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THE BEE; OMAHA. MONDAY. FEBRUARY 14. 1921. Pottawattamie Leading County Of Hawkeye State Hecord Crop of Corn Pro duced in Western Iowa Last Year New Production . Mark for Country. Pottawattamie county, Iowa.us ap propriately named. The man, who did it must have bern given a very definite hunch of some sort concern ing the future fitness of things, be cause the word Pottawattamie, ac cording to ancient Indian usage, meant The Land of Plenty. Pottawattamie is only a fair sam ple of a hundred other counties. north east, south and west of Omaha, all producing on the same extensive scale. . , x Pottawattamie boasts more than 500,000 acres of the finest farm land to be found in the middle west. Through adequate drainage projects, the waste land has been reduced to a minimum. The small proportion of had too rough for the plow, which lies along the westerr. side, is par ticularly adapted to fruit growing, grapes in particular. Last year 220,000 acres were checked to corn. The crop was a good one, averaging 45 bushels to the acre and totalling 9,900,000 bushels. That is not only a now record in corn production for the , county, but it is safe to say that it is a record never equalled bv any other county in the United States. Even at husking time it represented a very respectable financial nest egg. In addition to that stupendous crib of corn they raised 2,334,000 bushels of oats, 590,000 bushels of wheat. 354.000 bushels of rye, 605,000 bushels of potatoes, 126,000 tons of hay. and vast quantities of other products m the way of garden truck and fruits with special atention to grapes. ' -Live stock is grown on the same liberal scale, for that immense output of corn and oats goes mostly into steers and hogs and is made to walk to market figuratively speaking. A survey of the pastures and feed lots about the middle of 1919 showed 184,000 hogs, 68.000 cattle, 12.000 sheep and more than 23,000 head of horses and mules. suu iiicti lau i u. t uuc uic jinn A J ,L.l 11 1. .In ... ...An were growing grain and fattening stock, the women folk were looking after more than 400,000 "head" of poultry, and during the year they gathered more than 1,556,000 dozen eggs. ....... Like everybody else in this region of which Omaha is the hub, Potta wattamie county farmers are pros perous. In methods of production and soil culture, they are strictly up-to-the-minute. They live in fine homes equipped with modern con veniences and labor-saving appli ances. At the close of 1919 more than 450 farm tractors were in use, while farm trucks and automobiles averaged more than one to the farm. Live Stock on Farms Shows ? Decrease of $2,250,000,000 Value of live stock on farms and ranges in United States has de creased more than $2,250,000,000 dur ing the last year, and the amount of .live stock about 10,000,000, ac cording to figures announced by the United States Department of Agri culture. Cattle and sheep decreased in numbers more than 4 per cent and swine decreased about 7 per cent. There was a decrease in value of over $500,000,000 in milk cows and about the same for other cattle, while swine showed a decrease of almost $500,000,000 and sheep about $250,000,000. Butler County Farmers ' Declare War Against Dogs Butler county,, Iowa, farmers have declared war on useless dogs and an organization is now being formed to work for more stringent laws in the present session of the state legis lature.. Men back of the movement claim that there are approximately 2.000 pups in Butler county, and declare that very few of them are taken care of by their owners as -they should be. During 1920 damage to stock by dogs amounted to $790, paid out by the county for sheep killing, and $65 for hogs and cattle. The amount of money collected in dog taxes last year amounted to but $1,796. f!n-Onraliv Farm Union neports successlul xear Reports presented at the annual meeting of the Farmers' Co-Operative union in Oakland, Neb. a few days ago, showed that the organiza tion had been a success from a busi ness standpoint during 1920. After paying all expenses, placing 5 per cent of the profits in the surplus and paying interest on the capital stock, there was a substantial net profit left, which, however, was left in the undivided profits of the organ ization. In- the future, the members will receive their share of the profit in the nature of a pro-rata dividend on the business done. New Live Stock Shipping ' Law Proposed in Nebraska A new shipping rule is proposed in a bill recently introduced in the Nebraska legislature. This bill, if it becomes a law. will require rail roads to equip all stock cars with movable partitions, thereby making it possible to ship more than one kind of stock in the same car. A minimum cargo o 17.000 is fixed for cars 36 feet in length and propor tionately for cars of greater length. Live stock associations in Iowa have been