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THE BEE: OMAIT, MONDAY, MARCH 21. 1921. Eight Paroles Arc Approved By State Board Rulings Made on 37 Applies- ; tions 1 wo Douglas County Prisoner Given Liberty, Lincoln, March 20. (Special.) fcirht oaroles out ol 07 application! were granted Saturday by the State Board of Pardons and Paroles fol- lowing the second hearing of appli cation for the year. Out of M applications filed for Douglas county prisoner two pa role were granted, nine vere de nied and action on two was deferred. Other applications granted were: John D. Keene, Lincoln, grand lar cenv, one to seven; Earl Mcintosh, Hall, siding and abetting a 'felony, one to 10;ln L. Guy, Scottsbluff, cattle stealing, one to 10; Milton Crews, Sioux, grand larceny, one to seven; LeRoy Birdsell, Knox, auto stealing, one to 10; Murl Craven, Grant, arson, one to seven, as oon a minimum has expired; Tom Wil liams, Hall, grand larceny, one to seven; Bert Taylor, Dawes, gam bling, not to exceed two years, pro viding he leaves Chadron. , . Paroles were denied Richard Nerf, Sheridan, grand larceny; Garnett Goings, Sheridan, forgery: Fred Peterson, . Adams, grand larceny; BerJ Goucher, Sheridan,' forgery; John A. Gill, Box Butte, forgery; William E. DeHart, Buffalo, chicken stealing; Louis IronsheJI, Pawts. I forgery; Bert Cox, Lancaster, grand larceny: Burl Baker. Hall, grand larceny; Fred Fitzgerald, Sheridan, grand larceny; Glen Criss, Pierce, obtaining money under false pre tenses, was denied a transfer to the industrial school. "Action was deferred on the appli 'rations. of Harry D. Snethen, Cass, bigamy; Joseph Hadiik. Stanton, u to stealing; J. M. Hiner, Sioux, grand larceny; Floyd J. Sullivan, Sioux, grand larceny. Louis Rivera, Sheridan, robbery, will be deported. Harding Enjoys t Being President I ' (Continue from Fur Om.) he said to me, 'remember, young tn.' (Davis is within seven year the president' ige), 'remember, 2fung man, we expect service from yjfu.' As to this appointment, have you gone into it?' 'Ves.' ft"Who is he? I never met him ij my life before I went into this rtter, but he's an authority on im- fgration.' "That' the man you want.' g Plenty of Pep. iJ'So there's the president for you." Sntjnued Mr. Davis "lot of pep. ts of snap. Doesn't seem to be iorried. Cool, calm, and deliberate, 49 ways a pleasant smile for you." Zi'l think one may fairly say that BJfore the outside world, the presU tffnt's note would seem to be the note ci complete equanimity but he can ajit anger and no mistake about that. Visually, I think, the outburst is a ttsult of intrusion an intrusion that K consider a breach of the Jecen et.es of human conduct." -The lights in the White House Ork room burn very late these rijghts. Nor is Sunday work taboo. ' "Tbe president gets to his desk at .8230 in the morning and often 10:30 ut nigh-at one night U find hint Still there. sOne thing I can say for the place and those who know it better say Om right it fairly radiates sunshine sad is mellow with an atmosphere "gF good cheer, readiness and con i Rdence. -The big man witf the grave, kind jfeice, has put his spirit into everyT Sody, from his black door keepers to liis great ministers and that spirit "come, let s find the way to rve." .That i why I want to call on him so as to define him laconically g-Harding, the guider, the helper. High School Teachers to Discuss Sex Education - Lincoln, March 20. A selected list Of high school teacher and princi pals from all part of the state will gather here Monday and Tuesday to attend the Nebraska Conference of Sex Education. The surgeon gen eral's office of the United State at Washington, D. C, sent out the in vitations, - Dr, Benjamin C. Gruenberg, di. i rector of the .United States Public , flealth Service, Washington, D. C, will be the principal speaker. His subject will be "The Aims of Sex gducation." X The conference is held under the auspices of the United States bureau of education and" public health serv ice and the Teachers' college of the University of Nebraska. i. .....it. - m i. .. r- Xabor Department Head : To Hear Compensation Case . Lincoln, March 20. Secretary Frank A. Kennedy of the state de partment of labor will go to Beatrice Tncrfav tr art ae arhitratnr in thm disputed , workmen's compensation case. Mrs. Irene McFillen against tfle National Biscuit company. Mrs. McFillen seeks full compensation for the death of her husband who was filled in an automobile accident said to have been caused by the glare of bright lights. full compensa tion would bring Mr. McFillen $15 1: week for 350 weeks, plus $130 buri- f expanses and all hospital and med al bills incident to her husband' fleath. - " ' Murphy Enter Race for r Mayor of Scottsbluff s. Scottsbluff, Neb., March 20, (Spe- gal