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LkhmnGIna Garage.

Tue garage i II. Edward Hesson.
Frizellbnrg. burned TO the ground laaI
Friday evening about 7.s0 osoIozE
The origin q :. IRE Is not known InL
1t Is thought lightning struck the
building or perhaps in some way the
iire caught from detective batteries d
Chevrolet automobile which waa n
the garage and burned. The building
also contained set Of double harness
and some other articles which were a.
stroyed. causing loss Of about 100.
The automobile Has partly insured but
there was No insurance on the garage
and other contents.
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Justice Dinst has been handing
down aome bang up decisions 1T his
tribunal IN the last few days. and has
mnny more good verdicts Il the cases
suit Well here are . few: George
Smith was given hearing Friday foI
robblng Phelps q Berry'a store. al
sykeaviIle. on February faI. and was
handed $500 bail Smith vent back
to iaII for the May term Of Conrt.
Thomas Carr, was given , try out
for IoY riding without permission In
Geo y. Browns automobile He was
found guilty and will stay N jail for
the hay term Of grand jury. all be-
cause he refused to cough np $1,000
bal.
IoIn Spencer, SykeaYIlIe. carried
concealed weapons, 50 Justice DInst
plaeed $500 hold back On nm until
MaY Grand Jury. John I'll be safe
Until that time with sheTIfI MelIor. y
EIanIen Pacharias aud Michael
DrahIIe. native born AnaITIans. living
At Union Bridge, were released On 800
bal each fos ,ne MAY term Of grand
jury. Thee lads stole So from John
stonar. of Union Bridge. 4 tin can
containing $50 was found hidden IN an
old quarry and the balance was con
eeaIed n the roof OF toilet building
The Two boys directed Deputy Sheriff
Bloom to the hiding places o. the coin
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$4,000 BAIL FOR
MRS. EISER
- = :
II
GIVES REASON FOR SHOOTING HUSBAND
SHOT It HIN THREE WEEKS BEFORE
WHILE SITTING At A TABLE.

