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- -J 0 t The Omaha Sunday Bee VOL. 51 NO. 12. f. Mtaf Ml MM, I at Mn t. tl.t OMAHA. SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 4, 1921. r Mil il FMfl, Billy M . VMi lit wi. Ml TEN CENTS a, VMf Atf at Han ImUi, Uti M mm ' n. Cum m IUum. laWill U.S.toTake Up'Handling B ri ctson Firm Goes ToReceiver Judge Woodrough Harshly Scores Brictson in DcrUion Sayi Corporation a Fic tion, Tire Tread No Good 3 Generations to Attend Golden Wedding Feast City and Country Population Be Station l:i, Th Chkf4 Trlkun. ) On Air Line Of Ali I . . wepyntut. U " II 7 : 1 Giant Fleet of Dirigible, Planned to Be Operated From Coait to Coatt, Will Stop Here. Engineers Study Cost Transcontinental air service, with fleet of great dirigibles, carrying 100 passengers cadi, is being ic riotikly considered by the United States Steel company and the Du pont interests, with Omaha as one of the stopping points between At lantic and Pacific coasts. Representatives of the interests mentioned have been in Omaha and have made their report which is said to favor this city as one of the sta ron. The proposed capitalization i ?50.000,IH)0. Information from Washington, D. C, states that eastern capitalists are avociatcd with the Duponts and 1'nited States Steel company in this hig project. The dirigibles are to ost $.'.1)00.000 each. Plan Conference Soon. Within a few days the interests referred to will confer in New York on a report just submitted to them by engineers who were sent to F.tirope to investigate the whole subject of transportation by dirig ible. They have recommended as practical and feasible the operation f such a service between New York md Chicago, on a 12-hour schedule, It is proposed to establish hangars and another route from New York to Los Angeles. at Omaha, Denver and Salt Lake City. There also would be a service from New York and Chicago to Kansas City and St. Louis and the , report recommends a San Fraucisco San DicKO branch. The report recommends the con siruction of the first fleet of dirig ibles in Holland and France, where plants are now being operated. It also recommends that the plan of caDttalizaticn include provision for at least three great plant in the United States. Chicago is favored for the principal terminus of the proposed new line. Climatic Conditions Factor. Climatic conditions the year around were an important factor in deter mining the coast to coast route of the air fleet. It is the belief of the engineers that they have fixed a route across the continent that will be open at all seasons of the year vythout danger to the dirigibles and with perfect safety and comfort to the passengers. In their "investigations the ' en gineers studied the cost ci the pas senger dirigibles used in Italy and other countries where they are manufactured and discovered that the tremendous cost was due not to the essential parts that , enter into tl.e construction so much as the ex travaganccs in luxuries. They also discovered that, the companies oper ating i abroad lost considerable money because of the prohibitive rassenger fares charged. The' report recommends the con struction of craft of a substantial, comfortable type,; but without the luxuriance -of the foreign' craft In this way the cost ci construction and operation .would be consider ably lower and enable the American company to charge a lower fare. Harding and Party; On Labor Dav Cruise .'Washington, Sept. 3. The Presi dent and .Mrs. Harding,' with a party of friends, left here late today on the yacht Mayflower, for a anise extending over.Labor day and without scheduled landings at way side points. - "', , ,; ; , Those making the trip are Sec retary of State and Mrs. Hughes, Senator Watson of Indiana and Mrs. , Watson, Representative Mondell of Wyoming and Mrs. Mondell, George nJJ. Van Fleet, manager of the Hard lug Publishing company of Marion, O., and Mrs. Van Fleet, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Scobcy of San An tonio, Tex., and Miss Abigiil ' Hard ing, the president's sister. Men Accused of Bank Robbery Bound Over Cheyenne, Vyet, Sept. 3. (Spe cial.) "I'd just as soon they'd kill me now, said Adolph ' Pfunder, Chugwater bank