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"Rick" Ends
Air Flight
In Capital
Ace Lands at Dolling Field
Washington, After Running
Into Bad Weather in
West Virginia.
Delayed About One Hour
Washington, May 28. Capl.
Eddie Rickeubackcr completed his
transcontinental flight here early to
night, landing at dusk at Boiling
field.
lie was forced down by a thunder
storm in the West 'Virginia moun
tains at 3 o'clock, but resumed his
flight in one hour.
Passes Columbus About Noon.
' Columbus, O., May 28. Eddit
Rickenbacker passed over Columbu
about noon today on his way to
Washington from Dayton. He wa.
flying high and did not Stop as lie
had announced.
The premier American ace left th :
air mail field at Chicago at 6:35 a. m.
today in an army plane from Cha
naute field. Rantoul, 111., and was pi
loted 1 by Lieutenant Woodridge, a;i
army flier.
He landed at McCook field, Day
ton, at 10:10 and left at 11:07 a. in
in a D1I-9 plane, flying alone, for
Washington. The plane in which
he is flying from Dayton also is an
attny plane loaned him 1 authoriza
tion of Colonel Bane.
Left Chicago Saturday.
V Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker, Amet-
' ican flying ace, arrived in Chicago at
J 5:28 p. m.. central time Friday in
, " his flight across the econtinent from
San Diego to Washington, D. C.
Having covered approximately
3,000 miles and with 700 remaining
''- to be covered Saturday. Captain
Rickenbacker spent the night in Chi
cago. Battling almost insurmountable ob
stacles nt his race against time. Cap
tain Rickenbacker reached Chicago
as a passenger in a mail plane, his
own craft haying been disabled ui
making a landing at Cheyenne, Wyo.,
Thursday night. This was his second
accident of the trip, the first having
occurred when his plane tore its
propeller off in lauding at Los An
geles. ' ' r.; . ' v..-J ;, i(
j-i-.aii'ditioi he was held up at Rcd-
ood City, Cat., by a heavy fog
which made flying temporarily im
possible. , Since leaving San Diego last Mon
day in a 400 horse power army plane,
Captain Rickenbacker has been in
the air about 26 hours. He left Los
Angeles J uesdav atternoon, arriving
in Redwood City that night. Here
he was delayed by fog, taking off
again Thursday morning and arriv
ing in Cheyenne, where his plane wa.. ,
disabled the same night. I he most
diificult part of the flight was over
the Sierras, where he was obliged to
ascend to an altitude of 37,000 feet in
order ; to surmount ; the mountain
leaks. ' v ' i
Small Lad Injured
When Struck by Car
Eugene Roselle, 6,1 1S03 Locust
street, ; utained pQssiblc fracture of
the loft leg when struck by an auto
inob:la driven by "Jack Beacom,
.prominent .Omaha young clubman,
in front of the lad's home at 7:30
Saturday night.
' Witnesses say that Beacom was
driving at a rate of less than 15
miles an hour; but that the boy
darted into the street from behind a
tree. Eugene was carried into his
home and a physician summoned.
Beacom, 'who was on his way to
Carter Lake club, was not arrested.
Additional Bergdoll Funds
Seized by Government
Philadelphia, May 28. Additional
fluids belonging to Grover C. Berg
toll. convicted draft dodger now in
Germany, were seized by representa
tives of the alien property custodian.
The amount was not disclosed. Yes
, terday the ' custodian seized all of
Bergdoll's property in this, city,
valued at approximately $832,000.
Mrs. Emma C. Bergdoll, mother
of Grover and Erwin R. Bergdoll,
the latter serving a term of imprison
ment in Leavenworth prison.' left to
day for Erwin's country home in
Delaware county.
Letter Carriers -Will Be '
Guests at Ak-Sar-Ben Show
The State Letters Carriers' asso
ciation members will be special
guests at Ak-Sar-Ben den Mouday
night to witness the show, "The
Prophet-Ears," and be refreshed with
buttermilk and , "hot dog." Acting
Postmaster Herbert Daniel and W.
F. Gurley will make brief addresses.
The membership list has now at
tained 3,400 and is going- strong, ac
cording to Charles Gardner, secre
tary to Samson. Men can join by
sending $10 to Mr. Gardner in the
headquarters of Samson, court
house, or by paying the same nomi
nal sura Monday night at the den.
