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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-25
Ministers Address
United Brethren

YORK, Neb., Sept. A-Cspeciai Tele-
gram.)-The fourth days session of the
conference of the United Brethren church
which is In session here was largely de-
voted to addresses on church work and
finance. At the morning session. Bishop
kephart delivered an address on the local
church, and Rev. J. r. Mouer on the
rural church. Rev. w. o. Jones of
Omaha spoke on church finances, and
Rev. H. II. Hebberly spoke on the need
of utilizing the laymen inchurch work,
and Rev. M. o. McClauGhlin spoke on
the necessity OF ministerial leadership.
Rev. c. =. Ashcroft discussed the field
of the layity in church work.
At the evening session, Rev. w. e.
Schell of Dayton. o., delivered an ad-
dress on Contamination on America"
and l. o. Miller addressed the session
on THE Evangelizing OF the Non-Chris-
tian World"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-25
Seed Corn Selection
Week is Set Apart
F,rom a staff correspondent. }

LINCOLN, Sept. 2L.-(Special.) -Follow-
ing a suggestion from Prof. Pugsley of
the University Farm, Governor More
head today issued proclamation for
seed corn selection week, beginning Sep
TENDER q. Owing to the backwardness
of the crop this year, university experts
were fairful that the proper seed could
not be secured il an early killing frost
should come.
Corn in some sections of the state will
require two more weeks to mature to be
out Of the way of frost and would be val
ueless as seed, should cold snap strike
1t sooner.
The governors proclamation follows;
II is not because we mean to under
estimate the intelligence OF the farmers
OF the state that we are led to indi-
cate particular week for the selection
of seed corn. but rather that the time
may be overlooked by some in the hurry
Of the work on the farm. With these
facts in mind, l designate the week, be-
ginning September n, as seed worm selec-
ton week and urge its general observance
as the proper time for this important
work.
In every calling Of life, there are times
when we need prompting and when we
can Dc helpful to one aother. In this
spirit would call attention to the neces-
sity of particular care being taken in the
of our state. The present year indicates
a bountiful harvest of corn and l be-
lieve that much of this il the result of
careful selection of seed corn In the past
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-25
LINCOLN GAS COMPANY
APPEALING GAS CASE
(From a Stan Correspondent.

LINCOLN, Sept. 24.-(special.)-At
neys for the Lincoln Gas and Electric
Light company are perfecting an appeal
to the United states supreme court from
the decision of Judge Page Norris, up
holding the validity OF the ordinance
passed in 1906
Attorneys for the company estimated II
would take three years before the case
was disposed OF by the high bench. which
will mean the dollar gas ordinance has
been held up in the courts twelve years
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-25
FUNERAL OF MRS. BECKMANN
Is HELD AT LINCOLN

LINCOLN, Sept. A.-(special.) 1.-THE
funeral OF Mrs. Lucinda Beckmann. wife
OF Fred Beckmann, commissioner OF
public lands and buildings. was held this
afternoon at the German Lutheran
church. Rev. Mr.. Allenbach Conducting
the services
All offices at the state house remained
closed during the funeral and many of
the state officials attended the services.
Mrs Beckmann's favorite song, sung by
her children at her request but a short
time before her death. was sung by the
children OF the Lutheran ParocbiaI
schools. The folral offerings were many.
Antsrment was In Wyuka cemetery.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-25
SRANK0 PLEADS INSANITY
AS CAUSE FOR HIS CRIME
crrom q etaff correspondent.l

LINCOLN. Sept. N.-(special.) -rhe APP
peal OF Salvatore sranko. from . SEN
tence OF fifteen years in the penitentiary
for second degree murder. for having
killed Antonio Turko. fellow Italian. in
the cement factory at Superior a few
months ago. was heard by the state su-
preme court today.
The grounds Of the appeal were In
sanity. Attorneys for sranko said that
Turko had hit him over the head with
a shovel. and that he became demented
and killed him. They pointed to the fact
that the insanity commission Of the state
prison, few days after he arrived to
serve his sentence, pronounced him In
sane and sent him to the state asylum.
where he has since been cared for. His
attorneys make a showing that he il
permanently and incurably insane.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-25
DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL
QUESTIONS 0'C0NN0R HEIRS
crrom a staff Correspondent

