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Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-07
Nebraska Lands.

Trustee Must Sell
Quarter.
AS trustee / am offer
ing a fine quarter sec
tion two miles from
Holdrege, Neb. Splen-
did place for stock, and
produces good yield OF
small grain. For price,
terms, ETC., write
r. E. Young, Trustee,
Holdrege, Neb.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-07
BUY A FARM

BUY A FARM
CLOSE TO OMAHA.
Within 10 miles Of Omaha
have rome Of the best improved
farms In the state OF Nebraska at
prices that will never be dupli-
Gated. The time to buy is when
the demand is light. With ad
vancing prices Of farm products.
prices for these farms will jump
from SIS an acre up. Coed cast
ern Nebraska farms have ad
vanced in price since February,
and will be still higher in August
or late fall.
Tho farm, homes I offer are locatct
In Burt and Washington counties. neal
Herman. All in cultivation. highly i'm
proved and are real farm homes II
good neighborhood. Circumstances en-
able me to price them below their rea
worth for short time only. For com
plete description write me.
E. W. BURD1C. HERMAN. NEB.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-18
FRANK scHMApEL A SUICIDE.

NASHVILLE. Ind, May 1S.-Frank
Schmadel, 50, formerly in the packing
business shot himself in the right temple.
dying instantly. Ill health is given az
the cause. A widow and three children
survive.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-18
LAD FOUND IN KANSAS.

The police were notified today that the
police OF Yates Center, Kan. had In Gus
tody Orna Whitman, son of Mrs. Ed Bun,
1915 North Meridian street. Indianapolis.
The telegram stated that young Whit
man had escaped from the Long Cliff
Hospital at Logansport, two months ago.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-18
VALENTINES TO
LIVE APART, is
COLONY RUMOR
New Wife of Film Star Re.
ported on Way to
Home.

Los ANGELES, CAL. May 1S.-Natcha
Rambova, who was married last Saturday
at Mexicali, Lower California. to Rudolph
Valentino. today was speeding eastward.
bound for the home Of her parents In
New York City, according to best infor-
nation here.
The story which was passed around in
well Informed circles of Hollywood said
the declaration of District Attorney
Thomas Lee Woolwfne that the Valen-
tinos could not live as man and wife In
Los Angeles County without being sub
Ject to arrest, had forced Valentino to
choose between his wife and the films.
His film contracts require him to live In
Hollywood, where the studios are 10
Gated. IL he remained with his bride, he
would be forced to leave the county.
So. it was believed, the Valentines
agreed they would live apart. at least
unit lsome settlement could be made.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-18
OF
EAST SIDE TO
SEEK CHANGES
Association, in Annual Dinner,
Discusses Car Lines. Market
and Courthouse.

Activities Of the East Washington
Street Merchants Association during the
coming year will be concerned with the
beterment Of conditions In that section OF
Indianapolis lying along Washingto
street east of Pennsylvania street
Among the matters which probably will
be advocated by the association are the
creation Of market center on the Wash
ington street side Of the courthouse, the
removal Of the courthouse to a point
further north. and the rerouting of street
cars running into the southeastern sec
ton Of Indianapolis.
All Of these topics were discussed at
the annual meeting and banquet of the
association at the Hotel Lincoln Wednes-
day night.
The following officers were elected for
the year: Clarence Baker. president,
Harry Krause. first vice president; Ell
mer Steffen, second vice president; Ferd
A. Meyer, secretary, and Charles kotte-
man, treasurer. Samuel Mueller, Phillip
Kerr, Arthur Vonnegut and Charles Mode
were selected as two year members Of
the board OF directors. A. H Goldstein,
Sol S. Kiser, Ferdinand Mueller and A.
S. Pearson members OF the old board
were reelected.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-18
SATURDAY rs
RILEY DAY AT
HEALTH SHOW
Schortemeier and Page to
Preside During Special
Program.