People and Live Stock are
: Drowned in Canada Flood
Rcgina, Sask., May 28. Men, cat
: and horses have been drowned
and residents of the Red Earth In
dian reserve are living on the roofs
of their houses because of a flood on
the Carrot river. , .
W. W. Graham. Indian commis
sioner, who received the reports, said
iurthej details were not available.
dia
Madam Curie Cancels
Trip to Pacific Coast
New York, May 28. Madame
Marie Curie, codiscoverer of radium,
on advice of physicians, canceled
her plans for a trip to the Pacific
coast, scheduled to begin next
Wednesday.
She will, however, leave Wednes
day for Chicago to fill dates in the
west and visit the Grand canyon. It
was decided that university functions
arranged for her in California would
prove too trying.
This announcement was made of
ficially after a consultation of physi
cians called when she returned from
Pittsburgh, exhausted by the cor
dial reception accorded her in the
middlcwest.
Her friends said there was noth
ing alarming in her condition. While
the announcement was being made
she was preparirig to go for a short
motor ride.
Last Day s Trip
Of Trade Tour Is
In Fruit Belt
Apple Crop Hit Hard by
Frosts; Omaha Boosters
Treated Royally at Ne
braska City.
By PAUL GREER.
The last day's trip of the Omaha
Chamber of Commerce tour lay
through the fruit belt. The rich Mis
souri valley was entered at Shubert,
the greatest apple shipping point on
the river, with an output mounting
close. to $1,000,000 a year. This is
also said to be the largest grain and
live stock shipping point in the
southeastern part of the state, and
to do more business than any other
town of its size in its district. One
of its main industries is a vinegar
factory, which utilizes the apples.
The apple crop has been hit hard
by late frosts, and at Brownville,
the center of the berry industry, it
was said that dry weather threatens
to cut the strawberry crop. However
several crates of luscious " berries
were put aboard the special train,
proving that, though the crop may
be short, the quality is excellent. .
Gift of Canned Goods.
A long stop was made at Nebraska-
City, but a Whole day would
not be enough to cover the city
fully. One of the industries there
is a packing house, and another, a
canning factory. On their return to
the train the Omaha business men
found on each seat a can of pork and
beans and a can of hominy, each put
up by the local food products com
pany. In a letter accompanying this
gift. John W. Stcinart expressed his
greetings in the following words:
"Some m?n .cannot see anything
beyond their immediate lot lines;
Sono towns not beyond their town
limits. Aga.n, men lock tncmseives
inside brick walls, denying the more
extended outlook from the high
points of actual contact
"W e congratulate tne umana spirn
,that finds time to devote to the work
of removing the imaginary dividing
lines, separating men from men
towns-from towns, business from
business.' This is wonderful work
and if persisted in will do much in
the matter of bringing about the
ideal wo dream about. "Peace on
earth, good will towards men.";
Plattsmouth Last Stop.
Before boarding the train each
guest was given a peony from Arbor
lodge,' country home of the late J.
Sterling Mortom ; These flowers
were distributed by Misses Rae Sara
Iseman. Myrl Bryan and Katherine
Kimmel. " :
The last halt on the way into
Omaha was at Plattsmouth, a thriv
ing city of 5,000 inhabitants. Auto
mobile truck lines run between there
and Omaha and between Omaha and
Nebraska City as well.
The good behavior of the crowd
was insured by three Omaha insur
ance men who took the precaution
to accompany their risks. They
were Tohn R. Dumont. P. F. Zim
mer and F. T. B. Martin, and took
a solicitous interest m the health
and well-being of their fellow pas
sengers, advising the fat members of
the party to keep out of the sun and
not to -drink too much fruit punch,
such as was served at Humboldt,
Shubert, and many other stops. A
collection of pennies for Richard J.
Low. who scraped his forehead while
I diving at Fairmont, relieved them or
: responsiDimy.
I Trip Enjoyable Throughout,
The first stoo today was at Elk
. Creek
then came lable Kock.
Humboldt, a town of 2.000 people,
was found blessed with a natural
spring large enough for the water
to be piped into the houses, with
pressure enough to give power for
running the electric light plant. -
At Dawson the visitors ran into
a Poppy day collection. Salem, the
net stop, has one of the oldest chau
tauquas in the state, and in the old
days excursions were always run to
these meetings.
