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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1921)
4 THE BEE: OMAHA, FK1DAV, MAY 20, 1J21. i! J Business Men Jpf Praalia Visit i At State Fann iToledoGrlHeld For Mail Robbery Frank V.' JucUon Stages Trip To Create Interest in Ac tivitiea of College o( Agriculture. Ui'icoln. May 19. (Special.) wVll-known Omaha busineu and professional men spent the afternoon here inspecting the state farm and its eaffle and products. i rre trip is one of a series that wlil be"staged by Frank W. Judson of Oriiaha, university regent, in an cn ileavor to stimulate more interest in tbfagricultural college among OfjSiha residents. JIayor Frank C. Zchrung of Lin ra joined the party at Lincoln. Tji Omahans left at 3 o'clock in automobiles for home. Those in the plV were: ' tjrl R. Grav, president Union I'icjfic: T. C. Byrne, president Bffhe-Haninier Dry: Goods com- .ajiy; George Brandeis, presiaeni (wnrlpti tnrp- Nelson B. Uodike. pftlidcnt Updike Grain company and Offifha Bee; John R. Webster, capi- tapjj; J'dVin i-ars-u, aw.inoi j Omaha Chamber of Commerce; E. BirSkingliam, general manager Union Stwk Yards company; M. R. Mxitphv, general manager Cudahy Packing company; O. C. Willis, gen erjTmanager Armour & Co.; George IlSlKeHy, president Adams & Kelly ro$tpany; Walter Head, president Ofltjiha National bank; Howard H. Baldiige, attorney; Frank W. Jud soc university regent, and J. L. I'iton. ma ii . ' TSfo Attoruey.Tie as j Choice for District Judge JTmcoln. May 19. (Special.) A of attorneys in the Thirteenth judicial district on the successor of thWate Judge II. M. Grimes sent totGovernor McKelvie resulted in th ffollowing vote: fbr T. H. Evans, North Platte, 19;" Leonard Tcewell, Sidney, 19; E.- A. Cook, Lexington, u. . The power of appointment is m thehands of Governor McKelvie. Hju-asked attorneys in the district fojflheir firsfand second choice for thjjjappointment. Stjte Board of Control j. Inspects Institutions Lincoln, May 19. (Special.) The st;ffk' board of control is expected to,; ft turn in a few days from its regular semi-annual inspection of sti institutions in the west and northwest part of the state. $ftmbcri probably will remain in Lirreoln a few days to clean up ac-1 cuBltuated correspondence and then viatj- institutions in the eastern part of xlie state. The Nebraska statutes caQfor an inspection of all insti tutions at least twice a year by the entire board. . . -J '. ;-. . ' .V-, " ' M&her and Fiance of Dead ;. (htl Kill Selves Due to Grief jnjnton, la., May 19. Grici strrcfcen over the death of Miss HtfKn Porthon oi Dewitt, whoe fu nejrjri was held yesterday, Mrs. Catl Pdftnon and Albert Bowman, moth er 5ad fiance of the dead girl, com mitted suicide last night. Their bojft were found by searching par ties "this morning on the front seat of&h automobile which had been drftgn to the banks of the Wapsipin icoSt river, south of Dewitt. They ha gaken pois.on. Lincoln Commissioners HAttack "Brother Charley" ' TJJicolu, May 19. (Special.) 1 he Ligcjoln city commissioners began toSSck back at Brother Charley Brjtin today by charging that Bryan bjfc-cefusing to resign or , to act as street commissioner is costing the tatsayers $10 a day. They claim thlTmuch interest is lost on bonds, width should be issued under the di reton of the street commissioner. Nmpartin League Debate fp Be Held in York May 27 Srk, Neb., May 19. A debate on therNonpartisan league will be held inSTork, May 27, between A. C. Toavnley and former Attorney Gen-eraT-anger of North Dakota. The aufslion will be: - . Sfcesolved that the Nonpartisan leatfje tinder its present management hafcJbeen detrimental to the people of 3ferth Dakota." Graduate of University to fWork for Commercial Club S&more, Neb., May 19. (Special.) Eord Harper, son of the Rev. Y. C -Harper of this city, will graduate tra the Wesleyan university next wdWVnd go immediately to Superior toiecome sccreUry of the Commer cial Ulub. He will also be leader of Die band in that city. Nebraska City Forger IjSentenced to Penitentiary braska City, Neb., May 19. (Special.) Anton Svanson, arrested heed on a charge of forgery, was sentenced by Judge Begley of the disSSct court to from one to 10 yer5 in the penitentiary when he plfeded guilty to the charge. He ULl Norweigan and speaks Eng- lisf-with difficulty. . Antbmobile Dealers "Will t&scuss New Headlight Law tKcoln,.May 19. (Special.) Au tomobile dealers from all parts of XeTtaska are asked to meet in Lin cofe'Friday to discuss the new head light law with Georg Johnson, tec rtiwy of the department of pnblic wcjrs. Aspirants for Lincoln ;i Postoffice Job Appear tftcoln, ; May 19. (Special.) W. IC23cClay, political manager for Ccngressman C F. Reavis, and Phil Soinmerlad, a member of the lower hone at the last session, bobbed up in Lincoln, today as