Since her consultation HIIh her
attorney. Edward o. WeanI hrs.
Alice Elser. who on Wednesday
night. February IL, shot her husband
Frank kIaer. &C Harney infIeIIng :
wound II the head from which he
died II the Frederick City Hospital.
refnaea % tax TO any one about the
shooting or The causes leading there
70. Prior % seeing counsel. she
talked freely to neighborh and 10 the
deputy sheriff and Justice d the
peace
She smoke Of the long stfHIn which
ahe I'D undergone for many months,
alleging Inat her husband Ind been
under he DELI of woman living in
the neIshborhood III HarnaY. Her
flrzI statement was made = Mra.
Valentine. After The Shooting she
ran q MTE. Valentines home. about
100 faTaa distant, and aid. I've
shpl IN. ] had TO do i. = he
Came = he kitchen door IIraa
To tn Iaw officers she I'D tho
Following story. naming fhs woman
in The sa.a. n could not aIand It
an longer. and had 10 do something.
Three weeks ago. a. be 81 IT =
table. ! snuI 1T him with , revolver.
Tho 81 vent through hi eoaI col
lar md struck his collar button. I
told lin Ihat tho Lord haH spared
hin tn Tine. and that lhaI ought 10
be = warming. that lie might noI be
- Ee1a % nm next time. + n aspt
On running after that woman. Il.
did nj IN after ber. she "a asfer
him. ! think she must haYa nj n
speIl - hin. for Il dId NJ aIop
Yesterday she vas Ia HaHass aad
walked - nd down On lHz other
side . ~ street IN fraHI q our
house. sHs made signs. ~ KIzar
had bsHu loading his truck u ks.
ready h load for baltimore. lie
hitehed - his horse and busy. /
aaN I'm land with a aIran II 18th
hands. waving Il a. IL making zig
nal = heT. md then drove a.ay
! Thought he had gone .IIh her,
for J ID nj see her affanHHTd. |
waited - him to come home. nd
when J heard him put he H.Hza IN
the stable took the gun and zIaaa IN.
side IL Kitchen door Il - Harliy
onen= = i came up. aHz1 al
! - - I'D thought ma4zz : z4a
not h I'm and that Be had walked
aNaY. hi Hhen opened Iha door
and walked ont ! stumbled ssHr him
lying IIsTa It'll had % II i.
did NJ nv shat else % do
i h request OF States Attorney
seahTa.E nd Mrs KlaeF.z counsel
Dr.. GsHaIaf and Elliott brought he
woman = this city Friday axtay
noon. ne wa rearrHaIs1 an a
fhHEHa = murder. and = Police
9naiIes IInzl vas committed With
out hziI IoT the action n IIe May
Grand IHTY. Her attorney II once
sued - Hrit Of habeaa CORPUS. md
she - brought before judge For.
afias. no. exercising hla discretion.
arF IasaE. admitted her n 81. n.
inE Ins amount Of bond ! : 80
John :. Cunningham. of tn aIIY. md
Milton : Koons. of TaneYInHn. Be.
came hsH hondsmen.
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verY enjoyable party was EIFen
10 company . young folks It ne
home Of Ar HHd Hra. Robert Lewis.
near Wood1Iua N Saturday evening.
February = Games and other
amuasmsnlz xe1e participated u.
after which TefFeahmeuts .aEs
served Among those present sere
hessrs. ana Msadames Robert LOWS.
William bexIz. Albert Lewis. Russell
Grimes. William halle. Samuel Co
nell. MeadaHez + v Buckingham.
Emma noEarz. Lille Grimes. Lulu
Trigg. Misses Ada Franklin, Alma
Ecker. Jane HeHf1Ilams. Marguerite
Gist. BeryI Buckingham, BernIea
BuckanKham. MaIofle Grimes. AdaIa
CLANCY. neHHIe Grimes, Hattie Rimhg.
Edna DayhofT. Mamie Welsh. IIIIda
Hood. Edith lartreil. Marie DayhofT.
Helen Grimes. Pearl Lewis. Pauline
Lewis. MeHaFz William Buckingham.
ciarenes LHHIH. Lester Dorsey.
Roscoe DasHofT. Willard 0azneII.
Roland GozaeiI. Edward Wright. Earl
Wright. RnzzaI Isaiherwood. MaTE
Leatherwood. Ferris Penn, Frank
Penn. Carl CLANCY. Ollie Welsh. Cal
vim Baker. sI4feu Gartrell, Harvey
Gartreil. Edward Fleming, Ernest
vhaney. Paul DaYhofT. Emory Frank
lin. Herman Franklin. George HueEz
ingham. lloyd Lewis. Vernon Lewis.
Raymond L1xIa. Clyde Lewis aHa
.oyd GoanaII.
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tame m H Delivered 4 Gzrron

The following in ilal . persons
HAVING In appointed - distribute
The various district allotment oi
game = : delivered 70 tn county
sometime n March:
Tana.IoNn dlstriet-W !. Flick
inser ~ Scott n. Smith. TanasIoNn
unI9nIoxn distFict--u. :. ualli.
birdie. nnIoniown.
Myers uIstrict--G =. YeIaer.
Union III.
NooIHEf.s dIstfict--Dr. Z. =. Tor.
ner. Chairman. T. J. Miller. FInka-
burg I'D ona other TO Be named.
Freedom dlstrict--.William : base
man. EInEaburg.
Manchester dlstrict--J. y HpfIaek-
er. Manchester.
HanluHIsad distriet-=E J. LeIaIer.
Westminster and DIR. c. Fred sanp.
hampstead.
Franklin dlHtrict--F !. Crawford.
TayI0rHxIIIe=
AiddIe6aTg dlstrict--WIIzon :.
crouse. HIadleburg.
NeN Windsor district-Thomaz {.
sllnfIuII. New Windsor.
Union fridge district jesse u.
FUSS. Union Bridge
II. - lllslrict-IiarrY =. Steele.
Mt Ar.
BerrslI aIalrlcl-wm. |. nesrhart.
Wooa1Inz.
Westminster distrIelz-JoHn L
RezfsnIa.E. r. chairman. d. :. II.
IIornaH. :. :. Hobby and :. IzmoiIe
Smith. Westminster
Residents uf the county Hn0 HIHh
information - to distribution n their
districts vii be gladly furnished
with Al data by any Of the above
named gentlemen who are very
anxious = Iava the full cooperation
OF ii landowners and residents Of
the county. Al game put onI must
be led md cared for b TIE land
owners = veil as protected. this Is
4 good IIma 70 start the protection By
killing n the hawks, crows. veaaela
minka and stray house cats. ID not
ALLOW Ins doEs to run At large dur
ing The Matching season and keep the
cats ont Of the fields. this : the
houaekeaneTsa bit toward game pro-
teefIon.
y
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Z
Weller

