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.
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The latest, best, most beautiful music is al
ways on Columbia Records. Here ara some of
this month's releases of the latest, best, most
beautiful music.
A 2816 f Freckles
85 (.Everybody Calls Me Honey
A 2826 rl Know What It Wans to Be Lonssome
v I Never Knew . ' ,
A 2827 f Bye-Low
I'II Always Be Waiting for You
A 2835 1 1 Gave Her That
, Don't Take Advantage
I Nature
A 2811 fMy Baby's Arms -
On the Streets of Cairo
A 6132 f Pretty Little Rainbow
Dreamy Alabam
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Cotton Challie, 35c
Fine Gingham, 35c
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Fancy Outing
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Wool Eiderdown
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59
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A Display of In terest to Little
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