Gcrmanv to Build
4
Modern Zeppelin
For United States
Allied Council of Ambassadors
Authorizes Construction of
v L-70 Tjpe Ship With
out Cost to America,
By Tb. wliN rrm. ,
Washington. Dec. 18. 'Authoriza
tion by the allied council of amlias
adort for the construction by Ger
'many of a zeppclin of the IwO type
for the United .States was regarded
in official circles here as a triumph
for American diplomacy.
By virtue of that authorization
Oermany is permitted to go behind
the protocol which limited ' the
c service of airships it might build to
. J.OOO cubic meters capacity. The
airship Germany will build for the
United States is to he of 70,000 meters
and there had developed among the
amea governments, opposition to es
tablishing a precedence by permit
ting Germany to go behind any
treaty or engagement.
Opposition of the European gov
ernments was overcome by repeated
representations by Ambassador Ifer
riclc that this country would not use
the new airship for military purposes
and that America was entitled to
compensation in kind for the zeppclin
awarded this government and later
destroyed by Germany. .
Under the decision of the council
of ambassadors. Germany will con-0-
uct a zeppclin of the L-70 type at
' the Fricdcrichshafen hangar, the
only one in Germany large enough,
and then will tear down the hangar
and disperse the mechanics.
The completed airship will be de
livered to the United States in Ger
many without the expenditure of a
penny by this government, it was
stated, and then will be flown across
the Atlantic by a Navy department
crew. Construction will be under
the direction of a staff of American
navy experts.
l From nine months tn a vpar U
estimated by-American experts as re
quired for the construction.
Since the completion of the two
commercial zcppclins, the Bodenza.
and the Nordstern, rigrd airship con
struction has ceased in Germany.
Legion Asks Aid for
Needy Families of
Jobless Ex-Soldiers
"Several babies, additions to fam
ilies of ex-soldiers in Omaha, will
he welcomed without any infant's
garments or doctor's care unless
money and the necessary garments
are forthcoming," Father F. B. Hols
iipple, chairman of the American
I.esrion emereenrv mmmitfpp sarVl
idsi mgnr. ,
VVe know of several cases where
babies are expected during the com
ing month, and where the husbands
are out. of employment -and" the
families are in dire need of coal and
. VVe are riointr nnr hest to tflkr-
are of all these desperate cases, but
much more help is needed. The
people don't realize the seriousness of
the situation." -
Those wishing to help "' are re
quested to send check or clothing to
the legion headquarters, court house.
Defense Scores Point ;
i In Wife Murder Trial
''Y Montross, Va., Dec. 18. The de
fense scored a point in the
trial of Rotter D. Eastlake. chareed
with the murder of his wife at Co
lonial Beach last September.
Judge Chinn allowed identification
of love letters to Eastlake from
Sarah E. Knox, Baltimore nurse,
who is charged jointly with the mur
der and who the defense is attempt
ing to show was the actual slayer.
J. H. Miller of Colonial Beach
testified that on one occasion Miss
Knox told him she was having
trouble with her nephew. Asked if
she was not afraid that Mrs. East
laltc would cause trouble it she found
her with Eastlake, the witness said
Miss Knox replied: T
"I always carry a gun and I ex
pect I will have trouble sooner or
. later. She will probably catch me
V and then I will have to kill her or
J she will kill me."
Covemment Expenditures ;
Increase During November
Washington, Dec. 18. Ordinary
expenditures of the government dur
ing November increased by about
$20,000,000 as compared with Octo
ber, while disbursements on the
public debt fell off by approximately
$500,000,000 according to the month
ly statement issued by the treasury.
The decrease in public debt ex
penditures was accounted for mainly
by redemption of certificates of in
debtedness which amounted to about
$30,000,000 in November as compared
with about $458,000,000 in October.
Approximately $86,500,000 was ex
pended in interest on the public debt
in November, as compared with
$130,000,000 in October.
Steamships
1 ArriTSln.
V f'adis. Dec. 1. Canada, JCew Tork.
Liverpool, Dec. 15. Ashyria, Boston.
Kobe, Dec IS. Kalan Mara. Portland,
Ore.: 14th. W"et Jena, San Francisco.
Auckland, Dec, 16. Tehtme Mara, Port
land. Ore.
Yokohama. Dec 14. Arabia Mara, Ta
coma. Kew Tork, Dec 17. Morriatown, Seat
tie. San Francisco. Dec 17. Steel Seafarer,
Kew Tork.
Southampton. Dee, 17. Olympic, New
Tork.
New Tork, Dec 17. Ensley, San Fran
eiaco. Baltimore. Dec 17. Ecuador. Sa Fran
eiseo; Hrnrr 8. Grove, Loa Angeles; Ken
aecott, Portland, Ore.
ph"'lpnla, Dec 17. Julia tucken-
ij. nan r raorwra
Southampton. Dec. 17. Carmania. new
Tork: Enterprise. Hllo; Hooeier State.
