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THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY, JUNE 21. 1925. Rail Mail Clerks Wire Protest on 20 Minutes Work 31 of 'Em on Oinahn-Ogdcn Run Telegraph Complaint to Washington on Length ened Minimum Day. A difference of practically 20 min utes in the working day of railway mail clerks on the Omana-Ugiten run lias resulted in a telegraphic protest of 34 clerks to the postnias , tcr-general's office in Washington. The protest in particular was di rected against the plan of J. H. Skid more, chief clerk of District No. 1, settinjr the minimum working time of clerks on that run to six hour? and .30 minutes, according to the protesting clerks. Controversy Starts. The controversy started last week when the chief clerk's schedule of working hours for the clerks, that he had prepared for postal authori ties in Washington, leaked cut among the men on the Omaha Ogden run. , In an attempt to settle the contro vtrsy, J. H. Musgrave, superintend ent of the Fourteenth division of the R. M. S., called a meeting of the clerks on the Omaha-Ogdcn run in his office last Friday. Dispatched to Washington. The protest, signed hy 34 clerks, was dispatched to Washington fol- "lhis controversy is merely a question of the application of the Postoffice department's instructions," i declared M. 1L Blackwcll. assistant iWperinfendent of the Fourteenth fyv.'vision. Leaders of the protesting com mittee were Herman Love, Charles Ingalls and W. J. Lucas. Out of City. The clerks took as a basis for their protest the recent order of Post master General Hayes, setting the "maximum working time on heavy runs at seven hours and 20 minutes, and the minimum at six hours and 10 minutes." Chief Clerk Skidmore holds that the Omaha-Ogden is not a "heavy" run and that "the department order in regard to the time schedule does not apply to it." The protesting clerks declared at the meeting that they consider the Omaha-Ogden run one of the heav iest in the country, i Complete Plans for Races At Dawson County Fair Lexington, Neb., June 23. (Spe cial.) Flans have been completed for the annual Fourth of July auto mobile races at the Dawson county fair. About 20 cars have been enter ed already, indicating that a larger number than ever before will par ticipate this year. The track is in excellent condition. A big carnival adn gangaroo court wil' be staged on the streets before and after the racea by the Lexing ton tww-cf the American Legion. Jipfi events have been widely ad- U cxpcctwLto atMnd. Auto Crash Claims Second Victim; Others Recovering Sioux Falls. S. D., June 23. Charles II. Bartelt, local attorney, who was injured in the automobile accident near Platte, S. D., Monday night, in which Edwin R. Winans, assistant attorney general of South Dakota, was killed, died at a hospital at Geddes, S. D., this morning. The bodies of Bartelt and Winans will arrive here this afternoon. They were brothers-in-law. Ole Hoaglin, the Platte newspaper editor, who also was hurt in the accident, was re ported recovering today. Norris Charges "Interests" Defeated Power Project Washington, June 23. Charges were made in the senate today by Senator Norris, republican, Nebras ka, that "powerful interests," which he did not name, had brought pres sure to bear on the War department during the Wilson administration to block development of the Great Falls of the Potomac as a source of cheap hydroelectric power for the national capital. Boost McCarl for Position In Budget Administration Washingtonj June 23. (Special Telegram.) Congressmen Reavis and Andrews, with members of the national congressional committee, at a conference with President Harding today urged the appointment of J. R. McCarl of Nebraska as comp iler eeneral of the budget. After the conference both Keavis ana An drews expressed themselves as en couraged over the outlook. Deputy Sheriff Foster Talks Vr1 . a. At Norfolk on Finger Prints Deputy Sheriff Foster is in Nor folk attending a meeting of county sheriffs of the state to explain the new state system of taking thumb and finger prints of criminals. This system was put in operation by act of the last legislature, with head quarters at Lincoln under Han Nielsen, formerly of the police de partment here. Warmest Wednesday Was 79, Coolest Day Since June 5 Wednesday was the coolest day in Omaha since June S. - The highest temperature was 79 at 4 and 5 p. m., the lowest maximum since the 77 of the early June day. It was cooler yet, only . 