Nebraska Newspapers

    The Daily Nebraskan
VOL. XXV. NO. 143.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 11, 1926.
PRICE 5 CENTS
ANNOUNCE CAST
OF PRIZE PLAY
'RED COCKATOO'
Winner of Annual Contest It
To Be Next Production Of
University Players
WRITTEN BY RUTH MOORE
Declared to Be Mot Drastic Attack
On Fraternity and Sorority Life
Sine the "Plastic Age"
The University Flayers announced
the cast for "The Red Cockatoo"
this morning. The play, which was
awarded the prize in the University's
annual play contest, will be presented
in the Temple Theater, Thursday eve
ning, May 13. It was written by
Miss Ruth Moore, '26, an assistant
in the philosophy department.
Al Erickson, business manager of
the Players, in a letter to The Ne
braskan, today, declares: ."With
crushing, slashing blows, the author
of "The Red Cockatoo" has laid bare
the fundamental evils of the present
fraternity and sorority system of the
University. "The Red Cockatoo" if
not only the University's prize play
of 1926. but it is also the most dras
tic attack on this phase of college
life since 'The Plastic Age.' "
Tickets Going Fast
Tickets were placed on sale at
Ross P. Curtice s music store Monday
moraine, and before nine o clock
more than twenty-five people had
called to make reservations. All
seats are selling at 50 cents.
The leading role, that of Julia
Ladd Evelyn, will be played by Kath
erine Costine, one of the most tal
ented and experienced actresses as
sociated with the University Players.
The cast of thirty-two will also in
clude such well-known University
stars as Edward Taylor, Helen Cow
an, Thad Cone, Ruth Schrank, Jack
Rank, and Leon Sprague.
Shows University Life
The play opens with a scene in the
living room of the Gamma house, at
Gibbon University, a large middle
western coeducational institution.
The second act takes place two years
later in the office of Dr. Stevenson
a professor in the University. And
the third act, which takes place dur
ing Julia's last year in college, show
the Gamma house again during the
time between dinner and parties.
The complete cast, as announced
today, follows:
Julia Ladd Evelyn Katherine Costine
Dr. James Stevenson.-Edward Taylor
Thomas Hare Henry Ley
Rhoda McDonald Joyce Adair
Thelma Weaver Betty Coolige
Gloria Peterson Pauline Barber
Lois Helen Phillips
Lucille Helen Cowan
Edna May .Florence Flodeen
Betty Hickman Helen Stott
Ruth Hays Betty Woodbury
Genevieve Myers Mary Tidball
Helen Frisbie Ruth Lang
Elsie Jane Barker Vetura Cave
James Reeve .Ernept Lungreen
Martin Stratton Thad Cone
Alex Williams Paul Pence
Abe Cassell Jack Rank
George Greenbaum Leon Sprague
Bill Compton fWallie Link
Fred Caldwell Werner Mall
Doug. Johnson Zolley Lerner
Dick Adair D. Helmsdoerfer
Louis Brookmeier Carrol West
Lillian Tmopson Martha Baird
Christine Brook Ruth Schrank
Peggy Davis Esther Zinnicker
Arthur Clark John Clark
Ted Girad Don Ayers
Gil Nelson Dave McDonald
Jonathon Loomis -J. Sommerville
YESPERS IKCLDDD
Y.Mi REPORT
Speak ers Will Tell of Conference
and Retreat Held at Mil
waukee Last Week
Reports of the T. W. C. A, Confer
ence held in Milwaukee last week
will be given at Vespers Tuesday eve
ning at five o'clock at Ellen Smith
Hall.
Grace Stuff of the City Y .W. C.
A. will speak on the Conference in
General. Cyrenna Smith will give
an account of . the Student Side of
the Conference. Miss Appleby will
conclude with a description of the
Y- W. C. A. Secretaries Retreat
held after the Conference.
Cleopatra Ross will give a short
spiritual theme on the "Climbing of
Jacob's Ladder." This was used to
promote the spiritual influence cf the
Conference.
Special music for the service will
include several numbers by the Ves
per Choir. One in particular will
that cf "Forward Through the
Apg" wnicn -vrag U8CJ bi the confer
ence theme.
WEATHER FORECAST
Tuesday: Paitly cloudy.