Frederick Z. Schortemtier. secretary OF
the James Whitcomb Riley Memorial As
ISOLATION and DR.. Lafayette Page will be
the principal speakers Saturday evening
at tht Indiana health exposition which
opens Friday and continues through Sat
urday, May 81, In the Manufacturers
building at the State fairgrounds. Sat
urday has been designated as James
Whitcomb Riley day at the exposition
and special programs will be given at
the afternoon and evening meetings.
DR.. Page will preside at the evening
meeting and vice chairmen for this meet
ing will be Charles VI. Neiser OF Ft.
Wayne. J. D. Oliver OF South Bend and
Ernest G. Alien of Terre Haute. Hugh
Mex Landon, president Of the Riley
Memorial Association, will preside at the
afternoon meeting, it has been an
nounced.
VIII Hough of Greenfield. a member
of the State board of tax commissioners,
will read a number of Riley's poems at
the evening meeting and a number of
other special program features also are
being arranged.
Speakers at the meeting will explain
the movement recently started by the
Riley Memorial Association for the erec-
ton of State hospital for the exclusive
care Of children, which also will serve
as a memorial to the Hoosier poet. The
associations campaign to complete the
raising Of a S2,0e0,000 building fund for
the erection OF the hospital, which VIII
be built on a site adjacent to the Indi
annapolis city hospital and the Robert
w. Long Hospital will soon be started
in Indianapolis and over the State
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-18
CELEBRATES 1oeND BIRTHDAY

SHELBYyILLE, Ind, May 1s.-Mrs.
Minerva Thompson today celebrated her
1O2nd birthday anniversary ar her home
in Waldron, ten miles south of here. She
is a native of Kentucky. A sister. 9s.
lives with her.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-18
BY NORA KAY.

The paper backed novel is still in de-
mand, depsite the popularity Of public
libraries and adventure magazines.
One need but wander into either Of the
popular dime and jitney" stores to find
comprehensive line Of the old paper
backs, wherei nthe prosecuted heroine,
after being pursued through 100 pages
by the wicked villain, finally energies
on the 200th page. safe and triumphant,
with the hero clasping her in his arms,
drawing her head down upon his manly
breast and murmuring: tut! Is that
your only reason for thus refusing my
love? Then let them send our trous-
seaus after u.s."
So they were married and, 1t is hoped,
lived happily ever afterward.
If they did not, you will never find
1t out in the paper backed row, for in
spite Of their titles, nowhere in truth or
fiction will you find wickedness pun
ished and virtue rewarded and moral
standards more strictly adhered to than
in those misleadingly titled novels whose
front covers picture a young woman. ar
rayed in the style Of the late nineteenth
century, standing pensively on the edge
of pier, looking out over the water, and
whose back cover (the books, not the
young woman's) holds a full page adj
vertisement for the complete letter writ
err"
The titles, one is convinced after a more
or less thorough search are as mislead-
ing al the names under which some we'll
known books came forth In moving pic
lures. Just imagine the wickedness
visioned by '"ren Nights in a Barroom,
THE Tainted Venus THE Parsons
Sin" anu "Mald, Wife or widow Cecil
De Mile would turn green with envy TO
think of having overlooked wife in
Name Only as a picture title; and
Tracked by a Woman" sounds as if It
might he the predecessor of the recent
Sigamy case where the too much married
man was trailed over land and sea by
Tho Wronged Bride" which Is another
OF the 10-cent sellers.
"Who reads these tales Of lovelorn
maidens these days?" inquired curious
one
"who? Why, everybody reads EN-"
said the clerk. mo, l guess we do get
more calls from women than men. Men
generally luy masazines-th Coney
Island the Zip Boom and those Kind.
But we never lack for customers among
the ladies'
After all, what's a title? Take the
Count Of Monte Cristo for example. The
count himself isn't here, but his entire
family Is. one volume TO each. Judging
from the titles, the count must have
either been a bigamist or had very bad
luck with his wives. for We've got Monte
Cristo and His Wife The Countess of
Monte Cristo' and The Bride Of Monte
Crlsto.' Maybe though. It was all the
same lady In different stages Of her life.
Then there was The Son Of Monte Cristo'
and The Daughter of Monte Cristo.' but
as far as | know none Of his grandchil-
dren has got into print yet
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-18
Trial Of PlOtters
Set for June ]

MOSCOW. May 1s.-The trial Of forty
seven Socialist counter -revolutionaries.
charged wit hplotting against the soviet
Government today was set for June l.
The revolutionary leader. Zenisnov. viii
be permitted to defend the prisoners.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-18
RETAIL DEALERS
ARE OPPOSED TO
VALUE METHODS
Dry Goods Association Il
Against Alteration of
Valuations.