Delli l.. daughter u Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph Weller died N Sunday last
aI their home. neaT New Windsor.
aged 5 months an days. Funeral
services we're held Tuesday after
noon at Greenwood church by Elder
HnKlar. Interment n adjoining
cemetery The naIIIaaTera were
four little girls. MaTIna sslhy, Celia
Naller. Anna Dryer nd Mary s3elby.
James N Stoner funeral lIertcor.
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and what a privilege consider II.
Bought some service stripes today
which will be allowed to put ON the
9th of this month. We also can
wear the Lorraine Cross, having
worked in the advanced zone. | viii
be full Of decorations. Hope you al
are well. Am sending you rose
from Nice.
Lots OF love,
IRENE KAUFMAN. .
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Deer Park Lutheran Church.

Preaching Sunday. February %, at
:. N. A special Offering I'll be lift
ed Ior The benefit d he Lutheran
Reconstruction service work In
Hurope. the campaign T0T which Is
noH taking place among tie Lutheran
churches df America. H.HrY member
HHouII be present 70 hear 0f the work
I'D mike contribution
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! HF and MnH. David II. Leese. q
near Manchester. he received tha
following letter fEom their son. Pr
Tate Charles ) Iesae.
France. January ~. 1919.
Dear Father - ALL am HaII
and hope IN re all the same
Don't worry. ! zhaaId have written
sooner bus didn't I.ar from homs for
80 long ! wae II N nni about H. bnI
today ! received ; letter from DELPHI
md also ynurz md one from VII
strevig | - .nTTY 70 hear thHI
The hu waa . ID around There
are lots Of IL soldiers sick Over
here IN the hospitals ! think the vet
weather causes Homs Of IL. AZ we are
having lots - raInY weather We
have rain sometimes for several
weeks and don - he sun shine
You can ihInk oI ne mud we have
but Il Is noi FeHy cold 4, Is lie
spring over heTH. have been work
ing out IN the IN every day and
sleeping In 4 tn nn boards Hilh
mud and wafer II around II la ;
poor bed. but ! Expect 10 be moved
to a building ] nd been doing difz
ferent work since J have been here.
but now ! an nzak n the bakery
again. ] go 70 H.HE II i2 o'clock ~
night and xoTE HaIII next morning
IT eight | would lie 10 come home
Did any of the HnzH that I know EsI
home from over hsre7 We are 20
Hiad the war L oTar md all we ean
DO Is TO waii or time to get back
How Is little elaTenea7 guess he
Il big hoy an1 nas forgotten M
! often think hoH Ela1 we would -
II I would wink N md surprise yan
hope that wi happen before 50
long as ] wanI = eoms back as soon
- I can 10 sez Sunshine. as we sell
dom have thai exaT here Well tel
Cousin Frank ! received his letter
and was glad u Iear from him bnI
didn't get the kmzH hox that you sent.
! was sorry J ID not. The He'd
Gross gave me razor. candy and :
few other things for ny Xmas but !
am thankful an weli and among the
living so far and Heus 70 arrive home
safe. ] Ru6as u. .aIef Is very rough
nov. | guess - are having cold
weather over there md snow, we had
\ little SNOW bnI ! Ho0n melted We
are having sunshine today. Well !
Will close for rs tine. Tell M
friends 40 write % me- as am 20
Elad 20 hear from over there. VII
aay goodbye. hoping 10 hear from y0n
aoon. My love 70 I'll.
Your Hon,
CHARLES AUSTIN IlEESE.
sasIh Bakery Co.
:. =. .. 719, A. r. r
Treating 0zIs For Smut.
County Agent Fuller Is putting On
number Of demonstrations this
spring In the treatment III oats for
smut using the dry formaldehyde
method. The alaIe College will send
specialists into he county TO do the
work, ANY farmer wishing to have
his seed treated ean DO so by getting
IN communication Nth the County
Agent and making arrangements.
The increase Il several bushels over
nntreated seed II eozt OF is cents
per bushel The work Is done on the
barn floor any time before planting.
so do IL now
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l aEEs number Of people attended
the funeral of Frank KIHaT II HE
home Il HaFney Tuesday morning.
Mr.. KIz1T. sho fred the aEnI lhat
Killed Tin. accompanied Iha funeral
eoTIeE@ = Taueytown where inter-
menI - made The services .ere
conducted = Rev. L. u. HaIsE. = ne
TanexIoKn lalthsran church. Mr.
heefsH uHHIor. assisted h Xs.. Z.
siesEHlH..r. of Mt Joy. pastor Of
the - -. in France
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CHARLES AUSTIN IiEESE.
sasth Bakery Co.

