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THE KEfc: UMAHA, MUDAY. AI'KILj 22, 1521.
American Couple
Attacked by Mob
In Potsdam Park
Chicago Man and Wife Stoned
By Mob of German Men,
. . Women and
Children.
Br The Associated Prx.
Berlin, April 21: James E. Tobin
son and his wife, residents of Chi
cago, were attacked by German men,
women and children Tuesday as
they sat in Sans Souci park, follow
ing the funeral of the former eni
ptess. .
The Americans were rescued by a
policeman and two German civilians,
who surrounded . them, accepting a
pelting of sticks, stones and umbrel
as until they could escort the couple
to the police station in Potsdam.
Here eira policemen dispersed the
cruvd. .
During the attack the rescuers
could not quiet the crowd, members
of which were shouting "foreigners."
and "French people." Nor could
they entirely shield the Americans.
Mr. Tobinson was beaten about the
head and shoulders and his wife
received bruised nose. Her hat
was torn off, her hair was pulled
and she was struck hy umbrellas!
Americans Blameless.
Potsdam police headquarters, iu
1U report, sam inc .Americans wcic
not to blame." -
"The mob." said Mr, Tobinson,
"was incited by an old woman who
thought we were French. The crowd
attacked up and chased us from Sans
Souci park to Potsdam. It is my
' opinion we would have been killed
f-Ncept for one policeman and two
German civilians. The police, how
ever, did all that was possible. I
desire to make no representations to
the German government."
Mrs. . Tobinson said: "We were
sitting in Sans Souci park speaking
T.nglish. There were three women
in the same seat. The one nearest
lis turned to her companions and
declared we were French. They be
gan abusing foreigners.
Cannot Speak French.
."A crowd gathered. To the chil
dren the old woman declared we
had spoken in French words derog-
' atory to the former empress. Neither
of us understands French. One of
the old woman's 5 companions tried
to explain we had not spoken about
the former empress, but that we
were discussing the beauty .of the
park. -
"The crowd, however, drew near
er, shouting we were French and
. children began to throw stones. My
husband tried to protect me as we
ran and then two civilians (and the
policemen came to our aid. V
Mr. Tobinson declared he and his
wife were born in Russia, Mrs.
Tobinson, he asserted, is the daugh-
ttr of American parents, but he is
a naturalized citizen. lie .sam ne
could speak
neither Russian nor
I tench.
Lads Want to See World
But Chicago Was Enough
They're satisfied and want to go
home. t , ' , . , ,
They've seen enough of the cola,
cold world for a while at least.
They arc William Benson and Wal
ter Brown; both 16, of Cheyenne,
who were picked up by Officer
Brown at Union station yesterdayj
The youths told the police they
rart away from their homes two
weeks ago "to see the world" and
learn the ways of "the big cities."
They got as far as Chicago, they
said, and there, after eating, bread
crusts and whatever they could find,
they decided to wend their weary
wavs homeward.
They were just waiting for a ride
west from Omaha when Officer
Brown encountered them.
Bakers Refuse to Buy Flour
- At Contract Price, Are Sued
Th r!r fif flour went down, and
the Federal System of Bakeries -.of
America, Inc., Davenport, ;-la., de
clined to buy 1.815 barrels pt flour at
H a harrel for which it had en
tered into a contract wun ine vmaiia
.li-innr Mills conmanv. according to a
t
tSit filed for $11,159.18 by the flour
' panyltl district court today. , ,
ru. A.(pnrfant i-omniinv has n
connectiotYovhatsoever wit" the: fc.
eral Systcmf Bakeries operating m
Omaha. . " " '
Burlinstoa porkers Reject
. .Road' Plaks for Wage Cut
W': 'PT Thiehoh, general manager
'o the Burlington railroad, returned
-' to his headquarter in Omaha yester-
j... mm Thiraffo. where he has been
tn negotiations with representatives of
the clerks' and maintenance of way
employes of the road in an attempt
.vWt s decrease in wazes.- The
employes refused alt overtures made
by the roaa. mt. imcno sm.