Telegram ) Telegraphic as surance from L. B. Murphy, who U now on the Pacific coast, to bu.U gess.men here who sought his ac ceptance of the nomination for may ir, declared he would "give the best ft had." Mr. Murphy had been Tery reluctant to make the race for Jhe office. Candidates have been an nounced for most of the principal ofr flees, including Walter Bly for city Serk, Winfield Evans for water com . missioner, and Lou Sehwantr, Milo Jones. M. J. Higgipg. Guy Carlson Cd Theodore Peutch for council Opportunity j knocking Read Bee VanAs.. - Army Aviators to Attempt New Endurance Air Record J'i a i i I i I, i a . i , ! Tffjt - "" 1 Aj, . v v, jf x " if- jfi 9 v., v t-v f A i HfflV flAnficry civilian vaIia riek, of the U. S. Army Air Service, photographed at Mitchel Field, Mineola, L. I., where they will attempt to make a new airplane endurance record. This will be their third attempt for the record. Last December they were forced to land after eighteen hour and four minute in the air. Their last attempt waa February 16, of this year, when they were compelled to come down after eleven hours and twenty-one minute, owing to engine trouble. The endurance record is 24 hours, 19 minutea and 7 seconds, made last June by B. Boussoutrut, a French flier, in a Farnum plane. Lieutenant Kirkpatrick will fly a Liberty motored Curtis plane and will carry 600 gallons of gasoline. Goodnough will make the flight a relief pilot and mechanician. Most Successful Omaha i , Automobile Show Closes All Attendance Records Broken; Dealers More Than Satisfied With Sales and Prospects; Man agement Declares Exhibit a Busi- ness Stimulator. ' The sixteenth and most success ful Omaha Automobile show closed at 10:30 Saturday night amid a riot of jazz music, honking horns and cheers Sirens on every automobile ex hibited were turned loose as the closing hour approached. The deaf ening sound oenetrated walls of the Auditorium and gould be heard for diocks arouna. , By 11 the big floor of the Audi torium was entirely vacant. Steel post which had staked off the va rious exhibit had been taken out, and the cars, purring oftlv, were driven slowly from the Auditorium, Daniels Loses Nerve as Scribe Former Secretary of Navy Fails to Ask Embarrassing Questions of Successor. Chleaf THbnne-Omali Bee Leased Wire. Washington, March 20. Josephus Daniels, former secretary of the navy, vho wasn't afraid of Germany when he was. the ruler of Uncle Sam'j navy, lost his nerve when he appeared as a newsoaoer correspondent for his own paper, the Kaieign tiv. u.) News and Observer, before Edwin Denby, his successor in office. Perhaps it was Mr. Denbv's. huee bulk that frightened Mr, Daniels, or perhaps it was just awe that over comes the cub reporter when he is ushered into the presence of the mighty. At any rate, Josephus Dan iels as a correspondent did not ask the new secretary of the navy any embarrassing questions when he ac companied the regular correspond ents to Mr. Denby's office. The new secretary greeted his predecessor- more than cordially and Mr. Daniel began to boost Kaleigh a a great place for a naval aviation base, inasmuch as it is not so far in land as Chicago, for instance. "I am going to miss that $12,000 salary," he said. "After an eight year vacation I am again a plain country editor, scratching Rravel to get an honest living." "After two weeks of jour old job," Mr. Denby replied, "I have a pretty well defined idea of what kind of a vacation you had." New Plan Advocated For Railway Lines (Catlniied from Pae One.) working conditions, wages and the like. Would Have Wide Powers. The national railway service cor poration, organized by the Associa tion of Security Owners, to furnish equipment to the carriers by condi tional sale or lease, would be super ceded by the National Railway Serv ice with extended powers for finan cing leasing equipment. The 20 trustees of the present corporation would serve as the finance and ad ministrative division. Excess dividend earnings under the transportation act would' be used in connection with the sale of trust cer tificates of the National Railway Ser vice to provide for the purchase of Iieignt car ana equipment tor the railway under the plan proposed. Equipment would be leased by the service to the roads to meet seasonal requirements end this used at dif ferent times on different railways. Discussing the proposed regional consolidations of the carriers, Mr. Warfield says a troublesome ques tion arises in connection with the possible conflict of this section of the transportation act w ith state laws. The organization proposed, he said, will ' aid the Interstate Commerce commission in effecting consolida tion of roads as may prove desirable in the public interest. " The proposed plan aUo will give relief to the