Hongkong: Dakota. Liverpool.
New Tork, Dec. IT. Alfonso XIII, Vigo;
K-oonland. Antwerp: Pennonia, London.
Cherbourg-. Dec. 14. Adtattc. New Tork.
Rotterdam. Dec. 17. .Nieuw Amsterdam,
' 9 Tork.
I Kobe. Dec. 1 S. Montague. Portland,
f :.; Pec. 13, Holland Maru. PorUatd.
S- - Empress of Russia. Vancouver.
Yokohama. Dec IS. Toyookm Maru,
''tl: West Carmana. Sao Fraaciaco-
Baiboa, Dec it. Cuba, Saa Fraaciaco.
By RUBY AY RES.
( itial (rant Yesterday.)
"Promise me please promise me
that you won't tell him any
thing I"
Anne'i words, with the curious
little tremble of anxiety in them,
came back to the Fortune Hunter's
memory several times during the
day and he wondered exactly what
ahe had meant. '
What was there for him to tell
Mr. Harding? What could he have
told? Only that there would never
be a wedding. Only that he was a
worthless .agabond, going back
whence he had come.
The following morning the rain
had cleared and the sun shone out
again warm and bright.
Don t you think we might go on
the river today?" Anne asked rest-
lessly. ."The house seems to stinc
me.
"Just as voit like I am ready
when you arc," the Fortune Hunter
said.
She gave a sigh of relief.
"I'll iust get my hat." She hur
ried upstairs and he wandered out
into the garden just as the gate
opened and Geoffry Foster came in.
The J'ortune Hunter changed
color a little, but he went to meet
him coolly enough.
Good momma! Mr. Harding is
in the study if you arc looking for
him."
Foster flushed and bit his lip.
"Much obliged for the informa
tion," he answered, "but I knew my
way about this house long before
you did, I fancy." The words were
spoken with apparent good temper,
bur hc Fortune Hunter knew the
underlying sneer and his eyes
gleamed.
' Besides. Foster went on, it was
Anne I wished to see."
The Fortune Hunter drew himself
up stiffly.
I will give her a message it you
care to leave one."
For a moment the two men looked
at each other steadily; then Foster
shrugged his shoulders carelessly.
No, thanks all the same,' he
drawled. "It will keep. I'll look in
at some more convenient time. Good
dayl" He nodded carelessly and
went off down the road again.
The Fortune Hunter turned back
into the garden.
He hated the fellow, hated his
superiority and veiled insolence. If
ever he got the chance to get his
own back . . . he checked that
thought drearily. Such a chance
would never come, he knew.
"Hello, John! I've been looking
for you," said Mr. Harding, at his
elbow, and the Fortune Hunter turn
ed with a start.
"I'm sorry 1" he answered, inco
herently. "I'm waiting for Anne.
We're going to the river.' It's like
a return of summer today, isn't it?"
"It's about Anne I want to speak
to you," Mr. Harding said, slowly.
His eyes never left the Fortune Hunt
er's face, and there was a steely cold
ness in them. "She's not looking so
well as I should like to see her, John!
And I'm afraid I've been wondering
if, perhaps if, perhaps, things are
not quite as satisfactory with you
both as they might be." r
He paused, but the young man
made no reply, and he went on, still
in that same careful sort of voice, as
if he were feeling his way:
"If there is anything I can do to
help you either of you I hope you
will tell me. I want to see the girl
happy! I want that more than any
thing in the world. She's as dear to
me as if she were my own daughter,
and if her happiness lies with you
well, what is there to wait for? Why
not get married?
The Fortune Hunter had been
cleaning the stem of his pipe with a
straw he had picked up from the
flower bed, but he turned his head
slowly now, and for the first time
looked at Mr. Harding.
"Get married!" he echoed
stiffly
"Yes." Mr. Harding laid a hand
on his shoulder. "You're neither of
you so young that you don't know
your own minds, and I understood
from Anne before you came home
that you would be married almost immediately.-
'
He smiled faintly. "I think she
even went so far as to tell me I
should not be consulted in the mat
ter." He paused and added slowly.
"She is very fond of you, John!"
There was a tragic silence, and it
was only with a' great effort that the
Fortune Hunter at last found his
voice.
"I will speak to Anne, sir I will
speak to her this morning, and and
see what she says.
His voice shook a little, but Mr.
Harding seemed not to notice.
"That's right!" he said heartily.
"As soon as everything is comfort
ably settled for all of us the better
Ah ! here she comes. Well, I hope
you'll have a nice morning. The sun
shine looks as if it means to last."
He waved his hand to his niece,
who was coming across the lawn, and
turned away, leaving the Fortune
Hunter to go and meet her.
