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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-09-02
SCHOOLS WILL OPEN
MONDAY SEPT. 5

This year 100000 junior citizens
will attend the schools of our land and
$500, O0o, 900 will be invested in this
years effort to prepare them to assume
their responsibilities when father time
DEGREES that they shall act.
In the event of war many people can
serve well if they are physically fit.
In civil life he serves best who is not
only physically fit, but who possesses
integrity and education. Examination
of our enlisted men indicated 25 per
cent were iiliterate, and since the
armistice our government has been
making strenuous efforts to reduce
that percentage to a minimum.
Efforts will not be lessened until less
than one precent of our citizens are
this poorly prepared.
To secure the largest dividends on
money invested in education, to make
and keep educational agencies the most
democratic, it is necessary for the
largest number possible of our people
avail themselves of the opportunities
afforded. That community that insists
by its educational sentiment and stand
ards that every child gets the best
possible preparations its schools can be
made to give, will realize most of the
advantages this twentieth century
civilization has to offer.
Some communities rank high in
many respects, but are not doing them
selves justice in the standard of educa-
tion of the average young person
Many of the older residents have not
had the opportunities presented to
children of today. Too many junior
citizens attend school with the idea,
not of acquiring the best preparation
possible for their job in the world 8
work, but rather assume the attitude
of wanting to do each day the least
work possible and secure passing
grade. Such pupils are poor citizens
while young and ten chances to one will
be poor citizens as adults, whether they
| get high school preparation or drop
out earlier because of lack of energy
to do the work.
| Very few failures were recorded in
our school at the close of the past year.
Many pupils did high grade of work
and still others presisted in doing such
work even while carrying extra subjects.
This year work will be scarce and
wages low, every boy or young man
| whether he has heen out of school
should attend school this winter and
get all the preparation possible, so
that he can enter employment at
the end of this industrial depression
enabled to demand more than formerly.
| A man can best afford to improve
his preparation when his job has least
to offer, providing of course he increas-
ed his savings account when wages
were good.
The larger enrolment and the more
regular attendance our schools have
during the ensuing year the greater
service they can and will give the
people for the money used in their
maintenance. The schools are public,
no one is barred. If young men el
women who have been out of schoo
for some time wish to return, they viii
receive special help, given all work
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-09-02

When the United States Treasury
Department issued Treasury Savings
Certificates, it made possible invest
ments, safe and profitable, that
measured up to the convenience of
the rank and file of the population.
Rich and poor and in-between have
been enabled to invest their savings
in these securities, which are as
strong as the government that issues
them.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1921-09-02

Warner Schaenzer left for Milwau-
kee Tuesday to attend the state fair
as representative of the local Boys and
Girls club.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Man Stays Wife,
Then Kills Self
In Omaha Hotel
Double Tragedy Leaves 8.
Year.Old Child an Orphan
domestic Trouble
Blamed.

Mrs. Amelia Cornell, Is, was shot
and instantly killed by her husband,
Harry Cornell, 25, in her room at
the Ak-Sar-Ben hotel, 1911 Howard
street, at 9 Monday night. Cornell
then shot himself in the head, dying
at l0:40 in a hospital.
The couple, was married four
years ago, had domestic trouble.
Two weeks ago he beat her severely,
according to residents at the hotel.
He was ordered to leave by Mrs.
Frank Apfelbeck, the proprietor.
He went to live, at 20l7 Harney
street. His wife supported herself
BY working as a waitress in the
Brissaud French restaurant near
Seventeenth and Howard streets. >
Cornell was in his wife's room,
looking over some letters when she
came in from work last night. She
ordered him away and when he re-
sirsed to go she went to the tele-
phone to call the police. He fired
four shots the. fourth striking her
in the back and piercing the heart.
The Cornelps have child, 3 years
old, which is with Mrs. Cornell's sis
ter, Miss Dorothy Grunst in Toledo,
o. F. II. Cornell. a brother of Cor
nell is said to live in Norfolk, Ne.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
e.. Frank Reavis
ToQuit Congress
Will Retain Post Until End of
Term, However, State
: + T ment Says. .e