Weather Conditions
Rain has fallen during the past
24 hours in eastern Nebraska, and
northern Illinois. The storm
center is moving slowly eastward,
extending into the Ohio valley.
Another rain area has given good
showers in North Dakota, Montana
and adjacent portions of Canada.
Rising pressure and fair and cool
er weather appear west of the
Rockies with heavy to killing frost
in TJaho, Utah and Wyoming.
THOMAS A. BLAIR,
Meteorologist.
HOUSES WILL
CLOSE TABLES
Expect Largest Attendance At
Inter-Fraternity Banquet
Since Was Started
CUT TOAST LIST SHORT
Nearly all fraternities voted to
close their tables for the annual Inter-Fraternity
Banquet to " be held
Thursday evening at the Scottish
Rite Temple, it was reported follow
ing fraternity meetings Monday eve
ning. Plans have been completed
and according to William S. Trum
bull, chairman of the banquet com
mittee, the largest attendance since
the occasion was started three years
ago is expected Thursday evening.
Several other fraternities are expect
ed to close their tables and attend the
third annual assembly in groups.
Waterbury Chief Speaker
The program will be featured by
Mr. E. S. Waterbury, general man
ager of the Armour Packing com
pany, of Omaha, who will be the
chief speaker of the evening. Mr.
Waterbury has traveled extensively
and recently returned from a Euro
pean tour in which he spent several
months in Russia. Mr. Waterbury
is a former Nebraska University Re
gent and comes to address the men
students of the University most high
ly recommended.
The annual presentation of scho
larship plaques will be made follow
ing the banquet by Prof. R. J. Pool,
present chairman of the Inter-Fra
ternity Council. These scholarship
plaques are awarded the fifteen
national fraternities having the high
est scholastic averages for the two
preceding semesters. This scholar
ship idea was introduced several
years ago by Prof. R. D. Scott, for
mer chairman of the Fraternity
Council.
Check Tickets In Wednesday
Tickets for the banquet were plac
ed on sale by fraternity representa
tives yesterday for one dollar each.
All sales representatives in need of
additional tickets may secure them
from Richard Brown, ticket sales
chairman. In order that reservations
may be made as closely as possible all
salesmen are requested to check in
their tickets by Wednesday after
noon.
The toast list has been cut short
in order to do away with the drag
ging effect of the banquet in former
years. Chancellor Avery will act as
toast master and the toast list will in
clude but three speakers. Special
music has been engaged to play dur
ing the serving of the banquet and
decorations are tinder way at the
present time.
AD BTDDENTS UEET
WITH LINC0L1I CLUB
Dr. Crether's Class Attends Regular
Meetinf j Faculty and Students
Give Short Talks
The members of the course in ad
vertising of which Dr. E. T. Grether
is the instructor met with the Lincoln
Ad Club at their regular meeting at
the Lincoln hotel, Monday noon. Fol
lowing the regular business, several
short talks were ir.ade by members of
the class and the faculty.
Kate Goldstein, acting president of
the University Advertising Club
spoke on the co-operation in adver
tising in the school papers has for the
local merchants.
Outline Advertising Course
Gayle C. Walker, instructor in the
School of Journalism pointed out the
advantages of good typography in ad
vertising in a short talk, and Dr.
Grether outlined the course of adver
tising as now taught at the Univer
sity, sufcfcitli. that advertising
work on the campus be brought into
closer association with the work done
by Lincoln merchants.
Wilbur K. Swanson gave a short
talk in which he pointed out Ihe use
which can be made of historical facts
as a background for advertising. Mu
sic for the occasion was furnished by
Harold Boenz, Kenneth Kolb, and
Robert Moore, all members of the
advertising class.
Y.M.C.A. BOARD
AND CABINET
ARE APPOINTED
Newly Elected Body Held First
Meeting Sunday At Home
Of Arthur Jorgenson
PLAN JOINT CONFERENCE
Resignation of Secretary Accepted,
and Committee Appointed To
Investigate a Successor
The Y. M. C. A. cabinet and advis
ory board positions for 1926-27 have
been filled and the membership as
announced by the secretary's office
follows :
Cabinet
President John Allison
Vice President Carl Olson
Secretary Joe Hunt
Intercollegiate Representative
Eldred Larsen
University Night V. Royce West
General Finance Ralph Bergsten
New Students Frank Summers
N" Book Charles Bruce
Publicity .... Archie Eddy
"N" Directory W. 3. Trumbull
Membership Joe Reeves
World Forum Lincoln Frost
Social Cari Olson
Advisory Board
Prof. O. R. Morton President.
