Beatrice Daily Sun from Beatrice, Nebraska • 2

PATRIOTISM IS LACKING btween Nw York Francls" B5M ship. That official had remained on the fence until the agreement. RAW DEAL IN POLITICS co last year. whence agreed to Vdellver" for the (Continued rom page 1) Announcing mnn uwwmm E. MYERS PASSES AWAY AT HOME IN OHIO The Recen 'Arrival ah la no national patriotism.

The financially powerful forget everything done by the nation that he enriched So far, so good, but yesterday John came out with? Jba formal announcement that hejla In the council race, and to tbplhe ticket Inventl- W. Myers yesterday received a them because their country now Brother EUii Pats Sadi Under Son Aspijint for IBryor Heffel- finger's Job. The most cold-blooded steal ever pulled off In tha lutat political arena occurred yesterday when one newspaper man grabbed a copper-riveted clncB on Mayor Bay Hoffel- Spring and Summer Wash Fabrics forces them to pay taxes to meet the Indebtedness of war. message announcing the death of his father. E.

E. Myers," which occurred at Tils home at IVei field, Sunday night. dtceaned was an old resident of that section of the slate and was also the father of the late Mra. T. L.

Harsh of thla gatlon showei Jre had put the nklda under the" other" jiewapaper man's anj the -latter toiwed up the sponge. loner, however, and la going to vote hia block "There ta no national praise by the farmre, the. merchant or the toll tng laborer for the achievement The store today, as well as some of the display windows are filled with the fabrics that the' style mak wi! of the nation. They have no respect InRer'a berth, while another scribe went bosMo his" "copy mill" an the glory and emoluments of a city hall for authority and no obedience to city. ers, and setters have, decreed the officials.

Thye have only condemna- Mr. Myers of this city left on a tlon for avervone. There i no ren- noon train 'yesterday for Dcerfield We hare just received and placed on sale w.hat we believe to be the largest and most comprehensive assortment of wash fabrics ever offered for early sale in Beatrice. For months this store has been prepaying for the extraordinary wash sea-sen that the one at hand is to be and judging from our initial offering of dainty sheer fibrics for spring and summer wear our efforts nppreprte to wetr, and ing exclusively hand-to-hand with of aetfea solldl for tn aforeaald aa-pirant. Another Doubly Cross This leaven tha outcome a foregone concliiHrtfai, thvuftj one detail must bfixedvp, -A headoi Jim Fails, bt of the street nervation, "will niatter to oral love or-gratltude from the poor to attend the funeral, which will be and humble of out countrymen fo'jheld Wednesday.

Job went where the woodbine twln-eth. happened tnm-wlae: Sua reporter gof the Idea jundor his Hkypteoa that It; would i be "soft picking to" trim up'the entire' Held. He knew, of counsethat It conldn't be pulled off unleH he connected with the vest'pocket in which John their dictates, are the designs and excellent workmanship of the mas- BOARD RAISES TEACHERS' PAY ijMSffli'cr wer.vrs of the country. Come to- the blessings of liberty under the law and security' of Justice under our constitutlom Neverwas poverty of patriotism so universal in this nation as The spirit now abroad in the land would plunge this nation Into war with any country. tret tudav.

Mr. Faris had (Continued from page 1) Igffijj ani let show you these many si cev nnd nitrnrtiv wavYi faWA are well repaid. Alden Elite carries one or two ot ji Coon' job a wards. However. John Htrong i ortna.wtcr..Wrench.

but It for Boy McKelle.who may again Aai Brother E1U the future will aecept remains for has already Juicy pome-'granate Inuj-thY'walttng or ice shake the plum treeu sen. mcmui-len, favorite of a big wing in his nartr. does not officiate at the Ileinla lUynolda'jeountenance. nrothcr nays "Mr. Faris la not a bonAfldorixeHidcnt of our fair city, for he ha Hpendlnp the year last past grooming a brin d'e heifer and pair of I'ekin duck.

shaking himself. Jack' Emery Wields Cltb A cancus was held with Doputy County Clerk Jack Emery wleldlnR a stuffed club, and John finally came through with his opUcs hopefully sighted on the slate 1iouh. This left it to the Run candidate, despite the declarations of Chalr- Inn a hack-to-lhc land rnncno Beautiful Fabrics For Your Immediate Needs ZEPHYR GINGHAMS of an unusnnllv fine quality fancy plnids. sianle checks and plain colors. In price tlicv arc most reasonable.

LORRAINE TISSUES. The dependable plaid and ctripc tissue is here in i pleasinir assortment. You are yull acq. minted with the quality; 27 inches wide. Tncy are fairly priced.