Four Hurt in Grand Island
' Automobile' Accident
- Grand Islands Neb., v April - 21,
(SpeciaU)-CIara Kelly, 24-, -Mar-garet
Duffy, 21; "Jolly" Lamb, 25;
and Troy Turner, 26, were severely
injured when an automobile driven
by Lamb crushed intd , a safety
- cement post on the Lincoln highway,
demolishing the cf
! Chamber of Commerce at
Beatrice Launches Drive
Beatrice, Neb., April 21. (Special.)
.V drive for 800 new members of
, the Chamber of Commerce was start
ed here by various committees ap
pointed for the work. G. H. John
son is leader of the men and Harold
Mattoon will;, have charge of the
, younger et
Yeterinarian Fined for
1 , Assault on Half-Sister
Beatrice. Neb., April 21. (Special.)
Dr. E. J. Naugebauer, veterinarian,
was fined $10 on a charge of assault
ing his half sisterMiss Rose Young.
He appealed to the district court.
Confer I. 0. 0. F. Degree
Gothenburg; Neb., April 21. (Spe
cial.) The ; Lexington degree staff,
I. O. O. conferred the first degree
on a class of 25 candidates from the
lodge here: About 25 were present
from Lexington and a number from
Arnold, -' ; . . v
More Truth
By JAMES J.
A CINCH!
Man's blundering proclivity ' .1 '
." t A puzzle to me; 1 '' '
' This scheme of relativity ! '
Is plain as a, b, c. '
And so I shall attune a verse
To help you to make out ; .. : '
The' workings of the universe
That Einstein talks about.,. -
If you happen to fall from a street car,
You fall in a slant through the air, ! -And
when you come to, and the car would pursue,
You'll hnd that the car isn't there. '
It isn't the way you have fallen, , .
It's the way you fell from the car, .
If you chance to rebound, when you're found on the ground,
Which helps you to tell where Jou are. .
There's nothing that should trouble you y
In problems such as these:
Observe the letter "W," ' ,
Its shape is like two "Vs."
If Einstein drove a rivet,
Would drive it with a saw,
Because all relativity - . -
Is subject to his law. .','.
If you're hit on the dome with a golf ball, ,
And the golf ball bounds off of a tree
To another man's bean, it is easily seen
What the angle of impact would be.
But if it fell into a hencoop,
You would use other methods, because,
No reasoning men could expect that a hen
Would be able to tell
v,fyj;it-
NO LIMIT. " .
Mr. Hays says he wants td improve the postal service. Well,' he has
abundance of room. .
STILL HIGHER. - ....
Maybe when that scaling party gets to the summit of Mt. Evetfest it
w ill be able to discover the peak of high prices.
' NO PIKER. ' , ;
We'll say for Mr. Stillmau that whe'u he goes after a divorce he wants
a good one.
i,"i.pyrlM.,l:i. by Bell Syndicate. Inc.
Y-TIME T(A L
CHAPTER VIII.
5 - The Dare.
If Grumpy Weasel had been" a
faster runner the forest people
wouldn't have been so surprised
when he-dared Jimmy Rabbit to race
!No lo'njer than I have tol"
vu-umpg jrowieo. , ; i
him; Evcrybodv knew that Jimmy
was swift-footed especially since he
once beat old Mr. Jurtle (but that
is another story). .
When Mr. Crow, who was a
great bearer of news, tola Jimmy
Rabbit one day that Grumpy Weasel
wanted a face with him, Jimmy Rab
bit seemed more than - willing to
oblige. "Where, when and how far,
does Grumpy want to run against
me?" he asked. - ;
Mr. Crow ' said that he didn t
know, but that he would make it his
business to find out. So off he hur
ried to find Grumpy W easel,. for if
there was anything Mr'. Crow liked
it was busying himself with other
people's affairs. . . , '
He did not have what you could
call a pleasant; talk with Grumpy
Weasel. Once when lilr. , Crov
alighted too near the ground
Grumpy jumped at him. And sev
eral times he called Mr. Crow a nest
robber and 'an egg thief, ; though
goodness knows Grumpy Weasel
himself was as bad as the worst
when it came to robbing birds' nests.
Although he telt as it he were
about to burst with rage, old 'Mr.
Crow pretended to laugh. He had
been having a rather dull time,'wait-ing-
for Farmer Green "to plant his
corn, and he thought" that a lively
race might put him in better spiritj.
