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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1920)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 1, 1920. MAINTAINS FAITH IN HUSBAND WHO LEFT WITH MONEY Wife Believes Nebraska "Wal ingford" j Will Return And Strengthen Busi ness "Smash." NSrth Platte, Neb., Jan. 31.- (Special.) A light still burns in the window and a heavy-eyed wom an is constantly on the watch, ex pectantly awaiting the return of her husband whom she steadfastly maintains will return and straighten out his tangled business affairs for which claims have been filed total ing well above the'$100.000 mark. Victims of the high financing of Clyde M. Trotter, president qi the North riatte Chamber of Com-mi-rcc, farmer and automobile dealer, who disappeared "for the land of nowhere" after writing to friends urging them to save what they could from the "wreck," are not so Optimistic. Excitement Calms Down. Creditors have employed one of the hrpe?t private detective agen cies inthe country to conduct a search for the missing man who is believed to be en route either to South America or Mexico. Creditors and friends refuse to talk on the condition of Trotter's affairs and a constant stream of claims, ranging from a few dollars, to thousands, being filed in Uie county clerk's of fice, is the enly evidence of the un tangling of the many questionable cieals in the sale of motor cars. friends of the "Wallingford of Nebraska" insist that his business affairs are not in as (angled a con dition jis his creditors intimate, and that many of the mortgages on file in the county clerk's office have been paid and should be released. This is de'iied by the county clerk. 1 The excitement that prevailed when news of Trotter's disappear ance first became known, has calmed down. Chamber of Com mcice members are discussing the proper man to be his "Successor as . president. A majority of the cred itors have given up hope that he will be apprehended, and are adjust ing their affairs to absorb their losses. Scout "Woman" Rumor. Only the wife, to whom he has been married-for 12 years, is keep ing her lonely vigil, confident that he will rctiirn to again take up his position of respect in the social and business activities of North Platte. Persistent rumors "that a woman ' employed in an Omaha hotel was responsible for the downfall of the ardent church . worker of North Platte are hotly denied by the wife and close business associates. The frequent visits to Omaha made by Trotter recently, they say, were made rn an endeavor to prevent the crash in his business affairs. High Court Reverses Deqision of Lower In Fagan Case Lincoln Bureau Bee TOWN ALL READY FOR BIG DANCE AND TRIMMINGS But State Agents - Got Word and Swooped Down on Stores And Cellars.1 P. A. Barrows. Correspondent " Convention Takes Definite Stand on Body Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 31. (Special.) -The supreme court here today reversed the decision of the dis trict court at Geneva. Neb., which mi ivicteH TisfPDh V. Fagan. for mer bandmaster at the Nebraska Girls Industrial home, of charges of administerimr drues .to inmates. The supreme court remanded Fagan for a new trial. Fagan was convicted two years aaro on charges of Mrs. W. T. Saul, who had been Grace Moore, in mate of the home prior to her mar riage, of having administered drugs to irirls of the home. The supreme court today based its decision on the fact that Mrs. Saul's charges had not been corroborated and statins that her veracity is questioned because of the fact that she tod ditterent stones oi me case to different witnesses. , Tudge Rose dissented in the opin ion of the majority of the 'supreme- court, but has not yet nled his state ment. Lincoln, Jan. 31. (Special.) Gu's Hyers, chief of the law enforcement division, has received a report of how one woman kept a small Nebraska town supplied with contraband liquor through drug stores and by direct sales and enlivened the dances held there semi-monthly with much forbidden wine. Complaint came from C. T. Ritchie, county attorney at McCook, to Chief Hyers less than a week ago of too much hilarity observed in the little town of Danbury at a dance on January 17. Another such dance was planned for January 31, he declared, and the town was openly planning on having a second '"debauch" at that time. Federal Agent Larson and a state agent made an investigation, called at the drug stores, looked into some cellars, and then arrested a woman. Her home was searched and the of ficers found sixty gallons of home made wine with many' times the al loted one-half of 1 per cent of alco holic content According to the report reaching Hyers the woman was fined $200. Woman Sustained in Suit Against Father of Child Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 31. (Special.) A judgment for damages obtained in the Colfax county district court by Mrs. AnnaMalena, who brought a civil suit for damages against Ed ward Cinfel. farmer, whom she charged with being the father of her child, was sustained by the Ne braska, supreme court Saturday. The pirl worked tor the tarmer, who had a wife and children, from March to November, 1913, while she was unmarried and 16 years of age. Her charges that he took liberties with her were corroborated by the hired hand, according to the high court's opinion. Cinfel pleaded the statute of limit ations. Malena the following December