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THE BcE: OiAliA. VmuAW iuLit'uAni 13, 1921 Engine Trouble Forces Flyer to Land in Canyon Determination Enables Army Aviator to Make Way Back To Civilfzation After Week iu Wild. Missing Aviator Found FollcfWing Week's SearcK f Ml 'til t::;i civ t:,:;, v. San Antonio, Ttx., Ffb. 17. Luck and determination, which made it possible for him to beat a field of America's fastest airmen iw a cross-tlie-nttioJi flight in 1919. enabled Lieut. Alexander Pearson, jr., to land his crippled airplane in the wilds of west Texas Thursday last, shortly after he had started on a flight from El Paso to San Antonio, and later to make his way back to civilization. The famous aviator, who was to attempt a transcontinental "flight on February 22, rode i horseback into the little town of Sanderson, situated on the Mexican border,' at 9 o'clock Wednesday night, bringing a thrill ing story of two days and nights in the wilds of the Rio Grande country, and' of a desperate effort to commu nicate with ' aviation headquarters. 11 is. coming broueht to a halt a :;! search in which every aerial facility ;!;:' of the border had been engaged and Sifter he had all but been givea up ; for dead. "On account of engine trouble which I had been having, I did not follow the 'air line to San Antonio, but kept as close to the fields as !!;!:' possible," said Pearson. "I was fly i .,!;;. ing at about 8,000 feet when my "I! engine stopped and I was directly , : jr over the river. I spiraled down, try ing to una some place to land, and being unable to see a safe spot, liad decided to land in the river, but be cause of the dead engine was forced to take what was about the worst pot uw the entire country. Landed in Canyon. "I landed in a deep canyon and dou't know yet how I was able to do it without utterly wrecking the plane, just 'plane' luck I guess. The wings were not disabled at all and the plane could be flown out. I be lieve, after clearance had been made in front of it. if it were possible to get a new engine to it. A wagon could not get in to the canyon: notlv ing that I know of except a pack mule, and' of course pack mules would be ot no use in carrying an "X airplane engine. "At the time I landed I thought was on the American side, some ; :. where north -ef the river and started immediately to walk south, thinking to reach the Rio Grande and make niv way on it to some little place of " naoiiaiion. oui as ai mai spui me .: river runs north and outh, I paralel i; led it for two ys and must have walked about JUinjiies. 4 . "At the end of the second day I came to the river and saw that I had heen getting as far away from ' the place I wanted to go as it was possible to get on foot, o I rigged !', .up a raft and started back the way V" I had come. It' took-me one day ' rn the raft to cover the distance I had come on foot in two. Meets Trapper. "Late in the afternoon of that day, I saw the two beaver, trappers who helped bring me' into Sander- son. They found me at almost the , ' same spot on the river where I had " been forced to come down. I rode in on their horses as far as they went. '1. tried to come part of the way in an automobile I rut couldn't get it started and finally made my entry on a burro. Lieutenant Woodruff was the first one I saw in Sander son that 1 knew. His jaw dropped about a foot when he taught sight of me. I think. "I guess that just about covers it. I got pretty hungry during the Inter part of my day on the raft and the nights in he Big Bend country , are just a Tit chilly. "The . worst thing about it is the fact that I lose ny chance to try for the trans-continental record. I believethat if I had had my engine in goon shape, 1 could have made the flight in less than 24 hours, as I expected to do. If was jjrfst hard luckthat's all. There isn't a chance in the "world to get the plane out of Mexico and continue the flight as per schedule." t v -iVy.v v.vfk t yn I i s I ,u 1 "-" 1 in i 1 1 .it -t" Rail Employes ! Steamer Sunk at Se 1 v r ri Ask Delay to Get Rebuttal Ready ! Rail Labor Board Hears Labor Leader in Controversy Rag ' ing Over Abrogation of x National Agreements. By Floating Mine .New York, Feb. 17. Xews of the blowing up at sea on the night of February 9 of the 1 four-masted schooner Charles G. F.nditt, by a floating mine and of the escape from d,eath of the 10 members of the crew, was brought here lyy the, steamship ,M una mar, which arrived with the survivors from Havana. The explosion occurred northwest of Cape Mays, Cuba, according to her captain, j. G. Cook. Standing, by in small boats until the schooner sank out of sight, the crew hoisted a sail and scUput for Cuba, arriving la;e the next day at Antilla. . . Hope for Russia In Future, Says JolmH. Hammond Constitutional Monarchy, Fol lowed by Democracy, h Near, Engineer Tells For eign Affairs