Beatrice Daily Sun from Beatrice, Nebraska • 2

1 1 RAW DEAL IN POLITICS Brother Ellis Puts Skids Under Sun Aspirant for Mayor Heffelfinger's Job. The most cold-blooded steal ever pulled off in the local political arena occurred yesterday when one newspaper man grabbed a copperriveted cinch on Mayor Ray Heffelfinger's berth, while another scribe went back to his "copy mill" as the glory and emoluments of a city hall job went where the woodbine twineth. It happened thus-wise: A Sun reporter got the Idea under his skypiece that It would be soft pickings to trim up the entire field. He knew, of course, that it couldn't be pulled off unless he connected the vest pocket in which John with Alden Ellis carries one or two of the wards. However, John is strong for.

Roy McKelyle, who may again shake the plum tree if Sen. McMulfavorite of a big wing in. his len, does not officiate at the party, shaking himself. Jack Emery Wields Club A caucus was held with Deputy County Clerk Jack Emery wielding stuffed club, and John finally a came through with his optics hopesighted on the state house. fully This left it to the Sun candidate, the declarations of Chairdespite man Emery that neither hopeful could poll seven votes unless Distriet Clerk Frank Lenhart in the bunch from Midland town- ship.

That official had a remained on the fence until the agreement, when he agreed to "deliver" for the Sun man." So far, so good, but yesterday John came out with the formal announcement that he in the council race, and to top the ticket. Investigation showed he had put the skids under the other newspaper man's and; the -latter tossed up the sponge. good loser, however, and is going to vote his blocking of seven solid! for the aforesaid aspirant. Another Double Cross This leaves the outcome a foregone conclusion, though, one little detail must be fixed up. A headed by.

Foreman Jim Faris, boss of the East Scott street reservation, will present this matter to our mayor-elect. today Mr. Paris had been promised Jim Coon's job wielder of the water wrench, but it is now the dope that Brother Ellis hag already dropped this juicy pomegranate 'into the waiting orfice in Heinie Reynolds countenance. Brother Reynolds, says Mr. Faris is not a bonafide.

resident of our fair city, for he has been spending the year last past grooming a brindie heifer and a pair of Pekin back-to-the land rancho outside on a the city limits. First. Cotton Export, The earliest exports of cotton from America were made in 1785, in which one bag was sent from Charleston year Liverpool, while 12 were sent from to Philadelphia and one from New York. A representative: of each of the above professions was among the great number purchasers who acquired Oil and Gas Leases on Tracts in my sub division of La Salle Acres, La Salle County, Texas, during the past two days. The Banker, the Vice-president of a bank located not a hundred miles from the center of Los Angeles, bought because he saw an opportunity to make some easy money quickly.

No doubt he was becoming discouraged in the banking business. After he had paid the "wages" to the deposited dollar, amounting to four great, large, shiny copper cents for only a year's work, 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 good. The "Crook" bought for reasons that I shall explain further along. I "Oil Men Are Crooks" Shortly after the Fowler well 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 Lease on ten acres which was located 22 miles from production. 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 Jones because that isn't his name.

The price I asked was fifty dollars per $500 for the -acre Lease. Mr. Jones fixed his -like eyes on me after I had told my highly optimistic "story" about "possibilities," cleared his porcine throat and said. "In my opinion all Oil Men are crooks." are right, Mr. Jones," 1 replied, not to be outdone in courtesy.

"You are quite right, that is, about that being your opinion. I haven't a doubt of it, BUT. that isn't my opinion. During a recent stopover between trains In Atlanta, Georgia, I visited the. Federal The guard who escorted a group of us around, indicated prisoners, by their former occupations.