bandit, whin he was rraigned before Fred Scheie, -justice of the peace, at Wheatland. "They didn't kill him. Instead he was bound over to the district court in $25,000 bond. - , "If you'd made it a dime it would b all the same to ine," said Pfjm ,der. "I couldn't dig up a pennj.' Herman T. Kusel, alleged co-conspirator of' Pfunder, was bound over in the same amount after both bad pleaded not guilty. Sixty-One Persons Slain By Cheka in Petrograd Riga, Sept 3. (By The Asso ciated Press.) Sixty-one persons were shot in Petrograd on" August 24, after being sentenced to death by the cheka or bolsheviki inquisi tion, for active participation in the plot against the soviet government recently discovered m Petroftrad, says a wireless message from Mos cow today. Among those executed. according to Moscow newspapers reaching this city, there were be lieved to hare been . several persons accused by the cheka of being Rus sian agents" of the American intelli gence service who crossed the hor- der into Russia from Terijoki, Fin-! land. j Plattsmouth, Neb., Sept. 3. (Spe cial.) Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Fricke will observe their golden wedding anniversary here Sunday. They were married at Williams port, Pa.. September 4. 1871. They lived in Mound City, 111., until 188 J, when they moved to Ashland, Neb., finally settling in Plattsmouth in 1884, since when Mr. Fricke has been active in the retail drug business. A reunion, at which the six chil dren and six grandchildren of the "Smiles of 1921" Feature Act at Fall Festival Ak-Sar-Ben Obtains Greatest Outdoor. Stage Production In Country Fireworks And Air Flights. ' 1 With the closing of a contract yes terday for : the presentation - of "Smiles of 1921," the most elaborate outdoor stage ' production in the country, from September 13-17, ' in elusive, at Ak-Sar-Bcn , exposition grounds, the attractions at AW-Sar- Etu UhityrJ(p)in "to be ttn grandest, most artistic . and most wonderful ever' shown in Omaha." Charles Trimble, secretary of the Ak-Sar-Ben Exposition company, considers it a streak of luck that Omaha will be able to witness the "Smiles of 1921," which just closed a iy-weeks engagement at Kiver view park, Chicago. ..' Ihe show is now showing; at Dal las, Tex., where it has been booked for 14 days for $29,000. Ruth Law to Fly. With this show added to " the "Montezuma" spectacle, horse races, Ruth Law's flying circus and vaude ville attractions, Ak-Sar-Ben will be the grandest and most gorgeous fes tival ever celebrated in the west. Horse races and Ruth Law's fly ing circus make up the program of events at Ak-bar-Ben field during the afternoons of the festival. The evening performances will begin with the presentation of Smiles of 1921" at 7:30. The show has a cast of SO persons, under the direction of Emilc De Recat. "Smiles of 1921" is a musical extravaganza presenting the following settings: A Mlken Salon;' "A Bit of Spain;" "Carnival Night in Paris;' "The Colonial Oarden;" "The Nile Drifters;" "The Corridor," and "The Sunken Garden." Costumes and settings alone cost $180,000. . Vaudeville acts will follow Mniles of 1921." Elaborate Spectacle. One of the most spectacular and breath-taking outdoor . attractions will follow the vaudeville skits in the presentation of "Montezuma." The elaborate scene will be a teproduc tion of "Montezuma," ancient Aztec city, destroyed. The nroduction will cost Ak-Sar-Ben $55,000. Ruth Law will also do stunt flying in an electrically-lighted plane every night during Ak-Sar-Ben. The Department of Thrill nd Mystery ' in today's Bee will be found in the Magazine . . Section, where a BLUE RIBBON serial by Val entine Williams makes its first appearance. Turn now to part 4, page 3. The Yellow Streak bIu couple will be present, is planned for the anniversary. The children are Carl G. Fricke, Dora Fricke. F. A. Fricke and Ed win A. Fricke of Plattsmouth, and Albert A. Fricke of Los Angeles and Mrs. Lena Fricke Harris of Omaha. The grandchildren arc Jane, Ma rion and Frederick Fricke of Platts mouth, Betsy Fricke of Los An geles and Louise and Margaret Har ris of Omaha. I Cheyenne Man Yawns When Told He Must Hang Roused From Sleep o Hear Murder Jury's Verdict, ' Prisoner Reveals No Emotion ; Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. 