Committee. Washington, Feb. 17. There is hope in the near future of a con stitutional monarchy and later" a democracy in Russia, John ,11. Ham mond . declared today before" the house foreign affairs committee. Mr Hammond, who several times was called to Russia by the old govern ment to investigate, natural re sources, said with 'the Prussian pressure" on Russia' removed, "the pyramid" built up by the bolsheviki, would fall and then the "sane people" would be able to organize a better government "I don't think Russia will go back to czar rule and I hope not," said he. No Hope for Trade. The "situation with respect to de velopment; of trade with Russia in the very near future was described by Mr. Hammond as liopeless. Discussing the possibilities ol ex pansion of Japanese activities in Si beria. Mr. Hammond said Japan should have an outlet for its popula tion and trade". He advocated sale by Russia to Japan of a tract in Si beria about the size of California. This territory is rich in iron and coal, badly needed by Japan, he- added, ami is climatically fitted for colonization. Favorable to Japan. Money Russia would receive for this tract, the committee was told, could be used to construct a rail way from Lake Baikal to some sea nort in the vicinitv of Pekin. Such a road, he added, would aid material ly in the development of China. "I have always been in sympathy with Japan's ambitions in the Far East, the witness continued, oui she probably has overplayed Jier hand a bit in an effort to get a grip on mainland markets. Japan- how ever, never will dare to use military foree to kefp other nations out.' Hospitalization Program Now Is Being Outlined Treasury Department's Prep arations Under Way to Launch Expansion, Soon. v And Jim Barnes Win Golf Match Harding and Pelham Country Club Pro Have Long End of Three and Two Score Over Their Opponents. Month's Fire Loss in State Over $150,000 Lincoln.eb. 17. (Special.) One hundred tires in December. 20 of which were in Lincoln and 26 in Omaha, caused total losses of $151. '219.35, according to the monthly bul letin just issued bv State Fire Mar shal C. E. Hartford. v The Lincoln losses were only $1, 0o8. while those in Omaha totaled $9,147. with $147,034 for the remaind er of the state, the report says. Forty fires occurring in Omaha in September, October and November, totalling in losses $8,124.36, have just been reported to the state bureau. They had been overlooked in earlier reports, from which Omaha's annual record for 1920 had been compiled. Medlar Aviation Measure Makes Successful Flight Lincoln, Feb. 17. (Special.) The Medlar 'aviation bill made its first successful flight through the lower house today when it passed on third reading without a dissenting vote. The measure empowers the city to acquire land and vote bonds for the establishment of an aviation nqd. When the measure was considered in committee of the whole a con demnation clause was stricken out and a mim Uy vote clause' was , changed to a five-sixths majority. Adournment Considered Lincoln, Feb. 17. (Special.) A week's adjournment aboulMarch 1 is under consideration. The house voted today to appoint a committee of three to confer with a committee from the senate relative to adoption of a week's adjournment. Texan Butt of Attack By Colleague in House Favor Waterway Project Lincoln, Feb. 17. (Special.) Without a single dissenting vote the Nebraska senate went on record in favor of the Great Lakes waterway project. Armistice Bill Passes Lincoln, Feb. 17. (Special.) The house passed a bill on third reading today; specifying November 11 as Armistice day and making it legal holiday '(Contimwd From Pe One.) crats first on their feet, were joined instantly bv every, republican, anere was a rush to the front as members struggled to snane ait. ouuincrs hand. Forced to Take Seat . 4Sc,v the tumult Blanton strove vainly to make himself heard. As Mr. Sutnners turned toward his seat, other members started toward him to offer congratulations. Mr. Blan ton, his voice still pitched high, again attempted to gain aihearing. Again he was howled down, as a dozen republicans insisted on enforcecmcnt of the rule that he take his seat. After the hubbub had kept up sev eral minutes. Chairman Slemp of the subcommittee in charge of the for tifications bill which was before the house; gave the Texan three minutes to repf, but nobody cpuld hear half he said. At the.gtart Mr. Blanton caused a row by charging Representative Campbell, democrat, Pennsylvania, had asked him to keep away when the salary bill was called up. - ' Pale with -anger, Mr. Campbell jumped up and shouted an indignant denial, declaring there was not a word of truth in the statement. Ap parently unruffled, Mr. Blanton turned toward the republican side and charged . that Representative Strong of Kansas had requested him not to demand a roll