NrTOm SIa1I correspondent
LINCOLN. Sept A-(special.)- Dexter
T. Barrett, deputy attorney general. has
Just returned from North Carolina and
Washington. where he has been cross
examining alleged heirs to the John
o'Connor estate in Adams county.
He was sent on behalf Of the state In
the suit filed in Adams county by the
state to quiet title to the O'Connor estate
and make that property part of the
state. The safe is attempting TO show
that none OF the alleged heirs has claim
legally to the estate.
AT Asheville. N. c.. Mr. Barrett ex-
amined four witnesses on behalf Of the
heirs; sixteen others were not questioned
In Washington he examined six witnesses
for the clique Of aspirants to the prop
erty living in the vicinity OF Denver.
Colo.
The case is expected to come up for
trial in the district court At HASTINGS
late in the fall.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-25
x-C0NGRESSMAN is
CRITICALLY ILL AT HOME
From a staff Commencement

LINCOLN. Sept. A.-special.) Eek.
Congressman r. d. Sutherland is critl-
cally I'll at his home in Nelson and b,.
death Is only matter OF time. according
TO word which his son-in-law. Dexter
Barrett. deputy attorney general received
today Mr.. Sutherland was taken home
recently from Kansas City. where he
had been receiving treatment in a hospi-
tai He was thought to be improving
then.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-25
Nebraska
STATE WILL SUE
LAX COMPANIES
Corporations that Have Let Big Tax
Go by the Boards May See the
Process Server.
SOME CORN OUT OF DANGER
CFrom a staff Correspondent

CFrom a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Sept. 4.-(Special.) 1.-The
state will either sue or annul the charter
of els corporations, IL they do not pay
their occupation tax at once, according
TO a letter sent TO each delinquent by
Charles w. Pool. secretary of state.
Blanks for the companies TO report on
were forwarded by the department, May
"a. At the present time Ii per cent
penalty Is due. and this will be included
in the actions that the secretary Of state
may begin.
Where the amount is large enough to
make Il worth while the secretary is
contemplating separate actions in court
for money judgments. The others he ex-
poets to bunch together and sue in one
preceding for forfeiture of charter. to
clear the state of dead timber"
Up to the present time 1908 corpor-
ations. domestic and foreign, have paid
their occupation tax for 1915. making a
total sum of about $4,000. There are 400
more concerns in the state than a year
ago. according to figures in the secre-
tary's office, while the amount Of
revenue yielded by the tax will be in
creased by one-fifth.
COffey Back on Job.
Labor Commissioner Coftey has re-
turned from Plattsmouth where he spent
two days inspecting six school buildings
and three moving picture theaters. He
secured the promise of the school board
to rearrange some Of the fire escapes.
and Of one theater to put in a rear exit,
Corn Out OF Danger.
steward Helms, in charge of the farm,
operations OF the Lincoln State hospital
declares that the 100 acres of corn at
tnat institution Is out of danger Of frost
and will yield sixty bushels to the acre
some OF the ears, he says, are more than
foot In length. Even the last nlant-
ings' he asserts, can be shelled from the
cob. 'i'e
Antelope Cross State Line.
Five antelope, wandering from the wilde
OF Colorado, have leaped over fences and
found themselves grazing with cattle ON
enclosed pasture lands in the vicinity Of
Nenango, Neb., according 10 a lincoln
visitor from that vicinity. They are r.
ported tanner than most wild deer. but
easily take fright and bound awav ovar
fences and out OF sight.
- view warehouse License.
The Crowell Lumber and Grain cono-
pany has taken out warehouse licenses
from the railway commission for its ele-
Nators at Wakefield and PETERSBURG
making thirty-seven permits issued thus
iar by the railway board.
Assessment Figures
Assessment figures from all the
counties ON real estate, live stock and
automobiles will be published in pamph-
let form by Secretary Bernecker Of the
state Board OF Equalization to assessors
OF Nebraska as guide for their work
next year.
stays Have No Permit,
state Auditor Smith has replied To an
inquiry out in the state whether the Or
Ger OF stays has been licensed to operate
IN Nebraska as an insurance COMPANY
that he has never heard of such an or
sanization and that the corporation has
never received a permit or taken out a
state charter. The organization "a said
to provide its members with medical at
tendance.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-25
Farm Worker Train v,o.,u,

