Beatrice Daily Sun from Beatrice, Nebraska • 1

1 i i OTP DAILY (I Section One Eight Pages TBXWEAT Probably mow; risins temrt turc, m. "If you didn't ice it in the SUN, It didn't happen." (Member of The Associated Press) VOLUME XXIII. BEATRICE NEBRASKA, SUNDAY MO RNING, FEBRUARY, 1, 1025. No. 180 HERR1N SUN 1 1 1 i ArrLAL UK MARTIAL LAW AT FARMER AGAIN A.

H. Kidd Offers Purse for Patriotic Essay (Jets Millions FIVE HUNDRED PISTOL PERMITS "Gibson USUAL DELUGE OF BILLS IN HOPPER Solons Expected To Dump Hundreds More Into Mill -Before Period Ends. 'i 1 it i 1 '1 .1 i At Vf A 1 1 i 1 i L- It 4 v. I i KK SURGEONS LED "children FROM NIGHT. INTO DAY Denver, Jatt.

3 1-r Eleven of thirteen children, Inmates or the State Home for the Iaf and Bland Colorado Sprlnga, who underwent optical operations here two week ago, were led from perpetual darkness into light today whf aurgeons from thilfl Thai have covered thm Klnre the delicate surgery was pcioiiued. With the excfptlun of two children, a sister and brolh thwe operated on have recovered tlnir Hlght. The two, however, arc (loomed blindncsH. Probably No Action Upon Farm Aid At Washington 31 With scant hope of favorable action at ihis session, tbe house and seriate agriculture committee will start consideration early next weeh of the agricultural rtllef recommendations of the agricultural commission, Public hearing "will order with the Iiouhc committee beginning its silting on Monday and the wnate -committee the dy-llowiiig. IJoih committees waut to hear members of the agriculture commission as to whether they think their proposals have covered the whole farm, problem.

Ringer Confesses But He Will Be Given Court Trial Hastings, Jan. 31 Donald Ringer charged with the murder of Carl W'. Moore, Hastings Automobile salesman, whose badly beaten body was ml on a lonely road south of here last October, will go to trial in dis trict court here next Monday, it was announced today by County Attorney Crowe. ftln get as- etmffwd tt fitting Mooie, implicating a companion, who hahnot yet been apprehended, but a ttrenuous legal baitl expected jn the admltwion in evidence of the confession. The defense is expected to contend that the confession was not voluntary.

Jury Rules Mail Bandit I Must Go Back To Prison Council Bluff, Jan. 31 Fred Poftenbargcr. who. with Keith Cl- When Tex4 veterans of the World War feel Umt Uncle Ram owes them something Colonel N. Iapownkl cf th I'uso Icjrl'in eees that Oiey get it.

He has handled 1UC7 vet-erans' mwj an I has touched Uncle Sam for tl.S'J.S3l. He makes no, charge for his ihim' although a' fee of 10 per cent of a claim Is his if a wUhed to claim FILM AND RING FANS MAY TAKE CHOICE Los Angles, Jan. 31. The- heavyweight champion of the ring, Jack Dempsey, and the custard pie champion of th screen, Charlie Chaplin, have led news gathererg of this section a hectic chase during the past forty-eight hours or so. Dempsey Is single, according to his own admislon but wants to get married and Is attempting to reconcile ntatrimony-wlth pufjilifm.

Chaplin is married and some of his wife's relations intimato that he might as well be single again. If re- 1 port8 of dorae8tlc Infelicity are true But Chaplin, unlike Dempsey. will not admit anything, and his Japanese win not dmit Inquirers -front door of Ms forty-room 1 itt Beverly "ills, near here. DenW talk on any subject. I Pterfthly Jarjlae, bis possible re- tlrement from the ring without ever fighting again, and his next bout if be does not re tire 1 or If bo doea not marry soon or both.