call. Says Statement False. Also angry, Mr. Strong walked toward Mr. Blanton and told the house the statement was false. In the last minute, Mr. r Blanton declared Mr. Siimners wanted to run for the senate from Texas and that this desire was the basis of the at tack.. At this the house again rose with a mighty shout. Old members said it was the most remarkable spectacle they had ever seen. Finally when some semblance or order was re stored, Blanton told that he, too, had been mentioned by Texas papers for the 'senate. Then nothing could be heard, for the uproar got beyond all bounds. ? . The attack was the culmination, of many made heretofore by members who charged Mr. Blanton was con tinually blocking legislation by points of order. House Backs Rail Body In Rate Increase Fight Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 17. (Special.) The house, by a vote of 52 to 26, adopted the Williams resolution backing the railroad commission in its fight against the recent intrastate rate hike granted by the Interstate Commerce commission, j Represen tative Osterrean lost a fight for an amendment which would strike out the clause suggesting financial aid to the commission in its attempt to block the rate increase. . " Washington, Feb. 17. Prepara tions are under way by the treasury, Assistant Secretary La' Forte said today,, to launch the proposed $18, 000,000 hospitalization expansion pro gram for the benefit of disabled war veterans 'immediately he sums are made available by congress.. Proceeding on the plan now be fore the senate for adoption, Mr. La Forte explained, thereasury is mak ing ready for the expansion of 15 ex isting hospitals and the erection of five new plants in order that the work can start oil short notice. Com-. pletion of the prosram. he said.H would provide accommodations for treatment of about 30,000 patients, which is the average daily number expected during the coming year. The five new hospitals. Mr. La Porte explained, will cost about $2, 500,000 each.' and three of them will contam 1,000 beds each, if the present plan is carried out. Consideration n6v is beinff given to the choice of the sites for these institutions. , Efforts will be made. Mr. La Porte stated, to. have the hospitalization program in ooeration within a year. Harding Before Two r" T nil rires on lax rrooiem (Continued From Psc One.) ficulty. However. I reab'ie that there is strong sentiment against it." The figures compiled by Mr. Frear are similar to those of Representa tive Good of Iowa, chairman of the house appropriations committee, who has shown that -by keeping appro priations down -tf about $i500,000, 000 it willbe possible to get along without a Substitute for te excess profits tax other than some miscel laneous taxes such as an increased tax oif-ttquor and an increased tobacco- taSy s ' fcay Increase Tax. VTt is Mr. Frear's opinion, how ever, that it may be necessary to in crease, the tax on corporation earn ings. Such an increased tax was pro ... . . ... i. yuieo m one or me aireniuv schemes presented by Mr. Frear to 1'residcnt-eiect naraing. The proposed chatrge in the tax on corporation earnings involves an increase of the present normal tax of 10 per cent anl also a tax on undistributed earnings of corpora tions. This is in line with the rec ommendations of Secretary of the Treasury Houston and is what ap pears to be favored by many of the republican members of the house ways and means committee. It has been estimated by treasury experts that by increasing the normal tax on corporation earnings from 10 per cent to 15 or 16 per cent the revenue which would be lost through the repeal of tie excess profits tax wUl be made up. A tax on undistributed earnitiffS of corporations would be designed to correspond with surtaxes on incomes of individuals. Mr. Frcar said that he' favors the reductions of the surtaxes on the largest incomes, the 'highest sur taxes rate now running to 65 per cent. Mr. Frear said that there is gOod reason to believe that the max imum should be reduced to not more than 40 per cent. Danger in Senate. So far as the salestax is con cerned Mr. Frcar believes there is little danger of the approval of such a tax, either by the house ways and means committee or by the house itself. "The danger, as I see it, lies m the possibility that a sales tax might be addcaMo the bill in the senate," said Mt. Raw. "4f this were done, the senate mightexert' pressure to obtain approval of the V" ccn" ference and in such event there might be a serious possibility of the writ ing of the tax into law." Representative Frear will not ac cept a sales tax even as a special tax for the raising of a soldiers' bonus. His opposition to the proposition was partly instrumental in causing the house ways and means commit tee last springto eliminate a sales tax from the soldiers' bonus bill. Mr,- Frear supported