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THE BEE: OMAHA. SUNDAY. JANUARY 23, 1921.
Whisky Sleuths
From East Face
Death in Montana
Fears Expressed for Lives of j
Sleuths Ordered From East
to Battle Wildest Rum
Runners in U. S.
By M. F. DACEY.
Intornatiotml News fimlci Htaff
rorrwtpond nt.
Helena. Mont.. Jan. 22. That
whisky sleuths from the east are
persona nori grata in Montana is the
conclusion of these officers follow
ing the arrival of a few special pro
hibition enforcement agents irum
Washington to smash the "rum run-,
tiers' trust" in this region. I
They are not welcome, and it is
feared in sonic quarters that if they ;
aitemtit to round up tne western
smugglers who are hringing contra-1
.... s I L I
band liquor over Lanatiiau mmim
iiry into the treasure state, they
'will be "lost in the hills or led
astray on the crooked trails."
"Hunting bootleggers in Montana
i'sH different game from trailing box
oar thieves and city bred criminals,'
one of these aeents said when he
heard that Washington headquarters
was going to send an additional
"dry squad" into this state, "What
is needed out here are 'hardboiled
old cowpunchers, former sheriffs
and trappers men who knew every
trail,, every water hole, every stream,
road, horse, cattle brand and feeding
ground in Montana."
"Through Pipe Line."
Federal prohibition officers are
engaged in breaking up what they
believe to be the greatest organized
gang of bootleggers operating in any
section of the United States. In the
parlance of the sleuths it is the
"Montana Through Pipe Line," and
the activities of the bootleggers are
not confined to the Canadian-Montana
boundary line, but frequently
extends along the Canadian-Wyoming
.line. .
Manv raids, accompanied by tierce
hand-to-hand fighting between offi
cers and bootleggers, have occurred
t Wrier towns eccntlv. and the
belief is general ' that especially
qualified "dry" officers must be ap
pointed to cope with the widespread
violations of the prohibitory law in
this region.
Use Clever Camouflage.
Speed, daring, deception, inven
tion, camouflage and cunning com
bined with nerve of a high order;
utilization of every known means of
Jransportation, from the Indian
papoose's place on the back of a
squaw and packets tied on drifting
sheep to speedy scout planes de
signed for war, are devoted
nowadays to delivering liquor pur
chased in Canada to cities hundryls
of miles below the northern boun
dary of the United States.
Relay stations where cars and
men are changed and "goods' car
ried through on schedule time in
broad daylight, were broken up in
a recent surprise attack on the boot
leggers,, when one member of an
important "whisky circle" was left
out of the dividends and "squealed"
on his friends.
Hidden Within Tanks.
Funerals designed with" the artistry
of professional stagecraft, galling
every member of a large cast io act
with ability, were used successfully
tor a time. Spare tires of auto
mobiles are chestnuts now. as are
reserve tanks hidden within gaso
line tanks. v
WViil muMi line bffi catit aKnllt
the death of John Barleycorn, th:
real obsequies were held in ' a
Montana town which is on the
Canadian border. The funeral serv
ice consisted of the efforts of three
sturdy men to carefully wrap up
bottle after bottle of goods and
place them side by side in a beauti
ful casket. After filling the casket
with several hundred bottles of con
venient "hip pocket" size, the lid
was screwed on and the funeral serv
ices were started.
Dresed as Minister.
A man dressed as a minister ar
rived at a residence in the Canadian
side of the town. Several friends,
including "women" heavily veiled
and with large hats, gathered around.
A brief vke consisting of a smoke
and a few drinks, while plans were
gone over for the last time, pre
ceded the pallbearers' exit from the
house to a waiting hearse at the
front gate. There the casket was
gently lifted in and the doors closed.
The "funeral director" who was the
chief actor in the plot, called out
the nanjes of mourners- cars which
follower! the hearse through the
town. When it came to the inter
national boundary the procession
moved ahead very slowly and care
fully with the mourners apparently
much affected by the loss of the
"dear departed." ,
Carried to Cemetery.
The cortege proceeded, to the
cemeterv on the American side of
the line and there the minister spoke
a few words about the great loss
which all suffered when their "old
friend John was taken away from
us by that superior power to which
we all bow in reverence." A prayer
was muttered and the casket low
ered into the grave.