"Where do you want to race
against Jimmy Rabbit?" Mr. Crow
asked. " . - rs' '
- 'WV1I start from this wall," said
Grumpy sulkilyj "because it's always
better to start from where you arc
than where you aren't."
Mr. Crow, said that that seemed
reasonable.' . v,
"When do you want to. race?" he
added. , , ; . .. " .
"The sooner we start the ouicker
we'll finish," Grumpy Weasel
snapped.
"Quite true, quite true'". Mr. Crow
agreed. "And now may , I , inquire
how long a race you want to run?"
"No longer than I have to'"
Grumpy growlpd. "NoMnore than; a
dav or "two, I hopel" ;-i . :
Mr. Crow snickered slightly., "I
see vou don't understand my ques
tion." he observed. "Are you gointr
to run a .mile, or only a few- rods:?"
' "How do I know?" Grnmpy'cricd,
as if he had no patience with his
questioner. "How could anybody
tell? . I'll let Jimmy Rabbit start 20
jumps ahead of me and we'll run till
I catch him."
Well. Mr. Crow laughed right out
.loud when he heard that. And he
a.
Than Poetry
MONTAGUE.
where it was.
mm. m. f T AfP
GRUMPY
-gtARIHUR SCOTJi BAILEY,,;
was about to tell Grumpy that he
would have to run till the end of his
days if he raced Jimmy Rabbit in
any S'lich fashion as that. But "he
saw all at once that such a race
would be a great joke. And he said
to himself with a chuckle that the
laugh would be on Grumpy. Weasel.
For Jimmy, Rabbit was so swift a
runner that nobody who knew any
thing at , all would ever consent to
give him a start much less propose
such a thing. .. ,.
'"Very well!" said Mr. Crow with a
smirk, "I'll report to Jimmy Rabbir.
I'll tell .him where, when and hov
you want. toi race, antf there's no
doubt- that your plan will please
him."
'T hope it won't!" Grumpy Weasel
snarled. 'Tv.e never pleased any
body yet. and I don't mean to."
"And that goes to show, what an
ill-natured scamp he was.
Copyright, Gssset JtUunUp.
Common Sense
By J. J. MUNDY.
Hasty Judgment.
When a man tells you . his aspira
tions, it might be well for you to
enrb your possible inclination to
laugh.
What ..-you think, or the way you
judgc a person, may be far from the
truth, if you knew all the truth
i bout that person.
- What a. man actually- thinks and
believes in himself, he generally ac
riofnplishes. - ' "
If a man cannot believe ip himself
who w-ill believe in him? -
But you think you know your
f n'end you think you have all the
threads of his character and possi
bilities within your understanding
and in such a way that you feel
capable of pronouncing , judgment.
Then beware of expressing it by
word or deed, for you may find you
arc the one who is mistaken.
Naturally the dreamer does- not ap
peal to. you you want hard facts.
' But no really great thing was ever
accomplished in this world unless
some one dreamed it out before and
then .worked , for realization. '
You did not sec the "red barns"
on'the prairie, but a tancher did, and
he stayed and worked and made them
a reality. You might have been a
part of that success, but yjpu could
net see ttie red barns. Another
d'd. and the dream came true.
Copyright, H21, Intemationl Ttttur
t -. . Service, Inc.
By MILDRED MARSHALL.
Today's talismanic stone, the
topaz, was referred to by Shelley
as "the chrysolite of sunrise." Tt
protects its wearer against useless
fears and forebodings, and brings
mental strength. V
Amber, another "sunshine stone,"
is today's natal ., gejTu.-i:, Bodily
strength and great vitality are said
to' be given by it to those whose
natal stone it is, as well as assurance
of ' protection from disease.
.Golden yellow is today's color; it
is; symbolic of generosity and good
JieaTteduesr, and t6 those who wear
it, brings success resulting from
these characteristics.
. Black-eyed Susans bring, friends
to the homes where they are used as
decoration today.
(Copyright, 1921, by Th TVheelw Bindl
et, Inc.) ,
I : Jewel. Flower. Color li
I Symbols for today - ;
Dog Hill Paragrafs
' 1 By George Bingham
Sidney Hocks got away behind
with his singing in the choir on
Easter Sunday and didn't finish
with his part until the other singers
were turning their voices around at
the end of the line to start in on the
chorus.