A delegation Of farmers were be
fore the County Commissioners on
Tuesday of last week and asked for
help for State roaI from Hampstead
to inteFseet the Manchester State
road at BrummeI They went to
Baltimore. on Friday 70 see the State
Road Commissioner 10 ask for neip.
The County Commissioners accom-
panied thnm % IeIn get the road
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Police Of Detroit. Mich, were asked
70 bar long halplna. The comnlaIn=
ant, male. aaId while attending :
movie woman stuck her haIpIn
through cushioned chair and int
his leg.
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Re4I.a Meetings In ehareh Of God.

The revival meetings hall IN Car
ToII Hall, conducted b ne Church uf
Cod. are still in progress. nd Increas-
In IN interest. There IzEa bean four
conversions, and there ere aIill three
i he alter. Quite : number mani7
Tested - live a better lie b holding
np their hands for prayer
Tzhe meetings viii continue next
week yet. the public i cordially in-
YzI9I 70 all the services IN the
language of the one of old. Come
WIIh n and we viii Do Ihe good"
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favorable report vas made. by
the Senate Judiciary Committee on
the nIIl proposed by government off
cialH 70 permit donation for medicinal,
scientific 0r mechanical purposes to
government agencies q Ill lnIoxicat-
inK Hnnor seized in Federal court
prosecutions.
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The old stable u the rear OF the
Main Court HoIal ! being demolizh-
I'd.
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Letters TO the Folks
Back Home.
FROM FRANCE

Mr.. and Hrs. Theodore Kaufman.
Park avenue have received the IoI=
lowing letter from their daughter.
Miss irene. Red Cross nurse N
France:
Hotel PetroErad
Nice. France.
January II. IaIa.
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o112th NJ NC
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OonI NnInK nave told T0u 4
thing about our hotel, Nice i re-
sort for tourists and is full Of nee
hotels. 0nrH faces on the promenade
and the Mediterranean sea. Our room
also faces the sea and each morning.
when We awaken. can hear the splash
OF the waves. and breathe the air.
warmed b the sun, and always Ihe
sweet odoT d flowers. Every morn
ing about. 3 =. m, several old men
with plolIne stop under the palm trees
in the courtyard and sing Trench
love aongs. Wish could bring you
all here and spend a month IT InIa
very .aDoI Hope you get some Izlea
Of how much ! have enjoyed i al.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-20