51, at Broken Bow and Culbertson, two points in the state which reported temperatures close to 100 last week. Accept New City Hall. Valentine, Neb., June 23. (Spe cial.) The city council met Wed nesday night and approved and formally accepted the new city hill v hich was recently completed by U. u. iJunn, contractor, a new iu mrh we was also aooroved. Twn more wells of equal size wul be drilled in the near future. Boy Breaks Arm. Madison, Neb., June 23. (Spe cial.) Percy Ressigue, 6, son of E. D. Ressigue, suffered a double lrac ture of his arm while playing on the lawa. at his borne. ' - Thin Elk, One Day Late for Pow-Wow, Gets Lost in City Redskin Brave Finds Pavements are Uncom fortable for Feet En cased Only in Moc- casins. Thin Elk was lost. He stood on the steps of the fed eral building yesterday morning, re- ;-,, stnrincr h1nle1v ahmit him. '-"0-' " o I - - He was tired, too. City pavements hurt his moccasined feet. So he set down his battered yellow suitcase, squatted down on the steps beside it, and listlessly waved a huge feather fan to and fro. Thin Elk came down from the Rosebud reservation at Winner, S. D., yesterday to attend the Sioux conference with Charles E. Hughes, jr., son of the secretary of state. But he was a day late. The redmen's conference with the paleface lawyer from New York, prior to instituting suit against the United States government to re claim a tract of 100 square mile? in the Black Hills, opened yesterday morning and was finished by night. When Thin Elk arrived on a morning train, he found Hughrs and his party checked out of the Fontenelle. Even the 10 Sioux In dian delegates who attended the conference had departed. 'Hello, I Want an Escort to Theater' Sweet Feminine Voice Makes Request Over Tele phone to Adjutant of American Legion, Who Is Shocked, But Produces Young Ex-Soldier. "Hello, is this the American Legion?" came a feminine voice over the telephone. "It is," replied Adjutant H. C. Hough. "You maintain a service bureau?" queried the voice. "We do." "W-well, c-could you f-furnish me an escort for the theater tonight?" The adjutant gasped with surprise, nearly dropped the telephone, hung on for dear life, to hear the voice continuing "I don't think it would look r'ght for me to buy the tickets but I'll ask him to the house for a very nice lunch afterwards," she specified. "Hello, are you there?" Reporting for Duty. "Just give me a moment to think," pleaded Hough, who survived shell shock in the Argonne better than the Omaha girl-shock. Then "Yes, I can do it," he volunteered, gallantly. At dusk that night, a trim young ex-soldier, an American Legion but ton on his coat lapel, rang the door bell at the girl's home. . . Japanese Population Of California Gains 75 Per Cent in Decade Washington,"June 23. California's Japanese population in 1920 was 71, 952, as against 41,356 in 1910, accord ing to census figures made public to day. The state also contained 38,763 negroes, 17,360 Indians, 28,812 Chi nese and 5,263 other races in that year, in addition to its 3,264,711 whitest During the preceding de cade the white population increased 44.5 per cent, the negro population 79.1. The foreign-born white popu lation dropped from 21 per cent of the total in 1910 to 19.9 per cent in 1920, while during the decade the ratio of males to females changed from 125.5 to 100 in 1910 to 112.4 to 100 in 1920. 34th Division to Hold Reunion at Ak Fete A big reunion of the "Sandstorm" or 34th division of the A. E. F. will be held in Omaha during Ak-Sar-Ben festival, September 13-24. The reunion is expected to attract 10,000 ex-service men to the city. Samson's office in the court house will be headquarters for the re union' committee. The 34th division was composed of men from Nebraska, Iowa, Min nesota and South Dakota, and was originally the National Guard regi ment sent to Camp Cody, N. M. The Nebraska units were the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Nebraska infantries of volunteers. The following men are working on the plans for reunion: Wiliiam Ritchie, H. H. Dudley, Major Har ris, Earl Sterricker