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State Gravel
Pit Is Visited
in Road Probe
1 jiptrton State Official
Got itAf.OfrHi.krr
Made $18,UO0 on land
Deal.
Lincoln. Neb . April M-l$ici;.l
Ttlcgiein.) Rctmnpiion of the
Uc tnd county rotd pro! today
ioW the committee Lincoln to
AtliUnd and Ihmre o Wthoo, X lie
llfkvlllfiniFIlt follow t:
Ofticul ligurrt prcrnted tliowcd
tint tminiirt in the lt yrr had
tprnt $o,UOO,nOU on county rotdt and
bridgrt, sgjintt an expenditure of
$7,Suu,(iO by the ttt lor letters
roadt in five year,
l.cttrr Irotn numtrout county of
liriali indicated further that taxpayc ri
may never know how the million i
paid (r county and tonliip rota
wt expended, becaute coimtiet failed
to keep record o( expenditure! n
demanded by law.
Lctteri from Clerks. '.
Letter iron Gosper and Otoe
county clerk declared there can be
no comparison with the haphazard
county roadt and the federal aid
road.
II. D. Bishop, WaiSington, D. C.
federal engineer, told Ihe committee
Nebraska' maintenance cott on fed
eral aid roadt compared with those
of other laic and if a niggardly
policy of maintenance wa pursued,
irdcral aid would be lost to the
state.
Charle E. Epperson, member of
the prohe committee and sworn
enemy of federal aid roads, declared
he "knew a well a he knew any
thing he could not prove" some state
official received a "rakroff" through
purchae of a gravel pit at Ashland
lor $18,000.
Quia Bank Cashier.
At Epperson's request the commit
tee went to Ashland, where it burst
into the National bank of Ashland,
and Epperson demanded that Leon
H. White, assistant cashier, face the
. committee in a rear room. Epperson
had told no one why he wanted to
go to Ashland.
White, a year before the state pur
chased the gravel pit. obtainea an
option on 160 acres of land on which
the state pit is located.
"I knew gravel men were buying
pits and I thought it was good bus
iness to get the option," White said.
Later testimony disclosed White
purchased the land for $10,000 and
then sold 60 acres of it, wnicn con
tained the gravel pit, to the state for
$18,000. The deal was carried out
throuch the Ashland Realty com
pany, now dissolved, which was op
erated by Kav bwanson ana K. u.
Tarocnintr. Swanson is a son of
Dan Swanjon, commissioner of pub
lie lands and buildings, and at ores
rut is receiver for the failed state
bank at Homer.
Profit was 118,000.
The remaining 100 acres, White
stated, was sold to a farmer tor S1U,
000... The total gross profit on the
160 . acres was $18,000. However,
White asserted, he was obliged to
pay the realty company a good
sized commission. He willingly
contented to appear before the com
mission in Lincoln next Friday and
disclose every move in his sale of
the land and the commission paid.
"If you dare to say I gave a sin
gle soul a dishonest penny you are
mistaken," White said. "There
were hundreds of land deals in Ne
braska at that time, when every
tiling was going up, where the profits
were as large."
"Yes, Mr. Epperson, and 1 11
bring witnesses to prove that the
state in purchasing that gravel pit
already has saved the full price of
the pit and will in the end save three
and four times its cost by having a
cluh over the gravel trust. It forces
it to sell cheaner than it would Co
otherwise." Johnson said. "I also
will prove Friday that right now I
can get the cost of the pit from
gravel men."
Epperson Admits Prejudice.
- Epperson asked Johnson if Swan
son hadn't worked for him.
"He never did," Johnson ' replied.
"Maybe it was his brother," Ep
person said. ' '
"Yes, a brother is working for me
now, but. I don't know if he did at
the-time of the purchase of this
gravel pit," Johnsou said.
"I admit I am prejudiced," Epper
son said. . .