3. (Spe cial.) Alfred E. Walker was con victed of first degree murder and thereby started on his way to the gallows.' " . '. He yawned as he heard the ver dict ' . ':' "-..-" At 11:10 the iutt'.iiwj igatrttfenr'o"r the two men who killed Louie Failcr, taxi driver, near Cheyenne last March, filed into the district court room. There were no spectators. The defendant's counsel was not present. Some of the court officials had been sitting up to hear the verdict; others were roused from their slumber. Walker was brought in by Deputy Sheriff Schultz. ..Sleepiness Evident. . It was plain that he had been fast asleep. Ihe sealed verdict was handed to Clerk Fisher. He opened it and read: "We. the iurv dulv emnaneled and sworn to try and determine the is sues in the above entitled cause, wherein the state of Wyoming is the plaintiff and Alford E. Walker, the defendant, guilty of murder in the first degree. John Franson, fore man. ,. The sleepy-eyed Walker, branded by his own attorney as stupid, ir responsible and immature, betrayed not a sign of emotion. Back to His Bunk. "He was led back to his bunk, there to resume his rest. For eight and one-half hours the jury had deliberated. After several ballots had stood eight to four for the death penalty, the decision was made unanimous. It was the second time within a year that a Laramie county jury or dered a man sent to the gallows. Last October Yee Ceow was con victed of the murder of Tom Hol land ?od John Federhen, and last March he was hanged at the state penitentiary. Earl Mose, jointly accused t with Walker, now goes on trial for his life.- Ford Family Jubilee Day Is Held at North Platte Xorth Platte, Neb.. Sept. 3. (Spe cial.) The Ford -family jubilee day given by merchants of this city was attended by 1.200 Ford owners and their families from points in Lincoln and adjoining counties, and in addi tion hundreds of owners of cars of other makes. - Contests were pro vided for , Ford cars and prizes awarded. for the different phases or conditions of Ford, cars, Ford own ers and Ford occupants. The affair attracted the largest number of vis itors North Platte has entertained this year." . -. . Man Severely Cut by Fall To Floor of Engine Room Beatrice, Neb., Sept 3. (Special.) John , Witzki, a contractor of this city, was severely cut about the head when he slipped and fell to the bot torn of an engine room at the Be atrice sanitarium in which he was working. It required 10 stitches to close the wound in his head. Railroad Water Supply At Fall City Exhausted Pawnee City. Neb., S'pt. 3. (Special.) Water supply for the Missouri Pacific railroad vards at ! Falls City has been exhausted. A I rew supply will be procured by a transmission line to the Nemaha river. Labor Secretary W' i'ress Plan for Keeping Tab ou Foreigners and to Ed urate Immigrants. Opposition Is Expected By ARTHUR SEARS HENNING. I hlrnfn Trlhww-Omahjt lira Mir. Washington, Sept. 3. The much discussed question ot the American ization of the alien population of the United States is to be brought to the fore by the administration as (toon as congress reassembles. Secretary of Labor Davis, who Is deeply interested in a solution of this varied problem, will press for action of a plan he proposed for keeping tab on aliens and for promoting the education of immigrants in the ideals of American citizenship. The bill provides that all aliens in the United States with the exception only of accredited representatives of foreign governments, their suites, liinilics or guests, will be compelled to register within 30 days of their arrival iu this country and annually thereafter, paying each time a regis tration fee of $2, the fees to be ex pended mainly on. the education of adult aliens. Johnson Opposed to Bill. The bill is the child of the division of citizenship of the labor depart ment which under its provisions will become a bureau and will supplant the present bureau of naturalization of which it is now a part. It s not, however, highly regarded by Repre sentative Johnson of Washington, chairman of the committee on immi gration, who doubts whether several of its sections are either