and that the child was born in August of the following year. The high bench says that a pre sumption of legitimacy on account of the marriage had been held re buttable by the Nebraska courts. New Hearing Refused in , Fisher Disbarment Case Lincoln, Neb., Janj 31. A mo tion I for. a rehearing of the dis barment proceedings against Allan B. frisher, Chadron, Neb., attor ney, wherein the court affirmed the findings of a referee which upheld certain of the charges against the attorney, is overruled by the Ne braska supreme court. The charges were preferred by Edwin T. Crites, former county at torney of Dawes county, who in volved Fisher in an alleged black mail case connected with activity of conflicting Omaha detective agencies interested in procuring evidence for a divorce action in that county. Seward Water Bonds Are Held Valid by High Court Lincoln, Neb.,. Jan. 31. The $85, 000 water bonds issued and contract ed to be sold by the City of Seward, under the old law which allowed them' to mature in 40 years with a 10-year option, were held valid by the state supreme court Sat urday in upholding a writ of manda mus in the Lancaster county dis trict court to compel .State Auditor George W. Marsh to register the bonds. Capital Punishment Lincoln. Neb.. Jan. 31. (Special.) The Nebraska constitutional con vention apparently has taken a definite stand to refuse to knock out the death penalty from the constitu tion. The assembly, by a vote of three to one, Saturday morning, voted down a motion by Delegate Flansburg to reverse the committee on miscellaneous subjects in its re port recommending the indefinite postponement of ttfo measures abolishing capital punishment. One of these was Hansburgs own pro posal No. 307, and the other, No. 188, by Carothers. Mr. Flansburg declared that' the oublic mind is unduly prejudiced- lust now against doing away with capital punishment, because the peo ple ot Nebraska teel outraged over the abuse of clemency shown to con victs in the excessive number of pardons, paroles and, furlongs is sued. . 1 Chairman Epperson of the com mittee ODDOsed Flansburg's motion to put the two proposals on general file. The committee, found he, said, that a number of states which regis lated against capital punishment found it, necessary later to restore it, and he thought Nebraska should not try such an experiment, es pecially by putting it in the constitution. After working for just an hour Saturday morning the convention adjourned without advancing any proposals which were on the cal endar. The assembly meets again at 11 a. m. Monday. State Society Will Be Represented at Chicago Conference That the work of the division of childen's aid of the Nebraska Humane society is attracting at tention was evidenced last week when the secretary, W. W. Bradley, received an invitation to send a del egate to the regional conference to be held in Chicago February 9 and 10, under the auspices of the United State's children's bureau of Wash ington, D. C, for the discussion of legislation for the protection of children born out of wedlock. Miss Guenn P. Godard will repre sent the society at this conference, which is to be attended by 30 men i - . t-u ..... .u. i.anu women wno are in ciose toucn :h.,ffi'!;Vn"r.ith the problem from the social or legal side. A similar conference is to be held id New York Febru ary 16 and 17. At these meetings every phase of the question will be discussed ,and special points ot legislation con sidered. Following this a special committee of six authorities on this problem will be appointed to take the deliberations and conclusions of the conference under considera tion and draft a final form of "standards" for the use of peole in the various states concerned with securing legislation in the interest of illegitimate children. An effort will also be made to secure the interest of a national conference on legislation, to the end that a "model law" may be framed in such a body, embodying a con sensus of the best thought and ex perience. Bud Latta's Funeral to Be Held at Tekamah Today Tekamah, Neb., Jan. 31. (Special Telegram.) Funeral services for Bud R. Latta, wealthy horse breeder and stockman of this city, who died m Denver while attending the horse show, will be held at his home Sun day auernoon at 2. The services will be in charge of lodge No. 31, A. F. and A. M. A large attendance of friends from over the state is expected. A committee from the Omaha Ath letic club, of which be was a mem ber, and other Omaha friends, have signified their intention of attend ing. . Fremont Man Treasurer of Nebraska Lutheran Synod Fremont, Neb., Jan. 31. (Special.) H. C Dahl of Fremont was elected treasurer of the executive committee of the board of trustees of the Luth eran syned of Nebraska, which has control of Midland college. Mr. Dahl will succeed C. T. Tjateman of Atchison, who resigned. '"With the transfer of the treasurship to Fre mont the removal of Midland col lege is completed. The treasurer has the handling of an endowment fund of nearly $100,00. Mr. Dahl is also treasurer of the ways and means committee of the college, which is raising a fund of $500,000 for build ing a set of university buildings at Fremont in connection with Midland college. 