THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 11. 1920.
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Lincoln Bureau its-. Bee
BIRTH AND DEATH
RECORDS SHOW
BIG DECREASE
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Marriages and Divorces Show
Increase Ove Last Year
Weddings Few
In West.
Omaha
P. A. Barrows, Correspondent-
Lincoln, April 10. (Special.')
Thtre were .1,096 !es births in Ne
I raska in 1919 than in 1918, accord
ing to the state bureau of health,
Citizenship Refused
Scribner German Who
Evaded Army Service
Fremont, Xeb., April 10. (Special
Telegram.) Because he claimed ex
emption from army service on the
grounds that he was an alien enemy,
Frederick W, Wobken of Scribner
was refused citizenship by District
Judge Button here. Application for
final naturalization papers for .citi
zenship of Paul Hulker, Johannes
Schrader, Frederick C. Wiek and
Heinrich Nolte of Scribner, all born
in Germany, were not heard, the
court ordering a continuance until
photographic copies of draft ques
tionnaires can be obtained.
Wiek denies making any claim
tor exemption, rred volpp, promt-
'Treated Seychellas
Island Natives for
Hookvvorm Trouble
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and 4,013 less deaths. The reports I nent Scribner banker, testified that
on the births show 29,73b in 19)8
Jnd 26,640 in 1919. The reports on
the deaths show 15,663 in 1918 and
11.650 inJ919.
The report shows 14,138 marriage
licenses issued in 1917, 10,748 in
1918 and 14.074 in 1919.' while the
divorces wire 2.904 iiv 1917, 2,237 in
1918 and 3,359 in 1919.
!. ioio';"! yu ,V.VV" M Beatrice, Xeb.. April 10. - (Spe-
i T j- ul" '-'',J "'"rid8ci oal.) At the closing session of the
ana 1,636 divorces.
Lancaster county had 1.762 births,
1.051 deaths, 1.283 marriages and
317 divorces. People in Arthur and
Wheeler counties "live happily ever
after," for there were no divorces
leported from either of these coun
ties. Arthur county had only three
v eddings in 1919 and Wheeler
county nine.
State Awards Contract
To Improve County Bonds
Lincoln, Neb., April 10. (Spe
cial.) Three contracts were awrded
by the state highway commission
for the improvement of roads in
Nebraska counties as follows:
Project No. 113 A. Knox county
granding, Edward F'terson Co.,
Omaha, $6.5,560.09; culverts. West
ern Bridge & Construction Co.,
Omaha. $12,341.45.
Project No. 33, Knox county,
grading, Edward Peterson Co.,
Omaha, $68,176.09; culvert, Western
Bridge & Construction Co., Omaha,
$11,188.50.
Project No. 68. Cherry county,
grading, no decision reached; cul
vert, Nebraska Culvert & Mfg. Co.,
Wahoo, $15,269.90.
Fremont Grain , Dealer
Buys Pipe Organ for Home
Fremont, , Xeb., April 10. (Spe
cial.) Frank Fowler, vice-president
in charge of the Nye-Schneider-Fowler
companp, has ordered a pipe
organ to be installed in his home,
the most costly residence in Fre
mont. The organ will be placed in
the basement, the keyboard on the
first floor and the echo-organ"o"n the
third floor. Mrs. Fowler is an ac
complished musician. .
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Opposition of Patrons
' Halts School Consolidation
Fremont, Xeb., April 10, (Spe
cial.) Xo consolidation of Dodge
county rural Schools will be' recom
mended by the districting commit
tee. County Superintendent Marsh
has announced, because of local op
position to proposed changes. The
county now has 76 country schools,
which would have been organized
into 24 large districts under pro
posed consolidation. -
Fremont Dentists Will
Treat Former Service Men
Fremont, Xeb., April 10. (Spe
cial.) Two Fremont dentists, Drs.
II. S. Murphy and H. D. Muir, have
been notified of their appointment as
district supervisors for the war risk
insurance bureau, to treat dental
cases of former service men. Any
fornter soldier or sailor who lias de
fective teeth as a result of service
will be given free treatment.
Wakefield Unanimous for
Pershing for President
Wakefield, Neb.'. April 10.