Her dark eyes saw the agitation
of his face immediately. "What
has uncle been saying?" she asked
swiftlj'. - -
The Fortune Hunter laughed mirth
lessly.. "Only what you expected him to
say he asked when we wire were
going to be married."
He was not looking at her or he
would have seen the burning flush
that.rose to her face.
"Well what did you say?" she
asked slowly,
"I said I would speak to you about
it," he answered.
They walked a few steps silently.
Is that all?" she asked then.
"All!" he passed a hand across his
forehead. "What else could I say
when things are as they are?"
The color faded from her cheeks
as suddenly as it had arisen.
"No, of course. - What else could
you say?" she echoed.
She went a little way ahead of
him and stepped into the punt that
was moored to a post on the bank.
Her face was a little grave and set,
and her eyes carefully avoided his
as he followed.
"I'm afraid it won't keep fine for
long." he said, stiffly. "The clouds
are coming up. Which way shall
we go?"
"I don't mind up stream, I
think."
She answered vaguely; she pulled
aome cushions beneath her head and
leaned back with cloed eyes.
The Fortune Hunter had taken
rolling back his sleeves,
off his coat and was standing up,
He was a line figure of a man,
silhouetted against the blue sky. his
bronzed, clean-shaven face a little
grave and unhappy, though he talked
away resolutely.
"toster called this morning, just
before you canje down; he wanted
to see you."
She opened her eyes.
"I was not told."
"No, I offered to deliver a mes
sage, but he seemed to object; he
said he would call again."
There was a little silence, then
she said with a cold laugh:
"He knows that you hate him."
"He knows right, then I do hate
him, and I rather fancy he returns
the compliment."
"Oh, no! He always speaks in
the kindest wav of you."
"Really!" The Fortune Hunter's
eyes were cynical. "Even when he
was making love to you on the
river the other night.
She" flushed hotly.
John! How can you say such a
tlnng! she protested, passionately,
"Because I know it's true," he an
swered, quietly. He pushed the punt
off into mid-stream. "Do you think
I'm a fool; that I can't see what's
under wy very eyes? Foster isoniy
waiting his time to take my place."
er tace quivered.
"I am afraid that would nqt be
very easy for him to do even if
he wished it and I wished it, too."
she said.
"Why not? I thought it was the
simplest thing in the world for a
woman to be off with the o d love
and on with the new," he answered,
aryiy.
Her eyes darkened with pain.
"In our case?" she asked.
"Why not?" he asked recklessly.
She leaned back with a little shiver.
" "If you do not .know, I cannot tell
you," she answered, painfully,
They went some little way with
out speaking, only the soft lap-lap
of the water against the side of the
punt breaking the silence.
Anne looked at the Fortune Hunt
er and the pain at her heart deep
ened. Oh, what was wrong with
them that they could not be happy?
Life might have been so beautiful,
but somehow they had just missed
the great joy they might have
known together.
That he was no happier than she,
she knew well enough. There were
lines in his face that had not been
there six weeks ago, when he first
came to Cherry Lodge; a hardness
in his eye's that looked as if it were
vainly endeavoring to hide tragedy.
There were times when she, was
sure that he loved her; other times
when she believed that he cared
nothing. The handsome face of the
girl whose photograph she had
found on the stairs haunted her
ceaselessly. Was it she who stood
between them, and if so, why could
he not trust her, and tell her?
So often she longed to go to him
and put her arms round him, and
tell him that whatever he had done,
that whatever was wrong she would
understand and forgive; but she was
afraid her poor little overture last
night had met only with rebuff and
she dared not repeat it.
The Fortune Hunter drew the
punt closer to the bank.
"Isn't this the island you brought
me to that first morning?" he
asked, looking round, uncertainly.
"Yes." She leaned her chin on
her hands, and looked past him with
wistful eyes, and then quite sud
denly she said: "John! It would
hurt your mother, if she knew. . .
things had turned out badly for us
after all. She was so sure we were
going to be happy; the last time I
saw her she said that after her expe
rience with your father they were
not very happy, were thew? she
thought there was no such thing as
real love but then. . .when, she
knew about us.. . ."
"She changed her mind, and
thought ours was the romantic love
that lives forever without a cloud
without' a misunderstanding never
changing never altering is that
it?"
The Fortune Hunter spoke fast
and bitterly, and there was a mock
ing smile in his eyes.
Anne winced.
"I thought you loved your moth
er," she said. "It's not like you to
make fun of her, John."
"My dear, I'm not making fun,"
he broke out hoarsely. "I Lord!
is there anything real or lasting in
this world?"
"I used to think there was," she
said sadly.
She sat looking across to the
island, twisting a little old-fashioned
ring on her finger. The For
tune Hunter had often noticed it be
fore, and wondered why she wore it.