trying to get such a law through for several years, but never suo ceeded. Farmers "SwearOff" Buying Blue Sky Stocks At a meeting held in Lincoln re cently, more than 300 Nebraska farmers "swore off" buying blue sky Figures presented bv C' H. Gus- tafson showed that more than $90, 000,000 worth of blue sty tocks have been purchased in Nebraska in the past few years. Residents of cit ies, according to Mr. Gustafson, spent approximately $19,000,000 in the same way dnfing the same pe- Here's What Bushel Of Corn Will Pay for At Present Prices Figured at the rate of 45 cents a bushel, which is about the prevail ing price in most parts of Iowa and Nebraska at the present time, a bush el of corn will buy: VThree one and one-half pound loaves or bread. Two pairs of cotton gloves. Three ice cream sodas. Six bars' of eoap, (some kinds of soap.) Sixty pounds of soft coal. One haircut. One-half nound box of candv. , One and one-half gallons of gaso line. One pair of socks (not silk.) Interest on $6 for one vcar. Twenty-five minutes repair work on a motor car. . Will pay for the husking of six bushels of corn. . Will pay for three-quarters hours' labor in the harvest field. Many Farmers Opposed To Inspection Bill Potato growers in many parts of Nebraska are strongly opposed to the bill introduced by Senator Good which provides for the grading of carload shipments of potatoes. Chief objection against the bill is that it permits a double examination of the potatoes. Once an inspector has passed upon a shipment from a country point, any interested party may request a reinsnection at the destination, according to the provi sions of the bill. The first inspec tion costs the shipper $4 and the second $5, Opponents of this bill also claim that under the provisions of, the measure, any additional num ber of inspection may be made at $5 per inspection. Government Agents To Fix Hay Standards A move has been started in some of the southern -states to have a standard for hay fixed by the United States Department of Agriculture, and samples are already being col lected by department representatives, with this end in view. It is the plan to grade all hay, according to col or, weight and moisture content, determine the relative feeding value of different grades, and fix the prices accordingly. In fixing the grades, the hay is first ground -or chopped in a feed cutter, then dried in a specially con structed electric oven. Standard grades for timothy and clover are expected to be announced before tv -lose of the nrpsent fiscal vr. Seed Prices Lower Present indications are that prices for clover and timothy seed will be much lower this spring than they have been for several years past. Future Sale Dates Thirty public sales are dated for in and around Greeley, Neb., ' dur ing the next couple of months. ou By EARLE WHITNEY. Problems in incubation all center around the question, "Why do not more of the eggs hatch and how can better chicks be hatched?" The con ditions causing these problems are ably summed up under four head ings as follows, by J. B; Brooks of the poultry stafjfof Purdue univer sity: . . The operating room, the machine, the eggs, the operator. The first two of these factors are of minor importance compared to the last two. There are many differ ent types and makes of machines on the market and they are operated under widely different conditions, and for each make of machine and type of operating- room there are reports of successful results. The conditions that should exist in the ; operating room, that make results more certain and relieve the operator of much re sponsibility, are these: The - well-ventilated, even-temper-atured room, with no drafts; where the temperature is 30 or more de grees below that required within the egg chamber for incubation.- In the construction of the machine look for a well-built and insulated machine; a heating device that will give suffi cient" heat, also easy and safe to handle; a workable and reliable heat regulating device; provision for suf ficient moisture and ventilation to meet the requirements of the eggs. The third factor presents the most important and difficult problems to solve because there are many sources of influence that may have a bearing on the results of the hatch. From re cent observations on trap-nested birds and pedigreed-hatched chicks, these points have been learned: 1. The hen used as a breeder is one of the most vital factors in the results. Some hens lay all sterile eggs, others lay eggs that are fer tile, but will not hatch. Others lay eggs that are fertile .and will always hatch. All of these hens are kept under the same conditions and yet there is this wide variation. 2. Management of the hen. Given a hen that lays hatchable eggs and unless she is fed, housed and cared for properly, she will reduce her physical strength to the point that her eggs .will not hatch well. Eggs from hens that are on a range hatch much better than those closely con fined. 