THE BflE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, DEfJKMBKK 2b, 1920.
Code Revision ,
By Legislature
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Franklin County Representa
tive Proposes to Have State
Officers Do Work of
Present Secretaries.
' Lincoln, Dec. 24. (Special.) Ru
moro arc beginning" to come from
different sources regarding bills
which will be introduced in the com
ing session of the legislature which
will convene a week from next Tues
day at noon.
Among them is one that- Repre
sentative A. H. Byrum of Franklin
county will come down with a bill
which will reorganize the present
s foilc bill government to a consid
erable extent. It is understood that
Mr. Byrum docs not contemplate
making any changes except that he
proposes to do awav with the pres
ent six secretaries and ptace the de
partments now under their super
vision in the hands of the state offi
cers. ....
Under the present constitution the
lieutenant governor is presiding offi
cer of the senate and when the sen
ate adjourns his duties are over, Un
less there Is a special session he has
no duties except in case the gover
nor leaves the state, when he auto
matically succeeds to the office of
governor.
In the bill prepared by Mr. Byrum
he gives the lieutenant governor a
regular job as a part of the state
machinery, assigning to him a per
manent office in the state house and
giving duties taken from.some of the
other departments.
Washington County Fair
Society Elects Officers
' Arlington, Neb., Dec. 24.-(Spe-r.ial)
The annual meeting of the
Washington County Agricultural
society was held here. The follow
ing officers were elected: President,
P. L. Cady; vice president, C. fc.
Marshall; secretary. C G. Marshall;
treasurer. G. I. Pfeiffer. Other mem
bers of the board are J. P. Rhea,
Arlington; Fred Heuerman, Arling-
. ton; Henry Rohwer, Fort Calhoun;
Seymour Smith, De Soto, and A. W.
Sprick, Fontanelle.
The treasurer's report shows a
nice balance on hand. Plans are now
being laid for the development of the
new grounds recently acquired for
the home of the association. It is
partly surrounded by high bluffs and
a horse-shoe lake, and js covered
with fine specimens of native trees.
Plans have been drawn locating
buildings, athletic field, drives and
landscape planting. It is the pur
pose of the association to commence
early next spring the erection of
building to house the annual fair.
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First Cotner President
Dies at California Home
Table Rock, Neb., Dec. 24. (Spe
cial) Rev. D. R. Dungan, first presi
dent . of Cotner university and for
more than 50years 7 prominently
identified with the Church of Christ
in this and other middle western
states, is dead at his home 'in Glen
dale, Cal., according to word received
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- uere. xic nvcu lor several years ui
Pawnee City, going later from here
to Cotner university. He also served
at the head of Christian university,
Canton, Mo., and of Drake university,
Des Moines, la. He was also widely
known as an author. He served as
chaplain of both the Nebraska state
senate and the house.
Court House Used to Store
Huge Dakota Crop of Corn
Geddes, S. D.,? Pec. 24. (Special.)
A icourt house now used as a corn
crib is the novel change made m the
Charles Mix county ; structure at
- Wheeler, S. D., which has been the
scene of many famous court sessions
of frontier days 30 and 40 years ago.
An unusually large crop this year
has made it necessary to use every
' available storage place. Residents of
Wheeler, from where the county seat
... was moved to Lake Andes three years
ago, conceived the idea of making
the picturesaue old building useful.
Now'King Corn fills rooms in which
weddings and trials were once- held.
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Hold Meeting at Table Rock
- Table Kockj Neb., Dec. 24. At a
v meeting of Pawnee County Medical
, association, held at the Pawnee City
hospital, the following officrs were
Tiecreo: ut. ieo u. narmon, laDie
Rock, president; Dr. E. L. McCrea,
Table Rock, vice president; Dr.
Paul J. Flory, Pawnee City, secretary-treasurer.
Dr. W. R. Boyer of
Pawnee City waselectcd delegate to
the state convention.
South Dakota Youth Has
Chance for Annapolis
, Geddes, S. D., Dec. 24. (Special.)
Congressman C. A. Christopherson
is looking for someone who wants
to attend Annapolis Naval academy.
He has just written Editor H. C
Tucker of the Charles Mix County
News that he has an appointment to
make in this district and no applica
tions on hand. Young men tinder 21
: and with a high school education
are eligible. !
Gage County Judge Names
Assistants for Next Year
Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 24. (Special.)