Theresulthasbwnaserleaofeom- pjllcations and a flood of reports and rres Aeenn bust Here are some samples: Chaplin rumors; Chaplin and his bride are not living had asked for a declaration of mat together they are living under tha tlat law, which would entirely sup-same roof, hut la civil authorities, menu they are living together in the The dispute between Walker and lins, was recently-releastHl from thal4fe-eB4-ef-4 h-w ANNOUNCEMENT BYCAPT.WILSON Generous And Patriotic Act of Beatrice Attorney Make; Contest Possible, TO WRITE ON CITIZEN SOLDIER General Intercut throughout the Seventh corps area of the United Stateu army will be aroused today oy lie announcement emanating from the Beatrice Officers Reserve corps of the opening of the Beatrice Prise Emay contest. According to Captain Thomas P. Wilson, O. R. and preeldent of the Beatrice- Officer Reserve corps.

tne Beatrice Prize Esssy contest of fers one hundred dollars to tbe best tssay submitted upon "The Citizen Soldier," the 1925 subject. The financing or the contest as well, as the contest Itself, baa been made possible by A. II. kidd, accord- ing jQ Captain, Wilson. Kidd has long been a leader In patriotic activltes and devoted much of hit time during the recent war to patriotic clutiea here." It is through Mr.

Kldd's genuine Inter cut, not In. militarism, but In the higher interpretation of patriotism that the etay contest was made a reality, Wilson said yeittcrday. It Is expected thut the content will continue for au- tndufiaite. jiuniUir of yarn. It will be open to eligible men In the four states Included In the Seventh army corps area.

The present understanding Is that the conteet will continue to be sponsored by the locaj Officers' Reserve corps, Those Eligible All R. 0. T. C. and National guord units as well as the Officers' Re-rerve corps, Enlisted Reserve corps, C.

M. T. C. men and Accredited roll-itary schools, Jncluded. ln, he Seventh corps area, will be permitted, through their individual members, to compete.

Te territory Included in the area constats of Minnesota, a part of tbe Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, and a portion of Missouri. Well over titty thousand men are eligible. Endorsement of i the essay plan has already been glv- en by high officers In the Seventh corps area. The essay, according to the limits tions of the contest as prepared re cently by Captain Wilson, who Is In charge, must contain not less than 4 I'll u.t UL.I1 Ka a tlcal constructive nature. The man uscript must be typewritten or in a legible hand and sent to the president of the Reserve Officers' at Beatrlce.Nebraska, before April 15.

1925, the date set for the closing of thecontest. As an aseurance that each contestant shall share equally lu the con sideration of the Judgesno name other than a nom de plume will be permitted on the mantiscrlpt or Its envelope. The contestants" will designate theirwork by an assumed name, marked on the outside of the enveope containing the eesay. This packet muct be enclosed In another etvBpe; for mailing -purposes, which-muHt contain the contestant's correct name, address, grade or rank and unit. In searching for the best essay, the Judges will study the intent of the rather than for grammatical correctness.

Nealnesn, however, will be a factor. The judges will be appointed at an early date by Captain Wilson. The contest opens MR. POPE DIES Aged Resident of Rockford Vicinity An Old Settler In Gage County. URGE FIMILY SURVIVES Abraham Pope, 83, for many years a resident of the Rockford vicinity, putted away at his home Wednesday after a prolonged lllnees.

The deceased was horn in 8wltxerland during 1843 and immigrated with other members of his family to this eouti-try many yeart ago, setting tn Gaga county where many of his survivors still reside. The deceased, whose wife preceded him In death, leaves eight children and six brothers and aisters. The children are: Mrs. M. O.

Willis, Ilordvllle. Fred L. Pope, Holmesvllle; Harry E. Pope, Rockford; Mrs. Arthur Brugh, Holme, vllle; George Pope.

Beatrice; Lester O. Pope. Los Angples. and Hat-ley Pope, OitUand, Cal. The surviving brothers and setters are: Mrs, Mary Girl.

Mrs. Su-an Girl and Mrs. Fannie Bowley. all or Rockford vicinity; Mrs. Anna Kerch, Alberta.

Canada; Mrs. L. Buyer, Cfcxper, Wyoming; John Pope, Hart wick. 1. Funeral arratiKcmeiits have not been nirt'le.

