THE DAILY NEBEASKAN
OLD POLISH CAPITAL
CORRESPONDENT WRITES OF THE
CHARMS OF CRACOW.
City Hat Many Beauties, and Its CU1-,
sent Are Refined and Gentle
Scfnee In the Market Held In
the Oreat Square.
Is it zit true that cities, like bouses,
reflect the. characters of their Inhabi
tants? Somebody said that Berlin hat
the air of a rich, well-fed woman who
Is dressed by the most expensive mod'
lstes and has everything that money
can buy b? never the unpurchasable
quality of charm. Now, Cracow is her
opposite; she is like a lady of ancient
but unhappy race conscious but un
complaining of her great sorrows; she
is fascinating, distinguished, simple.
Cracow, small as It is, is the heart of
Poland, and in Poland's days of free
dom,, long ago, was Us capital.
But the object of this little article
is not to relate the tragic history of
Poland, but Just to give a brief
sketch of the simple life In beautiful
Cracow, before the war began.
In the middle of the town Is the
great square where stands the splen
did church of Our Lady. There is
a covered market, where the stalls
are mostly kept by Jews, but in the
open are the peasants from the coun
try 'with their milk and cheese, vege-
, tables , and poultry.
' A lady who visited Cracow shortly
before the outbreak of the war was
greatly impressed by the burdens
; borne by people of a little higher rank
than the peasant These burdens
were mostly geese white, long
necked, squawking geese. Every oth
er man, woman and child seemed to
be carrying a goose. Sometimes they
were carried under the arm of the
purchaser. Often under each arm.
sometimes In a carpet bag with long
neck protruding and the bright eyes
eagerly searching the passers-by aB
though Jen joying the novel ride. Some
times a, basket contained as many as
three geese and sometimes they were
slung unceremoniously over the shoul
der of the owner, their legs tied to
gether and their necks craned up to
prevent a rush of blood to the head.'
Now and then a stout lady would pass
with a goose in the ample bosom of
her dress or coat, only the head of
the fowl showing under her chin. The
geese were generally treated, with
consideration and respect, children
stopping to caress their snaky necks.
It was hard to believe that these pets
were destined for the pot on the mor
row. To be sure there were other
things for sale besides geese; rolls of
golden butter and leaves of cheese
folded together.
In another part of the great square
Is the vegetable market, with its
green and purple cabbages, cauli
flowers and Brussels sprouts; salsify,
onions, and dried mushrooms on long
strings worn like a necklace over the
.necks cf the vendors.
But on goose market dar in Cra
cow the center of the stage belongs
to the goose. A few abashed hens
were offered for sale or a lonesome
turkey, but they seemed to feel they
had no right there, and were ready to
hide their heads.
In the center of the square sat the
public weigher with his scales. If
an old lady felt that she had been
given short weight for half a pound
of butter she brought it to him to
weigh, and he even took a hand in
the disputes about the size and qual
ity of the geese.
The people that you see In the
streets of Cracow are beautiful to look
upon. They do not look rich, but
they know how to wear worn clothes
-with a kind of natural elegance. Then
their faces are expressive, clean cut
and fine; they know how to walk and
how to stand, they are not rude, but
gentle. What Is to be the destiny of
these clever, refined, unfortunate
Poles we do not yet know. Exchange.
SORORITY PLEDGING OVER .
Some Lucky 8ome Unlucky Thir
teen Organizations Pick New
Members
A list of the sororletles and the
new girls they succeeded in pledging
is given below:
Achoth
Hulda Steiger, Sutton Nebr.
Marguerite Jones, Lincoln, Nebr.
Ruth Jones, Lincoln, Nebr.
Esther Jones, Lincoln, Nebr.
' Helen Possner, South Omaha, Nebr.
Esther Warner, Lincoln, Nebr.
Valentine Minford, Elmwood, Nebr.
Hazel Snethen, Humboldt, Nebr.
Alpha Chi Omega
Frances Whitmore, Valley, Nebr. .
Gertrude Marshall, Arlington, Nebr.
. Louise Brownell, Lincoln, Nebr.
Helen Minor, Lincoln, Nebr.
Kathleen Slsler, Geneva, Nebr.
Irene De Maranville, Ravenna, Nebr.
Miriam Little, Lincoln, Nebr.
Helen Johnson, Omaha, Nebr.
Alpha Delta Pi
Gladys Wild, Wilber, Nebr.