The grave was partially filled in
when a strange event took place.
The women mourners suddenly took
off their hats, veils and dresses and
to the command of "work fast,
boys," an empty packing case for
caskets was left in the grave, the
grave filled and the casket placed
back in, the hearse again and the
curtains pulled down on each side.
The hearse, before returning to the
Canadian side of the town was back
ed into a small garage and the cas
ket removed.
In 24 hours a "new shipment"
was being distributed in many Mon
tana cities as fast as automobiles
and thirsty friends could meet, to
the disappointment of many peace
officers.
"At Home" Lecture
Central City, Neb., Ian. 22.--(Sn
cial.) Oliver V. Gaines of Lincoln
will deliver an "At Home" lecture at
the Methodist church February 2 un
der ,the auspices of the Epworh
League.
Bargain Days Success
Central City, Neb.. Jan. 22. (Spe
cial.) A series -of bargain days in
augurated in Central City by the dif
ferent merchants are proving a Kieat
attraction.
Things Look
Poor Immigrant, Grown to
Millionaire, Now Forms Big
Firm to Battle Ice Trust
kan Who Groped Helplessly About New York Upon
Arrival From Europe Runs $700 Shoestring
Into Ice Company Consolidation
With Value of $12,000,000.
'By WILL JOHNSON
I nhcriwl Service fctaif Writer.
New York. Jan. 22. The story of
the immigrant girl who ascended,
learning the language word bv word,
the first two of which were venal
cuss words, became a waitress in a
cellar restraurant in New York and
later parked her car on the leading
avenues of the town is fictional
drama.
The story of the immigrant youth
who did the same thing is naked
truth: he learned two words as a
start "coal" and "wood" he de
scended to begin his ascent in a cer
lar, he sold coal, he saw the profit
able edges of crude efficiency and
kicked them off, and now this Rus
sian Jewish immigrant has formed
an ice company consolidation with a
total value of $12,000,000.
His name is Splomon M. Schatz
kin and his story is the familiar one
of the yellow paged juvenile success
novel. He arrived in the United
States 33 years .ago and his net
capital was $700. '
Castle Garden, back in 1888, was
the gate of the nation; it is now
Manhattan's aquarium. It was
through this gate that Solomon M.
.Schatzkin, 25 years old. native of
a small Russian country town,
came to the land of promise.
For days he wandered about the
city, groping helplessly through
foreign customs and a foreign
tongue. Inevitably, he drifted to
ward the East Side, and the first
two words of the new language
which caiue mos.t readily to his lips
because of their affinitv to words
he knew in his native tongue were
"coal" and "wood," and these two
words were the stars to which he
hitched his successful future.
The immigrant came to the United
States by way of Germany and his
first shock upon crossing the fron
tier was a glimpse of the husky,
well-fed workers. They were big
men compared with the. ill-fed peas
ants of Russia and judging from
what he saw in Germany, Mr.
Schatzkin said today, he thought
the men in Amcriaa must be giants.
"I sought mv opportunity on the
East Side," he 'related, "and decided
on a coal cellar. I , started in by
agreeing to pay $6 a month rent for
a basement trap door cellar at 64
Cherry street and made my home
there. I bought an old couch from
the German landlord who could
understand me and for provisions I
bought stale bread and crullers from
a baker. These, with chicory, salt
and sugar, composed my larder.
Got a Start.
"I bought coal and wood, and
started. , Some mornings when I
got up my hands were so cold I
could scarcely grasp an axe to split
the wood for home consumption.
And it wasn't very profitable busi
ness; many did not pay me, taking
advantage of my ignorance of the
language.
"But, somehow I managed it and
kept my $700 intact. The only time
I took to myself was late at" night
when I walked the streets, but I re
member discouragement almost
overwhelming me only once.
That was when I saw a man with
a dog. The dog was carrving a
parcel in his mouth and the man
followed with his hands folded be
hind his back. I thought to mve1f
that dog has a friend and I have
nonf. Tears came to my eyes.