3. Age and condition of hen. From all available experimental records, it is found that the hen in her second year of production or later years, which is in good body flesh, gives better chicks and more .hatchable eggs than any other type of hen. 4. Production of hen. From avail able records, it is found that the num ber of eggs a hen lays in a yea'r or previous to the incubation season, has no influence on the hatchability of the eggs. - 5. The season of the year is not a very important factor in fertility or hatchability in that there is a long period over which eggs may be hatched successfully. 6. The condition under which eggs were saved has a decided influence. Do not hold eggs for hatching over ten days; place them in a well-venti- laica. moisi, cvcu-icmucraiurca ruoni . held at a temperature of between 50. 3 Nebraska Ranked Third . As Grain Producing State Last Season Nebraska ranked third as a grain producing state, according to figures by A. E. Anderson of the federal bureau of crop estimates- for 1920 production, recently made public. Iowa was first and Illinois second, with Kansas in fourth place. "Nebraska ranked third as a grain producing state tast year, with a total of 410,194,000 bushels of grain, according to statistics compiled from the final report of the bureau of crop estimates for 1920," Mr. Ander son said. The grains included . are corn, wheat, oats, barley and rye. Iowa leads ' with 725,558.000 bushels and Illino is ranks second with 506.144,000. Kansas is fourth with 366,387.000 bushels, followed in order by Minne sota, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota and Texas. 27 Iowa Counties Vote For Paved Road System A total of 27 counties ' in Iowa have authorized the paving of their oart of the state road system up to the present time, figures. compiled at the Iowa State Agricultural col lege show. Two counties, Webster and Worth, voted' on the issue re cently, the proposition carrying in Worth county and losing in Web ster. The 27 counties in which the ques tion carried are: Allamakee, Benton, Black. Hawk. Buchanan, Cerro Gor do, Clay, Clinton, Dcs Moines, Dickinson, Emmet, Floyd, Greene Hancock. Johnson, Kossuth. Linn, Lyon, Marshall, O'Briea Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth. Polk. Scott Sioux, Woodbury and Worth. . Fourteen couties voted the issui down, leaving a total of '58 counties yet to vote. Decline in Grain Prices , Blow to Farmers' Elevator . The car shortage - and " slump in grain prices were a hard blow to the Farmers - Elevator company ' of Aurora, according to the report made at the annual meeting. The report of the manager showed that the company .had, ' been handicapped, both in the matter of securing cars and by the drop in prices. - Large quantities of . grain , had been held waiting, for cars, while the market was going down, and some , of this grain had been, bought when the market was at almost the highest prices. 4The company ' closed- the year with a cash balance of $3,509. Grain Shipments Small ' Very little grain is reported mov ing to market uom Ida county, Iowa. During 25 days in January, there had been 74 cars , of live stock shipped from Ida Grove, and but 17 cars of grain. The live stock consisted of 48 cars of cattle, 22 cars of hogs and four cars of sheep, while of grain there were seven cars of corn, four cars of popcorn, five of oats and one of barley. . . to 60 degrees. Turn the eggs once each day. 7. Selection of eggs is important. The shell texture of the egg and.the condition of the contents at time of setting has much influence. Eggs should be of a firm, closely knit smooth shell; yelk, albumen and air cell should indicate a fresh egg ap pearance. The fourth factor, the operator, is the man behind the gun, and if giv en the best of eggs, incubators and operating rooms, he may spoil the hatch because on him depends the amount, of heat, ventilation, mois ture and turning that the eggs re ceive, and it is the fine adjustment of these points to fit the operating1 conditions that means .succfess or failure to- the hatch. -- .... Weather conditions favor early hatching.. With an immense shortage of stock throughout- the country. there can be no question as to .the advisability of hatching all the chicks you can-possibly handle. There never was a , season that looked so promising for the poultry raiser as the present. There is a big demand at good prices. Wise poul trymen will convert all - hatchable eggs into chicks. Paultry feed has again dropped in price. This is a good time to buy feed, however, as indications are that grains have about reached their, lowest levels and changes, if any, may be upward. Many poultry raisers also, raise pigeons. : Poultry raising and pigeon raising go well together. . There is profit in producing pigeons just as there is a profit in producing hens, and it is likewise a very pleasing pastime. The University of Minnesota re cently conducted a well-organized campaign to eliminate nonproducing hens. As a result, the farm hen of Minnesota will undoubtedly increase her batting average this year. In the recent culling campaign ' ovr 5.000 flocks were culled and about 150,000 hens condemned to the block for inability to pay their keep. With this general massacre of the slackers and loafers, the flocks of Minnesota are expected to move to a new plane of efficiency and profit ableness. The poultry industry is indebted to the agricultural colleges of the country for bringing modern methods of poultry culture to the door of the farm.