GENUINE The quality that von have been accustomed to. There are liht and patterns, also some plain colors. Make your selections curly. DUTCHESS VOILE. An umismny beautiful hetvy yoi an excellent assortment of the best plaids.

30 p.f he; wide. They are rcnsonnbly priced. the city liinltH.vi.-'r "The cljlzen Is in revolt at evils to decide that do not exist. He is In terror of i List of Instructors conditions that cannot arise. If this! Following ate the instructors re-temper In our people Increases then becomes understood to thej High School -Julius Gilbert, Jul-wotld.

America Is at once Imperiled ettu O. Hawles, Bertha Nealc, Mary by ill who would rejoice in our Cave, Anna Pagels. W. L. Hughes, downfall.

Truth must record that Gladys M. Slavens, Sarah K. Wes-the United StatOg has not one con- ton, Stanloy 11. Manh, Leonu Wood, stant frii-nnd in all the nations of.NUIle Kelly, Levi UiU'ftel, Jose-the world. Our enemies of the war phine Richards, Antonla- John, Luu hate up for the penalties upon them'Neal, Marie Youdk.

Kdith H. Force, by our victery. Those who were E. C. Tilioison, Harriet D.

Shuckel-our allleB in the conflict resent ourjton, Cecilia lloehne. financial supremacy. In any hour I Central Alire Dohhs, Carrie of our national confusion they would Spieler, Cathi-nue M. Howe, Fern V. take any couse that could dethrone Selbeit, Mae Shuemaker, Flora A.

us from our world supremacy. (CrumlcXi Anna Sander. Hoi tense America Must Wake Up Sexton, Dertha Walker, Grtrude "With part of our people at home lteynold Jtunio Lind. Kathryn First Csfton Export. man fcmery that, neither hopefuL- par1(t (reports of cotton from lip 1 P.

(M i 1. 1 onulil null seven votes unless Dis trict Clerk Frank Lenhart brought in the bunch from Midland town- America were made in iioj, iu wumi year one bag was sent from Charleston to IJverpool, while 12 were sent from HiMaiMiihla ami beTrim New York. I I iaio Eter- ILater- in enmity to our institutions anrt Hepptrbn. Janet Younkin, Winona jothers for political purposes or fl- A. Iving.

Kva I. McCull. nanclal advantages hopeful of ourj West school Lida Sanders. Clara dismay and defeat, any foreign na- Tillotson AHce Greiss, Merrill Sum-jtion that harbors a grudge or has ajniei-8. Lena Viet, Josephine Conn.

resentment against us-will see that o. Nugent. MumioK. it their time to strike. LHa Ki-ftslng- The February Delineator Now Ready for Distribution "Igrook" er.

lut ion and external invasion. Then will come to the United States all that which followed Rome In the an arch which gefell her after Caesar's triumph." Kast f.chool Minnie Schultz, Zel-la M. "Whinner, Lilah I. Bryson. Bird King.

Ethel Howard. Id 11a Myirs. South school. A. Wordon, Stella Uoach.

Neile Laymon. Jose-phlae Reynolds, "Myrtle Hare, Mary Mutz. Farview Irene M. Mar-lam Cox, Ann(; Towmend, KUItli M. Beck.

Bclvidere Andrcwina Stewart. Leila Glenover Grace Young, Georgia MRS. MARY STAKER. EEATRICE PIONEER, CALIED BY EEATH Mrs. Mary Sophia Franks Staker.

a pioneir of Beatrice who had hin in poor health for a number yars, passed away Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. i O. P. Jones at Fairbury to which Atwood- Supervisors Mayble Holland. piano Hh! was taken a week r.f Clara Frolick.

CROIX DE GUERRE FOR PUBL C'SALE OLD GAGE COUNTY BOY Sunday. Although everything possible was done for her. the decline was noticeable and death came a relief to theuf feting body Sunday. Mrs. Staker was well and favorably known In Beatrice, a woman of A representative of each of the above professions wa" among the great number of purchasers: who acquired Oil and Gas Leases on Tract in my sub-dtvfcrton if La Salle Acres, La Salle County; Texas, during the past two days.

The the-Vice-president of a bank located not a hundred miles from the center of Los A (igeles, bought because he saw an opportunity to make some easy money quickly. No doubt he was becoming discouraged In the banking business. Affer he had paid the ''wages" to the deposited dollar, amounting to four sreat, ltxc. hlilny copper cents for only a year's work, he found he could, rarely make over fifteen or twenty per cent profit for himself. 'The Lawyer bought because after examining the title to the land he found It was Rood.