Frances Priest, Wichita, Kan.
Bessie Bayle, Shelton, Nebr.
Juanlta Boggs, Lincoln, Nebr.
Mildred Morse, Lincoln, Nebr.
Ruth Dilley, Friend, Nebr.
Olive Higgens, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Mildred Walker, Mason City, Nebr.
Alpha Omlcron Pi
Winifred Moran, Hyannis, Nebr.
Helen Johnson, Lincoln, Nebr.
Lilian Dickman, Omaha, Nebr.
Ruth Dominy, Hardy, Nebr.
Mildred Gilllman, Hardy, Nebr.
Helene Olson, Loup City, Nebr.
Marie Olson, Loup City, Nebr.
Elizabeth Ralston, Weeping Water,
Nebr.
Catherine Ralston, Weeping Water,
Nebr.
Gladys' Whitford, Arlington, Nebr.
Alpha Phi
Mary Eastham, Lincoln, Nebr.
Margaret McCoy, Omaha, Nebr.
Catherine Sturtevant, Omaha, Nebr.
Helen Kendall, Superior, Nebr.
Alma Cravan, Wayne, Nebr.
Louise Stiles, Lyons, Nebr.
Margaret Auckart, Wayne, Nebr. .
Jessie Sheumway, Lyons, Nebr.
Lulah Brewster, Beatrice, Nebr.
Madaline Girard, Lincoln, Nebr.
Esther Schultz, Hastings, Nebr.
Agnes Anderson, St. Paul, Nebr.
Alpha XI Delta
Alberta Griever, Lincoln, Nebr.
Penia Hutchinson, Lincoln, Nebr.
Marguerite Barnhart, Omaha, Nebr.
Helen Loftman, Omaha, Nebr.
Hazel Hamsburger, Lincoln, Nebr.
Chi Omega
Margaret Mulvihill, Lincoln, Nebr.
Hazel Westover, Lincoln, Nebr.'
Dorothy Kenny, Norfolk, Nebr.
Florence Bush, Alma, Nebr.
. Delta Dejlta Delta
Ruth Welsh, Omaha, Nebr.
Grace Goodson, Omaha, Nebr.
Ruth Weller, Omaha, Nebr.
Gertrude Squires, Hebron, Nbr.
Helen Young, Tecumseh, Nebr.
Margaret McFlangal, Tecumseh,
Nebr.
Delta Gamma
Martha Noble, Omaha, Nebr.
Kathryn Harvey, Beatrice,' Nebr.
Vivien Fulton, Beatrice, Nebr.
Lillian Arendt, Lincoln, Nebr.
Helen Doty, Beaver Crossing, Nebr.
Gertrude Mutiger, Specer, Iowa.
Ruth Morgan, Lafayette, Ind.
Delta Zeta
Elizabeth Seymour, Lincoln, Nebr.
Ella Moll, Lincoln, Nebr.
, Gamma Phi Beta
Iva Hayter, Winner, S. D.
Tena Heitter, Broken Bow, Nebr.
Lucile Coates, Grand Island, Nebr.
Lois Hardy, Norfolk, Nebr.
Heila Eigenbivodt, Lincoln, Nebr.
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Helen Curtice, Lincoln, Nebr.
Dorothy Pettie, Lincoln, Nebr.
Dorothy Dean, Broken Bow, Nebr.
Helen Minier, Oakland, Nebr.
Lucile Bucker, Pawnee City, Nebr.
Faith Pedderick, Superior, Nebr.
Helen Bloodhart, Bloomfield, Nebr.
Marian Brown, Papillion, Nebr.
Louise Carlisle, Missouri Valley,
Nebr.
Pi Beta Phi
Gladys Holland, Falls City, Nebr.
Mildred Benney, Kearney Nebr.
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Dorothy Pierce, Lincoln, "Webr.
Gladys Hellweg, Lincoln, Nebr.
Mildred Bowers, Verdon, Nebr.
Faye Simons, Omaha, Nebr.
MILLER ACCUSED OF FRAUD
Member of Class of '13 Charged with
"Fake Injury Case C. B. A Q.
Railroad the Victims
Otto W. Miller, a graduate of Ne
braska and a member of the Lancaster
county bar, was arrested at noon
Wednesday by Deputy Sheriff Hen
eel and locked up in the county
Jail. The charge against him Is ob
taining money from the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy railroad company,
and his arrest followed the confes
sion of Ershal Knight, nineteen years
of age, alleged to have been in a con
spiracy with Miller and William S.