possible appli cants for the Ljncoln postmastcrship. " C Chautauqua, at York TRk. Xcb.. May 19 (Special.V Of ft, .v. I V A.... Iv'i Af Udw J I Miss Wanda Urbatis of Toledo, who lias been held in connection with the $85,000 Toledo mail rob bery following the alleged confes sion of the Rev. Anthony Gorck of New Chicago, Ind., in which he de clared the bonds were given him by Miss Urbatis. The bonds were intrusted to him, according to Rev. Mr. Gorek's al leged confession, in a chance meet ing on a train near Englewood, a suburb of Chicago,' several weeks ago by Miss Urbatis. She had been a former parishioner of his in To ledo. Curiosity led the pastor to open the package, according to the al leged confession, and the desire to aid his starving parishioners caused him to attempt to gain money from the bonds. The bonds were traced to the pastor after attempts to sell some of the coupons from them had been made in Chicago. Kearney Military Academy Closes. Successful Year Kearney, Neb. May 19. (Special.) The Kearney Military academy has closed the most successful rear in the history of the school, with a graduation class of 14 and 40 stu dents recognized for meritorious achievements along various lines. The graduation exercises were con ducted by Bishop George A. Beechcr. assisted by Kector J. Johnson ot Ogallala. The school enrolled 105 students for the year, the limit for which training and housing facilities have been provided to date. Regis tration closed last year with a wait ing Jist. Additions in the way of buildings will be necessary before a greater student body can be accommodated. Small Girl Hit By Speeding Car Dies in Hospital Driver of Machine, Caught in Council Bluffs, Is Held He Is Charged With Speeding. Florence Cue, '8, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Cue. living on Forty second street, Council Bluffs, the first house cast of the Douglas street bridge, was killed at 12:30 yesterday on the Douglas street bridge by an ' automobile driven by George Laux i man, 809 First avenue, Council 1 Bluffs. The little girl is said to have" ruiitf f .1 J -.1 I Mic Deu oi me wesioouna council Blurts car bctore it reached the bridge, but it did not stop. . bhe then alighted when the car stopped on the bridge to allow an eastbound car to pass. She walked around the back of the car and was struck by the automobile which, wit nesses say, was not speeding. Her body was thrown a number of feet. The motorist stopped and help pick up the victim, who was placed on the street car and taken to a hospital. Later Lauxman gave himself up at the Bluffs police sta tion, but was released on his own recognizance. The little girl was hurried to St. Joseph hospital by Omaha police but she died before she arrived there. The body was taken to the undertaking establishment of DufVy & Johnson. Kearney to Be Heard From In Fight for Reformatory Kearney, Neb., May 19. (Special.) When the time 'arrives for staging a fight for location of the state re formatory Kearney's hat will be tossed into the ring. The Cham ber of Commerce after carefully weighing possible local claims along this line, has decided that the city is due for recognition, if for no other reasons than that the state already has three large institutions here and owns considerable land adjacent to Kearney where a re formatory might be located. These are only high spots in claims which a committee has been delegated to present at the location hearings in Lincoln May 30. Ord Knights of Pythias Celebrate Successful Year Ord, Neb., May 19. (Special.) The Ord lodge, Knights of Pythias and the auxiliary, Pythian Sisters. celebrated the close of a successful year with a progressive card party and luncheon which was attended by almost the entire membership. W. G. Taylor, retiring grand chancellor commander, is a member of the Ord lodge and much of the success of the year is due to his active participa tion in lodge matters. Why Men Leave Home; Or Joys of Nebraska Wood Lake, Neh., May 19. (Spe cial.) Although the cool cloudy weather of the past 10 days has not been to the liking of the average tfigler, some fine strings of black by.ss have been caught in the lakes south" of here. Grant Walker and John Applegate brought in 35 that averaged about two and a half pounds each; the larg est one was a four and a half pound er. Several parties were organized immediately and pulled out to the haunt of the big 'uns. The ring perch are biting freelv in Red Deer and Big Alkali lakes and the bass are caught in the three Marsh lakes also in Willow and Dewey lakes. Fisherman report an unusual number of ducks and prairie chickens. Hart Gives Reasons For Bank Conditions Lincoln, May 19. (Special.) Asked what lie believed was the cause of conditions facing a number of Nebraska banks, J. E. Hart, secre tary of the department of trade and commerce, said: "A wild orgy of spending by farm ers, who believed the price of their crops would never drop. "A wild orgy of money loaning by bankers who apparently believed the same thine the farmers did. "Efforts of hard pressed farmers and townspeople to keep up autonw biles and other luxuries which they had during the prosperity days. Farm Mortgages in York County Show Big Increase York. Neb.. Mav 19. (Special.) The mortgage indebtedness of York countv for the years of 1919 and 1920, furnished by E. C. Knight, county recistrar of deeds, shows: Farm mortgages for 1919 were 296, valued at $2,062,305.62 and the number re leased 184. valued at $886,244.89, sheriff's and other deeds in fore closure $1,176,060.73. Tn 1920 335 were valued at $2,555.- 186.70. with the number released 178 and. the amount $828,831.87 which shows a difference of $57,413.02 be tween the two years. In the town and city mortgages the survey shows an increase of $3, 055.31 in the amounts released for 1920 over those of 1919 and for the chattel mortgages an increase of $8,- 284.44. Kearney Teachers College Plans for Big Enrollment Kearney, Neb., May 19. (Special.) The Kearney State Teachers' col lege, upon the eve of closing a most successful long term, is already be sieged -with numbers of applications for enrollment for the short or sum mer term of school. Indications are that the registration will exceed by several hundred attendance of the summer term a year ago when over 1,200 students were registered. Ar rangements are already under way for housing this big student body. Friday A Sale of BLOUSES at '10 Y OTT will not be able to resist having two if not three of these blouses wrapped up for yoii when you see and try on the smart models included in this sale. Made of crepe 3a ehine and georgette crepe in the new6t, overblouse effects. Black and white, white and black, nary and tomato and brick and gray combinations. French knots, yarn, picot ribbon and touches of handwork express originality as (. trimming features. . Crepe de chine In flesh and white trimmed wtth hand embroidery and lae. Regular styles witlxlong or short sleeves, collarlesa round seeks. Filet, Irish lacs and hand embroidery. . . Second Floor, Elvfeoqeynotos-G UieStbreof Special Shops; "Floaters" Numerous Along Burlington Wymore, Neb., May 19. (Special.) "Floaters" arc becoming numerous and frequent here. They are drifting in no particular direction and among them are found many southern ne groes. Within a mile of the city limits there are nightly camps around which are found ex-soldiers, many foreigners and goodly sprinkling of mere boys. Burlington special agents and the local police report that the number of unemployed who are beat ing their way on freight trains is in creasing daily. As many as 60 men are found around camp fires in one night. They all claim to be looking for work and there is very little com plaint about any of them begging. Officers assert that very few union card men are met and when found these men are always located apart from the general run. Eastern Star at "Wymore Names Officers for Year Wymore, Neb., May 19. (Special.) --The Eastern Star elected officers here as follows: Worthy Matron, Mrs. Bessie Bingam; worthy patron, re-elected, James Ragan; associate matron, Mrs. Myrtle Brown; con ductress, Mrs. Margaret Parish; asso ciate conductress, Mrs. Qertrude Schentker; . marshal, Mrs. Mazie Kessler; treasurer, John S. Jones; secretary, Mrs. Anna KoDerts, chaplain, Mrs. Sarah Jones; warden, Mrs. K. O. Parish; sentinel, E. Og den; organist, Mrs. Bessie Danfosth; Ada, Miss Orcelia Terry; Ruth. Mrs. Gretchen Tones: Esther, Mrs. Crenie Dixon; Martha, Miss Maud Baum gardner; Electa, Mrs. Clara Hadscll. J. S. Jones was elected grand mar shal of the Grand Lodge. Growers' Convention Will ' Meet in Holdrege June 7 Wymore, Neb., May 19. (Spe-, cial.) "Organize to feed the world directly through miller and exporter such quantities and at such times as their needs may require, is the heralding notice sent out to the Farmers union and American rami bureau members in addition to a spe cial invitation to the wheat growers of Nebraska for a big growers' con vention to be held at Holdrege, June 7. Aaron Sapira, California attor ney and authority on co-operative marketing, will be among the speakers. Elks Flag Day York. Neb., May 19. (Special!) York Elks will observe Flag day, May 29. The feature of the program will be an address by Chaplain Harry" W. Jones of Freeport, N. Y. Music will be by the York band and the singing by the Rotary club. Farm Boudit for Flanagan's "Home Overlook Farm, 10 Miles West of Omaha, Purchased at Ex pense of $100,000. Overlook farm, comprising 160 acres and 13 buildings, 10 miles west of Omaha, was purchased Wednes day from Mrs. David Baum and her daughter by Father Flanagan's Home for Boys through Dan Gaines