advisable or possible, of enforcement, and i is disposed to regard others as un necessary, l he measure was intro duced by Mr. Johnson April il at the request of the Labor department, and if approved by the committee is certain to be 'amended at the in stance both of department officials and committee members before it appears again in the house. Secretary Davis jiow wants the annual fee of $2 raised to a higher figure. Mr. Raymond Crist, direc tor of citizenship, iavonng $1U. There is also, nothing in the bill to provide for its enforcement, al though a penalty of $25 and court costs is imposed upon any alien con victed of failure to register. Ac cording to. Labor department offi cials, the bill will bring into the gov ernment $40,000,000 a year,, Monty for Education. 11 enable the government to ar- tord protection, better guidance and economic adjustment and distribu tion and facilitate the social and eco nomic well beinsr of aliens at present or herepfter residing in the United (Torn' to Page Two, Column Four.) Large 'Prizes Offered , For Fair Exhibits North Platte, Neb., Sept. 3. (Spe cial.) The Lincoln county fair, which will be held September 20 to 24, promises to be the best ever held from the point of agricultural exhibits. Great interest in this line has been awakened by offering lib eral cash premiums, for the best pre cinct collective exhibits, these prizes amounting to over $1,000 of which $250 was donated by the North Platte Chamber of Commerce. Spe cial purses are also offered for live stock. ' Entertaining features will include harness and running races, as well as auto racing. Farmer's Shoulder Broken Jensen, Neb.. Sept. 3. (Special.) A broken shoulder was sustained by Louis Glebe, a farmer, living south east of town, when a hay fork fell on him. WHERE TO FIND The Big Features of THE SUNDAY BEE PART ONE. Phoneless Life Peps' Up Bloom field, Neb. Page 4. Nebraska Farm Lands to Be Awarded Ex-Service Men Page 5. Sport News and Features Pages 6. 7 and 8. - Wrant Ads Pages 10, 11 and 12.. Markets and Financial Page 13. State Fair Page Page 14. PART TWO. Society and News for Women Pages 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Editorial Comment Page 6. Amusements Pages 7, 8. 9 and 10. PART FOUR. "Grazing Death With Omaha's Gas Bike Cops," by A. R. Groh Page 1. "The Gold Mine," by James J. Montague Page 1. "Highwaymen of the Sky," by Frank H. Williams Page 2. "The Married Life of Helen and Warren" Page 2. : rThe Yellow btreak," first install rr.ent of blue ribbon serial by Val entine Williams Page 3. "Happyland,"- a Page for the Chil dren Page 4. "The Tears of Dorothea." Blue Ribbon Short Story by Elizabeth Jordan Page 5. science i ells Us," details ot New Inventions, Discoveries and Theories, by Rene Bache Page 6. Begging on Omaha streets Page 6. "Follies of the Passing Show," by Hanlon Page 7. "King of tlie Forgers," Another of the Series of the "World's -Greatest Detective Cases Page 7. , Farm Page Paare 8. One hundred years ago the population of the U. S. was two-thirds farming and one-third city population. Man and Nephew Guilty of Arson Pair Living Near' Alliance Sentenced to Prison for . Burning Buildings. Alliance, Neb., Sept. 3. (Special.) Grover Sutton, well known Morrill county rancher living 13 miles south west of Alliance, and his nephew, George Sutton, 18, pleaded guilty to charges of arson in district court at Bridgeport and were,; Sentenced to from one to 20 years in the. state fwiniaiiiiu".; . " ; t In consideration , of the youth of the younger Sutton, Judge R. W. Hobartivho received the plea s, rcc ommeended a parole for him and sus pension of sentence pending good behavior. Charges grew out of an investiga tion by a fire insurance company of Lincoln of circumstances surround ing a fire which destroyed practically all of the buildings on the Sutton ranch June 27, last. The buildings were' insured for about $4,000. The investigation disclosed evidence' tend ing to show that the fire was of in cendiary origin. It was , reported that the large barn, which was some distance from ' the house, burned simultaneously with the house, al though there was no wind at the time. The insurance company refused to pay the policy