Wakefield is practically unanimous
for Pershing for president, accord
ing to H. S. Collins, committeeman,
here today. Mr. Collins wired
Pershing headquarters at Lincoln
that soldier sentiment was changing
rapidly in favor of the Pershing
campaign.
Ties Century Record.
Berkeley, Cal., April 10. The
world's record for the 100-yard dash
was equalled here Saturday by Pad
dock of the University of Southern
California in a meet against the Uni
versity of Califorinia. the time being
9 3-5 seconds, the same as that made
by D. J. Kelly, whose death was re
ported yesterday. ,
Heavy Registration.
Lincoln, Xeb., April 10. (Spe
cial.) A total of 944 registrations
for the primary election was report
ed Friday. Clerks reported that a
rush today, which is expected to
. result in a much larger total. Polls
were kept open until 9 p. m. ,
"Get Together" Meeting.
Ogallala. Xeb., April 10. (Spe
cial.) Secretary Ryan of the North
Platte Chamber of Commerce was
the principal speaker at a "Get To
gether" meeting of the Keith Coun
ty Community club here. Over 200
members attended. Refreshments
were served followed by dancing.'
Auburn Loses Debate.
Table Rock. Xeb., April 10.
(Special.) The high school debate
at Pawnee City between Auburn
and Pawnee was decided in favor
of Pawnee City by a vote of 2 to 1.
The Pawnee City team had the af
firmative of the question. .
Increase Telephone Rates.
Table Rock. Xeb., ..April 10.
(Special.) The Pawnee Telephone
company has been granted permis
sion by the state railway commis-
sion to increase their rates 75 per
cent a month.
Free lets Plants All purchasers
of seed or" nursery stock, regardless
of amount bought, will receive free
IrU plants this spring. We have no
agents. Meneray Nursery and Seed
Store. 3341 West Broadway. Council
Bluffs, la. Phone 1693. Adv
district missionary convention at the
he had advised Xolte and Keller to
claim exemption, believing that th-:
law required such action.
Officers of the Fremont American
Legion attended the hearings.
Christian Church Votes
Next Meeting at Fairbury
Christian church here it was da-
ided to hold the next annual meet
ing iu Fairbury. The following of
ficers were elected: President, L. C.
Oberlies, Lincoln; vice-president,
Rev. W. -W. Burks, Beatrice: secretary-treasurer,
Mrs. W. H. McCloud,
York; Sunday school supernitendent,
Julius Gilbertr Beatrice; Endeavor
superintendent. Miss Celia Pery,
Wyrnore; C. W. B. M. secretary,
Mrs. Baum, Lincoln.
Bryan and Owen Speak at
Two Meetings in Hastings
Hastings, Neb., ApriLlO. (Spe
cial Telegram.) W. J. TJryan and
Senator Owen addressed the Rotary
! club and a public meeting here to
j day. Mr. Bryan declared that pro
I hibition will be permanent if the re
opening of the question is defeated
at the San Francisco convention.
Senator Owen discussed the peace
treaty, declaring he felt like offering
an apology for the seuiate because of
the treaty s defeat. Mr. Bryan will
socak here strain Sundav nicht at a
union church meeting.
Liberty Farmers Plan to
Buy $25,000 Lumber Yard
Beatrice, Neb., April 10. (Spe
cial.) Business Tfrsn and farmers 'of
Liberty have practically closed a
deal for the purchase of the Searle
& Chapin lumber yards at Liberty
and a committee has been appointed
to finance the proposition. It is plan
ned to form a co-operative company
with a capital stock ,of $25,000. The
farmers own their own elevator, and
if the lumber plant is taken over it
will be operated as a separate busi
ness from that of the elevator.
Fremont Y. M. C. A. Launches
Drive to Pay $32,000 Debt
Fremont, Xeb., April 10. (Spe
cial.) The Fremont Y. M. C. A.
has started a drive to raise $32,000
to pay its debt accumulated during
the war, with the warning that the
association will be removed ( unless
the amount is paid. Five $1,000 sub
scriptions have r.lready been re
ceived. C. F. Coykendale cf the
financial service bureau of the inter
national committee, and Dan V.
