THE BEE: OMAHA, SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 1921.
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Police Force In
Lincoln Small
For Population
Chief Claims Record for Pa
trolling City of 65,000 With
Only Sven Men Little
Crime There.
Lincoln, Nfb., Aug. U Lincoln,
with its seasonal population of ap
proximately 65,000 souls, maintains
an actual pat-rolling police force of
but seven men five during the night
and two during the day. Nowhere
in the state and probably adjoining
states, does the city with a popula
tion of Lincoln administer its law
enforcement with as few men, in
the opinion of Fetcr Johnstone,
chief of police.
From the janitor to the police
chief the entire force numbers 21,
including the executives of the police
staff, the matrons, jailer, cook and
janitor. Only in times of dire
emergency, however, do the "indoor"
members of the police force aid the
enforcement branch of the depart
ment, Chief Johnstone says.
One patrolman to every 9,286
persons in Lincoln is the chief's de
duction on a 65,000 population basis.
The unusual and at the same time
efficient phase of these circum
stances is the fact that Lincoln en
joys most ample police protection
despite the comparatively small num
ber of officers with its population.
Varied reasons for this situation are
pointed out by Chief Johnstone,
primarily with the rigid policy of
the department in its dealing with
undesirables, followed by sugges
tions that the citizens of Lincoln
are of the highest type.
"Lincoln can honestly boast of a
community of neighbors that are
neighborly in the old-time meaning
of the word," Chief Johnstone says,
"who naturally are law-abiding,
peace-loving and consequently need
less of crime protection. Today, as
unusual as it may seem, the citizens
of Lincoln are as well protected
with seven men as if the force num
bered too." .
Other t members of the force at
tribute much of the police success
to former administrations, and the
policy of stamping out and ridding
the community of possible law vio
lators before they have an oppor
tunity to entrench themselves. The
environment and atmosphere of
Lincoln's educational facilities,
through its universities and denom
inaticnal schools, lend their effect to
j; existing conditions, they said.
; Chief Johnstone points out, how-
): ever, that the number of arrests by
S the police force compares favorably
viib. , - -
with a city of its size and perhaps
iht avpraire itio first siv months of
. this year is larger than those of the
i' lorresponding year. To combat this
j" fact. Chief Johnstone states that at
nr !ma are fhere tnnre than three
t or four in the city jail for any ex-(
j tenaed period.
j," As a precaution for possible wi
ter activities of undcrsiblcs in- fhe
face of economic conditions' duct
Johnstone is considering the enlarg-ilT-,(tifa'(-iiT-T&Ut
force but the
jf number will be small, he says.
n Tenant Farmer Near
j:, Atlantic Hangs Self
-.. Atlantic. Ia., Aug. 13. (Special.)
Leaving a note to his wife telling
f where she would find his body, Faul
V Brown. 24, Noble township farmer,
hanged himself late Thursday after
ttioon. His body was found hanging
s. to a tree in a field considerable iljs
i tance from the house. Financial
f-'trouble is supposed to have caused
Bro,wn to take his life. He was a
tenant farmer and had been seized
with notice of a suit a few days be-
j. ' tore and at that time naci intimaua
" he would kill himself.
Omahan Asks Aid to Get
NFamily Past Ellis Island
Louis Faltz, 2421 Decatur street,
lias appealed to the immigration of-
fice here for assistance in bringing
r";his wife, Perla. and their three
S daughters to Omaha.
-. Faltz came to America in 1913, ob
F tained work as a shoe salesman,
? saved his money and has purchased
: a home for his family at 2501 Frank
l!n street. Thursday his wife and
.. daughters arrived at Ellis Island.
They are now being held by au
S; thorities there, however, until an in-
; vestigation as to whether the hus
I'band is able to support them is made.
Burglars Trying to Enter
P Home Start Fire in Place
A lighted match frustrated an at-
tempt of burglars to rob the home
5 of James Nelson, 2802 Binney street,
r' Friday night.
- When Mr. and Mrs. Nelson re-Sf-
turned home from an auto ride at
;.:9 o'clock they found the .house filled
-with smoke and a rear bedroom in
frf lames. The fire department extin
fguished the blaze.