Letters were read from state offi
cials in every state in the union, ex
cepting three, showing in practically
every instance that centralized road
building was most in favor and was
giving real results in road building
for the first time in the country's
history. , '
. , t Will Explain Mystery.-
JohnsOn declared he wfculd put a
mine.t n the stand la explain '
pmierv of misting hook n hit
ftffiee, dikdoied ai lb if e vmu lur
ii'f. At thai Miring, 1. W. lUuuI
ion, one of Johntou't engineer , t-n
ned M belie ej chur. not ammr
ited m a field book, bad hrfn made
on UoukU county road. JUuiil
ion said be bid submitted the taint
charge to 'Ihomat Allen, former
I'nited States district attorney, uho
hid investigated it and refuted to
go any further.
At the Mti a reiiet wi nude
for Ihe field hook and Hamilton taid
be hd kit U at mate road head
quarter in Lincoln, Johiuon Mid
he had never been able to find it
and lUo charged that be had been
informed that the cement truft, an
gered because be led movement
gtuut purchase of cement until it
dropped in prire. had put one of it
emplo)ct on the state paroll to
get something on Johiuon.
"I think thi te.timony is a re
sult." Johnon laid.
II .mutton it 'gone and Juluuon
promiet to produce a witne who
raw the mixing book in Hamilton'
room and will testify that Hamilton
tent Ihe book to hi home.
' Itinerary for Week.
The committee, at the reijurt of
tlioie complaining asaititt male road
building, will make the ("(lowing
itinerary next week:
Monday morning, inspect CUy
county roads and Mouthy afternoon
hold open hearing in courthoue at
Clay Center, where all grievances
n:Y be aired.
lueday morning, inspection of
riielp county road and hold open
meeting at Moldrcec to hear com
plaints.
ednedav. uisoert stale aid road
from lloldrcge to Kearney to Sher
man county. A public hearing of
.merman county complaints will be
held Thursday afternoon. Friday the
Hearing will be held at Lincoln acant
and an invitation has been issued lo
all ditati!ibed persons in Cherry and
Holt counties to lodge their com
plaints rriday with the committee.
ihe trip trotn Ashland to Wahoo
was over state and countv aid roads.
The committee "hit" from 45 to 55
miles an hour over most of the state
roads, despite the fact that rain had
fallen intermittently on them for a
week and maintenance following the
!-- J . .
winter naa naraiy started.
Nineteen Aliens Become
Citizens at Madioon, Neb.
Madison, Neb., April 14. (Spe
cial.) Nineteen aliens were civcn
their final naturalization credentials
by Judge Welch. Of 3J applicants,
19 were ' admitted to citizenship.
They are Frank Sobetka, German;
Christian W. Volk, German; Patrick
J. Prior, Irish; Frank A. Pose, Ger
man; August J. Salzwedel, German;
Joseph P. Lieber, Austrian; Arnold
A. Nachtigall, German; Frank F. J.
Kruegcr, German; Gustav Lobbes,
German; Minof YV. Spenner, Ger
man; Daniel Craven, English; Gustav
Sellin, German; William Christian,
German; Reint Ulfert Willems, Ger
man; Ferdinand Brandenburg, Ger
man; Adam Brass, German; Fred
erick H. Sattler, German.
Nebraska Leads in Sale
of Treasury Certificates
- Out of seven states in the Tenth
Federal Reserve bank district. Ne
braska is leading- in the number of
treasury savings ceertificates sold, L.
H. Earhart of the local branch of the
Kansas City reserve bank, announced
Thursday. '
Omaha was chosen by the govern
ment as a representative city of this
district in which to advertise the 4
per cent treasury savings certificates.
The advantages of these ceertificates
were advertised in Omaha news
papers.
. When asked for an explanation of
the large sale of certificates, Mr. Ear-
hart said:
"Advertising. It pays. Moreover,
the results reflect Nebraska's good
financial condition.
Jail Sentence Suspended
for Liquor Law Violator
Alliance, Neb., April 14. Warren
Lotspeich, young farmer living near
Hemingtord. who was convicted in
county court of illegal transporta
tion of liquor and fined $100, was
released after sptjiding several days
in jail and the fine was suspended
upon payment of the costs and his
promise to refrain from repeating
his offense. The car in which the
officers found a bottle of liquor in
Lotspeich's coat and which belonged
to Frank Saling, also of H.emingford,
was ordered confiscated and will be
sold by Sheriff Miller. Saling, who
is wanted by the officers, is said to
have disappeared since Lotspeich's
aucsu .