SEEKS FREEDOM Schucr'mans Attorneys Appeal To State Supreme Bench on Judge Wheeler Ruling. SCHEDULE KEARiG IN APRIL in Meantime DeWittJnmateJiJ State Asylum Will Have-Been Held Three Months Earlier Intimations that Edward Schuerman, DeWilt farmer, would continue hi fight for freedom proved to be well founded yesterday when be appealed to tbe Nebraska supreme court. Schuerman, who was acquitted on Christmas Eve by a Jury which held him to have been, insane when he killed George Rbelnmlller Ut Octo- br 10, waa afterward committed 10 tbe state aaylum at Lincoln by Judge W. J. Mom.

Subsequently Attor neys Bartoe ft Bartos, WUber, and F. A. button. who, served as Schuerman'OOUnsel tir the "mu.r der trial, asked the Lancaster county district court for a writ of habeas corpus, Thin was denied by Judge Mason E. Wheeler, who laid In reference to the writ that "the farmer's release from the asylum seemed "premature." The statement of the court seemed to carry the Implication that Schuer-man would eventually be freed, but Mils "counsel yesterday tiled" 1ht appeal from Judge Wheeler's ruling.

A hearing of the cane has been scheduled for the first session of the state supreme court at Lincoln In 'AptliZL. Schueruian. by that time will have spent some three months in the asylum. Mrs. Schuerman, whose confessed relationship with Rhelnmlller caused the tragedy, and the children are remaining on the farm north or De-Witt.

She and. Schuerman became reconciled. Would Slash Rates Upon 1 Shipments of All Livestock Kaunas City. Jan. 31 A fifty per cent decrease In livestock' freight rates would help cattlemen In their Uht against adverse: conditions, witnesses testified before an Interstate commerce comnumlon examUier here tolay on a plea for such a reduction.

"Ves." said L. E. Frltell, of Urn ed. belteve a freight ide- TtW would "help. It wonMTTTt solve a bad puizle, but a fifty per cent reduction, say, would help con-tiderably: Nell McLeod, Valley Falls, stateu that railroad service is not what it should be.

under the existng rates, (kninse) for the roads have Insisted that a reduction would neceiwltate Impairment of the present standuru of service. Russians Wonder When U. S. Colors Will Fly In Moscow Moscow, Jan. 31 (By Anaocluied first appearance In -t jtoday pince the regime of thn Ciar.t To the strident strains of the Marsellatse played by the orchestra ofthe state opera hoiwe, the French Tiff "waWmallr "tafser tvef house of the Nanwen Relief Mixtion which serves as the temporary headquarters of the French embassy.

No government or forego, officials were The- Russians In the neighborhood startled out of their usual lesarthy by the martial notes of the French natonal hymn, asked "when will the American embassy be re-established Wtfen nhall gr fcear themerican anthem?" but nobody ventured a PIED AT TABLE Omaha. Jan. 81 Erie Halverson, 72, was found dead from gas here today at his home, where he liven alone. The body was found lying Inside a dititng room table on whlcn a meal had been prepared. Mr.

apparently swooned the table, ax a fork was clasped In his hand. SUES SCHOOL PISTEICT York, Jan. 31 The board of educaton here has effected settlement with Botllnglnof Davis, architects, of Lincoln, who sued the district lor architectural services clstmwl dne- them at the time the four school buildings In York were completed in 1921. TRIES TO KILL CHILD Mri. Eose Yountr.

wed about 25. resident of South Kinth street, wss taken into custody earlf this momine by Officers E- M. Pillow and Tom Dunn after tbe had become violently insane. She tried to kill her imall child before tubdued She was placed in the city tail pendinr an examination bt th insanity commission. It took tbe effort! of th officers and two other men to snbdue Iter.

Police Chief Declares Whole sale Distribution of Weapons Among Klansmcn. OFFICERS LIFE IS THREATENED Galligan Says Leader of Order-Guilty Latter, Brands Charge Untrue. i Hmln. Jan. Jl (By AasoclV sted Press) within lesa than 4a hours after the Jurial of S.