Lincoln, Dec. 6.--(Special. l.)-Con'
gressman c. Frank Reavis, repre-
sentative of the First Nebraska con.
gressional district since 1914, will
not be a candidate to succeed HIM
self, according to written state
ment he issued today at Lincoln.
He will continue in office, how
ever, until expiration of his present
term, he stated, owing to the COM
mittee work in which he has taken
an active part. Mr.. Reavis was a
member of the congressional cont
mittee investigating alleged govern
mcnt extravaganza in the purchase
OF army supplies during the recent
war.
The congressman stated that fav-
orable positions are open to him.
mentioning both Chicago and New
York.
Walter L. Anderson of Lincoln,
speaker of the lower house of the
state legislature, and Wilber Annis
of Dunbar, former member of the
state legislature, are probable candi-
dates for the vacancy to be left by
Reayis.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Nebraska u. Student, !.
Despondent, Kills Self

: Lincoln, Dec. 6.-Slumping in his
school work and falling in health,
Charles ]. Seeber, Is, engineering
student in the University of Ne
s3braska, early today committed sui
eide by drinking poison, after writ
\ ing a death note directing that his
body be turned over to the medical
college of the university for expert
!. mental purposes. In his letter See
Der said he served as captain III the
infantry in the world war, but that
he was facing failure and could not
!. beareto be "a subordinate in life,' the
thought of which he feared would
: drive him insanes"
In response Ito a telegram received
this evening ffom Charlotte Seeber, a
\ sister, the body will be shipped to
I Kerrville, Tex, for burial, despite
Seeber's dying request that it be
Z Used for research purposes at Uni
! versity of Nebraska.
Seeber was in charge of AmericaIl
: Legion forces during the race riot
%at Tulsa. Seeber waited upon tables
i here at first and later established a
= small dry cleaning plant His regis
tration card at the university stated
that Utica, N, Y, was his home. 4 !
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
RoadCondihons

FURNISHED by Omaha Automobile club
Lincoln Highway, East-Roads in good
condition. Reugh at Cedar Rapids and
east. Road from Dewitt to Clinton now
open for travel
Lincoln Highway west-Rcads in fine
shape TO Grand Island and west. some
grading near North Platte. This work
viii probably be completed by the later
part of the week.
O. L. n. Highyay-Roads In good CON
dition. Detour near Ashland where con-
strrction s in urovress. To Lincoln and
west roads are in excellent shape.
Highland Cutoff-Roads good
S. Y. A. Roads-Exeellent condition.
p Cornhusker NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
omaha-ToPeka Hishway-Roads fine.
George Washington Highway-Roads
fine to Sioux City.
Black Hills Trsil-Roads good to Nor.
folk.
King Of Trails. North-Roads fine to
Missouri Valley. Little rough near Sioux
City.
King Of Trails. South-Roads in excel
lent condition to Hiawatha. From His-
watha TO Leavenworth roads reported lit
tie rough II is still necessary TO detour
account OF construction work.
River 70 River Rosd-In good conti-
ton to Des Moines. East roads are very
rough.
White Pole Rcad-Rosds in good condi-
ton TO Casey. East Of Casey six-rniIe
detour in fair condition. then roads fine
to Des Moines
/. q. A. ShortIfne-Rosds excellent
Blus Grass Road-Roads rough to Glen
wood Also one or two dstourns east OF
Glenwcod roads are IN excellent condition
o Street Rosd-ExceIlsnt shape Road
work near Earie has BEEN completed.
weather reported clear At syerp point
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
State Ends Case
Against Gardner
Defense to Place Alienists on
Stand in Trial Of Escaped
w. Convict.

Phoenix, Ariz.., Dec. 6,-The pro-
secution today rested its case in the
trial of Roy Gardner, escaped cor-
victed mail .robber. accused of rob
bing a United States mail car at
Maricopa, Ariz, on November 3, and
the defense had offered nearly all
of its evidence except that to be
given by alienists, when, the United
States district court adjourned to-
night. The prosecution relied en-
tirely on circumstantial evidence.
The defense is relying principally
upon its plea of insanity.
Mrs. Gardner, her brother, Robert
Nelson of Modesto, CAL; Mrs. Mary
F. Gregg of Mesa, Ariz., cousin
of Gardner; Louis Sonny, police
man of Centralia, Wash, who cap
tured Gardner after one. of the lat
ter's escapes; H.. Clarke, who was
in San Quintin (Cal.) penitentiary
when Gardner was prisoner there,
and others testified for the defense
that Gardner sometimes had acted
queerly, that he had a poor memory
and that he frequently would laugh
Historically without apparent cause.
Clarke told of spells" Gardner had
in prison when he fell down and
frothed at the mouth.
When court adjourned tonight the
defense stated that it had only one
witness to offer before the experts
would be put on the stand.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Society Girls
Given Warning
On Hip Liquor
Chicago District Attorney
Says Fad of Carrying Jew.
eled Flasks to Cafes
Must Stop.