Prof. R. F. Boots Vice Pres.
Coach E. E. Bearg Treasurer
Faculty Members Dean 0. J. Fer
guson, Floyd C. Harwood, Dean W.
E. Sealock, Prof. J. O. Rankin, Prof.
R. J. Pool
Alumni members Harold Holtz,
Sam Waugh
Community members W. Edgar
Gates, C. 0. Bruce.
Ex officio Dean C. C. Engberg.
Held Meeting Sunday
The newly elected Y. M. C. A.
cabinet held its first meeting Sun
day evening at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Jorgenson. The main
purpose of the meeting was the dis
cussion of the joint Y. M. and Y. W.
conference which will be held at Ester
Park August 24 to September 3.
Ben Cherrington, '11, regional
secretary of the Y. M. C. A. gave a
very interesting talk on former con
ferences and reasons for attending
the forthcoming event.
Urge Members to Go to Conference
Mr. Jorgenson and Douglass Orr,
who are joint chairmen of the Estes
planning 'committee, also presented
some high lights of conference life
and activities and urged every cabi
net member to be present.
Mrs. Jorgenson served tfie cabinet
members a buffet supper before the
meeting.
At a recent meeting of the new ad
visory board, the resignation of Mr.
Jorgenson was formally accepted and
a committee consisting of Professors
Martin and Boots and John Allison
was appointed to investigate the pos
sibilities of obtaining a successor for
Mr. Jorgenson.
DRAMATIC CLUB PLANS PICNIC
Officers Elected for Coming Year;
Ruth Clendenin Is President
At a recent meeting of the Dra
matic Club, a picnic was planned to
be held at the Lincoln Auto Club
Thursday, May 20, and the following
officers were elected for the coming
year:
President Ruth Clendenin.
Vice president Jack Rank.
Secretary Helen Aach.
Treasurer Alice Wiese.
Sergeant at Arms Joseph Krause.
Students Go Through Museum
Friday, May 7, twenty-six mem
bers of the Callaway high school fac
ulty and student body paid the mu
seum a visit. Among this number
were W. A. Rosene, Superintendent
of Schools, Coach Roy C. Rehder,
Paul McDill, Instructor in Agricul
ture, and the Callaway track team.
Museum Makes Collection of Rocks
Suitable for Semi-Precious Gems
Think before you throw! That
common looking stone picked up
from Nebraska gravel may be, when
cut and polished, a semi-precious
stone many of which are to be found
in Nebraska. The University Mu
seum is making a collection of min
erals and rocks of this state which
are suitable for semi-precious gem
stones. Many of these stones have
been cut cabochon style (rounded,
convex on top and flat, concave, or
convex on back, without facets) and
are now on display in the Museum
gallery devoted to gem stones.
The minerals and stones in tnis
truly beautiful collection include
such varieties of quart! as banded
agate, chalcedony, red and yellow
jasper, banded jasper, phase, moss
agate, Nebraska nee stone or Fusu-
lina stone, Carneuan, breccia, con
glomerate, green quartiite, plasma,
milky quartz, onyx, flint, sardonyx,
National Fraternity Officers
Discuss Methods of Pledging
In response to requests from the editors of The Daily Nebraskan, a
number of national officers of fraternities having chapters at the Uni
versity of Nebraska, have consented to contribute articfes on various meth
ods of pledging and initiating members.
Today, The Nebraskan publishes the first two of a series of letters
discussing such problems. Mr. A. T. Burrows, president of Phi Sigma Kap
pa, and Lauren Foreman, eminent supreme archon of Sigma Alpha Epsilon,
present their respective views of second-semester and sophomore pledging
systems in the letters which follow.
Letters from other prominent fraternity men will be published daily.
Mr. Burrows, in the following letter, declares that no freshmen should
be allowed to live in fraternity houses; while Mr. Foreman takes quite the
opposite view and argues that there should be as few restrictions as pos
sible. Here are their arguments, as set forth in letters to The Nebraskan:
PHI SIGMA KAPPA
Urbana, 111.
May 4, 1926.