"I struggled that wav for eight
weeks and then hit upon the idea of
having all the coal cellars in the
neighborhood buy from the same
dealer. I thought the dealer would
give me something for getting him
this trade. He, did he gave me 10
cents a ton. I managed to do pretty
well until I secured too many or
ders for the dealer's limited supply.
He couldn't deliver until past the
promised time and when a ton was
rejected I was fined 40 cents, which
eventually ate into my profits. I
made exactly $7 in six weeks.
1 clianged dealers and obtained
a commission ot cents a ton but
this venture also hit the rocks when
the new dealer started to short
weight the customers.
"Meanwhile I had noticed the big
Bums' Brothers coal wa'gons on tht
streets, the sign reading 'Burns'
Bros., foot of Delancey street. East
River. I thought Burns was the
proprietor's first name and Bros, his
last name.. I walked the length of
Dark to' Some
! Dtlancev street four or hve times
looking for Mr. Bros.
Followed Coal Wagon.
"Later, I saw an empty wagon,
and knew it would return to the
yards, so I followed it and found the
office. I talked to the German book
keeper and eventually saw Mike
Burns, as he was known. (Michael
ISurhs, big New York coal dealer).
"Mr. Burns gave me a job as agent,
villi a commission of 25 cents a
ton, and under this honest coal
dealer I learned the coal business
and laid the foundation for the busi
ness success which has come to me
in such large measure.
"I owe nearly all to Mike Burns,
who. like the immortal Robert
Burns, had a heart and recognized
'a man's a man lb5- a' that.' I gave
up my coal cellar and did all my
work for Burns. I invested my
$700 in a credit system and divided
my commissions with my customers.
1 o make a long story short, eventu
ally Mr. Burns, recognizing the
merit of some of my efficiency sys
tems in coal delivery, placed me on
a salary of $100 a week. Later in
ventures in real estate and a coal
bnsincs of my own I accumulated
$25,000. Then I went back to Burns
Bros, and have Deen closely asso
ciated with them ever since."
Mr. Schatzkjn today is an impor
tant figure in (the commercial and
financial world and is associated
with a number of big firms, form
ing many large organizations him
self. And the consolidation he has
effected is intended to wage war on
the "Ice Trust of New York." Econ
omy and efficiency in distribution,
eliminating most of the present
waste due to overlapping of inde
pendent ice concerns, are counted
upon by the successful immigrant
to make the new organization nec
essary i to New Yorkers.
Al Smith, former governor of
New York state, entered one of
Mr. Schatzkin's firms the day after
he left the executive' office in Al
bany. The firm is the United States
Trucking company, and the former
governor is chairman of the board
of directors. The concern handles
80 per cent of the trucking busi
ness of New York City.
Agricultural Experts Talk
At Farmers' Short Course
Flatte, Xeb., Jan. 22. (Special.)
A short course for farmers of
Charles Mix county has been held
here this week and caused more gen
eral interest than any siiyilar course
for years. Meetings and instructions
were held in Community hall.
State college specialist made up
the list of speakers. Prof. H. C. Gil
bert spoke on "Wheat Rust and Bar
berry Eradication." A. L. Ford dis
cussed "Insect Pests, Army Worms,
Cut Worms, and Grasshoppers," and
Dr. G. I... Weaver explained "Ani
mal Diseases."
Rearrest York Man in Iowa
On Charge of Burglary
York, Neb.. Jan. 22. (Special Tel
egram.) J. C. Holoubek was rear
rested at Cedar Rapids, la., today.
He was anrcsted here last Saturday
when he attempted to sell a quantity
of gods at auction, which was iden
tified as having been stolen. He
made his escape from the officer
before he got to jail. Sheriff Miller
left for Des Moines, where he will
get a requisition for his return here.
Alleged Family Deserter
Is Arrested at Ord, Nel.
Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 22. (Special.)
-Adolph Bcrgcl of Braneston,
charged with deserting his four
children last March, was arrested
at Ord, and brought back here by
Sheriff Schiek for trial. His wife
died last 'winter at Barncston, and
before leaving the country it is said
he placed the children in charge
of their grandparents.
Two Inmates of Old Soldiers
Home at Grand Island Die
Lincoln, Jan. 22. (Special.)