short lines, he said. viilrtt nnA T tontAnanf Pnsa ViwIriM- where they have been the center of interest for thousands of admiring motor enthusiast during Tthe past week. Every exhibitor expressed great enthusiasm at the success of the show. Clarke G, Powell, manager, and A. B. Waugh, assistant manager, were prepared to give no figures. Attendance Records Broken. Attendance records this year ex ceeded those of last year by from 10 to IS per cent, however, accord ing to Manager Powell. There were one-third more dealers in attendance than last year and sales were equal to those of preceding years, Manager Powell said, - "Dealers tell me they have gained more real, live prospects than ever before," said PowelH 'We have tangible evidence the show has stim ulated not only the automobile busi ness but also other business. It helped to get people into the buying mood and the result was and will continue to be good for business of all kinds. "One of the biggest successes of the show was the dinner for dealers in the Hotel Fontenelle Wednesday night. Many a dealer who was de spondent and ready to quit was in spired and encouraged to continue by the zest and animation put into that dinner." - A feature of the closing day of the show was the visit of Meredith Nicholson, the writer, Writer Buys Car. Mr! Nicholson, who t arrived in Omaha from Indianapolis yesterday morning to visit Mr, and Mrs. J. T. Stewart, declared the show here was the most beautiful and inspiring he had ever seen. He sauntered into the Auditorium yesterday after noon, calmly ordered Mr. Stewart to send him a Hupmobile coupe, and wrote a check to prove he meant it. He looked several year younger than on his previous visits here, and when this was mentioned he smiled and in explanation said: ' "It's dancing. I dance all the time that is to say, whenever the opportunity presents itself. Dance and grow young is trite -but true. "My son, who is 14, plays a wicked trap drum, and we have an electric piano, so you see I get more than my share of jazz. That youth is some drummer, too. He was offered a job playing on a vaudeville circuit at a salary that makes space rates look very uninteresting. . Friend of "B. L. T." Mr. Nicholson expressed great sorrow when informed of the death of Bert L. Taylor, columnist for the Chicago Tribune and The Bee. "He was a personal friend of mine and a wonderful man," said Mr. Nicholson. Thre,e Picrce-Arrow cars were sold by the Fred C. Hill Motor company, priced at from $8,000 to $9,600. . No definite figures were obtainable on the total number of cars actually sold during the show, Nine Cadillac cars, totaling $47,000 in value: two Packards, 18 Studebakers and two Lafayettes were sold, according to eports and the management stated other cars were sold in large nutn bers. The truck section of the show; reported equal success. Name Citizens Ticket, Edgar, Neb,, March 20. (Special) -A caucus here nominated the fol lowing citizens ticket to be voted on at the municipal election April 5: Mayor, Dr. R. T. Jones, to succeed himself; clerk, Dr. Walter HiHj treasurer, Clair Voorhees; engineer, W. T. Anderson; councilmen, Clar ence Adams, Earl Smock. Deshler Citizens' Caucus. Deshler, Neb., March 20. (Spe. cial.) At the citizens' caucus here E. J. Eyden, C. Lange and C J. Krei meyer were nominated for trustee for two years and Albert Caughey and T. R. Ros were nominated for members of the school board lor a term of three years. Queen Wilhelmipa of Netherlands is not only an expert linguist, buf an expert horsewoman a well. U. S. Sends Firm Note to Panama On Boundaries President Harding Culls on Re public to Cease Hostilities And Abide by Decision Of Justice Wbite. By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. flilrafo Trlbune-Oniaha Ilea I.oaHud Wiiv. Washington, March 20. President Harding personally served notice on the president of the republic of Pun- ama mat ine unueu mates ex pect the Panama government to end hostilities with Costa Rica and abide by the boundary decision of Chief Justice White of the United states supreme court. . 