Editor Daily Nebraskan,
Lincoln, Nebraska
Dear Mr. Torrey:
In reply to your inquiry of April
29, relative to the most desirable
period for pledging, will say that in
my opinion pledging should not be
permitted until after the Christmas
holidays. This gives the student a
chance to find himself on the cam
pus and to measure values to some
extent.
Initiation should not be permitted
until some time in the spring after
the grades of the student for a half
school year are available. It would
be better for the fraternities if no
freshmen were allowed to live in the
house. This would require enough
men be initiated late in the spring
to have the house filled the next
fall, and obviate the embarrassments
arising from attempting to fill the
house quota during the rush and
hurry of the opening of school
My experience in visiting univer
sities in all parts of the country is
that there is no such thing as a sat
isfactory rushing and pledging sys
53 CADETS TO
SDIJIiIER CAMP
Nebraska To Be Well Repre
sented When Fort Snell
ing Opens In June
CAMP LASTS SIX WEEKS
The R O. T. C. cadets, having
safely passed the Blue Star inspec
tion by the inspection board from
Washington, are now concentrating
on "Compet" and after that for the
annual summer camp at Fort Snell-
ing, Minnesota, for members of the
aAvannaA pnnrfip. " Tin rnmn !
year will be the last in which there
will be a large number who have at
tended basic camps previously. The
basic camps were discontinued two
years ago, and about fifteen from
the last camp are included in this
year's detachment.
Fifty-three are signed up for the
summer. The camp will start June
12 and will last six weeks. A pep din
ner for those going will be held Wed
nesday, May 12, after the last parade
of the year. A permanent camp
chairman, will be elected, as well as
other leaders for the various camp
activities.
Missouri Is Rival
Missouri, the traditional rival of
Nebraska will probably not worry the
Huskerg as much as some other small
ler schools which in late years have
been coming to the front, and are
now favored by the revised scale of
determining the camp winner, which
does not handicap the small school
as was formerly the case. Captain
Bigelow, instructor in automatic
weapons, is giving the cadets special
instruction in preparation for the
camp fight
Students going to the camp are:
Niel Adams, Ohiowa; Jesse Bell,
Bellwood; Paul Beyers, Stanton;
John A. Boyer, Pawnee City; Arthur
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hornstone and cairngorm. Various
types of igneous rocks collected from
the river gravels of the State will be
cut and polished for this exhibit.
Many Styles of Cutting
Precious stones such as diamonds,
emeralds, rubies and sapphires are
usually cut "brilliant" style with
fifty-six or more facets to reflect the
light Early forms of cutting in
cluded briolette brilliant with eighty-eight
factes, the marquise bril
liant with seventy-two facets and the
pendeloque or marquise rose with
twenty-four or the rondelle with one
hundred twenty-eight facets.
Most semi-precious stones are cut
with plane or curved surfaces, the
plane surface including the "step o
trap" and the "table cut- Many of
the semi-precious stones such as those
found in Nebraska, sre cut "single,
double or mixed cabochon."
tem. Some work better than others,
but none works well. Each school
is dissatisfied with what it has and
wishes it had what it wasn't. Sys
tems can be devised that are theo
retically fine, but students soon find
ways to circumvent even the most
rigid rules.
Relations are pleasanter, I find,
in institutions where the students
themselves prescribe the rushing
rules and the rushing season, rather
than where the faculty does these
things for them.
Very truly yours,
A. T. BURROWS,
President Phi Sigma Kappa.
SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON
Atlanta, Ga.,
May 4, 1926.
The Daily Nebraskan,
University of Nebraska,
Lincoln, Nebr.
Dear Mr. Torrey:
Replying to your letter of April
29th in regard to second semester
pledging and related matters:
Since Sigma Alpha Epsilon has
never taken an official stand on this
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01KIA CLUB HEARS TAYLOR
Nebraska Railway Commission Mem
ber Speaks on Transportation
Mr. H. G. Taylor, Chairman of
Central Western Regional Advisory
Board, and a member of the Nebras
ka State Railway Commission, will
speak to the Oikia Club members on
Transportation, Wednesday, May
12, at 8 p. m., in Ag Hall, Room
305 at Ag College.
Mr. Taylor has been a member
of the Nebraska State Railway Com
mission for fourteen years, and is
an authority on transportation prob
lems. All the students and faculty are
urged to attend.
