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Quick Action on
Tax Bill Delayed
By Opposition
Numl of Kuiten. Mitulim
l'rcwnt Approval of Surtax
Amendment ly Senate
Committee.
tliliaaa Trlh-Omati He I,ra,d Hlr,
Waslliliuton. Oct ) Oiinr.Jitinn
to the proponed conipromic agree -
wcni involving luriax rate lire
vented quick actiun by republican
n;rni!Kr f the senate finance com
mittee when they touk up the amend
ments to the pending tax bill a ten
tatively approved in conference be
tween the party leader find the pro
rrtsive uruuu hcailnl liv S.nai,.r
McCormiek of Illinois., Le nroot of
niM-!iiiMii aim lappcr o! Karma.
'Ihe eastern senators who object
to (lie 50 per cent maximum turtax
rate and inist that the proposed i2
ir cent rate almuld he adhered to,
advanced argument againxt the ac
ceptance of the compromise agree
ment. The discussion did not ad
vance to the point which would in
dicate what the final action would be.
Senator I'uirose, chairman of the
committee, expressed the belief, fol
lowing the meeting, that an amicable
?Rreciiifiit anion the republicans
would be reached. The finance com
mittee will meet again on Monday
to continue the discussion.
Amendments Approved.
More than -10 amendment were
improved by the republican meru
liers of the finance committee be
fore taking up the consideration of
the compromise nronosals. 'I hrp
'.'intendment were largely of a tech
nical nature, prepared by the treas
ury experts to perfect the bill.
-iivocates ot the .Smoot 3 per cent
production or manufacturers dales
t.ix are continuing their active work
for the proposition, although senti
ment in both branches of congress
ccms to be overwhelmingly against
John K. Edgerton, president oi
the National Association of Manu
facturers, headed a committee which
called upon President Harding today
lo urge support of the Smoor plan.
Among amendments approved by
the republican members of the fi
nance committee was one establish
ing the policy of taxing insurance
companies other than life insurance
companies on the basis of their in
vestments and underwriting as re
ported to state authorities.
To Fix Bond Amounts.
Another amendment adopted re
lated to requirements of depositories
of stamp taxea in connection with
ihcir giving bonds. The amend
ment provides that the commissioner
of internal revenue may fix the
amount of the bonds instead of the
amount being determined by the
value of the. stamps.
An amendment to the section pro
viding exemption from taxation for
building and loan associations was
approved which limits the exemption
to those ' associations which make
loans to, members only on the basis
of their stock holdings. , It has been
stated that some association which
were not mutual organization have
sought to obtain, the benefit of the
tax cmeption. '
One of the amendments approved
related to the controversy relative
to the taxing of earnings accumu
lated prior to March, 1, 1913, and dis
tributed at the time of liquidation
or partial liquidation of a corpora
tion. . Senator Kellogg of Minne
sota, who has been seeking an
r.mendmcnt to meet objections of
lumber interests, said that the pro
posed amendment was not entirely
acceptable but that he would not ot
fer further objections.
v) ' Judge UndseyJ Scores
I Denver City Officials V
I On 'Dry' Enforcement
Denver, OcJ. 9. A meeting in the
Kate capitol called by women's
clubs to stir public sentiment against
prohibition , violations, was thrown
into commotion when Judge, Ben B.
Liudsey of the juvenile court; denied
the privilege of the floor, climbed to
the top of a desk and shouted "de
nunciation of city officials in the en
forcement of the prohibition statutes.
The meeting was attended by Gov
ernor Shoup, Mayor Bailey, District
Attorney Vancise and other officials.
"This meeting has been a camou
flage from the start," the judge de
clared. He charged city officials with
lax enforcement of the law.
judge Lindsey called attention to
the seizure by police a few days ago
of a truck load of liquor seized in
the garage of a wealthy Denver citi
zen and the arrest of the truck driv
er, but chareed that the police had
permitted the owner of the whisky
to go free.
First Flyers to Cross Sea
.Decorated by Portugal
Washington, Oct. 9. Officers and
enlisted men of the naval seaplane
NC-4, which in May, 1919, arrived at
Lisbon, Portugal, as the first airship
to cross the Atlantic ocean under its
own power and through its natural
element, have been decorated by
President D' Almeida of Portugal, ac
cording to announcement by the
Navy department.
Decorations ot military order of
the lower and the sword were con
ferred oil the officers and men of the
XC-4, while the military order of
Avis with relative diplomas was ac
corded officers instrumental in the
flight, including Rear Admiral T.
Lcng, Capt. Harlan H. Christy,
Commander Fred F. Rogers, Lieut
Commander Richard E. Byrd and
'Lieut. Braxton Rhodes.
Wife of Detroit Policeman
Victim in Murder Mystery
Detroit, Oct 9. The Belle Isle
btidge murder mystery victim was
identified Saturday night as Mrs.