and John Kil martin. ' Efforts are also being made by Ak-Sar-Ben executives to have the 89th division hold a reunion in Omaha during Ak-Sar-Ben festival. Omaha Host of 125 Members Of K. C, Kan., C. of C. Omaha is the host of 125 mem bers of the commercial club of Kan sas City, Kan., who arrived here yesterday afternoon. When the spe cial carrying the tourists from the Sunflower state arrived at Fort Crook, J. M. Gillan, manager of the industrial bureau of the Chamber of Commerce, and a party of Omahans met the train and conducted the party to the Chamber of Commerce. During the afternoon the visitors were entertained at the Field club, Happy Hollow and Carter lake. At 6:30 p. m. the visitors were enter tained at a dinner at the Chamber of Commerce. Last night the party remained at the Conant hotel and will leave early Friday morning ofr Lincoln. Lillian Russell Reports Burglar Robbed House Lillian Russell's in town. She called Central police station at 5 a. m. yesterday. But she's not the Lillian of stage fame. No. she's Mrs. Lillian Russell, 1708 Cass street, and she complained to the police that she found a man in her home at that early hour of the morning, who shook his heels and disappeared with a pair of trousers land a watch, Thin Elk. Thin Elk does not speak the white man's language only enough to ask a passerby for a cigaret. , Fortunately he was armed with a letter from a Northwestern railroad official at Winner, and was entrusted to the care of local Northwestern men who bought him breakfast and escorted him to the station to board a train back to Winner. She came to answer it. "Reporting for duty assigned by Adiutant Hough." he notified her briefly. And they went out. Adjutant Hough spent a sleepless night that night. His Nightmare. "I dreamt a whole company of girls beleaguered the American Le gion headquarters, the reserves naa to be called out to answer the tele phone calls and that the men were giving me the 'razz-berry' for pick ing blondes instead of brunettes for them. "Besides I was worried about my first experiment. Next morning when he reached his desk a girl's call had preceded him. "We had such a nice time hes coming again another night this week." she reported. "We aim to please," was the adjutant's modest reply. Adjutant Hough said he would vouch for the truth of the above story "on a stack of Bibles." Gompers Replies to Criticism for His Being Born Abroad Denver, June 23. President Sam uel Gompers took an active part yes terday in the debate of the American Federation of Labor conevntion and in doing so replied to what he said were criticisms of him because of his foreign birth. "There has been some criticism of myself because I am not a native of this country," he said. "It is a fact that I was born in England. I came to the United States when I was 13 years old. I have lived in these United States 58 years. That, I dare say, is a longer period than the average Americans who were born in this country." Relating that he had become a citizen at the earliest opportunity when he was 21 years old, he con tinued: "I always looked to America, I believed in America. I have en deavored to be a loyal and patriotic citizen of the republic of the United States of America. I believe in this republic." ' , War Risk Insurance Must Be Reinstated by June 30 The time limit for ex-service men to re-instate their lapsed government insurance expires one week from yesterday. This is the warning issued by Florence J. Barr, Omaha repre sentative of the Washington bureau of war risk insurance, with offices at 625 W. O. W. building. "Then before March 1, 1926. they may convert their term insurance in to one or more of the permanent policies," she continued. "These all carry a total permanent disability feature, paid up and extended in surance benefits, cash loan features and dividends are paid on ordinary life, 20 or 30-payment life, 20 or 30-year endowment and endowment age 62." Vara Divorce Decree Set Aside on Motion for Both A divorce decree granted Martha Varn from Eugene Varn in district court recently and carried to the su preme court by Mr. Varn was set aside by District Judge L. B. Day yesterday on motion of attorneys for both. Mrs. Varn testified 'last Tuesday for her husband in his suit for $75, 000 against the Union Pacific