- The state colleges of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri, Indiana, New Jersey, Con necticut, Nebraska. Iowa Kansas and Tennessee are leaders in this work. GERMOZONE "tha Bast Kamcdr for Poultry Pat Stock" - eld reliable, prortn rtmtdy tor Roup, Caldi, Ctnkir, Swdlad Httd, Bowel TrouMs, Snuffltt, Wound. Sara, Let tf Fur r Fwthtn, Skin Dlttan, Eto. . A. Xftwtct. S041 N. Long In. CtiteM. Hi., mm "I lud mib f tht worit kind of cm of roup U mj ehlettnt ond I thought I would (ot o tar but I lwo ttttd thOM birds, thank to Gtmowno." R- A. Holnoi, RonlU. .: "If wt hid tried Caramon t SrA It would ht und iu 1,M worth of oisonslro ttvcrtmtnts." Mn. T. A. Morlr. Gtlltn. Mich.: "Hon ined Gtnnonno IT ran tad could not fit along with out it." E. W. Thiol, Wsuiesht. Wis.: "I hits uitd four Goraozono for whlto dltrrhOM In bb chick and our lot wonderful noulu. I also uto tt rlxht tlonf oo frown fowls." Ooraiotono It told b mmt drug, toad) d poultry turpi? dulora. or Billed twe'pild In ;r. TSo tnd II. 5 ptcktfM. freak Oath. fouHrt -,, -mA - m tmrw. seo. h. lee co, nit turaw at o.ni, Nti. HOLDING A HUSBAND Adele Garrison's New Phase of Revelations of a Wife Why It Lillian So Cautious? i had hard work- to keep my thoughts upon my driving as Lillian and I sped back to Mrs. Durkec's home. It had so happened that both Lit !ian and "old Sammy" were in my line ot vision, when the old man made his excited reference to "know- tng somebody," and I was certain that Lillian had not stopped his rev elation by look or gesture. It was of his own volition, then, that he had stopped suddenly and had given me so troubled a look. The incident disturbed me. What knowledge had old Sammy of me that he should hesitate to tell me anything concerning any suspicious person he had seen. He is naturally me most garrulous ot creatures. "Don't think about it, Madge," Lillian said quietly. "I know his tvoe, He likes to make great mountains of mystery out of very small mole hills. I'll find out what, he meant, but depend on it, the answer will be zero." "Very well, oh; Sherlockial" I re turned, too accustomed to Lillian's thought-reading to be surprised at this latest exhibition of it. That her advice was sound, I knew, resolved to profit by it, and so came back to Mrs. Durkec's prepared to put aside all thought of my own affairs until we had made certain that the little woman s preparations for the reccp lion or Aiirea ana his bride were completed to the last detail. Lillian adroitly insured keeninsr old Sammy from Mrs. Durkec's in quisitive questioning by offering to wash the dishes after dinner, thus giving our little hostess a chance to go directly to the upstairs rooms she was arranging. ., Mrs. Durkee Is Ready. "I shall have to stay downstairs anyway,", she told Mrs. Durkee at the dinner table, "for I can only get miss Norman by leaving a messace at her hotel . to have her call me when she conies in-she is the most uncertain creature so let Edith and me wash the dishes, while you and Madge get those things transferred from Leila's room to Vours. Now it you 11 let me have those measure ments "I have something better than that, the bill of the shop where I got those draperies, Mrs. Durkee said, "Fortunately I purchased everything at one place except the shades for those electric candles in the sconces. But I have noted the number and measurements of those on this bill." "Good girl," Lillian commented appreciatively, as she held out her hand for the bill. But I noticed that she scanned it carefully before putting it in her purse, and I knew that with her usual care, she was mentally going over Leila's room as she had seen it a few moments before, checking the items before her to see that nothing was omitted. "Wasn't there a table scarf on that narrow-table?" she asked. "Goodness gracious. I forgot that?" Mrs. Durkee exclaimed. "And come to think of it, there's a dress ing table scarf that isn't on there either." Preparing for Sammy. "Do you mind going up there with me for a minute or two and check ing over things?" Lillian asked. "It will be too late to get anything after I once give this order over the telephone. I am afraid.' , Little Mrs. Durkee laughed glee fully. ' "Wouldn't I hate to work for you, though?" she