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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1919)
THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY. DECEMBER 26, 1919. Lincoln Bureau i: Bee P. A. Barrows, Correspondent STATE ORDERS PROBE OF BANK AT IIALSEY, NEB. ! . - Mysterious Certificates of De posit for $10,000 Excite Curiosity of Nebraska Banking Board. ' Lincoln, Dec. 25. (Special.) The state, banking department has taken charge of the affairs of the Farmers state bank, Halsey, Neb., and an ex amination is being made in an ef fort to find put about $28,500. which it is alleged,' is unaccounted for. The bank has a capitalization of $10,000 and up to the early part of : this year was controlled by B. L. Mills, president. Mills' interests were sold to F. M. Ridings of Minneapo-' lis, who is now president and hold ing 56 per cent of the stock. According to information obtained by the state banking department ironi June 1 to August 1 paper be gan arriving from out of the state and Ridings had certificates of de posit for this paper, made out to him, payable in six months in .mounts of $1,000 cash. Banks Hold Certificates 1 The First National bank of Nora Springs is said to have $4,000 of 'hese certificates dated June, 1 and endorsed by Ridings, and another $1,000 is said to be in the hands of '.he State bank of Plymouth, la. The banking department had no inkling of affairs until the state ment of the bank wa$ received No vember 1 when A. T, Dickinson, itate bank examiner, made an ex amination of the bank and discov ered suspicious circumstances and took charge of the bank about . 10 days ago. At present the bank is in charge of Vice President Bowen, who lives at Halsey. F. A. Reisner, county attorney of Thomas county, and A. E. Touzelin, bank examiner, have been in Minne apolis several days and it is said they will be in Lincoln tomorrow with Ridings, who agreed to come back without a requisition. ' Suspicion N. P. League. It is suspicioned that same of the paper held by the Nonpartisan League bank in North Dakota has been unloaded' in other states and that the Bank of Halsey was one of the "favored" banks in getting the paper. Color is given to this view of the situation by reason of the fact that Rid'iigs is associated with, H. D. Hagerty (incorporated) of Fargo, N. D., in which several prominent associates of President Townley of the Nonpartisan league are con nected. Among the names connected with the Hagerty company is J. R, Waters, a former livery stable keep er of Plymouth, la., who went to North Dakota and was later made state bank examiner. Another man connected with the Hagerty com pany is J. J. Hastings, treasurer and secretary. . Hastings was formerly president of the Scandinavian bank of North Dakota. Wood River Stores v Severely Damaged by Christmas Day Fire Wood River, Wyoi, Dec. 25. (Special) Fire of unknown origin destroyed the Mat Jarvis building and the Turner Grocery and Fur niture stock Thursday morning caus ing loss estimated at $15,000. The Brett general, merchandise store, and the Tangent building were also i, badly damaged. ; The fire was discovered at about 2 o'clock and before daylight the Jarvis building was a complete loss. The Brett establishment was dis covered to be on fire shortly aft erward, and it was nearly noon be fore the fire in this building could be subdued. ' A slight rain aided in preventing the spread of the flames. The Jar vis and Turner los is covered by insurance and the Brett loss prac tically covered. Aged Mother's Tears Fail to Move Judge In Police Court An aged mother's tears for her son, ; David Wiltse of Newport, Neb., who was arrested two days ago for passing worthless checks, failed to move the sympathy of Po lice Judge Foster in central police -station Wednesday. The youth was ordered held until continuance of his hearing on December 29. Bonds were set at $1,000. While Wiltse stolidly faced the bench, his mother pleaded for clem- encv toward her son. "He just wanted to remember me with a Christmas gift, judge," she cried. ... Young Wiltse passed a worthless check for $50 on a clerk at the Ne braska Clothing company, the com plaint against him reads. Standard Oil Company Man Crushed Underneath Truck Broken Bow, Neb., Dec. 25. .(Special) Fred G. Grennell, a res ident of Omaha, was. instantly killed Monday afternoon, by being crushed underneath a truck. Gren nell was repair man for the Stan- , dard Oil Co., and was on his way from Broken Bow to Sargent The heavy tank truck skidded on a treacherous hill 22 miles northeast of Broken Bow, and went over a - steep embankment, plunging . 50 feet to the bottom, where it over turned. Grennell was 28 years old and leaves a wife and three children, who reside in Omaha. 'Incendiary Fire at Beatrice. Beatrice, Neb.. Dec 25. (Special.) . An attempt was made to set fire t.- a barn of Leo Muenster here. Just after the blaze was discovered two ne'ghbor .women saw a man jump from a window in the barn and run away. The fire was extinguished y itb slight damag APPRAISEMENT OF STATE LAND IS INCREASED New Valuations in 16 Coun ties Will Add $105,374.38 Revenue From 'Rentals: Lincoln. Neb..