rail road and on the witness stand de clared, that testimony she had given in her divorce suit was not true. Dis trict Judge Goss thereupon directed a verdict for the railroad in the $75, 000 suit and directed action be taken to set aside the divorce decree. City Returns to Fumigation Of Homes Where Diseases Omaha has gone back to the sys tem of fumigating all homes to kill contagious disease germs. Dr. A. S. Pinto, health commis sioner, has decided to remove all charges for fumigating homes, how ever. During the past administration fumigation was not insisted on, ac cording to Dr. Pinto, except in small pox cases. A charge of 35 cents for Leach fumigating candle was de manded by the city. The city is now fumigating all diphtheria, smallpox and scajrjet fever case Corn to Be Banner Crop of Nebraska This Year. Is Word Cultivation Now Is Two Weeks Ahead of Any Other Year on Record, Declares Statistician. Lincoln, Neb., June 23. Corn will be Nebraska's banner crop this year and the state cultivation is now two weeks ahead of any other year on record, according to A. E. An derson, statistician of the federal bu reau of crop estimates. In the eastern part of the state most of the counties report that the crop has already been cultivated twice, though the usual time for sec ond cultivation is about the first week in July, and in western Ne braska corn has been cultivated once, a condition equally as good, proportionately, as the rest of the state. Corn Growing Fast. Mr. Anderson states that the Fourth of July is usually the date that farmers in the state count on beginning the second plowing, but that this year the corn will be too high for further cultivation at that date. Some of the reports received by Mr. Anderson which he says show the general condition in the state are a.s follows: Cedar county reports that corn is 10 days ahead of usual. In Ante lope county corn has been "cultivated the second time and in Adams coun ty is about two weeks ahead of usual for this date. Jefferson coun ty also reported that the wheat crop was two weeks ahead of usual. Winter Was Favorable. The excellent condition of grain is ascribed by Mr. Anderson to the peculiarly favorable winter and spring weather which has obtained throughout the state. "Winter just melted into spring, he said, "with hardly any change m weather; and due to early warm weather the farmers got their plow ing done much earlier. Since then we have had the proper amount of moisture and very favorable temi i r- -i I North Platte Boosters Tour in Three Counties North Platte, Neb., June 23. (Special Telegram.) One hundred and fifty members of the Chamber of Commerce arrived home late last night from a booster trip by auto which covered 205 miles and included stops at 12 towns in Lincoln, Daw son and Frontier counties. The boosters were accompanied by the Chamber of Commerce band of 30 pieces and a burlesque company of eight. At each stop made the residents of the towns and surrounding country turned out in large numbers. The trip was made without accident to the boosters or cars and at the end of the trip every one of the 55 car drivers answered "present." Garage Man Held Up When He Answers Service Call Al Bernstein, former tailor, now proprietor of a garage just behind the postoffice in Council Bluffs, re ceived a service call at 12:10 a. m- yesterday to the intersection of South and Woodbury avenues on the way to the Iowa School for the Deaf. As he ncared the intersection, he saw a touring car parked at the side of the road, and two men appeared, he told the police, held him up and robbed him of $25. Table Rock Raises Fund For Weekly Band Concert Table Rock, Neb.,'June 23. (Spe cial.) A fund has been raised here by the business men and citizens for a free band concert each Saturday night by the Table Rock band. In addition to the fund already sub scribed, an entertainment has just been giiren at the Ideal theater, at which the net receipts were S1UU, which has been presented to the band. Third Man Arraigned for Robbing Beatrice Store Beatrice, Neb., June 23. (Spe cial.) Cliff Lockard was arraigned yesterday before Judge; Ellis on the charge of aiding and abetting Paul Geisler and Robert Newton in bur glarizing Frank Stanton's store on the night of May 25, and pleaded guilty. He was bound