Edith Rademacher, wife of Patrol
man Herman Rademacher. The
pqlice are holding a man whose
identity they refuse to divulge, pend
ing the taking of a statement from
him.
The body was positively identified
by Edward Dunn of the harbor
master's force, a being that of the
v.-oman he had seea with a man
shortlv before other witnesses saw I
a woman hurled iuto the, river at
midnight Thursday.
Dress Industries
How to Paris Decree
To Lengthen Skirts
New York, Oct. 9. The hcrt
lirt will be worn nu longer. No
that in't it; it will be worn longer
no longer will the hort tkirt be
worn well, j,nyav
'I he .Wotutnl lJre In4utriei
of America decided to bow to the
decree ut t'arii and lengthen the
skirt.. Not right away, maybe, but
by nrtt fpriiig, at the late.t. Datid
11. Moicohn, executive director
vl the Associated Imiuttrie. aaid:
"A skirt from 10 to 15 inches
from the floor hat been modest, at-
! tractive, comfortable and aanitary,
With all these cjualiiic, it mu.t be
accepted a a proper article of ap
parel. It wa and aliil ii. Hut the
voice front l'ari had decreed longer
nkirt and while some manufactur.
er have hern reluctant to divert
from the fkirt Kiigth which lias
proven o popular, they must ao
J cct the new edict."
Violator of Dry
Law Begs Officer
To Take His Life
Arreleil Second Time for
Making Booze Young Farm
er Says He Has Nothing
To Live For.
Diivcit almost to distraction by
debts, paying interest on $64,000
worth of mortgages, and the cer
tainty that he will lose one of the
finest farms in western Iowa, Her
man Hagcrdorn. 28, farmer living
near Manning, la., begged Federal
Aeent Sumner J. Knox to shoot him,
after he had been placed under ar
rest on the charge of operating
whisky stills on hi farm.
Two stills were found in a corn
field, one of 35 and the other of la
gallon capacity. They were hidden
in the center of the large field, but
someone discovered them and tipped
off the federal agent. It was H,ager
dorn's second arrest. He recently
was taken to Fort Dodge after a big
still had been found in a hog house
on his place.
Hagerdom is married and ha tour
young children. He told Knox of
his financial situation and said that
his only hope of saving anything
was to raise money to pay the mort
gage interest, and that this forced
him again to attempt the manufac
ture of moonshine.
"Now, all hope is gone, and what
Jiave I to live tor " he sobbed. "If
yon will shoot me and kill me, I'll
make a pretended attempt to escape,"
he continued, pleadingly. . He was
brought to Council Bluffs and held
to the federal grand jury, . after a
hearing before Commissioner Byers.
The Hagerdorn farm is one of the
show places near Manning. All the
buildings arc electric lighted, and
some of the barns and hog houses
are steam heated for the care of the
young stock. One part of the farm,
160 acres, the young man bought,
and the remainder he inherited from
his father.' - v
Sinn Fein Delegates
Given Big Ovation on
Departure for London
Ily The Associated Press.
Dublin, Oct. 9. The Sinn Fein
delegates to the conference called by
Prime Minister Lloyd George re
ceived a big ovation on their de
parture for London. All the
members of the delegation seemed
optimistic, smiles predominating as
they answered the cheers of the big
crowd who had gathered on the pier
to bid them good-bye.
It is Stated that delegates, while
acting as plenipotentiaries, will not
have the fullest plenary powers and
any decision will probably be re
ferred to Dail Eireann.
Lord Bandon was awarded 77,
000 damages at the Bandon quarter
sessions today for the destruction, of
Bernard castle and personal prop
erty and injuries for the three weeks
he was held a captive by . Irish' re
publicans after the destruction of the
castle. "
Economist Advocates
Exchange Conference
. Washington, Oct 9 Xced of gov
ernment action to stabilize world ex
change was urged by H. N. Lawrie,
economist of the American Mining
congress, at a hearing before the
house banking committee on a bill
by Chairman McFadden, authorizing
the president to invite Great Britain
and France to participate in an ex
change conference to be held here.
Rapid and extensive fluctuation .in
exchange has resulted in hardships
to exporters and importers alike,
causing cancellation of orders and
return of goods, Mr. Lawrie de
clared. The main problem for con
sideration by the conference, he said,
would be the elimination of specula
tion, '
Thayer County Farmers
Tour Nuckolls County
Deshler, Neb., Oct. 9. (Special.)
County Agent L. C. Christie, M.
C. McMahan, treasurer of the farm
bureau; Albert Caughey, president
of the Thayer county fair; Paul
Grupe, superintendent of swine, and
E. J. Mitchell, secretary', accom
panied 50 members of the Nuckolls
County Live Stock Breeders' asso
ciation on an inspection tour of the
county. Professor Possom of the
extension department of the state
farm accompanied the party, which
wis in charge of Mr. Schwitzer,
president of, the association. A num
ber of boys interested in club work
were excused from school to make
the trip. , A picnic dinner was served
in the grove on the Frank Davidson
place near Ruskin.