and. the elder Sutton engaged an attorney to enforce pay ment. The company offered to -return the premium but Sutton refused it. In the meantime an agent of the company and Morrill county officers had obtained a - signed confession from George Sutton stating that he had set fire to the buildings and had been paid $100 by his uncle for it. Sutton was advised of his nephew's confession, but still maintained that both were innocent until he was taken to the county jail and con fronted by, his nephew. He then ad mitted his guilt and agreed to plead guilty to a charge of arson. .He will be taken to the penitentiary at once. He has a wife and several children. Packing House Workers Conference Postponed Chicago. Sect. 3. Negotiations ' among leaders of practically all packing', house, employes, toward uniform wage and working agree ment with the packers, were post poned here today. . The agreement will probably be reached next week, it was announced by Dennis Lane, secretary of the Butcher Workers' union today. It is proposed to" call a meeting of packers' to discuss the terms with the men, it was stated, after final draft. . Grain Freight Rates From West Ordered Reduced ' Washington, Sept. 3. Reductions in freight rates on grain from mid die western states to the east, in eluding - New England and the southeastern states, was authorized today , by the Interstate Commerce commission. . Cpon application of the carriers handling the traffic,, the commission granted permission for reductions, in some cases as high as 4 1-2 cents per 100 pounds, to be put into effect on IS days' notice.. Member of Legislature . Hurt in Auto Collision Beatrice, Neb., Sept 3. (Special.) Representative F. W. Acton, former sheriff of Gage county, was scvtrely bruised and probably injured internally in an auto collision on the Cornhusker highway a mile north of Cortland, "Neb., while en route from Lincoln - to Beatrice. Both cars were badly smashed. Mr. Acton was taken to the home of his daugh ter. Mrs. Rolla Burroughs, at Lin coln. . . " -. . Father and Son Killed in Auto Smash at Ralston Another Occupant of Car May Die of Injuries Speeding Blamed for ' Accident. , A father and his 7-year-old son were killed -when a touring car, go ing at a bHnrafaiJi f hidftl 'anT iurne TveS Eighty-fourth street, v two miles northwest of Ralston, at 3:30 yester day. The dead are: Paul Walenga, ,40, 4024 South Thirty-seventh street, and his son, Walter Walenga. : One of the four other men in the car were seriously injured. ' Joe Zaporowski, 4028 South Thirty-seventh street, brother-in-law of Paul Walega, who was driving the car at the time of the accident, es caped with cuts and bruises. Miha Kotlarz was taken to St. Josephs hospital in Omaha in an unconscious condition. Expected to die. A third occupant of the car wan dered away from the accident be fore the authorities arrived. He was cut on the jaw and shoulder and appeared to be in a dazed condition. It was later learned this man was Ignatz Udrin, Thirty-eighth and F streets,' and that he had gone to no tify the widow of Walega. The other occupant of the car, Bill : Bern's, 3307 South Thirty-third street, was cut and, bruised. At St. Josephs hospital it was i found that Kotlarz skull was frac tured. He was reported nar death. Walega is survived by a widow and three children. ''"'' , The party was out for a "little ride" when the accident occurred. Zaporowski was taken to the Douglas county jail by the sheriff and is being held at a state's witness pending an inquest. Max Pitzel, seventieth and L streets, said that the car was going north on the road so fast that it seemed to jump up and down. Sud- denly the machine kidded clear nround and tumbled into the ditch beside the road. It" appeared that either the car struck a rut or the driver lost control. - South Side police were called and officers and physicians rushed to the scene of the accident. Walega and his son' were bath dead. Kotlarz was unconscious. - ' Officers Stephens and Risk of the Souht- Side station, took the injured to the South Side station. Police Surgeon Young and Dr. R. E. Rob inson of Ralston gave first aid. The bodies of Walega and his son were taken to the Larkin undertak ing