commented. "But I'm mighty glad you're so finicky about this. I think I d just curl up and die, if anything should be missing from that room." Even Edith, who. while courteous. had been rather austere in her man ner 'since her first view of Leila's room, smiled at this sally. I think for the first itme' she was genuinely convinced of,, the little woman's change of heart upon the subject of her new daughter-in-law's comfort. Nothing will be missing. HI promise you that," Lillian said con fidently. "Madge, will you come up with us? -.Yon don't know where things go in Mrs. Durkee's pantry, and you'll only be. in Edith's way. -. February 12, 1921. Gus Hyers, State Sheriff, Terminal Building, Lincoln, Neb. Dear Sir: . In checking over the receipts on automobile taxes, I find that out of 220,000 cars, there are 100,000 cars that have not paid their registration tax. We have an organization to send these numbers out, and it will be necessary to discharge these men within a few days if these taxes are not paid so that the regis tration plates can be sent out. Also, the County' Treasurers will be very busy after the first of March, and it will be , a great inconvenience both to the Treasurers and to this Department if these taxes are not paid before the first day of March. JTor that reason, I would like to have your co-operation in employing such help as is necessary to en force the Motor Vehicle Law. , Last year, it was the policy when starting out on the enforcing of this law to ask each person who had not paid these taxes, to do so.' As the plates were in stock and the Treasurers in position to collect the taxes on December 1st, and it has been one and one-half months since these taxes were due, I do not believe it advisable to give the motor vehicle owners any special consideration at this time; and I would advise that on and after Monday, February 14th, that you cause the arrest of every, motor vehicle owner driving a car, who has not complied with the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Law and paid his tax for 1921. Yours truly, Geo. E. Johnson, GEJ:AEB V Secretary. Besides, I need you up here. By the way, tdith, she added, laughing, "I expect a genthnan friend this evening, a Mr. Samuel Hinman. He will probably appear at the kitchen door, but I warn you now that he's a follower of mine, so don t go poaching. Just ask him in prettily, and call me. "Mr. Samuel Hinman," Mrs. Dur kee repeated doubtfully, then with a gurgle of laughter. "Oh, old Sam my! Look out, Edith, that he doesn't shoot you with that old blunderbuss he carries, but he II talk you to death anyway, so I suppose it doesn't matter. "I shall stop Ijis mouth with coffee and your best layer cake, Edith threatened, and her vioce held a note of sravety. and camaraderie which told me - that the danger of friction between Leila's sister and her mother-in-law had passed for the time being, at least. I carried another bit of knowledge with me as I followed Lillian and Mrs. Durkee upstairs, and that was the illuminating faffct that Lillian had chosen for the task of remain- ing downstairs ana aamming oi Sammy the only woman in the house whom he did not know, and to whom he would not be apt to talk. (Continued tomorrow.) Romance in Origin Of Superstitions By H. IRVING KING. - An Itching Palm. ' If the palm of your right hand itches you are about to receive money. "And you yourself are much condemned to have an itching palm," says Brutus to Cassius in- Shake speare's "Julius Caesar." The super stition is venerable and flourished bv the Nile and the Tiber before it sw the Thames or Hudson. A.Greco- Roman amulet of a hand in the Brit ish museum has carved on the palm an altar with three cakes, an offer ing to the gods invoking prosperi ty. When we use the CXDresSlOn, an ! itching palm," as, Brutus used it to ... ... Lassius, and as we use it with regard to our friends, it means that the person referrfd to is avaricious and not particular as to how he comes by his money. But when our own palm itches why, ' that's another matter; we content ourselves with saying that money, is coming to us and ignore the details.' I he whole superstition is one of suggestion and association. It orig inated before the days of paper money, when all money was "hard." A ' coin taken in the hand presses upon the palm as the hand closes upon it. The sensation produced be comes identified with possession. Any tingling of the palm subcon sciously recalls the sensation, there by arousing the idea of money in hand with which it is identified. The natural wish for money makes it a prognostic. It is the right palm that prophestes because, generally. we use the right hand in accepting money. (CopyAght, Hit, by McClure Newspaper aynaicate.i Jewel, Flower, Color Symbols for Today By MILDRED MARSHALL. The crystal, today's . talismanic stone, is unusually lucky, and the ancients claimed that its wearer, by gazing