Two inmates of the old soldiers
home at Grand Island died Thurs
day, according to a report to the
state board of control. They are:
Alfred Blair, 83, Hurwcll. Neb., who
has been at the home for 15 years,
and Mrs. G. G. Morriso.i, 82, Rey
nolds, Neb.
Wife Has Husband
Arrested at Sea
With
Comp
anion
Prize Beauty Bride Exposes
Mate as International
Swindler and Former
German Spy.
Chicago. Jan. 22. Walter Oes-
Iterle, a gay young Rialto figure ami
claimant to German nobility, was re
vealed yesterday as an international
swindler and a former spy.
The expose was brought about by
,his bride of a month, formerly Miss
jAnna ,Roma Shellman, Chicago prize
beauty. She charged he swindled
'her out of $50,000 three weeks after
i their marriage and that he is now
ile-eing to Germany with another
Chicago woman.
Government agents located him
aboard the steamship Manchuria in
mid-Atlantic. ' They wirelessed the
ship's captain to arrest him and bring
him back.
Interned as Spy.
Young Oesterle's Chicago career
was spectacular. Prior to the war he
was a clerk for the gas company.
With the outbreak of hostilities he
was discharged because of pro-German
activities and later interred as
a spy.
When he reappeared in Chicago at
the close of the war it was in a dif
ferent role. He represented himself
as the American agent of a German
motor car concern and spent money
lavishly. ,,-.
For months lie capered the prfm
rose path, entertaining at dinner and
theater parties. He became a fa
miliar figure in downtown restau
rants. "Then he met Miss Shellman
and they eloped to Crown Point De
cember 1.
Bride Won Beauty Prize.
Miss Shellman is the daughter of
Adolph Shellman. 3338 Lincoln
avenue. She has taken part in many
beautv shows, and in 1915 won sec
ond prize at the home exposition.
Oesterle and his bride leased a
honeymoon 'apartment at 6251 Sheri
dan road. The bride told federal of
ficials he introduced her to the ;
woman with whom he subsequently j
eloped and that the latter accom
panied them to numerous parties. I
"Lends" Him $5O,O0U
Two weeks ago, she said, her bus- j
band complained of being hard j
pressed for money and suggested ;
that she lend him $50,000 of her
own funds to "tide 6ver a temporary
lansc." She did so willingly, she !
said, and felt no particular concern
when a few days later, he said he
was called to New York on a bu.st
ness trip.
After a few days' silence the bride
became suspicious. Inquiry showed
that the other woman bad disap
peared simultaneously with her hus
band. Then she began inspecting
his personal papers,, which he had
left.
Expose Other Swindles.
She turned the correspondence
over to United States Commissioner
Mason, who called in Assistant Dis
trict Attorney James R. Glass. The
latter found that several postal laws
had been violated by Oesterle, and it
is charged that he swindled numer
ous friends, besides his wife and her
family. ' I
Robert Rlumenfeld of the Goton
detective agency was put on the trail
of the missing bridegroom and fol
lowed him to New York. There he
learned that Oesterle had taken pas
sage on the Manchuria.
Ckimed Royal Blood.
In thef meantime Deputy United
States Marshal William Hanley, in
charge of the alien' registry bureau
during the war, discovered Oesterle's
record. The alien files showed he
claimed to be of a royal family of
the old German regime and had been
interned during the war.
If Oesterle is permitted to lanH in
Germany there is small chance of
having him returned. It is impossi
ble for the United States to request
the German government to intercept
the fugitive, as diplomatic relations
between the two countries have not
been re-established, and they are still
at war, technically.
Higher Pay for Deputies
Asked by State Officers
Lincoln? Jan. 22. (Special.)
State executive officers, whose sal
aries were raised to $5,000 by the ,
recent constitutional amendment
have recommended to the governor
that his budget include an appropria
tion raising the salaries of the
deputy officers from $1,800 and
$2,000 to $3,000.
The governor's budget has not yet
been made public, but it is under
stood that he will submit it to the
legislature Monday or Tuesday of
this wreek.