Opposition to the method Of valuation
now being considered by Congress II
connection with the proposed new tariff
law was expressed by the Indiana Retail
Dry Goods Association in a resolution
adoptd ut the close of It's two -day con
yention. The association went on rec
ord as favoring the continuance or the
valuation plan now IN force.
At the closing session Wednesday
l.. c. St:efel OF Angola was reelected
president for the present year Othei
officers were elected as follows: MyeI
Heller, Newcastle, vice president; Lee !"
Nusbaum, Richmond, secretary treas A.
er, and the following directors: Fr~d-
erick VI. Ayres, Indianapolis. 4. 4. An
dres, Evansville; Myer Heller. Newcas-
tie: f. A. Turner. Charlottesville; +. b
Williams, knightstown.
Merchants in rural communities were
urged TO acauaint themselves with mem
bers of the farm bureaus OF their counties
nv Perry A. Crane, secretary of the In
diana Federation Of Farmers Associa-
tions. He said that by this means that
farmers aud merchants may more easily
understand the problems of each other.
As compared with the American re-
taller the European merchant Is sleepy
individual. A. l.. Block OF l.. Strauss 3
Co., told the association in an address
on My Impressions Of Retailers and
Merchants In Europe" Mr.. Block recently
returned from an European tour
"The American merchant is an agrees
sive fighting machine" he said. where
as the European merchant goes peace
fully and sleepily on. showing no desire
to increase his speed. He seems unable
to grasp the vision Of the American mer-
chant, but In his ineffective way he tries
to serve. lie is courteous and gives great
attention to detail customer in an
European store need never worry about
receiving the undivided attention OF the
clerk"
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-18
Egyptology Student
Speaks at Luncheon

Many Of the recent archaeological dis
covaries have come about largely by &C
cide..t, the Rev. George H. Richardson,
pastor Of the Church Of the Advent. a
student of Egyptolosy said ut the regular
weekly noon luncheon OF the Lions CluD
in the Hotel Lincoln. After spending
several months in excavating large
mound which was thought to contain
valuable data concerning life In Egypt,
an expedition was about to give up hope
Of success, when one day. after finding
a large number of mummified crocodiles,
a workman found sewed up inside one
papyrus on which was written an early
copy of the Had. In other crocodtles
were found similar papri containing
copies of both testaments Of the Bible
and Of supposedly lost Greek literature,
the Rev. Mr.. Richardson said.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-18
Will Nominate Board
Of Trade Regulars

A nominating committee TO select the
regular ticket for the annual election of
the Indianapolis Board of Trade has been
elected. it was announced today. Brode-
hurst Elsey. who received the most votes
for membership on the committee, was
named chairman. Others on the commit
tee are: Edward B. Raub. J. Martin An
trim, Fred NJ. Ayres, Charles f. Hall, E.
Clifford Barrett and Hilton L. Brown.
This committee will select the regular
ticket of candidates for president, vice
president and treasurer, each of whom
serves for one year. and ten members Of
the governing board to serve for -four
years.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-18
Thornton UphOlds
City Motor License

William W. Thornton, judge of SUI
perior Court Room 1, upheld the city
ordinance requiring the licensing of com
mercial motor vehicles operated within
the city. He sustained a demurrer filed
by attorneys for the city to a sui;
brought by Ralph s. Orr, petitioning an
injunction against the enforcement OF
the ordinance. The suit was brought
against the members OF the board OF
public safety and Herman F. Rikhofr
chief of police. Orr averred the ordt-
nance was discriminatory.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-18
Board Will Use
City's Equipment

The board Of public works has decided
not to let contract for the spreading Of
road oil on unimrroved streets, 1t was
announced today. Negotiations had been
in progress for several days with q pr-
vate contractor to do the work at ap-
proxtmately 8 cents gallon. The board
at its regular meeting Wednesday after
noon Informed the contractor 1t will buy
100000 gallons Of oil and have 1t spread
with the three oilers the city now owns.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-18
THEE SECURES yALuABLEs.