Payroll Bandit Foiled.
Granite City. 111.. April 14. Vigi
lance of police and postofRce inspec
tors today prevented a $53,000 pay
roll robbery and resulted in the ar
rest of a lone bandit who attempted
to rob the driver of . an automobile
truck carrying the money to the post
office here. A shipment of $90,000
also was to be received here today.
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Do Trifles Annoy and Upset You
I Do You Have Frequent Headaches
I Do YouQuarrel With Those You Love
Do You Jump When the Door Slams Q
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Well Known Hospital Physician Says These Are Some of the
t Danger Signals of Exhausted Nerve Force What To Do .
One of the most terrible ot all ho
man ailments is exhausted . serve
force. It weakens all the vital organs
of the body and as a result all kinds
of alarming symptoms may appear.
Some people get nervous indigestion,
pains over the eyes, in the heart,
and across the small of the back; In
others the first symptoms are mental
instead of physical sleeplessness,
worry over trifles, or inability to
concentrate on your work.
The nervous mother is upset by
her children, squabbles with her hus
band, has frequent fits of the "blues
end bursts into tears over the small
est troubles. In such cases It is
worse than useless, to waste time tak
ing stimulating medicines or nar
cotic drugs ; the starring nerve cells
must have nerre food which is sup
plied by the blood. Any physician
will tell yon that if the blood supply
were cut off from any nerre in your
body that the nerve would die.
If you hare any of the symptoms
of nerre force exhaustion, you
should at once take steps to enrich
your blood. This can be quickly and
most effectively accomplished by the
free use of Nuxated Iron, which not
only increases the activity of the
blood making organs, but feeds true
red blood food directly to the blood
itself and thereby helps to create
millions of new red blood cells.
The discovery of organic iron as
contained In Nuxated Iron is one of
the most valuable red blood making
scientific discoveries since the crea
tion of modern medical science, and
Its effect in helping to create new
nerve force and revitalise worn-out,
exhausted nerre cells Is sometimes,
most amaxing.
Try Nuxated Iron for two weeks
and if at the end of that time you
hare not obtained all and even
greater benefits than you expect, the
manufacturers will promptly refund
your money.
Town Rocked bv
TNT Explosion;
Nine Are Injured
Many Huilding Damugml ly
niaot in Road Construction
Work Two Men Under
Arrci-t.
Salt Luke City. I'uh, Apiil If
Great excitement prevailed in
Helper, Utah, tonight, at an afier
mailt of the explosion of one and
one-half tons of TNT near tlictc
yesterday, which roulted in the in
jury of nine pcrout and damage
to many buiUlingt m ine town.
The r xplotiou occurred acros the
1'rice Kiver from Helper, where
Hate road construction was under
way and authorities expressed the
oumion that failure to have the TNT
properly weighed down prior to set- (
tmg on was me cause oi ine mai.
Two men employed on the road job
were placed under arrest, charged
with criminal negligence in the
handling of explosives and their hail
was set a't $1,000. Early tonight the
two accused men succeeded in rain
ing bond and were rclrascd.
Many Buildings Damaged.'
Tons ot rock literally rained upon
the town and the majority of the
building along the main street was
damaged tv falling missiles. Lou-
nn Lowery, 17. clerk in a music
tpre, and I'aul l'fl. barter,
rre the wiot ffiouly Injured-
Voung Lorry was badly crushed
whrn a huiie biiuMir saved in the
Ifont of the iuuie ttore, where he
vta at woik. 'Ihe lad's legs were
caught bsnf4tli the wreckage and
f.h)ician said it may be necessary
lo amputate them.
l'4ul l'ctett ms struck on the
head by roik which came through
the roof of hit barber shop. Ids
skull it believed to have been dc
lrM. '
There were many narrow cicapr
from injury, cpecilly in the town
telephone oflice. A hail of ttone
iiiuohed into ihe telephone exchange,
one linge boulder flying between to
operators, breaking the arm of the
chair in which one of the girls tat
er.d carrying away a connection
cable.