Clothes and Booze
William Newman, boilermaker,
address anywhere, partook a little
too heartily of potent fluid. For
when police found him last night
someone had stripped him of his
hat, coat, trousers and shoes. He
wis found lying on the eround at
Thirteenth and Pacific streets. He
v.a charged with drunkenness.
President Lee
Opposes Strike of
Railroad Men
Chief of Trainmen Predict
Vorkeri WW "Not He So
Insane" As to Walk
Out.
Cleveland, O., Oct. 9. I'redietion
that there will be no general strike
on the part of the railroad trans
portation brotherhoods, wai made by
William C, Lee, president of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen.
Mr. Lee based hi prediction on hi
belief that "the average labor leader
is not insane to the extent of not
recognizing condition a they now
cxit.
Asked whether he admitted the
possibility of a strike on any one
lailroad, he replied that it waa pos.
sible but he did not admit it prob
ability, Mr. Lee returned yesterday from
Chicago, having supervised the can
vass of the strike vote of more than
150,000 member of hi organization,
taken in protest against the M per
cent wage reduction ordered by the
United State labor board, effective
July 1.
Prepares Separate Ballot
Mr. Lee declined to be a party
to the joint strike ballot of the other
brotherhoods sent out early in Sep
tember, claiming nothing could le
gally be included in such a ballot,
according to the Esch-Cummins law,
except the wage reduction of July
I, since the labor board bad not made
a decision on other subject men
tioned in the joint ballot. Mr. Lee
prepared and submitted a separate
ballot for the train and yardmen.
The vote returned, he said, was in
excess of 88 per cent in favor of
a strike with the following provi- i
sion:
"We further request that our mem- I
bership on this railroad be authorized
to withdraw from service on the
same day and hour that tnc mem-
bership of cither the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, Order of
Railway Conductors, or Brotherhood
nf T nrnmntl Klrixrnn aiot Fnffino.
men of this road is authomed to
stoD work as a result of the vote
taken by such organization in con-
. ncction with the wage reduction of
July 1."
uralr T r PmMiV
' ruDUC' , ,
The next move is up to the oth-
er organizations, Lee declared. He
made public in part a letter of Oc-
tober 3. addressed to Grand Chief
Warren S. Stone of the engineers;'
Free rtetlt W. S f arter nf the fire.
men, and President L. E. Shepperd
of the conductors, as follows:
"This communication is to notify
you officially of the action of the
Brotherhood of Railway Irainmen
in regard to the vote submitted to
M,m relQf,v i - rAnt;r.t, r( r,o
"The vote of our membership "on
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and reports filed with me show in
excess of 88 per cent of the entire
membership on all roads voting in
favor of withdrawing from the serv
ice of their employers rather than
continuing longer under the re
duced rates of pay established . by
decision No. 147 and addenda there
to of the United States labor board.
"I am pledged to grant the au
thority fin renneeterl nnrl nermif nnr
membership to leave the serivce in i
any or all of the road requesting
authority to do so whenever I am of
ficially advised by either of you that
an authorized stoppage of workof
the membership of your organiza
tions has been authorized on any
one or more of the roads in ques
tion. "The brotherhood's chairmen have
returned home and await further ad
vice, which, of course, I will give,
them upon receipt of the action tak
en by your organizations. Such chair
men vvill not be reconvened unless
there is occasion for doing so and
I am, therefore, ready to co-operate
with one or all of you to the fullest
extent when called upon officially by
you to act."
Mr. Lee said he will return to
Chicago Tuesday in order to be
present when the ballots of the oth
er organizations have all been
counted and to be on hand for any
action taken by the men.
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Ketail Prices for Food
Decline During Septemher
Washington, Oct. 9. Retail prices
during September were found by the
iabpr department to have declined
in all but two of the cities tn which
it conducts investigations. Decreases
amounted to 2 per cent in Minneapo
lis and Portland, Me., and 1 per
cent in Atlanta. Philadelphia and
Salt Lake City; San Francisco foods
retailed at prices 2 per cent above
previous findings, while in Dallas
there was a fractional increase.
In the average city retail prices
were found on September IS to be
about 25 per cent less than one year
previously, but were still between 33
and 56 per cent above the 1913
level.
Ex-Soldier Gets Damages
For Injuries by Irish Army
Castleblainey, Ireland, Oct 9.
John McCabe, a former soldier, has
been awarded 4,000, as compensa
tion for injuries inflicted by the Irish
republican army. According to the
evidence, he was. imprisoned in a
cottage where he was chained.- A
priest was sent for and the last rites
administered. Then McCabe was
taken outside and three bullets were
fired at him. He was left for dead,
but revived and despite his wounds
and bonds, managed to crawl to a
stable, where he was discovered. A
card was pinned to his body in
scribed: "Convicted spy. Beware:
I. R. A." -
Britain to Sell Obsolete
Ships to Aid Unemployed
London, Oct. 9. (By The Asso
ciated Press.) The admiralty an
nounced that in view of the unem
ployment situation, it was prepared
to sell a number of obsolete war
ships at moderate prices, for break
ing up by firms which agreed to
commence work immediately the
sale was completed, so as to pro
vide increased employment.