Honest to goodness, Mr. out of nearly five hundred prisoners we saw, fully half were 'bankers' and only one 'oil He, the guard explained, had made so much money in Oil Business that he went in the Banking Business and then got in trouble." Why the "Crook" Bought A big, open-faced, God-fearing man of toil, he was spending the first vacation of his life in beautiful Los Angeles. His hands were calloused and his faco bronzed from years of labor in the open. He was a native of Texas, a teamster by occupation, before he became a oil man. About a.

year ago a "lease peddler" had singled him out as a sucker and traded him tena acre Oil Lease for his team of mules. He had calmly borne the jibs of the "Wiseacres." He had overheard the "know-it-alls" refer to him, as the "chump who had traded a perfectly good team of mules for a wildcat oil lease." To make a long story short, he had stood pat. As the derricks drew nearer, offerg began to pour in on him. First, fifty dollars an acre, then a hundred. A well came in three miles from his hundred! Two thousand! Finally the offer came for which 'had been waiting, a company agreed to drill a well on his lease for half the oil.

Accepted! Today, his income each month runs up into the thousands. He bought a lease from me because he had wit-, nessed: his own and a hundred other such "miracles" in Texas Oil. Why You Should Buy Because YOU are as much entitled to share in the billions and billions of dollars of Oil Fortune in the bowels of this sphere as anyone who shares the earth with you. Because you still have time to secure a lease at $50 per acre. Because you Petroleum Company Cecil Well- No.

1, four miles from this property, is already down nearly 1,000 feet, a and should be completed about February 25. Because, it this well comes in strong you have a lease that will bring from a thousand dollars per acre up, on the open And last and most important, YOU MUCH SHOULD BECAUSE YOU WILL NEVER ACQUIRE VERY BUY IN THIS WORLD UNLESS YOU DO TAKE A CHANCE. PRICES Acre $.25.00 A 1 Acre Lease 50.00 2 Acre Lease 100.00 5 Acre Lease 250.00 Send your today and I will, mail Lease direct to you. L. R.

Pugh-Licensed Broker 202 Citizens National Bank Building Los Angeles, Cal. 1 PATRIOTISM IS LACKING (Continued rom page 1) is no national patriotism. The f1- nancially powerful forget everything done by the nation that he enriched them because their country now forces them to pay taxes to meet the indebtedness of war. "There lg no national praise by the farmre, the merchant or the toil laborer for the achievements of the nation, They have no respeer for authority and no obedience to officials. Thye have only condemnation for everyone.

There no general love of gratitude from the poor and humble of our countrymen for the blessings of liberty under the law and security of justice under our constitution. Never was poverty of patriotism so universal in this nation as now. The spirit now abroad in the land would plunge this nation into war with any country, "The citizen is in revolt at evils that do not exist. He is in terror of conditions that cannot arise. If this temper in our people increases and then becomes understood to the world, America is at once imperiled by all who would rejoice in our downfall.

Truth must record that the United States has not one constant friennd in all the nations of the world. Our enemies of the war hate us for the penalties upon them by our victory. Those who were our allies in the conflict resent our financial supremacy. In any hour of our national confusion they would take any couse that could dethrone us from our world supremacy. America Must Wake Up "With part of our people at home in enmity to our institutions and others for political purposes or financial advantages hopeful of our dismay and defeat, any foreign nation that harbors a grudge or has a resentment against us will see that it is their time to strike.

"From such follows internal revolution and external invasion. Then will come to the United States all that which followed Rome in the anarch which gefell her after Caesar's MRS. MARY STAKER, BEATRICE PIONEER, CALLED BY DEATH Mrs. Mary Sophia Franks Staker. a pioneer of Beatrice who had been in poor health for 2 number (t years, passed away Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs.

0. P. Jones at Fairbury to which place she was taken a week ego Sunday. Although everything possible was done for her, the decline WaN noticeable and death came as relief to the suffering. body Sunday.

Mrs. Staker was well and known in Beatrice, a woman of high ideals and one whom everybody lov-1 ed and respected. She was born February 28, 1845. in Tazell county, and was married to Joseph Staker at Pekin, on June 4, 1864. She and her husband came to Nebraska in 1864, homesteading near Clay Center.

They then moved to Beatrice where they resided until called to their eternal rest. Mr. Staker died in Beatrice in 1905. Te this union twelve children were born, three of them, A. Charles and Maggie being dead.

The surviving members are: C. Staker of Bloomington, W. C. Staker of Beatrice, Mrs. J.