Investigation showed burglars had
i ".cut the screen and probably were
'finding their way into the place by
Hrmeans of a lighted match when a
-curtain caught fire.
ft ltftssouri Boy Scout Here
f v rit trv P-nJa ; 1
On His Walk to Lanada;,
William Mavjfr. 15. a BoV ScOllt
; from Independence, Mo., is walking
J to Alberta, Canada.
r He is resting this week at the
t-'Masonic home for boys, according
7, to Dean Carl Worden.
5 The boy is an orphan and is walk
ing to his brother's farm in Alberta.
,'He reported at the local Boy Scout
'r office when he arrived in Omaha.
Except for occasional auto lifts, he
r -hiked, he said.
Clearing House Banks Show
f - Reserves Less Than Last Week
New York, Aug. 13. The actual
r. condition of clearing house banks
- and trust companies for the week
shows that they hold $15,803,950 re
i serve in excess of legal requirements,
f : This is a decrease of $3,976,340 from
jr" last week.
l Samuel P. Colt Dies.
i Providence, R. I., Aug. 13. Sam
V ii-l P. Colt, chairman of the board of
" the United States Rubber company,
died at his Bristol home at 1:10 this
afternoon, his death following a se
vere paralytic shock which he suf
h Icred a week ago yesterday.
Carter Lake
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Fire! Fire I '
Ding-dong, ding-dong, clangcty-clang-clang!
Aud out of their warm bunks
t'other night in the dead of dark
ness sprang the fire-lighters of Car
ter Lake club like a bunch of kids
to a pink lemonade stand.
YVitli r,n oct in thpir trniKier.
their heads fighting for air through
tangled shirts and their eyes barelv
to find safctv aiomT beaten
pat,,Sj the intrepid firemeu left space
bc)jnd in nlakillg for the fire llouse.
How those boys scrambled:
Just False Alarm.
Exhausted, but primed to fight
flames or lightning bugs, the mid
night heroes arrived at their posts
of duty only to find a false alarm
Highest Sum in
History Is Paid
To 1920 Workmen
Total of $540,213.08 Ex
pended During Year Under
State- Provision of In
dustrial Compensation.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 13. Persons
injured in industrial accidents in Ne
braska during the last two years re
ceived $885,589.32 in compensation
allowed under the workmen's com
pensation law, according to a report
made here today "by Frank A. Ken
nedy, secretary of labor and director
of compensation work in the stat'J.
This sum was uistnuutea among
18,520 workmen, whose ca.sos were
nteA A total of 24.049
accidents were reported to the br
reau during the two years.
bcventy-cight tatai accicieius were
rinnrtpH the last two vears. the re
port shows, as compared with 28
fatalities in the preceding two yi-drs.
Nebraska allows $5,250 to any indi
vidual who meets death in actual
performance of his duties.
Industrial cases closed last year
numbered 9.726 tut of a total of
13,676 reported, according ti the re
port, compared with S,7'1 cases
closed the receding year out of
11,273 cases roported. La?t year,
$540,213.08 was p;iid out in comp"u
cotinn tn in i:r,vd rerson. Slid $34.1,-
476.24 the provious year. Medical
expenses the two years aii'ounicu iu
$227,595.
"The sum paid in compensation
last year is the highest in the history
of the state and its compensation
law," Mr. Kennedy said in his re
pert, "the figure of $540,21.3.08 paid
last year comparing with $51,167.37
in 1915. when the law was adopted
by the state. The total amount for
the lastybiennium is $590,830 in ex
cess of what was paid in 1917 and
1918.
"Twenty-four thousand industrial
fiiu V,av Kpn handled throueVl
His bureau without a dispute 111 the
. .n VMr, nr an ,verasre of
1 nfirt a mrvntli Wnrkmrn in indus
trial plants of the state are just be
ginning to ascertain tne state nas a
compensation law and are more
readily taking advantage of its com
pensation when injured in pursuit of
their duties."
The "no limit" clause of the com
pensation law attached to medical
attention in Nebraska is one of four
states to have adopted this measure,
Mr. Kennedy says, and is one of
the most helpful parts of the law in
aiding injured workmen. In all oth
er instances, it is shown in the re
port, the compensation allowed for
losses to the body are either larger
or on an equal with those of its sister
states.
Injured in Dive
Audubon, Ia., Aug. 12. (Special.)'
John Schulte, drug clerk of this
place, nearly lost his life when he
was stunned while diving at Lake
Okoboji. He dove with such force
his head struck the graveled lake
bed, rendering him unconscious.