FALLS CITY, Neb.. Sept A-(spec,aI
Observation-Disclosures train No. IA ran
over and killed Frank Sharrah, about a
nave mile west of Preston, Friday morn
ing His head and his left arm were
cut Off. The corners inquest did not
Xix the responsibility. 1t is claimed that
sharrah had been drinking. He had been
working near here as a farm hand for
three or four years. His home is at Fair
View' Kan. He was about IS years OF age.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-25
KINNEY SENTENCED
UPON PIE OF GUILTY

GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. Sept. 1A.-Cspe-
cial Telegram.)-Edward Kinney was this
afternoon sentenced 10 life Imprisonment
by Judge Hanna In district court. upon
his plea OF guilty TO the charge OF muir
der in the second degree. when he shot
Charles Meyers. an insurance man. July
Is. Kinney Is a single man about 50
years Of age.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-08-23
SYNOPSIS.

After the finding Of WI Fang's body and
kennedy's disappearance. a submarine APP
pears the following morning On the bay.
A man plunges overheard from IL and
swims ashore. 1t is the entrance CT Mar
cius Del Mar into America. His mission
10 10 obtain Information OF Kennedy and
recover. IL possible. the lost torpedo. Al
the Dodge home he soon wins the conf
dence OF Elaine. Later she is warned by
q little old man to be careful of Del Mar.
This warning came just In time TO pre-
Elaine gives a masquerade ball Del Mar
attends. Neither he nor his domino girl
can locate the torpedo. a gray fTiar warns
Elaine and Jameson OF Del Mars purpose.
and his plans are upset. The girl enters
the Dodge home as a maid. finds the tor
pedo, places II in a trunk. which with 9TH
ers Is sent TO the Dodge country home
In q holdup Del Mars men fail TO get
the trunk containing the torpedo. Elaine
Del Mars men. who In escaping meet the
old mar OF mystery. A desperate battle
follows. In which the odd man destroys
the torpedo. jameson is captured by Del
Mars men while on his way 10 mail a
letter TO the u. =. secret service. Elaine
Pescues him. Lieutenant Woodward and
his friend attend a party given at the
Dodge home. at which Del Mar is pres
ent. ~Unknowingly Del Mar drops a note
to prevent his cutting the Atlantic cable
she Is discovered and made a prisoner
on the boat. which afterwards is wrecked
by Woodward and the old man OF mys-
terry. Jameson arrives ia II hydo-aero-
plane just in time To save Elaine from
drowning. Elaine discovers the cave be-
hind the water door.
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hotel. She remembered. as q child.
when it had beer famous as a health
resort. but IL was all changed nova
wreck. She looked at II a moment.
then. as she had nothing better To do.
approached it.
She advanced toward a window OF
the dining room and looked in.
Del Mar waited only until the last
straggler had passed. Then he dashed
on as fast as his hArse would carry
him straight toward the deserted hotel
which served him as headquarters for
the supplies he was accommodating. AS
he rode up one of his sentries APP
peared. as II from nowhere, and, see-
ing who it was, saluted.
Here, take care Of this horse or
dered Del Mar, dismounting and turn
ing the animal over TO the man. who
led him TO the rear of the building as
Del Mar entered the front door. after
giving a secret signal.
There were his men in goggles and
masks at the work which his knock
had interrupted.
Give me a mask before | enter the
room" he ordered OF the man who
had answered his signal.
The man handed the mask and Cog
giles TO him, as well as a coat. which
he put on quickly. Then he entered
the room and looked at the rapid
progress of the work.
Where's the prisoner" asked Del
Mar a IN later, satisfied at the
progress of his men.
In the attic room," one of his lieu
tenants indicated.
I'D like to take a look at him."
added Del Mar. just about TO turn and
leave the room.
As he did so he happened to glance
at n OF the windows. There. peer
ing through the broken shutters. was
a face-a girls face-Elainei
Just what ! wanted guarded
against" 20 cried angrily. pointing at
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able" demanded the man. Follow
me" ~
He started toward the door into the
hall. He never reached il. Scarcely
was his hand on the knob when the
tramp seized him and dragged him 10
the floor. One hand on the mans
throat and his knees on his chest. the
tramp tore of the breathing mask and
goggles. Already he had the man
trussed up and gagged.
Quickly the tramp undressed the
mar and left him in his underclothes.
still struggling 10 get loose. as he took
Shorty's clothes. including the strange
headgear. and unlocked the doo into
the next room with the key he also
took from him.
Elaine was pacing a~nxiously up and