Chicago, Dec. 6.-Drastic warning
given society girls and women yes
terday by United States District At
torney Clyne that they must aban-
don the pernicious practice of carry
ing "hip liquor" 1t has been consid-
cred the height of smart faddism to
carry a jeweled flask and make a
display of it in cafes. The district
attorney says he may make an exam
pie of certain prominent women un-
less this fragrant violation of the
prohibition law is stopped at once.
Hip liquor is rampant" said the
district attorney. "The newly de-
veloped liquor habit among women
is more serious menace today than
the 'moonshiner' or the 'bootlegger.
From women in the highest circles
OF society to those in the lowest
levels, carrying liquor has be-
come popular. They refer to it
boastingly."
The government is making rigid
investigation into the affairs of the
exclusive Casino club, at which a
"harem party" was recently staged,
accompanied by much booze guz-
cling and the subsequent expulsion
OF three young male members, all
prominent in the blue book set.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
PugiEist Wheeling
Baby Is Held Up;
Burglars Steal Safe

Columbus, Neb., Dec. 6.-Bur-
glars last night backed an auto up to
the door of the Standard Oil filling
station, loaded a safe and took it out
to the Country club where they
cracked it. The caretaker of the
Country club grounds found the
rifled safe and reported the theft. The
safe contained about $50 in money
and checks, but the robbers took
nothing but the cash.
While on his way home Roy Rec
tor was suddenly accosted with a
sharp demand to Stick 'em up" He
obeyed, but the robbers received only
50 cents. Roy, who is pugilist, was
pushing baby buggy with the Rec
tor child in it.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Letters Figure
In Burch Trial
Missives From Mrs, Oben-
chain Range From Fondness
To Bitter Denunciation.

Los Angeles, Dec. o.-Reading OF
letters written by Mrs. Madelynne
Oberchain occupied almost the en-
tire session of the trial of Arthur
c. Burch for the alleged murder OF
J. Bolton Kennedy. The letters
were addressed to Kennedy and
ranged in their tones from express
sions OF passionate foundness to bit
ter denunciation. Their dates ranged
from early in 1917 to July 19, last,
less than three weeks before the
time the prosecution contends Burch
shot and killed Kennedy, with. the
knowledge and connivance of Mrs.
Obenchain. ...
One letter dated Coronado. Cal,
in June, 1918, was signed Mrs. !
Bolton Kennedy" the handwritcs
having been identified as that OF
Mrs Obenchain, who was then Miss
Madelynne Conner. Half a dozen
others containing expressions OF al
lection also dated in 1918, followed.
Then came a jump 10 February !
1919, or about a month after the
writer married Ralph r. Obenchair
OF Chicago. This letter, dated il
Los Angeles and addressed to Ken
nedy in this city, contained these
passages:
How life has changed. Little
did | dream that mau-made laws
could bind me so closely TO another.
Dear heart, believes in a hereatef for
! know there is something beyond
this"
A subsequent letter dated in the
same month contained this passage: ::
You and | know why all this had
to be. Keep faith and pray" y.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Mckelvie Asks
Encouragement
For Men on Farms
Nebraskan Tells House Of
Governors That System of
Agricultural Credits
Should Be Provided.