the soldiers' bonus bill as passed by the house, including various miscellaneous spe cial taxes for Hhe raising ot a sol diers' bonus. x ' According to Mr. Frear's figures. about $500,000,000 annually for three years will be necessary for the pay ment of the soldiers' bonus. By in creasing the tax on corporation earn ings Mr. Frear estimated that suffi cient revenue will be available to provide the soldiers' bonus without"? any special taxes tor that purpose. Open Primary Killed Lincoln, Feb. 17. (Special.) The house committe on privileges and elections today Killed a bill providing fcur-year terms for state officers and a wide-open primary bill. ' Chicago.'T'eb. 17. A recess of one month in the hearing before the rail road labor board on the application of railways for abrogation ot the na tional agreements was asked tcdav by B. M. Jewell, president of the I f) ' jti railway employes department of the! I rPSlf iPIl I -l iPPt Jewell said the unions needed until March 14 to prepare their rebuttal testimony. : Acfordiirg to Mr. Jeweli's conten tion, it was not until E. T. W hirer, chairman of the carriers' committee before the board, had completed tin roads' evidence' on January 27 that the brotherhod representatives knew justwhat the real objections to the national agreements were. ' Mr. Jewell said that if the brother hoods were compelled to start their rebuttal before March 14. the evi dence they would present would necessarily constitute an incomplete case. - The board took the request uii-Jcr advisement and the union leader then read a prepared statement. Collective Bargaining Urged. Immediate application of the prin ciple of collective bargaining to the railroad labor situation was ' advo cated by Mr. Tewell. He said .that only iy such means cpuld the pres ent controversy be settled and a na tional crisis in v transportation avoided. 1 Suggesting that the roads' fight on the present national, agreements is merely a smoke screen", Mr. Jewell proposed three steps for 1 the board to take as follows: J First Refer the national agree ments to a joint conference of rep resentatives of the railroads and the brotherhoods, the board agreeing to pass immediately upon any differ ences which may arise from such ne gotiations. Second That the bard confer with the employers and employes on establishment of boards of adjust ment as contemplated by the trans portation act. Ihird Ihat instead iot tiling a flood of individual complaints ou wages of unskilled employes, the American Association of .Railway Executives-, through W. W. Atter- bury, chairman of its committee on labor, confer with representatives of the employes, affected. J Could Avoid Delay. -V He stressed his' argument that the i real issue beforft the board was whether the fundamental principle of collective bargaining was to stand or fall and asserted that all delay m adjusting- pending questions could have been avoided if the employers had either met the union representa tives in conference or joined with them in establishing boards of ad justment. He asserted that this pro cedure was embodied in the transpor tation act and accused the roads of violating that law by their alleged failure to adopt the methods he advo cated. "Wc are not fighting for perpetua tion of any unreasonable rules or working conditions,"'he said. "We do not wish to cause the roads unrea sonable expense and never have sup ported any rules that do this." Mr. Jewell said that in showing un willingness to negotiate 6n a national scale, the roads were "centralizing their own bargaining power and de centralizing that of the unions" and tnat tne cmpipyers were iryiiig Pastoral Letter In England Causes Much Indignation Self-Determination League Statement Criticizes "Nar row and Unchristian Atti tude" of Cardinal Bourne. St. Augustine, Fla,, Feb. 17. Pres ident-elect Harding, playing with Long Jim Barnes of the Pelham Country club of New York, Wednes day defeated J 11. Simpson of Phila delphia and Freddy McLeod'of the Columbia club. Washington. The score was three 'to, two. It was a Scotch foursome, low ball and low total counting. , 'Barnes and McLcod, the profes sionals, naturally set the pace, but in Marion's distinguished citizen they found a man who proved himself to be a game as well as a vigorous per former. In driving the president-elect held his, own. Seldom did Barnes or Mc- Leod outdrive him more than 50 yards. At only one hole, the short fifth, did he flub his tee shot. In putting also the president-elect was in good form and sank every thing under eight feet, as well as somvthat measured a dozen steps. His . iron work was not so good, as he showed a tendency to hook his iron shots. v J he nresident-elect barelv missed par on the third, seventh and eighth holes. He made a par five on the fourth and at the eighth missed .a three-foot putt for another. He and