Other towns visited were Verdon,
McCandless, Nemaha, Peru, Barney,
Minersville. Union and Murray.
Great credit for the turnouts along
the line is owed to the publicity work
of Montague Tancock.
The trip was enjoyable through
out, and no one worked harder or
had a better time than William S.
Babcock, the Pullman conductor who
has had charge of Omaha trade ex
cursions for the last quarter of a
century. One of the hits of the tour
was made by R. B. Armstrong, who
operated a variety of calliope known
as the Unifone from his position in
the baggage car.
Full Speed
Is Slogan
Of Harding
President has Faculty of In
spiring Enthusiasm ;
Throttle Thrown Wide
Open Since March 4.
Cabinet Falls in Line
By N. O. MESSENGER.
(Copjrlnht, 1921, by the Washington Star)
Washington, D, C, May 28.
(Special Telegram.) President
Harding, m his night address in New
York City this week, interjected a
sentence which was not in the pre
pared form of the speech. Speaking
of the affairs of the country, in all
embracing tenor, he used the ex
pression "full speed ahead." This
happy utterance was seized upon by
official Washington as descriptive of
the present motive of the adminis
tration in dealing with affairs ad
ministrative and of congress in
handling legislation.
"Full speed ahead" is indeed the
motto of the men composing the
majority political party now in
charge of government and law mak
ing. The throttle was thrown wide
open on the very afternoon of March
4, and steam has not been shut off
since. No one more than President
Harding realized the great distance
to be traveled in reaching normal
and stable conditions, nor appre
ciated more by the anxiety of the
country to gain the coveted destina
tion. Only by full speed ahead could
this be accomplished, with not a
slackening of pace for an instant. He
sensed the deep-seated desire of the
people, with that intuition for sym
pathy with the masses which seems
to be a marked characteristic, and
responded to it.
Faculty of Inspiration.
It is a subject of comment among
officials and men in .congress that
President Harding has the faculty
of inspiring those public men with
whom he comes in contact, with
zealousness and enthusiasm. He
does it in his own way, without giv
ing the appearance of "driving" or
seeking to dictate. Cabinet officers
say that in cabinet meetings he. is
a "good listener" and the men
around the table have free swing
with their- recommendations -and
suggestions, the while thi president
heeds -attentively and seldom wnn
evidence of serious disagreement.
Then, somehow, before the close of
the conference, they find themselves
confronting a mind which nas as
similated their viewpoint and pre
senting clarification, .elaboration or
modification of it, to the betterment
of the project under discussion.
Always, they say, tnere is tnai
element of expediting the solution
of the question, that "full spead
ahead" spirit which shows out strong
and gets them on their toes, nt
is not a procrastinator. At the same
time he is not rash nor unminaiui
of the thought that haste . makes
waste, buthe has a very clear idea
of where (h draw the line between
rash haste and judicious expedition.
Cabinet Falls In Line.
Fortunately.- all the 'members of
the cabinet fall in line naturally, by
reason of their own natures, with
this characteristic of the executive.
There is Postmaster General Hays,
the so-called "human dynamo,"
whose mind acts quickly and who
knows nothing but full speed ahead.
Secretary Weeks, of his Jong busi
ness training, has learned to go
straight into the heart of a problem,
brushing away extraneous collateral
issues and reaching a decision
promptly.- Secretary Hughes, with
(Tarn to rage, Two. Column Four.)
Pulitzer Trophy Race to
Be International Affair
" Detroit, "Mich., May 28. The
Pulitzer trophy race,; American air
plane classic and main event in the
three-day craft contest to he held
here beginning September 8, is to
be an international affair. The De
troit Aviation society has just re
ceived word that Sadi Lecointe,
French ace, who won the Gordon
Bennett trophy last year and hold3
the world's speed record plans to
come to America in an effort to cap
ture the Pulitzer honors. At least
two British entries also are expected.
WHERE TO FIJSD
The Big Features of
The Sunday Bee
Without a Trace, a story of un
solved mysteries of vanished Oma-
hans Part 4, Page 1.
Miss Sunshine, a Blue Ribbon
Story, by Harrison Rhodes Part 4,
Pa Ere 3.
In Memoriam, Rotogravure Sec
tionPage 1.