He drew the punt pole in now, and
leaned down to her suddenly, catch
ing her hand in his.
"Why do you wear that?" he
asked. There was a faint jealousy
in his mind, as it trembled on his
lips to add that the ring was poor
and shabby looking and unworthy
of her, but something in her eves
checked him. She drew back, and he
saw her lips tremble as she answer
ed: "I wear it because I promised you
that I always would, that's why."
He let her hands go abruptly and
turned away. Fool that he had been
not to guess; for a moment he
could not steady his voice suffi
ciently to answer her.
"It's never been off my hand since
you put it there," she said dully;
her voice sounded almost as if she
were repeating something she had
heard and nothing in which she had
ever had a part. "But now" For
a moment she looked up into his
facer then she deliberately drew the
ring from her finger and dropped it
into the river.
(Continued in the. Bee Msndar.)
Editor of Nonpartisan
League Paper Resigns
Fargo. N. D.. Dec 18. R. M. Mc
Clintock, editor of Fargo Courier
News, the North Dakota official
publication of the National Non
partisan league, has resigned, it was
announced by the newspaper.
A letter eceived by the Cauner
News for McClintock declared that
ill health of hi? wife was responsible
for his resignation. Frank Ostman,
news editor, is temporarily in charge.
THE TIES: OMAHA, MONDAY. DECEMBER 1, 1921.
Former Omaha
Pastor Causes Stir
In Berkeley. Cal.
Rev. Robert F. Leaven's Stand
On Eugenic Marriages
Marks Him as Dar
ing Parson.
That which is causing staid
Berkeley, Cal., that city of colleges
and culture, to gasp fn astonishment
snd explain that at last a daring par
son has entered its midst an abso
lute new thrill is "old stuff" to
Omahaus.
The fact that the Rev. Robert F.
Leavens, former pastor of. the First
Robert F. Leavens.
Unitarian church here, favored eu
genic marriages, and sometimes re
quested a health certificate to accom
pany the marriage licenses presented
to him, was not considered daring
and bold here, but a display of really
good common serrse by men of his
parish.
Takes Public Stand.
Rev. Mr. Leavens is now pastor of
the First Unitarian church of Berke
ley and his parishioners have learned
of his ideas regarding eugenics. He
has made a more public stand there,
according to reports from Berkeley,
and is backed by- his congregation,
one of the most fashionable and cul
tured of the university city.
A university protessor, Charles
Long of the zoology department, pre
sented the new idea to the church
board.
Rev. Mr. Leavens, while in Oma
ha, according to close friends, often
declared that a combination ot men
tal and physical fitness on the part of
contracting parties was necessary
to a higher spiritual and moral life.
At times he even demanded a cer
tificate of health and met with very
few objections, his friends say.
See Better Children.
Reports from Berkeley declare the
pastor states that it is necessary for
the good of the children that parents
be in perfect mental and physical
condition.
He declares that even young
women from families of standing do
not object to the eugenic demands.
His only trouble has come irom
strangers outside his parish. He be
lieves that in time laws will be passed
requiring health certmcvates with
each marriage license and expresses
surprise that his ideas on the matter
should cause a stir in Berkeley. '
While in Omaha Rev. Mr. Leavens
won many friends because of his in
tellect, his personality and his work
n establishing the church on its pres
ent firm foundation.
. ,
Former Omaha Man
Saves Film Star's Life
Having but narrowly escaped
drowning when a boat in which
she was working in her cur
rent picture overturned in the surf
at Santa Monica, Cal., Katherine
MacDonald, First National star, will
not be able to be at the studio tor
three of four days, at least. At the
same time, Al Domingo, another
player, an extra man, was also in
jured.
Efforts on the part of one of the
studio workers, "Shorty" St. Cyr,
tor 17 years employed in the box
office at the Orpheuni theater in
Omaha, undoubtedly saved Miss
MacDonald's life, as although she
is a fair swimmer, her knee was
hurt in the capsizing of the boat,
and she also was encumbered with
a heavy tailored suit. The under
tow, too, was strong, with the tide
going out. -
Two Men Arrested on Charge
Of Swindling Merchants
Chicago, Dec. 18. Two men giv
ing their names as J. H. Schwartz
and Max Goldstein were arrested
here by federal agents who
charged they had obtained goods
valued at $500,000 -from unsuspect
ing firms throughout the country
for the last year.
According to the federal agents,
the men who had been convicted in
New York in 1918 for a similar of
fense, would establish an office in
a city, take the name of a leading
merchant and place orders for goods
with firms in other cities. These
firms, believing the merchants had
moved their quarters, would ship
the goods on credit, the men would
dispose of them and then leave the
city.
Three Freed on Charge
Of Killing Ed Chambers
Welch. W. Va, Dec 18 C. E.