and the O'Keefe Real Estate com pany, who donated their services. The consideration was $100,000, and the 40 acres west of Florence owned bv the home, which was trad ed in for $25,000. The sale included all the blooded stock on the farm and the machinery. The present buildings will be used to house the boys of the home until a $300,000 building, construction of which is to begin at once, is completed. A head farmer will be retained to supervise operation of the farm by the boys. It is planned to increase the mem bership of the home from the pres ent 125 to 500 boys. The lease on the German home, where the boys are now living, expires June 1 and the move will be made as soon as possible. Federal Judge Munger and Wife Will Visit Europe Lincoln, May 19. (Special.) Fed eral Judge T. C Munger and his wife wilt visit the following Eu ropean countries this summer: Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, France, Ire land, Scotland, England. They will sail from New York June 4 Predict Reduction in Rail Taxes Will Be Refused Lincoln, May 19. (Special Tele graph.) Although all Nebraska railroads asked for reductions in tax ation values of their properties at hearings before the state board of equalization it was predicted tonight that their requests would not be granted. The board met this after noon in executive session to decide on railroad assessments V. H. Os borne, state tax commissioner, an nounced after the meeting that the board's findings would be announced tomorrow. Total valuation of all railroads operating mi Nebraska last year was $61,299,188. Control of Stromburg State Bank Changes Hands Stromsburg, Neb., May 19. (Spe cial.) W. O. Ritchey and W.J. Sah ltng have sold their interests in the Farmers State bank of Stromsburg to C. A. Larson and O. A. Rystroni. All stock is now owned by Stroms burg people and C. T. Moline will remain as cashier. Auburn Enters Race for $300,000 State Reformatory Lincoln, May 1(. (Specials Representative J. W. Armstrong of Nemaha wrote to the slate board of control and asked that board to consider the application of Auburn for the new $.100,000 reformatory. A I SPUR A A new Narrow Arrow UULLAK CluetirVbody6.Calnc.Troy,RY. I Friday Is the Last Day of Florence Oil stove Demonstration Union Outfitting Co. Three - Burner "Florence" , Oil Stove Given Away Souvenir to Visitors. For a steady, even, intense heat that is often more depend able and uniform than gas, a "Florence" Oil Cook Stove has no equal, as hundreds of women are learning tnis weeic ac me Union Outfitting Company. A delicious luncheon is served to all visitors, and three big sacks of "Puritan" Flour are given away daily, rne union Outfitting Company is the ex clusive agent. And, as always, you make your own terms. Advertisement DRESS your children becomingly and conoml cally. Send child's age and a money or der for $2.60 and we will forward you by return mail a pair of rompers or girl's dress, as you specify. They are washable, hand-embroidered and guar anteed. You save two profits. PACIFIC MANUFACTURING CO. 365 Pacific Bldg., San Francisco, Cal. Trade Your: Piano on a Victrola TV c are offering some exceptional trades right now. Anyono can play a Victrola, All can en joy its wonderful pleasures. " , In many homes Pi anos are only a piece of furniture, because no one in the home plays. If that is the fact in you home, let's trade. II Mickel's 15th and Harney, SMASHMG 1 atU MESA 1. V Z J5)i JILLio Get Yours While They Last STEPHENS BED-ROCK PRICES WILL SAVE YOU MANY DOLLARS Tire prices are lowering and various' makers are adver tising reductions. STEPHENS prefers to take its losses in one lump and has slashed to bed-rock. YOU ARE THE GAINERif you buy before stocks are depleted" as MUST OCCUR when tire users read these startling price quotations on Guaranteed 6,000 Miles Stephens Special Tires PRICES, not arguments, are what make the loudest noise. The prices will move our available stocks at once. Do not wait until too late. Get your tires NOW at these money-saving prices: FREE With Each Tire Purchased, an EZY.REST DRIVERS' BACK CUSHION Best material and workmanship. Stuffed with soft sea moss, and firea great driving- comfort. Reg u lerly retails in all Stephens Tire Stores at $1.9S. SIZE RIBBED NON-SKID TUBES 28x3 $ 8.35 , $ 8.85 $1.95 30x3 8.72 9.07 2.05 30x314 10.25 10.80 2.15 31X3V2 12.50 13.15 2.30 32x32 12.99 13.65 2.40 31x4 15.53 16.12 2.85 32x4 17.22 18.16 2.90 33x4 18.15 18.98 3.00 34x4 18.46 19.49 3.15 35x4 20.35 21.40 , 3.25 36x4 ..... 23.45 3.35 32x4Vi .... 24.30 3.40 34x42 .... 25.89 3.55 35x412 .... 27.00 3.60 '36x4 .... 27.48 3.70 .37x4 .... 28.50 3.70 35x5 ... .. 30.00 3.70 37x5 33.67 3.85. ; ; Step Jl ire' Moires La 2215 Farnam St. , Dresher Bldg. Harry F. Trumble, Mgr. , Omaha. Tel. Doug. 4746. J TRtadni'al 1 ork Chautauqua will be i etc August to , I