Stephens are leaders of the cam
paign. Adams County Republican
Women Form Organization
Hastings. Xeb.. April. 10. (Spe
rial Telegram.) Under the direction
of Nettie E. Bauer of Rhode Island.
iepresentative( of the republican
women's national committee, and
Mrs. T. A. Andrews, assistant serrp-
taiy of the state republican commit
tee, the republican women of Adams
county today perfected a party or
ganization. Permanent officers will
be chosen after the primary.
Hastings Presbyterian
Church Second in State
Hastings. Xeb.. April 10.- (Spe
cial.) With a gain of 188 members
in the last year and 300 nt the last
two years, the First Presbyterian
church of Hastnigs has taken rapk
as the tcond largest of the denom
ination in Xebraska, according to its
annual report. In the last five years
the church has increased its benevo
lent and mission girts 650 per cent.
In the last year, the subscribed $25,
000 for Hastings college, purchased
a manse and bought its pastor. Dr.
George E. Newell, an automobile.
Table Rock Harness Shop
Is Closed by Creditors
Table Rock, Xeb., April 10. (Spe
cial.) The harness shop of George
Legler in Table Rock has been
closed and fs in the hands of Sheriff
J, C. McCIung of Pawnee City as
agent for the creditors.
Trap Shoot at Exeter.
Exeter. Neb., April 10. (Special)
A registered trapshooting tourna
ment will be held at Exeter next
Wednesday, April 14. Exeter has
for several years had very successful
shoots and from the number of let
ters received from shooters over the
state this will be one of the big
shoots of the season.
Farmer Dismissed.
E. O. Hackerthorn, farmer from
Walthill, Neb., was dismissed in
Central police court of a charge of
reckless driving. He was arrested
when an automobile he was driv
ing struck Tony Alicata, 1251
South Thirteenth street.
The accident occurred near Six
teenth and Dodge streets. Alicata
was slightly injured
Cozad Camp Grounds. '
. Cozad. Neb., April 10. (Special.)
The Commercial club of this city
has completed preliminary arrange
ments and will open a camp grounds
for the use of automobile tourists.
Vote on Park Bonds.
Cozad. Xeb., April 10. (Special.)
A special election has been called
here to vote on the question of is
suing $10,000 in park improvement
bonds.
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Dr. J. Fox Kendrick of the Rocke
feller Foundation; who performed
wonderful work among the natives
of Seychellas Island, who were af
flicted with hookworm, snapped
upon his arrival in New York
aboard the Mongolia. Dr. Kend
rick declared that 90 per cent of the
natives were suffering from the dis
ease. He 'plans to return there
shortly to continue his work-.
J. A. Doremus Re-Elected
Head of Aurora Schools
Aurora. Xeb., April 10. (Special.)
J. A. Doremus was re-elected su
perintendent of the Aurora city
schools at a salary of $3,000 a year.
Mr. Doremus ha sbeen serving Au
rora in the capacity of superintend
ent for two years. He came here
from Auburn. The schools arc
closing a very successful j'ear.
Wayne School Teachers
Elected at Increased Wage
w avtlft. Xeb.. Anril 10 fnt'ial
All but six places on the faculty
ot tne wayne public schools were
filled by teachers elected by the
board of education this week. Sal
aries have been increased on a
schedule of qualifications and experi
ence. The schedule for Inch school
teachers, who must be college grad
uates, is trom $i,uu to 1,800, junior
high school teachers, who must be
graduates of normals and have had
three years' training experience,
will receive from $1,200 to $l,70d.
The schedule for grade teachers who
are graduates of normals'is from
$1,000 to $1,450; for grade teachers
not graduates of normals, $800 to
Most of the present faculty were
re-elected. For the first time since
the war a manua ltraining instructor
and director of athletics, have been
employed. .'
Normal Training Inspector
Joins Ranks of Benedicts
Lincoln, April 10. (Suecial.)
When A. L. Burnham, inspector of
normal training, with the state de
partment of education, reached his
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unite- i- me siaie nouse mis morn
ing he idund his chair and. desk
decorated with . old shoes, -bright'
ribbons and other things supposed
to go with wedding bells. The of
fice forte had heard that he had
been married to a young woman in
Stanton and took this way of show
ing their appreciation of his efforts
to get away from the single life.