Redding' to defraud the railroad com
pany. Immediately after his arrest,
Miller telephoned to Mrs. Blake, pro
prietress of the Rex rooming house,
asking her to go on his bond. He told
the officers that she bad agreed to do
so.
Sheriff Hyers, after an investigation
extending over a period of more than
two weeks, arrested Ershal Knight at
the home of the latter's father on a
farm near Mt. Vernon, S. D., Tuesday,
and arrived with him in Lincoln
Wednesday morning. The sheriff
states that the boy confessed a short
time after being taken into custody.
He repeated his confession in the
office of County Attorney Hager
Wednesday morning, and his state
ments were corroborated by his sister,
Eva Knight, 2929 R street.
Accused of Fraud
The complaint, which was filed in
the office of Justice Stevens, charges
that Miller, Redding and Knight on
July 12, 1915, represented to the offi
cers of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy Railroad company that Knight
had, by reason of the negligence of
the company, fallen on a defective
platform of the company in Lincoln,
at the passenger station, and had sus
tained a rupture. By reason of these
representations the corporation had
paid to the defendants $350. The ac
cident was represented to have hap
pened on July 6, and it Is alleged in
the complaint that Knight was rup
tured a long time prior to that date.
In his confessions to the sheriff and
county attorney, Knight declared that
he was employed In a restaurant
where he met Redding. He told Red
ding of the rupture, which he had re
ceived while racing horses a couple of
years previously in Kansas. Redding
is quoted by the witness as having
told him that he had a gold mine and
that he would take up him up to see
Miller that evening, which he did.
Miller Is declared to have made an ex
amination of the injury, which he pro
nounced to be a good one.
Knight, in his . statement to the
county attorney, declared that Miller
told him that he would like to "get if
on the Lincoln Traction company,
but it would be a year or more before
they could get any omney from that
corporation. He then mentioned the
Burlington, and declared that he
wanted to get them. Knight asserted
that Miller said that he (Miller) and
Redding would go down to the station
and pick out a place where Knight
was to fall. He was to He still until
some one assisted him to his feet,
when he was to make the statement
that he had been badly hurt.
Picked Out Proper Plank
The young man, continuing his
story, said that Miller and Redding
went to the depot as planned and
picked out a place where, there was a
decayed plank. In pursuance of the
plan, Redding bought Knight a ticket
for Ashland and the boy started for
the train, falling at the place which
had been indicated to him. He failed
to remain incumbent until someone
picked him up, however. The matter
was brought to the attention of the of
ficers of the railroad company and a
threat was made to bring suit. After
investigation had been made by the at
torneys for the corporation and the
youth had been examined by the com
pany surgeon, an agreement was
reached by the terms of which the
road was to allow judgment to be en
tered against it for $350.
Getting Started
Right in College
Citizen's Duty.
Kant's categorical Imperative may
be expanded into these homely terms
of duty: No one may do that which.
If dne by all. would destroy society.
In other wordB, the individual must
see that when the gaining of his own'
poor little happiness involves an injury
io a great human Ideal it Is better to
cut the hannlness off '
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To College f Jen and Maids
With the opening of the college and universities through
out the land, comes a time for special activity on part of the
young men and women in completing their arrangements for
the school year. There will be hundreds of students re
turning here this fall, many of them new and unfamiliar
with the merchants of Lincoln. The Daily Nebraskan has
arranged with the leading stores and supply people for
special announcements, which will be prepared especially
for the perusal and benefit of the college student. The
need of clothing and personal accessories is often left until
the students come to the city where they are to enter
school. It is advisable that.they become well posted as to
the best places for the placing of their orders, for the buy
ing of thir goods, and so we are going to carry from day
to day, special advertisement for the merchants of this
city, each ad. directed to the college man and college
woman.
The character of the advertising will appeal not only
to the college folks but to all other persons as well, as the
goods advertised will be representative of the best that is
obtainable here. These advertisements will be a genuine
guide to the stranger. They will be typical of the best
stores in the city. The representations made can be de
pended upon in each case. The series of special advertise
ments will start tomorrow. Keep your eye on the "college"
(or university) ads. You will enjoy the. running story of
Jack and Mary, and it will pay you well to patronize those
steres and merchants which Jack and Mary, patronize.
WATCH FOR THE FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT SOON
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