Governor duties Mahey Ute lo
day took cogiiuame of the accident,
telephoning the city authorities at
Helper in an endeavor to ascertain
if the state could be of assistance
to the town. 'Ihe governor was in
formed there was no need of out
side help. .
Mm Would Oust Antelope
County lloail CommisMoiier
N'eliKh, Neb., April N (Special.)
Harry ('nrtin and T. Henry Frccc
of near I.lgin have filed with the
count attorney a protot against
John Ashburn of Tildeu, highway
commissioner of Antelope county,
demanding that the attorney institute
onter proceedings.
They say Aliburn's appointment
docs not comply with provisions of
the law creating the office, as he is
supervisor of hit district.
Illegitimate Heir
of llenrvleinheek
Awarded i?55.()()()
Horn to 'uls of Wfi!i!iy
llrfwfr anI Hi After
Common Law
MiirriajiiN
Jer.ry City. X. J . April 14.-Hum
aaet of f.v.0"HI were awarded 10
Vincent t ail I.embcik, 27, of l'.it-
ion. IV. by a juiy in the Hudson
county Miprtute court, uhivh found
that lie was the illegitimate gralldu
of the late Henry Leuibewk. mil
lionaire brewer, am entitled to a
share in the estate.
According lo testimony at the
trial. Ihe pluintill't mother. Mrt.
Josephine He Cartu-r Coughlm, wat
cmploved iO years ago at a rook in
a residence near the Lembeek man
sion. She became acquainted with
the brewer's son, Victor, who i at
leucd lo have entered into a common
law marriage with her. Just before
the child was born. Viitor lf.idd
with the woman not "to y reck hit
life." She went to Lasloti and raised
her son, unknown to friends of the
Lembrck family until Ihe suit wat
filerf a few months ago.
Victor's rij; lil tul widow testified
lliat shortly before he died Victor
confessed he had an illegitimate son
and gave her the latter's baby clothes
to keep. The mother collapsed
jwl.rn t!.e iLulic- ueif pledged in
" cuiirl.
! U li lt Vi. lor .u. d for only f. '$,!.
(lie jury rrturtird veid tl lor luoir
(lull I He (tut amount on the ground
' ttt.it nurit la.) lived hi oWmitv
lu I ( and had been ti"!iivrd t'i
; I it'll M III. Il li.il. lute I'm n tu
i)M'j iisn fur tiie akiiig.
He nut wat foiitrsicd li 't'y by
the LnuWk I eii.
Uig.!owCIUOffTu!ls
Wlini Amlifiut TttiU
I'twnee City. Nel. Apnl It
snriial l A n m. II II. liitulow ol
Onula. tandidrfte (or senator on Ihe
progressive ticket, wat tsheduled to
address, the toiert of Taw nee coun
ty in t'.ie Interests of lot parly and
hit clrition beie. I' pnu arrival al
the advertised tune, he found only
three prisons in Ihe room desig
nated, and ttiry were not aware thai
a meeting was to be held there.
Iliiiclovy did not nuke himself Inov n
and Uft town without attempting a
Meeting of any tort.
Arbor I)jy Proclamation
(Iicn Out ly Governor
Lincoln. April M, 'Calling upon
tin state to observe the ssohlen an
tiiverssry of Arbor day "in a man
ner bene tit ting the occasion," and
urging an intensive program of tree
pluming "commendable to Ihe piidc
In. n.iti kliniiM (frl for lias in u in.
stiuut.itcd the day." Governor Mc
Keltic, in a proclamation i-Mird to
day, reviewed the inception and his
tory of Arbor u.iy and set asmc
April '' as a day upon witicii tne
riticiit of Nebraska should par
ticularly interest themselves in the
celebration of its 50th anniversary."
McCormack III; to Quit
c p.. . ft l
.Viw oik. Apiil H Join Mi
I'ornijik noted lenor, who wat
trukrn with an alirciion of the
tliro.it lull? Ij.t S-ilur.tj v anil it lu.
il!nt bname aUrmmg VJutdy,
wat iifiuuj tinuy ta luve pissea
the crisis, but will not be able to ing
again lor several months. i'hvsicU-it
aiiii,titi lh kinder Mftkirl.l ih itt.
nest would nl attert the quality of
Hit vouc. as ine iiiuitni was above
lliA I in ttw
All concert eneaaemeult bv Mr.