Married Life of Helen and Warren
Part 4. Page 8. '
'Sports News and Features Part
1. Pages 7 and 8.
For the Children Part 4, Page 2.
Editorial Comment Part 4,
Pace 4.
Norfolk Photos Rotogravure Sec
tion. Paee 3.
Fair Co-eds Vamp Way Through
Omaha U Part 4. Pa 8.
The Cop and the Lady, by Mon
taguePart 4. Page 5.
For the Home Builder Part 1,
Pas;e 5. '
Heart Secrets of a Fortune Teller
Part 4. Paee 3.
Music News and Notes Part 4,
Page 7. '
Letters From a Home-Made
1 Father to His Son Part 4. Page 1
Life and Death Issues
In Probating Estate
Aurora, Neb., May 28. (Special.)
Just what is life and what is
death, and when may a person be
said to be dead in the eyes of the
law; is a question which will arise
out of the tragedy of the Nicholson
family at Bradshaw last December.
The probate court of York county
has appointed E. M. Plank of
Bradshaw, administrator of the es
tate of Nancy Plank Nicholson. Mrs.
Nicholson's administrator, it is said,
will demand one-half of the joint es
tate which was left when Cary E.
Nicholson destroyed his wife, three
children and himself. The question
of which one survived the other will
have to be decided by the court, ft
Mrs. Nicholson lived after her hus
band, then a widow's share of the es
tate w ill go to her and to her estate.
Severe Crisis Is
Facing Fanners
In Next 18 Months
Iowa Man Says Danger of
Another Condition Such as
Country Experienced in
70"s Is Grave.
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
Washington, May 28. Warning
that a wave of populism is destined
to sweep over the middlewest was
given by economists here before the
newly organized Stable Money
league. The danger, they said, could
be forestalled by a proper stabiliza
tion cf the currency and a commit
tee was appointed to report a plan for
stabilization.
"The next 18 months will witness
a severe' crisis, with dangers of
another rise of populism "on the
farms such as this country expe
rienced in the 70's unless sound cur
rency is instituted," declared H. A.
W:allacc, editor of Wallace's Farmer
of Des Moines.
"The farmer at the present time,
and probaby for several years in the
future, will furnish a very fertile soil
in which new ideas of all kinds may
grow. Last vear the average renter
in the United States, after paying his
rent, had nothing left as a return for
his labor, the return averaging not
over 5 cents an hour.
"I am making this statement ad
visedly as the result of a rather care
ful statistical investigation and not
merely as the emotional .reaction
from observation of specific instances.
Cash rents for the coming year have
been reduced, but the prospective
prices, judging from the grain futures
at Chicago and the cotton futures at
JNew York, are such that with merely
average weather the average tenant
of the United States will, be very
fortunate indeed to realize as much
as 10 cents an hour for his labor."
Mr. Wallace pointed out that while
the war-time prosperity period has
carried many farmers through the
last year it cannot carry them though
another year. As a result tne long
suffffering farmers are "searching
valiantly for economic instruments."
Knights of Columbus
Meet at Alliance
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Alliance, , Neb., May 28. (Spe
cial.) More than 200 Knights of
Columbus from .Nebraska and adjoin- i
ing states will gather here Monday
to participate in the patriotic fourtn J
degree which will be exemplified with
a class of about 125 candidates.
Officers of the grand lodge of the
order and a number of prominent
members from Nebraska and other
states will attend, and the program
will include a number of able speak
ers. It is" expected that the services,
which can only be held on a national
holiday, will be the most elaborate
ever held in western Nebraska. It
will be the first time that the fourth
degree has been exemplified in Ne
braska outside of Omaha and Lin
coln. The exemplification services
will be followed by a formal ban
ouet. Officers of the fourth degree
who are expected to attend include
Judge George F. Corcoran of York,
master ot the tourth degree tor Ne
braska; John Rush, Omaha; John A.
McGuire, Robert F. Moran, E. C.
Zimmerer and W. E. Straub of Lin
coln. The arrangements are in
charge of J. W. Guthrie of Alliance.
Aerial Passenger Line
In Grand Canyon Planned
. San Antonio, Tex., May 28. The
possibility of opening up an aerial
passenger service through the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado is being
planned by the War department, it
was learned here today. Lieutenant
Alexander Pearson, jr., transconti
nental flyer, has been ordered to
make an investigation to find land
ing fields and then make an aerial ob
servation trip to ascertain air condi
tions at different times a day and
note emergency landing fields.