Charleston, s. C., Dec. 6.-The
effect OF the post-bellum legislation
process has been TO lay the farmer
PROSTATE, Governor MeKelvie OF
Nebraska said last night in an ad-
dress before the house OF governors,
The farmer should be encouraged, he
asserted, 10 borrow money for his
needs and a system OF agriculture
credits should be designed to remove
the disability presented by his lack
OF liquid assets. ...
Agriculture is at the base OF the
nations prosperity, and II, through
the extension OF credit in such way
that the farmer may take his losses
and continue to operate his business
most economically, then the return
of prosperous conditions will be
greatly enhanced, Governor Nickel
vie declared.
Extension Of credit will lend en-
couragement to the equalization and
stabilization OF prices and the new
wealth that comes from the soil will
be realized first by the farmer, Gov
ernor McKelvie said.
Il do not wish to see credit eX-
tended to agriculture or to any other
business in such a way as to en-
courage undue imitation or specula-
tion--we have passed through such
a period and the results have been
most disastrous-al l seek now on
behalf OF the agriculture is that it
shall have the credit that is needed
IN the conservation and successful
conduct of legitimate farming opera
tions," Governor McKelvie said.
This is toward a realization OF the
fact that the obligations that were
incurred by the farmer during the
: time when prices were inflated can
!. only be discharged in gradual way
under the present condition OF de-
! flated prices"
The Tenth federal reserve district,
, in which Nebraska is included, suf-
|. fered seriously Under the processes
OF, enforced liquidation that had been
put into effect, with the result that
until the War Finance corporation
came into existence. the farmers in
Nebraska, especially, found them
! selves being rapidly shorn of an out
let for their borrowings, the COVER
nor charged. 3 +
Additional relief has been obtain
cd in the state following overtures
with Governor Harding OF the fed
cral. reserve system and the direc-
tors of the reserve bank at Kansas
, City, the governor added, and there
is hope that condition that was "al-
. most intolerable" will be converted
into one that IS "highly serviceable" !"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Representatives
Explain River
Seaway Project
Wisconsin and Ohio Congress.
men Explain Need Of Mid.
die West States for
Exit to Ocean.

Washington, Dec. 6.-The ST.
Lawrence seaway project was advo'
Gated in the house yesterday in
speeches by Representatives A, r
Nlson of Wisconsin and Chalmers
OF Ohio. Some eastern opponents
OF the scheme, including Rcprescn-
tative Griffin OF New York, took the
occasion to voice their objection,
Griffin contended that the New
York barge canal was adequate to
meet the situation.
Representative Nelson replied &c
arguments which have been made
against the project by Governor
Miller OF New York. .s
"a great many of the objection:
raised by the opponents OF thl:
route ! think are far-setched, myth
cal and imaginative" said Mr.. Mel
son. "The proponents Of this grea'
highway to the sea have no quarre
whatever with the good people oI
New York concerning the grea,
barge canal. 81.
"We take the position that the
barge canal OF New York does not
and cannot furnish the adequate out
let for the middle west and north
west to the sea and foreign ports
We contend that the great west
should not have its great inland sea
bottled up and be compelled to carry
its increasing commerce through
the restricted conditions of the
barge canal and the congested ter
minals at the port Of New York
Moreover, the barge canal, with
capacity OF 100000 tons each way
is not sufficient to take care of the
peak loads from the great lakes
area. Only the open waterway from
the great lakes to the sea by way ot
the ST. Lawrence can adequately fur
nish the great inland states a proper
outlet for their growing agricultural
industrial and commercial life.
Representative Chalmers said The
canal would connect the great lake:
with the ocean by 30-foot channel
220 feet wide at its lowest depth, al
a total expense of $270,000,000, one.
half of which will be paid by Great
Britain, and that includes also the
cost of developing l,464,00o hydro
electric horse power.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
State Highway
Experts TakeUp
Road Surfaces
A. T. Coldbeck, Chief Of Test
Division, U. S. Bureau of
Public Roads, Addresses
Meeting.

A. T. Goldbeck, chief of the divis-
ion of tests, bureau of public roads,
United States Department of Agri-
culture, was the principal speaker
before the convention OF American
Association OF State Highway OF
ficials yesterday morning at Hote
Fontenelle.
His lecture, "The Application oi
Loads, Traffic Intensity, Speed and
Subgrade Conditions to the Struc-
tural Design of Road Surfaces" was
illustrated by colored stereopticor
slides.
The discussion following the lee
turc was led by Clifford Older, state
highway engineer of Illinois. A. R
Hirst, state highway engineer Of
Wisconsin, closed the morning pro,
gram with his lecture, Safety and
Beauty as Factors in the Layout and
Design of Highways" The discus
sion which followed was led by Prof.
Clark E. Mickey, Nebraska depart
ment of public works. Paul D. Sar-
gent, Maine, presided at the morning
session,
The afternoon was given over to
discussion of traffic intensity, its
regulation and control. A. B.
Fletcher, California, presided.
T. J. Wasser, chief engineer, New
Jersey state highway commission;
F.. F. Rogers, state highway COM
missioner, Michigan; John H. Null
len, chief engineer, Minnesota high
way department, and R. J. Windrow,
chief engineer. Texas state highway
department, delivered lectures and
led discussions.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Sale of Extracts in
Bulk Now Prohibited