over to the district court on bond of $1,000, in default of which he was remanded to jail. Gage County Supervisors Adopt New Road Policy Wymore, Neb., June 23. (Spe cial.) The board of supervisors of Gage county have adopted a new policy in regard to road draggirg, 14 miles of township road work be ing authorized in each township at a rate of 50 cnts per round mile, in stead of 14 to. 20 miles, as hereto fore, at 75 icnts per mile. The county will continue to drag all country roads. Crop Conditions Never Better in Gage County " Beatrice, Neb., June 23. (Spe cial.) The wheat harvest, in Gage county is well in hand, and a few farmers have begun cutting oats. If the weather remains favorable for another week most of the small grain will be in shock. Corn is mak ing rapid progress and some of it has been laid by. Crop conditions as a whole were never better In Gage county. Plan Big Celebration. t Madison, Neb., June 23. (Spe cial.) Automobile boosters for the Fourth of July celebration at Bat t'e Creek, accompanied by the Bat tl Creek band, v's:ted Madison early last evening and extended an invitation to Ma-iisfiti to celebrate at Battle Creek. The Madison bard, the base ball team and many citi zens will accept. Nebraskans at Capital Washington, June 23. (Special Telegram.) Among Nebraskans in Washington are Frank Woods of Lincoln, O. S. Merrill, a dealer in farm lands with offices in Omaha, and Gabriel Jeffries of 9 dell. Augusta P. Musick. Dies At Daughter's Home Following an illness since Janu ary 12, Augusta Priscilla Musick, 60, who as Mrs. John R. Musick prac ticed osteopathy in Omaha for 20 years, died Wednesday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. A. W. Hunt, 3112 Woolworth avenue. The body will be taken to Kirksville, Mo., for burial. 3 Hurt in Auto Crashes Improve Girl Hurt When Street Struck Auto Is Better. Car J. B. Wilkins, employe of the Fec ple's Ice and Cold Storage company, is recovering from injuries received Wednesday when he was struck by an automobile driven by Joseph Ne meth, 521 North Twentieth street. He is at Nicholas Senn hospital. Jay Vestal, aged man who was seriously injured, Saturday night when struck by an automobile on North Thirtieth street, passed a rest ful night at Swedish Mission hos pital. Little Ida Salerno, 721 Pacific street, was reported somewhat better at St. Joseph hospital, where she is suffering with a fractured skull re ceived when an automobile in which she was riding last Sunday night was struck by a street car. Visiting Nurses Cared for 509 Babies During May The Visiting Nurses'' association cared for 509 babies at its baby sta tions during the month of May, it was announced yesterday morning- A much larger number will be cared for this month, according to Miss Florence McCabe, of the as sociation. Association statistics show that of 1,503 .babies born since January 1, but 129 have died. Mothers, both rich and poor, are bringing their babies to the stations, which are maintained at Twentieth and Leavenworth streets, 1713 North Twenty-fifth street, Twenty-fourth and O streets and 1254 South Seventh street, to be examined and for advice as to their care, Miss Mc Cabe says. County Board Offers $200 Reward for Hyland Slayers The board of county commission ers yesterday offered a reward c.f $200 for information leading to the arrest of the murderers of Mrs. Margaret Foley Hyland, who died from a bul let wound received when she and Mr. and Mrs. James Kane were held up near bt. Joseph hospital the night of June 4. The state has of fered a reward of $100. Pastor Is Recalled for Sixth Year in Beatrice Beatrice, Neb., June 23. (Spe cial.) Rev. C. E. Ryder has been recalled for his sixth year as pastor of the Church of the Nazarene in Beatrice. The church is building a $10,000 edifice, and subscriptions are. being made by residents of Beatrice to aid in the completion of the build ing. French War Bride Visiting in France to Return in August Mrs. Charles Flanagan, formerly Cline Rossi of Le Mans, France, a French war bride who returned to her native land in March, has post poned her return until August 12, her husband said. He is a brother of Mrs. C. E. Fanning, widow of the late Postmaster Fanning. Many bargains are to be found on The Bee Want Ad pages. "Boweri's An Interesting Sale of