1 He dispatched a note' couched in polite but singularly firm language to President Porras after the Pan ama chief executive had appealed to him directly over the head of' Sec retary of State Hughes to reverse the . ' il t Tl I IT 1. position laKcn vy jui. jiu&n--' Thursday, when lie demanded that Panama accept Chief Justice White's decision. President Porras declared that Mr. Hughes' note to the Pan ama government was "painful and humiliating." Immediately after the receipt of the message from President Porras Mr. Harding called Secretary Hughes into conference, and a few hour later the president's answer was given out at the White House. In it Mr. Harding declared that "the decision of the chief justice of the United States must be the unalter able position of this government." Unusual Instance. The exchange between the heads of the two nations is unusual in dip lomatic Drocedure, in that the rule of negotiating through the State depart ment was suspended in this instance. The emphatic and final character of Mr. Harding's reply is relied upon in administration circles to bring about an .early restoration of peace in the Central American region. President Porras's appeal, ad dressed directly to "President Har ding, was a follows:, "Demand from State department that my government would accept White' decision is painful and hu miliating, more so when two succes sive legislatures and all the mu nicipalities in the republic have peti tioned for the rejection of that de cision on the ground that the arbitrator notoriously exceeded its jurisdiction, giving to Costa Rica more than what Representative Peralta asked from President Loubet, and also because it is against the provisions of Panama's constitution. . Appeals to President. . "I appeal, therefore, direcjly to you, Mr. President, recalling your kind words with which you expressed your friendship and good wishes to ward my country when you lion-1 ored ti with your visit in November. I address myself to a magistrate who loves justice and equality so that my country's plight may be ap preciated and that we may be classi hed, amongst the nations with'sclf conscjousnes and dignity that feel3 herself deeply wounded with the State department's demand. "I beg of you, Mr. President, to use your personal, political and ad ministrative influence, so that he boundary dispute between Panama and Costa Rica, may have a solution more in accord with justice and dig nity than the one which we are be ing asked to accept We Panamans are confident in your righteousness and we hope that the country will not be rewarded with disappoint ment." Harding,' Reply. Preident Harding's reply in full follows: "The White House, Washington, D. C, March 19, 1921. , "To the President, Republic of Panama. "The communications from our State department to the government of Panama and the government of Costa Rica have been sent with the full knowledge and hearty approval of the executive. It would be ex ceedingly distressing to me to believe that the government of Panama had cause to feel wounded or to assume, for any reason, the government of the United States is in any way un mindful of our peculiarly friendly relationship, with a ' recognized mutuality of interest. The friendly expressions made in your presence informally, last November, are re peated now, and there is deep con cern for full justice in the exercise of our friendly relationship. It must be apparent, however, that the de cision of the chief justice of the United States, in an arbitration sub mitted to him and reached after ex haustive study and rendered in fullest devotion to justice, must be the un alterable position of this govern ment." (Signed.) "WARREN G. HARDIA'G." Stand Behind Hughes. The utterances of Mr, Harding referred to. in the correspondence were made in the course of a speech in Panama on Thanksgiving day dur ing his visit to the canal zone. In that speech, President Harding as sured the people of Panama of his desire to treat them with the utmost freindship and fairnVss. It is still his desire to treat them so, but the president and secretary were of one mind that the United States could not be swerved by a personal stater ment when a policy dealing with a boundary dispute which was grounded, iu their opinion, on sound principles and, as pointed out :n Sec retary Hughes' note to Panama, legal obligations incumbent upon the re public of Panama. The president also was determined to stand squarely behind his secre tary of state in the premises and he did npt hesitate in reaching a de cision to send the firm message to President Porras. Life of Youth Run Over by Auto Truck Saved by Sand Merriman, Neb., March 20.-(Spe-eial.To have a large automobile tank truck filled with gasoline pass over his body without injury was the experience of Burton Lindly, 5, of thi place. The largetruck and con tent weighed 5,500 pounds and one of the rear wheels passel over the boy back just above the hip. The only inconvenience he suffered va a little soreness and stiffness of the light hip joint. The fact that the accident occurred in the soft sand if. believed to have saved the beys life. Building Boom Hits Town of Scottbluff Scottsbluff, Neb.. March 20 (Spe cial Telcgram.)More activity in building is being shown here now than at any time since the war. 