McCormack have been cancelled.
anil ie it given up bit plan lo leave
M .w 1. iv Irrljllil '1 11 HIllFSI nil
s.iid t.ktjv la have ddtrd back to
renruary wncn me irnor, mine
liitiiu a etteirt nffi0lllnt at tin
."n w .... ...
iiMiiolis, bad a severe attack of laryn
gitis. Mine that time nit conununi
has not been good,
r.lfunun Day l'ostpoiiftl.
NVIigh. Neb . April 14. (Special.)
Annual cleanup day lor the city
and Riverside park bat been post
iHined on urtoimi r rain until next
Tuesday. In rae the weather again
preventt work at the park, the
Chamber f Coiumerce will tee that
the allevs in Ncliglt are cleaned
up and all refuse carted away, at its
own cxpeine.
Man AcfUsotl of Lottery
Promotion in Complaint
I'airbury. Neb., April 14. (Spe
cial.) Complaint wa filed in Jeffer
son county court charging V. Sellars,
transient, with promoting a lottery
and tfhfwt of chains tlJ a'
"community le," telling tukets to
merchants lo be given lo cuUn'
lor eadi JJ imt tmrcliase or taU
paid on anmnt The toinpUint also
i barges lu Sllart vaused 10 v
piiutrd and dislnbuted an account
of lottery and tcheuie of chance,
Among other thingt advertised
t given away at the close of the ,
tale wete ali prxtt of .. S.'S and
an automobile, it it said. 1 he com
plaint wa signed ty John C Mc
lucat and lr. K. f. IHair, mem
bert of Ihe J airbury welfare board.
IA16ERS DP YOUR
SORE SUFF JODiTS
WEATHER eipoture and haH
work bring paint and aches in
muteles and Joints. Hav a
bottle of hkvta't Liniment handy and
apply freely mUetrf nbbimt, Jet si
Von will find at ones a comfort Iir
sense of wtrmth whkh will be followeJ
by a relief from aoreneM and stiffness.
Wonderful to relieve all torts of
asternal aches and ptina rheumatism,
neuralgia, sciatica, lame backt, sprains
and strains, over-exerted muscles, i
For 40 years Moan's Liniment hat
helped thousands the world over.
Vott aren't likely to be an exception.
It certainly does produce results.
Ask your neighbor.
At sit druoists-JSc, JOc, $1.40.
SfltjDffll:
Liniment
A church ot homt-mscW Raktry Good,
will b held Saturday an tht Main Floor ol
our atorc
ELDKEDGE-EEYMOIDS
f7Aa Stor jof Sfecialty Shopt
A varied assarlmont of PatlicoaU aail
ntaomara aro hart In many colors and
tlykt lor taUr ttltctiom.
The Easter Fashion Parade
Saturday every woman's fancy will turn to fashion, and those who are planning to make Easter
Sunday a day of happiness for herself and her family will enjoy making her selections from the
! "Store of Specialty Shops." Apparel which Has been carefully sele bv experts in their spe
cial lines is conveniently arranged for Easter shoppers.
1 - COLORED
SCARFS
, $2.00 UP,
Nothing x looks smarter
with the new style coats
or suits than the colorful
scarfs of silk, fibre, or
wool. Every color combi
nation imaginable is in
cluded in our assortment,
as well as many plain
hades. Deep frlnce ends
make them graceful look-'
: init. They are very low
priced from t2.HI to SS.S0
Sweater Shop
Main Floor .
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SILK
UNDERWEAR
$3.95
The daintiest of gowns
and envelop chemise at a
. price that would not pay .
for the material at retail.
Either plain tailored styles
with touches of embroid
ery or beautifully trimmed
in Calais and val lace. All
colors are in the lot, in
cluding lurht blue, orchid,
peach, and flesh. Special
t $8.95.
Lingerie Shop
Main Floor
DRESSES
To Wear on Easter
$25.00
Dresses for women who prefer cxclusiveness ar.d
still do not care to pay extremely high prices.