Barnes were one up at the turn. Mr. Harding won the tenth hole, where ho got a five. i , , i ; State Telephone Men meet iew umcers London. Feb. 17. Great indigna tion was caused among Irish Catho lics in England because the pastoral letter written by Cardinal Bourne, archbishop of Westminster, which was read in English churches under his jurisdiction last Sunday, says a statement issued here today by Art O'Brien, secretary of the Irish Self Determinational league. Cardinal Bourne's letter warned people of his archdiocese not to al low, themselves to become 'impli cated "by active sympathy or even actual co-operation in societies and organizations which are m opposi tion to the laws of God and the Catholic church." Irj the course of the letter the cardinal referred to the "horror and outrage in Ireland." "His eminence," the- statement de clared, "may rest assured the only impression left upon th4 Irishlaity, as well as the Irish cletgy m his archdiocese, by such letters, is one of digust at his narrow ai;d unchris tian attitude." ' i , Mr. O'Brien referred to Cardinal Bourne's lattitude toward Sir Roger Casement, who was executed for high treason during the war, and characterized it as not only tin- Catholic, " but anti-christian." He said the cardinal had continuously refused to allow his name to be used in" repudiation of "British bar barities in Ireland." "Cardinal Bourne may hope." the statement continued, "that his par tisan political lecture 'will help the activities of his government at the Vatican, which duuring the past year have been very vigorous, and which. it was hoped recently, would pro duce fruit in papal commendation of the republican movement in Ire land. ' If his eminence has any hopes in this direction, it would be well or him andvleading English Catholics, who are sharing his hopes to un derstand that not even the most devoted Catholic in Ireland or among the , Irish throughout the world will accept political guidance or dictation from Rome." ' ,i . K i . .,, Ira Vail recently broke the world's automobile racing record on a one mile dirt track at Bakersfield. Cal. LVail's time was 1:28:18 3-5. The for mer record was Daniels Scores t Sims' Irish Talk Secretary Declares Remarks ; Reacted on Admiral Rather Than People. Boston, Mass., Feb. 17. Secretary of Navy Daniels in a Jctter to Matthew Cunimings, president rf the Greater Boston council, Friends of IriVh Freedom, which Mr. Cuin mingsynade public today, expressed his vieVs on Admiral Sims' recent references to Sinn Fein activities in the world war. . "I think the attempt of the admiral to reflect upon the Irish people reacted upon him, doing them no harm, but doing him injury. It is always unjust to charge a race of people with, the mistakes of a few," wrote the secretary. The letter, which praised the pa triotism of citizens of Irish descent in the world war, said the secretary would be unable to address the coun cil on St. Patrick's dayv He had been jnvief to speak with special reference to the admiral's remarks. Caruso Suffers l Second Collapse t? l rri l Utiiiy i tun sua v ... v" lenor names, .out Again is Very Weak, Declares Bulle tin .Issued at 9:30 by At- tending Physicians. Mrs. Harchng Becomes Honorary Member of New Republican Club N'ew York, Feb. 17. Mrs. Warren G. Harding today became an 'honor' ary membcr'of the newly formed Woman's National Republican club here. In a telegram announcing her ac; ccptance, she said: "I cannot help feeling that the women citizens are going toe able to exercise a large and useful in fluence through affiliation wilh. and continued interest in, the work of es tablishing fjarty organizations. "Your organization has a great opportunity and 'you are pursuing a policy that I am sure will enable you to realize a full measure of that op- portunity " , Fairhury Defeats Red Cloud In High School Debate Fairbury, Xeb., Feb. 17. (Spe cial.) Fairbuy high school defeated Red Cloud high in debate here on the queston, "Resolved That the Literarcy Test Restriction on Im migration Should be Repealed." Howard Frisbie, John Xeurburg and Gladys Reufro, affirmative for Red Cloud, Eh Upp, Virginia Ward and Warren White, negative for Fairbuy. Judges: A. J. Stoddard, Julius Gilbert and II. W. Garrett, all from Beatrice. - New York, Feb. 17. The condi tion of Enrico Caruso, world fa mous grand opera singer, continues "unsatisfactory- and critical," ac cording to a statement issued by Dr. Francis J. Murray, one of his attending physicians, shortly after 9-JQ o'clock this morning. Word also reached fhe newspaper men that th singer had rallied from a second relapse early this morn ing, but was again very weak. Twelve tanks of oxygen, it was learned, were sent up to the Caruso apartments during the night. Mr. Caruso's 16-yeaioKj son, Eu rico, ir who was called home frCui school at Culver military academy, t