A cash payment is not insisted
upon by the admiralty and sale of
the warships on attractive terms is
offered. Preference will be given
buyers who agree to employ a sub
stantial portion of the men of the
Eoyal Cent reserves.
IN NEBRASKA
Fact and Fun As Seen
In the Old Home Paper
'And still." inuw the editor of
the lUvennti Ncw," in the up
prnaehluf im of unitiifr find
Cilkloun recomueiiao. The buck
wheat cake will noon be ready to
nop.
Prfaperity note: ..token How 1
to have 1 mile of now paving.
llooMilug iImi llortu TWu.
"Tb girl with bohbed hair bus
followed clo behind til Kirl Willi
liort kklro," observe tha l'iereo
County fait "Wa hv them both
In 1'lerct."
Lumber U high, but Hill It !
utiirtllng to rend in th Ornnt Trlb-
tiiie-KtMitlnel: "Kobert Kuteh U
building a rteir nod douse on hi
honifnti-ttd In the wnt jmrt of the
eounty." Then you may notice thut
the heading la "Twenty Year Ago."
oinaiiit Tiuu'4 l'jiurr.
It look very much a if the Cedar
i:upld Outlook wer enKMged In
eautlntr aitpernlona on the fair fame
of the mctropollfi. "The groom I
well and favorably known," run, the
account of a weddlnv. "The bride i
from Omaha." I this anticipating
the worst or the best .'
One thing about present style tlmt
O. o. ltiiek of tho Harvard Courier
elultim Information on in that girl
huve to be more caref .il about darn
ing their storking thun they used to.
He in on oufo ground and e pen king
perhitpu from actual knowledge
when be observes: "There wasn't
much need for child welfare work
era lu the good old days when dad
kept a barrel stavo handy all the
time.
Sporting Note.
"I like to fish.
Hnld Henry Hlcger,
"Hut all my bites
Are from the Jigger."
Hastings Tribune.
York la becoming iuite a wet cen
ter. The popular diversion In society
is learning to swim in the Y. M. C. A.
pool. Women come in from the
country to lenrn the Australian
crawl, and a night class is being held
for working glrle. .
The .ikg of wonderu is not pant
After Hay Springs reported u mcr
Alliance and Chadron have
oroxen mio a competition over snaKe
stories. According to the Chadron
Journal, Percy Proudflt ran into a
rattler which imbedded its fangs ao
deeply into the tiro that it could not
let eo. It wrapped around the wheel
so tightly as to stop the car, and It
was not until it had been chopped
into IS pieces that Mr. Proudflt was
ai,ie to proceed. "In substantiation
of this," the account concludes, "Mr.
Proudflt has shown several Chadron
citizens Just where the accident oc-
curred." And at St. Paul a hunter
",."'lul. l'" "
old corn knife. He is willing to show
nny scoffer the very Implement with
which he waded into his prey.
"Darn tho Rats.
That headline in the Imperial Re
1 public is the only adequate way In
i which the dastardly cteen ot the ro-
5!Lta?lL"nudf rJ?AJ!
UUill UUU MSlt, IIIO IUWJ1 lit uai RllOO
for two days can be expressed.
The Greeley Citizen quotes a pas
senger conductor whose train did not
have a single passenger between Ord
and Elyria the other day. He said
lie " had never seen the like In SO
years of railroading; but rates were
not so high in the old days.
.
"Ever since the Elkhorn river was
dug people have been advised to lay
up something ror a rainy aay, tne
Norfolk press ruminates, and adds
There are thousands today who ;
wish they had laid up something for.
a dry day.
The local Commercial club has
been encouraging Phelps eounty
farmers to rear pumpkins, and now
tho Holdrege Progress has discov
ered that this will necessitate build
Inst a cannery. It advocates a co
operative plant along tha lines
adopted In farmer-owned creamer
ies, elevators and stores.
The Old Homo Paper.
Nobraska is well supplied with
bright and capably edited news
papers. One of the latest note
worthy achievements is the "Home
coming edition" of the New Teller,
published at York. One of the most
pleasing features in this were the
many letters f rom former citizens
who wrote their greetings to former
neighbors, thus returning home in
spirit if not in body.
At an . editorial meeting re
cently Mrs. Marie Weeks, speaking
on the Nebraska Press, paid a trib
ute to the small newspapers, say
ing: "The country editor who can
interpret the heart beats of the com
mon people knows more than the
philosophers. In Nebraska we blaze
new trails. Just as Nebraska ranks
high in tha production of alfalfa, in
corn, in sugar beets and in many
Other products, so does it rank high
in the caliber of its press." .