- Cec. 25. (Spe cial) Land , Commissioner Dan Ciitanmti , Anm .Tint rin much talk ing about his conduct of the office to which the people elected mm a year ago; but according to a report prepared covering the work of that olfice in reappraising tne scnooi lands of the state, it appears that acts speak louder than words and that in the first year of his admin istration just closing he has added in th inrnme of the state from re- appraisments alone in the way of rentals, $1U5,J4,J yearly. TK nlH vain nf the lands in the counties so far reappraised was $64,.5U.8U. ,. ine new vaiuauuu placed upoti these lands is shown to he $2,380,552.48. an increase of $1,- 756,359.68. , . During the year 9,011 acres ot c.hrn1 1nni1a wpre examined and re viewed for sale purposes, by the land commissioner ana ne raised ine ap praisement as found by the county miccre frnm $142,449 to $179.- 390, a gain of $36,941. The changes in the lease , valuations in we iu counties so far revalued is as fol lows: ' ' County Old Value New Value Incrfane Boone , I 15,599 81,697 16,09? Buffalo ...... 46,178 93,530 47.353 SI fiS 445.500 393.840 Cherry 224,010 816,842 691.831 n2w.7n' ihn 171,940 ?,228 Wreeley ...... :Z9,oou Harlan 40,190 Johnson 7,019 Otoe ,660 Pierce 88,500 Platte . .. 7,211 Richardson ... 11,680 ' 1,921 6,440 . 30,640 . 14.531 SarDV Stanton Wheelar Webster 36.928 119.295 87,249 39,300 362,960 38,900 : 8.860 313,160 20,224 8.248 79.115 30,229 32,750 104,460 31,689 . 15.375 16,386 3.420 282,620 5,693 Jota'l $624,312 $3,380,652 $1,766,239 New State Capitol Plans Asked From Outside Architects Inviations will be sent in a few days to five architects living out side of Nebraska to submit plans for the new state capitol building at Lincoln. It is exoected that Feb ruary 1 will be designated the day for the consideration ot the plans ot these architects in competition with the plans of John Latenser & Sdns and John and Allan McDonald of Omaha and Ellery Davis of Lincoln, winners in the Nebraska competi tion. - '!' It is believed that Jarvis Hunt of Chicago will be one of the archi tects to enter the contest." Cass Gilbert,, who designed ;the Minne sota capitol, is reported to have de clined to enter the contest. - r r urain Lars wi Be Given Preference Over All Shipments Chicago, Dec' 25. An order giv ing grain preference over all Other Commodities, was issued by R. H. Aishton, regional director of the northwest, and Hale Holden, re- Lgional director of the central west. ine order followed complaints by grain men of the northwest and cen trar west that they were unable to move crops' on account of car short age and will remain in force until the present crops have been distrib uted. ' Not only are grain cars to have preference on the right of way, but they are to receive attention first in repair shops and extra forces to put bad order grain in condition are authorized by the. orders. Attorney General Rules On Nebraska Suffrage Law Lincoln, Dec. 25. (Special.) Women voters of Nebraska may vote , for delegates to the national party convention, according to an opinion rendered by Attorney Gen eral Clarence A. Davis, issued yes terday. The opinion is given in response to an inquiry sent to the attorney general's office 1y Mrs. W. E. Barkley, ' president of the State Suffrage association. The opinion also says that women may be candi dates for delegate. , Second Pan-American Congress Is Postponed St. Louis, Dec. 25,. The second Panamerican congress scheduled to open in Washington, D. C, Jan uary 12, has been deferred one week, according to a telegram received here today from Carter Glass, secre tary of the treasury. The postpone ment was necessitated by the delay of several foreign delegations in ob taining steamship accommodations, it was said. Nebraskans in Washington. Washington, Dec. 25. (Special.) W. W. Alt of Hyannis, Neb., one of the orominent ranchmen of the Sixth district, is spending the holi days in Washington. Mr and Mrs. W. F. Gurley1 of Omaha are visiting relatives in Georgetown nd will re main in Washington until after the new year. Congressman and Mrs. Evans have gone to Pittsbuigh to spend Christmas with Mrs. Evans' sister. ,; Prominent Farmer Dies. Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 25. (Special ) r-John Havlovic, well known Bo hemian farmer living four miles north of De Witt, dropped dead after eating a hearty dinner. He was 60 years old and is survived by his widow and five children, three sons and two daughters. To Heal a Couch Ttks HATES' mui.ma HONJX. Uo tm bottls. CHEERING MOB WELCOMES WAR HERO FOR XM AS Pershing Greeted at Old Home : In. Lincoln by Wildly En thusiastic Crowds Praises Boy Scouts. Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 25. (Special.) Crowds of cheering people thronged the Burlington station here jrestr day morning to greet General Per shing on his first visit to his old home here since the entrance of the United States into the world war. General Pershing's train arrived 15 minutes Jate, the engine puffing into view at just 10:25 a. m. The gen eral was accompanied from Omaha by Gyernor McKelvie, Mayor J. E. Miller of Lincoln, and a state re ception committee headed by Adj. Gen. H. J. Paul. More -than a quarter of a century ago' the general made this city his home. He was then a law student at the University of Nebraska and commandant of the university ca dets, and was known as "young Lieutenant Pershing." He returned yesterday an international figure, and friends here declare they ire bent on "drafting" him as a repub lican presidential candidate. Quarterback Drives Car, As the 'general alighted from his special coach. Boy Scouts of Lincoln in uniform made a line through the crowd, down which he passed to the waiting automobile, followed by Governor