CUnn Young, Ku Klug Klan liquor raider, ho was slain with thre others in ast Saturday night'i shotting ai Iray, the Herrln situation again cam threatening and Sharlff Oeorg Galligan and Chief of Polica M. Walker, united late today In an appeal that martial law bs dec 1 art d. The appeal waa sent to Adjutant General Carlos Black at BprlafJeld, a telegram from Marlon, th com tr seat, whero Chief Walker had gone, after a dispute with John 2L Smith. Herrln klan "Beating- People Un" The chief had asked Patrolman Harold Craln. a klan aynipathJilr.

to surrender his star and keys for "beating people up- oft th street Uiet Saturday night. Smith lntr-x posed. Walker threatened his life, and then mads a nova as if to pull a gun. Thla, was denied by Smith, who declared ho was not armed at th tlm. Walker sworeout a warrant for Smith's arrest on a peace disturbanc Major Robert Davis of th third battallion, 130th Infantry, and two arrived from Car-bondale early tonight in response to odera from th adjutant ceneralr ta inveatlgat th altuatlon and report.

jj Before Stem, Outwardly Herrln was quiet to. nljeht. 0e.plte unverified that trnie1 Were tn ftv. tain bulldlnes evervon. s.m4 hopeful that no unt0Wlfd event would It admltle1 oa al, how that pwlblo troube brewin r1 I Although Sheriff Galligan, an avowed anti-klansman, had several limes asked for troops in Williamson county, today was the first Urn Smith arose after the lattsr hirf t.

ttfld in the Inquest into last Satur- vat snooting. Tne coroner'a Jury jand Homer Warren, the other two men slain, had came to their deaths 1V at the hands of parties unknown to the Jury. More Trouble Coming Marlon. 111.. Jan.

31 (By Ajo irmbl B0 CB fct Chrf Walker, unit- VI UIS VII. uau iuc cuiei Sl tempted to discharge Patrolmaa Harold Craln, a klan sympathiser. It would be useless for th po- they might get killed." no enerur, wno is a. Diner anti Iklanamen. declared five hundred gun carrying permiu had been issu ed In.

Herrln and that permanent peace would be Impossible until ao1 diera had com In and disarmed, those carry ng; weapons. 1 Havrrtlia father told Patrolman Craln he vin discharged for "beating people up" on the streets after tbe shooting af fray last Saturday night. Smith, th klan leader, then eurs n0' milVL 10 the story told by tbe son and Sher Iff Galligan. and pulled a gun on, 'him. At this tun.

turn ths crnit Mhich h.d rathrred In rront or th tjty hall dispersed. chief Walker and his son. and To- t.uhr h.m. rnm.ri tn have been sympathetic with alms of th klan, but now to be at mils wUU tbe organization. J.

J. ENQ KICKED BY COW Jesse J. King was kMtrft 1 In the face by a cow last evening and severely hurt, bis nose being broken. Dr. Rocks was called ta stop the flow of flood and attend ih other Injuries.

While doing the milking. Mr. King slipped on and fell down behind the cow, who ben kicking hira-FUk HALF THQU5AND KEW UVS Many Proposed Measures Were Not Doomed to be Killed. Uncoln. Jan.

31- Introduction of "7: will be complied in both branch, of Ihclegmianire during the coming week and then the ass-mbly's machinery will start grinding in earnest. Monday is to mii day for Watlon of 'iis In the house, but the senate, having four more legislative days to noi put aown the bars until Thursday. House leadera are looking for 20U to 300 bills to come in Monday af-ternoon and night, ir an evening ses-flou is held, with tbe house's 10-al now 323, the final number therefore is likely to amount to more than 500 if the representative follow custom ofreating a heavy crah on the la.it day allowed by law ror the lutroduction or bills. The marriage law probably will be the foremost subject of debate sett week, with opponents of the requirement of ten-days notice notice for marriage licenses pushing their ef-torts to return to the of lo years ago. Jlarriaee Statute 'Dsfendertrof-ine- ten-day notice, however, have assumed the offensive by proposing an amendment to the bill which not Onlv rrtnlna that tice provision but also takes drastic steps axanst thisiB vam It and thus nut mnra tooth law.