These pretty frocks have all the smartness .of the
high priced models and are made of such materials
as taffeta, canton crepe, tricptine, and poiret twill.
There are black, navy, and several styles in brown.
Exceedingly good values at $25.00.
Drett Shop Second Floor '.; J .-'
Easter Hosiery
. Your Easter costume will depend for
its success on the hosiery you select
to wear with it. Many new styles
have arrived in time for Easter Sun
day, including pure silk hose with
... Mexican hand-drawn clox with hand
embroidery.. Some in two color clox
on black, sand, beige, fawn, pearl,
suede, and all other popular shoe
shades. Priced from $3.25 to $5.75.
Gotham Gold Stripe Hose
A new shipment of these famous hose
...... has just arrived to supply the Easter ,
wants of the particular women. They
are the hose that have the gold stripe
at the hem line to prevent all runs
from going below the hem, and the
. hose that are guaranteed to give sat
isfactory service. Priced at $2.00
and $3.50. . " '
SUITS
Made of Fine Tweed
$19.75
SUITS
In Spring Colors
$35.00 1
No garment is more popular than the tweed
suit for present as well as summer wear.
There are so many places that one of these
beautifully colored suits can be worn. They
are of the finest quality tweed, splendidly
tailored, mostly by hand. Formerly priced
at $25.00 and $29.75.
Suit Shop Second Floor
Mannish materials, including tweeds, are found
in this group of suits which were formerly
priced up to $59.75. They come in rose,
orchid, blue, brown, as well as tan, brown, and
gray mixtures, all beautifully lined with can
ton crepe. Excellent values at the special
price of $35.00.
AN EASTER
SALE EXTRAORDINARY OF
Blouses
$3.79
They are of dimity, batiste and voile, in all
. the new tailored styles. The divided Peter Pan
collar to be worn over the suit collar, long and
short roll collar, V necks with flat collars edged
' with Irish lace, plaitings with shell edge and
plain tailored, as well as the frilled fronts are
included. All plain white with linen collars,
" hand-embroidered checked batiste in all colors
and colored striped dimity form other models.
The entire lot has been placed in one group
at $3.79 for Friday.
Blouse Shop Main Floor
EASTER SPECIAL $2.95
Some with pointed heels, others drop
stitch patterns or shadow stripes.
They are full fashioned and many
are pure silk to the top. There is
black, white, and brown, gray and
nude in the lot. , . - ,
Hose Shop Main Floor
COATS
CAPES
DRESSES
for the girls
and little women
The last call for Easter is beinjr
sounded and we have planned
. .. accordingly. Special selections
of fabrics in colorings and styles
which -will be becoming to the
' girls and little women. '
THE CtfATS AND CAPES are in
plain and novelty fabrics in all the
new shades. Sizes 7 to 17. Your se
lection will be easy here Saturday.
Priced from $9-75 to $47.50.
THE DRESSES are of unusual inter
est, and the many smart models that
have just arrived in pongee, shan-
tung, taffeta, jolette, and canton
crepe, are mostly one of a kind mod
els. Colors include all the season's
new shades. Prices range from $8.75
to $29.75.
Girls' Shop Second Floor
Select Your
Easter Hats
Here Saturday from These Two Groups at
$7.50 $12.50
THEY are all here, whether it be a confection of pretti
ness, or a distinctive hat for theater or evening, or
A perhaps a smart hat for sports wear our Easter
showing is complete. . . -
We have chosen , from the season's most attractive styles
and have them all in readiness for Easter Sunday a type
to suit each fancy hats that give just the right effect to
. the new Spring outfit in color and style.
If you have put off buying your Easter hat until Saturday,
you need have no fear that you will be disappointed in not
finding what you want it is here and at a price that will
fit your pocketbook.
Come as early in the morning as possible, in order to receive
better attention. '
TAILORED SAILORS
$1.98
A new shipment of tailored sailors in navy, brown, and black, have been
received for Saturday's selling, and they are among the best valuet we
have been able to offer this season. Just the thing to wear with the
sport clothes so popular this season.
Hat Shop Second Floor
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