into it for some time, could foresee future events. Crystal gaz ing has become a popular practice, and in some instances has proved of benefit. However, whether one can see anything in its depths or not, it is believed that those who wear the crystal today will have good judg ment in directing the events of the coming year. Today's mental stone is the moon stone, which is. also said to endow its wearer with power to foretell the future. ' Silver, is today's color, and is said to bring riches to its wearer. Today's flower is the orchid, sym bolic "of love of luxury. (Copyright, 1930. Wheeler Syndicate, Inc.) Boy Bleeds to Death : After Leg Severed by Burlington Train Lincoln. Feb. 13. (Special Teie gram.) Collier Burke, 17, whose home is .in Davenport. Ia., bled to death while bcinsr rushed to Lin coln after he had been run over by a Burhngton train at Adams, Neb. wis ngnt leg .was cut off at the knee. Emergency treatment failed to stop the loss of blood and Burke died before the train reached Lin coln. Identification w as established from report slips found in the lad's rock ets, which showed he was a student in the eighth grade of the John B. Y filing intermediate school at Dav enport. - Letters found in the bov s Docket indicate he was "beating his way" on tseight trams. 'His father. E.-L. Burke, lives at 916 Harrisoji street, Davenport, Ia. - Nebraska Wcsleyan. Prof. W. I.. RuVle of Nebraska m. loytn loft Friday evening for Urbana, 111. to attond tho second rural loaders' con ference of tho board of homo missions and church extension of tho MethodUst Epit copal church, to bo held February 14, IS and 11. ' illet Eunice Hasklnt. editor of the Stella Preae and tecretary of the South- oatt Nebraska Preea club, m ill bo a Wetlryan fueit Monday.' The Order of tne Golden Chain will five, a roceotlon In her honor. Mitt Ilaaklna will tell on or her Nebraska folic lore torlrt. The radio atatlon at Nebraska Wealevan will . endeavor to cot a message through from Balboa, Canal none, February 24. me students volunteer btna has been nvlted to present Its pageant, "Chancel. ors Dream." at the Trlnltv Methodist STDlscooal church. Tho band now numbers 36 members. The students In Journalism have been asked to put on a convocation program Friday, February IS, at the chapel hour. Miss Helen Wortman has written a nlav for tire occasion. An-oratorical contest between Nebraska Wcsleyan and Cotnar university haa been arranged March 11.' Thomas Q. Harrison, fcrnest Spencer and Carl Person will rep resent Wesleyan. The schedule for debaters of Nebraska Wcsleyan for this season has' been com pleted. The program la as follows: March 1 at Vermillion, S. D., with tho State university, team of .South Dakota. The subject will be Industrial arbitration. Wesleyan will be represented by Carl Person,. Oerald Boyer and n. O. Brooks. April -z at wesleyan. with the same team - from Simpson college. - Tho same men and the same, 'queatlon. March. IS at Wesleyan with the team from Kearney. ., Tho Japanese queatlon will be debated. This Vlll be a dual de bate. Tho negative team will a-o on to Colorado Springs, to contest with the Uni versity of Colorado. wesleyan debater on tho affirmative side , will be Robert Rnston, Joseph N. Downs and Carl Person; the negative side. Thomas Q. Harrison. Carrell and R. G. Brooks. The af irirrrtatiV m nf Tl'.i air.n will . team from Kearney on the Wesleyan campus on the same date. March 91 will be the date of the dual debate with Hastings. The negative team will meet Hastings at Wesleyan, while the affirmative will go to Hastings. March 22 hat been set for the dual debate with Cotner with Wesleyan'e nega tive team on the Cotner campus and the affirmative at Wesleyan. April dual debate with Kearney with the negative team on tho homo campus. April 8 will ho the date for a triple debate with! . Wesleyan, Wrashburn and the University of Colorado. The Wesleyan debaters will contest at this time, both) on the horns campus and at Colorado Springs. Kearney Normal. Trof. B. H. Patterson with the normal chool band gave a delightful program a the auditorium Friday. Th tryout for debate brought out aoms very promising material. Twelve young men and women gave creditable speeches in . the presence of tlx Judges. Claude Welmer was given first place and Miss Edith McBrlde, second. The business men of Kearney organized Into eight athletic teams having played a aeries of game of various kinds in the normal school gymnasium. The school hat one of th best gymnasium In th state and the us of It by the bualnesa men' club, which meet only In the eve. ntnga, doubles It value to the oommun itr. President Martin haa made public urns Interesting data on th present status of teacher' salaries In Nebraska. A ques tionnaire waa sent out to 264 teachers'. Some of the notable Item revealed by thla questionnaire are a follows: Only 218 reported any aaving out of their sal aries. Of those who report savings, a large number Indicate -that they board at home, "and'.a It cost them nothing." In other wordi. many a father la. pay ing for the privilege of having hi daugh ter teach In the schools of th commun ity. Th medium salary received Is ll,04. TS and the actual medium of savings is found to be 1172.