The amendment of'ered by Johnmm of Washing ton county, will be the Tin taken up: when the bill Is considered in committee of the whole probably ort Mondav. aithm.Ph Monday, although 'a heavv flood incoming bills would necessarily delay action "until Tuesday. While this and other bills are receiving attention the house proper, the committee on revenue and taxation will be draftine a aasolino tax measure, Incorporating the best features of bills already introduced as they appeal to the committeemen. The consolidated measure should be before the committee, of the house by Two Gas "Dummies" iwo -dummy" bills were Intro- diced by the committee today for that purpose, eo when the gas lax Is-pro- ported out of the senate constitutional amendments committee during the week, despie the fact that It has failed pf ratification in the country at large this year. A hard fight Is conceded by advocates and opponents alike when the proposition comes up.

Colorado Klan Dragon An Officer In Guard Locke, grand dragon or the Colorado Ku Klux Klan, Is a Tull fledged officer of the Colorado National guard. It became known today. Dr. Locke appeared at Governor Morley'a office yesterday to subscribe to the oath of office, inducting nrm Into the office of colonel or the medical corps, to mhlch he waa ap pointed several days ao py tne ex ecutlve. MRS.

WINNIE WRIGHT COOK DIES IN OREGON Mrs. Mary Wright of Diller has received announcement of the death of Mrs. Winnie Wright Cook, which occurred recently in a hoonltal si PendeHon, Ore. The body was cry and the ashes may be brought to Diller to be deposited In the cem etery there. Her husband.

Raymond Wright passed away at Diller some years ago. BURIAL OF MRS. ELMER" BEAL IN EVERGREEN HOME The body or Mrs. Elmer Beal, ror-merly or this city who passed away -a I 1 uncom in nri or tne wet-k. uh brought to Beatrice yesterday at 12 clock over the Union Paciric and was conveyed to Home cemetery for burial, a brW service being held at the grave.

Mrs: Beal was formerly Miss Mary Srhldlowskl of this city, daughter of Martin Schldloskl. who now resides in Oklahoma. She was forty-seven years of and aHer her marriage to Mr. Beal. located in Lincoln.

GO TO WEST POINT I Columbus. Jan. 31 Paul Ellas ol Columbus and Harold L. Meier or Wlsner were today appointed by Congressman Edgar Howard to the West Tolnt. military academy.

posed, it will be well on the way toi the third reading. 7 I Friends of the federal child laoor m.n,im.n -hi reiurnea a verdict late today that P08e1 et of financial demands to rputy Sheriff Ora Thomas had MIL JVS 6d Ymn that tn "l1 htd iseUlement has been discussed but a rhnm. nn, v. closest harmony; they are discussing f5nanclal settlement with a sug- suit for divorce la being prepared. iiupsr, rumor.

Dempsey I married to Estelle Taylor, film actress; they are not married, but are going to be married today; they are going to be married May 20; their wedding is to be postponed until after Dempsey fights a couple of heavyweight con the ring; he is going to retire on May he will not marry until ho fights A r.Kleni 'tjinnon rlrl" In Mfjrf Coleman, who has heen wtwted hi one of America's, fwoat; bwiutlful tntn. She was addd ta the Hut when six SrtUte namisl hr. In addition to haviig the moot beautiful hands In the country ahe has won flint prize In two mid west beauty contesta. TWO MEN HURT IN CAR CRASH JOnn rOrCCn KCCeiVeS BfOKen Leg and Clarence Hinton Three Broken Ribs. BOTRHiCHINESiREiVEECra Dodge Crashes Into Rear Of Ford Being Repaired Along The Side of Road.

John Foiden suffered a' broken Teg' and laceration about the body and Clarence Hinton three broken ribs other Injuries when a Dodge car crashed into the rear of their Pm five miles south of Beatrice on the Cornhiifker highway at 11 o'clock Friday night. Both men were brought to a hos- pltaJl in ambulance where they wero cared for. Hinton wa able to return to his home, but Forden ill remain In the hospital lor some tim because of his injuries. The two cars were reeked ut wwe Liter teweH i3-l atrice for repairs. Were Repairin? Car Messrs.