Indiana, arrived at the hotel short ly before 10 o'clock. Knrico, ir., was crying and went immediately to his father's sick room. - F.urico. jr.. forced a smile as he entered his father's room. Caruso greeted him with a feeble handshake. " A telegram from Joseph P. Tu multy, secretary to President Wilson, was received at the Caruso apart ment today, but the text was not made public. . So many admirers have been col lecting about the Yanderbilt hotel, where the singer is confined, thai a special police guard had to be sta tioned this morning to keep the crowd moving. An ollicial bulletin issued shortly before neon by his staff of physicians , -sauI: "Mr. Caruso is still severely il! There is no material change in Hwj condition for better or for worse." Mrs. Caruso has not left her hus band's side since the first severe col lapse last night. -It was -said she was beginning to show the terrible strain, but she managed to conceal it from her husband. The anxiety over Mr. Caruso's con dition was obvious, not only from newspaper readers in the hotel lobby, on the streets, and jn the subways, but also from deferential questions from Italian laborers who shyly re quested of the door attendant if he had heard from the singer's apart ment. -In and out of the Metropoli tan Opera house passed a stream of persons asking: "is Caruso still alive." crush the local organizations, espe cially those recently ; formed, and thus weaken the unions. No Change Planned in Apportionment Bill Lincoln, Feb. 17. (Special.) Omaha probably will get nine dis trict judges under the newjudicial apportionment bill which is under consideration by the house commit tee on apportionment. The senate committee has recommended nine judges for the judicial district in which Omaha is included. Members Lpf the house committee declared to day that there was nothing to indi cate that it would cut down the nine judge clause in the bill. Judge E. E. Good of Wahoo, Judge R. D. Brown, ot Lrete and Judge Jj. t Corcoran of York have appeared before the committee to protest against the re disricting plan, but solar there has been no intimation that fhe commit tee intends to weaken on itS-originaf draft. ' J Nebraska City ManTound " Guilty on Liquor Charge Nebraska City, Neb., Feb. 17. (Special.) Fred Thacker was con victed in district court on a charge of illegal possession of liquor, ,1'he i'ury deliberated four and one-half lours. Thacker was acquitted by a jury the day before on a charge of manufacturing intoxicating liquor, after a state chemist fhad testified that the sample analyzed had tested more than one-half of 1 per cent alcohol. Lincoln. Xeb., Feb. 17. (Special.) Bruce Brown Of Brady, Neb., was elected president of the Nebraska Telephone association at the closing session here. Other ctticers elected wre: Vice president, George Beckr, Pawnee City; secretary-treasurer, R. E. Mattison. Lhrcoln: district vice presidents, E. H. Towle, Falls City; j. H. Christiansen, Blair; T- AV. Richmond, Blair; B. . G. Miller, Crete; R. L. Kecster, Alma, and J. D. Omit, bargc?nt. Directors P. B. Cunimings, North Bend; C. J. Garlow, Columbus; E. C. Hunt, Malmo; Warren Pratt, Kearney: E. D. Warner, Scotrs Bluff: Lloyd Wilson, Omaha: Frank iH. Woods; .Lincoln, and J. fc. Bag strom, Watisa. Leonard Hurii:, general manager of the Lincoln Telephone companyj who will soon retire from the public utility field to become secretary of ly the r-airmont Creamery, was present ed with a loving cup. Measles Halt Trial of Nebraska City Liquor Ca6e Nebraska City, Neb., Feb. 17. (Special.) When the case of E. P. Butler, charged with the illegal pos session of liquor, was called in the district court yesterday morning, his attorney notified the court that the defendant had been quarantined with measles. . Clerk Stricken i Lincoln, Feb. 17. (Special.) Mrs. Mary W. Zook. opinio clerk of the office of Harry Lindsay, clerk of the Nebraska supreme court, was strick en with apoplexy late Wednesday, and was reported in a serious condi tion Thursday morning. Mrs. Zook is a widow, living in Lincoln with her daughter, Helen, a high school grad uate. Her family home was in Grand Island! Kill Examination Bill Lincoln, Feb. 17. (Special.) A bill forcing children in, schools to undergo physical examination was killed-on third reading in the house today by a vote of 57 to 37. Hogs Average $41 . ' Deshlcr. Neb., Feb. 17. (Special.) P. G. Hohzen & Sons sold 32 head of pure bred Poland-China hogs at auction at an average of $41. A sow topped the sale at $57.50. i Handles resembling those on scis sors operate through gearing the sharpening disk of a new household knife sharpener- ' - f SATURDAY the Last Day of the "Highest Bid" Jewelry Sale COME EARLY AND SELECT WHAT YOU, WANT Buy the Finest and Newest Things at Your Own Price - ' T. L. 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