A general movement to attract at
tention to the value of the home
townaper is under way.. The ap
peal of the country press to all who
have known it, however far they
have strayed, has never been more
eloquently presented than in this
article from the Sargent .Leader: ;
Every four corners has its home
town week now-a-days., nut all the
boys and girls who have wandered
from the township center cannot
get back to enjoy the loved sur
roundings. But all can subscribe
to the old home town paper and
thus keep well in touch with the
little spot they onco called home.
What Joy to run over the school
promotions and find that" the tota
of a few years ago are moving
higher and higher in scholastic
circles and eventually blossom
forth as the "sweet girl gradu-.
ates," or the clean strong boys
discarding knickers.
Just watch that hardened old
city- codger open up his home
paper it is the first thing he picks'
up outf his bunch of mail -and
what can he find there to interest
him? Angus McGugan's horse
died, yesterday; Peter McGregor
will run for the county clerkship;
Horace Jell hopes to win tho sec
retaryship of tho Hllltown agri
cultural society; Lydie Munger
has opened a millinery store in
one side of the printing office;
Mrs. Brown lost her hand sachel
in the butchery; Dr. Dorland is
attending Clara Brown, who is
down with a severe cold; Mrs.
Plater broke her ankle and I in
the county hospital.
Yet, though he smiles at the
old-time styles and expressions, he
onjoys it all over and over again,
for it takes his mind back home,
where hia wonderful boyhood days
happy days were spent.
South Side Brevities
A clean star to eat. Cbadd Cafe. t:i4
N aereet. Open tilghta. Advertisement.
A clean clace to cat. Cbadd Cafe. MH
N etreet. Hnectal 8uni!&y dinner. Goes
1.1 his. Advw Uaecielil
No Mystery In '
Unemployment
Texas Man Savs
Head of National LuiiiIht
Manufacture Opposes Any
Federal Action to Reg
gulale Condition.
Chirac Trlbu)mh IU ImhI Hire.
Washington, Oct, 9. There is no
mystery in the cause of uncmploy
mcnt which President Harding'
conference is seeking to relieve, ac
cording -to John II. Kir by o!
Houston, Tex., president of the Na
tion Lumber lanufattutcr't associa
tion Lumber Manufacturers associ.v
ploymcnt conference, who oppose
any federal effort to regulate em
ployment conditions.
"Any oiic who consider our
tremendous investment in unproduc
tive enterprise during the war,"
aid Mr. Kirby, "the heavy burden
placed upon production by high
taxes, the over-manning of our
transportation cygtcms and conse
quent high freight rates, the serious
effect of the fall in price of farm
products on the country' purchas
ing power, the intimidation of busi
ness by numerous attack on prop
erty rights and the uncertainties in
which both production md distribu
tion have been involved by strike,
will understand why thousands of
men in our large cities have been
sleeping on park benches.
"As agriculture is the basic indus
try of this country with practically
half of our people engaged in it, it
is not possible for our other indus
tries to dispose of their normal pro
duction when the purchasing power
of our farmers is seriously impaired.
'It therefore follow that, before
normal labor conditions can be re
stored, all prices and all wages
should be brought into harmony
with the price sof agricultural prod
ucts. "Onjrous taxation is a fruitful
cause of unemployment, because it
discourages the establishment of new
industries and the Extension of old
ones. Few men are willing to in
cur the risk incident to all industrial
enterprises when they know that the
total loss will fall on them if the
enterprise fails while the govern
ment will take an unreasonable per
centage of the profits if the enter
prise succeeds. Before this country
can again employ its fil man pow
er at fair wages, taxation must be
reduced."
Roosevelt Club Will
Hold Annual Banquet
In Lincoln October 27
Arrangements are practically
complete for the annual dinner of
the Roosevelt Republican club for
1921, which will be held in Lincoln,
October 27, that being the 63d anni
versary of the birth of Theodore
Roosevelt.
The principal address will be de
livered by Governor Arthur M.
Hyde, republican governor of Mis
souri. Other speakers will be added.
One thousand announcements
have been mailed to members of the
club and prominent republicans
throughout the state and responses
received up to this time indicate a
large attendance. The dinner will
be open to everybody, especially re
publicans, including both men and
women.
Production of Soft Coal
Showa Steady Increase
Washineton. Octfl 9.-r-For four
successive weeks the production of
soft coal has climbed steadily up.
ward, according to the weekly report
of the geological survey. The total
output for the week ended October
1 is estimated at 8,o70,WU net tons,
which is an increase over the week
preceding of 348,000 tons, or 4 per
cent, ihe weeks production was
the lareest since last January.
The output of bituminous coal for
the month of September was os, wi,
000 net tons.
Romance in Origin
Of Superstitions
By H. I. KING.
The Gray Pine.
Wherever the gray pine grows it
is called the unlucky tree because
it is supposed to bring bad luck to
any one who stands under it espe
cially to women.