Mrs. Mary Stewart reported to the
police that a thief broke into her home
while she was away and took a room
size rug worth $50, a handbag valued at
IS and a dresser scarf worth S.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-18
Negroes Held for
Theft of Bicycle

Clifton Smith. negro. 900 North Senate
avenue and John Coats, negro. $50 Pier
son avenue, are under arrest today on
the charge Of rancy, while the police
investi gate how they came into posses
sion OF 4 bicycle. Hartie Givens. I2o
North West street, reported his bicycle
stolen Monday, from in front of his home.
Last night he discovered the two ne
groes with his bicycle In the 200 block
on Massachusetts avenue and held them
until the Aolice arrived.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-18
SERVICE BODY
TO HEAR PHONE
RATEPETITION
Raise Asked for Year Ago tt
Be Argued Before the
Commission.

The Indiana Public Service Commission
has fixed June 10 as the date for hearing
at petition filed June IS, 1921 by the
Indiana Bell Telephone Company for
rate increase. The request for the rates
in the petition was filed before the con-
salidation of the automatic and manual
telephone systems which company onf-
rials said then would result in decrease
in the cost of telephone service In In
dianapolis.
The telephone company was recently
granted a temporary increase following
the consolidation.
No action was taken on the petition
when 1t was filed because Of desire on
the part of the commission, 1t has been
said, to complete valuation of the COM
pany's property and bring about basis
for determining what rates would be
equitable. Dec. 49,. 1921. a petition for
temporary Increase was fled and hear
Ing was granted. Rates established under
this order of the commission are now In
effect.
The petition Of June %, 1921 asks for
rates as follows:
Business unlimited: Increase
Business unlimited: Increase
Individual line $500 $500
Business measured:
First messages 600 fl.O
Additional messages $3.50 .O5 03
Residence. unlimited:
Individual line .......... 500 1.25
Two party line --.-...... 400 I2o
Residence, measured: No increase.
s120 messages: I 30 MESSAGES
Telephone company officials say
financial crisis exists and relief is need
ed Since the ruling Of the Federal
Court in the case OF the TT. Wayne
Home Telephone Company and the Citi-
zens Gas Company. public utilities have
established precedent which takes away
much authority OF the public service
commission.
Various organizations which fought the
temporary increase, il is believed, Will
fight granting OF an additional increase
They noint out they have no recourse
ether .Iae he public service commission.
- nc Federal Court only intervenes IN
pr the property confiscation clause OF
the United States Constitution.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-18
At Last I HnUe You in NE POUer!p
Dime NoUel Safely Braves Critics

Then there is Conan Doyle, Greater Of
Sherlock Holmes and his friend Watson.
1.-THE Sign Of the Four" and Beyond
the City, have already established his
reputation among the writer's Of dime
thrillers.
Neither Doyle nor Haggard, Dumas or
D'Ennery, whose 1.-TWO Orphans" has
been revived in Griffith's latest picture,
can compare, however, with THE Ouch
ess,' Bertha NJ. Clay, Mary =. Holmes
and Augusta Evans Wilson when it comes
to supplying the public with the abused
heroines, noble heroes, villainous villains
and satisfying romance which it Graves.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-05-18
In Agin'- Out Agin'-
Gone Agin''- Stratos

ATHENS. May 1s-Premier Stratos,
who took office Tuesday. announced he
would resign along with the balance
Of his cabinet today, as a result of the
defeat suffered by the government In the
National Assembly last night. The vote
was 10 against the government and 154
In favor Of It
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-08-29
DEAD IN INDIANA

Charles Royse. aged so years. form
erly of this city, and son of the late
Poke Royse, of this city, died at his
home at Georgetown, Indiana. Satur,
day. and will be buried in Lexington
today. He is survived by one daugh-
ter and his mother. Mrs. Jane Royse.
and brothers, Tom and Dawse, this
city; Clarence, of Kansas City; Ear
ly. of Winchester. and Austin, of
Georgetown, Ind. Mr.. Royse had
been in declining health for several
years; was member of the Method
list church. and was well known here,
where his young manhood was spent.
Both here and in the home of his
adoption he was regarded for his
worth.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-08-29
Reese Fox Held
On $4,000 Bond