The loungers around the postoffice
are .beginning to move out into the
sunshine of spring. They got so
thick around the stove during the
right cold spell that the cat had to
take a back scat.
Slim Pickens has broken his en
gagement to wed the widow near
Bounding Billows, she having
backed put.
Copyright, l2Ji Geoiffa Jlstthew Adams.
Romance in Origin
Of Superstitions
By H. I. KING.
' White Horses.
, In New England th.cy say "Wish
on the first white horse you see after
the New Year and you will get your
wish," or "Say white horse seven
times every- time you see one
and . you w'ill find something," or
' Count 100 white, horses and you
will receive a present." ' But in Can
ada they say that if you watch a
span of white horses out ot sight
you will die within the year; and in
Michigan it is Considered bad luck
for a bridal couple to ride behind a
pair of white horses.
. Jn the superstition with regard to
a span of white horses we have an
echo of the mythological legend of
Hippolytus, who was killed when his
span of white horses ran away with
him upon the Troczen shore and
who, with Djana, was afterwards
worshipped at Nemi, whec white
horses were sacrificed to him. The
fate of Hippolytus sufficiently ex
plained the idea of bad luck attach
ing to a span of white horses.
On the Other hand the idea of
good luck attaching to a white horse
arises from the fact that such an
animal was considered a propitiatory
ofjering calculated to obtain the fa
vor of the gods and as such they
were annually sacrificed in many
places in the heathen worldj
There is a - popular belief that
when you see a wlyte horse you
will soon see a red-beaded girl. In
some varients of tins superstition a
red-haired person of either sex is in
dicated. Now the standard of Hen
gist and Horsa, the Jutish chief who
invaded England in the- fifth'" cen
tury, was a white horse. The Jutes
were a German tribe and we have it
uno:i the authority of Tacitus that
t !ic Germans were red-haired, which
the ancient. Britons were not. So
wherever you saw the White Horse
pf. Hengist and Horsa you would
see a red-head. The genera form
of thf superstition which specifies a
red-headed woman is, apparently, an
echo of the names of the Jutish
chiettains, Hengist and Horsa
horse and mare masculine and
lenunme. wherever you saw ,Ktne
White Horse of Hengist you would
see the red head of .his brotKer,
Horsa the chief with the feminine
came. . . - . . . . -
Copyright, 11, bV Th McClure New.
, paper Syndicate.
WHY
Have July and August 31 Days Each.
In the distribution of the days
throughout the several months, Julius
Caesar adopted a simpler and more
easily remembered' arrangement than
that which has prevailed since his
time. He ordered that the first, third,
fifth, seventh, ninth and 11th months
the "odd numbit-months" of Jan
uary, .aiarcn, May,, July, 'iseptemper
and Novcmber-'-sh.otild each have '31
days, ' while the "even number"
months were to have 30 each, with
the exception of February, which in
Common years should have 29 days,
but every fourth year, should have
30. . . . ;
This arrangement, however, was
interrupted by the vanity of' Augus
tus Laesar, who insisted that tne
month named in his honor- must
have as rii'ahy days as July, named
in. honor of Julius Caesar. Accord
ingly, a day was taken from Feb
ruary and given to August, and in
order .that three months of 31 days
should'- not fall together, September
and November were reduced to 30
days, and1 31- given to October and
December. ' " . 5: :
Copyright, 131. if fTh. W"hecler. .
f i - . Bs ndiuate, lac. , ;s
Do You-Know the Bible?
(Cover up the" anwr, rad th ques
tion and if yott can answer them.
Then took, at th answers - to ' sea It ou
are .right.). '
Follow these ; Questions " and " An-
. .. , 'swers as arranged by .. i
; J. WILLSON ROY : '
1. .Where did Christ perform His
first miracle? , ...
"2. What was His first miracle?
3. What was the scene of Christ's
last miracle?
4. What was His last miracle?
. 5. How many miracles of Christ
are recorded in the Bible? ,
6. Who are knownas the chosen
disciples? ;
Answers.