20 Blocks of Paving Is Plan of Madison In 1920 Madison, Neb., Jan. 31. (Spe cial.) Acting on a petition . signed by more than three-fifths of the property owners of abutting prop erty the city council has created paving district No. o, comprising more than 20 blocks. The new pav ing is o be brick and as soon as me city engineer, vvnnam stecKei- berg, completes his survev the coun cil will advertise for bids. Ihe Abel Construction company has nearly completed its work for districts No 1 and 2, but so far it has not been accepted. With the proposed new paving completed this will make nearly three miles of paving for Madison. Award Contract for Brick And Tile Factory In Deshler Deshler, Neb., Jan. 31. (Special.) The Greater Deshler corporation has closed a contract with Trausch & McCroden, brick and tile makers, to erect a factory here and have it ready for operation in May. The proprietors are now in Chicago buy ing machinery. Elk Creek Man's Ankle Is Broken by Failing Tree Tecumseh, Neb., Jan. 31. (Spe cialj E. S. Rogers, living south west of Elk Creek, had his leg broken at the ankle by a falling tree. Bank Charters Issued. Washington, Jan.' 31. (Special Telegram.) Charters have been is sued to the Farmer's National bank of Shenandoah, la., with a cap ital of $1,000,000 and the Security bank of Mobridge, S. D., with a .capital of $50,000. The conversion of the Farmers' bank of Onida into the First Na tional bank of Onida, S. D., with a capital of $25,000, has been ap proved. The increase of the capital of the First National bank of Chap pell. Neb., from $25,000 to $50,000 has been approved. Good Prices for Swine Wahoo, Neb., Jan. 31. (Special) Three sales of pure bred hogs in Saunders county averaged over $100 a head. R. C. Johnson's sale of Poland-China bred sows near Mead averaged $140. At Cedar Bluffs, Bert O. Lyman's Chester White sale averaged $130, and R. B. Har- lin sold his Duroc-Jerseys for an average of $100. Liberty Journal Sold Beatrice. Neb., Jan. 31. (Special.) Fherhart. formerly of Lib erty, has purchased the Journal there of J. P. Martin, who has had rhartre of the naoer for 18 years, Mr. Martin will take a vacation be fore deciding on a business loca tion. x Plans for New High School Are Approved at McCook McCook. Neb.. Jan. 31. (Spe cial.) McCook school board ac cepted the plans of George A. Ber- . . . . r T . 1 . I lingnot ot i-incoin lor me new junior -high school building to be built here this year. The estimated cost is $85,000, with an additional cost estimated for the separate heat ing plant of $25,000 for the junior and the senior high school build ings. School Girls In Kearney Endorse Economy Campaign Kearney; Neb., Jan. 31. (Special.) At a mass meeting the girls of the Kearney State normal school unani mously endorsed the economy cam paign" outlined by Mrs. C. G. Ryan of Grand Island, singing the pledge to buy only necessities, keep a bud get and assist others in setting a standard of careful and conservative buying. Dies In Denver Tecumseh, Neb., Jan. 31. (Spe cial Telegram.) Ruth Dafoe, 17-year-old daughter of A. N. Dafoe of this city, died in Denver Friday, where she had been sent for her health. Funeral services will be held in Tecumseh Sunday. Record Car of Wheat Is , Shipped From Beatrice Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 21.-r-(Special.) The largest carload of wheat ever received in Kansas City was recent ly sent there by A. O. Burkct of this city, manager of the Farmers' Co-operative Elevator company. The wheat brought $6,351, graded No. 3, and weighed 130,500 pounds, or 2,175 bushels. Fine Two Mexicans Grand Island, Neb., Jan. 31. (Special.) Martin Lopez and Ma ria Martinez, Mexicans, arrested here for investigation in connection with the murder of two policemen in North Platte, "were released on payment of small fines for disorder ly conduct. The investigation failed to show that they were in North Platte at the time of the, murders Quarantine "Flu" In Fremont Fremont, Neb., Jan. 31. (Special.) The health board at a meeting with local physicians decided to quarantine all persons suffering from influenza or severe colds. About a score of influenza cases in mild form have been reported to City Physician J. C. Age. None of the patients are seriously ill. Robs Nebraska Bank , Of War Loan Bonds; Big Vault Untouched Fremont Neb., Jan. 31. (Special.) The Bank of Rogers was entered Thursday,, night by burglars and a large number of Liberty bonds and War Savings stamps stolen from the safety deposit vaults of the bank's customers. About $150 in change which was not locked in the big bank vault was also taken. No attempt was made to enter the vault No estimate on the value of the stolen bonds can be made by the bank as all were the property of in dividuals and a complete check can not be made as many of the owneri are out of the city. The burglars gained entrance to the bank through the front door. The door to, the safety deposit vault was broken .'open with tools taken from a railroad section house. Snow and Rain Are Promised Nebraska for Coming Week Washington, Jan. 31. Weather predictions for the week .beginning Monday are: Uppen Mississippi and Lowe Missouri Valleys Occasional local snows and snow or rain in south portion, except generally fair during the middle of week. Temper atures nearly normal. Updike Lumber & Coal Co. Pennsylvania Hard Coal All Sizes Prompt Delivery' CO A ! study AGCounmie Eim From $2,500 to S6,W0 There is a nation-wide need of expert accountants RIGHT NOW and trained young men and women are scarce. 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