Companions carried Schulte from
the water and worked with hm for
an hour before lie was revived.
Fire Laddies Jump to Call of
had awakened them for 2 test "run."
All the same to the firemen. They
stand organized for anything of ex
citement at the club.
To see those boys in their mad
scramble to fight a fire is like view
ing an old Keystone comedy.
Organize Department.
Frank W. Lewis, manager of the
club, and Luke Heeney, the fire
chief, have organized a corps of
resident fire fighters that would do
honor to a city.
Practice drills have shown that
Heeney, notwithstanding his avoir
dupois, is speedy on his feet. Sam
Faulkner, master mechanic of the
department and himself a veteran
fireman in Omaha, is in commapd
of the chemical and hose companies.
Boost Iowa Tax Levy
To 8.75 Mills for 1921
Des Moines. Ia., Aug. 13. Iowa's
tax levy tor lyl was nxea at
mills late yesterday by the executive
council.
In making the announcement,
Governor Kendall said "we were
compelled to raise the levy because
the appropriations made by the
Thirty-ninth general assembly were
so high that a levy of 7.35 mills as
of last year, would have been insuf
ficient. Because there will be no
special legislative session nor any
constitutional conference, we cut
$350,000 from the total of legislative
appropriations, however."
TVip rnnital pxnansion lew was re
duced from .0015 mills to .0014 mills.
Iowa Breeder Sends Pure
Bred Heifers to Kentucky
Massena, Ia., Aug. 12. (Special.)
--Two car loads of pure bred Her
ford heifers leave here tomorrow
for Lexington, Ky., where they will
be placed on the stock farm of foi m
er Senator Camblin, noted Blue
Grass stockman. The acttle have been
sold to Senator Camblin by George
J. Anstey, prominent breeder of this
county. It is only one of several
shipments made by Anstey to the
Camblin farm.
The shipment will be accompanied
by Mr. Anstey, who will go from
Lexington to Des Moines, where he
will officiate as judge in the Her
ford department at the Iowa state
fair.
Storm Halts Salvaging
Of Steamship San Jose
Bremerton, Wash., Aug. 15. Ef
forts to salvage the Pacific mail
Steamship, San Jose, aground on a
small island off lower California,
have been abandoned for the pres
ent on account of bad weather and
sea conditions, according to a wire
at the Pllget
Sound naval station here today. The
ship was pounding heavily. The
Steamer Griffdu, which has been
standing by the San Jose, asked
that destroyer be sent to stand by
and take off the crew if necessary.
Lad Guarding Melon Patch
Accidentally Kills Chum
;in,, Citv. Ta.. Autr. 13. Leland
Richards of Sloan, la., accidentally
shot and killed his chum, Jack Mc
Comas, 15, this afternoon while the
lads were on their way home after
spending the day guarding a water
melon patch three miles north of
Sloan.
Road Conditions
(Furnished by Omaha Auto Club.)
Lincoln Highway, East Roads good
to Penison.
Lincoln HlKhway, West DeVmr Klk
horn to Valley, rough to Fremont, fair to
Columbus. West of Columbus roads are
O.' L. D. Highway RouBh at Ashland,
detour Greenwood to Waverly. West of
Lincoln roads fins.
S. T. A. Road Good. Detour one and
one-half mile Seward to Tamora.
Highland Cutoff Roads a little rouch.
Georica Washington Highway Take
High Road to Blair, good to Sioux City.
Black Hills Trail Road work, Omaha
to Fremont, Fremont to Norfolk roads
good.
King of Trails, North Roads good.
King of Trails, South Roads fine.
River to River Road Good to Des
Moines.
Whits Pols Road Excellent to Des
Moinee.
Hlue Grass Road Rough. Olenwood to
Hal v sin. itoada jt of Malvern (tot.
Is it a wonder tha' ' T nke
club must have an fire
fighting corps when more
than $1,000,000 wort.i ..-. p.operty
on the grounds?
Heads Hose Company.
A. E. Schneider, resident of the
club, is captain of the hose com
pany. These men belong to the
hose team: A. E. Parmalee, L. L.
(Jack) Kinsey, C. O. Campbell, T.
C. Mustain and H. H. Jones.
Hook and ladder company is
manned by the following: Luke
Heeney, chief; J. G. Jaros, captain;
Joseph Bock, Victor Bock and T.