down the little room into which she
had been thrown, greatly frightened.
Suddenly the door through which
her captor had left opened hurriedly
again. A most disreputable- boxing
tramp entered and locked the door
again. Elaine started back in fear.
He moticned TO her TO be quiet.
You'll never get out alive" he whis-
pered. speaking rapidly and thickly.
as though TO disguise his voice. Here
take these clothes. Do just as | say.
Put them on. Put on the mask and
goggles. Cover up your hair Ii is
our only chance.
He laid the clothes down and went
out into the hallway. Outside he
listened carefully at the head OF the
stairs and looked about expecting mo-
mentarilyNto be discovered.
Elaine understood only that sud-
denly a friend in need had appeared.
She changed her clothes quickly. find
ing fortunately that they fitted her
pretty well. BY pulling the hat over
her hair and the goggles over the eyes
and trying on the breathing mask. she
made a very p~resentable man.
Cautiously she pushed open the door
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the window. "Now-get her!"
The men had sprung at his alarm.
They could all see her and with n
accord dashed for the door. Elaine
sprang back and they ran as they saw
that she was warned. Ia genuine fear
she too ran from the window. But II
was too late.
For just then the sentry who had
taken Del Mars horse came from be-
hind the building. cutting of her re-
treat. He seized her just as the other
men ran out. Elaine stared. She
could make nothing OF them. Even
Del Mar, in his goggles and breathing
mask, was unrecoGnizable.
Take her inside" he ordered dis
guising his voice. Then TO the sentry
he added. Get on guard again and
don't let anyone through"
Elaine was hustled into the big de-
serted hallway OF the hotel. just as
the tramp had been.
You may 90 back to work" Del Mar
signed to the other men. who ven on.
leaving one short but athletic-looking
fellow with Del MAJ and Elaine.
Lock her up. shorty" ordered Del
Mar. and bring the other prisoner TO
me down here"
None too gently the man forced
Elaine upstairs ahead OF him.
In the attic the tramp pacing up
n down. heard footsteps approach
on the stairs and enter the next room.
Quickly he ran 10 the doorway and
peered through the keyhole. There he
could see Elaine and the small man
enter. He locked the door to the hall.
hen quickly too a step toward the
door into the tramp's room.
There was just time enough for the
tramp 10 see his approach. He ran
swiftly and softly over to the farther
corner and dropped down. as though
sound asleep. The key turned in the
lock and the small man entered. care
full 10 lock the door to Elaine's room.
He moved over 10 where the tramp
was feigning sleep.
Get up" he growled. kicking him.
The tramp sat VI. yawning and rub
bling his eyes. Come now, be reason
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went of. dashing across the road into
Q held in full chase after the hounds,
taking the fences and settling down
70 q good half hours run over the
most beautiful country | have ever
seen.
The huntsman winded his horn and
mirthful shouts of Gone away"
sounded in imitation OF q real hunt.
Elaine was one or the foremost. Her
hunter was n carefully trained. and
she knew all the tricks Of the game.
Somehow ] got separated. at first.
from the rest and followed, until
finally | caught up. and then kept be-
hind one OF the best riders.
Del Mar also got separated. but, as
afterward learned. by intention. for
he deliberately rode out OF the course
at the first opportunity he had and let
Elaine and the rest cf US pass without
seeing him.
Elaine's blood was up but some
how. IN spite OF herself. she went
astray, for the HOUNDS had distanced
the fieetest riders and she. in an at
tempt at a short cut ever the country
which she thought she knew so well,
went a mile or SO out of the way.
She pulled up in a ravine and looked
about. lntently she listened. There
was no sign of the hunt. She was
hot and tired and thirsty and, at a
loss just how to join the field again.
she took this chance to dismount and
drink from a clear stream fed by
mountain springs.
As she did so, floating over the
peaceful woodland air came the faint
strains of the huntsman's horn, far,
far off. She looked about. straining
her eyes and ears 10 catch the direc-
ton OF sound. Just then her horse
caught h winding of the horn. His
ears went erect, and without waiting
he instantly galloped off. leaving her.
Elaine called and ran after him, but
II was too late. She stopped and
looked dejectedly after him as he dis
appeared. Then she made her way up
the side OF the rayine. slowly.
On she climbed until. TO her sur
prise, she came TO the ruins of an old
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-17
Notice OF Annual Ncetinn a
Stock khoIdcrs

Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of The Rocky Ford Ditch Com
paay will be held on Monday, the 5rd day
of January. A. D. 1915, at the hour OF
o o'clock a. m. on that day, at the office
of the company. in the city of Rocky Ford,
Colorado. at which meeting Board of
Directors will be elected for the ensuing
year, an assessment on the stockholders
will be levied, and such other and further
business transacted as may properly
come before the meeting. The books
of the company for the transfer of stock
will close Friday, December "a. 1915.
c. j. COVER, President
Rocky Ford, Colo, Dec. 2,l9l5.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-17
Notice of Application to Lease
state Lands

Office of the State Board of Land Commits
sioners. Denver. Colo Dec. LIST, 1918.
Notice is hereby given that Mrs. J. s. Man
ming, whose postotfce address is Rocky Ford
Colo. has made application No. A4g59 to lease
the following described School Lands. situ-
ate in Otero County. Colorado, to-wit:
The Eis of Section ID, Township % s.. Range
81 W.
Notice is further hereby given that all other
persons desiring to file an application to
lease this tract of land must file the same in
this office prior to Dec. 3ist 1915. as no
other application to lease the above de-
date.
JOHN Z. VIVIAN, 2T-B
Register State Board Land Commissioners
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-17
1t Pays To Advertise

Laughs9 "It Pays to Advertise" runs
over with them. The curtain has been
up barely minute before the play reaches
out over the footlights and pats you gem
tally on the back. and you are aware of
of warm. comfortable feeling that
makes you sit back contentedIy, with
complete trust that it is going to keep
you jovial and interested the whole even
ing. 1t is sort Of kid brother to Cohan's
play version of 'Get-Rich Quick Wslling-
ford" 1t makes fun of advertising, and
it is one of the best ''ads" advertising
could want. Any advertising man who
would like to save himself work had
better take his reluctant customer to see
this play--it will furnish laughter-ooated
statistics that ought to land him his con-
tract by the second intermission.
1t begins with 4 good old standby Of
farces-a wager. A soap millionaire
named Martin bets that ne has better
son than rival ap-manufa5turer- a
son who can earn more money in given
timeand then the plot throws the son
out into the world, sets him up in the
soap business for himself, and eventually
brings him back upon his father like
boomerang. The bare skeleton of it
hasn't any marked difference from many
other skeletons, but its bones have been
covered with such human qualities that
when you see it acted it is live story.
with so many fresh and original turns
that you welcome it open-armed' Its
resemblance to old friends is all in its
favor.
at Pays to Advertise" is scheduled for
appearance at the Grand Opera House
oh Saturday evening. Dec. 8 Prices soc
to 50.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-12-17
HIGH LINE ELECTS BOARD
CONTINUED from Page One)

compromise the five big ditch
companies of Kansas which are
behind the suit will waive their
claims to priority.
For doing so they will receive,
it is understood, approximately
half the amount that would have
been required to buy their rights
had the big suit been decided
against Colorado.
If the compromise is approved
it will put an end forever to the
much mooted question of water
priorities in the Arkansas valley
and will place the bitches of both
Colorado and Kansas upon a
staple basis, which was impossible
during the life of the controversy.
Immediately after the annual
meeting the High Line board of
directors met and perfected Or
ganization with the same old
eflicers, as follows.
President-W. l.. Sickenberger
Vice President-C. E. Delong
Treasurer-E. F. Weiland
Secretary-L. r. Pollock
w. L. Sickenberger was again
placed in charge of affairs as
superintendent and Secretary
Pollock was authorized 10 con-
time III business at the same old
place on Elm avenue.