pened today. I feel II in my bones
that something mighty unpleasant is
going to develop from that woman's
DEATH"
"Your premonition is justified this
time" I said stiffly. "Mr. Stock
bridge was arrested this afternoon
upon suspicion OF having killed his
wife"
"You don't tell mew she ex-
claimed, her face and eyes alight
with the enthusiastic interest with
which she invariably greets a mys-
terry.
Dicky more than once has re-
marked irreverently that "the old
dear ought to have been sob sister
on a yellow journal, she had such an
eye for people weltering in their
gore" and the ludicrous phrasing
came back to me as saw the quer-
Mous lines fade out of her face,
leaving it purposeful, animated. l
saw with q little thrill of relief that
she had forgotten all about the at
fairs, peaceful or quarrelsome, of
Dicky and me, resolved to crafty
her appetite for thrills to the utmost
of my ability.
To this end l drew a chair near
hers, and sitting down, told her as
much of Milly Stockbridge's story
as l dared without betraying how
intimate was my knowledge of the
tragedy and the events leading up
to it, then related Alice Holcombe's
account of the coroner's inquest.
tried to make my friends con-
nection with the affair as sketchy as
possible; thought | had succeeded
until after l had finished and my
mother-in.law had relaxed some
what from the breathless attention
with which she had followed my
story, she said caustically:
IF that red-headed friend of
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-20
Returned Soldier
Under Grave Charge
Suddenly Ends Life

Grand Island, Neb., Sept. 49,
Especial Telegram. )-Forman Con-
ner, a returned soldier, killed him
self with two shots today, one fred
close to the heart and the second
through the temple. He had taken
advantage of the absence of his
uncle, with whom he was living, to
commit the deed, and apparently
was driven to it to escape conse-
quences of trouble in which he had
become involved through alleged
unauthorized appropriation Of an au-
tonobile.
Conner is alleged to have taken
the machine at Burwell last Mon
day, stripping it of parts he needed
to repair his own car, and ditching
the wrecked machine. He pleaded
guilty in the preliminary court and
had been bound over to the district
court. His parents live at Burwell.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-20
M'KELvIE URGES
AID FOR STORM
SWEPT CITIES
Issues Appeal, including Fer
'ent kilograms From Gov
ernor Hobby Of Texas,
for Help.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 19.-(Spe
cial.)-Governor McKelvie has is
lsued an appeal to the people of Ne.
braska to aid in relieving the desti
tuition and sufferings of the people
IN and about Corpus Christi, Tex.
caused by the destructive storm anc
tidal wave which swept that place
last Sunday. The proclamation i.
4 IN response to urgent requests from
Gov. w. P. Hobby Of Texas and
Mayor Gordon Boone of Corpus
Christi.
George Dayton, acting mayor Of
Lincoln, also issued an appeal, ask.
ing religious, charitable and frater-
nal organizations to aid the refugees
B OF the flood-stricken city. Neither
the state of Nebraska nor the city
" Lincoln has available funds for
such an emergency.
The governors statement is as
follows:
ITO the People of Nebraska: |
am in receipt of the following tele-
gram from Mayor Gordon Boone OF
Corpus Christi:
Corpus Christi and vicinity over
whelmed by disastrous hurricane
and tidal wave. Thousands desti-
tute. Loss of lives large and prop
erty loss exceeding $l0,000000. Fl
nancial assistance imperative
Further confirmation of this con-
dition is received by me from the
governor Of Texas in similar tele-
gram.
II think the people of Nebraska
are, in a measure, informed of the
great disaster that has overwhelmed
the people living within the area
that was stricken by the tidal wave.
There can be no doubt that the de-
struction Is far beyond anything
that we may comprehend without
having seen the devastated area.
81, therefore, submit to the people
of Nebraska the appeal of Corpus
Christi and of the governor of Tex
as in the hope that those who are
fortunately situated here, and
are able to do so will at once
make sofne\ contribution to the
relief of the people in the
stricken area, and I suggest, there
fore, that these contributions be
sent directly to Gordon Boone,
Mayor OF Corpus Christi, Texas.
Prompt action in this matter will be
of greatest service.
SAMUEL R. M'KELVIE,
Governor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-20
My HEART and
NV HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase of
Revelations,
of a Wife
The Way Mother Graham Greeted
Madge.