Lively, "Buster" Pence and Wil
liam Salter?, charged with the
killing of Ed Chambers of Matewaii
on the court house steps here last
August, were freed by a jury. The
defendants were held under the in
dictment charging them with the
killing of Sid Hatfield and gave bond.
W
Schools and Colleges
Cotoer College
Senior roinUleii da was eli.trv.4
Tuesday. The luriMt class In the history
r the school wsa fomslly rsoogntae.l.
The ehapal vat tastefully dreeret-4 with
the elssa color.. Ivory anil old told. Tut
ravomltlon artdrsas waa dllvr-l If
Prsstdsnt A. t. Hsrmon on tha aubjsol
of "Marflns." Charles K, Stanton aaia
th r.ipon.s en tha subject, "Tha Trsnrf
or tha Afss." Prof, tllsnn MeRas, spon
sor of the class, mada tha prsssnlatlon
spsaclt. lr. W, P. Aylsworth pronounced
tha Invocation and Trof. J. K. hhsllsn
bsrfsr tha bsnsdlutlon. Allra Oadd llor.
rail of ha senior rlaaa anf Elltlt Wrlahl'a
'Song of Waltlns."
Tha msmhsrs of this year's (raduatlnf
claaa ars: Kdlth Anderson, Ray llradlsy.
Krrol Parish, Hatel i'rtn, Ruin Ohsritss,
Gerald Rowland. Charles Htanton,
Vandell Baus, Wsn Sorrel I, Alius
tiadd florrell, Ruby Wilson, Ann
Mrown, Tsrn Davis, Tracy Mumford, Joa
Moore, Dorothy Park, Karl Haladtn, Hr.
old Fey, Russell W lllard. 1-ola Rsver.
Ilsryl Jofferlee, Kaytha l.esvtlt. Klorsne
Thorpe, Mary Mchols, oeors jodd ana
Ells. Rnhb.
A new organization has taken root In
Coiner. Tha purpos of this org animation
la to further Interest In airla' athlettoe.
In tha rolli.ee. So far as la now known
tha ora-anlsatlon will ba known as tha
Ulrla' Athletic association and office's
are ai follows: President. Henrietta 11a
Molt; vie president. Helen Kowiana;
secretary, Ruth Elarth: treasurer, Martha
Ann Evans; serf eant-at-arma. Alius Lons-
necker: pep. uorotny winner; prss
correspondent, T.eallt Olaton; tltrettor,
Miniri't McMillan. '
Tha (acuity entertained tha data of
H22 at a banquet Tuesday at tha parlora
of tha Bethany church,
Tha promram lven for tha benefit cf
tho band Friday nlht was a eurcesa and
a largo audience heard tha program.
"Tho Thread of Destiny," a drama el
civil war, haa been chonen by tha soph
omnrea aa their clasa play.
Tha foot boll schedule for haa
been arranged and la aa rouown:
October 8 Midland colleas at Bethany,
October 18 Kearney Normal (tenia.
"VOc'tober 20 Hastlnga collegt at Beth
an
October 57 Jran4 Island college at
Bethany.
November 8 Nebraska Wealeyan at
University Place.
November 10 Nebraska Central (tentt
November 57 Doane colleita at Crete.
November 84 Peru normal at reru,
Peru Teachers College
T. T mtkeann was elected to the fac
ulty of the college to take charge of the
department of extension. Mr. uuueson
leaves the auperlntendency of Clay county
on January 1,
The Olrla' club la conducting a aerlea of
teas during the year at which the differ
ent departments are guests. At the te
given on December 15, the Instructors
and students of the biology department
wore Invited.
The college and training school will
have a 10 days' vacation for the holidays.
Classes are dismissed Thursday evening
and start again January 3.
Sixteen men have been named by Coach
Speer from tha foot ball squad to receive
honorary "Ps" for their work on the
team this vear. Those who will receive
the sweatera with the letter and service
stripes upon them, are: t'apt. fioya mg
glns, George Willy, captain-elect '22! Paul
Wilcox, Don Wilson, Carl Rosenqulst,
Dean Pomeroy, Harry Paap. Alva Flshir,
Hurr Standley. Fred Rothert, Glen Frary,
Walter Buettgenbach, Albert Btehn, Gay
lord Toft, Victor Ashley and Leo Faunce.
Miss Williams, Instructor In the de
partment of speech education, baa organ
ised a class In play production. The class
meets once each week and haa taken up
a study ot play selection, character
adaptability, and the arranging of re
Interest Is being manifested In holdtnff
the southeast Nebraska high school track
meet In Peru late In the spring. Formerly
this was an annual event In Peru, but
was discontinued during the war.
Between 20 and 80 basket ball player
are out for regular practice,, among them
seven letter men.