1. At the marriage feast of C'ana.
2. Turning water into wine.
3. The sea of Galilee.
4. Causing the miraculous draught
of fish.
5. Thirty-two.
6. Peter, James and John.
(Copyright, ijjo, by Th Wb.ee.ltr Syndi
cate, lac.) .
Farmers' Union .
Starts Drive for
Reduced Rates
Delegation to Present Plea for
Lower Freight Charges '
To President
' Harding.
, Washington, April 21. A drive for
reduced freight rates on agricultural
products was launched here yester
day by the National Farmers' union,
which began a three days' convene
tion. ,
A delegation from the meeting ap
peared before the interstate com
merce commission and later arranged'
to present the plea for a cut in freight
rates to Tresident Harding tomor
row. - - -. " 7
Charles S. Barrett, president of
the Farmers' ' union, headed the
delegation before the commission.
Among members of congress who
accompanied the farmers and sup
ported their demand for a freight
rate reduction were Representatives
Campbell of Kansas, Clark of Flor
ida, Verght of Wisconsin and Laza
ro of Louisiana. The contention of
some of ' the speakers that high
freight rates were chiefly responsible
for the slump in traffic was chal
lenged by some of the members of
the commission and by Traffic Di
rector y.'. V. Hardie of the commis
sion. "I have talked with' about 30
freight traffic officials and not one
of them has, that idea," said Mr.
Hardie. "All admit that high freight
rates constitute a factor hi the situa
tion, but not one has admitted a con
viction of a suspicion that they con
stitute the factor responsible for the
reduction in the amount of business
the railroads are doing."
The" demand that freight rates be
reduced immediately brought forth
a comment from Interstate Com
merce Commissioner Potter to the
effect that this was impossible.
Columbus. Bonds Sold
To Omaha Trust Company
rnlimkni Vh Anril 21. CSne-
cial.) A teritativelfiale of the $130,000
worth ot court nouse Donas sun nem
by the county has been made to the
Omaha "Trust company on their bid
of $118,382,75. Under the terms of
the contract the county also will get
the accrued interest up to May 1,
amounting to $6,500. The trust com
pany is ,to make payment in certifi
cates becoming due as rapidly as the
money is needed to pay building ex
penses. ' " i- ' '
American Legion Officers
Will Visit Gothenburg
Gothenburg, Neb.', April 21. (Spe-
Th Amcriran Lesion DOSt
here will entertain department officers-
May 3. in the party wm De com
mander Robert G. Simmons of
Scottsbluffs, Adjt. Frank B. O'Con-:
ncll of Lincoln and an executive
committeeman from each congres
sional district. A representative of
the national headquarters will also
be in the party.
Auto Is Damaged in Crash
On Lincoln Highway
. Grand Island, Neb., April 21.
(Special.) Two heavy touring cars
crashed head-on on the Lincoln high
way east of Grand Island. One car
was driven bv Frank McMahon of
Pacific Junction, la., accompanied
bv his wife and six children. The
other car was driven by Oscar Vin
ton, salesman. The cars caught on
fire, but -no one was injured.,
Beatrice Guard Company
Issued New Equipment
r v. Anril 21 fSnecial.
Uniforms, rifles, automatics and
other paraphernalia valued at u,uuu
have been distributed to the new Na
tional Guard company here. It is
considered one of the strongest guard
units in Nebraska. The roster is not
yet complete and it is expected that
at least a dozen more recruits will
be signed up at the next melting.-
New Manager Takes Charge !
Of Light Plant at Geneva
Geneva. Neb., April 21 (Special.)
F. J. Guuther.' manager of the
electric light plant of the Public Ser
vice company here for the past five
years, has been transferred to. Aurora
and J. r. McCullough took charge
of the Geneva plant. Mr. McCul
lough came to Geneva from lork
two years ago. ' ' ' 1 -
Head of Geneva' Schools
Retained at Wage Increase
Geneva, Neb. April 21. (Special.)
Supt. L. W.vWeisel, present head
of the Geneva schools, is retained
for nevt years at an advance m
salary. . All other teachers have been
cnipioycu ci"
training, mathematics and domestic
science Drancnw. . .