Flavoring extracts can no longer
be sold in bulk.
Anew ruling, prohibiting the sale
in any but small bottle containers in
use by householders. was received
yesterday from Washington by U. S.
Rohrer, prohibition enforcement Of
ficer.
This will do away with large sales
of extracts Of ginger, cinnamon, pep
permint and like, as exposed in re-
cent Investigations he made into To-
cal chemical companies. said he.
Commissioner Haynes has ap-
proved Rohrer's action in revokins
the alcohol permit of M. P. Kinney
of the All-American Chemical COM
pany, one OF those under fire. Kinney
can obtain no more alcohol for d
year.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Former Musical Star Now Cast
In New Role--That of Mother
Rosie Quinn, Wife of
Lewis Burgess, to Sing
"Pretty Baby" to Own Z
Little Son.

Dainty Rosie Quinn is cast in .
new role-a 9other role.
The golden-haired favorite OF the
Century Roof Garden, now the wife
OF Lewis II. Burgess OF Omaha.
henceforth will sing Pretty Baby"
to her own little son. born Monday
night at Stewart hospital.
The newest grandson OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Ward Burgess weighed slight
ly more than seven pounds and is
tairhaired. like his attractive mother.
Name Not Chosen.
No name has yet been decided up
on Tor his little majesty, the elder
Mrs. Burgess announced yesterday.
i haven't seen the baby yet" she
At the NJ. Z. Smith company,
"Granddad' Burgess announced he
was ready to receive congratula-
tons"
VIII they name the baby after
me? Well, | don't knoww
Rosie Quinn's mother, Mrs. Mary
Quinn, lives in New Yorl; and was
not here to greet her new grand
child.
Start Of Romance.
The romance of the pretty musical
star, made famous by her Pretty
Baby and Wont You Be Ny
Daddy" songs, and the wealthy
young Omahan began in 1918 when
she was entertained at house party
in the Ward Burgess home here,
while playing an engagement with
the Passing Show" They met again
in New York, where he was stationed
with the mosquito boat patrol during
the war, and were married secretly
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
Norris, Fit As
Fiddle, Says He's
Just Karin to Go
Declares He Intends to "Show
Up" Hitchcock's Record
In Next Cam
paign.

Lincoln, Dec. 6.--(Special.) Sem
ator George w. Norris, in Lincoln
for a day, declared he would be in
excellent physical shape for the COM
ing senatorial fight in Nebraska and
that he would be found in the front
line trenches when the row started.
THE principal issue in the CAM
paign will be Senator Hitchcock 5
record at Washington the senator
said. There isn't a single issue he
can raise in Nebraska without find
ing himself in glass house on it.
II know his record probably bet
terthan anyone else because | am
in the senate with him and I'll be
out here to tell it. He is the best
senator Nebraska ever had right be-
fore election, but that's the only
time"
The senator refused to discuss
probable candidates in the G. O. 7.
ranks for United States senator. lie
appeared interested in the forthcom-
ing third party convention at Grand
Island.
Other matters which attracted his
attention was the pushing Of water
way projects for elecric power which
he believes will be he solution OF
transportation and heating in this
country when oil and coal supplies
begin to be scarce, and the lending
OF "A helping hand to South American
countries and institutions.
The senator laughed at reports
published that. Frank Harrison and
he had broken because of the SEN
ator's reported declination to front"
for Harrison by asking President
Harding to put Harrison on the
South Ameican commission.
at is absolutely false" he said,
"and I believe the person least wor-
ried about that appointment is
Frank Harrison himself"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-12-07
James Silk, U. P. Employe,
Dies at His Home Here

James Silk died yesterday at his
home, 1903 North Sixteenth street.
He is survived by his wife, Mary; five
daughters, Mrs. M. Mclaughlin, Mrs.
Z. Coyle and Mrs. G. Clausic Of
Omaha, and Mrs. ]. Murphy and
Mrs. J. Dinan of Columbus, Neb.,
and three sons, Peter, Thomas and
James, jr., of Omaha.
Mr.. Silk was resident of Omaha
for many years and all employe OF
the Union Pacific railroad. The fu-
neral will be held Thursday at $3.50
at the residence, and at 9 in Holy
Family church. Burial will, be in
Holy Sepulcher cemetery.