For a moment as ! gazed upon
the blank sheet of paper which
Dicky had seen fit to enclose in the
envelope he had given his mother
for me l saw red" in primitive fem
mime fashion, and could have Shrek
ed my anger and humiliation at the
trick my husband had played upon
me.
Then, as / remembered that the
keen eyes Of my mother in-law were
fixedly watching me, l controlled
my wrath with an effort of will pow
er that cost me more than l rea-
lized and laughed lightly as, l
crumpled the paper in my hand.
Poor DickyF l said csrelessly.
81 wonder if nothing will ever cure
him of being absent-minded. I sup
pose he is carrying the note to me
around in his pocket under the i'm
preston that\it is a sheet of blank
paper, while he has put no writing
at ali into this envelope"
Madge Gets a Cue.
do l look like a fool?" was my
mother-in-law's response to this
contribution of mine. You'd bet
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-20
Lincoln Bureau of The Omaha Bee
P. A. Barrowa Correspondent
Leading Educators =
Attend the County
Fair at Fairbury

Fairbury, Neb., Sept. lo.-(Spe-
cial.)-Supt. Henry Abrams is hold
ing joint institute in Fairbury this
week for the teachers of the county,
including the Fairbury city schools
Thursday was school children's day
at the county fair, and the following
appeared on the program:
Miss Ida B. Earhart, University
of Nebraska; Miss Eva B. Shuman,
superintendent Of schools, Steele
City; Frank G. Pickell, principal OF
high school, Lincoln; A. V. iced,
State Normal school, Wayne; Prof.
H. O. Ferguson, supervisor public
school music, Lincoln, Neb.; w. E.
Scott, principal senior high school,
Fairbury, and others. ~
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-20
Men Arrested in
Omaha Escape From
Jail at Aurora, Neb.

Aurora, Neb., Sept 19.-(Special.)
Two men held on charge of bur-
glarizing the store of Charles Feel
haver at Hampton, Neb., August %.
1919, last night effected their escape
from the county Jail here by saving
through the bars. The men were
picked up in Omaha while "pan-
handling" on the streets, among
the effects being some jewelry
taken from the Hampton store.
They gave their names as Alex Gar
rard of Moose Jaw, Canada, and
Emil Deering of. Jackson, O. A
liberal reward is to be offered for
their apprehension.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-20
Increase Telephone Rate
at Gothenburq October

Lincoln, Sept. 19.-(Special.) Am
increase Of so cents per month on
business telephones and rs cents for
individual residence phones and
farm line service has, been. authorized
at Gothenburg by the State Railway
commission, effective October /.
This will make the business rate 81
and the other two classes SIPS each.
Two-party residence service will re-
main on the ST basis.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-20
Burlington Road Man Dies
After SO Years. Service

Red Oak, Ia, Sept. 1e.-(Special.)
George Suffs, who has lived in
Red Oak all his life and has been
in the employ of the Burlington
Railway company for IS years, died
at his home here yesterday after
noon, his death resulting from
aner,ia
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-09-20
GOVERNOR ASKS
HINES FOR CARS
TO MOVE WHEAT
Car Commission Has No Au'
thority and Millions of
Bushels Rot on Ground
in Nebraska.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. lo.-(Special.)
Director General Hines of the fed
eral railroad administration is asked
in an urgent telegram from Gov
ernor McKelvie to take some action
to save hundreds Of thousands Of
bushels of wheat in western Nebras-
ka from rotting on the ground, be-
cause freight cars for its shipment
have not been furnished. Great dam
age has already been done and a
further loss ofs the worlds staple
food will follow unless relief is had
soon.
Around Dalton, Neb., point on
the Burlington railroad in Cheyenne
county. 100000 bushels of wheat
are exposed to the elements for want
of cars and storage space, according
to the information reaching the gov
crnor. The same condition exists
to greater or less degree through
out that entire region.
Under orders from the railroad
administration and the federal grain
corporation, no wheat is being re-
ceived at Kansas City or Omaha
and an embargo has been declared
on shipments to those places. The
local elevators are filled to over
flowing and unable to get rid of
what they have on hand, so they
can take no more without piling
it on the ground Farmers, in
many cases, are not provided with
granary space fos their threshed
wheat. and are either unable to buy
lumber because they lack the ready
cash or lumber is not to be had.
Complaints relative to the situa-
ton have been coming to the rail-
way commission for some time but
the commission has no authority
over car distribution.