The "Crook" bought for reasons that I hall explaia further along. "Oilmen Are Crooks" Shortly after ihe Fowler weft came In July, 1918 adjoining, the old Townsite of Burkburnett, I called on the President of a bank In a Texas) town. I wanted to sell him on Oil and Gas Lase in ten which was located 22 milea from The lease has since changed hands a dozen times, the last transfer being at $5,000 per acre. It was "wildcat" when I offered it to Mr. Jones, the Banker.

I call him Mr. Jonefl that his name. The price I asked was fifty dollars pei acre, 1500 for the ten-acre Lease. Mr. Jones fixed his finh-likt eyes on me after I had told my highly optimistic about "possibilities." cleared his porcine throat and said.

-In rny opinion all Oil Men are crooks." "You are rrght, Mr. Jones." 1 replied, not to be outdomi In courtesy. "You are quite right, that is, about that belne your opinion. I haven't a doubt of it, BUT- that isn't my opinion. During recent stopover between trains In Atlanta, Georgia.

I visited the. Federal Penitentiary. The guard who escorted a group of us around. Indicated the prisoners by their former occupations. Honest to -goodness, Mr.

Jones, out of nearly five hundred prisoners we saw. fully half were 'bankers' and only one 'oil man." lie, the guard explain, had made so much money in Oil Business Uiat he went in the Banking Business and then got In trouble." Mrs. C. A. Smith of this city has received a copy of a paper published nt Kawlinqfs, which giver 10 miles northwest of Beatrice, 6 miles southeast of Da Witt commencing at 10 ideals and one whom everybody lov- a glowing account of the nrescnta- ed and respected.

jtion of tip French Croix de Qm rre to her nephew, Kdward K. Severance, formerly of this city, in recoir- She was born February 28. 1845. in Tazell county. 111., and was married to Joseph Staker at Pekin, 111., a.

the iciiowzng property, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 1920 on June 4, 1864. She and h. bus band came to Nebraska in 18C4. homesteading near Clay Center.

They then moved "to Beatrice where ai alt inition of courage and bravery dur-the fighting before Bou rescues on June 6, 1918, while serving as a private In the Sixth machine pun company, Sixth V. S. marines. A great crowd gathered at the opera house to witness the interest-inn and unusual ceremony, the pa- tney resided until called to. Lhi'ii mare, 8 years in foal 1 mare, 1 2 years old 1 shoat, proceeds to De Witt Cemetery Sr.aat, proceeds to American Ltgian atrlce in 1905.

To this union twelve hand corn sheller sled boat and oars steel grain bin, 500-bushels capacity steel chicken coop children per adds, the staee beine beautiful were born, three of i item, a. iv decorated with American flags 1 Beatrice 1 steel stack cover and other national colors for the occasion. The paper says that much to the regret of everyone present, Mr. Sev- no maKKie neing dead. The surviving members are: D.

C. Staker of Bioomington, W. C. Staker of Beatrice, Mrs. J.

J. Crotty of Lincoln; Roy'E. Staker of Council I steel hog waterer, no valves, no float, 6 stacks alfalfa 25 or 30 tons baled prairie hay I binder I doubledisc drill Why the "Crook" Bought A big, opeq-faced. God-fearing man of toil, he wa spending the first vacation of hls llfe In beautiful Loa Angeaen. His hands were calloused and his faeo bronzed from years of labor In the open.

He was a native of Tertas. a teamster by occupation, before he became a "crook'. oil man. About a year ago a "lease peddler" had slngle-d him out ns a sucker and traded him a ten-acre Oil Lease for hia team of mulea. He had earthly borne the Jiba of "Wiseacres," bad overheard the "know-lt-alls" refer to blra.

as the "champ who had traded a perfectly good team of mules for a wildcat oil lease." To make a long story rerance waa not- presenr'Hb receive I fhc citation: and cross, being unable to reach home In time on account of a delayed train, and the personal presentation' was therefore made In gallons -1 steel gas tank, 50 gallons I steel kerosene tank, 60 gallons I self feeder for hoes Bluffs, Joseph A. Staker of Beatrice. Mrs. O. P.

Jones of Fairbury. and James B. Staker of St-r-Ung. Mrs. Northing of Jaw Angeles, Mrs.

Albert Sowden ui ArKansas vny, Jans. fciic also ron sad I6WSJ. 2 16-inch sulky plows I harrow I riding cultivator 1 lister disc pulverizer leaves fifteen grandchildren 'and five great grandchildren. nun, ji nua siooa pai. as me derricks drew nearer, ifsr.

lnw coiisga -tfan -torpour "ttt oil WniFlrairTifty dollars an acre, then a hun private upon hia arrival. The pub-lie ceremony was carried out as announced with this exception. Mr. Severance Is a son of Mr. and ra.