Wyoming University to
Confer Degree on Mrs. Catt
Laramie, Wyo., May 28. It was
announced here unofficially last
night by university officials that
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, president
of the national woman's suffrage as
sociation, will receive the degree of
doctor of laws at the commencement
exercises of the University of
Wyoming next month. Mrs. Catt
will deliver an address to the gradu
ating class on June 12.
Norfolk Financier Dies
Norfolk, Neb., May 28. (Special
Telegram.) A. J. Durland, for
merly of Norfolk, prominent in
financial business in north Nebraska,
died in Seattle following an attack
of sleeping sickness. .
Negotiations
For Armistice
Made in Silesia
Over 54,000 German Troops
Reported Concentrated to
Oppose Advance of .
Rebel Foreesi -
By l. c. Walter.
Chlrnro Tribune Cable, Copyright,
1921.
Pplish Insurgent Headquarters,
May 28. German and " insurgent
plenipoteniaries are assembling to
negotiate an armistice under the
auspices of the interallied commis
sion at Oppeln. More than 54,000
German troops are known to be con
centrated in front of the rebel forczs.
Five distinct grouts, the largest
20,000, are operating in the Les-chintz-Annaberg
salient, according
to information obtained by the in
surgent intelligence service. At
least 12,000 were rushed to the front
from Landsburg on the Polish bor
der, south through Rosenberg and
Lublinitz to the Kolonowska rail
way junction, where, during the last
few days, the Germans attempted to
split the Insurgents' northern group
by driving through the center of the
right wing against the Polish border.
Nine thousand men is the esti
mated streugth, of the German forces
which attacked the left flank of the
Poles, beginning at Kolonowska to
a point where it joins the Oder
group. The bloodiest fighting oc
curred in this region since the Ger
mans launched a counter offensive a
week ago, in an attempt to separate
the insurgents of the northern and
center groups. ' After two days'
fighting the German salient here
reached a 10-mile depth, with Streh
litz, arid later with Gleiwitz, as ob
jectives in the turning movement.
Two further concentrations, one
estimated at 9,000 bayonets, to con
trol the front from Ratibor south to
the Czecho-Slovakian border facing
the southern insurgent group and
the .other force, about 4,000, is hold
ing the sector between Ratibor and
Cosel.
Search for Missing. Naval
Tug Proves Without Avail
Washington, May 28. A search
that swept more than oOO.OOO square
miles of the Pacific by sea and air,
has ended without a trace of the
missing naval tug, Conestoga, being
found. Several cruisers, 36 destroy
ers and several squadrons of air craft
and auxiliary vessels were used and
all the islands where it was possible
the crew of the tug might be were
examined, the N.-.vy department's
message today declared.
' The department still hopes that the
crew will be found alive and search
will be continued.
Clothing "Dummies'
Show Life When "Dick"
Threatens to Shoot
Chicago Tribune-Omaha Bee Leased Wire.
New York, May 28. Detective
Kirk entered a second-hand clothing
shop on the trail of two burglar
suspects.
"I haven't seen a soul come in,"
the proprietor explained, offering to
sell the detective one of the dis
played suits.
The detective glanced at half a
dozen or more clothing "dummies,"
started out, wheeled around with re
volver in hand and exclaimed:
' "Wrtch me make some holes in
the clothes on the dummies."
Two of the "dummies" suddenly
Uame to life and to jail
tf-'--. r:.i- .
Gas Price to Be
Reduced July 1
Ten-Cent a Thousand Cut An
noiinced By City Utili
ties District.
A reduction in the price of gas wast
agreed upon informally by the board
of the Metropolitan Utilities district
Saturday. '
The reduction will go into effect
on July consumption. The price of
gas now is 75 cents for the first 500
feet; $1.45 a thousand for the next
2,000 feet.
The new prile will be 75 cents for
the first 500 feet; $1.35 for the next
2,000 feet.
Tlhis lU-cent reduction, according
to R. B. Howell, manager of the
Utilities district, will mean a reduc
tion in revenue of $100,000 a year.
Prominent Alliance
Rancher Arrested
Alliance, Neb., May 28. (Special.)