STUDENTS TO HOLD
RECITAL WEDNESDAY
Ivan McCormick and Gladys Tipton
Will Appear in Senior
Musical Program
Ivan McCormick and Gladys Tipton
will appear in a joint voice and pi
ano recital Wednesday evening, May
12, at the First Christian Church. It
will be the senior recital for both
and promises to be one of the most
entertaining of the year.
Mr. McCormick, who sings tenor,
has been the soloist with the University-
Men's Glee Club for two
years, and is also a member of the
Varsity quartet. He has appeared
frequently in Lincoln musical circles
and has received favorable notice be
cause of the excellent character of
his work.
Miss Tipton, a student with Edith
Burlington Ross, is an accomplished
pianist and a talented musician. She
is a member of Alpha Rho Tau, hon
orary Fine Arts sorority.
Starts at Eight-Twenty
The recital which is to begin at
8:20 o'clock is as follows:
Bach Prelude and Fugue in G
minor.
Carissimi Vittoria Mio Core
Handel O Sleep, Why Dost Thou
Leave Me
Yon Sonatica Romantica
Allegro j
Adagio
Finale
Schumarn Du Bist Wie eine
Bluem
Schumann The Farewell
Schubert Who is Sylvia
Schubert The Wanderers
Bonnett Romance Sans Parole j
Schubert-Nevin Ave Maria
Cesar Franck Piece Herioque
Puccini Che Gelida Manina
"Idi Boheme"
Sibelius Finlandia
Rabey Les Yeux
Wood A Brown Bird Singing.
Special -Obblijrato by Fred Card in
Burleigh Bfr liyes
Clay Song of Araby
San Souci Where Blossoms
Grow. Violin Obbligato Anthony
Donato. Accompanist, Charles Pier
pont
DAILY NEBRASKAN AND
CORNHUSKER APPLICATION!
Applications for the following
positions will be received until
Thursday noon, May 13:
1927 Cornhusker Editor, jun
ior managing editor, business man
ager, assistant business managers.
The Daily Nebraskan (first
quarter, 1926-27) Editor, con
tributing editors, managing editor,
news editors, assitant news edi
tors, business manager, assistant
business manager, circulation
managers.
Awgwan (first semester, 1926
27) Editor, associate editor, con
tributing editor, business mana
ger. Applications may be got at the
office of the chairman of the
Board and of Secretary J. K. Sel
leck. M. M. FOGG,
Chairman, Student Publication
Board.
ALL UNI PARTY
HEADS ELECTED
Hoagland Is Chairman; Plan
For Dance To Be Given
Round-Up Week
GAVE SEVEN AFFAIRS
The new AlMJniversity Party
Committee for the coming year das
announced Monday. It was elected
Friday noon by the present, commit
tee at a meeting held at the Grand
Hotel. Robert Hoagland was elect
ed General Chairman of the new
group.
The new Committee will take
charge of the All-University party to
be given during Round-Up Week.
The party will be held, if possible, in
the Field House.
Funds are Donated
Seven parties have been given dur
ing the past year in the Armory. The
funds received from the parties were
used in donations to ' the Student
Council and to the Glee Club.
The new committee members are:
Robert Hoagland Chairman.
Secretary Ruth Palmer.
Refreshment Oscar Norling, Jes
sie Kerr.
Decoration Vinton Lawson,
nestine McNeil.
Er-
Reception Katherine Allan, Rob
ert Davenport.
Entertainment Gregg Wratson,
Helen Rogers.
Checking Donald Samuelson.
Publicity Archibald Eddy, Eloise
MacAban.
COLONEL MICHEL
SPEAKS SATDRDAY
Former Air Commander Will Present
Cause for Air Development
At Auditorium
General William Mitchell, out
standing figure in the United States
Military Service for twenty-seven
years, will deliver a lecture in Lin
coln at the city auditorium, Satur
day evening, May 15, on "America's
Place in the Air."
la a short space of seven weeks
General Mitchell will speak in almost
every large city in the United States
from New York to California. He
has undertaken this itinerary in or
der to carry his fight for military
aviation development directly to the
people.
Commanded American Forces '
General Mitchell has successively
held all the positions in our air ser
vice until he commanded aH the Am
erican forces in Europe and also
commanded the joint American.
French, British, and Italian units
during certain parts of our operation;
in the World War.