Ed warq Severance, former reside ti of Earneston 1 th a mi ly some years ago beln well known residents of that place, i Funeral services will be held this afternoon- at 3 o'clock from Scott's dred. A well came in three miles from his lease. hundred! thousand! Filially the offer came for which he bad been chapel, conducted by Rev. C. E.

Ry-er of the Nazerene church. Burial In Evergreen Home cemetery uiik, a company agreea to drill a well on his haae'fot half the oil. Accepted! Today, his incorno each month runs up Into taa thousand. He bought a lease from 4ne because he had wit- 1 corn planter and 00 rods check wire 1 hay stacker I sweep rake I nessea: nta own and a hundred, other suh "mlraclea" la. Texas AT LEAST ONE MORE FILM Oil.

1st good I trlU kt Sir lino towel tooat to' Cik atr ndderfi treel, A Son. jL.1 I 1 self feeder foe calves 6 panels portable feed rack for cattle 3 feed bunks LZ'. 1. St 'LL 1 hog trough 15 rods wire chicken fence I work bench TIzIZ'. 1 set work harness set driving harness Lots of old iron and other stuff 2 wood burner heating stoves 1 oak dining table 1.

music cabinet 2 bedsteads 2 20-gallon Stone; jars TREAT AT OLD PRICES BRITONS TOLD AMERICANS BITTER AGAINST UNION JACK London, Feb. 2. Relations be Manager George Monroe baa as 2 mowers hayrack I rake sured Gilbert theatre Patrons at tween the United Statea andTGreafileastt one more rein. ir.i- i wvmin i uruain iui a targe space In morn oldtlme He put It over when he booked Alice Joyce in the Third ing" papers, several of which print long- dispatches from their American correspondents and comment there I wagon with box I steel truck running gears I high wheel running gears I spring wagon Degree for Thursday's matinee and evening- offerings. The reel was not Issued until late in December and Is Because YOU ar as much entitled to Bhare the' billion and billions of dollars of Oil Fortune In the-bowels of this sphere aa anyone who aharea the earth with you.

Because you still have time to secure a lease at $50 per acre. Because you U11 have. Petroleum-Company Cecil Well No. four" miles- from this property. Is already down nearly 1,000 sbouM to completed about February 25.

Because, If ihla well cornea 'tit atronR you hare a lease that will bring from a thousand dollar per acre pe -And last and ftMtst YOU consequently one of the latest films on, with references to the letters of Viscount Grey and Secretary Glass. The dispatches represent that a bitter campaign blng waged In on the but Mr: Monroe whs successful in securing It at the original V. vV.J9?E LWCH AT NOON. BRING DRINKING CUPS the United Statea against Great Britain and the papers. deplore! T7T 'KVCn IN THIS WORLD UNLESS YOU DO TAKK A CHANCE.

ThU will enable him to offer the this. rerard Vificntiat Hm'i iat i.iiiiu Lmcrem at mo cinniiiH TOIMS: 6 months time on bankable notes at 8 per cent Under $10 cash. a opportune and hone It will tenA'ut. Jt. r-t'tra 8ml tW eompetl ing, Th AadrcM Nsb.

January quo-; -PRICES to enllghtment. Thcr andorse appal for their consideration from Lease the American point of view. Jump np the price ladder. The Third Degree la making a countrywide hit In thf leading American photoplay houses. a 1 Acre Lease 50.00 ATS RACE TO ALASKA New I'brk.

Feb. t. Tentative 2 Acre Lease 5 Acre Lease 100.00 250.00 FOB SALE 1 bar mare, 8 old. weight 1,100 In f(u, to plana for a traha-continental air race thla year between New York and COL H. R.

RUYLE, Auctioneer A. SIRE, Clerk Nome. Alaska, a distance of 4,870 Jaca; well hroke. W. E.

DriakiU. phone 1801J. Plckrelli Neb, tr WANTED To exchange 1917 Ford mllea, v. wera announced here by the Seai your money' today and I will niail Lease direct to yoa. LR.

Pugh-Licerised Brofer touring for roadster body. Call 930 J. 2 American Flying club, which la co For Quick Results Use operating with the training and operations group of tha army air service In the project. The proposed rare will be held. under-, the name rules' and handicap plan an tb race 202 Ctizens National Bank Buildi 1 -I4 Zelegltf a Paradiaa, Messina, filcily, Is known as the paradUa of aoologlxta.

Unusual facilities are offered there for the study at iha dam ca facia..