J. Crotty of Lincoln; Roy E. Staker, of Council, Bluffs, Joseph A. Staker of atrice. Mrs.

O. P. Jones of Fairbury, and James B. Staker of Sterling. Mrs.

Northing of Los Angeles, Mrs. Albert Sowden of Arkansas City, Kans. She also leaves fifteen grandchildren 'and five great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held this afternoon-at-3 o'clock from Scott's chapel, conducted by Rev. C.

E. Ryer of the Nazerene church. Burial in Evergreen Home cemetery. BRITONS TOLD AMERICANS BITTER AGAINST UNION JACK London, Feb. between the United States and Great Britain fill a large space in morning papers, several of which print long dispatches from their American correspondents and comment thereon, with references to the letters of Viscount Grey and Secretary Glass.

The dispatches: represent that bitter campaign ig being waged in the United States against Great Britain and the papers, which deplore this, regard Viscount Grey's letter Ag opportune and hope it will tend to enlightment. They endorse. his, appeal for their consideration from the American point of view. AIR RACE TO ALASKA New York, Feb. -Tentative plans for a trans-continental air race this year between New York and Nome, Alaska, a distance of 4,870 miles, were announced here by the American Flying club, which is cooperating with the training and operations group of the army alr service in the project.

The proposed race will be held, under the same rules and handicap plans as the race, between New York and San last year. Announcing E. E. MYERS PASSES AWAY AT HOME IN OHIO J. W.

Myers yesterday received a message announcing the death of his father, E. E. Myers, which occurred at his home at Deerfield, 0., Sunday night. Tho deceased was an old resident of that section of the state and was also the father of the late Mrs. T.

L. Harsh of this city. Mr. Myers of this city left on noon train 'yesterday for Deerfield to attend the funeral, which will be held Wednesday. BOARD RAISES TEACHERS' PAY will accept remains for- the future to decide.

(Continued from page 1) List of Instructors Following are the instructors re- elected: High School- Julius Gilbert, Juletta O. Rawles, Bertha Neale, Mary Cave, Anna Pagels, W. L. Hughes. Gladys M.

Slavens, Sarah K. Weston, Stanley B. Marsh, Leona Wood, Nellie Kelly, Levi J. Griegel, Josephine Richards, Antonia- John, Luu Neal, Marie Young, Edith R. Force, E.

C. Tillotson, Harriet D. Shackelton, Cecilia Hoehne. Central- Alice Dobbs, Carrie Spieler, Catherine M. Howe, Fern V.

Selbert, Mae Shuemaker, Flora A. Crumley, Anna Sanders, Hortense Sexton, Bertha Walker, Gertrude Reynolds Jennie Lind, Kathryn Hepperlen, Janet Younkin, Winona A. King, Eva I. McColl. West school--Lida Sanders, Clara Alice Greiss, Merrill Summera, Lena Viet, Josephine Conn, Josaphine G.

Nugent, Mamie E. Hunt, Hope Conley, Lila Kretsing: er. East school- Minnie Schultz, Zella M. Whitmer, Lilah I. Bryson, Bird King.

Ethel Howard. Idella Myers. South A. Worden, Stella Roach, Nelle -Laymon. Josephine Reynolds, Myrtle Hare, Mary Mutz.

Farview- Irene M. Scroggs, Mariam Cox, Anne Townsend, Edith M. Beck. Belvidere- Andrewina Stewart, Lelia Todd. Glenover---Grace Young, Georgia Atwood.

Supervisors Mayble Holland. Clara Frolick. CROIX DE GUERRE FOR OLD GAGE COUNTY BOY Mrs. A. Smith of this city has received a copy of a paper published at Rawlings, which gives a glowing Account of the presentation of the French Croix de Querre to her nephew, Edward E.

Severance, formerly of this city, in recognition of courage and bravery durping the fighting before Bouresches June 6, 1918, while serving as a private in the Sixth machine gun company, Sixth U. S. marines. A great crowd gathered at the opera house to witness the interesting and unusual ceremony. the paper adds, the stage being beautifully decorated with American flags and other national colors for the occasion.