Charged with selling beef carcassf s
without exhibiting the hides of the
animals, William Garrett, prominent
rancher, was arrested. He was ar
raig. ?td in county court, pleaded not
guilty, and was held for trial in dis
trict court.
The complaint was issued at the
instance of Robert Graham, post
master of Alliance, in behlf of the
Nebraska Stock Growers' associa
tion, of which Mr. Graham is presi
dent. Under a law passed in 1917,
it is unlawful for anyone not regu
larly engaged in the butcher business
to sell beef carcasses without pre
senting the hides for inspection. The
law was designed to protect cattle
men against cattle rustlers, who
often stole large numbers of cattle,
butchered them and sold the car
casses after destroying or selling the
hides elsewhere. Garret recently sold
the carcass of a calf to a local meat
market, which resulted in the com
plaint against him. It is reported
that a large number of cattle have
been mysteriously disappeared from
several ranches west and south of
Alliance during the past year. Gar
rett's trial has been set for May 31
in county court.
Madame Currie in New York
In An Exhausted Condition
New York, May 28. Madam
Marie Curie, co-discoverer of rad
ium, arrived here today from Pitts
burgh in an exhausted condition
and with her two daughters went tc
a friend's home to rest.
Meanwhile her plans for a trans
continental tour to begin next Wed
nesday were held in abeyance.
Largest Producers of Salt
Fish in Committee's Hands
Gloucester, Mass., May 28. An
nouncement that the Gorton-Pew
Fisheries company of this city had
been placed in the hands of a com
mittee was made today. The com
pany is said to be the largest, pro
ducers of salt fish in the country.
Rumanians Alarmed Over
Concentration of Soviets
Paris, May 28. The Rumanian
government is said to be extremely
anxious concerning the concentra
tion of about 30 Russian soviet di
visions southwest of Kiev, according
to dispatches received by the French
foreign office.
Melz on Planning Board.
Mayor Dahlman will submit the
name of Arthur Mctz to succeed
Dr Harold Gifford on the city plan
ning board at the next council meet
iing, Tuesday.
27I.W.W.Attempt
To Commandeer
U.P.FreightTrain
Hoboes Who Tried to Seize
Cars Out of Cheyenne Are
Placed Under Arrest at
" '' Denver. '. ' :' "-: -
Denver,. Colo, ;My,-28. Twenty
seven alleged 'members of the I.
W. W. were placed in jail here ,last
night after they had attempted to
commandeer a Union Pacific freight
train and run it to Denver from
Cheyenne, Wyo., according to the
police. A squad of 22 policemen met
the train outside the city when they
received a report that the alleged
I. W. W. were on it.
Members of the crew of the
freight train notified division head
quarters of the' Union Pacific here
when the train reached Greeley,
Colo., that a "gang of men had taken
possession of several cars and re
fused to leave." Denver policemen
headed by two sergeants were sent
to meet the train and took the men
into Custody. .
At police headquarters several of
the meji said they had formed a gang
outside Cheyenne and decided they
could travel better if they stayed
together. They said they were not
going anywhere in particular, but
were "headed south."
The men said they had been
driven out of Cheyenne. Charges of
vagrancy were placed against them.
Dry Agents Involved
In "Shakedown" Plots
Chicago Tribune-Omaha. Bee Leased Wire.
Chicago, May 28. Fifty prohibi
tion agents in four states are in
volved in evidence which will be
presented to the federal grand jury
here next week, federal investigators
announced. Internal revenue opera
tives for several weeks have investi
gated prohibition enforcement
agents '" in Wisconsin, Indiana, Illi
nois and Michigan.
Organized grafting among the
prohibition enforcement officers, by
which saloon keepers were sys
tematically "shaken down," was un
covered. The evidence has been turned over
to District Attorney 1 Charles C.
Clyne by Col. A. C. Emshaw, who
was in charge of the investigation.
Tekamah Community Club
Hears State Secretary
Tekamah, Neb., May . 28. (Spe
cial.) The United Community club
of Tekamah held its banquet here
with about 250 men present. The
banquet was served by the Presby
terian women, with short talks by
County Y. M. C A. Secretary Rush,
who told of the work of this organi
zation in - the upbuilding of the
youths of the county,, and Harve
Webster, representative to the state
legislature. Dr. John Poucher of the
Nebraska Chamber of Commerce
was the principal speaker.