Cuming County Farm Is
Traded for Western Ranch
West Point, Neb., Jan. 22. (Spe
cial.) George M. Witte sold his
farm of 366 acres in Grant township,
this county, to Kaup and Schinstock
of West Point, taking in exchange
a ranch of 2760 acres of deeded land
and a section of leased school land
near Hay Springs. Mr. Witte's land
was priced at $255 an acre and the
ranch land at $20. This ranch will
be used by the new owner for an ex
tensive stock business.
i , t
Central City High School
Plans Stage Production
Central City, Neb., Jan. 22 (Spe
cial.) The junior class of the Cen
tral City high school wil) present
a three-act comedy drama, "The
Hoodoo," at the Auditorium Jan
uarv 25. The cast is under the di
rection of Misses Werhili and Scoit,
members of the high faculty.
Fairbury Juvenile Band
Has Membership of 60
Fairbury, Neb., Jan. 22. (Special.)
Fairburv has a oO-piece juvenile !
band consisting of children ranging
in ages from 7 .to 15 years. The
hand was organized s.ix months ago !
under the supervision of Professor !
Datholey, leader of the Fairbury
Military band ' ,
Fremont Woman Dies
Fremont, Neb.. Jan. 22.- (Special.)
Mrs. George W. Nagel, 42, die-'.
at the Fremont hospinl as a result :
of an operation one week ag '. Mrs
Nagel is the wife nf G VV. N'agel
superintendent of the Sure Hatch:
Incubator company. i
Omahan Heads State
Soda Water Makers
Howard Goulding.
Howard Goulding o Omaha, who
was elected president of the Ne
braska State Soda Water Manufac
turers' association at the annual
convention held in this city Friday.
Negro Grabs 12
Petticoats in
Store and Flees
Shoppers Join Detective in
Unsuccessful Pursuit of Fu
gitive Through Crowded
City Streets.
Pedestrian were hurled to
the
street as tenpins before a bowling
ball just before 0 lat night when a
fleeing negro emerged from the Bur-gcss-Nash.
store at Sixteenth and
Harney streets and sped swiftly
away.
Tall ones and short ones, heavy
ones and skinny ones, went sprawl
ing to the sidewalk when the fugi
tive chanced to come into violent
contact with them, for he had no
time to pick out the open spaces in
the dense crowd:; filling the streets.
In hot pursuit followed Ray
Coady, store detective, and at his
heels a score or more of shoppers
who had joined the chase.
But darkness and the numerous
pedestrians were kind to the fugitive
and his would-be captors had to
make their way back ttf the store
empty-handed.
"Whas'sa matter?" 6sked an in
quisitive one, as Coady mopped his
streaming face.
"Nothing, only the Burgess-Nash
store is minus 1 12 perfectly good
petticoats," said the detective.
"Don't guess he'll wear 'em, but he
took 'em, anyway."
According to Coacfy, the unidenti
fied negro entered the store and
loitered on the main floor near a
counter' containing women's petti
coats. A few minutes, later he
grabbed a bundle containing 12 of
the garments and rushed out of the
entrance, followed by the detective
j and numerous shoppers.
i An accurate description of the
tnict was furnished to police.
Farm Bureau Workers Ride
Horseback to Get Members
Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 22. (Special.)
The farm bureau membership
drive in Gage county continues not
withstanding the bad condition of
the roads. Approximately 400 names
of farmers have been added to the
membership roll this week. Most of
the men in charge of the drive are
working on horsebaxk instead of by
automobile because of the muddy
highways.
Central City Mall Gets t
U. 1 tj 1?. i winter meeting at tne noier ron-
Bank Position in Europe i teneIle MondaVand Tuesday.
Central City, Neb., Jan. 22. (Spe-1 J0hn L. Kennedy, president of
cial.) Word has betn received irithe L'nited -State? National bank;
the tity that Vincent Starrc.t, Cen -1 v V Bell, national secretary of
trai Qt'ty vounsr man i,.ft New' York
for foreign service with the Inter
national Banking corporation. For
the past four months he has been at
the New York office of this company.