McKelvie, his sister, Miss Mae Pershing, and his son, Warren Pershing. The car was driven by Harold McGlasson. quarterback on the Uni versity of Nebraska foot "ball team, who saw service in the A, ,E.' F. as a lieutenant - ' -. ' Headed by the Nebraska State band, a long parade of automobiles filled with city officials, and prom inent Lincoln citizens, formed be hind the ge'neral's car, and filed through the main streets of the city to the home of Mrs. D. M. Butler, another sister of the general. Here the general dismounted, and again passed through a'double col umn of Boy Scouts to the porch of the home, when he stopped to shake hands with countless children who had gathered to welcome the mili tary idol of the American people to his old home towm Shakes Hands With Children. "You are the best bunch of Boy Scouts I've seen anywhere," said the general to his escort. He then turn ed to other boys not in uniform and told them he hoped to see them soon in the Boy Scouts. "I am glad to spend Christmas in Lincoln," he told the throng which filled the Butler lawn. "I am glad to get back to my old home in Ne braska. Four of the happiest years of my life were spent at this univer sity.' ..... "Merry Christmas to you all, and I shall try-to see you all before I leave Lincoln," he called, as he dis appeared into the home of his sister. Spanish war veterans were out in force to greet the general, many of them striking hands with him at the porch. , " ' " ;'.' r Pershing to Meet Boy Scouts of Ogden, Utah . Ogden,. Utah, .Dec, 25. Answer ing invitations of the American legion and boy scouts to spend part of January 16 in Ogden, Gen. John J. Pershing sent messages from Lin coln, Neb., saying he will try to make such arrangements and add ing: .,... .., "I ' am deeply interested in boy scouts." - , - - ' - Gen. John J., Pershing troop of boy scoutsMs located in Ogden. Germany Puts Penalty On Exports Shipped Without Permission Berlin Dec. 3. The Reichsan zeiger says that an order of export trade control will be issued short ly empowering the national econom ic minister to fobid all exports, con sequently exports will require the permission of the national commis sary, who can transfer his authority to other bureaus. The existing cen tral bureaus for export permission will be, replaced by export permis sion headquarters.- ' To cover the rising export ex pense , to the nation, charges will be imposed according to the de cree of the economic ministry. The export bureaus can also make spe cial rates to meet their additional expense. The money derived from export permits will b'e devoted to improv ing social conditions. The penalties for illegal export have been in creased. The goods will be confis cated, imprisonment has been pro vided, as well as fines equal to triple the value of the commodities. SIX MEN STORM TOLEDO JAIL AND FRE EFRIENDS Four Desperate Convicts Escape Through Assault Upon. Prison Guards Dep- uty' Sheriff "Shot. Toledo, O., Dec. 25. Four men with police records all over the country escaped from jail here to day by an attack by six men upon deputy sheriffs, one of whom was shot. The four men at large are Edward Meehan, alias D. E. West, 30, known nationally as a safe blower; Albert Loach, store bur glar, known to police under six aliases; Leo Mitchell, with 11 aliases, safeblower, and Frank How ard, alias Albert Johnson, alias Whitey, safeblower and burglar. Meehan on January 25, 1912, was sentenced to IVa years at Fort Leavenworth for a postoffice rob bery at Paulding O. The following year President Taft commuted his sentence to three years. He was arrested here for a killing in a re sort, was found guilty of man slaughter and sentenced to 20 years. Loach was arrested here Septem ber 10 for the robbery of a silk store. Mitchell has' served several terms in prisons in different parts of the country.. His most prominent "bit" was done at Auburn, N. Y., for the robbery of a jewelry store at Rochester. He was awaiting trial here on a charge of Carrying con cealed weapons. - Howard was held as the result of a brawl in which a woman was killed. In August, 1917, he was given 19 years in Sing Sing for hold ing up a' New. York gambling resort. He served two years and escaped. Six men visited the jail this morn ing and said "Merry Christmas" to the three deputies on duty.- While one of the deputies was returning the salutation, the men attacked the guards, locking them in a cell. In the melee Leo Noonan, a 'deputy, was shot in the shoulder. Sheriff, John Mathias, hearing the comotion, arose from his bed and, unarmed, appeared on the scene. He was promptly taken to the cellar and incarcerated. : The 10 men then departed from the jail and although an almost im mediate alarm was given, no trace was found. An abandoned automobile was found near a roadhouse in the out skirts and it is believed they es caped in it Two men suspected of the freeing of the jail inmates hive been arrested. Fearing an attempt to release them police with shotguns are guarding the city prison tonight. The raid on the jail took place shortly after 3 o'clock in the morn ing. The jail is located outside the business section, where there is little traffic at that hour of the night. Nobody has been found who saw the convicts and their deliverers leave the jail. Hunting for Planet Supposed to Exist Outside of Neptune Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 25. Pro fessor William H. 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