The Weather
Forecast,
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Request for
Help Made
By Sheriff
One Killed When. Officers
Make Arrest for Cattle
Stealing in San Juan
County, Utah.
Telegraph Wires Cut
Salt Lake City, May 28.- Fear of
an uprising of Ute Indians, following
the death of an Indian in a battle
with peace officers today, was con
tained in a message received by
United States Marshal Aquila Nc
bcker, from George Adams, former
member of the Utah legislature from
San Juan county.
The message read: "One Indian
was killed when County Attorney
Kecler and Sheriff Hyde attempted
to arrest Utes for stealing cattle.
Sheriff calls for help. Posse leaving
from Monticelo and Blanding. W'ires
cut between Bluff and Blanding."
Marshal Nebcker said that he
could not respond to the call for help
as it was a state case. Gov; Charles
R. Mabey is now on his way from
the east and is ,expected to reach
here this afternoon. His secretary,
C. Lamar Nelson, said that he had
advised the adjutant general to get
troops in readiness to await an order
from the governor.
Marshal Ncbeker believes the Utes
are from the southern Ute reserva
tion in Colorado, who have crossed
the Utah line. It is feared, accord
ing to the marshal, that there might
be a renewal of the trouble which
occurred in the district six years ago
when there was considerable fight
ing between farmers and Indians.
"This would be a good time to
clean Utah of these bad Indians,"
Marshal Nebeker remarked.
Marshal Nebeker said that the In
dians were accused of cattle rustling
when they resisted arrest. A fight
developed with one Indian being
killed and other members of the
gang escaping, according to the
meager information.
Proclamation for
Memorial Day Is
Issued by Governor
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'' Lincoln, Neb.. May 28. (Special )
A proclamation asking the people ,
of Nebraska to join in fitting com
memoration of Memorial . day by
decoration of graves and the holding
of ceremonials in tribute to the na
tion's soldier dead has been issued by
Governor McKelvie. It is as fot-
lows:
"We are again reminded. that we
are approaching a day which has be
come of national interest, a day on
which our people, more than any
other, give expression to the purest
and holiest passions of the human
heart; a day when all animosities are
forgotten, when the mistakes of our
fellows are blotted out and disposse
all to regard only the better deeds
of the departed. Memories of the
days that are' gone crowd in upon us.
A day when we with silent tread ap
proach the resting place of soldier,
friend and relative, bound to us by
deeds of heroism, words of kindness
and ties of kinship. A day when the
lips are mute and we can only show
forth the movements of our souls by
symbols, and we cover over the little
green tents in which they dwell with
the flowers of spring and summer.
"Following the example of Warren
G. Harding, president of the United
States, we call attention to the day.
and in keeping with the statutes of
our state, we set apart Monday, the
30th day of May, 1921, as Memorial
day. By law it is a legal holiday.
All departments of state will be
closed, thus affording officers and
employes 'of the state full opportun
ity to observe it in the spirit that
actuated our people, by their repre
sentatives; in consecrating it to the
purposes indicated in this proclama
tion. All patriotic associations,
churches and societies of whatever
name, and citizens . generally are
called upon to assist in its proper
recognition and observance."
State Rail Commission
Hearing for Week
Lincoln. May 28. (Special.) The
program for the state railway com
mission for the coming week follows:
Hearing on permanent rate applica
tion of Lincoln Traction company,
Tuesday.
Hearing on application of Amer
ican Railway Express company for
authority to apply same classification
traffic in intrastate and interstate x
shipments Wednesday.
Hearing on rate increase applica
toin of Bloomington Telephone com
pany at Bloomington Friday. j
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Kenesau Contractor Is
Killed by Electricity
Hastings, Neb., May 28. (Spe
cial Telegram.) Edward G. Hines,
contractor of Kenesaw, was killed
instantly when he touched a live
wire while standing on wet cement
at a construction job in . Kenesaw.
His widow, whose father died re
cently, was prostrated by the acci
dent. The wire carried a current
of 2.300 volts. ...
Heat Records at Beatrice
Broken; Mercury Reaches 100
Beatrice, Neb., May 28. (Special
Telegram.) Heat records for the
season were broken today when the
temperature climbed to 100. The
ground is becoming very dry, and
unless rain comes soon crops and
gardens will be badly damaged,
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