Old Line Bankers Life Insurance Company of Nebraska
FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF JANUARY FIRST, NINETEEN HUNDRED AND TWENTY-ONE
- ASSETS
First Mortgage Farm Loan $14,249,345.31
Caih in Office nd Enk 278,175.15
Cash Loans on- Company Policies ..... 1,242,053.04
Federal Land Bank Bonds 100,750.00
Municipal Bonds, - - 1,065,340.50
Liberty and Victory Bonds 599,323.06
Home O.Tice Building 164,361.99
Interest Accrued. Not Due 280,849.04
Net Deferred and Unreported Premiums .... 130,477.31
Furniture and Fixtures Account - None
Collateral Loans - - - None
Premium Notes - - ........... None
Stocks - - None
Agents Debif Balances None
"Other Assets" None
Assets, December 31, 1920 $18,110,675.40
THE BANKERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEBRASKA IS IN NO WAY CONNECTED WITH ANY
INSURANCE OR INVESTMENT COMPANY USING A SIMILAR NAME
Gain in Surplus
Cain in Reserve
Gain in Assets
Percentage of Death Losses to Mean Insurance, 0.472
Percentage of Actual to Expected Mortality,
WE LEAD THE WORLD IN OUR HOME
Oinalians Urged
To Give Toward
Rfelief in China
Appeal to Help Save 15,000,
000 Staning Citizens Made
' Through Chamher of
Commerce Here.
An appeal to the business men of
Omaha to give generously towards
the relief of 15,000,000 .starving
Chinese was made Saturday through
the Omaha Chamber ot Commerce
by Joseph H. Defrces of the Cham
ber of Commerce of the United
States. Mr. Drcfees is a member of
the committee of 130 men named by
President Wilson to direct the relief
work in this country;
Mr. Defrees said in his appeal:
"Details of the suffering and
deaths aong the men. women and
little children the children tirst
stagger the imagination. It Ts said
they no longer can find even grass
or roots or the bark of trees to eat.
The roads leading out of the famine
country are literally strewn with
those -who have fallen, too exhausted
to go on. One prosperous farmers
are slaying or selling their children
and themselves to end their suffer
ing. , '
Cholera Raging.
"On the heels of the famine
cholera is raging. It is truly a land
of despair and desolation.
"President Wilson has appointed
an American committee of 130 men,
under the chairmanship of Thomas
W. Larhont of New York, to direct
relief work in this country, at the
same time calling upon the people,
by proclamation, to help in the
crisis. , ..'
"It is mv hope that the members
of the commercial organizations ot
the country will quickly and earn
estly onng tneir nnaiiciai aim hum a.
strength to bear to co-operate with
the committee. ,
Challenge ,to Humanity.
"Far away as China is, this dis
aster is a challenge to an numaimy.
In particular it is a challege to us,
proverbial friends of the Chinese,
and it is to us they look in their
desperation for the aid we have never
been known to witnnoui. in mc un
affected parts of China relief efforts
are progressing, out wunoui ul
immediate anl generous response
there can be no hope of checking
the famine.
"Already a considerable amount
has been subscribed. Subscriptions
are being received by Vernon Mon
roe treasurer, committee ior nm
Famine Fund. Bible house, Astor
Pi-, Kv York Citv. Funds are
transmitted by the treasurer to China
.. j .1 . 1- U Irtpr.
to be disoursea inrous" ".
national famine relief committee
at
Peking."
War on Bootleggers
' Declared in Fremont:
Fremont, Neb., Jan. 22. (special.)
County Attorney Coc-k announce
today that he is on the warpath for
all bootleggers and will insist upon
can tail PPG fnr all convicted. 1 hi;
irtmnc wi th the findin?
uctiMun iiii.j ...... -- Mnr
i guilty of C. J. Sorby. 21,. who wi;tl, e.
barged with tratncKing in iwot v
Two witnesses, men to whom he tzn
-old whisky last Sunday,, were , re
sponsible for his conviction. .Roy
Haggertv, 17. was taken home thai
night practically paralyzed from th-.
effects of the moonshine His com
panions allege that he was unable to
walk and that he insisted upon no'
entering the house. In compliance
ihey left him laying on the lawn
Haggerty's father stated in j court
that they found the youth nearly
unconscious.
Justice Kidder upheld the prose
cution with ? sentence of 90 da vs.
he longest sentence imposed in
Fremont for siiclA-iok-tions in man
months.