Reed-Fibre and Wicker Furniture at Bowen's This is your opportunity in securing any Kind of Fibre and Reed Furniture for the Sun Parlor or Porch at prices re markably low. ' Extra Trousers To match any coat you have. All sizes and colors. $10.00 value, P Aft on sale ...... U.UU J. HELPHAND Clothing Company 314 N. 16th St. Boys Mount Tall Tower; One Falls, Breaks Both Anns Lure of Observation Post at Army Garrison Too Strong; Injured Restless All Night. Boy-like in search of adventure, two boys,' armed with binoculars am bled to the crest of a high hill above Fort Omaha Wednesday. They were Ralph "Buddy" Groves, 12, 3058 Stone avenue, and Walter Nordquest, 11. 6006 North Thirty first street. ' - "Gee I Ain't this fun?" exclaimed Walter as they reached the pinnacle of a steep hill overlooking the army post and Omaha proper. "Buddy" sighed. Up They Go. "Hot dog, Walt," quoth he, "jes' lookit over there at the mountains. Gee-boy, how'd ya like ta play In dian over there?'' "Yeah, it's sure swell," Walter returned. "But wonder what's over the hills." The tall observation tower, used during the war by practising mili tary observers from Fort Omaha, struck the eyes of the young ad venturers. Simultaneously, both Friday and Saturday Two - NO C. O. DS. NO REFUNDS NO CREDITS of Millinery A positive clearance of our entire high grade stock made necessary by the ever increasing incoming of fall stock. fl A popped the idea of mounting it to ean the bluffs and city below. Up they climbed. To See Better. As proud as army officers viewing battle terrain. "Buddy" and Walter cast curious glances through the glasses at the hills and valleys in the distance. Then Walter descended the tower. "Gee whiz, Walt." exclaimed Ralph, "ya oughta see 'way over there" And as he leaned out for a better look, "Buddy" lost his balance, and fell to the ground. Restless Night. His screams attracted neighbors nnd S. B. Stewart, carried the in jured boy to his home. "Buddy" was rushed to the Nicholas Senn hos pital, where it was learned he had fractured both arms and suffered in terna linjuries. He passed a restless night. Ralph is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Groves. Many Women Help Harvest Wheat in Crete Fields Crete, June 23. (Special.) The farmers are busy in their wheat fields in this vicinity. Outside of a threatening rain yesterday the weather has been in their favor. There are no idle men in this town at present, although fanners are not offering big wages, but many of the women are seen in che fields shock ing grain or driving teams hitched to binders. , Day Sensational Choice the H Sale of Summer Actual Values to $27.50 BARONET SATIN CANTON CREPE FELT HATS GEORGETTE TAGEL D'OR LEGHORN SPORT HATS DUVETYN RIBBON HA TS ORGANDIE GARDEN HATS 1000 Hats To Choose From If value and style mean anything to women interested in new Summer millinery, this occasion will attract hundreds and hundreds here Friday and Saturday. We have held many unusual millinery events, but never one to compare with this. Farm Bureau Starts War On T. B. Among Cattle A campaign to eradicate tuber culosis among cuttle was inaugurated by the Douglas county farm bureau at a meeting in the court house Wednesday. "We must check this big economic loss." Dr. C. II. Hays, federal supervisor of tuberculosis eradica tion in Nebraska, emuhauied. A federal tester will be employer! to visit all farms which desire his service. The county board will pay his traveling expense at the rate of 10 cents per mile. Dr. W. T. Spencer, state veteri narian, outlined the plan. Application for the tester's serv ices, free to each farmer, should he made to Earl Maxwell, county agri cultural agent, in the court house. Emerson, Neb.,. Farmer Uses Shoe Strings to Kill Self Sioux City, Ia June 23. Using his shoestrings for a noose, Fritz L. Filmer, 45, a farmer near Emerson. Neb., hanged himself in his barn last night. No motive is known tor ttie act. Woodrough in North Platte. Federal Judge Woodrough, wlto is holding court in North Platte, will be back in the city Saturday morn ing for the week-end. He returns to North Platte for another two week's session Monday morning. James Nickerson, acting marshal, returned yesterday. EVERY SALE FINAL MUST BE ouse Every Hat Included; Not One Reserved COMBINATIONS g;,