'In addition to the f $150,000 Orpheuin theater building, a new bottling works and a filling station for the Standard Oil Co., are under con struction. Other plans call for the building of a Burlington round house; the erection of a $130,000 home for the Elks lodge; and the construction of a $130,000 warehouse for the Cornell Supply Co. Five icsidoiiccs also are being built. To relieve unemployment here the city is considering the relaying of sewer and water mains. Killing Pheasant Proves Costly Lordly Chinese Bird Slain in Coyote Hunt Keeps State Sheriffs Busy. O'Neill, Neb., March 20. (Spe cial.) Who killed Holt , county's Chinese pheasant? The forces of State Sheriff Gus Hyers are tryingjo solve the prob lem and two persons have paid fines for connection with the demise of the lordly bird. Thirty or 40 other's probably will be arrested within the next few days by the Hyers men for being present at the death. The pheasant, one of a number turned loose here as an experimeut by the state fish and game depart ment several years ago, was killed at a big wolf hunt in Chambers valley in February. The wolf drive comprised several townships and as the circle of hunters narrowed much game was caught within its con fines and slaughtered. The pheas ant was among the lot and when it got up dozens of guns blazed and the pheasant died. The game killed in the drive was autioned oif, the proceeds going for a feed for the hunters. Dr. J. W. Gill of Chambers purchased the pheasant for $3 and had it mount ed. 'State officers while in Cham bers saw the bird and learned the story of its death. Dr. Gill was ar rested for having it in his posses sion. August Krucger, one of the many who claimed to have Killed the bird, also was arrested and oth er claimants of the honor of slaying the bird withdrew their claims. Dr. Gill was fined $5 for having the bird in his possession and Krug er a like amount for slaying the bird. The state men are rounding up the others in the wolf hunt, to arrest all those guilty of hunting without a license. The - pheasant was confiscated and has been sent tp Lincoln. Aliens Required to Read English Papers at Fairbury Fairbury, Neb., March 20. (Spe cial) Twenty-one aliens made appli cation in the district court here to become citizens. Of this number nine passed the necessary examina tion and were given final papers. The examinations are more rigid than formerly. One question asked all applicants was, "Do you take an American daily paper?" Those who had not made efforts to post them selves were turned down. Banquet Given by Danish Organizations at Minden Minden, Neb., March 20. (Spe cial.) A banquet was held in the K. of P. hall here by the Danish Brotherhood and Danish Sisterhood in honor of the 10th anniversary of the sisterhood and the 50 new mem bers recently added to the two or ganizations. About 400 persons at tended. Following the banquet a dance was held on the Opera house floor. don't delay! Physicians agree that a vast number of the worst cases of kidney trouble are the result of germ diseases. In every infectious disease the system is alive with poisonous germs and bacteria. The kidneys are overwhelmed with the rush of new work; they break down, become congested, inflamed and diseased. Too often the real trouble is lost sight of until some dangerous kidney ailment sets in. If your kidneys are falling behind, don't wait for serious trouble. Begin using Doan'$ Kidney Pills tpday. Doan's have helped thousands and should help you. Ask your neighbor! These are Omaha Cases: North Twentieth Street ' North Seventeenth Street California Street ' A. P. Trowbridge, 2207 North 20th St., Mrs. Mary F. Dres.en, 317 North Seven- J. H. Fry, fireman, 1619 California St., says: "I have a lot of heavy work to do in teenth street says: "I was troubled with gays: jjy back hurt me so that when I the lumber yard and many times when I "tUr M be"d V 7j?t have attempted to lift, i would have to let gjx weeks. Wihen I got up my back was to on my back to brace it in order to go. The pains that would shoot through bad that stooping was impossible. My kid- straighten. When I would get up I would j the small of my back and kidneys felt as neys were irregular in action. After using feej ai though I were going to faint and though I had been stabbed. My kidneys Do"'sT K fII!,.Ip everything would get black before mc. The acted frequently and 1 the secretions were JdVt LfSJl Sidney secretion, were. highly colored and highly colored and burned m passage. I nev pjus sjnce j gave my previous state- contained a brick-dust-like sediment. 