This superstition is, apparently, a
survival of the worship of the Phry
gian god Attis, a worship introduced
into kurope through the Oreeks. At
tis has been identified with the Greek
god Adonis and by some, also, with
the Egyptian Osiris. At any rate
the Attis cult was a most ancient one
and profoundly influenced European
mythology. Attis was supposed to
have met his death under a pine tree
into which his spirit entered. At the
festival of Attis. celebrated in the
spring, a pine tree, the trunk of
which was .wrapped in wool, was
brought into the sanctuary of Cy
bele and a j'oung man tied to the
tree trunk. Then the priests and the!
votaries gashed themselves' until their!
blood covered the bound man. He
was then unbound and the pine tree
taken out and burned. Originally
the bound man was sacrificed to rep
resent the death of the god, but later
itwas sufficient that he was covered
with blood. This will explain why it
is unlucky to stand under the tree
the person so standing takes the
place of the victim of the old ritual.
That the tree is especially unlucky
for women is explained by the fact
that the ancient rite took place in
the temple of Cybele the mother
of the god who wa slain in this in
carnate form and also by certain
orgiastic practices which characteriz
ed the sacrifice. That the supersti
tion in question should linger about
the gray pine and not other pines
may be accounted for bv sueeestive-
ness of it color the color of ashes
to which the sacred pine of Attis was
ultimately reduced or possibly the
color of the natural wool with which
the trunk of the sacred pine was cov
ered at the Phrygian festival. Also
as the sacred pine of Attis was al
ways burned so the principal use of
the gray pine is for firewood. ;
Copyright, 1S:J, br McClur Newspaper j
Harding DiWu? VUm
To Co-Ordinate Uoejiiul
Washington, Oct. 9, l'lan for
creation of a permanent board to
co-ordiiute liotpital work among the
lariou health rrvice of the govern
ment were dicued by l'rrnidcnt
Harding with a committee represent
ing about a doen governmental
ngencict which deal with hospital
ization and similar function.
The conference waa called at the
iiiiigetiioii of Urig. lien. l K. Saw
yer, whom the president has placed
in charge of public welfare co-ordination.
Schools and Colleges
University of Ntlrala
Ovtr it mffltan of ih womon'i Alli
letle (DClallao UtrndeJ th tint nt't
!r.. Vitn tor ii ll-frhmtn tr!'
purl? war dli,ur.l. Th mln ptrt ft
th prvgrtin innt In mnkln out thi
cknJr for th your n0 -hlullnc th
P'irt. It C)-f1i1 to gv pollttD 14
mi who inr thruuKh ihre round vt try
i no igum wvrummem to b &ia ujtl
we.
.At a mewing ot Kcabliant and Iliad,
tiunumry military fraternity for cd..-t
orih-ei. tlio following wer lctfd to
in OKitnualtons I'ol. Jllvliard C. T Ib.K,
t'apt. .'lr.n1 ltucra, e'apt. III! hard
!iirmtit, I.laut. T. I'lcrn Ho(r and
I.lrut, II, Htui'lun Klnir. i:iitlon to Hub
bard and lllado In t&d utin DroflW-ncy
aa a cad-t uffU'tr, only- rnminUaloned
oin.'crl Keltic c-IKIIilo to ltetlotl.
rrialini'ti aludont wer taiu tlKlr
army uiillnrni lat vM'k and are to ai
pear In uniform at all future drill. At
the (atne time th gun wer illmrlbuled.
Th L'nlveralty of Nebraaka dairy
product! team went lo Hi. J'aul, Minn.,
where they will take part In th Na
tional !lry ahow to be held at that
place. The mtt who comprla the team
are l'uul U. llaur, Lnnrenv Holland and
Wayne Oray.
A total of SI entrti have been mad In
the tennis tournament, the firat round
muU-lue of which were played lust week.
Hlx court havo been reaerved for the ex
clusive uh of rontealant mid endeavor
are made to koep thca court In th beat
of condition.
The cullea ot pharmacy report the
Urgent registration thla year aluce the or
ganization or tue school of pharmacy hi
I SOS. Tho freahmen clan la nearly
double the else ot prevlou claeee.
ly far th la r (tent number of student
ever voting In university election cast
their vote for the president of the four
claaaea Tuesday. Th actual count show
that S.30S ballots were counted by mem-
1ts of the eludeiit council who wer la
charce of tin conteetH. Those who .
iect?d and predicted a cloae battle were
considerably surprised, for huge majorities
vera piled up uy tno victors in tne junior,
soDhomoro and senior claaaey. The battlo
In the find ear claps was the only ono
which could have been termed as close.
The successful candidates wer Hoy (iui
tafson. senior: W. M. Miles, Junior; New
ton Woodward, sophomore, and Giles
Honkle, freshman.