Forden and Hinton, who roslde south of the city, were en- route home, and as their Ford was not working as it should, they drew up along the sido of the highway 10 repair, their car. While at work about the machine the Dodge came up from behind and struck the Ford lJh.Rm h.Jprce ihat it was pitched over on top 'of the men who narrowly escaped being killed outright. The man in charge of the Dodge car whose name was not learned, escaped unhurt. He claimed that frost on the windshield prevented him from seeing the Ford until It was too late to prevent the crash. SUBMARINE WILE BE SAVED FROM DESTRUCTION Portsmouth.

N. IT, Jan. 31 The U. 8. navy submarine S-tS.

whlcb went ashore at Little Harbor during a northeast blUsard Thursday night at the navy yard wilt' probably be floated Monday, It wae learned today at the navy yard. If plans for salvaging operations were completed, The navy floating do i will be towrd to the submarine, which now Ilea In six feet or water on a sandy bottom. A fire engine from the yard will be run aboard the derrick barge and will pump out the submarine while air pressure, will be used to stop the leaks In the craft's hull. MRS. PETERS BREAKS HIP In a fall at her home at Filley on Wednesday, Mrs.

Christina Peterson, old resident of that place, broke her hip. Sh Is 8T years of age and It will be some time before ehe recover, because 08 her advanced years. i ager. Jack Kearnes; He and Kearnal1-' "emn are rloee friends I The telegrams were dispatched af. DeSedly or otherwise, the til result is that all concerned are kept f1 very much before the public.

1 'der. hadniade on hie life In front From ChaDlin'e Lawyer New York, Jan. 31. Nathan ttnrtrari Irrnl a Mm nf lie Chaplin, said tonight that he J'n" to go back to Herrln," Gal kn-wr aelhlng tf tha report, that torneys are ncRotlating a financial; "They could not patrol the altua-settlement between the motion pic- tion and tn the event of troubla pt-nitentiary after serv ing less than four years for mail robbery In connection with the holdup here In 1S20 of a Burlington train when 13.500.000 In cash and securities was stolen, late today was found guilty on four counts of rifling the mails In connection with tne same robbery. The Jury hich rie4 Pof fenbat ger deliberated less than one and one-half hours.

Each count carries a maximum penany 01 nve years imprisonment. Federal Judge Wade announced that, sentence on both Pifrenbarger and Collins, principals In the who yesterday wa onftvwonTits-'f Tobbhtu the mall, will be passed next Friday morning. SIXDIE IH FIRE One Entire Family Wiped Out When Chicago Apartment House Is Destroyed. THIRTY-FOUR FAMILIES ESCAPE Chicago. Jan.

31 Six persons were burned to death and halt a dozen others were Injured, one probably ratally, in a fire today which practically destroyed a fcur story brick apartment building, housing thirty four families on the Routh Side. Another Are tonight did damage estimated at several hundred thousand dollars, adjacent to lb Terminal warehouse company, where a seven story structure, on West Grand Ave. with liquor valued at thousands of dollars Is stored. One entire ramlly wag iped out In the apartment building fire Antonie Hardie, wife and their 19-month old daughter, Doris perishing. MORE SK0W PREDICTED DURIKQ PRESENTSWELK Waibingtort.

Jan. 31 Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday: Upper Mississippi and lower Missouri valleys: Snow at beginninf about middle and again toward end of week; temperatures noimal or below most of the week. Friends of Mrs. H. J.

Randall; who has been confined to her incidence by illnesa for two weeks, are glad to learn that she Is somenhat Improved. tur ctor n1 his alxteen-year old 1 wire. GUARDING GROCER OmahanWho Shot Soldier Bandits Protected By Non commissioned Officers. rnniirii ii-rim "MM ATTACK FEARED Omaha, vun.si i wo army ser- geants from Ft. Omaha tpnght wers P'awd on duty at the S.

R. Gultcg Saturday nigm viiira snot and killed two soldiers who attempted to rob the establishment. This action was taken after fears had been expresser that comrades of the slalnaoldlers might following receipt of their salary today become intoxicated and seek vengeanc on the slayer. Fldney.Nebr., Jan. 31 Luke Voor hees.

one time part owner of the Sid- Zy me- running- here In 187T-78. died In Cheyenns Thursclay. In years he was registrar of the United states land i I I lc.