1 used Doan's Kidney Pills and they relieved ment, as the cure they gave me has been used Doan's Kidney Pills and they gave me in a short time." permanent." me relief." !Ddarni?s Kidney Pills Every Druggist has Doan's, 60c a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Mfg. Chemists, Buffalo, N. Y. Davis Will Hear Employes! Side In Packer Fight Representatives, of Unions to Appear Before Secretary Of Iabor Prior to Regular Hearing. Washington, D. C, March .20. Preliminary to the coiH'erence Mon day between representatives of the packers and their employes, which .Secretary Davis called to adjust dif ferences over wage cuts and adjust ment of hours, a hearing will be given by the secretary to the reprc sentatives of the employes, it was learned today. .Secretary "Davis, it is understood, will give the labor representatives an opportunity to state their side, as he ha heard the packers' side from Carl Meyer and J. L. Condon, attorneys, who will represent the packers. Dennis Lane, secretary of the em ployes unions, and R. S. Brennan, their attorney, will represent the urKers. Secretary Davis today set experts at work assembling all data relating to previous labor problems in the packing industry. For that purpose he called in E. P, Marsh, who was a member of President Wilson's mediation commission which settled the dispute of 1917 through the-Al-schuler agreement. The employes are now insisting upon continuance of that agreement. The situation will be placed before Samuel Gompers by Mr. Lane, Mr. Brennan and others in a conference tomorrow. Almost Immediate Split In Conference Predicted Chicago Trlbune-Omah lire Lented Wlr. . Chicago, March 20. Au almost immediate split of the general con ference Monday was predicted today, after the union delegates had de parted for Washington, when it was learned that the two representatives of the packers now in the capital have no authority whatever to dis cuss cither wages or working condi tions with the three federal arbiters. This information, given out by a nigh official at the stock yards, threw the entire packing house controversy into a state of confusion. The union representatives are bearing instruc tions to demand that the whole case Of the workers hancn imm. !,- v. , o ujjwu in tention that the wartime agreement is sin m iorce ana that the packers must be bound hv it. Tf tii ,ri;ir. tion council fails to meet this demand, me union representatives are em powered to call a national strike im mediately. The unions say that the wartime agreement must be recognized and if it is. then all tVio rpcont , readjustments and changes in hours' arc piamiy illegal and must be ignored and former stored at once, and that the packers must pay me anierence in wages and take back men who have been dis missed, paying them in full for their idle time. - While the union representatives were speeding eastward, Armour & Co., announced before members of the plant conference board, the new scheme which gives all the workers a voice in the management of the plant. More than 68 per cent of the Armour employes took part m the creation of this conference board, which, gives promise of doing away with strikes and the dominion of a single labor agent. Fairbury Man Sentenced To Prison for Bigamy Fairbury, Neb., March 20. (Spe cial.) District Judge Colby sen tenced" Robert W. Henderson to the penitentiary for a term of from one to seven years after he pleaded guilty to a charge of bigamy, having married a Fairbury girl when he had a wife and two children at Avoca. Over 1,000 Teachers Expected at District Meeting in' Kearney j Kearney, Neb., March 20. (Spe cial. ) Kearjiey is making elaborate ! provisions for entertaining between 1,200 and 1.500 teachers on March 1 M and April 1 and ?, when the I Fourth district meetings are to be held here. This is the largest dis trict in the state, comprising Hall, Buffalo, Dawson, Lincoln. Perkins, Keith, Arthur, Adams, McPhcrson, Logan, Custer, Sherman, Valley, Howard, Greeley, Merrick, Wheeler, Garfield, Loup and Blaine counties. Adequate housing facilities have been provided for the vistors by the Chamber of Commerce and the lat ter organization also has extended every teacher in the district an in dividual invitation to attend the meeting. Marie Rappold, Metropolitan 'opera star, will be an attraction for the visitors and she will appear at the Kearney Normal auditorium on.Jhe evening of Friday, April 1. Cho Cho, health clown, is hooked to ap pear on the Saturday following, both at the meeting of teachers in the nor mal school and at a big public mass meeting later in the day. Omahan to Address Public "Clinic" at Scottsbluff Scottsbluff, Neb. Mar 20. (Special Telegram. The Rev. Ti tus Lowe of Omaha will be the prin cipal speaker at the net-together meeting of Scottsbluff citizens here Thursday night, when an an swer will be sought to the question, "What Is the Matter With Scotts bluff?" Local speakers also will ad dress the public chiiic on the open ing drive for a bigger and better community. Stolen Automobile Tires Discovered in Corncrib Nebraska City, March 20. (Special.) 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