Plans are being carried out for the
community Christmas tree to be held on
the campus Sunday evening. The part
of the grounds In front of the chapel
building will be utilised for the festival;
a special feature will be a chorus of 200
voices singing carols. A pantomime reo
resentlng the Nativity will be given, and
the pine tree west of the building lighted
as a Christmas tree.
Midland College
The third number of the Midland Art
ists course was given Wednesday. The
Misner Players put on three "iiittie
Theater" plays. Miss Anita Edmiston,
Mr. Frank Schmidt and Mr. Ralph Er
win, former Midland students, appeared
In the plays.
Coach Sisty has announced the follow
ing basiret ball schedule for the season:
January 6, Wayne Normal at Fremont;
January 13, Grand Island at Fremont;
January 19, Cotner at Fremont; January
26, Peru at Peru; January 27, Tabor at
Tabor; February 1, Peru at Fremont;
February 14, Cotner at Bethany; February
27, Wesleyan at University Place; Febru
ary 28, Doane at Crete; March 8, Wes
leyan at Fremont.
Debating is starting off with prespecta
for a winning season. The best of last
year's team is back, and President E. E.
Stauffer has appointed as the committee
In charge Dean Tilber, Prof. Oeorge A.
l.undberg of the department of educa
tion. Miss Lora Hussy of the English de
partment, and Mrs. C. H. Hawkinson of
the expression department.
The physics laboratory baa recently
beon enlarged and net equipment la be
ing added right along.
Christmas vacation begins on Thursday
and ends January 2. Enrollment for the
new semester begins on January 19 and
the new semester begins the following
week.
A recital will be given on Tuesday by
the violin, voice and piano departments.
The pupils have been working for this
Christmas recital since last summer. It
Is In charge of Prof. Forest Shoemaker,
head of the music department, aaslsted
by Mies Edna Hopkins, violin depart
ment, and Prof. Ivar Skougaard of the
voice department.
Creighton University
To meet the exigencies arising out of
the recent building developments on the
university campus, the telephone system
has been reorganized with a new central
exchange In the administration building.
At the third monthly public biology
seminar, held In the university auditorium
Tuesday, Dean Hippie of the college of
dentistry, who was principal speaker, ad
dressed a mixed audience of the students
and the general public on tlta develop
ment of the teeth. I
Professor Bernard L. Sellmeyer, head
of the department of biology, left Omaha
Friday for a trip to the east to observe
museum work and routine. His program
included visiting Loyola university and
the dental museum of Northwestern uni
versity at Chicago, the Carnegie museum.
University of Pittsburgh, Georgetown uni
versity, Gonzaga college, the Smithsonian
institute, the Army and Navy Medical
museum at Washington, St. Joseph's col
lege, the American Academy of Natural
Science, and the WIstar and Baugh Insti
tutes ot Anatomy at Philadelphia. He
will be back at Creighton in time lor
the opening of classes January S.
The following students of the college of
arts have been chosen, to apeak In the
public oratorical contest to be held in the
university auditorium about January 12:
Francis Charvat, Daniel Conway, Charles
Costello, Julius Humphrey, "William
Klemm. Thomas Russell. The alternates
are Emmett Green and Elwyn Eagen,
Doane College
The T. W. C. A. held their annual
fancy-work baaaar Saturday. The girls
realized a neat sum for their budget.
The expression department gave an'en
tentalnment consisting of readings and
a short play. Friday. "Feed tho Brufe"
by Oeorge Paston was cleverly portray
ed by Misses Stella Spangler. Flora John
ston and N. S. Cheney. Miss Helen
Shurtleff read "Lilac-Time" and Miss
Catherine Kendall. "Tho Beau of Bath."
The exhibition of Mrs. Bertha Smiley
Cook's work with: children la musio,
Friday, was Interesting.
Dent Johnson gave a program of saxo
phone solos In the Gaylord parlor, Sun
day. He was accompanied by Mlsa Ruth
Cochrane.
The girls' gymnasium classes together
with the Doane, College Players will pre
sent a Christmas festival In the col
lego gymnasium Monday. The spirit of
Christmas will be portrayed in song,
story and folk dances.
Tho girls' sororities held their Cfcrist
maa parties Saturday. Phi Sigma Tau
girls were entertained at tho home ot
Mrs. W. M. Pond.
SIX or eight squads of men practice
basket ball every night. Tho coach haa
acitadoled garaeo ketveen tho various
teams which are captained by letter men.
Chadron Normal College
Students from the piano and violin dt
ps rtmeata garo a recital in tho chapel
Tuesday.
A large audienco was present at tha
dedication ot tho new ftioux county high
acnool building at Harrison Friday. Pro
fessor Wtlaoa and tho members of tho
fsenlty trio. Professor Tarndley, Mlsa
Bard and Professor Peterson of the Chad
ron Normal, were on tho program.