Reese Fox, charged with compile.
ity in the murder of Leon Renaker,
Winchester commission merchant,
was ordered held to the September
grand jury on $1,000 bond by Judge
r. S. Scobee at the conclusion of
his examining trial last night. The
bond was given at once, signed by
John ID. Reese, Fox's grandfather;
J. M. Fox, Leslie Fox, B. C. Fox, w.
b. Fox and J. Reese Fox, the defend.
ant.
James G.. Denny, of Lexington,
chief counsel for the defense. declar-
ed that Fox had established a per
feet alibi and the testimony did not
warrant holding him. He deplored
the crime, declaring that the muir
derer was no ordinary criminal. Fox
would have had no motive to per-
form such a deed, the attorney said,
stressing the robbery theory. Mr..
Denny discredited the testimony of
the ferryman, Hardin Smith. declar-
ing that he was a perjuror Argu-
ments closed at $40 o'clock last
night.
The will of Leon Renaker, murder
ed Clark county turkey king" was
filed in Clark county court yesterday.
The will, dated June IS, 1921, was in
the testator's handwriting 1t was
witnessed by w. H. Mansfield The
will read: 81 do hereby will all my
property and money of all kinds to
my wife, Nancy c. Renaker, to be
hers. She can do as she likes with
same. I require no bond of her or
any inventory of any kind and want
no one but her to attend to same. |
request that all my just debts be paid
out of my estate.
Commonwealth Attorney Maury
Kemper, of Fayette county, speaking
for the prosecution, urged that Fox
be held without bond. He said that
the defense had failed to show where
Fox was between 1870 and sunrise on
the night of the murder. He declared
that the motive for the crime was
not robbery
The Clark county grand jury meets
September IL.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-08-29
Board To Define
Living Wage"

With the resumption of the hear
ing today of the maintenance of way
organizations case involving wages
and rules governing its 100000 mem
bers, the railroad labor board will
rule on formal request to define the
question. What constitutes a living
wager"
The announcement was made by
Ben w. Hooper, chairman of the
board. when he adjourned yester-
days session. Jet Lauck, statistical
expert for the maintenance of way
organization. made the motion for a
ruling on behalf of President E. F.
Cradle and his colleagues.
A surprise came late yesterday in
the form of an objection to CRADLES
argument for increases based on a
as cent an hour minimum. The is
sue was brought forward by DR.. A
P. Neal, representative of the south
ern roads, who declared that Cradle
had no right under the transportation
act to base his argument on this ba-
sis
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-08-29
Wallop Maysville;
Lose To Lexington

Last Thursday on the local lot Mt
Sterling defeated Maysville to the
tune of to 1. "Hick" Ferral was
In the box for the Essex and had
the Cards at his mercy at all times,
striking out sixteen men and allow
ing but four hits, two of which were
made by Glass, one being home run
in the ninth, which accounted for
their lone tally. Ferrell struck out
every man on the Maysville team at
least once except Reese.
Potts home run with the bases full
and two down in the fifth was anoth-
er feature. Mt. Sterling played error
less ball behind the superb pitching
of Ferrell. In the absence of an UNI
pire Harrison. of Mt. Sterling, and
Miner. of Maysville, alternated. Fer
rell had II assists and Reese 10.
The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1922-08-29
Big PaintsviIle
Hotel Destroyed

The Vanwill. the largest hotel in
Paintsvile, and probably the biggest
in the Big Sandy valley, was burned
Sunday. causing loss estimated at
100000
The fire originated In the third
story and was discovered just as the
guests had assembled in the dining
room for dinner. Within fifteen min
utes the entire upper section of the
building was in flames.
A poolroom owned and operated by
Edgar Kazee in an annex of the
building and a brick building belong
ing to s. A. Webb and occupied by
w. r. jackson as barber shop, also
we're destroyed. Considerable dam
age was done to nearby buildings.
The vanwill hotel was located in
the center of the business section of
Paintsville and for a while the sec
ton was threatened, but, owing to
work of volunteer firemen, the fire
was held in control and confined to
the hotel and Jackson barber shop.
The hotel was owned and operated
by Combs Brothers, of Irvine, and
the building and furnishings, with a
few exceptions, we're burned. rhe
insurance amounted to about $780,
500
Paintsville has no water supply.
This is the third disastrous fire with
In the last three years. 1t is said
that a new and better hotel will go
up on the ruins of the vanwill within
a short time.