(0 a year. The Antelope appeared this week at special Lincoln edition . with numerouf article concerning "Old Abe." Kearney Normal Th faculty held a S o'clock dinner In the dining room of the gymnasium. Pres ident Martin discussed proposed school legislation in Nebraska. Mr. Anderson reviewed th laws propoaed by the chll dten' code commission. Miss Jennings explained . th legislation regarding the library . commission. The Courtis language test, which is being given In all the gradet of the train ing school. Indicates that the tchool will tcore high In language ability. The nrth grade made a medium score better than tho standard for the sixth. Th fourth scored two points better than the fourth standard, and the third grade two point let than th standard for fourth. Th Cams fire girl. under the direc tion of Mist Hoslc, presented a play. Th Call of Wohelo." in the auditorium. Th' health examinations made In th brafttc school bv the echool nurse, Miss Stuff, reveal that half of th children aro under weight, torn to a serious do gra The Latin club met as guests of tht classes in Cicero and l.'.vy. The I'lcero clans planned the Vffreihinems and the Livy class the entertainment. Short biog raphies of famouo Rnmana were a part of th program, which ended In the sing ing of "America" In Latin. During the year the rural school dt ps rttnent has participated in five con tolldations. Miller. Pool. Plcasanton, Glenwood and Klverdale. Doane College. Slate Senator George H. Hastings, Crete academy '09. came from Lincoln Wednesday to address the union meeting of the community forum and Women's club at tht high school on the children code laws. Th college glee cluba fur nished a prelude of music. Dr. Hattle Plum William of Lincoln also mad in address on the subject. R. W. Tyler has been out over the state making advance dates for the glee clubs. The men will go as far as Hot Springs, S. V., and the girls at far as Uenver. The lntorcis.ni debates took place on the campus, Monday. Th question, "Re solved. That the .lapanefio Immtfrranin to America Should Be Admitted to Amer ica Upon the Same Conditions as Im migrants From Kuropeon Countries," vs discussed very effectively. The two Ju nior teams and senior and freshmen af firmative teams won. The preliminaries for the stale debating teams were held Tuesday afternoon. The teams for the Intercollegiate debates were chosen as follows: Messrs. 11. W. Tyler, R. Worts, II. Lauritscn, Misses Shurtlcff. Hlbbard tnd Beth Mlrkle, with S. P Hleb and Warren Campbell as alternates. Th wlnnen of Honor D sweaters In foot ball this year were formally pre sented with them lit chapel Monday morn ing. President Bennett and Coach John ston addressed the students on the mean ing of the sweater-with the D and serv ice stripes. York College. Dr. H. U. ItooD. president of York col lege, attended tho meetings ot college presidents held In Lincoln. Miss Doris Curran, student T. W. C. A. secretary for th denominational colleges of Iowa, South Dakota and Nebraska, visited the local association recently and expressed herself as being highly pleased with the progress, being made. Tho semiannual Joint T. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. recoptlon for now atutlente was held In the gymnasium. Conversation, games and a good program insdt the evening pass quickly. Refreshments were served. , The newly organised college orchestra, under the direction of Dean Amadon, gave its first performance at the Joint Y. M. C. A., and V- W. C. A. recptlon. Twelve instrument were present. Grand Island College Debaters are putting In hard, consci entious work on the triangular debate. Coach Steven meets with the team regu larly twice a week to study the question. The triangular debBte will be held March 11 and the dual debate with York will be March 54. . Wednesday the students declared a skip day and went to eJehrlmmer's lake for a skating party. Kveryone enjoyed the skating and the "Metnles," but on their return found that the faculty had to be reckoned with. .Zero dally grados and extra work were the result. ' The student volunteer movement !s planning excellent meetings for the rest of the year. A plan of program haa been outlined and Is expected to add much Interest to this movement . Peru Normal. President Rouse and the other normal school presidents, with H. B. Rusche. secretary of the normal school hoard. will attend the national council of nor mal school presidents In Washington, Feb ruary 24 and 25. Tho entire party then goes on to Atlantic t;iiy ror tne mid winter convention of tho N. E. A., return ing to