County Judge-elect F. W. Mess
more made the following appoint
ments: Miss Josephine Gilliland,
clerk; Miss Amber White, steno-
grapher: probation officer. JXev.
Forest Eisenbise, who will succeed
elect announces that he will re-ap-K
point J. W. Ashenfelter constable.
Fairbury Mexicans Pay x
Fines on Installment Plan
Eight Mexicans charged with hav
ing intoxicating liquor in their pos-
. session pleaded guilty and each was
fined $100 and costs. Eactypaid $10
down and promised to pay the re-
mainder at the rate of $10 a month.
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Fever and LaGrippe. It's the
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most speay reraeoy
know, preventing Pneumoni.
Pioneers of Indian Terror j
Days Hold Golden Wedding
A
Christmas day this year brings
added joys to Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
H. Walkex. who live on a- farm
near Florence. . , f ,
On this Yuletide festal day they
will observe their golden wedding
anniversary. They will be the cen
tral figures of a family reunion to
be held at the home of a daughter,
Mrs. E. G. Solomon, 3005 Dodge
street Two other, daughters are
Mrs. Mae Saum of Florence and
Mrs. E. S. Wilson of Long Pine,
Neb. They have two sons, Thomas
and Warren Walker.
The Walkers were married 50
years ago at 1911 Capitol avenue,
by an Episcopal minister, the Rev.
John Dimmock. During the first
three years of then- married life
they lived in Fort Laramie, Wyo.,
Brother.Cut Of f
In Will Awarded
$17,000 in Court
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Money Advanced by Iowan
Saved Brother From Finan
cial Ruin In 1888 Debt
r Never Paid.
Blair, Neb., Dec. 24. (Special.)
Judgment for $17,000 against the es
tate of Samuel F. Martin, wealthy
canning factory man here, has been
awarded in district court to William
E. Martin, brother, of Atlantic, la.,
for a loan made 32 years ago to save
Samuel Martin from bankruptcy.
Samuel Martin died recently,
leaving an- estate of $110,000. No
provision was' made in his will for
the payment of this loan from his
brother. William . Martin filed suit
against the estate.
Corn Spoiled.
Samuel Martin and the late John
A. McWaid, Atlantic banker, found
ed the Atlantic Canning company
nearly 40 years ago In 1888 the en
tire pack of corn spoiled and was
dumped into'the Nishnabotna river.
Samuel Martin suffered a loss of
$60,000 and was bankrupt when his
brother, William, came to his assist
ance. William advanced S17,UUU to
Samuel, who came to Blair and es
tablished a canning f actor y.
Has No Documents.
He rehabilitated himself financial
ly and died wealthy, the entire es
tate going to his widow under his
will. :
. William Martin had no documents
to show his claim against the estate,
depending entirely on verbal testi
mony. He said he had never asked
his brother for the money, expecting
him to make provision in his will for
its repayment..
Trusty In Prison Pleads
Guilty ta Lincoln Holdup
Lincoln, De' 24. (Special)
Martin Harman, 22, pleaded guilty
yesterday before Justice Hawes to
taking part in a holdup on tJecem
ber 8 while he.. was outside the peni
tentiary as a trusty. Harman and
Claude Halloway, paroled convict,
were accused ' of robbing Henry
Hargenrader of 35 cents at the
Tenth street viaduct.
Consolidation Is 'Planned
- By Three Diller Churches
0111. Neb.. Dec. 24. (Special)
Following the lead of Steele City, the
three churches at Diller have taken
preliminary steps toward consohda
tion. A committee of three has been
appointed from each of the organiza
tions to take sentiment and find
what is the wish of the individuals.
Meh-y
and a Prosperous
New Year
To our cusfbmersand friends.
AMERICAN
STATE
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where Mr. Walker was ftt thp trad
ing post business. Depredations by
the Indians were so serious that the
women at the trading post carried
revolvers and were determined to
kill themselves before they would
submit to being captured by the In
dians. . '
Mr. Walker was a member of the
volunteer fire department in Omaha
during the early days,' and served
as chief of the fire department in
Florence and later as mayor of that
suburb. While assisting in fight
ing the fire which destroyed the
Grand Central hotel, Fourteenth
and Farnam streets, during Septem
ber, 1877, Mr. Walker's brother
was killed with four others. Mr.
Walker came to Omaha from Eng
land in 1863, seven years before his
marriage.