Tri-State .Advertising
Body Will Meet in Omaha
The Tri-State Advertising associa
tion of Missouri. Kansas and Ne-
braska will hold its annual mid-
the association; Thomas Nokes,
Tnhnstown, Pa.; H. E. Fisk. New
York; E. Allen Frost, Chicago; T.
M. Hedges, Louisiana, Mo., and W.
P, Pierce, Salina. Kan., will speak
during the two-day session.
RECORD OF NINETEEN
$ 668,023.16
1,544,824.76
2,088,448.01
Insurance in Force December 31, 1920, $95,731,028.23
Western Papers
Consolidated
K. K. Pun-ell Willi Contro
Field Merchants Back
One-Paper Plan.
Broken Bow, Neb., Jan. 22. (Spe
cial.) F. R. Purcell, publisher of
the Custer County Chief at Broken
Bow, has purchased the Custer
County Republican of J. K. Hewett
and consolidated the two papers.
For five or six years the Chief has
had the largest circulation of any
country weekly ,in Nebraska, its
average circulation for the past year
being 4,000. The consolidated list,
after striking out the duplicates, will
make the Chief's circulation upwards
of 4,500.
In order to bring about this con
solidation the entire business inter
ests of Broken Bow signed an agree
ment not Id tncourage another paper,
pledging the consolidated paper all
of their support fur a period of at
least two years.
The Chief will continue independent
in politics, the same as it has been
in the past, which arrangement is
satisfactory to republican leaders,
who joined in the agreement.
Mr. Purcell has published the Chief
for more than 25 years. He is presi
dent of the Nebraska Press associa
tion and one of the best known pub
lishers of the state. ,
He served in the1919 legislative
session and for some years has been
a member of the State Board of
Agriculture and is at present one of
the managers of the state fair.
Lincoln Bishop Will
Head Tourist Party
On Visit to Europe
Lincoln, Jan. 22. (Special.)
Bishop Charles J. O'Beilly of the
diocese of Lincoln leaves Tuesday
on a three-months' trip abroad
which will take him to Rome for an
official visit to Pope Benedict XV,
and through Belgium, France and
Italv. Bishop O'Reilly will head a
partv of American excursionists on
a tour over the battlefields of Eu
rope and to other points of interest.
The delegation will sail from New
York February 5 for Liverpool on
the Cedric of the Cunard line. The
Lincoln bishop will act as spiritual
director on the excursion trip at the
invitation of the Baccari Catholic
Tours company.
The principal purpose of Bishop
O'Reilly's trip is to make the offi
cial visit to the pope which all Cath
olic bishops are required to make
every five years to present a report
to the head of the church concern
ing 'their respective charges or dio
ceses. Bishop O'Reilly expects to return
to Lincoln the latter part of April.
Codified (Same Laws to Be
Submitted to Legislature
Lincoln, Jan. 22. (Special.)
The state fish and game laws of
Nebraska, now scattered through the
statutes, are being codified for sub
mission to the present legislature
by the state department of agricul-
e codmeu laws will repeal all
, - -
the old statutes, but no change will
be made in the substance of the acts
further than to simplify them, ac
cording to Secretary Leo Stuhr.
Senate Investigating
Committee Meets Mondav
Lincoln, Jan. 22. (Special.) The
senate committee of five, appointed
to investigate charges of duplica
tion and extravagance in the state
government, will hold its initial
meeting Monday evening. Chairman
Perry Reed of Henderson an
nounced. Bad Roads in Gage County
Handicap Grain Movement
Beatrice. Neb., Jan. 22. (Spe
cial.) Because of the bad condition
of the roads but little wheat and
corn has been marketed here the past
few days. A big movement of grain
is expected as soon as the highway
get in better shape.
Colorado Paper Quits
Lodge pole, Ncb Jan. 22.
(Special.) Owing to the increased
cost of publication, and the lack of
support on the part of the business
men, the Crook Index , a weekly
newspaper of Crook. Colo., has ceas
ed publication.