Since the "war Mitchell served as
director of military aviation and as
sistant of the Air Service with the
rank of Grigadier-GeneraL In June
1925, he was returned to his per
manent rank of Colonel and was
sent to Texas on account of his out
spoken criticism of our military pol
icy in general and our aeronautical
policy in particular.
General Mitchell carried on while
in the military service his campaign
for betterment of conditions just as
far as he could. With his resigna
tion from the army he is able to tel e
his case to the people.
FIFTH ANNUAL
ROUNDDP WILL
BEGIN MAY 27
Max Meyer, Lincoln, Graduate
in 1906 Is Chairman Of
Entire Homecoming
THREE - DAY FESTIVITIES
Saturday Is Exclusively for Alumni
with General Reunions in the
University Coliseum
The Fifth Annual Cornhusker
Round-up of the University of Ne
braska will take place May 27, 28
and 29. Comprehensive plans are
well under way for the entertain
ment of the hundreds of Alumni from
Nebraska and other states who will
return for the three-day homecoming
festivities.
President C. W. Roberts '06, and
his fellow class members will offi
ciate over several of the Round-up
events and the general chairman of
the entire affair is a member of the
class, Max Meyer of Lincoln. The
alumni speaker who will give an ad
dress on Saturday afternoon, Al
fred H. Lundin of Seattle, Wash.,
was also a graduate in 1906.
No Classes Thursday and Friday
Classes will be dismissed on
Thursday and Friday during the
Round-up and students and facluty
members will participate in the pro
gram of events scheduled for that
time. Thursday will be Ivy Day
when the traditional ceremonies of
crowning the May Queen and choos
ing new members for Mortar Board
and Innocents, the senior honorary
societies will be features of the
morning and afternoon.
On Friday there will be both stu
dent and alumni affairs, beginning
with the alumni council meeting and
the inter-fraternity baseball finals
in the morning and the annual com
petitive drill of the university cadets
in the afternoon. The evening will
be devoted largely to organization
banquets which will be followed by
one of the largest events of the
Round-up, the "final frolic." It will
be in the nature of an indoor carnival
with elaborate entertainment.
Saturday for Alums
Saturday will be exclusively alumni
day. Class breakfasts will be held
at 9 o'clock and an hour before noon
the general reunion will begin in the
university coliseum where an avenue
of years will be arranged in the con
course. At noon there will be an
alumni luncheon followed by a short
business session and program of talks
and stunts with informal entertain
ment during the afternoon and even
ing. Special reunions will be arranged
for twelve classes under the Dix plan
of reunion inaugurated in 1925.
These classes are in three groups so
that graduates of one class may meet
friends of other classes at the some
time as themselves. The groups in
clude the class of 1879, 1880, 1881,
and 1882; 1898, 1899. 1900 and
1901; and 1917, 1918, 1919, and
1920.
Encourage Attendance
Greetings have been received in the
university alumni office from the
presidents or prominent members of
each class to encourage their class
mates and other alumni to attend
the three-day celebration. Plans
are being worked out for many sorts
of festivities including the ceremon
ies of Ivy Day, the annual competitive
drill and inter-fraternity baseball fi
nals, the class reunion, an alumni
luncheon, a carnival frolic which will
be a big feature of the program, the
homecoming banquets and dinners
of dozens of university organiza
tions and other attractive entertain
ment. Mr. Meyer is being assisted in mak- "
ing arrangements by the following '
Lincoln alumni: Mrs. Edna DePut
ron, '05; Miss Ruth Carpenter, '25;
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Westover, both
'16; Victor Krause, 11; Jack Whit-
ten, '24; and "Abe" Martin, '25.
Rains Put Soil In
Excellent Condition
For Corn Planting
Up till Monday noon 1.36 inches of
rain had fallen in Lincoln, since the
rain began Friday. A slow rain be
gan falling Sunday and continued
all day Monday. Considerable mois
ture has fallen in all sections of the
state but the rain Sunday and Mon
day was confined laregly to the east
ern part of the state. Reports from
the north-east section, along the Mis
souri river indicate that tlie rains
are heavy in the portion.
These rains aw ol immense value
to the entire state, since both winter
and spring crops were suffering
considerate from lack of moisture.
The oilwill now be in excellent
coiwWiion for corn plarit'rg.