Clyde Wilcox wa elected president of
the Induslrl.il Research club. Other of
ficers elected weno: vice president, Addel
hclt Deltman; secretary, Amy llartin;
treasurer, William Mueller.
Nebraska's stock Judging team captured
first" honors at th national swine show In
the Intercollegiate swine Judging contest
In Peoria. O. M. Krueger of Seward
took second Individual honors, nnd Paul
McIMll of University Place ranked third.
The first meeting of the Mystlo Fish,
freehmen girl honorary society, wa held
October 1. Bevoiiteen girls were Ini
tiated. Under th supervision of tha Squires,
honorary society of the college of law,
the following officers have been chosen
to preside over the classes: senior, presi
dent, Eugene Dornbaugh; vice president,
Robert Van Pelt; secretary, Emerson Mc
Carthy: treasurer. C. C. Cartuey, and
sergcant-at-arms, Chauncy Woodle. Junior,
nresident. c. 8. JJecK: vie president,
George Turner; secretary-treasurer, K. A.
Hammond, and sergeant-at-arm, J. J.
Brown. Freshman, president, Alfred
Deutsch; vice president. Jack Whltton;
secretary-treasurer, Joo Plzer, and ser-geant-at-arms,
Harriett Ford.
Tho first number of Awgivan, university
comic magazine, arrived on the campua
Wednesday. The Initial number was dedi
cated to the freshmen. "May you enter
into the spirit of our wonderful Institu
tion" Is the title of the drawing which
decorates the cover page. Tho Awgwan
Is edited by Sigma Delta Chle. men's
Journalistic fraternity. Leonard M.
Cowley Is the editor and Clarence H.
Ross, managing editor.
Kearney Teachers College
Tha Nebraska State Teachers" collega
at Kearney has answered the call for bet
ter teacher In our schools, by establish
ing study centers In cities In different
parts of the state, and by offering courses
In correspondence. This extension work
Is under the direction of Ralph Noyer, for
merly head of the English department.
Study center classes have been orga
nized In the following 17 cities, with the
number of teachers enrolled for work at
each place: Kearney, 16; Ord, 15; Grand
Island, 11; Alma, 12: Guide Rock. ;
Red Cloud, 11; McCook, 12; Columbus,
22; Platte Center. 21: North Platte, it);
David City, 12; Geneva, : Clay Center,
12; Brady. 10; Spalding. 13; Schuyler, 16;
Central City, 10. a total enrolment of
220. Lost year there were 20 study cen
ter established, with an enrollment of
241 students.
The plan of the seniors to erect a pa
vilion or bandstand west of th main
building of tha school will be carried out
nxt spring as soon as the froBt leaves
the ground. The pavilion will be th
graduation gift of the class of 1921. The
platform will be four feet from the ground
and will be covered to protect It from
the sun and rain. The octagon shaped
foundation and platform will be of cement.
One hundred students Interested In the
betterment of rural education met Tues
day. The Forenslce league, consisting of s
group of mon and women Interested In
publio speaking, met and organized at the
State Teachers college. The members to
take charge of the debates, public speak
ing contests, or any other oratorical fea
tures that may occur. Mr. Claude Wymor
of Mason City, the president and veteran
debater and a member of last year' de
bating team, was chosen to represent the
school at the state meeting In Lincoln. '
A loan fund Is to be raised bv the newly
organized Woman's league. Tha purpose
of this fund 1 to give financial aid to
girls who could not otherwise com to tho
college. This movement waa decided
upon by the girls at their meeting Tues
day, when they completed the organiza
tion of the Woman' league. Miss Pauline
McVey of Torrington. Wyo., was chosen
president; Ml.is Eva Patterson, vice presi
dent; Miss Francis Lovett of Kearney,
treasurer; Miss Dilene Morris of Kearney.
secretary.
The Boys' Glee club, under the leader
ship of Mis Una Snldow, has grown In
the first three weeks of school to a mem
bership of 54.
-v,
Doane College
Thursday was "Hello" dav at Dnane.
Students wore tags bearlne their name !
and home address and everyone was ex
pected to speak to everyone else. At Gay
lord hall dining room, songs were sung
appropriate to ttte day and a eeneral
spirit of friendliness prevailed.
Thursday afternoon the T. W. C. A. had
Its annual eandle-light ceremony and re
ception to members at Gaylord hall par
lor. About 40 new members were taken
Notice this delicious
flavor when you
smoke Lucky Strike
it's sealed in by
the toasting process
iciGAREriwZr
toasted
Hrmy Hog Aunu-tiit
Attention on Market
A l ail tf hog ttwit attracted un
tuual attention at the bck rd
nji brought in Saturday by F. U.
Voting of l.lm Creek. Thn were
J.I in the coiuigtunent and averaged
501 pound apace, I ringing the good
iirke of U.2i a hundred. They were
bought by a shipper to be slaugh
tered at tome oiiUide parking houe.