Washington in time for the Inau. guratlon. The American Legion, assisted by the students and faculty members, (rave a piay, "The camouflage of Shirley." i ne second semester opened February 1 with 25 new students. - On the oavment of a fA of XI a ireae all normal students are entitled to the rare fit a trainer! nil... it thiu til during the school year. Miss Tolln, - the scnoot nurse, devotes her entire time to tne weirare or the students. ' Heavy Grain Shipments Heavy shipments of all kinds of grain are reported moving out of ureeiey, jNeb. grainarereEs and the man wentdw A Dangerous Giant!! Gasoline while kept under control will perform many kinds of useful work. But let it once escape and a terrible transformation takes place : On gallon assumes the explosive, power of 83 2-3 pounds of dynamitemore than was used in the Wall Street explosion and the result is Loss of Life, Scores of Injuries and General Havoc Care and proper handling will eliminate a large per centage of the danger, but' for protection against the acts of the careless INSURANCE is the logical and only means. HarTyA-fodi-Co "PAYS THE CLAIM FIRST" , Insurance Surety Bonds : Investment Securities. 636 First Nat'l Bank Bldg. , Tyler 0360. u Service... m the Careful Handling of All Orders for Grain and Provisions for Future Delivery in All the Important Markets Wt Operate Office at Private Wire Connections to All Offices Except Kansas City WE SOUCIT Consignments of All Kinds of Grain to OMAHA, CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, KANSAS CITY and SIOUX CITY Every Car Receives Careful Personal Attention The. Updike Grain Company THE RELIABLE CONSIGNMENT HOUSE Cut in Teacher Wages ) Considered at Fairhury, Fairbuiy, Neb., Feb, IX (SpeJ cial.) A reduction of teachers' wages is being considered in Jet- fersoit county and Fairbury. A' scarcity of teachers probably will prevent any perceptible reduction, The records in the county superin tciident's office show that "19 permits! were issued in 1920 to fill the quota, Drainage Ditch Contract ' Awarded to Omaha Mai. Stanton, Neb., Feb. 13. ;(Specia1- Contract for a drainage ditch to relieve the city of Pilger from flood waters each spring was awarded to George B. Conway of Omaha. Bonds were voted for consrtucting tha ditch following several years' heavy loss to crops due to floods. , -a. , Committee Reports Loss On' Community Programs Lindsay. Neb.. Feb. 13.(Special.) A series of four community serv ice nrncrratne liavp lier n rnmnleteri here, but due. to bad roads the com mittee in charge reports a financial loss. The Women s Improvement club has signed up for another se ries next year. . High li Price for Land Fio-litv arrr nf land sold at slier .... . ' ... . . . t , it! s sale m JUerncK county, ieDras ka, recently, brought $175 per acre. 30 Law Students Enroll At University of Omaha Registration of new students for second sjemester work at the Uni versity of Omaha law school is giv en at 30, in the first official figures issued by the secretary. Many of the new students comprise those , sent by the Federal Board of Voca tional Training. Midland College. The debaters are working hard tnd 'irst place In the state contest look try probable to us. Tho Kalophronean Literary toclety ob terved lit 33rd anniversary by a formal reception. . Th YVvnn Literary society enttrttlned with a progressive book party In th I. W. f, A. parlors. The History-English club had Mr. Bid ner, who waa a delegate to tha democrat ic national convention at San Francisco, give the address of the evening. President B. E. 8tauffer attended a meeting of Nebraska church college pres ident at Lincoln. Cotner College. Charle Cobbey, pastor of tho First Christian church of Omaha, will conduct . ... ...... i... n. I.n amnnr th men Of ' Cotner, looking toward llfe-declslone. The clasa ot Lamp r ire uin " ..hi.t. . ...oniTut mt th. eennd tern- ester in Cotner meet regularly on Tours diy evenlnga In the college under the leadership of Mrs. Marl Young. Tho class It a brancn or tne national urn.in tlon of Camp Klre girl and If officer are: Miss Nellie Christy, president; Miss ti.ni. T4rirAi vice nresldent. and Mies Ooldl Conwell, secretary- On hour of credit Is given to me gin plete this course. University Notes. Professor Forward of the department of English of the state university 1 con ducting a class in English compotltion one day a week In the school for nurses of tho college of medlcln at Omaha. A course in ptycbology for nurset Is being given by Dr. Elisabeth Hyde of the philosophy department at th col lege of medicine at Omaha. .... Professor and Mrs. Pool entertained the members ot th department of botany at an Informal dinner at their home on Friday. OmaHa, Nebraska Liacoln. Nabruka. Haatiaft, Nabratka Chicago, lUiaoia Sioas City lava Holdraga, Nabratka Gaaava, Nabratka Dag Moiaaa, tewa Milwaokaa, Witeoaafc Hamburg, Iowa Kaata City, Mitaovrl YOUR ... . ,