Industrial Program
In North Dakota Is
Approved by Bankers
Fargo, N. D., Dec. 24. (Special)
At a meeting of 300 North Dakota
bankers the following resolution was
adopted:-
Whereas: -The industrial commis
sion has offered for sale bonds of
the state of North Dakota as fol
lows: $1,950,000 of bonds to provide
funds to enlarge and extend the
operations of the Bank of North
Dakofa"; $3,000,000. of farm loan
bonds for the purpose of releasing
money now, invested in farm mort
gages in the Bank of North Dakota
and to constitute a revolving fund
to continue the operations of the
farm mortgage loan department of
the bank; $1,000,000 of mill and
elevator bonds to provide funds for
the completion of the mill and ter
minal elevators now in course of
construction; $250,000 of home build
ing bonds to provide funds for the
continued operation of the Home
Building association. - -'"Now,
be it resolved, that the
bankers here assefiibled do hereby
give their unqualified endorsement
and approval of said bonds, and do
hereby tender to the industrial com
mission their hearty co-operation
and assistance in selling the same."
New Road Asks Right to -
Issue $60,000,000 Bonds
Washington, Dec. 24. The Chi
cago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
company, a new. Illinois corporation,
applied today to the Interstate Com
merce commission for authority to
take over the Chicago & Eastern
Illinois Railroad company, now in
the hands of a receiver,-reorganize
it and issue stocks and bonds to the
amount of approximately $60,000,000,
De Witt Youth Breaks Nose
Playing in Gymnasium
Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 24. (Special.)
'While playing in the high school
gymnasium at De Witt, Ralph Peter
son collided with two other boys and
was thrown against the wall with
such force' that his nose was broken
in two places. '
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Xmas
BANK
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j U. P. Employes May
Now Buy Stock on
Partial Payments
President Gray Announces
Plan to Enable Employes
To Save and , Invest
j -.Earnings. .
Employes of the Union Pacific
railroad system may purchase the
common capital stock of the Union
Pacific Kailroad company, iii the
market, on a partial payment basis,
Carl R. Gray, president, announced
yesterday. .
President Gray's plan provides
that thj railroad purchase stock in
the open market on receipt of orders
from employes., who are to pay for
the cost of the stock in 24 equal in
stallments, 'by deduction from the
pay roll each month. The company
witf credit to the employe's account
all dividends received, and will
charge 6 per cent interest on de
ferred payments.
Pays 8 Per Cnt.
Union Pacific stock has paid; for
sometime, a dividend of $10. a share
per annum. J. he range ot its mar
ket pnee since October 1 has been
between $129.50 and $112 a share.
At a cost of $125 a share, a return
equal to 8 per cent oer annum on
the amount1 invested would be re
alized, officials of the company say.
triced; at a share the return
would be equivalent to 8.33 rer cent.
The plan provides specific treat
ment of cases where employes be
come disabled or die, and where they
ltave the service. ' '
Saving Plan Only.
President Gray emphasizes that
the company has no stock for sale,
and simply acts as an agent for the
employe who wishes to invest. He
also emphasizes that it -does not urge
employes to make stock purchases,
and makes no representation or
guarantee as to the future market
prices or dividend policy.
ihis plan is actuated by no mo
tive except to enable employes to
save and invest their earnings," said
president uray.
The plan, while still a new one.
has been put into qperation by sev
eral other railroads, including the
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Nebraska Corn Refused by
European Relief Council
Nebraska corn will not be accent-
able in lieu of Nebraska dollars for
the relief of starving children in Eu
rope, according to a telegram re
ceived from Herbert HooveY, na
tional director of the European Re
lief council, by G. W. Wattles, state
chairman. ...
The J. otal amount of cash received
from Douelas county uo to date was
$7,642.79. The money received from.
out in the state was $AZ4.ay, making
a total of $9,917.18 of the-$330,00O
Nebraska quota. s':. -
Church Damaged 6jfV-"
Fire From Overheated
Still in the Basement
Hanford. Wash- Dec ri. Fire
which broke out in a church of Han
ford yesterday was declared by dep
uty sheriffs today to have been
caused by an overheated whisky still
which was in full operation in the
basement The basement was rented
by J. H. Brooks, a butcher, for
whom a warrant has been issued on
a charge tf operating a still. The
church was not badly damaged by
the fire. ,
Bee want ads are business getters.
ill Happy New Year '
giajv 16th Between JMsSW - x
Igljjy Harney and Howard. jW '
Wish everybody
every where-a vety .