LIABILITIES
Reserve Actuaries Four Per Cent (Full Reserve) $12,617,953.36
Death Claims, Proofs NSt in 30,805.47
Premiums Paid in Advance ------- 11,767.77
Interest Paid in Advance 40,333.73
Agents' Credit Balances 21,209.17
Premiums on New Applications, Policies Not Yet Issued 1,711.63
Suspense Account 349.72
Reserve for Dividends and Installments Left
With Company 5,311.30
Reserve for Taxes 85,080.31
Reserve for Salaries. Medical Fees Etc 11,085.54
Capital Stock - 100,000.00
Surplus for Protection of Policyholder ... 5,185,067.40
Total
HUNDRED AND TWENTY
Income Exceeding Disbursements
Gain of Insurance in Force
Insurance Issued
Percentage of Lapses to Mean Insurance, 5.60
January 1, 1905 to December 31, 1919, 39.58
STATE IN OLD LINE INSURANCE IN FORCE
Property Here
Less Expensive
Than in Atlanta
Delegate to Realtors' Meeting
Says Marked Difference Hi
Both Residence and Busi
ness Realty Values.
I. Shuler, who returned yesterday
from the meeting of the executive
committee of the National Associa
tion of Real Estate Boards, held in
Atlanta, Ga., said: .
"Real estate values i" Omaha are
considerably lower than similar
values in Atlanta, which is approxi
mately the same size as Omaha."
Mr. Shuler was the first of the
Omaha delegation to return.
"The type of residence property
which sold in Omaha at $75 front
fool." Mr. Shukv said, "sold at $125
a front fot in Atlanta. A recent
sale of business property in Atlanta
was for $15,000 a front foot, which
is at least $5,000 higher than any
record price in Omaha.
"Sale prices are higher for real
estate on automobile row in Atlanta
than they are in Omaha and rents
in automobile retail shops are con
siderably higher than here. Atlanta
realtors say that prices are justified
and predict increases in any city
that has real estate and rental prices
below those ot the Georgia city. In
reporting organizations of new real
estate boards, Nebraska was second
only to Louisiana in reports from
every state in the union. Nebraska
reported a permanent organization
of five new boards."
The Omaha' delegation at Atlanta
included, besides Mr. Shuler, C. D.
Glover, John R. Brandt and Harry
M. Christie.
Nonoartlsans Hold
i
Meeting at Pickerell
Beatrice. Neb., Jan. 22. (Specif
Telegram.) A. E. Bowen, Nonpar
tisan league advocate, addressed a
small crowd in the town hall at
Pickerell. He emphatically denied
the reports sent out that there was
friction between the league and
farm bureau members and said that
the league had 785 members in thi
locality.
Bowen said the league leader"
were not working "under cover,"
and proposed to have their head
quarters in Beatrice, and Wymore
next week while they work in this
section ot tne country, it was re
ported that A. C. To.vnley, league
president, would be at Pickerell tj
speak, but he did not put in an ap
pearance. Members of the Ameri
can Legion pest from this city were
at the meeting to see that no attack
was made on the ex-service men.
Dismissal of Liquor Case
Asked, Due to Negligence
Lincoln, Jan. 22. (Special.)
Louis Glebe, charged with illegal
possession of liquor on May 27, 1919,
anrt finft $ J (V) anA nctc rtrt Tl,i-fii.
ber 7, 1920, has appealed to the Ne
braska supreme court on a petition
in error rlai'minc that he eVinnlH Viavp-
uren iiisiuisca necausc tnrep terms
of the district court elapsed from
the time of his original appeal on
June .3, 1919, until the transcript was
filed in the district court.
Jefferson County Board s
Outlines Road Program
Fairbury, Neb., Jan. 22. (Special.)
A. S. Merrick and J. Stewart from
the Nebraska department of public
works met with the county board
to arrange the 1921 road program.
Dragging of the federal road the
coming year will be by regulation
drag pulled by a large truck.
Lumber Prices Slashed
By Central City Yards
Central City, Neb., Jan. 22. (Spe
cial.) The lumber yards of Central
Citv have announced a cut of from
30 'to 40 per cent on all lumber in
their yards. It is thought with thin
inducement building will pick tip
materially.
Beatrice Elks Initiate
! Large Class of Candidate
Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 22. (Special.)
The local lodge of Elks held a
largely attended meeting which was
addressed by Grand Exalted Ruler
Hurst. A large class was initiated.
Preceding the business session
luncheon was served.
$18,110,675.40
$ 2,005,384.07
12.693.863.26
17,699,121.56
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