Boy Sobs When Taken From
Aunt and Given to Father
Lincoln, Neb., April 10. (Spe
cial.) Paul Lemke, 9 years old,
clung to his aunt, Mrs. Anna Guth
mann of Plattsmouth, Neb., and
sobbed loudly when Judge Stewart
in district court here today awarded
him to his father, William Lemke,
following a hearing upon habeas
corpus proceedings. ,
1 he boy has been in the custody
of his aunt "since the death of his
mother more than eight years ago.
The father - instituted legal pro
ceeding to regain possession of the
child. v
Nebraska Supplied 59,287
Soldiers in the World War
Lincoln, Xeb., April 10. (Spe
cial) Xebraska furnished exactly
59,287 soldiers in the late war. Of
these, 52.042 were iu the army, 7,158
in the marine corps and 87 in the
ccast guard.-
These figures are from statistics
in the, possession' of Charles E.
Thompson, who has been assigned
as permanent field director for Ne
braska for the government bureau
of war risk insurance. His duties
are to advice ex-soldiers in insur
ance matters and assist them iu col
lecting back pay and, bonuses.
1 r Tlintnnsnn's rtnannt nftirs
will be in the federal vocational aid
bureau at the city hall in Lincoln,
but he expects to spend much of
his time in Omaha and out in the
state.
11,000 MEN LOSE
JOBS IN OMAHA
PACKINGPLANTS
Killing Departments In Six
Omaha Plants Chsed as
Result of Switchmen's
Strike.
Hamburg Wants Games.
Hamburg, Iowa, baseball team
wants tojschedule games with class
A Omaha teams. Harry Mansfield,
manager, insists that he wants to
hear only from first rate teams.
Hamburg has several dates open,
among them April 18.
Talmage Children Are
Badly Burned by Accidents
Auburn, Xeb.. April 10. (Special.)
Ronald, two-year-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Badberg, who live
near Talmage. pulled the plug from
a washing machine and the scalding
water from the machine burned his
body very severely.
The same day his cousin, the baby
daughter of Herman Badberg, living
in the same neighborhood, was bad
ly burned when her oody became
saturated with the contents of a bot
tle of liniment.
Auburn Man Earns $24 for
Few Minutes' Work With Club
Auburn, Neb..-April 10. (Special.)
With, a club, early this morning,
William Clmkenbeard earned $24 in
five minutes killing coyotes.
He stepped into a desterted cot
tage of the H. R. Howe farm, south
east of Howe, and' found a coyote
with her litter of seven cubs. He
had a club in his hand and when the
old coyote showed fight he attacked
and killed her. He then' put the litter
of whelps'to death and brought the
scalps to the omce of the county
clerk, "receiving $24 bounty on the
eight scalps.
Church Realty Holdings
Are Not Exempt From Tax
Lincoln, April 10. (Special.)
Property owned by a church society
other than that upon which the
church is located, but which it is the
intention to use some time in the
future as a location for a church
building, is not exempt from taxation.
Klevtn thousand employes in the
killing departments of the Omaha
packiug plants were idle yesterday,
laid off for an indefinite period, due
to the strike of railway switchmen
in 17 different cities in the middle
v.est. Live stock pens at the yards
are full to capacity with cattle,
sheep- and hogs.
Receipts of live stock dropped no.
ticeably again yesterday. But 650
lieiid.of cattls were received as
against the customary 12,000. Hogs
dropped to 3,000 and sheep to 1.000.
Heads of the big packing plants
predicted . that receipts would be
down to practically nothing by Mon
day. Those received today were
in transit before the decision of the
plants to shut down.
Seven thousand six hundred and
forty-seven hogs are held over in
the pens -from Friday's market.
There was practically no live
stock market at the exchange. Buy
ers and sellepj sat around the ex
rhance hnildino- talkinsr nolitics and
c - r v i a
industrial unrest but bidding was
light.
Morris Packing company . closed
their killing department Friday.
Those who closed yesterday were
Skinner Packing company, Cudahy
company, Swift & Co.. Armour
Packing company alid the Omaha
Packing company.
No strike of switchmen in the
yards on the South Side is expected,
according to Everett Buckingham,
general manager of the Union
Stock- Yards company.
"The! 82 men we have in our yards
are conservatives," he said. "They
have been with us for years. We
anticipate no walkout and no
trouble."
