.
Ills first wife, aronrdlng to the dtp
ping, left him In IPOS He watted for
her return for It years, and then
believing her dead, remarried in la IS
Hut In February of this vo.rr hi
first wife returned to Lincoln an I
claimed hint as her husband Mb
second w ife then Hied atilt for dlvotvr
against hint.
Osliornr \\ >>tul Duo Soon.
N**\v Orlcvin* 1 jn , M urh ?? -Thr
\\ * *t Chet.ix* on whit h «
burn* Wootl, won »*f tlrn l.pont I
WivhI, in lvport+'t roturnlns t> this
oountiy, It itu# to put in ni Tuivp*
Tur.**,lfiy.
( rutin (>il I’rifp Drop-.
Shreveport, |.t , Match ~~ The
Standard I'll company an nontyed a
decrease of la cents a hsrret in th*'
price of Cotton ViUev nude oil. mSk.
Ing the new quotations II.
Suicide Is
Eulogized
by Pastor
Betrothed Solis Throughout
Service in Little Country
Church as Funeral Re
places Nuptials.
‘‘Life Was Pure as Lily
From miles around the country folk
of Saunders county came Saturda'
to weep at the bier of Victor Pear
eon.
One sentence uttered by Rev. C. R.
Oshack, AVilmer. Minn., former pastor
of the Mead Baptist church, where
the funeral was held, told what was
in the hearts of those hundreds <f
j hardy men and women of the plains
v.ho came to mourn a common loss.
That sentence was:
"I have shared so many joys and
sorrows with you that now I come
to weep with you."
Lillie ( htirrh Crowded.
The little church was packed to the
doors long before the hour of 2, the
time set for the services. In the
first pews sat the family of John
Pearson, father of A'lctor, who met
death in a highway Inferno near Klk
horn last Tuesday night. Reside them
was the family of R. H. AA'eldman.
whose daughter, Emma, was be
trothed to A’ictor. The heartbroken
girl, whose life's dream of happine.se
was shattered by the tragic death,
was dressed In deep mourning.
She sobbed softly throughout th
services conducted by Rev. Mr. Os
back, the Minnesota minister and obi
friend of the family, who was to haw
officiated at Uie marriage of tbp
young couple. Sorrowing, sympathetic
sisters sat on either side of Mi
Weidman. Occassionally they would
whisper a word of comfort to they
love-bereft sister.
"Life Like a Lily."
Rev. Anthony Anderson. pastor of
the church, opened the services by
reading verses of Scripture. He ler
tire wijrds of comfort and phrases of
eulogy to Rev. Mr. Oshack.
After reminding the bereaved far
!lie« and the hundred* who had found
their way into the church of the ui
certainty of life. Rev. Mr. Oshack he
gan a eulogy of A’irtor Pearson which
led from his boyhood days up to the
time a few years ago when Rev. Mr.
Oshack was dalled to the pastorate at
\A ilmer.
"He was neither a saint nor a si'
rer." the minister declared. Here he
| lifted in his right hand a lily. "This
j hoy « character was a spotless as this
queen of flowers. His Ufe was as
pure as a Illy."
(upid Foiled by Death.
Touching on the wedding plans of
A'lctor and Miss AA'eidntan the minis
ter said:
"It was n<> secret that thl* young
couple were to be married on April a.
I received a letter last AA'ednesda\
j asking me marry these two whom 1
! had known since childhood. I was
'writing my reply of acceptance when
1 received a long distance telephone
all notifying me , f the boy's de»th.
\ This veil of mystery which eur
j rounds the last few day#-and hours
j of th.s youth's life probably will
j nevt r be lifted in this life.
"A'lctor was a leader in church and
j Sunday school work. I am unable to
| see any reason why a man, who was
jr* good act s happy a* 'his your
r -.n s' ■ i!,l he called aw y at th:«
j period of life."
t a' l,f t \<«t Op-neil.
The church services at an end, the
pallbearer* all boyhood friend* ■ f
A*:**tor. t"ok their place* around the
<.,skr: wh h was not opened e.thr
in the church or the grave. AA'ith
teaaured tread the matched aolen.it
ly down the aisle of'th.e church with
the Pearson and Weidman families
forming a sorrowing cortege behind
them.
Skies, that had t>een threatening
rain s nee midday, sent down scat
terlng drops as the pallbearers
emerged from the church. AArthin .a
few minute* the casket had been
place,! in the hearse and the trip to
M ornltif(*Uto remHery begun.
When the funeral party arrival ;\t
the cr.'.vo leaden skies were sending
a deluge down to earth ns though
j weeping in aympathv with the fam*
jiiirs an ! friends of \ tor The aerv
•• ! r j ,v# wore hr: f A few
. \»j st s we e read ftom the B'Mf. The
I lean- n looked for the 1a«t
jtim* on th® nskft nhtrh her# the
I Charred body of Victor and then
walked to thetr automobile and
■ artrd them son*« w jftp '•■■■‘irney home
«ard thr -nrh a driving rain
I Regional Confcrrnrr Hold
at I ir«t MothodRt t hurrh
A regional * inference on intern*
j t Iona I relationship* ws* held at the
First Methodist church Saturday af
•ernoon ami evening P-*hop Millet
of Mexico spoke during the afternoon
m'ijtion,
Other apeaker* wet's Dan Singh %f
l«onihoy and Paul Hutchinson of Phi*
c.igrt, editor of The Phristian Pen*
iurj $amm> High of New York,
I : epee tentative of the foreign boa d of
tubofcnn. presided.
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Spring Dinnrr IucmIi\
Omaha Safety Pounyll will h»dd itn
spring acthttle# meeting and dinner
in Hotel Koine Tufai.n e\en;ng H,
\ Ad *m« president. nil! preside
Anw-g tN* speaker* w.'l he Jr1. *
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