The 121 basket hall season was started
last Friday when ths normal took the
high school Into camp by tha scoro sf IT
to 24. Ths high school pat so a good
game, eat was unable to break through
ths defense ex. the sons a L Ths saas eve
ning ths normal girls shewed their ahll.
My In basket ball, when they dsfeat'tl
ths nig school girls, l lo t,
Kearney Teachers College
According to registrar Klltult. j stu
dents have enrolled far ths vlnlsr quar
ter. Mia Mary H Crawford, insistent nrs
fesaor of KngUth. haa been tuvtwd to de
liver a eouisa ot lecturee to the ImI.
phlan society of women at Oenoa, Ae
cording to present arrangemrnis Miss
tra(ord has planned lo glvo lour l"u.
lure en the coutempoiary drama, be
ginning the first of ths year. M Craw,
ford, during tho past month naa con.
ducted a study renter at tisnoa which haa
attracted favorable attention.
Prof. Ralph Noyor of the sxtonslon de
partment closed tho Institute study n
ter at Uraut. K 1 1 her Mr, Nor cr some
representative of thia atats teachers col
less as present and apoks at the teach
ers Inatltuis held In every county In
southwestern Nebraska, In nearly overy
county In north central Nebraska and
over one-half of ths counties lit western
Nebraska.
Professors Tl. W, Towell, head of ths
department or rural education, and Ralph
Noyer, director of sxtentlon, spent
Wednesday In Gothenburg, whuro they
were appskera on the program of ths No
braska Granger meeting.
Wayne Teachers College
Memorial services for illss Kingsbury,
for 20 years a teacher In this Institution
and .who died recently In Ithaca, N, Y.,
were held In chapel Friday.
The sophomore snd freshmen classes
entertained ths preparatory students nt
a party In the gymnusium,
Charles Jones, Jr., of llartlngton.
member of the Junior class, h been
chosen captain of ths 1023 foot hall team.
Coach Fred Dale anounccs that a W
club will be formed In the school, the pur.
pose of which will be the furtherance of
athletic activities of the school, Thorn?
eligible for the club will be all men who
have won Ws In men's athletics.
Last Friday evening the Junior and
senior classes joined In a "hard time"
party In the gymnaalum.
A demonstration of wireless telegraphy
and the radiophone was given by ths de
partment ot physical sciences In the
chapel Wednesday.
University of Nebraska
The first banquet ever held by the men
studenla of tho arts and science college
took place Wednesday. About 100 stu
dents and faculty members wer present.
An address by Francis W. Hirst, English
economist, fealured.
The Palladlun Literary society elected
tho following atudents to preside for the
coming term: President, Eleanor Lowrey;
vice president! Clyde Wilcox: historian,
Lillian Adams: secretary. Pauline Ban
croft: critic, James C. Wilson. At the
regular meeting on Friday a three-act
comedy entitled the "Farmerette," was
presented by a cast of Palladlan girls.
The first greater university luncheon of
the year was held Friday. Judge Morn
ing, who is a strong advocste of having
boys paroled to some reliable organiza
tion, spoke on "The Boy."
blastings College
Under the auspices of the Kn,?llsh de
partment ot the college, Vachel Lindsay,
the tramp poet, gave interpretative read
ings from his poems Tuesday. Vachel
1 tnaav 4a nlfllTrtnrt hv PfitlcM tn Via Ollft
of the greatest of contemporary Ameri
can poets. weanesnay ne gave reau
lng from his poems In chapel.
Christmas vacation began Friday. It
will end January 3. During the last
wp,lr pvnmlnatinnH have been held tn
most of the classes. Most of the stu-
.Inn, n.lll snanH t It i. Vflfal ntl tn their
hnmea Althniiirh n. fnw who have DOSitionS
in Hastings will remain here.
Charges of Bigamy
Filed by Wife No. 1
Charges of bigamy were filed in
the office of County Attorney Shot
well against Frank Humbal, by
Sophia Humbal nee Metzinger,
who. in her ccmolaint against
Humbal, declared they' had been
married in Austria and that he had
been absent from her for five years
before January 15, 1917.
In her complaint, bophia declares
that Humbal on January 15, 1917,
married Clara Popich, although his
first wife was still alive.
Humbal is being held in the county
jail on a charge of disturbing the
peace. When arrested, it is said, he
turned over $15 to his first wife, that
he said he still loved her and vowed
he had never been married to Clara
Popich.
Smallest Railway in World
To Be Sold on Auction Block
New York. Dec 18. The smallest
railroad in the world is to be placed
on the auction block and its 2e,6UU
feet of trackage is to go under the
hammer.
The road is the Governors Island,
Fort Jay, Castle Williams and Filled
Ground railway. When the ware
houses on Governors Island were
jammed with merchandise during the
war the line, consisting ot one en
gine, two flat cars, one gondola and
a box car, was busy. For the last
few months the warehouses and
sheds of the island have been empty
and the sergeant who drove the en
gine has returned to his military
post.