establishment on the South Side. Summerfield Newspaper .Bought by Colorado Man Pawnee City, Neb., Sept " 3. (special.) Ihe Summerfield (Kan.) Sun, Weekly newspaper, has changed bands The new owner is H. A: Lamb' who comes from Colorado Springs, Colo. O. D. Backus, for mer owner and editor, has operated the piper for four years. Mr. Lamb will edit his own paper. A Nemaha county (Kan.) farm was traded for the weekly. Backus. will retire. Return From Germany Beatrice, Neb.. Sept 3. (Special.) Gus and Herman Wooge of the Crab Orchard vicinity have returned home from a trip of several months at Bremen, Germany. They leport that conditions at Bremen are fairly good, but that the opposite is true of the southern part of Germany, Today the city population is greatly in excess of the country population. ' Hearings on Rail Rates Concluded Final Testimony in Fight for Reduction Charges on Grain and Hay. Washington, Sept." 3. Presentation of testimony, and arguments in the case involving, freight rates on grain and hay, brought .before the Inter state Commerce commission , by 20 western states,, was , completed with arguments by representatives of the tnr iatendel4iMw the depression in western tXsi''PPers, mtendedtjhwwhich tie- was trustee-of Other peo agriculture rests in a measure with the commission. , The hearings, described by the shippers as the most important be fore the commission since , the grain rates increases of last year, consumed more than two weeks .while oral ar guments occupied a week more. ' ; Clyde M. Reed, chairman of the western grain committee and chair man of the Kansas Public Utilities commission, urged that the commis sion, before reaching a decision, con sider whether the railroads were be ing operated honestly,'- economically and efficiently as provided by law. John t.. Benton, counsel tor the state railroad commission, contended that no consideration had been given to whether the railroad labor board increased or , decreased railroad wages, in fixing rates. ' The two boards should act separately,' he said Abnormally- high wages would not justify abnormally high freight rates, he added. 1 Counties Fighting Over Title to Land InU.p.Right-of-Way - ; ' ; Gothenburg, ' Neb., Sept. 3. (Spe cial.) Lincoln and Dawson counties are still fighting hard for the title to land within the Union Pacific right of way' between -'-oGthenburg and North Platte. The Counties wish to acquire this land to improve their highways. The ' federal govern ment will not countenance expendi ture of federal aid money on high ways to which the county does not hold title. -, , " i" ; - . 1 A deed has beert submitted by the Union ' Pacific, . with : which county authorities have been asked to com ply, providing that if ever therail roa'd needs the land for any purpose they -will bave the ' right ' totake it back. This is one of the points f o which the counties object and which keeps the deal from being closed. Former Omahan Seriously . ,111 From" Heart Disease Beatrice, Neb., Sept. 3. (Special.) F. L. Robertson, well known con tractor of this, city and. formerly a resident of Omaha, is lying seriously ill at his home Here from an attack of leakage of the heart . He s pro prietor of. the Beatrice Planing mills. - ' , Town May Sell Light Plant And Buy "Juice' From Firm Randolph, Neb., Sept. 3. (Spe-cial.)-The sale of its light system and connection with the line 'of the Tri-State Utilities company line is being contemplated by the village of Magnet. The estimated expense of the change is $12,000. . The Weather Omaha, Council Bluffs and vicin ity: Showers tonight; Sunday fair and cooler. Uaarir Tnnpcralsrcs. -. n 0 a. at. a. at. t a. m. a a. at. a. ak . ! . an .711 a. at.. H It am 131 t p. m. 17 S a. at. Seek Criminal Evidence After heavily scoring O. A. Brictson, president, and directors of the Brictson Manufacturing com pany for abandoning its corporate character without notifying over 1,000 stockholders for whom they were trustee, Federal Judge Wood rough declared he would appoint a receiver. Ralph M. West was united re ceiver for the Brictson Tire com pany by Federal Judge Woodrough Ibis afternoon. 