Merry Christmas and
prospert
NewYear
Man FounJ Frozen
Standing In Snow
Winner, S. D., Dec. 24. (Spfecial.)
George Dierman, 60, lone occupant
of a cave 10 miles - southwest , of
here, was found frozen to death,
standing upright in a snowdrift
burying all his ,boy except his
hesfN, at the entrance to his cave.
Wednesday morning, by Jqjin Mc
Cune, neighbor, who investigated
when he saw no smoke issuing "from
the chimney when he was going for
the mail. .
The dead man's arms were frozen
extended as if he had been clawing
the snow. It is believed he. came
out to feedhis stock and found the
entrance to the cave blocked on his
return.
Stite Attorney Maule -will hold
an inquest- Dierman had a divorced
wife and eight children living in
San' Diego. Cal.
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A process for treating netU4
plants so that their fibres can be
spun for use in textiles has been de
veloped by a Vienna scientist.
Merry
Christmas
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Christmas
Supreme Court v
Rules on Omaha
Appealed Cases
Libel Damages . warded to
Mamie Peterson "Against De
gree of Honor nd Mayme
H. Cleaver Affirmed.
Lincoln, iTeb Dec. 24. (Special.)
Six appeal cases from the Douglas
county district court were ruled on
by the supreme court today. The
Nebraska Degree of Honor and its
grand chief, Mayme H. Cleaver, are
held for $1,500 libel Judgment ob
tained by Mamie Peterson. Mrs.
Peterson, financier in a subordinate
lodge, was charged' in Wie official
organ of the lodge with being short
in her accounts, and carrying 140
members, who should have been
suspended, in order to receive a
formerly Benson. Thorne
SI;
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of
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Coats sSuits Dresses
Furs Millinery
Blouses Shoes Hosiery
Starts December 27th -9 a. m.
Giving radical reductions on every group of merchandise
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reductions notably important in the
remarkable values offered. v s
WE have a comfortable feeling
that the Hupmobile is one of
the household possessions most ,
pleasantly remembered in the home ,
on Christmas morning.
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All of us are prone, on the great
day, to recall, in particular, our'
faithful friends; and, in the world of
inanimate things which serve us
. faithfully and well, the Hupmobile .
, may surely be included. ,
',We renew our promise on this
Christmas Day that everything that x
can be done, will continue to be "
1 done to make the Hupmobile wor-
thy of the high position it holds as.
the car of the American familv.
Hupmobile Co. of Nebraska
GEO. H. HOULISTON, Mananger.
2523-25 Farnam St. , Phone Doug. B433
larger salary based on the member
ship, i
The sentence of life imprisonment
imposed on' Russell Cottrell for the
murder of Harry Rosenthal, grocer,
at Twenty-fourth and California
streets, Omaha, was affirmed. He
was convicted jointly with Willard
Carroll.
Widow Gets Compensation
The appeal of the Protector Sales
Co., from a compensation judgment
obtained by Myrtle E. Christensen
for the death of her husband was
denied. The company held that it
was not liable as Christensen was
killed in an automobile accident two'
days after joining the company.
A retrial was ordered for Frank
Centoamore, convicted of a statu
tory assault against a 14-year-old
Italian girl, to whom he was be
trothed by her father.
- Woodmen Win Appeal -A
judgment given Mrs. H. W.
Sawyer against the Woodmen of the
World for the death of her. husband
was reversed. The 'court held that
the provision of the policy provid
ing, for higher rates when occupa
tions are changed was reasonable
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The Annual
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and only allowed recovery for un
earned assessments paid.
The court affirmed iamages
awarded Emil Placek, 5214 South
Twentieth street, against Dr. John
W. Koutsky for malpractice. It was
charged that the doctor omitted to
administer anti-toxin to 'Placek's son
while treating another child for
diphtheria. - -
Charge Mother Singed Baby
' To Teach Him to Avoid Fire
Des Moines, Dec. 24. Singeing
Tier little son over a blazing news
paper to teach him not to play with
fire was one of the methods of dis
cipline used by Mrs. Merril Lyman
of Des Moines, according to the
testimony of her husband. Charles
Lyman, in their ""divorce t ial ar
Nevada, la.
1,000 Employes Jobless
Albany, N. Y., Def R-On
tliousand employes of the New Yor
rk
Central car department at West Al
bany were idle today, notices laving
been posted by the company that the
shops would remain closed indeter
minately. Merry
Christmas
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