Mr. Young aid with com at in
pieirnt low figure, it paid to finish
cif hog at a good weight, and that
many farmer in hii section would
eudeavor to make all their hog
heavy.
la. rp'll mu.lo wsj given end th
uul vesper and rmuity under Hi
lead of th praaid.nl, Mailvla J. Whit,
won,
Mvednni lloyho and JI.hllott enter
taliird tho faculty at o clock dinner
Monday rmMug at the li'nnctt homa.
A lifeline; if th l'oaui plarors wa
hild Monday. Thirty new member ware
Initiated Into thla orseuUatloll and more
wilt bo takeu lit. later.
Dr. A. A. ('unrail of Ci-et ad.lrea.a.l
the masting of th T. M. I'. A. Tu-adav.
A party of it member of students and
faculty want lo Lincoln Wediu'aday tn at
land th first number ot th aritst'a
voura at llio auditorium.
Midland College
"M'dlamt ry" ' earned out
reasfully uctuher t, ll"v. Kslph I.lrr of
Hooper, delivered th ermn at th
morning service; Rv. II. . Obalund of
Oakland preached nt the afternoon err
vice, and Itev. I'. M. Hwlhart of Nevada.
I., preu.hrd In tho evening. A larcn
crowd gathered on lh campua for
"Midland May" aervlue. All nt th build
ings. Including th dormltorle. ware
thrown open to the visitor. Th college
t'hurua and th l.utlieian church choir
furnished th niualo for all service.
Thirteen hundred people attendej th
three ervlrs.
"For Day." October I. wa an Import
ant event In Fremont. Thousand of peo
pie from tit surrounding country cam
In to view tho big "For" parade and t
take part In th celebration. Midland
r.udMits led th parade.
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UM t lha V- . '. A. 'lit" " il'-v
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IHKleelad (. ..U.f 1 tll i liU, latin t
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we. wa tha iKl.rr. i thai lh a i.
Uf lual Im.IiiI 'f M. I. UK., IMMol ,
Ul.l el ll.lui.,l Ur !.i'. i un lo
build! and ana aot-'t .i.l.'d I'f II. a
ittdettt to fat'utly II ai.tit d",.
A etrptltOil ,'lui ot "in I'eeal.'
I'lar" Will m Uelltai.! 1,1 tha Lutliefatl
league vt K'tuulae Memorial riiur.h.
Omaha, ly l'r, TulliiM l'a.i.', ir4
( th en.tnary.
Th opei.li. addree at th M '!
Lutheran taiiilnsry. t bUtf, will I" !
Iiterad by lr. J. r. kia.rr, iu vt the
Mmltiarr liiatrvxtura
Th aeminarr will n foe wor'4 in
Oelol.er I, but th formal opening .l
Mot lea until th fullovtlug Tbureday,
Pre, i; K Xia.itt-r I ft I'Md.v for
HanrdM, Net.,, t.. laha Ilia pi a, a of list.
It, IMmaa) on dun.lay r'r,m there h
ih to Wyn to ail-iid tha Cnglieh Ne
braska avad convention. From Wayne.
Iir. tulfer g.tee in rnipurla, Kan.
a peasant Ih lin-raat of th eollrg al
th Kansas nodnl meiing.
Coiner College
Th annual Fuundera' day erlebrt..i,
was hald i'tobr 4. Th principal eent,
hlch liiatke.l th ltd )r a'.ii' Ira
founding of th ai-heid waa an u.l.lrr.a
by (lev, John I:. I'oin.la of lllram, i. In.
W. Alyawurth. who w on, nt th
founders of th- rnlUge. gave a hiat.iiy pf
lh Inetltutlon Mra. Alio lla.l.l Hurl"",
wlf vt Prealdent Ilnrmuii, wa Ihe flr'
tudent enrolled.
Th freahuian and phomnra ctaaar
nggd lu a fool bill gum th arter
noou of Founder' day. Th Bopho
mora wer ih vutora. it tn v.
Kan I wall rrpreaented HI ("otne
till er, ther balng twka lha number
from Kanaaa this or a rr enrolled
laat. .
A. fotner land ta being orgaiil, by
I. II. Tlieey. Hon lierrv i f Lincoln will
aaaiat In Ih direction of th Ixnd.
Prof. J. K. Nhellenbergvr, head of th
department if plillnaophy. will leach In
the Lincoln training a. h.-ol for tellg'.ou
leader. The hool opens October 4 and
Oloe December 14.
J. II. tlarretenn, vco president of th
t'nlted Welfare bureau, spoke at a merl
ins of the Aylaworth rlub.
Th V. W. A. under th leadership of
rtuby Wilson Is lauiirhlng a program for
the glrla of Coiner.
H. i. PrlUhard anl liuv t. Hoover of
Indianapolis, secretaries nf the board of
education of tho btai-lple of Christ, at
tended th Founder day progmio.
The semi-annual meeting of Ih board
of trustee of Comer wa held October 4.
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