Episcopal Church Play ;
'" Gothenburg, Neb. April 21. (Spe
cial.) The young people of the
North Platte Eoiscopal church pre
sented the comedy "Her Gloves"
here. A feature of the performance
was the violin playing of Anita
Johnson, & years of age.
Parents' Problems
Should the preferences of a little
girl of 6 as regards the color of her
dresses be considered? ; -
Yes, to a certain extent Children
often have well-defined likes and dis
likes as to color at a very early age.
Educate her taste. Explain to her
that certain colors do not look pret
ty on certain persons. Tell her that
blue looks well on blue-eyed chil
dren, brown on brown-eyed children,
etc.
Where It Started
Pancakes,
The first pancakes were designed
to help thbse who were to be shriv
en by the old-tinie church an all
night ceremony. After dinner a
cake was cooked in a pan and eaten
to stay the appetite' for the night
The bell which called to the cere
'mony was called, the "Pancake
bell," and Shrove Tuesday was also
"Pancake Tuesday.''" . '
(Copyright, nil. by th Whtsler Syndl
. . i. - cat, Inc.)
Jack Cudahy Tried to Kill
' Self By Poison Last Friday
. i -
Son of Millionaire Packer j Who Committed Suicide
At His Hollywood Home Wednesday, Made
; f An Unsuccessful Attempt at Self
; ' . Destruction Last Week. . , , , , s
Los
Angeles, Cal., April 21. Fu-
neral arrangements for John" P.
(Jack) Cudahy, son of the late
Michael Cudahy, internationally
known meat packer, and himself for
a time manager of the Cudahy Pack
iii(,.conipany of Kansas City, were
cKpected to be perfected today.
Cudahy, famous sportsman and
s61 of the late multimillionaire pack
ing king, Michael , Cudahy, ended' a
turbulent career Wednesday by
shooting himself through the head
with a 12-gauge shotgun at his resi
dence, 7269 Hollywood boulevard.
Financial and not marital diffi
culties appear to be the immediate
motive back of the suicide. It was
learned today that Cudahy had made
aprevious attempt to kilt himself -10
a previous attempt to kill himself
last-Fridayfby taking a deadly poson.
Emergency measures saved his' life
at that time. Mrs. Cudahy has been
a constant attendant at her hus
band's bedside since, as Cudahy has
been very ill.
A national sensation was caused
by news of Cudahy's self-destruction.
An investigation by .detectives from
the Hollywood police static! re
vealed that Cudahy had seated him
self, on the edge of a bed in an up
stairs room and placed the shotgun,
which was a pump gun and his fa
vorite trap arm, between his knees.
He then pressed the trigger; and the
shot at close range fairly tore off the
top of his head. Death was, instan
taneous. In State of Depression.
Cudahy had been in a state of
great depression for some time. His
Police Hunt for Man, 77.
Who Left Home in Rain
Police yesterday were searching
the neighborhood of Millard, Neb.,
and Elmwood park and Dundee in
vain ecorts' to find trace of Matthew
Gahlon, 77, 4926 Hamilton street,
who was reported missing from his
home by his wife, following his
failure to return after leaving the
house in the Wednesday shower.
Mrs. Gahlon and neighbors
searched Elmwood park and Dundee
all Wednesday night. An appeal
was made to the police in the morn
ing and with the report that a man
answering Gahlon's description bad
been seen walking along the road
near Millard, a searching party was
sent there to return empty handed.
When Gahlon left home, he wore
blue overalls and a black cap. He
is five feet tall and weighs 114
pounds. He was found late in the
afternoon near Ak-Sar-Bcn field.
South Dakota Boasts Many
Citizens With Short Names
Sioux Falls. S. D., April 21. (Spe
cial.) Several South Dakota tow;ns
are engaged in a contest as tjo which
cail produce a resident with the
shortest name. A town in Sanborn
county claims that Al Ow is num
bered among its citizens. Hitch
cock claims to have this claim
backed off the. map, so to speak,
for it boasts of a citizen named O.
Ek. Baltic has a man named Aas.
The contest resulted when Califor
nia recently laimcd to have a resi
dent with the shortest name in
America Ed Oe.