The paper says that much to the regret of everyone present, Mr. Severance was not presentato receive the citation and cross, being unable to reach home in time on account of a delayed train, and the personal presentation was therefore made in private upon his arrival. The publie ceremony was carried out as announced with this exception. Mr. Severance is a son of Mr.

and Mrs. Edward Severance, former residents of Barneston, the family some years ago being well known residents of that place. AT LEAST ONE MORE FILM TREAT AT OLD PRICES Manager George Monroe has 88- sured Gilbert theatre patrons. at least one more feature attraction at' prices, He put it over when he booked Alice Joyce in the Third Degree for Thursday's matinee and evening offerings. The reel was not issued until late in December, and is consequently one of the latest films on the market, but Mr.

Monroe was successful in securing It at the original This will enable him to offer the Third Degree at the standard admisston prices, though the January quotations on all films took another jump up the price ladder. The Third Degree is making a countrywide hit in the leading American photoplay houses. FOR SALE- -1 bay mare, 6 years old. weight 1,300 in foal to Jack: well broke. W.

E. Driskill. phone 1801J. Pickrell, Neb. tr WANTED -To exchange 1917 Ford touring for roadster body.

Call 930J. 3 Zoologist's Paradise. Zoologist's Paradise. Messina, Sicily, is known the paradise of zoologists. Unusual fucilities are offered there for the study of the deep sea tonna.

Announcing The Recent Arrival and Display Spring and Summer Wash Fabrics We have just received and placed The store today, as well as some on sale what we believe to be the of the display windows are filled largest and most comprehensive as- with the fabrics that the style maksortment of wash fabrics ever of- and setters have, decreed the fered for early sale in Beatrice. For most appropriate to weir, and gomonths this store has been preparing exclusively hand-in-hand with ing for the extraordinary wash season that the one at hand is to be their dictates, are the designs and and judging from our initial offer- excellent workmanship of the masing of dainty sheer fabrics for 'er weaves of the country. Come tospring summer wear our efforts day and let us show you these and many are well repaid. h. 2 new and attractive wash fabrics.

Beautiful Fabrics For Your Immediate Needs in fancy ZEPHYR GINGHAMS of an unusually fine quality plaids. staple checks and plain colors. In price they are most reasonable. LORRAINE TISSUES. The dependable plaid and stripe, tissue acquainted is here with in a the pleasing quality: assortment.

inches, You wide. are They are fairly priced. GENUINE FLAXEN. The quality that you have been accustomed to. There are light strine and novelty patterns, also some plain colors.

your selections early. voile in DUTCHESS excellent VOILE. An unusually beautiful, heavy an assortment of the best plaids. 36 inches wide. They are reasonably priced.

The February Delineator Now Ready for Distribution Smiths, Beatrice Nebr. PUBLIC SALE 10 miles northwest of Beatrice, 6 miles southeast of De Witt, commencing at 10 a. the following property, on Thursday, Feb. 5, 1920 mare, 8 years old, in foal mare, 12 years old 1 shoat, proceeds to De Witt Cemetery 1 Stoat, proceeds to American Legion, Deatrice 6 stacks alfalfa 25 or 30 tons baled prairie hay 1 binder 1 double-disc drill 2 16-inch sulky plows 1 harrow riding cultivator lister 1 disc pulverizer corn planter and 80 rods check wire hay stacker sweep rake 2 mowers 1 hay rack rake wagon with box steel truck running gears high wheel running gears spring wagon hand corn sheller sled boat and oars steel grain bin, 500-bushels capacity steel chicken coop steel stack cover steel hog waterer, no valves, no float, 70 gallons steel gas tank, 50 gallons steel kerosene tank, 60 gallons self feeder for hogs self feeder for calves 6 panels portable feed rack for cattle 3 feed bunks I hog trough 15 rods wire chicken fence work bench set work harness set driving harness Lots of old iron and other stuff 2 wood burner heating stoves oak dining table music cabinet 2 bedsteads 2 20-gallon Stone, jars FREE LUNCH AT NOON. BRING DRINKING CUPS TERMS: 6 months time on bankable notes at 8 per cent.

Under $10 cash. Sidney Rossiter COL. H. R. RUYLE, Auctioneer J.

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