G. Pettigrew.
The chemical company comprises
the following members of the club:
Expect 200,000
Auto Licenses
Will Be Issued
Total for First Seven Months
Nearly Equal to Entire
Output Last Year, Say
Bureau Officials.
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 13. Approxi
mately 124,000 automobile license
tags were issued to automobile own
ers in Nebraska during the first
seven months of the current year
with fees aggregating $2,727,886, ac
cording to figures on file with the
state registration bureau. This
number, officials said, is almost
equal to the entire amount of 1920,
when $2,760,192 was collected trom
automobile license fees.
"That part of the money collected
for motor car licenses which reverts
back to the county has about all been
paid," officials of the bureau de
clared. "As fast as the fees are paid
into this office, every effort is made
to return the county's share of the
revenue."
Taking the number of license tags
already issued upon which to base
their calculations, officials of the bu
reau predict that the number of tags
issued for 1921 will be in excess of
200,000. It was pointed out that
after July 1 the registration fees are
cut in half, many people waiting
until after the first of the month
to obtain their tags in order to take
advantage of the reduced fees.
Fees collected by the bureau in
July totaled $13,625, permits being
issued to 9,201 pleasure vehicles,
1,290 trucks. 188 motorcycles, 91
trailers, 61 dealers' licenses and 426
to replace lost plates. Close to
$3,000,000 is expected by bureau au
thorities to be paid into tne state ior
1921 licenses.
The little island of Haehijo. off
the coast of Japan, is governed by
women.
Keep lancing k&km
' 1814-16-18 Farnam
Opens Saturday, Aug. 20, 1921
Classes Monday, Wednesday and Friday
Dancing Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday
Teaching Ballroom, Toe, Greek
Character and Interpretative Danc
ing in Class and Private Lessons
Telephone Douglas
Fire Alarm
right: J. G. Jones, Sam Faulkner,
H. Jewell, captain; George E. Lind
ley, Frank Higgins, B. H. Nichols,
George Begerow, F. L. Keller, H.
E. Mahaffey and W. A. Bridges.
Hold Practice Drills.
Practice drills in rescue work are
directed by Master Mechanic Faulk
ner. Several other members of the club
have volunteered to join the firc
tighting corps if "there'll be no fires
between midnight and 6 a. m."
Carter Lake club has a wonderful
water system with lines laid
throughout the club grounds.
As yet, the new fire fighting
corps has not had its first serious
fire scare.
Omaha Shows Decrease
In Prices During July;.
Wactnnerrim Autr. 13. Increases
in retail prices of foods are shown
in 13 of the 14 cities named by the
Department of Labor in data cov
ering the period of June 15 to
July 15.
Omaha decreased four-tenths of
1 per cent, while the others in
creased from small fractions of 1
per cent to 8 per cent. They were:
Minneapolis, 8; Buffalo, 7; Indian
apolis, 6; Poston, Denver and
Springfield, III., 5; Kansas City, 4:
Chicago, Fall River, Mass., and
Louisville, 3; Baltimore and New
Orleans, 2, and Philadelphia, three
tenths of 1 per cent.
"Gunner" to Bring Nebraska
Girl Bride to Omaha to Live
Kansas City, Aug. 13. (Special.)
Atkort Tf TVnew. author of "Gun-
r.rr Dencw." a book describing per-
cnnal pvnpriences overseas in the
world war in which he served as a
iiipmKpr nf ihp fnrpicn lesion, mar
ried Miss Enid June Hunt of Grand
Island, Neb., at St. joscpn, wo.,
Thursday afternoon. - .
Following the ceremony Mrs.
Dcpew returned to Grand Island to
be with her lather who is ill. Air.
Depew, who was on his way to Chi
cago, visited in Kansas City yester-
r1ar
With Carl Johnstone of San Di
ego, Lai., who said lie served wun
Depew in France and is now travel
ing with him, Depew is going to
Chicago to obtain treatment for his
eyes, which were injured when a de
fective shell exploded.
Johnstone said Depew intended to
make his home in Omaha.
Rush Highway Work
Adair, la., Aug. 12. (Special.)
Work is being pushed with such
energy on the Adair-Anita federal
aid project that the first quarter of
n mile out of here already is com
pleted. The contractor having the
contract for the west end of the pro
ject has his outfit on the ground.
The work on the bridges ar.d cul
verts is tinder way.
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