Work Starts at Rapid Cily '
On State Cement Plant
Rapid City, S. D., April 2L (Spe
cial.) A large number of men are
at work near Rapid City where the
state will install a state-owned ce
ment manufacturing plant at a cost
or $3,000,000. , The men arc putting
down: test holes. In each case the
drill has passed, through 38 feet and
more of the finest cement materials.
Th,. wnrtf of constructing the plant
and installing machinery will be com
menced as soon as the preliminary
work is completed.
Lexington Boy Scouts Are
Chamber of Commerce Guests
Lexington. Neb., April 21. (Spe
cial. :i The Lexington Chamber ot
Commerce had as their guests at their
noonday luncheon the 40 Boys Scouts
of this city. Several papers were
read bv the boys. Rev. Mr. Tyner
of the "Episcopal church at Kearney
was present and spoke to the boys.
Next week the members of the P.
E. O. Sisterhood" will be guests for
the purpose of interesting the chanir
ber in the state convention of the
P. E, O's which meets here in June.
Fillmore County Has Been
Organized Fifty Years
Geneva, Neb., April 21. (Special.)
'Fillmore county is 50 years old fo
dav. The .meeting for nominating
the first county officers and trans
acting othefbusiness was held at the
LeRoy Loghry farm several miles
ndrtheast of this city. .
EXCEPTIONAL
CHOCOLATES
INNER CIRCLE
CARDIES'
The Kosher Cafe
will serve strictly pass-(
over meals. Best home--cooking
at reasonable
rales.
Meals will be served con
tinually "from 7 a. m. to
11:30 p.m.
316 South 15th Street
J wife momentarily Ie1t his side short
ly betore noon eunesuay,- ann
while she was in the bathroom. Cud
ahy secured the shotgun.
A check on Cudahy's recent ac
tivities revealed that he had wired
officials of the Northern Trust com
pany of Chicago asking for a loan
of $10,000. He receive a letter in
reply in which the trust company
intormed him they could not carry
a long-term loan w ithout the co i
sent of hi's sister, Clara. The offi
cials suggested that he write them a
letter fully explaiping the details of
the desired loan and also requested
his sister to get into touch i with
them for reference.
That Cudahy was in severe finan
cial straits and was attempting to
remedy this condition was disclosed
by messages (jent hy him to Sheldon
Clark of 111 West Washington
street. Chicago, indicating that he
was dickering on a motion pictuie
proposition. Documents and letters
expected to throw further light on
the cause . of suicide were turned
tn-er to the coroner's office by detec
tives detailed on the case. Cudahy
has been residing at the Hollywood
address for about six weeks and dur
ing most of that time had been
moody and subject ; to protracted
spells of melancholia, according ti
friends. ; ,' -.
About 10:30 a. m. Wednesday,, he
was said to have.: gone to his room
in the house in the Hollywood dis
trict of Los Angeles, w here he and
his family made their home.
Early in the afternoon Mrs.
Cudahy heard a shot and hurried to
her husband's room where she found
him dead.
Widow Is Proserated.
The widow, Mrs. Edna ' Cowin
Cudahy, who was the daughter of
Gen, John Clay Cowin of Omaha.
Neb., was said today to be in a
state of collapse. With her in the
house when Cudahy killed himself
were two of their four children,
Anna Cudahy, 17, , and Michael
Cudahy, 14, their only son. Miss
Marie Cudahy was away from the
home at the time. The fourth child
is Mrs. Percy Fisher Browne of
Pasadena, who was married only a
few months ago.
In connection with the financial
and physical troubles which were
believed by officials and friends
alike to have been the immediate
cause of the suicide, a number of
court actions In which Cudahy fig
ured were recalled today.
For several weeks prior to March
21, of this year. Cudahy N was at a
Pasadena hotel, attended by neurolo
gists. Then he came to a hotel in
Los Angeles I and registered under
an assumed name, it was said. On
April 15, back again at his Holly
wood home, according to Dr. L. J.
Huff, who attended, him, he took
poison. Dr. Huff found Cudahy ill,
but apparently his system was free
from poison, the physician said. Cuda
hy told Dn'Huff, the latter stated to
the police, he. had tried to kill himself
but declined to give reasons.