' Speaks ' 3r Wood.
Sutton, Neb. April 10. (Special.)
C. J. Masseck of Kansas, a re
turned soldier, addressed a meeting
ot the "Wood-for-President" . club i
here.
Yankton Business Men Pleased
With Reception in Omaha
The delegation of business men
from Yankton) S. D., who were in
Omaha last week, discussing a pro
posed . bridge across the Missouri
river at that point, and railroad con
nections with Omaha, returned to
Yankton Friday night.
Before leaving members of the
party declared they1 were highly
encouraged by the reception Omaha
business men have accorded their
scheme.
Confidence was expressed that
financial aid necessary to completion
of the rail connections between
Omaha and Yankton will be sub
scribed in this city.
They expect to return to Omaha
next week for further conferences.
Farmer's Wife Asks $325
' Monthly for Maintenance
Vina Rose linked the district court
yesterday to order her; husband,
William Rose, a Cass county farmen
to pay her $325 a month separate
maintenance for herself and their
five children.
She says in her petition that Mr.
Rose has. property worth $100,000.
They were married in 1902 and she
charges him with extreme cruelty.
A fee of $1,000 for her attorneys is
also asked.
Hebron Houses Numbered
For City Mail Delivery
Hebron, Neb.. April 10. (Spe
cial.) Numbering of' business
houses and homes in preparation
ff:r city mail delivery is nearing
completion. Other requirements
have been met and it is expected
the new service will be started soon
YOUTHFUL SCHEME
TO GAIN WEALTH
LEADS TO KEARNEY
Of Seven Arrested for Theft
Of Fruit, Three At
Given Sentenced.
Senator Norris' Itinerary.
Lincoln,. April 10. (Special.)
Senator George W, Norris, speaking
in the interests of the campaign of
Senator Hiram Johnson for the re
publican nomination for the presi
dency, ,will deliver speeches next
week as follows: Blair, Tuesday
night; O'Neill,. Wednesday night;
Norfolk. Thursday night; West
Point, Friday afternoon; Broken
Bow, Saturday afternoon.
FVank Mercurio, Sam and Charge
Marasco, Pete Mercurio, Tony Lot
ta, Alfred Incontro and Feno Cuilla,
Italian boys, ranging in age from 10
to 13 years, went into the fruit busi
ness two -weeks ago. Yesterday
three Qf them were sent to Kearney'
Industrial school by Juvenile judge
Sears and the "fruit combine", is
broken up. ,
The boys testified that they de
cided to stay out of school and
"make some money." They went to
the produce market and stole a box
of apples, some oranges and cab
bage which they sold to a restaurant
at Thirteenth and Howard streets.
"What was the idea?" aiktd
Judge Sears,
"Make some money," mumbled
Alfred Incontro. v- -
Both Frank and Alfred had been
rther incorrigible in the past and
suspended Kearney orden were al
ready over them. The -judge sen
tenced them to Kearney. Then Mrs.
Mercurio, a voluminou woman,
pushed her way to the judge's side
and emitted a volley of Italio-Ameri-can,
pointing at Feno Cuillo.
"He steala da pig, he steala da
pig." she screamed. s '
"Did you steal a pig?" asked the
judge.
"Why yes, but I was in for that
before, ' admitted Feno . .
"Back to Kearney," said the
ji-dge.
Thus was the cup of freedom
snatched from Feno.
Bowens to Practice.
Manager Johnny Dennison has
called his Bowen base ball team to
gether for practice this afternoon at
Thirty-second and Dewey avenue.,
Have Root l'rlut It Beacon
Press. Adv. . .....
J. W. CARNAL, MUSIC BACHELOR
Musical Director of Bohemian Girl
Teacher of Voice Culture and Artistic Singing
Studio
Davidge Block, 18th and Farnam St. Phone 4804.
.Voices tested upon application by appointment
Orders From Headquarters Have
Arrived With Instructions to Re
duce Our Present Stock by Thou
sands of Dollars Within the Next
Z?ew Days Spare Nothing, Sacri
fice Prices to the Limit is as Part
of ths Order.
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Worlh lo $10,00
Beautiful Blouses of Fine
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One Io tof about 50 Capes
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