Jury to Announce Verdict
In Manslaughter Case Monday
Adrian, Mich., Dec. 18. A verdict
was reached by the jury in the
case of Mrs. Matie Kirby, Hud
son, Mich.,' reform leader, charged
with jnanslaughter m connection
with the alleged slaying of her in
fant grandson. The finding of the
jury, on instructions of the court,
was sealed and placed in the hands
of John Alcock, the foreman, and
will be reported Monday.
The jurors reached an agreement
at 7:30 p. m.
No statement was made by any
of the jurors as to the basis Jor
their long deliberations.
Union Pacific Reduces
Fares for the Holidays.
Round trip holiday excursion
tickets between all points on the
Union Pacific System where the one
way fare is not over $25 00 will be
sold December 22, 23 and 24 at one
and cne-half of the regular one-way
fare. Minimum- round trip fare for
adults, $2.50; for children of half
fare age, $1-25. Good to return until
January 4, 1922. From Omaha the
round trip fares will be: To Colum
bus, $4.44; Grand Island, $7.80;
Kearney, $10.07; North Platte,
$15.20; Cheyenne, $27.54; Denver,
$29.03; Fremont, $2.50. War tax 8
per cent additional. For fares to
other points and full oarticulars ask
the Consolidated Ticket Office, Fif
teenth and Dodge streets, cr Ticket
Agent, Union Station, Omaha.-
Adv.
I I .aassp V II f Ir.'-'TIZaiC "SJ v M
l I &VT v I )rL TeA. 'YTi.
Indian Situation
Growing Serious;
Boycott on Prince
Riot Feared in Calcutta
When Heir to . BritinU
, Throne Arrives There
. v On Det einher 2 J.
By THOMAS RYAN.
Chicago Tribune Cable, t'op) right, lull.
Bombay, Dec. 18. The general
situation ' in 1 ml iit is growing far
more serious; owing to the arrcat
which the government is making to
meet the boycott on the Prince ot
Wales. The northern cities where
the prince has been visiting, are see
thing with disloyalty and riots are
likely to occur in Calcutta on De
cember 24, the date of his arrival
there.
Natives who heretofore were ig
norant of politics now discuss the
nation's affairs with the keenest in
terest, while many who formerly
were apathetic are now joining the
boycott on the prince.
Pandit Malaviya is coming to
Bombay to urge Glianili to aban
don his nonco-opcration program
until a deputation has been sent to
India to discuss the situation or ar
rangements can be made for arbi
tration with the government. He
considers the situation as desperate
and wants some restraining measure
taken before it is out of hand.
There were 100 arrests in Delhi
yesterday and 48 in Lucknow.
Ghandi's pictures are displayed
everywhere and his influence is seen
in all quarters. In Calcutta the stu
dents have struck and will not re
turn to their classes until January
3. One enthusiastic young volunteer
offered a constable a garland of
flowers if the officer would arrest
him. '
Railroad Rate Case
Adjourned to Jan. 9
Washington, Dec. 18. On com
pletion by the railroads of
preliminary statistical arguments
against rate reductions, the Inter
state Commerce commission ad
journed its investigation into the
reasonableness of transportation
rates until January 9.
Edward Chambers, vice president
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe, argued for western carriers that
manifestly the present rate schedule
could not be considered too high,
since figures developed by L. E.
Wettling, manager of their traffic
bureau, showed current earnings to
be 3.04 per cent on valuation of their
properties. As to traffic, he ex
pressed the opinion that the busi
ness "had reached bottom," but that
until European buying begins on a
larger scale, business cannot be in
creased. Brilliant Huilcal Burkik
Twice Daily waeek Mat, Today
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'THE
LOVE
CHARM
Battalion Commanded
By Whittlesey Not
Lost, Pershing Says
Washington. Dec. 18,Tlie
ulicn riMiuiiaudrd in the Mctir
Argonne battle by Cot. Charles V,
Whittlesey, recently drowned at sra,
was cut olf from communication
but not "lost," as generally staled,
General PershiiiK aid, in
Inter to Kepresrntative Sirgcl of
New York. Keplying to a letter
from Mr, Siegcl, General J'crsliing
wrote:
"Colonel Whittlesey's command
was not lost. After it' had been ixo.
lateit, rcqtu-nt attempts were made
to furnish food ami ammunition by
airplane, t'nfoi liuiati ly, it was very
dilliciilt for the aviators to locate in
the forest tho position cf the hat
talion, which had heen accurately in
dicated on the map. These relief
supplies fell into the hands of the
enemy. 1 mention this as evidence
that jjie battalion was not lost in the
sense that wc ilid not know where
it was. It was cut oil."
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