1 1 is bond was fixed at $50,000. M. E. Culhanc of Minneapolis, one of the Brictson attorneys, imme diately filed notice of an appeal to the circuit court of appeals. "Corporation a (Fiction." "The Brictson corporation is a fiction, there never was a real cor. poration and Brictson salaries, at their present rate, will 'soon absorb all the assets," the judge declared. He totaled $80,000 in salaries and dividends to Mr. and Mrs. Brictson in the past four years. He denounced as practically worthless and useless the "Brictson tread" for manufacture of which the company was organized and for patent rights of which BricUun ap propriated $4,000,000 in common and $100,000 in preferred stock. "Tread a Mere Oddity." "The Brictson tread is a mere od dity or novelty, never bad a great sale and never will have, I am con vinced despite the letters oi tcsti- . mony filed in evidence," the judge . declared. "Besides that, the patent rights are extremely narrow iu their . scope and never could influence the ' tire industry greatly." While crediting Brictson for, con-, serving the assets "with complete honesty and integrity," he dealt harshly with him for the manner in which his business was 'conducted. Scares Brictson." "After five days investigation by a whole staff of auditors, there is no shadow of a doubt in my mind or the mind of anybody in the court room that he never' knew and never tried to find out anything aboat how ' many, tires were manufactured, what it cost to make them and what the profits, if any,, in the business for ples money, Duty to Stockholders. - - As a matter of law if was his first duty to immediately ' acquaint the stockholders with the state of -affairs as soon as the other directors resigned. .Instead of that, he paid George Breed the company's money to meet inquiring stockholders and turn them away without the infor mation they sought and to which they were entitled." . ' The directors whose names and pictures were set for newspaper ads did not honestly associate themselves " as directors, he declared. On the contrary, as soon as they got" their money,, they abandoned the corpora tion to its fate. Extraordinary Case." . He said he would ask the receiver, he appointed to notify him if, after, investigation, he found the directors ' were criminally liable for the present state of the company's affairs. ' -- The judge declared the Brictson i case to be the most extraordinary . of its kind he ever knew. "It is the first time I ever beard of a case where a man in Brictson's situation kept the mohev taken in as carefully as Brictson did, without . squandering or embezzling, the funds. ' ;-f- - t"" "Tco Much Money." "The records of all money taken -i in are here, or can be found. ' The ! only trouble was that he had too much money lying ? around for' which he could find no use. as this company was being run." Ihe judge criticized Brictson for , using the stockholders money to buy notes from, banks and voiced the opinion; that losses were bound to ensue. "No . one as inexoerienced as ' Brictson could do that sort of thing, "t no matter with what exDert advice. and get away with it without losing money." , 1,652 Tourist Cars Parked ' i' At City During Month ' North Platte, Neb., Sept. 3. (Soe- cial.) Sixteen hundred and fifty-two tourists' cars were parked nights at tne public camp ground in this city during August, a number aboutone- ' . fourth greater than during the same . month last year. It is estimated that. over one-third of the tourist cars that pass through the city on the Lincoln nignway stop at the camp grounds, and this would indicate nearly 5,000 tourist cars passing through during the month. Feature of County Fair : : Will Be Pageant Masque Beatrice, Neb., Sept 3. (Spe cial.) Indications are that the. county fair, to be held at the driv ing park here .September 26 to 30, , will be the best in years. Miss Ber tha Foster, county superintendent . of schools, has arranged 'o put on a pageant masque, which will be one of the features. : Tri-City Band Copcert ' '.1 Falls City. Neb.. Scot 3. fSoe- . ciaL) Tri-city band concerts have been arranged by Hiawatha, Kan.. ' rails City and Humboldt. Neb., to . take place at Hiawatha Seotrmbtr 25, Humboldt September 11 and Falls City September 1&. v J i 1 i V 1 '" .'-.-A