Why Cudahy lived at a hotel under
a name other than his own was not
known. Friends suggested it might
have been in line with a complaint
he once made that he "never could
do anything like other men."
"If I tip a waiter," they quoted
him, "it is immediately circulated
I am giving away $100 bills."
"If I buy a piece of jewelry, it is
heralded from coast to coast.
"It I am seen at a race track, I am
always 'betting wildly.' "
In 1915, he disappeared for a time.
Friends and relatives conducted a
search which ended when he was
found, calmly reading a magazine
in his Pasadena home.
Hostetler Brothers Buy
New String of Theaters
Nebraska City, Neb.f April 21.
(Special.) Hostetler brothers of
Lincoln have secured control of the
Liberty moving picture theater in
this city and all other houses owned
and operated by the Morland Amuse
ment company of Missouri Valley,
la. Dr. Horsice Warren, who has
been in charge of the local theater,
retains1 his interest and will remain
here as .manager. ' - v
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$1195
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WHERE THERE'S A GARDNER LIGHT
FOUR THERE IS SATISFACTION
PROVED BY THE PRAISE OF THOU
SANDS OF ENTHUSIASTIC OWNERS
FOR ITS ECONOMY OF OPERATION.
WONDERFUL PERFORMANCE , AND
REMARKABLY LOW COST OF MAINTENANCE-A
BETTER CAR AT A
LOWER PRICE 7-
The Gardner Motor Co.,
ST. LOUIS, u. s. a. !
Wcttern Motor Car Co. .
DISTRIBUTORS
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Rancher to Face
Wife Murder Trial
Held Without Bail Following
Preliminary Hearing
At; Tryon, Neb.
"Trvpn.' Ntb..;Apr'I 21.-(Special.)
ordered held without bail for trial on
charges of .murdering his wife, 37,
April M). following preliminary hear
ing Wednesday -at which hts daughter,-Dolly,
12, testified. .One other
witness, a neighbor named. Gage, de
scribed the .finding -of , the woman's
body. . .. .,;....: ', -. 4
Morn's , is "accused of killing his
wife and then dragging her body
with a rope. Dolly . testified her
father calmly told her the morning
following her mother's death that she
had been dragged to death by a
horse she had been riding.-
Mrs. Morris was the mother of
six children, all of whom were in
town, and whose care presents a
problem to the community pending
the outcome of their father's trial in
the May term of district court. .
The court room was crowded for
the preliminary hearing. There was
no commotion, although opinion
against the rancher is divided. Mor
ris entered a f6rmal plea of not
guilty to the murder charge and dis
played no emotion while his young
daughter was iu the witness stand.
93-Year-Old Youngster of
Otoe County Sings Songs
Nebraska City, Neb.,' April 21.
(Special.) Richard Vitte, whs
claims to be the oldest man in Otoe
county, celebrated his 95th bithday
anniversary at jthc home of his
daughter, Mrs. John Wredt, in "this
city. f A feature of the event was the
singhig of songs by the aged man
to show the guests that he waJ still
a "youngster." He is very active
and spends much of -his time visit
ing friends over the country and
usually "makes the trips afoot.
Wahoo Merchants Benefit
By Favorable Farm Season
Wahoo, Neb., April 21. (Special.)
Wahoo merchants are enjoying un
usually good trade and attribute it to
the fact that the farmers have spare
time arid arc doing their trading before-
corn planting. Many of the
farmers who formerly kept hired
help the whole season have been able
to take care of their work alone be
cause of the favorable ' season and
think that tfiey will not need any
help until corn plowing is ready.
Plan May Festival
Gothenburg, Neb., April 21. (Spe
cial.) Teachers of the public Schools
here will give a May festival spon
sored by the Woman's club, May 5.
Part of the proceeds will be devoted
to civic improvement
i Hotel Fontcncllc
j serves a six-course
Table d'liote
I Dinner
4. at $1.75 the person each even-
ing from 6 to 8:30 p. m. in the
t MAIN RESTAURANT
Music by the famous v
SOLIS MARIMBA BAND
Seven Artists Sevan .
And they play for the Supper
Dance from 10 p. m. to 12:30. '!
No Cover Charge. '
Arrange your party and
enjoy this
DANCE MUSIC
EXTRAORDINARY
INC.
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